Mumbai, May 30 -- Companies can now deploy up to 10 per cent of their annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending through instruments listed on Social Stock Exchanges (SSEs), a move that is expected to boost funding for non-profit organisations and expand social financing through regulated capital market platforms.

The development follows a recent notification by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which amended the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2026, allowing companies to undertake CSR activities through Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) Instruments listed on Social Stock Exchanges.

Welcoming the move, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said the amendment would enable corporates to channel CSR ...