Social responsibility for Indian firms

17 February 2013 Last updated at 16:01 ET Help

Indian authorities are trying to introduce legislation that will force large companies in the country to spend at least 2% of their profits on social responsibility projects.

But how would such a law work in practice and what impact might it have on the lives of ordinary Indians? Sameer Hashmi reports.

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