will be required to settle the obligationand a reliable estimate can be made ofthe amount of the obligation.
When the Company expects some orall of a provision to be reimbursed,the reimbursement is recognised asa separate asset, but only when thereimbursement is virtually certain.The expense relating to a provision ispresented in the Statement of Profit andLoss, net of any reimbursement.
I f the effect of the time value of moneyis material, provisions are discountedusing a current pre-tax rate that reflects,when appropriate, the risks specific tothe liability. When discounting is used,the increase in the provision due tothe passage of time (i.e. unwinding ofdiscount) is recognised as a finance cost.
Provisions are reviewed at the end ofeach reporting period and adjusted toreflect the current best estimate. If it isno longer probable that an outflow ofresources would be required to settlethe obligation, the provision is reversed.
Contingent assets are not recognised.However, when realisation of income isvirtually certain, then the related assetis no longer a contingent asset, and isrecognised as an asset.
r) Provisions(i) General
Provisions are recognised when theCompany has a present obligation (legalor constructive) as a result of a pastevent, it is probable that an outflow ofresources embodying economic benefits
Contingent liabilities are disclosedin notes to accounts when there is apossible obligation arising from pastevents, the existence of which willbe confirmed only by the occurrenceor non-occurrence of one or moreuncertain future events not wholly withinthe control of the Company or a presentobligation that arises from past eventswhere it is either not probable that anoutflow of resources will be requiredto settle or a reliable estimate of theamount cannot be made.
Asset retirement obligations (ARO)are provided for those operating lease
the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation(based on the lowest level input that issignificant to the fair value measurement as awhole) at the end of each reporting period.
For the purpose of fair value disclosures,the Company has determined classes ofassets and liabilities on the basis of thenature, characteristics and risks of the assetor liability and the level of the fair valuehierarchy as explained above.
This note summarises accounting policyfor fair value measurement. Other fairvalue related disclosures are given in therelevant notes.
u) Share capitalOrdinary shares
Ordinary shares are classified as equity.Incremental costs directly attributable to theissue of ordinary shares and share optionsare recognised as a deduction from equity,net of any tax effects.
v) Exceptional items
Exceptional items include items of incomeor expense that are considered to be partof Company's ordinary activities which arenon-recurring. However, these items are ofsuch significance and nature that separatedisclosure enables the user of financialstatements to understand the impactin a more meaningful manner, facilitatecomparison with comparative periods andassess underlying trends in the financialperformance of the Company.
w) Non-GAAP measure of financial performance
Profit before depreciation and amortization,finance cost, finance income, charity anddonation, and tax is an important measure offinancial performance relevant to the usersof financial statements and stakeholders ofthe Company. Hence, the Company presentsthe same as an additional line item on theface of the statement of profit and lossconsidering such a presentation is relevantfor understanding of the Company's financialposition and performance.
arrangements where the Company has abinding obligation at the end of the leaseperiod to restore the leased premises ina condition similar to inception of lease.
ARO are provided at the presentvalue of expected costs to settle theobligation using estimated cash flowsand are recognized as part of the costof the particular asset. The cash flowsare discounted at a current pre-tax ratethat reflects the risks specific to the siterestoration obligation. The unwinding ofthe discount is expensed as incurred andrecognized in the statement of profitand loss as a finance cost. The estimatedfuture costs of decommissioning arereviewed annually and adjusted asappropriate. Changes in the estimatedfuture costs or in the discount rateapplied are added to or deducted fromthe cost of the asset.
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profitfor the period attributable to the ordinaryequity shareholders of the Company by theweighted average number of equity sharesoutstanding during the period.
Diluted EPS is calculated by dividingthe profit attributable to ordinary equityshareholders of the Company by theweighted average number of Equity sharesoutstanding during the period adjusted forthe effect of the weighted average numberof equity shares that would be issued onconversion of all the dilutive potential equityshares into equity shares.
The Company measures financial instrumentsat fair value at each reporting date. Fair valueis the price that would be received to sell anasset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderlytransaction between market participantsat the measurement date. The fair valuemeasurement is based on the presumptionthat the transaction to sell the asset ortransfer the liability takes place either:
• In the principal market for theasset or liability
• I n the absence of a principal market, inthe most advantageous market for theasset or liability
The principal or the most advantageousmarket must be accessible by the Company.
The fair value of an asset or a liability ismeasured using the assumptions that marketparticipants would use when pricing the assetor liability, assuming that market participantsact in their best economic interest.
A fair value measurement of a non-financialasset takes into account a marketparticipant's ability to generate economicbenefits by using the asset in its highest andbest use or by selling it to another marketparticipant that would use the asset in itshighest and best use.
The Company uses valuation techniquesthat are appropriate in the circumstancesand for which sufficient data are availableto measure fair value, maximising the use ofrelevant observable inputs and minimisingthe use of unobservable inputs.
All assets and liabilities for which fair valueis measured or disclosed in the financialstatements are categorised within the fairvalue hierarchy, described as follows, basedon the lowest level input that is significant tothe fair value measurement as a whole:
• Level 1- Quoted prices (unadjusted)in active markets for identical assetsor liabilities.
• Level 2- Inputs other than quotedprices included within Level 1 that areobservable for the asset or liability, eitherdirectly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e.derived from prices)
• Level 3- Inputs for the assets or liabilitiesthat are not based on observable marketdata (unobservable inputs)
For assets and liabilities that are recognisedin the financial statements on a recurringbasis, the Company determines whethertransfers have occurred between levels in
New amendments adopted during the year:
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA”)notifies new standards or amendments tothe existing standards under Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules asissued from time to time. For the year endedMarch 31, 2025, MCA has notified Ind AS -117 Insurance Contracts and amendmentsto Ind AS 116 - Leases, relating to sale andleaseback transactions, applicable to theCompany w.e.f. April 1, 2024. The Companyhas reviewed the new pronouncements andbased on its evaluation it has determinedthat it does not have any impact on itsfinancial statements.
