Provision is recognised when:
i) The Company has a present obligation as a result ofa past event
ii) A probable outflow of resources is expected to settlethe obligation and
iii) A reliable estimate of the amount of the obligationcan be made.
Reimbursement of the expenditure required to settle aprovision is recognised as per contract provisions or whenit is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received.
Provisions are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date.
a) Discounting of Provisions
Provision which expected to be settled beyond 12months are measured at the present value by usingpre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific tothe liability. The increase in the provision due to thepassage of time is recognised as interest expenses.
Present obligations arising under onerous contracts arerecognized and measured as provisions. An onerouscontract is considered to exist where the company has acontract under which the unavoidable costs of meetingthe obligations under the contract exceed the economicbenefits expected to be received under it.
(a) Contingent Liabilities are disclosed in either of thefollowing cases:
i) A present obligation arising from a pastevent when it is not probable that an outflowof resources will be required to settle theobligation; or
ii) A reliable estimate of the present obligationcannot be made; or
iii) A possible obligation unless the probability ofoutflow of resource is remote.
(b) Contingent assets is disclosed where an inflow ofeconomic benefits is probable.
(c) Contingent Liability and Provisions needed againstContingent Liability and Contingent Assets arereviewed at each Reporting date.
(d) Contingent Liability is net of estimated provisionsconsidering possible outflow on settlement.
In determining earnings per share the Company considersthe net profit attributable to equity shareholders. Thenumber of shares used in computing basic and dilutedearnings per share is the weighted average number ofshares outstanding during the year.
Credit items arising on account of Liquidated Damagesand Penalties during execution of contract or due to
termination of contract etc. are carried as "RetainedAmount for Damages A/c" under "Other Current Liabilities"until the management has decided either to levy or waivethe same before financial closure of the project. Thereafterif these are not levied or waived by the management beforefinancial closure of the project such leftover balances ofliquidated damages and penalties etc. are credited to thetotal cost of the concerned project on financial closure ofthe project".
An operating segment is a component of the Companythat engages in business activities from which it mayearn revenues and incur expenses, whose operatingresults are regularly reviewed by the Company's ChiefOperating Decision Maker ("CODM") to make decisionsfor which discrete financial information is available.Based on the management approach as defined in IndAS 108, the CODM evaluates the Company's performanceand allocates resources based on an analysis of variousperformance indicators by business segments andgeographic segments.
Company measures financial instruments at fair value ateach reporting date. Fair value is the price that would bereceived to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in anorderly transaction between market participants at themeasurement date. The fair value measurement is basedon the presumption that the transaction to sell the assetor transfer the liability takes place either:
• in the principal market for the asset or liability or
• in the absence of a principal market in the mostadvantageous market for the asset or liability.
The principal or the most advantageous market mustbe accessible to the company. The fair value of an assetor a liability is measured using the assumptions thatmarket participants would use when pricing the assetor liability assuming that market participants act in theireconomic best interest. The company uses valuationtechniques that are appropriate in the circumstancesand for which sufficient data are available to measure fairvalue maximizing the use of relevant observable inputsand minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.
Financial guarantee contracts issued by the Companyare those contracts that require a payment to be madeto reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because thespecified debtor fails to make a payment when due
in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument.Financial guarantee contracts are recognised initially asa liability at fair value, adjusted for transaction costs thatare directly attributable to the issuance of the guarantee.Subsequently, the liability is measured at the higher of theamount of loss allowance determined as per impairmentrequirements of Ind AS 109 and the amount recognisedless cumulative amortisation.
Dividend paid/payable shall be recognised in the year inwhich the related dividends are approved by shareholdersor board of directors as appropriate.
(A) Initial recognition and measurement
Financial Instruments are recognized at its fair valueplus or minus transaction costs that are directlyattributable to the acquisition or issue of the financialinstruments.
(B) Subsequent measurement
(i) Financial Assets
Financial assets are classified in followingcategories:
a) At Amortised Cost
b) Fair value through Other ComprehensiveIncome.
c) Fair value through Profit and loss account.
a. Debt instrument at Amortised Cost
A financial asset shall be measured at amortisedcost if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) the financial asset is held within a businessmodel whose objective is to hold financialassets in order to collect contractual cashflows and
(b) The contractual terms of the financialasset give rise on specified dates to cashflows that are solely payments of principaland interest on the principal amountoutstanding.
Financial assets measured at amortised costusing effective interest rate method lessimpairment if any. The EIR amortisation isincluded in finance income in the statement ofprofit and loss.
A debt instrument is classified at FVTOCI if bothof the following criteria are met:
• The objective of the business model isachieved both by collecting contractualcash flows and selling the financialassets and
• The asset's contractual cash flowsrepresent SPPI.
Debt instruments included within the FVTOCIcategory are measured initially as well as ateach reporting date at fair value. Fair valuemovements are recognized in the OtherComprehensive Income (OCI). Howeverthe company recognizes interest incomeimpairment losses & reversals and foreignexchange gain or loss in the P&L. On de¬recognition of the asset cumulative gain or losspreviously recognised in OCI is reclassified fromthe equity to P&L. Interest earned is recognisedusing the EIR method.
FVTPL is a residual category for financial Assets.Any financial assets which does not meet thecriteria for categorization as at amortized costor as FVTOCI is classified at FVTPL.
In addition the Company may elect to designatefinancial asset which otherwise meetsamortized cost or FVTOCI criteria at FVTPL, ifdoing so reduces or eliminates a measurementor recognition inconsistency. The Company hasnot designated any financial asset at FVTPL.
