CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIITY: A STUDY

WITH SPECIAL REFRENCE TO WOMEN

EMPOWERMENT.

Dissertation Submitted In
Partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of Degree of
Master of Law

By
Akrity Parashar

Guide
Prof. Dr. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay

School of Law
GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY, UTTAR PRADESH
September 2022
 DECLARATION
I, hereby declare that the dissertation titled “Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study with
Special Reference to Women Empowerment” submitted herein has been carried out by me
in the School of Law of Galgotias University Uttar Pradesh. The work is original and has not
been submitted earlier as a whole or in part for the award of any degree at this or any other
Institution / University.
I also hereby assign to Galgotias University Uttar Pradesh all rights under copyright that may
exist in and to the above work and any revised or expanded derivatives works based on the
work as mentioned. Other work copied from references, manuals etc. are disclaimed.

Name of the Student:

Akrity Parashar
Date:

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 Acknowledgement

I owe an indeed thanks to many people who helped and supported me during the making of
this dissertation who all put their faith in me and supported directly or indirectly throughout
the research and study made in this regard.

I would like to express my gratitude to Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar

Pradesh, for providing me the foundation and opportunity to be part of the university.

Foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Niteesh Kumar
Upadhyay, for the continuous support of my dissertation throughout my study and research,
for his patience, motivation and enthusiasm and immense knowledge. His guidance helped
me in all times of research and writing of this dissertation. I could not have imagined having
a better advisor and mentor for my dissertation.

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Shivangi Sharma, Program Chair, LL.M,
School of Law, Last but not the least I also extend my heartfelt thanks to my family for their
immense support throughout my life and to my friends.

(Akrity Parashar)
Admission No. 21GSOL2010025

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 CERTIFICATE
The thesis titled “Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study with Special Reference to
Women Empowerment” submitted by Akrity Parashar for the award of degree of Master of
Law in (Corporate Law Specialization), has been carried out under my supervision at the
School of Law of Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh. The work is comprehensive, complete
and fit for evaluation.

Dr. Niteesh Kumar Upadhyay

School of Law
Galgotias University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Date:

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 APPROVAL SHEET
This thesis/dissertation/report entitled “Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study with
Special Reference to Women empowerment” by Akrity Parashar is approved for the degree
of Masters of Law.

Examiners

Supervisor(s)

Chairman

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 STATEMENT OF THESIS PREPARATION

1. Thesis title: Corporate Social Responsibility: A Study with Special Reference to

Women Empowerment.
2. Degree for which the thesis is submitted: Masters of Law
3. Thesis Guide was referred to for preparing the thesis.
4. Specifications regarding thesis format have been closely followed.
5. The contents of the thesis have been organized based on the guidelines.
6. The thesis has been prepared without resorting to plagiarism.
7. All sources used have been cited appropriately.
8. The thesis has not been submitted elsewhere for a degree.

(Signature of the Student)

Name: Akrity Parashar

Roll No.: 21GSOL2010025

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Abbreviations:
CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility
CSRE: Corporate Social Responsibility Expenditure
SR: Social Responsibilities
SAP: Social Action Responsibilities
CSP: Corporate Social Performance
TBL: Triple Bottom Line
MCA: Ministry of Corporate Affairs
WBCSD: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development
DPE: Department of Public Enterprises
TISS: Tata Institute of Social Sciences
NCSRH: National Corporate Social Responsibility Hub
CED: The Committee for Economic Development
OECD: Organisation Economic Corporation Development
PSU: Public Sector Undertaking
ITAT: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UN: United Nations
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ILO: International Labour Organization
FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
HLC: High Level Committee

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