"2(d) "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)" means lhe aclivities undertaken b1, o Company in pLu'suance of its statutory obligation laid down in section 135 o/ the lct in accordatrce willt llte provisions conlained in lhese rules, hul shall not include tlte folkming, nomellt;- (i) activilies undertoken in pursuanc'e of normol course ol business of the company: Provided thot ary) compony engageel in research and development aclivity oJ'new vaccine, drugs and medical devices in llteir rutrrnal course o.f business mdv underlake reseorch and development activity of new vaccittc. drugs ond medical devices related to COVID- 19 .fttr ./inancial years 2020-2 l, 2021-22, 2022-23 subject to lha contlitions lhal- (u) suclt reseorclt ctnd development octivilies shall be carried oul in collabo,'alion willl on!- of lhe institutes or organisutions mentioned in item (ix) ol-Schedule VII to the Acl, (b) tletoils r1/ such ocliviht slull be elisclosed separalely in tlte lnntrul reporl on CSR included in tlrc llourd's Report: (ii) o n)) activity undertaken b), the compan.y outside Indiu o;ceptjbr troining ol lndian sports personnel representing any Slate or Union larriton' al notional level or lndio at inlernalional level;(iii) contributiott o_f any amount direclly or indirectly to an), polilical parly under section 182 o/ the lct: (iv) ac'livities benefitting employgg5 of tlte companyos defined in <lotrse(k) o/ section 2 o/ rhe Code on llages, 2019(29 tl'2019):(v) dclivilies supporled b), tlrc companies on sponsorship busis /br deriving marketing henefits /itr ils procluc'ts or services;(vi) uclivilies corriedout for Jill/ilmentof trny other slolulor.v obligalions under an-v law in.force in India:"
