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The Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited launched the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies in New Delhi on 8 September 2026.
It is the first sector-specific CSR framework since statutory CSR came in under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013; the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs drafted it.
The framework aims to make CSR in mining regions transparent, outcome-oriented and measurable, built around local community needs.
CIL's Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana has crossed 1,050 bone marrow transplants, and its Nanha Sa Dil initiative has screened over 2 lakh children for heart defects.
Mandates CSR for a company with net worth of ₹500 crore or more, turnover of ₹1,000 crore or more, or net profit of ₹5 crore or more in the preceding financial year; it must spend at least 2% of its average net profit of the three preceding years
Lists the activities that count as CSR, including healthcare, education, sanitation and environmental sustainability — the heads under which CIL's health schemes fall
Fund bone marrow transplants for children with thalassaemia and aplastic anaemia
Key: Up to ₹10 lakh per patient; 21 empanelled hospitals (up from 4); ₹130 crore outlay across four phases; over 1,050 transplants
Screen and treat congenital heart defects in children free of cost
Key: Since March 2024: over 2 lakh children screened and 1,500+ corrective surgeries, with travel and hospitalisation covered
Launched the framework for the coal sector
Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Coal; incorporated 1975; world's largest coal producer
Drafted the framework; autonomous institute of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for corporate governance and CSR
GS Paper III > Indian Economy > Inclusive growth; GS Paper II > Government policies
General Awareness > Economy and Current Affairs
Corporate Social Responsibility — mandatory social spending by qualifying companies under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013
The list of activities in the Companies Act, 2013 that qualify as CSR spending
The highest category of CPSE autonomy; CIL is one