1.0 Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements.
The Financial Statements have been prepared as a going concern, under
the historical cost convention, on accrual basis of accounting in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 1956 and comply
with the mandatory Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India to the extent applicable.
2.00 Fixed Assets
2.01 Fixed Assets are recorded at cost net of MODVAT relief wherever
availed.
2.02 Fixed Assets acquired free of cost or gifted to ITI are recorded
at Market Value at the time of acquisition and the
amount is credited to Capital Reserve.
2.03 Any Capital Grant-in-Aid given for a specific project by any
agency is initially credited to Grant-in-Aid (Capital) and this amount
is adjusted to the Profit and LossAccount over the useful lifeof the
assets.
2.04 Expenditure on development of leasehold land is capitalised as
Land Development Expenditure and is written off over a period of 5
years, commencing from the year in which such expenditure is incurred.
2.05 Capital Expenditure on R & D is treated as Fixed Assets.
2.06 To assess fair value of a tangible fixed asset revaluation of the
tangible fixed asset is done. Such fair value of tangible fixed asset
is appraised by professionally qualified valuers. The difference
between the carrying amount of tangible fixed asset and revalued amount
pertaining to the tangible asset is credited to a revaluation reserve
in the Balance sheet.
3.00 Inventories
3.01 Raw materials, components and stores purchased for manufacturing /
production activities are valued at weighted average rate as at the end
of the year. Where the same items are both purchased and manufactured,
manufacturing costs are generally adopted for valuation.
3.02 Raw materials and production stores withAncillaries and
Fabricators are valued at cost as at the time of issue to
theAncillaries and Fabricators.
3.03 Manufactured itemsinStock and Stock-in-Trade are valued at cost
excluding Interest Charges, Administration Overheads and Sales
overheads or at the net realisable value whichever is less.
3.04 Work-in-process
(i) Work-in-process (production) is valued on the basis of physically
verified quantities at cost excluding interest charges, administration
overheads and sales overheads or at the net realisable value whichever
is less.
(ii) Work-in-process (Installation) is valued at cost as recordedinthe
Work Orders.
3.05 Precious metals scrap is valued and brought to booksatthe year
end.
4.00 Tools and Gauges
4.01 Expenditure on special purpose tools and fixtures is initially
capitalised for amortisation on production, based on technical
assessment.
4.02 Loose tools are charged to revenue at the time of issue.
5.00 Intangible Assets
5.01 Expenditure on training personnel, foreign technicians fee and
expenses, technical know how, documentation etc. specific to the
product / projects are recognised as intangible asset.
5.02 Expenditure on development of new products / technologies,
development of software where enduring benefits are expected is
recognised as intangible asset .
5.03 Intangible assets are recorded at cost initially.
6.00 Depreciation
6.01 Depreciation is charged on Straight Line Method in accordance with
the useful life of the asset as assessed by the Management. However the
rates of depreciation adopted in the books are not less than the rates
specified in Schedule-XIV of the CompaniesAct,1956.
6.02 Depreciation on additions and deletions to fixed assets during a
year is provided on pro rata basis as follows:
(a) Depreciation is reckoned in full for the month of addition for the
assets commissioned on or before 15th day of a month while no
depreciation is reckoned for the month of addition for the assets
commissioned after 15th of the month.
(b) In respect of assets sold, discarded, damaged or destroyed on or
before 15th day of a month no depreciation is reckoned for the month of
deletion while for the assets sold, discarded, damaged or destroyed
after 15th of the month depreciation is reckoned in full for the month
of deletion.
6.03 Depreciation on intangible assets are charged to revenue based on
the economic benefits drawn by the company over the useful life not
exceeding ten years basedontechno-commercial assessment.
6.04 In the case of depreciable assets which have been revalued
depreciation is calculated on straight line method on the revalued
amount. The difference between depreciation on the asset based on
revaluation and that on original cost is transferred from revaluation
reserve to the Profit and Loss account
7.00 Prior period items
Adjustments arising due to errors or omissions in the financial
statements of earlier years are accounted under Prior Period
Adjustments if the amount involved is Rs. Five Lakhs or more in each
transaction.
