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2 RIL Integrated AR 2016 17HRF
BEAUTIFUL.
LIFE IS
DIGITAL.
INTEGRATED
ANNUAL REPORT
2016-17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
RELIANCE AT A GLANCE
RIL is Indias largest private sector company on key financial growth through creating value for the nation, enhancing quality
parameters. It has a strong presence in the integrated energy of life across the entire socio-economic spectrum. It also
value chain and pre-eminent position in retail and digital services endorses inclusive development of all the stakeholders including
in India. RILs growth is strongly embedded in its values of society at large.
integrity, safety and excellence. RIL is committed to sustainable
Reliance at a Glance
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CONSUMER BUSINESSES
` in crore
Media &
Retail Digital Services Entertainment
Revenue Subscribers Revenue
OVER `1,448 crore INVESTED OVER `3,00,000 platform of where, what and
A
Spent on R&D expenditure crore over last 3-4 years, while how Reliance operates
maintaining investment grade credit Auto checks and balances
51 START-UPS ratings from S&P and Moody's - higher Enabler of exponential growth
graduated from GenNext Hub till date than sovereign rating
Reliance Industries Limited
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RELIANCE DNA
INDIA FOCUSSED
FIRST TO DELIVER
ON GLOBAL SCALE
ORGANIC GROWTH
FASTER EXECUTION
FOCUS ON
CUSTOMER VALUE
GAME CHANGING
INITIATIVES IN
NEW AREAS
MAJOR
MILESTONES 41, 989
14, 395
6,656
10 3,279
3 163 1,323 1997-2002
1977-1987 1987-1992 1992-1997 Cracker with Polymers
and Fiber Intermediates
Euro convertible at Hazira
IPO Introducing PX at Patalganga bond issue
equity culture in India PET at Hazira
PE at Hazira 1st Indian private sector
Polyester and PTA at Worlds largest
1st ever GDR issue by company to be rated
Patalganga grassroot refinery at
an Indian corporate by S&P and Moodys
Jamnagar
rating constrained by the
Market Capitalisation sovereign ceiling Worlds largest PX and
PP plant at Jamnagar
Profit After Tax 1st corporate from Asia
All figures in ` crore for year end except for 1977-1987 block to issue 50 and 100 years
bond in US debt market
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4,28,909
29,901
2,44,757
Market Capitalisation CAGR
31.5%
Earnings CAGR
26.7%
1,98,905
19,717
2007-2012 2012-2017
Foray into organised retail Acquired Network18
SUSTAINABILITY
Won the 'Quality Won 'The Majestic Five Recron Green Gold Fibre Winner of IP Business
Achievements Award Continents Award for has been certified as Congress Asia Elite
2016' in Gold Category Quality & Excellence Greenest Textile Fibre in award 2016 from
by European Society 2016' at a function held the World by SGS Intellectual Asset
for Quality Research at in Germany Hong Kong Management (IAM)
Quality Awards
Winner of world-class
Won The Australasian Winner of North
performance excellence
Maintenance American Maintenance
Award 2016 during
Excellence Award 2016 Excellence Award
22nd Asia Pacific Quality
from SIRF business for Process
Organisation International
network, Australia Manufacturing 2016
Conference on Quality
2,63,709
4,28,909
4,08,392
51,399
2,31,556
3,88,494
2,18,482
3,38,703
1,98,670
43,117
3,30,180
3,00,405
1,82,030
2,93,298
2,66,847
2,49,802
33,322
31,374
28,950
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12.6% y-o-y 13.9% y-o-y 19.2% y-o-y 26.6% y-o-y
Profit After Tax Debt Equity Ratio R&D Expenditure Dividend per Share
(` crore) (` crore) (`)
29,901
1,448
0.78
11.0
0.75
10.5
25,171
0.74
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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
RECORD NET PROFIT Global economic growth in 2016 was stable aided improvement in the petrochemicals and refining
FOR THE YEAR LED by a recovery in commodity prices and increased margins. Refining and petrochemicals businesses
global trade. Global oil prices were supported by achieved record levels of profitability, underpinned
BY THE HIGHEST co-operation between OPEC and non-OPEC by our ability to access feedstock competitively
EVER EARNINGS producers for cutting production. While underlying from global markets, maintain high operating
FROM REFINING AND demand trends are encouraging, tightening rates in rates and place products in growth markets. The
PETROCHEMICALS US and possible end of accommodative monetary refining business delivered double-digit GRMs for
policy in other developed countries could impact the second year in a row, benefiting from the global
BUSINESSES
emerging economies. demand for transportation fuels and stable product
cracks.
GDP growth in India was robust at 7.1%, supported
by strong consumption growth and government Lower oil price environment continues to drive
spending. The introduction of GST is a significant strong demand growth across key markets. Global
reform measure and will overtime help India in oil demand for 2016 grew by 1.6 mb/d, led by China
simplifying tax structure and compliance, aligning it and India. India has now become a major force in
with practices in developed countries. driving global oil demand growth and is now the
worlds third largest oil consumer. Indias oil demand
Reliance delivered robust operational and financial grew 5.2% during the year led by strong growth in
performance during the year, resulting in net gasoline and jet fuel. Diesel demand growth in India
profit of `29,901 crore (US$ 4.6 billion), growth of however remained muted as industrial cycle lagged
18.8% y-o-y. The most significant factors affecting consumption. The pace of petrochemical product
year-to-year comparisons of earnings and cash demand growth was lower compared to previous
flow generated by our operating activities are years. Polymer demand in India was up 7% y-o-y
while polyester demand grew by 3% y-o-y.
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Oil & Gas network. Jio makes India the highest quality, most
Our upstream business in India continued to affordable data market in the world.
be impacted by weak gas prices and declining
Today, data consumption on Jio network is higher
volumes. Production volumes across our domestic
than the total mobile data consumption in the
as well as US Shale operations were lower by
US and twice that in China. It is the first Exabyte
23% and 14% respectively. Weak upstream price
network in the world. Our investments and
environment and lower volumes impacted the
technology innovations have created a data strong
Oil & Gas segment EBIT for the year.
network that delivers unmatched quantity and
I am happy to share that Reliance is on its way to quality of data. Jio has led the digital transformation
Reliance is on its way become the largest unconventional natural gas of India by providing data at prices that are
to become the largest producer in India with the commencement of affordable to all Indians. Our Jio team is customer
unconventional natural commercial production from our CBM fields at obsessed and has the passion to deliver a superior
gas producer in India with Sohagpur. Gas from CBM fields will be delivered experience to all our customers.
the commencement of to customers on Indian Gas Grid through our new
commercial production from Jio customers have access to an eco-system of
302 kilometer long Shahdol-Phulpur pipeline.
our CBM fields at Sohagpur. digital services and apps created to enrich their
Government has notified marketing and pricing
user experience. The suite of services include live
freedom as a reform measure to develop alternate
TV, on demand movies, music, magazines and news
sources of natural gas including CBM.
among others.
Reliance Retail The compelling value proposition and high quality
In our consumer business, it is gratifying to see
of Jio services has led the largest and the fastest
an unprecedented growth trajectory continuing.
migration from free to paid services in the digital
Reliance Retail revenues increased by 60% on y-o-y
services domain. The JIO PRIME membership
basis to ` 33,765 crore. With this, Reliance Retail has
program has been a resounding success with 72
become the first organised retail Company in India
million plus customer subscription by 31st March
Retail to cross the milestone of US$ 5.0 billion revenue.
Reliance Retail also sustained its profitability with
2017.
EBITDA crossing ` 1,000 crore mark. Reliance Retail Jio is present in all 29 states of India with direct
Reliance Retail has created
has created the widest reach in the organised retail physical presence in more than 18,000 urban and
the widest reach in the
segment in India with 3,616 stores operational in rural towns and over 2,00,000 villages. We are
organised retail segment
702 cities. It has established leadership position in committed to provide Jio services in nearly all the
in India with 3,616 stores
operational in 702 cities. all key categories including food & grocery, fashion cities, towns and villages of India, covering over 95%
& lifestyle and digital products. It has also created of our countrys population.
the largest cash & carry chain in the country.
Strong Cash Flows and Balance Sheet
DURING THE YEAR, WE Reliance Retail has adopted multi-channel strategy Our Company generated PBDIT of ` 55,529 crore
INVESTED and has integrated offline-online models to truly (US$ 8.6 billion) for the year. During the year, we
differentiate the customer experience. Reliance invested ` 1,14,742 crore (US$ 17.7 billion), the
` 1,14,742 CRORE
Retail also became the first organised retail chain in highest ever not only for our Company, but in the
(US$ 17.7 BILLION),
India to support UPI-based payments. corporate history of India. This capex has been
THE HIGHEST EVER
funded while maintaining investment grade ratings.
NOT ONLY FOR OUR Reliance Jio Our strong balance sheet and conservative financial
COMPANY, BUT IN THE I am delighted to report on the achievements of our
profile are reflected through the strong credit
CORPORATE HISTORY newest business Jio. Jio has been a path breaker on
ratings. We have maintained two notches above
OF INDIA multiple parameters, not only in India, but even on
Indias sovereign rating for our international debt at
global stage. Jio added 100 million subscribers in
BBB+ by S&P. This capex across energy and materials
170 days, the fastest achieved by any technology
businesses and digital services will significantly
company in the world. Jio has built a world-class
enhance Reliances cash flows and reduce volatility
all-IP data strong future proof network with the
in earnings in the coming years.
latest 4G LTE technology. Jio has revolutionised the
Indian telecom landscape by making voice calls for During the year, our Company has successfully
Jio customers absolutely free, across India, to any refinanced long-term financing of US$ 1.75
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billion syndicated loan and US$ 550 million club Sustainable Growth
loan aggregating to US$ 2.3 billion resulting in Sustainability at Reliance embraces environmental
substantial interest savings over the remaining and social responsibility by creating value for its
life of these loans. This was the largest amount stakeholders. We are working to maximise the use
syndicated by RIL since 2007. of clean energy in our operations. During the year,
Reliance contributed ` 674 crore towards various
We have tied up for ~US$ 572 million financing community development initiatives focused in the
to purchase six state-of-the-art Very Large Ethane
Carriers (VLECs). This financing deal carries a tenure
areas of rural transformation, health, education,
sports for development, disaster response, urban
Jio
of 12 years and comprises of US$286 million tranche renewal and arts, culture and heritage. Through
insured by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation Jio has been a path breaker on
these initiatives, Reliance has positively impacted
(K-Sure). This deal got a Better than Sovereign multiple parameters, not only in
12 million lives across the nation including the
Rating and is one of the most well-structured and India, but even on global stage.
vulnerable and marginalised communities. We work
innovative financing deal done by the Company. Jio added 100 million subscribers
incessantly to include all stakeholders in our growth
This deal has been globally recognised and has won in 170 days, the fastest achieved
journey and the organisational value depends
five global awards. by any technology company in
greatly on the value it creates for the society at large. the world.
Commitment to Health and Safety I would like to thank all my colleagues across
We are committed towards providing a healthy the country and the globe for their unflinching
and safe work environment to our employees, dedication, commitment and contribution to
contractors and all the visitors to our sites. We have strengthening Reliance. During the year, the
successfully implemented Operating Management Reliance team shaped the contours of future growth
Systems for reduction in Health, Safety, Security and platforms in the Consumer and the Energy and
Environment (HSSE) risks. Materials businesses. I am proud to be part of this
gifted team that has strived tirelessly over the last
We had started the Change Agents for Safety Health
few years to create unparalleled hydrocarbon assets,
and Environment (CASHe) programme more than a
decade ago. Over the years, the CASHe programme
while ushering in the digital age to the remotest Media
parts of our country.
has evolved into a movement encompassing the
CNBC TV18 had 86%
entire enterprise with thousands of improvement We are looking forward to continue on our mission market share during the
projects. The programme has been instrumental in of generating sustainable value for our stakeholders annual budget speech.
creating a culture of implementing health, safety and India. I would like to place on record my sincere
and environment projects on a priority basis. appreciation to the Board of Directors for their
The program has helped in reducing health and guidance. I would like to express my gratitude to
safety risks across the Company and over 1,500 all our stakeholders for their continuing faith in
projects have been identified and control measures Reliance.
implemented till date.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Dr. Raghunath A.
Prof. Ashok Misra Mashelkar
Independent Director Independent Director
Member: Stakeholders Relationship Committee Member: Audit Committee, Human Resources, Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social
Responsibility and Governance Committee
Member: Health, Safety and Environment Committee, Member: Health, Safety and Environment Committee
Risk Management Committee
live and
streaming
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100 mn+
SUBSCRIBERS ON-BOARD IN 170 DAYS
2,00,000+
VILLAGES CONNECTED ONE OF THE
WIDEST REACH NETWORK GLOBALLY
>95%
POPULATION COVERAGE BY END OF
THE YEAR
LARGEST
MIGRATION FROM FREE TO PAID SERVICES
IN THE WORLD
Home to the worlds second largest population of 1.3 billion, India has a fast-
growing digital audience with over 1,170 million mobile connections and more
than 300 million internet users. At Reliance, Jio platform is the worlds largest
start up, delivering a digital revolution for hundreds of millions of people and
creating a New India, which is driven by data the new oil.
Since launch, Jio has redefined benchmarks, usage (first Exabyte network), making it the
inspiring unprecedented adoption, usage largest mobile data consumer in the world.
and service metrics. These are best-in-class Jio's innovative tariff plans offer the most
anywhere in the world. Jio ushered in truly affordable data in the world - ensuring
converged digital services in India. access to everyone. Truly, India is now
India is the first country to reach 1 billion GB ready, live and streaming!
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fueling
progress
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1,221
FUEL OUTLETS OPERATIONAL
EVERY 2nd
CHILD GOING TO SCHOOL IN INDIA
WEARS A UNIFORM MADE FROM RELIANCE
POLYESTER
30%
MARKET SHARE AT AIRPORTS OPERATED
B2B2C
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WIDE RANGE
OF CUSTOMERS
Reliance is about energy. It has redefined the Energy and Materials business by
setting up world scale facilities. It has invested in wide range of downstream
petrochemicals products that has role to play in almost every aspect of modern
life. Today, Reliance is integrated across the energy value chain through a unique
portfolio of upstream, refining and petrochemicals businesses.
Wowing
new India
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LARGEST
WHOLESALE CASH AND CARRY
CHAIN IN THE COUNTRY
200+
BRANDS OFFERED BY
RELIANCE DIGITAL
ResQ
INDIAS FIRST MULTIPRODUCT, MULTI
BRAND AND MULTILOCATION SERVICE
NETWORK
GenNext Hub is a Reliance-backed start-up programme to At GenNext Hub we are catalysing a unique start-up ecosystem,
catalyse the start-up ecosystem for a digital India. In just over which rests on the tripod of talent, technology and trust. We spot
two years, GenNext Hub has a portfolio of 51 start-ups. and encourage talent, help them harness their technology and
back them up by putting total trust in them
Dr. Raghunath Anant Mashelkar,
Chairman, GenNext Ventures & Board member, RIL
GENNEXT HUB
SUMMER 2016 COHORT WINTER 2016 COHORT ACCELERATOR
GENNEXT
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Cohorts
15+
15+
Partners
3500+
H B
CATALYSING THE INDIAN
RIL Proof of Concepts Startup Applications STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
51 50+ The startup community in India will play a big
role in achieving the Digital India objective.
Startups selected Mentors
At GenNext Hub, the Company is catalysing
this startup community by bringing together
emerging entrepreneurs, business leaders,
corporations, industry associations, academic
WINTER 2016 COHORT - SCALERATOR institutes, media, and technology enablers. In this
short period of time, GenNext Hub has engaged
1Mobility: Provides solutions to secure leaders from organisations such as Microsoft,
mobile devices NASSCOM, TiE, Amazon, Google, ICICI Bank,
1mobility.com NVIDIA, India Angel Network, Nexus Venture
Partners, CIO Angel Network, YourStory, Silicon
BeNow: Payment directly from bank account using Valley based Spinta Global Accelerator, Nishith
the National Payment Corporations UPI technology Desai Associates, to support the startup growth.
www.benow.in GenNext Hub also works closely with IITs, NITs and
IIMs to identify high-potential entrepreneurs.
BuyHatke : Provides shopping insights and best
price for commerce decisions GenNext Hub helped us
www.buyhatke.com navigate India Go-To-Market
quickly through valuable
Doctors' Circle: An AI powered Personal Health mentorship and industry
Assistant which can answer health querys insights. Through GenNext Hub,
www.doctorscircle.in we were able to conceptualise
and execute several Proof of
Enguru: An Edtech startup aimed at providing Concepts (PoCs) and market
Manish Lachwani,
English Language and communication skills training validation helped us close deals
Founder, Headspin
www.enguruapp.com quickly and get more business
with other customers.
Mobiotics: Delivers enterprise grade Multiscreen
GenNext Hub acted as the
OTT content delivery, engagement and
main conduit for Dattus.
monetisation
Right from identifying where
www.mobiotics.com
our technology will fit in RIL
NutSpace: A platform that uses stories to build to identifying right decision
communication, creativity, critical thinking, makers, GenNext Hub team
confidence and life skills in children acted as perfect mentor.
www.nutspace.in
Lokesh Gupta,
CTO, Dattus
OnGrid: An Aadhaar-enabled trust platform
providing credible information
Through GenNext Hub, we
www.ongrid.in
got valuable insights to tweak
our product and service
Sqrrl: A personal finance platform aimed at offerings and showcase our
millennials to help save and grow their money expertise in front of the CXOs
www.sqrrl.in of Reliance Retail and Jio
leadership.
Sumit Karanji,
COO, DSYH
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Vision: Through sustainable measures, Reliance creates value
FINANCIAL
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for the nation, enhances quality of life across the entire socio-
INTERLINKED
economic spectrum and help spearhead India as a global leader CAPITALS
in all the domains where it operates.
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Integrated Reporting Council) and United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
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STRATEGY
DRIVING INNOVATION CONSISTENT GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION
DELIVERING VALUE IN SOCIETY
EMPLOYEE
Continuous learning and structured career
progression opportunities
AVERAGE *Digitised learning launch of Digital J3
CONSUMPTION ON R-University: Driving employee learning and
JIO IS 10GB/MONTH/ training
USER (HIGHEST *Imparted >76 lakh man hours of training
IN WORLD)*
CUSTOMER
*100 million+ Jio subscribers in 170 days from
launch
*86% market share in CNBC TV 18 during the
annual budget speech
*Over 30 million members registered to
Customer Loyalty Programme of Reliance Retail
*Launched 'Chemistry for Smiles' and
'Transforming Life into Quality Life'
SOCIETAL
FACEBOOK RECOGNISED Society provides Reliance with a license to
FIRSTPOST AS ONE OF operate, and with this privilege comes a
THE MOST INNOVATIVE responsibility.
USERS OF FB LIVE IN INDIA CSR activities in conformity with the
AND ABROAD* Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
*Created 50 lakh jobs indirectly
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PERFORMANCE IN FY 2016-17
RECORD EBIT REGIONAL V/S RIL REFINING
`25,056
MARGINS (US$/bbl)
USGC
FY 2016-17 US$8.7/bbl
CRORE
FY 2015-16 US$11.8/bbl
ROTTERDAM
FY 2016-17 `25,056 crore FY 2016-17 US$5.3/bbl
FY 2015-16 `23,534 crore FY 2015-16 US$6.3/bbl
6.5%
SINGAPORE COMPLEX
RIL
FY 2016-17 US$11.0/bbl
FY 2015-16 US$10.8/bbl
STRATEGIC
ADVANTAGES
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Petrochemicals
RIL offers an extensive range
of polymers, polyesters, fibre
intermediates, aromatics and
elastomers providing world-class
experience to Reliances customers
across a range of applications
packaging, infrastructure, agriculture,
automotive, housing, and healthcare
among others.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2nd
largest Paraxylene producer globally after
successfully commissioning the Paraxylene
plant at Jamnagar
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PERFORMANCE IN FY 2016-17
RECORD EBIT OVERALL PETROCHEMICAL
`12,990
PRODUCTION IN INDIA(MMT)
CRORE
0.8% y-o-y
FY 2016-17 24.9 MMT
FY 2016-17 `12,990 crore
FY 2015-16 24.7 MMT
FY 2015-16 `10,186 crore
27.5% y-o-y
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
GLOBAL SCALE
Leading producer of petrochemicals with global scale
and capacities. Reliance is the first Company globally to
conceptualise and excecute large scale imports of Ethane
from North America as feed stock for its cracker portfolio in
India through Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs).
INTEGRATION
Integration between refining and downstream products
mitigate the impact of price volatility.
LEADERSHIP
Technology leadership, cost efficiencies and responsible
operational practices.
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174.0 BCFe
RILs share of production
(CY 2016) in US shale operations
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PERFORMANCE IN FY 2016-17
EBIT
(`1,584)
uction
CRORE
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
MATERIALITY IN UNCONVENTIONAL
HYDROCARBON BUSINESS
CBM block in Sohagpur (Madhya Pradesh)
commissioned.
SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE
ON THE EAST COAST
KG D6 fields commissioned in 2008
are Indias only producing green-field
Deepwater oil and gas production facility.
SAFETY
Safety record amongst the best in the
world.
PARTNERSHIPS
Partnership with BP combining RILs project
execution expertise and BPs deep water
exploration and development capabilities.
Strong partners in US Shale JVs.
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Retail
Reliance Retails nationwide network
of retail outlets delivers a world-
class shopping environment and
unmatched customer experience
powered by state-of-the-art
technology and seamless supply-
chain infrastructure.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Reach
>3.6 mn
customers served
every week
702
cities
>1.7 mn
30 mn
Loyalty customer
Garments sold
every week Over US$ 5 billion in Revenue
base Indias first and the only retailer to
>20% cross US$ 5 billion revenue mark and
Scale
Market share in UHD TVs continues to grow at a rapid pace.
3,616 >75,000
People employed
Retail stores directly & indirectly Infrastructure
13.5 >500,000 5.6 >100 >1,000
mn sq. ft. retail space mn sq. ft. of Distribution
Distribution partners Centres across 23 Dedicated trucks hauling
for communication and warehousing merchandise between
space states
connectivity devices distribution centres and stores
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PERFORMANCE IN FY 2016-17
RECORD EBIT START-UP AND INITIATIVES
`784
Ajio extends its offering by launching
mens wear, fashion tech and kids wear
categories and rolled out various
CRORE features such as Immediate Mobile
Payment (IMPS), EMI, automated
refunds and more to enhance consumer
FY 2016-17 `784 crore experience.
FY 2015-16 `504 crore Reliance Retail becomes Indias first
organised retailer to support UPI based
55.6%
payments at its stores.
`33,765
CRORE
FIVE-YEAR CAGR OF 35%
REVENUE (` in crore)
Iconix, Kenneth Cole,
Reliance Trends and
Thomas Pink and
Reliance Footprint 14,556
Brooks Brothers
brands
2010
Crosses 1,000 stores 10,845
mark
Announces
partnerships with 7,636
Zegna, Quiksilver 6,102
and Steve Madden
4,565
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
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Digital Services
Jio has brought a transformative shift
in Indian telecom landscape with
commencement of its services in
September 2016.
Jio has redefined the Indian telecom
sector by offering a compelling
value proposition for data, while
eliminating voice and national
roaming charges.
Jio's key objective is to provide
uninterrupted access to innovative
applications and high-speed internet.
Jio is committed to India's global
leadership in digital economy.
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Over 100 mn
Crore GB/month
71
SUBSCRIBERS IN 170 DAYS 100 63
47
18
20
EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
50
lakhs and more
STRATEGIC
ADVANTAGES
COVERAGE
Jio is working towards expanding its reach to over 95% of
population coverage by the end of the year. This is backed
by one of the largest deployment of spectrum, fiber
and tower infrastructure, thus providing huge capacity
advantage.
QUALITY
Investment in superior Long Term Evolution (LTE)
technology based network and next generation
technologies.
AFFORDABILITY
Developed its network at an efficient cost base enabling
services at affordable price-passing the benefit of
technology to Indian consumers.
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PERFORMANCE IN FY 2016-17
EBIT START-UP AND INITIATIVES
(`201)
Viacom18 launched its second regional
entertainment channel in the Kannada
CRORE market branded as Colors Super in July
2016 to further strengthen its leadership
position.
SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS INTO
NEW INITIATIVES Three regional news channels namely
Growth Driver News18 Kerala, News18 Tamil Nadu and
4G rapidly gaining acceptance- News18 Assam/N.E were launched during
Amplifies reach the first quarter.
Rural and Digital coverage through
Broadcast Audience Research OTT entertainment platform VOOT
Council (BARC) (launched in March-April 2016) has
Supportive policy initiatives garnered about 25 mn gross downloads,
and was voted one of the top Apps of
2016 on the Google Play Store.
PROGRAMMES FOOTPRINT
Where is my Home? (Highlighting Diversified play on media across TV, Digital
issues of home-buyers affected by & Print
project delays)
STRONG PRESENCE IN REGIONAL
Going Green (environmental Tapping into the vernacular opportunity
problems)
March on Women! (Issues related to INNOVATION AND AGILITY
Women in India) Early adopter of technology, including
customer analytics
BALANCED PORTFOLIO Unique mix of
content across news and entertainment
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Cross-fertilisation of best practices
RELIANCE FOUNDATION
Reliance Foundation (RF), established in 2010, is an umbrella support meaningful activities through innovative institutions
organisation for Reliances social development initiatives. Led to address some of Indias most pressing developmental
by Smt. Nita M. Ambani, RF, comprising of a professional team challenges.
of 395 experts is a non-profit organisation that aspires to
The efforts of Reliance have already touched the lives of more
Change Lives and Empower India. Through its comprehensive
than 12 million people across India in more than 12,500 villages
development approach, the Foundation aims to create and
and 74 urban locations.
Key highlights of CSR initiatives through Reliance Foundation and manufacturing locations for FY 2016-17:
RURAL TRANSFORMATION
Creating sustainable livelihood solutions,
addressing poverty, hunger and malnutrition
Livelihoods of 8+lakh farmers, fisher
folks and livestock owners enhanced.
2,200+ Ha of land brought under
improved cultivation.
2,900+ Ha land brought under
irrigation through water harvesting
and conservation efforts.
Capacity created to collect 32+ lakh
cubic metres of rainwater.
12+ lakh saplings planted.
HEALTH
Affordable solutions for healthcare through
improved availability and accessibility
5+ lakh health
consultations provided.
33,900+ women screened
for anaemia and 8,000
were diagnosed and
treated.
29,700+ children screened
for malnutrition 2,000+
malnourished children
were treated.
EDUCATION
Access to quality education, training and
skill enhancement
Quality education
provided to ~1 lakh
underprivileged
children, 12 partner
NGOs supported.
528 student scholarships
to pursue higher studies.
Launched Digital Learning
Van for underprivileged
children.
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DISASTER RESPONSE
Managing and responding to disaster
Provided 60+ million litres
drinking water to 100+
drought affected villages of
Maharashtra.
Rejuvenated Sona River
ensuring drinking water
security for 14,000+ people.
Tech enabled support during
floods in Madhya Pradesh
focussing on disaster related
compensations and disease
management.
URBAN RENEWAL
Modernisation of cities to revitalise the
ageing infrastructure and provide newer
facilities
Mission Kurukshetra
D4 (Define Discover
LEAP 7 INNOVATION HABITS MISSION KURUKSHETRA
Develop Demonstrate)
LEAP was born with the The 7 Innovation Habits Mission Kurukshetra (MK) is a The D4 programme aims to
aim of providing people at programme aims at step towards democratising create a drive for innovation
Reliance with access to global empowering entry-level creativity and innovation within RILs people, ultimately
thought and innovation and middle level employees within the organisation. creating a vibrant culture
leaders through interactive at Reliance with specific Through the Mission of innovation. An action
sessions. innovation skills and Kurukshetra platform, RIL oriented programme
problem-solving capabilities. people can submit ideas and enabling participants
track their progress right up to identify innovative
to implementation. opportunities and solutions
in day-to-day business and
More than 750 Idea
life situations.
Champions who are
domain experts from across
Reliance take decisions on
ideas and work with ideators
as well as implementers.
OUTCOME
Since inception, 39 LEAP More than 1,000 ideas Since inception, 19,000 ideas Helped to achieve
interactions have been have been generated and have been submitted by bottom-up innovation
organised. considered. employees and many are and help accelerate
under implementation. the accomplishment of
organisational goals.
IMPACT
Inspire a culture Empower Reliance Enable a culture of internal Demonstrate and train
of thinking big- about employees to inculcate crowd sourcing. employees to use cutting
Reliance, the communities innovation skills. edge technologies.
it operates in and the whole
country. Read more about People and Innovation on Pg. 134
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COMPANY INFORMATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD COMMITTEES
Chairman and Managing Director Audit Committee Human Resources,
Mukesh D. Ambani Yogendra P. Trivedi (Chairman) Nomination and
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Remuneration Committee
Independent Directors Executive Directors Adil Zainulbhai Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman)
Mansingh L. Bhakta Nikhil R. Meswani Raminder S. Gujral Yogendra P. Trivedi
Yogendra P. Trivedi Hital R. Meswani Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur
Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur P. M. S. Prasad Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
Prof. Ashok Misra Pawan Kumar Kapil
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Stakeholders Relationship Corporate Social Responsibility
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Committee and Governance Committee
Adil Zainulbhai Yogendra P. Trivedi (Chairman) Yogendra P. Trivedi (Chairman)
Raminder S. Gujral Nikhil R. Meswani Nikhil R. Meswani
Non Independent Director Hital R. Meswani Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur
Nita M. Ambani Prof. Ashok Misra Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
Chief Financial Officer Group Company Secretary Risk Management Committee Health, Safety and
Alok Agarwal and Chief Compliance Officer
Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman) Environment Committee
Hital R. Meswani Hital R. Meswani (Chairman)
K. Sethuraman
P. M. S. Prasad Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur
Joint Chief Financial Officer Alok Agarwal P. M. S. Prasad
Srikanth Venkatachari Srikanth Venkatachari Pawan Kumar Kapil
BANKERS
Allahabad Bank Canara Bank Deutsche Bank Indian Bank Syndicate Bank
Andhra Bank Central Bank of India The Hong Kong and Shanghai Indian Overseas Bank Union Bank of India
Bank of America Citibank N.A Banking Corporation Limited Oriental Bank of Commerce Vijaya Bank
Bank of Baroda Credit Agricole Corporate HDFC Bank Limited Punjab National Bank
Bank of India and Investment Bank ICICI Bank Limited Standard Chartered Bank
Bank of Maharashtra Corporation Bank IDBI Bank Limited State Bank of India
40th Annual General Meeting (Post-IPO) on July 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, Near Bombay Hospital
& Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020
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Petroleum Coke Fuel for power plants, cement plants and feed for gasification
PETROLEUM RETAIL
Reliance Gas Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Domestic, commercial and industrial fuel
PETROCHEMICALS
POLYMERS
Repol Polypropylene (PP) Woven sacks for packaging of cement, food-grain, sugar,
fertiliser; leno bags for packaging of fruits & vegetables, TQ
& BOPP films for packaging of textiles, films and containers
for processed food, FMCG, office stationery; components
for automobile and consumer durables, moulded furniture,
luggage, housewares, geo-textiles & fibres for non-woven
textiles and pipes.
Relene Polyethylene (HDPE, Woven sacks, raschel bags for packaging of fruits &
LLDPE & LDPE) vegetables, containers for packaging of edible oil, processed
food, FMCG, lubricants, detergents, chemicals, pesticides;
industrial crates & containers, carrier bags, housewares,
ropes & twines; pipes for water supply, irrigation, process
industry & telecom; films for packaging of milk, edible oil,
salt, processed food, roto-moulded containers for storage
of water, chemicals storage and general purpose tanks,
protective films and pipes for agriculture, cable sheathing,
lids & caps and master batches.
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Footwear
Copolymer (EVA)
Reon Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipes & fittings; door & window profiles, insulation &
sheathing for wire & cables, rigid bottles & containers for
packaging applications, footwear, flooring, partitions,
roofing, I.V. fluid & blood bags and calendered films for
pharmaceutical applications.
Relpipe Poly-Olefin HDPE and Irrigation, water supply projects, sewerage and drainage,
PPR pipes mines, coal fields, industrial water/fluids/effluents
transportation, gas distribution network, telecom cable ducts
and micro ducts for FTTx, plumbing & construction.
Relflex Synthetic Rubbers Tyres, Footwear soles & heels, belts, hoses etc.
Elastomers
Relflex Cisamer Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) Automotive Tyres, Tyre treads, Cycle Tyres, Conveyor & V-Belts,
PBR Sports Goods, Dock Fenders, HIPS etc.
Relflex Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) Tyres, Footwear, Conveyor belts, Hoses, Mechanical rubber
Stylamer SBR goods etc.
RelWood A superior wood substitute that RelWood can be bent, curved, molded or simply used to
looks & feels like wood but much make flowing construction, installations and furniture for
stronger. It is made from a unique indoor as well as outdoor usage
Composite of Natural Fibres,
Polymers & Specialised Blends of
additives, using patented German
Technology
CHEMICALS
Relab Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) Detergents
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Recron IDY Polyester high-tenacity industrial Conveyor belts, ropes, geo-grids, seat-belts, lashings, slings,
yarns industrial fabrics etc.
Recron SHT Polyester Super High Tenacity Fibres Hi-Strength, Low-shrinkage Sewing threads for apparel,
home and industrial applications
Recron Fancyy Innovative Polyester Filament Yarns Value-added fine quality fashion fabrics with unique weave
patterns, textures and hand-feel.
Recron Stretch Stretch yarns for comfortable fit Blouse material, denim, shirting, suiting, dress material,
and freedom of movement T-shirt, sportswear, swimwear, medical bandages & diapers
Recron Cotluk Cotton Look, Cotton Feel Yarns Dress material, shirting, suiting, furnishing fabric, curtain &
bed sheet
Recron Dyefast Can dye at boiling water Ladies outerwear, feather yarn for knitted cardigan,
temperature with high colour decorative fabric & home furnishing
fastness
Recron Dope dyed black Apparel, automotive, non-woven & interlining
Superblack with high consistency in shade
Recron Bright, brilliant colours Woven & knitted apparel, furnishing & home textile
Superdye and soft feel, low pill
Recron Kooltex Moisture management yarns Active sports and high performance wear
Recron Fibrefill Hollow fibres with high bounce and Pillows, cushions, quilts, mattresses, furniture, toys & non-
resilience wovens
Recron 3D Virgin superwhite fibres with a Sleep and comfort products, Furniture, Toys & Beddings
Conjugate unique spiral structure
Recron 3S Secondary Reinforcement Products Construction industry (concrete/mortar), cement (sheet &
pipe), paper industry (conventional & speciality), battery
industry, wetlaid industry (wall papers, filtration, wipes &
hygiene products) & Asbestos replacement
Recron Certified Quality Certified Sleep Products Pillows, cushions, blankets & quilts
Recron Low Pill Polyester Tow & Staple Fibre with High-end worsted suitings, upholstery fabrics & socks
unique low pill properties
Recron Anti microbial fibres & yarns Active sportswear, Intimate apparel, socks, home furnishings
FeelFresh & garments used in healthcare industry
Recron Micrelle Bi-component filament yarns Super soft and ultra comfortable fabrics
Recron Hi-bulk fibres for soft-feel & warmth Sweaters, pullovers, cardigans, shawls & jackets
Recrobulk
Recron Eco-friendly fibres made from 100% Apparel & home textiles
GreenGold post-consumer polyester waste
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Recron Speciality Polyester Filament Yarns Ideal for dress materials, velvet, sarees, embroidery threads
RecoSilk with a silken shimmer and in swathes of colour.
RecronFS Flame retardant Fibres & Yarns Institutional textiles for hospitality, entertainment, transport,
safety etc. Also used in home textiles, fill & comfort products.
Recron Polyester Fibres with increased Tarpaulin, Tents & Awnings
Duratarp abrasion resistance for better water
proof, tear proof and fade- proof
qualities
Recron Structurally modified polyester fibre Crepe, Rolled Bandages & Surgical Dressings
Safeband with antimicrobial and antifungal
properties
Relpet Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Packaging for bottled water, beverages, confectionary,
pharmaceutical, agro-chemical and food products
RETAIL
OWNED
Reliance Fresh Neighbourhood store Neighbourhood stores dealing in fresh fruits & vegetables,
dairy, grocery, general merchandise and items of daily use
Reliance Smart Supermarket Supermarket dealing in fresh fruits & vegetables, dairy,
grocery, clothing, footwear, electronics and general
merchandise
Reliance Market Wholesale cash & carry store Wholesale Cash and Carry stores dealing in grocery, clothing,
footwear, electronics and general merchandise
Reliance Digital Electronics speciality store Consumer electronics stores dealing in home appliances,
computers, mobiles, entertainment, gaming merchandise etc.
Reliance Resq Consumer electronics after sales Service provider for consumer electronic products
service provider (Maintenance & repair, installation etc.)
Jio Stores Speciality Store for mobility & Stores dealing in products and services relating to mobility
communication and communication needs such as smartphones, tablets,
accessories, peripherals etc.
Reliance Trends Apparel speciality store Speciality stores dealing in apparel, handbags, footwear and
accessories for men, women and kids
Reliance Trends Apparel speciality store Indian women wear focused apparel speciality store offering
Women trendy, high-fashion and well-curated collections of Indian
wear and fashion accessories
Ajio Online fashion store Curated fashion online store offering apparels, accessories,
footwear and fashion-tech products for men, women and kids
Reliance Jewels Jewellery speciality store Fine jewellery with offerings across gold, silver, diamond,
precious stones and other precious metals
Reliance Footwear speciality store Speciality stores dealing in footwear, handbags, backpacks,
Footprint luggage, socks, belts, wallets and shoe care products
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Bally Worlds second oldest luxury brand Shoes, bags and fashion accessories
BCBG Max Azria Contemporary womens clothing Apparel, accessories and footwear
brand
Brooks Brothers American iconic brand that has Apparel and accessories for men
redefined & shaped classic American
style for nearly two centuries
Cherokee Iconic American family lifestyle brand Apparel and accessories for kids
Dune Distinctive fashion footwear & Accessories and footwear for men and women
accessories
Ermenegildo Italian luxury mens clothing Apparel, accessories and footwear for men
Zegna
GAS Italian clothing brand offering quality Apparel, accessories and footwear for men & women
products for intelligent, aware
consumers, with an international,
cosmopolitan attitude
Hunkemoller Leading European lingerie brand Lingerie, nightwear, swimwear and accessories
ICONIX Diversified portfolio of fashion and Apparel, footwear, accessory and home fashion
home brands
Juicy Couture Casual luxury lifestyle brand Apparel, accessories and footwear
Kate Spade Accessible luxury for women Handbags, small leather goods, apparel and footwear
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Kenneth Cole Urban fashion & Lifestyle brand that Apparel, accessories and footwear
exudes metropolitan lifestyle of New
York city
Marks & Spencer Iconic British lifestyle brand Apparel for women, men and children, lingerie, beauty and
home dcor
MUJI Iconic Japanese lifestyle brand Accessories, home, apparel, travel, beauty, stationery etc.
Paul & Shark Italian luxury and casual sportswear Apparel, accessories and footwear for men
brand
Thomas Pink British shirt authority Apparel and accessories for men
Quiksilver Premium youth Lifestyle and culture Apparel, accessories, footwear, skateboards and surfboards
clothing brand representing action
sports
Roxy Global lifestyle brand, offering Apparel, accessories, swimwear and footwear for girls
products for every aspect of an active
girls life
Scotch & Soda European couture brand Shoes, bags and fashion accessories
Steve Madden Fashion forward Footwear & Accessories and footwear for men and women
Accessories Brand
Superdry Fashion brand that fuses design Apparel, accessories and footwear
influences from Japanese graphics
and vintage Americana, with the
values of British tailoring
Vision Express Optical specialty store Spectacles, sunglasses, contact lenses and eyewear care
accessories
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TEXTILES
OWNED
Only Vimal Suitings, Shirtings, Readymade Fabrics, Apparel and Accessories.
Garments
V2 Ready-to-stitch, Fabrics
Take away fabric
LICENSED
Georgia Gullini Suitings, Shirtings Fabrics, Apparel and Accessories
DIGITAL SERVICES
MyJio Manage your Jio account MyJio is The One App to rule them all - everything from
signing up and paying bills to topping up and managing all
your account
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JioTV Live and Catch Up TV on the Watch LIVE TV Channels (including HD) on your smartphones
move and tablets, Pause & Play and Catch Up on your missed
programs with JioTV
JioCinema Entertainment at your fingertips Explore the library of Indian, Regional & International content
across 10+ languages and genres Ad-Free. Download and
watch your favourite videos ofline.
JioMusic Music for you. Anytime, Stream & download unlimited HD Music with Ad-free
Anywhere experience from one of the largest library of songs across
various languages and genres.
JioMags Premium and Popular Rich library of premium magazines to provide an experience
magazines of reading a real magazine. Ability to listen to articles,
highlight, underline, bookmark. Podcasts and videos to go
with your articles
JioXpressNews OTT News aggregator app Read latest news from 500+ sources in 10+ Indian languages,
personalised to your interests, languages & publications. Stay
updated with Cricket scores, Sensex, Movie reviews & more
JioChat Free Chat, SMS, Voice & Video A OTT app that has unique features like multi-party video
Call conferencing, audio and video notes, large-size group (500
members), regional stickers, and interface in 10 Indian
languages, doodles, and file-sharing
JioCloud Store and access your files from Store online securely all your photos, videos, docs, songs
anywhere organised at one place
Jio4GVoice VoLTE & Rich Communication on A telco-grade smartphone app JioJoin enables customers to
all phones enjoy Jios latest communication services like HD Voice, Video
calls, SMS on non-VoLTE devices
JioMoney Experience cash-free living Jio Money helps consumers by digitising everyday
transactions to make smart, simple and secure payments
JioSecurity Protect your phone, secure your Your power against threats to digital life. Award winning app
data advisor and anti-virus protects your device 24x7 proactively
against risk apps and virus attacks
JioNewsPaper Digital Newspapers from 100s Read daily newsapers from multiple cities - both Indian and
of cities International. Enjoy a rich reading experience with features
like page flipping, auto-download, search, clip, and highlight
JioNet Gateway to Indias largest Wi-Fi Gateway to blazingly fast WiFI network. Stay always
network connected, you'll never stress about data limits or speed
again.
JioHealthHub Your digital health vault Easy and Secure way to digitally store categorise, manage
and share Health Data
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CNBC TV18 Prime English Business News Channel Business News with expanded focus on global market
HD
CNN News18 English General News Channel English language news and current affairs
News18 India Hindi General News Channel Hindi language news channel
News18 India English General News Channel News from India for Indian diasporas
IBN Lokmat Marathi News Channel National and International news for Marathi viewers
ETV Regional News Channel Regional news for Bihar and Jharkhand
Bihar Jharkhand
ETV Regional News Channel Regional news for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
ETV Regional News Channel Regional news for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
ETV News Regional News Channel Gujarati news channel
Gujarati
ETV News Regional News Channel Kannada news channel
Kannada
ETV News Bangla Regional News Channel Bangla news channel
TV CHANNELS
News18 Punjab/ Regional News Channel Regional news for Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Haryana/
Himachal
News18 Tamil Regional News Channel Tamil news channel
Nadu
News18 Assam/ Regional News Channel Regional news for North-eastern states
North-East
Colors Infinity English Entertainment Channel English entertainment for inclusive family viewership
Vh1 English Music and Lifestyle Channel English music destination for the youth
Comedy Central English Entertainment Channel English entertainment for inclusive family viewership
Sonic Kids Channel Action and adventure entertainment for kids and young adults
TV CHANNELS
Colors Kannada Regional Entertainment Channel Kannada entertainment channel
FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
Viacom18 Motion Filmed Entertainment Acquisition, production, syndication, marketing and distribution
Pictures of full length feature films within India and distribution of
Indian films in several international markets
DIGITAL CONTENT
Moneycontrol Finance portal Comprehensive financial information, news and in-depth
analysis across asset classes
News18.com General News portal Real-time coverage, sports updates, entertainment buzz, anchor
blogs & chats and Live TV
Firstpost Opinions and News portal Digital newsroom focusing on opinions, powered by expert
writer-editors
INFOTAINMENT
In.com News and entertainment portal Content & videos of Network18 entertainment channels and
websites and popular third party websites
DIGITAL COMMERCE
HomeShop18 Retail platform Integrated virtual shopping on Internet, Television and Mobile
TV | WEB | MOBILE
BookmyShow Online ticket booking platform Online ticket booking for movies, plays, sporting events and
shows
PUBLISHING BUSINESS
Forbes India Business Magazine Lifestyle magazine targeting Indias affluent and influential
individuals
Better Interiors Interiors Magazine Magazine for interiors ideas and design
ALLIED BUSINESS
Topper Learning Education Educational content for K-12 students
T PPER LEARNING
COLOSCEUM
M E D I A P R I V AT E LT D
Ethane
Ethane/
Propane
VCM LAB
Orthoxylene Paraxylene
TEG DEG Styrene SBR PBR
PVC Normal Paraffin Kerosene
Salt Acetic Acid
MEG PTA
Chlorine Caustic
PET
Polyester Chips
Texturised /Twisted Dyed Yarn Spun Yarn Wool Viscose Silk Linen
Fabrics
Apparel
DEG Di-Ethylene Glycol LPG Liquified Petroleum Gas PSF Polyester Staple Fibre
EDC Ethylene Di-Chloride MEG Mono-Ethylene Glycol PTA Purified Terephthalic Acid
EO Ethylene Oxide MTBE Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether PTY Polyester Textured Yarn
FDY Fully Drawn Yarn PBR Poly Butadiene Rubber PVC PolyVinyl Chloride
HDPE High Density Polyethylene PET Polyethylene Terephthalate SBR Styrene Butadiene Rubber
LAB Linear Alkyl Benzene PFF Polyester Filament Fibre TEG Tri-Ethylene Glycol
LDPE Low Density Polyethylene POY Partially Oriented Yarn VCM Vinyl Chloride monomer
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
RIL STANDALONE
` in crore
$ Mn 2016-17 15-16 14-15 13 -14 12 -13 11-12 10 -11 09 -10 08 - 09 07- 08
Revenue From Operations 40,870 265,041 251,241 340,814 401,302 371,119 339,792 258,651 200,400 146,328 139,269
Total Income 42,213 273,750 259,062 349,535 410,238 379,117 345,984 261,703 202,860 148,388 144,898
Earnings Before Depreciation, Finance 8,013 51,965 47,168 40,323 39,813 38,785 39,811 41,178 33,041 25,374 28,935
Cost and Tax Expenses (EBDIT)
Depreciation and Amortisation 1,305 8,465 8,590 8,488 8,789 9,465 11,394 13,608 10,497 5,195 4,847
Exceptional Items - - - - - - - - -370 4,733
Profit For the Year 4,846 31,425 27,384 22,719 21,984 21,003 20,040 20,286 16,236 15,309 19,458
Equity Dividend %* - 105 100 95 90 85 80 70 130 130
Dividend Payout - 3,095 2,944 2,793 2,643 2,531 2,385 2,084 1,897 1,631
Equity Share Capital 501 3,251 3,240 3,236 3,232 3,229 3,271 3,273 3,270 1,574 1,454
Equity Share Suspense Account - - - - - - - - 69 -
Equity Share Warrants - - - - - - - - - 1,682
Reserves and Surplus 43,957 285,062 250,758 212,923 193,842 176,766 162,825 148,267 133,901 124,730 78,313
Networth 44,458 288,313 253,998 216,159 197,074 179,995 166,096 151,540 137,171 126,373 81,449
Gross Fixed Assets 66,321 430,093 393,117 311,815 264,281 232,270 205,493 221,252 228,004 218,673 127,235
Net Fixed Assets 44,305 287,319 258,448 190,316 151,122 128,864 121,477 155,526 165,399 169,387 84,889
Total Assets 84,309 546,746 481,674 397,785 367,583 318,511 295,140 284,719 251,006 245,706 149,792
Market Capitalisation 66,139 428,909 338,703 266,847 300,405 249,802 244,757 342,984 351,320 239,721 329,179
Number of Employees 24,167 24,121 24,930 23,853 23,519 23,166 22,661 23,365 24,679 25,487
Contribution to National Exchequer 7,926 51,399 43,117 33,322 31,374 28,950 28,197 28,719 17,972 11,574 13,696
KEY INDICATORS
$ 2016-17 15-16 14-15 13-14 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 08-09 07-08
Earnings Per Share - (`) 15 96.9 84.6 70.2 68.0 64.8 61.2 62.0 49.7 49.7 105.3
[excluding Exceptional item]*
Turnover Per Share - (`) 126 817.2 775.3 1,053.3 1,241.7 1,149.5 1,037.8 790.5 612.9 464.9 958.1
Book Value Per Share - (`) 137 889.0 784.4 668.0 609.8 557.5 507.3 463.2 419.5 401.5 560.3
Debt : Equity Ratio 0.37:1 0.42:1 0.45:1 0.45:1 0.40:1 0.41:1 0.44:1 0.46:1 0.63:1 0.45:1
EBDIT / Gross Turnover % 19.6 18.8 11.8 9.9 10.5 11.7 15.9 16.5 17.3 20.8
Net Profit Margin % 11.9 10.9 6.7 5.5 5.7 5.9 7.8 8.1 10.5 14.0
RONW % ** 16.8 15.1 13.4 12.9 12.8 13.4 15.5 16.4 21.6 28.8
ROCE % ** 25.4 17.2 12.7 11.5 11.2 11.6 13.2 13.9 20.3 20.3
In this Integrated Annual Report $ denotes US$
1US $ = ` 64.85 (Exchange rate as on 31.03.2017)
* Adjusted for issue of Bonus Shares in 2009-10 in the ratio of 1:1
** Adjusted for CWIP and revaluation
Note: Figures for FY 2016-17 and FY 2015-16 are in compliance with Ind AS
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Yearly Review
59 Highlights and Key Events Brief overview of business performance, achievements during
the year
62 Financial Performance and Review Financial information (consolidated and standalone) and
discussion on key parameters
Business Performance Analysis and description of all major business segments of
Reliance covering strategic advantages and competitive
64 Refining and Marketing
strengths. The discussion structure covers the environment the
71 Petrochemicals business operates in and how Reliances business model and
operational excellence helped achieve a strong overall financial
81 Oil and Gas Exploration and Production performance. In addition, growth plans and strategy is elaborated
89 Retail for each business segment including digital services the new
growth platform
96 Digital Services
103 Media and Entertainment
108 Liquidity and Capital Resources Insights into Reliances financing strategy covering resource
raising, capital and risk management framework
Sustainable Growth at Reliance The integrated Analysis and disclosure of Reliances approach towards
Responsibility
Sustainable Future & Growing
approach sustainable and responsible growth through the lens of
International Integrated reporting (IR) Framework. It
111 Strategic Framework at Reliance
reflects performance and outcome, stewardship, and inter-
111 The Integrated Approach dependencies for the broad base of capitals (natural, human,
114 Natural Capital intellectual, manufactured, financial, social and relationship) and
communicates the factors that materially affect the ability to
121 Human Capital create value over time - short, medium and long-term
128 Intellectual Capital
137 Manufactured Capital
144 Financial Capital
145 Social and Relationship Capital
151 Reliance's Sustainability Reporting Journey
153 Risk and Governance Provides overall perspectives on key strategic risk and governance
including the strategy to mitigate risk in Volatile, Uncertain,
Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) business environment. Reliance
strategic platform that enables sustenance of competitive
advantage with effective use of technology
161 Awards and Recognitions Reliances achievements and efforts in multiple areas are
recognised by various domestic and international agencies
163 Glossary
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT in global trade towards the end of CY 2016. The uptick in global
trade was led by pickup in import demand in Asia and US which
The report contains forward-looking statements, identified augurs well for underlying demand trends. While global growth
by words like plans, expects, will, anticipates, believes, was stable, markets were focused on geopolitical developments
intends, projects, estimates and so on. All statements that with change in leadership in the USA, and the UK working on
address expectations or projections about the future, but modalities around its exit from the European Union.
not limited to the Companys strategy for growth, product
development, market position, expenditures and financial Activity rebounded in the USA after a weak first half of CY 2016,
results, are forward-looking statements. Since these are as the economy approaches full employment. The US Federal
based on certain assumptions and expectations of future Reserve continued with the interest rate normalisation cycle in
events, the Company cannot guarantee that these are FY 2016-17 by increasing rates twice, in Dec 2016 and Mar 2017.
accurate or will be realised. The Companys actual results, The global low interest rate and abundant liquidity cycle is likely
performance or achievements could thus differ from those to slowly normalise.
projected in any forward-looking statements. The Company
assumes no responsibility to publicly amend, modify or INDIA
revise any such statements on the basis of subsequent On the domestic front, India remained the fastest growing
developments, information or events. The Company major economy in the world, after surpassing China last year.
disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking Gross Domestic Product growth rate was 7.1% for FY 2016-17,
statements, except as may be required by law. supported by strong consumption growth and government
spending. Inflation eased sharply led by a decline in food
inflation amidst governments astute food management,
OVERVIEW facilitating a 50 basis points rate cut by the RBI in FY 2016-17
before it adopted a neutral stance. Diminishing vulnerabilities
GLOBAL on the external and fiscal front with Apr-Dec FY 2016-17 current
The world economy grew at a stable pace of 3.1% in CY account deficit at 0.7% of GDP and governments commitment
2016, aided by recovery in emerging economies particularly to fiscal consolidation reinstated investor confidence in the
commodity exporters, while growth in developed markets economy, resulting in record Net Foreign Direct Investment of
remained modest. Increase in oil prices along with other US$35.9 billion in FY 2016-17.
major commodities like iron ore and copper aided recovery
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FY 2016-17 was also marked by two significant economic naphtha cracking economics, firm domestic demand and higher
measures by the government. Governments demonetisation volumes in polyester chain underpinned record earnings from
move to counter the shadow economy and promote cashless the Petrochemical business.
economy has boosted digital payments in the country. The
Goods and Services Tax (GST) - constitution amendment bill, RIL progressed completion of the ongoing hydrocarbon
passed by the government, to be implemented from July projects with the phase wise commissioning of Paraxylene plant
1st, 2017 will have a significant impact on the taxation structure at Jamnagar, making it the 2nd largest producer of PX globally.
in the country. The reform process would further help boost During the year, RIL completed the worlds largest and most
Indias position in the global arena. complex ethane sourcing project. It commissioned ethane
receipt and handling facilities at its Dahej manufacturing
Global oil demand growth remained robust at 1.6 million barrels facilities in a record time of less than three years. The Refinery
per day in CY 2016 led by a 3.3 % y-o-y growth in demand from Off gas Cracker (ROGC) and downstream projects as well as
the non-OECD countries. Gasoline demand trends remained gasification linked to Domestic Tariff Area refinery achieved
robust contributing around 40% of global oil demand growth. the installation and mechanical completion during the year
US, China and India accounted for 60% of the global gasoline and pre-commissioning and start-up activities are in full swing.
demand growth. Global oil price strengthened in FY 2016- The installation and mechanical completion for the gasification
17, supported by the OPEC non-OPEC co-operation to cut oil linked to RILs SEZ refinery has also been substantially
production in the last quarter of CY 2016. achieved. The completion of the hydrocarbon capex cycle will
significantly enhance RILs cash flows and impart a high degree
India became the second largest contributor to the global oil of stability to its earnings stream.
demand growth in terms of incremental oil demand. India also
overtook Japan as the worlds third largest oil consumer (after REFINING AND MARKETING CONTINUED
USA and China). STRONG PERFORMANCE
Refining and Marketing (R&M) business delivered another
During FY 2016-17, India's oil demand grew 5.2% led by strong year of double digit GRMs in FY 2016-17. Supportive product
consumption demand growth in gasoline (+8.8%) and jet demand environment led by India and China, firm middle
kerosene (+12.1%). This was underpinned by 9.2% growth in distillate spreads and well-supplied crude markets helped
passenger vehicle sales, 6.9% growth in two-wheelers sales and the R&M business to sustain high margins. RIL recorded GRM
21.7% growth in domestic airline passenger traffic. Domestic of US$11.0/bbl for the year, highest in last eight years. RIL
diesel demand remained muted at 1.8% as the industrial continued to outperform Singapore benchmark, with an eight
cycle lagged consumption. Polymer demand grew by 7% and year high premium of US$5.2/bbl during FY 2016-17.
polyester demand grew by 3% during FY 2016-17.
R&M business registered an EBIT of `25,056 crore (up 6.5%
With the advent of Jio in the domestic digital services market, y-o-y) supported by better volumes, yield management and
the Indian telecom industry witnessed unprecedented growth robust risk management.
in data consumption. Over a 100 million Jio users propelled
India into the largest mobile data usage market globally, with During the year, RIL continued to process challenging and
monthly data consumption of over 1bn GBs. advantageous crudes. It processed 5 new crude grades in FY
2016-17. RILs refineries have now processed over 150 grades of
crude.
HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY EVENTS
RILs downstream hydrocarbon businesses delivered a stellar RIL continued to build-out its domestic retail network with
performance in FY 2016-17. Refining business continued 1,221 fuel outlets operational as at the end of FY 2016-17. RILs
to register double digit Gross Refining Margin (GRM) and fuel outlets registered significant volume growth with year-
outperformed benchmark Singapore GRMs. Refining business end exit throughput more than double the industry average,
was supported by stable middle distillate cracks, benign global highlighting the superior customer experience and value added
demand growth and optimised crude sourcing. Favourable offerings.
PETROCHEMICALS RECORD The production from RILs Sohagpur CBM fields is expected
PERFORMANCE ON VOLUME, MARGIN to gradually ramp-up over the next 15-18 months making RIL
EXPANSION among the largest unconventional natural gas producers in
Petrochemicals business delivered strong earnings growth led India.
by volume growth, favourable naphtha cracking economics Operationally, FY 2016-17 continued to witness lower upstream
and recovery in polyester chain margins. Proactive inventory production and weak domestic gas price realisations. The
management and cost-discipline helped RIL dampen the domestic oil and gas production (RIL share) was down 23% to
transient impact on domestic demand growth during 95 billion cubic feet equivalent. The unfavourable upstream
FY 2016-17. price environment and declining volumes resulted in negative
The petrochemical business posted record earnings with 5 year segment EBIT for the year at (`131) crore.
high EBIT margin of 14%. The segment EBIT stood at `12,990
crore in FY 2016-17, up by 27.5% y-o-y.
RETAIL BUSINESS SUSTAINING
LEADERSHIP
During FY 2016-17, RIL progressed rapidly to enhance In FY 2016-17, Reliance Retail registered strong growth with its
petrochemical capacities, strengthen integration and improve turnover increasing by 60.2% to `33,765 crore over the previous
feedstock security. The new PX capacity will complete the year. The business delivered record profits during the year with
integration within RILs polyester value chain, leading to an EBIT of `784 crore, up by 55.6% as compared to FY 2015-
improved margins and also strengthen its position in polyester 16. During the year, Reliance Retail added 371 stores across
industry globally. The supply of ethane to RILs crackers at various store concepts. At the end of the year, Reliance Retail
Dahej, Hazira and Nagothane will provide feedstock security operated 3,616 stores across 702 cities with an area of over
and flexibility enabling it to select the most optimal feed 13.5 million square feet and 448 fuel outlets. The robust growth
mix based on market conditions. This will improve the cost and operating performance is a reflection of strong business
competitiveness of its existing crackers and enable it to fundamentals and focused execution by a highly trained and
optimise the portfolio in a volatile market environment. capable team.
OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND As part of Reliance Retail 2.0 initiatives, AJIO extended its
PRODUCTION CHALLENGING MACRO offering by launching mens wear, fashion tech and kids wear
categories and rolled out various features such as IMPS, EMI,
ENVIRONMENT automated refunds and much more to enhance customer
INTERNATIONAL: SHALE GAS experience.
The commodity markets showed improving trend towards the
end of CY 2016. However, weaker Natural Gas differentials in the Reliance Retail continues to strengthen its International brand
Marcellus region along with lower volumes resulted in a setback portfolio. During the year, it entered into partnership with Bally
during the year leading to lower revenues and EBITDA. from Switzerland, Scotch & Soda from Netherlands and Flormar
from Turkey.
Reliance Holding USA Inc., delivered negative EBIT of (`1,430)
crore in CY 2016 compared to `3,280 crore in CY 2015. DIGITAL SERVICES EMPOWERING
Operational trends remained strong across joint ventures (JVs), DIGITAL INDIA
with improving costs and declining capex. Overall volume Reliance Jio announced the commencement of services with
trends remained subdued reflecting the impact of forced Jio Welcome Offer in September 2016. In a short period of 170
curtailment of production at Marcellus and zero development days, Jio crossed a milestone of 100 million customers on its all
strategy which are being pursued to conserve cash flows and IP wireless broadband network, reflecting an unprecedented
safeguarding investment returns in a challenging business level of acceptance for any technology company globally.
environment. Consequently, production (RIL share) was
14.6% lower at 174.0 Bcfe in CY 2016. The business is taking a In February 2017, Jio announced industry redefining tariff
cautious approach to resuming development and focusing on plans as it embarked upon the worlds largest migration from
conserving cash and retaining optionality. free to paid services. It announced the Jio Prime Membership
for its initial customers and within a month of announcing the
Domestic Oil and Gas Jio Prime offer, over 72 million Jio customers signed up for Jio
During the year, RIL commenced commercial production Prime, making it one of the most successful customer privilege
from its Coal Bed Methane block (CBM), at Sohagpur (West). programmes anywhere in the world.
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Within 6 months of the launch of Jio, India became the highest year, three new regional news channels were launched in
mobile data user globally with a monthly consumption of over Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam/N.E. CNN-IBN was re-branded
1 billion GB. This level of growth has been unprecedented on and re-launched as CNN-News18.
any mobile network anywhere in the world, and is a testimony
to the comprehensive digital ecosystem that Jio has created. OTHER CORPORATE HIGHLIGHTS
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Jio has created an eco-system comprising network, devices, During FY 2016-17, RIL successfully refinanced long-term
applications and content, service experience and affordable financing of US$1.75 billion syndicated loan and US$550 million
tariffs. It is the only network built as a Mobile Video Network club loan aggregating to US$2.3 billion resulting in substantial
and providing Voice over LTE technology. This future ready interest savings over the remaining life of these loans.
network can easily deploy 5G and beyond technology in the
next leg. RJIL issued secured long-term INR non-convertible debentures
aggregating to `5,000 crore comprising of `3,000 crore
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT debentures with maturity of three years and `2,000 crore
In the Media business, Network18 Media and Investments debentures with maturity of five years.
reported consolidated revenue and negative EBIT of `1,491
crore and (`201) crore, respectively, for FY 2016-17 as it In October 2016, US$ 572 million financing was tied up to
continued to invest in launch of new channels and digital partially finance six state-of-the-art Very Large Ethane Carriers
businesses, while upgrading existing properties and talent. (VLECs) the vessels being first of their type and size globally.
CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz continued to be the highest CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
rated channels in the English and Hindi Business News genre During FY 2016-17, Reliance contributed `674 crore towards
respectively, with both garnering a 58% market share during Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
market hours. OTT video app VOOT continued to gain traction.
News18.com and Firstpost umbrella brands were extended CSR initiatives of Reliance are guided by the three core
into Hindi. Network18 maintained its impetus on penetrating principles of SCALE, IMPACT and SUSTAINABILITY (SIS). In
regional markets. A second entertainment channel Colors order to streamline its CSR initiatives, Reliance has identified
Super in the Kannada market was launched to further cement 7 focus areas: Rural Transformation, Health, Education, Sports
the groups pre-eminent position in that market. During the for Development, Disaster Response, Urban Renewal and Arts,
Culture and Heritage.
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29,901
3,30,180
25,171
2,93,298
SRIKANTH
ALOK AGARWAL
VENKATACHARI
FY 2015-16
FY 2016-17
FY 2015-16
FY 2016-17
Delivering superior performance in todays volatile and global environment requires sound strategy and disciplined
execution. Reliance achieved a number of milestones and performance records demonstrated by solid earnings growth,
EBITDA growth and margin expansion. Reliance has generated record cash profit of `42,800 crore (US$6.6 billion) for
the year.
Across its integrated portfolio, Reliance is executing a number of strategic actions to deliver maximum value from each
business. Reliance is enhancing its cost position and value of its integration between refining and petrochemicals business
and at the same time investing in new growth platforms of retail and digital services. Reliance is well on its way to maximise
returns for shareholders as all its investments in projects and new initiatives come to fruition this year.
During the year, Reliance has transitioned its financial statements reporting in compliance with Ind AS notified by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Reliance achieved a consolidated turnover of `3,30,180 growth in retail business which recorded a 60.2% surge in
crore (US$50.9 billion), an increase of 12.6%, as compared turnover to `33,765 crore. Brent crude oil price averaged
to `2,93,298 crore in the previous year. Increase in revenue US$48.6/bbl in FY 2016-17 as compared to US$47.5/bbl in
is primarily on account of increase in prices of refining and the previous year. Exports (including deemed export) from
petrochemical products partially offset by lower volumes India were marginally higher at `1,47,755 crore (US$22.8
from E&P business. Turnover was also boosted by robust billion) as against `1,46,855 crore in the previous year.
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Strong refining and petrochemicals margin environment to `11,565 crore in the previous year primarily on account of
contributed to higher operating profits for the year. Gross capitalisation of new projects in the petrochemicals business.
refining margins recorded an eight-year-high of US$11.0/
Profit after tax was higher by 18.8% at `29,901 crore (US$4.6
bbl whereas petrochemicals EBIT margin were at five year
billion) as against `25,171 crore in the previous year
high level of 14.0%. Operating profit before other income
and depreciation increased by 10.8% on a y-o-y basis to Basic earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended 31st March
`46,194 crore (US$7.1 billion) from `41,704 crore in the 2017 was at `101.3 as against `85.4 in previous year.
previous year. Profit after tax (excluding exceptional item)
The Board of Directors of the Company has recommended
was higher by 18.8% at `29,901 crore as against `25,171
dividend of `11.0 per fully paid up equity share of `10/- each,
crore in the previous year.
aggregating `3,916 crore (US$604 million), including dividend
Revenue from the Refining and Marketing segment distribution tax.
increased by 6.8% y-o-y to `2,50,833 crore (US$38.7 billion)
Reliances fixed assets stood at `5,18,471crore (US$80.0 billion)
including inter segment transfers. Refining EBIT increased
as on 31st March, 2017. This includes fixed assets of `2,31,152
by 6.5% to a record level of `25,056 crore (US$3.9 billion),
crore of its subsidiaries mainly in Reliance Jio, Reliance Holding
supported by higher GRM and crude throughput. GRM for
USA and Reliance Retail.
the year stood at US$11.0/bbl as against US$10.8/bbl in the
previous year. RILs GRM outperformed Singapore complex Capital expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 2017
margins by US$5.2/bbl, highest in the last eight years. As at was `114,742 crore (US$17.7 billion) including exchange rate
the end of the year, RIL operated 1,221 fuel outlets in the difference capitalisation. Capital expenditure was principally on
country. account of ongoing projects in the petrochemicals and refining
business (at Jamnagar, Dahej, Hazira) US Shale gas and Digital
Revenue from the Petrochemicals segment increased by
services business.
12.2% y-o-y to `92,472 crore (US$14.3 billion) including
inter segment transfers, primarily due to increase in prices Reliances gross debt was at `196,601 crore (US$30.3 billion).
across polymers and polyester chain. Petrochemicals This includes standalone gross debt of `1,07,447 crore and
segment EBIT increased sharply by 27.5% to a record level balance in key subsidiaries including Reliance Jio (`47,463
of `12,990 crore (US$2.0 billion), supported by favorable crore), Reliance Holding USA (`32,816 crore), Recron Malaysia
product deltas and marginal volume growth. (`1,586 crore), Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited (`1,450 crore) and
Independent Media Trust Group (`1,307 crore).
Revenue from the Oil and Gas segment decreased by
30.9% y-o-y to `5,191 crore (US$0.8 billion) including Cash and marketable securities were at `77,226 crore
inter segment transfers, the decline in revenue was led by (US$11.9 billion) resulting in net debt at `1,19,375 (US$18.4
lower upstream production and lower domestic gas price billion).
realisation. Volumes were lower on account of slowdown
RILs standalone revenue from operations for FY 2016-17
in development activity and natural decline. Consequently,
was `2,65,041 crore (US$40.9 billion) an increase of 5.5% on
segment EBIT was negative at (`1,584) crore, as against
y-o-y basis. Standalone profit after tax was at `31,425 crore
`3,630 crore in the previous year. For the year, domestic
(US$4.9 billion) an increase of 14.8 % against `27,384 crore in
production (RIL share) was at 95 Bcfe, down 23% y-o-y and
the previous year. Basic EPS on standalone basis for the year was
production (RIL Share) in US Shale business was 174.0 Bcfe,
`96.9 as against `84.6 in the previous year.
down 14.6% y-o-y basis.
Indian Accounting Standard
Revenue from the Organised Retail business grew by
60.2% y-o-y to 33,765 crore. Key revenue growth drivers The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified Companies
for the year were digital and petroleum retailing segments. (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules 2015 enabling
Retail business EBIT grew by 55.6% to 784 crore for the implementation of Ind AS. Pursuant to this notification RIL and
year as against 504 crore in the previous year. its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures have adopted Ind
AS (the converged IFRS) with effect from April 1, 2016.
Other income was higher at `9,443 crore (US$1.5 billion) as
against `7,479 crore in the previous year mainly due to profit on Accordingly, the standalone and consolidated financial
sale of investments. statements for the year ended 31st March, 2017, and
31st March, 2016 including transition date balance sheet as at
Finance cost was at `3,849 crore (US$594 million) as against
1st April, 2015 have been prepared in accordance with Ind AS.
`3,691 crore in the previous year. The increase was primarily on
The effect of transition to Ind AS has been given in detail in
account of higher average exchange rate for the year.
Financial Statement section.
Depreciation (including depletion and amortisation) was
higher by 0.7% to `11,646 crore (US$1.8 billion) as compared
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SRINIVAS
HITAL R. MESWANI C BORAR P RAGHAVENDRAN HARISH MEHTA
TUTTAGUNTA
Refining segment recorded its highest ever EBIT of `25,056 crore, led by 8 year high GRM of US$11.0/bbl. The unparalleled
operational excellence and world class assets at Jamnagar complex provide RIL a sustained competitive advantage. RIL
continued to outperform the Singapore refining benchmark by US$5.2/bbl.
RIL leveraged the flexibility provided by the superior configuration of the refining assets at Jamnagar to optimise crude and
product slate, to capture higher netbacks. RIL expanded its domestic fuel retailing business by re-commissioning 1,221 fuel
outlets and achieved industry-leading throughput per outlet. The installation and mechanical completion for the Gasification
project linked to DTA refinery has been completed in the quarter ended 31st March, 2017 and the pre-commissioning and
start-up activities are in full swing. The installation and mechanical completion for the Gasification linked to RILs SEZ refinery
has also been substantially achieved and pre-commissioning activities are expected to start soon. On completion, this project
will enhance energy self-sufficiency for the Jamnagar complex. During the last year RIL focused on expeditious completion of
construction work of Petcoke gasification project to enhance energy self-sufficiency."
` 25,056 crore Refining segment recorded its highest ever EBIT, led by 8 year high GRM
RILs refinery at Jamnagar is among RILs refinery configuration and logistics RIL continuously focuses on
the largest and most complex refining infrastructure availability allows crude debottlenecking, capacity
assets globally, with a design capacity portfolio optimisation with changing enhancement, yield and product
for processing 1.24 million barrels market dynamics. With inherent design quality improvement to enhance its
of crude per day (MMBPD) and a flexibility, RIL optimises the crude competitive strengths. Examples in
Nelson Complexity Index of 12.7. diet, sourcing the most advantageous FY 2016-17 include:
The complexity level of Jamnagar crude globally. During FY 2016-17, new
refinery will increase to great extent initiatives were launched to enhance DTA refinery has improved its
on commissioning of Coke Gasification the flexibility of RILs assets and enable capability to produce gasoline to
project. The refinerys superior them to process even heavier and meet BS VI specifications.
configuration gives RIL the ability to higher contaminant content value
Enhancement of Propylene
process a wide variety of crude and additive crude. Five new crude grades
Recovery unit capacity for
meet differentiated and stringent were processed in FY 2016-17. RIL
improving propylene recovery.
product specifications. also entered into a long-term supply
contract for additional heavy crude. Upgradation of hardware facility to
Additionally, RIL has significant
process opportunity crudes.
flexibility to alter the product mix,
thereby capturing opportunities arising
due to evolving market dynamics.
Market
Operational Logistics and Energy
access and
excellence supply-chain Independence
responsiveness
RIL excels in asset RIL has state-of-the art RILs global outreach, With commissioning of coke
optimisation while logistics infrastructure to including trading offices at gasification at Jamnagar,
maximising the returns. It support the largest refining key locations like Houston, RIL will upgrade low value
maintains the highest safety hub at Jamnagar. It includes London, Singapore and coke into high value syngas
standards with continuous marine facilities, Rail and Mumbai, gives it a broad leading to enhanced self
efforts on improving the Road loading facilities and coverage for crude supplies sufficiency of energy
energy efficiency and pipeline connectivity. Marine and product sinks. Tankages requirement at Jamnagar
minimising operating & facility enables berthing of at Rotterdam, Ashkelon and supersite. Syngas from
maintenance cost. RIL wide range of ships from Singapore locations allow gasification will substitute
ensures adoption of latest Very Large Crude Carriers RIL to move its selling point imported LNG, enabling
developments in technology (VLCC) to small chemical closer to consumption hubs energy cost savings.
for improving the asset carriers. This provides and improve responsiveness
reliability and avoid any significant benefit on to market needs.
unplanned outages, thus crude and product freight
enabling high on-stream optimisation.
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MARKET ENVIRONMENT fell by 0.8 mb/d y-o-y. Biofuels contributed 0.1 mb/d of growth
ROBUST OIL DEMAND GROWTH SUSTAINED EVEN in CY 2016. Decline in non-OPEC production has been led by
WITH RISING OIL PRICES the US where supply fell by 0.5 mb/d.
Global oil demand grew 1.6 mb/d in CY 2016, after a near Supply growth from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq was 1.4 mb/d in
record growth of 2.0 mb/d in the previous year, despite crude CY 2016. Russian production also increased by 0.3 mb/d in
oil prices trending higher. Both OECD and Non-OECD countries CY 2016. Production from Nigeria fell by 0.3 mb/d due to
contributed to oil demand growth. Higher demand for light frequent disruption from militant attacks.
distillates supported the healthy growth in oil demand.
HIGHER INVENTORY CAPPED PRICES
During CY 2016, about 45% of the global oil demand growth
Brent crude oil prices averaged US$48.6/bbl in FY 2016-17,
came from China and India. Chinese oil demand growth
marginally higher than US$47.5/bbl in FY 2015-16. Oil prices
moderated to 0.4 mb/d in CY 2016 (0.7 mb/d in CY 2015). In
rose in H1 CY 2016 on lower production due to Canadian
China, strong growth in gasoline demand was underpinned by
wildfires and disruptions in Nigeria. The production cut by OPEC
a 14% growth in car sales. Diesel demand contracted on weaker
and some non-OPEC members in Q1 CY 2017 had little impact
industrial activity in China, Government discouraging coal
on OECD crude and product inventories. These higher inventory
production to curb pollution and shutting down of industrial
levels and also additional supplies have capped the upside on
units prior to the G20 summit in Hangzhou supported demand.
crude oil prices. Further, the higher production outlook for US
India was the second largest contributor to demand growth shale oil has been acting to undermine efforts to tighten the
with 0.3 million barrels per day of growth in CY 2016. Indias crude markets.
demand growth was led by gasoline, jet-kero and LPG. The
growth in gasoline demand was driven by strong passenger
BENCHMARK REFINING MARGINS MODERATED ON
vehicle and two-wheeler sales, which grew by 9% and 7% LOWER LIGHT DISTILLATE CRACKS
respectively in FY 2016-17. Strong refining margins in early CY 2015 enticed refiners
globally to run at a higher utilisation as well as maximise
gasoline production in early 2016 too. Global refinery utilisation
Oil Prices (IN MMT)
at 83.5% in 2016 was flat y-o-y albeit higher than the 5 year
Brent Dubai WTI average of 82.6%. This sustained utilisation driven supplies with
80 relatively lower demand growth and inventory build-up during
the year moderated refining margins from exceptional highs in
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the previous year.
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50
LIGHT DISTILLATES
Light distillate cracks receded from the record high reached
40 in FY 2015-16. Gasoline demand contributed around 40%
30 of global oil demand growth, with the US, China and India
contributing 60% to the global gasoline demand growth.
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MIDDLE DISTILLATES Despite having a retail outlet network and almost a decade
Middle distillate cracks marginally weakened in FY 2016-17 over long market presence, it was difficult to attract quality channel
the previous year. Globally the demand growth for diesel was partners due to low sales volumes. As a consequence, overall
relatively subdued despite moderate economic growth. Diesel Lubes volumes had stagnated for the last few years.
demand in China contracted for the first time since 2009 on
economic slowdown. Indias diesel demand grew at a slower Action Taken: RIL worked with an interested party to create
pace of 1.8% during the year. a centralised Super Distributor for the Northern region. The
team worked together to design operating model, draft the
Jet fuel demand growth was aided by robust 7% growth processes and execute the entire on-boarding in record time.
in global international passenger traffic and 6% growth in
Outcome: Compared to erstwhile high of 40 kilo litre, new
domestic air travel. Indian domestic aviation is a bright spot in
channel partner has already clocked over 100 KL every month
the global aviation market with growth of 22% y-o-y (Revenue
reaching March exit volumes of 125 KL. This has not only
Passenger Kilometers) in FY 2016-17. Jet fuel supply grew
provided the much needed boost in Lubes volumes, but has
during the year as compared to a decline in global gasoil supply
also helped in receiving multiple enquiries from the market for
indicating that refiners took advantage of the better regrade
building similar channel setup in other parts of the country.
