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Accounting Policies of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Company

Mar 31, 2023

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (the "Company"), a public company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Its equity shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India. The registered office of the Company is located at Piramal Agastya Corporate Park, Building ''A'', 4th and 5th Floor, Unit No. 401,403, 501, 502, L.B.S. Road, Kurla, Mumbai - 400 070.

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels/ accessories and runs a chain of apparels and accessories retail stores in India.

The standalone financial statements, as reviewed and recommended by the Audit Committee, have been approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 22, 2023.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1 Basis of preparation

The standalone financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended), read with Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and presentation requirements of Division II of Schedule III of the Act and other relevant provisions of the Act as applicable. The financial statements have been prepared on accrual basis under the historical cost convention, except the following assets and liabilities, which have been measured at fair value as required by the relevant Ind AS:

â¢ Certain financial assets and liabilities (refer accounting policy regarding financial instruments);

â¢ Defined employee benefit plans;

â¢ Share-based payment; and

â¢ Derivative financial instruments.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) through a notification, notified Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2022 which amended the following accounting standards and the amendments are applicable for financial periods commencing from April 1, 2022. The Company has evaluated the effect of the amendments on its financial statements and complied with the same.

2.2 Functional and Presentation Currency:

The financial statements are presented in Indian Rupee ('' ) which is the functional currency of the Company. All amounts are rounded to two decimal places to the nearest Crore, unless otherwise stated. ('' 1 Crore is equal to '' 10 Million)

2.3 Summary of significant accounting policies

(I) Current versus non-current classification

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the Standalone Balance Sheet based on current/ non-current classification.

An asset is treated as current when it is:

â¢ Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;

â¢ Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is treated as current when:

â¢ It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

â¢ It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.

(II) Segment information

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. Segment assets and liabilities include all operating assets and liabilities. Segment results include all related income and expenditure. Corporate (unallocated) represents assets, liabilities, income and expenses which relate to the Company as a whole and are not allocated to the segments.

Inter-segment transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales at arm''s length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties.

Allocation of common costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated items

Unallocated items include general corporate income, expense and other common assets and liabilities which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment accounting policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

(III) Fair value measurements and hierarchy

The Company measures financial instruments, such as investments (other than equity investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures) and derivatives at fair value at each Standalone Balance Sheet date.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

(a) In the principal market for the asset or liability; or

(b) In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their best economic interest.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances, and for which sufficient data are available to measure the fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy based on its nature, characteristics and risks:

â¢ Level 1 - inputs are quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

â¢ Level 2 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

â¢ Level 3 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

(IV) Foreign currencies

Transactions and balances:

Transactions in foreign currency are recorded applying the exchange rate at the date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, remaining unsettled at the end of the year, are translated at the closing exchange rates prevailing on the Standalone Balance Sheet date.

Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Nonmonetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. The gain or loss arising on translation of non-monetary items measured at fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss on the change in fair value of the item (i.e. translation differences on items whose fair value gain or loss is recognised in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) or the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are also reclassified in OCI or the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, respectively).

(V) Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised upon transfer of control of promised goods/ services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expect to be entitled for those goods/ services.

To recognize revenues, the Company applies the following five-step approach:

â¢ Identify the contract with a customer;

â¢ Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

â¢ Determine the transaction price;

â¢ Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

â¢ Recognise revenues when a performance obligation is satisfied.

Revenue from sale of products

Revenue from sales of products is measured at the amount of transaction price (net of returns, customer incentives, discounts, variable consideration and other similar charges offered by the Company) allocated to that performance obligation.

Goods and Service Tax (GST) is not received by the Company in its own account. Rather, it is tax collected on value added to the commodity by the seller on behalf of the government. Accordingly, it is excluded from revenue.

Assets and liabilities arising from right to return

The Company has contracts with customers which entitles them the unconditional right to return.

Right to return assets

A right of return gives an entity a contractual right to recover the goods from a customer (right to return asset), if the customer exercises its option to return the goods and obtain a refund. The asset is measured at the carrying amount of the inventory, less any expected costs to recover the goods, including any potential decreases in the value of the returned goods.

Refund liabilities

ultimately expects it will have to return to the customer. The Company updates its estimate of refund liabilities (and the corresponding change in the transaction price) at the end of each reporting period.

The Company has presented its right to return assets and refund liabilities under other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively.

Income from gift voucher

Gift voucher sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed, and the goods are sold to the customer.

Loyalty points programme

The Company operates a loyalty programme which allows customers to accumulate points on purchases made in retail stores. The points give rise to a separate performance obligation as it entitles them for redemption as settlement of future purchase transaction price. Consideration received is allocated between the sale of products and the points issued, with the consideration allocated to the points equal to their fair value. Fair value of points is determined by applying statistical techniques based on the historical trends.

Consideration allocated to reward points is deferred and recognised when points are redeemed or when the points expire. The amount of revenue is based on the value of points redeemed/ expired.

Income from services

Income from services is recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties, and recognised net of goods and services tax/ applicable taxes.

Interest income

Interest income on all debt instruments is measured at amortised cost. Interest income is recorded using the effective interest rate (EIR). EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset. When calculating the EIR, the Company estimates the expected cash flows by considering all the contractual terms of the financial instrument. Interest income is included in other income in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Export incentives income

Export incentives under various schemes notified by government are accounted for in the year of exports based on eligibility and when there is no uncertainty in receiving the same.

Commission income

In case of sales of goods, where the Company is an agent in the transaction, the difference between the revenue and the cost of the goods sold is disclosed as commission income in other operating income.

(VI) Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

â¢ When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognised as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

â¢ When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognised as income in Statement of Profit and Loss in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

When loans or similar assistance are provided by governments or related institutions, at a below-market rate of interest, the effect of this favourable interest is treated as a government grant. The loan or assistance is initially recognised and measured at fair value, and the government grant is measured as the difference between the proceeds received and the initial carrying value of the loan. The loan is subsequently measured as per the accounting policies applicable to financial liabilities.

(VII) Borrowing costs

Borrowing cost includes interest and other costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the interest costs.

(VIII) Taxes

Current tax

Income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date in India.

The management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

Tax benefits acquired as a part of business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at that date, are recognised subsequently if new information is received or circumstances change. Acquired deferred tax benefits recognised within the measurement period reduce goodwill related to that acquisition, if they result from new information obtained about facts and circumstances existing at the acquisition date.

The Company had adopted the new tax regime in the Financial Year 2019-20 under Section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

Current tax and deferred tax relating to items recognised outside the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised outside the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Current tax and deferred tax items are recognised in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity.

(IX) Property, plant and equipment

Freehold land is carried at historical cost. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes borrowing costs for long-term construction projects, if the recognition criteria is met.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset''s carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company, and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of any component accounted for as a separate asset is de-recognised when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, during the reporting period in which they are incurred.

Capital work-in-progress is stated at cost net of accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset estimated by the management. Depreciation on additions is

provided on a pro rata basis from the month of installation or acquisition. Depreciation on deletions/ disposals is provided on a pro rata basis upto the month preceding the month of deletions/ disposals. The management believes that these estimated useful lives reflect fair approximation of the period over which the assets are likely to be used. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

(a)	Assets where useful life is same as Schedule II		Â	Â
Â	Assets	Class of Assets	Useful life as prescribed by Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013
Â	Factory buildings	Freehold buildings 30 years		Â
Â	Fences, wells, tube wells	Freehold building 5 years		Â
Â	Borewells (pipes, tubes and other fittings)	Freehold building 5 years		Â
Â	Other office equipment	Office equipment 5 years		Â
Â	Electrical installations and	Plant and equipment 10 years		Â
Â	equipment (at factory)	Â	Â	Â
(b)	Assets where useful life differ from Schedule II		Â	Â
Â	Assets	Class of	Useful life as	Estimated
Â	Â	Assets	prescribed by Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013	useful life
Â	Other than continuous	Plant and	15 years	20 years
Â	process plant (single shift)	equipment	Â	Â
Â	Plant and machinery - retail	Plant and	15 years	5 - 6 years
Â	stores	equipment	Â	Â
Â	Furniture and fittings - retail	Furniture	10 years	5 - 6 years
Â	stores	and fixtures	Â	Â
Â	Furniture and fittings - shop in shop stores	Furniture and fixtures	10 years	3 years
Â	Motorcycles, scooters and other mopeds	Vehicles	10 years	5 years
Â	Motor buses, motor lorries	Vehicles	6 years for motor	4 - 5 years
Â	and motor cars other than	Â	cars and 8 years for	Â
Â	those used in a business of	Â	motor buses and	Â
Â	running them on hire	Â	motor lorries	Â
Â	Servers, end user devices,	Computers	3 years for end user	4 years
Â	such as desktops, laptops,	Â	devices and 6 years	Â
Â	etc.	Â	for servers	Â
Â	Furniture and fittings (other than retail stores)	Furniture and fixtures	10 years	7 years
Â	Office electrical equipment	Office equipment	5 years	4 years
Â	Electrically operated vehicles including battery powered or fuel cell powered vehicles	Vehicles	8 years	5 years

Useful life of assets different from that prescribed in Schedule II has been estimated by the management, supported by technical assessment.

Leasehold assets
Assets	Estimated useful life
Leasehold improvements at stores	5 to 6 years or period of lease, whichever is shorter
Leasehold improvements other than stores	Period of lease

Based on managements'' assessment, items of property, plant and equipment individually costing less than five thousand rupees, are depreciated within one year from the date the asset is ready to use or useful life of class of asset to which these assets belong.

Gains or losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount. These are included in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss within other gains/ losses.

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(X) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalised development costs, are not capitalised and the related expenditure is reflected in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite life are amortised over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment, whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period and changes if any, made on prospective basis. The amortisation expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful life are not amortised, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is de-recognised.

Amortisation methods and periods A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Company''s intangible assets is as below:
Intangible assets	Useful life	Amortisation method used
Computer software	3 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Brands/ trademarks	10 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Technical knowhow	10 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Franchisee rights	20 years	Amortised on straight-line basis over the period of franchise agreement

(XI) Business combination and goodwill

Business Combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. Cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred measured at acquisition date fair value and the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in Standalone statement of profit and loss as incurred.

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their fair values. However, certain assets and liabilities i.e. deferred tax assets or liabilities, assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements, liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based payment arrangements and assets or disposal groups that are classified as held for sale, acquired or assumed in a business combination are measured as per the applicable Ind-AS.

Judgement is applied in determining the acquisition date and determining whether control is transferred from one party to another. Control exists when the Company is exposed to or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through power over the entity. In assessing control, potential voting rights are considered only if the rights are substantive.

At the acquisition date, goodwill on business combination is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount recognised for any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer''s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each of the Company''s cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units.

A cash-generating unit (CGU) to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually as at reporting date. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

(XII) Impairment of non-financial assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to determine whether there is any indication of impairment based on internal/ external factors. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired. An asset''s recoverable amount is higher of an asset''s or cash-generating unit''s (CGUs) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rates, that reflects current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. Recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses of continuing operations, including impairment on inventories, are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually as at reporting date. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognised directly in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reversal of impairment losses except on goodwill is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

(XIII) Leases

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Company assess whether:

â¢ The contract involves the use of an identified asset - this may be specified explicitly or implicitly and should be physically distinct or represent substantially all of the capacity of a physically distinct asset. If the supplier has a substantive substitution right, then the asset is not identified;

â¢ The Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset throughout the period of use; and

â¢ The Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. The Company has the right when it has the decision-making rights that are most relevant to changing how and for what purpose the asset is used. In rare cases where the decision about how and for what purpose the asset is used is predetermined, the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset either the Company has the right to operate the asset; or the Company designed the asset in a way that predetermines how and for what purpose it will be used.

At inception or on reassessment of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative stand-alone prices.

Where the Company is the lessee Right-of-use assets

The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date except for short-term leases which are less than 12 months and leases of low value assets. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability plus any initial direct costs incurred less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. If ownership of the leased asset transfers to the Company at the end of the lease term or the cost reflects the exercise of a purchase option, depreciation is calculated using the estimated useful life of the asset. The estimated useful lives of right-of-use assets are determined on the same basis as those of property. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

Lease liabilities

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company uses incremental borrowing rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise of fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments. The lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is re-measured if there is a modification arising due to change in the lease term, change in the lease payments or a change in the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset. When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property, and lease liabilities, separately in the Standalone Balance Sheet.

Short-term leases and leases of low value assets

The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases that are considered to be low value. Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expense on a straightline basis over the lease term.

Where the Company is the lessor

recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognised as an expense in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide notification dated July 24, 2020, issued an amendment to Ind AS 116 - Leases, by inserting a practical expedient w.r.t. "Covid-19- Related Rent Concessions" effective from the period beginning on or after April 01, 2020 and vide notification dated June 18, 2021, extended practical expedient upto June 30, 2022. The Company has applied the practical expedient with effect from April 01, 2020.

The amendments to Ind AS 116 provides a practical expedient to lessees in accounting for rent concessions that are a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many lessors have provided rent concessions to lessees as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rent concessions can include rent holidays or rent reductions for a period of time. Applying the requirements in Ind AS 116 for changes to lease payments, particularly assessing whether the rent concessions are lease modifications and applying the required accounting, could be practically difficult in the current environment. The objective of the amendment is to provide lessees that have been granted Covid-19 related rent concessions with practical relief, while still providing useful information about leases to users of the financial statements.

As a practical expedient, a lessee may elect not to assess whether a COVID-19 related rent concession from a lessor is a lease modification. A lessee that makes this election accounts for any change in lease payments resulting from the COVID-19 related rent concession the same way it would account for the change under Ind AS 116, if the change were not a lease modification. The practical expedient applies only to rent concessions occurring as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and only if all of the following conditions are met:

(i) The change in lease payments results in revised consideration for the lease that is substantially the same as, or less than, the consideration for the lease immediately preceding the change.

(ii) any reduction in lease payments affect only payments originally due on or before June 30, 2022.

(iii) There is no substantive change to other terms and conditions of the lease.

Pursuant to the above amendment, the Company has applied the practical expedient with effect from April 01,2020. The Company has accounted the unconditional rent concessions in "Rent expense" in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. Adoption of the COVID-19 related concessions - amendments to Ind AS 116, Leases with effect from April 1,2021 has resulted in recognition of '' 0.17 crore (March 31, 2022: '' 215.43 Crore) as income from lease concession during the year. This amendment is not expected to have any material impact on the Statement of Profit and Loss for the future years.

(XIV) Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, except for trade receivables which do not contain significant financing component are initially measured at transaction price. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised immediately in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the market place are recognised on the trade date.

All recognized financial assets, are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets. For trade receivables, the company applies the simplified approach required by Ind AS 109, which requires expected lifetime credit losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables.

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial instruments of the Company are classified in the following categories:

(a) Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial asset is measured at amortised cost using Effective Interest Rate (EIR), if both the conditions are met:

â¢ The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

â¢ The contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method:

The EIR method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognised on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classified as at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL). Interest income is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss and is included in the ''Other income'' line item.

(ii) Financial assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

An instrument shall be measured at FVTOCI, if both of the following conditions are met:

â¢ The objective of the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

â¢ The asset''s contractual cash flows represent Solely Payments of Principal and Interest (SPPI).

Financial assets included within FVTOCI category are measured initially as well as at each reporting period at fair value plus transaction cost. Fair value movements are recognised in other comprehensive income. However, the Company recognises interest income, impairment losses and reversals and foreign exchange gain/ (loss) in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. On de-recognition of the asset, cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

(iii) Financial assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets that do not meet the amortised cost criteria or FVTOQ criteria (refer above) are measured at FVTPL. In addition, financial assets that meet the amortised cost criteria or the FVTOCI criteria but are designated as at FVTPL are measured at FVTPL.

A financial asset that meets the amortised cost criteria or financial assets that meet the FVTOCI criteria may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising the gains and losses on them on different bases. The Company has not designated any debt instrument as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the ''Other income'' line item. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognised when the Company''s right to receive the dividends is established, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the entity, the dividend does not represent a recovery of part of cost of the investment and the amount of dividend can be measured reliably.

Call options over shares in the acquired subsidiary is initially recognised as a financial asset at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognised in the standalone statement of profit and loss.

(iv) Equity investments

A joint venture is a type of joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint venture. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

Investment in Subsidiaries and Joint Venture are out of scope of Ind AS 109 and hence, the Company has accounted for its investment in Subsidiaries and Joint Venture at cost. All other equity investments are measured at fair value as per Ind AS 109. Equity instruments which are held for trading are classified as at FVTPL. For all other equity instruments, the Company has an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value. The Company makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.

If the Company decides to classify an equity instrument as at FVTOCI, then all fair value changes on the instrument, excluding dividends, are recognised in the OCI. There is no recycling of the amounts from OCI to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, even on sale of investment. However, the Company may transfer the cumulative gain or loss within equity.

Impairment of financial assets:

The Company applies simplified approach of expected credit loss model for recognising impairment loss on lease receivables, trade receivables, other contractual rights to receive cash or other financial asset.

The Company measures the loss allowance for a financial instrument at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses if the credit risk on that financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition. If the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. 12-month expected credit losses are portion of the lifetime expected credit losses and represent the lifetime cash shortfalls that will result if default occurs within 12 months after the reporting date and thus, are not cash shortfalls that are predicted over the next 12 months.

If the Company measured loss allowance for a financial instrument at lifetime expected credit loss model in the previous period, but determines at the end of a reporting period that the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition due to improvement in credit quality as compared to the previous period, the Company again measures the loss allowance based on 12-month expected credit losses.

as at the reporting date with the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognition and considers reasonable and supportable information, that is available without undue cost or effort, that is indicative of significant increases in credit risk since initial recognition.

For trade receivables or any contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset that results from transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 115, the Company always measures the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses.

Further, for the purpose of measuring lifetime expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables, the Company has used a practical expedient as permitted under Ind AS 109. This expected credit loss allowance is computed based on a provision matrix, which takes into account historical credit loss experience and adjusted for forward looking information.

The impairment requirements for the recognition and measurement of a loss allowance are equally applied to debt instruments at FVTOQ except that the loss allowance is recognised in OCI and is not reduced from the carrying amount in the Standalone Balance Sheet.

The Company determines whether it is necessary to recognise an impairment loss on its investment in its subsidiaries and joint venture. At each reporting date, the Company determines whether there is objective evidence that the investment in the subsidiaries and joint venture is impaired. If there is such evidence, the Company calculates the amount of impairment as the difference between the recoverable amount of the subsidiaries and joint venture and its carrying value, and then recognises the impairment loss in the standalone statement of profit and loss.

(b) Non-derivative financial liabilities

(i) Classification as debt or equity

Debt and equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

(1) Equity instruments:

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognised at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company''s own equity instruments is recognised and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company''s own equity instruments.

(2) Compound financial instruments:

The component parts of compound financial instruments (convertible notes) issued by the Company are classified separately as financial liabilities and

equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. A conversion option that will be settled by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the Company''s own equity instruments is an equity instrument.

At the date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for similar non-convertible instruments. This amount is recognised as a liability on an amortised cost basis using the effective interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at the instrument''s maturity date.

