2.17 Provisions
Provision is recognised when:
i) The Company has a present obligation as a result of a past event
ii) A probable outflow of resources is expected to settle the obligation and
iii) A reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made.
Reimbursement of the expenditure required to settle a provision is recognised as per contract provisions or when it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received.
Provisions are reviewed at each Balance Sheet date.
a) Discounting of Provisions
Provision which expected to be settled beyond 12 months are measured at the present value by using pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as interest expenses.
Onerous Contract
Present obligations arising under onerous contracts are recognized and measured as provisions. An onerous contract is considered to exist where the company has a contract under which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it.
2.18 Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
(a) Contingent Liabilities are disclosed in either of the following cases:
i) A present obligation arising from a past event when it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; or
ii) A reliable estimate of the present obligation cannot be made; or
iii) A possible obligation unless the probability of outflow of resource is remote.
(b) Contingent assets is disclosed where an inflow of economic benefits is probable.
(c) Contingent Liability and Provisions needed against Contingent Liability and Contingent Assets are reviewed at each Reporting date.
(d) Contingent Liability is net of estimated provisions considering possible outflow on settlement.
2.19 Earnings Per Equity Share
In determining earnings per share the Company considers the net profit attributable to equity shareholders. The number of shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share is the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year.
2.20 Liquidated Damages and Penalties
Credit items arising on account of Liquidated Damages and Penalties during execution of contract or due to
termination of contract etc. are carried as "Retained Amount for Damages A/c" under "Other Current Liabilities" until the management has decided either to levy or waive the same before financial closure of the project. Thereafter if these are not levied or waived by the management before financial closure of the project such leftover balances of liquidated damages and penalties etc. are credited to the total cost of the concerned project on financial closure of the project".
2.21 Operating Segment
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to make decisions for which discrete financial information is available. Based on the management approach as defined in Ind AS 108, the CODM evaluates the Company's performance and allocates resources based on an analysis of various performance indicators by business segments and geographic segments.
2.22 Fair Value Measurement
Company measures financial instruments at fair value at each reporting 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:
• in the principal market for the asset or liability or
• 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 to 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 economic best interest. 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.
Financial Guarantee Contracts
Financial guarantee contracts issued by the Company are those contracts that require a payment to be made to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because the specified debtor fails to make a payment when due
in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument. Financial guarantee contracts are recognised initially as a liability at fair value, adjusted for transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of the guarantee. Subsequently, the liability is measured at the higher of the amount of loss allowance determined as per impairment requirements of Ind AS 109 and the amount recognised less cumulative amortisation.
2.23 Dividend to equity holders
Dividend paid/payable shall be recognised in the year in which the related dividends are approved by shareholders or board of directors as appropriate.
2.24 Financial instruments:-
(A) Initial recognition and measurement
Financial Instruments are recognized at its fair value plus or minus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial instruments.
(B) Subsequent measurement
(i) Financial Assets
Financial assets are classified in following categories:
a) At Amortised Cost
b) Fair value through Other Comprehensive Income.
c) Fair value through Profit and loss account.
a. Debt instrument at Amortised Cost
A financial asset shall be measured at amortised cost if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) the financial asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and
(b) The contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.
Financial assets measured at amortised cost using effective interest rate method less impairment if any. The EIR amortisation is included in finance income in the statement of profit and loss.
b. Debt instrument at FVTOCI
A debt instrument is classified at FVTOCI if both of the following criteria are met:
• The objective of the business model is achieved both by collecting contractual cash flows and selling the financial assets and
• The asset's contractual cash flows represent SPPI.
Debt instruments included within the FVTOCI category are measured initially as well as at each reporting date at fair value. Fair value movements are recognized in the Other Comprehensive Income (OCI). However the company recognizes interest income impairment losses & reversals and foreign exchange gain or loss in the P&L. On de¬ recognition of the asset cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from the equity to P&L. Interest earned is recognised using the EIR method.
c. Debt instrument at FVTPL
FVTPL is a residual category for financial Assets. Any financial assets which does not meet the criteria for categorization as at amortized cost or as FVTOCI is classified at FVTPL.
In addition the Company may elect to designate financial asset which otherwise meets amortized cost or FVTOCI criteria at FVTPL, if doing so reduces or eliminates a measurement or recognition inconsistency. The Company has not designated any financial asset at FVTPL.
Financial assets included within the FVTPL category are measured at fair value with all changes recognized in the P&L.
Investment in Equity instruments are measured through FVTOCI.
d. Equity Instrument at FVTOCI
Financial Assets are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income if these financial assets are held within a business whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and setting financial assets and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payment of principal and invest in the principal amount outstanding.
The Company has made an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value of equity investments not held for trading.
(ii) Financial liabilities
a) Financial liabilities at Amortised Cost
Financial liabilities at amortised cost represented by trade and other payables security deposits and retention money are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.
b) Financial liabilities at FVTPL
The company has not designated any financial liabilities at FVTPL.
(C) Derecognition Financial Asset
A financial asset (or where applicable a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expires or it transfers the financial assets and substantially all risks and rewards of the ownership of the asset.
Financial Liability
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability and the difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised in the income statement.
