1. (a) Contingent Liabilities
Performance Guarantees issued by Banks in favour of other parties: In
Joint Ventures Rs 604.59 Lakh (Rs 918 Lakh)
(b) Capital Commitments
Estimated amount of contracts remaining unexecuted on Capital Account
and not provided for: In Joint Ventures Rs Nil (Rs 3,600 Lakh).
2. (Note No. 9 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
The Company has been legally advised that the Company is considered to
be established with the object of providing infrastructural facilities
and accordingly, Section 372A of the Companies Act, 1956 is not
applicable to the Company.
3. (Note No. 10 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
There are no Micro and Small Scale Business Enterprises, to whom the
Company owes dues, which are outstanding for more than 45 days as at
March 31, 2009. This information as required to be disclosed under the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 has been
determined to the extent such parties have been identified on the basis
of information available with the Company.
4. Employee Benefits
(Note No. 11 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
The Company follows Accounting Standard 15(revised 2005) Employee
Benefits as prescribed under the Companies (Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2006. The Company has classified various employee benefits as
under:
(A) Defined contribution plans
a. Provident fund
b. Superannuation fund
c. State defined contribution plans
- Employers Contribution to Employees State Insurance
- Employers Contribution to Employees Pension Scheme 1995
The provident fund and the state defined contribution plan are operated
by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and the superannuation fund
is administered by the Trustees of the Life Insurance Corporation of
India. Under the schemes, the Company is required to contribute a
specified percentage of payroll cost to the retirement benefit schemes
to fund the benefits. These funds are recognized by the Income tax
authorities. The Company has recognised the following amounts in the
Profit and Loss Account for the year:
5. Interest in Joint Venture Operations
(Note No. 16 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
The Company along with Geopetrol International Inc. and Reliance
Infrastructure Limited (the consortium) has been allotted four Coal bed
Methane (CBM) blocks from Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (Mo PNG)
covering an acreage of 3,266 Sq kms in the States of Madhya Pradesh,
Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. The consortium has entered into a
production sharing agreement with Government of India for exploration
and production of these four CBM blocks. The Company is a non-operator
and has 45% share in each of the four blocks.
6. (Note No. 17 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
The Company was formed pursuant to the demerger of Coal-based /
Gas-based energy undertaking of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). All
the properties, investments, assets and liabilities relatable to Gas
based energy undertaking of RIL were transferred and vested into the
Company on a going concern basis. In consideration of the demerger, the
Company allotted 122,31,30,422 shares of Rs 5 amounting to share
capital of Rs 611,56,52,110 as share capital. The deficit of net assets
over the amount of share capital issued has been treated as Goodwill.
The Companys primary business following the demerger, was to source
natural gas from RIL and supply such gas to the gas-based power
generation and other projects of the affiliated companies of the
Reliance ADA Group and in particular the power plants of Reliance
Infrastructure Limited. The Company has entered into Gas supply Master
Agreement dated 12th January, 2006 with RIL. Based on the terms of this
agreement, the carrying amount of Goodwill has been tested for
impairment as at the balance sheet date, which does not warrant any
provision for impairment loss.
7. (Note 18 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
The Company operates in only one segment, namely, Fuel Handling and
related services hence there are no reportable segments under
Accounting Standard 17 Segment Reporting as prescribed under the
Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006.
8. (Note 19 of Schedule 14 of Financial Statements)
Figures for the previous year are regrouped/reclassified/rearranged
wherever necessary to make them comparable to those for the current
year. Figures in bracket indicate previous year figures. |