1. Disclosures as per RBI requirement:
1.3.3 Disclosure in risk exposure in Derivative
(i) Qualitative Disclosure: Operations in the Treasury are segregated
into three functional areas, namely. Front-office, Mid-office and
Back-office, equipped with necessary infrastructure and trained
officers, whose responsibilities are well defined.
The Integrated Treasury policy of the Bank clearly lays down the types
of financial derivative instruments, scope of usages, approval process
as also the limits like the open position limits, deal size limits and
stop loss limits for trading in approved instruments.
The Mid Office is handled by Risk Management Department. Daily report
is submitted to Risk Management Department, which, in turn appraises
the risks profile to the senior management on the assets and liability
management.
The Bank ensures that the transactions with the corporate clients are
undertaken only after the inherent credit exposures are quantified and
approved in terms of the approval process laid down in the Derivative
Policy for customer appropriateness and suitability and necessary
documents like ISDA agreements etc. are duly executed. The Bank has
adopted Current Exposure Method for monitoring the credit exposures.
The Bank also uses financial derivative transactions for hedging its on
or off Balance Sheet exposures. The Integrated Treasury Policy of the
Bank spells out the approval process for hedging the exposures. The
hedge transactions are monitored on a regular basis and the notional
profits or losses are calculated on MTM basis.
The hedged/non hedged transactions are recorded separately. The hedged
transactions are accounted for on accrual basis.
In case of Option contracts, guidelines issued by FEDAI from time to
time for recognition of income, premium and discount are being
followed.
While sanctioning the limits, the competent authority may stipulate
condition of obtaining collaterals/margin as deemed appropriate. The
derivative limits are reviewed periodically along with other credit
limits.
The customer related derivative transactions for notional value (at
market rate) of Rs. 162.07 crore are covered with counter party banks,
on back- to- back basis for identical amount and tenure and the Bank
does not have any market risk.
1.7.3 Risk category-wise Country Exposure:
The net funded exposure of the bank in respect of foreign exchange
transactions with each country is within 1% of the total assets of the
Bank and hence no country risk provision is required as per extant RBI
guidelines.
1.7.4 Details of Single Borrower Limit (SBL)/ Group Borrower Limits
(GBL) exceeded by the Bank: During the year ended 31-03-2011, the Bank
has not exceeded the Individual /Group borrowers exposure ceiling
fixed by RBI.
1.7.5 Unsecured Advances: The Bank has not granted any finance to
projects against collaterals by way of intangible securities such as
charge over the rights, licences, authorisations, etc.
1.8 Miscellaneous
1.8.2. Penalties imposed by RBI: No Penalty was imposed by the Reserve
Bank of India during the year.
2. Accounting Standards:
In compliance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India
regarding disclosure requirements of the various Accounting Standards,
following information is disclosed:
2.1 Accounting Standard 5 – Net Profit or Loss for the period, Prior
period items and changes in accounting policy
There is no material prior period items.
The Bank has changed its estimate with effect from October 1, 2010
relating to charging of provisions for Non- performing advances at
rates higher than that prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India to the
rates prescribed under the prudential norms of Reserve bank of India
from time to time. Due to this change, the net profit after tax for the
year is higher by Rs. 26.36 crore.
2.2 Accounting Standard 9 – Revenue Recognition
Income recognised on cash basis is neither material nor require
disclosure
2.3 Accounting Standard 15 – Employee Benefits:
2.3.1 Various Benefits made available to the Employees are:-
a) Pension: The Bank has defined benefit plan under Pension Trust to
employees who have opted for Pension Scheme under the Pension & Group
Schemes unit of LIC of India, by purchasing annuity for optees
separated after completion of 20 years of service. The Benefits under
this plan are based on last drawn salary and the tenure of employment.
The Liability for the pension is determined and provided on the basis
of actuarial valuation.
b) Gratuity: In accordance with the applicable Indian Laws, the Bank
provides for defined gratuity benefit retirement plan (‘the Gratuity
Plan) covering eligible employees. This plan provides for a lumpsum
payment to the eligible employees on retirement, death, incapacitation
or termination of employment of amounts that are based on the last
drawn salary and tenure of employment. Liabilities with regard to the
gratuity plan are determined by actuarial valuation and contributed to
the gratuity fund trust. Trustees administer the contribution made to
the trust and invest in specific designated securities as mandated by
law, which generally comprise of Central and State Government Bonds and
debt instruments of Government owned corporations.
c) Leave Encashment (PL): The bank permits encashment of leave
accumulated by employees on retirement, resignation and during the
course of service. The liability of encashment of such leave is
determined and provided on the basis of actuarial valuation performed
by an independent actuary at the balance sheet date.
d) Provident Fund: The Bank pays fixed contribution to Provident Fund
at predetermined rates to a separate trust, which invests the funds in
permitted securities. The contribution to the fund is recognised as
expense and is charged to the profit and Loss account. The obligation
of the Bank is limited to such contributions. As on 31st March 2011,
there was no liability due and outstanding to the fund by the Bank.
e) Other Long term Employee Benefits: Other than the employees benefits
listed above, the Bank also gives certain long term benefits to the
employees, which include Medical aid, reimbursement of hospitalization
expenses to the employees / their family members, compensated absence
such as sick leave and casual leave etc. The bank has made provision
for such liabilities on an ad-hoc basis
g) On account of other long term employees benefits like LFC
Encashment, Medical Aid, Hospitalisation Reimbursement, Sick Leave etc
.provision of Rs. 3.05 crore is held.
