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1. DERIVATIVES 1.1 Forward Rate Agreements / Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) Singapore branch entered into Derivatives contracts of the nature of Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) to hedge on balance sheet assets. The notional principal value of Swaps was SGD 2.00 Mio (Rs8.10 Crore). IRS was undertaken for hedging purposes. The outstanding swap position was to receive floating rate of interest and pay fixed rate of interest. 1.2 Exchange Traded Interest Rate Derivatives The bank has not contracted any exchange traded interest derivatives during the year under review. 1.2 Risk Exposure in Derivatives 1.2.1 Qualitative Disclosures Bank has been doing hedging of asset as well as liability using IRS. The hedging transactions have been accounted on an accrual basis. Swaps, which hedge interest bearing asset / liability, are accounted for as the asset or liability hedged. Valuation of outstanding swap contracts is on marked to market basis. All swap deals have been undertaken based on the guidelines of International Swaps Dealers'' Association. Bank has adequate control systems and also internal approvals prior to concluding transactions. There exists a clear functional segregation between (i) trading (Dealing) (ii) back office (settlement, monitoring and control) and (iii) accounting sections. In the derivatives segment, the bank is doing proprietary trading in Currency Futures (CF) and Overnight Index Swaps (OIS). The activities in this segment are governed by the Derivatives Policy approved by the Bank''s Board. Exchange traded FX Derivatives i.e. Currency Futures, are valued at the Exchange determined prices and the resultant gains and losses are recognized in the Profit and Loss account. The gain or loss in OIS transactions is booked in the Profit and Loss account on the maturity or unwinding of the deal whichever is earlier. For the purpose of valuation of outstanding OIS deals, the fair value of the total swap is computed on the basis of the amount that would be receivable or payable on termination of the swap as on the balance sheet date. Losses arising there from, if any, are fully provided for while the profits , if any, are ignored. Quantitative Disclosures The Bank is active in the following products under derivatives. -- Overnight Index Swaps -- Currency Futures The outstanding OIS position as on 31st March 2012 was Rs 150 crore while no naked positions under Currency Futures was outstanding as on 31st March 2012 (previous year- Nil). 1.3.1 Profit on account of sale of securities from HTM category amounting to Rs 3.32 crore (previous year Rs 2.36 crore) has been taken to Profit and Loss Account and thereafter an amount of Rs 1.68 crore (previous year Rs 1.18 crore) was transferred to Capital Reserve Account (net of taxes and amount required to be transferred to statutory reserves). 1.3.2 During the year, the Bank had transferred a portion of its Government Securities (SLR) held in the AFS category to the HTM category at the least of Cost/Book Value / Market price pursuant to enabling regulatory guidelines. The shifting of securities of Rs 2074.23 crore (previous year Rs 4982.05 crore) resulted in depreciation of Rs 77.19 crore (previous year Rs 176.23 crore). The depreciation provision available as on 31st March 2011 in GOI AFS securities amounting to Rs 43.89 crore was utilized and the balance amount of Rs 33.30 crore was debited to P&L account of current year on account of shifting. 1.3.3 In case of securities classified under HTM category, if acquisition cost is more than the face value, the premium is amortized over the remaining period to maturity. For the Financial Year 2011-12, a sum of Rs 31.73 crore (previous year Rs 43.38 crore) has been amortized and the same is reflected as a deduction from ''Income on Investments''. During the year, Bank has changed its Accounting Policy in respect of Provisioning for Non-Performing assets as detailed below: (a) Provisioning for all non performing assets classified as substandard has been increased to 25% from 01.04.2011 in place of 20%. (b) Provisioning for doubtful assets at the rates prescribed in IRAC Norms in respect of all advances categorized under D1 and D2 from 01.07.2011 as against 100% followed upto 30.06.2011. Consequent to the above mentioned changes, the Net Profit for the current year is higher by Rs 285.61 crore. 2.1.1 Non Performing Loan Provisioning Coverage Ratio is 70.13% (previous year 84.30%) 2.1.2 As per Recovery Policy of the Bank, any recovery should be first appropriated to Book balance (Principal) and then to Unpaid Legal Expenses (MLE) and thereafter to unpaid interest. COUNTRY RISK MANAGEMENT: The Bank has analysed its net funded exposure to various countries as on 31.03.2012 and such exposure to countries other than Singapore is well within the stipulation of 1% of the total assets of the Bank. In respect of Singapore, which is classified under Insignificant risk category by ECGC Ltd, a provision of Rs 4.54 Cr (Previous year Rs 3.47 Cr) is available. 