(D) Impairment of financial assets
Company applies expected credit loss (ECL) model for measurement and recognition of impairment loss. The Company follows simplified approach for recognition of impairment loss allowance on trade receivable. The application of simplified approach does not require the Company to track changes in credit risk. Rather it recognises impairment loss allowance based on lifetime ECLs at each reporting date right from its initial recognition
Company assesses on a forward looking basis the expected credit losses associated with its
assets carried at amortised cost and FVTOCI debt instruments. The impairment methodology applies on whether there has been significant increase in credit risk.
2.25Investment Property
Properties that are held for long-term rental yields and / or for capital appreciation are classified as investment properties. Investment properties are stated at cost of acquisition or construction less accumulated depreciation and impairment, if any. Depreciation is recognised using the straight line method so as to amortise the cost of investment properties over their useful lives as specified in Schedule II of the Companies Act, 2013.
Transfers to, or from, investment properties are made at the carrying amount when and only when there is a change in use.
An item of investment property is derecognised upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of asset. Any gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of investment property is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the property and is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
Income received from investment property is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease
2.26Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalent comprise cash at bank and on hand. It includes term deposits and short term money market deposits with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
2.27 Non - current asset held for sale
Non-current assets (or disposal groups) are classified as assets held for sale when their carrying amount is to be recovered principally through a sale transaction and a sale is considered highly probable. The sale is considered highly probable only when the asset or disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition, it is unlikely that the sale will be withdrawn, and sale is expected within one year from the date of the classification. Disposal groups classified as held for sale are stated at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets are not depreciated or amortised once classified as held for sale. Assets classified as held for sale/distribution are presented separately in the balance sheet. ""If the criteria stated by IND AS 105 "Non-current Assets Held for
Sale" are no longer met, the disposal group ceases to be classified as held for sale. Non-current asset that ceases to be classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of:
(i) its carrying amount before the asset was classified as held for sale, adjusted for depreciation that would have been recognised had that asset not been classified as held for sale, and
(ii) its recoverable amount at the date when the disposal group ceases to be classified as held for sale. The depreciation reversal adjustment related property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets is charged to statement of profit and loss in the period when non-current assets held for sale criteria are no longer met.
2.28 Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses up to C5,00,000/- in each case are treated as expenditure/income of the year and accounted for to the natural head of accounts.
2.29 Prior period errors
Errors/omissions discovered in the current year relating to prior periods are treated as immaterial and adjusted during the current year, if all such errors and omissions in aggregate does not exceed 1% of total operating revenue as per last audited financial statement of the Company.
If the error occurred before the earliest period presented, the opening balances of assets, liabilities and equity for the earliest period presented, are restated.
2.30 Recent pronouncements
Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") notifies new standards or amendments to the existing standards under Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules as issued from time to time.
a) In May 2025, MCA notified amendments to Ind AS 21 - The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates, applicable w.e.f. April 1, 2025. The Company has reviewed the amendment and based on its evaluation has determined that it does not have any significant impact in its financial statements.
b) In August 2025, MCA notified the following amendments to:
1. Ind AS 1, Presentation of Financial Statements, applicable w.e.f. April 1,2025 - The amendment relates to classification of liabilities as current or non-current and non-current liabilities with covenants. In the context of classifying a liability as current, it removes the requirement of existence of a right to defer settlement for
at least 12 months after the reporting date and instead requires that the said right should exist on the reporting date and have substance. The amendment also introduces guidance on classification of liabilities with covenants. The Company has no impact of these amendments in its classification criteria of current and non¬ current liabilities.
2. Ind AS 7, Statement of Cash Flows and Ind AS 107, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, applicable w.e.f. April 1,2025 - The amendment in Ind AS 7 requires to inform users of financial statements of the existence of supplier finance arrangements and explain the nature of the arrangements, the carrying amount of liabilities and the range of payment due dates. Ind AS 107 has been amended to add supplier finance arrangements as a factor that may cause concentration of liquidity risk. The Company has reviewed the amendment and based on its evaluation has determined that it does
not have any significant impact in its financial statements.
3. Ind AS 12, International Tax Reform - Pillar Two Model Rules applicable immediately - The amendments provide a temporary mandatory relief from deferred tax accounting for top- up tax and disclose that they have applied the relief. This relief is immediate and applies retrospectively. The Company has assessed the amendments to Ind AS 12 issued in connection with the OECD Pillar Two international tax reform. Based on the current facts and circumstances, these amendments do not have any impact on the Company's financial statements.
Nature and Purpose of Other Reserves:
(a) Retained Earnings
Retained Earnings represent undistributed profits of the Company.
(b) General Reserve
General Reserve is a free reserve which is created from retained earnings. The Company may pay dividend and issue fully paid-up bonus shares to its members out of the general reserve account, and company can use this reserve for buy-back of shares.
(c) Items of Other Comprehensive Income
The Company has elected to recognize changes in fair value of investment in equity securities of Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited in other comprehensive income. The changes are accumulated within the FVTOCI equity investments reserves within equity. The company transfers amounts from this reserve to retained earnings when the relevant equity securities are de-recognized.