(jet fuel gasoil differential).
RILs GRM for the year stood at Refining Margin vis--vis Global Benchmark
US$11.0/bbl-8 year high Regional Margins
FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16 FY 2014-15
(US$/bbl)
Singapore Complex 5.8 7.5 6.3
RIL GRM 11.0 10.8 8.6
Rotterdam (Brent) 5.3 6.3 5.4
USGC (WTI) 8.7 11.8 12.4
Source: Reuters
Reliance Industries Limited
68 Life is Beautiful. Life is Digital. Integrated Annual Report 2016-17
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL The total number of retail outlets in India has increased to
PERFORMANCE over 59,500, as state owned oil marketing companies continue
Financial performance* to expand their network. The coming year will continue to
see expansion of networks by existing players as well as new
FY 2016-17 FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16 %
entrants.
(`in crore) (US$ in billion) (`in crore) Change
Revenue 2,50,833 38.7 2,34,945 6.8% PETROLEUM RETAIL
EBIT 25,056 3.9 23,534 6.5% RIL continued to recommission its network, achieving a strength
EBIT (%) 10.0% 10.0% of 1,221 fuel outlets by the year end. RILs fleet customer count
*Consolidated basis
grew four fold to 1.6 Lakh during the course of the year.
FY 2016-17 revenue from the R&M segment increased y-o-y to Innovative Credit solutions to attract Fleet Operators and Easy
`2,50,833 crore (US$38.7 billion), reflecting higher average oil working capital finance for Channel have been rolled out in tie-
prices and volumes during the year. Refining EBIT increased by up with major Financial players. Cash loading solution through
6.5% y-o-y to a record of `25,056 crore, supported by strong Mobile apps and over 3,600 branches of major banks has vastly
product demand, lower freight rates and effective crude improved customer convenience.
sourcing and robust risk management.
In the coming year RIL is looking at setting new standards of
Redefining challenges, delivering results fuelling experience using technology and further strengthening
Focus continued in processing tougher opportunity crudes enduring bonds with millions of consumers.
while producing superior product quality. GE Proficy
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
SmartSignal has been deployed in rotary equipment to improve
During the year, RIL bolstered its fleet management offerings by
availability, reliability, efficiency and profitability.
introducing Mobile based applications, empowering customers
Secondary processing unit capacity stretched with with convenience of controlling and monitoring truck fleet on
technological up-gradation, best in class operating and the go.
maintenance practices to maximise high value products such as
The fleet proposition was also integrated with Jio Payment
Gasoline and Reformate.
Gateway providing customers the flexibility of 24X7 funds
DOMESTIC MARKETING transfer for loading their fleet account.
MARKET ENVIRONMENT Aligning to the vision of Digital India, the payment eco-system
For FY 2016-17, the overall industry transportation fuel volumes at RIL pumps has been overhauled to seamlessly accept
increased to 23 MMT in Gasoline up 10% and 75 MMT in Diesel multiple modes of payment. RIL's network is ready to offer the
up 3%. With muted growth from the direct segment, bulk of the next generation dynamic pricing solutions to create unique and
growth has been registered by the retail outlets.
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convenient options for RIL's customers. With digitisation gaining Despite the stiff market environment and margin pressure due
good traction, the fleet management program plans to embark to competition, RIL has registered 52% y-o-y volume growth to
on Virtual Card feature, by linking the card with owner / driver 528 KT in FY2016-17. On account of superior technology and
mobile number, enabling quicker fleet transactions. better service standards, RIL has become one of the priority
supplier for the Indian Railways. Increased sectoral focus has
OUTLOOK allowed RIL's foray in fisheries, infrastructure and Steel & Coal
For FY 2017-18, Reliance will primarily focus on two key areas: Mines (SCM) which will drive RIL's volume growth over the next
few years.
Establish a pan India footprint by expanding network into
unrepresented and new markets. AVIATION TURBINE FUEL (ATF)
At present, India is the ninth-largest civil aviation market in the
Sustain leadership position in Pump Throughput by
world and is likely to become the third-largest by 2020. With the
enhancing customer experience and creating unique value
high growth trajectory of the aviation industry, the demand for
propositions.
Jet fuel in India grew by a robust 12.1% in FY 2016-17, driven by
a 22% growth in domestic passenger traffic.
ILLUSTRATION: Petro Retails turnaround after
Reliance Aviation is one of the fastest growing ATF supplier in
demonetisation Setback
India. The throughput handled has grown by 21% y-o-y in
Unexpected scrapping of old high denomination notes (HDN), FY 2016-17. RIL has leadership market share at 30% of the
acceptance of old currency notes for an extended period by airports it operates in. RIL's range of services encompasses
PSUs fueling stations and ensuing cash crunch, led to 51% and storage, into-plane, and hospitality besides operations and
31% dip in High speed diesel/ Motor Spirit sales volumes. maintenance services. Besides strengthening presence at
existing 25 airports, RIL is striving to maintain its growth
Response: RIL responded through launch of Retail selling momentum by expanding its network, augmenting its
price scheme, offering HSD at a discount of ` 1 from the resources and strengthening its supply chain.
market price across all outlets to regain lost sales volumes and
provide assurance to customers and channel partners on RILs
ability to bounce back strongly. RIL has presence in 25 airports and
refuels 425 flights a day
Outcome: RIL not only recovered lost sales but also registered
61% growth in HSD sales vs pre-demonetisation period (353
TKL in March 2017 vs 219 TKL in October 2016). Furthermore, GAPCO
this scheme provided ancillary benefit of informing customers Pursuant to the Sale agreements signed by Reliance Exploration
about RILs price parity vis-a-vis competition. & Production DMCC (REPDMCC), an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and TOTAL, for
the sale of the entire 76% interest held by REPDMCC in the
Mauritius-incorporated Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation
(GAPCO), REPDMCC, TOTAL and GAPCO have obtained
requisite regulatory approvals, consents and successfully
completed the sale transaction.
has been completed in the quarter ended 31st March, 2017 and The Moti Khavdi Medical Centre (MKMC) of Reliance has
the pre-commissioning and start-up activities are in full swing. registered a total of over 2.5 lakh OPD cases since its
The installation and mechanical completion for the Gasification inception.
linked to RILs SEZ refinery has also been substantially achieved
and pre-commissioning activities are expected to start soon. RILs veterinary hospital through its various services and a
mobile veterinary van treated 8,281 animals.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CSR INITIATIVES AT JAMNAGAR RIL, as a part of livelihood support and empowerment,
During FY 2016-17, RIL undertook several socio-economic employed around 1,300 local vendors and provided
development interventions to benefit the surrounding support to local women through skill enhancement.
communities. Major focus areas at RIL Jamnagar involved
education initiatives, community development and health Impact:
related programs. Other focus areas included livelihood support
and empowerment as well as promotion of arts, culture and Provision of better education and basic amenities to
heritage. students.
RIL provided education to about 1,000 students in Promoting skill development and digital literacy among
government schools, computer coaching classes to around students.
885 students and 1,200 books to libraries providing a Improved access sanitation through construction of
literacy platform to students. toilets leading to better health.
RIL distributed around 10,000 pairs of shoes among 34 Strengthened community healthcare.
schools and 10,497 school starter kits in 126 schools.
Animal healthcare improved through veterinary
With an aim to achieve zero open defecation status in hospitals.
villages, RIL provided financial support for construction of Women empowerment and entrepreneurship
around 1,023 toilets. development.
The health team organised 6 eye checkup camps and a
total of 3,728 patients were screened. Those diagnosed to
have mature cataract were treated.
PETROCHEMICALS
"RIL achieved record EBIT of 12,990 crore (up 27.5% y-o-y) and production of 24.9 MMT in the Petrochemicals Segment
for the year, even though the global petrochemicals industry continues to face a highly uncertain business environment.
Consolidating its leadership position, Reliance progressed rapidly on initiatives to enhance petrochemical capacities,
strengthen integration, improve feedstock security and bolster sustainability.
PX expansion at Jamnagar was commissioned successfully in a phased manner. All six Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) have
been delivered to RIL and the crackers have started receiving shipments of Ethane from the USA. The installation of ROGC
and downstream projects at Jamnagar have been completed during the year and pre-commissioning and start-up activities
are in full swing.
Continuing to augment its customer centricity and consumer orientation, Petrochemicals business has progressed further
on the expression of Chemistry for Smiles. Reliance has strengthened the customer supply interface on digital platforms and
further empowered customers and channel partners through e-commerce transactions on smart devices.
To minimise any impact on environment, Reliance deploys world-class technologies across all sites to reduce fresh water
consumption per unit of production by maximising waste water recycle and minimising external discharge."
RIL is amongst the world's leading Integration between refining and A relentless focus on safety and
producer of petrochemicals with global downstream petrochemical products continuous improvement helps RIL in
scale and capacities across polymers, is among RILs key competitive achieving industry-leading profitability
polyester, fibre intermediates and advantages. The deep integration across business cycles.
elastomers. within each chain helps RIL mitigate the
impact of price volatility in the global RILs focus on technology leadership,
RIL has 10 manufacturing locations in energy and chemical industry, and cost efficiencies and responsible
India and 3 in Malaysia. manage the impact of external shocks. operational practices, while
maintaining high operating discipline
Reliance is the first Company globally RIL also has a diversified raw material is key in maintaining domestic
to conceptualise large scale imports of slate, with both naphtha and gas based market leadership, and is a source of a
Ethane from North America as feed stock crackers, which helps mitigate risk renewable and sustainable competitive
for its cracker portfolio in India through involved with raw material sourcing and advantage.
Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLECs). margin volatility.
operating environment was supported by favorable demand- largely stable y-o-y with marginal decline in margin. CY 2016
supply fundamentals. Integrated polyester chain margins witnessed improved operating rates with no capacity addition
remained stable for the year. and estimated demand growth of 2.5 MMT.
Downstream polyester margins improved led by POY and PET. MEG markets softened marginally with 3% y-o-y decline in
Polyester fibre and yarn markets witnessed strong demand pull prices and margins. MEG prices remained volatile during the
and a stable price environment with balanced market dynamics. year with unplanned outages in the beginning of the year.
Capacity growth was 1.7 MMT compared to demand growth Also, prices recovered towards the end of the year, supported
of 1.67 MMT during CY 2016. Operating rates of fibre and yarn by speculative demand, tight supplies and robust downstream
plants in Asia remained high at around 80% during the year. demand. Net global capacity addition of 1.6 MMT in CY 2016
was higher than the estimated incremental demand growth of
International cotton prices improved 5% y-o-y during 2016. 1 MMT.
Cotton to polyester price differential remained wide, favoring
Elastomers
polyester in blending thereby reducing share of cotton in
The global capacity of butadiene remained stable at 15.3
the fibre basket. Global cotton acreage in 2016-17 (Aug-Jul)
MMTPA with average operating rate of around 75% in CY 2016.
is expected to further decline due to a prevailing low price
The key application for butadiene is in the manufacturing of
environment from last year.
PBR and SBR. Butadiene prices were volatile through the year
Global PET prices for the year remained flat around US$932/ particularly with scheduled and unscheduled shutdown of
MT, relatively weaker fibre intermediate prices supported 6% naphtha crackers and spike in natural rubber prices due to
improvement in PET margins. Global PET demand remained floods in Thailand.
supportive backed by emergence of new end use applications PBR and SBR demand are directly linked to growth in
and firm beverage consumption demand from major developed automobile and tyre sector. During CY 2016, global passenger
and emerging economies. CY 2016 PET capacity increased by tyre sales driven by replacement market grew at 3% on the
1.4 MMT y-o-y against a demand growth of 0.9 MMT. back of higher vehicle miles driven. Commercial vehicles tyre
production has recovered and demand is likely to increase by
Polyester and fibre intermediates margins
3% during 2017, after marginal improvement in 2016. With
(US$/MT) FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16 limited capacity additions in near future for synthetic rubber
PX 383 365 and growing demand, the operating rates are expected to
PTA 100 104 improve.
MEG 428 440
DOMESTIC SCENARIO
POY 248 227
Overall, petrochemical demand growth was impacted in the
PSF 194 196 short-term with reduced cash circulation. Demand across
PET 141 133 product categories returned to normalcy by the end of the year.
Source: Platts and ICIS
RILs deep rooted connect with its customers proved to be
During the year, Fibre intermediates prices were largely stable,
useful during this period. The business acted proactively
supported by higher crude oil prices and steady demand from
to ensure an optimum product mix to meet the customer
downstream industry. Further, plant outages and shutdowns
requirements. While managing the efficiency in operations,
provided stability to the fibre intermediate markets.
efforts were put in to ensure efficient inventory management.
PX market witnessed strong demand supported by healthy This helped RIL maintain a robust supply chain and thereby
downstream PTA market and tight supplies owing to outages. ensured a minimal impact on the business overall.
This year witnessed increased Asian Contract Price (ACP)
Polymers
settlements after two years of disruption. Consequently, prices
Indias polymer market registered 7% growth y-o-y driven by
remained stable y-o-y, while deltas increased 5%. CY 2016
increasing per capita GDP, rising middle class income levels,
witnessed demand growth of 1.2 MMT with no capacity
increased spending on infrastructure and thrust on consumer
addition except Reliances new PX capacity in Jamnagar which
packaging, durables and automobiles sector. India is among
was commissioned towards the end of the year.
the worlds fastest growing polymer markets with a five-year
PTA markets strengthened on account of healthy operational CAGR of 8.4%. India is the second largest contributor to
efficiencies supported by strong downstream demand. Bullish polymer demand in Asia. Despite strong growth over the last
sentiments in Chinese futures market from June onwards and few decades, the domestic market remains under-penetrated
balanced supplies aided prices. Functional PTA capacities in compared to other Asian developing countries. RILs new
China were running above 85% during the year. PTA prices were capacities will cater to growing demand in Indian market.
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Polymer demand continued to be healthy during FY 2016-17. supported by favorable product deltas and marginal volume
PP demand grew by 3% y-o-y with a good demand across all growth. Petrochemicals EBIT margin improved by 160 bps to a
sectors including raffia packaging, non-woven, multifilament, five year high level of 14.0%.
automotive, hygiene applications and appliances sector. PE
Reliances overall petrochemicals production in India during
demand was higher by 8% due to firm demand from flexible
FY 2016-17 was at 24.9 MMT.
packaging, moulded products and paper/woven sacks
lamination packaging sector. PVC demand registered highest POLYMER PRODUCTION
growth rate of 10% y-o-y with demand mainly driven by pipe
and calendaring sector. (Production in MMT) FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
PP 2.65 2.80
Polyesters PE 1.09 1.06
The healthy recovery in International polyester market also PVC 0.72 0.72
reflected in domestic market. In India, polyester demand Reliance has an overall market share of 33% in the Indian
witnessed 3% growth y-o-y, led by PET (+6%), and Polyester polymer market.
Filament Yarn (+3%). Polyester filament demand was driven
by strong textiles demand and high growth in Fully Drawn Reliance is the worlds sixth largest producer of PP. During
Yarn supported by better demand for school uniforms, denim FY 2016-17, the Company produced 2.7 MMT of PP and has
and circular knitted fabrics. Polyester Staple Fibre demand a pre-eminent position in the domestic PP market with 49%
was largely stable amid steady offtake from non-wovens and share.
auto upholstery segments. Domestic cotton prices increased
35% y-o-y owing to tight availability, which was favorable for Reliance is the leading PE producer in India with 22% market
polyester blending. share in overall PE market. Reliance produced total PE of 1.1
MMT during the year and has market share of 16% in HDPE,
PET demand was supported by healthy end use demand and 29% in Linear Low Density Poly Ethylene (LLDPE) and 29% in
restocking. However, it was impacted by restrictions imposed Low Density Poly Ethylene (LDPE).
on sale of certain pharmaceuticals formulations and drought
across country forcing bottling plants to curtail operations. Reliances total PVC production was at 0.7 MMT and it has 23%
market share in the domestic market.
Elastomers
Indian butadiene demand grew by 15% to 265 KT during the POLYESTER AND INTERMEDIATES PRODUCTION
year as against an installed capacity of 550 KTPA. The excess Polyester production
production is expected to cater to export markets. Demand for (Production in MMT) FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
PBR in India grew marginally to 198 KT and is expected to grow POY 0.80 0.77
at 7-8% in annually in the medium-term. Consumers response
PSF 0.64 0.63
to RILs new PBR products and services has been favorable with
PET 0.85 0.80
wide acceptance in both tyre and non-tyre applications. Indias
demand for SBR is estimated at 270 KT and is likely to grow at RIL polyester production during the year increased by 4% y-o-y
8-10% annually in the medium-term. RILs new SBR product has with gains in PET production, mainly from its new plant
been successfully placed in the domestic market. at Dahej.
chain, Reliance has consolidated its position as worlds largest TRANSFORMING LIFE INTO QUALITY LIFE -
integrated polyester company. CHEMISTRY FOR SMILES
The research and development at Reliance endeavours to
RILs Malaysian operations improved performance through
partner with its customers in developing products and services
emphasis on premium markets. Malaysian free trade agreement
that bring smiles on the faces of end-consumers and adds
with Turkey helped to position the products at premium over
value to life. Since chemistry is the foundation of Reliance
Asia prices. Enhanced textile operations helped capture higher
Petrochemicals, Reliance refers to this journey as Chemistry for
value addition within the system, while non-traditional markets
Smiles. To put this in practice, RIL has adopted the business-to-
were developed for better price realisation. PTA supplies were
business-to-consumer (b2b2c) model to address the needs of
concentrated near production site to enhance profitability
the whole range of customers.
through optimal logistics cost.
Reliance produces the raw- Water is a vital part of our Reliance produces the RelWoodTM is a superior
materials needed to make everyday life. Reliance is materials that are used as product that looks like
high quality adventure playing its role to ensure secondary reinforcement for wood, feels like wood but
sport equipment. This helps that everyone in India has making stronger roads. This is much stronger. It is made
people push the boundaries access to water. Specialty helps connect the nation using patented German
of human achievement. polymer formulations help and boost the economy of technology that blends
make durable all-weather the country through long- Material and Interfacial
pipes that helps transport lasting infrastructure for Sciences. RelWoodTM does
water wherever it is needed. efficient transportation. not require any trees to
be felled, ensuring the
environment is preserved.
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POLYESTERS
Reliance strives to remain competitive and agile in a dynamic
world. It has developed various new and innovative products
based on its deep understanding of changing consumer needs.
RIL continued to strengthen Recron product portfolio and
developed variety of new products such as Recron Linen,
Sparkle Linen having the aesthetic linen appearance and ELASTOMERS
used in circular knits trousers and suits. Polybutadiene rubbers (PBR)
Recron Kooltex moisture management yarns used for Reliance is the only company in world offering three different
active wear. types of High Cis Polybutadiene rubbers manufactured
using different Ziegler Natta catalysts: Cobalt, Nickel, and
RIL extended its Co-Branding for sewing threads and Neodymium.
strengthened Recron SHT to new partners.
Unique NdBR grade Cisamer T 700 has been successfully manufactured and is being commercialised. This product is being tested/
used by industries for low rolling resistance tires/conveyor belt applications besides being used as a replacement for other PBR.
World-class IT
APO Price Mgmt. System Forecasting Tools SAP-BPC
& analytics
Global Scale Value Chain Client Focus Marketing Innovation and R&D
Robust product portfolio Diverse customer base PARC, RTC
Low Cost to serve Nation-wide presence International JVs
High fill and fulfillment Global exports Customer experience centre
CAPEX AND GROWTH PLAN delivery of dedicated Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) to
1. PX Project RIL commissioned PX plant in phased manner carry ethane from the US Gulf Coast to the West Coast of
at Jamnagar SEZ. With the commissionning of new PX India, construction of ethane receipt and handling facilities,
capacity, RIL has become the world's second largest pipelines and upgrade of crackers (to receive ethane) at
PX producer with 9% of global capacity and 11% share Dahej, Hazira and Nagothane manufacturing facilities.
of global production. The PX capacity, along with the
The crackers at Dahej, Hazira and Nagothane have
upcoming new 0.7 MMPTA MEG plant will strengthen
undergone required modifications to process ethane as
polyester chain integration with earlier commissioned PTA
feed in their units. Ethane receipt, handling and cracking
and polyester expansions.
facilities have already been commissioned at Dahej in a
2. ROGC Project RIL is setting up a new Refinery Off-Gas record time of less than three years. Ethane is already taken
Cracker (ROGC) at Jamnagar. The Cracker project has a as feed in Dahej and Hazira cracker.
unique configuration as this world scale plant is tightly
The project will augment feed alternatives for crackers and
integrated with RILs refineries and will use refinery off-gases
would provide opportunity for Reliance to take advantage
as feedstock. The project comprises 1.5 MMTPA ethylene
in an increasingly dynamic feedstock market and operate
cracker along with downstream facilities for producing
with most optimal cost.
LDPE, LLDPE and MEG. This cracker will have one of the
lowest cost positions globally. Additionally, flexibility to crack The expansions are world-scale and use state-of-the-art
Propane will help optimise feed mix further in a volatile technology, to secure top-quartile cost of operations
market environment. PE and MEG volumes produced at alongside savings in packing and logistic costs. Being
Jamnagar will cater to the growing demand of Indian strategically located close to the consumption centres
and global markets. This further strengthens Reliances allows for easy access and benefits the targeted markets
integrated product portfolio across polymer and polyester with an economical and reliable source of raw materials.
chain. Reliance has completed installation of cracker and
downstream projects at Jamnagar during the year and pre- DIGITISATION
commissioning and start-up activities are in full swing. Reliance has strengthened the customer supply interface
on digital platform, empowered customers and channel
3. Ethane project Reliance is the first company globally to
partners through e-Commerce transactions on smart devices.
conceptualise large scale imports of ethane from North
Digitisation has facilitated information sharing on mobility
America as feedstock for its cracker portfolio in India. The
platforms and sales force enablement on e-CRM mobile
project involves seamless integration of several elements
applications for efficient operations and effective customer
across a complex infrastructure value chain. This includes
engagement. To enhance agility, productivity and efficiency of
securing ethane refrigeration capacity in the US Gulf coast,
service levels, critical business approvals have been moved to
mobility platforms.
Tracking System was implemented by Reliance for distribution The mobile medical unit initiative by RIL Vadodra
safety of liquids as well as solids. Manufacturing Division served 15 villages around and
registered about 14,364 OPDs.
Effective incorporation of digitisation has indeed provided visibility
to segment and sector level leadership through dashboards on key RIL VMD distributed water jugs, educational flex printed
business parameters to steer business effectively. boards, floor mats and dustbins in Anganwadis which
benefited more than 2,500 students.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
With the view to promote community development, the The mission zero malnourishment project initiated in RIL
petrochemical locations of RIL undertook community Nagothane with an aim to eradicate malnutrition has
initiatives in and around the areas of operation. The focus areas helped children to achieve normal status.
included education, health and safety initiatives, women and
youth empowerment and other community development RIL organised various education and career guidance
programmes. programmes across all its locations to motivate students for
further education.
More than 3,300 patients were registered for treatment
in Reliances HIV and Tuberculosis control centre at Mora Impact:
village, Surat and over 12,000 patients were examined in
OPD in the year 2016-17. Enhanced quality of education, Career guidance and
skill development of youth.
RIL Hazira organised eye check-up camp for community in
Damka village which benefited 746 villagers, 97 cataract Improved access to health care services through special
surgeries were done and 506 spectacles were distributed. camps.
Khushi clinic which includes facilities like examination by Improved community awareness about health and
doctor, OPD management, general awareness on health hygiene.
personal hygiene and counselling for de-addiction Youth development and empowerment.
benefited about 3,455 people in the year 2016-17.
2016-17 was a significant year for RILs oil and gas business with the commencement of Commercial production from the
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) block in Sohagpur (West), Madhya Pradesh. The CBM project is Indias largest surface hydrocarbon
project. With the commissioning of the CBM fields, RIL is set to become one of Indias largest producer of Unconventional
natural gas. The new policy for marketing and pricing of CBM notified by the Government of India has provided a major
boost to the countrys CBM Sector.
Keeping Wells Flowing has been the maxim for Reliance KG D6 fields. With the use of innovative production management
techniques, RIL has been successful at extending the life of wells and ensuring field uptime at par with global industry
benchmarks.
In the prevailing weak commodity price environment, Reliances focus has been to preserve value in the Shale Gas business
through high grading of the portfolio and reducing operating costs.
RILs CBM project is countrys first large-scale unconventional natural gas project.
Materiality in Significant
unconventional infrastructure on the Safety Partnerships
hydrocarbon business east coast
With the commissioning KG D6 fields commissioned Over 9 years of safe Partnerships with global
of the Sohagpur Blocks in in 2008 are Indias first and operation, with safety record majors in conventional as
Madhya Pradesh, Reliance till date only producing amongst the best in the well as unconventional
is set to become among green-field Deepwater oil & world since commencement hydrocarbon plays.
the largest producer of gas production facility. of production in Deep-water
unconventional natural gas block KG-D6. Partnership with BP
in India. Monetisation of remaining combining RILs project
discovered resources execution expertise and BPs
Material presence in US will utilise the existing deep water exploration and
Shale Gas in Marcellus and infrastructure. development capabilities.
Eagleford Plays through 3
Joint Ventures.
stock, and delayed production cut decision by OPEC. Fall dropped to a multi-year low of US$30.6/bbl in February 2016
in crude prices resulted in lower revenue realisation for oil and bounced back towards the end of CY 2016-17 on reduced
exporting countries. supplies. Average price of WTI for the CY 2016 was US$43.3/bbl,
a fall of 11% y-o-y. US Natural Gas prices remained volatile on
In light of the low prices in November 2016, OPEC announced growing supplies and storage overhang. Henry Hub (HH) prices
its first cut in production since 2008 and the first deal including remained range bound during the year (HH prices recovered
non-OPEC since 2001. Global oil prices recovered post the from the low of US$1.5/Million British Thermal Units (MMbtu) in
production cut announcement of OPEC/Non-OPEC. March 2016 to an average price of US$3.6/MMbtu in December
2016, led by improved domestic demand and higher exports.)
Nearly US$620 billion of projects through 2020 are estimated to
Average HH was 8% lower y-o-y at US$2.46/MMbtu in CY 2016.
have been deferred or canceled as a result of the downturn, and
Asian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) prices were also subdued
the appetite for long-term and complex major capital projects
with start-up of Australian LNG projects keeping the market
has waned. Most of these projects are in deep-water, LNG and
well supplied.
oil sands.
BUSINESS AND COMPETITIVE POSITION
US MARKET The Companys oil and gas assets include KG D6, Panna-Mukta,
Commodity prices witnessed increased volatility on changed
Tapti and two Coal Bed Methane (CBM) blocks in addition to
demand-supply dynamics and geo-political issues. Prices
other domestic and international blocks. RIL also has three joint
tested multi-year lows before stabilising at higher levels. The
ventures in North American shale plays with Pioneer Natural
benchmark prices for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil
Resources, Chevron and Carrizo.
KG D6 gas production declined by 27% for the year to 101.1 Increased liquid hold up in subsea network due to natural
BCF. Fall in production was mainly due to natural decline in the decline in reservoir pressure which lead to production decline
fields coupled with sand and water ingress. During the year, & early wells ceasure.
considerable efforts were put in to sustain well offtake points Action Taken: Injecting surfactant (a type of foaming agent)
in D1D3 field to support production sustenance until next to reduce density of the fluid column in the subsea network
wave of projects and recovery maximisation. Additionally, RIL which helped to unload the liquid between flow systems and
commissioned two additional offtake points in D26 (MA) post resulted in reducing backpressure on the flowing wells and
successful completion of side track activity. KG-D6 operations thereby allowing well fluid to flow to surface facilities.
achieved field uptime of 100% which continues to be the global
Outcome: Effective handling of flow assurance challenges
benchmark for deep water facilities.
in subsea network there by achieving increased well life and
Panna-Mukta field produced 6.2 million barrel of crude, a sustaining production during the late life of field.
reduction of 10% on y-o-y basis and 62.5 BCF of natural gas, a
reduction of 9% on y-o-y basis. The fall in production is owing
to natural decline in the field, shut in of wells due to integrity PANNA-MUKTA
issues and unplanned shutdown on wellhead platforms for riser Panna-Mukta is a major contributor to the RILs upstream
remedial work. Despite multiple asset integrity issues, the major business. The PSC for this block is scheduled to expire in
gains in production were achieved due to better and sustained December 2019. The JV partners are exploring options to
production from MA & MB wells, better production optimisation extend the contract period in line with the Production Sharing
and sustained production from work-over wells. Contract extension policy announced by the Government of
India. The JV partners have been working towards mitigating
asset integrity issues due to aging of the facilities.
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TAPTI pipeline network the CBM Gas fields are now connected with
During the year, the JV partners completed the process of the Indian Gas Grid providing access to end consumers.
handing over Tapti facilities consisting of three platforms
to ONGC. The plug and abandonment of wells and Marketing and pricing freedom for CBM gas
decommissioning of associated facilities are already under For the development of alternate sources of natural gas
progress. including Coal Bed Methane, GoI notified marketing and
pricing freedom to the Coal Bed Methane (CBM) on 11th April
CBM (SOHAGPUR EAST AND SOHAGPUR WEST) 2017. The reform measure allows CBM producers to sell the
RILs CBM project is countrys first large-scale unconventional CBM at Arm's Length Price in the domestic market through a
natural gas project. The scale of the project brings its own fully transparent and competitive bidding process with the
set of execution challenges, primary among them are lack of objective of obtaining best possible prices. The New Domestic
infrastructure and challenging terrain. Gas Pricing Guidelines, 2014 and the Gas Utilisation Policy
shall not be applicable to CBM and it also permits producers to
RIL has completed Phase 1 of the project which included sell gas to any affiliate, in the event contractor cannot identify
drilling and completion of more than 200 wells (spread over any buyer. RIL has published a Notice Inviting Offer in leading
450 sq. km.). Phase 1 required setting up of 2 gas gathering national dailies and on its website, calling for the bids from the
stations along with 8 water gathering stations for collection prospective customers to off-take CBM produced.
and processing of CBM Gas and water respectively. RIL has
laid Indias largest High Density Poly Ethylene gas gathering NORTH AMERICAN SHALE GAS
network to connect these wells with the gathering stations. RILs OPERATIONS
CBM project is probably the largest surface footprint project in BACKGROUND
E&P sector in India. CY 2016 was yet another year of tough market conditions
for the Global Oil & Gas sector in general and for the North
RIL has commenced commercial production from its Coal Bed American Shale players in particular. CY 2016 prices were at
Methane (CBM) block SP (West)CBM2001/1 in March 2017 lowest levels in a decade; which coupled with higher price
and is currently supplying CBM for commissioning the Shahdol differentials resulted in weak realisations across the industry.
Phulpur Pipeline. The production from RILs Sohagpur CBM fields The Industry responded effectively with remarkable cuts in
will gradually ramp-up in next 15-18 months making RIL as one capital spending and leveraged weak services markets. Prices
of the largest unconventional natural gas producer in India. recovered only during second half of the year for both oil
and the gas. In the local markets of Texas region, gas and oil
ILLUSTRATION: Optimisation of Artificial lift system, differentials were low leading to better price realisation, but in
used for water lifting in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) the North East US market, gas basis differentials remained high
due to midstream constraints. Expansion of pipeline capacity in
wells
the region has been slower than anticipated.
To develop capability in artificial lift system to cater to varying
water lifting requirements at different life stages of a CBM well. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
The Company effectively dealt with macro headwinds.
Action Taken: By utilising a dynamic pump software, a Development activity was slowed down and capex needs were
balance between pulley size and motor capacity of artificial lift kept at minimum levels. Focus was on conserving cash, without
system was worked out which determined the optimal pulley losing optionality on resources. Further, relentless focus was
ratio for different life stages of CBM well. After verification given on improving operational efficiencies and reducing costs,
of the compatibility of the pulley with the motor hub of the by leveraging weak market conditions. This was supplemented
individual pump system, smaller sizes of pulleys have been with variable production strategy in Marcellus JVs towards
stocked. The smaller sized pulley shall be used in later stage safeguarding returns in low price environment.
of the life of a well when dewatering requirement gradually
decreases. Zero drilling strategy was continued at Carrizo JV and at the
Outcome: Reduction in inventory of different capacities of Chevron JV. Activity at the Pioneer JV was brought down from
Artificial Lift system. (Cost and storage space) 5 rigs at the start of the year to zero rig operations by end of
Q1 CY 2016. The forced no rig activity during CY 2016 allowed
JV partners and RIL to spend considerable effort to optimise
SHAHDOL-PHULPUR GAS PIPELINE PROJECT forward development plans that will be implemented starting
Reliance Gas Pipeline Limited, a subsidiary of RIL, has completed in 2017. Significant progress was made in pad optimisation
the pipeline laying work for the entire 302 km Shahdol-Phulpur with Chevron and in improving well designs with Pioneer.
Pipeline from Shahdol (MP) to Phulpur (UP). With this new Operational trends remained strong across JVs, with improving
costs and declining Capex. Reliances aggregate capital
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investments across JVs stood at around US$200 MM during Operational efficiencies and Opex trends remained encouraging
CY 2016, reflecting a fall of 78% y-o-y. across JVs. Tight control over costs and improvement in
efficiencies helped achieve sequential improvement in lease
Outlook for CY 2017 is more constructive compared to CY 2016. operating costs and overheads. Absolute opex were lower by
Industry fundamentals have improved as characterised by over 7% across JVs, but could offset the impact of lower prices
better demand supply conditions (also helped by OPEC only to some extent. Consequently, EBITDA of Shale gas assets
slow down). This should augur well for prices going forward. dropped by over 61% y-o-y to US$117 million in CY 2016,
The Company is, however, taking a cautious approach to reflecting lower realisation and volumes.
development ramp-up and remains focused on conserving
cash and retaining optionality. Reliance is pursuing reduced PIONEER JV
activity levels even in CY 2017. Zero rigs are in operation across The Eagle Ford Shale JV with Pioneer faced significant
Marcellus JVs, but is ensuring preparedness for ramp up when challenges during 2016. Both production and realisations were
market conditions improve. At the Pioneer JV, partners are down.
focused on pilot testing new development approach. Thrust
remains on preserving long-term value through high-grading Due to downward trend in WTI, JV stopped all drilling and
of development and land portfolio, well cost reduction, Completion activities by Q1 CY 2016. However during early
optimisation of well spacing and completions for enhanced 2016 JV pursued various cost reduction and efficiency
recoveries. improvement initiatives which included renegotiating services
contracts which brought down the drilling and completions
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE cost substantially. Time off from Drilling and completion
The joint ventures drilled 26 wells and put 42 wells on activities was effectively utilised to analyse performance of
production, taking cumulative number of producing wells to producing wells closely and identify areas of improvement.
1,088 by the end of CY 2016. Drilling and completion activities Learnings from this analysis is being utilised in optimising
were completely stopped in Pioneer JV at the end of Q1 CY 2016. forward development strategy for 2017. Pilot testing of new
At Chevron JV, there was no drilling activity, but the JV completed well designs and spacing is planned in 2017 with 1 rig being
Drilled Uncompleted (DUC) wells. mobilised end of Q1 CY 2017. Thrust on further reducing well
costs continues.
Gross JV production aggregated at ~1.07 BCFe/d for all 3 JVs,
down 15% y-o-y. Reliances share of production and sales were JV put only 18 wells online during CY 2016, thus the Producing
at 174.0 BCFe and 150 BCFe respectively in CY 2016, compared well count to 630 at the year-end, as compared to 612 well at
to 203.8 BCFe and 171 BCFe in CY 2015. This decline in volumes the end of CY 2015. Gross JV production was 29% down 181
was largely due to slowdown in development activities adopted Bcfe compared to 256 Bcfe in CY 2015, while Reliance share
across JVs in view of challenging market conditions. As the of net sales volume was 24% down at 72.9 Bcfe, compared to
Marcellus JV implemented variable production strategy for 96.5 Bcfe in CY 2015. Production and sales volumes declined
curtailing production to prevent uneconomic realisation, it also on account of sharply lower development activity and natural
had an impact on volumes during the year. production decline. However, the share of liquids improved
slightly from 64.6% to 65.2% in CY 2016, as the JV decided to
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE restart ethane extraction from the Natural Gas Liquid (NGL)
Financial performance of the Shale Gas business was impacted stream on account of improved price realisation. Ethane
by strong macro headwinds. WTI oil prices averaged 11% extraction helped in recovering loss due to lower prices realised
lower at US$43.3/bbl in CY 2016 while HH Gas prices averaged for gas to some extent.
8% lower at US$2.46/MMbtu during this period. Also, Gas
and condensate Benchmark differentials remained high CHEVRON JV
further impacting realisation. Despite Reliance implementing JV pursued Zero Rig strategy in CY 2016 while it focused
mitigating measure like proactive hedging while also focusing on completing some DUC wells. Remarkable reduction in
on export of Condensates that offer superior netbacks, the operating costs and average well costs were key achievements
impact of weak prices was offset only partially. For the full during the year. JV delivered remarkable reduction reflecting
year CY 2016, the realised price was US$2.43/Mcfe which was increased execution efficiency on pads, water transportation
19% lower than the average levels in 2015 there by impacting and procurement gains. Thrust was on optimising forward
revenues, earnings and cash flows. Average unit realisation, development through pad optimisation and land portfolio
observed declining trend during H1 CY16, however with optimisation efforts.
prices recovering during Q4CY16, realisations were as high as
US$2.85/Mcfe during Q4 CY16 vs. US$2.42/Mcfe in Q4 CY 2015.
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Producing well count improved to 376 at the year-end, does not reflect true arms-length market price of gas in India as
as compared to 346 wells at the end of CY 2015. Gross JV required under the PSC signed with the Government.
production remained stable at 166 BCFe, despite slowdown in
activity which is reflective of improved operational efficiency RIL, BP and Niko have filed an application for appointment of
and strong well performance. Reliance share of Net Sales the presiding arbitrator before the Supreme Court of India and
volume stood at 56.7 BCFe, compared to 56.5 BCFe in CY 2015. the same is presently pending consideration.
JV is pursuing zero rig development while working towards KG D6 COST RECOVERY ARBITRATION
1st quartile on various performance parameters for 2017 and RIL sought Governments confirmation that no action was
making well inventory robust and economical at lower gas being planned following news reports that the Government
prices. may curtail the Companys entitlement to recover its costs on
the basis of there being a shortfall in production from levels
CARRIZO JV specified in the development plan. According to the Company,
In view of the prevailing challenging price environment in the PSC for KG D6 Block permits full cost recovery of its costs
the North East region, the Carrizo JV had decided to defer of exploration, development and production from the value of
development activities and stay focused on optimising petroleum produced from the KG D6 Block.
production from existing wells in the Northeastern
Pennsylvania region in 2015/2016. Hence the JV continued to RIL on behalf of all Contractor constituents BP and Niko
pursue zero development and variable production strategy. served an arbitration notice on the Government on 23rd
JV managed volumes as a function of price/netback by shut-in November, 2011 (Cost Recovery Arbitration). Parties have filed
of wells in low price scenarios, while maintaining well integrity. their respective pleadings before the Arbitral Tribunal and are
in the process of completing the arbitration proceedings.
However, during 2016 overall curtailment of production was
lower than that in 2015 as realisations improved towards 2nd PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATIONS
half of CY 2016. This was reflected in higher volumes achieved Three public interest litigations have been filed before the
in Carrizo during CY 2016 as compared to 2015. Honble Supreme Court of India against the Company in relation
to the production sharing contract for KG D6 Block seeking
Gross JV production of 43 BCFe was 16% higher y-o-y, while substantially similar reliefs in the nature of; (i) disallowance
Reliance share of net sales at 21 BCFe, reflected a 13% growth of cost recovery; (ii) quashing the Governments decision to
y-o-y. approve the certain gas price formula, and (iii) termination
of PSC for KG D6 Block for Contractors failure to achieve the
Initial development activities in the Northeastern Pennsylvania committed production. The Company has submitted that the
(NEPA) region have matured and infill drilling in the NEPA underlying issues in the PILs are already subject matter of Cost
region and potential development of acreages in the C-counties Recovery Arbitration and the Gas Price Arbitration. Petitioner in
provides opportunity for future growth. one of the PILs has recently filed an application for amendment
of the petition, which is yet to be heard by the court.
UPDATE ON ARBITRATION AND OTHER
LEGAL ISSUES PMT ARBITRATION
DOMESTIC GAS PRICING ARBITRATION In December 2010, the Company and BG Exploration and
Following the continued delay on the part of the Government Production India Limited (together, the Claimants) referred a
of India in notifying the gas price for the block KG-DWN-98/3 number of disputes, differences and claims arising under two
(KG D6 Block) in accordance with the formula Government had Production Sharing Contracts entered into in 1994 among the
approved, RIL, BP and NIKO issued a Notice of Arbitration on Claimants, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONCG)
9th May, 2014 to the Government of India, seeking declaration and the Government (the PSCs) to arbitration. The disputes
that the Contractor has the right to sell gas produced from KG relate to, among other things, the limits of cost recovery, profit
D6 Block at approved competitively determined, arms length sharing and audit and accounting provisions of the PSCs. The
prices, and that the Government approved the price under the Governments defense dated 31st January, 2012 raised certain
Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines 2014 notified on 10th jurisdictional objections and asserted a number of substantial
January, 2014, in terms of the Production Sharing Contract counterclaims, including claims for underpayment of profits
(PSC). and failure to complete agreed work programmes. Following an
initial merits hearing in May 2012, the Tribunal passed a number
On 18th October, 2014, in supersession of its earlier notification of final partial awards, largely in the Claimants favour.
of 10th January, 2014, the Government notified the New
Domestic Natural Gas Price Guidelines 2014. In RILs view, the Thereafter, the Tribunal by majority issued a final partial award
methodology used for valuation of gas under these guidelines, (FPA), and separately, two dissenting opinions in the matter
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on 12 October 2016. Claimants have challenged certain parts KG-D6 demanding remittance of US$ 1.55 bn purportedly on
of the FPA before the English Courts and the English court has account of alleged gas migration from ONGCs blocks, to be paid
initiated steps to effect service of the Challenge proceedings within 30 days. RIL, on behalf of all constituents of the Contractor
upon the Government. for Block KG-D6, filed a Notice of Arbitration on 11 November
2016 and the arbitration proceedings are presently underway.
Once award on merits becomes final and absolute, Parties
will be heard by the Tribunal on the Cost Recovery Limit (CRL) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
increase request of the Claimants and quantum. Given the During FY 2016-17, RIL undertook numerous need based
complexity of issues involved, the hearings on CRL increase activities to benefit the surrounding communities. RIL's
and quantum are expected to take a few months to be heard contribution is mapped under the broad areas of education,
leading to a final arbitral award on adjustments required to the health, social infrastructure development, environment,
Cost and Profit Petroleum due to the Parties. promotion of sports, response and relief operations in the event
of natural disasters, etc.
YEMEN ARBITRATION
Considering the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, RIL provided scholarship to underprivileged and
consortium of Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC meritorious students, and provided computer aided
(Reliance) and Hood Energy Limited (Hood) declared learning facility to over 9,500 students.
Force Majeure thereby suspending its obligations under the
Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) for the Yemen blocks RIL organised a cardiac health camp and a health
34 and 37 and subsequently terminated the PSAs on account of awareness camp for senior citizens which involved
continued Force Majeure. Yemen Government issued demands participation of 316 patients and 100 senior citizens.
under the Letters of Credit (LCs) established pursuant to the
RIL, as a part of humanitarian assistance, provided
terms of the PSAs on account of alleged non-performance
physiotherapy treatment and special education in
of PSA obligation. Reliance and Hood initiated Arbitration
Dhirubhai Ambani Early Intervention and Rehabilitation
proceedings against Yemen Government under the terms of the
Centre to about 68 physically challenged children and
PSAs and the arbitration hearings have been concluded in 2016
adults, distributed nutrition kits to over 400 HIV vulnerable
and the Parties are presently awaiting Tribunals award.
children and contributed to Yanam Old Age Home via
DISPUTE WITH NTPC monetary means.
NTPC had filed a suit for specific performance of a contract for
RIL promoted rural youth sports by organising inter-village
supply of natural gas by RIL. The main issue in dispute is whether
volleyball tournament among 26 teams of different villages,
a valid, concluded and binding contract exists between the
inter-sports and cultural meet in 10 schools involving about
parties for supply of Natural Gas of 132 Trillion BTU annually for
400 students, co-sponsoring regional sports and state
a period of 17 years. Cross examination of NTPCs witness has
level basketball, organising sports camps for around 105
been completed and RILs fact witnesses is to be cross examined
children, etc.
by NTPC.
Impact:
GAS MIGRATION ARBITRATION
ONGC filed a Writ Petition before the Honble Delhi High Court Creation of a healthy, cleaner and safer schooling
alleging that RIL, through wells located in proximity to the border environment.
of KGD6, has extracted gas from ONGC operated blocks KG DWN
98/2 (KGD5) and G4 PML. RIL and ONGC, in consultation with Increased health awareness among local villagers and
Director General of Hydrocarbons, appointed DeGolyer and improved health conditions.
MacNaughton (D&M) as an independent expert to ascertain Improved sanitation across the rural areas through
whether there has been migration of gas across RIL and ONGC construction of toilets leading to better health
blocks. The Writ Petition was disposed of with a Direction to the outcomes.
Parties to cooperate with D&M in preparing its report and the
Government to take decision (if any) on the said report. Following Promotion of rural youth sports encouraging children.
submission of its report by D&M, Government of India appointed
a one man committee headed by Mr. Justice (Retd) AP Shah to
examine the D&M report and make recommendations. Following
the issue of the Shah Committees report, Government sent a
Notice dated 4 November 2016 to the Contractor entities of Block
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MAJOR BUSINESSES
RETAIL
GOPALAKRISHNAN
DARSHAN MEHTA SUNIL NAYAK KAUSHAL NEVREKAR
SANKAR
Reliance Retail has been one of the key catalysts in the growth of modern retail in India. With its pan India presence, Reliance
Retail has attained a leadership position in the industry that is capable of delivering unmatched customer experience at a
scale comparable to none.
Reliance Retail has once again delivered strong revenues and profits for the year. The performance is a reflection of strong
business fundamentals and focused execution by a highly trained and capable team.
Reliance Retail continues to deliver its promise of trust to all its customers, suppliers and employees.
Reliance Retail has adopted a Reliance Retail operates on a framework Reliance Retail has emerged as the
multi-retail concept strategy to serve that fosters rapid adaptation to ever partner of choice for International
customers across diverse shopping changing external environment brands and has established exclusive
needs. whether it pertains to technology partnerships with many revered
evolution, consumer experience or the international brands.
way shopping habits are changing.
This has helped Reliance Retail in
maintaining its market leadership by
anticipating and responding quickly to
the ever evolving customer and market
dynamics.
State-of-the-art Multi-channel
infrastructure strategy
Reliance Retail has built robust and Reliance Retail has adopted
scalable infrastructure backed by multi-channel strategy and has
cutting edge technology and strong integrated offline-online models
processes to support smooth store to truly differentiate the customer
operations. experience.
Productivity and Efficiency: Reliance Retail operates on a highly process based approach so that the customers gets seamless
experience every time they shop. Its highly trained people and robust processes ensure consistent execution resulting in superior
productivity.
Vendor
Channels Customers
ecosystem
MARKET ENVIRONMENT AND OUTLOOK witnessed numerous changes over the last decade consumer
India continues to be one of the fastest growing major economies demand is shifting, shopping preferences are evolving and
globally with GDP growth rate of 7.1% in FY 2016-17. Government high degree of technology adoption is taking place which are
continues to lay focus on structural reforms, infrastructure pushing up the Indian Retail sector into a new growth orbit. By
development, agricultural and rural development, removal of 2020, Indian retail market is projected to reach US$1.3 trillion
labour regulations and improve ease of doing business. from US$672 billion in 2016 growing at a CAGR of 17%1.
The year 2016-17, marked several momentous economic policy Organised retail is estimated at US$ 60 billion (~9% of the total
decisions. The passage of the constitutional amendment for retail market) as of 2016 and is projected to reach US$180
implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and the billion (contributing 14% of the total retail market) by 2020
demonetisation of highest denomination notes were the two growing at a CAGR of 25% 2. In contrast to retailers in advanced
key measures taken during the year. GST is anticipated to have economies who are facing growth challenges with saturated
positive impact on almost all aspects of business operations home markets and tough macro-economic conditions, Indian
in the country. The reform is expected to benefit GDP growth retail scenario remains positive with retailers registering healthy
rate as well as simplify taxation structure in the country among growth across categories and formats. Sustained economic
other benefits. growth, rising income levels, growing aspirations, increased
With income levels improving, Indian Retail landscape has 1 Retail Sector Report; IBEF.org; February, 2017
2 Retail Sector Report; IBEF.org; February, 2017
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awareness and technology adaptation continues to drive Reliance Smart, a destination store with simpler and stronger
consumption in India. value proposition to customers was launched in the fourth
quarter of the previous financial year. It has received an
2016 was a challenging year for many e-commerce players overwhelming response from customers since its launch.
who witnessed course correction both in terms of the market Reliance Retail during the year has extended the Reliance
approach and valuations. With lower funding, falling valuations Smart store concept to more regions and operates 77 stores as
and pressure from investors, the e-commerce space is now on 31st March, 2017.
seen shifting its focus from achieving higher Gross Merchandise
Value (GMV) to achieving profitability and sustainability. Reliance Market is the largest cash and carry chain in the
E-commerce players across the board are re-looking at their country. Reliance Market continues to extend its store network
model to bring in more efficiencies, rationalise discounting, and operates 41 stores across 38 cities and 13 states in India.
and shifting portfolio mix in favour of high-margin categories. Reliance Market derives its competitive strengths from its
E-commerce as a channel is expected to expand steadily in the operating model of 'buy for less' 'operate for less' 'sell
coming years. for less'. These guiding principles drive decisions relating to
assortment, value proposition and in-store shopping experience
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL for its customers. Reliance Market is patronised by over 2.5
PERFORMANCE million registered members across the country. During the year,
(All figures are in `crore) Reliance Market reported a robust same store sales growth
FY 2016-17 making it one of the fastest growing cash and carry chains in
FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16 the country.
(US$ in %Change in
Parameter (`in crore) (`in crore)
millions) y-o-y
Reliance Retail continued to extend its own brand portfolio
Revenue 33,765 5,207 21,075 60.2% in key categories and launched new products in laundry
EBIT 784 121 504 55.6% detergents, dish wash detergents, specialty tea, jams and
breakfast cereals categories.
EBIT (%) 2.3% 2.4%
Reliance Retail achieved a turnover of `33,765 crore in Reliance Retail operates the largest consumer electronics
FY 2016-17 as against `21,075 crore during the previous year, store chain in India through a network of 1,996 Reliance Digital
registering a strong growth of 60.2%. The business delivered and Jio stores having presence in over 700 cities across India.
record profits during the year with an EBIT of `784 crore as
against `504 crore in the previous year. Reliance Digital offers over 200 national and international
brands offering the widest assortment of products spanning
Reliance Retail added 371 stores during the year. It operated across Audio & Video products, Digital Cameras, Durables like
3,616 stores across 702 cities with an area of over 13.5 million Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Microwave
square feet. In addition to the retail stores, Reliance Retail Ovens, Water Purifiers, Kitchen and Home Appliances, Gaming
operated 448 fuel outlets as on 31st March, 2017. Consoles & Games, Computers, Laptops, Tablets & Peripherals,
Mobile and Fixed line instruments as well as a wide range of
From basic daily necessities like milk, fruits and vegetables to accessories and new-age gadgets across all major product
monthly household needs; from everyday fashion to high-end categories.
fashion; from Jewellery to footwear; from mobile phones to
high end gadgets, Reliance Retail touches millions of Indian Reliance Digital has uniquely positioned itself on personalising
consumers every day through its retail stores. customer experience by offering solutions rather than products.
Reliance Retail continues to be the leading grocery retailer Reliance Digital witnessed robust growth across all categories
in India offering fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, processed aided by strategic planning, targeted promotions, differentiated
food, FMCG and other items of daily use through its network of assortment and an engaging store experience. These stores
Reliance Fresh, Reliance Smart and Reliance Market stores. are supported by robust supply chain and unmatched service
capabilities brought by ResQ.
Reliance Fresh & Smart stores operates on three core
promises of Fresh Hamesha, Available Hamesha and Savings ResQ is a fullfledged service organisation and is Indias first
Hamesha. Focused towards serving day to day needs of multiproduct, multibrand and multilocation service network
consumers, Reliance Fresh and Smart stores are one-stop-shop that provides solutions encompassing endtoend product life
for fresh shopping, fresh savings and fresh happiness. cycle requirements for the entire range of CDIT products and
other value-added services.
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Reliance Retail through Reliance Jio Stores, a small store sales specialists, integrated supply chain and a network of
concept, operates the largest retail chain for mobility and distributors and service centres.
communications products in India. The chain offers a wide
choice of products from national and international brands at During the year, Reliance Retail through its distribution network
competitive prices. In addition, Reliance Retail through Jio sold nearly 10 million 4G LYF handsets, Jiofi devices and partner
Stores has been successful in address the challenge of limited brand handsets.
physical space and operates on a connected store model.
Indian fashion and lifestyle category is witnessing a paradigm
Addressing the large market opportunity in the 4G mobile shift with rapid adaptation of latest fashion trends by
device market, Reliance Retail has built the largest distribution consumers. Increasing disposable incomes, exposure to urban
reach for mobility devices in India. It encompasses over 5,00,000 trends through TV content and social media and, rising working
independent retail partners that are serviced by trained women population are driving changes in the consumer
purchase behavior across income segments.
Customers
Jio Stores through its omni-channel approach has built capabilities to offer Reliance Digitals entire product assortment
through an assisted sales model where customers can browse an expanded assortment of products, read product details,
compare options, and make purchase decisions.
The capability provides a connected store experience to customers even in remote locations where Reliance Digital store may
not be present. It also improves store productivity through better cross sell and upsell opportunities.
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Reliance Retail is Indias leading fashion & lifestyle retailer shopping experience. The product collection hosts an extensive
serving customers across various segments and operating range starting from traditional gold jewellery including Kundan,
economy, mid segment and luxury fashion stores. Reliance Polki, Filigree and Temple that showcases the legendary
Retail has fully integrated operations encompassing designing, design and craftsmanship of various parts of India right up to
fabric sourcing and contract manufacturing giving it a complete contemporary diamond jewellery & solitaires.
control over the fashion value chain enabling it to offer the
most fashionable clothes to its customers in a most efficient Reliance Retail has a portfolio of over 40 international brands
way. that spans across the entire spectrum of luxury, bridge to
luxury, highpremium and highstreet lifestyle. Reliance
Reliance Trends is the largest value fashion retailer in India. Retail operates more than 431 stores for international brands
Reliance Trends added 73 new stores during the year and now and continues to partner with new and revered international
operates 344 stores across 177 cities. Reliance Trends continued brands. During the year, Reliance Brands signed a Joint
to expand its retail presence by opening store in Tier-2, Tier -3 Venture agreement with worlds second oldest luxury brand
cities. Bally, a luxury brand with rich heritage, Swiss quality and a
contemporary design ethos. It also entered into a long-term
During the year, Reliance Trends witnessed a strong same store master franchise agreement with Netherlands based fashion
sales growth aided by differentiated assortment, strategic brand Scotch & Soda.
planning backed by robust design and sourcing infrastructure.
Reliance Retail entered into an exclusive long-term partnership
Reliance Retail expanded its womens wear fashion offering by with Flormar, Turkeys leading beauty and color cosmetics
launching Trends Woman, a store concept that offers a warm, brand and a part of Yves Rocher Group, France.
welcoming and exclusive shopping space to shoppers looking
for trendy, high-fashion and well-curated collections of Indian Reliance Retail expanded the network of fuel outlets by
wear. re-commissioning 142 fuel outlets during the year and now
operates 448 fuel outlets. The RSP discount scheme launched
for a limited period during 4th quarter saw overwhelming
Transforming sales associates into response across India and helped recover volumes lost during
telecom experts! the demonetisation period.
Reliance Retail supported Reliance Jios launch by being one Reliance Retails relentless focus on building a robust supply
of its key distribution partners. Reliance Retail was tasked chain infrastructure has helped in scaling its operations.
to train a large number of associates at the Jio stores into Reliance Retail served millions of customers through its
telecom and device experts to handle customer queries and network of 3,616 stores spread across the length and breadth
retail a wide array of Jio offerings and services. of the country. To efficiently manage operations of such
Store associates were made job-ready through a series of scale, Reliance Retail operates state-of-the-art warehousing
structured and continuous learning interventions. Within a infrastructure spread over 5.6 million square feet and
span of 2 months, over 10,000 associates spread across 700 equipped to handle a large variety of products ranging from
cities were put through a series of training modules that fresh produce with low shelf life to fragile consumer electronics;
included process training, customer query handling skills from footwear to toys, from fashion accessories to apparel and
and product knowledge. The training was delivered through much more.
classroom training and online training modules.
During the year Reliance Retail commissioned a new state-of-
the-art warehousing facility of 4,00,000 square feet in Tumkur,
Reliance Footprint, a specialty footwear retail chain offers Karnataka. The facility is one of its kind and has capability
footwear and accessories through a range of private label to deliver 2x throughput vis--vis existing facilities while
brands along with national and international brands. Reliance optimising on cost and delivery efficiencies.
Footprint operates 255 stores, making it a leading national
Reliance Retail operates over 100 distribution centres nationally
multibrand family footwear chain.
and has a fleet of more than 1,000 trucks giving it the ability to
Reliance Jewels is Indias leading fine jewellery retail chain. service stores within 24-48 hours in any part of the country.
With its first store opening in 2007, Reliance Jewels today
To support the e-commerce initiatives, Reliance Retail has made
extends its reach to 36 cities with 52 stores across India. At
investments in building capabilities to handle picking, packing,
Reliance Jewels, customers are assured of the widest range,
and shipping single items and small volume orders directly to
stunning designs, guaranteed purity & quality and a pleasant
consumers.
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DIGITISATION INITIATIVES 400 differently abled individuals were trained and employed
As part of Reliance Retail 2.0 initiatives, AJIO extended its across various job roles.
offering by launching mens wear, fashion tech and kids wear
In addition to above, Reliance Retail in association with Reliance
categories and rolled out various features such as IMPS, EMI,
Foundation has carried out numerous initiatives towards rural
automated refunds and much more to enhance customer
development and alternative livelihood development projects.
experience. The website offers over 59,000 options across
clothing, footwear, accessories. Gaining popularity and strong
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
customer response with high repeat purchases, AJIO is further
Reliance Retail was recognised as Indias Top 10 Retail
expected to grow at fast pace leveraging on JIOs capabilities.
Companies to Work for Calendar Year 2017 by Great Place
AJIO is backed by a strong supply chain that facilitates deliveries
to Work Institute and Retailers Association of India (RAI).
to over 9,000 pin codes across the country with continuing
expansion in delivery reach. Reliance Smart was awarded with IMAGES Most Admired
Food & Grocery Retailer of The Year: Merchandising,
Reliance Retail became the first organised retail chain in India
Marketing, Consumer Promotions & Customer Service at
to support Unified Payment Interface (UPI)-based payments.
the India Food Forum 2017.
The service was launched in March 2017 at over 200 stores
comprising of Reliance Fresh, Reliance Smart, Reliance Digital AJIO was awarded Silver W3 Award for its creative
and others in Mumbai. Progressively, the facility would be excellence on the web by the Academy of Interactive and
rolled-out to other Reliance Retail stores across the country. Visual Arts and 'Excellence in Digital Experience award in
SAP Ace Awards 2016.
GROWTH PLANS
In India, the organised retail currently accounts for approx. 9% AJIO was awarded Online Retail Launch Site of the Year'
of the overall retail industry. This provides a significant growth award at the Asia Retail Congress 2017.
opportunity for organised retailers in the country. Reliance
Retail remains committed to extending the benefits of modern Reliance Digital was awarded Retailer of the Year by India
retail to every Indian consumer. The Company will further fortify Retail Awards 2016 and rated as the Leading Electronics
its leadership position with a ubiquitous coverage across India Retail Brand in equity index study by Nielsen.
through a blend of retail stores and online channels.
Reliance Retail appeared in the list of Most Trusted
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Retailers as per ET Brand Equity 2016 Survey.
Reliance Retail stores have actively pursued opportunities to
reach out and connect with neighboring communities. As part
of Karta initiative, Reliance Retail endeavors to be a positive
agent of change and development in the communities and
areas where it is present. Reliance Retail stores have initiated
a large number of community events throughout the year
that has helped earn goodwill in the neighborhoods and also
improve teamwork amongst store colleagues. To generate
maximum impact, a large number of initiatives were executed
at the store level. Some of the activities included:
DIGITAL SERVICES
SANJAY
MATHEW OOMMEN PANKAJ PAWAR KIRAN THOMAS HARISH SHAH
MASHRUWALA
100 million Reliance Jio the fastest company to reach 100 million subscribers
Jio-Digital Life
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GLOBAL DATA CONSUMPTION The large potential, in terms of underserved addressable market
backed by compelling value propositions continues to provide
Data consumption on Jio network is higher than the total a substantial opportunity for Jio to leverage on its head start
mobile data consumption in the US and twice that in China in building Indias digital eco-system. Jio is well positioned
to address this opportunity with its investment in network
INDIA - NO.1 IN DATA CONSUMPTION
infrastructure that has given India one of the most powerful and
unmatched video networks in the world.
Crore GB/month
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100 63 EXECUTION
47 Jio is present in all 29 states of India with direct physical
presence in more than 18,000 urban and rural towns and
18 over 2,00,000 villages. Jio has built the most sophisticated,
20
efficient and largest LTE network in the country. Jio already has
INDIA KOREA JAPAN CHINA USA the largest fiber network in the country and highest amount
of spectrum deployed for LTE services in the industry. The
Source : BCG-TiE Report
spectrum holding and network infrastructure strengthens
coverage and data availability.
Explosion in digital consumption driven by shift in supply paradigm and new demand use cases
2016 2020
3-4x
Time spent 1x
1.5x 10-14x
Mix of online activities 1x
(share of video)
2-2.5x
Resolution/ from factor 1x
0.7 7-10
GB/user/month GB/user/month
100 million
Reliance Jio the fastest company to Connectivity for every Indian - with bouquet of
reach 100 million subscribers digital services
Affordable devices with data connectivity and applications
Jio Campus
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JYOTINDRA
JAGBIR SINGH ANISH SHAH
THACKER
"Jio has set up a next generation future proof all IP network which is amongst the best in the world. Jios all IP future proof
network has latest advanced features such as Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV).
Jios key service objective is to provide anytime, anywhere access to innovative applications and high-speed internet services,
and is committed to Indias global leadership in the digital economy through investments and co-creation of best in class
technology, continuous innovation and development of product and service platforms for ultimate customer experience.
Jio's ultimate aim is to connect Digital India and Digital Bharat till the last mile and provide the benefits of digitisation to every
town and village."
Jios network is the largest 4G network in India and literally LICENSE AND SPECTRUM HOLDING
present in every city, town and most of the villages of the During the year, RJIL participated in spectrum auction and
country with more than double the number of 4G base stations acquired 269.2 MHz of spectrum across different bands for
when compared to those of all the other Indian operators put `13,672 crore.
together.
RJILs total spectrum footprint with this stands at 1,108 MHz
Jio continues to expand its current LTE network coverage (uplink + downlink) across three spectrum bands namely 800
foot print and is also deploying Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz band across each of the 22
technology for wire-line broadband and Carrier-Wi-Fi circles with an average life of over 16 years. All of this spectrum
technologies for broadband via public hotspots. is liberalised and can be used for rolling out any technology.
By the end of 2017, the Jio's network will be present in almost In addition, RJIL has entered into agreement with Reliance
all the cities, towns and villages covering over 95% of India's Communication Limited (RCOM) for sharing of spectrum in the
population. 800 MHz band across 21 circles.
In addition to LTE and its future versions, Jio will continue to RJIL network is engineered for seamless services delivery using
evaluate and deploy other technologies, both wireless and wire LTE technology in 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2300 MHz bands
line, to offer comprehensive broadband solutions to consumers, through an integrated ecosystem. The combined spectrum
enterprises, small businesses, government and other entities. footprint across frequency bands provides significant network
capacity and deep in-building coverage.
INNOVATION LED DEPLOYMENT
Jios next generation network is amongst the best in the world. PARTNERSHIPS
The network has advanced features such as Software Defined Value chain presence: Jio, along with business partners, is
Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation focused on making all the components of the digital value
(NFV). It is ready for future evolution of technology including chain available to customers. To deliver such end-to-end
transition to 5G with minimal additional capital expenditure solutions, Jio continues to partner and collaborate with
in the network. Jio has filed 54 patents for the path-breaking technology developers, service providers, infrastructure
initiatives it has been pioneering. providers, application partners and device manufacturers.
Jio has over 1,00,000 radiating sites, which is significantly more Infrastructure service providers: Jio has entered into master
than what any other operator had at its launch and already service agreements with leading telecom infrastructure
positions Jio as one of the largest network operators in the companies such as Reliance Infratel Ltd, Indus Towers Ltd,
country. Fiber is the critical backbone on which a telecom Viom Networks Ltd, ATC India Tower Corporation Pvt Ltd, GTL
service provider is able to provide high end services to Infrastructure Ltd, Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Tower
consumers. In addition to fiber backhaul, extensive last mile Vision India Pvt Ltd, RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, BSNL
fiber connectivity is being rolled out to address the fiber to the and MTNL to have access to the passive infrastructure set-up
home potential. by these companies. Such infrastructure is being used where
required.
RJIL's Singapore subsidiary is also key consortium partner in
a multi-terabit capacity international network, a new state Jio also has agreements with RCOM for the purpose of sharing
of-the-art 8,100 km cable system, the Bay of Bengal Gateway fiber and economising on overall use of fiber and other passive
(BBG). BBG provides direct connectivity to South East Asia and infrastructure.
the Middle East, then onward to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia
through seamless interconnection with existing cable systems. In addition to the partnered assets, RJIL has also built its own
This strategically important undersea cable landing facility network of towers and optic fiber to supplement its partners
in Chennai is owned by the RJIL, provides a high-speed, high tower and optic fiber infrastructure.
capacity, low latency route connecting India to the rest of the
world. DEVICES
Jio has been actively involved in developing the ecosystem for
With respect to sales and distribution, Jio has about half a Indias LTE phones, working with renowned Original Equipment
million activation outlets and close to a million recharge outlets Manufacturers (OEMs), Original Design Manufacturers
at launch. This is in addition to the digital channels that Jio has (ODMs) and chipset vendors on end-to-end device design
for seamless activation and recharge facilities for customers. and engineering. With the launch of LYF brand of devices by
The outlets have real time access to over 1,050 Jio offices set-up Reliance Retail Limited and several launches by other leading
across the country. OEMs, it is expected that almost all the smartphones sold in the
coming months will be VoLTE enabled.
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Jio is ensuring tight integration of these devices with its to understand with no fine print and ambiguous associated
network infrastructure, platforms and applications portfolio to conditions. In all the tariff plans, voice services (Local calls,
ensure seamless experience to customers. STD and National Roaming) will be offered free of cost to all its
subscribers always.
LIFESTYLE APPLICATIONS (APP)
Jio's all IP-centric network is enabling content focused services, Jio Prime Membership Programme for founder members: As
including VoLTE with the ability to offer rich, multimedia a token of its gratitude, the first 100 million plus Jio subscribers
communication and digital services as well as high quality voice were offered special Jio Prime Membership programme which
calling from and to other telecom networks and video calling as comes with several special benefits. Jio Prime Members will
well. Jios network is specifically designed to carry multimedia be able to enjoy unlimited benefits of Jio services till 31st
content, including music and video, thereby enabling a rich March, 2018 for a nominal, one-time enrolment fee of just
customer experience. In addition to LTE and its future versions, `99/- coupled with the most competitive monthly tariff plan in
Jio will continue to evaluate and deploy other technologies, the industry starting at `303/- per month. The programme was
both wireless and wire line, to offer comprehensive broadband designed to also enable Jio Prime Members to enjoy the full
solutions to consumers, small businesses, enterprises, bouquet of Jios applications on complimentary basis till
government and other entities. 31st March, 2018. In addition, there will be many other
attractive deals and offers from both Jio and its partners that
Jios customers have access to a large suite of digital services the Jio Prime Members will enjoy under this programme.
which will enrich their experience:
The Prime Membership programme was a resounding
success with 72 million plus customer subscriptions by 31st
JioChat JioXpressNews March, 2017, reflecting profound trust in Jios service quality
and offerings while enabling a smooth migration path from
complimentary services to paid services.
JioMoney MyJio
Everyday More Value Offer: In an industry first, Jio in
addition to its own market leading tariff plans, will also offer its
JioNet Jio4GVoice customers the option to choose the highest selling tariff plan of
any of the other leading Indian telecom operator, but with 20%
more data than what the other operator provides. With this, Jio
JioCloud JioSecurity will ensure that consumers do not have to ever suffer from data
anxiety and remain assured of the best value for the price paid
in a hyper competitive market.
JioNewspaper JioHealthHub
Since commencement Jio has changed the nature of mobile
services in India. With its customer-friendly pricing and services,
JioMags JioMusic Jio has shown that India can be a major market for mobile
broadband services. Jio's success can be attributed to several
factors, which includes its ecosystem approach, spectrum
JioCinema JioTV holdings, superior technology, pan-India network, consumer
centric pricing, suite of digital services and applications, services
and marketing and device availability.
COMMENCEMENT OF SERVICES
Jio commenced its services in September, 2016: Jios service In this transformative journey Jio reaffirms its commitment
commencement outlines five fundamental pillars of the Jio to Digital India vision and its ultimate objective of providing
ecosystem: (i) The best quality broadband network with the anytime, anywhere access to innovative and empowering
highest capacity; (ii) A world of affordable, cutting-edge digital content, applications and services, thereby propelling
devices; (iii) Compelling applications and content; (iv) Superior India into global leadership in the digital economy.
digital service experiences; and (v) Affordable and simple tariffs.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Industry redefining tariff simplicity and transparent As part of Corporate Social Responsibility and Urban Renewal
principles: In a path breaking practice, Jio has introduced efforts, Reliance Jio has taken up Green initiatives to enhance
simplified tariff structure with less than 20 plans as against the quality of life for all in Indias rapidly growing urban areas. It is
22,000+ tariff plans prevailing in the country today. The plans working with local municipalities to adopt existing public parks,
are consistent across India, rather than circle specific plans and green strips and open grounds and develop them into next
are designed to fit every budget. The mantra is simple, easy generation public spaces for the benefit of the citizens.
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RAHUL JOSHI
Network18 aims to be at the zenith of providing cutting edge news and quality content to the demanding new-age viewer;
and create unparalleled reach in the process.
The media industry in India is vibrant and evolving; with the emergence of new formats and services and rapidly-changing
business models. Network18 aspires to be at the forefront of this change. Digital is a focus area for Network18 and its
strength in linear media provides an edge, helping the Company leapfrog to be a channel-agnostic provider of top-drawer
content.
CNBC TV18 had 86% market share during annual budget speech
Newsroom
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The multi-platform consumer of today Through its continued investments Steered by a professional and
is more active, aware and assertive, into regional (vernacular) and digital experienced team, Network18
with strong opinions on key issues. platforms, Network18 aims to create constantly strives to host thought
Network18 harnesses the power of unparalleled reach. This shall enable leadership on air, online and on-
the digitally empowered consumer in tapping of the underserved segments ground, deriving leadership not only
chalking out its product strategy for of Indias diverse populace. through consumption numbers but also
content creation across all platforms. by facilitating the development of new
ideas and emerging thought processes.
Network18 comprises leading television Network18 has a track record of At Network18, the focus is on driving
channels, digital and mobile properties building successful strategic alliances the highest standards of creative
and publications in all key media with nationally as well as globally excellence by fostering a culture of
genres. This facilitates cross-promotion reputed names in the media industry, innovation to build new content
and cross-pollination of content and such as Viacom in entertainment, CNN formats across platforms, thereby
expertise across its network, thereby in English general news and CNBC creating strong brands across diverse
enabling enhanced advertising and in business news, A+E Networks in media.
subscription revenue generation. factual entertainment and Forbes in the
business magazine genre.
MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The year was a period of flux for the Media & Entertainment underlying trends on rising content consumption and economic
(M&E) industry, and a tale of two halves. Strong growth growth remain robust.
witnessed in first half of the year (H1) due to positive
momentum in channel launches and increased connectivity The Indian M&E industry is expected to grow at a 13.9% CAGR
saw a sharp deceleration in later half of the year (H2), as to reach `2,419 billion by 2021, from its estimated size of `1,262
advertisers scaled back marketing spends temporarily. billion in 2016, due to positive demographic trends, improving
Growth is expected to be back on track in the current year, as connectivity driving reach, and availability of segmented
content offerings. (Source: KPMG in India analysis, 2017).
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Size & Growth in Media & Entertainment in India is growing fast. Further, the reach of telecom providers is
much wider than traditional cable/DTH can offer.
2,419
BARC India is the only government registered TV ratings
2000 service in India, which released individual viewer ratings in
June 2015 and rural viewership data from October 2015;
` in billion
1000
30.8% unmonitored digital content consumption.
295
500
588
0 PERFORMANCE
TV Digital M&E Industry FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Network18 improved its market-standing and continued
2016 2021 CAGR investing for growth in what was a challenging year for the
media industry. The operating revenues on a consolidated basis
stood at `1,491 crore, down by 2.4% from `1,527 crore in
GROWTH DRIVERS FY 2015-16.
1. Improvement in socio-economic indicators
Sustained investments into new businesses and entry into more
2. Impetus on vernacular to drive growth in regional markets regional markets impacted the financial performance.
FY 2016-17 EBIT was negative at (`201) crore on a consolidated
3. Supportive policy initiatives such as:
basis as compared to `173 crore in the previous year.
Digitising the cable distribution segment and granting
industry status to the film industry. (`in crore)
Particulars FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
Increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit Revenues 1,491 1,527
from 74% to 100% in cable and Direct to Home EBIT (201) 173
(DTH) satellite platforms and from 26% to 49% in
broadcasting of news channels. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
Goods & Services Tax (GST): M&E will stand to benefit Television business
as entertainment tax will fall under the ambit of GST News
and input credits will be available to all segments Business News constitutes CNBC TV18 and CNBC Awaaz No.1
across the board. in English and Hindi business news genre respectively, and
CNBC Bajar- first Gujarati business news channel.
4. Digitisation See your customer
Highlights of the year: CNBC TV18 had 86% market-share
The high quality content and digital services provided by during the annual budget-speech.
the Network18 group dovetails with the launch of the Jio
telecom platform; underscoring an ecosystem approach to General News includes CNN News 18 and News18 India.
digital outreach to the new-age Indian.
Highlights of the year: CNN-IBN underwent a complete
It is expected that by 2020, the ratio of digital cable revamp on April 18, 2016 and rebranded itself as CNN-News18;
subscribers to DTH subscribers will be 53:47, with 90 million revealing a new logo, look and philosophy. The exclusive
digital cable subscribers and 79 million DTH subscribers. interview with Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
September 2016 was a landmark achievement for the channel.
5. 4G rapidly gaining acceptance Amplifies reach Hindi News channel IBN7 was also re-launched as News18 India.
With all key telecom companies in India broadening their CNN News 18 interviewed the
4G offering and gaining consumer acceptance through
falling data prices, the uptake in online video consumption
Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri
Narendra Modi
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Regional News includes ETV News Channels and IBN Lokmat. Infotainment: HistoryTV18 is a leading factual entertainment
channel. Lifestyle channel fyiTV18 was launched.
Highlights of the year: Three channels launched - namely
News18 Kerala, News18 Tamil Nadu and News18 Assam/N.E. IBN Highlights of the year: Launched local tent poles this year
Lokmat bagged the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in with- Man Vs Job which showcased some of Indias most
Journalism Awards. unconventional and interesting occupations.
Highlights of the year: VH1 was the live TV streaming partner Highlights of the year: Viacom18s digital video destination
for Global Citizen Festival India. VOOT was rated one of the top apps of 2016 on the Google
PlayStore.
Kids Entertainment constitutes of Nickelodeon - the No. 1
channel in the Kids category, Sonic, Nick Jr./Teen Nick and Nick Digital Commerce
HD+. Digital Commerce includes HomeShop18 and Bookmyshow.
Highlights of the year: Nickelodeon school contact program Highlights of the year: Bookmyshow was the ticketing partner
reached out to nearly 500 schools across multiple cities in the for big sport events like India Super League (ISL) 2016 and India
country. vs England Test cricket series, apart from prestigious global
citizen festival where top British rock band Coldplay performed.
Regional Entertainment: The Network18 group has rebranded
all of the acquired regional entertainment channels of ETV Print/publication business
(now part of the Viacom18 stable) under the common umbrella It has a portfolio of highly reputed publications comprising
brand of Colors. These 5 channels in Kannada, Bangla, Marathi, Forbes India, Overdrive, Better Photography and Better
Gujarati and Oriya mirror the cultural ethos and richness of the Interiors.
respective regions through unique content and provide the
group with a thrust into vernacular entertainment which is the Highlights of the year: Launched W Power Trailblazers and 30
growth engine of the future. under 30 lists.
