Operating leases

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Disclosure of Operating leases [Abstract]

Disclosure of leases [text block]

30. Operating leases

The Group leases office buildings and other equipment under operating lease arrangements that are renewable on a periodic basis at the option of both the lessor and the lessee. Some of the leases include rent escalation clauses. Rental expenses under these leases were ₹ 463,283, ₹ 424,829 and ₹ 400,026 for the years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 respectively. The schedule of future minimum rental payments in respect of operating leases is set out below:

As at March 31, 2018
Lease obligations	Total		Less than 1 year		1-5 years		More than 5 years
Non-cancellable operating lease obligations		990,859		112,358		491,948		386,553

As at March 31, 2017
Lease obligations	Total		Less than 1 year		1-5 years		More than 5 years
Non-cancellable operating lease obligations		1,102,328		111,469		477,441		513,418

Operating lease income:

The company has given plant and machinery under operating lease arrangements to its customers the period of which are generally up to 5 years. The schedule of minimum lease rental incomes in respect of these operating lease arrangements are given below:

	As at		As at
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Receivables not later than one year		17,472		207,266
Receivables later than one year and not later than five years		27,853		23,746
		45,325		231,012