Terms of Repayment:
(i) There is a moratorium period of 3 years for each year's loan. During the said moratorium period, no amount on account of interest and principal shall be payable. The interest shall be charged on yearly basis and repayment of loan and interest accumulated during moratorium period shall be once in a year (for a period of 12 years) after the completion of moratorium period. Ministry of Railways would make available to RVNL the required funds thereafter, to enable them to do the debt servicing. The debt servicing will pass through RVNL books.
(ii) The Company has not borrowed any funds during this F.Y 2025-26 (Previous year 2024-25: C Nil) from Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC). The outstanding borrowing is C3992.85 crores as on 31.03.2026 (as at 31.03.2025 : C4492.36 crore) , which includes current liability i.e. repayable in next twelve months C491.17 crores (as at 31.03.2024 : C499.51 crore).
(iii) The Interest Liability has been assessed on the amount disbursed in the F.Y. 2006-07 to 2025-26 by applying the Interest rate as advised by the IRFC for each Financial year (2025-26-No disbursement, 2024-25- No disbursement, 2023-24- No disbursement, 2022-23- No disbursement, 2021-22: 7.64%, 2020-21: 7.73%, 2019-20: 8.42%, 2018-19: 9.17% & 8.93%, 2017-18: 8.82%, 2016-17: 8.19%, 2015-16: 8.68%, 2014-15: 9.56%, 2013-14: 9.60%, 2012-13: 9.41%, 2011-12: 10.12%).
The interest accrued but not due on the IRFC loan amount has been shown in the Balance Sheet as recoverable from MoR under Current Assets & Non-Current assets (for the interest non recoverable in next 12 Months) and the interest payable but not due under the Current Liabilities and Non-Current Liabilities (for the interest not payable in next 12 Months) payable to IRFC.
Foot Note
18.1 Foreign Service Contribution :
Foreign Service Contribution in respect of officers on deputation with RVNL, is recognised on accrual basis in the statement of profit and loss account as per the terms of deputation with their parent organisations.
18.2 For RVNL Employees
The disclosure required under Indian Accounting Standard-19 "Employee Benefit" in respect of defined benefit plan is:
Sensitivity analysis:
The above sensitivity analysis is based on a change in an assumption while holding all other assumptions constant. In practice, this is unlikely to occur, and changes in some of the assumptions may be correlated. When calculating the sensitivity of the defined benefit obligation to significant actuarial assumptions the same method (projected unit credit method) has been applied as when calculating the defined benefit obligation recognised within the statement of financial position.
Risk Analysis :
Company is exposed to a number of risks in the defined benefit plan which are as follows:
A) Salary Increases- Actual salary increases will increase the Plan's liability. Increase in salary increase rate assumption in future valuations will also increase the liability.
B) Investment Risk - If Plan is funded then assets liabilities mismatch & actual investment return on assets lower than the discount rate assumed at the last valuation date can impact the liability.
C) Discount Rate : Reduction in discount rate in subsequent valuations can increase the plan's liability.
D) Mortality & disability - Actual deaths & disability cases proving lower or higher than assumed in the valuation can impact the liabilities.
E) Withdrawals - Actual withdrawals proving higher or lower than assumed withdrawals and change of withdrawal rates at subsequent valuations can impact Plan's liability.
NOTE: 32 DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors has recommended the final dividend of C0.71 per equity share having face value of C10 for the financial year 2025-26, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
NOTE: 33 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its capital in a manner to ensure and safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern so that Company can continue to provide maximum returns to shareholders and benefit to other stake holders. Company has paid dividend as per the guidelines issued by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) as follows:-
i) The carrying amounts of trade receivables, trade payables, unbilled revenue, cash and cash equivalents and other short term trade receivables and payables which are due to be settled within 12 months are considered to the same as their fair values, due to short term nature.
ii) Long term variable rate borrowings and lease receivables are evaluated by Company on parameters such as interest rates, specific country risk factors and other risk factors. Based on this evaluation the fair value of such payables are not materially different from their carrying amount.
iii) The fair values of office security deposits, other assets, and items like liquidated damages and penalties is determined by discounting estimated future cash flows using current market interest rates. For FY 2025-26, a 6.25% SBI fixed deposit rate is used for financial assets, and a 9.90% SBI lending rate is used for financial liabilities. These are reported under Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy, given the use of unobservable factors, including credit risk of counterparties.
iv) Investment in unquoted equity of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates are stated at cost as per exemption provided by Para 10 of IND-AS 27.
v) Staff loans and advances have been continued at carrying value as measurement implications are immaterial.
vi) RVNL determined fair value of investment those are carried through Other Comprehensive Income through independent valuer. Valuation of Investment of Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited is based on the latest available audited financial statements as on 31st March 2025.
Fair Value hierarchy
Level 1- Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2- Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived form prices)
Level 3- Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)
Fair value hierarchies of assets and liabilities as on 31st March, 2026 are as follows:
(iii) Financial risk management
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise Borrowings from IRFC, trade payable and other payables. The Company's principal financial assets include trade and lease receivables and cash & cash equivalents that are derived directly from its operations.
