Your Directors present the 96th Annual Report and the audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is summarized below:
Particulars
Financial year endedMarch 31,2025
Financial year endedMarch 31,2024
Standalone
Consolidated
Total Income (Excluding Regulatory Income)
354
23,999
748
22,519
Gross Profit / (Loss) before depreciation andExceptional Items
(491)
8,805
(808)
908
Depreciation and Amortisation
14
1,421
16
1,503
Exceptional Items- (Expenses) / Income
(606)
1,100
(1,114)
(10)
Profit/(Loss) before taxation
(1,111)
8,484
(1,938)
(605)
Tax expenses (Net) (including deferred tax and tax forearlier years)
(3)
(6)
(8)
41
Profit/(Loss) after taxation before share of associatesand non-controlling interest
(1,108)
8,490
(1,930)
(646)
Profit/(Loss) after taxation after share of associates andnon-controlling interest
4,938
(1,609)
The Company is engaged in the business of providingEngineering and Construction services for power, roads, metrorail and other infrastructure sectors. The Company is alsoengaged in implementation, operation and maintenance ofseveral projects in defence sector and others areas like Metroand Toll Roads through its special purpose vehicles. It hasexecuted the state of the art Mumbai Metro Line One project onbuild, own, operate and transfer basis. Further, the Company isalso a leading utility company having presence across the valuechain of energy businesses.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the financialyear under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34(2) of theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended, (‘theListing Regulations’), is presented in a separate section formingpart of this Annual Report.
In October, 2024, the Company issued and allotted 12.56crore warrants at an issue Price of H 240 each, convertibleinto equivalent number of equity shares of the Company onpreferential basis to a promoter group entity and two otherinvestors, wherein an amount equivalent to 25% of the IssuePrice was paid on subscription and the balance 75% is to be paid
by warrant holder(s) on or before conversion, within a period of18 months from the date of allotment.
During the financial year under review, the Board of Directorsof the Company approved the issue of unsecured ForeignCurrency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) upto USD 350 million,with tenure of ten years and one day and coupon rate of 5% perannum, convertible into equity shares of H 10 each, on privateplacement basis to VFSI Holdings Pte. Limited or any affiliate ofVarde Investment Partners, LP.
The Company, at its Board Meeting held on March 08, 2025,approved the Scheme of Arrangement between the Companyand its wholly owned subsidiary, Reliance Velocity Limited andtheir respective shareholders and creditors. The proposedScheme is subject to necessary statutory compliances andrequisite regulatory permissions, sanctions and approvals,including approval of the Hon’ble National Company LawTribunal, Mumbai Bench.
During the financial year, the Company has fully settled theentire obligations with respect to its borrowings from LifeInsurance Corporation of India, Edelweiss Asset ReconstructionCompany Limited, IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited and
Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited in accordance with therespective settlement agreements executed with them. At thetime of settlement of the above debts, the valuation of securityhas depleted by 30 percent of its original value, based on thebook value of the assets due to business losses of the Company.
The overall debt obligations of the Company from bank andfinancial institutions have reduced from H 3,383 crore as at thebeginning of the year to H 85 crore as on March 31,2025. As ondate, there is no default on interest and repayment of principalamount on borrowings from Banks/ financial institutions.
During the financial year under review, the members of theCompany approved the introduction and implementation of‘Reliance Infrastructure Employee Stock Option Scheme 2024’(“Scheme”), for the employees of the Company and also forthe employees of group companies including its subsidiaries,associates and holding company.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board willadminister and monitor the Scheme, which is in compliance withthe SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity)Regulations, 2021 (SBEB Regulations). The relevant disclosuresin terms of SBEB Regulations along with the Certificate from theSecretarial Auditor on implementation of the Scheme in termsof Regulation 13 of the SBEB Regulations are available on theCompany’s website and can be accessed at https://www.rinfra.com/web/rinfra/employee-stock-option-scheme-2024
During the financial year under review, the Board of Directorshas not recommended dividend on the equity shares of theCompany. The Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company isavailable on the Company’s website at the link: https://www.rinfra.com/documents/1142822/10625710/RInfra_Dividend_Distribution_Policy.pdf.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the publicfalling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act,2013 (‘the Act’) and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014. There are no unclaimed deposits, unclaimed/unpaid interest, refunds due to the deposit holders or to bedeposited with the Investor Education and Protection Fund ason March 31,2025.
The Company has complied with applicable provisions of Section186 of the Act during the financial year. Pursuant to Section 186of the Act, details of the Investments made by the Company areprovided in Note No. 6 of the standalone financial statement.
