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India Inc gets new CSR avenue with Zero Coupon Zero Principa

iGEN Editorial

May 31, 2026

India Inc gets new CSR avenue with Zero Coupon Zero Principa

Executive Summary

In a move aimed at deepening India’s nascent Social Stock Exchange (SSE) ecosystem, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has allowed companies to deploy a portion of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending through Zero Coupon Zero Principal (ZCZP) instruments. The decision comes nearly four years after ZCZP instruments were formally recognised as securities under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. Under a notification issued by the MCA, companies will now be permitted to channel up to 10 per cent of their annual CSR expenditure through ZCZP instruments. The rules

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Policy-TOI	India Inc gets a new CSR avenue through the Zero Coupon Zero Principal instrument	2026-05-29 00:00:00+00:00

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2026-05-29 00:00:00+00:00: India Inc gets a new CSR avenue through the Zero Coupon Zero Principal instrument (via Policy-TOI)

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