Question

Which Union minister had launched National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal? [Jan 2018]

• A. Narendra Modi
• B. Rajnath Singh
• C. Prakash Javadekar
• D. Arun Jaitley

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, had launched the National CSR Data Portal & Corporate Data Portal in New Delhi on January 19, 2018. The National CSR Data Portal will capture information on CSR activities carried out by eligible companies, filed on the MCA21 registry in their financial statements. The filed information provides a snap shot of CSR activities carried out by companies. The CSR portal contains all filed information, which can generate pre-defined reports with respect to expenditure across states, districts, development sectors, etc. The Portal also provides for feedback on projects to be given by registered users. The open access to data is expected to help researchers, improve quality of data filed by companies, as well as involve intended beneficiaries in giving valuable feedback to companies. While the Corporate Data Portal aims at making all the financial and non-financial information of the companies available in a user friendly format to the general public. It also has facility to generate pre-defined reports and also customised reports.