SRIKANTH
VENKATACHARI SOUMYO DUTTA
Reliance continues to be a pioneer in innovative structured financing. It has been actively pursuing digital solutions in
the form of SWIFT messaging, digitisation of cross border trade, big data, electronic bond platform and robotic process
automation . Reliance raises capital at extremely competitive rates and attempts to diversify the resource base across product
types, geographies, maturities and currency mix. Reliance also looks to continuously deliver shareholder value by reducing
cost of its borrowings. Reliance has been able to fund its biggest ever capex program by using a judicious mix of various
financing instruments and optimisation of its working capital cycle. Reliance has successfully retained its credit rating of two
notches above India sovereign by S&P and one notch above sovereign by Moodys throughout the capex cycle."
FINANCING STRATEGY
Reliance adheres to conservative financial policies and raise long-term resources from global financial markets at very
maintains significant cash balances in order to be able to competitive rates.
complete projects on a timely basis, capitalise on opportunities,
attract world-class project partners and carry out capital The endeavor is to optimise the cost and tenor of the
investment programs through business cycles. borrowing and diversify concentration risk across different
instruments, types of investors, geographies and currencies.
Reliance has achieved a diversified capital structure using a mix
of different instrument classes and financial products across During FY 2016-17, Reliance has successfully refinanced long-
maturities and currencies. As a pioneer in debt markets and term financing of US$1.75 billion syndicated loan and US$550
the largest offshore borrower from India, Reliance has excellent million club loan/ bilateral loans aggregating to US$2.3 billion
access to global capital markets and enjoys strong relationships resulting in substantial interest savings over the remaining life
with more than 100 banks and financial institutions. It is also of these loans. Of these, US$1.75 billion syndicated loan saw an
one of the largest corporate user of Export Credit Agencies initial participation from 18 banks. This was further syndicated
(ECA) backed financing globally which gives it the ability to to additional 13 banks taking the total number to 31 banks. This
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deal saw the largest amount of syndication in any facility for During FY 2016-17, Reliance Sibur Elastomers Pvt. Ltd (RSEPL)
Reliance since 2007. tied up a US$330 million term loan from commercial banks. This
10 year financing was the longest tenor US$ denominated loan
FINANCING FOR ETHANE PROJECT raised in Asia (ex Japan) in the last 10 years.
In October 2016, US$ 572 million financing was tied up to
partially finance six state-of-the-art Very Large Ethane Carriers CAPITAL RESOURCES
(VLECs) the vessels being first of their type and size globally. During FY 2016-17, Reliance and its subsidiaries tied up facilities
These carriers transport Ethane imported from the United across various financing products and maturities. The table
States to provide feedstock security to existing crackers at below shows debt levels for the year ended March, 2017 and
Dahej, Hazira and Nagothane. March, 2016 for Reliance on a consolidated basis.
LIQUIDITY AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT indirectly deployed portfolio through Mutual Funds. Investment
Reliance has strong focus on effective management of its cash portfolio is designed to provide a stable return by efficient
flows that creates a strong buffer to deal with unexpected allocation to various asset classes. A constant review, careful
calls on liquidity and ensures that all business and financial and swift calibration of duration of Fixed Income portfolio
commitments are met on time. helped deliver superior returns and alpha over comparable
benchmarks. The investment portfolio is monitored and
Sources of liquidity include operating cash flows, committed operated under a prudent risk management framework.
fund and non-fund based lines from banks and a high quality
liquid investment portfolio. AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
During FY 2016-17, Reliance and its subsidiaries won the
The working capital requirement across the group is met following awards for its innovative financing
through a range of financing arrangements including Buyers
Credit, Suppliers Credit, Working Capital Demand Loan and
TXF Perfect 10 Top Deal of 2016 - Best Overall ECA/Project
Packing Credit. Active management of receivables through post Finance Deal of the Year; Reliance VLEC Deal
shipment financing and forfaiting is also undertaken to manage
2016 Deal of the Year Award: ECA East from Marine
short term working capital financing requirement. Money, Reliance VLEC Deal
GTF Shipping Debt Deal of the Year Asia 2016; Reliance
The cash to cash cycle is tightly monitored in order to have VLEC Deal
smooth and continuous business operations with optimal
The Asset Best Transport Deal 2016; Reliance VLEC Deal
working capital structure.
Trade Finance Deal of the Year 2016; Reliance VLEC Deal
Corporate Treasurer award for the best Trade Finance
Reliance invests in highly rated securities and has a well- strategy
diversified portfolio. It has a mix of directly managed and
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Reliance recognises the necessity to integrate and effectively established and emerging. The setting of clear and effective
manage environmental, financial and social considerations into business objectives for the group is a key aspect of the
its business decisions. A robust business strategy and sound system of internal control. Reliance drives growth, value,
risk management system are essential for an organisation to innovation and transformation in society by leveraging
mitigate its economic, environmental and social risks. The its existing know-how and asset base and investing in
Company has reached up to this scale on the strength of the opportunities strategic to its existing businesses and those
4 enablers which help the Company to sustain its growth, of the future.
reinforcing Reliances fundamental philosophy Growth is Life.
Refer page no. 24 & 25 of Corporate Overview for a quick
The three enablers are:
view into the strategic framework and outcome for
1. Strategic Framework at RIL Reliance.
2. Integrated Approach
B. THE INTEGRATED APPROACH
3. Risk and Governance Reliance believes in the interconnectedness of the impacts.
i) Enterprise Risk Management To enhance Reliances value creation and creation of a
ii) Reliance Management System continuous competitive business model, the Company has adopted
reinvention with effective use of technology the six capitals postulated as part of the International
Integrated Reporting Councils (IIRC) <IR> framework. RILs
A. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AT RELIANCE performance and impacts associated with it are collectively
Reliances Group Strategic Framework sets out its strategy, referred to as six capitals which include:
financial framework and risk management and establishes a) Natural capital
the goals of Reliance. It also describes the strategic intent b) Human capital
of Reliance and the expectations and boundaries within c) Intellectual capital
which each of its businesses must operate and thereby d) Manufactured capital
providing guidance for each of the businesses - both e) Financial capital
f ) Social and Relationship capital
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The Companys financial performance is inherently linked to its optimum usage of natural resources and healthy relationships
with internal as well as external stakeholders. While RILs operations work towards achieving a high level of profitability, there
is a great impetus on the personal and professional development of its human capital as well. The Company is incessantly
working towards bringing about technological disruptions which prove to be the game changer in their individual industries.
While these innovative solutions ensure fast paced growth, they also help in reducing the operational footprint. The Company
ensures the efficient and optimal utilisation of its assets to gain a competitive advantage while also taking care of the
communities where it operates. RIL leverages digital technology and smart manufacturing applications to create innovative
solutions for business functions. The Companys integrated approach to value creation encapsulates its commitment to a
sustainable future.
The Integrated Report demonstrates RILs continued involvement to integrate six capitals (Natural, Human, Intellectual,
Manufactured, Financial and Social and Relationship) throughout the organisation and create value for the benefit
of its stakeholders.
a) An Enterprise Risk Management Framework ensures mitigation of strategic risk while seamlessly governing the execution
of operations.
b) Reliance Management System (RMS) seeks to build competitive advantage through continuous reinvention and use of
technology.
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THE INTEGRATED
NATURAL APPROACH
CAPITAL CLEAN AIR, WATER AND SOIL
PAWAN KUMAR
PARAMJIT SINGH SURINDER SAINI
KAPIL
"Reliance lives by its vision of creating value through sustainable measures and ensures that the ethos of environmental
conservation are a part of its operational philosophy. Every location works towards minimising its environmental footprint
and strives to be in harmony with the ecosystem that it operates in. RIL believes that timely and sufficient availability of
natural resources is an imperative for continuity of its business operations."
Promoting use of Total water recycled Largest recycler of Asia's largest mango Targeting no
RIL eco-friendly fuels and desalination of PET Bottles orchard in arid land bottom of the
Differentiators resulting in lower water at Jamnagar barrel production.
emissions. Supersite
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Clean technology
Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from carbon dioxide
to lower GHG emissions.
Development of RelFarmS, which converts by-product
sulphur into a high quality fertiliser.
Energy efficiency
Enhanced heat recovery by revamping of air preheaters to
recover more energy from flue gases.
Improved heat rate by uprating Gas Turbines. RIL has registered eight CDM projects with the United Nations
Installation of advanced technologies like Divided Wall Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These
Column (DWC). projects are related to energy efficiency, use of renewable
energy and cleaner fuels. The Company has built in-house
Renewable energy capacity to develop CDM projects and obtain the registration
RILs Algae to Bio-crude effort aims at establishing a green and issuance of the same in the form of Certified Emission
platform to achieve sustainable and economically viable Reductions (CERs) from the UNFCCC.
production of bio-crude by large-scale cultivation of
producer algae strains with optimal inputs of sea water, RIL is working towards reducing the carbon intensity of its
low cost nutrients (N, P) and crop protection measures. energy mix by implementing energy and carbon reduction
initiatives.
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Outcome: Reduced consumption of freshwater. The waste generated is converted into a useful bio-manure by
vermi-composting method, thereby reducing the load of waste
disposal. The wastewater generated from the manufacturing
plants is treated and used for green-belt development, thereby
minimising effluent discharge.
ILLUSTRATION: Enhancing Vinyl Chloride Monomer Certain waste generated from the operations goes for
(VCM) through Resource Optimisation beyond disposal through authorised vendors through reprocessing,
original design standards incineration or landfill.
Action Taken: Feed reconfiguration scheme was installed Action Taken: RIL collaborated with cement industries to
to offload the Recycled Ethylene Dichloride Column and to utilise waste as a fuel in the cement manufacturing process.
increase plant throughput during column cleaning.
Outcome: Reduced consumption of non-renewable energy,
Outcome: Increase in plant production from 66% to 90-100% financial saving, emission reduction and waste minimisation.
of plant load, saving of 4.2 TPH of steam and saving of 0.4 TPH
boiler feed water.
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To promote biodiversity, more than 1.38 crore saplings have RILs refineries have continued to remain in top quartile
been planted across all RIL sites and other intervention areas till performance based on Solomons energy intensity index.
date. RIL has also added 5,129 acres of green belt, a contribution Key strengths as per Solomon study are energy efficiency,
from all manufacturing divisions since inception. operational availability and utilised processing complexity.
Operational availability is defined as the percentage of time,
Through a unique partnership with Ministry of Environment a unit or facility available to operate in its intended manner.
and Forests, Government of India and Gujarat Ecological Higher Utilised Processing Complexity (UPC) generally
Commission, RIL is involved in setting up the National Centre for increases Gross Refining Margin (GRM). With the completion of
Marine Biodiversity (NCMB) - India's first Centre of Excellence for Gasification plant, Paraxylene plant, ROGC plant and associated
the study of India's coastal biodiversity at Jamnagar. units, Reliances Jamnagar will be among the highest conversion
refineries globally, with no bottom-of-the-barrel products.
Scale of Impact: RIL is recycling about 60,000 tonnes/year of Outcome: Increased alkyl production by 200- 300 tonnes per
polyester waste. day, increase in refrigeration capacity and increased plant
throughput.
Outcome: Removal of non-biodegradable waste from the
environment and diligent use of scarce resources.
Total rain water harvesting capacities of over 5 crore cubic metres created since inception.
Total saplings planted 1.38+ crore till date.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
OVER 5 YEARS (MANUFACTURING
LOCATIONS)
HUMAN CAPITAL
The values and behaviours at RIL have inculcated a deeper sense of connect and engagement for its people. Reliance fosters
a culture that is performance oriented, promotes rewards for results and helps its people grow. RILs workforce is one of the
most critical resources for the Company and it is working tirelessly to foster a growth driven culture. Over the last couple of
years the Company has brought about a major transformation in its approach towards human resource management through
the R-HR transformation journey. The focus is on development of employees at professional and personal levels using a
pioneering, integrated approach to provide world-class HR service delivery to all its employees. The Community development
initiatives seek to promote equitable economic growth and ensure a more sustainable, inclusive and people centric
development. RIL has enhanced its existing systems and processes to capture the overall impact on community through
various media and initiatives.
Diversity at Reliance
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RILs expansion into diversified segments requires special skill sets. RILs entrepreneurial culture is aimed to encourage the young
generation to play a vital role in the organisation's growth.
9,449 (7%)
1,23,594 (88%)
67,720 (48%)
learning experience, ask questions, and start discussions with SPECTRUM covering 18000+ employees which manifested in
peers across Reliance. Over 23,000 employees used the various the organisation witnessing a significant increase in learning
social learning platforms, viewed more than 5.5 lakh pages, and hours contributed by the digital channel.
created 171 video blogs and more than 500 text blogs.
Reliance has sown the seeds for Player Coach Culture by
Reliance aims to nurture talent and potential leaders at all levels initiation of INSPIRE program. The program has leaders across
of career development to provide a robust pipeline of new age the organisation coming forward to teach, share experiences,
leaders for tomorrow. For the FY 2016-17, 16 senior leaders have mentor and coach the new generation to exhibit their
been identified for the step up program to shoulder larger roles commitment towards learning.
at group leadership levels.
As part of its Learning Strategy, Reliance is now focused on
Additionally, FY 2016-17 witnessed the successful launch enabling full cycle/self-paced/ongoing capability development
of second edition of the flagship Career Acceleration through anytime, anywhere access to personalised, on-demand
Program (CAP) which identifies and develops young talented learning resources. One of the key focus areas for Reliance
professionals with a high potential. Of the 46 participants of is to enable self-driven career management and dynamic
CAP 2016 batch, 21 have been given the platform to progress development needs identification (independent of organisation
their careers either through promotions or job enhancements. structure) followed by driving in-role excellence and enabling
self-review of desired vs existing state using a comprehensive
In FY 2016-17, Reliance imparted 76+ lakh man-hours of talent construct encompassing capabilities, qualifications,
training to its people across the group. Other than permanent experiences, traits and drivers.
employees, contract staff were also covered through various
training programs. Reliance is making significant progress in Learning Analytics
and Evaluation to gather specific insights from integrated
The strategic learning partnerships with professional systems to enable a seamless learning experience for the
organisations like Skillsoft, Corporate Executive Board, among learner and the learning management for the organisation.
others and with renowned business thinkers like Josh Bersin
and Gary Hamel have provided its employees access to world- DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
class opportunities to learn and enhance their professional and Reliance recognises and respects different cultures, national
personal skills. origin, race, religion and sexual orientation. Reliance focuses on
three aspects of diversity: gender diversity, multigenerational
Modernised Learning diversity and inclusivity.
Digitised learning launch of Digital J3 The Company promotes equal opportunity for all its employees
Modular approach 13 learning academies and employs people from 21 nationalities including 95 foreign
nationals in the leadership team. Employee strength as on
Cloud-based learning 31st March, 2017 for RIL is 24,167 which includes 1,226 female
Innovation Culture employees. RIL supports and creates awareness on employing
differently abled employees. The total number of permanent
Learning partnerships Skillsoft, CEB employees with disabilities as on 31st March 2017 was 71.
Interventions by globally renowned management gurus
Gary Hamel and Josh Bersin Reliance is committed to building a system that encourages
the development of future leaders from within the folds of
Leadership Pipeline the Company. Dedicated to special needs of women in the
workforce, the Company has laid emphasis on implementing
Step-Up Programs 16 senior leaders identified next-generation policies like 6 months maternity leave followed
Career Acceleration Program 21 CAP participants by 6 months part-time working to help new mothers balance
promoted in 2016 child-care priorities with work. RIL has undertaken pro-active
measures such as 24x7 toll-free helpline for women, reserved
In FY 2016-17, a GST Awareness Campaign was driven through parking for expectant mothers, self-defense workshop among
the social learning platform and was provided to 19000+ others. R-Aadya is a common platform for women employees
employees, to build knowledge around Goods and Services Tax to connect, converse and collaborate. The program is designed
and how it impacts citizens of India and the businesses to give them opportunities through its 4 pillars which include
at Reliance. providing mentorship conversations, leadership interactions,
forums and conferences and trainings and workshops
To encourage employees to experience broad range of learning (Classroom and E-learnings).
modes, Reliance launched a culture building initiative called
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EMPLOYEE BREAKDOWN (RIL) members across the country through strategic tieups with
multi-specialty hospitals. Occupational Health Centres (OHC)
located at each of the manufacturing locations and corporate
office offers preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative
1% health services.
2%
Reliance Employee and Family Emergency Response Services
24% (REFERS) offers round-the-clock assistance in case of any
medical, accident, fire and security exigencies to employees and
57% their family. R-Swasthya, creates a culture where its employees
choose to live healthier lifestyles. Reliance promotes wellness
12% culture among employees and family members. It organises
Good Health and Health improvement awards across all its
4% locations. JioHealthHub, an IT-enabled platform, simplifies
management of health records by enabling the users to upload
medical data and maintain a medical profile. Additionally, RIL
Apprentices Executive Leader owns web based Health Management System (HMS), which is a
Manager Non-Supervisors Trainees robust databank containing health records of all the employees.
An Ethics and Compliance Task Force has been established EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
which oversees and monitors implementation of ethical Leadership connect with employees through multiple channels
business practices within Reliance. It comprises of the Reliance like Leadership Talk, webcasts, governance meetings. R-VOICE
Group Head of HR, General Counsel, Group Controller and is a fully confidential employee feedback survey to gain
Group Company Secretary. The Company has various grievance actionable insights into making the Company a great place to
redressal channels to deal with issues related to ethics and non- work. It is a platform to understand the employee sentiment
compliance. on leadership support, manager support, work environment,
and performance and benefits. As a result, Reliances Leadership
All the Companys units maintain 100% compliance with local
Support score in the survey has increased to 84% which is
and national laws, regarding ethics and human rights. Reliance
9% points above global benchmark. The engagement scores
also takes into account global standards and strives to comply
have shown a steady improvement in the last 3 years with
with all global norms on human rights, including the principles
highest improvement observed in leadership support scores in
outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
the areas of vision communication and leadership trust. Peer
Rights. RIL has formed Internal Complaints Committees at all
recognition programme R-Sammaan encourages individuals
of its operational locations where employees can register their
to acknowledge the contributions from their colleagues. Large
complaints against sexual harassment. This is supported by
scale events such as Bring Your Family to Work week and
the Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy which ensures a free and
Reliance Founders Day are lasting memories for its employees.
fair enquiry process with clear timelines for resolution. All
Business Today recognised Reliance as one of the top 25 best
employees are sensitised on these topics through structured
companies to work in India. Reliance is moving away from
training programmes. No cases of child labour, forced labour,
the structured workspace concept and fast embracing a
involuntary labour, sexual harassment and discriminatory
collaborative and inclusive open office concept, for which RIL
employment were reported during the period.
has won the Herman Miller-REACH award in 2016.
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION HR TRANSFORMATION JOURNEY
The Company has recognised employee unions and
In pursuit of excellence, RIL has defined world-class HR
associations at various sites, which encourage the employees
practices through its R-HR Transformation journey. Reliance has
to participate freely in constructive dialogue with the
transformed as an organisation in terms of its policies, processes
management. Almost 100% of its non-supervisory permanent
and systems. FY 2016-17 evidenced the first year of operations
employees at its manufacturing locations are covered under the
post RILs HR Transformation initiatives where-in it continued
collective bargaining agreements with trade unions which also
to improve, streamline and integrate its processes while
comply with the local and national laws.
embarking on a journey of digitisation and automation. At RIL,
autonomous, self-sufficient teams were created for handling
LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS
responsibility for specific business outcomes to drive employee
Leadership behavioural change begins with a clear definition of
empowerment and smooth decision making. This inculcated
what is expected from RIL's leaders. RIL has a defined Leadership
a culture of meritocracy, transparency, empowerment and
Expectations (LEs) framework applicable to all senior level
entrepreneurship across the organisation.
and group level leaders. LEs serve as a consistent guiding
compass in how RIL operates, how it leads effectively, how it
makes decisions and what it judges to be important. A shift in
the profile of RIL's leaders is taking place, as it progresses on Wave 1 R-Empowerment, R-Performance and R-Rewards 2013-14
embedding LEs. Reliance is working on creating awareness Wave 2 R-Talent 2014-15
about Leadership Expectations through R-Radio interviews and Wave 3 R-Careers 2015-16
blogs of leaders in which they share about their own personal Wave 4 R-Learning and Development 2016-17
experiences on four different components of Leadership
Expectations i.e. Act Decisively, Deliver Results, Value Expertise HR Platform is a pioneering HR service which leverages micro-
and Inspire People. RIL is also conducting targeted workshops services architecture to provide seamless and real-time delivery
to create role models at leadership levels. RIL's new behavioural and resolution of business requirements.
learning interventions under The Learning Curve and
Human Resources Governance, Integration, Risk and
leadership development programs are based on its Leadership
Expectations framework. Assurance Team, focusses on strategically driving key
people-focused transformational initiatives across Reliance. It
establishes governance and related management assurance
processes. It facilitates in adoption of progressive HR policies
and institutionalising governance meetings from team level to
the highest governing body.
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209.3% 48.7%
Increased total work force Increase in HSE expenditure
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INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
HITAL R. MESWANI AJIT SAPRE DR. J. V. KELKAR GERARD DENAZELLE SUKETU VAKIL
RIL has leveraged its competitive advantage emanating from its world class assets at its operations. RILs transition from a
smart buyer of technology to a fast customiser of technology and a flagship developer through largely inhouse developed
technology has helped the Company create significant value. A strong focus on development of novel and proprietary
technological progressions have prodded RIL on a path of accelerated growth and improved profitability.
2014 2015
R&D Navi Mumbai Developed a
state-of-the-art patented process for
facility became fully catalytic gasification
functional of petcoke and coal
2017
Jio successfully adopted LTE using both Time Division
Duplex (LTETDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (LTE-
FDD) technology for its wireless broadband services
along with filing 54 patents (developed inhouse) for
the path-breaking initiatives
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RIL has set a landmark in biofuels industry by commissioning This in-house technology development has placed RIL and India
the worlds largest Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) in the global league of catalyst technology owners.
demonstration unit at R&D Biofuels site at Gagwa.
VALUE ADDITION TO REFINERY SULPHUR
BIODIESEL (JATROPHA) RIL has developed an innovative sulphur based fertiliser
RIL has made significant progress in the development of high
RelFarmS that is more efficient in crop yield compared to
yielding Jatropha hybrids. The hybrids will be ready for field
conventional sulphur fertilisers and can effectively remediate
testing in the subsequent year. RIL is also partnering with global
sodic soils making them usable for agriculture. RIL has
leaders in hybrid development and evaluation with an objective
developed a proprietary sulphur based additive RelBitS
of setting together best technology available worldwide. If
for producing sulphur extend asphalt for road pavement
the technology development is successful, it will help create
application. Replacement of 20-30% of bitumen with RelBitS
a resource to enable production of biodiesel, helping address
helps to improve the quality of a road in terms of mechanical
energy security needs for India.
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strength, corrosion and water resistance, marshal stability, Till date, 30% Asbestos fiber replacement is proved successfully
fatigue, resilient modulus etc. and further research is being carried out to develop the product
for replacement of 100% Asbestos. This project will reduce the
MULTI ZONE CATALYTIC CRACKING (MCC) PROCESS overall imports of the Asbestos in the country.
MCC is a new process developed for direct cracking of crude
along with other distress streams for maximising propylene, R&D PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
ethylene and Benzene, Toluene and Xylene (BTX) yields. R&D REFINING
This technology combines several processes in a single riser The key focus areas for R&D in Refining domain are coking,
platform which is unique and first time in the world, leading hydro processing, Fluidised Catalytic Cracking (FCC), reforming,
to reduction in cost of production of olefins. MCC technology crude processing, reliability improvement and process
development demonstrates the fundamental transformation of optimisation, based on molecular level characterisation and
RIL from technology in-licensor to flagship developer of world models. The Company is also venturing into new areas like
class refining technologies. RIL has been granted patents in biomass gasification, value addition/utilisation of refinery
USA, Australia and Singapore. byproduct sulphur and nanotechnology-based applications
besides conventional refining areas. The Company is also
ENHANCED PROPYLENE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY looking into areas like syngas conversion to chemicals and value
(EPR) IN FLUIDISED CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) addition of refinery by-product streams like metal recovery from
RIL has developed and implemented an innovative and unique slate.
process which has enhanced recovery of propylene and LPG
from the fuel gas at minimal additional operating cost. The R&D PETROCHEMICALS
EPR process can be implemented in both existing as well as Reliance Petrochemicals R&D supports aromatic complexes,
grass-root FCC units, particularly in high capacity and high olefin crackers, polymers, fibre intermediates, LAB, polyester
severity units. The process has been patented worldwide and and effluent treatment. The focus areas include:
has received multiple awards namely Petrofed, International
Efficient asset utilisation/asset renewal/capability building
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and Indian Institute of Chemical
Development of specialty product grades/materials/
Engineers (IIChe). catalysts
Enhancing green quotient of the processes/products by
R&D HEALTH, SAFETY AND developing eco-friendly processes/products
ENVIRONMENT (HSE)
Value addition to by-product streams to enhance
R&D at RIL gives a lot of emphasis on HSE, few examples of R&D profitability
initiatives focusing on HSE are mentioned below:
Leveraging opportunities at the chemicals/oil interface
A. RILS LOW COST CO2 CAPTURE PROCESS
DVANCE PROCESS CONTROL (APC) & REAL TIME
A
Capturing industrial CO2 emissions is a key to sustainability
and environmental protection. RIL has developed an
OPTIMISATION (RTO)
At Reliance, there is a strong focus on improving and optimising
innovative fluid bed process that can capture CO2 from flue
process units continuously by minimising process variations,
gas and other industrial emissions at a 70% lower operating
increasing unit throughput, optimsing yield and minimising
cost than existing amine systems. This technology makes it
utility consumption through APC and RTO applications. With
practical to produce chemicals from CO2 and also provides a strong APC/RTO team, which does in-house implementation
feedstock for biological systems such as algae based (from concept to commissioning) and maintenance, RIL ensures
products. improved stability, reliability and profitability of the process
units in a sustainable manner. RIL has close to 200 APC/RTO
B. REPLACEMENT OF ASBESTOS FIBRE IN CEMENT
applications running continuously in 66 different units of
ROOF SHEET PRODUCT BY USING SHORTCUT Refinery, Petrochemical and Polymer plants optimising and
POLYESTER FIBRE utilising assets to the full potential.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in
underground rock formations. Mining of Asbestos in
banned in India due to accompanying health hazards,
but its usage is not. Thus, the industry depends on 100%
imports. RIL is working on replacement of Asbestos fiber
in cement roofing sheets which are used for sheds and
poor peoples huts, with the application of cost effective
new engineered Recron 3s fibers. They also have a
better affinity with cement and improves the working
performance.
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R&D JIO
ILLUSTRATION: Reducing Separation Cycle Time Jio envisages to usher in the era of visuality, where video will
A lot of time was spent on analysing Argon and Oxygen replace voice as the new communication medium. It is future
component separation. ready and can be upgraded as technologies advance to 5G, 6G
Action Taken: At RIL-Dahej, with the help of cause and and beyond. Jio has so far filed 54 global patents.
effect analysis, Pareto Chart and Why-Why technique it was
identified that to separate Argon and Oxygen, the Company R&D ENABLERS
is required to achieve desired temperature. To achieve this an INFRASTRUCTURE
in-house chilling facility was created. The state-of-the-art R&D department, headquartered in Navi
Outcome: Reduced analysis cycle time and improved Mumbai, is supported by regional R&D centres spread across
analytical reliability. India. The Companys R&D centres are among the best equipped
in the country for conducting high end interdisciplinary
research.
B) ELECTRONIC LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (ELN) leaders Thomson Reuters for centralisation of patent
RIL has implemented best in class Electronic Laboratory filing which enables focused patent filing to build a strong
Notebook (ELN) which is seamlessly integrated with patent portfolio. It helps in having a centralised repository
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) as for various stakeholders input/decision, simplifying patent
part of R&D digitisation initiatives to establish a robust maintenance and audit of patents.
and reliable laboratory execution systems. ELN user
interface is entirely flexible and can be tailored by creating R&D EXPENDITURE
experiment templates that allow the scientist to easily (` in crore)
enter information as well as directly capture results from Expense FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
interfaced analytical instruments and barcode systems for Capital 593 631
sample lifecycle management.
Revenue 855 628
C) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Total 1,448 1,259
SYSTEM (IPMS)
R&D at RIL has implemented an enterprise wide Intellectual
Property Portfolio Management application from product
INNOVATION
At Reliance, innovation is a way of life that allows the Company to create real, sustainable value for all its stakeholders. Reliance
considers innovation from an organisational point of view not just from a product, process or R&D point of view.
Innovation at Reliance
Environment
Process Talent
Mission Kurukshetra
RELIANCE INNOVATION COUNCIL For his various contributions to India, he has been honoured
The Reliance Innovation Council (RIC) is a unique corporate with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour
entity that was established in 2008. These global thought bestowed in India.
leaders and iconic personalities fold the future in and lay out an
Prof. George M. Whitesides is a Professor at Harvard University
innovation agenda for the organisation.
and among the worlds foremost chemist. He is also a
Mr. Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director co-founder of companies with a combined market capitalisation
of Reliance, is also an RIC member. Besides being on many of over US$30 billion.
prestigious boards, he was recently elected a Foreign Member
Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn is a professor at the College de France
of the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering.
in Paris, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar is the Chairman of the RIC, an for his studies on the chemical basis of molecular recognition.
eminent scientist and the President of Global Research Alliance.
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Over the years his work has led to the definition of a new field of ILLUSTRATION: Enabling Innovation - Mission
chemistry. Kurukshetra
Mission Kurukshetra encourages Idea Champions across
Prof. Robert Grubbs is a professor at Caltech, and received the
Reliance to lead idea campaigns that seeks innovative ideas
2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in the field of olefin
from people.
metathesis.
Action Taken: More than 120 such campaigns have been
Dr. William A. Haseltine is chairman of Haseltine Global Health launched, seeking ideas from across the Company and
LLC, a virtual pharmaceutical company. He is also well-known galvanising people around innovation.
for his pioneering work in cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Example One of the water saving campaigns was
Prof. Gary Hamel is one of the worlds most influential business about reducing water consumption at one of the sites. In
thinkers and renowned business strategy expert. this campaign more than 200 ideas related to reducing
Follow Reliance Innovation on Twitter: @RILInnovation consumption at the plant, process, department, technology
and building level were shared by environmentally conscious
The Reliance Innovation Leadership Centre (RIL-C) was set up employees, of which many are under implementation. It
to serve the innovation vision of the Company. RIL-C and the resulted in water saving of 40%.
Companys leadership implement Reliances innovation agenda Outcome in progress: Innovation enablement culture across
by deploying the best and next innovation practices. Reliance.
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MANUFACTURED CAPITAL
PAWAN KUMAR
HITAL R. MESWANI B NARAYAN PARAMJIT SINGH SURINDER SAINI
KAPIL
Every day, advances in manufacturing technologies make factories smarter, safer and more environmentally sustainable. At
RIL, Reliance Management System is the key to realise the Companys strategic goals and targets in the areas of Reliability and
Enterprise Asset Management.
Reliance leverages digital technology in the area of advanced analytics to create innovative solutions for value added
business functions. Its investment in mega projects and extremely diverse and complex supply chain ensure improved energy
efficiency and reduced operating and maintenance cost.
Jamnagar Refinery
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NELSON COMPLEXITY INDEX: RIL has a large portfolio of more than 1,800 applications being
RILs Jamnagar refineries are amongst the largest and most used across the various businesses of RIL, including world-class
complex refining assets globally, with a Nelson Complexity implementations like Meridium APM for asset performance
Index of 12.7. Superior configuration of refineries provides management, GE SmartSignal for predictive maintenance,
following benefits to meet product specifications: Honeywell Intuition Executive for process and performance
1. Ability to process difficult crudes, which are cheaper monitoring, SAP HCM for hiring, onboarding and training, and
Tableau for dashboards and visualisation.
2. Ability to produce high value added refinery product slate
3. Ability to make superior grade refinery fuel products, such True to RILs vision to be a Cloud First, Mobile First organisation,
as BS-IV and Euro-IV + grade gasoline and diesel RIL employees can access transactional, analytical, and
informational capability on their mobile devices thus improving
DEBOTTLENECKING: productivity, response time, safety and operational reliability.
RIL has implemented several initiatives focusing on
debottlenecking, capacity enhancement and yield As cyber-security becomes a key focus area in this digital world,
improvement to enhance its competitive strength. RIL has implemented state-of-the-art technology solutions
to detect & prevent cyber threats by improving monitoring,
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY intrusion detection capabilities. Towards the end, Reliance Retail
At Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the IT function collaborates has recently been re-certified to the Payment Card Industry
and partners with the business and functions in their quest Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the Petrochemicals
for operational reliability, safety, innovation and co-creation of business has also achieved ISO 27001 certification.
value and resilience. In the last 5 years, IT has transformed itself
from a traditional service delivery unit to a trusted partner that The scale of digital disruption is increasing exponentially, and
systematically co-creates value with the business while driving there are several exciting technologies that promise to change
continuous identification and adoption of game-changing and the way of working at Reliance. The Company recognises
value-adding technologies. opportunities in artificial intelligence, machine learning,
big data analytics, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),
The various IT processes are grouped into five high level blockchain, 3D printing, virtual reality etc. and have been hard
building blocks to cover the key activities of the function:
1. Perform IT Strategy/Planning
2. Manage Architecture & Design
3. Develop & Deliver IT Solutions
4. Run and Operate IT Infrastructure, Networks & Applications
5. Manage IT function
Use of drone
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at work setting the stage to build institutional competencies in opportunities has been recognised. RIL will shortly launch
these areas. one such Connected Intelligence initiative for its Refining
& Marketing business, which is powered by the IBM Watson
The IIoT is expected to save US$1 trillion globally by 2022. platform and uses natural language processing (NLP)
RIL and General Electric (GE) have announced their intention techniques to gather market intelligence from online and
to form a partnership to develop, market, sell, and support offline sources to identify movements in the international oil
industrial applications on the GE Predix IIoT platform by markets.
leveraging RILs deep process and operational experience in
the Hydrocarbons business and GEs software and data science The RIL IT organisation, through a combination of motivated
expertise. In addition, RIL is exploring collaborations with and engaged talent and an eco-system of technology partners,
industry leaders like Honeywell, Siemens, Emerson, Schneider is well positioned to enable the RIL digital journey.
Electric, and others as RIL puts in place the building blocks for
its long-term IIoT strategy and Digital Manufacturing platform. ILLUSTRATION: Digitisation of Equipment
RIL has a dedicated team of experienced data scientists who Inspection
work closely with the business teams to identify existing Owing to the vast size of RIL facilities inspection of equipment
problem areas and future opportunities where a data-driven to ascertain their health becomes a time consuming and
approach can be applied to achieve new solutions and expensive affair.
breakthroughs. RIL is exploring world-class platforms like SAP Action Taken: Prediction models were designed to understand
HANA, Hadoop, Cassandra, and others for its big data initiatives. to help predict the corrosion rate and remaining life of materials.
RIL is also developing in-house expertise in programming The predicted corrosion rate and expected life of machinery is
languages like MATLAB, R, Python etc. made available in the dashboard.
Outcome: Prediction model supports inspection planning,
Machine learning (ML) is another promising area where RIL has
allocation of resources as a safety net towards corrosion,
built internal capabilities and competencies, and solutions are
inspection reminders for machinery with high corrosion rate,
being developed in diverse areas like Employee Reimbursement
mitigation of production losses, optimising asset integrity and
Analysis, Fleet Risk Management, Vendor Invoice Analysis, Truck
reliability programmes, decrease asset replacement and increase
License Plate Identification, IT Incident Management etc. For the
asset life.
Petchem business, for example, the Company has applied ML
techniques to large volumes of navigation data generated by
trucks carrying RILs consignments to identify potential accident
spots on common routes, create risk profiles for individual
drivers as well as carriers, and improve journey time estimates.
1. Injecting surfactant into subsea producing wells, provides a connected store experience to customers even in
facilitating well fluid to be carried up to the surface remote locations where Digital store may not be present. It also
2. High pressure gas injection (at depth of 600m) at sea bed improves store productivity through better cross sell and upsell
to assist well fluids flowing to surface opportunities.
A number of these innovative approaches have been adopted PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP IN JIO
for the first time at a water depth of 1100m by using remotely Jio provides state-of-the-art digital services network for
operated vehicles through a dedicated world-class multi- reliable (4th generation) fast internet connectivity, high-quality
support vessel. It is worthwhile to mention that Reliance has communication services and rich digital services. The Company
also extended these expertise to the Indian Coast Guard in has set up a next generation network which is amongst the best
locating debris of an ill-fated Dornier aircraft which crashed into in the world. It is the only network conceived as a Mobile Video
the sea. Network from the ground up and supporting Voice over LTE
(VoLTE) technology. It is future ready and can be upgraded as
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP IN RETAIL technologies advance to 5G and beyond.
Reliance Retail, through Reliance Digital Mini stores, has been
successful in bridging the physical space gap. Reliance Digital
Express Mini through its omni-channel approach has built
capabilities to offer Reliance Digitals entire product assortment
through an assisted sales model where customers can browse
an expanded assortment of products, read product details,
compare options, and make purchase decisions. The capability
RIL has diversified its businesses by creating world-class infrastructure facilities to generate greater value for its stakeholders.
Setting up of Refinery Off gas cracker, Petcoke gasification plant, improving long-term supply security of ethane to the existing
crackers were some of the key ongoing projects in FY 2016-17. Through these initiatives, the Company has achieved energy
reduction and cost optimisation solutions. Also RIL has targeted expansions in capacities of PFY, PTY, and PET production along
with wall paper segment. RIL is expanding its technical textile portfolio by setting up new industrial yarn plant. RIL has established
strong supplier relationships through sustained investments and effective communication. RIL has leveraged smart manufacturing
technologies in its operations by enabling use of robotics and drones for high risk operational areas.
27.9%
Gross Refining Margin Increased
139.5%
Total Assets Increased
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FINANCIAL CAPITAL
Reliance is dedicated towards accomplishment of partnering Indias economic growth and social development. Reliance is always
focused on improving shareholder returns by maintaining an optimal capital structure. The Company has significantly enhanced its
operational performance by establishing prudent risk management framework.
During the year, Reliance added value of `1,01,957 crore including payment to the national exchequer aggregating to `51,399
crore. This contribution is used for developmental activities which help in building of a prosperous society. Additionally, large
procurements made by Reliance for its regular business as well as for ongoing capex projects have a huge cascading impact
creating jobs and business opportunities for entire socio-economic spectrum. Please refer to (a) Financial review Page Nos. 62 &
63(b) Liquidity and Business Page Nos. 108 to 110 for better insights into financial capital.
13.9%
Increased Networth
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JAGANNATHA
P.M.S. PRASAD
KUMAR
RILs ambition is to create more and more opportunities for the wider society to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth.
The Company aims to take all its stakeholders into the fold while embarking on its growth agenda. While direct interventions
are designed to benefit the local communities in a structured way, the Company also ensures that the voices of its other
stakeholders such as customers and suppliers are factored in RILs decision making process. RIL collaborates with stakeholders
across the value chain to create better opportunities for growth. The Company will continue to work with every strata of the
economy to benefit the society, industry and ultimately, the nation.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT engagement and key priorities of stakeholders, refer to the RIL
RIL has identified eight key stakeholders (Investors and Sustainability Report FY 2015-16 at www.ril.com.
Shareholders, Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Trade unions,
RILs Code of Conduct has a provision for all its stakeholders to
Government and Regulatory authorities, Local community and
freely share their concerns and grievances with the Company
NGOs) with whom the Company establishes strategic dialogues.
through a structured mechanism.
For more details on identification of stakeholders, frequency of
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The Company has adopted RC-14001 international GENNEXT HUB : A UNIQUE STARTUP
environmental management system to effectively manage ECOSYSTEM
its activities like manufacturing, distribution and the use of GenNext Hub, a Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) sponsored
chemicals in the products. For improving human health impacts Startup Scalerator Program, has completed four editions
and the protection of environment, the Company has sourced of the program with 51 startups graduating from the Hub
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction so far. Launched in 2014, GenNext Hub catalyses the startup
of Chemicals) compliant materials, and its requirements include ecosystem for a digital India. A Scalerator is an immersive
that its Tier 1 suppliers also procure REACH-compliant materials. process that helps startups scale up from a minimum viable
RIL ensures 100% compliance to statutory laws and regulations, product to a minimum viable company by providing them with
and labour laws by its contractors. hands-on mentoring and other critical resources that they need.
During the four-month-long program, GenNext Hub organises
RILs determination to reinforce local manufacturing, will help workshops and mentoring sessions for these startups in the
to bridge the gap between robust domestic consumption and areas of customer development, business model, operations,
constrained supply, thereby leading India to become self- product development, product roadmap, media coverage,
sufficient. pitching and fund raising. It also provides expertise in IP, legal,
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financial compliance, HR and other expertise. Startups also Things (IoT) consumer solutions. Some key verticals include
explore Proof of Concepts (PoC)s with RIL during the 4-month retail, enterprise solutions, telecom, media & entertainment,
program. education, healthcare, fin-tech, smart city, smart manufacturing,
logistics, security, etc.
CATALYSING THE INDIAN STARTUP
ECOSYSTEM INVESTORS
CAPACITY BUILDING GenNext Hub brings the best-curated startups and investors
The startup community in India will play a big role in achieving together through its Investor Access Program across the
the Digital India objective. At GenNext Hub, the Company country aiding the growth of startups through easier access
is catalysing this startup community by bringing together to capital. Already, GenNext Hub receives more than 50% of
emerging entrepreneurs, business leaders, corporations, its applications from cities other than the major startup hubs
industry associations, academic institutes, media, and like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. Going forward, it will also
technology enablers. In this short period of time, GenNext Hub strengthen its presence in other clusters of excellence to ensure
has engaged leaders from organisations such as Microsoft, that these startups get access to the critical resources that they
NASSCOM, TiE, Amazon, Google, ICICI Bank, NVIDIA, India need to grow their business.
Angel Network, Nexus Venture Partners, CIO Angel Network,
YourStory, Silicon Valley based Spinta Global Accelerator, Nishith GENNEXT HUB NURTURING TALENT,
Desai Associates, to support the startup growth. GenNext Hub TECHNOLOGY AND TRUST
also works closely with IITs, NITs and IIMs to identify high- TALENT
potential entrepreneurs. GenNext Hub looks for passionate and technically gifted startup
founders and nurture their talent to become pioneers in their
STARTUPS respective fields. This is done through one-on-one mentoring
In addition to the existing Scalerator program that involves sessions with high-profile mentors from the Reliance family and
technical and business mentoring, GenNext Hub will continue external mentor pool. Some of the alumni have gone on and
to catalyse the larger Indian startup ecosystem by providing received awards recognising their talents. Dhruvil Sanghvi (CEO,
a platform for VC-funded startups to explore synergistic LogiNext) was listed among Forbes India 30 under 30 while
opportunities with RIL business units. Anurag Garg (CEO, Dattus) was listed among Forbes USA 30
under 30.
Startups with a big vision need to build innovative world-class
products. Through GenNext Hub, startups receive access to TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
global technology leaders such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, GenNext Hub identifies startups which have an innovative
NVIDIA among others who provide access to infrastructure and product offering that gives them a natural advantage in the
product managers for hands-on technical mentoring to startups market. GenNext Hub backs entrepreneurs with deep technical
from GenNext Hub. GenNext Hub is a magnet that is attracting know-how and capability, and helps them with business
digital startups from India who are building disruptive mentoring to ensure they build sustainable businesses. For
businesses using artificial intelligence (A.I.), machine learning, example, from its cohort, DATTUS won 2016 MIRA award for the
analytics, mobility, payments, marketing and automation, smart best new tech product (USA) while RecipeBook was featured
home and home automation, robotics, drones and Internet of in Google I/O 2016s most innovative products. Headspin was
featured as one of the 38 enterprise startups that will boom in
2017 by Business Insider. LogiNext continues to be a leader in
the logistics space and bagged the prestigious 'Innovation in
Data Science' at Aegis Graham Bell Awards. 9 out of 51 GenNext
Hub startups won the Hot 100 Awards for technology in 2017.
TRUST
Finally, GenNext Hub is fostering a trust-based ecosystem
to ensure a mutually win-win situation for all. As a startup
platform, GenNext Hub is able to facilitate discussions and
negotiations, and ensure that the right expectations are set
between different stakeholders to ensure that start-ups are set
up for success.
Development Goals. Also, the Companys CSR initiatives are set up a Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework aimed at
in concordance with the Companys Act, 2013 of Government measuring the outcome and impact of initiatives in a number of
of India. The Company has set up Reliance Foundation for ways, by measuring change in the lives of the communities that
implementing its CSR initiatives with a systematic approach it engages with.
for scale, impact and sustainability of its programmes. With
these approaches, the CSR initiatives of Reliance have touched For specific details refer to the Report on Corporate Social
the lives of more than 12 million people across India. RIL has Responsibility Report Page No. 164 and Annexure II to the
Boards report.
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GRI Standards has been launched as a replacement of GRI G4 alignment with GRI standards identified as material to RIL has
guidelines in October 2016. The GRI Standards are the first been provided as an Annexure to this report on Page Nos. 192-193
global standards for sustainability reporting. These standards
will become mandatory for reporting effective on or after The reports were externally assured indicating highest level
1st July, 2018. Reliance was the pioneer in the Oil & Gas sector in of comprehensive disclosures for GRI G4 reports. RIL is also a
publishing its first GRI G4 based sustainability report in member of World Business Council of Sustainable Development
FY 2014-15. Similarly, Reliance shall also be the pioneer in (WBCSD) and Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI). WBCSDs
adoption of GRI Standards from FY 2016-17 in its sustainability Reporting matters has recognised RILs sustainability report as a
reporting journey. Mapping of various sustainability topics in leading example on aspect of reliability.
MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT
RIL has undertaken a detailed materiality exercise to identify topics that matter most to its business operations and stakeholders.
RILs materiality assessment involves the process of identifying and assessing numerous potential economic, environmental
and social topics that could affect its business and stakeholders and prioritise them into key material topics. RIL identifies its
sustainability priorities through a structured process of materiality analysis. The materiality analysis process takes care of key
concerns and priorities of all the relevant stakeholder groups. The process involves stakeholder engagement, peer benchmarking
and alignment to risk framework and strategic priorities.
The identification of material issues has been largely aligned to risk management framework and its strategic approach based
on the four areas: Strategic and Commercial risks, Safety and Operations, Compliance and Control and Financial risks. For more
information on Materiality refer to the Sustainability Report FY 2015-16 page no. 46.
Energy Efficiency of Operations, Talent Attraction and Retention Asset Utilisation and
Carbon Abatement and Offsetting Health and Safety Reliable Operations
Managing Environmental Impact
The Report acknowledges Reliances responsibility for and being transparent about the impacts of its policies, decisions, actions,
products and associated performance on relevant stakeholders. The Company uses the disclosures in the Report for establishing,
evaluating and communicating its accountability by aligning to the principles of Inclusivity, Materiality and Responsiveness in
accordance with Account Abilitys AA1000APS (2008) standard.
Reliance aims to build strong and long lasting relations with its stakeholders through structured dialogues. The Company values
the inputs received from the engagement process and works diligently to identify its sustainability priorities. For more details on
identification of stakeholders, frequency of engagement and key priorities of stakeholders, refer to the RILs Sustainability Report FY
2015-16 at www.ril.com.
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THE INTEGRATED
RISK AND GOVERNANCE APPROACH
LAXMIDAS V.
NIKHIL R. MESWANI HARISH SHAH
MERCHANT
A disciplined approach to risk is important in a diversified organisation like Reliance to enable the achievement of its
strategic objectives and to ensure that Reliance has an acceptable level of risk commensurate to expected returns.
Reliances Enterprise Risk Management framework drives a consistent and systematic approach for identifying and managing
risk, both at the strategic and operational level. Reliance's integrated risk management framework provides the capability for
timely and informed response to address risks and to capture opportunities.
Reliance has a comprehensive Reliance Management System, a holistic set of management systems, organisational
structures, processes, policies and governance framework. During the year, significant progress has been made with driving
a risk aware culture through integrating the risk process into planning and decision making processes, assigning clear
accountabilities for risk ownership and ongoing oversight by designated Committees. Furthermore, Reliance is strengthening
its continuous controls monitoring capability across the three lines of defense, enabled by analytics technology, covering all
key risk areas.
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT of risk Reliance is willing to take including the specific
1. INTRODUCTION tolerances, limits and other boundaries within which
Reliance actively stimulates entrepreneurship throughout decisions shall be taken or activities shall be carried
the organisation and encourages its people to identify and out. These policies are then enforced through controls
seize opportunities. The current economic environment integrated in it's business processes and its governance
in combination with significant growth ambitions of the architecture.
Reliance Group carries with it an evolving set of risks.
2.2 Risk Factors
Reliance recognises that these risks need to be managed
Reliance emphasises risks that threaten the
to protect its customers, employees, shareholders and
achievement of the Groups business objectives
other stakeholders in the society to achieve its business
over the short to medium-term. As part of its annual
objectives and enable sustainable growth. Risk and
planning process, Reliance reviews plan related risks,
opportunity management is therefore a key element of the
opportunities and uncertainties. It identifies those as
overall Reliance strategy. This section provides Reliance's
having a high priority for particular oversight by the
view on risk and the key risk factors for Reliance as well
Board and its various committees and by Executive
as how it manages risk through its risk management
Committees. An overview of these risks is provided
framework.
hereafter, including the actions taken to mitigate these
2. RELIANCES VIEW ON RISK risks and any related opportunities:
2.1 Risk Appetite
I. Strategic and commercial risks
Reliances risk appetite is linked to its strategic
A. Commodity Prices and markets
approach and is based on the stance it has taken
Reliances financial performance is subject to
across four areas:
the fluctuating prices of crude oil and gas and
S trategic and Commercial: Reliance manages downstream petroleum products. Prices of oil
strategic risk in the pursuit of profitable growth and gas products are affected by supply and
in both mature and emerging markets. Given the demand, both globally and regionally. Factors that
volatile markets and economic climate in which it influence fluctuations in crude prices and crude
operates, the adaptability of its people, its service availability include operational issues, natural
offerings and its infrastructure are key. disasters, political instability, economic conditions
and Government pricing policy of petroleum
S afety and Operations: Reliance is committed to products among others.
conduct all its activities in a manner appropriate
to avoid harm to employees and the community. Mitigation: Since Reliance operates an integrated
Reliance strives to deliver safe, reliable and hydrocarbon business, some of these risks can
compliant operations. be offset by gains in other parts of the Group.
To mitigate the risks resulting from non-
ompliance and Control: Compliance with laws
C availability of crude and feedstock, Reliance has a
and regulations is fundamental to maintaining its diversified crude sourcing strategy from multiple
license to operate in the various industries that it geographies (Asia, the Middle East, West Africa,
operates in. Reliance also believes that accurate Latin/South America and North Africa) under
and reliable information provides a competitive both short-term and long-term arrangements. In
advantage and is key to effective management of addition, Reliance has put in place commodity
its business. It therefore accepts minimal risk in risk management policies which provide the
relation to reporting risks. framework for decision making with respect to
exposures from commodity trading positions.
F inancial: Reliance manages financial risk to
maintain a prudent financing strategy, even when Changes since last year: There have been no
undertaking major investments and therefore significant changes in the nature of the risk
taking controlled risks in this area. exposures over the last 12 months.
In Reliance, risk appetite is formally articulated through B. Major Project Execution Risk
specific policies related to common risks, business Reliances future growth plans depend upon
decisions or activities. For example, policies such as successful delivery of major capital projects to
financing and deal limits, vendor selection criteria, HSE, deliver its long-term strategic objectives
customer credit and new country entry describe the level related to:
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1. Reducing energy costs and boost profit C. Customer Experience and Retention:
margins; Reliance Jio now has more than 100 million
2. Gasification of Petroleum Coke which will customers following an innovative customer
utilise low value refinery streams; acquisition strategy. Jio is committed to deliver
on a differentiated customer experience and
3. Utilising refinery off-gases to produce
its constant endeavor is to proactively mitigate
polymers and polyesters and
any such risks that may weaken Jios value
4. Expanding into speciality elastomers. propositions, brand and customer loyalty.
The construction phase for most units in To deliver this, along with expansion of its
Jamnagar are nearing completion and are current customer base; customer experience and
under various phases of pre-commissioning and retention are of utmost importance for Jio to
commissioning. The non-Jamnagar projects are generate sustainable business performance and
also in the process of getting commissioned in return on its investments.
the coming months. Managing the risks related
to the delivery of these and other major capital Mitigations: To successfully capitalise on Pan-
projects is key to enhancing Reliances long-term India rollout of an all IP LTE network to deliver
shareholder value. next generation digital services and for ensuring
sustained customer value proposition, Jios
Mitigation: Project risk management is
strategic and risk framework encapsulates the
embedded in the way Reliance delivers projects. following mitigations/plans:
All Project teams are comprised of experienced
project management professionals. Risk 1. Leverage Jios Pan-India network foot print
Management is diligently carried out within and digital ecosystem to expand Jios product
Projects. During the project phase various offerings to diversify revenue sources and
risks have been identified and they have been customer base.
mitigated through periodic risk assessments, 2. Ongoing investments in spectrum and
proactive planning and monitoring and network infrastructure for over 95%
meticulous execution of planned activities. population coverage and superior customer
experience delivery.
Currently the residual risks are mostly related to
commissioning and safety related risks due to 3. Jio Prime Membership Programme for
simultaneous working of several agencies. These founder members: A loyalty programme that
risks are getting mitigated by conducting ongoing assures not only most competitive monthly
trials on machinery and systems prior to start of tariff plans in the industry, but also many
Operations and by having a coordinated safety other attractive deals and offers from Jio and
management programme amongst the various its partners to ensure retention and loyalty.
agencies. 4. To ensure that Jios existing and prospective
customers do not ever suffer from data
Changes since last year: In Manufacturing,
anxiety and remain assured of the best value
major Jamnagar expansion and other projects for the price paid in a hyper competitive
are drawing to a close in the coming months. As market, Jio is introducing Everyday More
a result the risks are shifting from construction Value Offer. In this offer customers are
risks to exposures related to commissioning and assured of 20% more data at similar or
start-up which are being handled through testing, better pricing than what the leading Indian
trial runs and conducting comprehensive training operators provide.
of the staff.
Changes since last year: Jio has commenced
Major project execution risks related to building services from September, 2016 and is
the 4G infrastructure in Jio have diminished progressively expanding its network for full
significantly since the successful launch of the 4G population coverage.
LTE TDD high speed wireless internet and mobile
II. Safety and operational risks
communication services.
A. Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Risks in
Operations
Reliance is exposed to a wide spectrum of HSE
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risks, given the diversity and complexity of HSE incidents, oil spills or disruption to business
the industries, it operates in. The exploration activities and processes.
and production of oil and gas and their further
refining and processing is regulated by various Mitigation: Reliances augmented ship vetting
HSE related regulations across the geographies programme will ensure that all vessels used
where Reliance operates. A major HSE incident, to carry Reliance cargoes or those that call
such as fire, oil spill, security breach can result in at a Reliance facility undergo an enhanced
loss of life, environmental degradation and overall risk assessment screening using state-of-the-
disruption in business activities. art predictive risk software, as used by oil
super majors globally, to minimise the risk of
Mitigation: The Reliance HSE policy requires
substandard vessels entering the marine value
that Safety of persons overrides all production chain.
targets. This ensures that all employees strive for
excellence in their own personal safety and the Reliance has further increased its marine
safety of others including employees, contractors, contractor auditing programme to ensure
customers and the communities within which that terminal facilities, long-term charter
Reliance operates. Reliance has set itself the goal vessels, the owners of long term vessel charter
of zero injuries and incidents. A separate Safety and contractors used in ship-to-ship transfer
and Operational Risk (S&OR) function provides management are reviewed for compliance against
oversight on HSE exposures and periodically Reliance and industry requirements. Additionally
conducts HSE assessments and reviews to through having a marine technical authority
get assurance on the operation of the HSE at Reliance marine risk understanding and
management framework protocols and regulatory management is further improved.
compliances.
The newly introduced ethane vessels are being
Changes since last year: All manufacturing sites
managed by world class specialist managers who
have made significant progress with re-baselining in turn are being monitored by a dedicated team
their risk assessments. For the highest risks, within Reliance to ensure safe, compliant and
action plans have been defined and endorsed successful operations.
by Executive Management involving capital
Changes since last year: As Reliance is
investments as well as enhancing administrative
introducing six very large ethane carriers
and operational controls.
into service, a world first, the requirement
Reliance have also made good progress on the for enhanced marine risk management
implementation of its Integrated Operating understanding and appropriate controls
Management System (OMS). This included the has grown.
implementation of more than 20 priority elements
that relate to Process, Safety and Reliability. C. Physical Security and Natural Calamity risks
Conformance to these requirements will be Hostile acts such as terrorism or piracy could harm
verified by a Site-independent auditor during the Companys people and disrupt its operations.
the next 6 months. These initiatives contribute to Some of Reliances sites are also subject to natural
Operational and HSE Excellence. calamities such as floods, cyclones, lighting and
earthquakes. If the company does not respond,
B. Marine Safety and Environmental Risks or is perceived to not respond, in an appropriate
Reliance is exposed to a complex and diverse manner to either an external or internal crisis,
range of marine risk including: exploration its business and operations could be severely
vessels, oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas tankers, disrupted. Inability to restore or replace critical
dry cargo vessels, operating ethane vessels, capacity to the required level within an agreed
operating chemical tankers, operating a large timeframe would prolong the impact of any
fleet of tugs and port service vessels as well as disruption and could severely affect Reliances
owning and operating a significant amount of business and operations.
port and terminal infrastructure. With 96% of all
Mitigation: Reliance maintains a proactive
crude being supplied to Reliance by vessel and
posture by continuously monitoring and assessing
the overwhelming majority of refined products
emerging threats, vulnerabilities and risks to
being exported by vessel it is essential that
manage its physical security. The group security
these activities are actively managed to avoid
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function and embedded security teams provide 1. A Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) for
assurance to businesses at all levels with respect cyber security was instituted across Reliance,
to the management of security risks affecting its to keep pace with ever increasing threats.
people, assets and operations.
2. Reliance regularly conducts Cyber Security
To respond to natural calamities Reliance Awareness programs across the Group and
maintains disaster recovery, crisis and business run many and ongoing user awareness
continuity management plans to respond to a connect activities to make sure that each and
disruption or an incident. every user is aware of the basic cyber security
hygiene and their responsibilities.
Changes since last year: Risk of terrorism is
increasing globally as evidenced by intelligence 3. Several businesses of Reliance are now
projections and events of last year. Continuous benchmarked against ISO 27001, the global
application of appropriate mitigation measures standard for ISMS ( Information Security
are implemented to ensure exposures remain Management System).
within acceptable levels.
III. Compliance and Control Risks
D.
Cybersecurity Risk A. Regulatory Compliance Risks
Reliance is at the forefront of adopting Technology The evolution of the global regulatory
Led Innovations. An increasing number of environment has resulted into increased
business processes are now digitally driven. The regulatory scrutiny that has raised the bar with
larger the digital landscape, the larger is the regards to regulatory compliance. This signifies
potential cyber security threat. A digital security the alignment between corporate performance
breach or disruption to digital infrastructure, objectives, while ensuring compliance with
due to intentional or unintentional actions, such regulatory requirements.
as cyber- attacks or human error could lead to
serious business impacts. These include injury to Mitigation: Reliance recognises that meeting
staff, loss of process control, impact on business all applicable regulatory requirements can be
continuity or damage to assets and services, harm challenging. A comprehensive and digitally
to the environment, the loss of sensitive data or enabled compliance management framework has
information, legal and regulatory breaches and been deployed which is designed to:
reputational damage.
nderstand changes to regulatory standards
U
Mitigation: Reliance has continued to strengthen
in a timely manner and assess their impact to
its responses to cybersecurity threats through strengthen decision making processes and
proactive and reactive risk mitigations. These integrate these in the business strategy of
include, proactive activities to continuously each of the industries in which it operates;
improve its cybersecurity policies, standards,
technical safeguard, ongoing monitoring of new onvergence of risk, compliance processes
C
and existing threats and cyber security awareness and controls mechanisms to ensure
initiatives. Its reactive responses to cybersecurity continued operational efficiency and
threats, which include IT disaster recovery, effectiveness of business processes;
emergency response and business continuity
ssign single point of accountability for
A
management capabilities to enable the reduction
compliance activities in the organisation.
of the impacts of a cybersecurity event.
Changes since last year: There have been no
Changes since last year: The World economic
significant changes in the nature of the risk
Forum (WEF) in its latest Global Risk Report (2017)
exposures over the last 12 months. Automation
has flagged Massive incident of data fraud and
of a comprehensive compliance management
theft as one of the top 5 global Risk in terms of
framework has been key for this period and has
likelihood. Considering the large digital landscape
been successfully implemented across the Group
in Reliance, the Cyber security risks are increasing
in India, resulting in better and transparent
which require ongoing efforts to counter these
controls related to regulatory compliances.
evolving threats. Substantial improvement was
made on the cyber security risk posture during
the last year. Some of the notable measures are:
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B. Indirect Tax Policy and Compliance Risks Mitigation: The interest rate risk is managed
Goods and Services tax (GST) has been identified through financial instruments available to convert
as one of the most important tax reforms post- floating rate liabilities into fixed rate liabilities or
independence. The proposed GST levy will impact vice versa, and is aimed at optimising the cost of
processes and systems across Reliance's entire borrowings.
value chain of operations, namely procurement,
manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, sales, Foreign Exchange Risk
and pricing. Furthermore, some of the most Reliance prepares its financial statements in
significant impact relates to the (1) exclusion of Indian Rupee (INR), but most of the payables
petroleum products and the uncertainty about and receivables of hydrocarbon business are
when it will be brought under the ambit of GST in US Dollars, minimising the cash flow risk on
and (2) interpretational issues in a number of new account of fluctuations in foreign exchange
provisions. rates. Reliance avails long-term foreign
currency liabilities (primarily in USD, EURO
Mitigation: Reliance's mitigation measures
and JPY) to fund its capital investments.
encompass the following strategies: Reliance also avails short-term foreign
1. Evaluating different scenarios related to the currency liabilities to fund its working capital.
design and application of GST in the various
businesses. Mitigation: Foreign exchange risk is tracked and
2. Continually tracking policy development managed within the risk management framework.
regarding GST and update prepared Short-term foreign currency asset liability
scenarios. mismatch is continuously monitored and hedged.
3. Identification of any areas of adverse The foreign exchange market is well regulated
impact and the preparation of contingency and Reliance ensures compliance with all the
measures. regulations.
4. Identification of issues and concerns needing
representations to the authorities and Changes since last year: There have been no
developing strategies for effective advocacy. significant changes in the nature of the risk
5. A centrally managed project to ensure all exposures over the last 12 months. Monitoring
process and systems changes are fully tested mechanisms within the Treasury function have
and integrated. been enhanced to further strengthen the control
framework.
Changes since last year: New risk due to roll out
of GST in FY 2017-18. 3. HOW RELIANCE MANAGES RISK
Reliance manages, monitors and reports on the principal
IV. Financial Risks risks and uncertainties that can impact its ability to achieve
A. Treasury Risks its strategic objectives. The Companys risk management
Treasury risks include, among others, exposure to framework encompasses internal control in an integrated
movements in interest rates and foreign exchange manner and is tailored to the specific Reliance segments,
rates. Reliance also maintains sufficient liquidity, businesses and functions. It takes into account various
so that it is able to meet its financial commitments factors such as the size and nature of the inherent risks
on due dates and is not forced to obtain funds and the regulatory environment of the individual business
at higher interest rates. It has access to markets segment or operating company.
worldwide and uses a range of products and
currencies to ensure that its funding is efficient The Reliance management systems, organisational
and well diversified across markets and investor structures, processes, standards, code of conduct and
types. values and behaviours together govern how Reliance
conducts its business and manages associated risks.
Interest Rate Risk
Reliances risk management framework is designed to be
Reliance borrows funds from domestic and
a simple, consistent and clear framework for managing
international markets to meet its long-term
and reporting risks from the Groups operations to the
and short-term funding requirements. It is
Board. The framework and related processes seek to avoid
subject to risks arising from fluctuations in
incidents and maximise business outcomes by allowing
interest rates.
management to:
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Understand the risk environment and assess the plans developed to help reduce risk and deliver
specific risks and potential exposure for Reliance. strong, sustainable performance.
Determine how to deal best with these risks to
manage overall potential exposure. 3.2 Continuous Assurance through the Three Lines
Manage the identified risks in appropriate ways.
of Defense
Reliance has adopted a Three Lines of Defense model
Monitor and seek assurance of the effectiveness of
to enable continuous and real time assurance on
the management of these risks and intervene for
key risk exposures and the ongoing effectiveness of
improvement where necessary.
controls.
Report up the management chain to the board on a
periodic basis about how risks are being managed, First Line of Defense: Business and Functional
monitored, assured and the improvements that are Leaders continuously verify for themselves that risk
being made. management activities they have in place are effective.
In conjunction with the risk management activities
3.1 Group Risk Management Framework themselves, this monitoring activity provides the first
The Group Risk Management Framework is designed line of defense.
to help ensure risk management is an integral part of
the way that Reliance works everywhere to enable risks Second Line of Defense: A network of functional
to be identified, assessed and managed appropriately. experts provide Functional Assurance to the
The Group Risk Management Framework comprises Businesses in their area of expertise by:
three levels: 1. Providing a view, independent of the line, of risks
within their area of functional expertise.
Oversight and Governance - Reliances Board,
2. Setting standards for the management of risks
along with executive and functional leadership
and provide guidance on mitigations to relevant
have articulated an absolute commitment of the
Businesses in their area of expertise.
Group to effective risk management and provides
oversight to identify and understand significant 3. Monitoring or verifying the effectiveness of
risks. They also put in place systems of risk controls and other risk management activities
management, compliance and control to mitigate completed by the Business.
these risks. Dedicated Executive sub-committees
Third Line of Defense - Group Audit: Reliance has
review and monitor group risks throughout the
established an independent Group Audit function,
year with the respective risk owners to drive a risk
reporting to the Chairman of the Board and the Audit
management culture.
Committee. The Group Audit function is mandated
Business and Strategic Risk Management - to provide assurance and advisory support on the
Through Business Risk and Assurance management systems that manage the key group
Committees (BRAC), Reliance businesses and risks across all subsidiaries and investments by the
functions manage risk as part of key business Reliance Group. Group Audit function is aligned to the
processes such as strategy, planning, operations, key business segments in order to deliver Group Wide
performance management, resource and capital assurance coverage as part of the third line of defense.
allocation and project appraisal. The BRACs
do this by collating risk data, assessing risk The Group Audit function has been set up as a multi-
management activities, reviewing near misses and disciplinary teams that deliver assurance across all
incidents through root cause analysis followed by areas of risk including strategic & commercial, safety &
implementation of required improvements. operational, compliance & control and financial risks
Day-to-day Risk Management - Management and across all business segments. Specialised resources,
staff at Reliances facilities, assets and functions real time assurance technologies, data mining,
identify and manage risk, promoting safe, analytic techniques and external benchmarking of
compliant and reliable operations. For example, best practices are leveraged extensively to achieve
Reliances Group-wide Operating Management Group wide assurance coverage and deliver audits in
System (OMS) integrates Reliance requirements an efficient and effective manner. The Group Audit
on health, safety, security, environment, social function operates in line with international auditing
responsibility, operational reliability and related standards and continuously improves its functional
issues. These Reliance requirements, along with capabilities to achieve world class assurance best
business needs and the applicable legal and practices.
regulatory requirements, underpin the practical
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Executive Executive Team Feedback and endorsement of proposed key strategic decisions to Executive Team Meeting
Team Meeting
Group Group Group Audit Group Group
Operational Risk Financial Risk and Disclosures Compliance People
Aggregation to Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
Group Risks
Business/
Business Views
Function Risk
& Assurance R&D IT S&OR RPMG P&C Security FC&A HR
Committees
Functional views/inputs Through their functional representation in the Business Risk & Assurance Committees (BRAC),
the Function Risk & Assurance Committees (FRAC) provide a view, independent of the line,
of risks within their area of functional expertise across the Group and report that combined
R&M Manufacturing Petchem E&P view with regards to the Highest Priority Group Risks to Executive Committee and Board for
oversight. The FRACs focus on risks in their functional area of expertise and help the Business
BRACs integrate multidisciplinary views on key organisational with group wide risk response strategies.
risks, prioritise the most relevant risks and align risk management,
control and assurance activities.
Functional Risks
Business
and Segment Safety Segment Legal
Functional & Operational & Compliance Other
Leaders Risk Committee Committee Committee
LEADERSHIP
a. Shri Mukesh D. Ambani ranked first by India
Today in the definitive list of India's 50 most
powerful.
b. Shri Mukesh D. Ambani has entered the
Light Readings Hall of Fame 2017 that
recognises individuals for their contribution
to the global communications industry.
c. Shri Mukesh D. Ambani is the only Indian on
Forbes Global Game Changers List for 2017.
d. Smt. Nita M. Ambani felicitated by Ranked first by India Today as India's most powerful
Metropolitan Museum of Art for her
philanthropic work.
e. Reliance Foundation Chairperson
Smt. Nita M. Ambani became the first
Indian woman member of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC).
f. RIL was conferred the Dun & Bradstreet
Corporate Award 2016 for leading the
Oil-refining and Marketing business in
India.
HUMAN RESOURCES
a. Received Greentech Gold award for best HR
strategy 2016.
b. Awarded National Institute of Personnel
Management award for best HR practices First Indian woman member of the IOC
2016.
c. Awarded Golden peacock award for HR
excellence 2016.
d. RIL won Golden Peacock National Training
award 2017.
e. Reliance debuts in LinkedIn 'Top companies
-where India wants to work' list-2017.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
a. Received Global Performance Excellence
Award-2016 from Asia Pacific Quality
Organisation, Philippines.
b. Won the Award in Cost Optimisation
Category at Manufacturing Today -
Reinventing the Future - 2016.
Golden Peacock Award
QUALITY
a. Received Par excellence award in 30th
National convention on Quality concepts
NCQC 2016.
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b. Winner of nine Par excellence and Excellence awards at b. Won Silver W3 Award for creative excellence on the web by
National level Quality concepts competition NCQC 2016. the Academy of Interactive in 2016.
c. Received Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2016. c. Received Visual Arts and wins 'Excellence in Digital
d. Quality Achievements Award 2016 in Gold Category by Experience award in SAP Ace Awards 2016.
ESQR (European Society for Quality Research) at Quality d. Reliance Footprint was awarded Retailer of the Year - Non
Awards function held in UK. Apparel/Footwear at Retail Asia Congress Awards 2016.
e. The Majestic Five Continents Award for Quality & e. Reliance Jewels receives the Jewellery Brand of the Year
Excellence 2016 at a function held in Germany. award at 94.3 My FM & Stars of the Industry Jewellery
f. Received Gold award for Quality control in Polyester Awards 2016.
manufacturing at ICQCC, Bangkok.
JIO
ENERGY & WATER CONSERVATION/ a. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (RJIL) was conferred a special
EFFICIENCY award for its staff-related practices by the Society for
a. Received Excellent Energy Efficiency Unit Award at CIIs Human Resource management in 2016.
17th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management. b. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. ("Jio") and Samsung Electronics
b. Won National energy conservation award 2016 by Bureau Co. Ltd. ("Samsung"), won the "Best Mobile Innovation for
of Energy Efficiency (BEE). Emerging Markets" for Social and Economic Development
c. Won CII "Excellent Energy Efficient Unit" Award - 2016. from Global Mobile Awards 2017 at Mobile World Congress
2017.
d. Received Indian Chemical Council (ICC) award for
excellence in energy conservation and management. CAPITAL RESOURCES
e. Received 17th Annual Greentech Environment Platinum a. TXF Perfect 10 Top Deal of 2016 - Best Overall ECA/Project
Award 2017. Finance Deal of the Year; Reliance VLEC Deal
b. 2016 Deal of the Year Award: ECA East from Marine
TECHNOLOGY, PATENTS, R&D AND Money, Reliance VLEC Deal
INNOVATION c. GTF Shipping Debt Deal of the Year Asia 2016; Reliance
a. Recron GreenGold fibre has been certified as Greenest
VLEC Deal
Textile fibre in the World' by SGS Hong Kong.
d. The Asset Best Transport Deal 2016; Reliance VLEC Deal
b. Development of Recron Recosilk first time in the world in
Polyester manufacturing plant. e. Trade Finance Deal of the Year 2016; Reliance VLEC Deal
f. Corporate Treasurer award for the best Trade Finance
c. Winner of IP Business Congress Asia Elite award 2016 from
strategy
Intellectual Asset Management (IAM).
d. Won The Australasian Maintenance Excellence Award 2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
from SIRF business network, Australia. a. Winner of India CSR Awards 2016 for Best Documentary
e. Winner of North American Maintenance Excellence Award Film.
for Process Manufacturing 2016. b. Winner of India CSR Awards 2016 for Water Conservation
f. Received IMC Ram Krishna Bajaj National Quality efforts.
Performance Excellence Trophy 2016 in the Manufacturing c. Winner of India CSR Awards 2016 for Agriculture
Category. Development.
d. Received Best ART (Anti-Retroviral Therapy) Centre Award
HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT by Gujarat State AIDS Control Society.
a. Winner of the first Healthy Workplace Platinum 2016 Award
instituted by the Arogya World India Trust and Public e. Best use of CSR practices in Manufacturing award 2016 at
Health Foundation of India. Asia Best CSR practices awards function held in Singapore.
b. Won Golden peacock award for Occupational Health & f. Won First ICSI CSR Excellence Award 2016 by The Institute
Safety 2016. of Company Secretaries of India.
c. Won Greentech Safety Gold Award 2016. SUSTAINABILITY
a. Winner of Golden peacock award for Sustainability 2016.
RETAIL
a. Great Place to Work Institute and Retailers Association of b. Won the best "Sustainable Corporate of the year" 2017 at
India (RAI) have recognised Reliance Retail as the great Sustainability 4.0 awards by Frost and Sullivan and TERI
place to work for in retail industry in India in 2016.
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GLOSSARY
1 Downstream The downstream commonly refers to the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purify-
ing of raw natural gas, as well as the marketing and distribution of products derived from crude oil and
natural gas.
2 Upstream The upstream includes searching for potential underground or underwater crude oil and natural gas
fields, drilling exploratory wells, and subsequently drilling and operating the wells that recover and
bring the crude oil and/or raw natural gas to the surface.
3 Nelson Complexity The Nelson complexity index (NCI) is a measure to compare the secondary conversion capacity of a pe-
Index troleum refinery with the primary distillation capacity. The index provides an easy metric for quantifying
and ranking the complexity of various refineries and units.
4 Gross Refining Margin GRM is the difference between crude oil price and total value of petroleum products produced by the
(GRM) refinery.
5 Crude throughput Crude throughput is the total amount of crude that goes into a refinery before it comes out processed
6 Crack spreads Crack spreads are differences between wholesale petroleum product prices and crude oil prices
7 Refinery Off gas Cracker A refinery off-gas cracker is a petrochemical unit that will use the gas generated as a byproduct of
refining operations
8 Pet Coke Gasification The gasifier will convert petroleum coke, the lowest value refinery residue, into high value syngas
project
9 Coal Bed Methane (CBM) CBM is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds.
10 Reliance Retail 2.0 Reliance Retail 2.0 is unveiled with launch of multi-channel initiatives. While the first round of growth for
Reliance Retail was by way of asset heavy investments, the second round is to be through a much better
use of investments and sweating of assets.
11 LTE technology (LTE) LTE is a standard for high-speed wireless communication for mobile phones and data terminals, based
on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies. It increases the capacity and speed using a different
radio interface together with core network improvements.
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JAGANNATHA
SUDARSHAN SUCHI
KUMAR
Reliances endeavour to build a stronger and more empowered new India starts from the grassroots. The Company believes
that the foundations of economic growth are strong if the entire society is a part of the nations growth story. The Company's
efforts of bridging the rural-urban gap is an effort to realise this dream.
Reliance believes in corporate citizenship and is committed Reliance has undertaken initiatives in compliance with Schedule
towards giving back to the society in a manner that resonates VII of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. In order to
with India's national development goals. Through focused streamline its developmental initiatives, Reliance has identified
efforts, the organisation seeks to transform and enrich the the following focus areas: Rural Transformation, Health,
lives of its citizens. This is achieved through focused efforts to Education, Sports for Development, Disaster Response, Arts,
enhance their standard of living. Culture and Heritage and Urban Renewal.
Through leveraging technology and innovation, the endeavour As stated in its CSR Policy, the Company focuses on these areas
is to provide sustainable agricultural and livelihood solutions for through direct engagement and partnering with organisations
the marginalised and underprivileged communities having relevant expertise and experience. Reliance aims to scale
across India. up further for better reach, more effective engagement and
greater impact.
The key philosophy of all CSR initiatives of RIL is guided by three
core commitments of SCALE, IMPACT and SUSTAINABILITY (SIS).
RILs CSR initiatives focus on various social challenges, all aimed
at providing a better quality of life and livelihoods for a stronger The Company seeks to transform
and inclusive India. lives by leveraging technology and
Reliance Foundation (RF), established in 2010, is an umbrella innovation. The endeavour is to
organisation for the Companys social development initiatives. provide sustainable solutions for the
Most of the CSR activities of the Company are carried out
under the aegis of the Reliance Foundation. These initiatives
marginalised and underprivileged
are aligned with the objectives defined by the Sustainable communities across India.