3.1 Unsecured Advances Out of total unsecured advances, advances secured by intangible securities such as rights, licenses, authority, etc, charged to the bank as collateral in respect of projects (including infrastructure projects) is Rs 1465.37 Crore. Estimated total value of such intangible collaterals mentioned above as on 31.03.2012 is Rs 8917.55 Crore. 4. MISCELLANEOUS 4.1 Reconciliation and Adjustments 4.1.1 Reconciliation of Inter Branch Account is completed up to 31.03.2012. The Bank through various effective steps has achieved reduction in the outstanding entries. Adjustment of the remaining outstanding entries is in progress. As per the Management, 8577 IBGA credit entries aggregating to Rs 6.45 crore are outstanding. 4.1.2 In view of net credit position in respect of unreconciled entries in the Inter Branch Account outstanding for more than 6 months as on 31.03.2012, no provision is required. 4.1.3 Old outstanding entries in drafts payable, clearing adjustment, sundries receivable, sundry deposit accounts, etc., and in bank reconciliation relating to Reserve Bank of India and other banks are being regularly reviewed for appropriate adjustments. 4.1.4 Balancing of subsidiary ledgers/registers and reconciliation with general ledgers are in progress at some branches. In the opinion of the management, consequential financial impact of the above on the accounts will not be significant. a) The disputed Income Tax demand outstanding as at 31.03.2012 amounts to Rs 770.35 Crore (previous year Rs 507.35 Crore), out of which Rs 517.24 Crore (previous year Rs 348.60 Crore) has been paid / adjusted by the Department against refund dues. No provision is considered necessary for the said disputed demands on account of judicial pronouncements and favourable decisions in Bank''s own case. b) Provision for income tax has been made after due consideration of favourable decisions of Appellate Authorities / Opinion of Counsels and is net of reversal of Rs 151.17 crore, being the provision of earlier years considered as no longer required. 4.2 Disclosure of Penalties imposed by RBI During the year, RBI has imposed penalty of Rs 12.37 lakhs for non-detection of forged notes, shortages in cash remittances and discrepancy in Currency Chest handling operation. 4.3 Fixed Assets 4.3.1 Premises include properties costing Rs 10.80 Crore, the book value of which is Rs 59.96 Crore (previous year Rs 11.11 Crore and Rs 64.50 Crore respectively), for which registration formalities are in progress. 4.3.2 Bank revalued its immovable properties during the year 2008-09 at fair market value by approved valuers and the resultant appreciation of Rs 1057.76 Crore was credited to Revaluation Reserve Account. Depreciation on the revalued portion amounting to Rs 30.52 Crore (previous year Rs 30.52 Crore) has been charged to Profit & Loss A/c and an equivalent withdrawal is made from the Revaluation Reserve Account. 4.5 Letter of comfort issued by the Bank: During the year ended 31.03.2012, 717 letters of comfort have been issued by the bank amounting to Rs 3239.12 Crore. The letters of comfort outstanding as on 31.03.2012 are 394 amounting to Rs 1585.25 Crore. 4.6 In view of the Letter of Responsibility given by the Bank to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Bank maintains deposit to the extent of USD 43 mio (equivalent to INR 218.76 Crore approx as on 31.03.2012) with Singapore Branch to meet the minimum Net Adjusted Capital Funds requirement of the Branch. 4.7 Indian Bank Trust for Rural Development: Indian Bank Trust for Rural Development has been set up by the Bank on 22.09.08 to exclusively focus on rural development and accomplish perceptibly better results by coordinating with various other players/ agencies who are also engaged in the development of rural areas. Total Contribution committed by the Bank to the Trust is Rs 10.00 Crore. Under the Trust, Indian Bank Self Employment Training Institutes (INDSETIs) have been established in eight centers (Chittoor, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Puducherry, Salem, Thiruvallur and Vellore) to impart skill oriented training to rural unemployed youth, to enable them to either self / wage employed. The Bank has also set up Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling Centers (FLCCs) in Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Salem, Thiruvallur, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Vellore in Tamil Nadu, Kollam in Kerala, Chittoor and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry in U.T. of Puducherry, to provide financial literacy and Credit Counselling services to the general public free of cost. 5. DISCLOSURES IN TERMS OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (AS): 5.1 CASH FLOW STATEMENT (AS 3) The Cash Flow statement for the year 2011-12 is annexed separately. 