If we look at CSR now and few years down the line, the questions are going to be asked primarily on did it really create an impact on the ground?

The answer will come from Social Audit. Only when you evaluate the programmes on the ground and find out the lasting impact it has left will answer to the question whether CSR helped in furthering the developing agenda of the nation and that should actually be the primary focus of CSR.

It is important for the policy makers to create a…