(3) Financial liabilities:

All financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

However, financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or when the continuing involvement approach applies, financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company, and commitments issued by the Company to provide a loan at below-market interest rate are measured in accordance with the specific accounting policies set out below.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL:

Financial lia

Mar 31, 2022

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels and runs a chain of apparels and accessories retail stores in India.

The standalone financial statements, as reviewed and recommended by the Audit Committee, have been approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 18, 2022.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES2.1 Basis of preparation

â¢ Certain financial assets and liabilities (refer accounting policy regarding financial instruments);

â¢ Defined employee benefit plans;

â¢ Share-based payment; and

â¢ Derivative financial instruments.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) through a notification, amended Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013 and the amendments are applicable for financial periods commencing from April 1,2021. The Previous year numbers are regrouped or reclassified, where necessary to comply with the amendment. The Company has evaluated the effect of the amendments on its financial statements and complied with the same.

2.2 Functional and Presentation Currency:

The financial statements are presented in Indian Rupee (?) which is the functional currency of the Company. All amounts are rounded to two decimal places to the nearest Crore, unless otherwise stated. ('' 1 Crore is equal to '' 10 Million)

2.3 Summary of significant accounting policies

(I) Current versus non-current classification

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the Standalone Balance Sheet based on current/ non-current classification.

An asset is treated as current when it is:

â¢ Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;

â¢ Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is treated as current when:

â¢ It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

â¢ It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.

(II) Segment information

Inter-segment transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales at arm''s length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties.

Allocation of common costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated items

Unallocated items include general corporate income, expense and other common assets and liabilities which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment accounting policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

(III) Fair value measurements and hierarchy

The Company measures financial instruments, such as investments (other than equity investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures) and derivatives at fair value at each Standalone Balance Sheet date.

(a) In the principal market for the asset or liability; or

(b) In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant''s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use, or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use. The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances, and for which sufficient data are available to measure the fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy based on its nature, characteristics and risks:

â¢ Level 1 - inputs are quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

â¢ Level 2 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

â¢ Level 3 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

(IV) Foreign currencies

Transactions and balances:

Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

(V) Revenue from contracts with customers

To recognize revenues, the Company applies the following five-step approach:

â¢ Identify the contract with a customer;

â¢ Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

â¢ Determine the transaction price;

â¢ Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

â¢ Recognise revenues when a performance obligation is satisfied.

Revenue from sale of products

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable net of returns and allowances, trade discounts and volume rebates, taking into account contractually defined terms of payment excluding taxes or duties collected on behalf of the government.

Assets and liabilities arising from right to return

The Company has contracts with customers which entitles them the unconditional right to return.

Right to return assets

A right of return gives the company a contractual right to recover the goods from a customer (right to return asset), if the customer exercises its option to return the goods and obtain a refund. The asset is measured at the carrying amount of the inventory, less any expected costs to recover the goods, including any potential decreases in the value of the returned goods.

Refund liabilities

A refund liability is the obligation to refund part or all of the consideration received (or receivable) from the customer. The Company has therefore recognised refund liabilities in respect of customer''s right to return. The liability is measured at the amount the Company ultimately expects it will have to return to the customer. The Company updates its estimate of refund liabilities (and the corresponding change in the transaction price) at the end of each reporting period.

The Company has presented its right to return assets and refund liabilities under other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively.

Income from gift voucher

Gift voucher sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed, and the goods are sold to the customer.

Loyalty points programme

Consideration allocated to reward points is deferred and recognised when points are redeemed or when the points expire. The amount of revenue is based on the value of points redeemed/ expired.

Income from services

Income from services is recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties, and recognised net of goods and services tax/ applicable taxes.

Interest income

Export incentives income

Export incentives under various schemes notified by government are accounted for in the year of exports based on eligibility and when there is no uncertainty in receiving the same.

Commission income

(VI) Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

â¢ When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognised as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

â¢ When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognised as income in Statement of Profit and Loss in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

(VII) Borrowing costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. Borrowing cost includes interest and other costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings. Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the interest costs.

(VIII) Taxes

Current tax

The Income tax expense or credit for the period is the tax payable on the current period''s taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses. Income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date in India. The management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date. Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. Unrecognised deferred tax assets are re-assessed at each reporting date and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

The Company had adopted the new tax regime in the Financial Year 2019-20 under Section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as introduced by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

(IX) Property, plant and equipment

Capital work-in-progress is stated at cost net of accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset estimated by the management. Depreciation on additions is provided on a pro rata basis from the month of installation or acquisition. Depreciation on deletions/ disposals is provided on a pro rata basis upto the month preceding the month of deletions/ disposals. The management believes that these estimated useful lives reflect fair approximation of the period over which the assets are likely to be used. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

(a) Assets where useful life is same as Schedule II

Assets	Class of Assets	Useful life as prescribed by Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013
Factory buildings	Freehold buildings	30 years
Fences, wells, tube wells	Freehold building	5 years
Borewells (pipes, tubes and other fittings)	Freehold building	5 years
Other office equipment	Office equipment	5 years
Electrical installations and equipment (at factory)	Plant and equipment	10 years

(b) Assets where useful life differ from Schedule II
Assets	Class of Assets	Useful life as prescribed by Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013	Estimated useful life
Other than continuous process plant (single shift)	Plant and equipment	15 years	20 years
Plant and machinery - retail stores	Plant and equipment	15 years	5 - 6 years
Furniture and fittings - retail stores	Furniture and fixtures	10 years	5 - 6 years
Furniture and fittings - shop in shop stores	Furniture and fixtures	10 years	3 years
Motorcycles, scooters and other mopeds	Vehicles	10 years	5 years
Motor buses, motor lorries and motor cars other than those used in a business of running them on hire	Vehicles	6 years for motor cars and 8 years for motor buses and motor lorries	4 - 5 years
Servers, end user devices, such as desktops, laptops, etc.	Computers	3 years for end user devices and 6 years for servers	4 years
Furniture and fittings (other than retail stores)	Furniture and fixtures	10 years	7 years
Office electrical equipment	Office equipment	5 years	4 years
Electrically operated vehicles including battery powered or fuel cell powered vehicles	Vehicles	8 years	5 years
Useful life of assets different from that prescribed in Schedule II has been estimated by the management, supported by technical assessment.
Leasehold assets
Assets	Estimated useful life
Leasehold improvements at stores	5 to 6 years or period of lease, whichever is shorter
Leasehold improvements other than stores Period of lease

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(X) Intangible assets

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

I ntangi ble assets with indefi nite usefu l life are not amortised, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.

Amortisation methods and periods

A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Company''s intangible assets is as below:

Intangible assets	Useful life	Amortisation method used
Computer software	3 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Brands/ trademarks	10 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Technical knowhow	10 years	Amortised on straight-line basis
Franchisee rights	20 years	Amortised on straight-line basis over the period of franchise agreement

(XI) Business combination and goodwill

Business Combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. Cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred measured at acquisition date fair value and the amount of any non- controlling interests in the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are recognised in Standalone statement of profit and loss as incurred.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each of the Company''s cash- generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

(XII) Impairment of non-financial assets

(XIII) Leases

â¢ The Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset throughout the period of use; and

Where the Company is the lessee Right-of-use assets

The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date except for short- term leases which are less than 12 months and leases of low value assets. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability plus any initial direct costs incurred less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term. If ownership of the leased asset transfers to the Company at the end of the lease term or the cost reflects the exercise of a purchase option, depreciation is calculated using the estimated useful life of the asset. The estimated useful lives of right-of- use assets are determined on the same basis as those of property. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

Lease liabilities

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise of fixed payments, including in- substance fixed payments. The lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property, and lease liabilities, separately in the Standalone Balance Sheet.

Short-term leases and leases of low value assets

Where the Company is the lessor

Leases in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset is classified as an operating lease. Assets subject to operating leases are included in the property, plant and equipment. Rental income on an operating lease is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognised as an expense in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions

The amendments to Ind AS 116 provides a practical expedient to lessees in accounting for rent concessions that are a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(i) The change in lease payments results in revised consideration for the lease that is substantially the same as, or less than, the consideration for the lease immediately preceding the change.

(ii) any reduction in lease payments affect only payments originally due on or before June 30, 2022.

(iii) There is no substantive change to other terms and conditions of the lease.

Pursuant to the above amendment, the Company has applied the practical expedient with effect from April 01,2020. The Company has accounted the unconditional rent concessions in "Rent expense" in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. Adoption of the COVID-19 related concessions - amendments to Ind AS 116, Leases with effect from April 1, 2021 has resulted in recognition of '' 215.43 crore as income from lease concession during the year. This amendment is not expected to have any material impact on the Statement of Profit and Loss for the future years.

(XIV)Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised immediately in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the market place are recognised on the trade date.

All recognised financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial instruments of the Company are classified in the following categories:

(a) Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial asset is measured at amortised cost using Effective Interest Rate (EIR), if both the conditions are met:

â¢ The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

â¢ The contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method:

(ii) Financial assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

An instrument shall be measured at FVTOCI, if both of the following conditions are met:

â¢ The objective of the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

â¢ The asset''s contractual cash flows represent Solely Payments of Principal and Interest (SPPI).

(iii) Financial assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

(iv) Equity investments

Impairment of financial assets:

When making the assessment of whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, the Company uses the change in the risk of a default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument instead of the change in the amount of expected credit losses. To make that assessment, the Company compares the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the reporting date with the risk of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognition and considers reasonable and supportable information, that is available without undue cost or effort, that is indicative of significant increases in credit risk since initial recognition.

(b) Non derivative financial liabilities

(i) Classification as debt or equity

(1) Equity instruments:

(2) Compound financial instruments:

The component parts of compound financial instruments (convertible notes) issued by the Company are classified separately as financial liabilities and equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. A conversion option that will be settled by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the Company''s own equity instruments is an equity instrument.

(3) Financial liabilities:

All financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

However, financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or when the continuing involvement approach applies, financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company, and commitments issued by the Company to provide a loan at below- market interest rate are measured in accordance with the specific accounting policies set out below.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL:

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading, if:

â¢ It has been acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of selling or repurchasing it in the near term; or

â¢ On initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Company manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

â¢ It is a derivative that is not a financial guarantee contract or designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may, be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition, if:

â¢ Such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;

â¢ The financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Company''s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the Company is provided internally on that basis; or

â¢ It forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and Ind AS 109 permits the entire combined contracts to be designated as at FVTPL in accordance with Ind AS 109.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on re- measurement recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

The Put Option and/or call option on the Non-Controlling Interest ("NCI") of subsidiary is initially measured at the fair value. The subsequent changes in the

Mar 31, 2021

1. Â Â Â CORPORATE INFORMATION

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (the "Company"), a public company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Its equity shares are listedÂ on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India. The registeredÂ office of the Company is located at Piramal Agastya Corporate Park, Building 'A', 4th and 5thÂ Floor, Unit No. 401, 403, 501, 502, L.B.S. Road, Kurla, Mumbai - 400 070.

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels and runs a chain of apparels and accessories retail stores in India.

The standalone financial statements, as reviewed and recommended by the Audit Committee, have been approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 28, 2021.

2. Â Â Â SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES2.1 Â Â Â Basis of preparation

The standalone financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the Companies (IndianÂ Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended), read with Section 133 of the CompaniesÂ Act, 2013 ("the Act") and presentation requirements of Division II of Schedule III of theÂ Act and other relevant provisions of the Act as applicable. The financial statements haveÂ been prepared on accrual basis under the historical cost convention, except the followingÂ assets and liabilities, which have been measured at fair value as required by the relevantÂ Ind AS:

â¢ Â Â Â Certain financial assets and liabilities (refer accounting policy regarding financialÂ instruments);

â¢ Â Â Â Defined employee benefit plans;

â¢ Â Â Â Share-based payment; and

â¢ Â Â Â Derivative financial instruments.

2.2 Â Â Â Functional and Presentation Currency:

The financial statements are presented in Indian Rupee (' ) which is the functional currency of the Company. All amounts are rounded to two decimal places to the nearest Crore,Â unless otherwise stated. (' 1 Crore is equal to ' 10 Million)

2.3 Â Â Â Summary of significant accounting policies

(I) Current versus non-current classification

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the Standalone Balance Sheet based on current/ non-current classification.

An asset is treated as current when it is:

â¢ Â Â Â Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operatingÂ cycle;

â¢ Â Â Â Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ Â Â Â Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ Â Â Â Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settleÂ a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is treated as current when:

â¢ Â Â Â It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

â¢ Â Â Â It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

â¢ Â Â Â It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

â¢ Â Â Â There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at leastÂ twelve months after the reporting period.

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months asÂ its operating cycle.

(II) Â Â Â Segment information

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. Segment assets and liabilities includeÂ all operating assets and liabilities. Segment results include all related income andÂ expenditure. Corporate (unallocated) represents assets, liabilities, income and expensesÂ which relate to the Company as a whole and are not allocated to the segments.

Inter-segment transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales at arm's length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties.

Allocation of common costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated items

Unallocated items include general corporate income, expense and other common assets and liabilities which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment accounting policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the CompanyÂ as a whole.

(III) Â Â Â Fair value measurements and hierarchy

The Company measures financial instruments, such as investments (other than equity investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures) and derivatives at fair value at eachÂ Standalone Balance Sheet date.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fairÂ value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the assetÂ or transfer the liability takes place either:

(a) Â Â Â In the principal market for the asset or liability; or

(b) Â Â Â In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the assetÂ or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that marketÂ participants act in their best economic interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant's ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use, or byÂ selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and bestÂ use.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances, and for which sufficient data are available to measure the fair value, maximising the use ofÂ relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy based on its nature,Â characteristics and risks:

â¢ Â Â Â Level 1 - inputs are quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identicalÂ assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

â¢ Â Â Â Level 2 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant toÂ the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

â¢ Â Â Â Level 3 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant toÂ the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels inÂ the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level of input that isÂ significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

(IV) Foreign currencies

Transactions and balances:

Transactions in foreign currency are recorded applying the exchange rate at the date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, remainingÂ unsettled at the end of the year, are translated at the closing exchange rates prevailingÂ on the Standalone Balance Sheet date.

Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Nonmonetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency areÂ not retranslated. The gain or loss arising on translation of non-monetary items measuredÂ at fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss on the change inÂ fair value of the item (i.e. translation differences on items whose fair value gain or loss isÂ recognised in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) or the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss are also reclassified in OCI or the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss,Â respectively).

(V) Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised upon transfer of control of promised goods/ services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which theÂ Company expect to be entitled for those goods/ services.

To recognize revenues, the Company applies the following five-step approach:

â¢ Â Â Â Identify the contract with a customer;

â¢ Â Â Â Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

â¢ Â Â Â Determine the transaction price;

â¢ Â Â Â Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

â¢ Â Â Â Recognise revenues when a performance obligation is satisfied.

Revenue from sale of products

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable net of returns and allowances, trade discounts and volume rebates, taking into accountÂ contractually defined terms of payment excluding taxes or duties collected on behalf ofÂ the government.

Goods and Service Tax (GST) is not received by the Company in its own account. Rather, it is tax collected on value added to the commodity by the seller on behalf of the government.Â Accordingly, it is excluded from revenue.

Assets and liabilities arising from right to return

The Company has contracts with customers which entitles them the unconditional right to return.

Right to return assets

A right of return gives an entity a contractual right to recover the goods from a customer (return asset), if the customer exercises its option to return the goods and obtain a refund.Â The asset is measured at the carrying amount of the inventory, less any expected costs toÂ recover the goods, including any potential decreases in the value of the returned goods.

Refund liabilities

A refund liability is the obligation to refund part or all of the consideration received (or receivable) from the customer. The Company has therefore recognised refund liabilitiesÂ in respect of customer's right to return. The liability is measured at the amount theÂ Company ultimately expects it will have to return to the customer. The Company updatesÂ its estimate of refund liabilities (and the corresponding change in the transaction price)Â at the end of each reporting period.

The Company has presented its right to return assets and refund liabilities as required under Ind AS 115 in the financial statements.

Income from gift voucher

Gift voucher sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed, and the goods are sold to the customer.

Loyalty points programme

The Company operates a loyalty programme which allows customers to accumulate points on purchases made in retail stores. The points give rise to a separate performanceÂ obligation as it entitles them for redemption as settlement of future purchase transactionÂ price. Consideration received is allocated between the sale of products and theÂ points issued, with the consideration allocated to the points equal to their fair value.Â Fair value of points is determined by applying statistical techniques based on the historicalÂ trends.

Consideration allocated to reward points is deferred and recognised when points are redeemed or when the points expire. The amount of revenue is based on the value ofÂ points redeemed/ expired.

Income from services

Income from services is recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties, and recognised net of goods and services tax/Â applicable taxes.

Interest income

Interest income on all debt instruments is measured at amortised cost. Interest income is recorded using the effective interest rate (EIR). EIR is the rate thatÂ exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts over theÂ expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate,Â to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset. When calculating the EIR,Â the Company estimates the expected cash flows by considering all the contractual termsÂ of the financial instrument. Interest income is included in other income in the StandaloneÂ Statement of Profit and Loss.

Export incentives income

Export incentives under various schemes notified by government are accounted for in the year of exports based on eligibility and when there is no uncertainty in receiving theÂ same.

Commission income

In case of sales of goods, where the Company is an agent in the transaction, the difference between the revenue and the cost of the goods sold is disclosed as commission incomeÂ in other operating income.

(VI) Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

â¢ Â Â Â When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognised as income on a systematicÂ basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate,Â are expensed.

â¢ Â Â Â When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognised as income in equal amounts overÂ the expected useful life of the related asset.

When loans or similar assistance are provided by governments or related institutions, at a below-market rate of interest, the effect of this favourable interest is treated as aÂ government grant. The loan or assistance is initially recognised and measured at fairÂ value, and the government grant is measured as the difference between the proceedsÂ received and the initial carrying value of the loan. The loan is subsequently measuredÂ as per the accounting policies applicable to financial liabilities.

(VII) Â Â Â Borrowing costs

Borrowing cost includes interest and other costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the interest costs.

(VIII) Â Â Â Taxes

Current tax

The Income tax expense or credit for the period is the tax payable on the current period's taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferredÂ tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses.

Income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute theÂ amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date in India.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an assetÂ or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of theÂ transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets areÂ recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available againstÂ which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax creditsÂ and unused tax losses can be utilised, except when the deferred tax asset relating to theÂ deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or a liabilityÂ in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction,Â affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax ratesÂ and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxesÂ relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

Tax benefits acquired as a part of business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at that date, are recognised subsequently if new informationÂ is received or circumstances change. Acquired deferred tax benefits recognised withinÂ the measurement period reduce goodwill related to that acquisition, if they resultÂ from new information obtained about facts and circumstances existing at the acquisitionÂ date.

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) paid in a year is charged to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss as current tax for the year. Since the Company had adopted the new tax regime inÂ the Financial Year 2019-20 under section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 as introducedÂ by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019, MAT is not applicable to theÂ Company.