8.00 Rate of Foreign Exchange
Current Assets / Liabilities / Long term Liabilities towards imported
fixed assets, equipments and components are initially accounted at the
rate of exchange ruling on the date of transaction and outstanding
liabilities on the Balance Sheet date are updated at the rate of
exchange ruling on the date of Balance Sheet. The conversion difference
is charged off in the Profit and Loss Account.
9.00 Recognition of Revenue
a) Sales include Excise Duty and exclude Sales Tax.
b) Revenue from sale of goods is recognized based on valid sales
contract.
c) Revenue from customer accepted sale of goods/other sale of goods is
recognized on the date of dispatch of goods from the company''s premises
to the customer. In the case of FOR destination contracts, if there is
a reasonable expectation of the goods reaching destination within the
accounting period, revenue is recognised. Goods ready for dispatch but
held in the company''s premises at the customers specific request is
also recognised as sale of goods.
d) Where prices are not established, sales are set up provisionally at
prices likely to be realized.
e) Export sales are treated as sales on issue of Bill of Lading.
f) Provision is made separately for likely disallowance by customers
including Liquidated Damages for contracts executed during the year.
10.00 Warranty Liability
Warranty liability for contractual obligation in respect of equipments
sold to customers is accounted on the basis of anannual technical
assessment.
11.00 Government Grants
(i) Government grants relating to Revenue are initially credited to
Grant-in-Aid (Revenue).
(ii) Where the grants are intended to compensate cost incurred in an
accounting year an amount of grant to the extent of related cost are
recognized as income in the Profit and Loss Account.
(iii) Where the grants are for purpose of giving immediate financial
support/compensation for expenses incurred in a previous accounting
period, with no further related cost, these are recognized as income in
the Profit & Loss Account in the year of receipt.
12.00 Recognition of Revenue on Construction / Turnkey Contracts
Revenue is recognised on percentage completion method. The accounting
of contract revenue and contract cost associated with the contract are
recognised as revenue and expenses respectively by reference to the
stage of completion of the contract activity at the reporting date.
Expected loss on the contract is fully accounted.
13.00 Employee Benefits
i) Short-term employee benefits are recognised as an expense at the
undiscounted amount in the profit and loss account of the year in which
the related service is rendered.
ii) Post employment benefit viz. gratuity and other long-term employee
benefits viz. Privilege Leave, Sick Leave and LLTC are recognised as an
expense in the profit and loss account of the year in which the
employee has rendered services. The expense is recognised at the
present value of the amounts payable determined using actuarial
valuation techniques. Actuarial gains and losses in respect of post
employment and other long- term benefits are charged to the profit and
loss account.
iii) VRS
(a) Where grant is received for VRS, expenditure related to VRS is
fully charged to the Profit & Loss account in the year of incidence.
Equivalent amount of grant is credited to Profit & Loss account.
(b) Where no grant is received for VRS, the expenditure related to VRS
incurred up to 31st March 2010 will be deferred, which will be written
off in equal installments by 31st March 2011, including the year of
incidence. Such expenditure incurred after 31st March 2010 will be
written off in the year of incidence.
14.00 Borrowing Cost
Borrowing cost, that is directly attributable to the acquisition /
production or construction of fixed assets or inventories which require
a substantial period to get ready for its intended use or to bring them
to saleable condition is capitalised as part of the cost of the fixed
assets or inventory valuation respectively.
15.00 Impairment of Assets
At the end of each Balance sheet date the carrying amount of assets are
assessed as to whether there is any indication of impairment. If the
estimated recoverable amount is found lesser than the carrying amount,
then the impairment loss is recognized and assets are written down to
the recoverable amount.
16.00 Deferred Tax
Deferred tax is recognized for all timing differences, subject to the
consideration of prudence in respect of deferred tax assets.
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