Development Goals (SDGs), outlined in the United Nations 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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RURAL
TRANSFORMATION
Livelihoods of more than 8 lakh farmers, fisher folks and livestock owners
enhanced (over 28 lakh since inception).
Over 2,200 Ha of land was brought under improved cultivation (over 56,000
Ha since inception).
Water harvesting and conservation efforts resulted in bringing over 2,900
Ha land under irrigation (over 23,500 Ha since inception).
Water harvesting structures created to collect over 32 lakh cubic metres
of rainwater (over 5.86 crore cubic metres since inception), securing 131
villages from a drinking water perspective.
Over 12 lakh saplings were planted (Over 1.38 crore since inception).
HEALTH
EDUCATION
SPORTS FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Engaged with about 6 lakh students across 18 cities who were encouraged
to adopt healthy and active lifestyle by integrating basketball into their
physical education curriculum through the RF Jr. NBA programme (about
34 lakh students since inception).
18 children were awarded scholarships under Young Champs programme
for developing football abilities (41 scholarships since inception).
The rural sports initiative, aimed at empowering communities to improve
education, health, gender and leadership qualities, has reached out to more
than 1,500 rural youth (about 4,000 youth since inception).
DISASTER RESPONSE
URBAN
RENEWAL
A cable suspension bridge Sudama Setu that connects River Gomati and
Panchkui area is constructed by Reliance. It is now facilitating the pilgrims
to visit the Panchnad and Panchkui area.
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EXPENDITURE ON CSR INITIATIVES leadership. The uniqueness in design lies in the co-creation and
co-design of solutions contextualised as per social, economic
During FY 2016-17, Reliance contributed `674 crore and ecological situations. Till date, more than 52,000 rural
towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). households have joined hands to form 529 Village Associations
(` in crore) to drive village transformation.
CSR Expenditure FY 2016-17 FY 2015-16
WATER SECURITY
Rural Transformation 138 103 Under its rural transformation initiatives, Reliance has
Health 267 315 contributed towards conserving rainwater in all its programme
villages. Various harvesting structures including new and
Education 227 222 renovated earthen check dams, masonry check dams,
Sports For Development 27 9 farm ponds and open wells, temporary structures such as
Disaster Response 11 10 boribandhan, tanks etc. have been constructed. Through these
structures, over 5.86 crore cubic metres of rain water has been
Arts, Culture and Heritage 1 - harvested since inception. Through these initiatives, over
Urban Renewal 3 - 2,900 hectares of land has been brought under water efficient
Total 674 659
irrigation system this year and over 23,500 hectares brought
under irrigation since inception.
NOTE: Out of Total CSR expenditure, `659 crore is from RIL and rest is from the
group companies. Reliance Foundation used ferro-cement technology for
overcoming the challenges in construction of conventional
The developmental initiatives of Reliance have so far touched water storage tanks especially in the hilly terrain of Uttarakhand
the lives of more than 12 million people across India in where construction in itself was a challenge. These tanks
more than 12,500 villages and 74 urban locations. This year, reduce the cost of water storage by almost three-times. Over
Reliance has undertaken several significant interventions 100 ferro-cement structures were constructed last year across
aimed at improving lives of the marginal and underprivileged the villages. As a result of these water security measures, 131
communities. The following sections provide details of the villages achieved drinking water security and 51 villages were
Company's key initiatives undertaken in this year. secured for irrigation. For effective use of water resources, water
budgeting has been done in 354 villages.
RURAL TRANSFORMATION
lakh cubic metres of water storage capacity
Reliance works towards bridging the developmental gap
between rural 'Bharat' and urban India by improving rural
586 created
livelihood, addressing poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Key
initiatives in this area include supporting farm and non-farm
livelihoods. Towards creating holistic self-reliant and sustainable CUMULATIVE RAIN WATER HARVESTING
models of rural transformation, the organisation works to CAPACITIES CREATED
improve productivity of the farm lands, ensuring water security
by water conservation and rain-water harvesting. We help (in lakh cubic metres)
rural communities in organising themselves to form Village
Associations (VA's) and producer companies. In doing so, FY 2016-17 586
technology is used as an enabler for delivering need based
information to improve the quality of life. These initiatives FY 2015-16 549
focus on improving food security, enhancing nutrition and
FY 2014-15 447
developing community infrastructure. Since inception, the
programme has reached out to over 52,000 families across 500
FY 2013-14 244
villages.
FY2012-13 63
INSTITUTION BUILDING
Reliance works to establish its rural transformation model
in building community institutions that are based on values
of democracy, inclusiveness and transparency to achieve
FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Reliance has adopted integrated sustainable crop management
holistic village development. The primary outcome of the
practices to enhance crop productivity and availability of
engagement is an empowered and self-reliant community
food grains in every household throughout the year. At the
based organisation with robust membership base and strong
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same time, Reliance ensured reduction in cost of production being used by farmers of banana plantations to protect fruits
to enhance farm incomes. Till date, over 56,000 Ha of land has from pests and birds, thus yielding a good market value with
been brought under sustainable agriculture with nearly 5,000 increased returns. Till date, Reliance has distributed over 50,000
Ha of private wasted land brought under cultivation. This has banana covers to over 450 farmers. This low cost technology is a
ensured food security for over 20,000 households. simple solution that can be replicated and scaled up.
PRODUCER COMPANIES
A significant downside for marginal farmers is the marketability LAND BROUGHT UNDER IMPROVED CULTIVATION
of farm produce. Several challenges which influence the (in hectare)
marketing of agriculture produce such as smaller land holdings,
smaller volumes of produce make it a difficult and unviable FY 2016-17 56,139
business proposition. Risks such as climatic variability, monsoon
failure, price fluctuations and lack of market access negatively FY 2015-16 53,934
impact the sustenance of farming as a primary occupation. As
a sustainable solution for farm and non-farm livelihoods and FY 2014-15 48,912
making agriculture a productive business, Reliance has been
FY 2013-14 31,010
supporting marginal and small farmers in establishing producer
companies. Reliance works towards creating market linkages FY 2012-13 15,314
of the products for better price realisation. So far, 17 producer
companies have been established benefitting over 20,000
families. These companies have transacted over 4,500 metric In order to get high yield from cost effective farming, Reliance
tonnes of farm and non-farm produce, with a business turnover has supported in conducting soil health activities such as
of over `10 crore. workshops, soil testing, application of nutrients etc. This year,
essential nutrients were applied to about 797 hectares of
USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENHANCING agricultural land. Additionally, in collaboration with different
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT knowledge partners, over 3,500 soil health tests were
Reliance has been developing technological solutions for conducted this year (over 10,371 tests since inception) based on
improved agricultural productivity. Technologies which which relevant advisories were disseminated at village level.
are lower in cost and could yield higher returns are being
introduced in rural areas for producing Azolla, a green manure
hectares of land brought under
for paddy that has an immense potential to meet the growing
demand of fodder among small and marginal farmers. Over
56,000 improved cultivation
800 such farmers in Andhra Pradesh have benefitted from
these technologies. Technologies like Banana bunch covers are
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INFORMATION SERVICES FOR LIVELIHOOD informed about the procedures through teleconferencing
ENHANCEMENT and toll free helplines to avail the benefits of schemes such
Reliance is empowering communities by providing reliable and as Sardar Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana,
robust information tailored to the local needs of farmers, fisher Vriddha Pension Yojana, Animal Loan Yojana etc. The villages
folks and livestock owners. This information is disseminated are also collaborating with different Government schemes for
through digital technology and direct community level leveraging their fund to achieve the Open Defecation Free
interventions. The mobile based advisories have reached out (ODF) status. As a result of these efforts, over 15,000 toilets have
to about 8 lakh individuals this year. Together, the technology been constructed in about 263 villages and 48 villages were
embedded information has reached out to about 28 lakh declared to be ODF by the Government.
individuals since inception. As a part of direct interventions,
interactive programmes are being conducted at community toilets were constructed across
level on various issues such as health, agriculture, livelihood,
livestock etc. This year, over 3,700 interactive programmes
15,000+ 263 villages to improve health and
sanitation
(over 10,000 programmes since inception) were conducted
that reached out to over 1.4 lakh individuals (over 3.4 lakh villages declared to be open
individuals since inception). 48 defecation free
Reliance has been collaborating with like-minded organisations
including research institutions, line departments, NGOs and DEVELOPING MODEL VILLAGES
knowledge providers. So far, it has partnered with over 619 Reliance will work in 53 villages of Parbhani and Yavatmal
information providers and 284 grassroots organisations. districts of Maharashtra supporting the state government in
Through these partners, the information services reach out to their quest for sustainable development in villages through
the most needy population subgroups. Mission Village Transformation.
farmers, fisher folks and livestock owners Thrift groups of women are formed to
28 lakh exposed to technology embedded 3,000 enhance financial decision making
information
Outcome The messages from Reliance reduced the Outcome More than 3,000 women have formed 106 thrift
fishermens input cost such as diesel, ice etc. and thus groups across 14 districts in 7 states, having saved and
increased the profit. collected over `22 lakh.
HEALTH
ILLUSTRATION: Empowering women to emerge as a Reliance addresses issues around affordability and accessibility
of quality healthcare and brings about improvement in
role model
awareness and healthy living practices in various parts of India.
Action Taken Sujata Rout and her husband Dinabandhu The focus is on improving primary, secondary and tertiary
owned 7.55 acres of land of which only 4.07 acres was healthcare facilities to enhance preventive and curative services.
utilised for cultivating paddy. The income generated from Reliance also works on bringing about behavioural change for
selling 49 quintals of paddy was not sufficient for feeding the improving maternal and child health.
family. In 2013, Reliance Foundation (RF) launched its Rural
Another key focus area is improving healthcare delivery
Transformation programme in Sujatas village, Kalijharan.
through innovative outreach programmes. Reliance works in
Attending the Village Association (VA) meetings, Sujata soon
the areas of communicable and non-communicable diseases
found her voice and became an active participant. The VA
and uses technology for training, competency evaluation and
helped Sujata rejuvenate her fields through different land
clinical decision support for medical professionals. Through the
development activities, including land levelling and bunding.
Drishti programme, the Company has supported a number of
With RFs support, she also received training on professional
visually impaired people with corneal transplant surgeries.
skills such as stitching and food processing, to increase her
income.
Outcome Through RFs assistance, Sujata Rout used her 40 lakh health consultations were provided
entrepreneurial ingenuity to generate multiple sources of
income for her family. The produce of her farm shot up from
49 quintals of paddy to 89 quintals. In the process, she has PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE
emerged as a role model for women in her district. SERVICES
Reliance addresses health needs of the underprivileged through
its preventive and primary healthcare services in both rural
and urban areas. The health services are made more accessible
Impact of Rural Transformation Initiatives through nine Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) and three Static
Enhanced income and livelihood of rural marginal and Medical Units (SMUs) in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Madhya
small farmers Pradesh. This year, one more MMU has been launched in
Increased employment opportunities Palghar district which will provide health services outreach in
11 villages to about 18,000 people.
Ensuring sustainable agricultural production with
secured water needs
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The medical units are equipped with state-of-the-art of Mallapuram, Kerala, a conference was organised to showcase
technology, including cloud-based software to store patient the importance of immunisation and child health which drew
information. Through Reliance managed hospitals, MMUs, SMUs a viewership of more than 1.5 lakh people. This conference
and camps, over 5 lakh health consultations were provided this was aimed at reducing diphtheria cases and improving
year. The total health consultations provided since inception immunisation rate among children in the district.
are over 40 lakh. A survey found that the patients who availed
services from SMUs and MMUs are highly satisfied with the Children and women screened for
healthcare providers, availability of diagnostic facilities and time 40,000+ malnutrition and anaemia respectively
spent by healthcare providers.
The nutrition intervention spread across 136 villages and 74 SIR H. N. RELIANCE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
urban locations has screened 29,706 children under AND RESEARCH CENTRE
5 years of age for malnutrition this year (42,528 screenings Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital (RFH), in its 3rd year of
since inception). Of these, about 8 percent i.e. 2,217 children operation is getting recognised and developed as a 'Centre of
were identified malnourished and received treatment (3,511 Quality Care' in Mumbai. Inaugurated by Honble Prime Minister
treatments since inception). Over 33,958 women were screened Shri Narendra Modi, the hospital has crossed many medical
for anaemia this year (45,979 screenings since inception). milestones in its initial journey.
A study undertaken to evaluate the impact of nutrition
intervention in the urban slums of Mumbai and The hospital performed 3,415 surgeries this year and 608
Navi Mumbai shows a remarkable improvement in the health of Cath-lab procedures with excellent outcomes. Recently,
children below five years. The study found that almost 56% of the hospital took a significant stride by starting the Organ
malnourished children showed an improvement in nutritional Transplant program. A large number of patients who required
outcome while another 35% children got cured of malnutrition. complex medical management have also been treated at the
These findings demonstrate that the services provided through
Reliance health outreach programme were found beneficial to
the marginalised urban population.
hospital. Some of these patients required high end equipment SPECIALISED CARE FOR HIV AIDS AND
like ECHMO, which are not available in most hospitals. TUBERCULOSIS
Several HIV care services are provided through specialised
In addition to providing world class medical services, the
hospitals and different interventions including nutritional
hospital believes that, prevention is better than cure. This
support to children, care and support to infected people, IEC
year alone 7,210 medical screenings have been conducted.
sessions and testing camps for migrant workers, truck drivers
The hospital also organises health awareness & education
and sex workers etc. Reliance HIV & TB Control Centre at Mora
programs. This year, the hospital organised 30 community
village, Surat provides diagnostic and curative services to
awareness programs covering over 2,800 people. The hospital
HIV AIDS patients. More than 3,300 infected patients have
also organised 50 corporate health awareness talks, camps
registered for treatment and over 12,000 patients have been
and school screening camps covering over 4,800 people. As
examined in the year 2016-17.
part of an ongoing Continued Medical Education Programme
(CME) the hospital organised 23 symposiums, workshops and Consecutively for the second year at Hazira ART centre,
seminars involving almost 2,400 doctors. marriage bureau was conducted for individuals affected with
HIV. This year, over 230 people participated in this event from
The hospital has provided medical benefits to more than 180
the surrounding communities of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya
underprivileged individuals, besides providing 9,024 free OPD
Pradesh and Maharashtra.
consultations, in the last previous year. The services provided to
these needy patients include specialised treatments including For care and support of People Living with HIV (PLHIV),
complex Pediatric Cardiac surgeries & Cancer therapies - true to nutritional support has been provided to children infected
its core value Respect for Life. with HIV through Reliance HIV & TB Control Centre at Hazira,
Motikhavdi, Medical Centre at Jamnagar and in Gadimoga. This
With a commitment to its fundamental principle Patient First,
year, 410 children affected with HIV were provided nutritional
the hospital has taken a number of initiatives to improve the
kits besides providing emotional and social care for their
hospital experience of the patients and their family members.
well-being through dedicated projects including HOPE,
Their visits to the hospital are substantially reduced by online
Bal Kalyan and Gift.
availability of reports. Similarly, online registration and
mobile application help find suitable doctors and get online Through Khushi Clinic at truck parking area, all the truck
appointments. An outstation clinic has also been opened in drivers are checked for HIV Testing besides these, other
Surat in order to reach out and provide access to the best available facilities include examination by doctors, outpatient
doctors for the patients coming from Gujarat. management of patients, general awareness and counselling on
health, personal hygiene and de-addiction. About 3,400 truck
The hospital is designed for the highest international quality
drivers got benefitted through these services in the FY 2016-17.
standards. It has been awarded IGBCs LEED GOLD certification
At Jamnagar, the Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre
for new construction by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
of MotiKhavdi Medical Centre has catered to 1,367 people this
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI HOSPITAL year.
The Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at Lodhivali near Patalganga,
is an 82-bed state-of-the-art hospital catering to the industrial Care and support provided to
and rural population in the Raigad district of Maharashtra. It has 400+ children affected with HIV
provided free outpatient and subsidised inpatient treatment to
2,211 patients during FY 2016-17. A majority of these patients
include the underprivileged, senior citizens, traumatised victims
from the economically weaker sections of the society. Dhirubhai CORNEAL TRANSPLANT SURGERIES AND
Ambani Hospital has one of the largest Anti-Retroviral Therapy OTHER EYE CARE SERVICES
(ART) centre, a major CSR initiative which caters to HIV affected Reliance has been supporting visually impaired underprivileged
patients. This ART centre has registered a total of 237 new people for the past 10 years through corneal transplant
persons with HIV AIDS during the reporting period (3,809 surgeries. The programme is partnering with the National
persons with HIV AIDS since inception). All these patients have Association for the Blind, Arvind Eye Hospital and Hyderabad
been provided free consultation, counselling, investigation Eye Institute and has supported 1,096 corneal transplants
and treatment. During this period, 14,621 consultations were (15,824 corneal transplants since inception). Under this
performed at the centre (126,280 consultations since inception). programme, a week-long Drishti Art and Essay Competition was
also organised to increase awareness about the importance
of eye donation which involved participation of about 10,000
people this year.
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Through mobile eye clinics and special eye camps, comprehensive Impact of Health Initiatives
eye care services were provided across different locations
registering over 19,500 people this year. In FY 2016-17, 26 eye Effective management of non-communicable diseases
camps were conducted through which about 7,300 individuals
were screened for vision related problems. Lives of underprivileged communities enlightened
through comprehensive eye-care services
Saving lives of mothers and children from preventable Outcome This year, 91 students benefitted from this scheme
maternal deaths in Andhra Pradesh.
Improved care and support for the people affected by
HIV
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RELIANCE SCHOOLS
Digital classrooms are set up across
A total of 13 Reliance Foundation Schools educating about
15,000 children are located in Jamnagar, Surat, Vadodara, Dahej,
100 in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
Lodhivali, Nagothane, Nagpur and Navi Mumbai. The schools
offer education right from the kindergarten level to class 12 and
are affiliated to CBSE, Gujarat State Board and Maharashtra State RELIANCE UNIVERSITY
Board. In 2016, a new Reliance Foundation School providing Work is in progress to set up a globally benchmarked,
pre-primary education was setup in Dahej. multi-disciplinary university in Maharashtra. It will provide an
enabling environment and cutting-edge research facilities.
A football tournament was organised between the six schools
in Maharashtra, which received participation from 94 boys in EDUCATION FOR ALL
the under-12 category. The event was designed to build and With an objective of providing access to quality education to
strengthen the school football teams and provide a competitive underprivileged children in India, the Education for All initiative
environment to refine their talent. Besides this, an Art and Craft was launched in 2010 with ardent support from Mumbai
competition and exhibition was organised for these schools. Indians. In 2017, the initiative is supporting twelve partner
The objective was to provide a platform for young artists to NGOs. With an objective to provide virtual learning experience
showcase their talent and to create meaningful conversations to underprivileged children, a Digital Learning Van is launched
between art learners and educators. this year. Since inception, the initiative has positively impacted
the lives of about 1,00,000 underprivileged children.
Students of Reliance Foundation Schools continue to excel in
academics, as well as co-scholastic, sporting and co-curricular underprivileged children supported
pursuits. Most of the schools have reported 100 percent results 1 lakh through Education for All initiative
in Class X and Class XII examinations, with one school achieving
100 percent distinctions in Class XII science stream. Students
have also won several awards in various events at the district,
state and national levels.
PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE EDUCATION were appreciated by school principals, teachers and all parents,
Reliance, in partnership with Eklavya Foundation, implemented as they motivate students and encourage them to excel.
a pilot project reaching out to 1,300 children in 41 villages of
School infrastructure such as toilets, libraries, educational kits,
Madhya Pradesh to improve the learning abilities of children
etc. ensure childrens attendance and regularity. To promote
through Shiksha Protsahan Kendras (SPKs). By creating a
digital literacy in rural areas, 288 computers were donated to
positive and conducive learning environment, the programme
48 schools spread across 29 villages of Jamnagar, Vadodara
addressed the bottlenecks in learning that most of the children
and Shahdol. About 6 schools were provided with RO plants to
have. An assessment done to review the intervention found
provide pure drinking water to around 1,100 students. Support
active participation of children in SPKs and demonstrated the
has been extended to three schools to construct toilets which
remarkable improvement they had from the programme to be
benefitted 169 students.
able to participate effectively in mainstream education.
With a view to promote the well-being of children and women,
At Jamnagar, a pilot program was designed to bridge the
a model Anganwadi Centre was developed at Gadimoga
deficiency and enhance the proficiency levels in schools.
village in coordination with ICDS Department and UNICEF.
Functional English supplementary classes and subjects such
Reliance renovated the existing Panchayat Building as a model
as science and maths are carried out in 3 schools at present,
Anganwadi Centre. A nutrition garden was developed behind
reaching out to about 1,000 students. The unique aspect of the
the Anganwadi Centre to create awareness among lactating
project is that a group of 33 lady volunteers (mostly educated
mothers and pregnant women about the importance of
homemakers and spouses of RIL employees) teach in schools
nutritional food intake.
under the guidance of an eminent educationist.
As a part of improving attendance in Government Schools
In another education initiative, Reliance supported The Bombay
and to support the Government efforts in providing quality
Community Public Trusts English E-Teach (EET) project which
education to children attending the schools, Education Kits
aims to improve quality of English of poor children that can
were distributed every academic year to around 2,000 students
improve their employment opportunities. So far, the EET
belonging to 10 Schools in Gadimoga and Bhairavapalem
initiative has reached about two lakh children in Maharashtra.
Panchayats. A similar initiative was undertaken by the Vadodara
CAREER AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT Manufacturing division. Basic amenities like floor mats, green
FOR EDUCATION teaching boards for classrooms & sports kits were provided
For the betterment of education, Reliance has provided to primary schools. A total of 22 Primary Schools and 5,945
infrastructure and other support such as seminars to prepare students were benefited from this initiative.
for board exams, life planning education and career guidance
sessions. This included 40 schools and 1,580 children from rural Launched Digital Learning Van to provide access to
marginal households including tribal households. These events digital education to underprivileged children
to compensation. This included the details of compensation This intervention created a capacity of 15 lakh cubic metre for
available, procedures for availing it etc. It also provided harvesting rainwater in the upcoming monsoon. The project
information on disease management of crops in the post ensured drinking water security for over 14,000 people living
flood scenario. As a part of this relief measure, 5500 helpline in and around the block. Additionally, the project assured
calls were attended. More than 76,000 individuals were irrigation for about 2,500 acres of land in 5 villages around Sona
benefited from 78 different advisories provided through mobile River.
phones. In addition to this, 21 multi-location audio and video
conferences were organised using Jios 4G network. To bring in synergy in the drought relief effort, Reliance
supported Sawali Trust to implement its Jalyuktashivar Project
The direct intervention under flood relief also included disease in Jalna and Aurangabad districts of Marathwada region. The
prevention measures, distribution of wheat flour, distribution of project worked towards revival of a river passing through
gambusia affinis (mosquito fish species), conducting diagnostic Pulamary tehsil of Aurangabad district and conducted
camps for malaria etc. Besides this, Reliance used JioChat to excavation of about 8 kilometers aimed at addressing the water
co-ordinate its relief operations in the Chennai flood relief woes of people and livestock in six villages.
operations which involved bringing volunteers drawn from
across businesses.
60 million litres of drinking water to
Successfully implemented technology solutions for
2.1 lakh about 2.1 lakh people
flood affected districts in Madhya Pradesh
INTRODUCTION
In conformance to the requirements of the clause (f ) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 34 of Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) Listing Regulations, the Business Responsibility Report for FY 2016-17 is aligned with the nine principles of the National
Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental & Economic Responsibilities of Business (NVG-SEE) notified by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE 1 PRINCIPLE 2 PRINCIPLE 3
Businesses should conduct and Businesses should provide goods Businesses should promote the
govern themselves with Ethics, and services that are safe and well-being of all employees
Transparency and Accountability contribute to sustainability
throughout their life cycle
ANNEXURE 1
SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY
Disclosures Information/Reference sections
Sector(s) that the Company is engaged in (industrial Refining, Petrochemicals (Polymers, Polyester and Fibre Intermediates),
activity code-wise) Exploration and Production of Oil & Gas and Textiles.
Industrial
Description
Group
061 Extraction of crude petroleum
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum products
Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilisers and nitrogen
201
compounds, plastic and synthetic rubber in primary forms
203 Manufacture of man-made fibres
062 Extraction of natural gas
131 Spinning, weaving and finishing of textile
139 Manufacture of other textiles
As per National Industrial Classification The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Participation of Subsidiary companies or The number of RILs subsidiary companies as on 31st March,
any other entities in RILs BR initiatives. 2017 is 94. RIL undertakes various Business Responsibility
(BR) initiatives throughout the year and encourages its
subsidiary companies to participate in its group-wide BR
initiatives on several topics. All subsidiaries are aligned
with the Groups CSR agenda and philosophy which gets
implemented through the Reliance Foundation. During
FY 2016-17, RIL's operating subsidiaries and associates
like Reliance Retail Limited , Reliance Corporate IT Park
Limited etc. participated in various initiatives across several
areas which includes promotion of health care, promoting
education, cleanliness drives, rural development etc.
SECTION D: BR INFORMATION
Disclosures Information/Reference sections
Note*:
LINKS
1. Environment Policy:
http://www.ril.com/Sustainability/HealthSafety.aspx
2. Health, Safety and Environment Policy:
http://www.ril.com/Sustainability/HealthSafety.aspx
3. Corporate Social Responsibility Policy:
http://www.ril.com/getattachment/d5fd70ef-e019-47e5-bb83-de2077874505/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Policy.aspx
4. Our Code:
http://www.ril.com/getattachment/ee7b0fc7-e62e-4132-a69d-2f52f82e605b/Our-Code.aspx
5. Code of Conduct:
http://www.ril.com/getattachment/3724d19a-8a2b-4a6e-898a-a5c7f01aaf01/Code-of- Conduct.aspx
6. Values & Behaviours:
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LINKAGE OF POLICIES OF RIL WITH BR PRINCIPLES AS PER NVG
Principle NVG Principle Reference Document Reference Section
No.
1 Ethics, Transparency and Code of Conduct Section 2, 3, 5 and 7
Accountability
Values and Behaviours Customer Value
Health, Safety & Environment Policy Please refer page number 183 for web link
3 Employees' well-being Code of Conduct Section 3, 4, 6 and 8
Environment Policy Please refer page number 183 for web link
7 Policy advocacy Code of Conduct Section 5 and 6
8 Inclusive growth Our Code Section 5
Health, Safety & Environment Policy Please refer page number 183 for web link
ANNEXURE 4
SECTION E: PRINCIPLE-WISE PERFORMANCE
PRINCIPLE 1: ETHICS, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Disclosures Information/Reference sections
Products and services incorporating environmental and social risks Manufactured capital
Page no. 140-141
Procedures for sustainable sourcing and procuring goods and services Social and Relationship capital
from small and local vendors Page no. 146
Total workforce by various indicators of diversity (e.g. gender, physical At RIL, 84.42% of its permanent employees received safety and
disability, contract type etc.) and efforts for their skill enhancement skill up-gradation trainings during the year, while 83.18% of the
women employees received trainings through classroom, as well
as web-based training programmes. Out of 71 permanent employ-
ees with disabilities, 39.24 % received safety and skill up-gradation
trainings. All the employees of RIL participate in safety related
training and activities.
Human capital
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vulnerable and marginalised groups Page no. 164-179
Social and Relationship capital
Page no. 145
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Companys policy and practices for addressing human rights concerns Human capital
Page no. 125-126
PRINCIPLE 6: ENVIRONMENT
Disclosures Information/Reference sections
Responsible policy advocacy in collaboration with policymakers Social and Relationship capital
Page no. 148
Details of the Companys community development initiatives Report on Corporate Social Responsibility
including financial contribution and ensuring long term sustainability Page no. 165-179
of projects Social and Relationship capital
Page no. 148-149
Board's Report
Page no. 233-241
Ensuring customer satisfaction while conforming to regulatory Social and Relationship capital
requirements Page no. 146
1. NO POVERTY NVG8 Social and Enhanced income and livelihood Transition from a contract
Relationship among rural marginal farmers labourer to a self-sustained
Capital Increased employment farmer (Page no. 171)
opportunities in rural and urban Touching and transforming lives
End poverty in all its forms everywhere Businesses should support areas for adults and youths of marginalised communities
inclusive growth and Improved quality of life (Page no. 78)
equitable development
2. ZERO HUNGER NVG2 Social and Construction of structures for Mission Zero Malnourishment
Relationship rainwater harvesting project (Page no. 172)
Capital Improved food security Transition from a contract
End hunger, achieve food security Businesses should provide Improved nutrition security labourer to a self-sustained
and improved nutrition and promote goods and services that Eradication of hunger and farmer (Page no. 171)
sustainable agriculture are safe and contribute to malnutrition Plasticulture (Page no. 78)
sustainability throughout Sustainable agricultural
their life cycle
production
Creating value chain for
NVG8 agricultural produce
5. GENDER EQUALITY NVG5 Human Gender equality and women Empowering women to emerge
Capital empowerment as a role model (Page no. 171)
Effective participation of women Empowering women on financial
Achieve gender equality and empower all Businesses should respect in development process management and decision
women and girls and promote human rights Participation of women in village making (Page no. 170)
decision making body
6. CLEAN WATER AND NVG6 Natural Contribution to Swachh Bharat Enhanced recycling through
Capital Abhiyan advanced water treatment
SANITATION Social and Water security technologies (Page no. 117)
Ensure availability and sustainable Businesses should Relationship Conservation of water through
management of water and sanitation respect, protect and make Capital rain water harvesting
for all efforts to restore the Improved sanitation through
environment construction of toilets
Cleaner villages
NVG6
Businesses should respect,
protect and make efforts to
restore the environment
9. INDUSTRY, NVG6 Set up village knowledge centres Reduced HSE risks through CASHe
Education through technology (Page no. 125)
INNOVATION AND Manufactured
Access to information Innovation in Machinery Repair
Capital
INFRASTRUCTURE Intellectual Infrastructure development in (Page no. 135)
Capital rural and urban areas Plasticulture (Page no. 78)
Social and Mitigation of Cathodic Protection
Relationship (CP) discontinuity in subsea facility
Capital (Page no. 82)
Optimisation of Artificial lift
system, used for water lifting in
Coal Bed Methane (CBM) wells
Build resilient infrastructure, promote Businesses should (Page no. 85)
sustainable industrialisation and foster respect, protect and make Creation of a world class video
innovation efforts to restore the entertainment OTT platform
environment (Page no. 107)
Reducing separation cycle time
(Page no. 132)
Partnering for innovation
(Page no. 133)
Facilities optimisation for ethane
pipeline project (Page no. 141)
Monitoring Equipment Health
through SmartSignal
(Page no. 138)
Digitisation of Equipment
Inspection (Page no. 140)
Enabling innovations-Mission
Kurukshetra (Page no. 135)
11. SUSTAINABLE NVG9 Social and Promotion of arts and culture Support towards maintaining
Relationship Protection of Indian heritage cultural heritage (Page no. 179)
CITIES AND Capital Infrastructure development in
COMMUNITIES urban areas
Revitalisation of city infrastructure
Make cities and human settlement Businesses should
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable engage with and provide
value to their customers
and consumers in a
responsible manner
13. CLIMATE ACTION NVG6 Natural Tree plantation Steering lives back to safety
Capital Climate change (Page no. 178)
Timely relief and rehabilitation to Process modifications beyond
Take urgent actions to combat climate Businesses should communities affected by natural original design (Page no. 116)
change and its impacts* respect, protect and make calamities
efforts to restore the Disaster-struck lives rescued
* Acknowledging that the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change is the primary
environment
international, intergovernmental forum for negotiating
the global response to climate change.
14. LIFE BELOW WATER NVG6 Natural Water Security Information services protecting
Capital fisher folks from adverse sea
conditions (Page no. 170)
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, Businesses should
seas and marine resources for sustainable respect, protect and make
development efforts to restore the
environment
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16. PEACE, JUSTICE NVG1 Social and Formation of producer companies Integrating Values and Behaviours
Relationship for sustainable livelihood (V&B) (Page no. 122)
AND STRONG Capital Women empowerment by
INSTITUTIONS forming thrift groups
Promote peaceful and inclusive
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies Businesses should conduct
societies for long term sustainable
for sustainable development, provide and govern themselves
development
access to justice for all and build effective, with Ethics, Transparency
accountable and inclusive institutions at and Accountability
all levels
NVG4
Businesses should
respect the interests
of, and be responsive
towards all stakeholders,
especially those who are
disadvantaged, vulnerable
and marginalised
NVG7
Businesses, when engaged
in influencing public and
regulatory policy, should
do so in a responsible
manner
17. PARTNERSHIPS NVG7 Social and Partnership with like-minded New Distribution Model for Lubes
Relationship organisations including Business (Relstar) (Page no. 67)
FOR THE GOALS Capital government and Ultimate Pitch-Collaborating with
non-government organsations, 30 leading B-Schools
Strengthen the means of implementation Businesses, when engaged
technical agencies etc. (Page no. 124)
and revitalise the global partnership for in influencing public and
Partnering for Innovation
sustainable development regulatory policy, should
(Page no. 133)
do so in a responsible
manner
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Customer Satisfaction
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016 Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
GRI 408: Child Labor 2016 Human capital (Page no. 126)
Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016 Human capital (Page no. 126)
Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment 2016 Human capital (Page no. 126)
Social and Relationship Capital (Page no. 146)
Community Development
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 Social and Relationship capital (Page no. 148-149)
Corporate Social Responsibility (Page no. 164-179)
GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 Social and Relationship capital (Page no. 148-149)
Corporate Social Responsibility (Page no. 164-179)
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 Social and Relationship capital (Page no. 148-149)
Corporate Social Responsibility (Page no. 164-179)
Economic Performance
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 Financial capital (Page no. 144)
Financial Highlights (Page no. 56)
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 Financial capital (Page no. 144)
Financial Highlights (Page no. 56)
REPORTING CRITERIA
The sustainability parameters covered as part of the
RIL has developed its report based on the applicable scope of the assurance process included water recycled,
accounting standards and has incorporated the principles of the Employee strength of RIL, Manhours of training provided to
International Integrated Reporting Framework (<IR>) published RILs workforce.
by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) into the
Managements Discussion and Analysis section of the Report. The assurance scope excludes;
The sustainability disclosures are in alignment with the GRI
OUR ASSURANCE PROCEDURES ALSO
standards.
INCLUDED:
Assessment of RILs reporting procedures regarding their
INDEPENDENCE
consistency with the application of GRI Standards
The assurance was conducted by a multidisciplinary team
Evaluating the appropriateness of the quantification including professionals with suitable skills and experience in
methods used to arrive at the sustainability disclosures auditing environmental, social and economic information in
presented in the Report. line with the requirements of ISAE 3000 (Revised) standard.
Our work was performed in compliance with the requirements
Verification of systems and procedures used for of the IFAC Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, which
quantification, collation, and analysis of sustainability requires, among other requirements, that the members of
disclosures included in the Report. the assurance team (practitioners) as well as the assurance
firm (assurance provider) be independent of the assurance
Understanding the appropriateness of various client, in relation to the scope of this assurance engagement,
assumptions, estimations and materiality thresholds used including not being involved in writing the Report. The Code
by RIL for data analysis. also includes detailed requirements for practitioners regarding
integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care,
Discussions with the personnel responsible for the confidentiality and professional behaviour. KPMG has systems
evaluation of competence required to ensure reliability of and processes in place to monitor compliance with the Code
data and information presented in the Report. and to prevent conflicts regarding independence. The firm
applies ISQC 1 and the practitioner complies with the applicable
Discussion on sustainability aspects with senior executives
independence and other ethical requirements of the IESBA
at the different plant locations and at the corporate
code.
office to understand the risks and opportunities from
sustainability context and the strategy RIL is following.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Assessment of the stakeholder engagement process RIL is responsible for developing the Report contents. RIL is
through personal interviews and review of relevant also responsible for identification of material sustainability
documentation. issues, establishing and maintaining appropriate performance
management and internal control systems and derivation of
Assessment of data reliability and accuracy. performance data reported. This statement is made solely to
the Management of RIL in accordance with the terms of our
For verifying the data and information related to RILs engagement and as per scope of assurance. Our work has been
financial performance we have relied on its audited undertaken so that we might state to RIL those matters for
Financial Statements for the FY 2016-17. which we have been engaged to state in this statement and for
no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do
Verification of disclosures through site visits to not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than RIL for
Manufacturing units at Barabanki, Dahej, Hazira, our work, for this report, or for the conclusions expressed in this
Hoshiarpur, Jamnagar DTA, Jamnagar SEZ, Nagothane, independent assurance statement. The assurance engagement
Naroda, Patalganga, Silvassa and Vadodara; On-shore is based on the assumption that the data and information
and off-shore exploration and production facilities at provided to us is complete and true. We expressly disclaim any
Gadimoga; Corporate office at Reliance Corporate Park, liability or co-responsibility for any decision a person or entity
Navi Mumbai and review of key performance data from would make based on this assurance statement.
Shahdol.
The selected sustainability parameters and disclosures
presented in the Report by RIL are fairly represented.
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At RIL, Corporate Governance is an ethically driven business process that is committed to values,
aimed at enhancing its brand and reputation. This is demonstrated in shareholder returns, high
credit ratings, governance processes and performance with conducive work environment. RIL has
laid a strong foundation for making Corporate Governance a way of life by having a mix of persons
of eminence and integrity at Board and leadership levels, including competent professionals across
the organisation and putting in place best systems, processes and technology.
K. SETHURAMAN
Between my past, the present and Additionally, our customers have benefited from high quality
products delivered at extremely competitive prices.
the future, there is one common
factor: Relationship and Trust. This The essence of Corporate Governance lies in promoting and
maintaining integrity, transparency and accountability in the
is the foundation of our growth. managements higher echelons. The demands of Corporate
Governance require professionals to raise their competence
Founder Chairman and capability levels to meet the expectations in managing the
Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani enterprise and its resources effectively with the highest standards
of ethics. It has thus become crucial to foster and sustain a culture
In accordance with the provisions of the Securities and that integrates all components of good governance by carefully
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure balancing the complex inter-relationship among the Board of
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), the Directors, Audit Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility and
report containing the details of Corporate Governance systems Governance Committee, Finance, Compliance and Assurance
and processes at Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is as follows: teams, Auditors and the senior management. Our employee
At RIL, Corporate Governance is all about maintaining a valuable satisfaction is reflected in the stability of our senior management,
relationship and trust with all stakeholders. We consider low attrition across various levels and substantially higher
stakeholders as partners in our success, and we remain committed productivity. Above all, we feel honoured to be integral to Indias
to maximising stakeholders value, be it shareholders, employees, social development. Details of several such initiatives are available
suppliers, customers, investors, communities or policy makers. in the Report on Corporate Social Responsibility.
This approach to value creation emanates from our belief that
At RIL, we believe that as we move closer towards our aspirations
sound governance system, based on relationship and trust, is
of being a global corporation, our Corporate Governance
integral to creating enduring value for all. We have a defined policy
standards must be globally benchmarked. Therefore, we have
framework for ethical conduct of businesses. We believe that any
institutionalised the right building blocks for future growth. The
business conduct can be ethical only when it rests on the six core
building blocks will ensure that we achieve our ambition in a
values of Customer Value, Ownership Mindset, Respect, Integrity,
prudent and sustainable manner. RIL not only adheres to the
One Team and Excellence.
prescribed Corporate Governance practices as per the Listing
Regulations, but is also committed to sound Corporate Governance
STATEMENT ON COMPANYS principles and practices. It constantly strives to adopt emerging
PHILOSOPHY ON CODE OF best practices being followed worldwide. It is our endeavour to
achieve higher standards and provide oversight and guidance to
GOVERNANCE the management in strategy implementation, risk management
Corporate Governance encompasses a set of systems and
and fulfilment of stated goals and objectives.
practices to ensure that the Companys affairs are being managed
in a manner which ensures accountability, transparency and Over the years, we have strengthened governance practices.
fairness in all transactions in the widest sense. The objective These practices define the way business is conducted and value
is to meet stakeholders aspirations and societal expectations. is generated. Stakeholders interests are taken into account,
Good governance practices stem from the dynamic culture and before making any business decision. RIL has the distinction
positive mindset of the organisation. We are committed to meet of consistently rewarding its shareholders for four eventful
the aspirations of all our stakeholders. This is demonstrated in decades from its first IPO. Since then, RIL has moved from one
shareholder returns, high credit ratings, governance processes big idea to another and these milestones continue to fuel its
and an entrepreneurial performance focused work environment. relentless pursuit of ever-higher goals.
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On standalone basis, we have grown by a Compounded Annual the Board, committees and individual Directors in fulfilling their
Growth Rate (CAGR) of Revenues 23.6%, EBITDA 25.6% and Net responsibilities. The Company Secretary assists the Chairman
Profit 26.9%. The financial markets have endorsed our sterling in management of the Boards administrative activities
performance and the market capitalisation has increased by such as meetings, schedules, agendas, communication and
CAGR of 31.5% during the same period. In terms of distributing documentation.
wealth to our shareholders, apart from having a track record
of uninterrupted dividend payout, we have also delivered The Chairman actively works with the Human Resources,
consistent unmatched shareholder returns since listing. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee to plan the Board
result of our initiative is our ever widening reach and recall. and committees composition, induction of directors to the
Our shareholder base has grown from 52,000 after the IPO to a Board, plan for director succession, participate in the Board
consolidated present base of around 2.5 million. effectiveness evaluation process and meet the individual
directors to provide constructive feedback and advice.
For decades, RIL is growing in step with Indias industrial and
economic development. The Company has helped transform The Chairman is responsible for corporate strategy, brand
the Indian economy with big-ticket projects and world-class equity, planning, external contacts and all management
execution. The quest to help elevate Indias quality of life matters.
continues and is unabated. It emanates from a fundamental
article of faith: What is good for India is good for Reliance. BOARD LEADERSHIP
A majority of the Board i.e. 8 out of 14, are Independent
We believe, Corporate Governance is not just a destination, but Directors. At RIL, it is our belief that an enlightened Board
a journey to constantly improve sustainable value creation. It consciously creates a culture of leadership to provide a long-
is an upward-moving target that we collectively strive towards term vision and policy approach to improve the quality of
achieving. Our multiple initiatives towards maintaining the governance. The Boards actions and decisions are aligned
highest standards of governance are detailed in the following with the Companys best interests. It is committed to the goal
pages. of sustainably elevating the Companys value creation. The
Company has defined guidelines and an established framework
APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE for the meetings of the Board and committees. These guidelines
STRUCTURE WITH DEFINED ROLES AND seek to systematise the decision-making process at the
RESPONSIBILITIES meetings of the Board and committees in an informed and
The Company has put in place an internal governance structure efficient manner.
with defined roles and responsibilities of every constituent of
the system. The Companys shareholders appoint the Board of The Board critically evaluates the Companys strategic direction,
Directors, which in turn governs the Company. The Board has management policies and their effectiveness. The agenda
established seven Committees to discharge its responsibilities for the Board reviews include strategic review from each of
in an effective manner. RILs Company Secretary acts as the the Committees, a detailed analysis and review of annual
Secretary to all the committees. The Chairman and Managing strategic and operating plans, capital allocation and budgets.
Director (CMD) provides overall direction and guidance to the Additionally, the Board reviews related party transactions,
Board. In the operations and functioning of the Company, the possible risks and risk mitigation measures, financial reports
CMD is assisted by four Executive Directors and a core group of and business reports from each of the sector heads. Frequent
senior level executives. and detailed interaction sets the agenda and provides the
strategic roadmap for the Companys future growth.
The Chairman of the Board (the Chairman) is the leader of the
Board. The Chairman is responsible for fostering and promoting ETHICS/GOVERNANCE POLICIES
the integrity of the Board while nurturing a culture where the At RIL, we strive to conduct our business and strengthen our
Board works harmoniously for the long-term benefit of the relationships in a manner that is dignified, distinctive and
Company and all its stakeholders. The Chairman guides the responsible. We adhere to ethical standards to ensure integrity,
Board for effective governance structure in the Company. In transparency, independence and accountability in dealing with
doing so, the Chairman presides at the meetings of the Board all stakeholders. Therefore, we have adopted various codes and
and the shareholders of the Company. policies to carry out our duties in an ethical manner. Some of
these codes and policies are:
The Chairman takes a lead role in managing the Board and
facilitating effective communication among Directors. The Code of Conduct
Chairman is responsible for matters pertaining to governance, Code of Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading
including the organisation and composition of the Board, the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy
organisation and conduct of Board meetings, effectiveness of
Vigil Mechanism and Whistle Blower Policy
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and Economic Responsibilities of Business framed by the framework. RIL has provided around 76.06 lakh man-hours
Government of India. RIL was among the first to adopt GRIs G4 training to its people. RIL embraces a culture of diversity
Guidelines from FY 2014-15 and also aligned the G4 Report to and provides equal opportunity to all its employees.
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) released at the
United Nation Sustainable Development Summit in 2015 which 3. INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
embrace a universal approach to the sustainable development RIL has transitioned from a smart buyer of technology to
agenda. Since October 2016, the GRI G4 guidelines have a fast customiser of technology and a flagship developer
transitioned to GRI Standards. The GRI standards are the first through largely in-house developed technology that
global standards for sustainability reporting. In the current year, creates significant value.
RIL has adopted the GRI standards for sustainability reporting.
4. MANUFACTURED CAPITAL
To strengthen its commitment to responsible business, the Setting up Refinery off gas cracker, Petcoke gasification
Board of the Company has adopted Business Responsibility plant, improving long term supply security of ethane to the
Framework based on the principles of National Voluntary existing crackers were some of the key ongoing projects
Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic in FY 2016-17. Jio has built a world-class all-IP data strong
Responsibilities of Business (NVG) as issued by the Ministry of future proof network with latest 4G LTE technology. It is
Corporate Affairs, Government of India. In conformance to the future ready and can be easily upgraded to support even
NVG and Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a Business more data, as technologies advance on to 5G, 6G and
Responsibility Report is attached forming part of the Annual beyond.
Report. This Report is in addition to RILs Sustainability Report.
5. FINANCIAL CAPITAL
INTEGRATED REPORTING RIL has maintained two notches above Indias sovereign
During the year 2016-17, RIL has embraced integrated reporting rating for its international debt at BBB+ by S&P. The ratings
approach aligned with the International Integrated Reporting have been maintained despite RIL being in an investment
Councils (IIRC) <IR> framework. The long term sustainability cycle. RIL is able to access capital from diversified market at
of any business is not only limited to its financial or economic competitive rates.
value creation, but also depends, among other things, on the
timely and sufficient availability of natural resources, people 6. SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL
with the right skill sets, knowledge and technology to support RIL, through its social development projects under the
business processes and license to operate from all relevant seven focus areas, has enabled the promotion of equitable
stakeholders. The concept of six capitals as propounded by economic growth and ensured a more sustainable,
the <IR> Framework also states the interrelatedness of each inclusive and people-centric development. GenNext Hub,
capital to the other. Value creation across each capital is a uniquely positioned global programme helped start-ups
fundamental to the long term viability of RILs business. This think big and grow fast
integrated annual report also spells out the extent to which RILs
operations and strategy are integrated with the capitals viz; . SHAREHOLDERS COMMUNICATIONS
The Board recognises the importance of two-way
1. NATURAL CAPITAL communication with shareholders, giving a balanced report of
RIL focuses on the five areas i.e. clean air, clean water, results and progress and responding to questions and issues
preventing soil contamination, preserving flora and raised. RILs corporate website (www.ril.com) has information
fauna and diligent use of scarce resources. RILs intent is for institutional and retail shareholders alike. Shareholders
to ensure minimisation of environmental impact through seeking information related to their shareholding may contact
mitigation and offset initiatives. While positive impacts like the Company directly or through Companys Registrars and
enhanced renewable portfolio and enhanced water and Transfer Agents, details of which are available on the Companys
waste recycling help RIL offset negative impacts, mitigation website. RIL ensures that complaints and suggestions of
of unavoidable impacts is carried out through advanced its shareholders are responded to. A comprehensive and
technological interventions such as clean technologies and informative shareholders referencer is appended to this Annual
investment in pollution control equipment Report highlighting various securities related transactions
towards knowledge sharing.
2. HUMAN CAPITAL
RIL has created employment for more than 1.4 lakhs of ROLE OF THE COMPANY SECRETARY IN
employees and through Jio more than 50 lakh people were OVERALL GOVERNANCE PROCESS
employed. It continues to maintain a progressive people The Company Secretary plays a key role in ensuring that the
environment, where purpose driven talent is attracted, Board (including committees thereof ) procedures are followed
engaged and motivated by a consistent, meritocratic HR and regularly reviewed. The Company Secretary ensures that all
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relevant information, details and documents are made available Every Independent Director, at the first meeting of the Board
to the Directors and senior management for effective decision- in which he participates as a Director and thereafter at the first
making at the meetings. The Company Secretary is primarily meeting of the Board in every financial year, gives a declaration
responsible to assist and advise the Board in the conduct of that he meets the criteria of independence as provided under law.
affairs of the Company, to ensure compliance with applicable
statutory requirements and Secretarial Standards, to provide FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMMES FOR
guidance to directors and to facilitate convening of meetings. BOARD MEMBERS
He interfaces between the management and regulatory The Board members are provided with necessary documents/
authorities for governance matters. brochures, reports and internal policies to enable them to
familiarise with the Companys procedures and practices.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Periodic presentations are made at the Board and Committee
meetings on business and performance updates of the
BOARD COMPOSITION AND CATEGORY OF Company, global business environment, business strategy
DIRECTORS and risks involved. Detailed presentations on the Companys
The Companys policy is to maintain optimum combination of business segments are made at the separate meetings of the
Executive and Non-Executive Directors. The composition of the Independent Directors from time to time.
Board and category of Directors are as follows:
Category Name of Directors Quarterly updates on relevant statutory changes and landmark
Mukesh D. Ambani judicial pronouncements encompassing important laws are
Promoter (Chairman and Managing Director) regularly circulated to the Directors. Site visits to various plant
Directors Nita M. Ambani
locations are organised for the Independent Directors to enable
(Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director) them to understand the operations of the Company.
Independent Mansingh L. Bhakta The details of such familiarisation programmes for Independent
Directors Yogendra P. Trivedi
Directors are put up on the website of the Company and can be
Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur
accessed at http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx
Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
LEAD INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Adil Zainulbhai The Companys Board of Directors has designated Shri
Raminder Singh Gujral Mansingh L. Bhakta as the Lead Independent Director way back
Executive Nikhil R. Meswani in October 2005. The Lead Independent Directors role is as
Hital R. Meswani follows:
Directors
P.M.S. Prasad
Pawan Kumar Kapil
To preside over all meetings of Independent Directors
To ensure there is an adequate and timely flow of
Smt. Nita M. Ambani is the spouse of Shri Mukesh D. Ambani.
information to Independent Directors
Shri Nikhil R. Meswani and Shri Hital R. Meswani, are brothers
and not related to promoter directors. None of the other To liaise between the Chairman and Managing Director, the
directors are related to any other director on the Board. Management and the Independent Directors
To preside over meetings of the Board and Shareholders
SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS when the Chairman and Managing Director is not present,
Considering the requirement of skill sets on the Board, eminent or where he is an interested party
people having an independent standing in their respective To perform such other duties as may be delegated to the
field/profession, and who can effectively contribute to the Lead Independent Director by the Board/ Independent
Companys business and policy decisions are considered by the Directors
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
for appointment, as Independent Director on the Board. MEETINGS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Committee, inter alia, considers qualification, positive The Companys Independent Directors met four times during
attributes, area of expertise and number of Directorships and the financial year 2016-17 and held meetings without the
Memberships held in various committees of other companies presence of Executive Directors. Such meetings were conducted
by such persons in accordance with the Companys Policy for to enable Independent Directors to discuss matters pertaining
Selection of Directors and determining Directors independence. to the Companys affairs and put forth their views to the Lead
The Board considers the Committees recommendation, and Independent Director. The Lead Independent Director takes
takes appropriate decision. appropriate steps to present Independent Directors views to the
Chairman and Managing Director.
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CODE OF CONDUCT The Board provides and evaluates the Companys strategic
The Company has in place a comprehensive Code of Conduct direction, management policies and their effectiveness, and
('the Code') applicable to the Directors and employees. The ensures that shareholders long-term interests are being served.
Code is applicable to Non-Executive Directors including
The Board has constituted seven Committees, viz. Audit
Independent Directors to such extent as may be applicable to
Committee, Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
them depending on their roles and responsibilities. The Code
Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Corporate
gives guidance and support needed for ethical conduct of
Social Responsibility and Governance Committee, Risk
business and compliance of law. The Code reflects the values
Management Committee, Health, Safety and Environment
of the Company viz. Customer Value, Ownership Mind-set,
Committee and Finance Committee. The Board is authorised to
Respect, Integrity, One Team and Excellence.
constitute additional functional Committees, from time to time,
A copy of the Code has been put up on the Companys website depending on business needs.
and can be accessed at http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/
Downloads.aspx. The Code has been circulated to Directors and The Companys internal guidelines for Board / Committee
Management Personnel, and its compliance is affirmed by them meetings facilitate decision-making process at its meetings in
annually. an informed and efficient manner. The following sub-sections
deal with the practice of these guidelines at RIL.
A declaration signed by the Companys Chairman and
Managing Director is published in this Report. SCHEDULING AND SELECTION OF AGENDA
ITEMS FOR BOARD MEETINGS
SUCCESSION PLANNING Minimum five pre-scheduled Board meetings are held annually.
The Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Additional Board meetings are convened to address the
Committee believes that sound succession plans for the senior Companys specific needs. In case of business exigencies or
leadership are very important for creating a robust future for urgency, resolutions are passed by circulation. The Board notes
the Company. The Committee works along with the Human compliance reports of all laws applicable to the Company, every
Resource team of the Company for a proper leadership quarter.
succession plan.
The meetings are held at the Companys office at Maker
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021 and major
DIRECTORS plant locations as decided by the Board.
The Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee has devised criteria for evaluation of the The Companys various business heads / service heads
performance of the Directors including Independent Directors. are advised to schedule their work plans well in advance,
The said criteria provide certain parameters like attendance, particularly with regard to matters requiring discussion/
acquaintance with business, communicating inter se board approval/decision at Board/Committee meetings. Such matters
members, effective participation, domain knowledge, are communicated by them to the Company Secretary in
compliance with code of conduct, vision and strategy, advance so that they are included in the agenda for Board/
benchmarks established by global peers etc., which is in Committee meetings.
compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
The Board is given presentations covering Finance, Sales,
DIRECTORS PROFILE Marketing, the Companys major business segments and their
A brief resume of Directors, nature of their expertise in specific operations, overview of business operations of major subsidiary
functional areas and names of companies in which they companies, global business environment, the Companys
hold Directorships, Memberships/ Chairmanships of Board business areas, including business opportunities and strategy
Committees are available on the website of the and risk management practices before taking on record the
Company: www.ril.com. Companys quarterly/annual financial results.
before the meeting with specific reference to this effect in the previous meeting(s) is placed at the succeeding meeting of the
agenda. In special and exceptional circumstances, additional or Board/Committees for noting.
supplementary item(s) on the agenda are permitted.
COMPLIANCE
All Board and Committee meetings agenda papers are The Company Secretary, while preparing the agenda, notes
disseminated electronically on a real-time basis, by uploading on agenda and minutes of the meeting(s), is responsible for
them on a secured online application specifically designed for and is required to ensure adherence to all applicable laws and
this purpose, thereby eliminating circulation of printed agenda regulations, including the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules
papers. issued thereunder, as applicable and Secretarial Standard-1
and Secretarial Standard-2 issued by the Institute of Company
RECORDING MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AT Secretaries of India.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Company Secretary records minutes of proceedings of each NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS HELD WITH
Board and Committee meeting. Draft minutes are circulated to DATES
Board/ Committee members for their comments. The minutes Six Board meetings were held during the year, as against the
are entered in the Minutes Book within 30 days from the minimum requirement of four meetings. The details of Board
conclusion of the meeting. meetings held are given below:
POST MEETING FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM Date Board Strength No. of Directors Present
The guidelines for Board and Board Committee meetings April 22, 2016 14 13
facilitate an effective post meeting follow-up, review and
July 15, 2016 14 14
reporting process for decisions taken by the Board and
July 28, 2016 14 14
Committees thereof.
October 20, 2016 14 13
Important decisions taken at Board/ Committee meetings January 16, 2017 14 12
are communicated promptly to the concerned departments/ January 24, 2017 14 11
divisions. Action taken report on decisions/minutes of the
BOARD COMMITTEES
Details of the Board Committees and other related information are provided hereunder:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
1. Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing
Director
(Chairman of the Committee)
2. Nikhil R. Meswani
Executive Director
3. Hital R. Meswani
Executive Director
Shri K. Sethuraman, Group Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, is the Secretary of all the Committees.
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Disclosure of any related party transactions; and function or discharging that function) after assessing
Qualifications / modified opinions in draft audit qualifications, experience and background, and so on of
report. the candidate
Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial Reviewing financial statements, in particular the
statements before submission to the Board for approval investments made by the Companys unlisted subsidiaries
Monitoring and reviewing with the management, the Reviewing mandatorily the following information:
statement of uses/ application of funds raised through an (a) The Management Discussion and Analysis of financial
issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue, and so condition and results of operations
on), the statement of funds utilised for purposes other than (b) Statement of significant related party transactions
those stated in the offer document/prospectus/notice and (as defined by the Audit Committee), submitted by
the report submitted by the monitoring agency monitoring management
the utilisation of proceeds of a public or rights issue, and
(c) Management letters/letters of internal control
making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take
weaknesses issued by the statutory auditors
up steps in this matter
(d) Internal audit reports relating to internal control
Reviewing and monitoring the auditors independence and
weaknesses; and
performance, and effectiveness of audit process
(e) Reviewing the appointment, removal and terms of
Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of
remuneration of the Chief internal auditor / internal
the Company with related parties
auditor(s)
Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments
Carrying out any other function as is mandated by the
Valuation of undertakings or assets of the Company, Board from time to time and / or enforced by any statutory
wherever it is necessary notification, amendment as may be applicable
Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk
management systems GENERAL
Reviewing, with the management, the performance of The representatives of Statutory Auditors are permanent
statutory auditors and internal auditors, adequacy of invitees to the Audit Committee meetings. The representatives
internal control systems of Statutory Auditors, Executives from Accounts department,
Finance department, Corporate Secretarial department and
Formulating the scope, functioning, periodicity and Internal Audit department attend the Audit Committee
methodology for conducting the internal audit meetings. The Cost Auditors attend the Audit Committee
Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, meeting where cost audit report is discussed. The due date for
including the structure of the internal audit department, filing the cost audit report in XBRL mode for the financial year
staffing and seniority of the official heading the ended March 31, 2016 was August 14, 2016 and the cost audit
department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of report was filed by the Company on August 10, 2016. The cost
internal audit audit report of the Company for financial year ended March 31,
Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings 2017 will be filed with Central Government on or before the
and follow-up thereon due date as prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by
the internal auditors into matters where there is suspected The Internal Auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee.
fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems
of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board The Chairman of the Audit Committee was present at the last
Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit Annual General Meeting held on September 01, 2016.
commences, about the nature and scope of audit as well as
post audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern MEETING DETAILS
Seven meetings of the Committee were held during the year,
To look into the reasons for substantial defaults, if
as against the minimum requirement of four meetings. The
any, in the payment to depositors, debenture holders,
meetings were held on April 22, 2016; July 15, 2016; August 29,
shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared
2016; October 14, 2016; October 20, 2016; January 16, 2017;
dividends) and creditors
March 09, 2017. The details of attendance are given in this
To review the functioning of the Vigil Mechanism and Report.
Whistle Blower mechanism
Approval of appointment of the CFO (i.e. the whole-time
Finance Director or any other person heading the finance
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HUMAN RESOURCES, NOMINATION AND meetings were held on April 21, 2016; July 14, 2016; July 28,
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 2016; October 17, 2016; January 16, 2017; March 27, 2017. The
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE details of attendance are given in this Report.
Provide correct inputs to the media so as to preserve and Performing such other functions as may be necessary or
protect the Companys image and standing appropriate for the performance of its oversight function
Disseminate factually correct information to investors, Carry out any other function as is mandated by the Board
institutions and the public at large from time to time
Establish oversight on important corporate communication MEETING DETAILS
on behalf of the Company with the assistance of Four meetings of the Committee were held during the year. The
consultants / advisors, if necessary meetings were held on May 31, 2016; July 28, 2016; October 21,
Ensure institution of standardised channels of internal 2016; January 17, 2017. The details of attendance are given in
communications across the Company to facilitate a high this Report.
level of disciplined participation
Carry out any other function as is mandated by the Board HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
from time to time and/or enforced by any statutory COMMITTEE
notification, amendment or modification as may be COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
applicable or as may be necessary or appropriate for
performance of its duties Hital R. Meswani Executive Director
MEETING DETAILS (Chairman of the Committee)
Four meetings of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur Independent Director
Governance Committee were held during the year. The P.M.S. Prasad Executive Director
meetings were held on April 21, 2016; July 14, 2016; October 21, Pawan Kumar Kapil Executive Director
2016; January 17, 2017.The details of attendance are given in
this Report. The Committee is primarily responsible to monitor and ensure
the highest standards of environmental, health and safety norms
RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE are maintained, and the Companys operations are in compliance
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE with applicable pollution and environmental laws across all
locations. The Committee fulfils its responsibilities by reviewing the
management of health, safety, environmental and social impacts of
Adil Zainulbhai Independent Director
the Companys various projects and operations.
(Chairman of the Committee)
Hital R. Meswani Executive Director TERMS OF REFERENCE OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Director ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE INTER ALIA INCLUDE
Alok Agarwal Chief Financial Officer THE FOLLOWING
Srikanth Venkatachari Joint Chief Financial Officer Monitoring and ensuring the highest standards of
environmental, health and safety norms
The Committees prime responsibility is to implement and
monitor the risk management plan and policy of the Company. Ensuring compliance with applicable pollution and
The Committees composition is in compliance with provisions environmental laws at the Companys works / factories /
of Regulation 21 of Listing Regulations. locations by putting in place effective systems in this
regard and reviewing the same periodically
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF RISK MANAGEMENT Reviewing, as the Committee deems appropriate, the
COMMITTEE INTER ALIA INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING Companys health, safety and environment related policy
Framing of Risk Management Plan and Policy and making recommendations as necessary
Overseeing implementation of Risk Management Plan and Reviewing the Companys performance on health,
Policy safety and environment related matters and suggesting
Monitoring of Risk Management Plan and Policy improvements as the Committee may deem necessary
Validating the process of Risk Management Reviewing procedures and controls being followed at the
Companys various manufacturing facilities and plants for
Validating the procedure for Risk Minimisation
compliance with relevant statutory provisions
Periodically reviewing and evaluating the Risk
Reviewing regularly and making recommendations about
Management Policy and practices with respect to risk
changes to the charter of the Committee
assessment and risk management processes
Obtaining or performing an annual evaluation of the
Continually obtaining reasonable assurance from
Committees performance and making appropriate
management that all known and emerging risks have been
recommendations
identified and mitigated or managed
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Carry out any other function as is mandated by the Board Provide corporate guarantee/performance guarantee by
from time to time the Company within the limits approved by the Board
MEETING DETAILS Approve opening and operation of Investment
Four meetings of the Health, Safety and Environment Management Accounts with foreign banks and appoint
Committee were held during the year. The meetings were held them as agents, establishment of representative/sales
on April 22, 2016; July 14, 2016; October 19, 2016; January 17, offices in or outside India
2017. The details of attendance are given in this Report. Other transactions or financial issues that the Board may
desire to have them reviewed by the Finance Committee
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Delegate authorities from time to time to the executives/
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
authorised persons to implement the Committees
decisions
Mukesh D. Ambani Chairman and Review regularly and make recommendations about
(Chairman of the Committee) Managing Director
changes to the charter of the Committee
Nikhil R. Meswani Executive Director
Carry out any other function as is mandated by the Board
Hital R. Meswani Executive Director
from time to time and/or enforced by any statutory
TERMS OF REFERENCE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE notification, amendment or modification as may be
applicable
INTER ALIA INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
Review the Companys financial policies, risk assessment MEETING DETAILS
and minimisation procedures, strategies and capital Five meetings of the Finance Committee were held during the
structure, working capital and cash flow management, and year. The meetings were held on April 22, 2016; July 15, 2016;
make such reports and recommendations to the Board October 20, 2016; November 14, 2016; January 16, 2017. The
with respect thereto, as it may deem advisable details of attendance are given in this Report.
Review banking arrangements and cash management
Exercise all powers to borrow money (otherwise than by DIRECTORS REMUNERATION
issue of debentures) within limits approved by the Board,
and take necessary actions connected therewith, including REMUNERATION POLICY
refinancing for optimisation of borrowing costs The Companys Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel and other employees is annexed as
Give guarantees/issue letters of comfort/providing
Annexure IIIB to the Board's Report. Further, the Company has
securities within the limits approved by the Board
devised a Policy for performance evaluation of Independent
Borrow money by way of loan and/or issue and allot bonds/ Directors, Board, Committees and other individual Directors.
notes denominated in one or more foreign currencies
in international markets for the purpose of refinancing The Companys remuneration policy is directed towards
the existing debt, capital expenditure, general corporate rewarding performance based on review of achievements
purposes, including working capital requirements and periodically. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the
possible strategic investments within limits approved by existing industry practice.
the Board
The Chairman and Managing Directors compensation has been F inancial statements, in particular investments made by
set at ` 15 crore as against `38.75 crore as approved, reflecting unlisted subsidiary companies, reviewing quarterly by the
his desire to continue to set a personal example for moderation Companys Audit Committee
in managerial compensation levels.
Minutes of Board meetings of unlisted subsidiary
Performance criteria for two Executive Directors, entitled for companies are placed before the Companys Board
Performance Linked Incentive (PLI), are determined by the regularly.
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
A statement containing all significant transactions
The tenure of office of the Managing Director and Whole-time
and arrangements entered into by unlisted subsidiary
Directors is for 5 (five) years from their respective dates of
companies is placed before the Companys Board.
appointments, and can be terminated by either party by giving
three months notice in writing. There is no separate provision The Companys Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries is
for payment of severance fees. put up on the Companys website and can be accessed at
Sitting fee and commission on net profit to Non-Executive http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx
Directors for the financial year 2016-17:
(` In crore)
Name of the Non-
GENERAL BODY MEETINGS
Sitting Fee Commission Total
Executive Director ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
Mansingh L Bhakta 0.09 1.35 1.44 During the preceding three years, the Companys Annual
Yogendra P Trivedi 0.31 1.35 1.66 General Meetings were held at Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, New
Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020.
Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur 0.24 1.35 1.59
Prof. Ashok Misra 0.14 1.35 1.49 The date and time of Annual General Meetings held during last
Prof. Dipak C. Jain 0.09 1.35 1.44 three years, and the special resolution(s) passed thereat, are as
Dr. Raghunath A. 0.22 1.35 1.57 follows:
Mashelkar Year Date Time Special Resolution Passed
Adil Zainulbhai 0.26 1.35 1.61 2015-16 September 11.00 i. Offer or invitation for
Nita M. Ambani 0.04 1.35 1.39 01, 2016 a.m. subscription of Non
Raminder Singh Gujral 0.17 1.35 1.52 Convertible Debentures
on private placement basis
TOTAL 1.56 12.15 13.71 (enabling resolution not
implemented)
During the year, the Company paid ` 88.65 lakh as professional
2014-15 June 12, 11.00 ii. Continuation of employment
fees to Kanga & Co., a firm in which the Companys Director, Shri 2015 a.m. of Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil as a
Mansingh L. Bhakta, is a partner. There were no other pecuniary Whole-time Director designated
relationships or transactions of Non-Executive Directors vis--vis as Executive Director
the Company. The Company has not granted any stock option iii. Offer or invitation for
to any of its Non-Executive Directors. subscription of Non
Convertible Debentures
on private placement basis
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES (enabling resolution not
implemented)
MONITORING FRAMEWORK 2013-14 June 18, 11.00 i. Payment of remuneration to
All subsidiary companies are Board managed with their Boards 2014 a.m. Non-executive Directors not
having the rights and obligations to manage such companies exceeding in aggregate one
in the best interest of their stakeholders. The Company does percent of the net profits of the
not have any material unlisted subsidiary. Keeping in view Company
ii. Offer or invitation for
good corporate governance, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Shri Adil
subscription of Non
Zainulbhai, the Companys Independent Directors have been Convertible Debentures
appointed as Independent Directors on the Board of Reliance on private placement basis
Retail Ventures Limited an unlisted subsidiary and Reliance Jio (enabling resolution not
Infocomm Limited, a material subsidiary whose non-convertible implemented)
debt securities are listed. iii. Adoption of new Articles of
Association of the Company
The Company monitors performance of subsidiary companies,
inter alia, by the following means:
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SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) PASSED THROUGH quarterly financial results for the quarters ended June,
POSTAL BALLOT 2007, September, 2007, December, 2007, March, 2008,
No postal ballot was conducted during the financial year June, 2008 and September, 2008 and imposed monetary
2016-17. None of the businesses proposed to be transacted penalty of Rs. 13 crore. On an appeal by the Company, the
at the ensuing Annual General Meeting require passing a Honble Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), set aside SEBIs
resolution through Postal Ballot. order and remanded the matter for fresh consideration by
SEBI. SEBI issued a fresh Show Cause Notice dated April
DISCLOSURES ON MATERIALLY 05, 2016 in the matter. The Company has filed reply to the
SIGNIFICANT RELATED PARTY Show Cause Notice and attended the personal hearing on
TRANSACTIONS, I.E., THE COMPANYS July 26, 2016. No order has been passed by SEBI so far.
TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE OF MATERIAL (ii) SEBI had issued a Show Cause Notice dated November
NATURE, WITH ITS PROMOTERS, DIRECTORS 26, 2015 to the Company alleging that, the Company had
AND THE MANAGEMENT, THEIR RELATIVES not provided the information sought by SEBI regarding
OR SUBSIDIARIES, AMONG OTHERS THAT categorization of the Directors of the Company as on
MAY HAVE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE January 07, 2000. The Company has filed its reply to the
COMPANYS INTERESTS AT LARGE aforesaid Show Cause Notice, attended the personal
The Companys major related party transactions are generally hearing in the matter on February 25, 2016 and has also
with its subsidiaries and associates. The related party provided the information to SEBI. No order has been
transactions are entered into based on considerations of passed by SEBI so far.
various business exigencies, such as synergy in operations, (iii) SEBI has passed an order under section 11B of the
sectoral specialisation and the Companys long-term strategy Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 on March
for sectoral investments, optimisation of market share, 24, 2017 on a Show Cause Notice dated December 16, 2010
profitability, legal requirements, liquidity and capital resources issued to the Company in the matter concerning trading in
of subsidiaries and associates. Reliance Petroleum Limited shares by the Company in the
All the contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the year 2007, directing (i) disgorgement of Rs.447.27 crores
Company during the financial year with related parties were in along with interest calculated at the rate of 12% per annum
the ordinary course of business and at an arms length basis. from November 29, 2007 till date of payment and (ii)
prohibiting the Company from dealing in equity derivatives
During the year, the Company had not entered into any in the F&O segment of the stock exchanges, directly or
contract/ arrangement / transaction with related parties which indirectly for a period of one year from March 24, 2017. The
could be considered material in accordance with the policy of Company is in the process of filing an appeal, challenging
the Company on materiality of related party transactions. Please SEBIs order before Honble SAT.
refer to Note 30 of Standalone Financial Statements, forming
part of the Annual Report.
WHISTLE-BLOWER POLICY
None of the transactions with any of related parties were in The Company promotes ethical behaviour in all its business
conflict with the Companys interest. activities and has put in place a mechanism for reporting illegal
The Companys Policy on Materiality of Related Party or unethical behaviour. The Company has a Vigil Mechanism
Transactions and on Dealing with Related Party Transactions is and Whistle-blower policy under which the employees are free
put up on the Companys website and can be accessed at http:// to report violations of applicable laws and regulations and the
www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx Code of Conduct. The reportable matters may be disclosed to
the Ethics and Compliance Task Force which operates under
DETAILS OF NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE the supervision of the Audit Committee. Employees may also
COMPANY, PENALTIES, STRICTURES report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. During the
IMPOSED ON THE COMPANY BY STOCK year under review, no employee was denied access to the Audit
Committee.
EXCHANGE OR SEBI, OR ANY STATUTORY
AUTHORITY, ON ANY MATTER RELATED
TO CAPITAL MARKETS, DURING THE LAST MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
THREE YEARS Quarterly results: The Companys quarterly/half yearly/ annual
(i) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on financial results are sent to the Stock Exchanges and published
August 08, 2014 had passed an adjudication order on a in Indian Express, Financial Express and Loksatta / Navshakti.
Show Cause Notice issued to the Company for alleged Simultaneously, they are also put up on the Companys website
non-disclosure of the diluted Earnings per Share in the (www.ril.com).
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Also traded on International Order Book System (London Stock The Company has issued bonds from time to time in the
Exchange) and PORTAL System (NASD, USA) Trading Symbol international markets by way of private placement as well as
RILYP, CUSIP 759470107. bond offerings listed on stock exchanges. The Companys bonds
are listed on Singapore Stock Exchange, Taipei Exchange and
OVERSEAS DEPOSITORY Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, 101, Barclay Street,
New York, NY 10286 USA. DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
Axis Trustee Services Limited
DOMESTIC CUSTODIAN Axis House, 2nd Floor, Wadia International Centre,
ICICI Bank Limited, Empire Complex, E7/F7, 1st Floor, 414, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 025.
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013.
PAYMENT OF LISTING FEES
DEBT SECURITIES Annual listing fee for the year 2017-18 has been paid by the
The details of listing of Non-Convertible Debentures issued by Company to BSE and NSE. Annual maintenance and listing
the Company are given here below. agency fee for the calendar year 2017 has been paid by the
Company to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Non-Convertible
Listing Details
Debentures Series PAYMENT OF DEPOSITORY FEES
PPD 177 Listed on Wholesale Debt Market Segment of NSE Annual Custody/Issuer fee for the year 2017-18 will be paid by
PPD 179 - T3 Listed on Wholesale Debt Market Segment of NSE the Company to NSDL and CDSL on receipt of the invoices.
Listed on Wholesale Debt Market
PPP 180 T1
Segment of BSE and NSE
CORPORATE BENEFITS TO INVESTORS 98.01% of Companys paid-up Equity Share Capital has been
DIVIDEND DECLARED FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS dematerialised up to March 31, 2017 (97.91% up to March 31,
2016). Trading in Equity Shares of the Company is permitted
Financial Dividend Dividend only in dematerialised form.
Year Declaration per Share*
2006-07 March 10, 2007 11 LIQUIDITY
The Companys Equity Shares are among the most liquid and
2007-08 June 12, 2008 13
actively traded shares on the Indian Stock Exchanges. RIL shares
2008-09 October 07, 2009 13 consistently rank among the top few frequently traded shares,
2009-10 June 18, 2010 (post bonus issue 1:1) 7 both in terms of the number of shares traded, as well as value.
2010-11 June 03, 2011 8
Relevant data for the average daily turnover for the financial
2011-12 June 07, 2012 8.5
year 2016-17 is given below:
2012-13 June 06, 2013 9
2013-14 June 18, 2014 9.5 BSE NSE Total
2014-15 June 12, 2015 10
Shares (nos.) 51,10,190 38,12,839 89,23,029
2015-16 March 10, 2016 10.50 Value (in ` crore) 650.70 412.43 1,063.13
* Share of paid-up value of `10 per share
Note: The Board has recommended a dividend of `11/- per share, for the financial [Source: This information is compiled from the data available on the websites of
year 2016-17. BSE and NSE]
Employees Stock Options are put up on the Companys website Nagothane Manufacturing Division
and can be accessed at P. O. Petrochemicals Township, Nagothane 402 125,
http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx Roha Taluka, District Raigad, Maharashtra, India
During the year under review, the Company has credited The Company has uploaded on its website the details of
` 29.42 crore to the Investor Education and Protection Fund unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with the Company as on
(IEPF) pursuant to Section 125(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. September 1, 2016 as also the details of shares liable for transfer
in the name of IEPF Authority. The aforesaid details are put on
The cumulative amount transferred by the Company to IEPF up the Company's website and can be accessed at: http://www.ril.
to March 31, 2017 is ` 157.81 crore. com/InvestorRelations/ShareholdersInformation.aspx.
The Company has also uploaded details of shares liable for
In accordance with Section 124(6) of the Companies Act, transfer in the name of IEPF Authority on the website of the
2013 read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Ministry of Corporate Affairs (www.mca.gov.in)
Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016,
The voting rights on the shares in the suspense account shall remain frozen till the rightful owners claim the shares.
Compliance
Sr. Compliance observed for the following during the
Particulars Regulation Status
No. financial year 2016-17
Yes / No/N.A.
