(i) BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The financial statements are prepared under historical cost convention
on accrual basis and are in accordance with the requirements of the
Companies Act, 1956, and comply with the Accounting Standards specified
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
(ii) FIXED ASSETS. DEPRECIATION AND TREATMENT OF EXPENDITURE DURING
CONSTRUCTION
a) All Fixed Assets are valued at cost, which include expenditure
incurred in acquisition and construction/installation and other related
expenses & difference in foreign exchange liability related to assets
acquired in foreign currency in accordance with Notification dated 31st
March, 2009.
b) Depreciation for the year has been provided on straight- line method
at the rates prescribed in Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956.
Depreciation on additions to and deductions from assets during the year
is provided on a pro-rata basis.
c) Leasehold Land is amortised over the lease period.
(iii) INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Expenditure incurred for acquiring Software is stated at acquisition
cost less accumulated amortisation. They are amortised over their
useful life not exceeding five years.
(iv) ASSETS GIVEN ON OPERATING LEASE
a) All assets given on operating lease are capitalized as Fixed Assets
and shown separately in the Fixed Assets Schedule.
b) Depreciation has been provided for on assets given on operating
lease on straight-line method at the rates prescribed in Schedule XIV
to the Companies Act, 1956. Depreciation on additions to and
deductions from assets during the year is provided on pro-rata basis.
(v) VALUATION OF INVENTORY
a) Raw Materials and General Stores are valued at cost or realisable
value, whichever is less, excluding Cenvat and VAT credit, by FIFO
method.
b) Work in Process is valued at raw material cost plus estimated
overheads or realisable value, whichever is less but excluding Cenvat
and VAT credit.
c) Finished Goods valued at cost including estimated overheads or net
realisable value whichever is less. The value includes excise duty
paid/payable on such goods.
d) Scrap is valued at realisable value. This value includes excise duty
payable thereon.
(vi) SALES
Sales are inclusive of Excise duty and Sales Tax and net of returns,
claims, discount etc. Domestic Sale is recognised at the point of
dispatch/billing & Exports Sale is recognised on the date of Bill of
Lading.
(vii) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS:
1) Post-Employment Employee Benefits a) Defined Contribution Plans:
The Company has Defined Contribution Plan for Post employment benefits
in the form of Provident Fund for all employees which is administered
by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner. Provident Fund is classified
as defined contribution plan as the Company has no further obligation
beyond making the contributions. The Company''s contribution to Defined
Contribution Plan is charged to the Profit and Loss Account as and when
incurred.
b) Defined Benefit Plans:
Funded Plan: The Company has defined benefit plan for Post-employment
benefit in the form of Gratuity for all employees which is administered
through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC).
Liability for above defined benefit plan is provided on the basis of
valuation, as at the Balance Sheet date, carried out by an independent
actuary. The actuarial method used for measuring the liability is the
Projected Unit Credit method.
2) Other Long-term Employee Benefit:
Liability for Compensated Absences (unutilized leave benefit) is
provided on the basis of valuation, as at the Balance Sheet date,
carried out by an independent actuary. The actuarial valuation method
used for measuring the liability is the Projected Unit Credit method in
respect of past service.
3) Termination benefits are recognized as an expense as and when
incurred.
4) The actuarial gains and losses arising during the year are
recognized in the Profit and LossAccount of the year without resorting
to any amortization.
(viii) SALES TAX INCENTIVE
Sales Tax deferred under the Incentive Scheme of Govt, of Maharashtra
has been shown as unsecured Loans.
(ix) INVESTMENTS
Long term Investments are stated at cost or fair value, whichever is
less, temporary fall in market value, if any, is not provided for.
Current Investments are carried at lower of cost and fair value.
(x) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
a) Foreign currency transactions are recorded at the exchange rate
prevailing at the time of the transaction.
b) Foreign currency transactions remaining unsettled at the year end
and not covered by forward contract are translated at the exchange rate
prevailing at the year end. Premium/ discount on forward contracts are
amortized over the period of the contract.
c) The difference in translation of monetary assets and liabilities and
realised gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions are
recognised in the Profit and LossAccount except, as referred in para
(d) below.
d) Company has exercised option as per Notification dated 31 st March,
2009 to account for gain/loss in foreign exchange liability for fixed
assets acquired in foreign currency.
(xi) BORROWING COSTS
Borrowing costs that are attributable to the acquisition of fixed
assets are capitalised for the period until the asset is ready for its
intended use. Other borrowing costs are recognised as an expense in the
period in which they are incurred.
(xii) TAXES
Tax expense for the year comprises of current income tax & wealth tax
and deferred income tax. Current income tax provision has been
determined on the basis of reliefs, deductions available under the
Income Tax Act. Deferred tax is recognized for all timing differences,
subject to the consideration of prudence, applying the tax rates and
tax laws which have been enacted or substantively enacted by the
Balance Sheet date. Deferred tax assets is recognised only to the
extent that there is virtual certainty that the assets will be realised
in future.
(xiii) PROVISIONS. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS
Provisions involving substantial degree of estimation in measurement
are recognized when there is a present obligation as a result of past
events and it is probable that there will be an outflow of resources.
Contingent Assets are neither recognized nor disclosed in the financial
statements. Contingent Liabilities are disclosed separately.
(xiv) IMPAIRMENT
Impairment of assets are assessed at each Balance Sheet date and loss
is recognized whenever the recoverable amount of an asset is less than
its carrying amount.
(xv) EXCISE DUTY
Excise Duty payable on products is accounted for at the time of
dispatch of goods from the factory but is accrued for finished goods
stocks held at the year end.
Excise Duty related to the difference between the closing stock and
opening stock of finished goods has been recognized separately in the
Profit and Loss account under schedule of Manufacturing Expenses.
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