Financial assets included within the FVTPLcategory are measured at fair value with allchanges recognized in the P&L.
Investment in Equity instruments are measuredthrough FVTOCI.
Financial Assets are measured at fair valuethrough other comprehensive income if thesefinancial assets are held within a businesswhose objective is achieved by both collectingcontractual cash flows and setting financialassets and the contractual terms of the financialasset give rise on specified dates to cash flowsthat are solely payment of principal and investin the principal amount outstanding.
The Company has made an irrevocable election topresent in other comprehensive income subsequentchanges in the fair value of equity investments notheld for trading.
a) Financial liabilities at Amortised Cost
Financial liabilities at amortised costrepresented by trade and other payablessecurity deposits and retention moneyare initially recognized at fair value andsubsequently carried at amortized cost usingthe effective interest rate method.
The company has not designated any financialliabilities at FVTPL.
A financial asset (or where applicable a part of afinancial asset or part of a group of similar financialassets) is derecognized only when the contractualrights to the cash flows from the asset expires orit transfers the financial assets and substantially allrisks and rewards of the ownership of the asset.
A financial liability is derecognised when theobligation under the liability is discharged orcancelled or expires. When an existing financialliability is replaced by another from the samelender on substantially different terms or the termsof an existing liability are substantially modifiedsuch an exchange or modification is treated asa derecognition of the original liability and therecognition of a new liability and the difference inthe respective carrying amounts is recognised in theincome statement.
(D) Impairment of financial assets
Company applies expected credit loss (ECL) modelfor measurement and recognition of impairmentloss. The Company follows simplified approach forrecognition of impairment loss allowance on tradereceivable. The application of simplified approachdoes not require the Company to track changesin credit risk. Rather it recognises impairment lossallowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reportingdate right from its initial recognition
Company assesses on a forward looking basisthe expected credit losses associated with its
assets carried at amortised cost and FVTOCI debtinstruments. The impairment methodology applieson whether there has been significant increase incredit risk.
Properties that are held for long-term rental yields and/ or for capital appreciation are classified as investmentproperties. Investment properties are stated at cost ofacquisition or construction less accumulated depreciationand impairment, if any. Depreciation is recognised usingthe straight line method so as to amortise the cost ofinvestment properties over their useful lives as specifiedin Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013.
Transfers to, or from, investment properties are madeat the carrying amount when and only when there is achange in use.
An item of investment property is derecognised upondisposal or when no future economic benefits areexpected to arise from the continued use of asset. Anygain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an itemof investment property is determined as the differencebetween the sales proceeds and the carrying amountof the property and is recognised in the Statement ofProfit and Loss.
Income received from investment property is recognisedin the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basisover the term of the lease
Cash and cash equivalent comprise cash at bank and onhand. It includes term deposits and short term moneymarket deposits with original maturities of three monthsor less that are readily convertible to known amountsof cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk ofchanges in value.
Non-current assets (or disposal groups) are classified asassets held for sale when their carrying amount is to berecovered principally through a sale transaction and a saleis considered highly probable. The sale is considered highlyprobable only when the asset or disposal group is availablefor immediate sale in its present condition, it is unlikelythat the sale will be withdrawn, and sale is expected withinone year from the date of the classification. Disposalgroups classified as held for sale are stated at the lower ofcarrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Property,plant and equipment, investment property and intangibleassets are not depreciated or amortised once classified asheld for sale. Assets classified as held for sale/distributionare presented separately in the balance sheet. ""If thecriteria stated by IND AS 105 "Non-current Assets Held for
Sale" are no longer met, the disposal group ceases to beclassified as held for sale. Non-current asset that ceases tobe classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of:
(i) its carrying amount before the asset was classifiedas held for sale, adjusted for depreciation that wouldhave been recognised had that asset not beenclassified as held for sale, and
(ii) its recoverable amount at the date when the disposalgroup ceases to be classified as held for sale. Thedepreciation reversal adjustment related property,plant and equipment, investment property andintangible assets is charged to statement of profitand loss in the period when non-current assets heldfor sale criteria are no longer met.
Prepaid expenses up to C5,00,000/- in each case are treatedas expenditure/income of the year and accounted for tothe natural head of accounts.
Errors/omissions discovered in the current year relatingto prior periods are treated as immaterial and adjustedduring the current year, if all such errors and omissions inaggregate does not exceed 1% of total operating revenueas per last audited financial statement of the Company.
If the error occurred before the earliest period presented,the opening balances of assets, liabilities and equity forthe earliest period presented, are restated.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") notifies newstandards or amendments to the existing standards underCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as issuedfrom time to time.
a) In May 2025, MCA notified amendments to Ind AS21 - The Effects of Changes in Foreign ExchangeRates, applicable w.e.f. April 1, 2025. The Companyhas reviewed the amendment and based on itsevaluation has determined that it does not have anysignificant impact in its financial statements.
b) In August 2025, MCA notified the followingamendments to:
1. Ind AS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements,applicable w.e.f. April 1,2025 - The amendmentrelates to classification of liabilities as currentor non-current and non-current liabilitieswith covenants. In the context of classifying aliability as current, it removes the requirementof existence of a right to defer settlement for
at least 12 months after the reporting dateand instead requires that the said right shouldexist on the reporting date and have substance.The amendment also introduces guidance onclassification of liabilities with covenants. TheCompany has no impact of these amendmentsin its classification criteria of current and non¬current liabilities.