2. Audit Committee 18 Yes Composition
Number of meetings
Powers of the Committee
Role of the Committee and review of information by the Committee
3. Nomination and 19 Yes Composition
Remuneration Committee Role of the Committee
4. Stakeholders Relationship 20 Yes Composition
Committee Role of the Committee
5. Risk Management 21 Yes Composition
Committee Role of the Committee
6. Vigil Mechanism 22 Yes Formulation of Vigil Mechanism for Directors and employees
Director access to Chairperson of Audit Committee
7. Related Party Transactions 23 Yes Policy on Materiality of Related Party transactions and dealing
with Related Party Transactions
Approval including omnibus approval of Audit Committee
Review of Related Party transactions
There were no material Related Party transactions
8. Subsidiaries of the 24 Yes The Company did not have any material unlisted subsidiary and as a
Company result the compliances in respect of material unlisted subsidiary were not
applicable
Review of financial statements of unlisted subsidiary by the Audit
Committee
Minutes of the Board of Directors of the subsidiaries are placed at the
meeting of the Board of Directors
Significant transactions and arrangements of unlisted subsidiary
9. Obligations with respect 25 Yes Maximum directorships and tenure
to Independent Directors Meetings of Independent Directors
Familiarisation of Independent Directors
10. Obligations with respect 26 Yes Memberships / Chairmanships in Committees
to employees including Affirmation on compliance of Code of Conduct by Directors and Senior
senior management, Management
key managerial persons, Disclosure of shareholding by non-executive Directors
directors and promoters Disclosures by Senior Management about potential conflicts of interest
Agreement with regard to compensation or profit sharing in connection
with dealings in securities of the Company by key managerial persons,
director and promoter
11. Other Corporate 27 Yes Compliance with discretionary requirements
Governance requirements Filing of quarterly compliance report on Corporate Governance
12. Website 46(2)(b) Yes Terms and conditions for appointment of Independent Directors
to (i) Composition of various Committees of the Board of Directors
Code of Conduct of Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel
Details of establishment of Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower policy
Policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions
Policy for determining material subsidiaries
Details of familiarization programmes imparted to Independent Directors
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COMMUNICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS
Half-yearly reports covering financial results were sent to members at their registered addresses.
AUDIT QUALIFICATION
The Company is in the regime of unqualified financial statements.
Mukesh D. Ambani
Mumbai, April 24, 2017 Chairman and Managing Director
1. We have reviewed financial statements and the cash flow statement of Reliance Industries Limited for the year ended 31st
March, 2017 and to the best of our knowledge and belief:
i. these statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material fact or contain statements that
might be misleading;
ii. these statements together present a true and fair view of the Companys affairs and are in compliance with existing
accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations.
2. There are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no transactions entered into by the Company during the year which are
fraudulent, illegal or violative of the Companys Code of Conduct.
3. We accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial reporting and we have evaluated the
effectiveness of Companys internal control systems pertaining to financial reporting. We have not come across any reportable
deficiencies in the design or operation of such internal controls.
i. that there are no significant changes in internal control over financial reporting during the year;
ii. that there are changes in accounting policies during the year on account of Ind AS adoption and the same have been
disclosed in the notes to the financial statement; and
iii. that there are no instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware.
Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
2. We have examined the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance by the Company, for the year ended on 31 March
2017, as stipulated in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (the Listing Regulations).
MANAGEMENTS RESPONSIBILITY
3. The compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is the responsibility of the Management. This responsibility includes the
design, implementation and maintenance of internal control and procedures to ensure the compliance with the conditions of
the Corporate Governance stipulated in Listing Regulations.
AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY
4. Our responsibility is limited to examining the procedures and implementation thereof, adopted by the Company for ensuring
compliance with the conditions of the Corporate Governance. It is neither an audit nor an expression of opinion on the financial
statements of the Company.
5. We have examined the books of account and other relevant records and documents maintained by the Company for the
purposes of providing reasonable assurance on the compliance with Corporate Governance requirements by the Company.
6. We have carried out an examination of the relevant records of the Company in accordance with the Guidance Note on
Certification of Corporate Governance issued by the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India (the ICAI), the Standards on
Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act 2013, in so far as applicable for the purpose of this certificate
and as per the Guidance Note on Reports or Certificates for Special Purposes issued by the ICAI which requires that we comply
with the ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics issued by the ICAI.
7. We have complied with the relevant applicable requirements of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC) 1, Quality Control
for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Services
Engagements.
OPINION
8. Based on our examination of the relevant records and according to the information and explanations provided to us and the
representations provided by the Management, we certify that the Company has complied with the conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the
Listing Regulations during the year ended March 31, 2017.
9. We state that such compliance is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor the efficiency or
effectiveness with which the Management has conducted the affairs of the Company.
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. (Registration No. (Registration No.
101720W) 117366W/W-100018) 108355W)
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A. R. Shah
Partner Partner Partner
Membership No.: 45882 Membership No.: 46488 Membership No.: 47166
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Dear Members,
The Board of Directors are pleased to present the Companys Fortieth Annual Report (Post-IPO) and the Company's audited financial
statements (standalone and consolidated) for the financial year ended March 31, 2017.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Companys financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2017 is summarised below:
STANDALONE CONSOLIDATED
2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16
US$ US$ US$ US$
crore crore crore crore
million* million* million* million*
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 40,777 6,288 36,016 5,436 40,034 6,173 38,737 5,847
Less: Current Tax 8,333 1,285 7,801 1,177 8,880 1,369 8,042 1,214
Deferred Tax 1,019 157 831 125 1,321 204 834 126
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 31,425 4,846 27,384 4,134 29,833 4,600 29,861 4,507
Add: Other Comprehensive Income 2,192 338 838 126 1,827 282 946 143
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR 33,617 5,184 28,222 4,260 31,660 4,882 30,807 4,650
Less: Total Comprehensive Income attributable to - - - - (64) (10) 111 17
Non Controlling Interest
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE 33,617 5,184 28,222 4,260 31,724 4,892 30,696 4,633
TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY
Add: Balance in Profit and Loss Account (Adjusted) 25,679 4,638 26,716 4,794 7,851 1,393 7,268 1,304
Add: Transferred from Capital Reserve Account - - - - - - 839 127
Add: On account of Amalgamation / Disposal of - - - - (252) (39) (65) (10)
Subsidiaries
Add: Movement in Other Comprehensive Income - - (1,589) (240)
SUB-TOTAL 59,296 9,822 54,938 9,054 39,323 6,246 37,149 5,814
LESS: APPROPRIATION
Transferred to Statutory Reserve - - - - 66 10 35 5
Transferred to General Reserve 24,790 3,823 22,000 3,321 24,790 3,823 22,000 3,321
Transferred to Capital Redemption Reserve - - - - - - 1 0
Transferred to Debenture Redemption Reserve - - - - - - 3 0
Dividend on Equity Shares - - 6,039 911 - - 6,039 911
Tax on dividend - - 1,220 184 - - 1,220 184
CLOSING BALANCE (INCLUDING OTHER 34,506 5,999 25,679 4,638 14,467 2,413 7,851 1,393
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME)
* 1 US$ = 64.85 Exchange Rate as on March 31, 2017 (1 US$ = 66.25 as on March 31, 2016)
Figures for FY 2015-16 have been restated as per Ind AS and therefore may not be comparable with financials for FY 2015-16
approved by the Directors and disclosed in the financial statement of previous year.
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INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARD Brent crude oil price averaged US$ 48.6/bbl in FY2016-17
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on February 16, as compared to US$ 47.5/bbl in the previous year. Exports
2015, notified that Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) are (including deemed export) from India were marginally higher at
applicable to certain classes of companies from April 1, 2016 1,47,755 crore (US$ 22.8 billion) as against 1,46,855 crore in
with a transition date of April 1, 2015. Ind AS has replaced the previous year.
the previous Indian GAAP prescribed under Section 133 of
During FY 2016-17, the Company took significant steps towards
the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with Rule 7 of the
completion of the ongoing hydrocarbon projects with the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
commissioning of Para-xylene (PX) plant at Jamnagar, making
Ind AS is applicable to the Company from April 1, 2016.
it the 2nd largest producer of PX globally. During the year, the
The reconciliations and descriptions of the effect of the Company completed the worlds largest and most complex
transition from previous GAAP to Ind AS have been set out in ethane project. It commissioned ethane receipt and handling
Note 41 in the notes to accounts in the standalone financial facilities at its Dahej manufacturing facilities in a record time
statement and in Note 42 in the notes to accounts in the of less than three years. The Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC)
consolidated financial statement. and downstream projects as well as gasification linked to DTA
refinery achieved the installation and mechanical completion
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND THE STATE during the year and pre-commissioning and start up activities
OF COMPANYS AFFAIRS are in full swing. The installation and mechanical completion
for the gasification linked to the Companys SEZ refinery
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMPANYS has also been substantially achieved. The completion of
PERFORMANCE (STANDALONE) FOR THE YEAR the hydrocarbon capex cycle will significantly enhance the
ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 ARE AS UNDER: Companys cash flows and impart a high degree of stability to
its earnings stream.
Revenue from operations increased by 5.5 % to 2,65,041
crore (US$ 40.9 billion). DIVIDEND
Exports increased 0.6% to 1,47,755 crore (US$ 22.8 The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend of 11/-
billion). (that is, 110%) per equity share of `10/- each (last year 10.50
per equity share) for the financial year ended March 31, 2017
PBDIT increasedby 10.2% to 51,965 crore (US$ 8.0 billion). amounting to 3,916 crore (inclusive of dividend distribution
Profit before Tax increased by 13.2 % to 40,777 crore (US$ tax of 661 crore). The dividend payment is subject to approval
6.3 billion). of members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Cash Profit increased by 11.2% to 40,909 crore (US$ 6.3 The dividend payout is in accordance with the Companys
billion). Dividend Distribution Policy.
Net Profit increased by 14.8 % to 31,425 crore (US$ 4.8 The Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company is annexed
billion). herewith as Annexure I to this Report.
Gross Refining Margin stood at US$ 11.0 / bbl for the year
ended March 31, 2017. MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE
COMPANY
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS There have been no material changes and commitments
(CONSOLIDATED) affecting the financial position of the Company between the
The Company achieved a consolidated turnover of 3,30,180 end of the financial year and date of this Report. There has
crore (US$ 50.9 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2017, been no change in the nature of business of the Company.
an increase of 12.6%, as compared to 2,93,298 crore in the
previous year. Increase in revenue is primarily on account
of increase in prices of refining and petrochemical products MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND
partially offset by lower volumes from E&P business. Turnover ANALYSIS REPORT
was also boosted by robust growth in retail business which
recorded a 60.2% surge in turnover to 33,765 crore. Managements Discussion and Analysis Report for the
year under review, as stipulated under the Securities and
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REFINING & MARKETING BUSINESS Reliance Retail added 371 stores during the year. It operated
The revenue from the R&M segment increased y-o-y to 3,616 stores across 702 cities with an area of over 13.5 million
2,50,833 crore (US$38.7 billion), reflecting higher average oil square feet. In addition to the retail stores, Reliance Retail
prices and volumes during the year. Refining EBIT increased by operated 448 fuel outlets as on March 31, 2017.
6.5% y-o-y to a record level of 25,056 crore (US$ 3.9 billion),
supported by strong product demand, lower freight rates and DIGITAL SERVICES
effective crude sourcing and robust risk management. Reliance Jio announced the commencement of services with
At US$11.0/bbl, refining margins were at an 8 (eight) year high. Jio Welcome Offer in September 2016. In a short period of 170
Premium over Singapore GRM was also at an 8 (eight) year days, Jio crossed a milestone of 100 million customers on its all
high of US$5.2/bbl. IP wireless broadband network, reflecting an unprecedented
level of acceptance for any technology company globally.
PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS
The revenue from the Petrochemicals segment increased by In February 2017, Jio announced industry redefining tariff
12.2% y-o-y to 92,472 crore (US$ 14.3 billion), primarily due plans as it embarked upon the worlds largest migration from
to increase in prices across polymers and polyester chain. free to paid services. It announced the Jio Prime Membership
Petrochemicals segment EBIT increased sharply by 27.5% to for its initial customers and within a month of announcing the
12,990 crore (US$ 2.0 billion), supported by favourable Jio Prime offer, over 72 million Jio customers signed up for Jio
product deltas and marginal volume growth. Petrochemical Prime, making it one of the most successful customer privilege
EBIT margins were at 5 (five) years high at the level of 14%. programmes anywhere in the world.
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CREDIT RATING
The Companys financial discipline and prudence is reflected in the strong credit ratings ascribed by rating agencies as given below:
Instrument Rating Agency Rating Outlook Remarks
International Debt S&P BBB+ Stable Two notches above Indias sovereign rating
International Debt Moody's Baa2 Stable One notch above Indias sovereign rating
Long Term Debt CRISIL CRISIL AAA Stable Highest rating awarded by CRISIL
Long Term Debt India Ratings IND AAA Stable Highest rating awarded by India Rating
BOARD'S REPORT
Company was presented the prestigious ICSI Certificate of The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Companys website at
Recognition for Excellence in Corporate Governance for the year the link: http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx
2015-16.
The key philosophy of all CSR initiatives of the Company is
guided by three core commitments of Scale, Impact and
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Sustainability.
As stipulated under the Listing Regulations, the Business The Company has identified following focus areas for CSR
Responsibility Report describing the initiatives taken by the engagement:
Company from an environmental, social and governance
perspective is attached as part of the Annual Report. Rural Transformation: Creating sustainable livelihood
solutions, addressing poverty, hunger and malnutrition.
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More details on Risk Management indicating development Independent Directors of the Company for a second term of 5
and implementation of Risk Management policy including (five) consecutive years.
identification of elements of risk and their mitigation are
The Board places on record its appreciation towards valuable
covered in Managements Discussion and Analysis, which forms
contribution made by Dr. D. V. Kapur during his tenure as a
part of this Report.
Director of the Company.
Based on the recommendation of the Human Resources,
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board has
Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk recommended that Dr. Shumeet Banerji be appointed as an
management process, addressing financial and financial Independent Director by the members for a term of 5 (five)
reporting risks. The internal financial controls have been consecutive years.
documented, digitised and embedded in the business The Company has received declarations from all the
processes. Independent Directors of the Company and Dr. Shumeet
Banerji confirming that they meet the criteria of independence
Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls
prescribed under the Act and the Listing Regulations.
is obtained through management reviews, control self-
assessment, continuous monitoring by functional experts as The following policies of the Company are attached herewith
well as testing of the internal financial control systems by the marked as Annexure IV A and Annexure IV B:
internal auditors during the course of their audits. We believe
that these systems provide reasonable assurance that our a) Policy for selection of Directors and determining Directors
internal financial controls are designed effectively and are independence; and
operating as intended. b) Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and other employees.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL
PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of
The Company has devised a Policy for performance evaluation
Association of the Company, Smt. Nita M. Ambani and
of the Board, Committees and other individual Directors
Shri Hital R. Meswani, Directors of the Company, retire by
(including Independent Directors) which includes criteria
rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
for performance evaluation of the Non-executive Directors
eligible, have offered themselves for re-appointment.
and Executive Directors. The evaluation process inter alia
The term of Shri P. K. Kapil and Shri Nikhil R. Meswani as considers attendance of Directors at Board and committee
Whole-time Director is up to May 15, 2018 and June 30, 2018, meetings, acquaintance with business, communicating inter
respectively. The Board of Directors on the recommendation se board members, effective participation, domain knowledge,
of the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration compliance with code of conduct, vision and strategy,
Committee has re-appointed Shri P. K. Kapil and Shri Nikhil R. benchmarks established by global peers, etc, which is in
Meswani as Whole-time Directors of the Company for a period compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
of 5 (five) years with effect from May 16, 2018 and July 01, 2018
respectively, subject to approval of shareholders. The Board carried out annual performance evaluation of
the Board, Board Committees and Individual Directors and
The first term of office of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Chairperson. The Chairman of the respective Board Committees
Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Dr. D. V. Kapur, Prof. Dipak C. shared the report on evaluation with the respective Committee
Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, as Independent Directors, members. The performance of each Committee was evaluated
expires at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. by the Board, based on report on evaluation received from
Dr. D. V. Kapur has requested the Board not to consider him for respective Board Committees.
re-appointment and relieve him from the office of the director
The reports on performance evaluation of the Individual
after the expiry of his present term.
Directors were reviewed by the Chairman of the Board.
The Board has recommended re-appointment of
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L.
Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, as
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND Having regard to the provisions of the first proviso to Section
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE (CSR&G) 136(1) of the Act and as advised, the Annual Report excluding
The CSR&G comprises Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi (Chairman), Shri the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the
Nikhil R. Meswani, Dr. Dharam Vir Kapur and Dr. Raghunath A. Company. The said information is available for inspection at the
Mashelkar. registered office of the Company during working hours and any
member interested in obtaining such information may write
VIGIL MECHANISM to the Company Secretary and the same will be furnished on
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates request.
a whistle blower policy in terms of the Listing Regulations
includes an Ethics & Compliance Task Force comprising senior
executives of the Company. Protected disclosures can be made GENERAL
by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or dedicated telephone The Board of Directors state that no disclosure or reporting
line or a letter to the Task Force or to the Chairman of the Audit is required in respect of the following items as there were no
Committee. The vigil mechanism and whistle blower policy is transactions on these items during the year under review:
put on the Company's website and can be accessed at:
http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx 1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the
Act.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS GIVEN, 2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,
INVESTMENTS MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN voting or otherwise.
AND SECURITIES PROVIDED 3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to
Particulars of loans given, Investments made, guarantees given employees of the Company under any scheme save and
and securities provided along with the purpose for which the except Employees Stock Option Scheme referred to in this
loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilised by the Report.
recipient are provided in the standalone financial statement 4. The Company does not have any scheme of provision of
Please refer Note 2, 3, 6, 9, 30 and 36 to the standalone financial money for the purchase of its own shares by employees or
statement. by trustees for the benefit of employees.
5. Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-time
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY
Directors of the Company receive any remuneration or
ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE commission from any of its subsidiaries.
EARNINGS AND OUTGO 6. No significant or material orders were passed by the
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology
Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required
concern status and Companys operations in future.
to be disclosed under the Act, are provided in Annexure VI to
this Report. 7. No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to the Audit
Committee or the Board.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Extract of Annual Return of the Company is annexed herewith ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
as Annexure VII to this Report.
The Board of Directors would like to express their sincere
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received
RELATED DISCLOSURES from the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities,
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read customers, vendors and members during the year under
with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment review. The Boards of Directors also wish to place on record its
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by the
amended, a statement showing the names and other particulars Companys executives, staff and workers.
of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
set out in the said rules are provided in the Annual Report,
which forms part of this Report.
Mukesh D. Ambani
Disclosures relating to remuneration and other details as Chairman and Managing Director
required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Mumbai, April 24, 2017
Personnel) Rules, 2014 are also provided in the Annual Report,
which forms part of this Report.
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The Company has had an uninterrupted dividend payout UTILISATION OF RETAINED EARNINGS
since listing. In future, the Company would endeavor to pay The Company shall endeavor to utilise the retained earnings
sustainable dividend keeping in view the Companys policy of in a manner which shall be beneficial to the interests of the
meeting the long-term growth objectives from internal cash Company and also its shareholders.
accruals.
The Company may utilize the retained earnings for making
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE investments for future growth and expansion plans, for the
purpose of generating higher returns for the shareholders or
SHAREHOLDERS MAY OR MAY NOT EXPECT
for any other specific purpose, as approved by the Board of
DIVIDEND Directors of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company, while declaring or
recommending dividend shall ensure compliance with statutory PARAMETERS THAT SHALL BE ADOPTED WITH
requirements under applicable laws including the provisions REGARD TO VARIOUS CLASSES OF SHARES
of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. The Board The Company has issued only one class of shares viz. equity
of Directors, while determining the dividend to be declared or shares. Parameters for dividend payments in respect of any
recommended shall take into consideration the advice of the other class of shares will be as per the respective terms of issue
executive management of the Company and the planned and and in accordance with the applicable regulations and will be
further investments for growth apart from other parameters set determined, if and when the Company decides to issue other
out in this Policy. classes of shares.
The Board of Directors of the Company may not declare or
CONFLICT IN POLICY
recommend dividend for a particular period if it is of the view
In the event of any conflict between this Policy and the
that it would be prudent to conserve capital for the then
provisions contained in the Listing Regulations, the Listing
ongoing or planned business expansion or other factors which
Regulations shall prevail.
may be considered by the Board.
AMENDMENTS
PARAMETERS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE
The Board may, from time to time, make amendments to this
RECOMMENDING DIVIDEND Policy to the extent required due to change in applicable laws
The Board of Directors of the Company shall consider the and Listing Regulations or as deemed fit on a review.
following financial / internal parameters while declaring or
recommending dividend to shareholders:
For and on behalf of Board of Directors
Profits earned during the financial year
Retained Earnings Mukesh D. Ambani
Earnings outlook for next three to five years Chairman and Managing Director
Mumbai, April 24, 2017
Expected future capital / liquidity requirements
Any other relevant factors and material events
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ANNEXURE II
COMPANIES WHICH BECAME / CEASED TO BE COMPANYS SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES
OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:
1. Companies / Bodies Corporate which have become subsidiaries during the financial year 2016-17:
Sr. No. Name of the Company
1 Cluster Commercials Private Limited
2 Devashree Commercial Private Limited
3 Dignity Mercantile Private Limited
4 Girisha Commercials Private Limited
5 Jio Payments Bank Limited
6 Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited
7 Reliance Commercial Trading Private Limited
8 Reliance LNG Limited
2. Companies/ Bodies Corporate which ceased to be subsidiaries during the financial year 2016-17:
Sr. No. Name of the Company
1 Gapco Kenya Limited
2 Gapco Tanzania Limited
3 Gapco Uganda Limited
4 Gapoil (Zanzibar) Limited
5 GenNext Holding Investments LLC
6 Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation
7 Reliance do Brasil Indstria e Comrcio de Produtos Txteis, Qumicos, Petroqumicos e Derivados Limiteda
8 Reliance Holding Acquisition Corp
9 Reliance USA Gas Marketing LLC
3. Companies/ Bodies Corporate which ceased to be a joint venture or associate during the financial year 2016-17.
Reliance LNG Limited which was associate of the Company has become subsidiary of the Company.
Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
Mumbai, April 24, 2017
ANNEXURE III
ANNUAL REPORT ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ACTIVITIES FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR 2016-17
1. A brief outline of the Companys CSR Policy including overview of projects or programs Refer Section: Corporate Social
proposed to be undertaken and a reference to the web-link to the CSR Policy and Responsibility (CSR) in the Board's Report
projects or programs.
2. The Composition of the CSR Committee Refer Section: Disclosures: Corporate
Social Responsibility and Governance
Committee in the Board's Report
3. Average net profit of the Company for last three financial years ` 31,020.50 crore
4. Prescribed CSR expenditure ` 620.41 crore
(two percent of the amount mentioned in item 3 above)
5. Details of CSR spent during the financial year:
Total amount to be spent for the financial year ` 620.41 crore
Total Amount spent during the year ` 659.20 crore
Amount unspent, if any Not applicable
Manner in which the amount spent during the financial year Details given below
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DETAILS OF AMOUNT SPENT ON CSR ACTIVITIES DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2016-17
Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
1 Rural Cl (i) Eradicating 1. Andhra Pradesh - District 40.26 32.39 203.77 Implementing
Transformation RF hunger, poverty Kurnool, Vizianagaram Agency -
BIJ Enhancing and malnutrition; 2. Chhattisgarh District - Reliance
Rural Livelihoods Cl (iv) ensuring Rajnandgaon Foundation*
environmental 3. Gujarat - District - Surat
sustainability;
4. Haryana District Rewari
Cl (x) Rural
Development 5. Jharkhand District - Deogarh
Projects; 6. Karnataka District Gadag,
Bidar
7. Madhya Pradesh Agar,
Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla,
Panna, Barwani, Hoshangabad
8. Maharashtra - District
Parbhani, Yavatmal, Nagpur,
Mumbai
9. Odisha - District Balangir
10. Rajasthan District - Jaipur,
Sawai Madhopur, Banswara
11. Telangana District - Nizamabad
12. Tamilnadu - District - Sivaganga
13. Uttarakhand District
Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi
2 Rural Cl (i) Eradicating 1. Andhra Pradesh - District - East 28.56 17.51 41.16 Implementing
Transformation - hunger, poverty Godavari, Krishna, Nellore, Agency -
Information Services and malnutrition; Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Reliance
- "Enable access to Vizianagaram, Kurnool, West Foundation*
need based locale- Cl (iv) ensuring Godavari, Guntur, Prakasam,
specific content in environmental Anantapur
agriculture, marine sustainability;
2. Gujarat - District - Ahmedabad,
fisheries, public Cl (x) Rural Bharuch, Gir Somnath, Junagadh,
health, disaster Development Navsari, Patan, Sabarkantha,
response and other Projects; Surendranagar, Valsad, Rajkot,
areas by leveraging Kutch, Amreli, Porbandar,
technology" Devbhoomi Dwarka
3. Maharashtra - District -
Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad,
Buldhana, Hingoli, Jalna,
Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur,
Nanded, Parbhani, Raigad,
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Wardha,
Wasim, Latur, Satara, Bhandara,
Gondia, Thane, Yavatmal
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Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
4. Odisha - District - Baleshwar,
Bargarh, Bhubneshwar,
Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam,
Kendrapada, Puri, Bhadrak,
Sambalpur, Gajpati, Mayurbhanj
5. Tamilnadu - District - Ariyalur,
Chennai, Cuddalore, Dindigul,
Kanyakumari, Madurai,
Nagapattinam, Perambalur,
Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram,
Sivaganga, Thanjavur,
Theni, Tirunelveli, Tiruvarur,
Trichy, Tuticorin, Villupuram,
Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Karur,
Kanchipuram, Thiruvannamalai
6. Kerala District Ernakulam,
Kollam, Kozhikode, Malapurram,
Wayanad, Alleppey
7. Karnataka District Udupi
8. Madhya Pradesh District
Bhopal, Chhindwara, Dindori,
Sehore, Umaria, Seoni, Shahdol,
Jabalpur
9. Rajasthan District Udaipur
10. Daman and Diu District
Daman, Diu
11. Telangana District
Khammam
12. Puducherry District
Puducherry, Karaikal
13. West Bengal District Kolkata
3 Skilling, Cl (ii) Promoting 1. Andhra Pradesh - District - East 7.95 3.93 5.77 Implementing
Entrepreneurship Education , Godavari Agency -
and Alternate Cl (x) Rural Reliance
Livelihoods Development Foundation*
Projects
4 Community Cl (i) Promoting 1. Andhra Pradesh - District - East 6.68 6.28 10.29 Implementing
Development Education Godavari Agency -
Cl (x) Rural Reliance
Development Foundation*
Projects
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Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
5 Disaster Relief Cl (x) Rural 1. Maharashtra - District - Beed, 14.16 10.56 27.08 Implementing
Development Latur, Jalna, Nanded, Hingoli, Agency -
Projects Aurangabad, Mumbai Reliance
2. Madhya Pradesh - District - Foundation*
Mandla, Satna, Rewa, Panna
3. Uttarakhand - District -
Rudraprayag, Uttarakashi
6 Rural Cl (i) Eradicating 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai, 12.50 12.65 12.65 Implementing
Transformation - hunger, poverty Thane Agency -
Partnerships with and malnutrition; Reliance
Non- Government Cl (iv) ensuring Foundation*
Organisations environmental
sustainability;
Cl (x) Rural
Development
Projects;
7 Health Outreach Cl. (i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai, 5.75 6.67 14.41 Implementing
Programme II - health care Nashik, Thane Agency -
"Static, Mobile including 2. Delhi - District New Delhi Reliance
Medical Units and preventive health 3. Andhra Pradesh - District - Foundation*
camps for primary care Warangal, Kurnool
and preventive
4. Gujarat - District - Bharuch,
healthcare including
Jamnagar, Valsad
diagnostics"
5. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Panna, Chhindwara
6. Karnataka - District - Bidar,
7. Rajasthan - District - Sawai
Madhopur, Udaipur
8. Jharkhand - District - Deogarh
9. Chhattisgarh - District -
Rajnandgaon
10. Uttarakhand - District -
Rudraprayag
8 Health - Drishti Cl (i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Jalgaon, 2.00 1.86 4.41 Implementing
"Corneal transplant health care Nagpur, Mumbai Agency -
and other activities including 2. Gujarat - District - Bharuch Reliance
for visually preventive health 3. Bihar - District - Munger Foundation*
impaired" care
4. West Bengal - District - Kolkata
5. Tamilnadu - District - Madurai,
Chennai
6. Punjab - District - Ludhiana
7. Delhi - District New Delhi
8. Telangana - District - Hyderabad
9. Karnataka - District - Banglore
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Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
10. Chhattisgarh - District - Raipur
11. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Bhopal
12. Uttarakhand - District -
Dehradun
9 Health - "to Cl (i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai 2.16 0.83 51.50 Implementing
develop innovative health care Agency -
technology that including Reliance
will help train preventive health Foundation*
medical students care
and clinicians for
better diagnosis
and improved
healthcare"
10 Health - Sir HN Cl (i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai 204.00 228.46 1,030.37 Implementing
Reliance Foundation health care Agency -
Hospital and including Reliance
Research Centre preventive health Foundation*
care
11 Health Programme Cl (i) Promoting 1. Rajasthan District - Banswara 0.41 0.20 0.98 Implementing
- Mother & Child health care & Sawai Madhopur Agency -
Health including 2. Maharashtra District - Reliance
preventive health Gangakhed, Yavatmal Foundation*
care 3. Gujarat District - Bharuch,
Rajkot
4. Madhya Pradesh District -
Chhindwara & Seoni
12 Health - Lodhivali Cl(i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Raigad 3.61 4.26 5.55 Implementing
Hospital & Art Clinichealth care Agency -
including Reliance
preventive health Foundation*
care
13 Health - Partnership Cl (i) Promoting 1. Maharashtra District - 7.50 1.76 14.08 Implementing
with Non- health care Mumbai, Nashik, Thane Agency -
Government including 2. Gujarat District - Valsad, Reliance
Organisations preventive health Ahmedabad Foundation*
care 3. Delhi District - New Delhi
4. Rajasthan District - Udaipur
14 Education - DA Cl (ii) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai 2.26 2.13 8.64 Implementing
Scholarship Education 2. Kerala - District - Cochin Agency -
Programme 3. Goa - District - North Goa, Reliance
South Goa Foundation*
4. Uttarakhand - District -
Rudraprayag, Uttarakashi
5. Gujarat - District - Gandhinagar
6. Tamilnadu - District - Chennai
7. Delhi District - New Delhi
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No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
15 Education - Reliance Cl (ii) Promoting 1. Maharashtra - District - Raigad 154.94 158.46 286.12 Implementing
University Education Agency -
Reliance
Foundation*
16 Digital Education Cl (ii) Promoting 1. Andhra Pradesh - District - 2.00 1.40 3.70 Implementing
Initiatives Education Anantapur, Chittoor, Guntur, Agency -
including Special Kadapa, Krishna, Kurnool, Reliance
Education Prakasam, Srikakakulam, Foundation*
Visakhapatanam, East Godavari,
Nellore, Warangal, Vizianagaram
2. Gujarat - District Junagadh,
Mehsana, Vadodara, Ahmedabad
3. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Shahdol
4. Telangana District -
Khammam, Ranga Reddy
17 Education Cl (ii) Promoting 1. Maharashtra District - Mumbai 32.79 31.64 72.79 Implementing
Partnership with Education 2. Delhi - District New Delhi Agency -
Non-Government 3. Kerala - District - Kochi Reliance
Organisations Foundation*
4. Goa - District - Goa
5. Gujarat - District - Gandhinagar
6. Uttarakhand - District -
Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi
18 Sports - Reliance Cl (vii) Training 1. Kerala - District - Kottayam, 2.60 2.82 10.49 Implementing
Foundation Jr. NBA to promote rural Kochi Agency -
Programme sports, Nationally 2. Punjab - District - Ludhiana, Reliance
recognized sports Jalandhar Foundation*
3. Delhi - District New Delhi
4. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai
5. West Bengal - District - Kolkata
6. Tamil Nadu - District - Chennai
19 Sports - RF Young Cl (vii) Training 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai 3.40 2.18 7.17 Implementing
Champs to promote rural Agency -
sports, Nationally Reliance
recognized sports Foundation*
20 Environment - RF Cl (iv) Ensuring 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai, 1.00 2.91 3.86 Implementing
- Urban Renewal environmental Nashik Agency -
Initiatives sustainability, 2. Himachal Pradesh - District - Reliance
ecological balance Shimla Foundation*
21 Promoting Cl (v) Protection of 1. Maharashtra - District - Mumbai 1.00 1.01 1.29 Implementing
Traditional Arts and national heritage, Agency -
Culture art & culture Reliance
Foundation*
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Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
22 Other CSR Initiatives Various Cl. of 1. Gujarat - District - Jamnagar 18.07 17.49 17.49 Implementing
- at manufacturing Schedule VII Agency -
locations Reliance
Foundation*
23 Promoting Cl (vii) Training 1. Maharashtra District - 15.00 21.86 21.86 Implementing
Grassroot Sports to promote rural Mumbai, Thane, Pune Agency -
sports, nationally 2. Goa District - South Goa Reliance
recognised sports. 3. Kerala District - Kochi Foundation
(Grassroots) Youth Sports**
4. Tamil Nadu District - Chennai
5. Assam District - Guwahati
6. West Bengal District - Kolkata,
Hoogly, North 24 Parganas,
Nadia, Paschim Medinipur
7. Haryana District - Gurgaon,
Faridabad
8. Uttar Pradesh District - Noida,
Ghaziabad
24 Education - CSR Cl. (ii) Promoting 1. Gujarat - District - Bharuch, 54.00 25.72 80.77 Direct
at manufacturing Education Surat, Jamnagar, Vadodara
locations 2. Maharashtra - District -
Nagpur, Raigad
3. Andhra Pradesh - District -
East Godavari
4. Uttar Pradesh - District -
Barabanki
5. Punjab - District - Hoshiarpur
6. Madhya Pradesh - District-
Shahdol
25 Health - CSR at CL (i) Promoting 1. Gujarat - District - Bharuch, 7.00 12.55 49.85 Direct
manufacturing Preventive Surat, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad,
locations Healthcare Vadodara
2. Maharashtra - District -
Nagpur, Raigad
3. Andhra Pradesh - District-East
Godavari
4. Uttar Pradesh - District -
Allahabad, Barabanki
5. Punjab - District-Hoshiarpur
6. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Shahdol
7. UT-Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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Sr. CSR project or activity Sector in which the Projects or programs Amount outlay Amount spent on Cumulative Amount spent
No identified project is covered 1) Local area or other (budget) project the projects or expenditure upto direct or through
(clause no. of schedule 2) Specify the State and district where or program programs: the reporting implementing
VII to the Companies projects or programs was undertaken wise period, i.e., March agency
(` in crore) Sub Heads 31, 2017
Act 2013, as amended)
(1) Direct (` in crore)
expenditure
on projects
or programs
(2) Overheads
(` in crore)
26 Community Cl (x) Rural 1. Gujarat - District - Bharuch, 8.60 37.96 40.95 Direct
Development - CSR Development Surat, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad,
at manufacturing Projects. Vadodara
locations 2. Maharashtra - District -
Nagpur, Raigad
3. Andhra Pradesh - District-East
Godavari
4. Uttar Pradesh - District -
Allahabad, Barabanki
5. Punjab - District-Hosiarpur
6. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Shahdol
7. UT-Dadra & Nagar Haveli
27 Sports Cl (vii) Training 1. Andhra Pradesh - District - 0.00 0.03 0.07 Direct
Development - CSR to promote rural East Godavari, Kakinada
at manufacturing sports, nationally
locations recognised sports.
28 Other Initiatives Various Cl. Of 1. Gujarat - District - Bharuch, 0.40 3.74 12.85 Direct
- CSR at Schedule VII Surat, Jamnagar, Ahmedabad,
manufacturing Vadodara
locations 2. Maharashtra - District -
Nagpur, Raigad
3. Andhra Pradesh - District-East
Godavari
4. Uttar Pradesh - District -
Allahabad, Barabanki
5. Punjab - District-Hosiarpur
6. Madhya Pradesh - District -
Shahdol
7. UT-Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Total - Direct Expenditure 638.60 649.26 2,039.92
Total - Overheads 14.40 9.94 31.41
Grand Total 653.00 659.20 2,071.33***
* Reliance Foundation (RF) is a company within the meaning of Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 and has a comprehensive approach towards development with an
overall aim to create and support meaningful and innovative activities that address some of Indias most pressing developmental challenges, with the aim of enabling
lives, living and livelihood for a stronger and inclusive India. RF has an established track record of more than three years in undertaking such projects and programs.
** Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) is a company within the meaning of Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 and has a comprehensive approach towards
development of grassroot sports.
*** The above mentioned cumulative total includes only the above mentioned projects. There were additional projects which are not included in the total.
Some CSR activities have been carried out with the support of several other Non-Government Organisations or charitable institutions.
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RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Responsibility Statement of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance (CSR&G) Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company, is reproduced below:
The implementation and monitoring of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy, is in compliance with CSR objectives and policy
of the Company.
ANNEXURE IV A
POLICY FOR SELECTION OF DIRECTORS Independent Director means a director referred to
3.3
in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act,
AND DETERMINING DIRECTORS
2013 and Regulation 16 (1) (b) of Listing Regulations.
INDEPENDENCE
1. INTRODUCTION: 4. POLICY:
1.1 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) believes that an 4.1 Qualifications and criteria
enlightened Board consciously creates a culture of 4.1.1 The Human Resources, Nomination and
leadership to provide a long-term vision and policy Remuneration (HRNR) Committee, and the Board,
approach to improve the quality of governance. shall review on an annual basis, appropriate
Towards this, RIL ensures constitution of a Board skills, knowledge and experience required of the
of Directors with an appropriate composition, size, Board as a whole and its individual members.
diversified expertise and experience and commitment The objective is to have a Board with diverse
to discharge their responsibilities and duties background and experience that are relevant for
effectively. the Companys global operations.
1.2 RIL recognises the importance of Independent 4.1.2 In evaluating the suitability of individual Board
Directors in achieving the effectiveness of the members, the HRNR Committee may take into
Board. RIL aims to have an optimum combination of account factors, such as:
Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors.
General understanding of the Companys
2. SCOPE AND EXCLUSION: business dynamics, global business and social
2.1 This Policy sets out the guiding principles for the perspective;
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Educational and professional background;
Committee for identifying persons who are qualified to Standing in the profession;
become Directors and to determine the independence
Personal and professional ethics, integrity
of Directors, in case of their appointment as
and values;
independent directors of the Company.
Willingness to devote sufficient time and
3. TERMS AND REFERENCES: energy in carrying out their duties and
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following responsibilities effectively.
meanings:
4.1.3 The proposed appointee shall also fulfill the
3.1 Director means a director appointed to the Board of following requirements:
a company.
Shall possess a Director Identification
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
3.2 Number;
Committee means the committee constituted by RILs
Board in accordance with the provisions of Section Shall not be disqualified under the
178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of Companies Act, 2013;
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Shall give his written consent to act as a
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, Director;
2015 (Listing Regulations).
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Shall endeavour to attend all Board Meetings - d. none of whose relatives has or had pecuniary
and wherever he is appointed as a Committee relationship or transaction with the company,
Member, the Committee Meetings; its holding, subsidiary or associate company,
Shall abide by the Code of Conduct or their promoters, or directors, amounting to
established by the Company for Directors and two per cent or more of its gross turnover or
Senior Management Personnel; total income or 50 lakh rupees or such higher
amount as may be prescribed, whichever is
Shall disclose his concern or interest in any
lower, during the two immediately preceding
company or companies or bodies corporate,
financial years or during the current financial
firms, or other association of individuals
year;
including his shareholding at the first
meeting of the Board in every financial year e. who, neither himself nor any of his relatives
and thereafter whenever there is a change in (i) holds or has held the position of a key
the disclosures already made; managerial personnel or is or has been
Such other requirements as may be an employee of the company or its
prescribed, from time to time, under the holding, subsidiary or associate company
Companies Act, 2013, Listing Regulations and in any of the three financial years
other relevant laws. immediately preceding the financial year
in which he is proposed to be appointed;
4.1.4 The HRNR Committee shall evaluate each
individual with the objective of having a group (ii) is or has been an employee or proprietor
that best enables the success of the Companys or a partner, in any of the three financial
business. years immediately preceding the
financial year in which he is proposed to
4.2 Criteria of Independence
be appointed, of -
4.2.1 The HRNR Committee shall assess the
independence of Directors at the time of (A) a firm of auditors or company
appointment / re-appointment and the Board secretaries in practice or cost
shall assess the same annually. The Board shall auditors of the company or its
re-assess determinations of independence when holding, subsidiary or associate
any new interests or relationships are disclosed by company; or
a Director. (B) any legal or a consulting firm that
4.2.2 The criteria of independence, as laid down in has or had any transaction with the
Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, is as company, its holding, subsidiary
below: or associate company amounting
An independent director in relation to a company, to 10 per cent or more of the gross
means a non-executive director, other than a turnover of such firm;
managing director or a whole-time director or a (iii) holds together with his relatives two per
nominee director cent or more of the total voting power of
a. who, in the opinion of the Board, is a person the company; or
of integrity and possesses relevant expertise (iv) is a Chief Executive or director, by
and experience; whatever name called, of any non-profit
b. (i) who is or was not a promoter of the organisation that receives twenty-five
company or its holding, subsidiary or per cent or more of its receipts or corpus
associate company; from the company, any of its promoters,
directors or its holding, subsidiary or
(ii) who is not related to promoters or
associate company or that holds two per
directors in the company, its holding,
cent or more of the total voting power of
subsidiary or associate company;
the company; or
c. who has or had no pecuniary relationship
(v) is a material supplier, service provider
with the company, its holding, subsidiary
or customer or a lessor or lessee of the
or associate company, or their promoters,
company.
or directors, during the two immediately
preceding financial years or during the f. shall possess appropriate skills, experience
current financial year; and knowledge in one or more fields of
finance, law, management, sales, marketing,
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administration, research, corporate 4.3.2 A Director shall not serve as Director in more than
governance, technical operations, corporate 20 companies of which not more than 10 shall be
social responsibility or other disciplines Public Limited Companies.
related to the companys business.
4.3.3 A Director shall not serve as an Independent
g. shall possess such other qualifications as may
Director in more than 7 Listed Companies and
be prescribed, from time to time, under the
not more than 3 Listed Companies in case he is
Companies Act, 2013.
serving as a Whole-time Director in any Listed
h. who is not less than 21 years of age. Company.
4.2.3 The Independent Directors shall abide by the
Code for Independent Directors as specified in 4.3.4 A Director shall not be a member in more than
Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013. 10 Committees or act as Chairman of more than
5 Committees across all companies in which he
4.3 Other directorships / committee memberships
holds directorships.
4.3.1 The Board members are expected to have
adequate time and expertise and experience For the purpose of considering the limit of the
to contribute to effective Board performance. Committees, Audit Committee and Stakeholders
Accordingly, members should voluntarily limit Relationship Committee of all Public Limited
their directorships in other listed public limited Companies, whether listed or not, shall be
companies in such a way that it does not interfere included and all other companies including
with their role as directors of the Company. The Private Limited Companies, Foreign Companies
HRNR Committee shall take into account the and Companies under Section 8 of the Companies
nature of, and the time involved in a Directors Act, 2013 shall be excluded.
service on other Boards, in evaluating the
suitability of the individual Director and making For and on behalf of Board of Directors
its recommendations to the Board.
Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
Mumbai, April 24, 2017
ANNEXURE IV B
short and long term performance objectives
REMUNERATION POLICY FOR DIRECTORS, appropriate to the working of the company and
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND OTHER its goals.
EMPLOYEES
1. INTRODUCTION: 2. SCOPE AND EXCLUSION:
1.1 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) recognises the 2.1 This Policy sets out the guiding principles for the
importance of aligning the business objectives with Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
specific and measureable individual objectives and Committee for recommending to the Board the
targets. The Company has therefore formulated the remuneration of the directors, key managerial
remuneration policy for its directors, key managerial personnel and other employees of the Company.
personnel and other employees keeping in view the
following objectives: 3. TERMS AND REFERENCES:
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following
1.1.1 Ensuring that the level and composition of meanings:
remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to
attract, retain and motivate, to run the company Director means a director appointed to the Board of
3.1
successfully. the Company.
Key Managerial Personnel means
3.2
1.1.2 Ensuring that relationship of remuneration to
performance is clear and meets the performance (i) the Chief Executive Officer or the Managing
benchmarks. Director or the Manager;
(ii) the Company Secretary;
1.1.3 Ensuring that remuneration involves a balance (iii) the Whole-time Director;
between fixed and incentive pay reflecting (iv) the Chief Financial Officer; and
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(v) such other officer as may be prescribed under the 4.1.4 The Annual Plan and Objectives for Executive
Companies Act, 2013 Directors and Senior Executives (Executive
Committee) shall be reviewed by the HRNR
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
3.3 Committee and Annual Performance Bonus
Committee means the committee constituted by RILs will be approved by the Committee based on
Board in accordance with the provisions of Section the achievements against the Annual Plan and
178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of Objectives.
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 4.2 Remuneration to Non-Executive Directors
2015 (Listing Regulations). 4.2.1 The Board, on the recommendation of the
HRNR Committee, shall review and approve the
4. POLICY: remuneration payable to the Non-Executive
4.1 Remuneration to Executive Directors and Key Directors of the Company within the overall limits
Managerial Personnel approved by the shareholders.
4.1.1 The Board, on the recommendation of the Human
Resources, Nomination and Remuneration 4.2.2 Non-Executive Directors shall be entitled to sitting
(HRNR) Committee, shall review and approve the fees for attending the meetings of the Board
remuneration payable to the Executive Directors and the Committees thereof. The Non-Executive
of the Company within the overall limits approved Directors shall also be entitled to profit related
by the shareholders. commission in addition to the sitting fees.
4.1.2 The Board, on the recommendation of the HRNR 4.3 Remuneration to other employees
Committee, shall also review and approve the 4.3.1 Employees shall be assigned grades according
remuneration payable to the Key Managerial to their qualifications and work experience,
Personnel of the Company. competencies as well as their roles and
responsibilities in the organisation. Individual
4.1.3 The remuneration structure to the Executive remuneration shall be determined within the
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel shall appropriate grade and shall be based on various
include the following components: factors such as job profile, skill sets, seniority,
(i) Basic Pay experience and prevailing remuneration levels for
(ii) Perquisites and Allowances equivalent jobs.
(iii) Stock Options For and on behalf of Board of Directors
(iv) Commission (Applicable in case of Executive
Directors) Mukesh D. Ambani
(v) Retiral benefits Chairman and Managing Director
(vi) Annual Performance Bonus Mumbai, April 24, 2017
ANNEXURE V
corporate practices by Reliance Industries Limited (hereinafter
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
called the Company). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2017
manner that provided me a reasonable basis for evaluating the
[Pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
corporate conducts/statutory compliances and expressing my
Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
opinion thereon.
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]
To Based on my verification of the Companys books, papers,
The Members minute books, forms and returns filed and other records
Reliance Industries Limited maintained by the Company and also the information
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized
222, Nariman Point, representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, I hereby
Mumbai 400 021 report that in my opinion, the Company has, during the audit
period covering the financial year ended on 31 March 2017
I have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of (Audit Period) complied with the statutory provisions listed
applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board-
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processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in (i) Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of
the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter: Company Secretaries of India; and
I have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and (ii) The Listing Agreements entered into by the Company
returns filed and other records maintained by the Company for with Stock Exchanges.
the financial year ended on 31 March 2017 according to the uring the period under review the Company has complied
D
provisions of: with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines,
(i) The Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies Act, 1956 Standards, etc. mentioned above.
(the Act) and the rules made thereunder; I further report that, having regard to the compliance system
(ii) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA) and prevailing in the Company and on examination of the relevant
the rules made thereunder; documents and records in pursuance thereof on test-check
(iii) The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye- basis, the Company has complied with the following laws
laws framed thereunder; applicable specifically to the Company:
(iv) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules (a) Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and Rules made thereunder;
and regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign (b) Petroleum Act, 1934 and Rules made thereunder
Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External
(c) Oil Field (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 and Rules
Commercial Borrowings;
made thereunder;
(v) The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under (d) The Mines Act, 1952 and Rules made thereunder.
the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI
Act): (e) The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
and the Rules made thereunder.
(a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) I further report that The Board of Directors of the Company
Regulations, 2011; is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors,
(b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India Non-Executive Directors and Independent Directors. There were
(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015; no changes in the composition of the Board of Directors during
the period under review.
(c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, dequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the Board
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2009 (Not applicable to the Company during the Meetings. Except where consent of the directors was received
Audit Period); for scheduling meeting at a shorter notice, agenda and detailed
(d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in advance. A
Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014; system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and
clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for
(e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and meaningful participation at the meeting.
Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008;
(f ) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars ll decisions at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings are
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to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, carried out unanimously as recorded in the minutes of the
1993 regarding the Act and dealing with client; meetings of the Board of Directors or Committees of the Board,
as the case may be.
(g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting
of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 (Not applicable to I further report that there are adequate systems and processes
the Company during the Audit Period); in the Company commensurate with the size and its operations
(h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules,
of Securities) Regulations, 1998 (Not applicable to the regulations and guidelines.
Company during the Audit Period); and
I further report that during the audit period the Company has
(i) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing redeemed non-convertible debentures aggregating ` 133 crore
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, as per the terms of issue.
2015.
Dr. K R Chandratre Place: Pune
I have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of
the following: FCS No. 1370, C P No: 5144 Date: April 24, 2017
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PARTICULARS OF ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN
EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO REQUIRED UNDER THE COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS)
RULES, 2014
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Installation of additional LP steam pipelines to increase Installation of closed loop condensate system at GCU for
Steam export from Purified Terephthalic Acid plant (PTA). increased recovery of condensate.
Installation of flash vessel to generate Intermediate Nagothane manufacturing division
Pressure (IP) steam from High Pressure (HP) condensate. Low pressure condensate recovery in the Gas Cracker (GC)
Installation of high efficiency air preheater for hot-oil Optimisation of the main steam header pressure at Captive
vaporiser resulting in reduction of fuel gas consumption in Power Plant (CPP).
Poly-Ethylene (PE) Plant. Installed a small air compressor and switched-off of a
Provision of soft switch in Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) bigger compressor to avoid venting and reduce power
unit for operating dryer conveyor during cleaning resulting consumption.
in power consumption reduction. Stoppage of nitrogen compressor in Air Separation Plant
Reduction in diameter of Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) through improved Nitrogen stock Management to reduce
hi-boil column bottom-up pump impeller resulted in power power consumption.
reduction. Patalganga manufacturing division
Impeller replacement and corrosion proof coating in Refurbishment of Air Pre-Heater (APH) of the back end
cooling tower pumps resulted in efficiency improvement heaters in Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant to reduce fuel
and reduction in power consumption. consumption.
Effluent recycle from Demineralisation plant to Replacement of burner tips with new energy efficient ones
Demineralisation Reverse osmosis resulted in reduction of in stripper reboiler furnace of Para-Xylene (PX) plant and
filter water consumption. increase furnace efficiency.
Replacement of DH Column Fin Fan condenser blades with Replacement of internal packings of paraffin column
high efficiency fans to reduce power consumption. in Linear Alkyl Benzene plant and reduce energy
Vadodara manufacturing division consumption in the distillation column reboiler.
Drying column feed preheating with column bottom Other initiatives taken at various manufacturing divisions
product resulted in steam consumption reduction. Replacement of old motors with Energy efficient motors in
Control system modification in deaerator of Gas Turbine Barabanki and Hoshiarpur Manufacturing Divisions.
Power Plant (GTPP) to increase heat recovery from Replacement of Fluorescent tube lights with LED lights in
Poly-Butadiene Rubber (PBR) plant and reduce steam Barabanki and Naroda Manufacturing Divisions.
consumption. Installations of an Energy efficient boiler and air
Dahej manufacturing division compressor to replace old ones for saving energy at Naroda
Installation of Hydraulic Power Recovery Turbine (HPRT) Manufacturing Division.
to generate electrical power from hydraulic pressure
reduction. (II) STEPS TAKEN BY THE COMPANY FOR UTILISING
ALTERNATE SOURCES OF ENERGY
Interconnected High Pressure (HP) and Low Pressure
Rooftop solar photo voltaic projects are being installed
(LP) air headers to reduce air venting and to stop one air
across RIL manufacturing units.
compressor.
Innovative applications of renewable energy such as
Power consumption reduction by stoppage of one amine
solar thermal integration with manufacturing processes,
booster pump in Ethylene Propylene Recovery Unit (EPRU)
biomass co-firing etc are being evaluated.
Refurbishment of condensate stripper in Gas Cracker Unit
Biogas generation facilities being installed at various sites
(GCU) for reduced steam and power consumption.
to process organic waste.
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B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Development of Zeolite Socony Mobil5 (ZSM-5)
Research and technology at RIL helps create superior value additive (RMP-5) to improve propylene yield in the
by harnessing internal research and development skills FCC.
and competencies and creates innovations in emerging
Accelerated deactivation protocol for Vacuum gas oil
technology domains related to RILs various businesses. Hydro treating unit (VGOHT) catalyst.
Research and technology at Reliance focuses on (i) new
Fast characterisation of crude using Near-infrared (NIR)
products, processes and catalyst development to support
to provide assay update support.
existing businesses and create breakthrough technologies
for new businesses, (ii) advanced troubleshooting, and
In-house corrosion model developed to estimate true
(iii) support to capital projects, and profit and reliability corrosivity of crude to optimise crude purchases.
improvements in manufacturing plants.
In-house RIL platformer model developed and is being
used to maximise value of C5-C12 pool.
1) MAJOR EFFORTS MADE TOWARDS
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Development of in-house RIL model for VGOHT is
Refining & Marketing started.
Profitable disposal of gasifier slag and value creation
Petrochemicals
by extraction of nickel and vanadium from slag.
Development of a Reliance proprietary process to
Multi-functional sulfur soil nutrient for enhancing crop manufacture Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) resin.
quality and yield as sodic soil amendment.
Development of Reliance proprietary catalyst for
Development of low cost Carbon dioxide adsorbent reforming, dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons.
and capture process.
Development of novel speciality materials like self-
Development of the process for direct synthesis of healing elastomers for extended life of a tire.
dimethyl carbonate from Carbon dioxide.
Development of high strength fiber and film for
Benzene extraction process from olefinic fluidised ballistic armours.
catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline.
Development of a Reliance proprietary catalyst and
Development of high active FCC catalyst. process to replace Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) in the
Production of nPnO, linear alkyl benzene (LAB) manufacture of Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) for use in
feedstock from Light Coker Gas Oil (LCGO) at detergents.
Jamnagar.
Purification of crude terephthalic acid using ionic
Demo unit to demonstrate multi zone catalytic liquids based technology to significantly reduce
cracking process (MCC). operations and capital cost.
Removal of oxygenates and Carbon di-sulphide (CS2)
Novel processes for production of polymer monomers
from petrochemical naphtha. such 1-hexene, butadiene.
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Homo grade polypropylene development through Biofuels and Bio-Chemicals
Reliance proprietary catalyst system for better operational
Development of Green Bio crude from algae using sea
reliability and higher performance of products. water, sunlight and low cost nutrients.
HDPE process and product quality enhancement for
Development of high yielding biofuel hybrid crops.
bimodal HDPE.
Development of high yielding, waste land based non-
Modifications in styrene butadiene rubber process edible crops for large scale cultivation for production
improvement and product quality enhancement. of biofuels/chemicals.
Novel halo butyl process development and next
In-house research and external technology for
generation products for niche applications. converting abundantly available cellulosic biomass in
India to fuels and chemicals.
Hybrid sulfur polymers development for construction
and coating sectors.
Application of biotechnology to enhance the
productivity of biofuels species.
Biodegradable polyalyl carbonates polymerisation
using carbon dioxide as raw material.
Testing the best hybrids produced by us and others
at different agro-climatic zones to identify most
Novel polypropylene product development ranging
productive cultivators.
from medium to high molecular weight for niche
applications.
Popularising the cultivation of bio-fuel crops by growers
by conducting method and varietal demonstrations.
Metallocene polyethylene (PE) products and process
development for packaging applications.
Genetic modifications, synthetic biology, high
throughput screening and metabolic flux analysis for
Self-adhesive material development for health sector.
biomolecule production.
Self-healing halo butyl rubber development.
Developed a web portal (algorithm) for predicting
Successful development and commercialisation of genes for improving industrial traits for biofuel
opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin mainly production.
for specialty milk products and ultra-high temperature
milk packaging applications. Other R&D Activities
Successful development of Extrusion Blow Moulding
Development of indigenous Polymer Electrolyte
(EBM) grade of PET. Membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology.
Work is underway to develop a technology to produce
Successful development and commercialisation of low
methane from unminable, underground coal reserves.
antimony PET for fiber applications.
If the technology is successful, it will help increase
Design, development and installation of production of coal-bed methane.
manufacturing facility for eco-friendly polyester
One step process for production of Carbon Nano Tubes
polymerisation catalyst at Hazira. The catalyst required (CNT) for non-woven mats (NWM), composites and
is manufactured for in-house consumption. fibre.
Development of sparkle polyester fibre for fancy yarn
Advance Process Control (APC)/ Real Time
and development of fine denier hollow fibre for winter Optimisation (RTO) implementation in all our major
wear. manufacturing facilities.
Polyester fibre developed for Acquisition Distribution
Modelling and simulation, scale up support and
Layer (ADL) application. advance trouble shooting.
Development of specialty polyester fibre for asbestos
Development and use of online soft sensor for I.V.
replacement. measurement in SSP reactor.
Development of RecoSilk polyester fibre and filament
for low temperature dyeing for handloom sector. 2. THE BENEFITS DERIVED LIKE PRODUCT
Development of polymerisation reactor models IMPROVEMENT, COST REDUCTION, PRODUCT
and their utilisation in polyester plants for process DEVELOPMENT OR IMPORT SUBSTITUTION
optimisation / troubleshooting. The potential benefits derived from R&D and Technology
absorption, adoption and innovation initiatives in
FY 2016-17 is approximately ` 295 crore.
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Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
Mumbai, April 24, 2017
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ANNEXURE VII
FORM NO. MGT-9
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As on the financial year ended on March 31, 2017
[Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014]
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II. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITES OF THE COMPANY
All the business activities contributing 10% or more of the total turnover of the Company are given below: -
Sr. Name and Description of % to total turnover
NIC Code of the product/service *
No. main products/services of the company #
1 Refining 192- Manufacture of refined petroleum products 67.72
2 Petrochemicals 201- Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen
31.00
compounds, plastic and synthetic rubber in primary forms
* As per National Industrial Classification- 2008, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
# On the basis of Gross Turnover
ATTACHMENT B
III. PARTICULARS OF HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES/ BODIES
CORPORATE
Sr. Name of Company Address of Company CIN/GLN Holding / % of Applicable
No. Subsidiary Shares section
/ Associate held*
1. Affinity Names, Inc Capitol Services, Inc. - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
1675 S. State Street, Suite B, Dover,
Delaware 19901
2. Aurora Algae Inc 2000W Sam Houston Parkway S, Suite - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
700, Houston, Texas 77042
3. Aurora Algae Pty Ltd Level 3, 679 Murray Street, West Perth, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
WA 6005.
4. Aurora Algae RGV LLC 206 East 9th Street, Suite 1300, Austin, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Texas 78701
5. Central Park Unit No. 1801-B, JBC 3, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Enterprises DMCC Plot No JLT-PH2-Y1A,
Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai U.A.E
6. Cluster Commercial 506, Chiranjiv Tower 43, Nehru Place, U74140DL2013PTC253524 Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Private Limited New Delhi 110019
7. Delta Corp East Africa L. R. No.1870 / II /236, The Pride Rock, - Subsidiary 58.80 2(87)(ii)
Limited No. 6, Donyo Sabuk Avenue, Off General
Mathenge Drive, P.O. Box 69952- 00400,
Nairobi
8. Devashree 3rd Floor, 77-B, IFFCO Road, Sector-18, U51900HR2007PTC057424 Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Commercials Private Gurgaon 122015
Limited
9. Dignity Mercantile 506, Chiranjiv Tower 43, Nehru Place, U74140DL2013PTC253542 Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Private Limited New Delhi 110019
10. Ethane Crystal LLC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Ajeltake Island, Majuro,
Marshall Islands MH96960.
11. Ethane Emerald LLC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Ajeltake Island, Majuro,
Marshall Islands MH96960.
12. Ethane Opal LLC Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, - Subsidiary 100.00 2(87)(ii)
Ajeltake Island, Majuro,
Marshall Islands MH96960.
* Representing aggregate % of the shares held by the Company and/or its subsidiaries
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IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL BREAKUP AS PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EQUITY)
I) CATEGORY-WISE SHARE HOLDING
Category of Shareholders No. of Shares held at the beginning of the year (As on 01-04-2016) No. of Shares held at the end of the year (As on 31-03-2017) % of change
Demat Physical Total % of total Demat Physical Total % of total during the
shares shares year
A PROMOTERS
1) Indian
a) Individual / HUF 2,11,72,646 0 2,11,72,646 0.65 2,11,72,646 0 2,11,72,646 0.65 0.00
b) Central Govt. 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
c) State Govt(s) 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
d) Bodies Corporate 1,32,14,57,425 0 1,32,14,57,425 40.78 1,32,14,57,425 0 1,32,14,57,425 40.64 -0.14
e) Banks / FI 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
f) Any other
f-i) Petroleum Trust (through 12,04,71,003 0 12,04,71,003 3.72 12,04,71,003 0 12,04,71,003 3.71 -0.01
Trustees for sole beneficiary-
Reliance Industrial Investments
and Holdings Limited)
Sub - Total (A) (1) 1,46,31,01,074 0 1,46,31,01,074 45.15 1,46,31,01,074 0 1,46,31,01,074 45.00 -0.15
2) Foreign
a) NRIs - Individuals 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
b) Other - Individuals 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
c) Bodies Corp. 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
d) Banks / FI 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
e) Any other 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Sub - Total (A) (2) 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Shareholding of Pro- 1,46,31,01,074 0 1,46,31,01,074 45.15 1,46,31,01,074 0 1,46,31,01,074 45.00 -0.15
moter(A) = (A)(1) + (A)(2)
B PUBLIC SHAREHOLDING
1) Institutions
a) Mutual Funds 9,20,86,152 3,58,143 9,24,44,295 2.85 8,84,59,582 3,58,083 8,88,17,665 2.73 -0.12
b) Alternate Investment Funds 0 0 0 0.00 6,700 0 6,700 0.00 0.00
c) Banks / FI 26,53,326 2,05,733 28,59,059 0.09 19,84,615 2,04,797 21,89,412 0.07 -0.02
d) Central Govt. 25,09,543 15,91,409 41,00,952 0.13 27,60,802 14,78,829 42,39,631 0.13 0.00
e) State Govt(s) 92,700 2,072 94,772 0.00 92,872 2,072 94,944 0.00 0.00
f) Venture Capital Funds 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
g) Insurance Companies 31,61,72,197 5,848 31,61,78,045 9.76 28,27,68,342 5,848 28,27,74,190 8.70 -1.06
h) FIIs 40,06,73,227 2,30,547 40,09,03,774 12.37 7,96,60,602 2,29,507 7,98,90,109 2.46 -9.91
i) Foreign Venture Capital Funds 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
j) Others
(j-i) Qualified Foreign Investor 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
(j-ii) Foreign Portfolio Investors 23,22,33,755 0 23,22,33,755 7.17 63,34,83,999 0 63,34,83,999 19.48 12.31
(j-iii) UTI 0 3,01,608 3,01,608 0.01 0 3,01,598 3,01,598 0.01 0.00
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Category of Shareholders No. of Shares held at the beginning of the year (As on 01-04-2016) No. of Shares held at the end of the year (As on 31-03-2017) % of change
Demat Physical Total % of total Demat Physical Total % of total during the
shares shares year
Sub - Total (B) (1) 1,04,64,20,900 26,95,360 1,04,91,16,260 32.38 1,08,92,17,514 25,80,734 1,09,17,98,248 33.58 1.20
2) Non-institutions
a) Bodies Corporate
i) Indian 10,35,90,457 13,84,131 10,49,74,588 3.24 8,41,00,888 12,87,756 8,53,88,644 2.63 -0.61
ii) Overseas 1,81,778 36,186 2,17,964 0.01 1,81,988 36,186 2,18,174 0.01 0.00
b) Individuals
I) Individual shareholders holding 23,17,51,468 5,85,11,113 29,02,62,581 8.96 21,77,37,432 5,62,33,957 27,39,71,389 8.43 -0.53
nominal share capital up to
1 lakh
II) Individual shareholders holding 2,52,74,947 4,77,050 2,57,51,997 0.79 3,05,63,717 3,73,432 3,09,37,149 0.95 0.16
nominal share capital in excess
of 1 lakh
c) Others
(c-i) Qualified Foreign Investor 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
(c-ii) NRIs 1,44,60,872 44,49,822 1,89,10,694 0.58 1,31,97,690 41,39,325 1,73,37,015 0.53 -0.05
(c-iii) Foreign Portfolio Investors 421 0 421 0.00 421 0 421 0.00 0.00
(c-iv) Foreign Nationals 10,886 0 10,886 0.00 8,756 0 8,756 0.00 0.00
(c-v) Clearing Member 23,48,913 0 23,48,913 0.08 52,24,316 0 52,24,316 0.16 0.08
(c-vi) Shares held by Subsidiary 17,18,83,624 0 17,18,83,624 5.30 17,18,82,820 0 17,18,82,820 5.29 -0.01
Companies on which no voting
rights are exercisable
(c-vii) Unclaimed Shares Suspense 60,47,599 0 60,47,599 0.19 59,73,988 0 59,73,988 0.18 -0.01
Account- Regulation 39 of SEBI
(Listing
Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations,
2015)1
(c-viii) Trusts 58,91,024 20,950 59,11,974 0.18 79,22,180 20,433 79,42,613 0.24 0.06
(c-ix) HUF 55,61,195 26,995 55,88,190 0.17 50,53,226 27,921 50,81,147 0.16 -0.01
Sub - Total (B) (2) 56,70,03,184 6,49,06,247 63,19,09,431 19.50 54,18,47,422 6,21,19,010 60,39,66,432 18.58 -0.92
Total Public Shareholding (B) = 1,61,34,24,084 6,76,01,607 1,68,10,25,691 51.88 1,63,10,64,936 6,46,99,744 1,69,57,64,680 52.16 0.28
(B)(1) + (B)(2)
C SHARES HELD BY CUSTODIAN 9,62,31,856 17,700 9,62,49,556 2.97 9,23,94,646 17,700 9,24,12,346 2.84 -0.13
FOR GDRS & ADRS
Grand Total (A+B+C)2 3,17,27,57,014 6,76,19,307 3,24,03,76,321 100.00 3,18,65,60,656 6,47,17,444 3,25,12,78,100 100.00 0.00
1
T he voting rights on these shares shall remain frozen till the rightful owner claims the shares [Refer to Regulation 39 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015].
2
includes 307 equity shares of 10 each on which calls are in arrears to be paid by the shareholders who are not Promoters.
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IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL BREAKUP AS PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EQUITY)
II) SHAREHOLDING OF PROMOTERS
Sr. Shareholders Name Shareholding at the beginning Shareholding at the end of the year
No. of the year (As on 31-03-2017)
(As on 01-04-2016)
No. of % of % of Shares No. of Shares % of % of Shares % change
Shares total Pledged / total Pledged / in share
Shares encumbered Shares encumbered holding
of the to total of the to total during
company shares * company shares * the year
1 Devarshi Commercials LLP 100 0.00 0.00 35,54,00,205 10.93 0.00 10.93
2 Srichakra Commercials LLP 100 0.00 0.00 34,44,47,637 10.59 0.00 10.59
3 Karuna Commercials LLP 100 0.00 0.00 25,40,83,498 7.81 0.00 7.81
4 Tattvam Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 21,57,15,804 6.63 0.00 6.63
5 Reliance Industries Holding Private Limited 25,550 0.00 0.00 12,87,68,863 3.96 0.00 3.96
6 Petroleum Trust (through Trustees for sole 12,04,71,003 3.72 0.00 12,04,71,003 3.71 0.00 -0.01
beneficiary-M/s Reliance Industrial Investments
and Holdings Limited.)
7 K D Ambani 73,31,074 0.23 0.00 73,31,074 0.23 0.00 0.00
8 Shreeji Comtrade LLP 66,77,500 0.21 0.00 66,77,500 0.21 0.00 0.00
9 Shrikrishna Tradecom LLP 66,77,500 0.21 0.00 66,77,500 0.21 0.00 0.00
10 Svar Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 63,70,016 0.20 0.00 0.20
11 M D Ambani 36,15,846 0.11 0.00 36,15,846 0.11 0.00 0.00
12 Nita Ambani 33,98,146 0.11 0.00 33,98,146 0.10 0.00 -0.01
13 Isha M Ambani 33,64,390 0.10 0.00 33,64,390 0.10 0.00 0.00
14 Akash M Ambani 33,63,190 0.10 0.00 33,63,190 0.10 0.00 0.00
15 Reliance Welfare Association 25,05,468 0.08 0.00 25,05,468 0.08 0.00 0.00
16 Vasuprada Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 6,16,840 0.02 0.00 0.02
17 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited 1,72,000 0.01 0.00 1,72,000 0.01 0.00 0.00
18 Anant M Ambani 1,00,000 0.00 0.00 1,00,000 0.00 0.00 0.00
19 Exotic Officeinfra Private Limited 12,688 0.00 0.00 12,688 0.00 0.00 0.00
20 Carat Holdings and Trading Co Private Limited 5,100 0.00 0.00 5,100 0.00 0.00 0.00
21 Neutron Enterprises Private Limited 861 0.00 0.00 861 0.00 0.00 0.00
22 Futura Commercials Private Limited 845 0.00 0.00 845 0.00 0.00 0.00
23 Kankhal Trading LLP 14,34,65,049 4.43 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -4.43
24 Bhuvanesh Enterprises LLP 13,46,16,811 4.15 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -4.15
25 Ajitesh Enterprises LLP 12,70,41,799 3.92 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.92
26 Badri Commercials LLP 12,70,41,799 3.92 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.92
27 Abhayaprada Enterprises LLP 12,45,14,168 3.84 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.84
28 Trilokesh Commercials LLP 12,45,13,168 3.84 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.84
29 Taran Enterprises LLP 10,63,73,069 3.28 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.28
30 Pitambar Enterprises LLP 10,49,00,070 3.24 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -3.24
31 Adisesh Enterprises LLP 8,10,99,093 2.50 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -2.50
32 Rishikesh Enterprises LLP 6,04,09,418 1.86 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -1.86
33 Pavana Enterprises LLP 3,56,73,400 1.10 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -1.10
34 Kamalakar Enterprises LLP 63,70,016 0.20 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -0.20
(*) The term encumbrance has the same meaning as assigned to it in regulation 28(3) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
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Sr. Shareholders Name Shareholding at the beginning Shareholding at the end of the year
No. of the year (As on 31-03-2017)
(As on 01-04-2016)
No. of % of % of Shares No. of Shares % of % of Shares % change
Shares total Pledged / total Pledged / in share
Shares encumbered Shares encumbered holding
of the to total of the to total during
company shares * company shares * the year
35 Narahari Enterprises LLP 6,16,840 0.02 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 -0.02
36 Chakradev Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
37 Chakradhar Commercials LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
38 Chakresh Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
39 Chhatrabhuj Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
40 Harinarayan Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
41 Janardan Commercials LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
42 Samarjit Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
43 Shripal Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
44 Synergy Synthetics Private Limited 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
45 Vishatan Enterprises LLP 100 0.00 0.00 100 0.00 0.00 0.00
46 Anuprabha Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
47 Elakshi Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
48 Manuvidya Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
49 Nirahankara Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
50 Pinakin Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
51 Vandhya Commercials Private Limited 50 0.00 0.00 50 0.00 0.00 0.00
52 Reliance Life Sciences Private Limited 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
53 Reliance Ports and Terminals Limited 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
54 Reliance Utilities and Power Private Limited 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
55 Reliance Utilities Private Limited 0 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
56 Farm Enterprises Limited 11,89,78,113 3.67 0.00 - - - -3.67
(Amalgamated with Reliance Industries Holding
Private Limited w.e.f. 15.10.2016)
57 Nagothane Agrofarms Private Limited 97,65,000 0.30 0.00 - - - -0.30
(Amalgamated with Reliance Industries Holding
Private Limited w.e.f. 15.10.2016)
58 Reliance Consultancy Services Private Limited 200 0.00 0.00 - - - 0.00
(Amalgamated with Reliance Industries Holding
Private Limited w.e.f. 15.10.2016)
Total 1,46,31,01,074 45.15 0.00 1,46,31,01,074 45.00 0.00 -0.15
(*) The term encumbrance has the same meaning as assigned to it in regulation 28(3) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
Shareholders listed in Sr. No. 1 to 55 are promoters as per disclosure received under regulation 30(2) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 2011, as on March 31, 2017.
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IV. SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL BREAKUP AS PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EQUITY)
III) CHANGE IN PROMOTERS SHAREHOLDING
Sr. No. Shareholding at the beginning Cumulative Shareholding during
of the year (As on 01-04-2016) the year (01-04-2016 to 31-03-2017)
* Denotes shares transferred to Reliance Industries Holding Private Limited consequent to amalgamation w.e.f. 15-10-2016
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IV.SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL BREAKUP AS PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EQUITY)
IV) SHAREHOLDING PATTERN OF TOP TEN SHAREHOLDERS (OTHER THAN DIRECTORS, PROMOTERS
AND HOLDERS OF GDRS AND ADRS)
Sr. Name Shareholding Date Increase/ Reason Cumulative Shareholding
No. Decrease during the year
in share- (01-04-16 to 31-03-17)
No. of Shares at % of total holding No. of % of total
the beginning shares Shares shares
(01-04-16) / end of the of the
of the year (31- Company Company
03-17)
1 Life Insurance Corporation of India 29,26,02,727 9.03 1-Apr-2016
8-Apr-2016 -2,07,452 Transfer 29,23,95,275 9.02
22-Apr-2016 -3,50,000 Transfer 29,20,45,275 9.01
24-Jun-2016 23,70,000 Transfer 29,44,15,275 9.08
30-Jun-2016 14,16,757 Transfer 29,58,32,032 9.12
1-Jul-2016 88,745 Transfer 29,59,20,777 9.13
8-Jul-2016 2,73,864 Transfer 29,61,94,641 9.13
15-Jul-2016 4,00,189 Transfer 29,65,94,830 9.15
16-Sep-2016 -20,818 Transfer 29,65,74,012 9.14
23-Sep-2016 -60,34,230 Transfer 29,05,39,782 8.96
30-Sep-2016 -48,81,420 Transfer 28,56,58,362 8.81
7-Oct-2016 -46,04,264 Transfer 28,10,54,098 8.67
14-Oct-2016 -9,13,221 Transfer 28,01,40,877 8.64
21-Oct-2016 -8,48,930 Transfer 27,92,91,947 8.61
18-Nov-2016 19,55,000 Transfer 28,12,46,947 8.67
25-Nov-2016 18,17,805 Transfer 28,30,64,752 8.73
2-Dec-2016 17,59,689 Transfer 28,48,24,441 8.78
9-Dec-2016 24,658 Transfer 28,48,49,099 8.78
23-Dec-2016 -11,81,458 Transfer 28,36,67,641 8.75
30-Dec-2016 -2,25,436 Transfer 28,34,42,205 8.74
6-Jan-2017 -21,55,432 Transfer 28,12,86,773 8.67
13-Jan-2017 -19,80,525 Transfer 27,93,06,248 8.61
20-Jan-2017 -2,25,687 Transfer 27,90,80,561 8.60
10-Feb-2017 4,95,000 Transfer 27,95,75,561 8.62
24-Feb-2017 -11,95,500 Transfer 27,83,80,061 8.58
28-Feb-2017 -24,40,642 Transfer 27,59,39,419 8.51
3-Mar-2017 -47,73,753 Transfer 27,11,65,666 8.36
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* Not in the list of top 10 shareholders as on 01-04-2016. The same has been reflected above since the shareholder was one of the top 10 shareholders as on 31-03-2017.
