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Corporate 
Overview

Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

We Care

For an inclusive ecosystem
For digital transformation
For sustainable value creation

For an empowered workforce
For a greener planet
For societal well-being

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)  
is a Fortune 500 company 
and the largest private sector 
corporation in India.

With a strongly integrated energy business and 
the most expansive digital and retail footprint in 
the country, RIL is India’s largest corporate value 
creator and the highest valued company. 

RIL has always strived to positively touch lives 
and empower society. Inspired by its ethos 
of We Care, RIL has been driving inclusion, 
democratising connectivity and caring for the 
community and environment.

India’s largest company

BY MARKET CAPITALISATION

`17,81,841 crore

BY REVENUE

`7,92,756 crore

BY NET PROFIT

`67,845 crore

EXPORTS

`2,54,970 crore

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

`1,186 crore

CSR contribution

EMPLOYMENT CREATION

2,32,822

New jobs created

Table of Contents

Corporate Overview

Management Review

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6 

8 

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16 

18 

Reliance at a Glance

Stakeholder Value-creation

Key Performance Indicators

 Chairman and Managing  
Director's Statement

 We Care for an Inclusive 
Ecosystem

 We Care for Digital 
Transformation

 We Care for Sustainable  
Value Creation

20 

 We Care for a Greener Planet

24  COVID-19 Response

26  Board of Directors

28  Value-creation Model

30  Strategy

32  ESG

34  Reliance Foundation

36  We Nurture Startup Ecosystem

40  10-year Financial Highlights

42  Management Discussion  

and Analysis 

150  Integrated Approach to  
Sustainable Growth

44 

 Financial Performance  
and Review

54  Business Overview

RETAI

L

PG 54

DIGITAL 
SERVICES

PG 72

152  Extending 'Care' during COVID-19

155   Reliance's Integrated Approach 

to ESG Governance

162   Responding to the  
Material Issues

166  Driving ESG Growth in Reliance

168
Natural Capital

176
Human Capital

188
Manufactured Capital

194
Intellectual Capital

MEDI  AND
ENTERTAINMENT

PG 86

202
Social and Relationship Capital

The icons presented above have been used 
throughout the report for cross-referencing 
the relevant capitals.

IL TO
CHEMICALS

Financial Capital
Read Financial Performance  

and Review for more details

PG 44

PG 98

216   Independent Assurance on 
Sustainability Disclosures

OIL AND G S
E&P

Governance

218  Report on Corporate Governance

266 Board’s Report

PG 122

Financial Statements

297  Standalone

380 Consolidated

About this Report

Reporting Suite

The Reliance Integrated Annual Report has been prepared in 
alignment with the Integrated Reporting  Framework laid 
down by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), 
now the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF). In preparing the 
Report, GRI Standards, National Voluntary Guidelines (NVGs), 
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and 
13 other frameworks were referenced. The Report outlines RIL’s 
commitment to stakeholder value creation, and defines the 
actions taken and outcomes achieved for its stakeholders.

Attending the 45th AGM Online
RIL invites the participation of all shareholders to its 45th Annual 
General Meeting (AGM), to be held on 29th August, 2022.

Online Integrated Annual Report 

https://www.ril.com/ar2021-22/index.html

Business Responsibility Report 

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/BRR202122.pdf

CSR Report 

One of the highest contributors  
to India's economic growth

‘We Care’ and will continue to 
protect all our stakeholders as the 
fight against COVID-19 is hopefully 
nearing its end.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani 
Chairman & Managing Director

132  Risk and Governance

144  Awards and Recognition

Note: All figures are as on/for the year ended March 31, 2022

Link for the AGM https://jiomeet.jio.com/rilagm

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/CSR202122.pdf

Big achievements follow if you 
dream big. Reliance is a proof of 
the power of dreams.

Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani 
Founder Chairman

I would like the story of 
Reliance to be told in that book 
which has no final chapter 
and one which is continually 
updated with records of 
bolder initiatives and more 
glittering successes, and where 
successive generations create 
even greater societal value and 
contribute to India's growth.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani 
Chairman & Managing Director

 
 
 
 
 
Reliance at a Glance

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Innovating for India at Scale

Retail
India's largest retailer by revenue, scale 
and profitability, operating through an 
integrated network of stores, digital 
platforms and merchant partners.

REVENUE  

 26.7%

`1,99,749 crore

(US$ 26.4 billion)

EBITDA 

 26.2%

`12,423 crore

(US$ 1.6 billion)

Digital Services 
India's largest all IP telecom network, 
with cloud-native and 5G-ready 
capabilities. Connecting well over 99% 
of India's population. 

REVENUE 

 10.9%

`1,00,161 crore

(US$ 13.2 billion)

EBITDA 

 18.3%

`40,268 crore

(US$ 5.3 billion)

Media and Entertainment
One of India’s largest media houses 
with omni-channel presence. Brings 
authentic news and wholesome 
entertainment to Indian audiences.

REVENUE 

 25.1%

`6,831 crore

(US$ 0.9 billion)

EBITDA 

 35.7%

`1,080 crore

(US$ 0.1 billion)

RETAIL AREA
(MILLION SQ. FT.)

41.6

33.8

28.7

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

DATA TRAFFIC
(IN Bn GBs)

91.4

62.5

48.4

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

TV VIEWERSHIP SHARE
(%)

12.6

12.8

11.9

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

Note: All Revenue & EBITDA figures are for the year ended March 31, 2022

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Oil to Chemicals
One of the world’s most deeply 
integrated Oil to Chemicals operations. 
Powers India’s energy security and 
contributes to circular economy.

PRODUCTION 
MEANT FOR SALE
(MMT)

71.0

68.2

63.6

REVENUE 

 56.5%

`5,00,900 crore

(US$ 66.1 billion)

EBITDA 

 38.1%

`52,722 crore

(US$  7.0 billion)

Oil and Gas E&P
Upstream portfolio comprising deep 
and ultra-deep water oil & gas fields 
and coal bed methane blocks in India.

REVENUE 

 250.1%

`7,492 crore

(US$ 1.0 billion)

EBITDA 

 2015.1%

`5,457 crore

(US$ 0.7 billion)

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

PRODUCTION
(RIL’S SHARE) (BCFe)

188.1

119.2

126.6

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

New Energy
Building technologies, scaling capacities and 
creating a new energy ecosystem for India and 
RIL to achieve the ambition of Net Carbon Zero.

JioGenNext
Startup accelerator backed by RIL, to encourage, 
support and enable ventures that solve new 
age challenges.

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedStakeholder Value-creation

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Ushering in Shared Prosperity

VALUE ADDED STATEMENT 
(Consolidated)

Creating lasting stakeholder value

Value added is defined as the value created by the activities of a business and its employees.

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

Reinvested in the Group to  
maintain and develop operations

`1,06,481 crore 

`75,907 crore

Providers of Debt

`19,457 crore 

`25,777 crore

Employee benefits

`18,775 crore 

`14,817 crore

Providers of Equity Capital

`4,297 crore 

`3,921 crore

Contribution to Society

`1,186 crore 

`1,140 crore

Contribution to National Exchequer

`1,88,012 crore 

`1,35,468 crore

TOTAL VALUE ADDED
IN FY 2020-21

`2,57,030 crore

TOTAL VALUE ADDED
IN FY 2021-22

`3,38,208 crore

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH ENABLERS

Technology and  
consumer-centric platforms

Strong project management 
capability

Diversification, integration  
and cost leadership

Competitive access 
to capital

Investors
Superior stakeholder 
returns through optimal 
utilisation of resources

~45%
Consolidated operating 
profit from consumer 
businesses

Suppliers and 
partners
Creating an inclusive 
ecosystem for partners

13,000+
MSME vendors

Consumers
Affordable access 
to best-in-class 
products and services

Jio celebrates five years of 
democratising connectivity 
in India, reaching 
410.2 million users

Reliance retail crosses

15,000 
store milestone

Government and 
regulators
Supporting national goals

Reliance is one of the 
largest tax payers (direct 
and indirect) in India. 
We have a strong track 
record of mandatory and 
voluntary compliance, 
and we endorse national 
schemes set for India’s 
growth.

Communities
Empowered 
beneficiaries through 
Reliance Foundation

Employees
Protecting 
and nurturing our 

Positively touched the lives 
of an additional 125 lakh 
beneficiaries (Cumulative: 
5.75+ crore) in FY 2021-22

~24 lakh
members of the extended 
Reliance Family vaccinated 
free of cost

Vaccination drive across 
16 states

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedKey Performance Indicators

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Delivering on all Fronts

Financial

REVENUE

 47.0%

PROFIT AFTER TAX

EARNINGS PER SHARE

DIVIDEND PER SHARE

`7,92,756 crore

`67,845 crore

 26.2%

 20.5%

`92.0

`8

7,92,756

67,845

92.0

8

6,59,997

5,39,238

53,739

39,880

76.4

63.1

7

6.5

Consumer Business Metrics

(Includes Retail and Digital Services business)

EBITDA OF 
CONSUMER BUSINESS 

SHARE OF CONSUMER 
BUSINESS IN SEGMENT 
EBITDA

REGISTERED   
CUSTOMER BASE   
- RELIANCE RETAIL

DATA TRAFFIC

`52,691 crore

52,691

43,877

33,043

44.4 %

49.5

44.4

35.9

 24%

193 million

91.4 billion GBs

193

91.4

156

125

62.5

48.4

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

NET WORTH 

BOOK VALUE PER SHARE

DEBT EQUITY RATIO 

 17.7%

`6,45,127 crore

6,45,127

5,48,156

 6.1%

`1,152.1

0.34

1,152.1

1,086.4

0.75

3,71,569

708.5

0.36

0.34

CONTRIBUTION TO
NATIONAL EXCHEQUER

`1,88,012 crore

1,88,012

1,35,468

1,15,461

ESG

HSE EXPENDITURE 

CUMULATIVE REACH

PERSON-HOURS OF 
TRAINING IMPARTED

`798 crore

798

668

592

5.75+ crore

5.75

4.5

3.6

2.2+ crore

2.2+

1.8+

1.1+

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20  FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

MARKET CAPITALISATION*

`17,81,841 crore

*as on March 31, 2022
(` in crore)

 13,15,998 

17,81,841

(Beneficiaries  
through CSR Initiatives)

4,28,909

 5,59,223 

 8,63,996 

 7,05,212 

2.11 million GJ

Energy saved

50,600+

Villages benefitted

3.4+ lakh

Total number of Employees

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

 Y-o-Y change

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
Chairman and Managing Director’s statement

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Growing Stronger to Care Better

Reliance played a leading 
role in caring for India and 
Indians in the last couple 
of years of the pandemic. 
We now aim to care for 
the Planet as we embark 
on our most exciting 
transformation – the Green 
Transformation.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani 
Chairman and Managing Director,
Reliance Industries

Dear and Esteemed Fellow Shareholders,

From the very inception, we at 
Reliance have believed that a 
corporate is much more than an 
economic unit generating wealth. It is 
an integral part of the social system 
catering to human and societal 
needs and aspirations. The painful 
period of the COVID-19 pandemic 
brought out Reliance’s spirit of 
societal service like never before. The 
way the whole Reliance Family worked 
with a sense of national duty in this 
period was most satisfying to me, and 
I am sure, to all of you as well.

We were able to quickly change 
and repurpose our processes, our 
policies, our roles and responsibilities, 
our plants, our systems with a single 
motive – to support others. If the 
production teams worked over 
producing PPE kits or medical-grade 
oxygen, the Jio and Retail teams 
took care that no customer was left 
without daily essentials or internet 

services. The IT teams ensured 
employees could work remotely, and 
the HR teams ensured the employees 
received the best possible social 
security. Our Foundation hospitals 
and internal medical teams ensured 
all employees and their families 
received timely medical help 
regardless of location, while creating 
the largest COVID infrastructure pan-
India in the shortest possible time. 
The Foundation teams took up the 
mammoth responsibility of reaching 
out to the most disadvantaged, 
marginalised communities to ensure 
nobody went hungry.

Each and every Reliance Family 
member directly or indirectly 
participated in the fight against 
COVID. Each and every Reliance 
Family member went beyond their 
call of duty. Each and every Reliance 
Family member became the Brand 
Ambassador of Reliance’s spirit of 

Care and Empathy. It is heartening to 
see that together we have overcome 
the worst. It is with great hope that I 
look forward to the future of Reliance, 
of India, as well as the entire world.

Taking volatility in stride

Just when we were about to heave 
a sigh of relief, the rise in geopolitical 
tensions have exposed the fault lines 
in the global economy. Geopolitical 
conflict has caused significant 
dislocation in energy markets and 
disrupted traditional trade flows. 
The process of globalisation, which 
drove the global economic growth 
over the last four decades, appears 
to have hit a wall. The cause of 
economic inter-dependence that 
globalisation promoted to help 
align every country’s interests and, 
thereby, help reduce conflicts, has 
taken a back seat.

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Fortunately, Reliance is better 
equipped to face these uncertainties 
today than ever before. Reliance 
has built three extremely agile and 
highly potent growth engines – Digital 
Services, Retail and O2C – which 
were all tested, and came out with 
flying colours, during the COVID-led 
extreme volatility. It is just last year 
that Reliance deleveraged its balance 
sheet to a net debt zero status. 
Besides, India’s own strong growth 
prospects over the next couple of 
decades bodes well for Reliance.

Reliance has maintained its 
leadership position among Indian 
corporates for nearly three decades 
now. It is Reliance’s ability to innovate, 
to build in unparalleled flexibility, to 
transform itself from time to time 
and the great conviction in India’s 
capability to compete globally 
at world-scale, which has helped 
the Company stay at the top and 
continue making newer records.

Green transformation  
begins

Getting bigger and stronger only 
means Reliance is ready to take 
up even greater responsibilities 
to serve not just the surrounding 
communities or India, but also the 
whole planet. Reliance has made a 
firm commitment to become one of 
the world’s leaders in the fight against 
the crisis of climate change.

FY 2021-22 marked the beginning of 
Reliance’s Green Transformation, at a 
scale which will make India the world’s 
leading green energy producer. We 
know that affordability is the most 
critical factor in the adoption of any 
new technology and the scale of 
societal benefit it can create. Reliance 
has embarked on this journey with a 
vision to repeat the feat it achieved 
in wireless broadband. In the field of 
Green Energy – Reliance will develop 
end-to-end Green Energy solutions, 
which will make clean and abundant 

energy available to everyone at the 
most affordable price. Just as India 
has the world’s most affordable 
wireless broadband today, we will 
have the world’s most affordable 
Green Energy within this decade. And 
these solutions will then be exported 
to other countries, helping them 
contain carbon emissions.

Leveraging its world-class execution 
capability and the strong debt-
free balance sheet, Reliance 
has committed to improving the 
economics of this Green ecosystem 
to directly compete with the fossil 
fuels. However, one cannot operate 
in just one segment of the Green 
Energy value chain and hope the 
cost-efficient ecosystem will come up 
on its own. Reliance has undertaken 
to enable the entire Green Energy 
ecosystem throughout India starting 
with solar power generation, to 
production of green hydrogen to its 
distribution and consumption.

Green Energy is a rapidly evolving 
vast global industry with a lot of 
technological innovation under 
way. To guide on this path, we 
established the Reliance New Energy 
Council with some of the globally 
renowned thought leaders in the 
field. To kickstart the initiative, last 
year Reliance announced a $10 billion 
capex commitment over three years.

We entered into a series of 
partnerships, including equity 
investments, with local and 
international corporates with 
unique technological and execution 
capabilities, with a strong track record 
of innovation and a growing number 
of patents and IPRs across the Green 
Energy value chain.

Reliance’s partnerships include 
companies like Ambri in the 
US, Faradion in the UK and The 
Netherlands-based Lithium Werks in 
the energy storage space.

Similarly, Reliance invested in 
Germany’s NexWafe, which is a 

pioneer in next-gen technology to 
produce monocrystalline silicon 
wafers needed in making solar 
panels. We also acquired promoters’ 
stake in REC Solar – a global 
technology leader in solar panel 
manufacturing. Reliance picked 
up a 40% stake in Sterling & Wilson 
Renewable Energy – one of the world’s 
leading EPC turnkey contractors in 
large scale solar projects.

In the Hydrogen ecosystem, Reliance 
joined hands with the US-based Chart 
Industries to set up India H2 Alliance 
to commercialise hydrogen 
technology and develop a supply 
chain in collaboration with other 
Indian stakeholders. We also entered 
into an agreement with Denmark’s 
Stiesdal A/S for its innovative next-gen 
electrolyser technology, which has 
the potential to reduce dramatically 
the cost of producing hydrogen 
from pure water.

Simultaneously, we began work on 
the four Giga-factories at Dhirubhai 
Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex 
to set up world-scale production 
capacity for solar panels, energy 
storage systems, electrolysers and 
fuel cells spread over 5,000 acres in 
Jamnagar. Reliance will also invest in 
creating an ecosystem of thousands 
of small and medium scale 
project consultants and installers 
pan-India to set up Green Energy 
generation projects in every nook 
and corner of the country. Similarly, 
Reliance will undertake large Giga 
Watt scale turnkey Green Energy 
projects for Power GenCos or large 
investors on its own.

With these collaborations and 
the Giga-factories, Reliance is set 
to achieve a uniquely integrated 
position in the Green Energy value 
chain globally. This deep integration, 
apart from the new-age technologies 
and world-class execution 
capabilities, will ensure Reliance’s 
renewable energy systems stay at 
the cutting edge of cost efficiency 

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedChairman and Managing Director’s Statement

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Retail

Digital Services

Oil to Chemicals

too delivered robust earnings with 
strong fuel margins.

Reliance posted a record high EBITDA 
of `1,25,687 crore on a consolidated 
basis for FY 2021-22, which was 
28.8% up from the previous year. 
The consolidated net profit for 
the year stood at `67,845 crore – 
again a new record.

The Company had achieved a net 
debt-free status last year, thanks to 
the largest ever capital raise we had 
carried out in India Inc.'s history in 
the previous year. During FY 2021-22, 
the Company’s capex increased in 
all businesses, due to which the year 
closed with marginal net debt.

The Company continues to manage 
its treasury operations actively 
and efficiently to reduce interest 
burden and lengthen maturities. 
At the very beginning of FY 2021-22, 
Reliance Industries made history 
by raising a jumbo loan of $4 billion 
on better terms than any corporate 
in the Asian region with similar 
credit profile. It was the largest-ever 
foreign currency bond issuance from 
India, with the lowest coupon rate 
achieved for benchmark 30-year 
and 40-year issuances by a private 
sector BBB corporate from Asia ex-
Japan. Similarly, the Company paid 
`30,791 crore to the Government of 
India towards its 15 years of future 
spectrum dues to save on annual 
interest cost burden.

Executing our growth plans

Reliance’s diversified portfolio of 
business verticals represent our 
growth engines, where we have been 
adding capabilities consistently. 
During FY 2021-22, each one of these 
growth engines moved into top gear, 
cementing Reliance’s position further 
as India’s largest company by sales, 
profits as well as market value.

globally. Greater affordability and 
competitive cost structures will ensure 
massive adoption of Green Energy 
solutions, providing a booster to 
India’s Green Energy transition, as well 
as helping our country to become 
‘Atma Nirbhar’ in our energy needs.