The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company's financial risk activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risk are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the company's policies and risk objectives. The board of directors reviews the policies for managing each of these risk, which are summarised below:-
a) Market Risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises Interest rate risk and foreign currency risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk includes loans and borrowing, deposits and other non derivative financial instruments.
i) Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instruments will fluctuate because of change in market interest rate. The Company has only loan from IRFC, the payment of interest and repayment of principal of that is ensured by the Ministry of Railways; therefore the risk related to said loan is Nil, debt servicing will pass through RVNL books only.
ii) Foreign Currency Risk
The Company takes services from countries outside India for projects and is exposed to foreign currency risk arising from such foreign currency transactions. Due to immateriality of foreign exchange amount, Company does not hedge any risk.
b) Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company's receivables from customers. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its financial activities in respect of financial instruments and the risk is negligible since the receivable are mainly from Ministry of Railways and State Governments. Also Company does not have any history of bad debts.
Financial instruments and cash deposits
Credit risk from balances with banks and financial institutions is managed in accordance with the Company's policy. Investment of surplus are made with approved counterparty on the basis of the financial quotes received from the counterparty and as per the gudilines issued by DPE from time to time.
c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by ensuring, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risk to the Company's reputation.
The Company's principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents and the cash flow that is generated from operations. The Company believes that the working capital is sufficient to meet its current operational requirements. Any short term- surplus cash generated, over and above the amount required for working capital management and other operational requirements, are retained as cash and investment in short term deposits with banks. The said investments are made in instruments with appropriate maturities and sufficient liquidity.
Note 35 Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The followings are the key assumptions concerning the future, and the key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period that may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities with next financial year.
a) Fair valuation measurement and valuation process
Impact of fair valuation of Staff loans and advances are immaterial therefore it has been continuing at the carrying value.
The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities is measured the valuation techniques including the DCF model. The inputs to these method are taken from observable markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishing fair values. Judgements include considerations of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk and volatility. Changes in assumptions about these factors could affect the reported
fair value of financial instruments. See Note 34 for further disclosures.
b) Taxes
Deferred tax assets are recognized for unused tax losses and unabsorbed depreciation to the extent it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which losses can be utilised. Significant management judgement is required to determine the amount of deferred tax asset that can be recognised, based upon the likely timing and level of future taxable profit together with future tax planning strategies.
c) Borrowings from IRFC and Lease Receivables from Railway
Company has borrowed funds from Indian Railway Finance Corporation for the purpose of construction
of railway projects. There is a moratorium period of 3 years for each year's loan. During the said moratorium period, no amount on account of interest and principal shall be payable. The interest shall be charged on yearly basis and repayment of loan and interest accumulated during moratorium period shall be once in a year (for a period of 12 years) after the completion of moratorium period. Ministry of Railways would make available to RVNL the required funds thereafter, to enable them to do the debt servicing. The debt servicing will pass through RVNL books. Accordingly, funds are received by RVNL on each year from MoR and the same is transferred to IRFC. Therefore, there is no impact on Statement of Profit & Loss of the Company.
i) Trade receivables are non-interest bearing except receivable from related party (other than subsidiaries) amounting to C498.40 crore (Previous year C694.22 crore) which are interest bearing at SBI base rate 1%. Customer profile include Ministry of Railways, Public Sector Enterprises and State Owned Companies in India. The Company's average project execution cycle is around 24 to 36 months. General payment terms include mobilisation advance, monthly progress payments with a credit period ranging from 45 to 60 days.
ii) Contract Assets are recognised over the period in which services are performed to represent the Company's right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to the customer. It includes balances due from customers under construction contracts that arise when the Company receives payments from customers as per terms of the contracts, however the revenue is recognised over the period under input method. Any amount previously recognised as a contract asset is reclassified to trade receivables on satisfaction of the condition attached i.e. future service which is necessary to achieve the billing milestone.
iii) Contract liabilities relating to construction contracts are obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer. These mainly arise when a particular milestone payment exceeds the revenue recognised to date under the input method and advance received in long term construction contracts, the amount of advance received gets adjusted over the construction period as and when invoicing is made to the customer.
NOTE: 40 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
40.1 Claims Against the Company not acknowledged as debts:
In respect of claims pending under adjudication in arbitration invoked by the Contractor not acknowledged as debts by the Company are C4,979.26 crore as at 31 March 2026 (Previous year C4,527.61 crore ) and the cases pending in courts not acknowledged as debts by the Company involve an amount of C467.35 crore as at 31st March 2026 (Previous year C436.31 crore ). All the claims in case of MoR Projects, if become payable, will form part of the project cost and reimbursable by respective clients.
40.2 Direct taxes:
Income- tax demands raised by the Income-tax department as at 31st March 2026 is aggregating to C33.57 crore (Previous Year C28.00 crore ) and Company has not accepted the claim and submitted its appeal to department as follows:-
40.3. Indirect taxes:
a). Service Tax
In respect of Service-tax, the company has received show cause notice from Director General of Goods & Service Tax Intelligence, Delhi Zonal Unit for service tax for the period from July 2012 to June 2017 which was contested by the company. Accordingly, The Company has received order from Additional Director General(Adjudication) dated 24.08.2021 raise the demand of C148.68 crore plus applicable interest as per section 75 of Finance Act( which amounts to C130.16 crore) and imposed penalty of C130.78 crore .The Company has filed an appeal before CESTAT, New Delhi against the said demand. Further, If the liability is decided against the Company in future ,the same will be borne by Ministry of Railways.