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IV.SHARE HOLDING PATTERN (EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL BREAKUP AS PERCENTAGE OF
TOTAL EQUITY)
V) SHAREHOLDING OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Sr. Name Shareholding Date Increase/ Reason Cumulative Shareholding
No. Decrease during the year
in share- (01-04-16 to 31-03-17)
No. of Shares at % of total holding No. of % of total
the beginning shares Shares shares of the
(01-04-16)/end of the Company
of the year Company
(31-03-17)
A DIRECTORS
1 Mukesh D. Ambani 36,15,846 0.11 1-Apr-2016
Nil movement
Chairman and Managing Director 0
during the year
36,15,846 0.11 31-Mar-2017 36,15,846 0.11
6 Pawan Kumar Kapil 25,000 0.00 01-Apr-2016 -1,500 Transfer 23,500 0.00
Executive Director 13-Apr-2016 -2,000 Transfer 21,500 0.00
12-Jul-2016 4,000 ESOS Allotment 25,500 0.00
19-Jul-2016 -2,000 Transfer 23,500 0.00
25-Jul-2016 -1,500 Transfer 22,000 0.00
26-Jul-2016 -1,000 Transfer 21,000 0.00
25-Aug-2016 -1,000 Transfer 20,000 0.00
30-Aug-2016 5,000 ESOS Allotment 25,000 0.00
12-Sep-2016 -500 Transfer 24,500 0.00
14-Sep-2016 -1,000 Transfer 23,500 0.00
15-Sep-2016 -1,000 Transfer 22,500 0.00
16-Sep-2016 -1,500 Transfer 21,000 0.00
19-Sep-2016 -500 Transfer 20,500 0.00
20-Sep-2016 -500 Transfer 20,000 0.00
22-Sep-2016 -500 Transfer 19,500 0.00
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B KEY MANAGERIAL
PERSONNEL
1 K Sethuraman 54,500 0.00 1-Apr-2016
Group Company Secretary and
31-May-2016 10,500 ESOS Allotment 65,000 0.00
Chief Compliance Officer
2-Aug-2016 10,000 ESOS Allotment 75,000 0.00
30-Nov-2016 4,000 ESOS Allotment 79,000 0.00
12-Jan-2017 1,000 ESOS Allotment 80,000 0.00
9-Mar-2017 -4,953 Transfer 75,047 0.00
10-Mar-2017 -10,092 Transfer 64,955 0.00
14-Mar-2017 -3,797 Transfer 61,158 0.00
15-Mar-2017 -6,537 Transfer 54,621 0.00
16-Mar-2017 -4,621 Transfer 50,000 0.00
20-Mar-2017 -3,222 Transfer 46,778 0.00
23-Mar-2017 -10,500 Transfer 36,278 0.00
24-Mar-2017 -8,500 Transfer 27,778 0.00
27-Mar-2017 -1,500 Transfer 26,278 0.00
26,278 0.00 31-Mar-2017 26,278 0.00
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ATTACHMENT H
V.INDEBTEDNESS
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COMPANY INCLUDING INTEREST OUTSTANDING/ACCRUED BUT NOT
DUE FOR PAYMENT
in crore
Secured
Unsecured Total
Loansexcluding Deposits
Loans Indebtedness
deposits
Indebtedness at the beginning of thefinancial year
i) Principal Amount 4,591 1,02,419 -- 1,07,010
ii) Interest due but not paid -- -- -- --
iii) Interest accrued but not due 66 233 -- 299
Total (i+ii+iii) 4,657 1,02,652 -- 1,07,309
Change in Indebtedness during thefinancial year
Addition 4,79,052 95,743 -- 5,74,795
Reduction 4,72,937 98,972 -- 5,71,909
Exchange Difference 112 2,338 -- 2,450
Net Change 6,003 (5,567) -- 436
Indebtedness at theend of thefinancial year
i) Principal Amount 10,594 96,852 -- 1,07,446
ii) Interest due but not paid -- -- -- --
iii) Interest accrued but not due 59 270 -- 329
Total (i+ii+iii) 10,653 97,122 1,07,775
ATTACHMENT I
VI.REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
A. REMUNERATION TO MANAGING DIRECTOR, WHOLE-TIME DIRECTORS AND/OR MANAGER
in crore
Sr. Particulars of Remuneration Name of MD/WTD/Manager Total
No. Mukesh D. Nikhil R Hital R. P.M.S. Pawan Amount
Ambani Meswani Meswani Prasad Kumar Kapil
1 Gross salary
(a) Salary as per provisions contained in section 17(1) 4.17 3.44 3.03 7.53 2.26 20.43
of the Income-tax Act, 1961
(b) Value of perquisites u/s 17(2) of the Income-tax 0.59 0.89 1.30 0.09 0.17 3.04
Act, 1961
(c) Profits in lieu of salary under section 17(3) of the - - - - -
Income-tax Act, 1961
2 Stock Options - 64.18 64.18 45.85 1.00 175.21
3 Sweat Equity - - - -
4 Commission (as % of profit) 9.53 12.00 12.00 - - 33.53
5 Others(Retiral Benefits) 0.71 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.11 1.57
Total (A) 15.00 80.76* 80.76* 53.72* 3.54* 233.78
Ceiling as per the Act 4,034 crore (being 10% of the net profits of the Company calculated as per
Section 198 of the Companies Act, 2013)
Note: The Managing Director and Whole-time Directors are also entitled to medical reimbursement as per the policy of the Company for
the senior managerial executives.
* The remuneration includes value of stock options exercised during the year as per income tax rules. Whereas as per accounting
rules, the charge on account of stock options is recognised over vesting period.
ATTACHMENT J 276
VI.REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
B. REMUNERATION TO OTHER DIRECTORS
in crore
1 Independent Directors
Sitting fee for attending board / 0.09 0.31 0.24 0.14 0.09 0.22 0.26 - 0.17 1.52
committee meetings
Commission 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 - 1.35 10.80
Others - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL (1) 1.44 1.66 1.59 1.49 1.44 1.57 1.61 - 1.52 12.32
TOTAL (B)=(1+2) 1.44 1.66 1.59 1.49 1.44 1.57 1.61 1.39 1.52 13.71
Ceiling as per the Act 403 crore (being 1% of the net profits of the Company calculated as per Section 198 of the Companies Act, 2013)
TOTAL MANAGERIAL 247.49
REMUNERATION*
Overall Ceiling as per the Act 4,437 crore (being 11% of the net profits of the Company calculated as per Section 198 of the Companies Act, 2013)
* Total remuneration to Managing Director, Whole-Time Directors and other Directors (being the total of A and B)
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VI.REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
C. REMUNERATION TO KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL OTHER THAN MD/MANAGER/WTD
in crore
Sr. Particulars of Remuneration Key Managerial Personnel
No. Total
CEO Company CFO Joint CFO
Secretary (Alok (Srikanth Amount
(K. Sethuraman) Agarwal) Venkatachari)
1 Gross salary
(a) Salary as per provisions contained in section 17(1) 2.07 11.55 10.83 24.45
of the Income-tax Act, 1961
(b) Value of perquisites u/s 17(2) of the Income-tax 0.03 0.10 0.01 0.14
Act, 1961
Not
(c) Profits in lieu of salary under section 17(3) of the - - - -
Applicable
Income-tax Act, 1961
2 Stock Option 0.84 38.91 - 39.75
3 Sweat Equity - - - -
4 Commission (as % of profit) - - - -
5 Others - Retiral Benefits 0.09 0.15 0.24 0.48
TOTAL 3.03* 50.71* 11.08 64.82
* The remuneration includes value of stock options exercised during the year as per income tax rules. Whereas as per accounting rules,
the charge on account of stock option is recognised over vesting period.
ATTACHMENT L
VII.PENALTIES / PUNISHMENT/ COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES
Type Section of the Brief Details of Penalty / Authority (RD/ Appealmade,
Companies Act Description punishment / compounding NCLT/ COURT) if any (give
fees imposed details)
A. COMPANY
Penalty
Punishment
Compounding
B. DIRECTOR
Penalty
NIL
Punishment
Compounding
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STANDALONE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified by law have been kept by the Company so far as it
under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we appears from our examination of those books
comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
AS financial statements are free from material misstatement. including Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash
Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone Ind relevant books of account.
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ANNEXURE A
TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
(Referred to in paragraph 1 (f ) under Report on Other Legal and the Companys internal financial controls system over financial
Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date) reporting.
REPORT ON THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER MEANING OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER
FINANCIAL REPORTING UNDER CLAUSE (I) OF SUB- FINANCIAL REPORTING
SECTION 3 OF SECTION 143 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 A companys internal financial control over financial reporting is a
(THE ACT) process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
reporting of RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (the Company) as of statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
31st March, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone accepted accounting principles. A companys internal financial
Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on control over financial reporting includes those policies and
that date. procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
MANAGEMENTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
FINANCIAL CONTROLS assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
The Companys management is responsible for establishing and preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
over financial reporting criteria established by the Company of the company are being made only in accordance with
considering the essential components of internal control stated authorisations of management and directors of the company; and
in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
Financial Reporting (the Guidance Note) issued by the Institute detection of unauthorised acquisition, use or disposition of the
of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial
the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal statements.
financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the
orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL
to Companys policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls
of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion
financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013. or improper management override of controls, material
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that
internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our the internal financial control over financial reporting may become
audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of
Note and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to
an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and the OPINION
Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to
and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material
about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over
reporting was established and maintained and if such controls financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial
operated effectively in all material respects. reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March, 2017, based
on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence by the Company considering the essential components of internal
about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over control stated in the Guidance Note.
financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of
internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co.
an understanding of internal financial controls over financial Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and (Registration No.101720W) (Registration No.117366W / W-100018) (Registration No.108355W)
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of
internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A. R. Shah
depend on the auditors judgement, including the assessment of Partner Partner Partner
Membership No. 45882 Membership No. 46488 Membership No. 47166
the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error.
Mumbai
Date: April 24, 2017
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on
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ANNEXURE B
TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
(Referred to in paragraph 2, under Report on Other Legal and v. According to the information and explanations given to us,
Regulatory Requirements section of our Report of even date) the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause (v) of paragraph 3 of the
i. In respect of its fixed assets: Order is not applicable to the Company.
a) The Company has maintained proper records showing vi. We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by
full particulars including quantitative details and the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and
situation of fixed assets on the basis of available Audit) Rules, 2014 prescribed by the Central Government
information. under Section 148(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 2013 and are
of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and
b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been cost records have been maintained. We have, however, not
physically verified by the management in a phased made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view
periodical manner, which in our opinion is reasonable to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
having regard to the size of the Company and nature
of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on vii. In respect of statutory dues:
such physical verification.
a) According to the records of the Company, undisputed
c) As per the information and explanations provided to statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees
us, title deeds of immovable properties are generally State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax,
in the name of the Company except in case of Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Value Added Tax, Cess and
properties acquired by entities that have since been other material statutory dues have been generally
amalgamated with the Company and except in cases regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.
of leasehold land, aggregating Rs. 778 crore (refer note According to the information and explanations given
1.1 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements) in to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of
respect of which lease deeds are pending execution. the aforesaid dues were outstanding as at March 31,
We verified the title deeds for immovable properties 2017 for a period of more than six months from the
acquired from April 1, 2015 and in respect of other date of becoming payable.
properties, the same is under compilation.
b) Details of dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax,
ii. In our opinion the inventories have been physically verified Customs Duty, Excise Duty and Value Added Tax which
during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals have not been deposited as on March 31, 2017 on
and as explained to us no material discrepancies were account of disputes are given below:
noticed on physical verification.
1 Income Tax Income 2,257 2011-12 and Commissioner
iii. In respect of the loans, secured or unsecured, granted by the
Act,1961 Tax 2012-13 of Income-Tax
Company to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships
(Appeals)
or other parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013: 2 Central Excise 0 # Various Years from Commissioner
Excise Act, Duty 1990-91 to 2006-07 of Central Excise
a) In our opinion and according to the information given 1944 and (Appeals)
to us, the terms and conditions of the loans given by Service 136 Various Years from Central Excise
the Company are prima facie, not prejudicial to the Tax 1991-92 to 2012-13 and Service
interest of the Company. Tax Appellate
Tribunal
b) The schedule of repayment of principal and payment
4 Various Years from High Court
of interest has been stipulated and repayments of
principal amounts and /or receipts of interest have 2006-07 to 2009-10
been regular as per stipulations.
ANNEXURE B
TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Sr. Name of the Nature of Amount Period to which the Forum where xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting
No Statute Dues (` in amount relates dispute is pending under clause (xii) of Paragraph 3 of the Order is not
crore) applicable.
3 Central Sales 1,337 Various Years from Joint/ Deputy xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and
Sales Tax Tax/ 1999-00 to 2009-10 Commissioner/ explanations given to us the Companys transactions with its
Act, 1956 VAT and Commissioner related party are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188
and Sales Entry (Appeals) of the Companies Act, 2013, where applicable, and details
Tax Act of Tax 366 Various Years from Sales Tax of related party transactions have been disclosed in the
various 1983-88 to 2012-13 Apellate standalone Ind AS financial statements etc. as required by the
States Tribunal applicable accounting standards.
238 Various Years from High Court
xiv. During the year the Company has not made any preferential
2000-01 to 2007-08
allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly
0@ 2004-05 and Supreme Court convertible debentures and hence reporting under clause
2011-12 (xiv) of Paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to the
4 Customs Customs 20 2007-08 Central Excise Company.
Act, 1962 Duty and Service
Tax Appellate xv. In our opinion and according to the information and
Tribunal explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has
Total 4,359 not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors
or persons connected with him and hence reporting under
# Rs.35 lakh.
clause (xv) of Paragraph 3 of the Order is not applicable to
@ Rs.39 lakh. the Company
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and xvi. In our opinion and according to information and
explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted explanations provided to us, the Company is not required
in the repayment of loans or borrowings to financial to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of
institutions, banks and Government and dues to debenture India Act, 1934.
holders.
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.101720W) (Registration No.117366W / W-100018) (Registration No.108355W)
explanations given to us, monies raised by way of debt
instruments and the term loans during the year have been
applied by the Company for the purposes for which they Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A. R. Shah
Partner Partner Partner
were raised. Membership No. 45882 Membership No. 46488 Membership No. 47166
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2017
(` in crore)
Notes As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 1 1,36,882 1,32,662 1,21,084
Capital Work-in-Progress 1 1,28,283 96,994 65,178
Intangible assets 1 16,248 14,881 13,924
Intangible assets under development 1 5,906 13,911 10,419
Financial Assets
Investments 2 1,40,544 1,15,134 63,405
Loans 3 10,418 11,812 21,655
Other Non-current assets 4 2,184 3,742 7,179
Total Non-Current assets 4,40,465 3,89,136 3,02,844
Current assets
Inventories 5 34,018 28,034 36,551
Financial Assets
Investments 6 51,906 42,116 52,044
Trade receivables 7 5,472 3,495 4,661
Cash and cash equivalents 8 1,754 6,892 11,571
Loans 9 4,900 4,973 6,763
Other Financial Assets 10 3,372 2,723 2,539
Other Current Assets 12 4,859 4,305 3,555
Total Current assets 1,06,281 92,538 1,17,684
Total Assets 5,46,746 4,81,674 4,20,528
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity Share capital 13 3,251 3,240 3,236
Other Equity 14 2,85,062 2,50,758 2,29,508
Total Equity 2,88,313 2,53,998 2,32,744
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings 15 78,723 77,830 76,049
Provisions 16 2,118 1,066 898
Deferred tax liabilities (Net) 17 24,766 23,747 22,916
Total non-current liabilities 1,05,607 1,02,643 99,863
Current liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings 18 22,580 14,490 12,916
Trade payables 19 68,161 54,521 54,469
Other Financial Liabilities 20 43,920 46,504 16,990
Other Current liabilities 21 16,897 8,348 2,251
Provisions 22 1,268 1,170 1,295
Total current liabilities 1,52,826 1,25,033 87,921
Total Liabilities 2,58,433 2,27,676 1,87,784
Total Equity and Liabilities 5,46,746 4,81,674 4,20,528
Significant Accounting Policies
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements 1 to 41
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 286
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2017
B. OTHER EQUITY
(` in crore)
Share app. Reserves and Surplus Other Total
money pending Capital Capital Securities Debentures Share Based General Reserve Retained Comprehensive
allotment Reserve Redemption Premium Redemption Payments Earnings Income
Reserve Reserve Reserve Reserve Account
AS ON 31 MARCH 2016
Balance at the beginning of the reporting 17 291 48 48,089 1,117 20 1,53,210 24,725 1,991 2,29,508
period i.e. 1st April, 2015
Total Comprehensive Income for the year - - - - - - - 27,384 838 28,222
Dividends - - - - - - - (6,039) - (6,039)
Tax on dividend - - - - - - - (1,220) - (1,220)
Transfer to / (from) retained earnings - - - - - - 22,000 (22,000) - -
On Employee Stock Options (9) - - 298 - (2) - - - 287
Balance at the end of the reporting period i.e. 8 291 48 48,387 1,117 18 1,75,210 22,850 2,829 2,50,758
31st March, 2016
Integrated Annual Report 2016-17
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2017
Standalone
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REVIEW
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
MANAGEMENT
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2016-17 2015-16
A: CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Profit Before Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss 40,777 36,016
Adjusted for:
(Profit) / Loss on Sale / Discard of Assets (Net) (504) 20
Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense 8,465 8,590
Effect of Exchange Rate Change (2,062) (2,911)
Net Gain on Investments (4,116) (2,788)
Dividend Income (271) (691)
Interest Income (3,535) (4,169)
Finance costs 2,723 2,562
Operating Profit before Working Capital Changes 41,477 36,629
Adjusted for:
Trade and Other Receivables (1,857) 220
Inventories (5,984) 8,517
Trade and Other Payables 27,374 6,210
Cash Generated from Operations 61,010 51,576
Taxes Paid (Net) (9,560) (8,129)
Net Cash flow from Operating Activities 51,450 43,447
2016-17 2015-16
C: CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from Issue of Equity Share Capital 692 283
Share Application Money 4 8
Proceeds from Long Term Borrowings 10,065 7,189
Repayment of Long Term Borrowings (15,329) (4,591)
Short Term Borrowings (Net) 8,284 1,843
Dividends Paid (including Dividend Distribution Tax) - (7,259)
Interest Paid (5,355) (4,376)
Net Cash flow from/(Used in) Financing Activities (1,639) (6,903)
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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The financial statements of the Company have been prepared to comply with the Indian Accounting standards (Ind AS), including
the rules notified under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Upto the year ended March 31, 2016, the Company has prepared its financial statements in accordance with the requirement of
Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which includes Standards notified under the Companies (Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2006 and considered as Previous GAAP.
These financial statements are the Company`s first Ind AS standalone financial statements.
Companys financial statements are presented in Indian Rupees (`), which is also its functional currency.
Subsequent costs are included in the assets 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 entity and the cost can be measured reliably.
Expenses incurred relating to project, net of income earned during the project development stage prior to its intended use, are
considered as pre - operative expenses and disclosed under Capital Work - in - Progress.
Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is provided using written down value method except in case of certain assets
from Refining segment and Petrochemical segment & SEZ units / developer which are depreciated using straight line method.
Depreciation is provided based on useful life of the assets as prescribed in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013 except in
respect of the following assets, where useful life is different than those prescribed in Schedule II;
Particular Depreciation
Fixed Bed Catalyst (useful life: 2 years or more) Over its useful life as technically assessed
Fixed Bed Catalyst (useful life: up to 2 years) 100% depreciated in the year of addition
Premium on Leasehold Land Over the period of lease term
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.
Gains or losses arising from derecognition of a property, plant and equipment 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.
(b) Leases
Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease, transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of
ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.
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Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant
rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognised immediately in Statement of Profit
and Loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalized. Contingent rentals are
recognised as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.
A leased asset is depreciated over the useful life of the asset. However, if there is no reasonable certainty that the Company will
obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset
and the lease term.
Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss on a straight-line basis over the
lease term except where another systematic basis is more representative of time pattern in which economic benefits from the
leased assets are consumed.
Subsequent costs are included in the assets 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 entity and the cost can be measured reliably.
Gains or losses arising from derecognition 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
derecognised.
A summary of amortisation policies applied to the Companys intangible assets to the extent of depreciable amount is, as
follows:
Particular Depreciation
Technical know how Over the useful life of the underlying assets
Computer Software Over a period of 5 years
Development Rights Depleted using the unit of production method. The cost of producing wells along with its
related facilities including decommissioning costs are depleted in proportion of oil and gas
production achieved vis--vis Proved Developed Reserves. The cost for common facilities
including its decommissioning costs are depleted using Proved Reserves.
Others Over the period of agreement of right to use, provided that in case of jetty, the aggregate
amount amortised to date is not less than the aggregate rebate availed by the Company
Interest income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is
deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation.
All other borrowing costs are charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss for the period for which they are incurred.
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Cost of raw materials, chemicals, stores and spares, packing materials, trading and other products are determined on weighted
average basis.
(g) Impairment of non-financial assets - property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
The Company assesses at each reporting date as to whether there is any indication that any property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets or group of assets, called cash generating units (CGU) may be impaired. If any such indication exists the
recoverable amount of an asset or CGU is estimated to determine the extent of impairment, if any. When it is not possible to
estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the CGU to which
the asset belongs.
An impairment loss is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss to the extent, assets carrying amount exceeds its
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is higher of an assets fair value less cost of disposal and value in use. Value in use
is based on the estimated future cash flows, discounted to their present value using pre-tax discount rate that reflects current
market assessments of the time value of money and risk specific to the assets.
The impairment loss recognised in prior accounting period is reversed if there has been a change in the estimate of recoverable
amount.
(h) Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is
probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable
estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.
If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when
appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time
is recognised as a finance cost.
Decommissioning liability
The Company records a provision for decommissioning costs towards site restoration activity. Decommissioning costs
are provided at the present value of future expenditure using a current pre-tax rate expected to be incurred to fulfill
decommissioning obligations and are recognized as part of the cost of the underlying assets. Any change in the present value
of the expenditure, other than unwinding of discount on the provision, is reflected as adjustment to the provision and the
corresponding asset. The change in the provision due to the unwinding of discount is recognized in the Statement of Profit and
Loss.
Post-Employment Benefits
Defined Contribution Plans
A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which the Company pays specified contributions to
a separate entity. The Company makes specified monthly contributions towards Provident Fund, Superannuation Fund and
Pension Scheme. The Companys contribution is recognised as an expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss during the
period in which the employee renders the related service.
The liability in respect of gratuity and other post-employment benefits is calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method
and spread over the period during which the benefit is expected to be derived from employees services.
Re-measurement of defined benefit plans in respect of post-employment are charged to the Other Comprehensive Income.
- Current tax
Current tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation
authorities, based on tax rates and laws that are enacted or substantively enacted at the Balance sheet date.
- Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the
financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit.
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the
liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted
by the end of the reporting period. The carrying amount of Deferred tax liabilities and assets are reviewed at the end of
each reporting period.
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 recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss such
that the cumulative expenses reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the Share Based Payments
Reserve.
The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per
share.
Exchange differences arising on settlement or translation of monetary items are recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss
except to the extent of exchange differences which are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs on foreign currency
borrowings that are directly attributable to the acquisition or construction of qualifying assets, are capitalized as cost of assets.
Additionally, exchange gains or losses on foreign currency borrowings taken prior to April 1, 2016 which are related to the
acquisition or construction of qualifying assets are adjusted in the carrying cost of such assets.
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Revenue from rendering of services is recognised when the performance of agreed contractual task has been completed.
Revenue from sale of goods is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, taking into account
contractually defined terms of payment and excluding taxes or duties collected on behalf of the government.
Revenue from operations includes sale of goods, services, service tax, excise duty and adjusted for discounts (net), and gain/
loss on corresponding hedge contracts.
Interest income
Interest income from a financial asset is recognised using effective interest rate method.
Dividends
Revenue is recognised when the Companys right to receive the payment has been established.
B. Subsequent measurement
a) Financial assets carried at amortised cost (AC)
A financial asset is measured at amortised cost if it is held within a business model whose objective is to
hold the asset in order to collect contractual cash flows and 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.
Expected credit losses are measured through a loss allowance at an amount equal to:
The 12-months expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from those default events on the
financial instrument that are possible within 12 months after the reporting date); or
Full lifetime expected credit losses (expected credit losses that result from all possible default events over
the life of the financial instrument)
For trade receivables Company applies simplified approach which requires expected lifetime losses to be
recognised from initial recognition of the receivables. The Company uses historical default rates to determine
impairment loss on the portfolio of trade receivables. At every reporting date these historical default rates are
reviewed and changes in the forward looking estimates are analysed.
For other assets, the Company uses 12 month ECL to provide for impairment loss where there is no significant
increase in credit risk. If there is significant increase in credit risk full lifetime ECL is used.
B. Subsequent measurement
Financial liabilities are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. For trade and other payables
maturing within one year from the balance sheet date, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the
short maturity of these 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 recognised in Other Comprehensive Income and later
to Statement of Profit and Loss when the hedged item affects profit or loss or treated as basis adjustment if a hedged
forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial assets or non-financial liability.
Hedges that meet the criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for as follows:
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Changes in the fair value of hedging instruments and hedged items that are designated and qualify as fair value
hedges are recorded in the Statement of Profit and Loss. If the hedging relationship no longer meets the criteria
for hedge accounting, the adjustment to the carrying amount of a hedged item for which the effective interest
method is used is amortised to Statement of Profit and Loss over the period of maturity.
The Company used technical estimation of reserves as per the Petroleum Resources Management System guidelines 2011 and
standard geological and reservoir engineering methods. The reserve review and evaluation is carried out annually.
Oil and Gas Joint Ventures are in the nature of joint operations. Accordingly, assets and liabilities as well as income and
expenditure are accounted on the basis of available information on a line-by-line basis with similar items in the Companys
financial statements, according to the participating interest of the Company.
Estimates of oil and natural gas reserves are used to calculate depletion charges for the Companys oil and gas properties. The
impact of changes in estimated proved reserves is dealt with prospectively by amortizing the remaining carrying value of the
asset over the expected future production. Oil and natural gas reserves also have a direct impact on the assessment of the
recoverability of asset carrying values reported in the financial statements.
Details on proved reserves and production both on product and geographical basis are provided in Note 31.2.
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c) Depreciation / amortisation and useful lives of property plant and equipment / intangible assets
Property, plant and equipment / intangible assets are depreciated / amortised over their estimated useful lives, after taking
into account estimated residual value. Management reviews the estimated useful lives and residual values of the assets
annually in order to determine the amount of depreciation / amortisation to be recorded during any reporting period. The
useful lives and residual values are based on the Companys historical experience with similar assets and take into account
anticipated technological changes. The depreciation / amortisation for future periods is revised if there are significant changes
from previous estimates.
e) Provisions
Provisions and liabilities are recognized in the period when it becomes probable that there will be a future outflow of funds
resulting from past operations or events and the amount of cash outflow can be reliably estimated. The timing of recognition
and quantification of the liability requires the application of judgement to existing facts and circumstances, which can be
subject to change. The carrying amounts of provisions and liabilities are reviewed regularly and revised to take account of
changing facts and circumstances.
In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using pre-tax discount rate that
reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. In determining fair value less
costs of disposal, recent market transactions are taken into account, if no such transactions can be identified, an appropriate
valuation model is used.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(vii)
Decommissioning liabilities
The Company has elected to apply the transitional provision with respect to recognition of Decommissioning,
Restoration and Similar Liabilities.
NOTES TO THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2017
Standalone
(` in crore)
Description GROSS BLOCK DEPRECIATION / AMORTISATION / DEPLETION NET BLOCK
As at Impact Adjustments As at Adjustments Adjustments As at As at Impact Adjustments As at For the Adjustments As at As at As at As at
Financial Statements
01-04-2015 on IND AS / Additions / 01-04-2016 / Additions / Deductions 31-03-2017 01-04 2015 on IND AS / Additions / 01-04-2016 Year # / Deductions 31-03-2017 31-03-2017 31-03 2016 01-04 2015
Transition (deductions) Transition (deductions)
1. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
Tangible Assets :
Own Assets :
Leasehold Land 1,689 6,453 2,486 10,628 21 1 10,648 387 - 125 512 192 - 704 9,944 10,116 7,755
(Refer Note 41)
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Freehold Land 1,599 34,839 244 36,682 98 - 36,780 - - - - - - - 36,780 36,682 36,438
OVERVIEW
Buildings 9,618 - 1,044 10,662 1,671 6 12,327 4,039 - 435 4,474 391 1 4,864 7,463 6,188 5,579
Plant & Machinery 1,49,025 - 14,077 1,63,102 9,107 493 1,71,716 81,844 - 5,211 87,055 5,531 421 92,165 79,551 76,047 67,181
Electrical Installations 4,149 - 170 4,319 460 5 4,774 1,809 - 391 2,200 870 4 3,066 1,708 2,119 2,340
Equipments $ 3,013 - 254 3,267 248 5 3,510 1,740 - 479 2,219 313 4 2,528 982 1,048 1,273
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Furniture & Fixtures 546 - 38 584 27 2 609 433 - 39 472 27 2 497 112 112 113
Vehicles 516 - 56 572 85 37 620 307 - 60 367 81 35 413 207 205 209
MANAGEMENT
Ships 10 - - 10 - - 10 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - -
GOVERNANCE
26 - 1,003 72 - 915 88
FINANCIAL
Development Rights 51,660 (16,025) 2,214 37,849 3,455 - 41,304 26,286 4,822 1,272 32,380 983 - 33,363 7,941 5,469 4,527
STATEMENTS
Development
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1.2
Buildings includes :
i) Cost of shares in Co-operative Societies ` 2,00,200 (Previous Year ` 1,99,950).
ii) ` 135 crore (Previous Year ` 135 crore) in shares of Companies / Societies with right to hold and use certain area of
Buildings.
i) Jetties amounting to ` 812 crore (Previous Year ` 812 crore), the Ownership of which vests with Gujarat Maritime Board.
ii) ` 7,403 crore (Previous Year ` 8,367 crore) in preference shares of subsidiaries and lease premium paid with right to hold
and use Land and Buildings.
i) ` 15,544 crore (Previous Year ` 11,022 crore) on account of project development expenditure.
ii) ` 11,526 crore (Previous Year ` 18,646 crore) on account of cost of construction materials at site.
(in respect of Projects upto 31st March, 2017, included under Capital Work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets under
Development)
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
Opening Balance 11,022 6,770
Add: Transferred from Statement of Profit and Loss 1,961 2,507
(Refer Note 28 - Other Expenses)
Interest Expenses (Refer Note 27) 2,852 2,302
4,813 4,809
15,835 11,579
Less: Project Development Expenses Capitalised during the year 291 557
Closing Balance 15,544 11,022
1.6 Additions in plant and machinery, Capital work-in-progress, Intangible Assets - Development Rights and Intangible assets
under Development includes ` 2,166 crore (net loss) [Previous Year ` 8,605 crore (net loss)] on account of exchange difference
during the year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
2.1 Category-wise Non current investment
Financial assets carried at amortised cost 3,324 3,120 2,928
Financial assets measured at cost 1,21,533 81,506 43,843
Financial assets measured at fair value through other 7,765 20,302 13,913
comprehensive income
Financial assets measured at Fair value through 7,922 10,206 2,721
Profit & Loss
Total Non current investment 1,40,544 1,15,134 63,405
2.2 The list of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates along with proportion of ownership interest held and country of
incorporation are disclosed in note 37 of Consolidated Financial Statement.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(` in crore)
Sr. Name of the Company As at Maximum As at Maximum
No. 31st March, 2017 Balance during 31st March, 2016 Balance during
the year the year
LOANS - Non-Current
1 Reliance Industrial Investments and 7,949 8,853 6,586 18,268
Holdings Limited
2 Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited 807 3,795 3,505 3,800
3 Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC - 38 38 38
8,756 10,129
LOANS - Current
1 Reliance Ventures Limited 100 714 105 2,465
2 Reliance Strategic Investments Limited 1,560 3,025 3,025 3,271
3 Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited - - 131
4 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited - 2,000 - 3,260
5 Reliance Jio Messaging Services Pvt 34 34 - -
Limited
6 Reliance Ethane Holding Pte. Limited 3 7 - -
7 Reliance Sibur Elastromers Private Limited - - - 89
1,697 3,130
Total 10,453 13,259
All the above loans and advances have been given for business purposes
Loans and Advances shown above, fall under the category of Non-Current Loans are re-payable within 3 to 5 years.
B) (i) Investment by Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited in the shares of the Company
(` in crore)
Sr. Name of the Company No. of Shares Amount of
No. held in RIL Loan Given
1 #Reliance Aromatics and Petrochemicals Limited 2,98,89,898 71
2 #Reliance Energy and Project Development Limited 20,58,000 303
# None of the loanees and loanees of subsidiary companies have, per se, made investments in shares of the Company. These investments
represent shares of the Company allotted as a result of amalgamation of erstwhile Reliance Petroleum Limited (amalgamated in 2001-02)
and Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited with the Company under the Schemes approved by the Honble High Court of Judicature
at Bombay and Gujarat and certain subsequent inter se transfer of shares.
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In Preference Shares :
Sr. Name of the Company No. of Shares
No.
1 Reliance Energy & Project Development Limited 3,22,600
2 Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC 14,81,219
3 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 12,50,00,000
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
4. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Capital Advances 876 3,055 6,717
Advances Income Tax (Net of Provision) 992 360 260
Others* 316 327 202
Total 2,184 3,742 7,179
* Includes ` 295 crore (Previous Year ` 295 crore) deposited in gas pool account - Refer Note 31.4(b).
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision)
At start of year 360 260
Charge for the year (8,333) (7,801)
Others# (595) (228)
Tax paid during the year 9,560 8,129
At end of year 992 360 260
# Mainly pertains to Provision for tax on Other Comprehensive Income
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
5. INVENTORIES
Raw Materials (Including Material In Transit) 16,225 14,285 18,974
Work-in-Progress 4,837 2,871 5,209
Finished Goods 9,208 7,595 9,409
Stock-in-Trade 55 68 87
Stores and spares 3,693 3,215 2,872
Total 34,018 28,034 36,551
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
* Includes ` 595 crore (Previous Year ` 2,285 crore) given as collateral security.
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
7. TRADE RECEIVABLES
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Trade receivables 5,472 3,495 4,661
Total 5,472 3,495 4,661
7.1 Trade receivables are netted with Bill discounting of ` 7,524 crore (previous year ` 6,732 crore)
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
8. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash on Hand 5 16 15
Balance with bank* 1,749 6,876 11,556
Cash and cash equivalents as per balance sheet 1,754 6,892 11,571
Cash and cash equivalent as per standalone statement of cash 1,754 6,892 11,571
flows
* i. Includes towards Unclaimed Dividend of ` 241 crore (Previous Year ` 223 crore)
ii. Deposits of ` 10,87,926 (Previous Year ` 500 crore) with maturity of more than 12 months.
iii. Also Includes fixed deposit of ` 1,335 crore (Previous Year ` 302 crore) Pledged as collateral securities.
8.1 Cash and Cash Equivalents includes deposits maintained by the Company with banks, which can be withdrawn by the
Company at any point of time without prior notice or penalty on the principal.
8.2 Please refer note 39 for details of Specified Bank Notes (SBN) held and transacted during the period 08/11/2016 to 30/12/2016.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
9. LOANS
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Loans and Advances to related parties (Refer Note 30(iv))# 4,250 4,973 6,763
Loans Others 650 - -
Total 4,900 4,973 6,763
# Refer Note 3A for details of Loans.
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(` in crore)
Year Ended Year Ended
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016
11. TAXATION
Income tax recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss
Current tax 8,333 7,801
Deferred tax 1,019 831
Total income tax expenses recognised in the current year 9,352 8,632
The income tax expenses for the year can be reconciled to the accounting profit as follows:
Year Ended Year Ended
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016
Profit before tax 40,777 36,016
Applicable Tax Rate 34.608% 34.608%
Computed Tax Expense 14,112 12,464
Tax effect of :
Exempted income (2,707) (5,306)
Expenses disallowed 3,044 3,378
Additional allowances net of MAT Credit (6,116) (2,735)
Current Tax Provision (A) 8,333 7,801
Incremental Deferred Tax Liability on account of Tangible and Intangible Assets 1,229 824
Incremental Deferred Tax Asset on account of Financial Assets and Other Items (210) 7
Deferred tax Provision (B) 1,019 831
Tax Expenses recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss (A+B) 9,352 8,632
Effective Tax Rate 22.93% 23.97%
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
12. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Balance with customs, central Excise Authorities 3,436 3,400 2,490
Others# 1,423 905 1,065
Total 4,859 4,305 3,555
# includes primarily prepaid expenses and claim receivables
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As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Nos. Nos. Nos.
13.1 Shares were allotted on conversion / 45,04,27,345 45,04,27,345 45,04,27,345
surrender of Debentures and Bonds,
conversion of Term Loans, exercise of
Warrants, against Global Depository
Shares (GDS) and re-issue of Forfeited
Equity Shares, since inception.
13.2 Shares held by subsidiaries, which were 17,18,82,820 17,18,83,624 17,18,83,624
allotted pursuant to the Schemes of
Amalgamation sanctioned by the Honble
High Courts in the previous years, do not
have voting rights and are not eligible for
Bonus Shares.
13.3 Shares held by associates 1,72,000 1,72,000 1,72,000
13.4 Shares were bought back and 4,25,82,849 4,62,46,280 4,62,46,280
extinguished in the last five years.
13.6 The reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding is set out below :
Particulars As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
No. of Shares No. of Shares No. of Shares
Equity Shares at the beginning of the year 3,24,03,76,321 3,23,56,88,765
Add: Shares issued on exercise of employee 1,09,01,779 46,87,556
stock options
Equity Shares at the end of the year 3,25,12,78,100 3,24,03,76,321 3,23,56,88,765
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
14. OTHER EQUITY
Capital Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 291 291 291
Capital Redemption Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 48 48 48
Share application money pending allotment
As per last Balance Sheet 8 17
Issue of Shares / Application money received (4) (9)
4 8 17
Share Based Payments Reserve Account
As per last Balance Sheet 18 20
On Employee Stock Options (2) (2)
16 18 20
Securities Premium Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 48,387 48,089
Add : On issue of shares 693 298
49,080 48,387
Less: Calls in arrears - by others - -
[` 1,03,189 (Previous Year ` 1,03,189)]
49,080 48,387 48,089
Debentures Redemption Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 1,117 1,117 1,117
General Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 1,75,210 1,53,210
Add: Transferred from Retained Earnings 24,790 22,000
2,00,000 1,75,210 1,53,210
Retained Earnings
As per last Balance Sheet 22,850 24,725
Add: Profit for the year 31,425 27,384
54,275 52,109
Less: Appropriations
Transferred to General Reserve 24,790 22,000
Dividend on Equity Shares [Dividend per Share ` Nil - 2,944
(Previous year ` 10.00)]
Interim Dividend on Equity Shares [Dividend per Share - 3,095
` Nil (Previous year ` 10.50)]
Tax on Dividend - 1,220
29,485 22,850 24,725
Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)
As per last Balance Sheet 2,829 1,991
Add: Movement in OCI (Net) during the year 2,192 838
5,021 2,829 1,991
Total 2,85,062 2,50,758 2,29,508
14.1
Share Application Money Pending Allotment represents application money received on account of Employees Stock Option Scheme.
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15.4 Maturity Profile and Rate of Interest of Bonds are as set out below :
(` in crore)
Rate of Perpetual Non Current* Current
Interest Bonds 2096-97 2046-47 2044-45 2035-36 2027-28 2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 Total 2017-18
1.87% - - - - - - - 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 1,008 126
2.06% - - - - - - - 123 123 123 123 124 124 124 124 988 124
2.44% - - - - - - - 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 1,120 140
2.51% - - - - - - - 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 146 1,168 146
4.13% - - - - - - - - 6,485 - - - - - - 6,485 -
4.88% - - - 4,864 - - - - - - - - - - - 4,864 -
5.00% - - - - 1,297 - - - - - - - - - - 1,297 -
5.875%# 5,188 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,188 -
6.34% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 246 246 -
6.61% - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,102 1,102 -
7.63% - - - - - 32 - - - - - - - - - 32 -
8.25% - - - - - - 220 - - - - - - - - 220 -
9.38% - - - - - - 143 - - - - - - - - 143 -
10.25% - 81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 81 -
10.50% - - 62 - - - - - - - - - - - - 62 -
Total 5,188 81 62 4,864 1,297 32 363 535 7,020 535 535 536 536 536 1,884 24,004 536
* Including ` 25 crore as prepaid finance charges.
# Senior Perpetual Notes have no fixed maturity date and the Company will have an option, to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, on any semi-
annual interest payment date on or after February 5, 2018
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
16. PROVISIONS - NON CURRENT
Provision for decommissioning of Assets# 2,118 1,066 898
Total 2,118 1,066 898
# The movement is towards (i) creation of abandonment provision for Panna Mukta, CBM and utilisation for Tapti facilities, (ii) changes in the exchange rates and (iii)
Unwinding of discount.
Provision for Decommissioning of Assets is for Panna Mukta, Tapti, KGD6 and CBM Block. There exist uncertainty (i) in the amount
particularly with respect to KGD6 & CBM block as the abandonment policy is still to be notified by the Government and (ii) the timing of
abandonment of well and related facilities would depend upon the ultimate life of the field and expected utilization of assets by other
fields.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
18.1 Working Capital Loans from Banks of ` 9,458 crore (Previous Year ` 1,672 crore) are secured by hypothecation of present and
future stock of raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, stores and spares (not relating to plant and machinery), book
debts, outstanding monies, receivables, claims, bills, materials in transit, etc. save and except receivables of Oil and Gas Segment.
18.2
Working Capital Loans from Others of ` Nil (Previous Year ` 1,649 crore) are secured by way of lien on Government Securities.
19.1 There are no amounts outstanding to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as at March 31, 2017 and no amount were over due during
the year for which disclosure requirements under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 are applicable.
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
21. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other Payables^ 16,897 8,348 2,251
Total 16,897 8,348 2,251
^
Includes statutory dues and advances from customers.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
22. PROVISIONS - CURRENT
Provisions for Employee Benefits (Refer Note 26.1)** 177 252 237
Other Provisions ## 1,091 918 1,058
Total 1,268 1,170 1,295
** The provision for employee benefit includes annual leave and vested long service leave entitlement accrued and compensation claims made by employees.
## The Company had recognised liability based on substantial degree of estimation for excise duty payable on clearance of goods lying in stock as on 31st March, 2016
of ` 527 crore as per the estimated pattern of dispatches. During the year, ` 527 crore was utilised for clearance of goods. Provision recognised under this class for
the year is ` 596 crore which is outstanding as on 31st March, 2017. Actual outflow is expected in the next financial year. The Company had recognised customs duty
liability on goods imported under various export incentive schemes of ` 314 crore as at 31st March, 2016. During the year, further provision of ` 608 crore was made
and sum of ` 503 crore were reversed on fulfilment of export obligation. Closing balance on this account as at 31st March, 2017 is ` 419 crore.
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
23. SALE OF PRODUCTS
Particulars of Sale of Products
Petroleum Products 1,79,438 1,69,305
Petrochemical Products 82,095 76,903
Oil & Gas 2,787 4,259
Others 589 633
Total 2,64,909 2,51,100
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2016-17 2015-16
24.1 Other Comprehensive Income
Government Securities (30) 41
Debentures or Bonds 220 167
Debt Income Fund 826 859
Cash Flow Hedge 1,736 -
2,752 1,067
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
25. CHANGES IN INVENTORIES OF FINISHED GOODS, WORK-IN-PROGRESS AND STOCK-IN-TRADE
Inventories (at close)
Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade 9,263 7,663
Work-in-Progress 4,837 2,871
14,100 10,534
Inventories (at commencement)
Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade 7,663 9,496
Work-in-Progress 2,871 5,209
10,534 14,705
Less: Capitalised during the year 1,273 -
9,261 14,705
Total (4,839) 4,171
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
26. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE
Salaries and Wages 3,889 3,736
Contribution to Provident Fund and Other Funds 229 222
Staff Welfare Expenses 316 304
Total 4,434 4,262
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The Companys Provident Fund is exempted under Section 17 of Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions
Act, 1952. Conditions for grant of exemption stipulate that the employer shall make good deficiency, if any, in the interest rate
declared by the trust vis-a-vis statutory rate.
(` in crore)
Particulars Gratuity (Funded)
2016-17 2015-16
Defined Benefit Obligation at beginning of the year 657 615
Current Service Cost 34 33
Interest Cost 53 49
Actuarial (Gain) / Loss (34) 10
Benefits Paid (46) (50)
Defined Benefit Obligation at year end 664 657
II) Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of fair value of Plan Assets
(` in crore)
Gratuity (Funded)
2016-17 2015-16
Fair value of Plan Assets at beginning of year 657 615
Expected Return on Plan Assets 54 58
Actuarial Gain / (Loss) - -
Employer Contribution - 34
Benefits Paid (46) (50)
Fair value of Plan Assets at year end 665 657
Actual return on Plan Assets 54 58
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
V) Investment Details :
As at 31st March, 2017 As at 31st March, 2016
` in crore % Invested ` in crore % Invested
GOI Securities 16 2.41 20 3.04
Public Securities 4 0.60 10 1.52
State Government Securities - - 1 0.15
Insurance Policies 641 96.39 590 89.81
Others (including bank balances) 4 0.60 36 5.48
Total 665 100.00 657 100
The estimates of rate of escalation in salary considered in actuarial valuation, take into account inflation, seniority,
promotion and other relevant factors including supply and demand in the employment market. The above information
is certified by the actuary.
The Expected Rate of Return on Plan Assets is determined considering several applicable factors, mainly the composition
of Plan Assets held, assessed risks, historical results of return on Plan Assets and the Companys policy for Plan Assets
Management.
VII)
The expected contributions for Defined Benefit Plan for the next financial year will be in line with FY 2016-17.
VIII)
Sensitivity Analysis
Significant Actuarial Assumptions for the determination of the defined benefit obligation are discount trade ,expected
salary increase and employee turnover. The sensitivity analysis below, have been determined based on reasonably
possible changes of the assumptions occurring at end of the reporting period , while holding all other assumptions
constant. The result of Sensitivity analysis is given below:
(` in crore)
Particulars As at 31st March, 2017 As at 31st March, 2016
Decrease Increase Decrease Increase
Change in discounting rate (delta effect of +/- 0.5%) 19 21 19 20
Change in rate of salary increase (delta effect of +/- 0.5%) 20 21 19 20
Change in rate of employee turnover (delta effect of +/- 0.5%) 2 2 3 3
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26.2 The Company had announced Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) for the employees of Allahabad & Nagpur Manufacturing
Divisions in the previous year. A sum of ` 156 crore had been paid during the previous year and debited to the Statement of
Profit and Loss under the head Employee Benefits Expense.
26.3 Share based payments
a) Scheme details
Company has an Employee Stock Option Scheme under which the maximum quantum of options was granted at ` 642
(face value ` 10 each) with options to be vested from time to time on the basis of performance and other eligibility criteria.
Details of Employee Stock Option granted upto 31st March, 2015 but not vested as on 1st April, 2015 :
Financial Year Number Financial Year of Range of Range of Fair value
(Year of Grant) Vesting Exercise Price (`) at Grant Date (`)
2006-07 5,51,760 2015-16 642 309.7
2008-09 13,200 2015-16 & 2016-17 644.5 312.4 - 329.9
2010-11 5,760 2015-16 929 454.3
2011-12 16,855 2015-16 765 - 972 388.4 - 482
2013-14 60,107 2015-16 to 2018-19 860 - 880 281.3 - 452.9
2014-15 45,419 2015-16 to 2019-20 843.2 - 960.7 253.8 - 473
Total 6,93,101
Details of Employee Stock Option granted from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2017 but not vested as on 31st March, 2017:
Financial Year Number Financial Year of Range of Range of Fair value
(Year of Grant) Vesting Exercise Price (`) at Grant Date (`)
2015-16 14,967 2016-17 to 2019-20 887.4 254.5 - 346.4
2016-17 74,454 2017-18 to 2020-21 1096 299.5 - 408.9
Total 89,421
Exercise period will expire not later than five years from the date of vesting of options or such other period as may be decided by the Human
Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
27. FINANCE COSTS
Interest Expenses* 2,032 1,473
Other Borrowing Costs - 10
Applicable loss on foreign currency transactions and translation 691 1,079
Total 2,723 2,562
* Interest Expenses are net of Interest Capitalised of ` 2,852 crore (Previous Year ` 2,302 crore) (Refer Note 1.5)
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
28. OTHER EXPENSES
Manufacturing Expenses
Stores, Chemicals and Packing Materials 5,035 4,765
Electric Power, Fuel and Water 10,150 9,809
Labour Processing, Production Royalty and Machinery Hire Charges 1,638 1,224
Repairs to Building 84 58
Repairs to Machinery 1,064 1,084
Exchange Difference (Net) 40 1
Excise Duty # 234 448
Lease Rent 10 10
18,255 17,399
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Warehousing and Distribution Expenses 5,552 5,871
Sales Tax / VAT 1,428 1,415
Other Selling and Distribution Expenses 1,456 975
8,436 8,261
Establishment Expenses
Professional Fees 1,720 1,307
General Expenses 925 1,618
Rent 100 107
Insurance 862 894
Rates & Taxes 206 144
Other Repairs 310 245
Travelling Expenses 164 162
Payment to Auditors 23 25
Loss on Sale /Discard of Property, Plant & Equipments 69 37
Charity and Donations 654 676
5,033 5,215
Less: Transferred to Project Development Expenditure 1,961 2,507
Total 29,763 28,368
# Excise Duty shown under expenditure represents the aggregate of excise duty borne by the Company and difference between excise duty on opening and closing
stock of finished goods.
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Certification and consultation fees primarily includes certification fees paid to auditors. Statutes and regulation require auditors
to certify export documentation, quarterly filings, XBRL filings, transfer pricing and bond issuances among others.
(b) Expenditure related to Corporate Social Responsibility is ` 659 crore (Previous Year ` 652 crore).
(c) Out of note (b) above, ` 557 crore (Previous Year ` 578 crore) is spent through Reliance Foundation and ` 22 crore
(Previous Year Nil) is spent through Reliance Foundation Youth Sports, which are related parties.
(d) Out of note (b) above, ` 5 crore (Previous Year ` 7 crore) is towards construction / acquisition of an asset that will be
owned by the Company.
2016-17 2015-16
29. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
i) Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 31,425 27,384
Shareholders (` in crore)
ii) Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for calculating 3,24,31,68,538 3,23,83,16,609
Basic EPS
iii) Weighted Average Potential Equity Shares 55,93,076 65,22,434
iv) Total Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 3,24,87,61,614 3,24,48,39,043
calculating Diluted EPS
v) Basic Earnings per Share (`) 96.90 84.56
vi) Diluted Earnings per Share (`) 96.73 84.39
vii) Face Value per Equity Share (`) 10 10
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
^ The above entities includes related parties where the relationship existed for the part of the year and the amounts reported is for the period during which
the related party relationship existed during the period.
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^ The above entities includes related parties where the relationship existed for the part of the year and the amounts reported is for the period during which
the related party relationship existed during the period.
* Also includes Employee Contribution
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31.2 Quantities of Companys Interest (on gross basis) in Proved Reserves and Proved Developed Reserves:
Particulars Proved Reserves in India Proved Developed Reserves
(Million MT) in India (Million MT)
2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16
Oil:
Beginning of the year 4.32 1.96 1.05 1.47
Revision of estimates (0.26) 2.78 (0.12) -
Production (0.35) (0.42) (0.35) (0.42)
Closing balance of the year 3.71 4.32 0.58 1.05
The reserve estimates for producing fields are revised based on the performance of producing fields and with respect to discovered
fields, the revision are based on the revised geological and reservoir simulation studies.
31.3 Government of India (GOI), by its letters dated 2nd May, 2012, 14th November, 2013, 10th July, 2014 and 3rd June 2016 has
communicated that it proposes to disallow certain costs which the Production Sharing Contract (PSC), relating to Block KG-DWN-98/3
entitles the Company to recover. Based on legal advice received, the Company continues to maintain that a Contractor is entitled to
recover all of its costs under the terms of the PSC and there are no provisions that entitle the Government to disallow the recovery of any
Contract Cost as defined in the PSC. The Company has already referred the issue to arbitration and already communicated the same to
GOI for resolution of disputes. Pending decision of the arbitration, the demand from the GOI of $ 148 million (for ` 961 crore) being the
Company's Share (total demand $ 247 million) towards additional Profit Petroleum has been considered as contingent liability.
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(b) In supersession of the Ministrys Gazette notification no. 22011/3/2012-ONG.D.V. dated 10th January, 2014, the GoI notified
the New Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines, 2014, on 26th October 2014. Consequent to the aforesaid dispute referred
to under 31.3 above which has been referred to arbitration, the GoI has directed the Company to instruct customers to deposit
differential revenue on gas sales from D1D3 field on account of the prices determined under the above guidelines converted
to NCV basis and the prevailing price prior to 1st November 2014 ($ 4.205 per MMBTU) to be credited to the gas pool account
maintained by GAIL (India) Limited. The amount so deposited by customers to Gas Pool Account is ` 295 crore (net) as at
31st March 2017 and is disclosed under Other Non-Current Assets. Revenue has been recognized at the GoI notified prices in
respect of gas quantities sold.
(c) In December 2010, the Company and BG Exploration and Production India Limited (together, the Claimants) referred a
number of disputes, differences and claims arising under two Production Sharing Contracts entered into in 1994 among the
Claimants, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and the Government (the PSCs) to arbitration. The disputes relate
to, among other things, the limits of cost recovery, profit sharing and audit and accounting provisions of the PSCs. the Tribunal
by majority issued a final partial award (FPA), and separately, two dissenting opinions in the matter on 12 October 2016.
Claimants have challenged certain parts of the FPA before the English Court and the English court has initiated steps to effect
service of the Challenge proceedings upon the Government.
(d) NTPC had filed a suit for specific performance of a contract for supply of natural gas by RIL before the Honble Bombay High
Court. The main issue in dispute is whether a valid, concluded and binding contract exists between the parties for supply of
Natural Gas of 132 Trillion BTU annually for a period of 17 years. The matter is presently sub judice and RIL is of the view that
NTPCs claim lacks merit and no binding contract for supply of gas was executed between NTPC and RIL.
(e) Considering the complexity of above issues, the Company is of the view that any attempt for quantification of possible
exposure to the Company will have an effect of prejudicing Companys legal position in the ongoing arbitration/litigations.
(` in crore)
Particulars As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Exploration & evaluation cost
Exploration Expenditure written off 46 - -
Other Exploration Cost 23 379 -
Exploration Cost for the Year 69 379 -
Impairment loss
Intangible Assets -Exploration & Appraisal Expenditure 46 - -
Intangible Assets-Other than E&E 41 59 45
CWIP-Inventory & Advance 8 2 2
Current Liabilities (24) (1) (2)
Net Assets 71 60 45
(III)
The Income -Tax Assessments of the Company have been completed up to Assessment Year 2013-14. The total outstanding demand
upto Assessment Year 2013-14 is ` 2,257 crore as on date (i.e 31st March 2017). Based on the decisions of the Appellate authorities
and the interpretations of other relevant provisions, the Company has been legally advised that the additional demand raised is likely
to be either deleted or substantially reduced and accordingly no provision is considered necessary.
(IV)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has passed an Order under section 11B of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act,
1992 on 24th March 2017 in the matter concerning trading in RPL shares by the Company in the year 2007, directing (i) disgorgement
of ` 447 crores along with interest calculated at 12% per annum from 29th November 2007 till date of payment and (ii) prohibiting RIL
from dealing in equity derivatives in the Futures and Options segment of the stock exchanges, directly or indirectly for a period of one
year from 24th March 2017.The Company has been legally advised that the Order is based on surmises, conjectures and untenable
reasoning. The Company is in the process of filing an appeal against the said Order before the Securities Appellate Tribunal.
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a) Maintain financial strength to ensure AAA ratings domestically and investment grade ratings internationally.
b) Ensure financial flexibility and diversify sources of financing and their maturities to minimize liquidity risk while meeting investment
requirements.
c) Proactively manage group exposure in forex, interest and commodities to mitigate risk to earnings.
d) Leverage optimally in order to maximize shareholder returns while maintaining strength and flexibility of the Balance sheet.
This framework is adjusted based on underlying macro-economic factors affecting business environment, financial market conditions and
interest rates environment.
Valuation
All financial instruments are initially recognized and subsequently re-measured at fair value as described below:
a) The fair value of investment in quoted Equity Shares, Bonds, Government Securities, Treasury Bills and Mutual Funds is measured at
quoted price or NAV.
b) The fair value of Interest Rate Swaps is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable yield
curves.
c) The fair value of Forward Foreign Exchange contracts and Currency Swaps is determined using forward exchange rates and yield
curves at the balance sheet date.
d) The fair value of Foreign Currency Option contracts is determined using the Black Scholes valuation model.
e) Commodity derivative contracts are valued using readily available information in markets and quotations from exchange, brokers
and price index developers
f ) The fair value of the remaining financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis.
g) All foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rate at reporting date.
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T he financial instruments are categorized into two levels based on the inputs used to arrive at fair value measurements as described below:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; and
Level 2: Inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The companys commodity risk is managed centrally through well-established trading operations and control processes. In accordance with
the risk management policy, the Company enters into various transactions using derivatives and uses Over the Counter (OTC) as well as
Exchange Traded Futures, Options and Swap contracts to hedge its commodity and freight exposure.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to perform or pay the amounts due causing financial
loss to the company. Credit risk arises from companys activities in investments, dealing in derivatives and outstanding receivables from
customers.
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Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from the Companys inability to meet its cash flow commitments on time. Prudent liquidity risk management implies
maintaining sufficient stock of cash and marketable securities (` 69,337 crores as on 31st March 2017; ` 79,507 crores as on 31st March
2016) and maintaining availability of standby funding through an adequate line up of committed credit facilities (` 21,831 crores as on
31st March 2017; ` 43,498 crores as on 31st March 2016). Company accesses global financial markets to meet its liquidity requirements.
It uses a range of products and a mix of currencies to ensure efficient funding from across well-diversified markets and investor pools.
Treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the companys cash flow position and ensures that the company is able to meet its financial obligation
at all times including contingencies.
The companys liquidity is managed centrally with operating units forecasting their cash and liquidity requirements. Treasury pools the cash
surpluses from across the different operating units and then arranges to either fund the net deficit or invest the net surplus in the market.
(` in crore)
Maturity Profile of Loans and Derivative Financial Liabilities as on 31 March, 2017
Particulars Below 3-6 6-12 1-3 3-5 Above Total
3 Months Months Months Years Years 5 Years
Non Derivative Liabilities
Long Term Loans* 2,582 1,350 2,211 33,145 16,484 29,518 85,290
Short Term Loans 20,379 2,201 - - - - 22,580
Total Borrowings 22,961 3,551 2,211 33,145 16,484 29,518 1,07,870
Derivative Liabilities
Forwards 1,115 380 372 - - - 1,867
Options 33 64 62 - - - 159
Currency Swap - - 42 42 200 - 284
Interest Rate Swap - 1 175 51 49 - 276
Total Derivative Liabilities 1,148 445 651 93 249 - 2,586
* Including ` 424 Crore as prepaid finance charges
(` in crore)
Maturity Profile of Loans and Derivative Financial Liabilities as on 31 March, 2016
Particulars Below 3-6 6-12 1-3 3-5 Above Total
3 Months Months Months Years Years 5 Years
Non Derivative Liabilities
Long Term Loans* 2,583 8,970 3,203 34,271 15,546 28,310 92,883
Short Term Loans 13,388 987 115 - - - 14,490
Total Borrowings 15,971 9,957 3,318 34,271 15,546 28,310 1,07,373
Derivative Liabilities
Forwards 40 3 370 141 - - 554
Options - - - - - - -
Currency Swap - - 102 90 224 - 416
Interest Rate Swap 5 13 32 419 285 - 754
Total Derivative Liabilities 45 16 504 650 509 - 1,724
* Including ` 363 Crore as prepaid finance charges
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(` in crore)
A. Fair Value Hedge
Hedging Instrument
Type of Hedge and Risks Nominal Quantity Carrying amount Changes Hedge Line Item in
Value (Kbbl) Assets Liabilities in FV Maturity Date Balance Sheet
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk component - 34,101 - - 32,511 1,590 Apr. 2017 to Non Current
Borrowings Mar. 2018 Liabilities-
Borrowings
Commodity price risk
Derivative Contracts 18,966 2,34,585 366 11 355 Apr. 2017 to Other Financial
Dec. 2020 Assets / Liabilities
(` in crore)
Hedging Items
Type of Hedge and Risks Carrying amount Changes Line Item in Balance Sheet
Assets Liabilities in FV
Foreign currency risk
Export Firm Commitments - 1,590 1,590 Current Liabilities - Other Financial Liabilities
Commodity price risk
Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight 3 250 247 Other Current Assets / Liabilities
Firm Commitments for sale of products - 116 116 Other Current Liabilities
Inventories 4,149 - (8) Inventories
(` in crore)
B. Cash Flow Hedge
Hedging Instrument
Type of Hedge and Risks Nominal Carrying amount Changes Hedge Line Item in Balance
Value Assets Liabilities in FV Maturity Date Sheet
(` in crore)
Hedging Items
Type of Hedge and Risks Nominal Changes in Hedge Reserve Line Item in Balance Sheet
Value FV
Foreign currency risk
Highly Probable Exports 37,221 1,736 1,736 Other Equities
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36. DETAILS OF LOANS GIVEN, INVESTMENTS MADE AND GUARANTEE GIVEN COVERED U/S 186 (4) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 2013.
Loans given and Investments made are given under the respective heads.
Corporate Guarantees given by the Company in respect of loans as at 31st March, 2017
(` in crore)
Sr. Particulars As at As at
No. 31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016
1 Reliance Global Business B.V. - 1,432
2 Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) 259 -
3 Reliance Global Energy Services (UK) 6 7
4 Reliance Holding USA, Inc. 19,455 19,877
5 Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC 1,428 73
6 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 23,655 23,477
7 Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited 2,140 -
8 RIL USA, Inc. 567 580
All the above Corporate Guarantees have been given for businesses purpose.
(` in crore)
37. DETAILS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE
Sr. Particulars 2016-17 2015-16
No.
a) Capital 593 631
b) Revenue 855 628
Total 1,448 1,259
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Major differences impacting such change of accounting policy are in the areas of;
- Expenditure on surrendered blocks, unproved wells and abandoned wells, which has been expensed under SEM.
- Depletion on producing property in SEM is calculated using Proved Developed Reserve, as against Proved Reserve
in FCM.
IV Deferred Tax:
The impact of transition adjustments together with Ind AS mandate of using balance sheet approach (against profit and
loss approach in the previous GAAP) for computation of deferred taxes has resulted in charge to the Reserves, on the
date of transition, with consequential impact to the Statement of Profit and Loss for the subsequent periods.
V Others:
Other adjustments primarily comprise of :
a. Attributing time value of money to Assets Retirement Obligation: Under Ind AS, such obligation is recognised
and measured at present value. Under previous Indian GAAP it was recorded at cost. The impact for the periods
subsequent to the date of transition is reflected in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
b. Loan processing fees / transaction cost: Under Ind AS such expenditure are considered for calculating effective
interest rate. The impact for the periods subsequent to the date of transition is reflected in the Statement of Profit
and Loss.
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As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ANNEXURE A
TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
(Referred to in paragraph 1 (f ) under Report on Other Legal and Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence
Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date) about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over
financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit
REPORT ON THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER of internal financial controls over financial reporting included
FINANCIAL REPORTING UNDER CLAUSE (I) OF SUB- obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness
SECTION 3 OF SECTION 143 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating
(THE ACT) effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The
In conjunction with our audit of the consolidated Ind AS financial procedures selected depend on the auditors judgement, including
statements of the Holding Company as of and for the year ended the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the
March 31, 2017, we have audited the internal financial controls consolidated Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or
over financial reporting of Reliance Industries Limited (hereinafter error.
referred to as the Holding Company) and its subsidiaries (the
Holding Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as the We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us and the other
Group), its associates and jointly controlled entities incorporated in auditors in terms of their reports referred to in the Other Matters
India, as of that date. paragraph below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion on the Holding Company, its subsidiaries,
MANAGEMENTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL associates and jointly controlled entities incorporated in India,
FINANCIAL CONTROLS internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
The respective Board of Directors of the Holding Company, its
subsidiaries, associates, and jointly controlled entities which MEANING OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER
are incorporated in India, are responsible for establishing and FINANCIAL REPORTING
maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control A Companys internal financial control over financial reporting is a
over financial reporting criteria established by these entities, process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
considering the essential components of internal control stated reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
Financial Reporting (the Guidance Note) issued by the Institute of accepted accounting principles. A companys internal financial
Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the control over financial reporting includes those policies and
design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
to respective companys policies, the safeguarding of its assets, assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally
and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures
preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the of the company are being made only in accordance with
Companies Act, 2013. authorisations of management and directors of the company; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Holding Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial
Company, its subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled statements.
entities incorporated in India, internal financial controls over
financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL
accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing
CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013,
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls
to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls.
over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion
Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply
or improper management override of controls, material
with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial
Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls
controls over financial reporting was established and maintained
over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that
and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
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ANNEXURE A
TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
the internal financial control over financial reporting may become OTHER MATTERS
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of Our aforesaid report under section 143(3)(i) of the Act on the
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. adequacy and operating effectiveness of the internal financial
controls over financial reporting in so far as it relates to
OPINION consolidated/standalone financial statements of 60 subsidiaries, 1
In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the associate and 3 joint ventures which are companies incorporated in
explanations given to us and based on the consideration of reports India, is based on the corresponding reports of the auditors of such
of other auditors, as referred to in the Other Matters paragraph, the companies.
Holding Company its subsidiaries, associates, and jointly controlled
entities which are incorporated in India, have, in all material For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co.
respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.101720W) (Registration No.117366W / W-100018) (Registration No.108355W)
financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial
reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, based on Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A. R. Shah
the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by Partner Partner Partner
the respective companies, considering the essential components of Membership No. 45882 Membership No. 46488 Membership No. 47166
internal control stated in the Guidance Note. Mumbai
Date: April 24, 2017
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST MARCH, 2017
(` in crore)
Notes As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
ASSETS
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant and Equipment 1 1,68,822 1,57,825 1,46,243
Capital Work-in-Progress 1 2,48,929 1,70,397 1,02,436
Goodwill 4,892 4,254 3,471
Intangible Assets 1 24,812 22,831 18,308
Intangible Assets Under Development 1 75,908 58,300 40,618
Financial Assets
Investments 2 25,639 41,512 28,951
Loans 3 2,708 2,032 2,264
Other Non-Current Assets 4 8,279 14,061 16,178
Total Non-Current Assets 5,59,989 4,71,212 3,58,469
Current Assets
Inventories 5 53,460 46,486 53,244
Financial Assets
Investments 6 52,751 42,503 52,421
Trade Receivables 7 8,177 4,465 4,902
Cash and Cash Equivalents 8 3,023 11,028 12,357
Loans 9 996 841 442
Other Financial Assets 10 8,535 6,117 5,710
Other Current Assets 12 19,871 16,345 8,473
Total Current Assets 1,46,813 1,27,785 1,37,549
Total Assets 7,06,802 5,98,997 4,96,018
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity Share Capital 13 2,959 2,948 2,943
Other Equity 14 2,60,750 2,28,608 2,05,777
Non Controlling Interest 2,917 3,356 3,313
Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings 15 1,52,148 1,41,647 1,20,453
Other Financial Liabilities 16 9,025 2,249 1,548
Deferred Payment Liabilities 20,137 13,310 7,388
Provisions 17 2,351 1,231 1,011
Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) 18 21,198 20,494 19,204
Total Non-Current Liabilities 2,04,859 1,78,931 1,49,604
Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings 19 31,528 23,545 27,642
Trade Payables 20 76,595 60,296 58,548
Other Financial Liabilities 21 1,04,543 89,533 42,910
Other Current Liabilities 22 20,882 10,005 3,415
Provisions 23 1,769 1,775 1,866
Total Current Liabilities 2,35,317 1,85,154 1,34,381
Total Liabilities 4,40,176 3,64,085 2,83,985
Total Equity and Liabilities 7,06,802 5,98,997 4,96,018
Significant Accounting Policies
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements 1 to 42
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2017
B. OTHER EQUITY
(` in crore)
Share Reserves and Surplus Other Total
Application Revaluation Statutory Share in Capital Capital Securities Debentures Share General Retained Comprehensive
Money Reserve Reserves Reserve of Reserve Redemption Premium Redemption Based Reserve Earnings Income*
Pending Associate Reserve Reserve Reserve Payments
Allotment Reserve
Account
AS ON 31ST MARCH, 2016
Balance at the beginning of the reporting period 17 827 147 10 371 95 42,691 1,117 20 1,53,214 3,259 4,009 2,05,777
i.e., 1st April, 2015
Total Comprehensive Income for the year - - - - - - - - - - 29,745 951 30,696
Dividend - - - - - - - - - - (6,039) - (6,039)
Tax on dividend - - - - - - - - - - (1,220) - (1,220)
Transfer to/(from) Retained Earnings - - 35 - - 1 - 3 - 22,000 (22,039) - -
Others - 8 - - (80) - - - - - 774 (1,589) (887)
On Employee Stock Options (9) - - - - - 292 - (2) - - - 281
Balance at the end of the reporting period i.e., 31st 8 835 182 10 291 96 42,983 1,120 18 1,75,214 4,480 3,371 2,28,608
March, 2016
(` in crore)
Financial Statements
Balance at the beginning of the reporting period i.e., 1st 8 835 182 10 291 96 42,983 1,120 18 1,75,214 4,480 3,371 2,28,608
April, 2016
OVERVIEW
CORPORATE
REVIEW
March, 2017
The Debenture Redemption Reserve has not been created for a cumulative amount of ` 1,943 crore in terms of Section 71(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Previous Year ` 973 crore) for
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited in view of inadequate profit/ loss for the year.
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
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GOVERNANCE
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
278-419
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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2016-17 2015-16
A: CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Profit Before Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss 40,034 38,737
Adjusted for:
Miscellaneous Expenditure written off - 1
Share of (Profit) / Loss of Associates and Joint Ventures 108 (236)
(Profit) / Loss on Sale / Discard of Assets (Net) (461) 51
Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense 11,646 11,565
Effect of Exchange Rate Change (2,266) (3,480)
Profit on De-subsidiarisation of Subsidiary - (43)
Net Gain on Investments (5,410) (2,849)
Exceptional Item - (4,574)
Dividend Income (345) (732)
Interest Income (2,985) (3,244)
Finance Costs 3,849 3,691
Operating Profit before Working Capital Changes 44,170 38,887
Adjusted for:
Trade and Other Receivables (8,511) (6,880)
Inventories (6,899) 6,758
Trade and Other Payables 30,873 7,951
Cash Generated from Operations 59,633 46,716
Taxes Paid (Net) (10,083) (8,582)
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities 49,550 38,134
2016-17 2015-16
C: CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from Issue of Equity Share Capital 692 283
Proceeds from Issue of Share Capital to Non Controlling Interest 119 5
Redemption of Preference Share Capital of Non Controlling Interest (6) (2)
Share Application Money 4 8
Proceeds from Long Term Borrowings 31,728 34,673
Repayment of Long Term Borrowings (18,542) (17,689)
Short Term Borrowings (Net) 7,595 (4,004)
Dividends Paid (including Dividend Distribution Tax) (53) (7,259)
Interest Paid (12,920) (9,224)
Miscellaneous Expenditure / Issue Expenses - (1)
Net Cash Flow from / (Used in) Financing Activities 8,617 (3,210)
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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The addresses of its registered office and principal place of business are disclosed in the introduction to the annual report.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared to comply with the Indian Accounting standards (Ind AS),
including the rules notified under the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Upto the year ended March 31, 2016, the Group has prepared its consolidated financial statements in accordance with the
requirement of Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which includes Standards notified under the Companies
(Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 and considered as Previous GAAP.
These consolidated financial statements are the Group`s first Ind AS consolidated financial statements. The figures for the previous
period have been restated, regrouped and reclassified wherever required to comply with the requirement of Ind AS and Schedule III.
The Companys consolidated financial statements are presented in Indian Rupees (`).
(c) In case of foreign subsidiaries, revenue items are consolidated at the average rate prevailing during the year. All assets
and liabilities are converted at rates prevailing at the end of the year. Any exchange difference arising on consolidation is
recognised in the Foreign Currency Translation Reserve.
(d) Offset (eliminate) the carrying amount of the parents investment in each subsidiary and the parents portion of equity of each
subsidiary.
(e) The difference between the proceeds from disposal of investment in subsidiaries and the carrying amount of its assets less
liabilities as on the date of disposal is recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss being the profit or loss on
disposal of investment in subsidiary.
(f ) Non Controlling Interests share of profit / loss of consolidated subsidiaries for the year is identified and adjusted against the
income of the group in order to arrive at the net income attributable to shareholders of the Company.
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(h) Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures has been accounted under the equity method as per Ind AS 28 - Investments in
Associates and Joint Ventures.
(i) The Company accounts for its share of post acquisition changes in net assets of associates and joint ventures, after eliminating
unrealised profits and losses resulting from transactions between the Company and its associates to the extent of its share,
through its Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss, to the extent such change is attributable to the associates Statement of
Profit and Loss and through its reserves for the balance based on available information.
(` in crore)
Description GROSS BLOCK DEPRECIATION / AMORTISATION / DEPLETION Net Block
As at Impact Additions / As at Additions / Deductions/ As at As at Impact Additions / As at For the Deductions/ As at As at As at As at
01-04-2015 on IND AS (Deductions) / 01-04-2016 Adjustments Adjustments 31-03-2017 01-04 2015 on IND AS (Deductions) / 01-04-2016 Year # Adjustments 31-03-2017 31-03-2017 31-03 2016 01-04 2015
Transition Adjustments Transition Adjustments
1. PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT
Reliance Industries Limited
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Own Assets :
Leasehold Land 2,865 13,530 2,530 18,925 219 63 19,081 765 (44) 305 1,026 418 45 1,399 17,682 17,899 15,674
Freehold Land 6,994 37,572 243 44,809 145 1 44,953 - - - - - - - 44,953 44,809 44,566
Buildings 13,967 45 1,271 15,283 3,537 1 18,819 4,535 8 549 5,092 539 3 5,628 13,191 10,191 9,469
Plant & Machinery 1,58,403 (4,998) 15,210 1,68,615 11,918 944 1,79,589 84,613 (863) 6,264 90,014 7,611 1,612 96,013 83,576 78,601 69,655
Electrical Installations 4,861 (6) 226 5,081 643 14 5,710 2,014 (1) 449 2,462 975 8 3,429 2,281 2,619 2,842
Equipments $ 5,571 (54) 366 5,883 615 21 6,477 2,502 (31) 618 3,089 550 23 3,616 2,861 2,794 3,046
Furniture & Fixtures 1,214 (78) 65 1,201 312 10 1,503 685 (30) 83 738 114 6 846 657 463 481
Vehicles 666 (1) 66 731 113 53 791 362 - 77 439 127 45 521 270 292 303
Ships 387 - 35 422 3,164 102 3,484 294 - 7 301 33 1 333 3,151 121 93
Aircrafts & Helicopters 46 - - 46 318 - 364 32 - 2 34 152 - 186 178 12 14
Sub-Total 1,94,974 46,010 20,012 2,60,996 20,984 1,209 2,80,771 95,802 (961) 8,354 1,03,195 10,519 1,743 1,11,971 1,68,800 1,57,801 1,46,143
Leased Assets :
Plant & Machinery 275 (3) 1 273 - 1 272 249 (77) 77 249 1 - 250 22 24 100
Ships 10 - - 10 - - 10 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - -
Sub-Total 285 (3) 1 283 - 1 282 259 (77) 77 259 1 - 260 22 24 100
Total (A) 1,95,259 46,007 20,013 2,61,279 20,984 1,210 2,81,053 96,061 (1,038) 8,431 1,03,454 10,520 1,743 1,12,231 1,68,822 1,57,825 1,46,243
INTANGIBLE ASSETS*
Technical Knowhow Fees 3,426 (2) 252 3,676 8 - 3,684 2,243 - 154 2,397 164 - 2,561 1,123 1,279 1,181
Software 1,544 (30) 109 1,623 266 1 1,888 1,030 (18) 169 1,181 192 1 1,372 516 442 502
Development Rights 80,271 (27,736) 8,195 60,730 6,045 - 66,775 31,927 6,786 3,680 42,393 3,094 - 45,487 21,288 18,337 13.822
Others 3,970 (55) 22 3,937 39 975 3,001 1,148 (36) 52 1,164 63 111 1,116 1,885 2,773 2,803
Total (B) 89,211 (27,823) 8,578 69,966 6,358 976 75,348 36,348 6,732 4,055 47,135 3,513 112 50,536 24,812 22,831 18,308
Total (A+B) 2,84,470 18,184 28,591 3,31,245 27,342 2,186 3,56,401 1,32,409 5,694 12,486 1,50,589 14,033 1,855 1,62,767 1,93,634 1,80,656 1,64,551
Capital Work-in-Progress 2,48,929 1,70,397 1,02,436
Intangible Assets under 75,908 58,300 40,618
Development
$ Includes Office Equipments
* Other than internally generated
# Depreciation for the year includes depreciation of ` 345 crore (Previous year ` 351 crore) capitalised during the year.
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1.6 Additions in Plant and Machinery, Capital Work-in-Progress, Intangible Assets - Development Rights and Intangible Assets
under Development includes ` 4,643 crore (net loss) [Previous Year ` 9,914 crore (net loss)] on account of exchange difference
during the year.
1.7 Depreciation / Amortisation / Depletion for the year includes ` 1,602 crore and ` 145 crore on account of consolidation of RP
Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited respectively which have been acquired during the
financial year 2016-17.
1.8 Assets include assets pledged as security - Refer Note No. 15.1 and 15.2.
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C. Other Investments
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
3. LOANS (Unsecured and Considered Good)
Deposits with Related Parties (Refer Note No. 30) 618 784 737
Loans and Advances to Related Parties (Refer Note No. 30) 1 156 18
Other Loans and Advances* 2,089 1,092 1,509
Total 2,708 2,032 2,264
* Includes primarily effect of fair valuation of interest free deposits
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
4. OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Capital Advances 3,985 10,539 11,776
Security Deposits# 2,172 1,958 1,788
Advances Income Tax (Net of Provision) 1,746 1,223 1,063
Others 376 341 1,551
Total 8,279 14,061 16,178
# Includes Deposits given to Related Parties of ` 507 crore (Previous Year ` 507 crore)
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
5. INVENTORIES
Raw Materials (Including Material In Transit) 16,412 14,492 19,863
Work-in-Progress 11,426 9,075 10,914
Finished Goods 11,253 9,255 11,299
Stores and Spares 3,964 3,462 3,049
Stock-in-Trade 5,896 6,278 4,956
Others 4,509 3,924 3,163
Total 53,460 46,486 53,244
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
7. TRADE RECEIVABLES
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Trade Receivables 8,177 4,465 4,902
Total 8,177 4,465 4,902
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
8. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash on Hand 113 55 49
Balances with Bank * 2,910 10,973 12,308
Cash and Cash Equivalents as per Balance Sheet 3,023 11,028 12,357
Cash and Cash Equivalent as per Consolidated Statement of 3,023 11,028 12,357
Cash Flows including Deposits#
* i. Includes towards Unclaimed Dividend of ` 241 crore (Previous Year ` 223 crore).
ii. Includes deposits of ` 32 crore (Previous Year ` 526 crore) with maturity of more than 12 months and fixed deposit of ` 1,699 crore (Previous Year ` 666
crore) pledged as collateral securities.