2. Ind AS 7, Statement of Cash Flows and IndAS 107, Financial Instruments: Disclosures,applicable w.e.f. April 1,2025 - The amendmentin Ind AS 7 requires to inform users of financialstatements of the existence of supplier financearrangements and explain the nature of thearrangements, the carrying amount of liabilitiesand the range of payment due dates. Ind AS107 has been amended to add supplier financearrangements as a factor that may causeconcentration of liquidity risk. The Companyhas reviewed the amendment and based onits evaluation has determined that it does
not have any significant impact in its financialstatements.
3. Ind AS 12, International Tax Reform - PillarTwo Model Rules applicable immediately - Theamendments provide a temporary mandatoryrelief from deferred tax accounting for top-up tax and disclose that they have appliedthe relief. This relief is immediate and appliesretrospectively. The Company has assessed theamendments to Ind AS 12 issued in connectionwith the OECD Pillar Two internationaltax reform. Based on the current facts andcircumstances, these amendments do nothave any impact on the Company's financialstatements.
(a) Retained Earnings
Retained Earnings represent undistributed profits of the Company.
(b) General Reserve
General Reserve is a free reserve which is created from retained earnings. The Company may pay dividend and issue fullypaid-up bonus shares to its members out of the general reserve account, and company can use this reserve for buy-backof shares.
(c) Items of Other Comprehensive Income
The Company has elected to recognize changes in fair value of investment in equity securities of Indian Port Rail andRopeway Corporation Limited in other comprehensive income. The changes are accumulated within the FVTOCI equityinvestments reserves within equity. The company transfers amounts from this reserve to retained earnings when therelevant equity securities are de-recognized.
(i) There is a moratorium period of 3 years for each year's loan. During the said moratorium period, no amount on accountof interest and principal shall be payable. The interest shall be charged on yearly basis and repayment of loan andinterest accumulated during moratorium period shall be once in a year (for a period of 12 years) after the completion ofmoratorium period. Ministry of Railways would make available to RVNL the required funds thereafter, to enable them todo the debt servicing. The debt servicing will pass through RVNL books.
(ii) The Company has not borrowed any funds during this F.Y 2025-26 (Previous year 2024-25: C Nil) from Indian RailwayFinance Corporation (IRFC). The outstanding borrowing is C3992.85 crores as on 31.03.2026 (as at 31.03.2025 :C4492.36 crore) , which includes current liability i.e. repayable in next twelve months C491.17 crores (as at 31.03.2024 :C499.51 crore).
(iii) The Interest Liability has been assessed on the amount disbursed in the F.Y. 2006-07 to 2025-26 by applying the Interestrate as advised by the IRFC for each Financial year (2025-26-No disbursement, 2024-25- No disbursement, 2023-24- Nodisbursement, 2022-23- No disbursement, 2021-22: 7.64%, 2020-21: 7.73%, 2019-20: 8.42%, 2018-19: 9.17% & 8.93%,2017-18: 8.82%, 2016-17: 8.19%, 2015-16: 8.68%, 2014-15: 9.56%, 2013-14: 9.60%, 2012-13: 9.41%, 2011-12: 10.12%).
The interest accrued but not due on the IRFC loan amount has been shown in the Balance Sheet as recoverable from MoRunder Current Assets & Non-Current assets (for the interest non recoverable in next 12 Months) and the interest payablebut not due under the Current Liabilities and Non-Current Liabilities (for the interest not payable in next 12 Months)payable to IRFC.
Foot Note
Foreign Service Contribution in respect of officers on deputation with RVNL, is recognised on accrual basis in the statementof profit and loss account as per the terms of deputation with their parent organisations.
The disclosure required under Indian Accounting Standard-19 "Employee Benefit" in respect of defined benefit plan is:
The above sensitivity analysis is based on a change in an assumption while holding all other assumptions constant. In practice,this is unlikely to occur, and changes in some of the assumptions may be correlated. When calculating the sensitivity of thedefined benefit obligation to significant actuarial assumptions the same method (projected unit credit method) has beenapplied as when calculating the defined benefit obligation recognised within the statement of financial position.
Company is exposed to a number of risks in the defined benefit plan which are as follows:
A) Salary Increases- Actual salary increases will increase the Plan's liability. Increase in salary increase rate assumption infuture valuations will also increase the liability.
B) Investment Risk - If Plan is funded then assets liabilities mismatch & actual investment return on assets lower than thediscount rate assumed at the last valuation date can impact the liability.
C) Discount Rate : Reduction in discount rate in subsequent valuations can increase the plan's liability.
D) Mortality & disability - Actual deaths & disability cases proving lower or higher than assumed in the valuation can impactthe liabilities.
E) Withdrawals - Actual withdrawals proving higher or lower than assumed withdrawals and change of withdrawal ratesat subsequent valuations can impact Plan's liability.
The Board of Directors has recommended the final dividend of C0.71 per equity share having face value of C10 for the financial year2025-26, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Company manages its capital in a manner to ensure and safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern so that Companycan continue to provide maximum returns to shareholders and benefit to other stake holders. Company has paid dividend as perthe guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) as follows:-
i) The carrying amounts of trade receivables, trade payables, unbilled revenue, cash and cash equivalents and other shortterm trade receivables and payables which are due to be settled within 12 months are considered to the same as theirfair values, due to short term nature.
ii) Long term variable rate borrowings and lease receivables are evaluated by Company on parameters such as interestrates, specific country risk factors and other risk factors. Based on this evaluation the fair value of such payables are notmaterially different from their carrying amount.
iii) The fair values of office security deposits, other assets, and items like liquidated damages and penalties is determined bydiscounting estimated future cash flows using current market interest rates. For FY 2025-26, a 6.25% SBI fixed depositrate is used for financial assets, and a 9.90% SBI lending rate is used for financial liabilities. These are reported under Level3 in the fair value hierarchy, given the use of unobservable factors, including credit risk of counterparties.
iv) Investment in unquoted equity of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates are stated at cost as per exemption providedby Para 10 of IND-AS 27.
v) Staff loans and advances have been continued at carrying value as measurement implications are immaterial.
vi) RVNL determined fair value of investment those are carried through Other Comprehensive Income through independentvaluer. Valuation of Investment of Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited is based on the latest available auditedfinancial statements as on 31st March 2025.
