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The price of a successful report

Indian companies spend roughly Rs.35,000 crores on CSR each year. Government schemes spend far more. Yet evaluation often rewards a story of success over an honest account of what was learned, the struggles that were encountered and what people actually experienced, writes Padmini Ram.

13 Aug 2026 5:30 am