There are no standards that are notified andnot yet effective as on the date.
The preparation of the Company's financialstatements requires management to makejudgements, estimates and assumptions thataffect the reported amounts of revenues,expenses, assets and liabilities, and theaccompanying disclosures, and the disclosureof contingent liabilities. Uncertainty aboutthese assumptions and estimates could resultin outcomes that require a material adjustmentto the carrying amount of assets or liabilitiesaffected in future periods.
The management is applying judgements in theprocess of finalizing the Company's accountingpolicies and critical estimates. The keyassumptions concerning the future and other keysources of estimation uncertainty at the reportingdate, that have a significant risk of causing amaterial adjustment to the carrying amounts ofassets and liabilities within the next financial year,are described below. The Company has basedits assumptions and estimates on parametersavailable when the financial statementswere prepared. Existing circumstances andassumptions about future developments,however, may change due to market changes orcircumstances arising that are beyond the control
of the Company. Such changes are reflected in
the assumptions when they occur.
The Company has assessed that its masterservice agreement ("MSA”) with operatorscontains lease of its tower sites and plant andequipment and has determined, based onevaluation of the terms and conditions of thearrangements such as various lessees sharingthe same tower sites with specific area, thefair value of the asset and all the significantrisks and rewards of ownership of theseproperties retained by the Company, thatsuch contracts are in the nature of operatinglease and has accounted for as such.
Lease rentals under operating leases arerecognised as income on straight line basisover the lease term.
The Company determines the lease term asthe non-cancellable period of a lease, togetherwith both periods covered by an option toextend the lease if the Company is reasonablycertain to exercise that option; and periodscovered by an option to terminate the leaseif the Company is reasonably certain not toexercise that option. In assessing whether theCompany is reasonably certain to exercise anoption to extend a lease, or not to exercisean option to terminate a lease, it considers allrelevant facts and circumstances that createan economic incentive for the Company toexercise the option to extend the lease, or notto exercise the option to terminate the lease.The Company evaluates if an arrangementqualifies to be a lease as per the requirementsof Ind AS 116, Leases. Identification of a leaserequires significant judgment. The Companyuses significant judgement in assessing thelease term (including anticipated renewals)and the applicable discount rate. The discountrate is generally based on the incrementalborrowing rate calculated as the weightedaverage rate specific to the portfolio ofleases with similar characteristics.
Refer note 4.1(c) for accounting policy onimpairment of non- financial assets.
The carrying amounts of the Companynon-financial assets, other than deferredtax assets, are reviewed at the end of eachreporting period to determine whether thereis any indication of impairment. If any suchindication exists, the Company estimates therecoverable amount.
There is no indicator which triggersimpairment of cash-generating unit ('CGU')of the Company on the reporting date.However, the Company has assessedimpairment at asset level wherever necessaryand if applicable it has recognised impairmentcharge in the statement of profit and loss.
Refer note 4.1(a) for the estimated useful lifeof Property, plant and equipment.
Property, plant and equipment also representa significant proportion of the asset baseof the Company. Therefore, the estimatesand assumptions made to determine theircarrying value and related depreciation arecritical to the Company's financial positionand performance.
The charge in respect of periodicdepreciation is derived after determining anestimate of an asset's expected useful lifeand the expected residual value at the endof its life. Increasing an asset's expected lifeor its residual value would result in a reduceddepreciation charge in the Statement ofProfit and Loss.
The useful lives and residual values ofCompany assets are determined bymanagement at the time the asset isacquired and reviewed periodically. The livesare based on historical experience withsimilar assets as well as anticipation of futureevents which may impact their life, such aschanges in technology.
d) Allowances for doubtful receivables
The expected credit loss is mainly based onthe ageing of the receivable balances andhistorical experience. Based on the industrypractices and the business environment inwhich the entity operates, managementconsiders that the trade receivables areprovided if the receipt is more than 180
days past due from related parties, 90 dayspast due from other customers and nil daysin case of uncertainty of collection froma customer. The receivables are assessedon an individual basis or grouped intohomogeneous groups and assessed forimpairment collectively, depending on theirsignificance. Moreover, trade receivables arewritten off on a case-to-case basis if deemednot to be collectible on the assessment of theunderlying facts and circumstances.
The Company uses various leased premisesto install its tower assets. A provision isrecognised for the cost to be incurred for therestoration of these premises at the end ofthe lease period, which is estimated basedon actual quotes, which are reasonable andappropriate under these circumstances. It isexpected that these provisions will be utilisedat the end of the lease period of the respectivesites as per respective lease agreements.
Refer note 4.1(i) for judgements andestimates on revenue recognition.
g) Income taxes
The Company's tax jurisdiction is India.Significant judgements are involved indetermining the provision for income taxes,including amount expected to be paid/recovered for uncertain tax positions.Significant management judgement isalso required to determine the amount ofdeferred tax assets that can be recognised,
based upon the likely timing and the levelof future taxable profits together withfuture tax planning strategies, includingestimates of temporary differences reversingon account of available benefits from theIncome Tax Act, 1961.
h) Provisions and contingent liabilities
The Company has ongoing litigations withvarious regulatory authorities and thirdparties that arise in the ordinary course ofbusiness, the outcome of which is inherentlyuncertain. The Company records a liabilitywhen it is both probable that a loss has beenincurred and the amount can be reasonablyestimated. Significant judgment is required todetermine both probability and the estimatedamount. The Company reviews theseprovisions at least quarterly and adjusts theseprovisions accordingly to reflect the impactof negotiations, settlements, rulings, adviceof legal counsel, and updated information.
The cost of the defined benefit plan isdetermined using actuarial valuations.An actuarial valuation involves making variousassumptions that may differ from actualdevelopments in the future. These includethe determination of the discount rate; futuresalary increases and mortality rates. Due tothe complexities involved in the valuationand its long-term nature, a defined benefitobligation is highly sensitive to changesin these assumptions. All assumptions arereviewed on a half yearly basis.