A step towards  
Net Carbon Zero

Reliance also took an important 
step towards our goal to achieve net 
carbon zero status by year 2035. We 
initiated the process to separate the 
petcoke gasification complex into a 
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, with an 
aim to repurpose the unit and unlock 
value through future collaborations.

Presently, the syngas produced at 
the complex is used as fuel at the 
Jamnagar complex and is a major 
source of carbon emission. With 
Reliance switching to green and 
renewable energy for its energy 
needs, syngas will become available 
for upgradation to high value 
petrochemicals and hydrogen fuel. 
The highly concentrated stream of 
CO2 in syngas can be easily captured 
and sequestered. All these steps will 
greatly reduce the carbon footprint of 
the Jamnagar complex.

Financial and operational 
performance FY 2021-22

Let me now elaborate on Reliance’s 
operating and financial performance 
during FY 2021-22.

During the year, Reliance was able 
to overcome all the pandemic-led 
difficulties to post another record 
performance operationally as well as 
financially with strong contribution 
from all our businesses. Both the 
consumer businesses, Retail and 
Digital Services, recorded highest 
ever revenues and EBITDA. The E&P 
business also posted significantly 
improved numbers with strong 
volume growth and improved 
realisations. The largest contributor 
to our earnings – the O2C business 

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Braving the intermittent COVID 
restrictions, the Retail business 
continued to expand offline, as well 
as online. It added nearly 8 million 
sq ft of retail space taking its total 
retail space to over 41.6 million sq 
ft. Besides, the business added 11.1 
million sq ft of warehousing space 
during the year. Importantly, the 
business created over 1,50,000 jobs 
through the year.

The business posted all time high 
revenues and EBITDA with steady 
improvement in profit margins. 
Growth was seen across all 
product categories from Consumer 
Electronics to Grocery to Apparel & 
Footwear. Even the relatively smaller 
segments of jewellery, pharma 
and furniture & home décor, and 
new businesses like Freshpik and 
Milkbasket, witnessed rapid growth.

In our New Commerce initiative, the 
focus remained on on-boarding 
merchants during the year. FY 2021-22 
witnessed over 3-fold jump in the 
number of merchants onboarded as 
compared to the previous year.

The Retail business continued to forge 
partnerships across the value chain 
to enhance customer experience and 
product offerings. Throughout the 
year, the Retail business invested over 
`9,700 crore in these partnerships.

Jio maintained its market leadership 
for a third year in a row through 
FY 2021-22. Jio’s consumer offering, 
including service quality and value, 
continued to remain best-in-class, 
which helped addition of over 130 
million new customers during the 
year. Subscriber churn at the lower-
end has resulted in Jio improving its 
user engagement matrix, like data 
and voice consumption per user, to a 
record high level. Jio has the largest 
single-country subscriber base and 
carries the highest volume of data 
traffic globally, excluding China.

In line with the industry, Jio raised 
tariffs by ~20% across all prepaid 
plans effective December 2021, while 
ensuring that Jio continues to provide 
the best value for money to all 
consumers across every price point.

The year also saw Jio emerge as 
the leader in fiber based wireline 
broadband connectivity with over 5 
million connected homes. The devices 
powering Jio Fiber in Indian homes, 
are working on the Jio operating 
system – Jio OS – which has a rich 
set of capabilities and customisation 
options. The Jio Set Top Box has by 
far the most compelling set of apps 
– both from Jio and leading third 
party apps – for streaming content 
like movies, music, live news to video 
calling. Jio’s pan-India optic fiber 
cable network has already reached 
the doorstep of almost 20 million 
households, which underlines its rapid 
growth potential.

Jio is working relentlessly to make 
India 2G-mukt, so that even the 
poorest of the poor can enjoy the 
benefits of digital connectivity. The 
progress of telecom technology 
is making inefficient 2G obsolete. 
The Jio revolution since 2016 has 
already lowered the 4G tariffs below 
the 2G tariffs in India. However, 
handset affordability has proven 
a major hurdle for over 250 million 
Indians, preventing a transition to 
digital networks.

To overcome this hurdle, Jio 
launched JioPhone Next – world’s 
most affordable full-touchscreen 
4G phone – in collaboration with 
Google. The phone runs on Pragati 
OS – a specially optimised version of 
Google’s Android OS.

The technology in the Internet, 
Communication and Telecom (ICT) 
industry continues to make rapid 
strides globally and India is getting 
ready to join the 5G bandwagon. 
Jio also took major steps in getting 
ready for 5G, with its 100% indigenous 
technology. Jio successfully carried 
out 5G testing across sites and has 
completed 5G coverage planning 
across 1,000 Indian cities. Jio has 
also developed several use cases for 
5G in industries like healthcare and 
industrial automation.

Jio entered into a strategic 
partnership with Google for its Cloud 
Solutions to power the 5G experience 
of Indian enterprises as well as 
consumers. Jio also joined hands 
with University of Oulu in Finland – the 
leader of the world’s first major 6G 
research programme – to accelerate 
research and standardisation in 
6G – the futuristic next generation of 
telecom technology after 5G.

PG 98

The rapid growth in vaccinations and 
reopening of economies helped a 
strong economic recovery globally 
in FY 2021-22. As a result, the global 
demand for oil and transport fuels 
grew rapidly and recovered by 6.8 
mb/d to 98.5 mb/d in FY 2021-22, up 
7.4% Y-o-Y. The rapid growth in fuel 
demand supported the refining 
margins. Reliance maintained high 
level of capacity utilisation across 
sites throughout the year.

The demand growth in downstream 
chemicals, polymers and polyesters 
was comparatively subdued, due 
to the volatility in feedstock prices. 
There was also a constraint on 
global logistics and higher ocean 
freights that weighed on the 
business environment.

The availability of domestic gas as 
well as internal fuels meant that we 
could eliminate our dependence 
on high-cost LNG.

All the while, we continued to 
innovate and improve operationally. 
We commissioned and stabilised 
the Petroleum Naphtha quality 
upgrade, capturing higher 
premium. Likewise, Reliance won 
the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award for 
our proprietary catalyst RELCAT A for 
manufacturing LLDPE.

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedChairman and Managing Director’s Statement

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

In its true ethos of Care and Empathy, 
Reliance has charted its next journey 
of transformation to help the world 
cope with the climate change 
crisis. Over the next 12 months our 
investments across the Green Energy 
value chain will gradually start going 
live, scaling up over the next couple 
of years. This new growth engine 
holds great promise to outshine 
all our existing growth engines in 
just 5-7 years.

At the same time, Reliance continues 
to expand its existing businesses 
to newer frontiers of technology, 
innovation, scale and execution. 
Jio has already created the most 
reliable connectivity infrastructure 
throughout India, and is ready with an 
array of value-added digital services 
and products. Today Reliance Retail 
has the deepest grassroots level 
pan-India supply chain capability, 
the broadest supplier base, and a 
network of kirana partners to provide 

excellent service to end consumers. 
Reliance’s O2C business is a global 
leader in terms of level of integration 
– a business model innovation that is 
being emulated globally.

workers who risked their lives, 
our teams at O2C, Jio, Retail and 
Foundation, who helped not just the 
Company, but also the society whom 
we serve, navigate the difficult times.

All of Reliance’s capabilities are 
created to serve India, to enable 
Indians. I am sure India will emerge 
stronger out of the current volatility, 
just the way it did through the 
last couple of years. India is set 
to become one of the world’s top 
three economies in the next couple 
of decades, and all of Reliance’s 
business verticals will play a 
leading role in achieving that. India 
and Reliance will aim to play a 
leading role in the world’s transition 
to Clean Energy.

The last two years were the most 
difficult for everyone in living 
memory. I have great admiration 
and appreciation for the scientists, 
doctors, nurses, and all frontline 

I would also like to place on record my 
sincere appreciation to the Board of 
Directors for their guidance. I would 
like to express my gratitude to all 
our stakeholders for their continuing 
faith in Reliance.

With best wishes,
Sincerely

Mukesh D. Ambani 
Chairman and Managing Director

August 5, 2022 

With both these fields commissioning, 
KG-D6 is now producing 18 MMSCMD 
of natural gas, accounting for ~20% of 
India's gas production.

The business posted significantly 
improved financial performance, 
thanks to a recovery in domestic 
pricing of natural gas.

The third phase of KG-D6 project 
is progressing as per plan. The 
development of MJ field is nearing 
completion of drilling activity, as 
well as the offshore installations. The 
project is expected to commission 
by end 2022 and take our total 
production to 30 MMSCMD.

In line with our strategic intentions, 
Reliance exited all its remaining 
investments in US shale gas this year.

Corporate Social 
Responsibility and 
Sustainability

PG 150

Reliance has always believed in 
doing well by doing good. It is our firm 
belief that the long-term success of a 
corporate depends on giving back to 
the society it operates in and ensuring 
its operations are sustainable. 
During FY 2021-22, Reliance Industries 
continued to remain India Inc.'s 
largest spender on Corporate Social 
Responsibility.

During the year, Reliance and bp’s fuel 
and mobility joint venture, Reliance BP 
Mobility Limited (RBML), launched its 
first Jio-bp branded Mobility Station 
at Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. This 
kicked off the rebranding process for 
all 1,460 fuel outlets the JV operates 
in India with a view to provide an 
unmatched and distinctive customer 
experience. These Mobility Stations 
bring together a range of services for 
consumers on the move – including 
additivised fuels, EV charging, 
refreshments & food, and plan to offer 
more low carbon solutions over time.

With a vision of being the leading 
EV charging infrastructure player 
in India, Jio-bp constructed and 
launched couple of country's largest 
EV charging hubs in Delhi NCR with 
BluSmart as its primary customer.

Reliance’s world-class O2C assets 
and very high level of backward 
integration will continue to maximise 
output and returns, and continue 
to transition towards a sustainable, 
carbon-neutral, circular economy 
business in the coming years.

Oil and Gas E&P

PG 122

FY 2021-22 was a milestone year 
for our Oil & Gas business, with 
two of the three phases of KG-D6 
development project commissioning. 
Notwithstanding the difficulties 
caused by the COVID pandemic, 
Reliance and bp were able to 
complete the work on Satellite 
Cluster and R-Cluster fields to 
start production and scale up 
during the year.

The breadth and depth of work 
Reliance Foundation carried out in 
India’s fight against COVID was simply 
astonishing. It set a new benchmark in 
what a corporate foundation can do 
and achieve, if it is determined and 
focused. Reliance Foundation created 
massive COVID-care infrastructure 
pan-India, treating lakhs of patients. It 
supplied free-of-cost medical oxygen 
to over 1 lakh critical patients a day, 
provided lakhs of PPE kits free-of-
cost to frontline workers, distributed 
8.5+ crore free meals through 
'Anna Seva' to the needy, 40+ lakh 
vaccinations provided free of cost by 
Reliance to support the nation in its 
vaccination mission.

All the while, Reliance Foundation’s 
work in the fields of Rural 
Empowerment, Sports for Youth, 
Education, Disaster Management 
among others continued 
to progress well.

Conclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic struck at a 
time when the world was entering 
a great phase of transformation. 
Now that the pandemic is nearly 
over, geopolitical tensions in several 
parts of the world have come to a 
boil. All this has resulted in significant 
volatility, high inflationary pressure 
and uncertainty in the energy 
and commodity markets. Crude 
oil prices, which had dipped into 
negative territory at the start of 2020, 
jumped to a 14-year peak of $130 at 
the start of 2022.

Reliance is built to weather such 
storms. Firstly, it is well diversified 
across Digital Services, Retail 
and Energy & Materials business. 
Secondly, over the years it has 
built in unparalleled level of agility 
in each of its business verticals. 
Thirdly, its global scale of operations 
help in overcoming many hurdles. 
And lastly, the Company’s balance 
sheet has expanded, but is 
extremely light on debt.

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedRedefining
India’s
retail

landscape

We Care for an inclusive 
ecosystem
Reliance Retail is committed to modernising 
and expanding the Indian retail sector. 
It has taken a three-pronged strategy that 
we believe will generate enormous value for 
all players in retail. 

Partnership with Meta 
to enable JioMart 
transactions over WhatsApp

Making modern retail 
accessible to every Indian 

Reliance Retail has brought the 
benefits of modern retail to households 
across a large number of Tier 2 and 
3 cities, bringing value and choice 
to millions of discerning consumers 
across small towns.

75%

new stores in Tier 2 and 
below cities

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Exceeding customers' 
expectations – 
Serving them what they want 
as they want

To keep up with changing consumer shopping 
behaviours and needs, Reliance Retail has 
significantly expanded its Digital Commerce 
platform capabilities over the years by 
adding new product categories, entering 
new segments, building new features and 
platforms that serve a diverse consumer 
base with pan-India coverage. Its efforts on 
the Digital Commerce platform have been 
warmly accepted by consumers, resulting in a 
significant increase in key metrics such as users, 
orders, and repeat transactions.

2.5x 

growth in daily 
orders Y-o-Y

98%of India's  

pincodes served

Helping merchants earn more customers 
and profits

Reliance Retail’s growth over the years has triggered a large 
socio-economic transformation on an extraordinary scale in 
India. Yet again, through the New Commerce initiative it aims 
to revitalise the spirit of entrepreneurship in India. The initiative 
endeavours to transform and grow the merchant ecosystem 
by modernising and equipping them with wider assortment 
of products, cutting-edge tools and a reliable supply chain 
infrastructure, thereby bringing them in line with the evolving 
market and customer expectations.

Benefits to the kirana

Benefits to the customer 

•  Increased product offerings

•  Enhanced customer 

•  Anytime ordering capability 

experience

•  Digital payments and 

working capital solutions

•  Improved earnings and 

margins

•  Access to a wide product 

assortment

•  Value and promotions 

similar to modern 
trade/e-commerce

•  Better customer retention 

through rewards and loyalty 
programs

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedWe Care for digital transformation
In the past five years, Jio has laid the foundation 
for building the world’s premier digital society in 
India. It has bridged the country’s digital divide, 
democratised digital access and become the 
communication lifeline for all Indian citizens.

Accelerating India's

digital
transformation

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Total ecosystem solutions to serve consumers, merchants, SMBs and enterprises

Pan-India network

Deep geo presence

Providing 4G LTE services to almost 
100% of India’s population, reaching 
the remotest corners of the country

Jio centres, Jio points, 
Field Service Agents 
Own stores, Channel partners

Entertainment

Payments & 
Finance

Commerce

Education

Physical-
Digital Distribution 
Platform 

Industrial IoT

Smart cities

Gaming

Jio Milestones

FY 2017-18 

FY 2018-19 

FY 2019-20 

FY 2020-21 

FY 2021-22

Compute

Tech platforms

Connected devices

Apps and content

Cloud, Edge 
Super compute

IoT, Blockchain, Big data, 
AI/ML/AR/VR, Robotics 
Drones

Hardware 
Operating system 
Developer ecosystem

Mobile apps, PC/STB/VR 
Curated content 
User generated content

Jio partnered with Reliance Retail 
to launch JioPhone which has helped 
transition > 100 million 2G users 
to 4G

Crossed the 300 million subscriber 
mark and became the #1 mobile 
operator in terms of 
Adjusted Gross Revenue

Consolidated its tech 
capabilities, investments and 
connectivity business into a 
single-holding company 
called Jio Platforms Limited

Strategic partnerships with Facebook 
(now Meta) and Google; completed 
fund raising of 
across 13 investors

1,52,056 crore 

K

Designed and developed a 
completely indigenous end-
to-end 5G solution

JioPhone Next launched 
with Pragati OS

JioFiber became the #1  FTTH 
provider in India with over  
5 million connected homes

Seeded and propagated 
the digital ecosystem 
with next generation 
technology platforms

Future ready network to 
lead India’s march towards 
5G and fixed mobile 
convergence

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Reliance Industries LimitedReimagining
modern

mobility
for India

We Care for sustainable  
value creation 
Our joint venture Reliance BP Mobility Limited 
(Operating under the brand Jio-bp) is designed 
to be a partnership that combines international 
expertise and local strengths to fulfil India’s fast-
growing demands for energy and mobility. Together, 
we aspire to build on our existing fuel offerings while 
introducing advanced mobility solutions and a 
range of convenience services for Indian consumers.

Jio-bp aims to expand 
from its current fuel 
retailing network of over 
1,460 retail sites to up to 
5,500.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Operating strategy 

Bring best-in-class 
global fueling experience 
for Indian consumers
through technology-
enabled unique Customer 
Value Propositions

Take on a leadership 
role in EV infrastructure
by proactively offering 
new technologies and 
operating models

Deploy next-generation 
technologies
for automation-led 
operational and process 
efficiency

Ubiquitous EV infrastructure  
to power Net Carbon Zero

Towards realising a more environment-friendly 
portfolio, Jio-bp is working on the twin targets of 
becoming a leading EV charging infrastructure 
provider and building a CNG network in the 
country. Having built the first on-the-go charging 
station, first cluster charging station, first fleet 
charging hub, first charging app, Jio-bp now has 
over 300 charging points across the country.

We have also announced partnerships with 
some of the key players such as OEMs and last 
mile delivery players to collaborate on increasing 
EV penetration and make EV charging and 
swapping convenient for customers.

We’ve partnered with several CGD companies 
during the year for establishing CNG facilities for 
our customers at Jio-bp Mobility stations.

Mobility stations for  
world-class experience

Operating under the brand Jio-bp, RBML 
launched its first Jio-bp branded Mobility 
Station at Navde, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. 
Jio-bp Mobility Stations bring together a range 
of services, including:

•  Multiple fuelling choices while providing a 

world-class retailing experience

•  Additivised fuel across the network at no 

extra cost, a first in India

•  EV charging infrastructure across India

•  An international on-the-move brand, 

Wild Bean Café

•  Free, quick and reliable oil change service for 

2-wheelers at Castrol Express Oil Change

•  Both the new outlets and the existing network 
of over 1,460 fuel pumps will be rebranded as 
Jio-bp over the next few years 

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedShaping our

shared
future

We Care for a greener planet
We have committed to a Net Carbon Zero 
emission goal by 2035 and our  
New Energy proposition is key to achieving 
this. We are actively investing and 
partnering to take this forward, and building 
a scalable and enabling energy ecosystem.

VISION & MISSION

To build one of the world's 
leading New Energy  
and New Materials business 
with the aim of bridging 
the green energy divide in 
India and globally

Operating framework

Hyper-
Integration

Robust 
business 
model

Scale

Integrating scientific knowledge  
with continuous technological 
innovation to build and operate 
truly integrated systems that deliver 
hyper-performance.

Building a model that rides the 
upward curve in the demand for 
green, clean and renewable energy 
in India and globally; benefits from 
technology superiority and downward 
curve in the cost of production. 

