34 Linde India Limited

Annexure to Directors' Report.

[Annexure - 5]

Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility

[Pursuant to Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014]

  1. A brief outline of the Company's CSR Policy
    Your Company is committed to behave responsibly towards people, society and the environment for inclusive growth of the society where we operate, to conserve natural resources and to develop sustainable products. The CSR Commitment of your Company is centred around four thematic areas, viz. Education, Health, Environment and Livelihood (Skill Development) and Other areas or subjects specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.
  2. The Composition of the CSR Committee
    Please refer to the Corporate Governance Report for the composition of the CSR Committee.
  3. Web-linkwhere composition of the CSR Committee, CSR Policy and CSR projects approved by the Board are disclosed on the website of the Company
    Web-linkof composition of CSR Committee https://www.linde.in/en/about_linde_india_limited/management/index.html Web-linkof CSR Policy of the Company http://www.linde.in/en/corporate_responsibility/publications/index.html.
    Web-link of the CSR Projects approved by the Board for the Year 2021 https://www.linde.in/en/investor_relations/csr/index.html
  4. Details of Impact assessment of CSR projects carried out in pursuance of Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, if applicable: Not Applicable at present
  5. Details of the amount available for set off in pursuance of sub-rule (3) of Rule 7 of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and amount required for set off for the financial year, if any: Nil

Sl. No.

Financial Year

Amount available for set-off from preceding

Amount required to be setoff for the

financial years (in Rs.)

financial year, if any (in Rs.)

-

-

-

-

6.

Average net profit of the Company as per Section 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013

Rs. in million

1,350.12

7.

(a) Two percent of average net profit of the Company as per Section 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013

27.00

(b) Surplus arising out of the CSR projects or programmes or activities of the previous financial years

Nil

(c) Amount required to be set off for the financial year, if any

Nil

(d) Total CSR obligation for the financial year (7a+7b+7c)

27.00

8. (a) CSR amount spent or unspent for the financial year:

Total Amount Spent for

Amount Unspent (in Rs.)

the Financial Year

Total Amount transferred to Unspent CSR

Amount transferred to any fund specified under Schedule VII

(Rs. million)

Account as per Section 135(6)

as per second proviso to Section 135(5)

Amount (Rs.)

Date of transfer

Name of the Fund

Amount (Rs.)

Date of transfer

32.58 (including carried forward

-

-

-

-

-

amount from FY 2020)

(b) Details of CSR amount spent against ongoing projects for the financial year:

Sl.

Name of the

Item from

Local

Location of the

Project

Amount

Amount

Amount transferred

Mode of

Mode of Implementation -

No.

Project

the list of

area

project

duration

allocated

spent in

to Unspent CSR

Imple-

Through Implementing Agency

activities in

(Yes/

State

District

for the

the current

Account for the

mentation

Name

CSR Regn. No.

Schedule VII

No).

project

financial

project as per

- Direct

to the Act

(in Rs.)

Year (in Rs.)

Section 135(6)

(Yes/ No)

(in Rs.)

1.

Defensive driver

Livelihood

No

Delhi, Haryana,

3 Years

2,500,000

2,500,000

-

No

Institute of

CSR00001718

training for drivers

(Skill

Rajasthan,

Road Traffic

of heavy vehicles

Development)

Odisha, Jharkhand

Education

Chhattisgarh,

for making the

(IRTE)

Maharashtra,

highways safer

Telangana

2.

Training program

Health

No

Odisha

Jajpur

3 Years

2,500,000

2,496,450

-

No

Centre for

CSR00001620

for mid-wives

catalyzing

for reduction

change CSR

of C-section

Activity (C3)

deliveries

3

Training program

Health

No

Odisha

Jajpur

3 Years

1,700,000

1,700,000

-

No

Centre for

CSR00001620

for mid-wives for

catalyzing

reduction of

change CSR

C-section deliveries

Activity (C3)

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(c) Details of CSR amount spent against other than ongoing projects for the financial year:

Sl. No. Name of the Project

Item from the

Local area

Location of the

Amount spent

Mode of

Mode of Implementation -

list of activities

(Yes/No)

project

for the project

imple-

Through Implementing Agency

in Schedule VII

(in Rs.)

mentation

to the Act

State

District

- Direct

Name

CSR Regn. No.

(Yes/No)

1

Contribution towards education/ free

Education

No

Karnataka

Yelahanka

500,000

No

AIM

CSR00003273

hostel facility for underprivileged children

& Rajasthan

& Udaipur

for Seva

2.

Contribution towards education for

Education

Yes

West

Kolkata

500,000

No

Disha

CSR00000237

underprivileged children

Bengal

Foundation

3.

Education of children suffering from

Education

Yes

West

Kolkata

500,000

No

Indian Institute

CSR00001730

cerebral palsy

Bengal

of cerebral

Palsy

4.

Education for underprivileged children

Education

No

Jharkhand

Jamshedpur

500,000

No

Prem Jyoti

CSR00010604

Prangan

5.

Contribution for providing education &

Education

No

Odisha

Rourkela

500,000

No

Radhakrishna

CSR00009714

other support for blind children

Drushtihina

Vidyalaya

6.

Renovation & Revamping of Operation

Other Areas

Yes

West

Kolkata

2,700,000

No

Ramakrishna

CSR00005055

Theatres into Covid Operation Theatres

(Disaster Relief)

Bengal

Sarda Mission

and Donation of Multipara Patient

Monitors to Sarada Matri Mandir Bhawan,

Kolkata

7.

