Our commitment under Section 135
Singla Process Systems Private Limited is committed to conducting business as a responsible corporate citizen. This page sets out our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy for public access, in line with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII, and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 (as amended).
Schedule VII
CSR focus areas approved by the Board
Activities are selected from Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, with preference for the local area of our registered office at Vadodara, as envisaged under Section 135(5).
Healthcare & Sanitation
Promoting health care including preventive health care, sanitation, and making available safe drinking water, and supporting programmes that combat hunger, malnutrition, and poor hygiene in nearby communities.
Schedule VII (i)Education & Livelihood
Promoting education, including special education and employment-enhancing vocational skills, especially among children, women, youth, and persons with disabilities, and livelihood enhancement projects.
Schedule VII (ii)Environmental Sustainability
Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, conservation of natural resources, and maintaining quality of soil, air, and water in and around our operating geography.
Schedule VII (iv)Women Empowerment
Promoting gender equality, empowering women, setting up or supporting homes and hostels for women and orphans, and measures for reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups.
Schedule VII (iii)Rural Development
Rural development projects that improve basic amenities, livelihoods, and quality of life in villages and peri-urban pockets connected with our Vadodara operations.
Schedule VII (x)Disaster Relief
Disaster management, including relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction activities, and contribution to notified funds such as the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, as permitted under Schedule VII.
Schedule VII (viii) & (xii)Section of the Companies Act
Schedule of eligible activities
Of average net profits, as applicable
Preference to Vadodara area
Implementation
How CSR projects are carried out
Environment & natural resources
The Company may undertake or support projects for environmental sustainability, including tree plantation, water conservation, waste-awareness, and ecological protection near our manufacturing location. Such work is treated as CSR only when it is not part of the Company’s ordinary course of business.
- Conservation of natural resources and ecological balance
- Maintaining quality of soil, air, and water
- Community programmes on environmental awareness
Education, skills & healthcare
In keeping with the statutory list of eligible activities, the Company may support school education, vocational and technical skills, and preventive healthcare for communities around Sardar Estate, Vadodara. Projects may be executed directly or through eligible implementing agencies as defined in the CSR Rules.
- Education and employment-enhancing vocational skills
- Preventive healthcare, sanitation, and safe drinking water
- Livelihood enhancement for local youth and women
Governance
Board oversight, monitoring & reporting
CSR of the Company is overseen by the Board of Directors. Where Section 135 applies, the Board ensures that the Company spends, in every financial year, at least two per cent of the average net profits of the Company made during the three immediately preceding financial years, in accordance with this Policy.
Annual Action Plan
The Board approves an Annual Action Plan covering the list of CSR projects, manner of execution, modalities of utilisation of funds, implementation schedules, monitoring and reporting, and, where applicable, need and impact assessment.
What is not treated as CSR
Activities undertaken in the normal course of business, activities that benefit only employees of the Company (except as permitted), contribution to political parties, and activities outside India (except as specifically allowed) are not counted as CSR expenditure.
| Name | Designation | Role in CSR |
|---|---|---|
| Rakesh Jayprakash Singla | Director | Board oversight of CSR Policy and projects |
| Garima Rakesh Singla | Director | Board oversight of CSR Policy and projects |
Composition of the Board as per MCA records (CIN: U36990GJ2020PTC118826). For a private company, the CSR Committee, where required, may consist of two or more directors.
Policy Framework
Guiding principles of our CSR Policy
Identify
Need assessment in the local area of Vadodara and selection of Schedule VII activities that create lasting community value.
Implement
Execution directly and/or through registered implementing agencies meeting the criteria prescribed under the CSR Rules.
Report
Monitoring of utilisation, Board review, and disclosure in the Board’s Report / Annual Return in the prescribed format, as applicable.
Surplus arising out of CSR activities, if any, shall not form part of the business profit of the Company and shall be used in accordance with the CSR Rules. Unspent amount, if any, shall be treated as provided under Section 135 and the Rules.
CSR proposals & implementing agencies
Registered public trusts, societies, and Section 8 companies eligible under the CSR Rules, as well as community organisations in and around Vadodara, may write to us with proposals aligned to this Policy and Schedule VII.
Contact CSR Desk singlaprocess@gmail.com