2.3.2 In terms of the requirement of the Accounting Standard 15 –
Employee Benefits, the entire amount of Rs. 190.71 crore (towards
pension of Rs. 151.59 crore and Gratuity of Rs. 39.12 crore) on account
of re-opening of pension option and enhancement in gratuity limit is
required to be charged to Profit and Loss Account. However, in
accordance with the permission accorded by the Reserve Bank of India
vide their letter DBOD. No. BP.BC. 15896/ 21.04.018/2010-11 dated 8th
April 2011, the bank has debited the profit and Loss account a sum of
Rs. 57.26 crore including entire liability towards retired employees on
account of pension and Rs. 7.82 crore on account of Gratuity liability.
The balance unamortized amount of Rs. 94.33 crore towards pension and
Rs. 31.30 crore towards gratuity will be dealt with as per guidelines
of the Reserve Bank of India
2.3.3. Employee Stock Options (ESOP)
The shareholders of the Bank have approved the Employees Stock Options
Scheme (ESOS) at the Annual General Meeting held on 15.7.2006 for grant
to eligible employees up to 1500000 stock options in aggregate.
Accordingly stock options have been granted to the eligible employees
at an exercise price of Rs. 50 per share. As per the Scheme the stock
options granted would vest in a graded manner i.e 40% after the first
year, 30% in the second year and the remaining 30% before the end of
the third year from the date of grant. The vested options, subject to
other conditions, are exercisable within a period of 5 years from the
respective dates of vesting. During the year ended March 31, 2011 the
Bank has provided a sum of Rs. 1.23 crore as employee compensation cost
being the proportionate accounting value in respect of stock options.
2.4 Accounting Standard 17 – Segment reporting:
For the purpose of segment reporting in terms of AS 17 of ICAI and as
prescribed in RBI guidelines, the business of the Bank has been
classified into 4 segments i.e.(a) Treasury operations (b) Corporate /
Wholesale Banking (c) Retail Banking and (d) Other Banking Operations.
Since the Bank does not have any overseas branch, reporting under
geographic segment does not arise. Segment assets have been identified
and segment liabilities have been allocated on the basis of segment
assets.
Part B - Geographic Segments: There is only one segment i.e. Domestic
segment
2.5 Accounting Standard 18 – Related Party disclosures:
There is no related party transaction other than remuneration paid to
Mr P Jayarama Bhat as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
from 01.04.2010 onwards, a sum of Rs. 32,40,000/- (previous year Rs.
23,16,774/- from 13.07.2009 to 31.03.2010) as remuneration and
contribution to Provident Fund, etc.
4,120 Equity shares (previous year 2,800 Equity shares) allotment of
which is in abeyance due to restraint orders received and matter being
sub-judice. The same has not been considered for EPS calculation.
2.8 Accounting Standard 28 – Impairment of Assets: In the opinion of
the management, there is no impairment of the fixed assets to any
material extent as at 31st March 2011 requiring recognition in terms of
Accounting Standard 28.
2.9 Accounting Standard 29 – Provision, Contingent liabilities and
Contingent assets: Movement in Provision for Contingencies: ( Rs. in
crore)
Particulars Opening as on Provision made Provision Closing as on
01-04-2010 during the year reversed/ 31-03-2011
adjusted
Provision for 5.34 0.20 Nil 5.54
Contingencies
3.3 Drawdown from Reserves:
A sum of Rs. 7.20 crore has been transferred from Investment Reserve
Account net of Statutory Reserves and tax to the Profit and Loss
Appropriation account as per Reserve Bank of India guidelines.
3.5 Disclosure of Letters of Comforts (LOC): The Bank issues Letter of
Comforts on behalf of its various constituents against the credit
limits sanctioned to them. In the opinion of the management, no
significant financial impact and/or cumulative financial obligations
have been assessed under LOCs issued by the Bank in the past or during
the current year and remaining outstanding as of 31st March 2011.
3.6 Provisioning Coverage Ratio (PCR): The banks provision coverage
ratio as of March 31, 2011 is 60.08 %.
4. Reconciliation of Branch Adjustments and Balancing of Subsidiary
Ledgers:
a) Balancing of Subsidiary Ledgers are completed in all
branches/offices. b) Reconciliation of branch adjustments/ Inter Bank
accounts has been completed up to 31-03-2011 and steps are being taken
to give effect to consequential adjustments of pending items.
5. Investments: The percentage of investments under “Held to Maturity”
category – SLR as on 31st March 2011 was 19.48% of the Net Demand and
Time Liabilities of the bank (Previous Year 23.90%), which is within
the permissible limit as per RBI guidelines.
6. Rights Issue: During the year, pursuant to the Rights issue in the
ratio of 2:5, the bank allotted 5,37,68,615 Equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each at a premium of Rs. 75/- per share aggregating to Rs. 457.03
crore. In accordance with the provisions of section 78(2)(c) of the
Companys Act 1956 and as provided under the Letter of Offer dated
February 18, 2011 the expenses incurred in this connection, aggregating
to Rs. 3.15 crore have been charged off to the share premium account.
7. Tax demands under appeal: A sum of Rs. 47.34 crore (Previous year
Rs. 101.76 crore) is outstanding on account of demands raised by the
Income Tax Department in earlier years which have been paid under
protest. No provision is considered necessary in respect of these
demands, as the Bank has been advised that there are good chances of
success in appeals/ considering favourable appellate orders on
identical issues for earlier assessment years. Provision for income
tax for the year has been made after due consideration of decisions of
appellate authorities and advice of counsels.
8. Premises: Premises include buildings in possession and occupation
of the Bank pending execution of title deeds and/or Co-operative
Societies yet to be formed amounting to Rs. 0.22 crore (Previous year
Rs. 0.22 crore)
9. Previous years figures have been regrouped/rearranged/given in
brackets wherever necessary and feasible to conform to the current year
classifications.
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