Current tax and deferred tax relating to items recognised outside the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised outside the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Current tax and deferred tax items are recognisedÂ in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity.

(IX) Property, plant and equipment

Freehold land is carried at historical cost. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items. Property, plant and equipment isÂ stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, ifÂ any. Cost includes borrowing costs for long-term construction projects, if the recognitionÂ criteria is met.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associatedÂ with the item will flow to the Company, and the cost of the item can be measuredÂ reliably. The carrying amount of any component accounted for as a separate asset isÂ de-recognised when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to theÂ Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, during the reporting period in which they areÂ incurred.

Capital work-in-progress is stated at cost net of accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset estimated by the management. Depreciation on additions isÂ provided on a pro rata basis from the month of installation or acquisition. Depreciation onÂ deletions/ disposals is provided on a pro rata basis upto the month preceding the monthÂ of deletions/ disposals. The management believes that these estimated useful lives reflectÂ fair approximation of the period over which the assets are likely to be used. The CompanyÂ has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

Based on managements' assessment, items of property, plant and equipment individually costing less than five thousand rupees, are depreciated within one year from the dateÂ the asset is ready to use or useful life of class of asset to which these assets belong.

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, ifÂ appropriate.

(X) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortisation and impairment. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the dateÂ of acquisition. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalised development costs,Â are not capitalised and the related expenditure is reflected in the Standalone StatementÂ of Profit and Loss, in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite life are amortised over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment, whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired.Â The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finiteÂ useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period and changes if any,Â made on prospective basis. The amortisation expense on intangible assets with finiteÂ lives is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful life are not amortised, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment ofÂ indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continuesÂ to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made on aÂ prospective basis.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset andÂ are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is derecognised.

(XI) Â Â Â Business combination and goodwill

Business Combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. Cost of an acquisition is measured as the aggregate of the consideration transferred measured atÂ acquisition date fair value and the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree.Â Acquisition-related costs are recognised in Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss asÂ incurred.

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their fair values. However,Â certain assets and liabilities i.e. deferred tax assets or liabilities, assets or liabilitiesÂ related to employee benefit arrangements, liabilities or equity instruments related toÂ share-based payment arrangements and assets or disposal groups that are classified asÂ held for sale, acquired or assumed in a business combination are measured as per theÂ applicable Ind-AS.

Judgement is applied in determining the acquisition date and determining whether control is transferred from one party to another. Control exists when the Company is exposed toÂ or has rights to variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability toÂ affect those returns through power over the entity. In assessing control, potential votingÂ rights are considered only if the rights are substantive.

At the acquisition date, goodwill on business combination is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount recognised forÂ any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer's previouslyÂ held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net identifiable assets acquired andÂ the liabilities assumed.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a businessÂ combination is allocated to each of the Company's cash-generating units that are expectedÂ to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assetsÂ or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units.

A cash-generating unit (CGU) to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually as at reporting date. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than itsÂ carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

(XII) Â Â Â Impairment of non-financial assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to determine whether there is any indication of impairment based on internal/Â external factors. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Standalone Statement ofÂ Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired. An asset's recoverableÂ amount is higher of an asset's or cash-generating unit's (CGUs) fair value less costs ofÂ disposal and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flowsÂ are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rates, that reflects currentÂ market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for whichÂ estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. Recoverable amount is determinedÂ for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely

independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired andÂ is written down to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses of continuing operations,Â including impairment on inventories, are recognised in the Standalone Statement ofÂ Profit and Loss.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually as at reporting date. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit isÂ less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carryingÂ amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unitÂ pro-rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment lossÂ for goodwill is recognised directly in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reversal of impairment losses except on goodwill is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.Â An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

(XIII) Leases

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control theÂ use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assessÂ whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the CompanyÂ assess whether:

â¢ Â Â Â The contract involves the use of an identified asset - this may be specified explicitlyÂ or implicitly and should be physically distinct or represent substantially all of theÂ capacity of a physically distinct asset. If the supplier has a substantive substitutionÂ right, then the asset is not identified;

â¢ Â Â Â The Company has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits fromÂ the use of the asset throughout the period of use; and

â¢ Â Â Â The Company has the right to direct the use of the asset. The Company has the rightÂ when it has the decision-making rights that are most relevant to changing how andÂ for what purpose the asset is used. In rare cases where the decision about how andÂ for what purpose the asset is used is predetermined, the Company has the right toÂ direct the use of the asset either the Company has the right to operate the asset;Â or the Company designed the asset in a way that predetermines how and for whatÂ purpose it will be used.

At inception or on reassessment of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on theÂ basis of their relative stand-alone prices.

Where the Company is the lesseeÂ Right-of-use assets

The Company recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date except for short-term leases which are less than 12 months andÂ leases of low value assets. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, whichÂ comprises the initial amount of the lease liability plus any initial direct costs incurredÂ less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset orÂ the end of the lease term. If ownership of the leased asset transfers to the Company at theÂ end of the lease term or the cost reflects the exercise of a purchase option, depreciationÂ is calculated using the estimated useful life of the asset. The estimated useful lives ofÂ right-of-use assets are determined on the same basis as those of property. In addition,Â the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, adjusted forÂ certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

Lease liabilities

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date. The lease payments are discounted using theÂ interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannotÂ be readily determined, the Company uses incremental borrowing rate.

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise of fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments. The lease liabilities are measured atÂ amortised cost using the effective interest method.

In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is re-measured if there is a modification arising due to change in the lease term, change in the lease payments or a change inÂ the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset. When the lease liabilityÂ is re-measured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amountÂ of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of theÂ right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property, and lease liabilities, separately in the Standalone Balance Sheet.

Short-term leases and leases of low value assets

The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption to its short-term leases (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencementÂ date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the lease of low-value assetsÂ recognition exemption to leases that are considered to be low value. Lease paymentsÂ on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognised as expense on aÂ straight-line basis over the lease term.

Where the Company is the lessor

Leases in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset is classified as an operating lease. Assets subject to operatingÂ leases are included in the property, plant and equipment. Rental income on an operatingÂ lease is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basisÂ over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognised as an expense in theÂ Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions

The amendments to Ind AS 116 provides a practical expedient to lessees in accounting for rent concessions that are a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many lessors have provided rent concessions to lessees as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rent concessions can include rent holidays or rent reductions for a period ofÂ time. Applying the requirements in Ind AS 116 for changes to lease payments, particularlyÂ assessing whether the rent concessions are lease modifications and applying the requiredÂ accounting, could be practically difficult in the current environment. The objective of theÂ amendment is to provide lessees that have been granted Covid-19 related rent concessionsÂ with practical relief, while still providing useful information about leases to users of theÂ financial statements.

As a practical expedient, a lessee may elect not to assess whether a COVID-19 related rent concession from a lessor is a lease modification. A lessee that makes this election accountsÂ for any change in lease payments resulting from the COVID-19 related rent concessionÂ the same way it would account for the change under Ind AS 116, if the change were not aÂ lease modification. The practical expedient applies only to rent concessions occurring asÂ a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and only if all of the following conditionsÂ are met:

(i) Â Â Â The change in lease payments results in revised consideration for the lease that isÂ substantially the same as, or less than, the consideration for the lease immediatelyÂ preceding the change.

(ii) Â Â Â Any reduction in lease payments affects only payments originally due on or beforeÂ June 30, 2021.

(iii) Â Â Â There is no substantive change to other terms and conditions of the lease.

Pursuant to the above amendment, the Company has applied the practical expedient with effect from April 01, 2020. The Company has accounted the unconditional rentÂ concessions in "Rent expense" in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

(XIV) Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets andÂ financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fairÂ value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financialÂ assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costsÂ directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fairÂ value through the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised immediatelyÂ in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

Purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the market place are recognised on the tradeÂ date.

All recognised financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial instruments of the Company are classified in the following categories:

(a)Â Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Â Â Â Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial asset is measured at amortised cost using Effective Interest Rate (EIR), if both the conditions are met:

â¢ Â Â Â The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assetsÂ in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

â¢ Â Â Â The contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cashÂ flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principalÂ amount outstanding.

Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method:

The EIR method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. Amortised cost isÂ calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition andÂ fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The effective interest rate isÂ the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all feesÂ and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interestÂ rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expectedÂ life of the debt instrument or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the grossÂ carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognised on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classified as at Fair Value Through Profit or LossÂ (FVTPL). Interest income is recognised in the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss and is included in the 'Other income' line item.

(ii) Â Â Â Financial assets at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

An instrument shall be measured at FVTOCI, if both of the following conditions are met:

â¢ Â Â Â The objective of the business model is achieved by both collecting contractualÂ cash flows and selling financial assets; and

â¢ Â Â Â The asset's contractual cash flows represent Solely Payments of PrincipalÂ and Interest (SPPI).

Financial assets included within FVTOCI category are measured initially as well as at each reporting period at fair value plus transaction cost. Fair valueÂ movements are recognised in other comprehensive income. However, theÂ Company recognises interest income, impairment losses and reversals andÂ foreign exchange gain/ (loss) in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.Â On de-recognition of the asset, cumulative gain or loss previously recognised inÂ OCI is reclassified from equity to the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

(iii) Â Â Â Financial assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets that do not meet the amortised cost criteria or FVTOCI criteria (refer above) are measured at FVTPL. In addition, financial assets that meet theÂ amortised cost criteria or the FVTOCI criteria but are designated as at FVTPL areÂ measured at FVTPL.

A financial asset that meets the amortised cost criteria or financial assets that meet the FVTOCI criteria may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognitionÂ if such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement orÂ recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilitiesÂ or recognising the gains and losses on them on different bases. The CompanyÂ has not designated any debt instrument as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognised in theÂ Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognised inÂ the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any dividend orÂ interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the 'Other income' lineÂ item. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognised when the Company'sÂ right to receive the dividends is established, it is probable that the economicÂ benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the entity, the dividend doesÂ not represent a recovery of part of cost of the investment and the amount ofÂ dividend can be measured reliably.

Call options over shares in the acquired subsidiary is initially recognised as a financial asset at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognised inÂ the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss.

(iv) Â Â Â Equity investments

A joint venture is a type of joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the joint venture.Â Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement,Â which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimousÂ consent of the parties sharing control.

Investment in Subsidiaries and Joint Venture are out of scope of Ind AS 109 and hence, the Company has accounted for its investment in Subsidiaries and JointÂ Venture at cost. All other equity investments are measured at fair value as per IndÂ AS 109. Equity instruments which are held for trading are classified as at FVTPL.Â For all other equity instruments, the Company has an irrevocable election toÂ present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value.Â The Company makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. TheÂ classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.

If the Company decides to classify an equity instrument as at FVTOCI, then all fair value changes on the instrument, excluding dividends, are recognised in the OCI.Â There is no recycling of the amounts from OCI to the Standalone Statement ofÂ Profit and Loss, even on sale of investment. However, the Company may transferÂ the cumulative gain or loss within equity.

Impairment of financial assets:

The Company applies simplified approach of expected credit loss model for recognising impairment loss on lease receivables, trade receivables, otherÂ contractual rights to receive cash or other financial asset.

Expected credit losses are the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. Expected credit loss is theÂ difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company inÂ accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expectsÂ to receive (i.e. all cash shortfalls), discounted at the original effective interestÂ rate (or credit adjusted effective interest rate for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets).

The Company measures the loss allowance for a financial instrument at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses if the credit risk on that financialÂ instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition. If the credit riskÂ on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition,Â the Company measures the loss allowance for that financial instrument at anÂ amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. 12-month expected creditÂ losses are portion of the lifetime expected credit losses and represent theÂ lifetime cash shortfalls that will result if default occurs within 12 months after theÂ reporting date and thus, are not cash shortfalls that are predicted over the nextÂ 12 months.

If the Company measured loss allowance for a financial instrument at lifetime expected credit loss model in the previous period, but determines at the end ofÂ a reporting period that the credit risk has not increased significantly since initialÂ recognition due to improvement in credit quality as compared to the previousÂ period, the Company again measures the loss allowance based on 12-monthÂ expected credit losses.

When making the assessment of whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, the Company uses the changeÂ in the risk of a default occurring over the expected life of the financialÂ instrument instead of the change in the amount of expected credit losses.Â To make that assessment, the Company compares the risk of a defaultÂ occurring on the financial instrument as at the reporting date with the riskÂ of a default occurring on the financial instrument as at the date of initial recognitionÂ and considers reasonable and supportable information, that is available withoutÂ undue cost or effort, that is indicative of significant increases in credit risk sinceÂ initial recognition.

For trade receivables or any contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset that results from transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 115, theÂ Company always measures the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetimeÂ expected credit losses.

Further, for the purpose of measuring lifetime expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables, the Company has used a practical expedient as permittedÂ under Ind AS 109. This expected credit loss allowance is computed based on aÂ provision matrix, which takes into account historical credit loss experience andÂ adjusted for forward looking information.

The impairment requirements for the recognition and measurement of a loss allowance are equally applied to debt instruments at FVTOCI except that the lossÂ allowance is recognised in OCI and is not reduced from the carrying amount inÂ the Standalone Balance Sheet.

The Company determines whether it is necessary to recognise an impairment loss on its investment in its subsidiaries and joint venture. At each reporting date, theÂ Company determines whether there is objective evidence that the investmentÂ in the subsidiaries and joint venture is impaired. If there is such evidence, theÂ Company calculates the amount of impairment as the difference between theÂ recoverable amount of the subsidiaries and joint venture and its carrying value,Â and then recognises the impairment loss in the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss.

(b)Â Non derivative financial liabilities

(i) Classification as debt or equity

Debt and equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractualÂ arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

(1) Â Â Â Equity instruments:

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instrumentsÂ issued by the Company are recognised at the proceeds received, net of directÂ issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company's own equity instruments is recognised and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognised in the StandaloneÂ Statement of Profit and Loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation ofÂ the Company's own equity instruments.

(2) Â Â Â Compound financial instruments:

The component parts of compound financial instruments (convertible notes) issued by the Company are classified separately as financial liabilities andÂ equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements andÂ the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. A conversionÂ option that will be settled by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash orÂ another financial asset for a fixed number of the Company's own equityÂ instruments is an equity instrument.

At the date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for similar non-convertible instruments.Â This amount is recognised as a liability on an amortised cost basis usingÂ the effective interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at theÂ instrument's maturity date.

(3) Â Â Â Financial liabilities:

All financial liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

However, financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of a financial asset does not qualify for derecognition or when the continuing involvementÂ approach applies, financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company, andÂ commitments issued by the Company to provide a loan at below-marketÂ interest rate are measured in accordance with the specific accounting policiesÂ set out below.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL:

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading, if:

â¢ Â Â Â It has been acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of sellingÂ or repurchasing it in the near term; or

â¢ Â Â Â On initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financialÂ instruments that the Company manages together and has a recentÂ actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

â¢ Â Â Â It is a derivative that is not a financial guarantee contract or designatedÂ and effective as a hedging instrument.

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may, be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition, if:

â¢ Â Â Â Such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement orÂ recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;

â¢ Â Â Â The financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financialÂ liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluatedÂ on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Company's documentedÂ risk management or investment strategy, and information about theÂ Company is provided internally on that basis; or

â¢ Â Â Â It forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives,Â and Ind AS 109 permits the entire combined contracts to be designatedÂ as at FVTPL in accordance with Ind AS 109.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognised in the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss.

The Put Option on the Non-Controlling Interest ("NCI") of subsidiary is initially measured at the present value of the amount payable on exerciseÂ of the option, as per the terms of the agreement. The subsequent changesÂ in carrying amount is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit andÂ Loss.

However, financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are designated as at FVTPL, the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liabilityÂ that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability is recognised inÂ other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of the effects of changesÂ in the liability's credit risk in other comprehensive income would create orÂ enlarge an accounting mismatch in the Standalone Statement of Profit andÂ Loss, in which case these effects of changes in credit risk are recognisedÂ in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss. The remaining amount ofÂ change in the fair value of liability is always recognised in the StandaloneÂ Statement of Profit and Loss. Changes in fair value attributable to a financialÂ liability's credit risk that are recognised in other comprehensive income areÂ reflected immediately in other comprehensive income under other equityÂ and are not subsequently reclassified to the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss.

Gains or losses on financial guarantee contracts and loan commitments issued by the Company that are designated by the Company as at fair valueÂ through profit or loss are recognised in the Standalone Statement of ProfitÂ and Loss.

Financial liabilities subsequently measured at amortised cost:

Financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are not designated as at FVTPL are measured at amortised cost at the end of subsequent accountingÂ periods. The carrying amounts of financial liabilities that are subsequentlyÂ measured at amortised cost are determined based on the effective interestÂ method. Interest expense that is not capitalised as part of costs of an assetÂ is included in the 'Finance costs' line item.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevantÂ period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimatedÂ future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that formÂ an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and otherÂ premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability,Â or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount onÂ initial recognition.

(ii) Â Â Â Loans and borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any differenceÂ between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amountÂ is recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss over the period ofÂ borrowings using the EIR method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilitiesÂ are recognised as the transaction cost of the loan to the extent it is probable thatÂ some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fees are deferred until the drawÂ down occurs. To the extent that there is no evidence that is probable that someÂ or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepaymentÂ for liquidity and amortised over the period of facility to which it relates.

Preference shares, which are mandatorily redeemable on a specific date, are classified as liabilities. The dividends on these preference shares are recognisedÂ in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss as 'Finance costs'.

(iii) Â Â Â Foreign exchange gains and losses

The fair value of financial assets denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of eachÂ reporting period.

â¢ Â Â Â For foreign currency denominated financial assets measured at amortisedÂ cost and FVTPL, the exchange differences are recognised in the StandaloneÂ Statement of Profit and Loss, except for those which are designated asÂ hedging instruments in a hedging relationship.

â¢ Â Â Â For the purposes of recognising foreign exchange gains and losses, FVTOCIÂ financial assets are treated as financial assets measured at amortised cost.

Thus, the exchange differences on the amortised cost are recognised in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, and other changes in the fair valueÂ of FVTOCI financial assets are recognised in OCI.

For financial liabilities that are denominated in a foreign currency and are measured at amortised cost at the end

Mar 31, 2019

Notes to the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019

1. Corporate information

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (the "Company"), a public company domiciled in India, is incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Its Shares are listed on two recognized Stock Exchanges in India. The registered office of the Company is located at 701-704, 7^th Floor, Skyline Icon Business Park, 86-92, Off A.K. Road, Marol Village, Andheri East, Mumbai - 400 059.

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels and runs a chain of apparels and accessories retail stores in India.

The financial statements, as reviewed and recommended by the Audit Committee, have been approved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 15, 2019.

2. Significant accounting policies

2.1 Basis of preparation

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2018, read with Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and presentation requirements of Division II of Schedule III of the Act and other relevant provisions of the Act as applicable. The financial statements have been prepared on accrual basis under the historical cost convention, except the following assets and liabilities, which have been measured at fair value as required by the relevant Ind AS:

- Certain financial assets and liabilities (refer accounting policy regarding financial instruments);

- Defined employee benefit plans;

- Share-based payment; and

- Derivative financial instruments.

The financial statements are presented in Indian Rupee (INR) and all values are rounded to the nearest Crore, except when otherwise indicated. (Rs,1 Crore is equal to Rs,10 Million)

2.2 Summary of significant accounting policies

(I) Current versus non-current classification

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the Balance Sheet based on current/ non-current classification.

An asset is treated as current when it is:

- Expected to be realized or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;

- Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

- Expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; or

- Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is treated as current when:

- It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

- It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

- It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

- There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realization in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.

(II) Segment information

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. Segment assets and liabilities include all operating assets and liabilities. Segment results include all related income and expenditure. Corporate (unallocated) represents income and expenses which relate to the Company as a whole, and are not allocated to the segments.

Refer Note - 47 for segment information presented.

Inter-segment transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers at cost plus appropriate margins. Allocation of common costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated items

Unallocated items include general corporate income, expense and other common assets and liabilities which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment accounting policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

(III) Fair value measurements and hierarchy

The Company measures financial instruments, such as derivatives, at fair value at each Balance Sheet date.

(a) In the principal market for the asset or liability; or

(b) In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances, and for which sufficient data are available to measure the fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

Level 1 - inputs are quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

Level 2 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

Level 3 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

The carrying amounts of trade receivables, trade payables, capital creditors, and cash and cash equivalents are considered to be the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature.

The carrying value of loans, security deposits and investments are considered to be reasonably the same as their fair values. These are classified as level 2 fair values in the fair value hierarchy, due to the inclusion of observable inputs, including counter-party credit risk.

Fair value for measurement and/ or disclosure purposes in this financial information is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 102, leasing transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 17 and measurements that have some similarities to the fair value, but are not fair value, such as net realizable value in Ind AS 2 or value in use in Ind AS 36.

(IV) Foreign currencies

The Company''s financial statements are presented in INR, which is also its functional currency.

Transactions and balances:

Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. The gain or loss arising on translation of non-monetary items measured at fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss on the change in fair value of the item (i.e. translation differences on items whose fair value gain or loss is recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) or the Statement of Profit and Loss are also reclassified in OCI or the Statement of Profit and Loss, respectively).

(V) Revenue recognition

Effective from April 1, 2018, the Company has adopted Ind AS 115 ''Revenue from Contracts with Customers'' with modified retrospective approach. The following are new and / or revised significant accounting policies related to revenue recognition. Refer Note 2.2 "Significant Accounting Policies," in the Company''s 2018 Annual Report for the policies in effect for the revenue prior to April 1, 2018. The effect on adoption of Ind AS 115 was insignificant.

Revenue from contracts with customer is recognized upon transfer of control of promised goods / services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expect to be entitled for those goods/ services.

To recognize revenues, the Company applies the following five-step approach:

- Identify the contract with a customer;

- Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

- Determine the transaction price;

- Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

- Recognize revenues when a performance obligation is satisfied.

The property in the merchandise of third party concession stores located within the main departmental store of the Company passes to the Company once a customer decides to purchase an item from the concession store. The Company, in turn, sells the item to the customer and is accordingly included under Retail sales.

The Company has contracts with customers which entitles them the unconditional right to return. The Company has reclassified its contract assets and contract liabilities as required under Ind AS 115 and presented in the financial statements.

Assets and liabilities arising from rights to return

Right to return assets

A return right gives an entity a contractual right to recover the goods from a customer (return asset), if the customer exercises its option to return the goods and obtain a refund. The asset is measured at the former carrying amount of the inventory, less any expected costs to recover the goods, including any potential decreases in the value of the returned goods.

Refund liabilities

A refund liability is the obligation to refund some or all of the consideration received (or receivable) from the customer. The Company has therefore recognized refund liabilities in respect of customer''s right to return. The liability is measured at the amount the Company ultimately expects it will have to return to the customer. The Company updates its estimate of refund liabilities (and the corresponding change in the transaction price) at the end of each reporting period.

Gift voucher sales are recognized when the vouchers are redeemed and the goods are sold to the customer.

The Company operates a loyalty programme which allows customers to accumulate points on purchases made in retail stores. The points give rise to a separate performance obligation as it entitles them to discount on future purchases. Consideration received is allocated between the sale of products and the points issued, with the consideration allocated to the points equal to their fair value. Fair value

of points is determined by applying a statistical analysis based on the historical results of the Company.

Revenue related to award points are deferred and recognized when points are redeemed. The amount of revenue is based on the number of points redeemed.

Income from services are recognized as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties, and recognized net of goods and services tax/ applicable taxes.

Interest income on all debt instruments is measured either at amortized cost or at fair value through OCI. Interest income is recorded using the effective interest rate (EIR). EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset or to the amortized cost of a financial liability. When calculating the EIR, the Company estimates the expected cash flows by considering all the contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example: prepayment, extension, call and similar options), but does not consider the expected credit losses. Interest income is included in other income in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Dividend is recognized when the Company''s right to receive the payment is established, which is generally when shareholders approve the dividend.

Rental income arising from operating leases is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease terms, and is included in revenue in the Statement of Profit and Loss due to its operating nature.

(VI) Government grants

Government grants are recognized where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

- When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

- When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognized as income in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

When loans or similar assistance are provided by governments or related institutions, at a below-market rate of interest, the effect of this favorable interest is treated as a government grant. The loan or assistance is initially recognized and measured at fair value, and the government grant is measured as the difference between the proceeds received and the initial carrying value of the loan. The loan is subsequently measured as per the accounting policies applicable to financial liabilities.

(VII) Borrowing costs

Borrowing cost includes interest and other costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the borrowing costs.

(VIII) Taxes on Income Current tax

Current income tax relating to items recognized outside the Statement of Profit and Loss is recognized outside the Statement of Profit and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Current tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity. The management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation and establishes provisions where appropriate.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes at the reporting date.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except when the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized, except when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor the taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Tax benefits acquired as a part of business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at that date, are recognized subsequently if new information is received or circumstances change. Acquired deferred tax benefits recognized within the measurement period reduce goodwill related to that acquisition, if they result from new information obtained about facts and circumstances existing at the acquisition date.

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) paid in a year is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss as current tax for the year. Deferred tax assets include MAT paid in accordance with the tax laws in India, which is likely to give future economic benefits in the form of availability of set off against future income tax liability. Accordingly, MAT is recognized as deferred tax asset in the Balance Sheet when the asset can be measured reliably and it is probable that the future economic benefit associated with the asset will be realized.

According to Section 115JAA of the Income tax Act, 1961, MAT paid over and above the normal Income tax in a subject year is eligible for carry forward for fifteen succeeding assessment year for set-off against normal Income tax liability. The MAT credit asset is assessed against the entity''s normal income tax during the specified period.

The Company reviews the "MAT credit entitlement" asset at each reporting date and writes down the asset to the extent that it is no longer probable that it will pay normal tax during the specified period. Current tax and deferred tax relating to items recognized outside the Statement of Profit and Loss are recognized outside the Statement of Profit and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Deferred tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity.

(IX) Property, plant and equipment

Freehold land is carried at historical cost. All other items of property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less depreciation. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the items.

Capital work-in-progress is stated at cost net of accumulated impairment losses, if any. Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes borrowing costs for long-term construction projects, if the recognition criteria is met.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset''s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company, and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of any component accounted for as a separate asset is de-recognized when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss, during the reporting period in which they are incurred.

Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the asset estimated by the management. Depreciation on additions is provided on a pro rata basis from the month of installation or acquisition. Depreciation on deletions/ disposals is provided on a pro rata basis up to the month preceding the month of deletions/ disposals. The management believes that these estimated useful lives are realistic and reflect fair approximation of the period over which the assets are likely to be used. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

Items of property, plant and equipment individually costing less than five thousand rupees, are depreciated within one year from the date the asset is ready to use.

Gains or losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount. These are included in the Statement of Profit and Loss within other gains/ losses.

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(X) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalized development costs, are not capitalized and the related expenditure is reflected in the Statement of Profit and Loss, in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment, whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period. The amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, and are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is de-recognized.

Goodwill

Goodwill on business combination is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount recognized for any non-controlling interests in the acquire, and the fair value of the acquirer''s previously held equity interest in the acquire (if any) over the net identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in the Statement of Profit and Loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

(XI) Impairment of non-financial assets

The carrying amount of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date, if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/ external factors. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired. An asset''s recoverable amount is higher of an asset''s or cash-generating unit''s (CGUs) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rates, that reflects current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted. Recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses of continuing operations, including impairment on inventories, are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reversal of impairment losses recognized in the prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognized for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as at March 31 and when circumstances indicate the carrying value may be impaired. Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each CGU or group of CGUs to which the goodwill relates. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.

(XII) Leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is/ or contains a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at the inception of the lease. The arrangement is/ or contains a lease if fulfillment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset or assets, even if that right is not explicitly specified in an arrangement.

Where the Company is the lessee

A lease is classified at the inception date as a finance lease or an operating lease. Leases, where substantial portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the less or, are classified as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over 5-6 years or the lease period, whichever is shorter.

Where the Company is the less or

Leases in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset is classified as an operating lease. Assets subject to operating leases are included in the property, plant and equipment. Rental income on an operating lease is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognized as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(XIII) Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through the Statement of Profit and Loss are recognized immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

All purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and de-recognized on a trade-date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

All recognized financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortized cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial instruments of the Company are classified in the following categories:

(a) Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Financial assets at amortized cost

Financial asset is measured at amortized cost using Effective Interest Rate (EIR), if both the conditions are met:

- The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

- The contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method:

The EIR method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognized on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classified as at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL). Interest income is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, and is included in the ''Other income'' line item.

(ii) Debt instruments at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

An instrument shall be measured at FVTOCI, if both of the following conditions are met:

- The objective of the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

- The asset''s contractual cash flows represent Solely Payments of Principal and Interest (SPPI).

For the impairment policy on financial assets measured at amortized cost, refer note below.

Debt instruments included within FVTOCI category are measured initially as well as at each reporting period at fair value plus transaction cost. Fair value movements are recognized in other comprehensive income. However, the Company recognizes interest income, impairment losses and reversals and foreign exchange gain/ (loss) in the Statement of Profit and Loss. On de-recognition of the asset, cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in OCI is reclassified from equity to the Statement of Profit and Loss. Interest earned is recognized under the Effective Interest Rate (EIR) model.

(iii) Financial assets at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

Debt instruments that do not meet the amortized cost criteria or FVTOCI criteria (see above) are measured at FVTPL. In addition, debt instruments that meet the amortized cost criteria or the FVTOCI criteria but are designated as at FVTPL are measured at FVTPL.

A financial asset that meets the amortized cost criteria or debt instruments that meet the FVTOCI criteria may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognizing the gains and losses on them on different bases. The Company has not designated any debt instrument as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the ''Other income'' line item. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized when the Company''s right to receive the dividends is established, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the entity, the dividend does not represent a recovery of part of cost of the investment and the amount of dividend can be measured reliably.

(iv) Equity investments

All equity investments in scope of Ind AS 109 are measured at fair value. Equity instruments which are held for trading and contingent consideration recognized by an acquirer in a business combination to which Ind AS 103 applies are classified as at FVTPL. For all other equity instruments, the Company may make an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value. The Company makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.

If the Company decides to classify an equity instrument as at FVTOCI, then all fair value changes on the instrument, excluding dividends, are recognized in the OCI. There is no recycling of the amounts from OCI to the Statement of Profit and Loss, even on sale of investment. However, the Company may transfer the cumulative gain or loss within equity.

Impairment of financial assets:

The Company applies simplified approach of expected credit loss model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets measured at amortized cost, debt instruments at FVTOCI, lease receivables, trade receivables, other contractual rights to receive cash or other financial asset, and financial guarantees not designated as at FVTPL.

Expected credit losses are the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. Expected credit loss is the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive (i.e. all cash shortfalls), discounted at the original effective interest rate (or credit adjusted effective interest rate for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets). The Company estimates cash flows by considering all contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example: prepayment, extension, call and similar options) through the expected life of that financial instrument.

The impairment requirements for the recognition and measurement of a loss allowance are equally applied to debt instruments at FVTOCI except that the loss allowance is recognized in OCI, and is not reduced from the carrying amount in the Balance Sheet.

(b) Non derivative financial liabilities

(i) Classification as debt or equity

(1) Equity instruments:

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Repurchase of the Company''s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company''s own equity instruments.

(2) Compound financial instruments:

At the date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for similar non-convertible instruments. This amount is recognized as a liability on an amortized cost basis using the effective interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at the instrument''s maturity date.

(3) Financial liabilities:

All financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL:

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading, if:

- It has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term; or

- On initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Company manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

- It is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may, be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition, if:

- Such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;

- The financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Company''s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the Company is provided internally on that basis; or

- It forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and Ind AS 109 permits the entire combined contracts to be designated as at FVTPL in accordance with Ind AS 109.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability and is included in the ''Other income'' line item.

However, financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are designated as at FVTPL, the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability is recognized in other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of the effects of changes in the liability''s credit risk in other comprehensive income would create or enlarge an accounting mismatch in the Statement of Profit and Loss, in which case these effects of changes in credit risk are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The remaining amount of change in the fair value of liability is always recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Changes in fair value attributable to a financial liability''s credit risk that are recognized in other comprehensive income are reflected immediately in retained earnings and are not subsequently reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Gains or losses on financial guarantee contracts and loan commitments issued by the Company that are designated by the Company as at fair value through profit or loss are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Financial liabilities subsequently measured at amortized cost:

Financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are not designated as at FVTPL are measured at amortized cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. The carrying amounts of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at amortized cost are determined based on the effective interest method. Interest expense that is not capitalised as part of costs of an asset is included in the ''Finance costs'' line item.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

(ii) Loans and borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss over the period of borrowings using the EIR method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognized as the transaction cost of the loan to the extent it is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fees are deferred until the draw down occurs. To the extent that there is no evidence that is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalized as a prepayment for liquidity and amortized over the period of facility to which it relates.

Preference shares, which are mandatorily redeemable on a specific date, are classified as liabilities. The dividends on these preference shares are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss as ''Finance costs''.

(iii) Financial guarantee contracts

A financial guarantee contract is a contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs, because a specified debtor fails to make payment when due in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument.

Financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company are initially measured at their fair values and, if not designated as at FVTPL, are subsequently measured at the higher of:

- The amount of loss allowance determined in accordance with the impairment requirements of Ind AS 109; and

- The amount initially recognized less, when appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 115.

(iv) Foreign exchange gains and losses

The fair value of financial assets denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of each reporting period.

- For foreign currency denominated financial assets measured at amortized cost and FVTPL, the exchange differences are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, except for those which are designated as hedging instruments in a hedging relationship.

- For the purposes of recognizing foreign exchange gains and losses, FVTOCI debt instruments are treated as financial assets measured at amortized cost. Thus, the exchange differences on the amortized cost are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, and other changes in the fair value of FVTOCI financial assets are recognized in OCI.

For financial liabilities that are denominated in a foreign currency and are measured at amortized cost at the end of each reporting period, the foreign exchange gains and losses are determined based on the amortized cost of the instruments, and are recognized in ''Other income''.

The fair value of financial liabilities denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of the reporting period. For financial liabilities that are measured as at FVTPL, the foreign exchange component forms part of the fair value gains or losses and is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

De-recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities

The Company de-recognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for the amounts it may have to pay. If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received.

On de-recognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset''s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable, and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in OCI and accumulated in equity is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset.

On de-recognition of a financial asset other than in its entirety (for example: when the Company retains an option to repurchase part of a transferred asset), the Company allocates the previous carrying amount of the financial asset between the part it continues to recognize under continuing involvement and the part it no longer recognizes on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part that is no longer recognized and the sum of the consideration received for the part no longer recognized and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset. A cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is no longer recognized on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts.

The Company de-recognizes financial liabilities only when the Company''s obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. An exchange with a lender of debt instruments with substantially different terms is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. Similarly, a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability (whether or not attributable to the financial difficulty of the debtor) is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability de-recognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the Balance Sheet where there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts, and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the normal course of business.

(XIV) Derivative financial instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, such as forward currency contracts, to hedge its foreign currency risks. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as financial assets when the fair value is positive and as financial liabilities when the fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivatives are taken directly to the Statement of Profit and Loss, except for the effective portion of cash flow hedges, which is recognized in OCI and later reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss when the hedge item affects the Statement of Profit and Loss or treated as basis adjustment, if a hedged forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

(XV) Inventories

Raw materials, components, stores and spares, and packing materials are valued at lower of cost or net realizable value. However, these items are considered to be realizable at cost if the finished products, in which they will be used, are expected to be sold at or above cost. Cost includes cost of purchase and other costs in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Traded goods, work-in-progress and finished goods are valued at cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. Work-in-progress and finished goods include costs of direct materials, labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on the normal operating capacity, but excluding borrowing cost. Traded goods cost includes cost of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Proceeds in respect of sale of raw materials/ stores are credited to the respective heads. Obsolete and defective inventory are duly provided for, basis the management estimates (Refer Note - 38).

(XVI) Provisions

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the Statement of Profit and Loss, net of any reimbursements.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognized as an asset, if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably (Refer Note - 38).

(XVII) Retirement and other employee benefits

(a) Defined contribution plan

The Company makes defined contribution to the Government Employee Provident Fund, which are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, on accrual basis. The Company recognises contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expense, when an employee renders the related service. The Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

(b) Defined benefit plan

The Company operates a defined benefit gratuity plan in India. The Company contributes to a gratuity fund maintained by an independent insurance company. The Company''s liabilities under The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discounted rate that is determined by reference to market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government bonds, where the terms of the Government bonds are consistent with the estimated terms of the defined benefit obligation. The net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net balance of the defined benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets. This cost is included in the ''Employee benefits expense'' in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Re-measurement gains or losses and return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net Interest on the net defined benefit liability) arising from changes in actuarial assumptions are recognized in the period in which they occur, directly in OCI. They are included in retained earnings in the Statement of Changes in Equity and in the Balance Sheet. Re-measurements are not reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss in subsequent periods.

Statutory Reports

The employees of the Company are entitled to compensated absences. The employees can carry forward a portion of the unutilized accumulating compensated absences and utilize it in future periods or receive cash at retirement or termination of employment. The Company records an obligation for compensated absences in the period in which the employee renders the services that increases this entitlement. The Company measures the expected cost of compensated absences as the additional amount that the Company expects to pay as a result of the unused entitlement that has accumulated at the end of the reporting period. The Company recognizes accumulated compensated absences based on actuarial valuation in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XVIII) Share-based payment

Employees of the Company receive remuneration in the form of equity-settled instruments and stock appreciation rights for rendering services over a defined vesting period. Equity-settled share-based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date using an appropriate valuation model.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company''s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in equity. At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss, such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the equity-settled share options outstanding account.

No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/ or service conditions have not been met.

The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

For cash-settled share-based payment, a liability is recognized for the goods or services acquired, measured initially at the fair value of the liability using a binomial method. At the end of each reporting period until the liability is settled and at the date of settlement, the fair value of the liability is premeasured, with any changes in the fair value recognized in ''Employee benefits expense'' in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year.

(XIX) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Earnings, considered in ascertaining the Company''s earnings per share, is the net profit for the period after deducting preference dividends and any attributable tax thereto for the period. The weighted average number of equity shares outstanding, during the period and for all periods presented, is adjusted for events, such as bonus shares, that have changed the number of equity shares outstanding, without a corresponding change in resources.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

(XX) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents in the Balance Sheet and for the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows comprise cash on hand and cash at bank including fixed deposits with original maturity period of three months and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less net of outstanding bank overdrafts as they are considered an integral part of the Company''s cash management.

(XXI) Rounding off amounts

All amounts disclosed in the financial statements and in the notes have been rounded off to the nearest crore, unless otherwise stated.

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(I) Business combination and goodwill

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition date fair values of the assets and liabilities of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange of control of the acquiree. Acquisition related costs are generally recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss as incurred.

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognised at their acquisition date fair value. For this purpose, the liabilities assumed include contingent liabilities representing present obligation, and they are measured at their acquisition fair values, irrespective of the fact that outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is not probable.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount recognised for any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirerâs previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each of the Companyâs cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro-rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognised directly in the Statement of Profit and Loss. An impairment loss recognised for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period, in which the combination occurs, the Company reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted through goodwill during the measurement period, or additional assets or liabilities are recognised, to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognised at that date. These adjustments are called measurement period adjustments.

(II) Current versus non-current classification

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the Balance Sheet based on current/ non-current classification. An asset is treated as current when it is:

- Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;

- Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

- Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or

- Cash or cash equivalents unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is current when:

- It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;

- It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

- It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or

- There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.

(III) Segment information

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. Segment assets and liabilities include all operating assets and liabilities. Segment results include all related income and expenditure. Corporate (unallocated) represents income and expenses which relate to the Company as a whole, and are not allocated to the segments.

Refer Note 47 for segment information presented.

Inter-segment transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers at cost plus appropriate margins. Allocation of common costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated items

Unallocated items include general corporate income and expense items, which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment accounting policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

(IV) Fair value measurements and hierarchy

The Company measures financial instruments, such as derivatives, at fair value at each Balance Sheet date. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

(a) in the principal market for the asset or liability; or

(b) in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participantâs ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use, or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances, and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximising the use of relevant observable inputs and minimising the use of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

- Level 1 - inputs are quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

- Level 2 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

- Level 3 - valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Company determines whether transfers have occurred between levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorisation (based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

The carrying amounts of trade receivables, trade payables, capital creditors, and cash and cash equivalents are considered to be the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature.

The carrying value of loans, security deposits and investments are considered to be reasonably the same as their fair values. These are classified as level 2 fair values in the fair value hierarchy, due to the inclusion of unobservable inputs, including counter-party credit risk.

Fair value for measurement and/ or disclosure purposes in this financial information is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 102, leasing transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 17, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value, but are not fair value, such as net realisable value in Ind AS 2 or value in use in Ind AS 36.

(V) Foreign currencies

The Companyâs financial statements are presented in INR, which is also its functional currency.

Transactions and balances: Transactions in foreign currency are recorded applying the exchange rate at the date of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, remaining unsettled at the end of the year, are translated at the closing exchange rates prevailing on the Balance Sheet date. Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. The gain or loss arising on translation of non-monetary items measured at fair value is treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss on the change in fair value of the item (i.e., translation differences on items whose fair value gain or loss is recognised in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) or the Statement of Profit and Loss are also reclassified in OCI or the Statement of Profit and Loss, respectively).

(VI) Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised when the goods are delivered and titles have passed, at which time all the following conditions are satisfied:

- the Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;

- the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

- it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and

- the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Based on the educational material on Ind AS 18 issued by the ICAI, the Company has assumed that the recovery of excise duties flows to the Company on its own account. This is for the reason that itâs a liability of the manufacturer which forms part of cost of production, irrespective of whether the goods are sold or not. Since the recovery of excise duty flows to the Company on its own account, revenue includes excise duty.

However, sales tax is not received by the Company in its own account. Rather, it is tax collected on value added to the commodity by the seller on behalf of the government. Accordingly, it is excluded from revenue.

Gift voucher sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed and goods are sold to the customer.

The Company operates a loyalty programme which allows customers to accumulate points on purchases made in retail stores. The points entitles them to discount on future purchases. Consideration received is allocated between the sale of products and the points issued, with the consideration allocated to the points equal to their fair value. Fair value of points is determined by applying a statistical analysis based on the historical results of the Company.

Revenue related to award points are deferred and recognised when points are redeemed. The amount of revenue is based on the number of points redeemed relative to the total number expected to be redeemed.

Income from services are recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties, and recognised net of goods and services tax/ applicable taxes.

Interest income on all debt instruments is measured either at amortised cost or at fair value through OCI. Interest income is recorded using the Effective Interest Rate (EIR). EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset or to the amortised cost of a financial liability. When calculating the EIR, the Company estimates the expected cash flows by considering all the contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example: prepayment, extension, call and similar options), but does not consider the expected credit losses. Interest income is included in other income in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Dividend is recognised when the Companyâs right to receive the payment is established, which is generally when shareholders approve the dividend.

Rental income arising from operating leases is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease terms, and is included in revenue in the Statement of Profit and Loss due to its operating nature.

(VII) Government grants

Government grants are recognised where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

- When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognised as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

- When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognised as income in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

(VIII) Borrowing costs

Borrowing cost includes interest and amortisation of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the borrowing costs.

(IX) Income taxes Current tax

The Income tax expense or credit for the period is the tax payable on the current periodâs taxable income based on the applicable income tax rate adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences and to unused tax losses.

Current income tax relating to items recognised outside the Statement of Profit and Loss is recognised outside the Statement of Profit and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Current tax items are recognised in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity. The management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions, where appropriate, on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except:

- When the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised, except when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Current tax and deferred tax relating to items recognised outside the Statement of Profit and Loss is recognised outside the Statement of Profit and Loss (either in OCI or in equity). Deferred tax items are recognised in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity.

(X) Property, plant and equipment

Transition to Ind AS

On transition to Ind AS, the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all its property, plant and equipment recognised as at April 1, 2015, measured as per previous GAAP, and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of the property, plant and equipment.

Capital work-in-progress, plant and equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes borrowing costs for long-term construction projects, if the recognition criteria is met.

Subsequent costs are included in the assetâs carrying amount or recognised as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of any component accounted for as a separate asset is de-recognised when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss during the reporting period in which they are incurred.

Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight-line basis using the rates arrived at based on the useful lives estimated by the management. The management believes that these estimated useful lives are realistic and reflect fair approximation of the period over which the assets are likely to be used. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

Useful life of assets different from that prescribed in Schedule II has been estimated by the management, supported by technical assessment.

Items of property, plant and equipment individually costing less than five thousand rupees, are depreciated within one year from the date the asset is ready to use.

Depreciation on the property, plant and equipment added/ disposed off/ discarded during the year is provided on pro-rata basis with reference to the month of addition/ disposal/ discarding. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount. These are included in the Statement of Profit and Loss within other gains/ (losses).

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(XI) Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalised development costs, are not capitalised and the related expenditure is reflected in the Statement of Profit and Loss, in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

Transition to Ind AS

On transition to Ind AS, the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all intangible assets recognised as at April 1, 2015, measured as per previous GAAP and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of intangible assets.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortised over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment, whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period. The amortisation expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortised, but are tested for impairment annually, either individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made on a prospective basis.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, and are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is de-recognised.

Amortisation methods and periods

A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Companyâs intangible assets is as below:

(XII) Impairment of non-financial assets

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date, if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/ external factors. An asset is treated as impaired when the carrying cost of the asset exceeds its recoverable value. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired. An assetâs recoverable amount is higher of an assetâs or Cash-Generating Unitâs (CGU) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. Recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses of continuing operations, including impairment on inventories, are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reversal of impairment losses recognised in the prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as at March 31, and when circumstances indicate the carrying value may be impaired. Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each CGU (or group of CGUs) to which the goodwill relates. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognised. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

(XIII) Leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is (or contains) a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at the inception of the lease. The arrangement is (or contains) a lease if fulfilment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets, and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset or assets, even if that right is not explicitly specified in an arrangement.

Where the Company is the lessee

A lease is classified at the inception date as a finance lease or an operating lease. Leases, where substantial portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the lessor, are classified as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over five to six years or the lease period, whichever is shorter.

Where the Company is the lessor

Leases in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of an asset is classified as an operating lease. Assets subject to operating leases are included in the property, plant and equipment. Rental income on an operating lease is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(XIV) Financial instruments

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through the Statement of Profit and Loss are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

All purchases or sales of financial assets are recognised and de-recognised on a trade-date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

All recognised financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

For the purpose of subsequent measurement, financial instruments of the Company are classified in the following categories: non-derivative financial assets comprising amortised debt, debt instruments at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI) or Fair Value Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL) or at amortised cost, equity instruments at FVTOCI, non-derivative financial liabilities at amortised cost or FVTPL and derivative instruments (under the category of financial assets or financial liabilities) at FVTPL.

(a) Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Financial assets at amortised cost

Financial asset is measured at amortised cost, if both the conditions are met:

- the asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

- the contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Financial assets are measured initially at fair value plus transaction cost and subsequently measured at amortised cost using effective interest rate (EIR) method, less any impairment loss. Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included in the other income in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The losses arising from impairment are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Effective Interest Rate (EIR) method

The EIR method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognised on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classified as at FVTPL. Interest income is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss, and is included in the âOther incomeâ line item.

(ii) Debt instruments at FVTOCI

An instrument shall be measured at FVTOCI, if both of the following conditions are met:

- The objective of the business model is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

- The assetâs contractual cash flows represent Solely Payments of Principal and Interest (SPPI).

For the impairment policy on financial assets measured at amortised cost, refer note below.

Debt instruments included within FVTOCI category are measured initially as well as at each reporting period at fair value plus transaction cost. Fair value movements are recognised in OCI. However, the Company recognises interest income, impairment losses and reversals and foreign exchange gain/ (loss) in the Statement of Profit and Loss. On de-recognition of the asset, cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to the Statement of Profit and Loss. Interest earned is recognised under the Effective Interest Rate (EIR) model.

(iii) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Debt instruments that do not meet the amortised cost criteria or FVTOCI criteria (see above) are measured at FVTPL. In addition, debt instruments that meet the amortised cost criteria or the FVTOCI criteria but are designated as at FVTPL are measured at FVTPL.

A financial asset that meets the amortised cost criteria or debt instruments that meet the FVTOCI criteria may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognising the gains and losses on them on different bases. The Company has not designated any debt instrument as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the âOther incomeâ line item. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognised when the Companyâs right to receive the dividends is established, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the entity, the dividend does not represent a recovery of part of cost of the investment and the amount of dividend can be measured reliably.

(iv) Equity investments

All equity investments in scope of Ind AS 109 are measured at fair value. Equity instruments which are held for trading and contingent consideration recognised by an acquirer in a business combination to which Ind AS 103 applies are classified as at FVTPL. For all other equity instruments, the Company may make an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value. The Company makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.

If the Company decides to classify an equity instrument as at FVTOCI, then all fair value changes on the instrument, excluding dividends, are recognised in the OCI. There is no recycling of the amounts from OCI to the Statement of Profit and Loss, even on sale of investment. However, the Company may transfer the cumulative gain or loss within equity.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company applies the expected credit loss model for recognising impairment loss on financial assets measured at amortised cost, debt instruments at FVTOCI, lease receivables, trade receivables, other contractual rights to receive cash or other financial asset and financial guarantees not designated as at FVTPL.

Expected credit losses are the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. Credit loss is the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive (i.e., all cash shortfalls), discounted at the original effective interest rate (or credit adjusted effective interest rate for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets). The Company estimates cash flows by considering all contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example: prepayment, extension, call and similar options) through the expected life of that financial instrument.

For trade receivables or any contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset that results from transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 11 and Ind AS 18, the Company always measures the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses.

Further, for the purpose of measuring lifetime expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables, the Company has used a practical expedient as permitted under Ind AS 109. This expected credit loss allowance is computed based on a provision matrix which, takes into account historical credit loss experience and adjusted for forward looking information.

The impairment requirements for the recognition and measurement of a loss allowance are equally applied to debt instruments at FVTOCI except that the loss allowance is recognised in OCI, and is not reduced from the carrying amount in the Balance Sheet.

(b) Non derivative financial liabilities

Classification as debt or equity

(i) Equity instruments

Repurchase of the Companyâs own equity instruments is recognised and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Companyâs own equity instruments.

(ii) Compound financial instruments

The component parts of compound financial instruments (convertible notes) issued by the Company are classified separately as financial liabilities and equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument. A conversion option that will be settled by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the Companyâs own equity instruments is an equity instrument.

The conversion option classified as equity is determined by deducting the amount of the liability component from the fair value of the compound financial instrument as a whole. This is recognised and included in equity, net of income tax effects, and is not subsequently re-measured. In addition, the conversion option classified as equity will remain in equity until the conversion option is exercised, in which case, the balance recognised in equity will be transferred to other component of equity. When the conversion option remains unexercised at the maturity date of the convertible note, the balance recognised in equity will be transferred to retained earnings. No gain or loss is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss upon conversion or expiration of the conversion option.

Transaction costs that relate to the issue of the convertible notes are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of the gross proceeds. Transaction costs relating to the equity component are recognised directly in equity. Transaction costs relating to the liability component are included in the carrying amount of the liability component and are amortised over the lives of the convertible notes using the effective interest method.

(iii) Financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:

- it has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term; or

- on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Company manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

- it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

- such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;

- the financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Companyâs documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the Company is provided internally on that basis; or

- it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives, and Ind AS 109 permits the entire combined contract to be designated as at FVTPL in accordance with Ind AS 109.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability and is included in the âOther incomeâ line item.

However, financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are designated as at FVTPL, the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability is recognised in other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of the effects of changes in the liabilityâs credit risk in other comprehensive income would create or enlarge an accounting mismatch in the Statement of Profit and Loss, in which case these effects of changes in credit risk are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The remaining amount of change in the fair value of liability is always recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Changes in fair value attributable to a financial liabilityâs credit risk that are recognised in other comprehensive income are reflected immediately in retained earnings and are not subsequently reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Gains or losses on financial guarantee contracts and loan commitments issued by the Company that are designated by the Company as at fair value through profit or loss are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Financial liabilities subsequently measured at amortised cost

Financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are not designated as at FVTPL are measured at amortised cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. The carrying amounts of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at amortised cost are determined based on the effective interest method. Interest expense that is not capitalised as part of costs of an asset is included in the âFinance costsâ line item.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortised cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

Loans and borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognised at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss over the period of borrowings using the EIR method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognised as the transaction cost of the loan to the extent it is probable that some or all facility will be drawn down, the fees are deferred until the draw down occurs. To the extent that there is no evidence that is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalised as a prepayment for liquidity and amortised over the period of facility to which it relates.

Preference shares, which are mandatorily redeemable on a specific date, are classified as liabilities. The dividends on these preference shares are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss as âFinance costsâ.

Financial guarantee contracts

Financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company are initially measured at their fair values and, if not designated as at FVTPL, are subsequently measured at the higher of:

- the amount of loss allowance determined in accordance with the impairment requirements of Ind AS 109; and

- the amount initially recognised less, when appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognised in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 18.

Foreign exchange gains and losses

The fair value of financial assets denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of each reporting period.

- For foreign currency denominated financial assets measured at amortised cost and FVTPL, the exchange differences are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss, except for those which are designated as hedging instruments in a hedging relationship.

- For the purposes of recognising foreign exchange gains and losses, FVTOCI debt instruments are treated as financial assets measured at amortised cost. Thus, the exchange differences on the amortised cost are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss, and other changes in the fair value of FVTOCI financial assets are recognised in OCI.

For financial liabilities that are denominated in a foreign currency and are measured at amortised cost at the end of each reporting period, the foreign exchange gains and losses are determined based on the amortised cost of the instruments, and are recognised in âOther incomeâ.

De-recognition of financial assets and financial liabilities

The Company de-recognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognises its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for the amounts it may have to pay. If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognise the financial asset and also recognises a collateralised borrowing for the proceeds received.

On de-recognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the assetâs carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable, and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognised in OCI and accumulated in equity is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset.

On de-recognition of a financial asset other than in its entirety (e.g., when the Company retains an option to repurchase part of a transferred asset), the Company allocates the previous carrying amount of the financial asset between the part it continues to recognise under continuing involvement and the part it no longer recognises on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part that is no longer recognised and the sum of the consideration received for the part no longer recognised and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it that had been recognised in other comprehensive income is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset. A cumulative gain or loss that had been recognised in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be recognised and the part that is no longer recognised on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts.

The Company de-recognises financial liabilities only when the Companyâs obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. An exchange with a lender of debt instruments with substantially different terms is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. Similarly, a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability (whether or not attributable to the financial difficulty of the debtor) is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability de-recognised and the consideration paid and payable is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reclassification of financial assets

The Company determines classification of financial assets and liabilities on initial recognition. After initial recognition, no reclassification is made for financial assets which are equity instruments and financial liabilities. For financial assets, which are debt instruments, a reclassification is made only if there is a change in the business model for managing those assets. Changes to the business model are expected to be infrequent. The Companyâs senior management determines change in the business model as a result of external or internal changes which are significant to the Companyâs operations. Such changes are evident to external parties. A change in the business model occurs when the Company either begins or ceases to perform an activity that is significant to its operations. If the Company reclassifies financial assets, it applies the reclassification prospectively from the reclassification date, which is the first day of the immediately next reporting period following the change in business model. The Company does not restate any previously recognised gains, losses (including impairment gains or losses) or interests.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the Balance Sheet where there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognised amounts, and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the normal course of business.

(XV) Derivative financial instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments, such as forward currency contracts, to hedge its foreign currency risks. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently re-measured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as financial assets when the fair value is positive and as financial liabilities when the fair value is negative.

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivatives are taken directly to the Statement of Profit and Loss, except for the effective portion of cash flow hedges, which is recognised in OCI and later reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss when the hedge item affects the Statement of Profit and Loss or treated as basis adjustment, if a hedged forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

(XVI) Inventories

Raw materials, components, stores and spares, and packing materials are valued at lower of cost or net realisable value. However, these items are considered to be realisable at cost if the finished products, in which they will be used, are expected to be sold at or above cost. Cost includes cost of purchase and other costs in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Traded goods, work-in-progress and finished goods are valued at cost or net realisable value, whichever is lower. Traded goods, work-in-progress and finished goods include costs of direct materials, labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on the normal operating capacity, but excluding borrowing cost. Traded goods cost includes cost of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Proceeds in respect of sale of raw materials/ stores are credited to the respective heads. Obsolete and defective inventory are duly provided for basis the management estimates. (Refer Note - 37).

(XVII) Provisions

The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (when the effect of the time value of money is material).

Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the Statement of Profit and Loss, net of any reimbursements.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognised as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably. (Refer Note - 37).

(XVIII) Retirement and other employee benefits

(a) Defined contribution plan

The Company makes defined contribution to the Government Employee Provident Fund, which are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on accrual basis. The Company recognises contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expenditure, when an employee renders the related service. The Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

(b) Defined benefit plan

The Company operates a defined benefit gratuity plan in India. The Company contributes to a gratuity fund maintained by an independent insurance company. The Companyâs liabilities under the Payment of Gratuity Act are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discounted rate that is determined by reference to market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government bonds, where the terms of the Government bonds are consistent with the estimated terms of the defined benefit obligation. The net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net balance of the defined benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets. This cost is included in âEmployee benefits expenseâ in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Re-measurement gains or losses and return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability) arising from changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised in the period in which they occur, directly in OCI. They are included in retained earnings in the Statement of changes in equity and in the Balance Sheet. Re-measurements are not reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss in subsequent periods.

The Companyâs liabilities for long-term compensated absences are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. The benefits are discounted using the market yields at the end of the reporting period that gave terms approximating to the terms of the related obligation. Re-measurements as a result of experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XIX) Share-based payments

The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Companyâs estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in equity. At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss, such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the equity-settled share options outstanding account.

No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/ or service conditions have not been met.

The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

For cash-settled share-based payments, a liability is recognised for the goods or services acquired, measured initially at the fair value of the liability using a binomial method. At the end of each reporting period, until the liability is settled, and at the date of settlement, the fair value of the liability is re-measured, with any changes in fair value recognised in âEmployee benefits expenseâ in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year.

(XX) Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Earnings, considered in ascertaining the Companyâs earnings per share, is the net profit for the period after deducting preference dividends and any attributable tax thereto for the period. The weighted average number of equity shares outstanding, during the period and for all periods presented, is adjusted for events, such as bonus shares that have changed the number of equity shares outstanding, without a corresponding change in resources.

(XXI) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents in the Balance Sheet and for the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows comprise cash in hand and cash at bank including fixed deposits with original maturity period of three months and short term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less net off outstanding bank overdrafts as they are considered an integral part of the Companyâs cash management.

(XXII) Rounding off amounts

All amounts disclosed in the financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest Crore, unless otherwise stated.

(XXIII) Standards issued but not yet effective

Ind AS 115 Revenue from contracts

Mar 31, 2017

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (formerly known as Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited) (the ''Company'') is a public Company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. Its shares are listed on two recognized stock exchanges in India.

The Company is engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels and runs a chain of apparel and accessories retail stores in India.

In the previous year ended March 31, 2016, the Hon''ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay vide Order dated December 5, 2015 and the Hon''ble High Court of Gujarat at Ahmadabad, vide order dated October 23, 2015 had approved the Composite Scheme of Arrangement between the Company, Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited (PFRL) and Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL) (with respect to its Madura Undertaking), Madura Garments Lifestyle and Retail Company Limited (MGLRCL) (with respect to its MGL Retail Undertaking) together known as the "demerged undertakings" and their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 ["Composite Scheme"]. The appointed date of the scheme was April 1, 2015. The Scheme has been given effect on April 1, 2015 before the transition adjustments pursuant to Ind AS. Pursuant to this scheme, the name of the Company changed from Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited. (Refer Note - 44).

In the current year ended March 31, 2017, the Company has executed a Business Transfer Agreement with Diana Retail Private Limited ("Diana Retail") and DLF Brands Limited (the promoter of Diana Retail) for acquisition of the exclusive online and offline rights of the global brand "Forever 21" for the Indian markets along with its existing store network in India on a going concern basis w.e.f. July 1, 2016 by means of slump sale for a lump sum consideration. The Company has also executed an agreement with Forever 21 Inc. in terms of which the Company has been appointed the exclusive franchisee for the brand "Forever 21" for the Indian market.

The financial statements have been recommended for approval by the audit committee and is approved and adopted by the Board in their meeting held on May 12, 2017.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

2.1 BASIS OF PREPARATION

For all periods unto and including the year ended March 31, 2016 financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting standards notified under the section 133 of the Companies Act 2013, read together with paragraph 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (Indian GAAP) and other relevant provisions of the Act.

These financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017 are the first financial statements under Ind AS. Refer Note 47 for an explanation of transition from previous GAAP to Ind AS and its impact on financial position and financial performance. The date of transition to Ind AS is April 1, 2015.

The financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis, except the following assets and liabilities which have been measured at fair value:

- Certain financial assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments); and

- Share-based payments

The consolidated financial statements are presented in INR and all values are rounded to the nearest Lakh (INR 00,000), except when otherwise indicated.

2.2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(I) BUSINESS COMBINATION AND GOODWILL

In accordance with Ind AS 101 provisions related to first time adoption, the Company has elected to apply Ind AS accounting for business combinations prospectively from April 1, 2015, after the transition to Ind AS. As such, Indian GAAP balances relating to business combinations entered into before that date, including goodwill, have been carried forward with minimal adjustment (Refer Note - 34).

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition date fair values of the assets and liabilities of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange of control of the acquire. Acquisition related costs are generally recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss as incurred.

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognized at their acquisition date fair value. For this purpose, the liabilities assumed include contingent liabilities representing present obligation and they are measured at their acquisition fair values irrespective of the fact that outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is not probable.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost, being the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount c for any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer''s previously held equity interest in the acquire (if any) over the net identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss for goodwill is recognized directly in Statement of Profit and Loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the profit or loss on disposal.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Company reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted through goodwill during the measurement period, or additional assets or liabilities are recognized, to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized at that date. These adjustments are called measurement period adjustments.

(II) CURRENT VERSUS NON-CURRENT CLASSIFICATION

The Company presents assets and liabilities in the balance sheet based on current / non-current classification.

An asset is treated as current when it is:

- Expected to be realized or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle

- Held primarily for the purpose of trading

- Expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period, or

- Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is current when:

- It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle

- It is held primarily for the purpose of trading

- It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period, or

- There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period

All other liabilities are classified as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realization in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.

(III) SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. Refer Note - 40 for segment information presented.

Inter-segment Transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers at cost plus appropriate margins.

Allocation of Common Costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated Items

Unallocated items include general corporate income and expense items which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment Accounting Policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

(IV) FOREIGN CURRENCIES

The Company''s financial statements are presented in INR which is also its functional currency.

Transaction and balances: Transactions in currencies other than the entity''s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the functional currency spot rates prevailing at the reporting date.

Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(V) FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company measures financial instruments, such as derivatives, at fair value at each balance sheet date. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

(a) In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

(b) In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible by the Company,

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant''s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

- Level 1 - Inputs are quoted market prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

- Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

- Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

Fair value for measurement and / or disclosure purposes in this financial information is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 102, leasing transactions that are within the scope of Ind AS 17, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realizable value in Ind AS 2 or value in use in Ind AS 36.

(VI) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the goods are delivered and titles have passed, at which time all the following conditions are satisfied:

- the Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;

- the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

- the amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

- it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and

- the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Based on the educational material on IND AS 18 issued by the ICAI, the Company has assumed that recovery of excise duties flows to the Company on its own account. This is for the reason that it''s a liability of the manufacturer which forms part of cost of production, irrespective of whether the goods are sold or not. Since the recovery of excise duty flows to the Company on its own account, revenue includes excise duty.

However, sales tax / value added tax is not received by the Company in its own account. Rather, it is tax collected on value added to the commodity by the seller on behalf of the government. Accordingly, it is excluded from revenue.

The property in the merchandise of third party concession stores located within the main departmental store of the Company passes to the Company once a customer decides to purchase an item from the concession store. The Company in turn sells the item to the customer and is accordingly included under Retail Sales.

Gift vouchers sales are recognized when the vouchers are redeemed and goods are sold to the customer The Company operates a loyalty programme where customers accumulate points for purchases made which entitles them to discount on future purchases. Consideration received is allocated between sale of products and the points issue, with the consideration allocated to the points equal to their fair value. Fair value of points is determined by applying a statistical analysis based on the historical results of the Company.

Revenue related to award points are deferred and recognized when points are redeemed. The amount of revenue is based on the number of points redeemed relative to the total number expected to be redeemed.

Income from services is recognized as they are rendered based on agreements / arrangements with the concerned parties and recognized net of service tax.

Interest Income for all debt instruments is measured either at amortized cost or at fair value through other comprehensive income. Interest income is recorded using the effective interest rate (EIR). EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash payments or receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument or a shorter period, where appropriate, to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset or to the amortized cost of a financial liability. When calculating the effective interest rate, the Company estimates the expected cash flows by considering all the contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example, prepayment, extension, call and similar options) but does not consider the expected credit losses. Interest income is included in finance income in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Dividend is recognized when the Company''s right to receive the payment is established, which is generally when shareholders approve the dividend.

Rental income arising from operating leases is accounted for on straight line basis over the base terms and is included in revenue in the Statement of Profit and Loss due to its operating nature.

(VII) GOVERNMENT GRANTS

Government grants are recognized where there is reasonable assurance that the grant will be received and all attached conditions will be complied with:

- When the grant relates to an expense item, it is recognized as income on a systematic basis over the periods that the related costs, for which it is intended to compensate, are expensed.

- When the grant relates to an asset, it is recognized as income in equal amounts over the expected useful life of the related asset.

When loans or similar assistance are provided by governments or related institutions, at a below-market rate of interest, the effect of this favorable interest is treated as a government grant. The loan or assistance is initially recognized and measured at fair value and the government grant is measured as the difference between the proceeds received and the initial carrying value of the loan. The loan is subsequently measured as per the accounting policies applicable to financial liabilities.

(VIII) BORROWING COST

Borrowing cost includes interest and amortization of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing cost directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use are capitalized as part of the cost of the respective asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the borrowing costs.

(IX) INCOME TAXES

Management periodically evaluates positions taken in tax returns with respect to situations in which applicable tax regulation is subject to interpretation. It establishes provisions where appropriate on the basis of amounts expected to be paid to the tax authorities.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized, except when the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred tax assets are re-assessed at each reporting date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.

Tax benefits acquired as a part of business combination, but not satisfying the criteria for separate recognition at that date, are recognized subsequently if new information and circumstances change. Acquired deferred tax benefits recognized within the measurement period reduce goodwill related to that acquisition if they result from new information obtained about facts and circumstances existing at the acquisition date.

Current tax and deferred tax relating to items recognized outside Statement of Profit and Loss is recognized outside Statement of Profit and Loss (either in other comprehensive income or in equity). Deferred tax items are recognized in correlation to the underlying transaction either in OCI or directly in equity,

(X) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Capital work-in-progress, plant and equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes borrowing costs for long term construction projects if the recognition criteria is met.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset''s carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of any component accounted for as a separate asset is derecognized when replaced. All other repairs and maintenance are charged to Statement of Profit and Loss during the reporting period in which they are incurred.

Transition to Ind AS

On transition to Ind AS, the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all its property, plant and equipment recognized as at April 1, 2015 measured as per previous GAAp and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of the property, plant and equipment.

Depreciation methods, estimated useful lives and residual value

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is calculated on a straight line basis using the rates arrived at, based on the useful lives estimated by the management. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

Items of property, plant and equipment individually costing less than five thousand Rupees, are fully depreciated in the year of purchase.

Depreciation on the property, plant and equipment added / disposed off / discarded during the year is provided on pro-rata basis with reference to the month of addition / disposal / discarding. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with carrying amount. These are included in Statement of Profit and Loss within other gains / (losses).

The residual values, useful lives and methods of depreciation of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at each financial year end and adjusted prospectively, if appropriate.

(XI) INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. Internally generated intangibles, excluding capitalized development costs, are not capitalized and the related expenditure is reflected in Statement of Profit and Loss in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting period. The amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is de-recognized.

Transition to Ind AS

On transition to Ind AS, the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all intangible assets recognized as at April 1, 2015 measured as per previous GAAP and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of intangible assets.

(XII) IMPAIRMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date if there is any indication of impairment based on internal / external factors. An asset is treated as impaired when the carrying cost of the asset exceeds its recoverable value. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired. An asset''s recoverable amount is higher of an asset''s or cash-generating units (CGU) fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use recoverable amount is determined for an individual asset, unless the asset does not generate cash inflows that are largely independent of those from other assets or groups of assets. When the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. Impairment losses of continuing operations, including impairment on inventories, are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

Reversal of impairment losses recognized in prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognized for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as at March 31, and when circumstances indicate the carrying value may be impaired. Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each CGU (or group of CGUs) to which the goodwill relates. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods.

(XIII) LEASES

The determination of whether an arrangement is (or contains) a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement at the inception of the lease. The arrangement is, (or contains) a lease if fulfillment of the arrangement is dependent on the use of a specific asset or assets and the arrangement conveys a right to use the asset or assets, even if that right is not explicitly specified in an arrangement.

For arrangements entered into prior to April 1, 2015, the Company has determined whether the arrangement contains lease on the basis of facts and circumstances existing on the date of transition.

Where the Company is the lessee

A lease is classified at the inception date as a finance lease or operating lease. Leases where significant portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the less or are classified as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight line basis over five to six years or the lease period whichever is shorter.

Where the Company is the less or

Leases in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the asset are classified as operating leases. Assets subject to operating leases are included in the property, plant and equipment. Lease income on an operating lease is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognized as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(XIV) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when a Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in Statement of Profit and Loss.

Financial assets

All purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and de-recognized on a trade date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

All recognized financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortized cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.

Classification of financial assets

Debt instruments that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at amortized cost (except for debt instruments that are designated as at fair value through profit or loss (âFVTPL") on initial recognition):

- the asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows; and

- the contractual terms of the instrument give rise, on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

For the impairment policy on financial assets measured at amortized cost, refer note below.

Debt instruments that meet the following conditions are subsequently measured at fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI") (except for debt instruments that are designated as at fair value through profit or loss on initial recognition):

- the asset is held within a business model whose objective is achieved both by collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

- the contractual terms of the instrument give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

Interest income is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss for FVTOCI debt instruments. For the purposes of recognizing foreign exchange gains and losses, FVTOCI debt instruments are treated as financial assets measured at amortized cost. Thus, the exchange differences on the amortized cost are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss and other changes in the fair value of FVTOCI financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading of ''Reserve for debt instruments through other comprehensive income''. When the investment is disposed off, the cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in this reserve is reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss.

For the impairment policy on debt instruments at FVTOCI, refer note below.

All other financial assets are subsequently measured at fair value.

Effective interest method

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition.

Income is recognized on an effective interest basis for debt instruments other than those financial assets classified as at FVTPL. Interest income is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss and is included in the "Other income" line item.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets at FVTPL are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the ''Other income'' line item. Dividend on financial assets at FVTPL is recognized when the Company''s right to receive the dividends is established, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the dividend will flow to the entity, the dividend does not represent a recovery of part of cost of the investment and the amount of dividend can be measured reliably.

Impairment of financial assets

The Company applies the expected credit loss model for recognizing impairment loss on financial assets measured at amortized cost, debt instruments at FVTOCI, lease receivables, trade receivables, other contractual rights to receive cash or other financial asset and financial guarantees not designated as at FVTPL,

Expected credit losses are the weighted average of credit losses with the respective risks of default occurring as the weights. Credit loss is the difference between all contractual cash flows that are due to the Company in accordance with the contract and all the cash flows that the Company expects to receive (i.e. all cash shortfalls), discounted at the original effective interest rate (or credit-adjusted effective interest rate for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets). The Company estimates cash flows by considering all contractual terms of the financial instrument (for example prepayment, extension, call and similar options) through the expected life of that financial instrument,

If the Company measured loss allowance for a financial instrument at lifetime expected credit loss model in the previous period but determines at the end of a reporting period that the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition due to improvement in credit quality as compared to the previous period, the Company again measures the loss allowance based on 12-month expected credit losses.

Further, for the purpose of measuring lifetime expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables, the Company has used a practical expedient as permitted under Ind AS 109. This expected credit loss allowance is computed based on a provision matrix which takes into account historical credit loss experience and adjusted for forward-looking information,

The impairment requirements for the recognition and measurement of a loss allowance are equally applied to debt instruments at FVTOCI except that the loss allowance is recognized in other comprehensive income and is not reduced from the carrying amount in the balance sheet,

Derecognition of financial assets

The Company de-recognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another party. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognize s a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received,

On de-recognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset''s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity is recognized in profit or loss if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset,

On de-recognition of a financial asset other than in its entirety (e.g. when the Company retains an option to repurchase part of a transferred asset), the Company allocates the previous carrying amount of the financial asset between the part it continues to recognize under continuing involvement and the part it no longer recognize s on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts on the date of the transfer. The difference between the carrying amount allocated to the part that is no longer recognized and the sum of the consideration received for the part no longer recognized and any cumulative gain or loss allocated to it, that had been recognized in other comprehensive income, is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss if such gain or loss would have otherwise been recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss on disposal of that financial asset. A cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is allocated between the part that continues to be recognized and the part that is no longer recognized on the basis of the relative fair values of those parts,

Foreign exchange gains and losses

The fair value of financial assets denominated in a foreign currency is determined in that foreign currency and translated at the spot rate at the end of each reporting period,

- For foreign currency denominated financial assets measured at amortized cost and FVTPL, the exchange differences are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss except for those which are designated as hedging instruments in a hedging relationship,

- For the purposes of recognizing foreign exchange gains and losses, FVTOCI debt instruments are treated as financial assets measured at amortized cost. Thus, the exchange differences on the amortized cost are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss and other changes in the fair value of FVTOCI financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income,

Financial liabilities and equity instruments Classification as debt or equity

Equity instruments

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs,

Repurchase of the Company''s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted directly in equity. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Company''s own equity instruments.

Compound financial instruments

At the date of issue, the fair value of the liability component is estimated using the prevailing market interest rate for similar non-convertible instruments. This amount is recognized as a liability on an amortized cost basis using the effective interest method until extinguished upon conversion or at the instrument''s maturity date,

The conversion option classified as equity is determined by deducting the amount of the liability component from the fair value of the compound financial instrument as a whole. This is recognized and included in equity, net of income tax effects, and is not subsequently re-measured. In addition, the conversion option classified as equity will remain in equity until the conversion option is exercised, in which case, the balance recognized in equity will be transferred to other component of equity. When the conversion option remains unexercised at the maturity date of the convertible note, the balance recognized in equity will be transferred to retained earnings. No gain or loss is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss upon conversion or expiration of the conversion option,

Transaction costs that relate to the issue of the convertible notes are allocated to the liability and equity components in proportion to the allocation of the gross proceeds. Transaction costs relating to the equity component are recognized directly in equity. Transaction costs relating to the liability component are included in the carrying amount of the liability component and are amortized over the lives of the convertible notes using the effective interest method,

Financial liabilities

All financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method or at FVTPL.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

A financial liability is classified as held for trading if:

- it has been incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term; or

- on initial recognition it is part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Company manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

- it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument,

A financial liability other than a financial liability held for trading may be designated as at FVTPL upon initial recognition if:

- such designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency that would otherwise arise;

- the financial liability forms part of a group of financial assets or financial liabilities or both, which is managed and its performance is evaluated on a fair value basis, in accordance with the Company''s documented risk management or investment strategy, and information about the Company is provided internally on that basis; or

- it forms part of a contract containing one or more embedded derivatives and Ind AS 109 permits the entire combined contract to be designated as at FVTPL in accordance with Ind AS 109,

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on re-measurement recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss. The net gain or loss recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability and is included in the ''Other income'' line item.

