1. INVESTMENTS
(i) The Banks holding of total SLR securities in Held to Maturity
Category (HTM) is 22.66% (previous year 22.56%) of DTL as on the last
Friday of the second preceeding fortnight. The total investment in HTM
category is equal to 86.90% (Previous year 86.56%) of its total
investments and the excess of Held to Maturity category investments
over 25% of total investments comprises of SLR securities. The Banks
holdings in Held to Maturity Category of investments are within the
overall limits stipulated by RBI.
(ii) As per RBI guidelines, an amount of Rs.4.47 Crores (Previous year
Rs. 13.11 Crores) being the balance amount of Profit on Sale of
securities [net of applicable taxes and Statutory Reserve] in Held to
Maturity category has been transferred to Capital Reserve.
2.0 Disclosure on risk exposure in derivatives
2.1.1 Qualitative Disclosures:
Forward Contracts are the only derivatives held in the books of the
Bank. The Bank enters into forward contracts with the customers and
covers the resultant position in the inter bank market. The Bank also
trades in Inter Bank forward contracts on its own with a view to derive
profits. The Bank does not have any unhedged foreign exchange exposure
other than the open overnight position.
The Bank has put in place Board approved policy for monitoring various
risks associated with the above mentioned transactions. The risks are
managed by prescribing various limits and ensuring that the exposures
are within the limits. Such limits are prescribed in the following
areas.
a) Overnight Exposure Limits
b) Daylight exposure Limits
c) Aggregate and currency-wise gap Limits
d) Stop Loss Limits
e) VaR Limits
f) Limit on Proprietary Trading
g) Limit on Counter Party Bank
In terms of Board approved policy, the limits are monitored by Mid
Office and discretionary power is vested with functionaries at various
levels to ratify/ approve the breaches, if any.
3.4.2.1 Provision on Small Restructured Loan Assets
Considering the difficulties in computing the diminution in fair value
of Restructured Accounts below Rs.1 Crore individually, the Bank, in
terms of RBI circular no.DBOD.No. BP.BC.No. 37/ 21.04.132/2008-09 dated
the 271 August, 2008, had opted to provide 5% of these advances, as
provision for diminution in fair value of receivables, in all branches,
other than top 20 branches audited by Statutory Central Auditors till
the year ended 31st March2010. During the current year ended 31s1
March2011, provision for diminution in fair value of Restructured
Accounts irrespective of amounts have been individually calculated at
all the branches.
Prudential norm at 15% of the capital funds as on 31.03.2010 for a
Single Borrower is Rs. 546.54crores and 40% for Group borrowers is Rs.
1457.45crores.
Prudential norm of additional 5% (Rs.182.18crores) of the capital funds
as on 31.03.2010 for Single borrower provided the additional credit
exposure is on account of extension of credit to Infrastructure
Projects.
Prudential norm of additional 10% (Rs. 364.36crores) of the capital
funds as on 31.03.2010 for Group borrowers provided the additional
credit exposure is on account of extension of credit to Infrastructure
Projects.
Prudential norm of additional 10% (Rs. 364.36crores) of the capital
funds as on 31.03.2010 for Oil Companies who have been issued Oil bonds
(which do not have SLR Status) by the Govt of India.
Prudential Norms for single NBFC is 10% of the banks capital funds as
on 31.03.2010 - Rs.364.36crores.
Prudential Norms for a single NBFC - AFC (Asset Financing Company) is
15% of the banks capital funds as on 31.03.2010 - Rs.546.54crores.
Prudential norms on account of funds lent by NBFC - AFC to
infrastructure sector are 20% of the Banks capital funds as on
31.03.2010 - Rs.728.72crores.
The above statement is exclusive of Food Credit, which is outside the
purview of prudential norms.
3.8.2 The disputed Income tax demands as at 31st March, 2011 amount to
Rs. 218.33 crores (Previous Year - Rs. 182.12crores) out of which Rs.
