q) Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingentassets
Provisions are recognised when the Company hasa present legal or constructive obligation as a resultof past events, it is probable than not that an outflowof resources embodying economic benefits will berequired to settle the obligation and a reliable estimatecan be made of the amount of obligationProvisions are reviewed at each balance sheet dateand adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it isno longer probable that an outflow of resources wouldbe required to settle the obligation, the provision isreversed.
Contingent liabilities are disclosed when thereis a possible obligation arising from past events,the existence of which will be confirmed only bythe occurrence or non-occurrence of one or moreuncertain future events not wholly within the controlof the Company or a present obligation that arisesfrom past events where it is either not probable thatan outflow of resources will be required to settle theobligation or a reliable estimate of the amount cannotbe made.
Contingent assets are possible assets that arises frompast events and whose existence will be confirmedonly by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one ormore uncertain future events not wholly within thecontrol of the company.s) Segment reporting
Operating segments are reported in a mannerconsistent with the internal reporting provided to thechief operating decision maker (CODM).The CODMis considered to be the Board of Directors who isresponsible for allocating resources, assessingperformance of the operating segments and makesstrategic decisions.
Capital reserve is created on waiver of Preference dividend to 5.46% Non convertible cumulative redeemable preferenceshareholders. No distributions are permitted.
The amount received in excess of face value of the equity shares is recognised in Securities Premium.
The Company had transferred certain percentage of retained earnings to general reserve as per the provisions under theCompanies Act, 1956.
Retained earnings are the accumulated profits / (losses) earned by the Company till date which includes revaluation reserveon account of revaluation of helicopters on transition to Ind AS amounting to Rs. 790.25 Lakhs (Previous year: Rs. 1006.53Lakhs). The revaluation reserve forming part of retained earnings is not available for distribution to shareholders as dividend.
The cash flow hedging reserve represents the cumulative portion of gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of designatedportion of hedging instruments entered into for cash flow hedges. The cumulative gain or loss arising on changes in fair valueof the designated portion of the hedging instruments that are recognised and accumulated under the heading effective portionof cash flow hedges will be reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss only when the hedged transaction affects the profit orloss.
# Income Tax demands contested by the Company pertain to demands arising consequent to disallowances during assessmentfor various assessment years from AY 2014-15 to AY 2017-18. The Company has contested these demands at Appellate /CITappeal level. The Company is confident that they would succeed on appeal.
## Service Tax demands contested by the Company pertain to April-2013 to June-2017. The Company has contested thesedemands at CESTAT /Commissioner appeal level. The Company is confident that they would succeed on appeal.
### Goods and Services Tax demands contested by the Company pertain to July 2017 to March 2023. The Company hascontested these demands at Commissioner appeal level. The Company is confident that they would succeed on appeal.
Transfer Pricing
The Company's International transactions with related parties are at arm's length as per the independent accountants report forthe year ended 31st March, 2024. Management believes that the Company's international transactions with related parties post31st March, 2024 continue to be at arm's length and that the transfer pricing legislation will not have any impact on these financialstatements, particularly on amount of tax expenses and that of provision of taxation. Management is in the process of obtaining thetransfer pricing study / report for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
Note - 35
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Company has met the criteria as specified under sub-section (1) of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, however, in the absence of average net profits in the immediatelythree preceding years, there is no requirement for the Company to spend any amount under sub-section (5) of section 135 of theAct.
Note - 36Employee benefit
The Company contributes to the following employee benefit plans in India.
(i) Contribution to Defined contribution plan:
The contribution to the Provident fund and Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Fund are made to the governmentadministered funds and there are no future obligations beyond making such contribution. Under the plan, the Company hascontributed Rs.116.8 Lakhs (Previous year: Rs.98.01 Lakhs).
(ii) Other long term employment benefitsa) Compensated absences
Leave encashment is payable to the eligible employees of the company at the time of death / resignation / retirement oron attaining superannuation age. Eligible employees can carry forward leave with a maximum accumulation of thirty (30)days. All leave balances in excess of thirty (30) days at the end of the calendar year are compulsorily encashed on thebasis of basic salary last drawn.
The sick leave is not encashable and can be accumulated till 90 days for employees other than pilots. Further any leavein excess of 90 days will lapse at the end of the year.
The Company's business activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, namely market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk Marketrisk comprise of currency risk and interest rate risk. The Company's primary risk management focus is to minimize potentialadverse effects of market risk on its financial performance. The Company's risk management assessment and policies andprocesses are established to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls,and to monitor such risks and compliance with the same. Risk assessment and management policies and processes arereviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company's activities. The Board of Directors and the AuditCommittee is responsible for overseeing the Company's risk assessment and management policies and processes.
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meetits contractual obligations. The company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (Trade receivables) and fromits financing activities including deposits with banks and financials institutions and finanical instruments.
The Company's exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. Thedemographics of the customer, including the default risk of the industry has an influence on credit risk assessment. Creditrisk is managed through credit approvals, establishing credit limits and continuously monitoring the creditworthiness ofcustomers to which the Company grants credit terms in the normal course of business.