During the financial year under review, the Company hasincorporated a number of subsidiaries namely Reliance EVPrivate Limited, Reliance Jai Auto Private Limited, RelianceUnlimit Private Limited, Reliance Risee Private Limited, RelianceJai Private Limited, Reliance Jai Properties Private Limited,Reliance Jai Realty Private Limited, Reliance Clean EV PrivateLimited, Reliance Perfect EV Private Limited, Reliance PureEV Private Limited, Reliance Battery Greentech Private Limited(Formerly Reliance EV Go Private Limited), Reliance CleanTechMobility Private Limited, Reliance Renewable ConstructorsPrivate Limited, Reliance LovE Private Limited, Reliance GreenInnovation Private Limited, Reliance MoEVing Private Limited,Reliance GreenTech Mobility Private Limited, Reliance ZettaSolar Private Limited, Reliance Zetta SolarTech Private Limitedand Reliance Green Glide Private Limited.
Further, Reliance Enterprises Private Limited was incorporatedin Bhutan as an Associate Company.
The following Companies ceased to be subsidiaries / associatesof the Company namely -Reliance Cement Corporation PrivateLimited, Reliance E-Generation and Management Private Limited,Reliance Smart Cities Limited, Reliance Property DevelopersPrivate Limited, Reliance Cruise and Terminals Limited,Reliance Aero Systems Private Limited, Reliance Defence andAerospace Private Limited, RPL Photon Private Limited, RPLSun Power Private Limited, RPL Sun Technique Private Limitedand Reliance Defence Technologies Private Limited.
The summary of the performance and financial position ofthe subsidiary companies, associates and joint venture arepresented in Form AOC-1 and in Management Discussionand Analysis report forming part of this Annual Report. Also,a report on the performance and financial position of each ofthe subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as per the Act isprovided in the consolidated financial statement.
The Policy for determining material subsidiary Companies asapproved by the Board may be accessed on the Company’swebsite at https://www.rinfra.com/documents/1142822/1189698/Policy_for_Determination_of_Material_Subsidiary_updated.pdf
The audited financial statements of the Company are drawn up,both on standalone and consolidated basis, for the financial yearended March 31, 2025, in accordance with the requirementsof the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,‘(Ind-AS)’, notified under Section 133 of the Act, read withrelevant Rules and other Accounting Principles. The consolidatedfinancial statement has been prepared in accordance with Ind-AS and relevant provisions of the Act based on the financialstatements received from subsidiaries, associates and jointventures, as approved by their respective Board of Directors.
accounting standards had been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures, if any;
ii. the Directors had selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company asat March 31,2025 and of the loss of the Company for theyear ended on that date;
iii. the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities;
iv. the Directors had prepared the annual financial statementfor the financial year ended March 31, 2025, on agoing concern basis;
v. the Directors had laid down proper internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and such internal financialcontrols are adequate and are operating effectively; and
vi. the Directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
All contracts, arrangements and transactions entered intoby the Company during the financial year under review withrelated parties were on an arm’s length basis and in the ordinarycourse of business.
There were no materially significant related party transactionsmade by the Company with Promoters, Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel or other designated persons, which couldhave potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
During the financial year, the Company has not entered intoany contract/ arrangement/transaction with related partieswhich could be considered material in accordance with thepolicy of Company on materiality of related party transactions(i.e transactions where the value exceeds t 1000 croreor 10% of the annual consolidated turnover, whichever islower), or which is required to be reported in Form AOC -2 in terms of section 134 (3)(h) read with Section 188 ofthe Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules2014, as amended.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the AuditCommittee for approval. Omnibus approval of the AuditCommittee was obtained for the transactions which were of arepetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to theomnibus approval so granted were reviewed and statementsgiving details of all related party transactions were placed beforethe Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. The policy on Related
Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded onthe Company’s website at the link: https://www.rinfra.com/documents/1142822/1189698/Related_Party_Transactions_Policy_updated.pdf
Your Directors draw attention of the Members to Note No. 32to the standalone financial statement which sets out relatedparty disclosures pursuant to Ind-AS and Schedule V ofListing Regulations.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting thefinancial position of the Company which have occurred betweenthe end of the financial year and the date of this report.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, Ten BoardMeetings were held. Details of the meetings held and attendedby each Director are given in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of this Annual Report.
As on date, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directorscomprises of Independent Directors namely Ms. Manjari Kackeras Chairperson, Ms. Chhaya Virani, Shri V. S. Verma andDr. Thomas Mathew, as members.
During the financial year, all the recommendations made by theAudit Committee were accepted by the Board.
