|
29 Other expenses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(₹ In Crore) |
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|
Particulars |
For the year ended 31 March |
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|
2026 |
2025 |
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|
|
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|
Stores and tools consumed |
195.71 |
199.00 |
||
|
Power, fuel and water |
193.48 |
176.94 |
||
|
Rent |
18.43 |
16.99 |
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|
Repairs to buildings |
47.56 |
46.76 |
||
|
Repairs to machinery |
181.64 |
129.05 |
||
|
Other repairs |
29.15 |
26.52 |
||
|
Insurance |
20.09 |
19.26 |
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|
Rates and taxes |
10.33 |
15.98 |
||
|
Payment to auditor |
4.00 |
2.15 |
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|
Directors' fees and travelling expenses |
1.01 |
1.02 |
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|
Commission to non-executive directors |
3.12 |
3.21 |
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|
Travelling expenses |
61.38 |
59.01 |
||
|
R&D expenses |
244.57 |
59.63 |
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|
Royalty |
213.97 |
136.91 |
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|
Miscellaneous expenses |
616.55 |
523.69 |
||
|
Loss on exchange fluctuations |
– |
2.19 |
||
|
Packing material consumed |
509.15 |
411.73 |
||
|
Freight and forwarding expenses |
271.60 |
185.86 |
||
|
Advertisement |
646.97 |
508.40 |
||
|
Vehicle service charges and other expenses |
416.61 |
288.18 |
||
|
Sales promotion expenses |
57.89 |
45.36 |
||
|
Donation to political party (Paid to Bharatiya Janata Party) |
– |
25.00 |
||
|
Expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities |
187.73 |
157.32 |
||
|
Bad debts and other irrecoverable debit balances written off |
0.11 |
6.82 |
||
|
Loss on property, plant and equipment sold, demolished, discarded and scrapped |
3.28 |
2.28 |
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|
Provision for doubtful debts and advances, net (includes expected credit loss on trade receivables) |
3.97 |
(4.92) |
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|
3,938.30 |
3,044.34 |
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|
Payment to auditor |
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|
(₹ In Crore) |
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|
Particulars |
For the year ended 31 March |
|||
|
2026 |
2025 |
|||
|
|
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|
As auditor |
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|
Audit fee |
1.60 |
1.04 |
||
|
Tax audit fee |
0.10 |
0.10 |
||
|
Limited review |
1.00 |
0.66 |
||
|
Other services (certification fees) |
1.14 |
0.34 |
||
|
Reimbursement of expenses |
0.16 |
0.01 |
||
|
4.00 |
2.15 |
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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 |
|||||
|
2026 |
2025 |
|||||
|
|
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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 |
187.73 |
157.32 |
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|
ii) |
Amount of expenditure incurred |
187.73 |
157.32 |
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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 |
|||||
|
Poverty, Health, Sanitation, Water |
6.68 |
1.64 |
||||
|
Education, Special Education, Vocation, Livelihoods |
14.03 |
9.78 |
||||
|
Environment, Soil And Water, Protection of Flora and fauna |
4.95 |
3.85 |
||||
|
Heritage, Art, Culture, Handicrafts, Public Libraries, Sports |
0.20 |
0.18 |
||||
|
Rural Development |
– |
– |
||||
|
Gender/Women, Orphans, Homes & Hostels, Day Care |
– |
– |
||||
|
Others (including provision for unspent) |
161.87 |
141.87 |
||||
|
Total |
187.73 |
157.32 |
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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: |
|||||
|
i) |
Construction/acquisition of any asset |
– |
– |
|||
|
ii) |
On purposes other than (i) above |
187.73 |
157.32 |
|||
|
187.73 |
157.32 |
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Details of ongoing projects
|
Opening balance |
Amount required to be spent |
Amount spent during the year |
Closing balance |
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|
With Company |
In separate CSR unspent account (includes advances given) |
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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|
133.74 |
87.26 |
187.73 |
35.72 |
177.37 |
133.74 |
152.01 |
43.63 |
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