

149
(
`
cr)
Note 23 Other income
2015-16
2014-15
Dividend on long-term investments
2.79
1.97
Dividend on short-term investments
0.29
0.14
Interest from investment (Previous year:
`
4960)
0.11
Interest from others
2.77
0.48
Lease income
0.20
0.20
Provisions no longer required
6.52
1.62
Surplus on sale of fixed assets
1.27
1.39
Exchange rate difference gain | (loss) (net)
5.07
(0.02)
Profit on sale of long-term investment
–
1.58
Provisions for doubtful debts written back
0.24
0.68
Miscellaneous income
11.45
2.21
30.71
10.25
(
`
cr)
Note 24 Changes in inventories of finished goods,
work-in-progress and stock-in-trade
2015-16
2014-15
Stocks at close
Finished goods
172.29
159.53
Work-in-progress
123.94
115.27
Stock-in-trade
7.20
4.46
303.43
279.26
Less: Stocks at commencement
Finished goods
159.53
181.39
Work-in-progress
115.27
106.81
Stock-in-trade
4.46
3.05
279.26
291.25
(24.17)
11.99
Excise duty variation on opening | closing stocks of finished goods
(0.84)
(1.03)
(Increase) | Decrease in inventories
(25.01)
10.96
(
`
cr)
Note 25 Employee benefit expenses
2015-16
2014-15
Salaries, wages and bonus
162.99
146.09
Contribution to Provident and other funds
14.47
11.39
Staff welfare
7.20
5.81
184.66
163.29
(
`
cr)
Note 26 Finance costs
2015-16
2014-15
Interest on borrowings
20.95
21.67
Interest on others
1.84
1.77
Other borrowings cost
1.98
2.25
Applicable exchange difference to the extent considered as an adjustment
to borrowing cost
2.80
–
27.57
25.69
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements