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In all developing nations, including India, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the growth-engines of the economy. However, the effect of globalization has incapacitated individual SMEs to optimally deliver towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) due to resource constraints in terms of finance and manpower, lack of professional approach, insufficient infrastructure, amongst other reasons. As engines of economic growth SMEs have the capacity to ignite the engine of sustainable development goals (SDGs) by the fuel of CSR. In order to ensure maximum realization of their potential in contributing towards sustainable development, the present essay suggests a formalized workable multi-dimensional model for cluster SMEs. This model is divided into 5 phases i.e., creation of a local working group, institutionalising and strategizing CSR, incentivising cluster SMEs to implement CSR strategy, implementation of CSR strategy, and lastly, impact measurement and sustainability reporting. Also, the instant model is replete with simultaneous analysis of the CSR Rules, 2014. Acknowledging the lack of homogeneity in application of the proposed model to each and every SME, this essay ultimately addresses the challenges which are anticipated to be faced in the process of formalization of cluster SMEs. That being said, CSR in SMEs through this model will build the high road towards SDGs.