Improving the efficiency, 
performance and life-cycle of our 
assets and operations to optimise 
total system and economics.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Building core competencies and 
sustainable advantage 

Full integration across the 
New Energy value chain

Optimum large-scale facilities that maximise 
benefits supported by Artificial Intelligence / 
Machine Learning and Robotics 

Collective knowledge gained from various 
strategic partnerships across different verticals 
will help deliver the best product to the customer 

Leveraging internal project execution skills and 
strategic partnerships to set up New Energy 
projects at record pace

Modular approach to dovetail and integrate new 
technologies

Significant captive demand for Green Energy 
internally within the Reliance Group

Integrated PV manufacturing from sand 
to PV modules including ecosystem of 
ancillary units

Battery chemicals and components, 
cells and pack manufacturing and Energy 
Storage system

Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell 
Manufacturing

Power generation 
for round-the-clock power

Full integration across the  
New Energy value-chain
(Photon → Electrons → Molecules)

Power generation for production 
of green hydrogen

Conversion of hydrogen 
to chemicals

Power electronics systems required 
to support renewable energy such as 
inverters, chargers, DC-DC converters

Renewable energy 
for mobility

•  Developing an ecosystem for 
assisting Small and Medium 
Enterprises (SMEs) and 
entrepreneurs to embrace new 
technologies and innovations 
leading to captive use of 
Renewable Energy and Green 
Hydrogen

•  MoU signed with the Government 
of Gujarat for a total investment 
of `5.95 lakh crore as part of 
Investment Promotion Activity 
for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022. 
These projects have potential 
to create 10 lakh direct / indirect 
employment opportunities in the 
state

•  Completed acquisitions and 

investments of over `5,500 crore to 
build capabilities in New Energy

•  One of the companies shortlisted 

under GOI's PLI schemes for 
integrated PV module and ACC 
Battery manufacturing 

Highlights FY 2021-22

•  Established the Reliance New 

Energy Council ('NEC') with some of 
the finest minds globally helping 
us validate our strategies and 
embrace disruptive pathways to 
achieve our goals 

•  Commenced development of the 
Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy 
Giga Complex ('DAGEGC') on 5,000 
acres in Jamnagar which will be 
among the largest integrated 
renewable energy manufacturing 
facilities in the world

5,000 acres

DAGEGC development commenced

`5.95 lakh crore

investment committed in Gujarat

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Industry Overview
Indian renewable energy sector is the fourth most attractive renewable energy market in the world. 
India was ranked fourth in wind power, fifth in solar power and fourth in renewable power installed 
capacity, as of 2020. (According to Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness index by EY.)

Demand Projection - Global

Global energy demand is likely 
to increase from ~1,71,000 TWh to 
~1,74,000 TWh in 2040.
•  Renewables are likely to replace 
coal (electricity) and crude oil 
(transportation fuels)  
for de-carbonisation

Crude oil demand likely to decrease 
by 37% from 95 mmbpd (~56,700 
TWh) to 60 mmbpd (~36,000 TWh).
•  As part of this, transportation 

fuels demand will be met by BEVs 
(electricity from renewables) 
and part by FCEVs (Hydrogen 
generated from renewables), 
impacting demand for crude oil

This is likely to result in increase in 
the total electricity from renewable 
sources. 
•  Renewables are likely to replace 
~33,000 TWh of coal and ~20,700 
TWh of crude oil demand and also 
fulfil incremental energy demand

•  Share of renewables in energy 
basket is likely to increase 3.7x 
from ~19,200 TWh (~11%) to ~71,200 
TWh (~41%)

This transition will require multi-fold increase in 
installed capacity of renewable energy from the current 2,800 GW

Demand Projection - India

India’s per capita energy demand 
is about one-third that of the global 
average

As quality of life improves, India’s 
energy demand is likely to increase 
from ~12,400 TWh to ~18,000 TWh by 
2040
•  Coal demand is likely to decrease 
significantly by 54% from ~7,000 
TWh to ~3,200 TWh.

•  Crude oil demand is likely to 

decrease by 11% from 6.2 mmbpd 
(~3,650 TWh) to 5.5 mmbpd  
(~3,250 TWh)

Renewables and natural gas are 
likely to replace coal and crude oil 
and supply incremental energy 
demand
•  Share of natural gas, in energy 
basket, is likely to increase from 
~750 TWh (~6%) to ~3,000 TWh (~16%)

•  While share of renewables, is likely 
to increase nearly 9x from ~900 
TWh (~7%) to ~7,900 TWh (~44%)

Source: IBEF.org, bp Energy Outlook 2020

Key acquisitions and investments*

New Energy Council
The Reliance New Energy Council will 
help us validate our strategies and 
embrace disruptive pathways to 
achieve our goals. NEC members are 
experts at the top of their fields who 
will guide on technical strategy, help 
identify opportunities, and advice on 
partnerships worldwide.  
They are global advocates and 
thought leaders of the New 
Energy business.

NEC Charter

•  Accelerate the market-led transition of 
Reliance to clean energy, with the aim 
of becoming Net Carbon Zero by 2035

•  Reinvent Reliance to become a 

New Energy major with a focused 
technology roadmap of 5 to 15 years 
– including an optimal mix of clean, 
affordable energy

•  Formulate strategies for business 
configuration, operations, models, 
manufacturing, project development 
within an ever-evolving Indian and 
global policy landscape

With such luminaries, Reliance hopes 
to transform the world and make it an 
even better place.

Profiles of council members

  Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar 

  Mr. Henrik Stiesdal: 

(Chairman, NEC): 
A pioneer of the ‘Inclusive 
Innovation’ movement, 
he is an eminent 
scientist, National 
Research Professor, and 
Independent Director at RIL

  Dr. Alan Finkel: The former 
Chief Scientist of Australia, 
he led the development 
of Australia’s National 
Hydrogen Strategy and 
now serves as Special 
Adviser to the Australian 
Government on Low 
Emission Technologies.

  Dr. David Milstein: 

A winner of Israel’s highest 
honour, the Israel Prize, 
he has done breakthrough 
research in water splitting 
for hydrogen, innovative 
energy storage systems 
and carbon dioxide 
capture and utilisation. 

  Dr. Geoffrey Maitland: 
A Professor of Energy 
Engineering at Imperial 
College, London, he is a 
global authority on carbon 
capture and storage 
technologies.

A pioneer of the modern 
wind industry, he has 
made more than 175 
inventions and received 
more than 650 patents 
related to wind power 
technology.

  Dr. Martin Green: 
Referred to as the 
‘father of photovoltaics’, 
he revolutionised the 
efficiency and costs of 
solar photovoltaics and 
invented PERC solar cells.

  Dr. Rachid Yazami: 

A winner of the Draper 
Prize, the equivalent of a 
Nobel Prize for engineers, 
he invented the lithium 
graphite anode used 
in commercial Li-ion 
batteries.

  Dr. Robert Armstrong: 
The Director of MIT’s 
prestigious Energy 
Initiative, his research links 
science, innovation, and 
policy to create pathways 
to a low carbon energy 
future.

Acquired a 40% stake in 
Sterling & Wilson Renewable 
Energy

Acquired Faradion Limited 
for an Enterprise Value of 
US$ 100 million

Acquired REC Solar Holdings 
AS (REC Group) for an 
Enterprise Value of US$ 771 
million

REC Group is one of the 
world’s leading solar cells and 
solar panels and polysilicon 
manufacturing companies.

Sterling & Wilson Renewable 
Energy is one of the largest EPC 
and O&M providers globally, 
providing turnkey solutions in the 
New Energy value chain.

The acquisition will help Reliance 
in its vision to become a 
global scale PV manufacturing 
player with industry-leading 
heterojunction (HJT) cell 
technology.

This move will provide further 
thrust to achieving Reliance’s 
commitment to enable up to 
100 GWp of solar energy in India 
by 2030 and becoming a global 
player in the renewable industry.

Faradion is one of the 
leading global battery 
technology companies and 
has competitively superior, 
strategic, far-reaching and 
extensive IP portfolios covering 
several aspects of sodium-ion 
technology.

Reliance will use Faradion’s 
state-of-the-art technology 
at its proposed fully integrated 
energy storage giga-factory as 
part of the DAGEGC project at 
Jamnagar, India.

* Reliance has also made other minor strategic investments in New Energy

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Invested US$ 50 million

Ambri Inc is developing long 
storage battery based upon 
antimony calcium technology.

The investment will help Reliance 
commercialise and grow its 
long-duration energy storage 
systems business globally.

Along with strategic investors 
Paulson & Co. Inc. and Bill Gates 
and a few other investors,  
RNEL is investing a total of  
US$ 144 million.

Invested US$ 29 million in 
Germany’s NexWafe

Partnered with NexWafe for joint 
technology development and 
commercialisation of high-
efficiency monocrystalline “green 
solar wafers”.

Reliance now has access to 
NexWafe’s proprietary technology, 
which is expected to drastically 
lower costs and make solar 
photovoltaics the lowest-cost form 
of renewable energy available. This 
will help Reliance build large-scale 
wafer manufacturing facilities in 
India.

Collaboration with 
Denmark’s Stiesdal A/S on 
technology development 
and manufacturing of 
Hydrogen Electrolyzers in 
India

This technology can produce 
hydrogen at a significantly lower 
cost compared to current levels.

This will pave the way for 
rapid decarbonisation and 
commercialisation of affordable 
Green Hydrogen – a key enabler 
in achieving India’s green energy 
transition. RNEL and Stiesdal will 
also collaborate to develop and 
implement other path-breaking 
climate change technologies.

Invested US$ 61 million to 
acquire assets of Lithium 
Werks 

An integrated portfolio of high-
performance LFP solutions with 
a unique history of 30+ years 
of battery experience and 
innovation.

This will further strengthen 
Reliance’s cell chemistry 
technology leadership and 
accelerate setting up of multi 
gigawatt hour scale battery 
manufacturing in India.

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Keeping
care
at the core

COVID-19 response
Our ’We Care’ philosophy was best 
manifested in the way we stood by the 
nation during the testing times of the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Across India, our 
multi-pronged initiatives for communities, 
patients and employees reflected the way 
Reliance cares for people and communities.

For employees

100% medical expenses paid

Salary for the next 5 years to 
the families of any deceased 
full time employee + education 
expense of children + medical 
coverage for life

60%

extended eligible 
Reliance Family members 
vaccinated

~100%

eligible employees 
vaccinated with 
first dose and 96% with 
second dose

`10 lakh 

provided to the families 
of deceased off-roll 
employees

ZEROImpact on jobs, salaries 

and bonuses due to 
COVID-19

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

For communities
Free-of-cost vaccinations, food missions, medical care and support

Mission Oxygen

Mission COVID infra

1,000+ MT 

of high-purity medical grade liquid 
oxygen produced per day at the 
Jamnagar Refinery,  
meeting requirements of 
1,00,000 patients per day

Fuel for emergency 
vehicles

Mission Anna Seva

8.5+ crore free meals provided 
to marginalised communities, 
daily-wage earners, and 
frontline workers.

All the COVID-19 patients in NSCI and Seven 
Hills Hospital are treated absolutely free.

2,000+ 

beds for COVID-19 care 
created by Reliance Foundation

Mission Vaccine 
Suraksha

40+ lakh free COVID-19 
vaccinations provided to 
employees, extended families 
and general communities

2,700+ kL 

 fuel supplied free of cost to COVID-19 
emergency service vehicles by Jio-bp

44 lakh individuals supported 
with COVID-19 advisories, 
and queries on government 
schemes and social benefits

1.4+ crore masks distributed 
among the community

9,50,000+ sanitisers, 2,00,000+ 
gloves and 5,00,000+ ORS 
packets distributed

All figures are since COVID-19

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedBoard of Directors

Our Leadership

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director

The face of emerging India’s enterprising 
spirit; led the creation of the world’s 
largest petroleum refinery, one of the 
most expansive 4G networks and India’s 
largest retail footprint

Smt. Nita M. Ambani
Non-Executive Director

A businesswoman, educationist and 
philanthropist; Founder and Chairperson 
of Reliance Foundation which through 
focused interventions has impacted the 
lives of over 5.75 crore people across 
India

Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya
Independent Director

A banker and former Chairperson 
of India’s largest bank, SBI; currently 
leads Indian operations of Salesforce, a 
global leader in customer relationship 
management software

Shri K. V. Chowdary
Independent Director

Former Central Vigilance Commissioner, 
Former Chairman CBDT and Former 
Advisor to the Department of Revenue

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His Excellency Yasir Othman 
H. Al Rumayyan
Independent Director

Chairman of Saudi Aramco. A Harvard 
Business School alumnus, with an 
experience encompassing over 25 
years working in some of Saudi Arabia’s 
prominent financial institutions. 
He is also on the Board of leading 
global corporations

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
Independent Director
(ceased to be a Director of the 
Company upon completion of his term on 
July 20, 2022)

An eminent Indian scientist and National 
Research Professor; awarded Padmashri, 
Padmabhushan & Padmavibhushan for 
his pioneering contribution to science & 
technology

Shri Raminder Singh Gujral
Independent Director

Former Finance Secretary, Government 
of India and former Chairman of National 
Highways Authority of India (NHAI); also 
serves on the Boards of various Reliance 
and Adani Group of Companies

Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Independent Director
(ceased to be a Director of the 
Company upon completion of his term 
on July 20, 2022)

A distinguished teacher and scholar; 
served as Dean of some of the world’s 
leading management schools; currently 
president of China Europe International 
Business School

Shri Adil Zainulbhai
Independent Director

Former Chairman of McKinsey & 
Company, India; Chairman of the 
Capability Building Commission of India 
and Chairman of Quality  Council of 
India; serves on the Boards of various 
Reliance companies, Larsen & Toubro 
and Cipla

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Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Independent Director

Former CEO of Booz & Company; 
currently leads an advisory and 
investment firm specialising in 
developing early stage companies

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani
Executive Director

One of the Founder Directors; 
instrumental in making Reliance a global 
petrochemicals leader; serves on Board of 
Trade, Ministry of Commerce, and National 
Council of CII

Shri Hital R. Meswani
Executive Director

Leads several functions from refining to 
human resources; involved in all mega 
initiatives of Reliance including the Hazira 
petrochemicals complex and Jamnagar 
refinery complex

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Shri P. M. S. Prasad
Executive Director

A career spanning almost four 
decades with Reliance across fibres, 
petrochemicals, refining, marketing and 
exploration & production businesses

Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil
Executive Director

Led the commissioning and start-up of 
the Jamnagar complex; spearheaded 
various large scale projects in a career 
spanning over five decades in petroleum 
refining

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Committees 

Board Snapshot

   Audit Committee
	 Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee
   Corporate Social Responsibility and  
  Governance Committee
   Human Resources, Nomination and  

Remuneration Committee

   Finance Committee
	 Health, Safety and Environment Committee
   Risk Management Committee

Board Governance Structure

5 Executive Directors 

7 Non-Executive Directors  

Tenure 

Years

0-5

5-10

10+

3 Directors

4 Directors

5 Directors

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A brief resume of the Directors, nature of their expertise in specific functional areas etc. are available at 
https://www.ril.com/ourcompany/leadership/boardofdirectors.aspx

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Value-creation Model

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Driving Superior Outcomes

Our motto

Growth is Life

Mission

Be the most admired, innovative and value generating 
organisation for all our stakeholders

External environment

Business Divisions

Outputs

Outcome & SDG 
Alignment

•  Net profit (incl. exceptional income)  

•  Robust and resilient financial 

at `67,845 crore, up 26.2% Y-o-Y

•  ARPU at `167.6
•  EBITDA of `1,25,687 crore, up 28.8% Y-o-Y

performance despite 
unprecedented operational 
environment

Inputs

Financial Capital
•  Invested `45,880 crore to acquire additional 
spectrum and expand network infrastructure

•  Jumbo Bond issuance (January 2022) of 

US$ 4 billion to refinance existing borrowings, 
extend debt maturity profile

Natural Capital

•  Establish and enable 100 GW solar energy 

by 2030

•  `75,000 crore Investments in New Energy over 

3 years

•  Investments on carbon capture technologies 

to use CO2 as a resource

Human Capital

•  2,32,822 new recruits onboarded
•  18.4% women employees
•  2.2+ crore training hours completed
•  Increased HSE expenditure to 

`798 crore

Manufactured Capital

•  1,732 MHz - Jio’s spectrum footprint 
•  Satellite Cluster field commissioned in 

April 2021

•  1.4 MMBPD Crude Refining Capacity
•  Investment in 4 Giga Factories to offer 
integrated, end-to-end RE ecosystem

Intellectual Capital
•  Invested `2,608 crore on R&D expenditure
•  1,000+ team of Researchers & Scientists
•  2,775 new ideas submitted under Mission 

Kurukshetra

•  152 Patent applications filed

Embedding 
Good Governance
Governance approach 
promotes strategic decision 
making that combines 
short-term and long-term 
outcomes to reconcile the 
interests of the Group and 
society in pursuit 
of sustainable value 

Managing Risk 
& Opportunities
Risk appetite is aligned 
to change the operating 
environment integrating 
a risk aware culture that 
proactively enhances the risk 
management capabilities 

PG 155

PG 132

Measuring 
Our Performance
The progress in executing the 
strategic pillars is tracked 
according to the outcomes 
and metrics associated with 
value drivers 

Inventing 
Future Outlook
A strive for wide spectrum is 
missioned  to win customers 
for life by offering an 
exceptional experience  

PG 168-215

PG 14-23

Value-creation approach

Digital 
technology platforms

Unmatched connectivity 
platforms to create 
disruptive solutions - a 
game changer for India 
during the pandemic

Decarbonisation

3 pillars of Net Carbon 
Zero Strategy:

•  Making CO2 a recyclable 

resource

•  Replace transportation 

fuel

•  Lead the clean energy 

transition

PG 30

Social and Relationship Capital

PG 72

•  Launched 5 pronged approach to tackle 

New Commerce

New Energy business

COVID-19

•  40+ lakh free COVID-19 vaccinations provided 
to employees, extended families and general 
communities

•  With 410.2 million subscribers, Jio’s services 

span geographies, economic and 
social classes

Connecting producers, 
kiranas and consumers to 
transform retail landscape 
in India through a 
win-win partnership 
model benefiting all the 
stakeholders in the value 
chain

Pivoting to low carbon 
growth with the 
3S Strategy

•  Scale
•  Speed
•  Sustainability

PG 54

PG 20

Retail

Digital Services

Media 
and Entertainment

Oil to Chemicals

Oil and Gas E&P

Our values

•  Oncourse to transforming our business 

to Net Carbon Zero operations 

•  ‘A-’ CDP Rating for RJIL
•  2.11 million GJ energy savings due to 

energy conservation initiatives

•  Leveraging hyper-integration, robust 
business model and scale to make 
New Energy a truly global business
•  Transform to sustainable, circular 
and Net Carbon Zero material 
business

•  One of the largest employers, with 

employee strength of 3,42,982

•  55.2% workforce under 30
•  Featured in LinkedIn’s Top 25 

workplaces in India

•  Inspired by ‘We Care’ philosophy, 
continued to Improve employee 
well-being and ensure access to 
healthcare for all

•  Partnered with 1,460 Jio-bp fuel 

pumps to boost low carbon growth
•  Jio’s digital ecosystem driving ~8.0 
Exabytes of monthly data traffic

•  State-of-the-art supply chain 
network for Reliance Retail

•  Leading India’s digital 

transformation through 100% 
homegrown cloud native solution

•  123 Patents granted
•  Set-up largest production facilities in 
India to produce and deliver medical 
oxygen from a single location in 
record time

•  Strategic collaborations across 

the globe

•  Reliance Foundation has touched lives of 
over 5.75 crore people in 50,600+ villages 
and urban locations across India

•  Mobilised communities to 

strengthen India’s fight against 
COVID-19

•  JioGenNext has supported 170 startups 
collectively raising over `2,600 crore in 
early-stage venture capital since 2014
•  ‘HerCircle’ has become India’s fastest 

growing digital platform for women with 
an overall reach of 50 million

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Energising the Way India Connects, 
Consumes and Grows

At Reliance, our growth roadmap is built around our three hyper-growth 
engines. These characterise our long-term strategy and fuel our next 
wave of exponential growth.