218.33crores (Previous Year - Rs. 182.12crores) has been paid /
adjusted by the Income Tax Dept against refund orders. Considering the
various judicial pronouncements on similar issue in favour of the Bank
and the appeals filed by the Bank for earlier Assessment Years and
pending before various Appellate authorities, no provision is
considered necessary.
3.8.3 The Tax liability on- Book Profits under the provisions of
Section 115 JB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 amounts to Rs. 232.68
Crores. The Bank has recognised eligible MAT credit as an asset in the
current year amounting to Rs. 61.55crores available for future set off
under section 115JAA of Income Tax Act and accordingly Rs 171.13 crores
has been charged to Profit & Loss account.
3.9 Penalties imposed by the Reserve Bank of India during the year
2010-11
- NIL-
3.10 RECONCILIATION: I. Inter Branch:
1. Inter Branch Reconciliation is an ongoing process and is under
progress. In terms of RBI guidelines, the Banks are required to close
inter-branch reconciliation within six months. The Inter Branch
Reconciliation upto 31.12.2010 has been closed after reconciliation of
all the debit entries.
2. A sum of Rs. 157.15 lacs was transferred to Profit & Loss Account
in 2005 - 06 being the net credit balance in the inter branch accounts
upto 31st March 1999 pending reconciliation, in terms of RBI letter No.
DBS/ CO.SMC.No.8809/22.09.001/2005-06 dated 19.12.2005. Out of this,a
claim of Rs. 2.36 lacs was preferred and debited during the earlier
years There was no claim during the year 2010-11 and the amount of
unreconciled entries of Inter Branch Accounts stands at Rs. 154.79 lacs
as on 31st March2011.
3. The Bank has transferred all outstanding unreconciled credit
entries from 01.04.1999 to 31.03.2005 to a blocked account as per RBI
guidelines vide letter No BP.BC/73/21.04.018/98 dated 27.07.1998. The
balance in Blocked accounts in respect of both BCG & Drafts as on 31st
March, 2011 is Rs. 18.87 Crores.
4. The Core Inter Branch Account being maintained in CBS is reconciled
automatically by the system as per yearly statement of affairs as on
31st March, 2011.
II. Inter-Bank: Reconciliation of Accounts under SBI Agency Clearing
Scheme and Associate Bank Settlement of Transactions (ABSOT) Scheme is
an on-going process and is under progress.
Ill Others: The reconciliation of various other accounts including
National & Local Clearing Account, Branch System Suspense Account,
Forex Clearing
Account, ATM transactions and IBIT Account is an on going process and
is under progress.
IV Impact of the above, if any, on the Profit & Loss Account and
Balance Sheet, in the opinion of the management, is not material.
3.11 Income on Investments in Schedule 13 of Interest earned para II is
net of amortization of premium on HTM Investments Rs. 54.92 Crores
(Previous Year Rs. 63.22Crores).
3.12 Other Fixed assets include assets jointly owned by the Bank, State
Bank of India and Other Associate Banks.
3.13. REVALUATION OF FIXED ASSETS
The premises (Land & Building) of the Bank consisting of Land and
Building were revalued on 01.04.2008 on the basis of reports of
approved valuers and upward revision in value amounting to Rs. 609.97
Crores was credited to Revaluation Reserve Account. The depreciation
for the year on incremental amount amounting to Rs. 8.04 Crores is
withdrawn from Revaluation Reserve. There is thus, no impact on the
profits for the year. The Revaluation Reserve as at 31st March 2011
stands at Rs. 583.85 Crores.
4. Disclosure requirements as per Accounting Standards
The Bank has generally complied with all . the applicable Accounting
Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India(ICAI) read with the relevant guidelines of Reserve Bank of India.
The following disclosures (not made elsewhere in the financial
statements including Significant Accounting Policies and Notes on
Accounts) are made hereunder in accordance with the provisions of the
applicable mandatory Accounting Standards, issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India.
4.1 Cash Flow Statements (AS 3 Revised):
In terms of para 45 of the Standard, the amount of significant cash and
cash equivalent balances held by the enterprise that are not available
for use by it, are Rs. Nil (excluding balances required to be
maintained for the purpose of Cash Reserve Ratio).
4.2 Net Profit or Loss for the period, prior period items and changes
in accounting policies (AS-5)
In terms of Accounting Standard 5 issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India read with RBI guidelines, prior period items are
(i) Other Prior Period Items - expenditure - Rs. 21.56 Crores and
income - Rs 0.70 Crores.
4.3 Revenue Recognition (AS 9)
The revenue has been recognized in terms of AS 9 on Revenue
recognition, the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India and the
Accounting Policy of the Bank.
4.4 Employees Benefits- Accounting Standards -15 (Revised):
4.4.1 During the year, the Bank reopened the pension option for such of
its employees who had not opted for the pension scheme earlier. As a
result of exercise of the said option by 2947 employees, the Bank has
incurred a liability of Rs 58.49 Crores in respect of the 2616
continuing employees. Further, during the year, the limit of gratuity
payable to the employees of the Banks was also enhanced pursuant to the
amendment to the Payment of Gratuity Act,1972 which resulted in
increase in gratuity liability of the Bank by Rs.74.69 Crores.
In terms of the requirements of the Accounting Standard (AS) 15,
Employee Benefits, the entire amount of Rs133.18 Crores is required to
be charged to the Profit and Loss Account for the year. However the
Reserve Bank of India has issued a circular no.
DBOD.BP.BC.80/21.04.018/2010-11 on Re-opening of Pension Option to
Employees of Public Sector Banks and Enhancement in Gratuity Limits-
Prudential Regulatory Treatment, dated 9th February 2011. In accordance
with the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India, the Bank has opted to
amortise an amount of Rs.133.18 Crores over the period of five years.
Accordingly, Rs. 26.64 Crores (representing one-fifth of Rs. 133.18
Crores) has been charged to the Profit and Loss Account. In compliance
of the aforesaid RBI guidelines, the balance amount carried forward
i.e., Rs. 106.54 Crores does not include any amount relating to
separated/retired employees.
Had such a circular not been issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the
Profits of the Bank would have been lower by Rs106.54 Crores pursuant
to application of the requirements of AS 15.
4.4.2 In terms of AS 15 (revised), Bank has made provision for the
following Long Term Employee benefits for the year 2010-11.
4.4.3 Contributions made to the Retired Employee Medical Benefit
Scheme, being at the sole discretion of the Management, is not
recognized by the Management as a Long Term Employee Benefit and
therefore no provision has been considered necessary for this liability
on actuarial basis.
4.5 Segmental Reporting - (AS-17):
The following segments have been identified:
i. Primary Segment (Business Segment):
Treasury Operations
Corporate/Wholesale Banking
Retail Banking
II. The Geographic segment consists of only the Domestic segment as the
Bank does not have any foreign branches.
1. The Bank has got two main business segments namely Treasury
Operations and Banking Operations. Banking Operations are further
segmented to Corporate/Wholesale Banking and Retail Banking and there
is no Other Banking Operations
2. PRICING OF INTER-SEGMENTAL TRANSFERS:
Corporate/Wholesale banking and Retail Banking Operations Segment are
the primary resource mobilising units. The Treasury segment is a
recipient of funds from these operatons apart from resource mobilized
by treasury segment from REPO, CBLO, Call Money, IBTM and Export credit
refinance. The cost of funds mobilized by treasury from corporate/
wholesale banking and retail banking is computed at the cost of
deposits of Corporate/Wholesale Banking and Retail banking. Pricing of
Inter Segmental transfer in Treasury is reduced from the operating
profit of Treasury Segment and added to the Operating Profit of
Corporate/Wholesale banking in the ratio of deposits allocated to these
segments.
3. REVENUE :
All income relating to Treasury Operations are considered for the said
segment. All interest as furnished by ITS Department and as certified
by the Management for all borrowal accounts with exposures above Rs.5
crores are classified as Corporate/Wholesale Banking segment. The
balance interest is treated as relating to retail banking segment. The
other interest income/other income is allocated under
Corporate/Wholesale and Retail Banking segments in the ratio of total
income of these segments(excluding other interest income/other income
and interest segment revenue).
4. ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES:
Expenses incurred at Corporate Centre establishment directly
attributable to Treasury Operations are allocated accordingly. As
regards Corporate/ Wholesale and retail banking segment interest paid
on deposits is segregated to these segments in the ratio of deposits to
these segments (deposits are allocated on the basis of outstanding
advances pertaining to these segments). Employees expenses are
allocated to the Treasury segment in proportion to the number of
Employees of that segment to the total employees of the Bank. Other
interest paid, provisions relating to employees and other operative
expenditure for Corporate/Wholesale and Retail Banking segment are
allocated based on the income earned by these segments(excluding inter
segmental revenue). Interest paid on Tier I/Tier 11/ Subordinated bonds
are classified as Unallocated.
5. SEGMENTAL ASSETS:
All assets which are directly attributable to treasury operations are
considered for Treasury Operations Segment. All outstandings in advance
accounts for borrowers with exposures above Rs.5 crores as furnished by
ITS Department and as certified by the Management is considered as
assets pertaining to Corporate/Wholesale Banking segment. Other
outstandings in advances segments is shown as pertaining to Retail
Banking .Segment. All other assets are segregated and added to the
segment advances pertaining to Corporate/ Wholesale and Retail Banking
segment in the ratio of outstanding balances of advances in these
segments.
6. SEGMENTAL LIABILITIES:
All liabilities which are directly attributable to Treasury Operations
segment are allocated accordingly. Other deposits are allocated and
segregated for Corporate/ Wholesale segment in the ratio of outstanding
balances of advances for the respective segments. With regard to other
liabilities, provisions and contingencies, the allocation to
Corporate/Wholesale and Retail Banking segments are made on the basis
of the outstanding balances of advances under these segments. Tier
I/Tier 11/
Subordinated bonds are classified as Unallocated.
4.6 Related party transactions (AS 18)
4.6.1 In accordance with AS 18 issued by the ICAI and the RBI
guidelines, details relating to Related Party transactions are
disclosed hereunder:
4.6.2 All the other related parties are State Controlled enterprises as
defined in AS 18 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India as such Transactions with them are not required to be disclosed.
4.7 Leases (AS 19)
(i) The Bank has taken premises only on rental basis and has no
long-term operating leases taken/given and hence reporting under AS 19
is not considered necessary.
(ii) No financial lease has been executed after April 1, 2001.
4.10 INTANGIBLE ASSETS (AS-26)
The present practice of depreciating software which forms integral part
of hardware @ 33.33% (on straight line method) and depreciating other
software @ 100% irrespective of date of purchase is consistently
followed by the bank in line with AS 26 issued by ICAI.
4.11 IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS (AS-28)
In the opinion of the management, there is no impairment of any of the
fixed assets of the Bank.
4.12 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Contingent Assets (AS-29)
Rs. in Crores)
Particulars Provisions Remarks
as Additions Amount Unused Provision
at the during used as at the
beginning the year amounts close
of reversed of the
year
the year during
the
year
Other
Provisions
including
adhoc
provision
Provision
for Wage
Arrears 165.11 0.00 113.4 51.27 Nil Nil
Provision
for Interest
sacrifice on
restructured
standard
advances 80.61 0.00 0.00 2.50 78.11 Nil
Provision
for Frauds 11.40 5.39 0.00 0.00 16.79 Nil
* Provision for depreciation, impairment of assets and doubtful debts
are adjusted to carrying amount of assets and these have not been
included above in terms of para 7 of the Accounting standards.