As per management's assessment, the likelihood of any adverse outcome in these cases is considered remote. Accordingly, no further interest has been recognized in respect of contingent liabilities.
40.4 National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have levied a fine of C2.37 Crore (Upto Previous year C1.74 crore ) for non-compliance with the requirements pertaining to the composition of the Board and its committees upto March 31,2026. Directors of the Company are appointed by the Government of India and the Company has no role to play in this regard and accordingly has requested Stock exchanges for waiver of fine.
40.5 Amount of Letter of Credit/Bank Guarantee as on 31 March 2026 is C5,263.18 crore (Previous year C4,822.14 crore).
NOTE: 41 CAPITAL COMMITMENT:
-Office Premise at World Trade Center, Nauroji Nagar New Delhi being constructed by NBCC Nil (Previous Year: C50.54 crore)
41.1 Other Commitment
Commitment towards Contractual Payments of Project expenditure is C87,228.47 crores (Previous Year: C42,871.50 crores). Contribution towards share capital in Subsidiaries, Joint Venture & Associates is C312.48 crores (Previous Year: C331.49 crores).
Contingent Liabilities: (RVNL share- 50% )
i) One of the former employees Mr. Devendra Singh on deputation from Indian Railways has filed a writ petition on 22.07.2010 against the Company in respect of dues on account of difference in pay scales. The impact of the same has not been quantified in the writ.
ii) During the financial year 2014-15, Company received a show cause notice from the Director General of Central Excise Intelligence, regarding the liability of Service Tax of C213.59 crores and interest and penalty thereon. The Company has not accepted the liability and has submitted its reply to the Show Cause Notice on 06.01.2015. A personal hearing has also been held in this regard on 21.09.2015 before the Principal Commissioner of Service Tax, Delhi-I. A similar statement of demand cum show cause notice has also been received for F.Y. 2014-15 on 05.04.2016 in which a demand of 82.07 crores has been raised. It has also been replied on 24.05.2016. For F.Y. 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 (upto 30.06.2017), the statement of demand cum show cause notice in which a total demand of 211.66 crores cum show cause notice was served on 22.03.2018 the matter is pending before The Principal Commissioner of Service Tax-I Delhi, which was replied on 18.05.2018. In this matter department has communicated that it is kept in abeyance in view of the appeal on the identical issue filed by the department in the case of M/s Mundra port and special economic zone limited before the Hon'ble supreme court.
iii) As per the Construction Agreement between RVNL and Kutch Railway Company Limited, If expenditure is incurred by RVNL out of its own funds on the project executed on behalf of KRC, on account of the failure of KRC to make payment to RVNL within 15 days of dispatch of intimation of requirement of additional funds, then RVNL shall charge interest at the prevailing Base Rate of SBI 1% on the total amount so expended. The interest to be charged shall be fixed from the 16th day after dispatch of demand for required funds and charged up to the date of actual payment is received from KRC.
During the current financial year, Company has written the letter to the RVNL and challenged the interest calculation method adopted by the RVNL.
Further board of directors in the 106th meeting held on 23rd August 2024 is of the view that the levy of interest by RVNL for delayed payment beyond the original estimate cost of C1548.66 crores should not be made on the basis of RVNL demand for funds. Interest should not be charged till the Revised estimate (1st or 2nd) is sanctioned by KRCL Board and a period of 2 years has passed which is required by KRCL to mobilise the funds for the cost overrun.
Contingent liabilities: (RVNL Share : 30%)
(Claims against the company not acknowledged as debts by the company)
(i) Landowners (from whom land was purchased) have filed various cases from time to time for enhanced compensation. The amount of claims pending as at year-end is not quantifiable.
(ii) Income-tax amounting C 1.88 crore (Previous year C2.98 crore) pertains to the AY-2013-14. 2014-15, & 2017-18.
(iii) A sum of C29.87 crore (C29.87 crore up to 31 March 2025) towards interest and other changes demanded by M/s RVNL is not acknowledged as debt by the Company.
Capital Commitments: (RVNL Share : 30%)
(i) Estimated amount of works remaining to be executed on capital account (based on EPC cost) on capital account and not
provided for:
Haridaspur Pradip BG Rail Link- Nil (Previous Year Nil)
Dhanmandal Chandikhal Rail Link C46.03 crore (Previous year C124.97 crore)
M/s RVNL, the agency responsible for executing the Dhanmandal-Chandikhol Chord rail link project, has not yet submitted a revised estimate. However, it is understood that the project is experiencing both time delays and cost overruns. Once the revised estimate is received from M/s RVNL, the details will be updated and the Company will take appropriate action.