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 30, 2024 approved a proposal for buyback of upto56,774,193 equity shares of the Company at a price of '465 per equity share, payable in cash for anaggregate amount upto '26,400 Million through tender offer process in accordance with Companies Act,2013 and rules made thereunder, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities)Regulations, 2018 (the "SEBI Buyback Regulations”) as amended.
The tendering period for the buyback offer opened on August 14, 2024 and closed on August 21, 2024 (bothdays inclusive). The Company intimated to the stock exchanges regarding the completion of extinguishmentof shares and closure of Buyback vide its letter dated September 05, 2024.
Accordingly, the equity share capital of the Company was reduced by '568 Million and the premiumon buy-back of '25,832 Million was adjusted against securities premium account. An amount of '1,087
Million was paid towards transaction costs and tax related to buyback, which has been adjusted againstsecurities premium. The Company has also created a capital redemption reserve of '568 Million, equal tonominal value of shares bought back, as an appropriation from securities premium in accordance withCompanies Act, 2013.
For details of shares reserved for issue under the employee stock option plan (ESOP) of theCompany, refer note 37.
Scheme of Arrangement (Indus Scheme) in erstwhile Indus Towers Limited. The General Reserve accountshall be treated as free reserve for all intents and purposes. (refer note 3 and 45(b)).
Retained earnings are the profits that the Company has earned till date, less transfer to other reserves (ifany), dividends and other distributions paid to shareholders.
Common control reserve is created on account of acquisition of Passive Infrastructure Business Undertakingby way of slump sale from the parent company. (refer note 48).
Remeasurements gain/(loss) of defined benefit plans (net of tax). (refer note 36).
Securities premium is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve is utilised in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
This relates to share options granted by the Company to its employees under its employee share options plan.
Capital redemption reserve was created on buy back of shares. A company may issue fully paid up bonusshares to its members out of Capital redemption reserve account.
Capital reserve was created out of slump purchase of assets. (refer note 45(c)).
Merger capital reserve was created on account of merger of the Company with erstwhile Indus TowersLimited. (refer note 3).
General reserve was created out of Composite Scheme of arrangement with Bharti Airtel Limited.Pursuant to the merger of Joint Venture Company (i.e. erstwhile Indus Towers Limited) with the Company,the investment in Joint Venture Company has been cancelled by debiting the General Reserve to the extentavailable under the said Scheme (refer note 3 and 45(a)).
Further, pursuant to the merger of erstwhile Indus Towers Limited with the Company, General reserveof erstwhile Indus Towers Limited was transferred to the Company which was created out on account of
(i) Total employees stock options expense recognised for the year ended March 31, 2025 and March 31,2024 is '140 Million and '89 Million respectively.
(ii) The Company had decided to issue equity shares on exercise of ESOPs through ESOP trust and withthis objective, Indus Towers Employee's Welfare Trust [a trust set up for administration of EmployeeStock Option Plan ('ESOP') of the Company] was formed in FY 2014-15.
The loan has been given to ESOP trust time to time for purchase the Equity Shares of the Company fromopen market as permitted by SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014.
During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Trust has acquired 265,424 and 449,576 shares at an averageprice of '355.99 per share and '363.75 per share respectively and 762,776 equity shares of exercise priceof '10 each have been transferred to employees upon exercise of stock options. As of March 31, 2025, theTrust holds 925,702 shares of face value of '10 each of the Company.
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Trust has acquired 711,000 shares at a price of '182.56 pershare and 419,639 equity shares of exercise price of '10 each have been transferred to employees uponexercise of stock options. As of March 31, 2024, the Trust holds 967,683 shares of face Value of '10 eachof the Company.
Total payments made to micro, small and medium enterprises amounts to '31,335 Million ('35,335 Millionfor the year ended March 31, 2024) out of which '1,026 Million ('1,467 Million for the year ended March 31,2024) has been paid beyond the appointed date; which is primarily due to delays in receipt of invoices andinadequate documentation in certain cases.
Dues to micro and small enterprises have been determined to the extent such parties have been identifiedon the basis of information collected by management.
*Also include outstanding dues of medium enterprises.
The management of the Company assesses all material claims in the nature of demands and the showcause notices ("SCNs”), including intimation prior to SCNs, relating to direct and indirect taxes against theCompany and based on legal advice in certain cases, evaluates whether it is probable, possible or remote("PPR”). The Company discloses matters as contingent liability that are assessed as possible.
Further, the management of the Company makes an assessment for uncertain tax positions for direct taxmatters and records a provision if it is probable and discloses it as part of contingent liabilities when it isassessed as possible in nature.
Contingent liability amount disclosed above includes interest and penalty only to the extent such amountsare assessed by various tax authorities through demand order and such demands are assessed by themanagement as possible.
The management of the Company assesses all material claims in the nature of demands relating to legaland other matters against the Company and based on legal advice in certain cases, evaluates whether it isprobable, possible or remote ("PPR”). The Company discloses all the matters as contingent liability that areassessed as possible and remote.
Contingent liability amount disclosed above includes interest and penalty only to the extent such amountsare assessed by various government authorities through demand order.
The Company had received demand in certain states for stamp duty on execution of Leave and LicenseAgreement of Cell Sites.
The Hon'ble Supreme Court, in November 2016, with the nine-member bench, upheld the constitutionalvalidity i.e. the states are empowered to design the legislation w.r.t. levy of Entry Tax.
However, the Court directed the matter to respective High Courts on the issue whether or not therespective State Entry tax Acts are discriminatory in nature.
Basis directions from Supreme Court, fresh writ petitions were filed before High Courts of severalstates on the ground of discrimination. The Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad in the case of Indian OilCorporation Ltd., upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Entry Tax Act followed byHon'ble High Court of Bombay in the case of Hindustan National Glass & Industries Ltd. Recently, theHon'ble High Court of Bombay (Goa Bench) in the case of the Company followed the judgment of HighCourt Allahabad & Bombay and upheld the constitutional validity of Goa Entry Tax Act.