Fair Value hierarchy
Level 1- Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2- Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly(i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived form prices)
Level 3- Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)
Fair value hierarchies of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2026 are as follows:
The Company's principal financial liabilities compriseBorrowings from IRFC, trade payable and other payables.The Company's principal financial assets include tradeand lease receivables and cash & cash equivalents thatare derived directly from its operations.
The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk andliquidity risk. The Company's financial risk activities aregoverned by appropriate policies and procedures andthat financial risk are identified, measured and managedin accordance with the company's policies and riskobjectives. The board of directors reviews the policiesfor managing each of these risk, which are summarisedbelow:-
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of futurecash flows of a financial instruments will fluctuatebecause of changes in market prices. Marketrisk comprises Interest rate risk and foreigncurrency risk. Financial instruments affectedby market risk includes loans and borrowing,deposits and other non derivative financialinstruments.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value offuture cash flows of a financial instruments willfluctuate because of change in market interestrate. The Company has only loan from IRFC, thepayment of interest and repayment of principalof that is ensured by the Ministry of Railways;therefore the risk related to said loan is Nil, debtservicing will pass through RVNL books only.
The Company takes services from countriesoutside India for projects and is exposed toforeign currency risk arising from such foreigncurrency transactions. Due to immateriality offoreign exchange amount, Company does nothedge any risk.
b) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company ifa customer or counterparty to a financial instrumentfails to meet its contractual obligations, and arisesprincipally from the Company's receivables fromcustomers. The Company is exposed to credit riskfrom its financial activities in respect of financialinstruments and the risk is negligible since thereceivable are mainly from Ministry of Railways andState Governments. Also Company does not have anyhistory of bad debts.
Credit risk from balances with banks and financialinstitutions is managed in accordance with theCompany's policy. Investment of surplus are madewith approved counterparty on the basis of thefinancial quotes received from the counterpartyand as per the gudilines issued by DPE from timeto time.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will notbe able to meet its financial obligations as theybecome due. The Company manages its liquidityrisk by ensuring, as far as possible, that it will alwayshave sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities whendue, under both normal and stressed conditions,without incurring unacceptable losses or risk to theCompany's reputation.
The Company's principal sources of liquidity arecash and cash equivalents and the cash flow that isgenerated from operations. The Company believesthat the working capital is sufficient to meet itscurrent operational requirements. Any short term-surplus cash generated, over and above the amountrequired for working capital management and otheroperational requirements, are retained as cash andinvestment in short term deposits with banks. Thesaid investments are made in instruments withappropriate maturities and sufficient liquidity.
The followings are the key assumptions concerning the future,and the key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of thereporting period that may have a significant risk of causinga material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets andliabilities with next financial year.
Impact of fair valuation of Staff loans and advances areimmaterial therefore it has been continuing at the carryingvalue.
The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilitiesis measured the valuation techniques including theDCF model. The inputs to these method are taken fromobservable markets where possible, but where this is notfeasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishingfair values. Judgements include considerations of inputssuch as liquidity risk, credit risk and volatility. Changes inassumptions about these factors could affect the reported
fair value of financial instruments. See Note 34 for furtherdisclosures.
Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax lossesand unabsorbed depreciation to the extent it is probablethat taxable profit will be available against which lossescan be utilised. Significant management judgement isrequired to determine the amount of deferred tax assetthat can be recognised, based upon the likely timingand level of future taxable profit together with future taxplanning strategies.
Company has borrowed funds from Indian RailwayFinance Corporation for the purpose of construction
of railway projects. There is a moratorium period of 3years for each year's loan. During the said moratoriumperiod, no amount on account of interest and principalshall be payable. The interest shall be charged on yearlybasis and repayment of loan and interest accumulatedduring moratorium period shall be once in a year (for aperiod of 12 years) after the completion of moratoriumperiod. Ministry of Railways would make available toRVNL the required funds thereafter, to enable them to dothe debt servicing. The debt servicing will pass throughRVNL books. Accordingly, funds are received by RVNL oneach year from MoR and the same is transferred to IRFC.Therefore, there is no impact on Statement of Profit & Lossof the Company.
i) Trade receivables are non-interest bearing except receivable from related party (other than subsidiaries) amounting toC498.40 crore (Previous year C694.22 crore) which are interest bearing at SBI base rate 1%. Customer profile includeMinistry of Railways, Public Sector Enterprises and State Owned Companies in India. The Company's average projectexecution cycle is around 24 to 36 months. General payment terms include mobilisation advance, monthly progresspayments with a credit period ranging from 45 to 60 days.
ii) Contract Assets are recognised over the period in which services are performed to represent the Company's right toconsideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to the customer. It includes balances due from customersunder construction contracts that arise when the Company receives payments from customers as per terms of thecontracts, however the revenue is recognised over the period under input method. Any amount previously recognisedas a contract asset is reclassified to trade receivables on satisfaction of the condition attached i.e. future service which isnecessary to achieve the billing milestone.
iii) Contract liabilities relating to construction contracts are obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for whichthe entity has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer. These mainly arise when a particularmilestone payment exceeds the revenue recognised to date under the input method and advance received in longterm construction contracts, the amount of advance received gets adjusted over the construction period as and wheninvoicing is made to the customer.
