CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY
This policy has been instituted based on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) philosophy of
Lifelong India Private Limited and provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with
Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2013. This policy will at all times be subject to the provisions of the aforesaid act and rules (as amended
from time to time). This Policy will come into force with immediate effect.
Effective Date: 01st April, 2024
| 1. | Preamble | |
| 2. | Vision | |
| 3. | Policy Objective / Philosophy | |
| 4. | Definitions | |
| 5. | CSR Policy/Project/Activity | |
| 6. | Responsibility of the Board of Directors | |
| 7. | CSR Committee | |
| 8. | Governance | |
| 9. | Budget | |
| 10. | CSR Expenditure | |
| 11. | Monitoring | |
| 12. | Reporting | |
| 13. | Areas of CSR |
At Lifelong India Private Limited is a leading company for supplying the automobile components to
its substantial and diversified, are committed to covers the entire process of CSR by which an
organization approaches, defines and develop its relationships with stake holder for the common
goods, and demonstration its commitment in this regard by adoption of appropriate strategy and
project. Thus, CSR is not charity or mere donations but a way of going beyond business as usual,
creating shares value and contributing to social and environmental good.
The CSR mission to contribute the social and economic development of the community through a
series of intervention the company seeks to mainstream economically, physically and socially
changed group and to draw them into the cycle of growth, development and empowerment.
The strategy of the company is to integrate its activities in community development, social
responsibility and environmental responsibility and encourage each business unit function to include
these considerations into the operations.
This policy sets out the Company’s commitment & approach towards Corporate Social Responsibility
based on our legacy of ‘Lets Come Together’. The Company is committed to improving the quality of
life of the communities. The Company endeavors to facilitate livelihood opportunities & socio-cultural
development in areas of its operations. The Company intends to be a significant contributor to CSR
initiatives in India by devising and implementing social improvement projects for the benefit of
underprivileged communities, towns and villages.
“Board of Director” or “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company,
as constituted from time to time.
“Company” means a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 or
under any previous company law.
“CSR Programmes” means Programmes, projects and activities carried out in
this regard are the subject matter of this Policy.
“Policy” means Corporate Social Responsibility.
Any other term not defined herein shall have the same meaning as defined in the Companies Act,
2013 or any other applicable regulation.
- To direct for CSR Programmes, inter alia, towards achieving one or more of the following – enhancing environmental and natural capital; supporting rural development; promoting education including skill development; providing preventive healthcare, providing sanitation and drinking water; creating livelihoods for people, especially those from disadvantaged sections of society, in rural and urban India and preserving and promoting sports.
- To develop the required capability and self-reliance of beneficiaries at the grass roots, in the belief that these are prerequisites for social and economic development.
- To engage in affirmative action/interventions such as skill building and vocational training, to enhance employability and generate livelihoods for persons including from disadvantaged sections of society.
- To pursue CSR Programmes primarily in areas that fall within the economic vicinity of the Company’s operations to enable close supervision and ensure maximum development impact.
- To carry out CSR Programmes in relevant local areas to fulfill commitments arising from requests by government/regulatory authorities and to earmark amounts of monies and to spend such monies through such administrative bodies of the government and/or directly by way of developmental works in the local areas around which the Company operates.
- To carry out activities at the time of natural calamity or engage in Disaster Management system.
- To contribute to the Prime Minister’ National Relief Fund or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Caste, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women.
- To contribute or provide funds to technology incubators located within academic institutions which are approved by the Central Government.
- To contribute to any fund setup by the Central Government or State Government(s) including Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, which may be recognized as CSR activity.
- To promote sustainability in partnership with industry associations, like the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), PHD, FICCI, etc. in order to have a multiplier impact.
- Such other matters as may be prescribed.
The Board shall be responsible for-
- Approving the CSR Policy of the company, subject to necessary changes/modifications as the board may deem fit.
- Ensuring that in each financial year the company spends such amount for CSR activities as may be stipulated in the Act, as amended from time to time (presently 2% of the average net profits of the company made during the last three preceding financial year).
- Ensuring that the activities as are included in the CSR Policy are undertaken by the company.
Pursuant to Section 135(9) of the Companies Act 2013, CSR Committee dissolved with effect from
the Financial Year 2024-25. CSR Committee roles and responsibilities vest with Board of Directors.
The Board will review periodically and apprised of the status of the progress of implementation of the
approved CSR Programmes and ensure that a transparent monitoring mechanism is put in place.
Finally at the end of every financial year, the Board will submit its report to the Members.
The overall amounts to be committed to CSR spent by the Company shall be as stipulated under the
Act, as amended from time to time (presently 2% of the average net profits of the Company for the
preceding three financial years) and as approved by the Board.
Any surplus arising out of the CSR projects or programs or activities shall not form part of business
profits of the Company.
CSR expenditure will include all expenditure as may be permitted under the applicable laws,
including contribution to corpus for CSR Programmes approved by the Board, but does not include
any expenditure on an item not in conformity or not in line with activities which fall within the
purview of Schedule VII of the Act.
The Board will ensure a transparent monitoring mechanism for ensuring effective implementation of
the projects/programme/activities proposed to be undertaken by the company.
The Board would have the responsibility of monitoring approved projects and fund disbursals for
such projects. Monitoring mechanism will include visits, meetings and progress status reporting by
the project team. The CSR activities will be reviewed by Board of Directors. A system will be put in
place to maintain a transparent monitoring and reporting mechanism across all the stakeholders
involved in the CSR activities of the company, as desired by the CSR rules (Section 135, The
Companies Act, 2013).
Significant CSR activities and achievements will be reported as a part of Board’s Report in the
Company’s Annual Report and also as per any other statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, promoting preventive health care and sanitation INCLUDING CONTRIBUTION TO Swach Bharat Kosh set up by Central Government for the promotion of sanitation and making available safe drinking water.
- Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects.
- Promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up homes and hostels for women and orphans; setting up old age homes, day care centres and such other facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups.
- Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agro forestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water.
- Protection of national heritage, art and culture including restoration of buildings and sites of historical importance and works of art, setting up public libraries, promotion and development of traditional arts and handicrafts.
- Measures for the benefit of armed forces veterans, war widows and their dependents.
- Training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympics sports and Olympic sports.
- Contribution to the Prime Ministers’ National Relief Fund or any other fund set up by the Central Government for socio-economic development and relief and welfare of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, other backward classes, minorities and women.
- Contributions or funds provided to technology incubators located within academic institution which are approved by the Central Government.
- Rural development projects/slum area development.
- And other activities, as may be recommended by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from time to time.