However, financial liabilities that are not held for trading and designated as at FVTPL, the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability is recognized in other comprehensive income, unless the recognition of the effects of changes in the liability''s credit risk in other comprehensive income would create or enlarge an accounting mismatch in Statement of Profit and Loss, in which case these effects of changes in credit risk are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss. The remaining amount of change in the fair value of liability is always recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss. Changes in fair value attributable to a financial liability''s credit risk that are recognized in other comprehensive income are reflected immediately in retained earnings and are not subsequently reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss,

Financial liabilities subsequently measured at amortized cost

Financial liabilities that are not held-for-trading and are not designated as at FVTPL are measured at amortized cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. The carrying amounts of financial liabilities that are subsequently measured at amortized cost are determined based on the effective interest method. Interest expense that is not capitalized as part of costs of an asset is included in the ''Finance costs'' line item.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the gross carrying amount on initial recognition,

Loans and Borrowings

Borrowings are initially recognized at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost. Any difference between the proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption amount is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss over the period of borrowings using the effective interest method. Fees paid on the establishment of loan facilities are recognized as the transaction cost of the loan to the extent it is probable that some or all facility will be drawn down, the fees is deferred until the draw down occurs, To the extent that there is no evidence that is probable that some or all of the facility will be drawn down, the fee is capitalized as a prepayment for liquidity and amortized over the period of facility to which it relates,

Preference shares, which are mandatorily redeemable on a specific date, are classified as liabilities. The dividends on these preference shares are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss as finance costs,

Financial guarantee contracts

A financial guarantee contract is a contract that requires the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument.

Financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company are initially measured at their fair values and, if not designated as at FVTPL, are subsequently measured at the higher of:

- the amount of loss allowance determined in accordance with impairment requirements of Ind AS 109; and

- the amount initially recognized less, when appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 18.

Foreign exchange gains and losses

De-recognition of financial liabilities

The Company de-recognize s financial liabilities when, and only when, the Company''s obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. An exchange with a lender of debt instruments with substantially different terms is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. Similarly, a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability (whether or not attributable to the financial difficulty of the debtor) is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability de-recognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss.

Offsetting financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the balance sheet where there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the normal course of business.

(XV) DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivatives are taken directly to Statement of Profit and Loss, except for the effective portion of cash flow hedges, which is recognized in OCI and later reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss when the hedge item affects Statement of Profit and Loss or treated as basis adjustment if a hedged forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

(XVI) INVENTORIES

Raw materials, components, stores and spares, and packing material are valued at lower of cost and net realizable value. However, these items are considered to be realizable at cost if the finished products, in which they will be used, are expected to be sold at or above cost. Cost includes cost of purchase and other costs in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Traded goods, work-in-progress and finished goods are valued at cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower. Finished goods, traded goods and work-in-progress include costs of direct materials, labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on the normal operating capacity but excluding borrowing cost, Traded goods cost includes cost of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Cost is determined on weighted average cost basis.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Proceeds in respect of sale of raw materials / stores are credited to the respective heads. Obsolete and defective inventory are duly provided for basis the management estimates.

(XVII) PROVISIONS

Provisions for legal claims, volume discounts and returns are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the Statement of Profit and Loss net of any reimbursements.

When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, a receivable is recognized as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received and the amount of the receivable can be measured reliably.

(XVIII) RETIREMENT AND OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

A) Defined Contribution Plan

The Company makes defined contribution to Government Employee Provident Fund, Government Employee Pension Fund, Employee Deposit Linked Insurance and ESI, which are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss on accrual basis. The Company recognize s contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expenditure when an employee renders the related service. The Company has no obligation other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

B) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company''s liabilities under Payment of Gratuity Act are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discounted rate that is determined by reference to market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government bonds where the terms of the Government bonds are consistent with the estimated terms of the defined benefit obligation. The net interest cost is calculated by applying the discount rate to the net balance of the defined benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets. This cost is included in employee benefit expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Re-measurement gains or losses arising from experience adjustments changes in actuarial assumptions are recognized in the period in which they occur, directly in other comprehensive income. They are included in retained earnings in the Statement of changes in Equity and in the Balance Sheet. Re-measurements are not reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss in subsequent periods.

C) Compensated absences

The Company''s liabilities for long term compensated absences is determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method except for short term compensated absences which are provided for based on estimates. The benefits are discounted using the market yields at the end of the reporting period that gave terms approximating to the terms of the related obligation. Re-measurements as a result of experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XIX) SHARE-BASED PAYMENT

Equity-settled share-based payments to employees and others providing similar services are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the equity-settled share-based payments is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company''s estimate of equity instruments that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in equity. At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in Statement of Profit and Loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the equity-settled share-based payment reserve.

No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/or service conditions have not been met.

The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

For cash-settled share-based payments, a liability is recognized for the goods or services acquired, measured initially at the fair value of the liability using a binomial method. At the end of each reporting period until the liability is settled, and at the date of settlement, the fair value of the liability is re-measured, with any changes in fair value recognized in employee benefit expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year.<

Mar 31, 2016

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (Formerly Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited) (the ''Company'') is a public Company domiciled in India and incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956.

In the year ended March 31, 2016, the Hon''ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay, vide Order dated 5th December, 2015, and the Hon''ble High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad, vide order dated 23rd October, 2015, have approved the Composite Scheme of Arrangement between the Company, Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited (PFRL) and Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL) (with respect to its Madura Undertaking), Madura Garments Lifestyle and Retail Company Limited (MGLRCL) (with respect to its MGL Retail Undertaking), together known as the "demerged undertakings", and their respective shareholders and creditors under Sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 ["Composite Scheme"]. The appointed date of the scheme is 1st April, 2015. Pursuant to this scheme, the name of the Company has changed from Pantaloons Fashion & Retail Limited to Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited.

The Company operates a national chain of "Pantaloons" stores of apparels and fashion accessories. The demerged undertakings taken over are engaged in the business of manufacturing and retailing of branded apparels.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in India (Indian GAAP). The Company has prepared these financial statements to comply in all material respects with the accounting standards notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read together with paragraph 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and under the historical cost convention.

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of financial statements are consistent with those of the previous year.

All assets and liabilities have been classified as current or non-current as per the Company''s normal operating cycle. Based on the nature of products and the time between the acquisition of assets for sale and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents, the Company has ascertained its operating cycle as upto twelve months for the purpose of current and non-current classification of assets and liabilities.

2.1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(I) USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Indian GAAP requires the management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on the management''s best knowledge of the current events and actions, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in the outcomes requiring a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities in future periods.

(II) TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets and capital Work-in-Progress are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. The cost comprises purchase price, borrowing costs, if capitalization criteria are met, directly attributable cost of bringing the asset to its working condition for the intended use and initial estimate of decommissioning, restoring and similar liabilities. Any trade discounts and rebates are deducted in arriving at the purchase price.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of tangible fixed assets are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is derecognised.

The Company identifies and determines the cost of each component / part of the asset separately, if the component / part has a cost which is significant to the total cost of the asset and has useful life that is materially different from that of the remaining asset.

Tangible fixed assets held for sale are valued at lower of their carrying amount and net realisable value. Any write-down is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(III) DEPRECIATION ON TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation on tangible fixed assets is calculated on a straight-line basis using the rates arrived at, based on the useful lives estimated by the management.

During the year, the Company, with respect to its "Pantaloons" business, has reassessed the useful life of leasehold improvements and immovable fixtures from the period of lease to six years as the same better reflects the expected usage of such assets.

The identified components are depreciated separately over their useful lives; the remaining components are depreciated over the life of the principal asset. The Company has used the following rates to provide depreciation on its tangible fixed assets:

(IV) INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. Following initial recognition, intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful economic life. All intangible assets are assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired.

The amortisation period and the amortisation method are reviewed at least at each financial year end.

Gains or losses arising from de-recognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the asset is de-recognised.

(V) IMPAIRMENT OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/external factors. An asset is treated as impaired when the carrying cost of the assets exceeds its recoverable value. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired.

Reversal of impairment losses recognised in the prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

(VI) BORROWING COSTS

Borrowing Costs include interest and amortisation of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use, are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed, in the period they occur, in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(VII) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Foreign currency transactions and balances:

(i) Initial Recognition

Foreign currency transactions are recorded in the reporting currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.

(ii) Conversion

Foreign currency monetary items are re-translated using the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date. Non-monetary items, which are measured in terms of historical cost denominated in a foreign currency, are reported using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items, which are measured at fair value or other similar valuation denominated in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates that existed when the values were determined.

(iii) Exchange Differences

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating such monetary items of the Company at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the year, or reported in the previous financial statements, are recognised as income or as expenses in the year in which they arise.

(iv) Forward exchange contracts entered into to hedge foreign currency risk of an existing asset/ liability

The premium or discount arising at the inception of forward exchange contract is amortised and recognised as an expense / income over the life of the contract. Any profit or loss arising on cancellation or renewal of such forward exchange contract is also recognised as income or as expense for the period.

(VIII) INVESTMENTS

Investments, which are readily realisable and intended to be held for not more than one year from the date on which such investments are made, are classified as current investments. All other investments are classified as long term investments. Investments are recorded at cost on the date of purchase, which includes acquisition charges such as brokerage, stamp duty, taxes, etc.

Current investments are carried in the financial statements at lower of cost and fair value which is determined on individual investment basis. Long-term investments are carried at cost. However, provision for diminution in value is made to recognise a decline other than temporary in the value of the investments.

On disposal of an investment, the difference between its carrying amount and net disposal proceeds is charged or credited to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(IX) INVENTORIES

Raw materials, components, stores and spares and packing material are valued at lower of cost and net realisable value. However, these items are considered to be realisable at cost if the finished products, in which they will be used, are expected to be sold at or above cost.

Traded goods, work-in-progress, finished goods and stock-in-trade are valued at cost or net realisable value, whichever is lower. Finished goods, stock-in trade and work-in-progress include costs of conversion and other costs incurred to bring them to their present location and condition. Cost is determined based on weighted- average basis. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

Proceeds in respect of sale of raw materials/stores are credited to the respective heads. Obsolete, defective and unserviceable inventory are duly provided for.

(X) GOVERNMENT GRANTS

Government Grants are recognised when there is a reasonable assurance that the same will be received and all attaching conditions will be complied with. Revenue grants are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Capital grants relating to specific Tangible / Intangible Assets are reduced from the gross value of the respective Tangible / Intangible Assets. Other capital grants in the nature of promoter''s contribution are credited to capital reserve.

(XI) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when all the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have been passed to the buyer, usually on delivery of the goods. The Company collects sales taxes and value added taxes (VAT) on behalf of the government and, therefore, these are not economic benefits flowing to the Company. Hence, they are excluded from revenue.

Retail sales are recognised on delivery of the merchandise to the customer, when the property in goods and significant risks and rewards are transferred for a price and no effective ownership control is retained. Revenue is net of returns, trade discounts and sales / value added tax.

The property in the merchandise of third party concession stores located within the main departmental store of the Company passes to the Company once a customer decides to purchase an item from the concession store. The Company, in turn, sells the item to the customer and is accordingly included under Retail Sales.

Gift vouchers sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed and goods are sold to the customer.

Income from services are recognised as they are rendered based on agreements / arrangements with the concerned parties and recognised net of service tax.

Interest Income is recognised on a time-proportion basis taking into account the amount outstanding and applicable interest rate.

Dividend income on investments is accounted for when the right to receive the payment is established.

(XII) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(i) Short-term Employee Benefits

All short-term employee benefits, such as salaries, wages, bonus, special awards, medical benefits, which fall due within 12 months of the period in which the employee renders the related services which entitles him/ her to avail such benefits and non-accumulating compensated absences like sick leave and maternity leave, are recognised on an undiscounted basis and charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(ii) Retirement and Other Employee Benefits

A) Defined Contribution Plan

The Company makes defined contribution to Government Employee Provident Fund, Government Employee Pension Fund, Employee Deposit Linked Insurance and ESI, which are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on accrual basis. The Company recognises contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expenditure, when an employee renders the related service. The Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

B) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company''s liabilities under Payment of Gratuity Act is determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense. Obligation is measured at the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discounted rate that is determined by reference to market yields at the Balance Sheet date on Government bonds where the terms of the Government bonds are consistent with the estimated terms of the defined benefit obligation.

C) Compensated absences and Long-term Service Awards

The Company''s liabilities for long-term compensated absences and long-term service awards are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method except for short-term compensated absences, which are provided for based on estimates. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XIII) INCOME TAXES

Tax expense comprises of current and deferred tax. The tax impact of items directly charged to reserves is also adjusted in reserves.

Provision for current tax is made on the basis of estimated taxable income for the current accounting year in accordance with the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle the asset and the liability on a net basis.

The deferred tax for timing differences between the book and tax profits for the year is accounted for, using the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted as of the Balance Sheet date. Deferred tax assets arising from timing differences are recognised to the extent there is reasonable certainty that these would be realised in future. In case of unabsorbed losses and unabsorbed depreciation, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realised against future taxable profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date. The Company writes-down the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which deferred tax asset can be realised. Any such write-down is reversed to the extent that it becomes reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available.

At each Balance Sheet date the Company reassesses unrecognised deferred tax assets. It recognises unrecognised deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised.

Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) credit is recognised as an asset only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the Company will pay normal income tax during the specified period. In the year in which the MAT credit becomes eligible to be recognised as an asset in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI, the said asset is created by way of a credit to the Statement of Profit and Loss and shown as MAT Credit Entitlement. The Company reviews the same at each Balance Sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of MAT Credit Entitlement to the extent there is no longer convincing evidence to the effect that the Company will pay normal Income Tax during the specified period.

(XIV) OPERATING LEASES

Where the Company is the Lessee:

Leases, where significant portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the Lessor, are classified as Operating Leases. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over five to six years or the lease period, whichever is shorter.

In the current year, the Company, with respect to its "Pantaloons" stores, has changed its estimate of using the premises on lease for the period of 6 years instead of erstwhile lease period, hence the lease rentals have been straight-lined for a period of 6 years.

Where the Company is the Lessor:

Leases, in which the Company does not transfer substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the asset, are classified as operating leases. Assets subject to operating leases are included in tangible fixed assets. Lease income on an operating lease is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Costs, including depreciation, are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Initial direct costs, such as legal costs, brokerage costs, etc., are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(XV) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT

Cash and Cash Equivalents for the purpose of Cash Flow Statement comprise cash on hand and cash at bank, including fixed deposit with original maturity period of three months and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

(XVI) CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash flows are reported using the indirect method, whereby the net profit before tax is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments and item of income or expenses associated with investing or financing cash flows. The cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities of the Company are segregated.

The net cash flow from operating activities is determined by adjusting net profit or loss for the effects of: (a) changes during the period in inventories and operating receivables and payables, (b) non-cash items such as depreciation, provisions, deferred taxes and unrealised foreign exchange gains and losses, and (c) all other items for which the cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.

(XVII) EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Earnings considered in ascertaining the Company''s earnings per share is the net profit for the period after deducting preference dividends and any attributable tax thereto for the period. The weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period and for all periods presented is adjusted for events, such as bonus shares that have changed the number of equity shares outstanding, without a corresponding change in resources.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

(XVIII) CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

Contingent Liabilities are possible but not probable obligations as on Balance Sheet date, that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the Company or a present obligation that is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation.

Provisions are recognised when there is a present obligation as a result of past event and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are not discounted to its present value and are determined based on best estimate required to settle the obligation at the Balance Sheet date.

(XIX) EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION COST

The stock options granted are accounted for as per the accounting treatment prescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 and the Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments, issued by the ICAI, whereby the cost of equity-settled transactions is measured using the intrinsic value method. The cumulative expense recognised for equity- settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Company''s best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period, and is recognised in employee benefits expense.

Where the terms of an equity-settled transaction award are modified, the minimum expense recognised is the expense as if the terms had not been modified, if the original terms of the award are met. An additional expense is recognised for any modification that increases the total intrinsic value of the share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee as measured at the date of modification.

In respect of re-pricing of existing stock options, the incremental intrinsic value of the options is accounted as employee cost over the remaining vesting period.

The deferred employee compensation is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss on straightline basis over the vesting period of the option. In case of forfeiture, stock option which is not vested, amortised portion is reversed by credit to employee compensation expense. In a situation where the stock option expires unexercised, the related balance standing to the credit of the Employees Stock Options Outstanding Account are transferred to the General Reserve.

Stock appreciation rights (SAR) granted to employees under the Cash-settled Employee Share-based Payment Plan is recognised based on intrinsic value method. Intrinsic value of the SAR''s is determined as excess of closing market price on the reporting date over the exercise price of the unit, and is charged as employee benefit expense over the vesting period in accordance with the "Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments" issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

(XX) MEASUREMENT OF PROFIT BEFORE DEPRECIATION/AMORTISATION, INTEREST AND TAX (PBDIT)

As permitted by the Guidance Note on the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has elected to present PBDIT as a separate line item on the face of the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company measures PBDIT on the basis of profit/loss from continuing operations. In its measurement, the Company does not include depreciation and amortisation expenses, finance costs and tax expenses.

(XXI) SEGMENT REPORTING

Identification of Segments

The Company''s operating businesses are organised and managed separately according to the nature of products and services provided, with each segment representing a strategic business unit that offers different products and serves different markets. The analysis of geographical segments is based on the areas in which major operating divisions of the Company operate.

Inter-segment Transfers

The Company generally accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers at cost plus appropriate margins.

Allocation of Common Costs

Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.

Unallocated Items

Unallocated items include general corporate income and expense items which are not allocated to any business segment.

Segment Accounting Policies

The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole.

Mar 31, 2015

Change in Accounting Policy

i) Depreciation on Fixed Assets

Till the year ended 31st March, 2014, Schedule XIV to the Companies Act, 1956, prescribed requirements concerning depreciation of fixed assets. From the current year, Schedule XIV has been replaced by Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013. The applicability of Schedule II has resulted in the following changes related to depreciation of fixed assets. Unless stated otherwise, the impact mentioned for the current year is likely to hold good for future years also.

Useful Lives/Depreciation Rates

Till the year ended 31st March, 2014, depreciation rates prescribed under Schedule XIV were treated as minimum rates and the Company was not allowed to charge depreciation at lower rates even if such lower rates were justified by the estimated useful life of the asset. Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013, prescribes useful lives for fixed assets which, in many cases, are different from lives prescribed under the erstwhile Schedule XIV. However, Schedule II allows companies to use higher/lower useful lives and residual values if such useful lives and residual values can be technically supported and justification for difference is disclosed in the financial statements.