In respect of claims pending under adjudication in arbitration invoked by the Contractor not acknowledged as debts bythe Company are C4,979.26 crore as at 31 March 2026 (Previous year C4,527.61 crore ) and the cases pending in courts notacknowledged as debts by the Company involve an amount of C467.35 crore as at 31st March 2026 (Previous year C436.31 crore). All the claims in case of MoR Projects, if become payable, will form part of the project cost and reimbursable by respectiveclients.
Income- tax demands raised by the Income-tax department as at 31st March 2026 is aggregating to C33.57 crore (PreviousYear C28.00 crore ) and Company has not accepted the claim and submitted its appeal to department as follows:-
In respect of Service-tax, the company has received show cause notice from Director General of Goods & Service TaxIntelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit for service tax for the period from July 2012 to June 2017 which was contested by thecompany. Accordingly, The Company has received order from Additional Director General(Adjudication) dated 24.08.2021raise the demand of C148.68 crore plus applicable interest as per section 75 of Finance Act( which amounts to C130.16crore) and imposed penalty of C130.78 crore .The Company has filed an appeal before CESTAT, New Delhi against the saiddemand. Further, If the liability is decided against the Company in future ,the same will be borne by Ministry of Railways.
As per management's assessment, the likelihood of any adverse outcome in these cases is considered remote. Accordingly,no further interest has been recognized in respect of contingent liabilities.
40.4 National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have levied a fine of C2.37 Crore (UptoPrevious year C1.74 crore ) for non-compliance with the requirements pertaining to the composition of the Board and itscommittees upto March 31,2026. Directors of the Company are appointed by the Government of India and the Company hasno role to play in this regard and accordingly has requested Stock exchanges for waiver of fine.
40.5 Amount of Letter of Credit/Bank Guarantee as on 31 March 2026 is C5,263.18 crore (Previous year C4,822.14 crore).
-Office Premise at World Trade Center, Nauroji Nagar New Delhi being constructed by NBCC Nil (Previous Year: C50.54 crore)
Commitment towards Contractual Payments of Project expenditure is C87,228.47 crores (Previous Year: C42,871.50 crores).Contribution towards share capital in Subsidiaries, Joint Venture & Associates is C312.48 crores (Previous Year: C331.49 crores).
i) One of the former employees Mr. Devendra Singh on deputation from Indian Railways has filed a writ petition on22.07.2010 against the Company in respect of dues on account of difference in pay scales. The impact of the same hasnot been quantified in the writ.
ii) During the financial year 2014-15, Company received a show cause notice from the Director General of Central ExciseIntelligence, regarding the liability of Service Tax of C213.59 crores and interest and penalty thereon. The Company hasnot accepted the liability and has submitted its reply to the Show Cause Notice on 06.01.2015. A personal hearing hasalso been held in this regard on 21.09.2015 before the Principal Commissioner of Service Tax, Delhi-I. A similar statementof demand cum show cause notice has also been received for F.Y. 2014-15 on 05.04.2016 in which a demand of 82.07crores has been raised. It has also been replied on 24.05.2016. For F.Y. 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 (upto 30.06.2017), thestatement of demand cum show cause notice in which a total demand of 211.66 crores cum show cause notice wasserved on 22.03.2018 the matter is pending before The Principal Commissioner of Service Tax-I Delhi, which was repliedon 18.05.2018. In this matter department has communicated that it is kept in abeyance in view of the appeal on theidentical issue filed by the department in the case of M/s Mundra port and special economic zone limited before theHon'ble supreme court.
iii) As per the Construction Agreement between RVNL and Kutch Railway Company Limited, If expenditure is incurred byRVNL out of its own funds on the project executed on behalf of KRC, on account of the failure of KRC to make paymentto RVNL within 15 days of dispatch of intimation of requirement of additional funds, then RVNL shall charge interest atthe prevailing Base Rate of SBI 1% on the total amount so expended. The interest to be charged shall be fixed from the16th day after dispatch of demand for required funds and charged up to the date of actual payment is received from KRC.
During the current financial year, Company has written the letter to the RVNL and challenged the interest calculationmethod adopted by the RVNL.
Further board of directors in the 106th meeting held on 23rd August 2024 is of the view that the levy of interest by RVNLfor delayed payment beyond the original estimate cost of C1548.66 crores should not be made on the basis of RVNLdemand for funds. Interest should not be charged till the Revised estimate (1st or 2nd) is sanctioned by KRCL Board and aperiod of 2 years has passed which is required by KRCL to mobilise the funds for the cost overrun.
Contingent liabilities: (RVNL Share : 30%)
(Claims against the company not acknowledged as debts by the company)
(i) Landowners (from whom land was purchased) have filed various cases from time to time for enhanced compensation.The amount of claims pending as at year-end is not quantifiable.
(ii) Income-tax amounting C 1.88 crore (Previous year C2.98 crore) pertains to the AY-2013-14. 2014-15, & 2017-18.
(iii) A sum of C29.87 crore (C29.87 crore up to 31 March 2025) towards interest and other changes demanded by M/s RVNLis not acknowledged as debt by the Company.