During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Company had accordingly reassessed the merits of theongoing matters and created a provision of '1,379 Million for entry tax liability and capitalized the samein the property, plant and equipment and accordingly the impact of depreciation amounting '1,270Million was charged in the statement of profit and loss.
Further, the Company has also taken an interest provision of '550 Million (March 31, 2024: 499 Million)due to short payment made under protest. The Company will continue to pursue legal action inall these states.
The Company has opted for Amnesty schemes in certain states for settlement of outstanding demand.
The claims for Sales tax/VAT comprises mainly cases relating to levy of VAT on right to use in goods.
I n case of GST, during the current year, the Company has received a favorable order from Hon'bleSupreme Court, dated November 20, 2024, for the ongoing litigation relating to disallowance ofCENVAT credit in pre-GST regime wherein the Court has upheld that the towers are movable in nature.”
Further, the Company had received a show cause notice ("SCN”) from Directorate General of GSTIntelligence, Ghaziabad ("DGGI”), under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017('CGST Act') on pan India basis (except for 6 states where proceedings were initiated earlier) for thefinancial years from 2017-18 to 2023-24 proposing disallowance of Input Tax Credit ("ITC”) on passiveinfrastructure assets ("PIA”) i.e. DG sets, battery banks, air conditioners etc. amounting to '54,546Million alleging that the PIA are integral part of towers.
The above mentioned SCN has been quashed by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court following the principlesarising out of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment and the Court held that the exclusion of towers underSection 17(5) of CGST Act, from plant and machinery is not applicable and accordingly the ITC standsallowed on Towers (including PIA).
The Company based on its assessment of the applicability and tenability of certain municipal levies,which is an industry-wide phenomenon, does not consider the impact of such levies to be material.Further, in the event these levies are confirmed by the respective government authorities, theCompany would recover these amounts from its customers in accordance with the terms of MasterService Agreement.
v) Service tax
The service tax department had issued certain orders for the disallowance of CENVAT credit availed onInputs, Capital Goods and Input Services under pre-GST regime. The Company has filed writ petitionbefore Hon'ble High Court of Delhi which was decided in favour of the Company vide order datedOctober 31, 2018 wherein it was held that towers are movable in nature and CENVAT credit can beavailed on receipt of such goods. Further, the department has filed Special Leave Petition ("SLP”)before Hon'ble Supreme Court against the favourable order of Delhi High Court. The Hon'ble SupremeCourt had tagged the SLP with pending matter on similar issue of telecom operators.
On the similar matter, there were contrary judgements by the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay in thecase of telecom operators against which, such operators have filed SLP before Hon'ble Supreme Court.
During the current year, Hon'ble Supreme Court upholding the judgment of Delhi High Court has heldthat the towers are movable in nature and accordingly the CENVAT stands allowed in the hands of theCompany. As a result, contingent liability has been reduced with '37,044 Million.
I n a separate proceeding before Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, the departmenthad issued an order for payment of excise duty on removal of scrap under pre- GST regime againstwhich the Company has filed appeal before CESTAT. The Company has received favorable order fromCESTAT, Chandigarh on issue of reversal of CENVAT credit on removal of scrap for financial years2015-16 to 2017-18. As a result, contingent liability has been reduced with '1,092 Million.
In another issue department has raised demand alleging difference in turnover in 26AS vs ST 3 againstwhich the Company had filed appeal before CESTAT, pending for hearing.
This pertains to tax demands mainly on account of disallowance of depreciation on Passive InfrastructureAssets ("PIA”) transfer under merger scheme, provision for expenditure, etc.
During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company has received a favorable order from Income TaxAppellate Tribunal ("ITAT”) for the assessment year 2010-11 allowing the appeal of the Company.
Based on the above-mentioned order, there is a reduction of contingent liabilities by '37,572 Million.
vii) Other claims mainly include site and vendors related legal disputes
Amount assessed as contingent liability includes interest and penalty as demanded by variousauthorities and vendors and doesn't include interest liability that could be claimed by authorities incase of unfavorable orders.
viii) One of the Distribution Company (”DISCOM”) revised the electricity tariff from Industrial to Commercial(I2C) tariff for the mobile towers vide its tariff order dated November 03, 2016 and same was challengedbefore Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) by the Industry including the Company. The Appellatetribunal decided in favor of Appellants including the Company in February 2020. The said order hasbeen challenged by the DISCOM before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and in October 2020, the Hon'bleSupreme Court passed an order directing parties that there shall be stay of the recovery in meantime.Further, effective April 1, 2020, the DISCOM came out with Multi Year Tariff (MYT) by which industrialtariff has been made applicable to mobile towers. The Company believes that the outcome of the casewill be favorable and the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote. Further, in case of an unfavorabledecision, which is not likely, the Company has obtained necessary undertakings from the customers forpayment/reimbursement of differential cost.
i) The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, short term borrowings, trade payablesapproximate their fair value mainly due to the short-term maturities of these instruments / being subject tofloating rates.
ii) The fair values of financial assets classified as fair value through profit or loss like investment in mutual fundsand government securities is based on net asset values/quoted market price at the reporting date.
iii) The fair value of security deposits included in other financial assets & other financial liabilities and fixed ratelong term borrowings is estimated by discounting future cash flows using rates applicable to instrumentswith similar terms, currency, credit risk and remaining maturities. The fair values of other financial assetsand other financial liabilities (other than security deposits) are assessed by the management to be sameas their carrying value and is not expected to be significantly different if estimated by discounting futurecash flows using rates currently available for debt on similar terms, credit risk and remaining maturities.The Company enters into derivative financial instruments with financial institutions/banks. Further, foreignexchange forward contracts are valued using valuation techniques, which employs the use of marketobservable inputs.
There are no significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement.