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:49.76%)
a) Department has raised demand in respect of alleged offence of evasion of Service Tax amounting to C7.58 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C7.58 crores) and C 2.86 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C2.86 cores) for financial year 2014-15 and 2015¬ 16 respectively. Also department has raised demand of C2.95 crores for the F.Y. 2016-17 and 2017-18 (upto June'17), However Company has not accepted the liability and has submitted its reply to department. Since the Company had earlier received favourable ruling from CESTAT, it is confident that no additional liability will devolve on it. Further for the period F.Y. 2011-12 to F.Y. 2013-14, KRCL has received favourable order from CESTAT for demand of C13.42 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C13.42 crores). In case of similar companies on same matter department has moved to Hon'ble Supreme court in this case.
b) Income Tax department has raised demand of C2.72 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C2.72 crores) for AY 2011-12, the matter is pending before commissioner of income tax appeal. Therefore liability for the case has not been recorded in the books of accounts.
c) The Arbitral Tribunal delivered Award on July 16, 2024 in partly favour of KRCL, in respect of its Terminal Cost claim including interest thereon. Other claims of KRCL as well as all the counter claims of MoR were rejected by the Tribunal. Being dissatisfied with different portion of the Award, both the parties have filed appeals towards the rejected items under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. The amount of KRCL's total Claim was C3,184.76 crores including interest, and total Counter claim of MoR was C5,556.54 crores including interest. Consequently, post Arbitration appeal proceedings between KRCL and MoR are underway in the Hon'ble District Civil Court (for Commercial dispute) at Hyderabad.
d) Contingent liability in respect of departmental charges not claimed by RVNL @ 5% of project cost is estimated at C114.61 crores (as at 31st March 2025 C114.53 crores).
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:35.46%)
(i) The Company had received a Show Cause Notice (SCN)
during financial year 2014-15 from tax authorities in the matter of applicability of service tax on the Company in respect of apportioned freight received by the Company from Railways. The SCN covered a period of three years from financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2013-14 and involved service tax of C 16.33 crore plus interest and penalties. The Company contested the SCN and submitted its position through a rejoinder thereon to the adjudicating authorities, pleading that no service is rendered by BDRCL to Western Railway that might warrant liability to pay Service Tax. The Company managed to obtain relief from the Commissioner of Service Tax vide her order dated 25.01.2016 and has, therefore, not provided for the amount in the aforesaid claim in its books for the above period. However, the department has filed appeal with CESTAT against the order of Commissioner for the same period, which was contested on similar lines by the Company. CESTAT has passed the order in favour of the Company vide Order No ST/A/50434-50435- 50435/2019-CU(DB) dated 25/03/2019 rejected the appeals filed by the department. The department has filed a appeal in Hon'ble Supreme Court against the order of CESTAT in response to the same the Company has submitted a statement in Hon'ble Supreme Court.
The tax authorities issued another SCN to the Company on the same grounds involving a demand of C16.38 crore plus interest and penalties for FY
2014- 15. The company has duly submitted its reply to the adjudicating authorities for withdrawal of the claim in the aforesaid SCN on the same grounds as pleaded in the earlier rejoinder. Since the Company's stand is based on sound principles and immutable facts, and it had received a favourable ruling from the Commissioner of Service Tax, on the earlier occasion, it is confident that no additional liability on account of Service Tax will devolve on it. The Company has not yet received any adjudication order in the matter.
Further, the tax authorities issued another SCN to the Company on the same grounds involving a demand of C16.15 crore plus interest and penalties for FY
2015- 16 on 21st March 2018, the company has duly submitted its reply to the adjudicating authorities for withdrawal of the claim in the aforesaid SCN on the same grounds as pleaded in the earlier rejoinder.
Further more, the tax authorities issued another SCN to the Company on the same grounds involving a demand of C8.99 crore plus interest and penalties for FY 2016-17 & 2017-18 (Upto Jun-17) on 22th April 2019. The company has duly submitted its reply to the adjudicating authorities for withdrawal of the
claim in the aforesaid SCN on the same grounds as pleaded in the earlier rejoinder.
(ii) The O&M expenditure pertaining to Bharuch-Chavaj section has been provided in the financial statements to the extent information provided by Western Railway and information available with the company, remaining O& M will be provided in the year in which information will be received from Railways.
(iii) Company has terminated some contractual employees, due to misconduct at work place and unauthorised absence from office, Aggrieved by the decision of the company employees have filed application with Labour court for compensation towards their termination. However, based on the facts of the case company expects favourable decision. Further, certain exiting Contractual personnel of Maintenance work have approached Regional Labour Commissioner (RLC) with certain demands. Matter was heard and hon'ble high court ordered vide dated 10.03.2026 quashed and set aside the order of RLC Vadodara dated 08-07-2024 (Special Civil Application No. 3580/2025) and remanded back to RLC with the direction for fresh hearing on merits, the next hearing is fixed for 07-05-2026 before RLC Vadodara.
(iv) The Company has received a claim of C6.97 crore from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) pertaining to arbitral award for construction of BDRCL Project under construction agreement for gauge conversion of Bharuch Samni-Dahej Section. The claim of C5.51 crore has been accepted and paid by the company. The remaining amount of C 1.45 crore has not been accepted by the Company and the necessary facts in this regard have been intimated to RVNL.
(v) The Company has received a claim for the legal proceedings involving enhanced land acquisition compensation claims filed by landowners under the Land Acquisition Act. These matters are currently pending before the Civil Courts at Jambusar and Vagra and also involve related appeals before the Hon'ble High Court.