Capital Commitments: (RVNL Share : 30%)
(i) Estimated amount of works remaining to be executed on capital account (based on EPC cost) on capital account and not
provided for:
Haridaspur Pradip BG Rail Link- Nil (Previous Year Nil)
Dhanmandal Chandikhal Rail Link C46.03 crore (Previous year C124.97 crore)
M/s RVNL, the agency responsible for executing the Dhanmandal-Chandikhol Chord rail link project, has not yet submitteda revised estimate. However, it is understood that the project is experiencing both time delays and cost overruns. Oncethe revised estimate is received from M/s RVNL, the details will be updated and the Company will take appropriate action.
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:49.76%)
a) Department has raised demand in respect of alleged offence of evasion of Service Tax amounting to C7.58 crores (as at31st March 2025 C7.58 crores) and C 2.86 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C2.86 cores) for financial year 2014-15 and 2015¬16 respectively. Also department has raised demand of C2.95 crores for the F.Y. 2016-17 and 2017-18 (upto June'17),However Company has not accepted the liability and has submitted its reply to department. Since the Company hadearlier received favourable ruling from CESTAT, it is confident that no additional liability will devolve on it. Further forthe period F.Y. 2011-12 to F.Y. 2013-14, KRCL has received favourable order from CESTAT for demand of C13.42 crores(as at 31st March 2025 C13.42 crores). In case of similar companies on same matter department has moved to Hon'bleSupreme court in this case.
b) Income Tax department has raised demand of C2.72 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C2.72 crores) for AY 2011-12, the matteris pending before commissioner of income tax appeal. Therefore liability for the case has not been recorded in the booksof accounts.
c) The Arbitral Tribunal delivered Award on July 16, 2024 in partly favour of KRCL, in respect of its Terminal Cost claimincluding interest thereon. Other claims of KRCL as well as all the counter claims of MoR were rejected by the Tribunal.Being dissatisfied with different portion of the Award, both the parties have filed appeals towards the rejected items underSection 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. The amount of KRCL's total Claim was C3,184.76 crores includinginterest, and total Counter claim of MoR was C5,556.54 crores including interest. Consequently, post Arbitration appealproceedings between KRCL and MoR are underway in the Hon'ble District Civil Court (for Commercial dispute) at Hyderabad.
d) Contingent liability in respect of departmental charges not claimed by RVNL @ 5% of project cost is estimated atC114.61 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C114.53 crores).
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:35.46%)
(i) The Company had received a Show Cause Notice (SCN)
during financial year 2014-15 from tax authoritiesin the matter of applicability of service tax on theCompany in respect of apportioned freight receivedby the Company from Railways. The SCN covered aperiod of three years from financial year 2011-12 tofinancial year 2013-14 and involved service tax ofC 16.33 crore plus interest and penalties. TheCompany contested the SCN and submittedits position through a rejoinder thereon to theadjudicating authorities, pleading that no service isrendered by BDRCL to Western Railway that mightwarrant liability to pay Service Tax. The Companymanaged to obtain relief from the Commissionerof Service Tax vide her order dated 25.01.2016 andhas, therefore, not provided for the amount in theaforesaid claim in its books for the above period.However, the department has filed appeal withCESTAT against the order of Commissioner for thesame period, which was contested on similar lines bythe Company. CESTAT has passed the order in favourof the Company vide Order No ST/A/50434-50435-50435/2019-CU(DB) dated 25/03/2019 rejected theappeals filed by the department. The departmenthas filed a appeal in Hon'ble Supreme Court againstthe order of CESTAT in response to the same theCompany has submitted a statement in Hon'bleSupreme Court.
The tax authorities issued another SCN to theCompany on the same grounds involving a demandof C16.38 crore plus interest and penalties for FY
2014- 15. The company has duly submitted its replyto the adjudicating authorities for withdrawal of theclaim in the aforesaid SCN on the same grounds aspleaded in the earlier rejoinder. Since the Company'sstand is based on sound principles and immutablefacts, and it had received a favourable ruling fromthe Commissioner of Service Tax, on the earlieroccasion, it is confident that no additional liabilityon account of Service Tax will devolve on it. TheCompany has not yet received any adjudicationorder in the matter.
Further, the tax authorities issued another SCN to theCompany on the same grounds involving a demandof C16.15 crore plus interest and penalties for FY
2015- 16 on 21st March 2018, the company has dulysubmitted its reply to the adjudicating authorities forwithdrawal of the claim in the aforesaid SCN on thesame grounds as pleaded in the earlier rejoinder.
Further more, the tax authorities issued another SCNto the Company on the same grounds involving ademand of C8.99 crore plus interest and penaltiesfor FY 2016-17 & 2017-18 (Upto Jun-17) on 22th April2019. The company has duly submitted its reply tothe adjudicating authorities for withdrawal of the
claim in the aforesaid SCN on the same grounds aspleaded in the earlier rejoinder.
(ii) The O&M expenditure pertaining to Bharuch-Chavajsection has been provided in the financial statementsto the extent information provided by WesternRailway and information available with the company,remaining O& M will be provided in the year in whichinformation will be received from Railways.
(iii) Company has terminated some contractualemployees, due to misconduct at work place andunauthorised absence from office, Aggrieved bythe decision of the company employees have filedapplication with Labour court for compensationtowards their termination. However, based onthe facts of the case company expects favourabledecision. Further, certain exiting Contractualpersonnel of Maintenance work have approachedRegional Labour Commissioner (RLC) with certaindemands. Matter was heard and hon'ble high courtordered vide dated 10.03.2026 quashed and set asidethe order of RLC Vadodara dated 08-07-2024 (SpecialCivil Application No. 3580/2025) and remanded backto RLC with the direction for fresh hearing on merits,the next hearing is fixed for 07-05-2026 before RLCVadodara.