Strategic focus area

Decarbonisation, transition from B2B to B2B2C 
and fuel to chemicals integration through 
Reliance O2C, New Energy and New Materials

Strategic focus area

Strategic focus area

New Commerce connecting 
producers, kiranas  
and consumers through 
Reliance Retail

Digital technologies and platforms 
through Jio Platforms

Strategic objective

Build Reliance as one of the world’s leading 
O2C, New Energy and New Materials Company 
with a sustainable and circular business model 

Enablers and way forward

Net Carbon Zero  
RIL targets to become a Net Carbon Zero company by 
2035. We are embracing new technologies in the O2C 
business to minimise CO2 emissions and are planning 
to develop next generation carbon capture utilisation 
and storage technologies to convert CO2 into useful 
products and chemicals.

Maximising O2C conversion 
O2C business will leverage technology and its existing 
assets and streams to maximise conversion of crude 
to chemicals and materials, with an aim to create a 
sustainable, holistic, circular materials business.

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New Energy and New Materials Business 
Complementing traditional fuels with clean 
electricity and hydrogen, and build an optimal 
mix of reliable, clean and affordable energy 
and storage using solar, wind and batteries. 
The business will be based on the principle of 
Carbon Recycle and Circular Economy with a 
portfolio of advanced and speciality materials.

Strategic objective

Strategic objective

Transform retail landscape in India through 
a win-win partnership model with producers, 
brand companies and merchant partners.

Leverage technology to create market leading 
disruptive solutions that manifest as products 
to add value to our customers, across and 
beyond India.  

Enablers and way forward

Enablers and way forward

Sourcing Ecosystem 
Sourcing ecosystem works with small producers and 
manufacturers (SMBs), regional, national and international 
brands. In particular, it supports small producers to 
modernise their operations, minimise inefficiencies and 
reduce leakages.

Expanding selling ecosystem
Selling ecosystem comprises of a vast network of 
merchants to serve customers across the length and 
breadth of the country.

Connectivity
Largest all-IP mobility network to ensure connectivity 
across the country and enabling a digital revolution.

Technology platforms & ecosystem solutions
Continuous platform building based on cutting-edge, 
disruptive technologies such as AI, blockchain, cloud 
computing and IoT. Also, developing expertise in big 
data analytics, learning algorithms, AR/VR, AI-based 
education solutions, chatbots, speech and language 
processing, among others.

Connected supply chain
Actively investing in building a state-of-the-art 
supply chain infrastructure to link all major sourcing 
locations through an automated, reliable and scalable 
warehousing, logistics and last-mile fulfilment ecosystem.

Ultra-broadband
With fiber rollout to millions of homes and enterprises, Jio 
has opened the door for the next generation of ultra-
broadband solutions to be brought straight into Indian 
living rooms and small businesses.

5G readiness
5G-ready network and extensive fiber assets, enabling 
services across connectivity layers, enhancing 
consumer experience.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Revolutionising

with

responsibility

Reliance has ingrained the principles of Environmental,  
Social and Governance into its way of doing of business,  
to create consistent and long-term value for its stakeholders.

Social

Very rarely in history has an organisation 
transformed the way a society operates or 
connects. By connecting millions of Indians 
through affordable digital services, RIL has 
brought about a revolution like no other. 

Similarly, by innovating the New Commerce 
channel, which helps onboard lakhs of small 
mom and pop stores to a platform and 
connect with a huge consumer base, RIL has 
triggered unprecedented changes on the 
ground. Social impact is thus ingrained in 
RIL’s very ethos. Combined with the efforts of 
Reliance Foundation, India’s largest corporate 
philanthropy, RIL is today operating an inclusion-
focused, India-centric enterprise. 

Environment

Acknowledging the real threat of climate change,  
Reliance has set itself the ambitious goal of achieving 
Net Carbon Zero status by 2035, and embarked on a 15-
year plan to build itself up as one of the world's leading 
new energy and new materials companies. Reliance has 
committed to invest `75,000 crore towards building New 
energy capabilities over 3 years.

Reliance's three-pronged approach

Making CO2  
a recyclable  
resource

Replacing 
transportation fuel 
with electricity 
and hydrogen 

Transitioning  
to clean energy  
usage

Technology deployment 
for a greener tomorrow

•  Next-gen technology for 

Carbon Capture Utilisation 
and Sequestration

•  Evaluating novel catalytic 

and electrochemical 
transformations to use CO2 as 
a valuable feedstock

•  Algae to Oil, is a technology 
that utilises sunlight, waste 
CO2 and sea water, to 
produce valuable products

•  Acquisitions and 

collaborations across the 
world for green 
hydrogen, solar cell 
manufacturing, technology 
access and new mobility

Read in detail RIL’s strategy for decarbonisation 
and mainstreaming clean energy

PG 30

Read how Reliance's 
New Commerce 
is mainstreaming 
inclusive retail 

Read how Reliance 
Foundation is 
touching millions of 
lives 

See how RIL stood 
with the nation and 
all its stakeholders 
during the COVID-19 
pandemic

PG 68

PG 34  

PG 152

See how Jio has revolutionised 
connectivity in India 

  https://www.youtube.com/ 

watch?v=ESwI5SUi73I

Governance

Robust corporate governance policies, 
informed risk management and a keen eye 
on emerging opportunities underline our 
Governance approach.

Robust Code of 
Conduct

Continued focus 
on stakeholder 
value-creation 

A diverse and 
illustrious Board with 
significant expertise 
and experience

PG 221

PG 4

PG 26

ESG integrated into 
Board responsibility

PG 155

Best-in-class disclosure 
practices such as GRI, TCFD and 
, and alignment to UN SDGs 
and national priorities

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Reliance Foundation
Reliance Foundation

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Empowering
India,
enriching lives

With a comprehensive development 
approach, Reliance Foundation, the CSR 
arm of Reliance Industries, positively 
touches the lives of millions every year, 
making it one of the largest corporate 
philanthropies in India and the world.

5.75+ crore

lives touched since inception

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Rural Transformation
A long-term programme that 
addresses all the critical development 
indicators like rural livelihoods, 
water, food and nutrition, women’s 
empowerment and access to 
knowledge resources.

50,600+

villages empowered

Disaster Response
We provide quick response to mitigate 
the effect of natural disasters. This 
includes early warnings, mobilisation 
and distribution of relief materials, 
supporting local government to help 
communities affected by disasters, 
including post-disaster relief. 

11.4+ lakh

people benefited

Education
We aim to provide opportunities 
for the young to develop 
themselves into future citizens who 
contribute to society.

3.9+ lakh

children and teachers impacted 
through various education initiatives

Health
Reliance has responded in a 
multi-pronged way, leveraging 
infrastructure and resources to meet 
the challenges posed by the COVID-19 
pandemic in addition to regular 
health initiatives.

73.6 lakh

health consultations provided

Arts,
Culture and
Heritage
We support and promote India's 
art, culture and heritage. We 
also help in the revival and 
upkeep of public spaces.

Sports for 
Development
Our initiatives in sports offer a 
platform for budding athletes across 
India to develop their talent and 
prowess in various sporting segments.

2.15 crore

youth and children reached

Read more about the initiatives 
of Reliance Foundation in our 
CSR report

All figures since inception

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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedWe Nurture Startup Ecosystem

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Promoting Young India's 
Entrepreneurial Zeal

JioGenNext was founded on our Chairman 
Shri Mukesh D. Ambani's vision of nurturing startups as 
he recognised early on that startups are a powerhouse 
of talent, technology and innovative solutions that 
are needed to resolve some of the country's most 
longstanding problems.

Since its inception in 2014, JioGenNext has been 
instrumental in catalysing the Indian entrepreneurial 
ecosystem and has assisted numerous startups to 
achieve scale by launching them in the Reliance 
ecosystem.

Illustrious mentorship

To guide and support the startups 
in various facets, JioGenNext has 
built a rich mentor pool. It includes 
RIL leaders such as Shri. B. Srinivasan 
(President & Chief of Staff, RIL), 
Shri. Rohit Bansal (Group Head of 
Communications, RIL) and Dr. Shailesh 
Kumar (Chief Data Scientist, Jio). Other 
mentors include startup founders 
of RIL investee companies such as 
Shri. Aakrit Vaish (Haptik), Shri. Arvind 
Pani (Reverie), Shri. Harsh Shah (Fynd) 
and Shri. Jasminder Singh Gulati 
(NowFloats), and other established 
entrepreneurs and subject 
matter experts.

Market Access Program 
launched to help 
early-stage startups 
achieve scale

In FY 2021-22, JioGenNext launched its 
Market Access Program (MAP ‘21) with 
11 high potential startups. 

MAP focuses on providing 
advice and opportunities to 
startups on two tracks:

RIL / Jio access 
To build bridges for founders in the 
RIL / Jio ecosystem; establish and 
accelerate interactions for startups 
with internal stakeholders to explore 
partnerships and opportunities 
that can help them scale fast. 
It is a unique 'customers-as-
mentors' approach.

Business mentorship 
To advise startups on product 
innovation, go-to-market strategy, 
hiring, marketing, fundraising 
and product-market fit, which 
decides a startup’s overall progress 
as a business. The program is 
customised and outcome oriented 
for each startup.

MAP now works on an annual cohort, 
where the program brings in startups 
on a rolling basis throughout the year. 
With MAP, JioGenNext aims to further 
strengthen its value-add to startups 
and build win-win partnerships in the 
startup ecosystem.

Key highlights

Conducted 16 cohorts 
across 7 years

12,153+ applications 
received from startups and 
aspiring entrepreneurs

Startup alumni raised over 
K
2,600 crore in early-stage 
venture capital

170 startups mentored

79 startups raise funds

21 startups have been 
acquired by the industry

90+ mentors

30+ corporate partners

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JioGenNext MAP ’21 cohort

A healthtech startup that is enabling 
a prediagnostic, non-invasive method 
for early detection of Type 2 diabetes, 
hypertension and dyslipidemia.

An agritech startup that is using 
geospatial technology to help 
farmers cut down on investment 
in farm inputs, and enable them to 
increase the yield.

https://www.aarcaresearch.com/

https://farmonaut.com/

A healthcare SaaS that offers easy-
to-understand medical reports with 
simple explanations, graphs and tips 
to pathology labs (B2B) across the 
world to build data-centric, patient-
friendly organisations.

https://www.niroggyan.com/

An AI fashion-tech company 
specialising in mobile body scanning, 
digital avatars, virtual apparel 
try-ons and digital showrooms to 
help fashion retail organisations 
reduce returns, increase sales and 
improve profitability.

A healthtech startup that aims to 
democratise augmented reality 
with a proprietary AR engine and 
no-code platforms. It specialises in 
providing 3D visualisation of medical 
file formats such as DICOM, NIFTI, etc. 
for doctors to refer for surgeries and 
patients to maintain health records.

A startup that has developed 
patented, easy-to-use diagnostic test 
kits for home users and point of care, 
with its initial offerings being a TSH 
measurement test and saliva-based 
COVID-19 screening test.

https://www.vidcare.in/

https://www.bigthinx.com/

https://www.iboson.io/

An AI-based mouth cancer detection 
smartphone app.

A startup that is developing 
healthcare technology to improve 
maternal and child healthcare.

https://www.atom360.io/

https://janitri.in/

A startup that enables D2C 
brand experiences through 
live social commerce and 
enterprise metaverses.

http://www.wakaw.live/

A digital platform for easy access to 
financial services for farmers and 
agribusinesses.

A voice SDK/API for user 
interface navigation and 
completing transactions.

https://www.farminfinity.com/

https://www.navana.ai/

JioGenNext recognised 
by Startup Reseau at the 
NEXTT Summit 2021 as one 
of the top five innovation 
and corporate venture 
capital programs in India.

JioGenNext Awards on PG 149

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Accessing Global Innovation

RIL is the 1st Indian company to be a partner in an Israel Innovation Authority 
(IIA) sponsored incubator jointly with OurCrowd, Yissum (Hebrew University) 
and Ben-Gurion University. Since 2017, Labs/02 is highly successful in investing 
in promising Israeli deep-tech startups bringing disruptive innovation to 
solve societal problems. This enables deeper exposure and faster access to 
global innovation while supporting strong founders turn early stage ideas 
into market leaders

AI | Software | Drones

Computer vision based system 
provides cattle ranchers a drone 
based solution capable of monitoring 
their infrastructure, locating their 
herd, and autonomous herding of 
the cattle. This will help farmers cut 
their high operational costs and 
enable them to adopt new methods 
like rotational grazing that increase 
their yield per acre, enable carbon 
positive farming, and ethical rearing 
through free grazing.

Software | Cybersecurity | 
Automotive 

A trusted end-to-end automotive 
cybersecurity solutions provider. 
Its embedded cybersecurity 
solutions and lifecycle management 
platform, AutoSec , empower the 
automotive industry with visibility and 
control over the bespoke solutions 
needed to protect tomorrow’s 
connected vehicles.

AI | Software | RetailTech

AI search engine (SaaS platform) 
that understands natural language, 
retrieves answers and creates 
AI-powered product assistants. Helps 
explain consumer products better 
with a smart video that can speak 
with customers and reduce product 
returns through better guidance. 
Delivers better user experience with 
deeper customer connect.

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CorrActions

Neuroscience | Software | 
Automotive

A patented non-invasive, software, 
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) 
platform based on unique 
neuroscience algorithms that detect 
and decode human brain signals 
in real-time, using sensors already 
embedded in digital devices through 
motion monitoring. Helps address 
human performance challenges in 
mega markets utilising its Cognitive 
Operational State Monitoring 
Solution, human errors alert and 
prevention capabilities. 

AgTech | IoT

Develops a near real-time nitrate 
soil data system with a revolutionary 
electro optical sensor and algorithm 
technology . DOTS solution will 
optimise fertilisation (and irrigation) 
and reduce environmental pollution.

AI | Software | Healthcare

Helps radiology providers drive 
revenue and streamline operations 
through smarter imaging services. 
By focusing on the digital footprint, 
it delivers a point of care solution 
that combines knowhow and AI to 
deliver visibility, revenue consolidation 
and better decision making. Thus, 
empowering users to take better 
charge of integrated diagnostics, 
generate more revenue and faster care 
at lower costs. Starting with CTs, it will 
extend the technology to cover other 
radiologic modalities like MRI, X ray 
and ultrasound. 

IoT | Virtual Reality

Developing ground breaking core 
technologies for extended reality (XR) 
headsets. Next generation virtual reality 
(VR) headsets with its technology will 
be both immersive and ergonomic. 
Patent pending optics enables best-in-
class 270º Field of View in a compact 
headset without compromising image 
fidelity and user’s convenience. Its 
lenses can be easily integrated into 
next generation VR / XR headsets.

AI | Software | Mobility

Provides airlines, airports and 
ground handling teams full visibility 
into aircraft’s turnaround services 
at airport’s gates. It utilises a 
deep-learning video classification 
algorithm that identifies, in real-
time, the start and completion of 
each turnaround service using 
existing infrastructure. Real-time 
alerts coupled with comprehensive 
reporting allows for the identification 
of performance bottlenecks to yield 
significant operational improvements.

AI | IoT | Software | Cybersecurity

An AI/ML based cyber security 
platform that takes digital 
transformation to the next level, by 
monitoring the sensor integrity and 
providing sensor threat detection 
At-The-Source. Protects IoT devices 
against cyberattack, tampering, and 
data manipulation, and utilises its 
patented technology for behavioral 
biometrics identity.

1,500+

Startups Vetted

15

Portfolio Startups

$12+ million

IIA Grants Approved

Rigorous screening and 
engagement process 
driving success

Deal flow 
via multiple sources

Enterprise Software |  
IT Automation

Democratises automation through 
a low-code platform, allowing any 
engineer, even without automation 
experience, to build, execute and 
monitor any automation workflow. 
Onboarding takes 1-2 days and 
workflows are built in minutes or 
hours instead of days or weeks 
with traditional script-based tools. 
Customers use it to dramatically 
shorten release intervals and build CI/
CD pipelines and control.

AI | Software | EdTech

Its mission is to bridge worldwide 
language gaps by providing a 
new and efficient way of teaching 
English as a foreign language. A fully 
automated cloud based software 
that uses novel Artificial Intelligence, 
Natural Language Processing, and 
cognitive principles in order to provide 
100% personalised lessons based on 
the students’ English proficiency and 
according to their school syllabus.

AI | Software | Communications

Provides AI-driven proactive, 
automated network management 
and configuration (next-gen AI Ops 
for networks) for the emerging cloud-
managed architecture of critical 
enterprise networks. Businesses 
today rely on networks, but they are 
difficult to set up and even more 
complicated to operate.

'Nuerobrave'

Neuroscience | Software | 
Wearables

Uses SaaS cloud-based infrastructure, 
advanced signal processing and 
proprietary deep learning algorithms 
to create a standardised software 
solution (NeuroSpeed OS ™) for 
analyzing neuro-biomakers/insights 
using any available hardware and 
wearable devices.

Quantum Cryptography | Software | 
Communications

Applying Quantum Cryptography to 
protect the world’s data, it provides 
a low-cost versatile quantum 
cryptographic solutions. Quantum Key 
Distribution (QKD) applies principles 
of quantum physics to Securely 
Exchange Keys in a manner proven to 
be secure forever. With top experts in 
the quantum technology, it presents 
a major breakthrough to enable a 
worldwide mass deployment of QKD.

AI | Insurtech | Smart Cities

A data platform that makes heretofore 
inaccessible urban data easily usable 
by the different industries needing it: 
insurance carriers, delivery services, 
real estate companies or public safety 
solutions. Uses cutting edge NLP and 
AI algorithms to automatically curate, 
organise, and standardise this data 
so its customers can buy ready to use 
data sets they can utilise.

