29 Other expenses |
||||
(₹ In Crore) |
||||
For the year ended 31 March |
||||
Particulars |
2024 |
2023 |
||
|
||||
Stores and tools consumed |
171.94 |
153.55 |
||
Power, fuel and water |
147.80 |
122.51 |
||
Rent |
16.70 |
13.60 |
||
Repairs to buildings |
58.27 |
47.11 |
||
Repairs to machinery |
99.70 |
105.23 |
||
Other repairs |
23.61 |
20.49 |
||
Insurance |
15.01 |
12.15 |
||
Rates and taxes |
12.83 |
13.49 |
||
Payment to auditor |
2.09 |
1.87 |
||
Directors' fees and travelling expenses |
0.97 |
1.05 |
||
Commission to non-executive directors |
3.02 |
2.58 |
||
Travelling expenses |
56.89 |
45.03 |
||
Miscellaneous expenses |
660.67 |
554.51 |
||
Packing material consumed |
368.08 |
409.32 |
||
Freight and forwarding expenses |
148.22 |
194.18 |
||
Advertisement |
478.05 |
359.85 |
||
Vehicle service charges and other expenses |
211.37 |
164.74 |
||
Sales promotion expenses |
27.95 |
30.50 |
||
Contribution to electoral bonds (Paid to Aam Aadmi Party in previous year) |
– |
5.00 |
||
Expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities |
131.72 |
124.99 |
||
Bad debts and other irrecoverable debit balances written off |
14.89 |
5.98 |
||
Loss on property, plant and equipment sold, demolished, discarded and scrapped |
2.91 |
14.11 |
||
Provision for doubtful debts and advances, net (includes expected credit loss on trade receivables) |
(23.83) |
4.79 |
||
2,628.86 |
2,406.63 |
Payment to auditor |
||||
(₹ In Crore) |
||||
For the year ended 31 March |
||||
Particulars |
2024 |
2023 |
||
|
||||
As auditor |
||||
Audit fee |
1.04 |
1.04 |
||
Tax audit fee |
0.10 |
0.10 |
||
Limited review |
0.66 |
0.66 |
||
Other services (certification fees) |
0.24 |
0.02 |
||
Reimbursement of expenses |
0.05 |
0.05 |
||
2.09 |
1.87 |
Expenditure towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities |
||||
(₹ In Crore) |
||||
For the year ended 31 March |
||||
Particulars |
2024 |
2023 |
||
|
||||
a) Detail of spends |
||||
i) Gross amount required to be spent by the Company during the year |
131.72 |
124.99 |
||
ii) Amount of expenditure incurred |
131.72 |
124.99 |
||
iii) Shortfall at the end of the year |
– |
– |
||
iv) Total of previous years shortfall |
– |
– |
||
v) Reason for shortfall |
NA |
NA |
||
vi) Nature of CSR activities |
||||
Poverty, Health, Sanitation, Water |
5.09 |
7.24 |
||
Education, Special Education, Vocation, Livelihoods |
13.50 |
22.93 |
||
Environment, Soil And Water, Protection of Flora and fauna |
1.54 |
9.88 |
||
Heritage, Art, Culture, Handicrafts, Public Libraries |
0.18 |
0.23 |
||
Rural Development |
– |
4.79 |
||
Gender/Women, Orphans, Homes & Hostels, Day Care |
– |
1.90 |
||
Others (including provision for unspent) |
111.41 |
78.02 |
||
Total |
131.72 |
124.99 |
||
No funds relating to other than identified and ongoing projects are required to be transferred to specified funds. |
||||
|
||||
b) Amount spent in cash during the year on: |
||||
i) Construction/acquisition of any asset |
– |
– |
||
ii) On purposes other than (i) above |
131.72 |
124.99 |
||
131.72 |
124.99 |
Details of ongoing projects |
||||||||||||||
Opening balance |
Amount required to be spent |
Amount spent during the year |
Closing balance |
|||||||||||
With Company |
In separate CSR unspent account |
From Company's bank account |
From separate CSR unspent account |
Amount transferred to CSR unspent account |
With Company |
In separate CSR unspent account |
||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
72.42 |
37.78 |
131.72 |
25.85 |
51.94 |
72.42 |
105.87 |
58.26 |