(iv) The Company has received a claim of C6.97 crorefrom Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) pertainingto arbitral award for construction of BDRCL Projectunder construction agreement for gauge conversionof Bharuch Samni-Dahej Section. The claim of C5.51crore has been accepted and paid by the company.The remaining amount of C 1.45 crore has not beenaccepted by the Company and the necessary facts inthis regard have been intimated to RVNL.
(v) The Company has received a claim for the legalproceedings involving enhanced land acquisitioncompensation claims filed by landowners under theLand Acquisition Act. These matters are currentlypending before the Civil Courts at Jambusar andVagra and also involve related appeals before theHon'ble High Court.
Civil Court, Vagra:
In the case of Kalyansinh Madhavsinh (LAR 69/2019),the court has awarded enhanced compensation atC 138.10 per sq. meter against the original C39 persq. meter for 2,890.52 sq. meters of land. A ReviewApplication (Misc. App. No. 11/2023) has been filedand is pending for hearing on 24.06.2025. This casemay result in additional liability to the Companydepending on the final adjudication by the courts.
However, no provision has been recognized in thefinancial statements as the obligation is contingentin nature and accordingly Contingent Liability will beC0.04 crore (2890 sq.mt. @ C138.10) subject to finalorder of proceedings.
Civil Court, Jambusar:
Execution Applications No. 41/2022 to 43/2022,arising from LAR Case Nos. 81/2017 to 83/2017, arecurrently pending before the Civil Court, Jambusarfor enforcement of the order dated 21.01.2022,which awarded enhanced compensation at C857/-per square meter. Subsequently. First Appeals (Nos.9412/2025, 10931/2025, and 10955/2025) have beenfiled by the affected parties before the Hon'ble HighCourt, Ahmedabad. The matter is scheduled for nexthearing on 21.06.2025. Accordingly, a contingentliability exists towards payment of enhancedcompensation at C857/- per square meter for thetotal land area involved, subject to the final outcomeof the proceedings. Hon'ble High Court has grantedstay in these cases with instructions to deposit C0.67crore, C0.33 crore & C0.17 crore and accordinglycompany deposited the same on 26.09.2025.
(vi) The Company has received a claim in connectionwith land acquired for the Company's project,15 landowners had disputed the compensationawarded and filed a case before the Civil Court. Videorder dated 03.02.2018, the Civil Court awardedenhanced compensation of C315 per sq. meteralong with interest, solatium, and other statutorybenefits. The total enhanced compensation awardedwas C0.61 crores, which has been fully deposited bythe Company in compliance with directions of theHon'ble High Court of Gujarat- C0.30 crore in FY2019-20 and C0.30 crore in FY 2024-25.
The appeal filed by the Company is currently pendingbefore the Hon'ble High Court. As the matter remainssub judice, and the additional liability on accountof interest and statutory components is presentlyunascertainable, no provision has been made in thefinancial statements.
Accordingly, a contingent liability of anunascertainable amount exists as on 31.03.2026,pending final adjudication.
Capital commitment: (Share of RVNL:35.46%)
(i) Capital commitment in respect of S&T Work-projectC8.34 crore (Previous year C1.87 crore)
Other commitment: Nil (Previous Year Nil).
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:35.71 %)
1. During the financial year 2024-25 purchase company had received an order dated 16.01.2025 from the additionalcommissioner (Adjudicating Authority), GST and Central Excise Bhubaneshwar confirms the demand of GST of C3.31crores along with the interest under section 50 of the CGST Act, 2017 and also penalty under section 73 of the CGST Actas this amount was already paid by utilisation of ITC and the same is also confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority whilepassing the order. Therefore the company has filled an appeal against the order on 3rd May 2025.
2. Income tax demand of C0.86 crores and interest of C0.66 crores for the AY 2017-18 is showing on the Income Tax portal.The company has not agreed with the tax demand and requested to the Income-tax Dept. to rectify mistake u/s 154of IT act.
3. Land compensation case against company are pending before the Court (High Court and Lower Court) of C3.68 croreand no outcomes known as on date.
4. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. has communicated an interest penalty of C4.44 crore for the delay in payment of advances towardsproject expenditures to ASRL has not agreed to these charges and has communicated its position to RVNL in this regard.The matter is also being followed up with the competent authority of RVNL for resolution.
Capital commitment: (Share of RVNL:35.71%)
Capital commitment in respect of cost to be incurred for assets covered by service concession arrangement are C0.00(Nil) (31st March 2025 C45.53 crores).
Other commitment: Other commitment in respect of cost to be incurred for other than assets covered by service concessionarrangement are C0.00 (Nil) (31st March 2025 C0 Nil).
During the year, certain lease arrangements of the Company were modified resulting in a decrease in the scope of the lease, such asreduction in the leased area and/or shortening of the lease term. As required by Ind AS 116 - Leases, the Company has accountedfor this modification as follows:
The lease liability has been remeasured based on the revised lease payments over the revised lease term using a revised discountrate at the effective date of modification.
The carrying amount of the related ROU asset has been decreased to reflect the partial or full termination of the right of use arisingfrom the reduction in scope.
Any difference between the reduction in the lease liability and the corresponding adjustment to the ROU asset has been recognisedin the Statement of Profit and Loss as per Ind AS 116 requirements.