Market 
Intelligence

Introduction 
to Partners

Investment 
Committee Meeting

Due Diligence 
IIA submission

IIA  
Approval

Funding & Portfolio 
management

Engagement with  
RIL O2C / Jio / Retail

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

(` in crore, unless otherwise stated)

Standalone

(` in crore, unless otherwise stated)

US$ 
million

FY  
2021-22

FY  
2020-21

FY 
2019-20

FY 
2018-19

FY 
2017-18

FY 
2016-17

FY 
2015-16

FY 
2014-15

FY 
2013-14

FY 
2012-13

US$ 
million

FY 2021-22

FY 
2020-21

FY 
2019-20

FY 
2018-19

FY 
2017-18

FY 
2016-17

FY 
2015-16

FY 
2014-15

FY 
2013-14

FY 
2012-13

Value of Sales and 
Services (Revenue)

1,04,596

7,92,756

5,39,238

6,59,997

6,25,212

4,30,731

3,30,180

2,93,298 3,88,494 4,46,339

4,08,392

Value of Sales and 
Services (Revenue)

61,540

4,66,425  2,78,940 

 3,66,177 

4,01,583

3,15,357

2,65,041

2,51,241

3,40,814

4,01,302

3,71,119

Total Income

97,184

7,36,581

5,02,653

6,25,601

5,91,480

4,18,214

3,39,623

3,05,351

3,84,048

4,43,461

4,04,929

Total Income

 60,593

4,59,247

 2,79,887 

 3,65,421 

3,94,323

3,13,555

2,73,750

2,59,062

3,49,535

4,10,238

3,79,117

Earnings Before 
Depreciation, 
Finance Cost and Tax 
Expenses (EBDIT)#

Depreciation 
and Amortisation 

Exceptional 
Items gain/(loss)

16,583

1,25,687

97,580

1,02,280

92,656

74,184

55,529

53,993

45,977

43,800

40,912

3,931

29,797

26,572

22,203

20,934

16,706

11,646

11,565

11,547

11,201

11,232

374

2,836

5,642

(4,444)

-

1,087

-

4,574

-

-

-

Earnings Before 
Depreciation, 
Finance Cost and Tax 
Expenses (EBDIT)#

Depreciation 
and Amortisation

Exceptional 
Items gain/(loss)

8,732

66,185

 48,318 

 66,394 

67,676

59,961

51,965

47,168

40,323

39,813

38,785

1,356

10,276

 9,199 

 9,728 

10,558

9,580

8,465

8,590

8,488

8,789

9,465

 -

 -

 (4,304) 

 4,245 

 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

Profit for the Year

8,951

67,845

53,739

39,880

39,837

36,080

29,833

29,861

23,640

22,548

20,886

Profit for the Year

5,157

39,084

 31,944 

 30,903 

35,163

33,612

31,425

27,384

22,719

21,984

21,003

Equity Dividend (%)##

Dividend Payout##

Equity Share Capital

-

567

 893

70

4,297

6,765

65

3,921

6,445

65

3,852

6,339

60

3,554

5,926

110

3,255

5,922

-

-

2,959

105

3,095

2,948

100

2,944

2,943

95

2,793

2,940

90

2,643

2,936

Reserves and Surplus

 1,01,952

7,72,720

6,93,727

4,42,827

3,81,186

2,87,584

2,60,750

2,28,608

2,05,777

1,95,730

1,79,094

Net Worth

85,118

6,45,127

5,48,156

3,71,569

3,24,644

2,89,798

2,58,511

2,31,556

2,18,482

1,98,670

1,82,030

Gross Fixed Assets

1,37,632

10,43,148

8,91,553

8,42,635

7,63,988

7,62,493

6,81,238

5,59,942

4,50,931

3,52,513

2,90,923

Net Fixed Assets

1,03,875

7,87,295

6,56,999

6,31,505 5,65,840 5,85,094

5,18,471

4,09,353

3,18,523

2,32,911

1,83,439

Total Assets

1,97,865

14,99,665

13,21,212

11,65,915 10,02,406

8,16,348

7,06,802

5,98,997 5,04,486 4,28,843

3,62,357

Market 
Capitalisation^

2,35,095

17,81,841

13,15,998

7,05,212 8,63,996

5,59,223 4,28,909

3,38,703

2,66,847

3,00,405

2,49,802

Key Indicators

Equity Share  
Capital

Reserves  
and Surplus

Net Worth

893

6,765

 6,445 

 6,339 

6,339

6,335

3,251

3,240

3,236

3,232

3,229

61,320

4,64,762

4,68,038 

 3,84,876  3,98,983

3,08,312

2,85,062

2,50,758

2,12,923

1,93,842

1,76,766

54,995

4,16,818

3,77,952

 3,37,097 

3,44,128

3,13,114

2,83,288

2,53,998

2,16,159

1,97,074

1,79,995

Gross Fixed Assets

59,161

4,48,395  5,07,549  4,96,688

4,76,591

4,52,492

4,30,093

3,93,117

3,11,815

2,64,281

2,32,270

Net Fixed Assets

36,189

2,74,288  3,39,668 

 3,34,443 

3,14,745

3,00,447

2,87,319

2,58,448

1,90,316

1,51,122

1,28,864

Total Assets

1,15,932

8,78,674 

 8,73,673 

 9,71,699 

7,75,745

6,17,525

5,46,746

4,81,674

3,97,785

3,67,583

3,18,511

8,811

66,779

53,630

 54,842 

67,589

56,997

51,399

43,117

33,322

31,374

28,950

Contribution to 
National Exchequer

Key Indicators

US$

FY 
2021-22

FY 
2020-21

FY 
2019-20

FY 
2018-19

FY 
2017-18

FY 
2016-17

FY 
2015-16

FY 
2014-15

FY 
2013-14

FY 
2012-13

US$

FY 
2021-22

FY 
2020-21

FY 
2019-20

FY 
2018-19

FY 
2017-18

FY 
2016-17

FY 
2015-16

FY 
2014-15

FY 
2013-14

FY 
2012-13

Earnings Per Share* (`)
Turnover Per Share* (`)

Book 
Value Per Share* (`)

Debt : Equity Ratio

EBDIT/
Gross Turnover (%)

Net Profit Margin (%)

RONW (%)** 

ROCE (%)**

1.2

16

15

-

-

-

-

-

92.0

1,171.8

76.4

63.1

66.8

61.0

101.3

101.0

80.1

76.5

70.6

836.7

1,041.1

1,055.1

727.4

1,115.9

994.9

1,319.9

1,518.4

1,390.8

1,152.1

1,086.4

708.5

653.3

495.6

891.2

785.5

709.1

675.9

619.9

0.34:1

0.36:1

0.75:1

0.74:1

0.75:1

0.75:1

0.78:1

0.74:1

0.70:1

0.59:1

15.9

8.6

13.5

12.8

18.1

15.5

14.8

17.2

16.8

18.4

11.8

9.8

10.0

10.0

13.1

10.6

6.0

12.7

12.0

6.4

15.1

13.5

8.4

16.9

13.6

9.0

16.4

13.5

10.2

16.5

13.0

6.1

13.5

12.8

5.0

13.4

11.0

5.1

13.0

10.1

In this Integrated Annual Report, $ denotes US$, unless otherwise stated 
US$ 1 = `75.7925 (Exchange Rate as on 31.03.2022)

* Adjusted for issue of Bonus Shares in FY 2017-18 in the ratio of 1:1

** Adjusted for CWIP and revaluation

^ For Reliance Industries Limited
# Before exceptional items
##The disclosure of dividend payout is on actual payment basis post Ind AS implementation w.e.f. FY 2016-17

Note: Above highlights are part of Management Discussion and Analysis Section

Earnings Per Share* (`) 

Turnover Per Share* (`)

Book Value  
Per Share* (`)

Debt : Equity Ratio

EBDIT/Gross Turnover (%)

Net Profit Margin (%)

RONW (%) **

ROCE (%) **

0.8

9.1

8.1

-

-

-

-

-

59.2

49.7

48.4

55.5

53.1

689.4

 432.8 

 577.6 

633.5

497.8

96.9

817.2

84.6

70.2

68.0

64.8

775.3

1,053.3

1,241.7

1,149.5

616.1

 648.2 

 531.8 

542.9

496.7

889.0

784.4

668.0

609.8

557.5

0.41:1

0.47:1

0.76:1

0.40:1

0.37:1

0.37:1

0.42:1

0.45:1

0.45:1

0.40:1

14.2

8.4

10.4

14.9

 17.3 

 18.1 

11.5

9.3

10.1

8.4

10.4

16.2

16.9

8.8

13.7

24.9

19.0

10.7

15.5

28.7

19.6

11.9

17.1

25.4

18.8

10.9

15.1

17.2

11.8

6.7

13.4

12.7

9.9

5.5

12.9

11.5

10.5

5.7

12.8

11.2

US$ 1 = `75.7925 (Exchange Rate as on 31.03.2022) 

* Adjusted for issue of Bonus Shares in 2017-18 in the ratio of 1:1

** Adjusted for CWIP and revaluation

Note: Above highlights are part of Management Discussion and Analysis Section

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Discussion 
and Analysis

44  

Financial Performance and Review

54  

Business Overview

132 

Risk and Governance 

144  Awards and Recognition

Forward-looking Statement

The report contains forward-looking statements, identified by words like ‘plans’, ‘expects’, ‘will’, ‘anticipates’, 
‘believes’, ‘intends’, ‘projects’, ‘estimates’ and so on. All statements that address expectations or projections 
about the future, but not limited to the Company’s strategy for growth, product development, market 
position, expenditures, and financial results, are forward-looking statements. Since these are based on 
certain assumptions and expectations of future events, the Company cannot guarantee that these are 
accurate or will be realised. The Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could thus 
differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no responsibility 
to publicly amend, modify or revise any such statements on the basis of subsequent developments, 
information or events. 

The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as may be 
required by law.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Business Overview

Analysis and description of all major business segments of Reliance covering brands, 
strategic advantages and competitive strengths. The discussion structure covers the 
market environment the business operates in and how Reliance’s business model and 
operational excellence helped achieve a strong performance.

RETAI

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PG. 54

PG. 72

PG. 86

DIGITAL 
SERVICES

 AND
MEDI
ENTERTAINMENT

56   Strategic Advantages and 
Competitive Strengths, 
Performance Summary 

74   Strategic Advantages and  
Competitive Strengths, 
Performance Summary

88   Strategic Advantages and  
Competitive Strengths, 
Performance Summary

57   Operating Model

75   Operating Framework

89   Operating Framework

60   Highlights FY 2021-22

76   Highlights FY 2021-22

90   Highlights FY 2021-22

62   Industry Overview 

78   Industry Overview

92   Industry Overview

63  Business Performance

80   Business Performance

94   Strategic Priorities and 

68   Strategic Priorities and 

83   Strategic 

Progress

Way Forward 

Priorities and Progress

95   Business Performance

71   Outlook 

85   Outlook

97   Outlook

PG. 98

PG. 122

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OIL AND G S
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100  Strategic Advantages and  
Competitive Strengths, 
Performance Summary

124  Strategic Advantages and  
Competitive Strengths, 
Performance Summary

101   Operating Strategy

102  Highlights FY 2021-22

104  Industry Overview

111   Strategic Priorities and 

125  E&P Assets Life 

Cycle and Portfolio

126  Industry Overview

127   Business Performance

Way Forward

131   Outlook

114   Leadership in Adopting 

Circular Economy in India

116   Scaling up Digital Platform to 

Enrich Customer Experience

119   Outlook

120  Product Flow Chart

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Financial  
Performance  
and Review

Alok  
Agarwal

Srikanth 
Venkatachari

Soumyo  
Dutta

Anshuman 
Thakur

Ashwin 
Khasgiwala

Saurabh 
Sancheti

C. S. Borar

Raj  
Mullick

We adhered to a disciplined 
capital framework to 
support exponential growth 
across our businesses. 
Through proactive liability 
management we continued to 
optimise finance costs.

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Executing India’s 
largest-ever  
foreign currency 
fundraise
RIL issued a US$-denominated 
4 billion bond in January 2022, 
the proceeds from which will be 
primarily used for refinancing of 
existing borrowings. The issue was 
oversubscribed by nearly 3x with 
a peak order book aggregating 
to US$ 11.5 billion. The bonds were 
priced through RIL’s secondary 
curve. US$ 1.5 billion was raised 
at a coupon rate of 2.875%; US$ 
1.75 billion was raised at 3.625% 
and US$ 0.75 billion at 3.75%. The 
notes are due for repayment 
between 2032 and 2062. This 
transaction is significant on various 
counts. It is the:

•  Largest-ever foreign currency 

bond issuance from India

•  Tightest ever implied credit 

spread over the respective US 
Treasury across each of the 3 
tranches by an Indian Corporate

•  Lowest coupon achieved for 
benchmark 30-year and 40- 
year issuances by a private 
sector BBB corporate from Asia 
ex-Japan

•  First-ever 40-year tranche by 

a BBB private sector corporate 
from Asia ex-Japan

Global Economy 

Global economy grew by 6.1% in  
CY 2021, after declining 3.1% in  
CY 2020. Global economy is 
expected to grow at 3.2% in CY2022, 
below the long term trend of  ~3.5%, 
primarily due to coordinated global 
monetary policy tightening along 
with the geopolitical tensions. 
Advanced economies’ (AEs) universe 
grew at a robust pace of 5.2% in CY 
2021, and is expected to moderate 
in CY  2022 at 2.5%, with US and 
Euro Area growth expected at 2.3% 
and 2.6% respectively, supported 
by inventory restocking, universal 
immunisation, and strong pent-up 
demand from consumption and 
businesses. China grew by 8.1% in 
CY 2021, but is expected to slow to 
3.3% in CY 2022 due to zero-tolerance 
COVID-19 policy, stringent restrictions 
on polluting industries and financial 
stress among major property 
developers. Global trade volume 
growth was robust in CY 2021 at 10.1%, 
and is expected to grow at a strong 
pace of 4.1% in CY 2022. 

Strong demand along with persistent 
supply-chain issues and high energy 
prices, have resulted in firming up of 
global inflationary pressures. Recent 
geopolitical tensions have further 
exacerbated the global inflation 
scenario. US inflation has continued 
to inch up and recorded June 2022 
CPI inflation at 9.1%, highest since 
CY 1981, with broad-based rise in 
price pressures, while Euro-Area 
inflation climbed to a record 8.6% 
in June, primarily led by energy 
components. Crude oil averaged 
at $ 75/bbl in Apr’21 – Jan’22 period 
and above $100/bbl during Feb’22 
– June'22 with outbreak of conflict 
in Europe. Disruption in trade flows, 
high energy prices and tightening of 
crude and refining demand-supply, 
along with strengthening of refining 
margins to historical highs could 
impact near-term demand growth. 
Rise in inflationary pressures has 
led global central banks to begin 
reversal of their accommodative 
monetary stance, with the US 
Federal Reserve beginning the 

taper of asset purchase program in 
November 2021 and subsequently 
raising interest rates by 225 bps 
cumulatively since March. 

Even though post-pandemic 
reopening of the global economy is 
expected to provide further impetus 
to the demand, global monetary 
policy tightening in the face of rising 
inflationary pressures and geo-
political uncertainties could impact 
the near-term demand outlook.. IMF 
expects inflation to remain elevated 
in the near-term averaging 6.6% in 
AEs and 9.5% in emerging market and 
developing economies (EMDEs) in 
CY 2022, before subsiding in CY 2023 
as supply chain disruptions ease and 
demand rebalances take place.

Indian Economy

After witnessing a sharp decline 
of 6.6% in FY 2020-21, the Indian 
economy recorded a growth of 8.7% 
in FY2021-22 as per the provisional 
estimates by National Statistical 
Office. This is the strongest pace 
among major economies. The 
economic expansion has been 
supported by a strong national 
vaccination drive that enabled 
easing of COVID-19 related 
restrictions. India administered more 
than 177 crore doses of vaccine 
during the financial year, thereby 
fully vaccinating more than 60% of 
its population. 

The economic impact of the Omicron 
COVID-19 variant was relatively mild 
with most high-frequency indicators 
above pre-pandemic level. Urban 
demand remains strong with 
improved mobility and debit and 
credit card spending. Overall fuel 
consumption grew by 4% in  
FY 2021-22. Debit and credit card 
spending increased by 26% Y-o-Y in 
March 2022. However, overall auto 
sales have been weak on the back 
of persistent supply chain shortages 
around the world. 

Industrial indicators continued to 
remain robust, with manufacturing 
and services PMI in expansion 

zone for most of the year. Electricity 
demand for FY 2021-22 grew by 
8% Y-o-Y, even after the economy 
witnessed coal shortages in early 
part of October 2021. Government 
revenue generation remained robust 
with GST collections averaging 
more than `1.2 lakh crore per month, 
increasing 31% Y-o-Y. Digital adoption 
gathered further pace with growth in 
UPI payments during FY 2021-22 rising 
more than 100% Y-o-Y.

RBI maintained its accommodative 
monetary stance, keeping reference 
rates unchanged during FY 2021-22. 
Subsequently, with rising inflationary 
pressure, RBI raised repo rate by 90 
bps, withdrawing its accommodative 
stance. India’s merchandise exports 
crossed US$400 billion during the 
year, growing at more than 40% Y-o-Y 
led by engineering goods, petroleum 
products and gems & jewelry. 

India's foreign exchange reserves 
remained above $600 billion by the 
end of FY 2021-22, providing a cushion 
against external shocks. Indian 
government's financial policy is 
centered around growth and gradual 
fiscal consolidation. With a budgeted 
fiscal deficit of 6.4% for  FY  2022-23, 
focus remains on capital expenditure. 
Major policy initiatives during the 
year included continuation of COVID-
19-related relief measures and a 
focus on Production linked incentive 
(PLI) schemes in various key sectors 
to provide impetus to investment, 
growth and employment. As per 
IMF India is expected to remain the 
fastest growing economy in FY 2022-
23, growing at 7.4% led by expected 
improvement in credit growth, 
investment and consumption growth.

Performance Overview 

Reliance benefitted from strong 
recovery in economy with easing 
of restrictions, improved business 
environment and an unprecedented 
national vaccination drive. Reliance’s 
businesses cater to key industrial 
and consumption growth areas 
including energy and chemicals, 
digital services and retail. Reliance’s 

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Revenue

Reliance achieved consolidated 
revenue of `7,92,756 crore  
(US$ 104.6 billion), an increase of 
47.0%, as compared to `5,39,238 
crore in the previous year. All 
operating segments contributed to 
the increase in gross revenue with 
reopening of economies and revival 
in demand. O2C revenue growth was 
primarily on account of increase 
in crude oil prices and higher price 
realisation of downstream products 
along with higher volumes. Revenue 
of Oil & Gas segment increased 
with higher production from KG D6 
coupled with improved gas price 
realisation. Retail Segment revenue 
was driven by broad-based growth 
across all consumption baskets 
and ramp-up in digital and new 
commerce. Digital Services revenue 
was primarily driven by higher ARPU 
and ramp up of wireline services. 

Profit

Consolidated EBITDA for the year 
increased by 28.8% to `1,25,687 crore 
as compared to `97,580 crore in the 
previous year. The EBITDA growth 
was led by 38.1% increase in O2C 

segment with recovery in demand 
and fuel margins. Digital Services 
segment EBITDA also grew by 18.3% 
reflecting benefit of higher customer 
engagement and tariff revision. 
Retail segment EBITDA increased 
by 26.2% with improvement in store 
operations, higher footfalls, store 
expansion and traction in omni-
channel offerings. Oil & Gas segment 
EBITDA jumped 21x with successful 
commissioning and ramp-up of 
production from new fields.

Cash Profit increased by 38.8% 
to `1,10,778 crore as compared to 
`79,828 crore in the previous year. 
Profit After Tax (after exceptional 
items) was higher by 26.2% 
at `67,845 crore.

Gross Debt

Reliance’s Gross Debt was at 
`2,66,305 crore (US$ 35.1 billion). This 
includes standalone gross debt of 
`1,94,563 crore and balance in key 
subsidiaries, including Reliance 
Jio (`42,486 crore), Reliance 
Retail (`19,915 crore), Reliance 
Sibur Elastomers (`2,363 crore) 
and Independent Media Trust 
Group (`2,160 crore)

Standalone

RIL’s standalone revenue for FY 
2021-22 was `4,66,425 crore (US$ 
61.5 billion), an increase of 67.2% as 
compared to ` 2,78,940 crore in the 
previous year. Profit After Tax was 
at `39,084 crore (US$ 5.2 billion) an 
increase of 22.4% against `31,944 
crore in the previous year. Basic 
EPS on standalone basis for the 
year was `59.2 as against `49.7 in 
the previous year.

Movement in Key Financial 
Ratios

•  The debt service coverage ratio 
improved to 1.2 in FY 2021-22 as 
against 0.4 in the previous year 
primarily due to lower finance cost 
and principal repayments of loans 
during the year.

•  The inventory turnover ratio 

improved to 16.7 in FY 2021-22 as 
against 10.8 in the previous year 
primarily due to higher feedstock 
price.

