New Delhi, Jan 15 (KNN) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has sought nominations for the national Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards.

The national CSR awards seeks to recognise the companies that have positively impacted both business and society by taking a strategic approach.

A total of 20 awards would be given in three categories — based on CSR spend, projects in aspirational districts or difficult terrains, and projects in national priority areas.

Three awards, one each in the three categories, would be reserved for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The deadline for submitting nominations is February 15, 2020.

As per the communication, nominations can be made by ministries and central government departments, state governments, union territories, professional institutions like ICSI, ICAI and ICMAI, as also national level trade and industry chambers.

The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) has been designated to nominate up to 10 MSMEs from across the categories of awards.

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