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           2.   Changes in the fair value of plan assets:                                                                          4.   Changes in the fair value of plan assets:
                                                                                                      ` in crore                                                                                                              ` in crore
                                                  As at March 31, 2023              As at March 31, 2022                                                                                                          As at          As at
                                                      Post                              Post                                        Particulars                                                           March 31, 2023   March 31, 2022
           Particulars                           retirement   Directors'   Family   retirement   Directors'   Family                                                                                           Gratuity       Gratuity
                                          Gratuity         retirement   benefit  Gratuity    retirement  benefit
                                                   medical                           medical                                        Government of India Securities (Quoted)                                           4             6
                                                   benefits  obligations  scheme     benefits  obligations scheme                   Corporate Bonds (Quoted)                                                          -              -
           At the beginning of the year        91        -         -      -      84        -         -      -                       Fund Managed by Life Insurance Corporation of India (Unquoted)                   87            85
           Interest on plan assets              6        -         -      -       5        -         -      -                       Others                                                                            -             *
           Employer's contributions             3        -         -      -      10        -         -      -                       Total                                                                            91            91
           Remeasurement gain/(loss)                                                                                               Each year an Asset-Liability-Matching study is performed in which the consequences of the strategic investment policies are analysed
           Annual return on plan assets less interest    2    -      -      -      2       -         -      -                      in terms of risk-and-return profiles. Investment and contribution policies are integrated within this study.
           on plan assets
           Benefits paid                      (11)       -         -      -      (10)      -         -      -                      5.   Risk Exposure:
           Value of plan assets at the end of the year   91    -      -      -     91      -         -      -                          Through its defined benefit plans, the Company is exposed to a number of risks, the most significant of which are detailed below :
           (Asset)/liability (net)             (5)      64       66      11     (3)       71       52      11                       Investment risk :    If future investment returns on assets are lower than assumed in valuation, the scheme's assets will be
                                                                                                                                                         lower, and the funding level higher than expected.
           3.   Net employee benefit expense for the year:                                                                          Changes in bond yields :  A decrease in yields will increase plan liabilities, although this will be partially offset by an increase in
                                                                                                      ` in crore                                         the value of the plans' bond holdings.
                                                Year ended March 31, 2023         Year ended March 31, 2022                         Longevity risk :     If improvements in life expectancy are greater than assumed, the cost of benefits will increase
                                                      Post           Family             Post                                                             because pensions are paid for longer than expected. This will mean the funding level will be higher
           Particulars                           retirement   Directors'           retirement   Directors'   Family                                      than expected.
                                          Gratuity         retirement   benefit  Gratuity    retirement  benefit                    Inflation risk :
                                                   medical   obligations  scheme     medical                                                             If inflation is greater than assumed, the cost of benefits will increase as pension increases and deferred
                                                   benefits                          benefits  obligations scheme                                        revaluations are linked to inflation.
           Current service cost                 4        2        1       1       4        2        1       1                      6.    Assumptions used in accounting for gratuity, post retirement medical benefits, directors' retirement obligations and
           Past service cost                    -        -        13      -       -        -         -      -                          family benefit scheme:
           Interest on defined benefit obligation (net)   -      5    4    1      -        5        3       1
           Components of defined benefits       4        7       18       2       4        7        4       2                                                                     Gratuity and    Post retirement   Directors'    Family benefit
           costs recognised in the Standalone                                                                                       Particulars                                  Compensated    medical benefits  retirement    scheme
           Statement of Profit and Loss                                                                                                                                             absences                   obligations
           Remeasurement                                                                                                            Discount rate            As at March 31, 2023      7.45%          7.45%        7.45%        7.45%
           Actuarial (gain) / loss arising from:                                                                                                             As at March 31, 2022      7.00%          7.00%        7.00%        7.00%
           - Change in financial assumptions   (2)      (4)      (3)      -      (3)      (6)      (3)      -                       Increase in Compensation cost  As at March 31, 2023  7.50%           NA        7.50%        7.50%
           - Experience changes                 1       (8)       2      (1)      -       (8)       1       -                                                As at March 31, 2022      7.50%             NA        7.50%        7.50%
           Return on plan assets less interest on    (2)   -       -      -      (2)       -         -      -                       Healthcare cost increase rate  As at March 31, 2023   NA         10.00%        8.00%           NA
           plan assets                                                                                                                                       As at March 31, 2022         NA         10.00%        8.00%           NA
           Components of defined benefits costs    (3)   (12)    (1)     (1)    (5)      (14)      (2)      -                       Pension increase rate    As at March 31, 2023         NA             NA        6.00%           NA
           recognised in Other Comprehensive                                                                                                                 As at March 31, 2022         NA             NA        6.00%           NA
           Income                                                                                                                  (a)   Discount rate is based on the prevailing market yields of Indian Government securities as at the Balance Sheet date for the
           Net benefit expense                  1       (5)      17       1     (1)      (7)        2       2
                                                                                                                                       estimated term of the obligations.
                                                                                                                                   (b)    The estimates of future salary increases considered in actuarial valuation take into account the inflation, seniority, promotion
                                                                                                                                       and other relevant factors.











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