•  Net Profit Margin (after exceptional 
item) declined to 8.4% in FY 2021-22 
as against 11.5% in the previous 
year primarily due to higher tax 
expenses and base effect.

•  The interest coverage ratio 

improved to 6.1 in FY 2021-22 as 
against 2.4 in the previous year 
with higher EBIT and lower finance 
cost due to prepayment of major 
long term debt in FY 2020-21.

•  The return on net worth improved 
to 10.4% in FY 2021-22 as against 
9.3% in the previous year primarily 
on account of increase in net profit 
during the year.

exceptional performance was 
underpinned by agile operations 
that rapidly adapted to changes 
in market conditions, while 
maintaining high utilisation levels 
across businesses.  

O2C business generated strong 
earnings through its high utilisation, 
integrated portfolio and superior 
product placement capabilities. 
During the year, production from 
R-cluster and satellite cluster in KG 
D6 was ramped up and stabilised at 
18 MMSCMD, contributing to 20% of 
gas production in India. 

Reliance Retail continued to deliver 
growth on the back of rapid store 
expansion and digital offerings 
resulting in higher revenues and 
margin expansion. Digital services 
business continues to transform the 
broadband market in India and set 
new benchmarks for the industry.

Reliance remains committed to 
achieving Net Carbon Zero by 2035. 
During the year, Reliance progressed 
on its plans in New Energy and 
New Materials business, adopting 
a partnership approach. Recent 
investments and partnerships with 
technology leaders in the renewable 
energy space lays the foundation for 
a rapid scale-up of the business in 
the coming years.

Financial Performance Summary  
(Consolidated and Standalone)

Particulars

Consolidated

Standalone

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY  2020-21

` in crore

US$ in 
billion

` in crore

` in crore

US$ in 
billion

` in crore

Value of Sales and Services (Revenue)

7,92,756

104.6

5,39,238 

4,66,425

61.5

2,78,940

EBITDA

Cash Profit

Segment EBIT

Net Profit

1,25,687

1,10,778

89,325

67,845

16.6

14.6

11.8

9.0

97,580

66,185

79,828

56,275

62,397

48,487

53,739

39,084

8.7

7.4

6.4

5.2

48,318

36,411

30,048

31,944

Cash and Marketable Securities

2,31,490

30.5

2,54,019

1,82,235

24.0

1,82,225

Tangible and Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)

7,87,295

103.9

6,56,999

2,74,288

36.2

3,39,668

Gross Debt

2,66,305

35.1

2,51,811

1,94,563

25.7

2,21,698

US$ 1 = `75.7925 (Exchange rate as on 31.03.22)

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Performance Update

REVENUE CONTRIBUTION

(%)

8.3

0.8

11.4

22.7

56.8

  O2C

   Retail

  Digital services

  Oil and gas
  Others

Retail

Value of Sales and Services

Revenue from operations

EBITDA

EBITDA Margin (%)*

Reliance Retail continues to rapidly 
grow in scale on the back of new store 
expansion and favourable product 
mix resulting in high operating 
leverage. The business continues to 
provide unmatched value proposition 
and improve customer experience 
across all store formats.

Retail revenues grew by 26.7% Y-o-Y 
to `1,99,749 crore, segment EBITDA 
grew by 26.2% to `12,423 crore. Despite 
challenges posed by the pandemic, 
Reliance Retail further consolidated its 
leadership position and continued to 
be India’s largest, most profitable and 
fastest growing retailer.

All time high revenues were recorded 
in fashion & lifestyle and grocery 
consumption baskets with strong 

(` in crore)

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-20

1,99,749

1,75,015

12,423

7.1

1,57,702

1,39,136

9,842

7.1

1,63,029

1,46,365

9,695

6.6

*EBITDA Margin is calculated on revenue from operations 

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growth momentum in consumer 
electronics. Overall a well rounded 
growth driven by highest ever 
store sales and sustained growth 
momentum in digital and new 
commerce channels.

Reliance Retail continued to invest in 
network and infrastructure expansion 
as well as strengthening its Digital 
and New Commerce capabilities.

•  The total store count stood at 15,196 
covering 41.6 million sq.ft. at the 
end of the year

•  Merchant partners grew 3x Y-o-Y 
while digital commerce orders 
grew 2.5x Y-o-Y. The registered 
customer base now stands at 193 
million, a growth of 24% Y-o-Y

•  While the pandemic has disrupted 
livelihoods, Reliance Retail added 
over 1,50,000 jobs to the economy, 
while ensuring health and safety 
of all its employees and their 
families. This included vaccination 
for all eligible employees and their 
families

Strategic Update

Reliance Retail has built capabilities 
through organic growth, acquisitions 
and strategic partnerships with 
investments near `30,000 crore in  
FY 2021-22. Reliance Retail added 
over 2,500 new stores and 11.1 million 
sq. ft. of warehousing space during 
the year. It acquired Just Dial (B2B 
marketplace) which underlines 
commitment to New Commerce 
initiative by further boosting the 
digital ecosystem for millions of 
partner merchants and MSMEs. 
During the year Reliance Retail 
further strengthened its sourcing 
ecosystem, working closely with 
producers, MSMEs, service providers, 
local and international brand 
companies. Reliance also built 
on its portfolio of brands, offering 
a superior value proposition and 
differentiated products to customers. 
Merchant partnerships and digital 
commerce now contribute nearly 17% 
of revenues compared to 10% in the 
preceding year.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Digital Services

Value of Services

Revenue from operations

EBITDA

EBITDA Margin (%)*

(` in crore)

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-20

1,00,161

85,117

40,268

47.3

90,287

76,642

34,035

44.4

69,605

59,407

23,348

39.3

*EBITDA Margin is calculated on revenue from operations

•  JioFiber with 5 million+ 

connected homes has become 
the largest fixed broadband 
provider in India within two 
years of launch

•  In order to enhance spectrum 
footprint, Jio acquired right 
to use spectrum in 800 MHz 
band in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi 
and Mumbai circles through 
spectrum trading from Bharti 
Airtel

•  At OpenSignal Awards, Jio 

won the award for best video 
experience, and continued 
to hold top positions in 4G 
coverage and availability

Performance Update

Digital Services reported strong 
underlying revenue and EBITDA 
growth in FY 2021-22 on the back of 
continued traction in connectivity 
platform and tariff hikes in mobility 
services. Gross revenue of ` 1,00,161 
crore on a year-end subscriber 
base of 410.2 million and an EBITDA 
margin of 47.3% attest to Jio’s 
superior network operations and cost 
position. Annual operating revenue 
for Jio Platforms crossed US$ 10 
billion in FY 2021-22.

Jio’s network carried almost 10%  
of global mobile data traffic in  
CY 2021 underlining the ‘Jio Effect’ on 
the digital ecosystem in India. Jio 
remains the broadband network of 
choice with over 50% share of data 
traffic in India. Jio was the digital 
lifeline during COVID-19 with over 130 
million new users joining the network 
and data traffic growing at ~46% 
Y-o-Y to 91 Exabytes during FY 2021-22.

Strategic Update

Jio and Google Cloud have embarked 
on a comprehensive, long-term 
strategic relationship with a goal 
of powering 5G in enterprise and 
consumer segments. 5G coverage 
planning has been completed for 
1,000 top cities across the country. 
Trials on advanced use cases across 
Healthcare and Industrial Automation 
are underway. Further, Jio and Google 
launched JioPhone Next – the most 
affordable smartphone anywhere 
in the world with a unique financing 
option and unprecedented features 
like an all new Pragati OS. Jio’s in-
house R&D team with technical 
and research professionals have 
indigenously developed a stack of 
applications leveraging its technology 
investments and customer 
engagement. These applications are 
now being scaled up to enhance user 
experience and bring unprecedented 
convenience to users.

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Value of Services

Revenue from operations

EBITDA

EBITDA Margin (%)*

(` in crore)

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-20

6,831

5,880

1,080

18.4

5,459

4,705

796

16.9

 6,186

5,357

617

11.5

*EBITDA Margin is calculated on revenue from operations 

Performance Update

Media and entertainment segment 
delivered a strong growth in 
profitability on the back of 
robust operational performance. 
Consolidated EBITDA of the business 
rose by 35.7% Y-o-Y to ` 1,080 crore 
with EBITDA margin at record levels 
of 18.4% compared to 16.9% in the 
previous year. TV News operating 
margin expanded to ~21%, marking 
5 years of continued improvement. 
The Group leveraged its position 
across verticals to drive revenue 
growth which was accompanied by 
continued cost controls that helped 
realise operating leverage, resulting in 
improved profitability. 

FY 2021-22 saw strong growth 
in advertising revenues of all 3 
verticals of the business – TV News, 
Entertainment and Digital News. 
News (TV and Digital) continued 
to grow throughout the year, while 
Entertainment advertisement 
revenues were impacted slightly 
at the beginning and end of the 

Oil to Chemicals (O2C)

Revenue

EBITDA

EBITDA Margin (%)

year due to the second wave 
of the COVID-19 pandemic and 
global macro events, respectively. 
Digital News advertising continued 
to accelerate, driven by growing 
reach of the network and increasing 
adoption of digital.

Digital subscription platforms, Voot 
Select and MoneyControl Pro, saw a 
sharp jump in paid subscriber base 
during the year. The status quo on 
channel pricing imposed by the 
courts continued, limiting domestic 
subscription growth opportunities.

The sharp improvement in profitability 
over the last 2 years is a result of 
strong operating performance driving 
revenue growth, continued cost 
controls, and reduced losses in some 
of the businesses in investment phase

•  TV News operating margin 

expanded to 20.7%, marking 5 
years of continued improvement 

•  Digital News profitability improved 
sharply – from break-even last 

year to 13.1% margins, in line with 
consolidated group margins

•  Entertainment operating profit 

was highest ever at `777 crore and 
operating margins were 18.2% despite 
the significant increase in costs.

Strategic Update

Viacom18, Group’s entertainment 
subsidiary, announced a partnership 
with Bodhi Tree Systems (BTS) and 
Reliance Group on 27th April 2022, 
to accelerate its growth journey of 
becoming one of India’s largest TV 
and digital streaming companies. As 
part of the partnership, JioCinema 
will be transferred to Viacom18 along 
with a cash infusion of `13,500 crore 
by BTS and ` 1,645 crore by Reliance 
Group. Viacom18 also forayed into 
sports genre with acquisition of media 
rights of marquee sports properties 
and launch of 3 sports channels. The 
Group continued to strengthen its 
digital platforms (Voot, MoneyControl, 
News18.com) and saw an improvement 
in digital reach, engagement 
and monetisation. 

(` in crore)

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-20

5,00,900

3,20,008

4,51,355

52,722

10.5

38,170

11.9

53,803

11.9

Performance Update

Steady recovery in global oil and 
energy markets supported robust fuel 
margins and helped O2C business 
deliver strong earnings. Despite the 
challenges posed by subsequent 

waves of the pandemic, the business 
delivered resilient performance by 
leveraging the strong international 
and domestic supply chain, 
multimodal logistics, deep integration 
and feedstock flexibility. 

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Overview

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Revenue for the O2C business 
increased by 56.5% to ` 5,00,900 crore 
on account of higher volumes and 
price realisation across transportation 
fuels and key downstream chemical 
products. O2C segment EBITDA 
increased sharply by 38.1% to `52,722 
crore. Demand recovery for gasoline 
and gasoil to near pre-pandemic 
level in global markets along with 
strong margins resulted in higher 
profitability. Brent crude price for 
the year averaged at US$ 80.8/bbl 
versus US$ 44.3/bbl in the previous 
year, an increase of 82.3%. Total 

throughput during the year was 76.7 
MMT an increase of 6.6% Y-o-Y. Fuel 
mix optimisation ensured minimal 
sourcing of LNG during the year 
leading to significant cost savings.

Strategic Update

Reliance entered into a strategic 
partnership with ADNOC for 
establishing a world-class chemical 
project at TA’ZIZ in Ruwais. This joint 
venture will construct an integrated 
plant with capacity to produce 940 KT 
of chlor-alkali, 1.1 MMT of ethylene 

Oil and Gas E&P

Revenue

EBITDA

EBITDA Margin (%) 

Performance Update

Revenue for the Oil and Gas segment 
increased by 3.5x Y-o-Y to `7,492 
crore, on the back of ramp-up of gas 
production from KG D6 and improved 
price realisation. EBITDA for the year 
increased to ` 5,457 crore, with EBITDA 
margin of 72.8% 

•  For the year, production (RIL share) 
was at 188.1 BCFe, up 48.6% Y-o-Y 
due to ramp-up in production from 
R Cluster and Satellite Cluster. 

(` in crore)

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-20

7,492

5,457

72.8

2,140

258 

12.1

3,211

353

11.0

•  Price realisation for KG D6 

improved 24.2% Y-o-Y to US$ 
4.92/mmbtu in FY 2021-22 vs. US$ 
3.96/mmbtu in FY 2020-21. Price 
realisation for Coal Bed Methane 
(CBM) gas for the year was higher 
by 64.7% at US$ 6.82/ mmbtu (GCV).

Strategic Update

MJ development project is on 
track with production expected to 
start from 3Q FY 2022-23. Reliance 
completed the sale of its interest 

Liquidity and Capital 
Resources

During FY 2021-22, financial markets 
globally witnessed low interest rate 
environment and abundant liquidity. 
Reliance successfully refinanced its 
liabilities taking the benefit of low 
interest rates prior to the turn in the 
interest rate cycle. 

The Company raised $9 billion from 
global and local investors in the 
second half of the financial year to 
primarily refinance high-cost debt, 
resulting in substantial savings 
in interest cost.

The Company issued US$ 4 billion 
foreign currency bonds across 10-
year, 30-year and 40-year tranches 
primarily for refinancing of existing 
borrowings. This was the largest ever 
foreign currency bond issuance out 
of India. The Company’s subsidiary, 
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 
prepaid deferred liabilities pertaining 
to spectrum aggregating to `30,791 
crore and financed it through INR 
Loans and INR Debenture.

Reliance also made its green 
financing debut with the acquisition 
financing of REC Solar Holdings.

dichloride and 360 KT of PVC annually. 
Jio-bp launched India's largest EV 
charging hub in Delhi NCR Region 
alongside building on their swapping 
station network. Further, Reliance 
announced restructuring and 
repurposing of Gasification Assets. 
The segregation of gasification assets 
is the first step towards repurposing 
of the assets and providing flexibility 
to upgrade streams within RIL using a 
Balance-Sheet light approach.

in Eagle ford Shale assets to Ensign 
Operating for a consideration higher 
than the carrying value of assets. With 
this transaction, Reliance has divested 
all its shale gas assets and has 
exited from the shale gas business 
in North America.

External Environment

The year gone by was a story of two 
halves. The intermittent disruption in 
economic activities during the first 
half amid resurgence of new COVID-19 
variant ensured the accommodative 
financial conditions by systemic central 
banks in a bid to support growth. 
However, the persistent and renewed 
intensification of inflationary pressure 
due to continued disruption in global 
supply chain, tighter labour market 
and geo-political issues have swiftly 
changed the landscape of global 
monetary policy as we exited the 

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priority among advanced economies 
is now decisively centered around 
preserving consumer purchasing 
power and to anchor inflationary 
expectations amidst multi-decade 
high inflation. The withdrawal of ultra-
accommodation both on the interest 
rates and liquidity front is primarily 
led by US Fed and has gained traction 
in other developed economies 
including Emerging Markets. The 
outlook of sharp upward adjustment 
in global interest rates and calibrated 
withdrawal of liquidity is leading to 
tighter financial conditions. 

On the domestic front, the 
reverberation of change in global 
monetary landscape and rising 
inflationary pressure has tilted 
the balance in favour of gradual 
withdrawal of policy accommodation. 
The RBI has signalled this shift 
in policy priority by pushing the 
cost of domestic liquidity through 
narrowing of LAF corridor, unlimited 
sterilisation through new instrument 
of Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) 
and change in monetary policy 
stance (MPC) to focus on withdrawal 
of accommodation. The average 
inflation trajectory during FY 2022-23  
is likely to stay closer to the higher 
end of RBI-MPC target of 6% whereas 
the growth impulses may moderate 
further. On the external front, the 
deterioration in current account 
deficit (CAD) to 2.5% of GDP and 
uncertainty on capital inflows amidst 
tightening global financial conditions 
is likely to exert depreciation pressure 
on the rupee in the near term. Overall, 
the macroeconomic outlook of 
challenging growth inflation trade-
off, faster policy normalisation 
in developed economies and 
geopolitical issues may keep the 
volatility high in the domestic 
financial markets.

Financial markets were extremely 
choppy and volatile during the year. 
The first half of the year saw stable 
exchange rate and interest rates 
in the market. However the second 
half of the year witnessed rupee 
depreciation and a gradual move 

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up in interest rates, exacerbated by 
geopolitical conflicts. 

The Company was successfully able to 
navigate all such abrupt adjustments 
in the market, maintain adequate 
liquidity on its balance sheet, manage 
its financial market risks and deliver 
a consistent return on its investment 
portfolio by staying invested in low 
risk, liquid instruments. Reliance 
Treasury continued to stay focused on 
providing liquidity to the businesses 
at the optimal risk adjusted cost by 
accessing financing from different 
markets and using appropriate 
instruments and currencies. 

Treasury Management and 
Financial Strategy

Reliance Treasury’s impeccable timing 
on executing landmark transactions 
not just from India but also from Asia 
can be attributed to its ability and 
foresight to see emerging trends in 
financial markets. 

Reliance Treasury continuously 
monitors the financial markets to 
assess financing and investment 
opportunities to raise financing at 
optimised cost and deliver superior 
returns respectively. It identifies 
opportunities to reduce interest 
costs and extend maturity profile 
of its existing debt portfolio. It also 
maintains a prudent mix of funding 
sources across instrument classes, 
financing products, geographies and 
investor classes.

Fund Raising

Reliance continues to be a 
sophisticated and innovative issuer 
of securities across the capital 
structure. During the year, Reliance 
issued US$ 4 billion senior unsecured 
notes across 10-years, 30-years and 
40-years tranches comprising (i) US$ 
1,500,000,000 2.875% Senior Unsecured 
Notes due 2032, (ii) US$ 1,750,000,000 
3.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 
2052 and (iii) US$ 750,000,000 3.750% 
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2062. The 
Notes were nearly 3x oversubscribed 
with a peak order book aggregating 
~US$ 11.5 billion and were priced 

through the Company’s secondary 
curve. Reliance has now joined a select 
group of issuers from Asia to have 
made jumbo foreign currency bond 
issuances. The proceeds from the notes 
were primarily used for refinancing 
existing borrowings.

This transaction was significant on 
various counts:

•  It was the largest ever foreign 

currency bond issuance from India 

•  It had the tightest ever implied 

credit spread over the respective 
US Treasury across each of the 3 
tranches by an Indian Corporate

•  It carried the lowest coupon 

achieved for benchmark 30-year 
and 40-year issuances by a private 
sector BBB corporate from Asia ex-
Japan 

•  It had a first ever 40-year tranche 
offering by a BBB private sector 
corporate from Asia ex Japan 

The Company’s subsidiary, Reliance 
Jio Infocomm Limited prepaid entire 
deferred liabilities pertaining to 
spectrum acquired in auctions of 
year 2014, 2015, 2016 and the spectrum 
acquired in FY 2021-22 through trading 
of right to use with Bharti Airtel Limited 
aggregating to `30,791 crore (including 
accrued interest). This was refinanced 
through a mix of INR Loans and 
Debentures. The Company expects that 
this prepayment will result in interest 
savings of about `1,200 crore annually. 