Civil Court, Vagra:
In the case of Kalyansinh Madhavsinh (LAR 69/2019), the court has awarded enhanced compensation at C 138.10 per sq. meter against the original C39 per sq. meter for 2,890.52 sq. meters of land. A Review Application (Misc. App. No. 11/2023) has been filed and is pending for hearing on 24.06.2025. This case may result in additional liability to the Company depending on the final adjudication by the courts.
However, no provision has been recognized in the financial statements as the obligation is contingent in nature and accordingly Contingent Liability will be C0.04 crore (2890 sq.mt. @ C138.10) subject to final order of proceedings.
Civil Court, Jambusar:
Execution Applications No. 41/2022 to 43/2022, arising from LAR Case Nos. 81/2017 to 83/2017, are currently pending before the Civil Court, Jambusar for enforcement of the order dated 21.01.2022, which awarded enhanced compensation at C857/- per square meter. Subsequently. First Appeals (Nos. 9412/2025, 10931/2025, and 10955/2025) have been filed by the affected parties before the Hon'ble High Court, Ahmedabad. The matter is scheduled for next hearing on 21.06.2025. Accordingly, a contingent liability exists towards payment of enhanced compensation at C857/- per square meter for the total land area involved, subject to the final outcome of the proceedings. Hon'ble High Court has granted stay in these cases with instructions to deposit C0.67 crore, C0.33 crore & C0.17 crore and accordingly company deposited the same on 26.09.2025.
(vi) The Company has received a claim in connection with land acquired for the Company's project, 15 landowners had disputed the compensation awarded and filed a case before the Civil Court. Vide order dated 03.02.2018, the Civil Court awarded enhanced compensation of C315 per sq. meter along with interest, solatium, and other statutory benefits. The total enhanced compensation awarded was C0.61 crores, which has been fully deposited by the Company in compliance with directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Gujarat- C0.30 crore in FY 2019-20 and C0.30 crore in FY 2024-25.
The appeal filed by the Company is currently pending before the Hon'ble High Court. As the matter remains sub judice, and the additional liability on account of interest and statutory components is presently unascertainable, no provision has been made in the financial statements.
Accordingly, a contingent liability of an unascertainable amount exists as on 31.03.2026, pending final adjudication.
Capital commitment: (Share of RVNL:35.46%)
(i) Capital commitment in respect of S&T Work-project C8.34 crore (Previous year C1.87 crore)
Other commitment: Nil (Previous Year Nil).
Contingent liabilities: (Share of RVNL:35.71 %)
1. During the financial year 2024-25 purchase company had received an order dated 16.01.2025 from the additional commissioner (Adjudicating Authority), GST and Central Excise Bhubaneshwar confirms the demand of GST of C3.31 crores along with the interest under section 50 of the CGST Act, 2017 and also penalty under section 73 of the CGST Act as this amount was already paid by utilisation of ITC and the same is also confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority while passing the order. Therefore the company has filled an appeal against the order on 3rd May 2025.
2. Income tax demand of C0.86 crores and interest of C0.66 crores for the AY 2017-18 is showing on the Income Tax portal. The company has not agreed with the tax demand and requested to the Income-tax Dept. to rectify mistake u/s 154 of IT act.
3. Land compensation case against company are pending before the Court (High Court and Lower Court) of C3.68 crore and no outcomes known as on date.
4. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. has communicated an interest penalty of C4.44 crore for the delay in payment of advances towards project expenditures to ASRL has not agreed to these charges and has communicated its position to RVNL in this regard. The matter is also being followed up with the competent authority of RVNL for resolution.
Capital commitment: (Share of RVNL:35.71%)
Capital commitment in respect of cost to be incurred for assets covered by service concession arrangement are C0.00 (Nil) (31st March 2025 C45.53 crores).
Other commitment: Other commitment in respect of cost to be incurred for other than assets covered by service concession arrangement are C0.00 (Nil) (31st March 2025 C0 Nil).
Lease Modification
During the year, certain lease arrangements of the Company were modified resulting in a decrease in the scope of the lease, such as reduction in the leased area and/or shortening of the lease term. As required by Ind AS 116 - Leases, the Company has accounted for this modification as follows:
The lease liability has been remeasured based on the revised lease payments over the revised lease term using a revised discount rate at the effective date of modification.
The carrying amount of the related ROU asset has been decreased to reflect the partial or full termination of the right of use arising from the reduction in scope.
Any difference between the reduction in the lease liability and the corresponding adjustment to the ROU asset has been recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss as per Ind AS 116 requirements.
Note 48.
The Company usually receives advance payment from Joint Venture Companies for incurring expenditure on their projects. However, in the case of one joint venture company i.e. Krishnapatnam Railway Company Limited (KRCL), the Company is incurring project expenditures on a regular basis and the total amount receivable from KRCL as on 31st March, 2026 is C 1,116.26. crore which includes C889.95 crore on account of Interest (Previous year C1,355.72 crore which includes C889.95 crore on account of Interest). The application of interest has been changed from compound to simple w.e.f 1st October 2024, whereas KRCL requested for application of simple interest w.e.f. 01.04.2020. The matter is pending with the Board of Directors of the Company and adjustment if any will be recognized as and when the matter is finalized.