5.2 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (AS 15) During the current year, a sum of Rs 92 crore has been charged to Profit & Loss Account towards transitional liability arising upon first time implementation of AS 15 made from the financial year 2007-08. The remaining unrecognized transitional liability as on 31.03.2012 is nil. During the year 2010-11, the Bank reopened the pension option for such of its employees who had not opted for the pension scheme earlier and the limit of gratuity payable to the employees of the bank was also enhanced pursuant to the amendment to the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. As a result, the pension liability in respect of existing employees was Rs 813.22 crore and the increase in gratuity liability was Rs 166.00 crore as per actuarial valuation. RBI, vide circular No.DBOD:BP:BC/80/21.04.018/2010-11 dated 09.02.2011, permitted Banks to charge 1 /5th of such liability every year. Accordingly, during the current year, a sum of Rs 162.65 crore towards pension and Rs 33.20 crore towards gratuity is charged to Profit and Loss account. The unrecognized liability pending for amortization over the remaining period is Rs 487.93 crore towards pension and Rs 99.60 crore towards gratuity * Expected Rate of return on Plan Assets not applicable for Leave encashment. The estimates of future salary increases are considered taking into account inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors, such as supply and demand in the employment market. 5.3 SEGMENT REPORTING (AS 17) As per the Reserve Bank of India guidelines on Accounting Standards, the Bank''s operations are classified into Primary segment i.e. the business segment comprising of ''Treasury'', ''Corporate / Wholesale Banking'', ''Retail Banking'' and ''Other Banking Operations'' and Secondary segment being the geographical segment comprising of ''Domestic'' and ''International'' as follows: Segmental expenses have been apportioned on the basis of segmental assets, wherever direct allocation is not possible. Previous year figures have been re-grouped wherever necessary. b) The transactions with subsidiaries and associates have not been disclosed in view of para 9 of AS-18 ''Related Party Disclosure'', which exempts state controlled enterprises from making any disclosure pertaining to their transactions with other related parties which are also state controlled enterprises. 5.4 Leases (AS 19) The properties taken on lease/rental basis are renewable/ cancelable at the option of the Bank. The Bank''s liabilities in respect of disputes pertaining to additional rent / lease rent are recognized on settlement or on renewal. * No provision for Deferred Tax Liability on deduction claimed under Section 36(1)(viii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been made as the same is considered as permanent difference consequent to the decision of the Bank not to withdraw the reserve. 5.5 Impairment of Assets (AS 28) Fixed Assets being the non-financial assets possessed by the Bank are treated as Corporate Assets and not as Cash generating units, as such there is no impairment of assets and consequently no impairment loss has been recognized. 6 Dividend Equity Shares: Provision for Equity Dividend represents proposed dividend at Rs 7.50 (75%) per Equity Share amounting to Rs 322.33 crore for the year (previous year at Rs 7.50 (75%) per Equity Share amounting to Rs 322.33 crore). Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares: The Preference Dividend proposed for the year is Rs 40.00 crore, reckoned at 10% p.a. from April 01, 2011 to March 31, 2012 (Previous year Rs 40.00 crore at 10% p.a.). 7 Miscellaneous income includes: i) a sum of Rs133.30 Crore (previous year Rs128.15 Crore) being recovery in written-off accounts. ii) Rs 52.33 crore being reversal of Deferred Tax Liability created in the earlier years in respect of Special Reserve created U/S 36 (i) (viii) of the Income Tax Act, since in the opinion of the Management it is only a permanent difference and not capable of reversal. iii) Rs 134.46 Crore (previous year Rs146.42 Crore) being recovery of processing charges during the year. 8. There is no outstanding dues payable by the bank to MSME units pending beyond the time limit prescribed under MSMED Act, 2006 as on 31.03.2012. 9. Previous year''s figures have been regrouped / reclassified, wherever necessary, to conform to current year''s figures. |
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