All financial instruments for which value is recognized or disclosed are categorized within the fairvalue hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair valuemeasurement as a whole;
Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted price included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
Level 3: Inputs for assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The following table presents the financial instruments measured at fair value, by level within the fair valuemeasurement hierarchy:
Amount received from KMP for ESOP exercised during the year ended March 31, 2025 is '1 Million(March 31, 2024 : Nil1).
* Amount is less than '1 million.
The transactions with related parties are made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's lengthtransactions. Outstanding balances at the end of the year are unsecured and settlement occurs in cashand no guarantees have been provided or received for any related party receivables or payables exceptin case of one of the related party referred in note 52.
The Company was set-up with the object of, inter alia, establishing, operating and maintaining wirelesscommunication towers. This is the only activity performed and is thus also the main source of risks andreturns. The Company's segments as reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) does notresult into identification of different ways / sources into which they see the performance of the Company.Accordingly, the Company has a single reportable and geographical segment. Hence, the relevant disclosuresas per Ind AS 108, "Operating Segments” are not applicable to the Company.
45 As per transitional provisions specified in Ind AS 101, "First time Adoption of Indian Accounting Standards”.The Company has continued to apply the accounting prescribed under the scheme with respect to mergerslisted below.
During the year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement with Bharti Airtel Limited('BAL Scheme') under sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956, the telecom infrastructure undertakingof Bharti Airtel Limited was transferred to the Company. As per provisions of the Scheme, the Companyhas created a General reserve equivalent to the amount of fair value of such telecom infrastructure whichshall be constituted as free reserve available for all purposes at the discretion of the Company. Pursuant tothe Scheme, the depreciation charged by the Company on the excess of the fair values over the originalbook values of the assets transferred by Bharti Airtel Limited is being off-set against General Reserve.Accordingly, depreciation charges on the excess of fair value over the original book values are charged toGeneral Reserve.
Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement ('Indus Scheme') under sections 391 to 394 of the CompaniesAct, 1956, Vodafone Infrastructure Limited (formerly known as Vodafone Essar Infrastructure Limited),Bharti Infratel Ventures Limited and Idea Cellular Tower Infrastructure Limited (collectively referred to as'The Transferor Companies') and erstwhile Indus Towers Limited (referred to as 'erstwhile Indus' or 'TheTransferee Company'), jointly filed an application for sanctioning a scheme of arrangement ('the Scheme')under Section 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956. The Scheme was sanctioned by the Hon'ble HighCourt of Delhi vide its order dated April 18, 2013. The Scheme had become operative from June 11, 2013upon filing of certified copy of the order of the Hon'ble High Court with the Registrar of Companies, Delhiwith an appointed date of April 1, 2009.
Pursuant to the terms of the Scheme, with effect from the appointed date, the Transferee Companyrecorded all assets of the Transferor Companies at fair value, all the liabilities and reserves at their bookvalue and issued its equity shares to the shareholders. The excess of net value of assets, liabilities andreserves taken over and the consideration payable, has been transferred to a General Reserve accountarising out of the Scheme. Accordingly, the General Reserve of '73,792 Million was recognised on accountof fair value adjustments as on April 1, 2009. Further, the General reserve amounting to '71,050 Million wastransferred from Bharti Infratel Ventures Limited and Idea Cellular Towers Infrastructure Limited to erstwhileIndus Towers Limited under the Scheme. The resultant total General Reserve recorded in erstwhile IndusTowers Limited amounted to '144,842 Million as on April 1, 2009.
The General Reserve account of the Transferee Company created pursuant to the Scheme shall be treatedas free reserve for all intents and purposes, including, without limitation, as may be decided by the Boardof Directors, including for amortisation of any merger related expenses or losses, issuance of bonus shares,off-setting any additional or accelerated depreciation related to the fixed assets transferred to the transfereecompany pursuant to the Scheme, lease equalization reserve, asset retirement obligations, deferred taxassets or liabilities, as the case may be, any other expenses, impairment, losses or write-offs and any otherpermitted purposes and shall form part of the net worth of the Transferee company.
Further, pursuant to merger of erstwhile Indus with the Company (refer note 3), such General Reserveamounting to '73,257 Million has been recognised in the Company at the carrying value on the effectivedate of merger i.e. November 19, 2020. As prescribed under the scheme, such general reserve had beenutilised for additional or accelerated depreciation related to the fixed assets transferred pursuant to theScheme. Had the scheme approved by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi did not prescribe the accountingtreatment mentioned above, these amounts would have been recognized in the statement of profit and loss.
The wholly owned subsidiary of the Company erstwhile Bharti Infratel Ventures Limited ('BIVL') had acquiredcertain assets and liabilities from the Company as a going concern on slump sale basis for no considerationas on December 31, 2011. Pursuant to this, BIVL had recognised total assets amounting to '4,695 Million,total liabilities of '159 Million and the resultant difference of '4,536 Million has been recognised as a CapitalReserve. Further, pursuant to Indus Scheme (refer note 45(b)), and thereafter merger of erstwhile IndusTowers Limited ('erstwhile Indus') with the Company (refer note 3) and upon transfer of all the assets,liabilities and reserves of BIVL to erstwhile Indus and from erstwhile Indus to the Company such capitalreserve has been recognised at the carrying value in the books of the Company.
(v) Reason for shortfall: I he amount has been incurred/spent on the ongoing projects through theeligible partners.
(vi) The CSR amount has been spent on: Thematic areas of education and skill development; Empoweringgirl child; Digital and creative literacy; Sanitation, health and hygiene; Sustainable growth focusing onenvironment sustainability including research & development; Local community needs; Disaster reliefand rehabilitation; Monitoring and administration etc. 1
The remaining unspent money of '418 Million pertaining to the year ended March 31, 2025 (March 31,2024 : 151 Million) has been (was) transferred to a separate bank account as per section 135 (6) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
(ii) In addition to above, Charity and donation includes '300 Million paid to Prudent Electoral Trust for the yearended March 31, 2025 (March 31, 2024 : Nil).