M/s. Chaturvedi & Shah LLP, Chartered Accountants wereappointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 91stAGM of the Company held on June 23, 2020, to hold office for aterm of five consecutive years until the conclusion of 96th AGMof the Company. The Board, at their meeting held on June 11,2025, have recommended to members of the Company, theirre-appointment for a second term of five consecutive years, tohold office from the conclusion of the 96th AGM till the conclusionof the 101st AGM of the Company.
The Company has received confirmation from M/s. Chaturvedi &Shah LLP, Chartered Accountants that they are not disqualifiedfrom being appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors in their report to the Members have given Disclaimerof Opinion. In this regard it is stated that:
During the previous year, the Company initiated pre-institutionmediation proceedings in accordance with the procedure laiddown under Section 12 A of the Commercial Court’s Act, 2015read with the provisions of the Mediation Act, 2023, before theMain Mediation Centre, Bombay High Court against the EPC
Company for recovery of its dues. In terms of such proceedings,the parties have agreed upon and signed and submitted theConsent Terms before the Mediation Centre in full and finalsettlement of all outstanding disputes and claims against theEPC Company. Through this Mediation, the entire dues from theEPC Company and disputes in this regard stands fully settledagainst transfer/assignment of assets/ economic interests in theassets of the EPC Company to the Company and accordingly,total exposure of the Company in EPC Company is Nil as onMarch 31,2025.
Further, the Company is confident of the overall recovery relatedto the assignment of such economic rights.
During the year ended March 31, 2020 t 3,050.98 crore beingthe loss on invocation of pledge of shares of Reliance PowerLimited held by the Company has been adjusted against thecapital reserve. According to the management of the Company,this is an extremely rare circumstance where even though thevalue of long term strategic investment is high, the same is beingdisposed off at much lower value for the reasons beyond thecontrol of the Company, thereby causing the said loss to theCompany. Hence, being the capital loss, the same has beenadjusted against the capital reserve.
Further, due to said invocation, during the year ended March31, 2020, investment in Reliance Power Limited had beenreduced to 12.77% of its paid-up share capital. Accordinglyin terms of Ind AS 28 on Investments in Associates, ReliancePower had ceased to be associate of the Company. Althoughthis being strategic investments and Company continues tobe promoter of the Reliance Power, due to the invocations ofthe shares by the lenders for the reasons beyond the controlof the Company the balance investments in Reliance Powerhave been carried at fair value in accordance with Ind AS 109on financial instruments and valued at current market priceand loss of t 1,973.90 crore being the capital loss, has beenadjusted against the capital reserve.
The other observations and comments given by the Auditors intheir report, read together with notes on financial statements areself-explanatory and hence do not call for any further commentsunder section 134 of the Act.
No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to the AuditCommittee or the Board.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 the Act and theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the Boardof Directors have appointed M/s. Talati & Associates, CostAccountants, as the Cost Auditors of the Company for conductingthe cost audit of the Engineering & Construction Division of theCompany for the financial year ending March 31,2026, and their
remuneration is subject to ratification by the Members at theensuing AGM of the Company.
The provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act continue to applyto the Company and accordingly the Company has maintainedcost accounts and records in respect of the applicable servicesfor the financial year ended March 31,2025.
During the financial year under review, the Company hascomplied with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued bythe Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act readwith the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directorshad appointed M/s. Ashita Kaul & Associates, CompanySecretaries in Practice, to undertake the Secretarial Auditof the Company for the financial year 2024-25. There is noqualification, reservation or adverse remark made by theSecretarial Auditors in the Secretarial Audit Report for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2025. The Audit Report ofthe Secretarial Auditors of the Company and its materialsubsidiaries for the financial year ended March 31,2025 areattached hereto as Annexure A1 to A3.
Pursuant to Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations, theCompany has obtained Secretarial Compliance Report fromthe Secretarial Auditors on compliance of all applicable SEBIRegulations and circulars/ guidelines issued there under.
The observations and comments given by the SecretarialAuditors in their report are self-explanatory and hence do notcall for any further comments under Section 134 of the Act.
Pursuant to the amended provisions of Regulation 24A of theListing Regulations requiring the appointment of SecretarialAuditors by the Members of the Company, the Board ofDirectors have approved and recommended the appointmentof M/s. Ajay Kumar & Co, Practising Company Secretariesas the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term ofFive consecutive financial years commencing from April 01,2025 till March 31, 2030, for approval of the members atthe ensuing AGM.
Pursuant to section 92 (3) read with Section 134 (3)(a) of theAct, the Annual Return as on March 31,2025 is available on theCompany’s website and can be accessed at https://www.rinfra.com/web/rinfra/annual-return.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act readwith rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, asamended, a statement showing the names and other particularsof the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limitsset out in the said Rules are provided in the Annual Report.
Disclosures relating to the remuneration and other details asrequired under Section 197(12) of the Act read with rule 5(1) ofthe aforesaid rules, also forms part of this Annual Report.
However, having regard to the provisions of second provisoto Section 136(1) of the Act, the Annual Report, excluding theaforesaid information is being sent to all the Members of theCompany and others entitled thereto. Any Member interested inobtaining the same may write to the Company Secretary and thesame will be furnished on request.
The particulars as required to be disclosed in terms of Section134(3)(m) of the Act, read with Rule 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure B forming partof this Report.
The Company has adopted the Corporate GovernancePolicies and Code of Conduct which sets out the systems,processes and policies conforming to the internationalstandards. The report on Corporate Governance as stipulatedunder Regulation 34(3) read with para C of Schedule V ofthe Listing Regulations is presented in a separate sectionforming part of this Annual Report.
A certificate from M/s. Ashita Kaul & Associates, CompanySecretaries in Practice, confirming compliance of conditions ofCorporate Governance as stipulated under Para E of ScheduleV of the Listing Regulations, is enclosed with this Report.
In accordance with Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 22of the Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a vigilmechanism to address the genuine concerns, if any, of theDirectors and employees. The vigil mechanism is overseen bythe Audit Committee and every person has direct access to theChairperson of the Audit Committee. The details of the samehave been stated in the Report on Corporate Governance andthe policy can also be accessed on the Company’s website atthe link: https://www.rinfra.com/documents/1142822/13196396/Whistle_Blower_Policy_Vigil_Mechanism.pdf
The Board of the Company has constituted a Risk ManagementCommittee which consists of Directors and senior executivesof the Company. The details of the Committee and its terms ofreference, etc. are set out in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of this Report.
The Company has a Business Risk Management Frameworkto identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities.This framework seeks to create transparency, minimizeadverse impact on the business objectives and enhancesCompany’s competitive advantage. The Business RiskManagement Framework defines the risk managementapproach across the enterprise at various levels includingdocumentation and reporting.
The risks are assessed for each project and mitigation measuresare initiated both at the project as well as at the corporate level.More details on Risk Management indicating developmentand implementation of Risk Management policy includingidentification of elements of risk and their mitigation are coveredin Management Discussion and Analysis section forming partof this Report.
The Company is committed to uphold and maintain the dignityof women employees and it has in place a policy which providesfor protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for prevention and redressal of such complaints.The Company has also constituted an Internal ComplianceCommittee in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Duringthe financial year under review, no complaints pertaining tosexual harassment were received.
The Company has constituted Corporate Social Responsibility("CSR") and Sustainability Committee in compliance with theprovisions of Section 135 of the Act read with the Companies(Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. At present,the CSR and Sustainability Committee of the Board consistsof Ms. Chhaya Virani, as Chairperson, Ms. Manjari Kacker,Shri V. S. Verma, Dr. Thomas Mathew and Shri Vijesh BabuThota, as the Members. The Annual Report on CSR activities isgiven in Annexure C.
The CSR policy formulated by the Committee may beaccessed on the Company’s website at the link: https://www.rinfra.com/documents/1142822/1189698/Rinfra_CSRPolicy_revised.pdf
Going concern status of the Company and its operationsis not impacted due to any order passed by Regulators orCourts or Tribunals.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controlswith reference to financial statement, across the organization.The same is subject to review periodically by the internal auditorsfor its effectiveness. During the financial year, such controlswere tested and no reportable material weakness in the designor operations were observed.
Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report for thefinancial year under review as stipulated under the ListingRegulations is presented under separate section forming part ofthis Annual Report.
At the beginning of the financial year, there were five matterspending against the Company under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016. During the year, two matters weredisposed off as withdrawn due to settlement and one matter was
disposed off / rejected after being contested on merits. No newapplications were filed against the Company in the last financialyear. As at the end of the financial year, two matters filed byoperational creditors were pending. In one of the above twomatters, National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai passed anorder dated May 30, 2025 admitting the Company into CorporateInsolvency Resolution process. However, the Company hasmade full payment of the entire amount outstanding alongwith interest. In the appeal filed by the Company, the Hon’bleNational Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, vide itsorder dated June 4, 2025 suspended the impugned Order.
During the financial year under review, the Company has nottransferred any amounts to reserves; not issued any equityshares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwisenor issued any sweat equity shares to its Directors or Employees.
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciationfor the co-operation and assistance received from members,debenture holders, debenture trustees, bankers, financialinstitutions, government authorities, regulatory bodies andother business constituents during the year under review.Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep senseof appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives,officers and staff.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Vijesh Babu Thota Manjari Kacker
Executive Director and CFO Director
DIN: 09128139 DIN: 06945359
Place: MumbaiDate: June 11,2025