Note 49. Segment Reporting as per IND AS 108 General Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available which is being evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. Chairman and Managing Director of the company has been identified as CODM.
The company has identified one reportable operating segments as "Development of Rail Infrastructure".
Information about reportable segments and reconciliation to amounts reflected in the financial statement:
Income and expenses directly attributable to segments are reported under the respective operating segment. Income and Expenses which are not directly identifiable have been disclosed as un-allocable expenses or income.
Note: 51. Additional reporting requirement (Schedule III):
(i) The Company does not have any Benami Property and further no proceedings has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any Benami property.
(ii) The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off.
(iii) The Company does not have any pending charges or satisfaction to be registered with ROC.
(iv) The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
(v) The Company does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Act, 1961 (such as search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
(vi) The Company has not been classified as willful defaulter by the Bank or Financial Instituitions.
(vii) The Realisable Value of financial assets of the Company is not lower than value disclosed in financial statements and subject to confirmation.
(viii) The following disclosures shall be made where loans or advances in the nature of loans are granted to promoters, directors, KMPs and the related parties (as defined under Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other persons , that are :
(a) . Repayable on demand; or
(b) . Without specific any terms or period of repayment
Note 52. Regrouping & Reclassification
a) During the current financial year 2025-26, the Company has reclassified the 'Loss on onerous contracts' amounting to C63.76 crore (previous year: C13.86 crore) from 'Other Expenses' (Note 27) to 'Expenditure on Operations' (Note 24) in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The said amount represents expenditure recognised at the year-end in respect of onerous contracts and pertains to direct project-related costs. Accordingly, the same has been classified under 'Expenditure on Operations' to appropriately reflect the nature of the expenditure in the financial statements. The comparative figures for the previous year have also been regrouped/reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
b) During the current financial year 2025-26, the Company has reclassified interest on mobilization advance under 'Finance Costs' (Note 27) amounting to C4.56 crore (previous year C2.71 crore), which was previously presented under 'Other Expenses'(Note 27) as 'Miscellaneous Expenses' in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year 2024-25. The said amount pertains to finance charges in the nature of interest on mobilization advances and, accordingly, has been presented under 'Finance Costs' to reflect a more appropriate classification of the expenditure. The comparative figures have been regrouped/reclassified accordingly.
c) During the year, the Company undertook a comprehensive review of its accounting treatment relating to low-value electronic devices, specifically mobile phones and tablets provided to employees for business operations, considering their nature, usage pattern, rapid technological obsolescence, relatively low individual value and the manner in which the associated economic benefits are consumed.Pursuant to the aforesaid review, the competent authority approved a revision in the accounting treatment whereby such items are to be recognised as revenue expenditure in the Statement of Profit and Loss at the time of purchase instead of being capitalised as Property, Plant and Equipment and depreciated over their estimated useful lives as followed under the earlier practice.
The aforesaid revision, in substance, involves a change in the accounting policy followed by the Company in respect of capitalization of such assets. However, the revision principally emanates from a reassessment of management estimates and judgements relating to the expected period of use, materiality, technological obsolescence and pattern of consumption of economic benefits associated with such assets.
The financial impact of the aforesaid change is nominal & the impact for the current year is as follows:
Increase in Other Expenses: C 2.31 crore (including write-off of opening WDV amounting to C 1.09 crore)
Impact on Profit Before Tax: C 2.31 crore
Management believes that the revised treatment results in a more appropriate presentation of the consumption pattern of economic benefits associated with such assets and reflects the operational and economic substance of these items in a more relevant manner.
Note 53. Non-Current Assets Held for Sale
Non-current assets or disposal groups comprising of assets and liabilities are classified as 'held for sale' when all the following criteria are met: (i) decision has been made to sell, (ii) the assets are available for immediate sale in its present condition, (iii) the assets are being actively marketed and (iv) sale has been agreed or is expected to be concluded within 12 months of the Balance Sheet date.
Subsequently, such non-current assets and disposal groups classified as 'held for sale' are measured at the lower of its carrying value and fair value less costs to sell. Non-current assets held for sale are not depreciated or amortised.
Accordingly during the year, the Company identified certain non-current assets that met the criteria for classification as 'Assets Held for Sale' in accordance with Ind AS 105 - Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations. These assets have been measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell as at 31 March 2026. No impairment loss has arisen on such measurement. The assets classified as held for sale amount to C0.01 crore and are expected to be disposed of within twelve months from the reporting date.
Note 54. The Government of India has notified four Labour Codes namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020 and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from 21 November 2025, which consolidates 29 existing labour laws. The rules have been recently notified and no material liability is envised in this regard.
Note 55. Operating Cycle
Based on the time involved between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realisation in cash and cash equivalents, the Company has determined twelve months as its operating cycle for the purpose of classification of its assets and liabilities as current and non-current in the balance sheet.
Note 56. Balances of some of the Trade receivables, Other assets, Trade and Other payables accounts are subject to confirmations/ reconciliations and consequential adjustment, if any. Reconciliations are carried out on on-going basis.
|