The Company holds Balances with banks and term deposit(excluding interest) with credit worthy banks and financialinstitustions of Rs. 1,246.52 Lakhs as at 31st March, 2025 & Rs. 1,730.70 Lakhs as at 31st March, 2024.The creditworthiness of such banks and financial institutions is evaluated by the management on an ongoing basis and is consideredto be good.
ii) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. TheCompany manages its liquidity risk by ensuring, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meetits liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risk to theCompany's reputation.
The Company has obtained fund and non-fund based working capital lines from various banks. The Company alsoconstantly monitors, as and when required, funding options available in the debt and capital markets with a view tomaintain financial flexibility.
Exposure to liquidity risk
The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities at the reporting date. The cashflow amountsare gross and undiscounted, and include estimated interest payments.
Market risk is the risk of loss of future earnings, fair values or future cash flows that may result from adverse changesin market rates and prices (such as interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates) or in the price of market risk-sensitive instruments as a result of such adverse changes in market rates and prices. Market risk is attributable to allmarket risk-sensitive financial instruments, all foreign currency receivables and payables and all short term and long-termdebt. The Company is exposed to market risk primarily related to foreign exchange rate risk and interest rate risk.
The fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates may have potential impact on the statement of Profit and Lossand equity, where any transaction references more than one currency or where assets/liabilities are denominated ina currency other than the functional currency of the entity.
The Company, as per its risk management policy, uses foreign exchange and other derivative instruments primarilyto hedge foreign exchange exposure. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading orspeculative purposes.
Hedge accounting
The Company is exposed to the risk of foreign currency exchange fluctuation with respect to it's foreign lease payments in USDand EUR. To mitigate this risk, the Company as a risk management strategy has hedged the risk in foreign currency exchangefluctuation by entering into Sales Contracts with it's local Customers in USD and EUR. These contracts contain an embeddedderivative which helps the Company to hedge it's risk. The Company has designated the Embedded Derivatives as Cash FlowHedges to mitigate the risk of foreign currency exposure on it's future lease payments. With effect from July 1, 2024, the hedgingrelationship has been amended to mitigate the risk of foreign currency exposure against future External Commercial Borrowingsrepayments in USD and highly probable future maintenance, repairs and overhaul ('MRO') expenses in USD and EUR in additionto lease payments. These contracts have a maturity of more than 12 months from the reporting date.
The Company determines the existence of an economic relationship between the hedging instrument and hedged item based onthe currency, amount and timing of its forecasted cash flows. Hedge effectiveness is determined at the inception of the hedgerelationship, and through periodic prospective effectiveness assessments to ensure that an economic relationship exists betweenthe hedged item and hedging instrument, including whether the hedging instrument is expected to offset changes in cash flows ofhedged items.
If the hedge ratio for risk management purposes is no longer optimal but the risk management objective remains unchanged andthe hedge continues to qualify for hedge accounting, the hedge relationship will be rebalanced by adjusting either the volume ofthe hedging instrument or the volume of the hedged item so that the hedge ratio aligns with the ratio used for risk managementpurposes. Any hedge ineffectiveness is calculated and accounted for in the Statement of Profit and Loss at the time of the hedgerelationship rebalancing. The Company offsets a financial asset and a financial liability when it currently has a legally enforceableright to set off the recognised amounts and the Company intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and settlethe liability simultaneously
The primary objective of the Company's capital management is to ensure that it maintains an efficient capital structure and healthycapital ratios to support its business and maximize shareholder value. The Company makes adjustments to its capital structurebased on economic conditions or its business requirements. The funding requirements are met through a mixture of equity andborrowings. The Company's policy is to use short-term and long-term borrowings to meet anticipated funding requirements.
The Company monitors capital using the metric of Net Debt to Equity. Net Debt is defined as borrowings less cash and cashequivalents and fixed deposits.
1. The Company does not have any benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Companyfor holding any benami property.
2. The Company has not granted Loans or Advances in the nature of loans to promoters, directors, KMPs and the related parties(as defined under Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other person during the year.
3. The Company has borrowings from banks on the basis of security of current assets during the current year to whom quarterlystatements of current assets were filed by the Company, which are in agreement with the books of accounts.
4. The Company has not been declared as wilful defaulter by any lender who has the powers to declare a company as wilfuldefaulter at any time during the financial year or after the end of the reporting period but before the date when financialstatements are approved.
5. The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of The companies act, 2013 orsection 560 of The companies act, 2013 during the year.
6. The Company does not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with the Registrar of Companies beyondthe statutory period.
7. The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under clause 87 of Section 2 of The Companies Act, 2013read with the Companies (Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.
8. The Company has used the borrowings from banks and financial institutions for the specific purpose for which they wereobtained.
9. The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities(Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall :
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries.
10. The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with theunderstanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall :
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
11. The Company does not have any transaction which is not recorded in the books of account that has been surrendered ordisclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income-tax Act, 1961.
12. The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual currency during the financial year.
13. The Company does not have any approved scheme of Arrangement during the year.
Previous year's figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to conform to current year's classification.