The Company’s subsidiary REC  
Solar Pte Ltd. tied up Reliance  
Group’s first green financing 
aggregating US$ 586 million including 
a US$ 250 million green term loan and 
~US$ 336 million five-year green bank 
guarantee facility. 

Credit Rating

Reliance’s strong focus on financial 
capital coupled with financial discipline 
and prudence are reflected in the 
strong credit ratings ascribed by rating 
agencies. Reliance continues to enjoy 
a strong credit rating and continues to 
be rated two notches above sovereign 
by S&P and is one notch above 
sovereign by Moody’s.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

The table below depicts the credit rating profile:

Instrument

Rating Agency

International Debt 

International Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

S&P

Moody’s

CRISIL

CARE

ICRA

Rating

BBB+

Baa2

AAA (stable)

AAA (stable)

AAA (stable)

Remarks

Two notches above India’s sovereign rating

One notch above India’s sovereign rating

Highest rating by CRISIL

Highest rating by CARE

Highest rating by ICRA

Long-Term Debt

India Ratings

AAA (stable) 

Highest rating by India Ratings

Awards and Accolades

During FY 2021-22, RIL won the Best 
Asia Pacific Corporate Bonds award 
from ‘The Banker’ for the US$ 4 billion 
multi-tranche Senior Unsecured Notes 
issued in January 2022.

Way Forward on Financial 
Capital

Reliance remains committed to 
sustainable value creation for 
stakeholders through disciplined 
capital framework and optimal 
utilisation of its resources. As it 
enters the next stage of growth, the 
Company through its robust cash flow 
and balance sheet, will accelerate 
the pace of growing capabilities for 
Digital, New Commerce, New Energy, and 
New Material businesses. 

Liquidity Management

Robust liquidity underpins Reliance’s 
short-term financial planning 
processes with an aim of ensuring 
adequate protection against short 
term adverse market events. Reliance 
deploys a judicious mix of tenors 
and product types in its liquidity 
management processes and 
continues to explore path breaking 
financing solutions in partnership 
with its world-class banking partners. 
Consistent strong cash generation 
from operating activities provides 
the foundation for liquidity. This along 
with undrawn borrowing facilities and 
cash and cash equivalents provide 
solid liquidity buffer.

Reliance’s liquidity management and 
investment plans are created within 
the context of its strategic and annual 
financial planning processes. The 
plans are reviewed on an ongoing 
basis to factor in evolving global and 
domestic macro factors. 

Reliance maintains sufficient 
working capital resources for 
running all its businesses smoothly. 
The operating cycle is closely 
monitored to optimise working 
capital structure and ensure smooth 
business financing. Trade financing 
solutions are proactively reviewed 
and swiftly calibrated to deliver 
robust working capital management. 

RIL has opportunistically used short 
term borrowings through Commercial 
Paper to finance its working capital 
requirements. Given the low interest 
rate environment this has benefited 
the Company to maintain low cost 
of liabilities.

RIL effectively manages its cash and 
cash equivalents through a diversified 
investment portfolio which has an 
appropriate mix of steady accrual, 
tax efficient and higher duration 
assets with lower reinvestment risk. 
The portfolio consists of wide-ranging 
fixed income instruments invested in 
top rated instruments like sovereign 
bonds, AAA papers and bank’s fixed 
deposits. The diversification across 
instruments and counterparties 
ensures that there is minimal 
concentration risk.

The investment portfolio is monitored 
and operated under a robust risk 
management framework with a very 
nimble and dynamic adjustment to 
portfolio mix as and when necessary 
to ensure capital protection and 
appropriate risk adjusted returns. 
The investment portfolio balances 
well between the dual objectives 
of generating optimal returns 
with appropriate risk/reward and 
maintaining the assurance of liquidity 
at short notice..

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RETAI

L

Reliance Retail is India's largest and most profitable retailer with a 
diversified omni-channel presence via integrated store concepts, 
digital and new commerce platforms. It provides consumers with 
an outstanding value proposition, superior quality products and an 
unmatched shopping experience.

Consumer 
Electronics

Connectivity

Our 
consumption 
baskets

Fashion &  
Lifestyle

Pharma 

Grocery

Subramaniam V.

Isha 
Ambani

Akash 
Ambani

Anant 
Ambani

Ashwin 
Khasgiwala

Akhilesh 
Prasad

Darshan 
Mehta

Damodar Mall

Brian 
Bade

Kaushal 
Nevrekar

Sunil 
Nayak

Jayant 
Bhalerao

Bijay  
Sahoo

Gulur 
Venkatesh

V. B. 
Pardiwalla 

193 million

Customer base

15,196Retail stores

3,61,000+*

Employees

*This includes on-roll, off-roll and third party personnels

Reliance Retail posted 
industry leading performance 
with record revenue and profit 
in an operating environment 
that was marked by sporadic 
disruptions through the 
year. The performance 
demonstrates robust business 
model, superior understanding 
of evolving consumer trends 
and is led by highly trained 
and capable staff who are 
relentlessly focused on serving 
our customers.

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Vision
To be the most admired and 
successful retail company in India 
that enhances the quality of life of 
every Indian.

Mission 
•  Provide millions of customers with 

unlimited choice, outstanding value 
proposition, superior quality and 
unmatched experience across the full 
spectrum of products and services

•  Serve the entire spectrum of Indian 
society i.e. from households, kiranas 
and merchants, to small and medium 
enterprises and institutions

•  Reach the length and breadth of the 
country through our physical and 
digital distribution platforms

•  Be the partner of choice and enable 
win-win opportunities for producers, 
small and medium enterprises, brand 
companies and global suppliers

•  Generate direct and indirect 

employment opportunities with 
skill transformation and talent 
development on an unprecedented 
scale

Performance Summary

Strategic Advantages and  
Competitive Strengths

Operating Model

Reliance Retail's operating model straddles across the retail value chain to unlock significant 
value for all the stakeholders.

Straddling the entire 
value chain – from 
product design and 
development to serving 
customers across 
segments

Cutting-edge technology 
to improve business 
efficiency and consumer 
experience

Extensive supply chain 
network that covers the 
length and breadth of 
the country

Proven business model 
with agile execution and 
project management 
skills

Omni-channel player 
with the largest network 
of stores, digital and 
new commerce 
platforms

Leadership across 
focused consumption 
baskets

Deep understanding of 
consumer preferences 
and shopping behaviour

Strong supplier 
relationships providing 
portfolio of the widest, 
high-quality 
merchandise

Design & Development 
Ecosystem

Leverage Company’s deep 
and rich understanding of 
Indian consumers' shopping 
habits for new product 
development

Product 
Innovation

Deploying AI/ML 
across business 
processes 
to provide a 
seamless customer 
experience, boost 
productivity, 
and improve 
operational 
efficiencies

AI driven 
customer 
experience

Operating 
Model

Sourcing 
Ecosystem

Building a robust 
sourcing ecosystem 
that consists of local 
producers, MSMEs, 
regional, national 
and international 
brands

REVENUE

(` IN CRORE)

`1,99,749

1,99,749

1,63,029

1,57,702

EBITDA

(` IN CRORE)

`12,423

12,423

9,695

9,842

RETAIL STORES

(NOS.)

15,196

15,196

12,711

11,784

Selling 
Ecosystem

PAN India Retail network consisting of stores and 
digital commerce platforms to provide seamless 
omni-channel experience and helping millions of 
merchants modernise, become more efficient and 
generate higher income

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

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Reliance Retail has one of the world's largest omni-enabled retail store networks and operates an extensive portfolio 
of digital commerce platforms, bringing customers the widest range of products across its consumption baskets. 
It is supported by a well-trained workforce, a strong infrastructure backbone comprising of supply chain and 
technology capabilities.

Acquisitions and Partnerships

Reliance Retail announced a number of acquisitions and strategic alliances to strengthen its 
competencies and bolster its product offerings.

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Grocery

Consumer 
Electronics

Fashion &  
Lifestyle

Pharma 
Retail

Operating the largest store network in the country
15,196 stores with over 41.6 million square feet of retail space and presence across 7,000+ cities

KALANIKETHANR

50+ partner
brand stores

Merchant commerce

Acquired majority stake in Just Dial, 
India's leading local search engine 
platform

Daily subscription

Acquired Milkbasket, leading 
subscription based daily micro 
delivery platform

Lifestyle brand

Bought Portico and Stellar Home 
brands, offering bed and bath 
solutions 

Market leading digital commerce platforms
2.5x growth in daily orders Y-o-Y

Women’s wear speciality store

Acquired Kalanikethan to 
strengthen ethnic wear portfolio 

KALANIKETHANR

Empowering merchant through new commerce platforms
3x growth in merchant sign-up Y-o-Y

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Supply chain automation

Bought majority stake in Addverb 
Technologies that provides 
warehouse automation solution 
and robotic systems for automated 
material handling

Convenience store

Entered into a master franchise 
agreement with 7-Eleven, Inc. for 
the launch and rapid scale-up of 
7-Eleven® convenience stores in India

Fashion Brand

Acquired stakes across prominent 
Indian designer brands

Fashion Brands

Acquired Amante and Clovia, 
leading intimate wear brands to 
strengthen its product portfolio

Grocery store chain

Acquired Jaisuryas, a leading 
grocery chain to strengthen offering 
in the Southern markets

Digital commerce

Invested US$ 200 million in Dunzo, 
India’s leading quick commerce 
and last-mile fulfilment player

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Performance

Expansion

All-time high revenue 
and profit delivery amidst 
a challenging operating 
environment

Registered customer  
base up by ~24%  
Y-o-Y to reach

 193 million 

~7 new stores added every day,

crossed 15,000 
store milestone

Launched new store concepts 

(Gourmet)

(Sarees)

JioMart extends portfolio 
to cover electronics and beauty; 
launches subscription service

Augmented digital 
commerce offerings, 
2.5x growth Y-o-Y in daily orders 

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Inclusivity

New Commerce 
Merchant partner  
base up 3x Y-o-Y

Secured employees 
and their families – 
~100% of all eligible employees 
and their families 
double vaccinated

Reliance Retail is investing 
resources in building 
Next-gen supply chain 
capabilities – added 
11.1 million sq ft 
of warehousing space; 
capacity nearly doubled to 
22.7 million sq ft

1,50,000+

 new jobs added, 
taking the employee 
base to 3,61,000

Reliance Retail is  
rated amongst the fastest  
growing retailers globally 

Bolstered retail capabilities 
through acquisition, 
partnerships and strategic 
investments with investment of
9,700+ crore

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India has emerged as one of the most resilient global economies, having braved the macro-economic 
headwinds caused by COVID-19. The Indian economy is propelled by a solid domestic demand that accounts 
for 56% of India's GDP, which provides a strong foundation for a sustained growth of the Indian retail market. 
The learnings from the first wave of COVID-19, combined with a strong impetus on vaccination, helped reduce 
the pandemic’s impact on the economy in 2021. With a gradual fall in the number of cases and the easing of 
restrictions, production across major sectors is going back to pre-COVID levels. As the impact of the pandemic 
subsides and consumer demand resumes, the retail sector is expected to rebound and record a compounded 
growth rate of 11% to become a US$ 1.2 trillion market by 2025.

Emerging Trends and Business Response

Omni-channel  
takes centre stage

Growth in  
smaller towns

Serving customers 
through an omni-channel 
approach is emerging as 
a prerequisite to growth. 

The broad-based 
growth in the retail 
sector is being led by 
India’s small towns. 

Quick commerce

Emerging business 
model to enhance 
customer experience.

Reliance Retail operates 
over two-third of its 
network of stores in Tier II 
and below towns. This 
provides it a first mover 
advantage across many 
small towns, leading to 
customer stickiness.

Our Response 

Reliance Retail has 
created the most 
extensive retail 
ecosystem in the 
country, with its retail 
outlets connected 
with digital commerce 
platforms to provide 
a unified consumer 
experience across 
channels. This integrated 
approach has 
significantly improved 
customer experience.

With the launch of 
JioMart, Reliance Retail 
has established itself 
as the leading player 
in hyperlocal delivery 
and quick commerce. 
Its product selection 
continues to grow, with 
electronics, fashion, and 
now pharma available 
on its platform. Reliance 
Retail’s investment in 
Milkbasket and Dunzo 
will further strengthen 
its capabilities in 
serving customers.

Increased spend on 
hygiene, health, and 
nutrition

Focus on health, 
hygiene and well-being 
takes center stage.

Reliance Retail has been 
a pioneer in identifying 
emerging consumer 
trends and has created 
an extensive range of 
home and personal 
care products under 
its own brand portfolio. 
During the year, it 
introduced Puric, a 
range of personal 
hygiene and home 
disinfectant products 
with more than 20 SKUs, 
which has received 
positive response 
from consumers.

2.5x

Growth in digital 
commerce sales  
in FY 2021-22

75%

Of new stores launched 
in FY 2021-22 were in 
Tier II and below towns

48 million

JioMart apps 
downloaded  

15%

Share of own brands in 
hand wash & hygiene 
category

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Business Performance

Consumer Electronics

Reliance Retail is the leader in consumer electronics retailing in 
the country with 8,700+ Reliance Digital and MyJio Stores. 

Consumer Electronics business model is centered around 
solution selling approach that is designed to offer a 
differentiated value proposition, strong in-store experience 
and extensive yet relevant product assortment and is 
complimented by an in-house after sales service through resQ. 

Differentiated Store Concepts for 
Consumer Electronics

Largest big-box electronics 
chain with 400+ national and 
international brands

Small-store concept offering mobility 
and connectivity products across 
7,000+ towns along with an extended 
catalogue for assisted online selling

Competitive Strengths

•  Technology purchase made 

simple through buying guides, 
tech experts and personalised 
selling 

•  Order fulfilment within 24 hours 

of purchase 

•  Ensure consumer comfort 

through resQ solutions that 
cover entire product life cycle 

•  Preferred partner for all leading 
electronics brands - product 
launches, exclusive promotions

India’s only ISO 9001 certified 
electronics service brand offering 
multi-brand, multi-product service 
covering end-to-end product life cycle

•  Exclusive product offering 

through a portfolio of own and 
licensed brands 

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Digital platform with  
omni-channel capabilities for  
seamless experience  
across 2 ,000+ towns

500+ 

Reliance Digital  
stores as of March 2022

55%

Revenues from Tier II  
and below cities

Key Developments

Registered broad-based 
growth across categories 
particularly in laptops, mobiles 
and home appliances

Robust growth led by sharper 
opening price points ranges, 
successful festive and big day 
campaigns and category 
focused events 

Launched Consumer 
Electronics on JioMart 

Launched JioMart Digital, the 
New Consumer Electronics 
merchant platform

Strengthened own brand 
proposition by launching 
over 600 new SKUs; increased 
merchant partner penetration

Reliance Digital felicitated 
across multiple industry 
forums; notable amongst 
them:

•  The Economic Times  
Best Brands Award

•  MAPIC India Awards –  
Most Admired Retail 
Company of the Year

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Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Competitive Strengths

Key Developments

•  Largest store network of 3,900+ 
omni-enabled stores across 
1,000+ cities

•  Largest portfolio of international 

partner brands

•  Straddles the entire value chain 
of fibre to wardrobe, allowing 
it to deliver the most stylish 
and trendiest fashion to Indian 
customers

•  Strong own brand portfolio with 
multiple brands with annual 
turnover of US$ 100 million+

1,000+ 

Fashion & Lifestyle stores 
opened in FY 2021-22

2x 

Y-o-Y increase in sales from 
Tier II and below cities

Apparel and Footwear

Jewels

Robust growth driven by  
introduction of 17 national and 
regional collections

Partner Brands

•  Partnered with Valentino, La 
Martina, Starter, Balenciaga, 
and Adidas Young Athletes

•  Developed three new concepts: 

TWC Pop Up, TWC Books & Coffee, 
and Hamleys Play

•  Invested in Manish Malhotra, Ritu 

Kumar, ak-ok, Abraham & Thakore, 
Abujani Sandeep Khosla, and Rahul 
Mishra

•  Revenue more than doubles; 
surpasses pre-COVID levels 
on the back of increased 
conversions and bill values

•  Registered 2x increase in 

sales from Tier II and below 
towns, contributing to 50%+ 
of total revenues

•  Continued growth momentum 

for AJIO, with new highs set every 
quarter and a significant increase 
in customer KPIs and operating 
parameters 

•  Entered saree category with the 

introduction of Avantra by Trends, 
and acquisition of Kalanikethan

•  Strengthened portfolio with the 
acquisition of Amanté, Clovia 
and Portico

•  Expanded own brands 

portfolio with the introduction 
of 3 mid-premium and 
18 value brands

Business Performance

Fashion & Lifestyle

Reliance Retail is the largest fashion & 
Lifestyle retailer in India and has adopted 
a multi-format approach to service its 
customers through various retail concepts 
that cater to customer segments from value 
to premium and luxury.

Diverse Store Concepts for Fashion & Lifestyle

Market leader in value fashion retail 
with strong own brand portfolio and 
category-focused format extensions 
to tap niche demand 

Multi-brand family footwear retail 
chain with a wide assortment of 
own and branded products

Destination for fine jewellery 
with 100% purity guarantee and 
thematic collections 

Experiential one-stop destination for 
women’s ethnic wear

KALANIKETHANR

India’s leading sarees and 
ethnic wear retailer

Leading fashion & lifestyle digital 
commerce platform with 800K+ styles 
from India and around the world

Partner to 50+ international 
brands offering global shopping 
experience in India

India's leading online luxury 
destination for fashion & 
lifestyle brands

Experiential toy store with presence 
across 17 countries; the oldest toy 
retailer globally

Omni-channel furniture and 
decor retail chain

Leading destination for women’s 
intimate wear, with 100+ stores and 
delivery across 2,000+ cities 

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Strengthens women's ethnic wear  
and intimate wear category  
through acquisitions

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Grocery

Reliance Retail is the country's 
largest grocery retailer 
operating diverse formats 
to accommodate the varied 
needs and buying occasions of 
consumers. 

Reliance Retail provides consumers 
a wide assortment of fresh produce, 
everyday products, and general 
merchandise in a contemporary 
shopping environment at an attractive 
value proposition through engaging 
store concepts and digital and New 
Commerce platforms.