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise loans and borrowings, lease liabilities, trade payables,security deposits received, etc. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to manage finances forthe Company's operations. The Company's principal financial assets include investment in mutual fundsand Government Securities, trade receivables, unbilled revenue, cash and cash equivalents, securitydeposits paid, etc..
The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company's senior managementoversees the management of these risks. The senior professionals working to manage the financial risksand the appropriate financial risk governance frame work for the Company are accountable to the Boardof Directors and Audit & Risk Management Committee. This process provides assurance to the Company'ssenior management that the Company's financial risk-taking activities are governed by appropriate policiesand procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with Company'spolicies and Company's risk appetite. It is the Company's policy that no trading in derivatives for speculativepurposes shall be undertaken. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees policies for managing each ofthese risks which are summarised below:
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate becauseof changes in market prices. Market prices comprise three types of risk: interest rate risk, foreign currencyrisk and price risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk include interest bearing investment inmutual funds, Government Securities, fixed deposits and loans and borrowings etc.
The sensitivity of the relevant profit or loss item is the effect of the assumed changes in respective marketrisks. This is based on the financial assets and financial liabilities held at March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
The Company's exposure to financial risks is to a variety of financial risks, including the effect of changes inforeign currency exchange rates, if any. The Company uses derivative financial instruments such as foreignexchange contracts to manage its exposures and foreign exchange fluctuations, if any.
I nterest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuatebecause of changes in market interest rates.
The Company had invested in Government securities which will fetch a fixed rate of interest, hence,the income and operating cash flows are substantially independent of changes in market interest rates.The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Company'slong-term debt obligations with floating interest rates, which are included in interest bearing loans andborrowings in these financial statements. Further, the short-term borrowings of the Company do not havea significant fair value or cash flow interest rate risk due to their short tenure.
(primarily for trade and other receivables) and from its financing activities, including deposits with banksand financial institutions, and other financial instruments. Management has a credit policy in place and theexposure to credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis.
Customer credit risk is managed in accordance with Company's established policy, procedures and controlrelating to customer credit risk management. Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and due after15/21/45 days from the date of invoice. The Company is entitled to demand interest, wherever applicablein case the customer does not pay within the due date. Outstanding customer receivables are regularlymonitored. The ageing analysis of trade receivables as of the reporting date is as follows:
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuatebecause of changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Indian Rupee is the Company's functional currency. As a consequence, the Company's results arepresented in Indian Rupee and exposures are managed against Indian Rupee accordingly. The Companyhas very limited foreign currency exposure mainly due to incurrence of some expenses. The Company mayuse foreign exchange option contracts or forward contracts towards operational exposures resulting fromchanges in foreign currency exchange rates exposure. These foreign exchange contracts, carried at fairvalue, may have varying maturities depending upon the primary host contract requirement.
The Company manages its foreign currency risk if any, by hedging appropriate percentage of its foreigncurrency exposure, as per approved established risk management policy.
The unhedged foreign currency exposures is Nil as at March 31, 2025 (March 31, 2024 : '0.59 Million (USD0.007 Million) included in trade payable.
The Company invests its surplus funds in various Government securities, taxable and tax free quoted debtbonds, liquid & Money Market schemes of mutual funds (liquid investments) and higher duration shortterm debt funds.
These are susceptible to market price risk, mainly arising from changes in the interest rates or market yieldswhich may impact the return and value of such investments. The Company manages the price risk throughdiversification from time to time.
Credit risk is the risk that counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customercontract, leading to a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities
Credit risk from balances with banks and financial institutions is managed by Company's treasury in accordancewith the approved policy. Investment of surplus funds are made only with approved counterparties whomeet the minimum threshold requirements under the counterparty risk assessment process. Based on itson-going assessment of counterparty risk, the Company adjusts its exposure to various counterparties.The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk for the components of the Balance Sheet at March 31,2025 and March 31, 2024 is the carrying amounts as given in note 41.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company may not be able to meet its present and future cash and collateralobligations without incurring unacceptable losses. The Company's objective is to, at all times maintainoptimum levels of liquidity to meet its cash and collateral requirements. The Company principal sources ofliquidity are cash and cash equivalents and the cash flow generated from operations. The Company closelymonitors its liquidity position and deploys a robust cash management system.
The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, in light of changes in economicconditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the dividend payment toshareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares.
I n order to achieve this overall objective, the Company's capital management, amongst other things,aims to ensure that it meets financial covenants attached to the interest-bearing loans and borrowingsthat define capital structure requirements. There have been no breaches in the financial covenants of anyinterest-bearing loans and borrowing in the year ended March 31, 2025.
48 The Company has entered into a "Business Transfer Agreement (BTA)” on February 07, 2025 for acquisitionof the passive infrastructure business undertaking by way of a slump sale from Bharti Airtel Limited, theholding company. The transfer of business undertaking was completed on March 24, 2025 with dischargeof purchase consideration as per terms of the BTA.
The Company has accounted for the above-mentioned acquisition in accordance with the Appendix C of IndAS 103 "Business Combinations” as a common control transaction. Accordingly, the respective assets andliabilities of the passive infrastructure business undertaking have been recorded in line with requirementsof Ind AS 103 at their carrying amounts as appearing in the financial statements of Bharti Airtel Limited ason November 19, 2024, the date on which control relationship was established between the Company andBharti Airtel Limited, even though the actual transfer completion date is March 24, 2025.
The standalone statement of profit and loss for the year ended March 31, 2025 includes net loss (operatingexpenses including depreciation) of '1,746 Million from November 19, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (net profitof '81 Million from March 24, 2025 to March 31, 2025) related to financial results of the above-mentionedpassive infrastructure business undertaking.