Provision against standard assets has already been disclosed in para
3.4.5 above.
b) CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
(Rs. in Crores)
2009-10 Particulars 2010-11
Claims not acknowledged as debt :
0.01 Counter Suits filed by the Borrowers
against whom Bank has initiated
legal action 0.01
1.02 Cases filed in Consumer/Civil Courts
for deficiency in services 1.30
184.37 Any other claims against the Bank
not acknowledged as debts 221.10
1610.22 Guarantees issued on behalf of
constituents 1816.72
2884.45 Acceptances, endorsements and
other obligations* 3632.75
15377.39 Other items, for which the bank
is contingently liable 11294.63
20057.46 Total 16966.51
6. DRAW DOWN FROM RESERVES
In the year 2009-10, an amount of Rs. 18.23 Crores (net of applicable
tax and statutory reserve) being excess in the provision for
depreciation arising as a result of valuation of AFS Category was
transferred to Investment Reserve. Out of the above, Rs. 4.68 Crores
(net of applicable tax and Statutory Reserve) has been utilized to the
extent of the depreciation in the value of investments held in AFS
Category during the year.
9. PROVISION COVERAGE RATIO:
The Provision to Gross NPA of the Bank as on 31st March 2011 is 67.60%
(Previous Year - 66.93%)
10. BANCASSURANCE BUSINESS :
During the financial year 2010 -11, the Bank has earned a sum of Rs.
11.85 Crores (Previous Year- Rs. 6.51 Crores as fees and remuneration
from Bancassurance business. The details of the fees / remuneration
earned are as under:
1. Income from SBI life business
Rs. 9.29 Crores (Previous Year
- Rs. 5.49 Crores)
2. Income from General Insurance business
Rs. 1.77 Crores (Previous Year
- Rs. 1.02 Crores)
3. Others (SBI Cards, SBI Mutual Funds)
Rs. 0.79crores (Previous Year - Nil)
11. SHARE HOLDING:
11.1 The shareholding of State Bank of India in the Banks Paid up
Capital as at 31st March 2011 is 92.33 % (Previous year 92.33%).
11.2 The Bank has issued 1,07,99,790 Rights Equity Shares of Rs 10/-
each at a premium of Rs 530/- per share aggregating Rs 583,18,86,600 to
its existing shareholders on 9th October 2010 thus increasing the
Equity Share Capital to Rs 46,79,97,900.
11.3 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION: Nil
12. PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENCIES
12.1 In terms of the Reserve Bank of India guidelines, the following
additional disclosures have been made and the data as computed by the
management are relied upon by the auditors:
Exposures computed based on credit and investment exposure as
prescribed in RBI Master Circular on Exposure Norms DBOD.No.Dir.BC.
14/13.03.00/2010-11 dated July 1, 2010.
14. In terms of the Reserve Bank of India guidelines, the Bank has
reversed unrealized income represented by Funded Interest Term Loan on
Restructured Accounts. Accordingly, the Bank has reversed unrealized
interest amounting to Rs. 46.54 Crores (which includes Rs. 21.51 Crores
pertaining to earlier years) by debit to the Interest Income of the
current year. Interest pertaining to earlier years has been shown under
Prior Period Items in Note No 4.2.
15. During the year the Bank has evolved a policy of Prudential/
Technical write off of Non-Performing Advances (NPAs) at the Head
Office level while retaining the NPA status of these advances at the
branches. In terms of the said policy, the Bank has technically written
off NPAs amounting to Rs.229.14 Crores during the Financial Year 2010-
11 and made an additional provision of Rs. 16.34 Crores in respect of
these advances to cover 100% outstanding.
16. During the year the Bank has changed its accounting procedure
regarding recording of interest already charged and not collected on
Advances turning NPA. The uncollected interest has earlier been kept
in separate accounts i.e. Interest not collected Account (INCA)^/
Unrealised Interest of earlier years (URIPY) and reversed to the
respective Advance accounts. This change of procedure, however will not
have any impact on the Profits of the Bank for the year.
17. Other Assets include Rs. 22.07 Crores recoverable from Govt of
India towards claims under Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief
Scheme 2008 for its extended period. The Bank is under the process of
submitting the said claims with the Govt of India. Further, the
provision of Rs. 11.17 Crores made during the previous years towards
diminution in the present value of the receivables is continued till
the final settlement of the claims by the Govt of India.
18. The figures of the previous years have been regrouped/re-arranged,
wherever considered necessary.
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