Covid related support, i.e., online doctor

Other Areas

Yes

-

-

5,000,000

No

Give India

CSR00000389

support, supply of essential medicines,

(Disaster Relief)

facility of ICU, Covid-19 testing, food and

health suppliers etc. at various locations

in India

8.

Contribution to Turnstone Global towards

Other Areas

Yes

West

South 24

500,000

No

Give India

CSR00000389

disaster relief- Yaas cyclone

(Disaster Relief)

Bengal

Parganas

9.

Donation of medical equipment for

Other Areas

No

Karnataka

Bangalore

2,500,000

No

Concern India

CSR00000898

treatment of Covid patients

(Disaster Relief)

Urban

Foundation

10.

Ex-gratia payment to temporary/ casual/

Other Areas

Yes

-

-

5,600,000

Yes

N/A

N/A

daily wage workers at various locations

(Disaster Relief)

in India towards Covid-19 relief as per

MCA General Circular No. 15/2020 dated

10 April 2020 on Covid-19 related FAQs

on CSR

11.

Project by plant managers towards Project

Education

Yes

West

North 24

642,500

Yes

N/A

N/A

Saksham - Computer Literacy Program

Bengal

Parganas

12.

Various projects by plant managers -

Health

Yes

Odisha

Rourkela

2,723,179

Yes

N/A

N/A

donation of ICU beds, medical equipments,

West Bengal

Kolkata

masks, vaccination program, etc.

Gujarat

Bharuch

13.

Various projects by plant managers -

Environment

Yes

West Bengal

South 24

420,000

Yes

N/A

N/A

restoration of mangroves in Sundarbans

Parganas

14.

Projects by plant managers - providing

Other Areas

Yes

Maharashtra

Raigad

991,592

Yes

N/A

N/A

food, water and other supplies for relief

(Disaster Relief)

Odisha

Jajpur

from Cyclone Yaas and floods

West Bengal

Kolkata

15.

Projects by plant managers - providing

Other Areas

Yes

West Bengal Budge Budge

308,369

Yes

N/A

N/A

food, groceries, clothing, etc. for old age

(Community

Telangana

Kothagudam

home, children home, etc.

Development)

Odisha

Keonjhar

16.

Contribution to Navy Week Fund 2021

Other Areas

No

-

-

2,000,000

Yes

N/A

N/A

36 Linde India Limited

(d) Amount spent in Administrative Overheads: No direct administrative overheads other than paid to the implementing agencies.

(e) Amount spent on Impact Assessment, if applicable: Not Applicable

(f) Total amount spent for the Financial Year (8b+8c+8d+8e): Rs. 32.58 million

(g) Excess amount for set off, if any

Sl. No.

Particulars

Amount (in Rs. million)

1.

Two percent of average net profit of the company as per section 135(5)

27.00

2.

Total amount spent for the Financial Year (including carried forward amount from FY 2020)

32.58

3.

Excess amount spent for the financial year [(ii)-(i)]

5.58

4.

Surplus arising out of the CSR projects or programmes or activities of the previous financial years, if any

Nil

5.

Amount available for set off in succeeding financial years [(iii)-(iv)]

Nil

9. (a) Details of Unspent CSR amount for the preceding three financial years: Rs. 5.53 million

Sl. No. Preceding

Amount

Amount spent

Amount transferred to any fund specified under

Amount remaining to be spent in

Financial

transferred to

in the reporting

Schedule VII as per section 135(6),

succeeding financial years

Year

Unspent CSR

Financial Year

if any

(in Rs. million)

Account under

(in Rs. million)

Name of the

Amount

Date of

section 135 (6)

Fund

(in Rs.)

transfer

(in Rs.)

1.

2020

N/A

5.53

N/A

-

-

Nil

2.

2019

N/A

Nil

N/A

-

-

Nil

3.

2018

N/A

Nil

N/A

-

-

Nil

(b) Details of CSR amount spent in the financial year for ongoing projects of the preceding financial year(s): Not Applicable

Sl.

Project

Name of

Financial Year

Project

Total amount

Amount spent on

Cumulative amount

Status of

No.

ID

the Project

in which the

duration

allocated for

the project in the

spent at the end of

the project -

project was

the project

reporting Financial

Reporting FY (in Rs.)

Completed /

commenced

(in Rs.)

Year (in Rs.)

Ongoing

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. In case of creation or acquisition of capital asset, furnish the details relating to the asset so created or acquired through CSR spent in the financial year (asset-wise details): Not Applicable
    (a) Date of creation or acquisition of the capital asset(s)
    (b) Amount of CSR spent for creation or acquisition of capital asset
    (c) Details of the entity or public authority or beneficiary under whose name such capital asset is registered, their address etc.
    (d) Provide details of the capital asset(s) created or acquired (including complete address and location of the capital asset).
  2. Reason, if Company has failed to spend two per cent of the average net profit as per section 135(5): Not Applicable
  3. CSR Committee Responsibility Statement

The CSR Committee confirms that the implementation and monitoring of the CSR activities of the Company are in compliance with the CSR objectives and CSR Policy of the Company.

On behalf of the Board

A Banerjee

S Sarin

Managing Director

Chairperson, CSR Committee

DIN: 08456907

DIN: 06604529

Bangalore

Bangalore

13 May 2022

13 May 2022

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