#
iii. Deposits of ` 34 crore (Previous Year ` 5 crore) are given as lien against Short Term Borrowings.
8.1 Cash and Cash Equivalents includes deposits maintained by the Company with banks, which can be withdrawn by the
Company at any point of time without prior notice or penalty on the principal.
8.2 Refer Note No. 40 for details of Specified Bank Notes (SBN) held and transacted during the period 08/11/2016 to 30/12/2016.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
9. LOANS
(Unsecured and Considered Good)
Loans and Advances to related parties (Refer Note No. 30) - 3 3
Others 996 838 439
Total 996 841 442
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Year Ended Year Ended
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016
11. TAXATION
Income Tax recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss
Current Tax 8,880 8,042
Deferred Tax 1,321 834
Total income Tax expenses 10,201 8,876
The income Tax expenses for the year can be reconciled to the accounting profit as follows:
(` in crore)
Year Ended Year Ended
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016
Profit Before Tax 40,034 38,737
Applicable Tax Rate 34.608% 34.608%
Computed Tax Expense 13,855 13,406
Tax effect of :
Exempted Income (3,110) (5,228)
Expenses Disallowed 3,270 3,542
Additional Allowances net of MAT Credit (6,078) (2,833)
Non Taxable Subsidiaries and effect of Differential Tax Rate under various jurisdiction 1,176 (699)
Carried Forward Losses Utilised (230) (139)
Others (3) (7)
Current Tax Provision (A) 8,880 8,042
Incremental Deferred Tax Liability on account of Tangible and Intangible Assets 1,281 796
Incremental Deferred Tax Liability on account of Financial Assets and Other Items 40 38
Deferred Tax Provision (B) 1,321 834
Tax Expenses recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss (A+B) 10,201 8,876
Effective Tax Rate 25.48% 22.91%
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision)
At start of the year 1,133 833
Charge for the year (8,880) (8,042)
Others# (601) (240)
Tax paid during the year 10,083 8,582
At end of year 1,735 1,133 833
# Mainly pertains to Provision for Tax on Other Comprehensive Income
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As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
13.1 Shares allotted on conversion / surrender 45,04,27,345 45,04,27,345 45,04,27,345
of Debentures and Bonds, conversion of
Term Loans, exercise of Warrants, against
Global Depository Shares (GDS) and
re-issue of Forfeited Equity Shares, since
inception.
13.2 Shares held by Associates 1,72,000 1,72,000 1,72,000
13.3 Shares bought back and extinguished in 4,25,82,849 4,62,46,280 4,62,46,280
the last five years.
13.4 The reconciliation of the number of shares outstanding is set out below :
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Equity Shares at the beginning of the year 2,94,80,21,694 2,94,33,34,138
Add: Shares issued on exercise of employee stock options 1,09,01,779 46,87,556
Add: Shares sold by subsidiaries 804 -
Equity Shares at the end of the year 2,95,89,24,277 2,94,80,21,694 2,94,33,34,138
13.5 Share Options granted under the Companys Employee Share Option Plan:
The Company has reserved issuance of 11,11,28,872 (Previous year 12,20,30,651) equity shares of ` 10 each for offering to
Eligible Employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under Employees Stock Option Scheme (ESOS). During the year, the
Company has granted 74,454 options at a price of ` 1,096 per option, plus all applicable taxes, as may be levied in this regard
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As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
14. OTHER EQUITY
Revaluation Reserve 835 827
Add: On Revaluation 46 10
881 837
Less: Transferred to / (from) Non Controlling Interest 11 2
870 835 827
Capital Reserve
As per last Balance sheet 291 371
Add: Transfer to Goodwill on Consolidation - 759
291 1,130
Less : Transferred to Retained Earnings - 839
291 291 371
Capital Redemption Reserve 96 95
Add: Transferred from Retained Earnings on - 1
redemption of shares
96 96 95
Share Application Money Pending Allotment
As per last Balance sheet 8 17
Issue of Shares / Application Money Received (4) (9)
4 8 17
Share Based Payments Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 18 20
On Employee Stock Options (2) (2)
16 18 20
Securities Premium Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 42,983 42,691
Add : On issue of shares/ others 641 292
43,624 42,983
Less: Calls in arrears - by others - -
[` 1,03,189 (Previous Year ` 1,03,189)]
43,624 42,983 42,691
Debenture Redemption Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 1,120 1,117
Add: Transferred from Retained Earnings - 3
1,120 1,120 1,117
Statutory Reserve
As per last Balance Sheet 182 147
Add: Transferred from Retained Earnings 66 35
248 182 147
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Retained Earnings
As per last Balance Sheet 4,480 3,259
Add: Profit for the year 29,901 29,745
Add: Transferred from Capital Reserve Account - 839
Add: On account of Amalgamation / Disposal of (252) (65)
Subsidiaries
34,129 33,778
Less : Appropriations
Transferred to Statutory Reserve 66 35
Transferred to General Reserve 24,790 22,000
Transferred to Capital Redemption Reserve - 1
Transferred to Debenture Redemption Reserve - 3
Dividend on Equity Shares [Dividend per Share ` Nil - 2,944
(Previous Year ` 10.00)]
Interim Dividend on Equity Shares [Dividend per - 3,095
Share ` Nil (Previous Year ` 10.50)]
Tax on Dividend - 1,220
9,273 4,480 3,259
Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)*
As per last Balance Sheet 3,371 4,009
Add: Movement in OCI (Net) during the year 1,823 (638)
5,194 3,371 4,009
Total 2,60,750 2,28,608 2,05,777
* Includes net movement in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve
14.1 Share Application Money Pending Allotment represents application money received on account of Employees Stock Option Scheme.
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15.2 Secured Term Loans from Banks referred above to the extent of :
a)
` 5,559 crore are secured by way of mortgage/ hypothecation of movable, immovable properties and current assets.
b) ` 6 crore are secured by way of hypothecation of vehicles and are repayable over a period of two to five years.
15.3
Finance Lease Obligations are secured against Leased Assets.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
16. OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Others* 9,025 2,249 1,548
Total 9,025 2,249 1,548
* Includes Interest Accrued but not due on Deferred Payment Liabilities, Creditors for Capital Expenditure, Premium payable on Forward Contracts.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
17. PROVISIONS - NON CURRENT
Provisions for Annuities 14 22 16
Provision for decommissioning of Assets 2,337 1,209 995
Total 2,351 1,231 1,011
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(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
19. BORROWINGS- CURRENT
Secured - At Amortised Cost
Working Capital Loans
From Banks
Foreign Currency Loans 6,176 75 843
Rupee Loans 3,657 2,776 2,038
9,833 2,851 2,881
From Others
Rupee Loans - 1,649 -
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
20.1 There are no amounts outstanding to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as at March 31, 2017 and no amount were over due during the
year for which disclosure requirements under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 are applicable.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
21. OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Current maturities of Long Term Debt 12,923 15,462 12,243
Current maturities of Finance Lease Obligations 2 11 14
(Refer Note No. 15)
12,925 15,473 12,257
Current maturities of Deferred Payment Liabilities 739 739 3
Interest accrued but not due on Borrowings 2,452 1,981 927
Unclaimed Dividend * 241 223 199
Application money received and due for refund * 1 1 1
Unclaimed/ Unpaid matured deposits and interest accrued 3 4 2
thereon
Unclaimed/ Unpaid matured debentures and interest accrued 1 1 1
thereon *
Other Payables# 88,181 71,111 29,520
Total 1,04,543 89,533 42,910
* These figures do not include any amounts due and outstanding, to be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund except ` 20 crore (Previous Year ` 17
crore) which is held in abeyance due to legal cases pending.
# Includes Security Deposit, Creditors for Capital Expenditure and Financial Liabilities at fair value.
(` in crore)
As at As at As at
31st March, 2017 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
22. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Other Payables^ 20,882 10,005 3,415
Total 20,882 10,005 3,415
^ Includes statutory dues and advances from customers.
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2016-17 2015-16
24. OTHER INCOME
Interest
Bank Deposits 392 742
Debt instruments 2,263 2,195
Other Financial Assets carried at Amortised Cost 246 232
Others 84 75
2,985 3,244
Dividend Income 345 732
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
25. CHANGES IN INVENTORIES OF FINISHED GOODS, WORK-IN-PROGRESS AND STOCK-IN-TRADE
Inventories (at close)
Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade 17,149 15,533
Work-in-Progress 11,426 9,075
28,575 24,608
Inventories (at commencement)
Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade 15,533 16,255
Work-in-Progress 9,075 10,914
24,608 27,169
Less: Capitalised during the year 1,273 -
Add: Opening Stock of Subsidiaries acquired during the year 22 -
Less: Consideration of Land surrendered to HSIIDC, Reversal / - 1
Recovery of Annuity on HSIIDC Surrendered Land
23,357 27,168
Total (5,218) 2,560
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26.1
As per Indian Accounting Standard 19 - Employee Benefits, the disclosures as defined are given below:
Defined Contribution Plan
Contribution to Defined Contribution Plan, recognised as expense for the year is as under :
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
Employers Contribution to Provident Fund 265 220
Employers Contribution to Superannuation Fund 17 16
Employers Contribution to Pension Scheme 137 110
II) Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of Fair Value of Plan Assets
(` in crore)
Gratuity
(Funded)
2016-17 2015-16
Fair Value of Plan Assets at beginning of the year 849 763
Add : On Acquisition/Transfers 7 7
Expected Return on Plan Assets 69 70
Actuarial Gain / (Loss) 1 2
Employer Contribution 64 68
Benefits Paid (61) (61)
Fair Value of Plan Assets at year end 929 849
Actual Return on Plan Assets 61 64
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V) Investment Details:
As at 31st March, 2017 As at 31st March, 2016
(` in crore) % Invested (` in crore) % Invested
GOI Securities 16 1.72 20 2.36
Public Securities 4 0.43 10 1.18
State Government Securities - - 1 0.12
Insurance Policies 905 97.42 781 91.98
Others (including Bank Balances) 4 0.43 37 4.36
929 100.00 849 100.00
The estimates of Rate of Escalation in salary considered in actuarial valuation, take into account inflation, seniority, promotion
and other relevant factors including supply and demand in the employment market.
The Expected Rate of Return on Plan Assets is determined considering several applicable factors, mainly the composition of
Plan Assets held, assessed risks, historical results of return on Plan Assets and the Groups policy for Plan Assets Management.
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VIII)
These plans typically expose the Group to actuarial risks such as: investment risk, interest risk, longevity risk and salary risk.
Investment The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated using a discount rate which is
Risk determined by reference to market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds.
Interest Risk A decrease in the bond interest rate will increase the plan liability; however, this will be partially
offset by an increase in the return on the plans debt investments.
Longevity Risk The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated by reference to the best estimate
of the mortality of plan participants both during and after their employment. An increase in the life
expectancy of the plan participants will increase the plans liability.
Salary Risk The present value of the defined plan liability is calculated by reference to the future salaries of plan
participants. As such, an increase in the salary of the plans participants will increase the plans liability.
26.2
The Company had announced Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) for the employees of Allahabad & Nagpur Manufacturing
Divisions in the previous year. A sum of ` 156 crore had been paid during the previous year and debited to the Statement of Profit
and Loss under the head Employee Benefits Expense.
26.3 Share Based Payments
a) Scheme details
Company has an Employee Stock Option Scheme under which the maximum quantum of options was granted at ` 642
(face value ` 10 each) with options to be vested from time to time on the basis of performance and other eligibility criteria.
Details of Employee Stock Option granted upto 31st March, 2015 but not vested as on 1st April, 2015 :
Financial Year Number Financial Year of Range of Range of Fair value
(Year of Grant) Vesting Exercise Price (`) at Grant Date (`)
2006-07 5,51,760 2015-16 642 309.7
2008-09 13,200 2015-16 & 2016-17 644.5 312.4 - 329.9
2010-11 5,760 2015-16 929 454.3
2011-12 16,855 2015-16 765 - 972 388.4 - 482
2013-14 60,107 2015-16 to 2018-19 860 - 880 281.3 - 452.9
2014-15 45,419 2015-16 to 2019-20 843.2 - 960.7 253.8 - 473
Total 6,93,101
Details of Employee Stock Option granted from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2017 but not vested as on 31st March, 2017:
Financial Year Number Financial Year of Range of Range of Fair value
(Year of Grant) Vesting Exercise Price (`) at Grant Date (`)
2015-16 14,967 2016-17 to 2019-20 887.4 254.5 - 346.4
2016-17 74,454 2017-18 to 2020-21 1096 299.5 - 408.9
Total 89,421
Exercise period will expire not later than five years from the date of vesting of options or such other period as may be decided by the Human
Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Weighted average remaining contractual life of the share option outstanding at the end of year is 247 days (Previous Year 580 days).
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
27. FINANCE COSTS
Interest Expenses* 3,157 2,610
Other Borrowing Costs 1 2
Applicable loss on foreign currency transactions and translation 691 1,079
Total 3,849 3,691
* Interest Expenses are net of Interest Capitalised of ` 10,942 crore (Previous Year ` 8,096 crore) (Refer Note No. 1.5)
(` in crore)
2016-17 2015-16
28. OTHER EXPENSES
Manufacturing Expenses
Stores, Chemicals and Packing Materials 5,558 5,249
Electric Power, Fuel and Water 11,251 10,741
Labour Processing, Production Royalty and Machinery Hire Charges 1,705 1,286
Repairs to Building 131 85
Repairs to Machinery 1,114 1,121
Exchange Difference (Net) 340 (465)
Excise Duty # 240 449
Lease Rent 47 13
20,386 18,479
Land Development and Construction Expenditure 59 34
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Warehousing and Distribution Expenses 5,892 6,221
Sales Tax / VAT 1,428 1,416
Other Selling and Distribution Expenses 2,974 1,825
10,294 9,462
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(c) Out of note (b) above, ` 571 crore (Previous Year ` 586 crore) is spent through Reliance Foundation and ` 22 crore
(Previous Year ` Nil) is spent through Reliance Foundation Youth Sports, which are related parties.
(d) Out of note (b) above, ` 5 crore (Previous Year ` 7 crore) is towards construction / acquisition of an asset that will be
owned by the Company.
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29. EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS)
i) Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 29,901 29,745
Shareholders (After adjusting Non Controlling Interest) (` in crore)
ii) Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 2,95,08,14,715 2,94,59,61,982
calculating Basic EPS
iii) Weighted Average Potential Equity Shares 55,93,076 65,22,434
iv) Total Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 2,95,64,07,791 2,95,24,84,416
calculating Diluted EPS
v) Basic Earnings per Share (`) 101.33 100.97
vi) Diluted Earnings per Share (`) 101.14 100.75
vii) Face Value per Equity Share (`) 10 10
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Other Income
Extramarks Education Private Limited Associate - 5
Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited Associate 6 -
Reliance Europe Limited Associate 17 13
Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited Associate 204 -
Reliance Ports and Terminals Limited Associate 1 1
Reliance Utilities and Power Private Limited Associate 3 3
Hire Charges
Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited Associate 2 117
Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure Limited Associate 203 214
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited Associate 45 34
Reliance Ports and Terminals Limited Associate 387 220
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Rent
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited Associate 15 9
Professional Fees
Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited Associate 1 2
GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP Associate 2 1
Reliance Europe Limited Associate 30 34
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited Associate 25 24
IndiaGasSolutionsPrivateLimited Joint Venture 3 8
General Expenses
Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited Associate 1 -
Eenadu Television Private Limited Associate 2 2
Matrix Genetics LLC Associate 27 27
Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited Associate 139 418
Reliance Ports and Terminals Limited Associate 7 12
IndiaCast Media Distribution Private Limited Joint Venture 50 48
Viacom18 Media Private Limited Joint Venture 7 13
Donations
Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani Public CharitableTrust Others 2 4
Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation Others 19 15
Reliance Foundation Others 575 592
Reliance Foundation Youth Sports Others 22 -
Finance Costs
Reliance Europe Limited Associate 1 1
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Deposits
Ashwani Commericals Private Limited Associate 65 65 65
Atri Exports Private Limited Associate 19 19 19
Cairn Commercials Private Limited Associate 77 77 77
Centura Agro Private Limited Associate 10 10 10
Chander Commercials Private Limited Associate 34 34 33
Creative Agrotech Private Limited Associate 15 15 15
Einsten Commercials Private Limited Associate 43 43 43
Fame Agro Private Limited Associate 3 3 3
Gaurav Overseas Private Limited Associate 17 17 17
Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited Associate 147 138 110
Honeywell Properties Private Limited Associate 50 50 50
Jaipur Enclave Private Limited Associate 4 4 4
Kaniska Commercials Private Limited Associate 23 23 23
Marugandha Land Developers Private Limited Associate 5 5 5
Netravati Commercials Private Limited Associate 6 6 6
Noveltech Agro Private Limited Associate 3 3 3
Parinita Commercials Private Limited Associate 6 6 6
Pepino Farms Private Limited Associate 1 1 1
Prakher Commercials Private Limited Associate 48 48 48
Rakshita Commercials Private Limited Associate 6 6 6
Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited Associate - 175 155
Reliance Ports and Terminals Limited Associate 353 353 353
Reliance Utilities and Power Private Limited Associate 118 118 118
Rocky Farms Private Limited Associate 29 29 29
Shree Salasar Bricks Private Limited Associate 33 33 33
Vishnumaya Commercials Private Limited Associate 10 10 10
Financial Guarantees
Reliance Europe Limited Associate 1,532 1,837 1315
Note: All related party contracts / arrangements have been entered on arms length basis.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
31.1 Disclosure of the Companys Interest in Oil and Gas Joint Arrangements (Joint Operations):
Sr. Name of the Fields in the Joint Companys Partners and their Participating Interest (PI) Country
No. Arrangement (Joint Operations) % Interest
2016-17 2015-16
1 Panna Mukta 30% 30% BG Exploration & Production India Limited - 30% ; India
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - 40%
2 Mid and South Tapti 30% 30% BG Exploration & Production India Limited - 30% ; India
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - 40%
3 NEC - OSN - 97/2 * 60% 60% Niko (NELPIO) Limited - 10% * ; India
BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 30%
4 KG - DWN - 98/3 60% 60% Niko (NECO) Limited - 10% ; India
BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 30%
5 GS - OSN - 2000/1 90% 90% Hardy Exploration and Production (India) Inc. - 10% India
6 CB-ONN-2003/1 70% 70% BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 30% India
7 CY-DWN-2001/2 - 70% BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 30% India
8 Block M-17 96% 96% United National Resources Development Services Myanmar
Company Limited (UNRD) - 4%
9 Block M-18 96% 96% United National Resources Development Services Myanmar
Company Limited (UNRD) - 4%
10 EFS JDA Partnership 45% 45% Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. - 46.354%; USA
Newpek LLC - 8.646%
11 Atlas Reliance Marcellus Joint 40% 40% Chevron Upstream Northeast LLC. - 60% USA
Venture Partnership
12 Carrizo Marcellus Joint Venture 60% 60% Carrizo Marcellus LLC - 40% USA
* Niko (NELPIO) Limited has withdrawn its entire 10% PI from the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA), however the assignment to RIL & BPEAL is pending
subject to Government approval.
31.2 Quantities of Companys Interest (on gross basis) in Proved Reserves and Proved Developed Reserves:
Reserves in India Reserves outside India (North America)
Proved Developed
Proved Reserves Proved Reserves Proved Developed
Reserves
(Million MT) (Million MT) Reserves (Million MT)
(Million MT)
2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16 2016-17 2015-16
Oil:
Beginning of the year 4.32 1.96 1.05 1.47 21.27 23.51 5.88 7.45
Revision of estimates (0.26) 2.78 (0.12) - (9.30) (0.85) (1.14) (0.18)
Production (0.35) (0.42) (0.35) (0.42) (1.06) (1.39) (1.06) (1.39)
Closing balance for the year 3.71 4.32 0.58 1.05 10.91 21.27 3.68 5.88
The reserve estimates for producing fields are revised based on the performance of producing fields and with respect to discovered
fields, the revision are based on the revised geological and reservoir simulation studies.
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(III) The Income -Tax Assessments of the Company have been completed up to Assessment Year 2013-14. The total outstanding
demand upto Assessment Year 2013-14 is ` 2,257 crore as on date (i.e 31st March 2017). Based on the decisions of the
Appellate authorities and the interpretations of other relevant provisions, the Company has been legally advised that the
additional demand raised is likely to be either deleted or substantially reduced and accordingly no provision is considered
necessary.
(IV) The Securities and Exchange Board of India has passed an Order under section 11B of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India Act, 1992 on 24th March 2017 in the matter concerning trading in RPL shares by the Company in the year 2007, directing
(i) disgorgement of ` 447 crore along with interest calculated at 12% per annum from 29th November 2007 till date of payment
and (ii) prohibiting RIL from dealing in equity derivatives in the Futures and Options segment of the stock exchanges, directly
or indirectly for a period of one year from 24th March 2017.The Company has been legally advised that the Order is based on
surmises, conjectures and untenable reasoning. The Company is in the process of filing an appeal against the said Order before
the Securities Appellate Tribunal.
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a) Maintain financial strength to ensure AAA ratings domestically and investment grade ratings internationally.
b) Ensure financial flexibility and diversify sources of financing and their maturities to minimize liquidity risk while meeting investment
requirements.
c) Proactively manage group exposure in forex, interest and commodities to mitigate risk to earnings.
d) Leverage optimally in order to maximize shareholder returns while maintaining strength and flexibility of the Balance sheet.
This framework is adjusted based on underlying macro-economic factors affecting business environment, financial market conditions and
interest rates environment.
Valuation
All financial instruments are initially recognized and subsequently re-measured at fair value as described below:
a) The fair value of investment in quoted Equity Shares, Bonds, Government Securities, Treasury Bills and Mutual Funds is measured at
quoted price or NAV.
b) The fair value of Interest Rate Swaps is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable yield
curves.
c) The fair value of Forward Foreign Exchange contracts and Currency Swaps is determined using forward exchange rates and yield
curves at the balance sheet date.
d) The fair value of Foreign Currency Option Contracts is determined using the Black Scholes Valuation Model.
e) Commodity Derivative Contracts are valued using readily available information in markets and quotations from exchange, brokers
and price index developers
f ) The fair value of the remaining financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis.
g) All foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rate at the reporting date.
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The financial instruments are categorized into two levels based on the inputs used to arrive at fair value measurements as described below:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; and
Level 2: Inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Groups commodity risk is managed centrally through well-established trading operations and control processes. In accordance with
the risk management policy, the Group enters into various transactions using derivatives and uses Over the Counter (OTC) as well as
Exchange Traded Futures, Options and Swap contracts to hedge its commodity and freight exposure.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk that a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to perform or pay the amounts due, causing financial
loss to the company. Credit risk arises from companys activities in investments, dealing in derivatives and outstanding receivables from
customers.
The Group has a prudent and conservative process for managing its credit risk arising in the course of its business activities. Sales made to
customers on credit are generally secured through Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Parent Company Guarantees, Advance Payments and
Factoring & Forfaiting without recourse to the Group.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from the Groups inability to meet its cash flow commitments on time. Prudent liquidity risk management implies
maintaining sufficient stock of cash and marketable securities (` 77,226 crore as on 31st March 2017; ` 89,969 crore as on 31st March 2016)
and maintaining availability of standby funding through an adequate line up of committed credit facilities (` 33,644 crore as on
31st March 2017; ` 58,067 crore as on 31st March 2016). The Group accesses global financial markets to meet its liquidity requirements.
It uses a range of products and a mix of currencies to ensure efficient funding from across well-diversified markets and investor pools.
Treasury monitors rolling forecasts of the Groups cash flow position and ensures that the Group is able to meet its financial obligation at all
times including contingencies.
The Groups liquidity is managed centrally with operating units forecasting their cash and liquidity requirements. Treasury pools the cash
surpluses from across the different operating units and then arranges to either fund the net deficit or invest the net surplus in the market.
(` in crore)
Maturity Profile of Loans and Derivative Financial Liabilities as on 31 March, 2017
Particulars Below 3-6 6-12 1-3 3-5 Above Total
3 Months Months Months Years Years 5 Years
Non Derivative Liabilities
Long Term Loans* 4,280 1,511 7,134 68,211 31,227 53,134 1,65,497
Short Term Loans 29,092 2,349 87 - - - 31,528
Total Borrowings 33,372 3,860 7,221 68,211 31,227 53,134 1,97,025
Derivative Liabilities
Forwards 1,340 456 898 423 - - 3,117
Options 33 64 62 - - - 159
Currency Swap - - 42 485 200 - 727
Interest Rate Swap 58 1 175 51 74 - 359
Total Derivative Liabilities 1,431 521 1,177 959 274 - 4,362
* Including ` 424 Crore as prepaid finance charges
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Hedge Accounting
The Groups business objective includes safe-guarding its hydrocarbon earnings against adverse price movements of crude oil and other
feedstock, refined products, precious metals, freight costs as well as foreign exchange and interest rates. Reliance has adopted a structured
risk management policy to hedge all these risks within an acceptable risk limit and an approved hedge accounting framework which allows
for Fair Value and Cash Flow hedges. Hedging instruments include exchange traded futures and options, OTC swaps, forwards and options
as well as non-derivative instruments to achieve this objective. The table below shows the position of hedging instruments and hedged
items as of the balance sheet date.
Disclosure of effects of hedge accounting is as follows:
(` in crore)
A. Fair Value Hedge
Hedging Instrument
Type of Hedge and Risks Nominal Quantity Carrying amount Changes Hedge Line Item in
Value in FV Maturity Date Balance Sheet
(Kbbl) (Kgs) Assets Liabilities
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk 34,101 - - 32,511 1,590 Apr. 2017 to Non Current
component - Borrowings Mar. 2018 Liabilities-
Borrowings
Commodity price risk
Derivative Contracts 20,886 2,37,540 3,765 382 55 327 Apr. 2017 to Other Financial
Dec. 2020 Assets / Liabilities
(` in crore)
Hedging Items
Type of Hedge and Risks Carrying amount Changes Line Item in Balance Sheet
Assets Liabilities in FV
Foreign currency risk
Export Firm Commitments - 1,590 1,590 Current Liabilities - Other Financial Liabilities
Commodity price risk
Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight 3 250 247 Other Current Assets / Liabilities
Firm Commitments for sale of products - 116 116 Other Current Liabilities
Inventories 6,328 16 (36) Inventories
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(` in crore)
Hedging Items
Type of Hedge and Risks Nominal Value Changes in FV Hedge Reserve Line Item in Balance
Sheet
Foreign currency risk
Highly Probable Exports 37,221 1,736 1,736 Other Equities
35. The audited/unaudited financial statements of foreign subsidiaries / associates have been prepared in accordance with the Generally
Accepted Accounting Principle of its Country of Incorporation or International Financial Reporting Standards. The differences in
accounting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries / associates are not material and there are no material transactions from
1st January, 2017 to 31st March, 2017 in respect of subsidiaries / associates having financial year ended 31st December, 2016.
The Group has four principal operating and reporting segments; viz. Refining, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas and Organized Retail.
The accounting policies adopted for segment reporting are in line with the accounting policy of the Company with following
additional policies for segment reporting.
a) Revenue and Expenses have been identified to a segment on the basis of relationship to operating activities of the segment.
Revenue and Expenses which relate to enterprise as a whole and are not allocable to a segment on reasonable basis have
been disclosed as Unallocable.
b) Segment Assets and Segment Liabilities represent Assets and Liabilities in respective segments. Investments, tax related
assets and other assets and liabilities that cannot be allocated to a segment on reasonable basis have been disclosed as
Unallocable.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Name of the Enterprise Net Assets i.e. Total Assets minus Share in Share in Share in
Total Liabilities Profit or Loss Other Comprehensive Income Total Comprehensive Income
As % of Amount As % of Amount As % of Amount As % of Amount
consolidated (` in crore) consolidated (` in crore) consolidated (` in crore) consolidated (` in crore)
Net Assets Profit or Loss Other Total
Comprehensive Comprehensive
Income Income
Parent
Reliance Industries Limited 109.33 2,88,313.18 105.10 31,424.69 120.24 2,192.37 105.97 33,617.06
Subsidiaries
Indian
1 Adventure Marketing Private Limited 0.15 382.99 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
2 AETN18 Media Private Limited 0.01 26.65 (0.09) (25.86) (0.01) (0.09) (0.08) (25.95)
3 Capital18 Fincap Private Limited 0.04 94.26 0.00 0.64 - - 0.00 0.64
4 Cluster Commercial Private Limited (0.00) (0.14) (0.00) (0.14) - - (0.00) (0.14)
5 Colorful Media Private Limited 0.15 382.98 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
6 Colosceum Media Private Limited 0.01 16.07 0.00 0.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90
7 Devashree Commercials Private Limited (0.00) (0.01) (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
8 Digital18 Media Limited 0.00 4.52 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.26
9 Dignity Mercantile Private Limited 0.00 0.00 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
10 e-Eighteen.com Limited 0.03 70.67 0.05 14.68 0.00 0.00 0.05 14.68
11 Equator Trading Enterprises Private Limited 0.51 1,338.60 (0.00) (0.13) - - (0.00) (0.13)
12 Girisha Commercials Private Limited 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 - - 0.00 0.01
13 Greycells18 Media Limited (0.00) (9.12) (0.01) (3.86) 0.00 0.02 (0.01) (3.84)
14 Independent Media Trust 1.28 3,365.59 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
15 Indiawin Sports Private Limited 0.08 206.93 (0.01) (2.57) (0.00) (0.00) (0.01) (2.57)
16 Infomedia Press Limited (0.01) (30.84) (0.01) (3.50) 0.00 0.00 (0.01) (3.50)
17 Kanhatech Solutions Limited 0.03 70.42 (0.00) (0.88) - - (0.00) (0.88)
18 Model Economic Township Limited 1.61 4,239.09 (0.02) (6.69) (0.03) (0.49) (0.02) (7.18)
19 Moneycontrol Dot Com India Limited 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.01 - - 0.00 0.01
20 Network18 Media & Investments Limited 0.96 2,539.46 (0.40) (118.69) 0.01 0.14 (0.37) (118.55)
21 Network18 Media Trust (0.00) (0.01) (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
22 Panorama Television Private Limited (0.00) (11.20) (0.38) (113.08) 0.01 0.24 (0.36) (112.84)
23 Petroleum Trust 3.89 10,259.96 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
24 RB Holdings Private Limited 0.00 0.10 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
25 RB Media Holdings Private Limited 0.15 383.38 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
26 RB Mediasoft Private Limited 0.16 414.10 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
27 Reed Infomedia India Private Limited 0.00 0.01 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
28 Reliance Aerospace Techonologies Limited 0.00 0.06 (0.00) (0.00) - - (0.00) (0.00)
29 Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited 0.30 778.30 (0.00) (1.24) - - (0.00) (1.24)
30 Reliance Aromatics and Petrochemicals Limited 1.05 2,780.07 (0.00) (0.08) - - (0.00) (0.08)
31 Reliance Brands Limited 0.19 497.67 (0.06) (18.07) 0.00 0.07 (0.06) (18.00)
32 Reliance Chemicals Limited 0.99 2,604.93 (0.00) (0.21) - - (0.00) (0.21)
33 Reliance Clothing India Private Limited (0.01) (13.32) (0.03) (7.66) (0.00) (0.01) (0.02) (7.67)
34 Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited 0.08 222.51 0.00 0.52 (0.02) (0.31) 0.00 0.21
35 Reliance Commercial Land & Infrastructure Limited 1.64 4,335.26 (0.00) (0.51) - - (0.00) (0.51)
36 Reliance Commercial Trading Private Limited 0.00 3.19 0.00 0.86 - - 0.00 0.86
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Non Controlling Interest in all subsidiaries (1.11) (2,917.02) 0.23 68.00 (0.25) (4.49) 0.20 63.51
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(in `)
40. ETAILS OF SPECIFIED BANK NOTES (SBN) HELD AND TRANSACTED DURING THE PERIOD 08TH NOV, 2016 TO
D
30TH DEC, 2016 IN RESPECT OF THE HOLDING COMPANY AND ITS INDIAN SUBSIDIARIES ARE AS UNDER:
SBNs Other Denomination Notes Total
Closing cash in hand as on 08th Nov, 2016 96,09,85,500 11,86,64,037 1,07,96,49,537
(+) Permitted receipts - 10,46,07,43,271 10,46,07,43,271
(-) Permitted payments 14,000 9,50,70,135 9,50,84,135
(-) Amount deposited in Banks 96,09,71,500 10,03,70,38,744 10,99,80,10,244
Closing cash in hand as on 30th Dec, 2016 - 44,72,98,429 44,72,98,429
Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings 1,42,000 (353) 1,41,647 1,20,777 (324) 1,20,453
Other Financial Liabilities 2,439 (190) 2,249 1,703 (155) 1,548
Deferred Payment Liabilities 13,310 - 13,310 7,388 - 7,388
Provisions 1,869 (638) 1,231 1,554 (543) 1,011
Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) 13,821 6,673 20,494 12,974 6,230 19,204
Total Non-Current Liabilities 1,73,439 5,492 1,78,931 1,44,396 5,208 1,49,604
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42.2 Reconciliation of Profit and Other Equity between Ind AS and Previous GAAP:
(` in crore)
Sr No Nature of Adjustments Notes Net Profit Other Equity
Year ended As at As at
31st March, 2016 31st March, 2016 1st April, 2015
Net Profit / Other Equity as per Previous Indian GAAP 27,630 2,40,703* 2,15,556
1 Change in accounting policy for Oil & Gas Activity - From I (1,277) (39,682) (37,564)
Full Cost Method (FCM) to Successful Efforts Method (SEM)
2 Fair valuation as deemed cost for Property, Plant and II 4,150 32,074 28,540
Equipment and Intangible Assets Under Development
3 Fair Valuation for Financial Assets III (180) 3,780 3,021
4 Deferred Tax IV (361) (7,582) (7,233)
5 Proposed Dividend including tax - - 3,559
6 Others V (217) (685) (102)
Total 2,115 (12,095) (9,779)
Net Profit before OCI / Other Equity as per Ind AS 29,745 2,28,608 2,05,777
* Includes share application money pending allotment
Notes:
I Change in accounting policy for Oil & Gas Activity From Full cost method (FCM) to Successful Efforts Method (SEM):
The impact on account of change in accounting policy from FCM to SEM is recognised in the Opening Reserves on the
date of transition and consequential impact of depletion and write offs are recognized in the Statement of Profit and
Loss. Major differences impacting such change of accounting policy are in the areas of;
- Expenditure on surrendered blocks, unproved wells and abandoned wells, which have been expensed under SEM.
- Depletion on producing property in SEM is calculated using Proved Developed Reserve, as against Proved Reserve
in FCM.
II Fair valuation as deemed cost for Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets Under Development:
The Company and it subsidiaries have considered fair value for property, viz. land admeasuring over 33,000 acres, situated
in India, with an impact of ` 51,188 crore, telecom assets with an impact of ` (11,988) crore, gas producing wells in USA
Shale region with an impact of ` (6,426) crore and petrochemical assets of Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. with an impact of
` (700) crore as on 31st March, 2016, in accordance with stipulations of Ind AS 101 with the resultant impact being
accounted for in the reserves. The consequential impact on depletion and reversal of impairment are reflected in the
Statement of Profit and Loss.
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42.3 Effect of Ind AS adoption on the Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended 31st March, 2016:
(` in crore)
Previous Effect of As per Ind AS
GAAP transition to Statement of
Ind AS Profit and Loss
INCOME
Revenue from Operations
Sale of Products 2,86,576 (824) 2,85,752
Income from Services 9,515 (1,969) 7,546
2,96,091 (2,793) 2,93,298
Other Income 8,035 4,018 12,053
Total Income 3,04,126 1,225 3,05,351
EXPENDITURE
Cost of Materials Consumed 1,58,186 13 1,58,199
Purchase of Stock-in-Trade 28,297 (242) 28,055
Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in- 2,571 (11) 2,560
Progress and Stock-in-Trade
Excise Duty and Service Tax 19,547 (248) 19,299
Employee Benefits Expense 7,724 (317) 7,407
Finance Costs 3,608 83 3,691
Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense 12,916 (1,351) 11,565
Other Expenses 35,509 565 36,074
Total Expenses 2,68,358 (1,508) 2,66,850
Profit before Share of Profit/(Loss) of Associates and Joint 35,768 2,733 38,501
Ventures and Tax
Share of Profit / (Loss) of Associates and Joint Ventures 211 25 236
Profit before Tax 35,979 2,758 38,737
Tax Expenses
Current Tax 8,073 (31) 8,042
Deferred Tax 191 643 834
Profit for the Year 27,715 2,146 29,861
Add: Share of (Profit) transferred to Non Controlling Interest (85) (31) (116)
Profit for the Year (After Non Controlling Interest) 27,630 2,115 29,745
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ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
PART A : SUBSIDIARIES
` in crore
Foreign Currencies in Million
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Company The date since Reporting Equity Share Other Equity Total Total Investments Revenue from Profit Before Provision for Profit After Other Total Proposed % of
No. which Subsidiary Currency Capital Assets Liabilities Operations / Taxation Taxation Taxation Comprehensive Comprehensive Dividend Shareholding*
was acquired Total Income Income Income
1 Affinity Names Inc.# 26.03.2012 INR 1.70 (1.70) 0.00 0.00 - - - - - - - -
USD 0.25 (0.25) 0.00 0.00 - - - - - - - - 100.00
2 Aurora Algae Inc.# 21.04.2015 INR 473.17 (60.66) 418.21 5.70 40.14 0.14 (8.29) - (8.29) - (8.29) -
USD 69.66 (8.93) 61.57 0.84 5.91 0.02 (1.22) - (1.22) - (1.22) - 100.00
3 Aurora Algae Pty Limited# 21.04.2015 INR 30.31 (270.19) 1.03 240.91 - 7.75 6.42 - 6.42 - 6.42 -
AUD 6.18 (55.09) 0.21 49.12 - 1.58 1.31 - 1.31 - 1.31 - 100.00
4 Aurora Algae RGV LLC.# 21.04.2015 INR - - - - - - - - - - - -
USD - - - - - - - - - - - - 100.00
5 Central Park Enterprises DMCC# 17.12.2009 INR 0.68 (0.68) - - - - (0.27) - (0.27) 1.22 0.95 -
USD 0.10 (0.10) 0.00 0.00 - - (0.04) - (0.04) 0.18 0.14 - 100.00
6 Cluster Commercial 12.01.2017 INR 0.01 (0.15) 1.91 2.05 - 0.31 (0.14) - (0.14) - (0.14) - 100.00
Private Limited
7 Delta Corp East Africa Limited 20.06.2012 INR - - 0. 79 0.79 - (0.02) (1.96) - (1.96) - (1.96) 2.38
KSH - - 12.49 12.49 - (0.24) (31.11) - (31.11) - (31.11) 37.82 58.80
8 Devashree Commercials Private 12.01.2017 INR 0.01 (0.02) 13.90 13.91 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 100.00
Limited
9 Dignity Mercantile Private Limited 12.01.2017 INR 0.01 (0.01) 4.32 4.32 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 100.00
10 Ethane Crystal LLC 10.09.2014 INR 178.08 9.08 798.30 611.14 - 20.49 9.08 - 9.08 - 9.08 -
USD 27.46 1.40 123.10 94.24 - 3.16 1.40 - 1.40 - 1.40 - 100.00
11 Ethane Emerald LLC 10.09.2014 INR 167.83 7.26 787.08 611.99 - 14.46 7.33 - 7.33 - 7.33 -
USD 25.88 1.12 121.37 94.37 - 2.23 1.13 - 1.13 - 1.13 - 100.00
12 Ethane Opal LLC 10.09.2014 INR 167.57 4.15 799.54 627.82 - 3.63 4.22 - 4.22 - 4.22 -
USD 25.84 0.64 123.29 96.81 - 0.56 0.65 - 0.65 - 0.65 - 100.00
13 Ethane Pearl LLC 10.09.2014 INR 178.79 0.71 808.74 629.24 - 8.04 0.71 - 0.71 - 0.71 -
USD 27.57 0.11 124.71 97.03 - 1.24 0.11 - 0.11 - 0.11 - 100.00
14 Ethane Sapphire LLC 10.09.2014 INR 167.57 2.33 795.84 625.94 - 2.40 2.40 - 2.40 - 2.40 -
USD 25.84 0.36 122.72 96.52 - 0.37 0.37 - 0.37 - 0.37 - 100.00
15 Ethane Topaz LLC 10.09.2014 INR 232.42 (0.06) 788.77 556.41 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) -
USD 35.84 (0.01) 121.63 85.80 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 100.00
16 Gapoil (Zanzibar) Limited#^ 01.08.2007 INR 1.60 7.57 20.16 10.99 - 0.08 (1.29) (0.36) (0.93) - (0.93) -
TZS 500.00 2,365.04 6,298.46 3,433.42 - 26.26 (404.59) (113.06) (291.53) - (291.53) - 76.00
17 Gapco Kenya Limited#^ 01.08.2007 INR 96.67 362.84 893.57 434.05 - 4,851.12 60.09 19.67 40.42 45.57 85.99 -
KSH 1,459.54 5,478.05 13,490.84 6,553.25 - 73,240.98 907.15 296.91 610.24 688.08 1,298.32 - 76.00
18 Gapco Tanzania Limited#^ 01.08.2007 INR 95.71 559.65 870.07 214.71 - 920.92 41.44 9.85 31.59 - 31.59 -
TZS 29,910.00 1,74,892.00 2,71,898.00 67,096.00 - 2,87,787.00 12,950.00 3,077.00 9,873.00 - 9,873.00 - 76.00
As on 31.12.2016:1EUR = 71.6575, 1US$ = 67.9250, 1GBP = 83.4625, 1Au$ = 49.0450, 1RM = 15.1425, 1KSH = 0.66235, 1TZS = 0.0320, 1USH = 0.0191
As on 31.03.2017:1EUR = 69.2925, 1US$ = 64.8500, 1GBP = 80.9025, 1Au$ = 49.5775, 1KSH = 0.629925, 1SGD = 46.4125
* Based on effective shareholding of Equity and Convertible Preference Shares.
# Company having 31st December as a reporting date.
^ Ceased to be Subsidiary as on March 31, 2017.
02-56 57-179 180-277 278-419 420-452
Consolidated
Financial Statements
CORPORATE
OVERVIEW
MANAGEMENT
REVIEW
GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION 415
ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
` in crore
Foreign Currencies in Million
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Company The date since Reporting Equity Share Other Equity Total Total Investments Revenue from Profit Before Provision for Profit After Other Total Proposed % of
No. which Subsidiary Currency Capital Assets Liabilities Operations / Taxation Taxation Taxation Comprehensive Comprehensive Dividend Shareholding*
was acquired Total Income Income Income
19 Gapco Uganda Limited#^ 01.08.2007 INR 16.71 135.91 175.19 22.57 - 259.60 8.49 0.71 7.78 - 7.78 -
USH 8,750.10 71,157.15 91,726.04 11,818.79 - 1,35,914.34 4,444.68 371.09 4,073.59 - 4,073.59 - 76.00
20 Girisha Commercials Private 12.01.2017 INR 0.01 (0.01) 2.45 2.45 - 0.28 0.01 - 0.01 - 0.01 - 100.00
Limited
21 Gulf Africa Petroleum 01.08.2007 INR 149.44 69.76 517.79 298.59 347.03 191.07 183.13 19.09 164.04 - 164.04 -
Corporation#^ USD 22.00 10.27 76.23 43.96 51.09 28.13 26.96 2.81 24.15 - 24.15 - 76.00
22 Indiawin Sports Private Limited 07.04.2010 INR 2.65 204.28 255.98 49.05 77.56 199.00 (2.56) 0.01 (2.57) (0.00) (2.57) - 100.00
23 Jio Payments Bank Limited 10.11.2016 INR 132.00 (11.96) 122.28 2.24 121.57 8.24 (11.96) - (11.96) - (11.96) - 70.00
24 Kanhatech Solutions Limited 01.08.2008 INR 75.00 (4.58) 79.41 8.99 0.39 0.18 (0.88) - (0.88) - (0.88) - 90.67
25 Model Economic Township Limited 09.10.2006 INR 97.00 4,142.09 6,593.22 2,354.13 0.04 41.22 (7.92) (1.23) (6.69) (0.49) (7.18) - 100.00
26 Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.# 20.07.2007 INR 822.22 198.02 3,035.07 2,014.83 - 4,472.40 (162.31) (25.74) (136.57) 32.50 (104.07) -
RM 542.99 130.77 2,004.34 1,330.58 - 2,953.54 (107.19) (17.00) (90.19) 21.46 (68.73) - 100.00
27 Reliance Aerospace Technologies 04.06.2012 INR 1.40 (1.34) 0.06 - - 0.12 (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 100.00
Limited
28 Reliance Ambit Trade Private 31.03.2009 INR 1.00 777.30 787.66 9.36 - 0.02 (1.20) 0.04 (1.24) - (1.24) - 100.00
Limited
29 Reliance Aromatics and 30.12.2009 INR 1.01 2,779.06 2,780.07 0.00 2,780.06 0.02 (0.08) - (0.08) - (0.08) - 100.00
Petrochemicals Limited
30 Reliance Brands Limited 12.10.2007 INR 101.07 396.60 609.69 112.02 242.30 283.83 (28.77) (10.70) (18.07) 0.07 (18.00) - 75.56
31 Reliance Chemicals Limited 30.12.2009 INR 1.01 2,603.92 2,604.95 0.02 2,604.91 0.02 (0.21) - (0.21) - (0.21) - 100.00
32 Reliance Clothing India Private 26.09.2013 INR 0.05 (13.37) 46.92 60.24 - 35.70 (7.66) - (7.66) (0.01) (7.67) - 94.40
Limited
33 Reliance Commercial Dealers 10.01.2017 INR 15.00 207.51 447.38 224.87 0.17 472.39 0.85 0.33 0.52 (0.31) 0.21 - 100.00
Limited
34 Reliance Commercial Land & 30.03.2009 INR 53.01 4,282.25 4,376.99 41.73 4,277.91 34.75 (0.51) - (0.51) - (0.51) - 100.00
Infrastructure Limited
35 Reliance Commercial Trading 10.01.2017 INR 0.01 3.18 9.69 6.50 7.52 10.68 0.70 (0.16) 0.86 - 0.86 - 100.00
Private Limited
36 Reliance Comtrade Private Limited 31.03.2009 INR 1.00 117.05 118.06 0.01 - - (0.01) - (0.01) - (0.01) - 100.00
37 Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited 30.03.2009 INR 2,379.99 7,005.84 19,348.49 9,962.66 12.42 7,012.63 242.39 67.59 174.80 (6.71) 168.09 - 100.00
38 Reliance Eagleford Midstream LLC# 16.06.2010 INR 317.89 5,634.65 5,952.54 - - - (0.68) - (0.68) - (0.68) -
USD 46.80 829.54 876.34 - - - (0.10) - (0.10) - (0.10) - 100.00
39 Reliance Eagleford Upstream 17.06.2010 INR 0.25 (0.18) 0.07 - - - (0.14) - (0.14) - (0.14) -
GP LLC# USD 0.04 (0.03) 0.01 - - - (0.02) - (0.02) - (0.02) - 100.00
40 Reliance Eagleford Upstream 17.06.2010 INR 1,551.07 (12,590.92) 8,120.57 19,160.42 - 1,742.62 (1,495.50) - (1,495.50) - (1,495.50) -
Holding LP# USD 228.35 (1,853.65) 1,195.52 2,820.82 - 256.55 (220.17) - (220.17) - (220.17) - 100.00
As on 31.12.2016:1EUR = 71.6575, 1US$ = 67.9250, 1GBP = 83.4625, 1Au$ = 49.0450, 1RM = 15.1425, 1KSH = 0.66235, 1TZS = 0.0320, 1USH = 0.0191
As on 31.03.2017:1EUR = 69.2925, 1US$ = 64.8500, 1GBP = 80.9025, 1Au$ = 49.5775, 1KSH = 0.629925, 1SGD = 46.4125
* Based on effective shareholding of Equity and Convertible Preference Shares.
# Company having 31st December as a reporting date.
^ Ceased to be Subsidiary as on March 31, 2017.
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ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
` in crore
Foreign Currencies in Million
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Company The date since Reporting Equity Share Other Equity Total Total Investments Revenue from Profit Before Provision for Profit After Other Total Proposed % of
No. which Subsidiary Currency Capital Assets Liabilities Operations / Taxation Taxation Taxation Comprehensive Comprehensive Dividend Shareholding*
was acquired Total Income Income Income
41 Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC# 16.06.2010 INR 1,551.54 (1,551.41) 18,539.92 18,539.79 - 1,009.43 (1,551.00) - (1,551.00) - (1,551.00) -
USD 228.42 (228.40) 2,729.47 2,729.45 - 148.61 (228.34) - (228.34) - (228.34) - 100.00
42 Reliance Eminent Trading & 31.03.2009 INR 10.00 3,826.13 3,868.39 32.26 - 1.51 (12.96) - (12.96) - (12.96) - 100.00
Commercial Private Limited
43 Reliance Energy and Project 30.12.2009 INR 1.01 1,255.04 1,256.24 0.19 1,255.99 0.02 (0.08) - (0.08) - (0.08) - 100.00
Development Limited
44 Reliance Energy Generation and 22.07.2010 INR 1.25 10,870.03 10,871.28 0.00 10,871.20 0.02 (0.47) - (0.47) - (0.47) - 100.00
Distribution Limited
45 Reliance Ethane Holding Pte. 04.09.2014 INR 1,027.87 (0.71) 1,095.77 68.61 1,092.27 0.19 (0.65) - (0.65) - (0.65) -
Limited. USD 158.50 (0.11) 168.97 10.58 168.43 0.03 (0.10) - (0.10) - (0.10) - 100.00
46 Reliance Exploration & Production 06.12.2006 INR 325.90 196.10 545.10 23.10 - 0.34 (24.18) - (24.18) - (24.18) -
DMCC# USD 47.98 28.87 80.25 3.40 - 0.05 (3.56) - (3.56) - (3.56) - 100.00
47 Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited 26.11.2012 INR 373.00 366.04 2,370.37 1,631.33 7.28 - (0.08) - (0.08) - (0.08) - 100.00
48 Reliance Global Business B.V. 04.04.2008 INR 411.67 11.16 459.55 36.72 - 11.23 11.16 - 11.16 - 11.16 -
EUR 59.41 1.61 66.32 5.30 - 1.62 1.61 - 1.61 - 1.61 - 100.00
49 Reliance Global Commercial 30.12.2009 INR 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.00 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00 - 100.00
Limited
50 Reliance Global Energy Services 18.08.2008 INR 7.65 9.14 1,888.24 1,871.45 - 11,765.28 (43.13) (4.02) (39.10) - (39.10) -
(Singapore) Pte. Limited. USD 1.18 1.41 291.17 288.58 - 1,814.23 (6.65) (0.62) (6.03) - (6.03) - 100.00
51 Reliance Global Energy Services 20.06.2008 INR 4.05 4.77 15.37 6.55 - 22.57 1.54 0.24 1.29 - 1.29 -
Limited GBP 0.50 0.59 1.90 0.81 - 2.79 0.19 0.03 0.16 - 0.16 - 100.00
52 Reliance-GrandOptical Private 17.03.2008 INR 0.05 (0.03) 0.02 0.00 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 94.40
Limited
53 Reliance Holding USA, Inc.# 29.03.2010 INR 0.34 (7,221.51) 35,667.76 42,888.93 443.96 1,886.75 (6,073.31) - (6,073.31) - (6,073.31) -
USD 0.05 (1,063.16) 5,251.05 6,314.16 65.36 277.77 (894.12) - (894.12) - (894.12) - 100.00
54 Reliance Industrial Investments and 30.12.1988 INR 147.50 17,704.39 26,468.97 8,617.08 15,201.05 868.72 (19.26) 0.01 (19.27) 171.35 152.08 - 100.00
Holdings Limited
55 Reliance Industries (Middle East) 11.05.2005 INR 2,846.60 (296.29) 3,397.00 846.69 2,898.02 2,685.41 80.15 - 80.15 - 80.15 -
DMCC# USD 419.08 (43.62) 500.11 124.65 426.65 395.35 11.80 - 11.80 - 11.80 - 100.00
56 Reliance Innovative Building 30.03.2015 INR 64.69 (46.73) 24.36 6.40 - 1.42 (1.93) - (1.93) - (1.93) - 100.00
Solutions Private Limited
57 Reliance Jio AsiaInfo Innovation 10.06.2015 INR 1.00 0.07 1.11 0.04 1.10 0.06 0.05 - 0.05 - 0.05 - 100.00
Centre Limited
58 Reliance Jio Digital Services 22.09.2014 INR 10.00 (1.69) 554.83 546.52 - 1.02 (1.55) - (1.55) - (1.55) - 100.00
Private Limited
59 Reliance Jio Global resources LLC# 15.01.2015 INR 20.38 2.85 23.98 0.75 - 59.84 0.75 - 0.75 - 0.75 -
USD 3.00 0.42 3.53 0.11 - 8.81 0.11 - 0.11 - 0.11 - 99.44
60 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 17.06.2010 INR 45,000.00 25,864.39 2,00,888.41 1,30,024.02 873.06 0.02 (47.91) (16.54) (31.37) - (31.37) - 99.44
As on 31.12.2016:1EUR = 71.6575, 1US$ = 67.9250, 1GBP = 83.4625, 1Au$ = 49.0450, 1RM = 15.1425, 1KSH = 0.66235, 1TZS = 0.0320, 1USH = 0.0191
As on 31.03.2017:1EUR = 69.2925, 1US$ = 64.8500, 1GBP = 80.9025, 1Au$ = 49.5775, 1KSH = 0.629925, 1SGD = 46.4125
* Based on effective shareholding of Equity and Convertible Preference Shares.
# Company having 31st December as a reporting date.
02-56 57-179 180-277 278-419 420-452
Consolidated
Financial Statements
CORPORATE
OVERVIEW
MANAGEMENT
REVIEW
GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
SHAREHOLDER
INFORMATION 417
ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
` in crore
Foreign Currencies in Million
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Company The date since Reporting Equity Share Other Equity Total Total Investments Revenue from Profit Before Provision for Profit After Other Total Proposed % of
No. which Subsidiary Currency Capital Assets Liabilities Operations / Taxation Taxation Taxation Comprehensive Comprehensive Dividend Shareholding*
was acquired Total Income Income Income
61 Reliance Jio Infocomm Pte. 01.02.2013 INR 665.67 (21.94) 808.24 164.51 - 314.15 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 -
Limited# USD 98.00 (3.23) 118.99 24.22 - 46.25 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 - 99.44
62 Reliance Jio Infocomm UK Limited# 30.07.2013 INR 25.04 (0.67) 43.57 19.20 - 8.26 (0.17) - (0.17) - (0.17) -
GBP 3.00 (0.08) 5.22 2.30 - 0.99 (0.02) - (0.02) - (0.02) - 99.44
63 Reliance Jio Infocomm USA Inc.# 05.06.2013 INR 234.68 (19.36) 217.36 2.04 95.16 20.79 (2.65) - (2.65) - (2.65) -
USD 34.55 (2.85) 32.00 0.30 14.01 3.06 (0.39) - (0.39) - (0.39) - 99.44
64 Reliance Jio Infratel Private Limited 17.02.2016 INR 1.00 (0.21) 62.65 61.86 - 962.77 (0.18) - (0.18) - (0.18) - 100.00
65 Reliance Jio Media Private Limited 02.01.2015 INR 86.01 (0.78) 100.14 14.91 51.06 3.14 (0.07) - (0.07) - (0.07) - 100.00
66 Reliance Jio Messaging Services 12.09.2013 INR 97.33 (2.17) 150.60 55.44 - 0.59 (1.10) - (1.10) - (1.10) - 100.00
Private Limited
67 Reliance Lifestyle Holdings Limited 31.03.2012 INR 0.05 65.36 147.84 82.43 - 229.50 4.56 - 4.56 (0.01) 4.55 - 75.56
68 Reliance LNG Limited 10.01.2017 INR 0.05 (0.01) 0.04 0.00 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 90.00
69 Reliance Marcellus II LLC# 28.06.2010 INR 3,570.21 (4,816.70) 847.64 2,094.13 - 144.00 (165.74) - (165.74) - (165.74) -
USD 525.61 (709.12) 124.79 308.30 - 21.20 (24.40) - (24.40) - (24.40) - 100.00
70 Reliance Marcellus LLC# 29.03.2010 INR 9,599.50 (15,292.84) 9,001.69 14,695.03 - 540.89 (747.18) - (747.18) - (747.18) -
USD 1,413.25 (2,251.43) 1,325.24 2,163.42 - 79.63 (110.00) - (110.00) - (110.00) - 100.00
71 Reliance Payment Solutions 07.09.2007 INR 115.00 510.00 860.47 235.47 63.83 2.14 (35.33) - (35.33) (0.04) (35.37) - 100.00
Limited
72 Reliance Petro Marketing Limited 31.03.2009 INR 0.05 44.98 619.19 574.16 190.78 6,357.00 41.16 18.23 22.93 5.11 28.04 - 94.40
73 Reliance Petroinvestments Limited 30.12.2009 INR 8.88 175.78 184.91 0.25 184.45 0.02 (0.72) - (0.72) - (0.72) - 100.00
74 Reliance Polyolefins Limited 30.12.2009 INR 1.01 2,612.51 2,615.46 1.94 2,615.19 34.48 11.45 4.99 6.46 4.11 10.57 - 100.00
75 Reliance Progressive Traders Private 31.03.2009 INR 10.00 2,527.41 2,547.76 10.35 - 8.92 (18.73) 0.01 (18.74) - (18.74) - 100.00
Limited
76 Reliance Prolific Commercial 31.03.2009 INR 1.00 630.62 636.81 5.19 - 0.05 (1.39) 0.00 (1.39) - (1.39) - 100.00
Private Limited
77 Reliance Prolific Traders Private 31.03.2009 INR 10.00 2,806.94 2,839.37 22.43 - 3.82 (11.33) 0.01 (11.34) - (11.34) - 100.00
Limited
78 Reliance Retail Finance Limited 20.02.2007 INR 2.02 99.91 101.97 0.04 101.96 0.07 0.05 0.03 0.02 - 0.02 - 100.00
79 Reliance Retail Insurance Broking 20.11.2006 INR 4.00 8.73 13.25 0.52 7.51 15.20 1.09 0.38 0.71 (0.03) 0.68 - 100.00
Limited
80 Reliance Retail Limited 20.11.2006 INR 4,989.54 1,830.03 11,672.42 4,852.85 826.28 26,861.94 752.82 310.22 442.60 (2.08) 440.52 - 94.40
81 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited 24.04.2007 INR 6,000.00 (3.22) 5,997.12 0.34 5,939.05 16.07 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 94.45
82 Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private 21.02.2012 INR 619.53 10.28 1,525.28 895.47 17.84 - (0.29) 1.23 (1.52) - (1.52) - 74.90
Limited
83 Reliance SMSL Limited@ 27.11.2007 INR 0.05 (14.77) 130.36 145.08 - 1,213.78 (19.16) (19.47) 0.31 13.84 14.15 - 100.00
84 Reliance Strategic Investments 28.12.2001 INR 2.02 1,864.96 3,839.56 1,972.58 298.72 940.28 663.39 239.47 423.92 - 423.92 - 100.00
Limited
As on 31.12.2016:1EUR = 71.6575, 1US$ = 67.9250, 1GBP = 83.4625, 1Au$ = 49.0450, 1RM = 15.1425, 1KSH = 0.66235, 1TZS = 0.0320, 1USH = 0.0191
As on 31.03.2017:1EUR = 69.2925, 1US$ = 64.8500, 1GBP = 80.9025, 1Au$ = 49.5775, 1KSH = 0.629925, 1SGD = 46.4125
* Based on effective shareholding of Equity and Convertible Preference Shares.
# Company having 31st December as a reporting date.
@ Formerly known as Strategic Manpower Solutions Limited.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
` in crore
Foreign Currencies in Million
Sr. Name of Subsidiary Company The date since Reporting Equity Share Other Equity Total Total Investments Revenue from Profit Before Provision for Profit After Other Total Proposed % of
No. which Subsidiary Currency Capital Assets Liabilities Operations / Taxation Taxation Taxation Comprehensive Comprehensive Dividend Shareholding*
was acquired Total Income Income Income
85 Reliance Supply Solutions Private 27.03.2015 INR 136.93 (136.88) 0.56 0.51 - 0.01 (0.10) - (0.10) - (0.10) - 100.00
Limited
86 Reliance Textiles Limited 23.03.2015 INR 0.05 (0.03) 0.03 0.01 - - (0.01) - (0.01) - (0.01) - 100.00
87 Reliance Trading Limited 12.10.2007 INR 1.05 0.83 1.90 0.02 - 19.79 (0.21) - (0.21) - (0.21) - 100.00
88 Reliance Universal Commercial 30.12.2009 INR 0.05 0.01 0.06 0.00 - 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 - 0.01 - 100.00
Limited
89 Reliance Universal Enterprises 27.09.2008 INR 6.43 3,410.24 3,416.94 0.27 3,416.56 0.02 (0.34) - (0.34) - (0.34) - 100.00
Limited
90 Reliance Universal Traders Private 31.03.2009 INR 10.00 252.85 326.83 63.98 - 0.79 (1.82) (0.98) (0.84) - (0.84) - 100.00
Limited
91 Reliance Vantage Retail Limited 27.12.2007 INR 0.56 150.93 162.92 11.43 - 0.03 (2.82) (0.35) (2.47) - (2.47) - 100.00
92 Reliance Ventures Limited 07.10.1999 INR 2.69 3,373.34 3,557.64 181.61 1,082.02 656.53 633.85 203.62 430.23 - 430.23 - 100.00
93 Reliance World Trade Private 12.09.2013 INR 0.01 6,133.57 6,133.67 0.09 6,133.50 0.02 (1.03) - (1.03) - (1.03) - 100.00
Limited
94 RIL Exploration and Production 11.09.2015 INR 0.52 (0.00) 0.52 0.00 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) -
(Myanmar) Company Limited USD 0.08 (0.00) 0.08 0.00 - - (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) - 100.00
95 RIL USA, Inc.# 26.02.2009 INR 20.38 376.58 1,501.75 1,104.79 - 11,548.27 154.46 26.76 127.70 - 127.70 -
USD 3.00 55.44 221.09 162.65 - 1,700.15 22.74 3.94 18.80 - 18.80 - 100.00
96 RIL(Australia) Pty Limited 07.06.2007 INR 32.87 (32.87) 0.05 0.05 - 0.25 0.15 - 0.15 - 0.15 -
AUD 6.63 (6.63) 0.01 0.01 - 0.05 0.03 - 0.03 - 0.03 - 100.00
97 RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. # 11.02.2016 INR 543.07 (1,565.30) 775.24 1,797.47 - 343.81 (171.20) 0.05 (171.25) - (171.25) -
RM 358.64 (1,033.71) 511.96 1,187.03 - 227.05 (113.06) 0.03 (113.09) - (113.09) - 100.00
98 Surela Investment and Trading 07.05.2012 INR 0.05 (0.56) 21.55 22.06 3.51 0.24 (0.01) - (0.01) - (0.01) - 100.00
Private Limited
99 Wave Land Developers Limited 15.03.2008 INR - - 0.47 0.47 - (0.61) (0.69) 0.11 (0.81) - (0.81) 11.51
KSH - - 7.47 7.47 - (9.64) (11.03) (1.80) (12.83) - (12.83) 182.68 100.00
As on 31.12.2016:1EUR = 71.6575, 1US$ = 67.9250, 1GBP = 83.4625, 1Au$ = 49.0450, 1RM = 15.1425, 1KSH = 0.66235, 1TZS = 0.0320, 1USH = 0.0191
As on 31.03.2017:1EUR = 69.2925, 1US$ = 64.8500, 1GBP = 80.9025, 1Au$ = 49.5775, 1KSH = 0.629925, 1SGD = 46.4125
* Based on effective shareholding of Equity and Convertible Preference Shares.
# Company having 31st December as a reporting date.
The above statement also indicates performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries.
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ANNEXURE A
SALIENT FEATURES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURES AS
PER COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Name of the Subsidiary which is yet to commence operations -
Sr. Name of the Company
No.
1. Aurora Algae RGV LLC.
Names of Subsidiaries which have been liquidated during the year -
Sr. Name of the Companies
No.
1 GenNext Holding Investments LLC
2 Reliance do Brasil Indstria e Comrcio de Produtos Txteis, Qumicos, Petroqumicos eDerivados Ltda.
3 Reliance Holding Acquisition Corp
4 Reliance USA Gas Marketing LLC
The above statement also indicates performance and financial position of each of the associates.
As per our Report of even date For and on behalf of the Board
For Chaturvedi & Shah For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP For Rajendra & Co. M.D. Ambani - Chairman & Managing Director
N.R. Meswani
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad Executive Directors
P. K. Kapil
Rajesh D. Chaturvedi A. B. Jani A.R. Shah M.L. Bhakta
Partner Partner Partner Y.P. Trivedi
Dr. D.V. Kapur
Alok Agarwal Srikanth Venkatachari K. Sethuraman Prof. Ashok Misra
Prof. Dipak C. Jain Directors
Chief Financial Officer Joint Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Mumbai Nita M. Ambani
Date : April 24, 2017 Raminder Singh Gujral
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AN OVERVIEW Sr.
Particulars
Service Standards
No. (No. of working days)
The Company has currently around 2.50 million
9. Issue of Duplicate Certificates 15
shareholders holding Equity Shares.
10. Replacement of Certificates 3
The Companys Equity Shares are listed on BSE Limited 11. Certificate Consolidation 3
(BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE).
12. Certificate Split 3
The Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of the Company
13. Change of Address 2
are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and traded
on International Order Book (London Stock Exchange) and 14. Bank Mandate/Details 2
PORTAL Market (NASDAQ, USA). 15. Nomination by security holders 2
Recording Power(s) of Attorney
The Companys Equity Shares are one of the most actively 16. 2
by security holders
traded securities on both BSE and NSE.
(B) CORRESPONDENCE
The Companys Equity Shares are under compulsory
1. Non-receipt of Annual Reports 2
trading in demat form only.
2. Non-receipt of Dividend Warrants 3
98.01% of the Companys Equity Shares are held in demat
Non-receipt of Interest/
form. 3. 3
Redemption Warrants
The Company's Registrars and Transfer Agents (R&TA) for its 4. Non-receipt of Certificates 2
share registry (both physical as well as electronic) is Karvy Revalidation of Dividend
Computershare Private Limited (Karvy), having its office at 5. 3
Warrants
Karvy Selenium Tower B, Plot 31-32, Gachibowli, Financial
Revalidation of Redemption
District, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 500 032. 6. 3
Warrants
7. Multiple Queries 4
INVESTOR SERVICE AND GRIEVANCE 8. IEPF Related Matters 3
HANDLING MECHANISM
All investor service matters are being handled by Karvy,
1. DEALING IN SECURITIES
the largest Registrar in the country with a large number 1.1 WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ACCOUNTS REQUIRED
of Investor Service Centres across the country, which FOR DEALING IN SECURITIES IN DEMAT FORM?
discharges investor service functions effectively, efficiently Beneficial Owner Account (B. O. Account) / Demat
and expeditiously. Account: An account opened with a Depository
Participant (DP) in the name of the investor for holding and
The Company has appointed M/s. Dayal and Lohia,
transferring securities.
Chartered Accountants, Mumbai as Internal Auditors to
concurrently audit the securities related transactions being Trading Account: An account opened by the broker in the
handled at Karvy. name of the investor for buying and selling of securities.
The Company has prescribed service standards to respond
to various investor related activities. These standards are Bank Account: An account opened in the name of
reviewed periodically by the Company. the investor and linked to the B. O. Account / Demat
Account for debiting or crediting money with respect to
THE SERVICE STANDARDS SET BY THE COMPANY transactions in the securities market.
TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS INVESTOR RELATED
TRANSACTIONS/ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.2 WHAT IS DELIVERY INSTRUCTION SLIP (DIS)
AND WHAT PRECAUTIONS ONE SHOULD
Sr. Service Standards
No.
Particulars
(No. of working days)
OBSERVE WITH RESPECT TO DIS?
To give delivery of the securities, the beneficial owner has
(A) REGISTRATION ITEMS to fill in a form called Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS). DIS
1. Transfers 3 may be compared to a cheque book of a bank account. The
2. Transmissions 3 following precautions are to be taken in respect of DIS:
3. Transpositions 3 Ensure that DIS numbers are pre-printed and DP takes
4. Deletion of Name 3 acknowledgment for the DIS booklet issued to the
5. Folio Consolidation 3 investor.
6. Change of Name 3 Ensure that the account number [client id] is pre-
7. Demat 3 stamped.
8. Remat 3 If the account is a joint account, all the joint holders
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have to sign the instruction slips. Instruction cannot be 1.6 WHAT ARE THE OTHER SAFETY MEASURES AN
executed if all joint holders have not signed. ONLINE CLIENT MUST OBSERVE?
Avoid using loose slips. Avoid placing order from shared PCs / through cyber
Do not leave signed blank DIS with anyone viz., broker/ cafs.
sub-broker, DPs or any other person/entity. Log out after having finished trading to avoid misuse.
Keep the DIS book under lock and key when not in use. Do not click remember me option while signing-in
If only one entry is made in the DIS book, strike out the from shared PCs / through cyber cafes.
remaining space to prevent misuse. Do not leave the terminal unattended while signed-in
Personally fill in target account-id and all details in the in the trading system.
DIS. Protect your personal computer against viruses by
If the DIS booklet is lost / stolen / not traceable, the placing a firewall and an anti-virus solution.
same must be intimated to the DP, immediately, in Do not open e-mails from people you do not know.
writing. On receipt of such intimation, the DP will
cancel the unused DIS of the said booklet. 1.7 WHAT ARE THE DOS AND DONTS WHILE
DEALING IN SECURITIES MARKET?
1.3 WHAT IS ONLINE TRADING IN SECURITIES? DOS
Online trading in securities refers to the facility available Transact only through Stock Exchanges.
to an investor for placing his own orders using the internet
Deal only through SEBI registered intermediaries.
trading platform offered by the trading member viz., the
broker. The orders so placed by the investor using internet Complete all the required formalities of opening an
would be routed through the trading member. account properly (Client registration, Client agreement
forms, etc.).
1.4 WHAT IS SARAL ACCOUNT OPENING FORM? Ask for and sign Know Your Client Agreement.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) vide its
Read and properly understand the risks associated
circular dated March 4, 2015, has introduced SARAL
with investing in securities / derivatives before
account opening form for resident individuals trading in
undertaking transactions.
cash segment. Individual investors trading in cash segment
can open a Trading Account and Demat Account by filling Assess the risk-return profile of the investment as well
up a simplified Account Opening Form (AOF) termed as as the liquidity and safety aspects before making your
SARAL AOF. This form is separately available with the investment decision.
intermediaries and can also be downloaded from the Stock Ask all relevant questions and clear your doubts with
Exchanges and Depositories website. The investors who your broker before transacting.
open such account through SARAL AOF will also have the Invest based on sound reasoning after taking into
option to obtain other facilities, whenever they require, account all publicly available information and on
on furnishing of additional information as per prescribed fundamentals.
regulations / circulars.
Beware of the false promises and to note that there
are no guaranteed returns on investments in the Stock
1.5 WHAT PRECAUTIONS AN ONLINE INVESTOR
Market.
MUST TAKE?
Investor trading online must take the following Give clear and unambiguous instructions to your
precautions: broker / sub-broker / DP.
Default password provided by the broker must be Be vigilant in your transactions.
changed before placing the order. Insist on a contract note for your transaction.
The password should not be shared with others and Verify all details in the contract note, immediately on
password must be changed at periodic intervals. receipt.
Obtain proper understanding of the manner in which Always settle dues through the normal banking
the online trading software has to be operated. channels with the market intermediaries.
Get adequately trained before using the software. Crosscheck details of your trade with details as
The online trading system has facility for order and available on the exchange website.
trade confirmation after placing the orders. Scrutinize minutely both the transaction and the
holding statements that you receive from your DP.
Keep copies of all your investment documentation.
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Handle DIS Book issued by DPs carefully. execution of purchase or sale of securities and it should
Insist that the DIS numbers are pre-printed and your be ensured that the Contract Note / Confirmation Memo
account number (client id) be pre-stamped. contains order number, order time, trade number, trade
time, security descriptions, bought and sold quantity, price,
In case you are not transacting frequently make use of
brokerage, service tax and securities transaction tax. In case
the freezing facilities provided for your demat account.
the investors have any doubt about the details contained
Pay the margins required to be paid in the time in the contract note, they can avail the facility provided by
prescribed. BSE / NSE to verify the trades on BSE / NSE websites. It is
Deliver the shares in case of sale or pay the money in recommended that this facility be availed in respect of a
case of purchase within the time prescribed. few trades on random basis, even if there is no doubt as to
Participate and vote in general meetings either the authenticity of the trade / transaction.
personally or through proxy.
Transfer securities before Book Closure/Record Date
Be aware of your rights and responsibilities. The corporate benefits on the securities lying in the
In case of complaints, approach the right authorities clearing account of the brokers cannot be made available
for redressal in a timely manner. to the members directly by the Company. In case an
investor has bought any securities, he must ensure that the
DONTS securities are transferred to his demat account before the
Dont undertake off-market transactions in securities. book closure / record date.
Dont deal with unregistered intermediaries.
2. DIVIDEND
Dont fall prey to promises of unrealistic returns.
2.1 WHAT ARE THE MODES BY WHICH THE
Dont invest on the basis of hearsay and rumours; DIVIDEND IS PAID?
verify before investment. Dividend is paid under four modes, viz.:
Dont forget to take note of risks involved in the (a) National Automated Clearing House (NACH)
investment.
(b) National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT)
Dont be misled by rumours circulating in the market.
(c) Direct Credit to shareholders account by bank
Dont blindly follow media reports on corporate
(d) Physical despatch of Dividend Warrant
developments, as some of these could be misleading.
Dont follow the herd or play on momentum - it could 2.2 WHAT IS NATIONAL AUTOMATED CLEARING
turn against you. HOUSE (NACH)?
Dont be misled by so called hot tips. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
Dont try to time the market. implemented an electronic payment service termed as
National Automated Clearing House (NACH) for banks,
Dont hesitate to approach the proper authorities for
financial institutions, Corporates and Government
redressal of your doubts / grievances.
Departments. It is a centralised system, launched with an
Dont leave signed blank DISs of your demat account aim to consolidate multiple Electronic Clearing Systems
lying around carelessly or with anyone. running across the country, and has both Debit and Credit
Do not sign blank DIS and keep them with DP or variants. NACH aims at facilitating inter-bank, high volume,
broker to save time. Remember your carelessness can debit/credit transactions, which are bulk and repetitive
be your peril. in nature. NACH system covers several Core Banking
Do not keep any signed blank transfer deeds. enabled banks spread across the geography of the country
irrespective of the location of the bank branches.
Recommendations to the Shareholders / Investors:
Deal with Registered Intermediaries 2.3 WHAT IS NACH CREDIT FOR PAYMENT OF
Investors should transact through a registered intermediary DIVIDEND AND HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
who is subject to regulatory discipline of SEBI, as it will be NACH Credit is an electronic payment service used for
responsible for its activities, and in case the intermediary affording credits to a large number of beneficiaries in their
does not act professionally, investors may take up the bank accounts for the payment of dividend by raising a
matter with SEBI / Stock Exchanges. single debit to the bank account of the user entity. NACH
operates on the principle of single debit to the sponsor
Obtain documents relating to purchase and sale of securities banks account and multiple credits to different destination
A valid Contract Note / Confirmation Memo should be banks accounts.
obtained from the broker / sub-broker, within 24 hours of
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2.4 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF NACH (PAYMENT Clearing System. To facilitate payment through NEFT,
THROUGH ELECTRONIC FACILITIES)? the shareholder is required to ensure that the bank
Some of the major benefits are: branch where his/her account is operated, is under
CBS. The shareholders shall also ensure that particulars
a. Investor need not make frequent visits to his bank for
of the updated bank account are registered with the
depositing the physical paper instruments.
Companys R&TA in case shares are held in physical form
b. Prompt credit is given to the bank account of the and with the concerned DP in case shares are held in
investor through electronic clearing. demat form.
c. Fraudulent encashment of warrants is avoided.
d. Exposure to delays / loss in postal service are avoided. 2.8 WHAT IS PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND THROUGH
DIRECT CREDIT AND HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
e. Issue of duplicate warrants is avoided as there can be
The Company appoints a bank as its Dividend banker for
no loss in transit of warrants.
distribution of dividend. The said banker carries out direct
2.5 HOW TO AVAIL OF NACH FACILITY? credit to those investors who are maintaining accounts
Investors holding shares in physical form may send their with the said bank, provided the bank account details are
NACH Mandate Form, duly filled in, to the Companys registered with the DP for dematerialised shares or with
R&TA. The Form may be downloaded from the Downloads the Companys R&TA prior to the payment of dividend for
section under the Investor Relations dropdown on the shares held in physical form.
Companys website, www.ril.com.