The Company usually receives advance payment from Joint Venture Companies for incurring expenditure on their projects.However, in the case of one joint venture company i.e. Krishnapatnam Railway Company Limited (KRCL), the Company is incurringproject expenditures on a regular basis and the total amount receivable from KRCL as on 31st March, 2026 is C 1,116.26. crore whichincludes C889.95 crore on account of Interest (Previous year C1,355.72 crore which includes C889.95 crore on account of Interest).The application of interest has been changed from compound to simple w.e.f 1st October 2024, whereas KRCL requested forapplication of simple interest w.e.f. 01.04.2020. The matter is pending with the Board of Directors of the Company and adjustmentif any will be recognized as and when the matter is finalized.
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available which isbeing evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources and assessingperformance. Chairman and Managing Director of the company has been identified as CODM.
The company has identified one reportable operating segments as "Development of Rail Infrastructure".
Income and expenses directly attributable to segments are reported under the respective operating segment. Income andExpenses which are not directly identifiable have been disclosed as un-allocable expenses or income.
Note: 51. Additional reporting requirement (Schedule III):
(i) The Company does not have any Benami Property and further no proceedings has been initiated or pending against theCompany for holding any Benami property.
(ii) The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off.
(iii) The Company does not have any pending charges or satisfaction to be registered with ROC.
(iv) The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
(v) The Company does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrenderedor disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Act, 1961 (such as search or survey or anyother relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
(vi) The Company has not been classified as willful defaulter by the Bank or Financial Instituitions.
(vii) The Realisable Value of financial assets of the Company is not lower than value disclosed in financial statements and subjectto confirmation.
(viii) The following disclosures shall be made where loans or advances in the nature of loans are granted to promoters, directors,KMPs and the related parties (as defined under Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other persons ,that are :
(a) . Repayable on demand; or
(b) . Without specific any terms or period of repayment
a) During the current financial year 2025-26, the Company has reclassified the 'Loss on onerous contracts' amounting to C63.76crore (previous year: C13.86 crore) from 'Other Expenses' (Note 27) to 'Expenditure on Operations' (Note 24) in the Statementof Profit and Loss. The said amount represents expenditure recognised at the year-end in respect of onerous contracts andpertains to direct project-related costs. Accordingly, the same has been classified under 'Expenditure on Operations' toappropriately reflect the nature of the expenditure in the financial statements. The comparative figures for the previous yearhave also been regrouped/reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
b) During the current financial year 2025-26, the Company has reclassified interest on mobilization advance under 'Finance Costs'(Note 27) amounting to C4.56 crore (previous year C2.71 crore), which was previously presented under 'Other Expenses'(Note27) as 'Miscellaneous Expenses' in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year 2024-25. The said amount pertains to financecharges in the nature of interest on mobilization advances and, accordingly, has been presented under 'Finance Costs' to reflecta more appropriate classification of the expenditure. The comparative figures have been regrouped/reclassified accordingly.
c) During the year, the Company undertook a comprehensive review of its accounting treatment relating to low-value electronicdevices, specifically mobile phones and tablets provided to employees for business operations, considering their nature, usagepattern, rapid technological obsolescence, relatively low individual value and the manner in which the associated economicbenefits are consumed.Pursuant to the aforesaid review, the competent authority approved a revision in the accountingtreatment whereby such items are to be recognised as revenue expenditure in the Statement of Profit and Loss at the time ofpurchase instead of being capitalised as Property, Plant and Equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives asfollowed under the earlier practice.
The aforesaid revision, in substance, involves a change in the accounting policy followed by the Company in respect ofcapitalization of such assets. However, the revision principally emanates from a reassessment of management estimates andjudgements relating to the expected period of use, materiality, technological obsolescence and pattern of consumption ofeconomic benefits associated with such assets.
The financial impact of the aforesaid change is nominal & the impact for the current year is as follows:
Increase in Other Expenses: C 2.31 crore (including write-off of opening WDV amounting to C 1.09 crore)
Impact on Profit Before Tax: C 2.31 crore
Management believes that the revised treatment results in a more appropriate presentation of the consumption pattern ofeconomic benefits associated with such assets and reflects the operational and economic substance of these items in a morerelevant manner.
Non-current assets or disposal groups comprising of assets and liabilities are classified as 'held for sale' when all the followingcriteria are met: (i) decision has been made to sell, (ii) the assets are available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) theassets are being actively marketed and (iv) sale has been agreed or is expected to be concluded within 12 months of the BalanceSheet date.
Subsequently, such non-current assets and disposal groups classified as 'held for sale' are measured at the lower of its carryingvalue and fair value less costs to sell. Non-current assets held for sale are not depreciated or amortised.
Accordingly during the year, the Company identified certain non-current assets that met the criteria for classification as 'AssetsHeld for Sale' in accordance with Ind AS 105 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. These assets havebeen measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell as at 31 March 2026. No impairment loss hasarisen on such measurement. The assets classified as held for sale amount to C0.01 crore and are expected to be disposed of withintwelve months from the reporting date.
Note 54. The Government of India has notified four Labour Codes namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial RelationsCode, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from21 November 2025, which consolidates 29 existing labour laws. The rules have been recently notified and no material liability isenvised in this regard.
Based on the time involved between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents, theCompany has determined twelve months as its operating cycle for the purpose of classification of its assets and liabilities as currentand non-current in the balance sheet.
Note 56. Balances of some of the Trade receivables, Other assets, Trade and Other payables accounts are subject to confirmations/reconciliations and consequential adjustment, if any. Reconciliations are carried out on on-going basis.