The Company has recognised the difference of '18,050 Million between the estimated purchase considerationof '19,820 Million and the carrying value of the net assets of '1,770 Million taken over on March 24, 2025as 'Common Control Reserve'. The company has evaluated the tax implications and has not recogniseddeferred assets (net) related to the acquisition of the business undertaking in statutory books of accounts ona prudent basis. The aforesaid estimated purchase consideration is provisional and is subject to adjustmentsfor the site count and category of sites, which is in the process of reconciliation as of the date of signing ofthe financial statements. On March 24, 2025, the Company had paid an amount of '18,288 Million to BhartiAirtel Limited and deposited '2,032 Million (subject to deduction of '500 Million relating to adjustments tobe made for site count and category of sites identified till now) into the Escrow Account as per the termsof BTA. As per the agreed terms of BTA, the reconciliation of site count and category of sites is to becompleted within 4 months from March 24, 2025.
51 The Code on Social Security, 2020 ('Code') relating to employee benefits during employment and postemployment benefits received Presidential assent in September 2020. The Code has been published in theGazette of India. However, the date on which the Code will come into effect has not been notified and thefinal rules/interpretation have not yet been issued. The Company will assess the impact of the Code whenit comes into effect and will record any related impact in the period the Code becomes effective.
52 A large customer of the Company accounts for a substantial part of revenue from operations for the yearended March 31, 2025 and constitutes a significant part of outstanding trade receivables and unbilledrevenue as at March 31, 2025.
(a) The said customer in its latest published unaudited financial results for the quarter and nine months endedDecember 31, 2024 and filings with stock exchange reported the updates on financial performance,financial position and funding status which are summarized below:
(i) It has incurred a loss and has negative net worth.
(ii) It has outstanding debt from banks and others and deferred payment obligation towards Spectrum andAGR and has reclassified non-current borrowings of loans to current maturities of long-term debt fornot meeting certain covenant clauses under the financial agreements.
(iii) It was required to provide bank guarantees for spectrum installments at least 13 months prior to eachinstallment becoming due post the moratorium period i.e. from October 2025 to September 2026.It also mentioned that Department of Telecommunication ("DoT”) vide its communication datedDecember 27, 2024 has dispensed with the requirement of submission of Bank Guarantees for theSpectrum acquired in Spectrum Auction held in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2021, subject to certainterms and conditions. Further, the aggregate payment made for each of spectrum auction is greaterthan the pro-rated use of spectrum other than for the 2015 auction, where there is one partial shortfalland DoT has requested either to provide bank guarantees of '60,907 Million for one year or make a cash
payment of '54,932 Million by March 10, 2025 i.e, thirteen months in advance of the next installment.It continues to be in discussion with DoT and has requested to arrive at a solution for this requirementas envisaged in the telecom reforms package 2021.
(iv) It is required to pay the installments related to spectrum and AGR falling due during FY 2026, on whichmoratorium was availed, including the aforesaid 2015 spectrum shortfall aggregating to '327,235 Million.
(v) It has raised an amount aggregating to '180,000 Million by way of Further Public Offer (FPO).Additionally, it issued equity shares aggregating to '20,750 Million on a preferential basis to an existingshareholder entity forming part of the promoter group on May 21, 2024.
(vi) It issued Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCDs) amounting to '16,000 Million to one of its vendorsin February 2023 and subsequently '14,400 Million worth of OCDs were converted into equity shareson March 23, 2024 and '1,600 Million worth of OCDs were converted into equity shares on July 12,2024. The said customer also issued equity shares aggregating to '24,580 Million to two of its vendorson July 19, 2024.
(vii) On January 09, 2025, it issued equity shares aggregating to '19,100 Million on a preferential basis totwo of its existing shareholders entity forming part of its promoter group.
(viii) The said customer had also disclosed in the aforesaid results that as of the date of its latest reportingit had met all debt obligations payable to its lenders / banks and financial institutions along withapplicable interest.
(ix) In its filing with SEBI dated March 30, 2025, the said customer intimated that Ministry of Communications,Government of India has, in line with the September 2021 Reforms and Support Package for TelecomSector has decided to convert the outstanding spectrum auction dues, including deferred duesrepayable after expiry of the moratorium period, into equity shares to be issued to the Governmentof India. Accordingly, the said customer has issued equity shares aggregating to '369,500 Million onApril 08, 2025. Post the aforesaid issuance of equity shares, the Government of India shareholding inthe said customer increased from existing 22.60% to approx. 48.99%. The promoters of said customercontinue to have operational control of the said customer.
Further, the said customer stated that it believes, with the above mentioned capital infusion, it willbe able to conclude the negotiations with lenders, vendors and DoT for continued support, includingconversion of spectrum and AGR installments post moratorium into equity, if required, in line with theTelecom Reforms Package of September 2021 and generation of cash flow from operations that willenable it to settle its liabilities as and when they fall due and the financial results have, therefore, beenprepared on a going concern basis.
(b) The Company, subject to the terms and conditions agreed between the parties, had a secondarypledge over the shares held by one of the customer's promoters in the Company and a corporateguarantee ("Security Package”) provided by said customer's promoter which could be triggered incertain situations and events in the manner agreed between the parties.
As per the terms of the Security Package, the proceeds from sale of equity shares held by the customer'spromoters in the Company will be first utilised to repay the outstanding borrowings of existing specificlenders of such customer's promoters and the residual proceeds will be utilised towards the oldoutstanding dues of the said customer to the Company.
During the current year, the necessary situations and events occurred on December 05, 2024 upondisposal of remaining shareholding in the Company held by the customer's promoters. Consequently,
the Company has received an amount of '19,099 Million from the said customer against the oldoutstanding dues by utilizing the Security Package. After disposal of aforesaid shareholding, thecustomer's promoters do not hold any equity shares in the Company.
(c) The said customer was paying an amount largely equivalent to monthly billing since January 2023.In the month of March 2025, the said customer has also cleared all undisputed overdue amounts.The Company continues to recognize revenue from operations relating to the said customer for theservices rendered. The Company carries an allowance for doubtful receivables of '2,981 Million as atMarch 31, 2025 ('53,847 Million as at March 31, 2024) relating to the said customer. The said customerhas also paid an amount of '2,233 Million towards interest on its overdue outstanding balances for theyear ended March 31, 2025.