2.9 WHAT SHOULD A SHAREHOLDER DO IN CASE
However, if shares are held in dematerialised form, NACH OF NON-RECEIPT OF DIVIDEND?
Mandate has to be filed with the concerned DP directly, in Shareholders should write to the Companys R&TA,
the format prescribed by the DP. furnishing the particulars of the dividend not received, and
quoting the folio number / DPID and Client ID particulars,
Investors must note that NACH essentially operates on the as the case may be. On expiry of the validity period, if the
new and unique bank account number, allotted by banks dividend warrant remains unpaid in the records of the
post implementation of Core Banking Solutions (CBS) for Company, a duplicate warrant will be issued. The R&TA
centralized processing of inward instructions and efficiency would request the concerned shareholder to execute an
in handling bulk transactions. indemnity before issuing the duplicate warrant.
In this regard, shareholders are requested to furnish their No duplicate warrants will be issued against those shares
new bank account number allotted by the banks post wherein a stop transfer indicator has been instituted either
implementation of CBS, along with a cancelled cheque by virtue of a complaint or by law, unless the procedure for
pertaining to the concerned account: releasing the same has been completed.
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2.12 WHAT ARE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO TAX paid and shares are held for a period of 12 months
ON DIVIDEND? or more. However, exemption for income arising
The provisions relating to tax on dividend are provided for on transfer of equity shares acquired on or after
ready reference of Shareholders: October 1, 2004 shall be available, only if acquisition
is chargeable to STT. In any other case, lower of the
Income by way of dividend in excess of 10 lakh shall
following is payable as LTCG tax:
be chargeable to tax in the case of all the resident
assesses @ 10%, except the following: a) 20% of the capital gain computed after
substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost
A domestic company
of acquisition plus surcharge*; or
A fund or institution or trust or university or
b) 10% of the capital gain computed without
other educational institution or hospital or other
substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost
medical institution whose income is exempt
of acquisition plus surcharge*.
under section 10(23C) of the Income Tax Act
A trust or institution registered under section Bonus Shares:
12AA of the Income Tax Act For computing Capital Gains, in an event of transfer of
bonus shares by a shareholder, the cost of acquisition
The taxation of dividend income in excess of 10 lakh is on shall be taken as NIL.
gross basis.
STCG tax is payable @ 15% plus surcharge*, if such
The Company is required to pay dividend tax @ bonus shares are held for less than 12 months.
17.647% (grossed up) and surcharge @12% together
with education cess @ 2% and secondary higher No LTCG tax is payable if such bonus shares are sold
education cess @ 1%, that is, 20.36%. through a recognised stock exchange, provided STT
has been paid and bonus shares are held for a period
2.13WHAT ARE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO TAX of more than 12 months. In any other case, lower of
ON TRANSACTION IN SHARES? the following is payable as LTCG tax:
General: a) 20% of the capital gain computed after
Short Term Capital Gains (STCG) tax is payable in case substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost
the shares are sold within 12 months from the date of of acquisition plus surcharge*; or
purchase @ 15% plus surcharge*:
b) 10% of the capital gain computed without
No Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax is payable on substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost
sale of shares through a recognised stock exchange, of acquisition plus surcharge*
provided Securities Transaction Tax (STT) has been
paid and shares are sold after 12 months from the date If bonus shares are held as stock in trade, the shareholder
of purchase. However, exemption for income arising may take weighted average cost of the original and bonus
on transfer of equity shares acquired on or after shares as the cost of bonus shares. In that case, the total
October 1, 2004 shall be available only if acquisition cost of the original and bonus shares will not change.
was charged to STT. In any other case, lower of the * In case of an individual, Hindu Undivided Family, Association of
following is payable as LTCG tax: Persons, Body of Individuals, Artificial Judicial Person, in addition to
the education cess @ 2% and secondary higher education cess @ 1%,
a) 20% of the capital gain computed after
surcharge @ 10% is payable for income exceeding 50 lakh but up to
substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost 1 crore and @ 15% for income exceeding 1 crore.
ofacquisition plus surcharge*; or In case of a domestic company, together with education cess @ 2%
b) 10% of the capital gain computed without and secondary higher education cess @ 1%, surcharge @ 7% is payable
substituting cost of acquisition with indexed cost for income exceeding 1 crore but up to 10 crore, and @ 12% for
income exceeding 10 crore.
ofacquisition plus surcharge*.
Initiatives taken by the Company
Buy-back of shares:
Where any shareholder receives any consideration Reminder letters to Investors
from a company under a buy-back, the difference The Company gives an opportunity to investors by
between the cost of acquisition and the value of sending reminder letters on yearly basis for claiming their
consideration received by the shareholder will be outstanding dividend amount which is due for transfer to
taxable under the Head Capital Gains. the Investor Education & Protection Fund.
STCG tax is payable @ 15% plus surcharge*, if the Recommendations to the Shareholders / Investors
shares are held for less than 12 months. Register NACH Mandate and furnish correct bank
No LTCG tax is payable if buy-back is routed through account particulars to Companys R&TA/Depository
a recognised stock exchange, provided STT has been Participant (DP)
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Investors holding shares in physical form should provide is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
the NACH Mandate to the Companys R&TA and investors Protection Fund (IEPF).
holding shares in demat form should ensure that correct
and updated particulars of their bank account are available 3.2 WHERE CAN THE STATUS OF UNCLAIMED
with their DP. This would facilitate in receiving direct credits DIVIDEND NOT TRANSFERRED TO IEPF BE
of dividends, refunds etc., from companies and avoid postal VERIFIED?
delays and loss in transit. Investors must update their new The Company has uploaded the details of unpaid and
bank account numbers allotted after implementation of unclaimed amounts lying with the Company as on
Core Banking Solution (CBS) to the Companys R&TA in case September 1, 2016 (date of last Annual General Meeting)
of shares held in physical form and to the DP in case of on the website of the Company (Web-link: http://www.ril.
shares held in demat form. com/InvestorRelations/ShareholdersInformation.aspx) as
also on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs website (www.
3. TRANSFER OF UNPAID / UNCLAIMED mca.gov.in) which can be accessed by the shareholders for
DIVIDEND / SHARES IN THE NAME this purpose.
OF INVESTOR EDUCATION AND
PROTECTION FUND (IEPF) AUTHORITY 3.3 WHAT IS THE STATUS OF UNPAID / UNCLAIMED
DIVIDEND FOR DIFFERENT YEARS?
3.1 WHAT ARE THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS The status of unclaimed and unpaid dividend of the
GOVERNING UNPAID DIVIDEND? Company is captured in Chart 1 below:
Dividend lying in the Unpaid Dividend Account which
remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years
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the company or shares which are pledged or hypothecated Claim forms completed in all aspects are verified by the
under the provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996, shall company and on the basis of companys verification
not be so transferred. report, refund shall be released by IEPF Authority in
favour of the claimants Aadhaar linked bank account
The voting rights on shares transferred in the name of
through electronic transfer.
IEPF Authority shall remain frozen until the rightful owner
claims the shares. 3.7 WHERE CAN A SHAREHOLDER / CLAIMANT
3.5 WHERE CAN THE DETAILS OF SHARES LIABLE SUBMIT HIS / HER CLAIM FORM ETC. WITH THE
TO BE TRANSFERRED IN THE NAME OF IEPF COMPANY?
AUTHORITY BE VERIFIED? shareholder / claimant, claiming shares and / or
A
dividend amounts from the Company shall, after filing
etails of shares liable to be transferred in the name
D
form IEPF-5 with IEPF Authority electronically, submit the
of IEPF Authority are made available on the website
necessary documents, as prescribed in form IEPF-5, to
of the Company. Shareholders are advised to visit
the Companys Nodal Officer. Details of Companys Nodal
the web-link: http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/
Officer are given below:
ShareholdersInformation.aspx to verify if any shares held
by them are liable to be transferred in the name of IEPF Shri Sandeep Deshmukh
Authority. Vice-President, Corporate Secretarial
Nodal Officer (IEPF)
Further, the Company, three months before the due Reliance Industries Limited
date of transfer of shares, communicates individually the 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV,
concerned shareholders whose shares are liable to be 222, Nariman Point,
transferred in the name of IEPF Authority, by sending them Mumbai 400 021
an intimation at their latest available address, informing
them about the dividend which has remained unpaid / Recommendations to the Shareholders / Investors:
unclaimed for a period of seven consecutive years or more Shareholders / investors are advised to promptly encash
and the eventuality leading to transfer of shares in the dividend amount(s) due to them. Details of shares liable
name of IEPF Authority. for transfer in the name of IEPF Authority / dividend
amounts to be transferred to IEPF are available on the
3.6 WHETHER SHARES / DIVIDEND TRANSFERRED Companys web-link: http://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/
IN THE NAME OF IEPF AUTHORITY CAN BE ShareholdersInformation.aspx, which the shareholders
CLAIMED FROM IEPF AUTHORITY? / investors are advised to visit to verify the details.
es. Shares transferred in the name of IEPF Authority
Y Shareholders / investors are also advised to contact Karvy
in pursuance of Section 124(6) of the Act as well as to claim dividend amounts unpaid / unclaimed, if any, for
dividend(s) transferred to IEPF in pursuance of Section the financial years from 2009-10 to 2015-16 so that their
124(5) of the Act can be claimed from IEPF Authority. dividend amounts / shares are not transferred in the name
of IEPF Authority.
3.6 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO CLAIM SHARES
AND / OR DIVIDEND FROM IEPF AUTHORITY?
4. DEMATERIALISATION/
claimant shall download form IEPF-5 from the website of
A REMATERIALISATION OF SHARES
IEPF Authority (http://www.iepf.gov.in) for filing the claim (for 4.1 WHAT IS DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES?
shares and / or dividend). It is advised to read the instructions ematerialisation (Demat) is the process by which
D
given in the help-kit carefully before filling the form. securities held in physical form are cancelled and destroyed
and the ownership thereof is retained in fungible form in a
After carefully filling information in form IEPF-5 and depository by way of electronic balances.
attaching necessary documents, as prescribed in the
said form, the form shall be saved on computer and filed 4.2 WHY DEMATERIALISE SHARES? IS TRADING
electronically, free of cost, with IEPF Authority by uploading COMPULSORY IN DEMAT FORM?
the same on the link: http://www.mca.gov.in/mcafoportal/ S EBI has notified various companies whose shares shall be
showEformUpload.do. On successful uploading, an traded compulsorily in demat form only. By virtue of such
acknowledgement will be generated indicating the SRN. notification, the shares of the Company are also subject to
The said SRN shall be used for future tracking of the form.
compulsory trading in demat form on the Stock Exchanges.
After successfully filing / uploading, form IEPF-5 and the
acknowledgement issued shall be printed. 4.3 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF
A claimant is required to submit indemnity bond in original, DEMATERIALISATION?
copy of acknowledgement and self-attested copy of form Elimination of bad deliveries
IEPF-5 along with the other documents as mentioned in Elimination of all risks associated with physical
the form IEPF-5 to Nodal Officer (IEPF) of the company at its certificates
registered office in an envelope marked Claim for refund No stamp duty on transfers
from IEPF Authority.
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Immediate transfer / trading of securities 4.7 WHY THE COMPANY CANNOT TAKE ON RECORD
Faster settlement cycle BANK DETAILS IN CASE OF DEMATERIALISED
Faster disbursement of non-cash corporate benefits SHARES?
like rights, bonus, etc. As per the Depository Regulations, the Company is obliged
SMS alert facility to pay dividend on dematerialised shares as per the bank
Lower brokerage is charged by many brokers for account details furnished by the concerned Depository.
trading in dematerialised securities Therefore, investors are requested to keep their bank
Periodic status reports and information available on particulars updated with their concerned DP.
internet
Ease related to change of address of investor 4.8 WHAT IS REMATERIALISATION OF SHARES?
Elimination of problems related to transmission of It is the process through which shares held in electronic
demat shares form are converted into physical form by issuance of share
certificate(s).
Ease in portfolio monitoring
Ease in pledging the shares 4.9 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR
REMATERIALISATION OF SHARES?
4.4 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR Shareholders should submit the duly filled in
DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES? Rematerialisation Request Form (RRF) to the
Shareholders should submit the duly filled in Demat concerned DP.
Request Form (DRF) along with physical certificate(s) DP intimates the relevant Depository of such request.
to the concerned DP.
DP submits RRF to the Companys R&TA.
DP intimates the relevant Depository of such requests
Depository confirms rematerialisation request to the
through the system.
Companys R&TA.
DP submits the DRF and the Certificate(s) to the
The Companys R&TA updates accounts and prints
Companys R&TA.
certificate(s) and informs the Depository.
The Companys R&TA confirms the dematerialisation
Depository updates the Beneficiary Account of the
request from Depository.
shareholder by deleting the shares so rematerialised.
The Companys R&TA, after dematerialising the
Share certificate(s) is despatched to the shareholder by
certificate(s), updates accounts and informs concerned
Companys R&TA.
depository regarding completion of dematerialisation.
Depository updates its accounts and informs the DP. Recommendations to the Shareholders / Investors
DP updates the demat account of the shareholder. Open Demat Account and Dematerialise your shares
The entire process should be completed within 21 days. Investors should convert their physical holdings of
securities into demat holdings to reap the benefits of
4.5 C AN SHARES HELD JOINTLY IN PHYSICAL dematerialisation set out under para 4.3 of this referencer.
FORM BE DEMATERIALISED, IF THE SEQUENCE Monitor holdings regularly
OF NAMES MENTIONED IN CERTIFICATE Demat account should not be kept dormant for long
DIFFERS FROM SEQUENCE OF NAMES AS PER period of time. Periodic statement of holdings should be
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT? obtained from the concerned DP and holdings should
Depositories provide Transposition cum Demat facility be verified. Where the investor is likely to be away for a
to help joint holders to dematerialize securities in long period of time and where the securities are held in
different sequence of names. For this purpose, DRF and electronic form, the investor can make a request to the DP
Transposition Form should be submitted to the DP. to keep the account frozen so that there can be no debit to
the account till the instruction for freezing the account is
4.6 WHAT IS SMS ALERT FACILITY? countermanded by the investor.
NSDL and CDSL provide SMS Alert facility for demat
account holders whereby the investors can receive alerts Register for SMS alert facility
for debits and credits in their demat accounts. Under this Investors should register their mobile numbers with DPs
facility, investors can receive alerts, a day after such debits for SMS alert facility. National Securities Depository Limited
(transfers) / credits take place. These alerts are sent to those and Central Depository Services (India) Limited proactively
account holders who have provided their mobile numbers inform the investors of transaction in the demat account by
to their DPs. Alerts for debits are sent, if the debits (transfers) sending SMS. Investors will be informed about debits and
are up to five ISINs in a day. In case debits (transfers) are for credits to their demat account without having to call-up their
more than five ISINs, alerts are sent with a message that DPs and investors need not wait for receiving Transaction
debits for more than five ISINs have taken place and that the Statements from DPs to know about the debits and credits.
investor can check the details with the DP.
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T ransferee (purchaser) needs to immediately proceed to Duly signed transmission request form;
get the errors / discrepancies corrected. Transferee needs to Original or Copy of death certificate duly attested by a
contact the transferor (seller) either directly or through his Notary Public or by a Gazetted Officer; and
broker for rectification or replacement with good securities.
After rectification or replacement of the securities, the Self-attested copy of PAN card of the nominee. (Copy
same should be resubmitted for effecting transfer. In case of PAN card may be substituted with ID proof in case of
the errors are non-rectifiable, purchaser has recourse to residents of Sikkim after collecting address proof )
the seller and/or his broker through the Stock Exchange
to get back his money. However, in case of off-market 6.8 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING
transactions, matter should be settled with the seller only. PHYSICAL SHARES IN THE NAME OF LEGAL
HEIR(S) IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OF THE SOLE
6.4 CAN SINGLE HOLDING OF SHARES BE SHAREHOLDER WITHOUT NOMINATION?
CONVERTED INTO JOINT HOLDINGS OR JOINT The following documents needs to be submitted by the
HOLDINGS INTO SINGLE HOLDING? IF YES, WHAT legal heir(s):
IS THE PROCEDURE INVOLVED IN DOING THE Duly signed transmission request form;
SAME? Original or Copy of death certificate duly attested by a
Yes, conversion of single holding into joint holdings or joint Notary Public or by a Gazetted Officer;
holdings into single holding or transfer within the family Self-attested copy of PAN card (Copy of PAN card may
members leads to a change in the pattern of ownership, be substituted with ID proof in case of residents of
and therefore, the procedure for a normal transfer as Sikkim after collecting address proof )
mentioned above needs to be followed. Additional documents:
6.5 HOW TO GET SHARES REGISTERED WHICH ARE a) Affidavit from all the legal heirs made on
appropriate non judicial stamp paper to
RECEIVED BY WAY OF GIFT? DOES IT ATTRACT the effect of identification and claim of legal
STAMP DUTY? ownership to the securities.
The procedure for registration of shares gifted (held in
Provided that in case the legal heir(s)/claimant(s)
physical form) is the same as the procedure for a normal
is named in the succession certificate or probate
transfer. The stamp duty payable for registration of gifted
of will or will or letter of administration, an
shares would be @ 25 paise for every ` 100 or part thereof,
affidavit from such legal heir/claimant(s) alone
of the market value of the shares prevailing as on the date
would be sufficient.
of the document, if any, conveying the gift or the date of
execution of the transfer deed, whichever is higher. In case b) For value of securities up to 2,00,000 (Rupees
the shares held in demat form are gifted, no stamp duty is Two lakh only) per issuer company as on date
payable. of application, one or more of the following
documents:
6.6 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING i. Succession certificate or probate of will or will
SHARES IN THE NAME OF SURVIVING or letter of administration or court decree,
SHAREHOLDER(S), IN CASE OF JOINT as may be applicable in terms of Indian
Succession Act, 1925.
HOLDING, IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OF ONE
ii. In the absence of the documents as
SHAREHOLDER?
mentioned at (i) above
The surviving shareholder(s) will have to submit a
request letter supported by an attested copy of the death A No objection certificate [NOC] from all
certificate of the deceased shareholder and accompanied legal heir(s) executed by all the legal heirs of
by the relevant share certificate(s). The Companys R&TA, the deceased holder not objecting to such
on receipt of the said documents and after due scrutiny, transmission (or) copy of Family Settlement
will delete the name of the deceased shareholder from its Deed duly notarized, and
records and return the share certificate(s) to the surviving An Indemnity bond made on appropriate non
shareholder(s) with necessary endorsement. judicial stamp paper indemnifying the STA/
Issuer Company.
6.7 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING c) For value of securities more than 2,00,000
THE SHARES HELD IN SINGLE NAME HAVING (Rupees Two lakh only) per issuer company as on
NOMINATION TRANSMITTED IN THE NAME OF the date of application:
NOMINEE? Succession certificate or probate of will or will
The following documents are required to be submitted by or letter of administration or court decree,
the nominee: as may be applicable in terms of Indian
Succession Act, 1925.
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6.9 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR GETTING DEMAT shareholders should lodge FIR with police station regarding
SHARES IN THE NAME OF LEGAL HEIR(S) IN THE loss of share certificate(s).
EVENT OF DEATH OF THE SOLE BENEFICIAL They should send their request for duplicate share
OWNER WITHOUT NOMINATION? certificate(s) to the Companys R&TA and submit
I f the value of shares of the Company as on the date of documents as required by the R&TA.
application is up to ` 5,00,000, the legal heir(s) should
submit the following documents to the DP: 6.12 WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO GET THE
Notarized copy of the death certificate CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN VARIOUS
Transmission Request Form(TRF), DENOMINATIONS CONSOLIDATED INTO A
Affidavit to the effect of the claim of legal ownership SINGLE CERTIFICATE?
to the shares, Consolidation of share certificates helps in saving cost
Deed of indemnity Indemnifying the depository and while dematerialising the share certificates and also
Depository provides convenience in holding the shares physically.
Shareholders having certificates in various denominations
Participants (DP), under the same folio should send all such certificates to the
NOC from legal heir(s), if applicable, or family Companys R&TA for consolidation into a single certificate.
settlement deed duly executed by all legal heirs of the
deceased beneficial owner. If the shares are not under the same folio but have the
same order of names, shareholders should write to the
If the value of shares of the Company as on the date of Companys R&TA in the prescribed form for consolidation of
application is more than ` 5,00,000, the legal heir(s) should folios. This will help the investors to efficiently monitor their
additionally submit one of the following documents to the DP: holding and the corporate benefits receivable thereon.
Surety form
Succession certificate Initiatives taken by the Company
Probated will Consolidation of Folios
Letter of Administration The Company has initiated a unique investor servicing
measure for consolidation of small holdings within the
Note: same household. In terms of this, those shareholders
holding shares in small numbers under a single folio in
The timeline for processing the transmission requests by the DP for
the Company, within the same household, can send such
securities held in dematerialised form is 7 days and by the Company /
shares for transfer along with transfer forms duly filled in
R&TA for the securities held in physical form is 21 days, after receipt of the
and signed, free of cost; the stamp duty involved in such
prescribed documents from the claimants/legal heirs.
cases will be borne by the Company.
6.10HOW CAN THE CHANGE IN ORDER OF NAMES Scheme for disposal of Odd Lot Equity Shares
(THAT IS, TRANSPOSITION) BE EFFECTED? At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on
S hare certificate(s) along with a request letter duly signed June 26, 1998, Companys Founder Chairman, Late Shri
by all the joint holders and copies of their PAN Cards, duly Dhirubhai H. Ambani, announced for the benefit of small
attested, may be sent to the Companys R&TA for change shareholders, a scheme for disposal of Odd Lot shares (the
in order of names, known as transposition. Transposition Scheme) to facilitate such shareholders to realise the full
can be done only for the entire holdings under a folio and market value without having to suffer a discount for odd lots.
therefore, request for transposition of part holding cannot
be accepted by the Company / R&TA. For shares held in In order to assist small shareholders in disposal of such
demat form, investors are advised to approach their DP odd lot shares held in physical form, the Company has
concerned for transposition of names. formed a Trust known as Reliance Odd Lot Shares Trust
which will dispose-off the odd lot shares on behalf of the
6.11WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING shareholders.
DUPLICATE SHARE CERTIFICATE(S) IN CASE OF The salient features of the Scheme in force from July 1,
LOSS / MISPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL SHARE 1998, are as under:
CERTIFICATE(S)? This Scheme is available to Indian national residents in
Shareholders who have lost / misplaced share certificate(s) respect of any master folio having holdings up to 49
should inform the Companys R&TA immediately about shares;
loss of share certificate(s), quoting their folio number and
details of share certificate(s), if available. The holders of Equity Shares in odd lot (less than 50
shares) may avail of the Scheme by lodging duly filled
The R&TA shall immediately mark a stop transfer on the in application form and a duly executed transfer deed
folio to prevent any further transfer of shares covered by along with the relevant share certificate(s);
the lost share certificate(s). It is recommended that the
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The odd lot shares offered under the Scheme are sold The voting rights on such unclaimed shares shall remain
through designated brokers in the BSE / NSE; frozen till the rightful owner claims the shares.
All costs of implementing the Scheme is borne by the
Company. 7.2 WHAT IS THE STATUS OF COMPLIANCE BY
THE COMPANY WITH REGARD TO THESE
Recommendations To The Shareholders / Investors PROVISIONS?
Consolidate Multiple Folios In terms of Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations read
Investors should consolidate their shareholding held in with Schedule VI thereto, details relating to aggregate
multiple folios. This would facilitate one-stop tracking of all number of shareholders and the outstanding shares
corporate benefits on the shares and would reduce time in the suspense account lying at the beginning of the
and efforts required to monitor multiple folios. It will also year, number of shareholders who had approached the
save cost while dematerialisation of their shareholding. Company for transfer of shares from suspense account
Opt for Corporate Benefits in Electronic Form during the year, number of shareholders to whom the
In case of non-cash corporate benefits like split of shares / said unclaimed shares were transferred from the suspense
bonus shares, the holders of shares in physical form must account during the year, and the aggregate number of
opt to get the shares in electronic form by providing the shareholders and the outstanding shares in the suspense
details of demat account to the R&TA. account lying at the end of the year, have been set out
under Equity Shares in Suspense Account in the Corporate
Exercise caution Governance Report.
There is likelihood of fraudulent transfers in case of folios
with no movement or where a shareholder has either INVESTOR SERVICING AND GRIEVANCE
expired or is not residing at the address registered with REDRESSAL - EXTERNAL AGENCIES
the Company. The Companys R&TA should be updated 1. MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (MCA)
on any change of address or contact details. Similarly, MCA has launched its e-Governance initiative, that is,
information of death of shareholder should also be MCA21, on the MCA portal (www.mca.gov.in). One of the
communicated promptly. key benefits of this initiative is timely redressal of investor
grievances. MCA21 system accepts complaints under the
Mode of Postage e-Form prescribed, which has to be filed online.
It is recommended to use registered post or speed post or
courier facility when investors send important/high value The status of complaint can be viewed by quoting the
documents, share certificates etc. to the Company / R&TA. Service Request Number (SRN) provided at the time of
filing the complaint.
7. UNCLAIMED SHARES UNDER LISTING
REGULATIONS 2. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
7.1 WHAT ARE THE REGULATORY PROVISIONS AND (SEBI)
PROCEDURE GOVERNING CONSOLIDATION OF SEBI, in its endeavour to protect the interest of investors,
UNCLAIMED SHARES? has provided a platform wherein the investors can lodge
As per Regulation 39 of the Listing Regulations read with their grievances. This facility is known as SEBI Complaints
Schedule VI thereto: Redress System (SCORES) and is available on the SEBI
website (www.sebi.gov.in) and on SCORES website (http://
a) Shares issued in dematerialised form pursuant to scores.gov.in).
a public issue or any other issue, which remain
unclaimed, shall be credited to a demat suspense 3. SEBI COMPLAINTS REDRESS SYSTEM (SCORES)
account opened by the company for this purpose with The investor complaints are processed in a centralized
one of the depository participants. web based complaints redress system. The salient features
b) Shares issued in physical form pursuant to a public of this system are: Centralised database of all complaints,
issue or any other issue, which remain unclaimed, shall online upload of Action Taken Reports (ATRs) by the
be transferred into one folio in the name of unclaimed concerned companies and Online viewing by investors of
suspense account and shall be dematerialised in the actions taken on the complaint and its current status.
unclaimed suspense account opened by the company
for this purpose with one of the depository participants. All companies against whom complaints are pending
on SCORES, have to take necessary steps to resolve the
Any corporate benefits accruing on such shares, viz., complaint and submit action taken report within thirty
bonus shares, split, etc., shall also be credited to such days of receipt of complaint and also keep the complainant
demat suspense account or unclaimed suspense account, duly informed of the action taken.
as applicable, for a period of seven years and thereafter
shall be transferred in accordance with the provisions of SEBI has issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) in
applicable laws. respect of SCORES which inter alia lists down the matters
which are considered as complaints and handled by SEBI,
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the matters which are not considered as complaints, how Authority to another person to deal with shares
the investor complaints are handled by SEBI, the arbitration What is the procedure for authorising any other person to
mechanism, etc. These FAQs can be accessed on the link: deal with the shares of the Company?
http://scores.gov.in/Docs/FAQ-SCORES.pdf . A shareholder needs to execute a Power of Attorney in favour
of the concerned person and submit a notarised copy of the
4. STOCK EXCHANGES same to the Companys R&TA. After scrutiny of the documents,
National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) - NSE the R&TA shall register the Power of Attorney and inform the
has formed an Investor Grievance Cell (IGC) to redress registration details to the shareholder concerned. Whenever the
investors grievances electronically. The investors have to Power of Attorney holder proposes to enter into a transaction,
log on to the website of NSE, that is, www.nseindia.com the registration number mentioned above should be quoted in
and go to the link Investors Service. the correspondence.
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should disclose the number of shares or voting rights held and To demand poll on any resolution at a General Meeting in
change in shareholding or voting rights, even if such change accordance with the provisions of the Act.
results in shareholding falling below five per cent, if there has To inspect Statutory Registers and documents as permitted
been change in such holdings from the last disclosure made; under law.
and such change exceeds two per cent of total shareholding
or voting rights in such target company, to the target company To require the Board of Directors to call an Extraordinary
and Stock Exchanges within 2 working days of such change. General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the
Act.
E-voting
The Act, the Companies (Management and Administration) Duties / Responsibilities of Investors
Rules, 2014 and Clause 44 of the Listing Regulations require a To remain abreast of corporate developments, company
listed company to provide e-voting facility to its shareholders in specific information and take informed investment
respect of all shareholders resolutions to be passed at General decision(s).
Meetings. To be aware of relevant statutory provisions and ensure
effective compliance therewith.
Register e-mail address To deal with only SEBI registered intermediaries while
To contribute towards greener environment and to receive dealing in the securities.
all documents, notices, including Annual Reports and other
communications of the Company, investors are requested to Not to indulge in fraudulent and unfair trading in
register their e-mail addresses with Karvy, if shares are held securities nor to act upon any unpublished price sensitive
in physical form or with their DP, if the holding is in electronic information.
form. To participate effectively in the proceedings of
shareholders meetings.
Intimate mobile number To contribute to the Greener Environment and accordingly
Shareholders are requested to intimate their mobile number register email addresses to enable the Company to
and changes therein, if any, to Karvy, if shares are held in send all documents / notices including Annual Reports
physical form or to their DP if the holding is in electronic form, electronically.
to receive communications on corporate actions and other
information of the Company. To register nominations, which would help the nominees
to get the shares transmitted in their favour without any
Shareholders General Rights hassles.
To receive not less than 21 clear days notice of general To participate in the e-voting facility provided by the
meetings. company or attend the General Meeting of the Company
To receive notice and forms for Postal Ballots in terms of and cast their vote.
the provisions of the Act and the relevant Rules issued To respond to communications seeking shareholders
thereunder. approval through Postal Ballot.
To receive copies of the financial statements, including To respond to communications of SEBI / Depository / DP /
consolidated financial statements, if any, report of directors Brokers / Sub-brokers / Other Intermediaries / Company,
and auditors thereon and every other document required by seeking investor feedback / comments.
law to be annexed or attached to the financial statements
NOTE:
(Generally known as Annual Report) not less than 21 days This Referencer contains general information. Readers are advised to refer to the
before the date of the Annual General Meeting. relevant Acts / Rules / Regulations / Guidelines / Clarifications before dealing in
To participate and vote at General Meetings either securities.
personally or through proxy (proxy can vote only in case of
a poll).
To receive Dividends and other corporate benefits like
Bonus, Rights, etc. once approved.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the Fortieth Annual General RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
Meeting (Post - IPO) of the members of Reliance Industries 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Shri Hital R. Meswani
Limited will be held on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at (DIN: 00001623), who retires by rotation at this meeting
Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 19, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, Near and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment,
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, be and is hereby re-appointed as a Director of the
Mumbai 400 020, to transact the following business: Company, liable to retire by rotation.
5. To appoint Auditors and fix their remuneration and in
this regard, pass the following resolution as an Ordinary
ORDINARY BUSINESS Resolution:
1. To consider and adopt (a) the audited financial statement RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections
of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 139, 142 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the
2017 and the reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit
thereon; and (b) the audited consolidated financial and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory
statement of the Company for the financial year ended modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time
March 31, 2017 and the report of Auditors thereon and being in force), S R B C & Co., LLP, Chartered Accountants
in this regard, pass the following resolutions as Ordinary (Registration No. 324982E/E300003) and
Resolutions: D T S & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Registration
RESOLVED THAT the audited financial statement of
(a) No. 142412W), be and are hereby appointed as Auditors
the Company for the financial year ended March 31, of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive years
2017 and the reports of the Board of Directors and from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting till the
Auditors thereon laid before this meeting, be and are conclusion of the sixth Annual General Meeting from this
hereby considered and adopted. Annual General Meeting, at such remuneration as shall be
RESOLVED THAT the audited consolidated financial
(b) fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
statement of the Company for the financial year ended
March 31, 2017 and the report of Auditors thereon laid SPECIAL BUSINESS
before this meeting, be and are hereby considered and
6. To re-appoint Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil as a Whole-time
adopted.
Director and in this regard, pass the following resolution as
2. To declare a dividend on equity shares for the financial year a Special Resolution:
ended March 31, 2017 and in this regard, pass the following
resolution as an Ordinary Resolution: RESOLVED THAT in accordance with the provisions
RESOLVED THAT a dividend at the rate of 11/- (Eleven
of Sections 196, 197 and 203 read with Schedule V and
rupees only) per equity share of 10/- (Ten rupees) each other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
fully paid-up of the Company be and is hereby declared and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and the same of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including any
be paid as recommended by the Board of Directors of statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for
the Company, out of the profits of the Company for the the time being in force), approval of the members be and
financial year ended March 31, 2017. is hereby accorded to re-appoint Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil
(DIN: 02460200) as a Whole-time Director, designated as
3. To appoint Smt. Nita M. Ambani, who retires by rotation Executive Director of the Company, for a further period
and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment as a of 5 (five) years from the expiry of his present term of
Director and in this regard, pass the following resolution as office, that is, with effect from May 16, 2018 on the terms
an Ordinary Resolution: and conditions including remuneration as set out in the
Statement annexed to the Notice, with liberty to the Board
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the Board which
152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Smt. Nita M. Ambani
term shall include the Human Resources, Nomination and
(DIN: 03115198), who retires by rotation at this meeting
Remuneration Committee of the Board) to alter and vary
and being eligible has offered herself for re-appointment,
the terms and conditions of the said re-appointment and /
be and is hereby re-appointed as a Director of the
or remuneration as it may deem fit;
Company, liable to retire by rotation.
4. To appoint Shri Hital R. Meswani, who retires by rotation RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby
and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment as a authorised to do all acts and take all such steps as may
Director and in this regard, pass the following resolution as be necessary, proper or expedient to give effect to this
an Ordinary Resolution: resolution.
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7. To re-appoint Shri Nikhil R. Meswani as a Whole-time 9. To re-appoint Prof. Ashok Misra as an Independent Director
Director and in this regard, pass the following resolution as and in this regard, pass the following resolution as a
an Ordinary Resolution: Special Resolution:
RESOLVED THAT in accordance with the provisions RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections
of Sections 196, 197 and 203 read with Schedule V and 149 and 152 read with Schedule IV and other applicable
other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act)
and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including any Directors) Rules, 2014 and the applicable provisions of the
statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations
the time being in force), approval of the members be and and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (including
is hereby accorded to re-appoint Shri Nikhil R. Meswani any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for
(DIN: 00001620) as a Whole-time Director, designated as the time being in force), Prof. Ashok Misra (DIN: 00006051),
Executive Director of the Company, for a further period who was appointed as an Independent Director and who
of 5 (five) years from the expiry of his present term of holds office of Independent Director up to the conclusion
office, that is, with effect from July 1, 2018 on the terms of this Annual General Meeting and being eligible, and
and conditions including remuneration as set out in the in respect of whom the Company has received a notice
Statement annexed to the Notice, with liberty to the Board in writing under Section 160 of the Act from a member
of Directors (hereinafter referred to as the Board which proposing his candidature for the office of Director, be and
term shall include the Human Resources, Nomination and is hereby re-appointed as an Independent Director of the
Remuneration Committee of the Board) to alter and vary Company, not liable to retire by rotation and to hold office
the terms and conditions of the said re-appointment and / for a second term of 5 (five) consecutive years on the Board
or remuneration as it may deem fit; of the Company.
NOTICE
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof,
149 and 152 read with Schedule IV and other applicable for the time being in force), Dr. Shumeet Banerji
provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) (DIN: 02787784), who qualifies for being appointed as
and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of an Independent Director and in respect of whom the
Directors) Rules, 2014 and the applicable provisions of the Company has received a notice in writing under Section
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations 160 of the Act from a member proposing his candidature
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (including for the office of Director, be and is hereby appointed as
any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for an Independent Director of the Company, not liable to
the time being in force), Prof. Dipak C. Jain (DIN: 00228513), retire by rotation and to hold office for a term of 5 (five)
who was appointed as an Independent Director and who consecutive years, that is, up to July 20, 2022."
holds office of Independent Director up to the date of this
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, and in respect 14. To alter the Articles of Association of the Company and
of whom the Company has received a notice in writing in this regard, pass the following resolution as a Special
under Section 160 of the Act from a member proposing his Resolution:
candidature for the office of Director, be and is hereby re-
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 14
appointed as an Independent Director of the Company, not
and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies
liable to retire by rotation and to hold office for a second
Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Incorporation)
term of 5 (five) consecutive years on the Board of the
Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or
Company.
re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force) and
12. To re-appoint Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar as an applicable requirements of the Reserve Bank of India,
Independent Director and in this regard, pass the following approval of the members be and is hereby accorded for
resolution as a Special Resolution: alteration of the Articles of Association of the Company by
inserting the following new Article after existing Article 32:
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections
149 and 152 read with Schedule IV and other applicable "32A. Until such time, the Company remains a promoter
provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) of Jio Payments Bank Limited, no person (other
and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of than the promoters / persons comprising the
Directors) Rules, 2014 and the applicable provisions of the promoter group / persons acting in concert
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations with the promoters and promoter group of the
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (including Company), by himself or along with persons
any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for acting in concert with him, shall acquire equity
the time being in force), Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar (DIN: shares or voting rights of the Company, which
00074119), who was appointed as an Independent Director taken together with equity shares or voting rights
and who holds office of Independent Director up to the already held by him and persons acting in concert
date of this Annual General Meeting and being eligible, with him, would take the aggregate holding
and in respect of whom the Company has received a notice of such person and persons acting in concert
in writing under Section 160 of the Act from a member with him to five percent or more (or such other
proposing his candidature for the office of Director, be and percentage as may be prescribed by the Reserve
is hereby re-appointed as an Independent Director of the Bank of India, from time to time) of the paid-up
Company, not liable to retire by rotation and to hold office equity share capital or total voting rights of the
for a second term of 5 (five) consecutive years on the Board Company without prior approval of the Reserve
of the Company. Bank of India.
13. To appoint Dr. Shumeet Banerji as an Independent Director Explanation: For the purposes of this Article, the
and in this regard, pass the following resolution as an terms promoter, promoter group and persons
Ordinary Resolution: acting in concert shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Securities
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections
and Exchange Board of India (Substantial
149 and 152 read with Schedule IV and other applicable Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,
provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) 2011 for the time being in force.
and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014 and the applicable provisions of the RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all acts
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (including and take all such steps as may be necessary, proper or
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expedient to give effect to this resolution and for matters the Board of Directors of the Company to offer or invite
connected therewith or incidental thereto. subscriptions for secured / unsecured redeemable non-
convertible debentures, in one or more series / tranches, of
15. To ratify the remuneration of Cost Auditors for the financial an aggregate nominal value up to 25,000 crore (Twenty
year ending March 31, 2018 and in this regard, pass the five thousand crore rupees only), on private placement,
following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution: from such persons and on such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors of the Company may, from time to time,
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
determine and consider proper and most beneficial to the
148 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the
Company including, without limitation, as to when the said
Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit
debentures are to be issued, the face value of debentures
and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory
to be issued, the consideration for the issue, mode of
modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time
payment, coupon rate, redemption period, utilization of
being in force), the remuneration, as approved by the
the issue proceeds and all matters connected therewith or
Board of Directors and set out in the Statement annexed
incidental thereto;
to the Notice, to be paid to the Cost Auditors appointed
by the Board of Directors of the Company, to conduct the RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors of
audit of cost records of the Company for the financial year the Company be and is hereby authorised to do all acts
ending March 31, 2018, be and is hereby ratified. and take all such steps as may be necessary, proper or
expedient to give effect to this resolution and for matters
16. To approve offer or invitation to subscribe to Redeemable
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Non-Convertible Debentures on private placement and
in this regard, pass the following resolution as a Special By Order of the Board of Directors
Resolution:
K. Sethuraman
RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of
Group Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Sections 42, 71 and other applicable provisions, if any,
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies Mumbai, June 14, 2017
(Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 and
the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 Registered Office:
(including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point,
thereof, for the time being in force) and subject to the Mumbai 400 021, India
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1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual as a proxy for any other person or shareholder. The
General Meeting (the Meeting) is entitled to holder of proxy shall prove his identity at the time of
appoint a proxy to attend and vote on a poll instead attending the Meeting.
of himself and the proxy need not be a member of the
2. Corporate members intending to send their authorised
Company. The instrument appointing the proxy should,
representative(s) to attend the Meeting are requested to
however, be deposited at the registered office of the
send to the Company a certified true copy of the relevant
Company not less than forty-eight hours before the
Board Resolution together with the specimen signature(s)
commencement of the Meeting.
of the representative(s) authorised under the said Board
A person can act as a proxy on behalf of members Resolution to attend and vote on their behalf at the Meeting.
not exceeding fifty and holding in the aggregate not
3. Attendance slip, proxy form and the route map of the
more than ten percent of the total share capital of the
Company carrying voting rights. A member holding venue of the Meeting are annexed hereto.
more than ten percent of the total share capital of 4. A Statement pursuant to Section 102(1) of the Companies
the Company carrying voting rights may appoint a
Act, 2013 (the Act), relating to the Special Business to be
single person as proxy and such person shall not act
transacted at the Meeting is annexed hereto.
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11. In case of joint holders attending the Meeting, only such
7. Smt. Nita M. Ambani and Shri Hital R. Meswani are
joint holder who is higher in the order of names will be
interested in the Ordinary Resolutions set out at Item Nos.
entitled to vote at the Meeting.
3 and 4, respectively, of the Notice with regard to their
re-appointment. Shri Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman & 12. Relevant documents referred to in the Notice are open for
Managing Director, being related to Smt. Nita M. Ambani inspection by the members at the registered office of the
may be deemed to be interested in the resolution set out at Company on all working days (that is, except Saturdays,
Item No. 3 of the Notice. Shri Nikhil R. Meswani, Executive Sundays and Public Holidays) during business hours up to
Director, being related to Shri Hital R. Meswani may be the date of the Meeting. The aforesaid documents will be
deemed to be interested in the resolution set out at Item also available for inspection by members at the Meeting.
No. 4 of the Notice. Save and except the above, none of
the Directors / Key Managerial Personnel of the Company 13. (a) The Company has fixed July 14, 2017 as the 'Record
/ their relatives are, in any way, concerned or interested, Date' for determining entitlement of members to
financially or otherwise, in the Ordinary Business set out dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2017.
under Item Nos. 1 to 5 of the Notice.
(b) The dividend on equity shares, if declared at the Meeting
8. Details of Directors retiring by rotation / seeking as recommended by the Board of Directors, will be
appointment / re-appointment at the ensuing Meeting credited / despatched between July 21, 2017 and
are provided in the Annexure to the Notice pursuant to July 28, 2017 to those members whose names appear on
the provisions of (i) the Securities and Exchange Board of the Companys Register of Members on the Record Date;
India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) in respect of the shares held in dematerialised mode,
Regulations, 2015 and (ii) Secretarial Standard on General the dividend will be paid to members whose names are
Meetings (SS-2), issued by the Institute of Company furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and
Secretaries of India. Central Depository Services (India) Limited as beneficial
owners as on that date.
9. Keeping in view the requirements set out in the Act, the
Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Company 14. The Companys Registrars & Transfer Agents for its share
have recommended appointment of S R B C & Co., LLP, registry (both, physical as well as electronic) is Karvy
Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 324982E/E300003) Computershare Private Limited (Karvy) having its office at
and D T S & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Registration Karvy Selenium Tower B, Plot 31-32, Gachibowli, Financial
No. 142412W) as Auditors of the Company for a term of 5 District, Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 500032 (Unit: Reliance
Industries Limited).
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15. Members holding shares in electronic mode may note of India (SEBI) for every participant in securities
that bank particulars registered against their respective market.
depository accounts will be used by the Company for
payment of dividend. The Company or Karvy cannot act on b. are advised to make nomination in respect of
any request received directly from the members holding their shareholding in the Company. Nomination
shares in electronic form for any change of bank particulars form (SH-13) is made available in Downloads
or bank mandates. Such changes are to be advised only to section under Investor Relations dropdown on the
the Depository Participant (DP) by the members. Companys website: www.ril.com.
16. Members holding shares in electronic mode are requested 19. Members holding shares in electronic mode:
to intimate any change in their address or bank mandates a. are requested to submit their PAN to their
to their DPs with whom they are maintaining their demat respective DPs with whom they are maintaining
accounts. Members holding shares in physical mode are their demat accounts, as mandated by SEBI for
requested to advise any change in their address or bank every participant in securities market.
mandates to the Company / Karvy.
b. are advised to contact their respective DPs for
17. The Company has transferred the unpaid or unclaimed availing the nomination facility.
dividends declared up to financial years 2008-09, from
Members who hold shares in physical mode in multiple
20.
time to time, to the Investor Education and Protection
folios in identical names or joint holding in the same
Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government.
order of names are requested to send the share
The Company has uploaded the details of unpaid and
certificates to Karvy, for consolidation into a single
unclaimed dividend amounts lying with the Company as
folio.
on September 1, 2016 (date of the previous Annual General
Meeting) on the website of the Company and the same Members who have not registered / updated their
21.
can be accessed through the link: http://www.ril.com/ e-mail addresses with Karvy, if shares are held in
InvestorRelations/ShareholdersInformation.aspx. The said physical mode or with their DPs, if shares are held in
details have also been uploaded on the website of the electronic mode, are requested to do so for receiving
Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the same can be accessed all future communications from the Company including
through the link: www.mca.gov.in. Annual Reports, Notices, Circulars, etc., electronically.
Attention of the members is drawn to the provisions 22. Non-Resident Indian members are requested to inform
of Section 124(6) of the Act which require a company Karvy / respective DPs, immediately of:
to transfer in the name of IEPF Authority all shares in
respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed a) Change in their residential status on return to India for
for 7 (seven) consecutive years or more. permanent settlement.
In accordance with the aforesaid provision of the b) Particulars of their bank account maintained in India
Act read with the Investor Education and Protection with complete name, branch, account type, account
Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and number and address of the bank with pin code
Refund) Rules, 2016, as amended, the Company has number, if not furnished earlier.
already initiated necessary action for transfer of
all shares in respect of which dividend declared for Members are advised to refer to the Shareholders
23.
the financial year 2009-10 or earlier financial years Referencer provided in the Annual Report for guidance
has not been paid or claimed by the members for on securities related matters. The same can also
7 (seven) consecutive years or more. Members are be viewed through the link: http://www.ril.com/
advised to visit the web-link: http://www.ril.com/ InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx.
InvestorRelations/ShareholdersInformation.aspx to
ascertain details of shares liable for transfer in the 24. Members are requested to fill in and send the Feedback
name of IEPF Authority. Form provided in the Annual Report.
NOTICE
The following Statement sets out all material facts relating to of the Board, shall be in addition to the remuneration
the Special Business mentioned in the Notice: under (a) above.
(d) It is clarified that employees stock options granted / to be
ITEM NO. 6 granted to Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil, from time to time, shall
The Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) at its
not be considered as a part of perquisites under (a) above,
meeting held on April 24, 2017 has, subject to approval of
and that the perquisite value of stock options exercised
members, re-appointed Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil
shall be in addition to the remuneration under (a) above.
(DIN: 02460200) as a Whole-time Director, designated as
Executive Director, for a further period of 5 (five) years from the (e) Reimbursement of Expenses:
expiry of his present term, that is, May 15, 2018, on terms and Expenses incurred for travelling, board and lodging
conditions including remuneration as recommended by the including for Shri Pawan Kumar Kapils spouse and
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee attendant(s) during business trips and provision of car(s) for
(the HRNR Committee) of the Board and approved by the use on Companys business and communication expenses
Board. at residence shall be reimbursed at actuals and not
considered as perquisites.
It is proposed to seek members approval for the re-
appointment of and remuneration payable to Shri Pawan Kumar T he overall remuneration payable every year to the Managing
Kapil as a Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director Director and the Whole-time Directors by way of salary,
of the Company, in terms of the applicable provisions of the Act. perquisites and allowances, incentive / bonus / performance
linked incentive, remuneration based on net profits, etc., as
Broad particulars of the terms of re-appointment of and the case may be, shall not exceed in the aggregate 1% (one
remuneration payable to Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil are as under: percent) of the net profits of the Company as computed in the
manner laid down in Section 198 of the Act or any statutory
(a) Salary, Perquisites and Allowances per annum: modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof.
Particulars ( in crore) (f) General:
Salary 0.69 i) The Whole-time Director will perform his duties as
Perquisites and Allowances 0.94 such with regard to all work of the Company and will
manage and attend to such business and carry out the
The perquisites and allowances, as aforesaid, shall orders and directions given by the Board / Managing
include accommodation (furnished or otherwise) or Director from time to time in all respects and conform
house rent allowance in lieu thereof; house maintenance to and comply with all such directions and regulations
allowance together with reimbursement of expenses and as may from time to time be given and made by the
/ or allowances for utilisation of gas, electricity, water, Board / Managing Director and the functions of the
furnishing and repairs, medical assistance and leave travel Whole-time Director will be under the overall authority
concession for self and family including dependents. of the Managing Director.
The said perquisites and allowances shall be evaluated,
ii) The Whole-time Director shall act in accordance with
wherever applicable, as per the provisions of Income
the Articles of Association of the Company and shall
Tax Act, 1961 or any rules thereunder or any statutory
abide by the provisions contained in Section 166 of the
modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof; in the absence
Act with regard to duties of directors.
of any such rules, perquisites and allowances shall be
evaluated at actual cost. iii) The Whole-time Director shall adhere to the
Companys Code of Conduct.
(b) The Companys contribution to provident fund,
superannuation or annuity fund, gratuity payable and iv) The office of the Whole-time Director may be
encashment of leave, as per the rules of the Company, shall terminated by the Company or by him by giving the
be in addition to the remuneration under (a) above. other 3 (three) months prior notice in writing.
(c) Increment in salary, perquisites and allowances and Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil has attained age of seventy years
remuneration by way of incentive / bonus / performance on September 1, 2015. Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil has rich and
linked incentive, payable to Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil, as may varied experience in the industry and has been involved in the
be determined by the Board and / or the HRNR Committee operations of the Company. It would be in the interest of the
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Company to continue to avail of his considerable expertise and Director of the Company, in terms of the applicable provisions
to re-appoint Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil as a Whole-time Director. of the Act.
Accordingly, approval of the members is sought for passing a
Special Resolution for re-appointment of Shri Pawan Kumar Broad particulars of the terms of re-appointment of and
Kapil as a Whole-time Director, as set out in Part-I of Schedule remuneration payable to Shri Nikhil R. Meswani are as under:
V to the Act as also under sub-section (3) of Section 196 of the
Act.
(a) Salary, Perquisites and Allowances per annum:
Particulars ( in crore)
Save and except as provided in the foregoing paragraph, Shri Salary 1.80
Pawan Kumar Kapil satisfies all the other conditions set out in Perquisites and Allowances 3.50
Part-I of Schedule V to the Act as also conditions set out under
sub-section (3) of Section 196 of the Act for being eligible for his The perquisites and allowances, as aforesaid, shall
re-appointment. He is not disqualified from being appointed as include accommodation (furnished or otherwise) or
Director in terms of Section 164 of the Act. house rent allowance in lieu thereof; house maintenance
allowance together with reimbursement of expenses and
The above may be treated as a written memorandum setting / or allowances for utilisation of gas, electricity, water,
out the terms of re-appointment of Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil furnishing and repairs, medical assistance and leave travel
under Section 190 of the Act. concession for self and family including dependents.
The said perquisites and allowances shall be evaluated,
Details of Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil are provided in the wherever applicable, as per the provisions of Income
Annexure to the Notice pursuant to the provisions of (i) the Tax Act, 1961 or any rules thereunder or any statutory
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof; in the absence
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and (ii) Secretarial of any such rules, perquisites and allowances shall be
Standard on General Meetings (SS-2), issued by the Institute of evaluated at actual cost.
Company Secretaries of India.
(b) The Companys contribution to provident fund,
Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil is interested in the resolution set out at superannuation or annuity fund, gratuity payable and
Item No. 6 of the Notice. encashment of leave, as per the rules of the Company, shall
be in addition to the remuneration under (a) above.
The relatives of Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil may be deemed to (c) Increment in salary, perquisites and allowances and
be interested in the resolution set out at Item No. 6 of the remuneration based on net profits or by way of incentive /
Notice, to the extent of their shareholding interest, if any, in the bonus / performance linked incentive payable to Shri Nikhil
Company. R. Meswani, as may be determined by the Board and / or
the HRNR Committee of the Board, shall be in addition to
Save and except the above, none of the other Directors / Key
the remuneration under (a) above.
Managerial Personnel of the Company / their relatives are, in
any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the (d) It is clarified that employees stock options granted / to be
aforementioned resolution. granted to Shri Nikhil R. Meswani, from time to time, shall
not be considered as a part of perquisites under (a) above
The Board commends the Special Resolution set out at Item No. and that the perquisite value of stock options exercised
6 of the Notice for approval by the members. shall be in addition to the remuneration under (a) above.
(e) Remuneration based on net profits:
ITEM NO. 7 In addition to the salary, perquisites and allowances as
The Board of Directors of the Company ("the Board") at its set out above, Shri Nikhil R. Meswani shall be entitled
meeting held on April 24, 2017 has, subject to approval of to receive remuneration based on net profits. Such
members, re-appointed Shri Nikhil R. Meswani (DIN: 00001620) remuneration based on net profits payable to him as also
as a Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director, for to the Managing Director and other Whole-time Directors
a further period of 5 (five) years from the expiry of his present of the Company will be determined by the Board and / or
term, that is, June 30, 2018 on terms and conditions including the HRNR Committee of the Board for each financial year.
remuneration as recommended by the Human Resources,
Nomination and Remuneration Committee (the HRNR (f) Reimbursement of Expenses:
Committee) of the Board and approved by the Board. Expenses incurred for travelling, board and lodging
including for Shri Nikhil R. Meswanis spouse and
It is proposed to seek the members approval for the re- attendant(s) during business trips and provision of car(s) for
appointment of and remuneration payable to Shri Nikhil R. use on Companys business and communication expenses
Meswani as a Whole-time Director, designated as Executive at residence shall be reimbursed at actuals and not
considered as perquisites.
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T he overall remuneration payable every year to the Managing S ave and except the above, none of the other Directors / Key
Director and the Whole-time Directors by way of salary, Managerial Personnel of the Company / their relatives are, in
perquisites and allowances, incentive / bonus / performance any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in the
linked incentive, remuneration based on net profits, etc., as aforementioned resolution.
the case may be, shall not exceed in the aggregate 1% (one T he Board commends the Ordinary Resolution set out at Item
percent) of the net profits of the Company as computed in the No. 7 of the Notice for approval by the members.
manner laid down in Section 198 of the Act or any statutory
modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof. ITEM NOS. 8, 9, 10, 11 AND 12
(g) General: Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi (DIN: 00001879), Prof. Ashok Misra
i) The Whole-time Director will perform his duties as (DIN: 00006051), Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta (DIN: 00001963),
such with regard to all work of the Company and will Prof. Dipak C. Jain (DIN: 00228513) and Dr. Raghunath A.
manage and attend to such business and carry out the Mashelkar (DIN: 00074119) were appointed as Independent
orders and directions given by the Board / Managing Directors on the Board of the Company pursuant to the
Director from time to time in all respects and conform provisions of Section 149 of the Act read with the Companies
to and comply with all such directions and regulations (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and
as may from time to time be given and made by the the erstwhile Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the stock
Board / Managing Director and the functions of the exchanges. They hold office as Independent Directors of the
Whole-time Director will be under the overall authority Company up to the conclusion / date of the ensuing Annual
of the Managing Director. General Meeting of the Company (first term in line with the
explanation to Sections 149(10) and 149(11) of the Act).
ii) The Whole-time Director shall act in accordance with
the Articles of Association of the Company and shall The Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration
abide by the provisions contained in Section 166 of the Committee of the Board of Directors, on the basis of the report
Act with regard to duties of directors. of performance evaluation of Independent Directors, has
recommended re-appointment of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof.
iii) The Whole-time Director shall adhere to the
Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr.
Companys Code of Conduct.
Raghunath A. Mashelkar as Independent Directors for a second
iv) The office of the Whole-time Director may be term of 5 (five) consecutive years on the Board of the Company.
terminated by the Company or by him by giving the
The Board, based on the performance evaluation of
other 3 (three) months prior notice in writing.
Independent Directors and as per the recommendation of the
S hri Nikhil R. Meswani satisfies all the conditions set out in Part-I Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
of Schedule V to the Act as also conditions set out under sub- considers that, given their background and experience and
section (3) of Section 196 of the Act for being eligible for his contributions made by them during their tenure, the continued
re-appointment. He is not disqualified from being appointed as association of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri
Director in terms of Section 164 of the Act. Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath
T he above may be treated as a written memorandum setting A. Mashelkar would be beneficial to the Company and it is
out the terms of re-appointment of Shri Nikhil R. Meswani under desirable to continue to avail their services as Independent
Section 190 of the Act. Directors. Accordingly, it is proposed to re-appoint Shri
etails of Shri Nikhil R. Meswani are provided in the Annexure
D Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L.
to the Notice pursuant to the provisions of (i) the Securities and Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure as Independent Directors of the Company, not liable to retire
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and (ii) Secretarial Standard by rotation and to hold office for a second term of 5 (five)
on General Meetings (SS-2), issued by the Institute of consecutive years on the Board of the Company.
Company Secretaries of India. Section 149 of the Act and provisions of the Securities and
S hri Nikhil R. Meswani is interested in the resolution set out Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
at Item No. 7 of the Notice. Shri Hital R. Meswani, a Whole- Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations) inter
time Director, being related to Shri Nikhil R. Meswani may be alia prescribe that an independent director of a company shall
deemed to be interested in the resolution set out at Item No. 7 meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6)
of the Notice. of the Act.
T he other relatives of Shri Nikhil R. Meswani may be deemed Section 149(10) of the Act provides that an independent
to be interested in the resolution set out at Item No. 7 of the director shall hold office for a term of up to five consecutive
Notice, to the extent of their shareholding interest, if any, in the years on the Board and shall be eligible for re-appointment on
Company. passing a special resolution by the company and disclosure of
such appointment in its Boards report. Section 149(11) provides
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that an independent director may hold office for up to two The Board commends the Special Resolutions set out at Item
consecutive terms. Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Notice for approval by the
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. members.
Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar are
not disqualified from being appointed as Directors in terms of ITEM NO.13
Section 164 of the Act and have given their consent to act as In accordance with the provisions of Section 149 read with
Directors. Schedule IV to the Act, appointment of an Independent
The Company has received notices in writing from a member Director requires approval of members. Based on the
along with the deposit of requisite amount under Section 160 recommendation of the Human Resources, Nomination and
of the Act proposing the candidature of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors has proposed
Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain that Dr. Shumeet Banerji (DIN: 02787784), be appointed as an
and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar for the office of Independent Independent Director on the Board of the Company.
Directors of the Company. The appointment of Dr. Shumeet Banerji, shall be effective upon
The Company has also received declarations from Shri Yogendra approval by the members in the Meeting.
P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak The Company has received a notice in writing from a member
C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar that they meet with the along with the deposit of requisite amount under Section 160
criteria of independence as prescribed both under sub-section of the Act proposing the candidature of Dr. Shumeet Banerji
(6) of Section 149 of the Act and under the Listing Regulations. for the office of Director of the Company. Dr. Shumeet Banerji
In the opinion of the Board, Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok is not disqualified from being appointed as a Director in terms
Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. of Section 164 of the Act and has given his consent to act as
Raghunath A. Mashelkar fulfil the conditions for appointment a Director. The Company has received a declaration from Dr.
as Independent Directors as specified in the Act and the Listing Shumeet Banerji that he meets the criteria of independence
Regulations. Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri as prescribed both under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of
Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. the Act and under the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Mashelkar are independent of the management. (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
Details of Directors whose re-appointment as Independent 2015 ("Listing Regulations"). In the opinion of the Board, Dr.
Directors is proposed at Item Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, are Shumeet Banerji fulfils the conditions for his appointment
provided in the Annexure to the Notice pursuant to the as an Independent Director as specified in the Act and the
provisions of (i) the Listing Regulations and (ii) Secretarial Listing Regulations. Dr. Shumeet Banerji is independent of the
Standard on General Meetings (SS-2), issued by the Institute of management and possesses appropriate skills, experience and
Company Secretaries of India. knowledge.
Copy of draft letters of appointment of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Details of Dr. Shumeet Banerji are provided in the Annexure
Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain to the Notice pursuant to the provisions of (i) the Listing
and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar setting out the terms and Regulations and (ii) Secretarial Standard on General Meetings
conditions of appointment are available for inspection by the (SS-2), issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
members at the registered office of the Company. Copy of draft letter of appointment of Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri Mansingh L. setting out the terms and conditions of appointment is
Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar are available for inspection by the members at the registered office
interested in the resolutions set out respectively at Item Nos. of the Company.
8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Notice with regard to their respective None of the Directors / Key Managerial Personnel of the
re-appointments. Company / their relatives are, in any way, concerned or
The relatives of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi, Prof. Ashok Misra, Shri interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at
Mansingh L. Bhakta, Prof. Dipak C. Jain and Dr. Raghunath A. Item No. 13 of the Notice.
Mashelkar may be deemed to be interested in the respective This statement may also be regarded as an appropriate
resolutions to the extent of their shareholding interest, if any, in disclosure under the Listing Regulations.
the Company. The Board commends the Ordinary Resolution set out at Item
Save and except the above, none of the other Directors / Key No. 13 of the Notice for approval by the members.
Managerial Personnel of the Company / their relatives are, in
any way, concerned or interested, financially or otherwise, in
these resolutions.
This statement may also be regarded as an appropriate
disclosure under the Listing Regulations.
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NOTICE
ITEM NO. 15
The Board, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approved the appointment and remuneration of the Cost Auditors
to conduct the audit of the cost records of the Company across various segments, for the financial year ending March 31, 2018 as
per the following details:
( in lakh)
Sr. No. Name of the Cost Auditor Industry Audit fees
Diwanji & Co. Electricity and Chemicals 8.81
K. G. Goyal & Associates Chemicals 3.80
V. J. Talati & Co. Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Polyester 8.67
Kiran J. Mehta & Co. Textiles and Electricity 3.85
Shri Suresh D. Shenoy Polyester, Chemicals and Petroleum 8.00
V. Kumar & Associates Polyester 5.47
Shome & Banerjee Oil & Gas and Chemicals 8.65
Dilip M. Malkar & Co. Chemicals 6.66
Shome & Banerjee (Lead Auditor) Lead Audit Fees 7.35
Total 61.26
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Act interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at
read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the Item No. 15 of the Notice.
remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors as recommended
by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board, has to be The Board commends the Ordinary Resolution set out at Item
ratified by the members of the Company. No. 15 of the Notice for approval by the members.
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year from September 1, 2016. The members may note that the the Notice. This enabling resolution authorises the Board of
Company has not made any private placement of redeemable Directors of the Company to offer or invite subscription for
non-convertible debentures pursuant to the said authorisation. redeemable non-convertible debentures, as may be required
by the Company, from time to time and as set out herein, for a
The Board may, at an appropriate time, consider offering or period of 1 (one) year from the date of passing this resolution.
inviting subscriptions for secured/ unsecured redeemable
non-convertible debentures, in one or more series / tranches None of the Directors / Key Managerial Personnel of the
on private placement, issuable / redeemable at par, in order Company / their relatives are, in any way, concerned or
to augment long-term resources for financing inter alia interested, financially or otherwise, in the resolution set out at
the ongoing capital expenditure and for general corporate Item No. 16 of the Notice.
purposes.
The Board commends the Special Resolution set out at Item No.
Section 71 of the Act which deals with the issue of debentures 16 of the Notice for approval by the members.
read with Section 42 of the Act which deals with the offer
or invitation for subscription of securities of a company on By Order of the Board of Directors
private placement and Rule 14 of the Companies (Prospectus K. Sethuraman
and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014 provide that a Group Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
company which intends to make a private placement of its
Mumbai, June 14, 2017
non-convertible debentures, shall, before making an offer or
invitation for subscription, obtain approval of its shareholders Registered Office:
by means of a special resolution. It shall be sufficient if the 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point,
company passes a special resolution only once in a year for all Mumbai 400 021, India
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during the year. Website: www.ril.com E-mail: [email protected]
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Keeping in view the above, consent of the members is sought
for passing the Special Resolution as set out at Item No. 16 of
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DETAILS OF DIRECTORS RETIRING BY ROTATION / SEEKING APPOINTMENT /
RE-APPOINTMENT AT THE ENSUING ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE
Particulars Smt. Nita M. Ambani Shri Hital R. Meswani Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil Shri Nikhil R. Meswani
Age 54 years 48 years 71 years 51 years
Qualifications Commerce Graduate from Honours in Management & Technology Chemical Engineer Chemical Engineer from UDCT (now
Mumbai University, Programme from University of known as Institute of Chemical
Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Technology), Mumbai
Diploma in Early Childhood
Education Bachelor of Science in Chemical
Engineering from School of Engineering
Reliance Industries Limited
paid conditions the Notice convening Annual General 7 of the Notice convening Annual
Meeting on July 21, 2017 read with General Meeting on July 21, 2017
explanatory statement thereto; and read with explanatory statement
the resolution at item no. 12 passed thereto; and the resolution at item
by the shareholders at the Annual no. 12 passed by the shareholders at
General Meeting held on June 18, 2014 the Annual General Meeting held on
June 18, 2014
Date of first appointment on the June 18, 2014 August 4, 1995 May 16, 2010 June 26, 1986
Board
Shareholding in the 33,98,146 16,11,886 33,499 16,78,374
Company as on March 31,
2017
Relationship with other Spouse of Shri Mukesh D. Brother of Shri Nikhil R. Meswani and Not related to any Director / Key Brother of Shri Hital R. Meswani and
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Personnel to any other Director / Key Managerial Personnel Key Managerial Personnel
CORPORATE
Managerial Personnel
Number of meetings of the 4 6 5 6
Board attended during the
year
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Particulars Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi Prof. Ashok Misra Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Age 88 years 69 years 85 years 60 years
448
Qualifications B.Com., LL.B. (Advocate) B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Advocate and Solicitor M.S. in Mathematical Statistics
IIT Kanpur, from Guwahati University, NOTICE
M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Ph.D. in Marketing from
Tufts University, Massachusetts, University of Texas, U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Ph.D. in Polymer Science &
Engineering from University of
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Experience (including Leading Advocate and Solicitor Prof. Ashok Misra is an academician Leading Advocate and Solicitor Distinguished teacher
Reliance Industries Limited
Life is Beautiful. Life is Digital.
expertise in specific having vast experience on and Professor of Engineering, having having vast experience in general and scholar. Former Dean
functional area) / Brief matters relating to taxation. vast experience in the arena of laws, and corporate and securities of Kellogg School of
Resume Please refer Companys Higher Technical education. He is laws. Please refer Companys website: Management, Northwestern
website: www.ril.com for a Fellow of the National Academy www.ril.com for detailed profile. University, Illinois, Chicago,
detailed profile. of Science, India and the National U.S.A. Please refer Companys
Academy of Engineering. His website: www.ril.com for
outstanding contributions have detailed profile.
earned him many accolades. Please
refer Companys website: www.ril.
com for detailed profile.
Terms and Conditions As per the resolution at item As per the resolution at item no. As per the resolution at item no. As per the resolution at item
of Appointment / Re- no. 8 of the Notice convening 9 of the Notice convening Annual 10 of the Notice convening Annual no. 11 of the Notice convening
appointment Annual General Meeting General Meeting on July 21, 2017 General Meeting on July 21, 2017 Annual General Meeting
on July 21, 2017 read with read with explanatory statement read with explanatory statement on July 21, 2017 read with
explanatory statement thereto thereto thereto explanatory statement thereto
Remuneration last drawn 1.66 crore 1.49 crore 1.44 crore 1.44 crore
(including sitting fee, if
any)
Remuneration proposed As per the resolution at item no. As per the resolution at item no. 11 As per the resolution at item no. 11 As per the resolution at
to be paid 11 passed by the shareholders passed by the shareholders at the passed by the shareholders at the item no. 11 passed by the
at the Annual General Meeting Annual General Meeting held on Annual General Meeting held on shareholders at the Annual
held on June 18, 2014 June 18, 2014 June 18, 2014 General Meeting held on June
18, 2014
Date of first appointment April 16, 1992 April 27, 2005 September 27, 1977 August 4, 2005
on the Board
Shareholding in the 27,984 2,300 3,36,000 -
Company as on March
31, 2017
Relationship with Not related to any Director / Not related to any Director / Key Not related to any Director / Key Not related to any Director /
other Directors / Key Key Managerial Personnel Managerial Personnel Managerial Personnel Key Managerial Personnel
Managerial Personnel
Number of meetings 6 6 5 5
of the Board attended
during the year
Integrated Annual Report 2016-17
Particulars Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi Prof. Ashok Misra Shri Mansingh L. Bhakta Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Notice
Directorships of other Zodiac Clothing Company Jubilant Life Sciences Limited - Reliance Jio Infocomm
Boards as on March Limited Kirloskar Electric Company Limited Limited
31, 2017 The Supreme Industries Kelbuzz Trading Private Limited Reliance Retail Ventures
Limited SKG Terra Promenade Private Limited
New Consolidated Limited John Deere & Company
Construction Company Kesvik Developers Private Limited (incorporated outside India)
Limited Northern Trust Company
Emami Limited (incorporated outside India)
Sai Service Private Limited Global Logistic Properties
Trivedi Consultants Private (incorporated outside India)
Limited
Federation of Indian
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Particulars Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Age 74 years 57 years
450
Qualifications Chemical Engineer and Ph.D. from UDCT BA and MBA, University of Delhi; PhD, Kellogg School of Management,
(now known as Institute of Chemical Northwestern University, Illinois, Chicago, U.S.A. NOTICE
Technology), Mumbai,
FRS, London,
FREng, London,
FIChemE
Experience (including expertise in specific Eminent Chemical Engineering scientist, Shri Shumeet Banerji is the founder of Condorcet, LP an advisory and
functional area) / Brief Resume an awardee of the Padma Shri (1991), the investment firm specializing in developing early stage companies. Shri
Padma Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Banerji retired from Booz & Company in 2013 after a 20 year career at
Reliance Industries Limited
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Vibhushan (2014). the firm and its predecessor Booz, Allen, Hamilton. He was the founding
Chief Executive Officer of Booz & Company. In 2007-08 he co-led the
Former Director-General of Council for
conception, design, and execution of the historic deal separating Booz,
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Allen, Hamilton, selling the government business to the Carlyle Group
Former President of Indian National Science and spinning off the global strategy consulting division as Booz &
Academy (INSA) and Institution of Chemical Company.
Engineers, U.K.
Shri Banerji currently serves on the Board of Directors of HP Inc.
President of Global Research Alliance and (USA), Innocoll (Ireland), Felix Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) and Reliance
National Innovation Foundation. Please Jio Infocomm Limited (India) and serves as a senior advisor to
refer Companys website: www.ril.com for Proteus Digital Health (USA), Berg Health (USA), Tala Energy (UK)
detailed profile. and Absolutdata (USA). He serves on the Panel of Senior Advisers of
Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs, UK), the
Advisory Board of One Mind (USA), and the Advisory Board of the Global
Economic Symposium (Germany).
He was a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago's Graduate
School of Business before joining Booz, Allen, Hamilton. He received his
Ph.D. from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
where he has previously served on the Deans Advisory Board.
Terms and Conditions of Appointment / Re- As per the resolution at item no. 12 of the As per the resolution at item no. 13 of the Notice convening Annual
appointment Notice convening Annual General Meeting on General Meeting on July 21, 2017 read with explanatory statement
July 21, 2017 read with explanatory statement thereto
thereto
Remuneration last drawn (including sitting fees, 1.57 crore -
if any)
Remuneration proposed to be paid As per the resolution at item no. 11 passed As per the resolution at item no. 11 passed by the shareholders at the
by the shareholders at the Annual General Annual General Meeting held on June 18, 2014
Meeting held on June 18, 2014
Date of first appointment on the Board June 9, 2007 -
Shareholding in the Company as on March 31,
-- -
2017
Relationship with other Directors/ Key Not related to any Director / Key Managerial Not related to any Director / Key Managerial Personnel
Managerial Personnel Personnel
Number of meetings of the Board attended
Integrated Annual Report 2016-17
4 -
during the year
Particulars Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Directorships of other Boards as on March 31, Thermax Limited Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
Notice
2017 Tata Motors Limited Felix Pharmaceuticals Private Limited (incorporated outside
KPIT Technologies Limited India)
Piramal Enterprises Limited HP Inc. (Formerly, Hewlett Packard Company Inc.) (incorporated
TAL Manufacturing Solutions Limited outside India)
Sakal Papers Private Limited Berg Health LLC (incorporated outside India)
Vyome Biosciences Private Limited Proteus Digital Health, Inc. (incorporated outside India)
Invictus Oncology Private Limited Tala Energy Private Limited (incorporated outside India)
International Longevity Centre India Innocoll Holdings Plc (Formerly, Innocoll AG) (incorporated
(Section 8 company) outside India)
Gharda Scientific Research Foundation
(Section 8 company)
Gharda Medical & Advanced Technologies
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I/We being the member(s) of shares of Reliance Industries Limited, hereby appoint:
1) of having e-mail id or failing him
2) of having e-mail id or failing him
3) of having e-mail id
and whose signature(s) are appended below as my/our proxy to attend and vote (on a poll) for me/us and on my/our behalf at the
Fortieth Annual General Meeting (Post - IPO) of the members of the Company to be held on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Birla
Matushri Sabhagar, 19, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, Near Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020
and at any adjournment thereof in respect of such resolutions as are indicated below:
** I wish my above proxy to vote in the manner as indicated in the box below:
Resolutions For Against
1. Consider and adopt:
a) Audited Financial Statement for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and the Reports of the Board of
Directors and Auditors thereon
b) Audited Consolidated Financial Statement for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and the Report of
Auditors thereon
2. Declaration of dividend on equity shares
3. Re-appointment of Smt. Nita M. Ambani, a Director retiring by rotation
4. Re-appointment of Shri Hital R. Meswani, a Director retiring by rotation
5. Appointment of Auditors and fixing their remuneration
6. Re-appointment of Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil as a Whole-time Director
7. Re-appointment of Shri Nikhil R. Meswani as a Whole-time Director
8. Re-appointment of Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi as an Independent Director
Affix a
Signed this..................... day of..................2017 Revenue
Signature of shareholder Stamp
Signature of first proxy holder Signature of second proxy holder Signature of third proxy holder
Notes:
1) This form of proxy in order to be effective should be duly completed and deposited at the Registered Office of the
Company, not less than forty-eight hours before the commencement of the Meeting.
2) A proxy need not be a member of the Company and shall prove his identity at the time of attending the Meeting.
3) A person can act as a proxy on behalf of members not exceeding fifty and holding in the aggregate not more than 10% of the
total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights. A Member holding more than 10% of the total share capital of the
Company carrying voting rights may appoint a single person as proxy and such person shall not act as a proxy for any other
person or shareholder.
** 4) This is only optional. Please put a in the appropriate column against the resolutions indicated in the Box. If you leave the
For or Against column blank against any or all the resolutions, your Proxy will be entitled to vote (on poll) at the Meeting in
the manner he/she thinks appropriate.
5) Appointing a proxy does not prevent a member from attending the Meeting in person if he / she so wishes. When a Member
appoints a Proxy and both the Member and Proxy attend the Meeting, the Proxy will stand automatically revoked.
6) In the case of jointholders, the signature of any one holder will be sufficient, but names of all the jointholders should be
stated.
7) This form of proxy shall be signed by the appointer or his attorney duly authorized in writing, or if the appointer is a body
corporate, be under its seal or be signed by an officer or an attorney duly authorized by it.
8) This form of proxy will be valid only if it is duly complete in all respects, properly stamped and submitted as per the applicable
law. Incomplete form or form which remains unstamped or inadequately stamped or form upon which the stamps have not
been cancelled will be treated as invalid.
9) Undated proxy form will not be considered valid.
10) If Company receives multiple proxies for the same holdings of a member, the proxy which is dated last will be considered
valid; if they are not dated or bear the same date without specific mention of time, all such multiple proxies will be treated as
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2016-17
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COMPANYS WEBSITE Presentation
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Conduct of Annual General Meeting
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payment through ECS
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BUSINESS REPLY INLAND LETTER
To,
Sandeep Deshmukh
Vice President - Corporate Secretarial
Reliance Industries Limited
C/o. Karvy Computershare Private Limited
Karvy Selenium Tower B, Plot No. 31-32, Gachibowli,
Financial District, Nanakramguda,
Hyderabad - 500 032
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Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre
We believe the customer is the We believe that without respecting We believe the success and reputation
reason for our existence and the only all our stakeholders there can be no of the company is paramount. Having
guarantee to our future. Everything Reliance. We acknowledge that there an ownership mindset is fundamental
that we do must delight our customer, may be a difference of perspectives but to our existence. It creates a sense of
each time and always. there must always be respect. inspiration and purpose. It enables
accountability and accomplishment.
It ensures our strong commitment to
the highest standards of safety and
environment.
We are committed to excellence, in Whatever the strength of the Upholding our reputation is paramount
spirit and action. We believe everything individual, we will accomplish more as we are judged by how we act. We
that we do and everything we think together. We put the team ahead of are committed to be truthful in all
can always get better. We see all of our personal success and commit to our actions. We strive to be honest
our activities in terms of our higher building its capability. We trust each and forthright with one another and
purpose and ideals, which drives our other to deliver on our respective with all our stakeholders. We respect
quest for excellence, always. obligations. the world in which we operate. It
begins with compliance with laws and
regulations. We hold ourselves to the
highest ethical standards and behave
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