DS Sons Private Limited
DS Sons Private Limited
DS Sons Private Limited
This Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) Policy which encompasses the Dharampal Satyapal Sons Private
Limited’s philosophy towards corporate social responsibility, lays down the guidelines and mechanism for
undertaking socially relevant programs for sustainable development of the community at large and complying with
all the local regulations in that regard, is titled as the ‘CSR Policy for Dharampal Satyapal Sons Private Limited.’
Dharampal Satyapal Sons Private Limited (‘the Company’/ ‘DSSPL’) is further institutionalizing its commitment at
being a socially responsible citizen with an aim of sustainable development of the society. The purpose of this policy
is to define the Company’s vision for CSR and its guiding principles, governance structures, and strategy and
program selections criteria.
Scope
This policy is applicable to all CSR initiatives taken by the Company.
• The Company may have a direct engagement strategy, to be conceptualized and executed directly through a team of
professionals or through Dharampal Satyapal foundation or such other Trust / Foundation established by the
Company time to time. The Company may also collaborate with other group companies for undertaking projects or
programs or CSR activities.
• The Company may decide to undertake its CSR activities approved by the Board of Directors on recommendation of
the CSR Committee, through a company established under section 8 of the Act or a registered trust or a registered
society, established by the company, either singly or along with any other company.
Policy
Preamble
The Company believes in building sustainable communities that are economically, environmentally, and socially
healthy and resilient.
It aims / plans to offer integrated solutions to achieve this, and focus on areas such as:
• Education;
• Health Care;
• any other relevant programs as per the need of the community for sustainable impact (in the areas or subject,
specified in Schedule VII referred to in Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013).
CSR Vision
To build sustainable communities by leveraging resources & networks.
Guiding Principles
• Integration of indigenous knowledge & culture,
• Livelihood enhancement to improve the economic condition of women, farmers and youth by improving skills,
facilitating support network and establishing market linkages.
• Skill Development to provide the employable skills to the youth through various capacity building programs.
• Water & Sanitation to address the challenges of water scarcity through watershed development and rainwater
harvesting programs and to improve the safe drinking water & sanitation situation in the community.
• Education to provide better quality of education to the needy section the society through schools and after school
learning programs.
• Health care to provide the basic health services to the remotely & less served people along with preventive
measures.
• Elderly care to meet the basic requirement of the elderly people.
The Company may also work for the:
• Holistic development of the community through integrated solutions in a particular geographical location.
• The communities, in which it has business footprint, especially youth, farmers, women and children, and other
backward and underprivileged are key beneficiaries of the CSR initiatives. Contributing positively to these
stakeholders and improving their quality of life will be essential elements of CSR efforts.
The Company may also from time to time spend in the other need based programs as related to in Schedule VII of
the Companies Act 2013.
The Company may engage employees, business experts and other such stakeholders to achieve its CSR vision.
Financial Allocations
CSR committee will be allotted funds to the tune of at least 2% of average net profit of company of last three
preceding years for the programs mentioned above.
The Board shall approve overall limits for CSR Activities to be undertaken by the Company. Within the overall
limits approved by the Board, the CSR Committee shall approve individual projects / programs including
contribution towards the Corpus Fund.
All CSR projects / programs under this policy shall be undertaken in India. The CSR Committee shall decide on
locations for implementation of the CSR projects / programs.
Any surplus or income arising out of the CSR programs or projects or activities shall not form part of business profit
of the Company, and will be invested in CSR activities.
• Undertake an assessment, as and when needed, in order to evaluate the social impact of its CSR programs on the
communities. This will also help the Company to obtain learning, which will help increase program efficiency and
scalability.
• After Completion, appoint various independent agencies to evaluate the impact of the program.
• CSR Department will submit quarterly progress reports and periodic evaluation reports (Project tracker as well as
Financials) to CSR Committee to review the programs and projects.
The Contents of the CSR Policy shall be disclosed in the Board’s report and displayed at the Company’s Website.
The Company will communicate its CSR initiatives and efforts to all stakeholders through e-mailers, website and
other appropriate communications channels.