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29 Other expenses |
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(₹ In Crore) |
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|
Particulars |
For the year ended 31 March |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
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|
|
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|
Stores and tools consumed |
199.00 |
171.94 |
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Power, fuel and water |
176.94 |
147.80 |
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Rent |
16.99 |
16.70 |
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|
Repairs to buildings |
46.76 |
58.27 |
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|
Repairs to machinery |
129.05 |
99.70 |
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|
Other repairs |
26.52 |
23.61 |
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|
Insurance |
19.26 |
15.01 |
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Rates and taxes |
15.98 |
12.83 |
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|
Payment to auditor |
2.15 |
2.09 |
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Directors' fees and travelling expenses |
1.02 |
0.97 |
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Commission to non-executive directors |
3.21 |
3.02 |
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|
Travelling expenses |
59.01 |
56.89 |
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|
Miscellaneous expenses |
720.23 |
660.67 |
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|
Loss on exchange fluctuations |
2.19 |
– |
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|
Packing material consumed |
411.73 |
368.08 |
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|
Freight and forwarding expenses |
185.86 |
148.22 |
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|
Advertisement |
508.40 |
478.05 |
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|
Vehicle service charges and other expenses |
288.18 |
211.37 |
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Sales promotion expenses |
45.36 |
27.95 |
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|
Donation to political party (Paid to Bharatiya Janata Party) |
25.00 |
– |
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Expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities |
157.32 |
131.72 |
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Bad debts and other irrecoverable debit balances written off |
6.82 |
14.89 |
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Loss on property, plant and equipment sold, demolished, discarded and scrapped |
2.28 |
2.91 |
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Provision for doubtful debts and advances, net (includes expected credit loss on trade receivables) |
(4.92) |
(23.83) |
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|
3,044.34 |
2,628.86 |
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Payment to auditor |
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|
(₹ In Crore) |
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|
Particulars |
For the year ended 31 March |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
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|
|
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|
As auditor |
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|
Audit fee |
1.04 |
1.04 |
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|
Tax audit fee |
0.10 |
0.10 |
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Limited review |
0.66 |
0.66 |
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Other services (certification fees) |
0.34 |
0.24 |
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|
Reimbursement of expenses |
0.01 |
0.05 |
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|
2.15 |
2.09 |
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|
Expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities |
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|
(₹ In Crore) |
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|
Particulars |
For the year ended 31 March |
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|
2025 |
2024 |
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|
|
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a) |
Detail of spends |
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|
i) |
Gross amount required to be spent by the Company during the year |
157.32 |
131.72 |
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|
ii) |
Amount of expenditure incurred |
157.32 |
131.72 |
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|
iii) |
Shortfall at the end of the year |
– |
– |
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|
iv) |
Total of previous years shortfall |
– |
– |
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v) |
Reason for shortfall |
NA |
NA |
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vi) |
Nature of CSR activities |
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|
Poverty, Health, Sanitation, Water |
1.64 |
5.09 |
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|
Education, Special Education, Vocation, Livelihoods |
9.78 |
13.50 |
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|
Environment, Soil And Water, Protection of Flora and fauna |
3.85 |
1.54 |
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|
Heritage, Art, Culture, Handicrafts, Public Libraries |
0.18 |
0.18 |
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|
Rural Development |
– |
– |
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|
Gender/Women, Orphans, Homes and Hostels, Day Care |
– |
– |
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Others (including provision for unspent) |
141.87 |
111.41 |
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|
Total |
157.32 |
131.72 |
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No funds relating to other than identified and ongoing projects are required to be transferred to specified funds. |
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|
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b) |
Amount spent in cash during the year on: |
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|
i) |
Construction/acquisition of any asset |
– |
– |
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|
ii) |
On purposes other than (i) above |
157.32 |
131.72 |
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|
157.32 |
131.72 |
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Details of ongoing projects
|
Opening balance |
Amount spent during the year |
Closing balance |
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|
With Company |
In separate CSR unspent account |
Amount required to be spent |
From Company's bank account |
From separate CSR unspent account |
Amount transferred to CSR unspent account |
With Company |
In separate CSR unspent account (includes advances given) |
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|
|
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|
105.87 |
58.26 |
157.32 |
23.58 |
76.87 |
105.87 |
133.74 |
87.26 |
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