Considering the applicability of Schedule II, the management has re-estimated useful lives and residual values of all its fixed assets and have aligned the same with Schedule II, though the rates in few cases are different from lives prescribed under Schedule II.

Had the Company continued to use the earlier policy of depreciating fixed assets, the loss for the current year would have been lower by Rs. 1,226 lakh, retained earnings at the beginning of the current period would have been higher by Rs. 643 lakh and the fixed assets would correspondingly have been higher by Rs. 1,869 lakh.

ii) Employee Stock Compensation Cost

Till 27th October, 2014, the SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, dealt with the grant of share-based payments to employees. Among other matters, these guidelines prescribed accounting for grant of share-based payments to employees. Hence, the Company, being a listed entity, was required to comply with these Guidelines as well as the Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments with regard to accounting for employee share-based payments. Particularly, in case of conflict between the two requirements, the SEBI guidelines were prevailing over the ICAI Guidance Note. For example, in case of equity settled option expiring unexercised after vesting, the SEBI guidelines required expense to be reversed through the Statement of Profit and Loss whereas the reversal of expense through the Statement of Profit and Loss is prohibited under the ICAI Guidance Note. In these cases, the Company was previously complying with the requirement of SEBI guidelines.

From 28th October 2014, the SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, have been replaced by the SEBI (Share-based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014. The new regulations don't contain any specific accounting treatment; rather, they require ICAI Guidance Note to be followed. Consequent to the application of the new regulations, the Company has changed its accounting for equity settled option expiring unexercised after vesting in line with accounting prescribed in the Guidance Note, i.e., expense is not reversed through the Statement of Profit and Loss. The management has decided to apply the revised Accounting Policy prospectively from the date of notification of new regulation, i.e., 28th October, 2014.

Since there are no equity settled options expiring unexercised after 28th October, 2014, the change in Accounting Policy did not have any impact on Financial Statements of the Company for the current year.

(I) USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Indian GAAP requires the management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting period. Although, these estimates are based on the management's best knowledge of current events and actions, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in the outcomes requiring a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities in future periods.

(II) TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost comprises the purchase price and directly attributable cost of bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use. Any trade discounts or rebates are deducted in arriving at the purchase price.

(III) DEPRECIATION ON TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Leasehold improvement is amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of lease, i.e., 3 to 25 years.

Depreciation on fixed assets is calculated on a straight-line basis using the rates arrived at based on the useful lives estimated by the management which is in line with Schedule II useful life except for vehicles for which the management has estimated the useful life of 5 years, which is lower than those indicated in Schedule II.

Items of value less than Rs. 5,000 are depreciated in full in the period of purchase/acquisition.

Depreciation on the fixed assets added/disposed off/discarded during the year is provided on pro-rata basis with reference to the month of addition/disposal/discarding.

(IV) INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible Assets are stated at acquisition cost, net of accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.

A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Company's intangible assets is as below:

Block of Assets Rates

Computer Software 33.33% - 3 years

Goodwill arising on acquisition Not being amortised (Tested for of business division Impairment) through demerger

Brand Name 10% - 10 years

(V) IMPAIRMENT OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date, if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/external factors. An asset is treated as impaired when the carrying cost of the assets exceeds its recoverable value. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired.

Reversal of impairment losses recognised in prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

(VI) BORROWING COSTS

Borrowing Costs include interest and amortisation of ancillary costs incurred in connection with the arrangement of borrowings.

Borrowing costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use, are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(VII) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Foreign currency transactions and balances:

(i) Initial Recognition

Foreign currency transactions are recorded in the reporting currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.

(ii) Conversion

Foreign currency monetary items are re-translated using the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date. Non-monetary items, which are measured in terms of historical cost denominated in a foreign currency are reported using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items which are measured at fair value or other similar valuation denominated in a foreign currency and are translated using the exchange rates that existed when the values were determined.

(iii) Exchange Differences

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating such monetary items of the Company at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the year, or reported in the previous financial statements, are recognised as income or as expenses in the year in which they arise.

(iv) Forward exchange contracts entered into to hedge foreign currency risk of an existing asset/liability

The premium or discount arising at the inception of forward exchange contract is amortised and recognised as an expense/income over the life of the contract. Any profit or loss arising on cancellation or renewal of such forward exchange contract is also recognised as income or as expense for the period.

(VIII) INVESTMENTS

Investments, which are readily realisable and intended to be held for not more than one year from the date on which such investments are made, are classified as current investments. All other investments are classified as long-term investments. Investments are recorded at cost on the date of purchase, which includes acquisition charges such as brokerage, stamp duty, taxes, etc.

Current investments are carried in the financial statements at lower of cost and fair value which is determined on individual investment basis. Long-term investments are carried at cost. However, provision for diminution in value is made to recognise a decline other than temporary in the value of the investments.

On disposal of an investment, the difference between its carrying amount and net disposal proceeds is charged or credited to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(IX) INVENTORIES

Inventories comprising of traded goods are valued at cost or net realisable value, whichever is lower. Cost includes all costs incurred to bring them to their present location and condition. Cost is determined based on weighted-average basis. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

(X) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured. The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised.

Retail sales are recognised on delivery of the merchandise to the customer, when the property in goods and significant risks and rewards are transferred for a price and no effective ownership control is retained. Revenue is net of returns, trade discounts and sales/value added tax.

The property in the merchandise of third party concession stores located within the main departmental store of the Company passes to the Company once a customer decides to purchase an item from the concession store. The Company in turns sells the item to the customer and is accordingly included under Retail Sales. Gift vouchers sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed and goods are sold to the customer. Income from services are recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/ arrangements with the concerned parties and recognised net of service tax.

Interest Income is recognised on a time-proportion basis taking into account the amount outstanding and applicable interest rate.

Dividend income on investments is accounted for when the right to receive the payment is established.

(XI) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(i) Short-term Employee Benefits

All short-term employee benefits such as salaries, wages, bonus, special awards, medical benefits which fall due within 12 months of the period in which the employee renders the related services which entitles him/her to avail such benefits and non-accumulating compensated absences like sick leave and maternity leave are recognised on an undiscounted basis and charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(ii) Retirement and Other Employee Benefits

A) Defined Contribution Plan

The Company makes defined contribution to Government Employee Provident Fund, Government Employee Pension Fund, Employee Deposit-Linked Insurance and eSi, which are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company recognises contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expenditure, when an employee renders the related service. The Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

B) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company's liabilities under Payment of Gratuity Act is determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense.

C) Compensated Absences and Long-term Service Awards

The Company's liabilities under for long-term compensated absences and long-term service awards are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method except for short-term compensated absences which are provided for based on estimates. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XII) INCOME TAXES

Tax expense comprises of current and deferred tax. The tax impact of items directly charged to reserves is also adjusted in reserves.

Provision for current tax is made on the basis of estimated taxable income for the current accounting year in accordance with the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle the asset and the liability on a net basis.

The deferred tax for timing differences between the book and tax profits for the year is accounted for, using the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted as of the Balance Sheet date. Deferred tax assets arising from timing differences are recognised to the extent there is reasonable certainty that these would be realised in future. In case of unabsorbed losses and unabsorbed depreciation, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realised against future taxable profit. The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date. The Company writes down the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available, against which deferred tax asset can be realised. Any such write-down is reversed to the extent that it becomes reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available.

At each Balance Sheet date, the Company reassesses unrecognised deferred tax assets. It recognises unrecognised deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available, against which such deferred tax assets can be realised.

Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) credit is recognised as an asset only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the Company will pay normal income tax during the specified period. In the year, in which the MAT credit becomes eligible to be recognised as an asset in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI, the said asset is created by way of a credit to the Profit and Loss Account and shown as MAT Credit Entitlement. The Company reviews the same at each Balance Sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of MAT Credit Entitlement to the extent there is no longer convincing evidence to the effect that the Company will pay normal Income Tax during the specified period.

(XIII) OPERATING LEASES

Where the Company is the Lessee:

Leases, where significant portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the Lessor, are classified as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(XIV) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and Cash Equivalents for the purpose of cash flow statement comprise cash on hand and cash at bank including fixed deposit with original maturity period of three months and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

(XV) CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash flows are reported using the indirect method, whereby net profit before tax is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments and item of income or expenses associated with investing or financing cash flows. The cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities of the Company are segregated.

The net cash flow from operating activities is determined by adjusting net profit or loss for the effects of: (a) changes during the period in inventories and operating receivables and payables, (b) non-cash items such as depreciation, provisions, deferred taxes, and unrealised foreign exchange gains and losses, and (c) all other items for which the cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.

(XVI) EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted-average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Earnings considered in ascertaining the Company's earnings per share are the net profit for the period after deducting preference dividends and any attributable tax thereto for the period. The weighted-average number of equity shares outstanding during the period and for all periods presented is adjusted for events, such as bonus shares that have changed the number of equity shares outstanding, without a corresponding change in resources.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

(XVII) CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

Contingent Liabilities are possible but not probable obligations as on Balance Sheet date, that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the Company or a present obligation that is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation.

Provisions are recognised when there is a present obligation as a result of past event and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are not discounted to its present value and are determined based on best estimate required to settle the obligation at the Balance Sheet date.

(XVIII) EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION COST

The stock options granted are accounted for as per the accounting treatment prescribed by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share-Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014, and the Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments, issued by the ICAI, whereby the cost of equity-settled transactions is measured using the intrinsic value method. The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Company's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period and is recognised in employee benefits expense.

Where the terms of an equity-settled transaction award are modified, the minimum expense recognised is the expense as if the terms had not been modified, if the original terms of the award are met. An additional expense is recognised for any modification that increases the total intrinsic value of the share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee as measured at the date of modification.

Stock appreciation rights (SAR) granted to employees under the Cash-settled Employee Share-based Payment Plan is recognised based on intrinsic value method. Intrinsic value of the SARs is determined as excess of closing market price on the reporting date over the exercise price of the unit and is charged as employee benefit over the vesting period in accordance with "Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments" issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

(XIX) MEASUREMENT OF PROFIT BEFORE DEPRECIATION/AMORTISATION, INTEREST AND TAX (PBDIT)

As permitted by the Guidance Note on the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has elected to present PBDIT as a separate line item on the face of the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company measures PBDIT on the basis of profit/loss from continuing operations. In its measurement, the Company does not include depreciation and amortisation expenses, finance costs and tax expenses.

During the previous year ended 31st March, 2014, the Company issued and allotted 46,316,518 Equity Share of Rs.10/- each without payment being received in cash as per the Share Entitlement Ratio under the Schem of Demerger.

Mar 31, 2013

(I) BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in India (Indian GAAP). The Company has prepared these financial statements to comply in all material respects with the accounting standards notified under the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended), and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis and under the historical cost convention.

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of financial statements are consistent with those of previous year.

All assets and liabilities have been classified as current or non-current as per the Company''s normal operating cycle and other criteria set out in the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956. Based on the nature of products and the time between the acquisition of assets for sale and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents, the Company has ascertained its operating cycle as upto twelve months for the purpose of current and non-current classification of assets and liabilities.

(II) USE OF ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Indian GAAP requires the management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the end of the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on the management''s best knowledge of current events and actions, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in the outcomes requiring a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities in future periods.

(III) TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Tangible Fixed Assets are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost comprises the purchase price and directly attributable cost of bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use.

Depreciation on all tangible fixed assets is calculated on a straight-line basis using the rates and in the manner prescribed under Schedule XIV of the Companies Act, 1956, or the rates arrived at based on the useful lives estimated by the management, whichever is higher.

Depreciation on Vehicles and Leasehold improvements is provided using the rates arrived at considering useful life estimated by the management. For all other assets, Schedule XIV rates are used since they are also reflective of useful life estimated by the management.

Items of value less than Rs. 5,000 are depreciated in full in the period of purchase/acquisition.

Deprecation on the fixed assets added/disposed off/discarded during the year is provided on pro-rata basis with reference to the month of addition/disposal/discarding.

(IV) INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible Assets are stated at acquisition cost, net of accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Intangible assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives.

A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Company''s intangible assets is as below:

(V) IMPAIRMENT OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date, if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/external factors. An asset is treated as impaired when the carrying cost of the assets exceeds its recoverable value. An impairment loss, if any, is charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss in the year in which an asset is identified as impaired.

Reversal of impairment losses recognised in prior years is recorded when there is an indication that the impairment losses recognised for the assets no longer exist or have decreased.

(VI) BORROWING COSTS

Borrowing costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use, are capitalised as part of the cost of the respective asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period they occur in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(VII) FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

Foreign currency transactions and balances:

(i) Initial Recognition

Foreign currency transactions are recorded in the reporting currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.

(ii) Conversion

Foreign currency monetary items are retranslated using the exchange rate prevailing at the reporting date. Non-monetary items, which are measured in terms of historical cost denominated in a foreign currency, are reported using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary items which are measured at fair value or other similar valuation denominated in a foreign currency and are translated using the exchange rates that existed when the values were determined.

(iii) Exchange Differences

Exchange differences, arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating such monetary items of the Company at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the year, 1 or reported in previous financial statements, are recognised as income or as expenses in the year in which they arise.

(VIII) INVESTMENTS

Investments, which are readily realisable and intended to be held for not more than one year from the date on which such investments are made, are classified as current investments. All other investments are classified as long-term investments. Investments are recorded at cost on the date of purchase, which includes acquisition charges such as brokerage, stamp duty, taxes, etc.

Current investments are carried in the financial statements at lower of cost and fair value which is determined on individual investment basis. Long-term investments are carried at cost. However, provision for diminution in value is made to recognise a decline other than temporary in the value of the investments.

(IX) INVENTORIES

Inventories, comprising of traded goods, are valued at cost or net realisable value, whichever is lower. Cost includes all costs incurred to bring them to their present location and condition. Cost is determined based on weighted-average basis. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

(X) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company, and the revenue can be reliably measured. The following specific recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Retail sales are recognised on delivery of the merchandise to the customer, when the property in goods and significant risks and rewards are transferred for a price and no effective ownership control is retained. Revenue is net of returns, trade discounts and sales/value added tax.

The property in the merchandise of third party concession stores located within the main departmental store of the Company passes to the Company once a customer decides to purchase an item from the concession store. The Company in turns sells the item to the customer and is accordingly included under Retail Sales.

Gift vouchers'' sales are recognised when the vouchers are redeemed and goods are sold to the customer.

Income from services are recognised as they are rendered based on agreements/arrangements with the concerned parties and recognised net of service tax.

Interest income is recognised on a time proportion basis taking into account the amount outstanding and applicable interest rate.

Dividend income on investments is accounted for when the right to receive the payment is established.

(XI) EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

(i) Short-Term Employee Benefits

All short-term employee benefits such as salaries, wages, bonus, special awards, medical benefits which fall due within 12 months of the period in which the employee renders the related services which entitles him/her to avail such benefits and non-accumulating compensated absences like sick leave and maternity leave are recognised on an undiscounted basis and charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss.

(ii) Retirement and Other Employee Benefits

A) Defined Contribution Plan

The Company makes defined contribution to Government Employee Provident Fund, Government Employee Pension Fund, Employee Deposit Linked Insurance and ESI, which are recognised in the Statement Profit and Loss. The Company recognises contribution payable to the provident fund scheme as an expenditure, when an employee renders the related service.. The Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to the provident fund.

B) Defined Benefit Plan

The Company''s liabilities under Payment of Gratuity Act is determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense.

C) Compensated Absences and Long-Term Service Awards

The Company''s liabilities under for long-term compensated absences and long-term service awards are determined on the basis of actuarial valuation made at the end of each financial year using the projected unit credit method except for short term compensated absences, which are provided for based on estimates. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss as income or expense.

The Company presents the entire leave as a current liability in the Balance Sheet, since it does not have any unconditional right to defer its settlement for twelve months after the reporting date.

(XII) INCOME TAXES

Tax expense comprises of current and deferred tax. The tax impact of items directly charged to reserves is also adjusted in reserves.

Provision for current tax is made on the basis of estimated taxable income for the current accounting year in accordance with the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle the asset and the liability on a net basis.

The deferred tax for timing differences between the book and tax profits for the year is accounted for, using the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted as of the Balance Sheet date. Deferred tax assets arising from timing differences are recognised to the extent there is reasonable certainty that these would be realised in future. In case of unabsorbed losses and unabsorbed depreciation, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realised against future taxable profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date. The Company writes down the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which deferred tax asset can be realised. Any such write-down is reversed to the extent that it becomes reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available.

At each Balance Sheet date, the Company reassesses unrecognised deferred tax assets. It recognises unrecognised deferred tax asset to the extent that it has become reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that sufficient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised.

Minimum Alternative tax (MAT) credit is recognised as an asset only when and to the extent there is convincing evidence that the Company will pay normal income tax during the specified period. In the year in which the MAT credit becomes eligible to be recognised as an asset in accordance with the recommendations contained in Guidance Note issued by the ICAI, the said asset is created by way of a credit to the Statement of Profit and Loss and shown as MAT Credit Entitlement. The Company reviews the same at each Balance Sheet date and writes down the carrying amount of MAT Credit Entitlement to the extent there is no longer convincing evidence to the effect that Company will pay normal Income Tax during the specified period.

(XIII) OPERATING LEASES

(i) Where the Company is the lessee:

Leases where significant portion of risk and reward of ownership are retained by the Lessor are classified as Operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(XIV) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and Cash Equivalents for the purpose of cash flow statement comprise cash in hand and cash at bank including fixed deposit with original maturity period of three months and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

(XV) CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Cash flows are reported using the indirect method, whereby net profit before tax is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments and item of income or expenses associated with investing or financing cash flows. The cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities of the Company are segregated.

The net cash flow from operating activities is determined by adjusting net profit or loss for the effects of: (a) changes during the period in inventories and operating receivables and payables, (b) non-cash items such as depreciation, provisions, deferred taxes, and unrealised foreign exchange gains and losses, and (c) all other items for which the cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.

(XVI) EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted-average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Earnings considered in ascertaining the Company''s earnings per share is the net profit for the period after deducting preference dividends and any attributable tax thereto for the period. The weighted-average number of equity shares outstanding during the period and for all periods presented is adjusted for events, such as bonus shares that have changed the number of equity shares outstanding, without a corresponding change in resources.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profit or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

(XVII) CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS

Contingent Liabilities are possible but not probable obligations as on Balance Sheet date, based on the available evidence.

Provisions are recognised when there is a present obligation as a result of past event and it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made.

Provisions are not discounted to its present value and are determined based on best estimate required to settle the obligation at the Balance Sheet date

(XVIII) MEASUREMENT OF PROFIT BEFORE DEPRECIATION/AMORTISATION, INTEREST AND TAX (PBDIT)

As permitted by the Guidance Note on the Revised Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has elected to present PBDIT as a separate line item on the face of the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company measures PBDIT on the basis of profit/loss from continuing operations. In its measurement, the Company does not include depreciation and amortisation expenses, finance costs and tax expenses.

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