(d) Further, as per Ind AS 116 "Leases”, the Company recognises revenue based on straight lining of rentalsover the contractual period and creates revenue equalization asset in the books of accounts. During thequarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company had recorded an impairment charge relating to therevenue equalization assets up to September 30, 2022 for the said customer and the Company hadstopped recognizing revenue equalization asset on account of straight lining of lease rentals fromOctober 01, 2022 onwards due to uncertainty of collection in distant future.
(e) The Company will continue to monitor the financial condition of the said customer. The managementbelieves that the carrying amounts of receivable (including unbilled revenue) and property, plant andequipment included in the financial statements as at March 31, 2025 related to the said customer willbe recovered in normal course of business.
53 During the current year, the Company resolved all the past reconciliation issues with one of its customersand settled the disputed outstanding dues upto August 31, 2023. Consequently, the Company has takenbad debt write off amounting to '471 Million for which the Company had sufficient allowance for doubtfuldebts available.
54 During the current year, the Company has received a favourable order from Income Tax Appellate Tribunal("ITAT”) for the assessment year 2010-11 allowing the appeal on issues primarily related to disallowanceof depreciation on Passive Infrastructure Assets transferred under scheme of arrangement, provision forexpenditure, amortization of asset retirement obligation etc.
Based on the above-mentioned order, the Company has reassessed income tax provisions recognised in itsbooks of account till date and accordingly the Company recognised a reversal of '1,366 Million in the currenttax expense related to the earlier periods. Further, it also resulted in reduction of contingent liabilities by'37,572 Million.
55 During the current year, the Company has received a favorable order from Hon'ble Supreme Court, datedNovember 20, 2024, for the ongoing litigation relating to disallowance of CENVAT credit in pre-GST regimewherein the Court has upheld that the towers are movable in nature.
Further, the Company had received a show cause notice ("SCN”) from Directorate General of GST Intelligence,Ghaziabad ("DGGI”), under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ('CGST Act') on panIndia basis (except for 6 states where proceedings were initiated earlier) for the financial years from 2017-18to 2023-24 proposing disallowance of Input Tax Credit ("ITC”) on passive infrastructure assets ("PIA”) i.e.DG sets, battery banks, air conditioners etc. amounting to '54,546 Million alleging that the PIA are integralpart of towers.
The above mentioned SCN has been quashed by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court following the principlesarising out of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment and the Court held that the exclusion of towers under
Section 17(5) of CGST Act, from plant and machinery is not applicable and accordingly the ITC standsallowed on Towers (including PIA).
Accordingly, the Company has decapitalized '6,598 Million related to GST which was capitalized as part ofproperty, plant and equipment for the period from April 01, 2020 to December 31, 2024 and recognisedcorresponding ITC asset with the same amount. This resulted in reversal of depreciation amounting to '650Million on such assets related to aforesaid period.
Further, the Company has availed ITC on civil foundation amounting to '2,936 Million for the period fromApril 01, 2023 to March 31, 2025, to protect the GST claim and kept the same unutilized to mitigate theinterest exposure. Additionally, the Company has created a provision against such ITC on civil foundationand it has been accounted for under property, plant and equipment. There is no impact in the statement ofprofit and loss on account of this matter.
The Company has made corresponding changes in income tax returns and computation for therelated periods.
56 The Company has used multiple accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the year endedMarch 31, 2025 which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated fora part of the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. In respect of accounting softwareused for maintaining:
i) financial records the audit trail (edit log) facility has operated from April 29, 2024 to March 31, 2025;
ii) billing related records the audit trail (edit log) facility has operated from March 21, 2025 to March 31, 2025;
iii) tower related details the audit trail (edit log) facility has operated from January 28, 2025 to March 31, 2025;
iv) power and fuel related details the audit trail (edit log) facility has operated from June 20, 2024 toMarch 31, 2025;
v) warehouse related details the audit trail (edit log) facility has operated from March 19, 2025 toMarch 31, 2025;
vi) certain expense and property, plant and equipment related details the audit trail (edit log) facility hasoperated from January 10, 2025 to March 31, 2025.
There are no instances of the audit trail feature being tampered with, in respect of aforesaid accountingsoftware for the period for which the audit trail feature was enabled and operating.
vii) in respect of an accounting software, operated by a third-party software service provider, based on anindependent auditor's System and Organization controls report which covers the requirements of audittrail for the period from April 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 the audit trail (edit log) facility has operatedfrom April 1, 2024 till December 31, 2024. No instance of audit trail feature being tampered with hasbeen reported in such independent auditor's report for the aforesaid period. In the absence of suchauditor's report covering the audit trail requirement for the remaining period, we are unable to assesswhether the audit trail feature of the said software was enabled and operated from 1 January 2025till 31 March 2025, for all relevant transactions recorded in the software and whether there was anyinstance of the audit trail feature been tampered with.
As audit trail feature was not enabled for the year ended March 31, 2024, requirements under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention does not arise.
57 No funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or anyother sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreignentities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the intermediary shall lend or invest in party identifiedby or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries). The Company has not received any fund from anyparty(s) (Funding Party) with the understanding that the Company shall whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entities identified by or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
No funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities(Funding Parties), with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Companyshall (i) directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or (ii) provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
58 The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
59 Previous year figures have been restated/reclassified, wherever necessary, to conform to the current year'spresentation. These adjustments ensure consistency and comparability across reporting years.
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The budgeted spent for the year ended March 31, 2025 is '1,647 Million increased by '151 Million on account ofunspent obligation of financial year 2023-24. The budgeted spent for the year ended March 31, 2024 was '1,373 Millionincreased by '69 Million on account of unspent obligation of financial year 2022-23.