Differentiated Store Concepts for Grocery

India’s leading hyperlocal platform 
with presence across 260+ cities 
offering a wide assortment of 
products across grocery, fashion, 
electronics and pharma

India’s leading subscription based 
daily micro-delivery service

1,000+ 

Grocery stores opened  
in FY 2021-22

3.7  million

Orders placed in the first two 
days of Tak Dhina Din sale

Value destination with wide 
assortment that meets customers’ 
monthly needs with an ‘Every Day 
Low Pricing’ promise  

Multi-purpose neighbourhood  
stores with SMART’s price promise

Freshpik, a gourmet shopping 
destination offering delicacies from 
India and the world 

Neighbourhood store  
offering premium 
merchandise selection

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Grocery

Competitive Strengths

•  India’s largest grocery store network 
with varied store formats assisting 
customers in their shopping mission 

•  Integrated value chain supported 
by a robust network of collection 
centres, processing centres and 
distribution hubs 

•  India’s largest hyperlocal 

grocery business with integrated 
subscription model

•  Partner of choice for leading Indian 
and international brands for new 
product launches, exclusive ranges 
and pack sizes 

•  Wide portfolio of own brands across 

staples, home and personal care, and 
general merchandise

Key Developments

Growth ahead of market 
with record store and digital 
commerce sales

Integrated Milkbasket with 
JioMart - 2x growth in daily 
subscription orders since 
acquisition

Accelerated store expansion, 
opening 1,000+ new stores, 
bringing the overall store 
count to 2,400+ with over half 
in Tier II and below towns

Smart crosses 400-stores 
milestone

Launched Freshpik, a 
gourmet experience store, at 
Jio World Drive in Mumbai

Pharmacy

Reliance Retail operates 
Netmeds, a chain of 
pharmacies and digital 
commerce platform, creating 
a seamless online-offline 
experience for customers 
seeking prescription 
medicines, beauty essentials, 
OTC products, Ayush wellness, 
health devices and more.

Key Developments

Strengthened hyperlocal 
capabilities for faster deliveries

Rapidly scaled up new 
merchant partnerships across 
1,900+ cities

Connectivity

Reliance Retail serves as the master distributor for Jio 
connectivity services, which are sold through a network 
of MyJio and Digital stores. Additionally, it has partnered 
with over a million retailers throughout the country to 
provide Jio prepaid and post-paid plans via the sale of 
SIM cards, top-ups, and mobile devices .

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Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Reliance Retail strives to create an enabling workplace environment where 
each employee is provided the opportunity to participate, contribute, and grow. 
To ensure the safety, health and well-being of employees, various initiatives were 
undertaken during the year.

To help employees address stress during 
the unusual circumstances created by the 
pandemic, online yoga sessions were arranged 
during the International Yoga Month. For 
women, for whom the challenges have been 
multifold, Reliance’s focus has been to provide 
support and work flexibility. Many of them 
have opted to work-from-home. There have 
also been panel discussions and focused 
engagement with women employees every 
month through the times of COVID-19 to help 
them in better work-life integration. 

The health and safety of employees is of 
paramount importance at Reliance. An 
illustrative case is the ergonomic assessments 
taken during the year for Retail staff, whose 
work involves manual handling, or long hours 
where they are either required to stand or 
sit, all of which pose risks of musculoskeletal 
disorder. To address the concern, ergonomics 
assessments were conducted across all 
formats pan India for all job roles to identify 
ergonomic hazards and immediate action was 
taken to reduce the risk level.

All through the pandemic, efforts were directed 
at educating employees on safety, building 
resilience, and addressing health and nutrition 
concerns. Talks were also held on diverse 
parenting needs and addressing specific 
concerns during the pandemic. 

Often specialised training becomes necessary 
to ensure the safety of both staff and the 
people they serve. Take the training on ‘Disaster 
Mitigation and Preparedness for Retail Outlets’, 
which was undertaken with the help of the 
National Institute of Disaster Management 
(NIDM). Specialised training also became 
mandatory for staff and contractors with 
the opening of the first Hamleys Play store 
in Mumbai, as required by the Protection of 
Children from Sexual Offense (POCSO) Act.

Road safety is another area of concern. To 
address it, extensive trainings were arranged 
during the year. Frequent refresher trainings are 
also conducted for our delivery associates as 
well as for our delivery partners (GRAB riders) 
on road safety to ensure they remain safe while 
delivering essential items at the doorstep of 
customers.

Both online and offline engagement 
activities were held during the year to trigger 
conversations on safety and enhance the 
safety culture.

New Commerce: A win-win-win Operating Model for growth and shared prosperity

have witnessed robust growth in 
matrices such as order values and 
frequency of orders, reflecting the 
trust and growing bond with the 
merchant partners.

The Indian retail market is the 
most fragmented in the world, 
characterised by the presence 
of millions of small kiranas. 
Operating in the unorganised 
space, the kiranas are constrained 
by various challenges, including 
the lack of: modern infrastructure, 
technology savviness, efficient 
sourcing capabilities and capital 
needed to serve the ever-evolving 
consumer needs.

Reliance Retail’s New Commerce 
initiative is bringing out the 
entrepreneurial spirit of the kiranas, 
by physically and digitally enabling 
them and bringing them at par with 
organised players. 

Reliance Retail aims to integrate 
millions of small kiranas with 

producers, manufacturers and 
brands across India. Doing so would 
help them modernise, become more 
efficient and generate higher income. 
Reliance Retail is thus creating a 
win-win-win partnership with all 
stakeholders of the retail value chain. 
The ecosystem thus created would 
lead to a wider selection of products, 
superior quality, compelling value 
proposition and a finer shopping 
experience to millions of consumers 
buying from the kiranas. 

During the year, the company 
launched New Commerce services 
for consumer electronics and pharma 
merchants. It has significantly scaled 
up its merchant partnerships across 
Grocery and Fashion & Lifestyle 
consumption baskets. The platforms 

Strategic Priorities and Way Forward

Develop new brands, integrate 
acquisitions, launch and scale up 
new businesses 

Strengthen supply chain 
infrastructure, and product and 
design ecosystems to support 
rapid business growth 

Accelerate new  
store expansion 

Continued emphasis on growing 
the digital commerce business 
across all consumption baskets 
through improved offers and 
service capabilities 

Fast-track new merchant 
onboarding and increase wallet 
share across all consumption 
baskets 

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A Responsible Retailer – Sahakari Bhandar

“When store becomes good member of the society, 
commerce also flourishes”.

Today’s customers are hyper-aware of social, cultural 
and environmental issues. Responsibility towards 
our planet is no longer optional. Environmental 
consciousness matter more than ever to consumers 
and employees. That is why being responsible to the 
planet means being responsible to consumers & 
employees. At Sahakari Bhandar, we have taken many 
recycling initiatives to reduce the waste to reach landfills. 
One of them is,

For the collection of these tetra packs, 244 hubs & spokes 
are created which includes our grocery stores, housing 
societies, corporates, educational institutes and churches.

The business has partnered with an NGO for transportation 
of the collected tetra packs to a recycling company.

Since its inception (June 2010), Go Green with Tetra Pak 
has saved more than 1,000 trees by recycling beverage 
cartons into school desks and garden benches.

Go Green with Tetra Pak - Empty tetra pack cartons 
are recycled in association with Tetra Pak India  
and the NGO – RUR

More than 9 million consumed cartons in Mumbai have 
been recycled in safe and effective manner with a 
technology that has zero discharge and zero water input.

Currently 1 out of every 4 tetra pack cartons sold at 
Sahakari Bhandar stores is bought back for recycling.

The recycled cartons were converted into 350 school 
desks, 250 garden benches and 500 bins which were 
donated to the community.

School desk made out of Recycled Tetra Pack 

Recycling challenge and Awareness campaign at School 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Outlook

The Indian retail market has been one 
of the most resilient in the world during 
the pandemic period, making a strong 
recovery when restrictions were lifted. 
The sector's core growth fundamentals 
continue to be strong. Rapid digitalisation 
and the introduction of breakthrough 
technologies have opened up new 
growth opportunities which would further 
boost long-term market prospects.

Reliance Retail’s commitment in the 
Indian retail sector is evident by the 
significant investments it has made 
in building and strengthening its 

capabilities across the retail value chain, 
which is having a transformational 
impact on the Indian retail landscape. 

Reliance Retail will continue with its 
journey of bringing best-in-class 
products and services to consumers 
across the length and breadth of the 
country by further expanding its presence 
through physical stores and digital 
commerce platforms offering best of 
global and local brands and partnering 
with small producers and merchants, 
thereby creating a virtuous circle of 
prosperity for millions of Indians. 

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

DIGIT L 
SERVICES

Jio is India’s largest digital services 
platform with a total subscriber 
base of 410 million across mobility 
and fixed broadband. Harnessing 
the world’s best technology 
capabilities, it is determined to 
provide world-class fixed-wireless 
converged connectivity network, 
complemented with disruptive 
digital technology platforms 
for entertainment, commerce, 
communication, finance and 
education. The vast Indian market 
and Reliance’s own ecosystem 
have allowed deployment of these 
technologies at scale, opening 
them up for a massive growth 
potential.

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Mashruwala

Isha  
Ambani

Akash  
Ambani

Anant  
Ambani

Mathew 
Oommen

Pankaj  
Pawar

Kiran  
Thomas

Harish  
Shah

Jyotindra  
Thacker

Anish  
Shah

Anshuman  
Thakur

Rajneesh  
Jain

V. Sridhar

Ashish  
Lodha

Shyam 
Mardikar

Dhruv Kumar  
Tayal

Anuj  
Jain

Prateek 
Pashine

Aayush  
Bhatnagar

Saurabh  
Sancheti

R. Srinivasan

Sanjay  
Jog

Rahul  
Mukherjee

Jio’s robust connectivity 
platform has served as the 
backbone for its offering of best-
in-class digital experiences to 
its consumers. This capability 
has been constantly enhanced 
through partnerships and 
investment in multiple emerging 
technologies to serve consumers 
in India and beyond.

410 million

Subscribers as of March 2022

5 million+ 

Homes connected 
by JioFiber services till March 2022

>7.5 billion GB

Monthly Data Traffic in FY 2021-22

~20  GB

Average per capita monthly  
data usage in 4Q FY 2021-22

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Jio remains committed to connecting everyone 
and everything, everywhere – always at the 
highest quality and the most affordable price. 
Jio also strives to build technology enabled 
product platforms for a Digital Society – 
leveraging Indian technical expertise to serve 
global markets. 

Mission 
•  Affordable data connectivity for every Indian 

•  Superior customer experience

•  Platform approach to all digital solutions

•  Invest in emerging technologies

Performance Summary*

FY  
2019-20

FY  
2020-21

FY  
2021-22

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426.2

410.2

130.3

1,317

138.2

1,668

167.6

2,461

11.6

13.3

19.7

963

1,148

1,340

Metrics

Total 
Customer base (million)
ARPU (`/month)

Total Data Consumption  
(crore GB)

Per Capita 
Data Consumption  
(GB/month)

Voice on Network 
(crore mins per day)

Per Capita 
Voice Consumption  
(mins/month)

* Exit quarter

REVENUE AND EBITDA MARGIN

44.4

47.3

1,00,161

90,287

39.3

69,605

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

 Revenue (` crore)

 EBITDA Margin (%)

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Strategic Advantages and 
Competitive Strengths

Jio’s extensive reach, simple pricing structure and 
deep understanding of Indian consumers on the 
back of its adoption of cutting-edge technologies 
together ensure a continued ‘Jio effect’ on the 
digital landscape in India. 

Connectivity platform

Jio has built a network to 
serve every citizen, home 
and enterprise across 
the country with over 99% 
population coverage for 
mobility network, and 
almost 20 million homes 
covered with fiber network, 
which is ramping up rapidly.

Digital suite of 
products

Jio has also created a full 
stack of digital products, 
platforms and services 
for multiple ecosystems 
serving consumers and 
businesses.

Partnerships

Supported and partnered 
with globally established, 
new-age platforms 
across the full suite of 
digital and connectivity 
services. 

Through a network of 
Reliance Retail’s consumer 
electronics, merchant 
partners and Jio Associates, 
Jio has the widest and 
deepest market presence. 

Technology

Ahead-of-the-curve 
investment in next 
generation communication 
and digital technologies, 
which could be deployed at 
scale.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Operating Framework

Bringing many ecosystems together 

With a cumulative investment of over US$ 60 billion, Jio is using the transformative power of data connectivity to enable 
platforms across various ecosystems including Media & Entertainment, Commerce, Financial Services, Education, 
Gaming and Agriculture.

Our digital society vision is built on the core thesis of the transformative power of data 
combining connectivity as an enabler with digital platforms across industry verticals.

Ecosystem Platforms

Connectivity  
and Cloud

Retail and New 
Commerce

Media/Gaming

Education

T e c h n o logy Platforms

Jio Mobility  
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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Partnerships

Performance

Leadership

Annual operating revenue for 
Jio Platforms crossed

US$ 10 billion

in FY 2021-22

Jio Mobility Network continues  
to lead in user engagement  
with data traffic increasing 
 46% Y-o-Y to over  
91 billion GBs in FY 2021-22

With 5 million+ connected homes, 
JioFiber has become the largest 
fixed broadband provider in India 
within two years of launch

Prepaid

`30,791 crore

for clearing all deferred spectrum 
liabilities acquired in auctions prior 
to March 2021

Jio won award from OpenSignal 
for best video experience and 
continued to hold top positions in 
4G coverage and availability. Jio 
also maintained its leadership in 
download speed for 60 months in 
a row in TRAI’s MySpeed rankings

Jio and Google Cloud 
embarked on a comprehensive, long-
term strategic relationship with the goal 
of implementing 5G in enterprise and 
consumer segments

Jio and Google 
announced the launch of JioPhone 
Next – the most affordable smartphone 
anywhere in the world with a unique 
financing option and unprecedented 
features like an all new Pragati OS

Partnered with WhatsApp 
to provide simplified digital 
recharge option for connectivity 
and conversational commerce 
platform on JioMart

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Transition towards 
4G networks

The launch of Jio started the 4G 
transition in India. The 4G subscriber 
base across the industry is now over 
730 million as of March 2022, thanks 
to increasing broadband network 
penetration across both urban and 
rural India and the improving device 
ecosystem. More than 250 million 2G 
feature phone users in the country 
will also be transitioning to digital 
networks over the next few years. 
The pandemic’s impact on recharge 
cycle and tariff hike have caused a 
transient SIM consolidation, mainly 
for low usage and inconsistent 
subscriber base. This has rationalised 
the reported subscriber base and 
should bring cost and network 
efficiencies for the industry.

Increasing smartphones 
and new use cases boost 
data traffic

Improving smartphone penetration 
and increasing proliferation of digital 
applications have resulted in a 38% 
increase in data usage across the 
country over CY 2021 (~137 Exabytes 
of data usage in India during 2021). 
According to the Ericsson Mobility 
Report 2021, total mobile data traffic 
in India is projected to increase 
by more than 4x to reach 49.0 
Exabytes per month by 2027. This will 
be driven by two factors – greater 
smartphone penetration, including in 
rural areas, and increase in average 
data usage per smartphone. Jio’s 
device strategy and sustained 
investments in digital will be key to this 
enhanced data usage.

5G rollout

 Earlier in the year, the Department of 
Telecommunications (DoT) allotted 
trial spectrum for 5G services to all 
operators. 5G field trials are currently 
underway, with all operators working 
with their respective network vendors 
to test the network and develop 
relevant use cases. DoT and Telecom 
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) are 
working towards conducting auction 
for 5G spectrum bands in 2022.

Increasing need for good 
quality FTTX

India’s leapfrog into mobility 
broadband has resulted in the 
fixed broadband sector being an 
under-invested space for the past 
two decades. As a result, India has 
amongst the lowest fixed broadband 
penetration in the world at less than 
10% households. 

Fiber penetration is even lower, with 
most fixed broadband running on 
legacy copper-based infrastructure. 
COVID-19 lockdowns and the 
consequent need to work-from-
home and learn-from-home, have 
reinforced the need for high quality 
fixed broadband.

Positive changes in the 
Indian telecom landscape

In September 2021, the Government of 
India undertook decisive steps in the 
form of reforms and a relief package 
to strengthen the Indian telecom 
sector. Subsequently, all the operators 
undertook a 20-25% hike across 
prepaid plans that has boosted 
revenue growth for the sector.

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Emerging Trends and Business Response

4G

Transition towards 
4G networks

Transition of 250 million+ 2G feature 
phone users to digital networks

How Jio is responding?

Jio’s comprehensive device 
strategy encompassing 
JioPhone Next, JioPhone and OEM 
partnerships and investments into 
the digital ecosystem would lead 
this transition

Increasing FTTH penetration

Rapidly increasing demand 
for high-speed fiber backed 
internet at homes

Digitisation of MSMBs 
in India

Integrated fiber connectivity and 
digital solutions for 50 million MSMBs

Jio’s extensive intracity fiber network, 
last mile execution, seamless 
customer experience along with 
attractive bundling of digital 
solutions enabled it to emerge 
the market leader within two 
years of launch

JioBusiness is now offering 
enterprise grade connectivity and 
vertical specific digital solutions in 
collaboration with partners

5G

Growing ecosystem of B2C 
applications

Proliferation of broadband 
connectivity drives adoption of 
digital applications

5G rollout in India

Trial spectrum has been allocated to 
operators and spectrum auction is 
expected in 2022

How Jio is responding?

Jio has built a suite of 
solutions and services across 
entertainment, commerce, 
communication, finance, 
education and gaming with 
leading engagement levels 
in each category.

Jio has conducted field trials of 
its homegrown 5G stack with 
competitive position and capabilities 
comparable to global Tier 1 vendors. 
Coverage planning has been 
completed for top 1,000 cities.

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Jio continues to drive India’s 
digital transformation

Jio’s network carried almost 10%  
of the global mobile data traffic in  
CY 2021, and Jio continues to remain 
the broadband network of choice 
with over 50% share of India’s data 
traffic, thereby underlining the ‘Jio 
effect’ on the digital ecosystem in 
India. Jio was the digital lifeline during 
the continuing pandemic. FY 2021-22 
saw over 130 million new users join the 
network on a gross basis and data 
traffic grow at ~46% Y-o-Y to more 
than 91 Exabytes.

Customer engagement on Jio 
network increased further; per capita 
data and voice consumption stood 
at 19.7 GB and 968 minutes per month 
respectively for the quarter ending 
March 2022. During the year, Jio 
undertook a ~20% hike across  
prepaid plans with effect from 
December 1, 2021. Its new plans 
continue to provide best value for 
consumers in the industry across 
price points. Financial relief for the 
telecom sector and improving 
revenue growth potential will 
accelerate realisation of Prime 
Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of 
Digital India and enable India’s 
transformation into the world’s 
leading digital society.

Enhanced network capacity

Post the 2021 spectrum auction and 
trading agreement with Bharti Airtel, 
Jio’s spectrum footprint has increased 
56% to 1,732MHz (average life of 
over 14.5 years). This has boosted 
its network capacity to serve the 
rapidly growing demand for data 
services. Further, Jio has relentlessly 
driven network improvement to 
provide superior customer experience 
through network automation, next-
gen platform deployment, advanced 
analytics and data sciences. The 

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robustness of Jio’s network was 
further underlined by the fact that it 
worked with minimal disruption even 
during three cyclones and seven 
heavy rainfall/ flood situations across 
the country during the year.

Expansion of 4G device 
ecosystem

Since inception, Jio has innovated 
to catalyse and grow the affordable 
digital device system in the 
country. JioPhone has successfully 
transitioned over 100 million 2G users 
in the country over the past four years.

Building on this success, Jio, in 
partnership with Google, announced 
the launch of JioPhone Next during 
the year. This is the most affordable 
smartphone anywhere in the world, 
with a unique financing option 
making it accessible for a much wider 
set of consumers. 

JioPhone Next is packed with 
unprecedented features like an all 
new Pragati OS, Translate Now & Read 
Aloud across 10 Indian languages and 
a host of preloaded Jio and Google 
apps. Jio is also partnering with other 
leading OEMs to provide multiple 
device options to its subscribers and 
accelerate the 2G to 4G transition 
in the country.

Jio leads the March towards 
5G-Yukt India

Jio’s 5G stack is 100% homegrown 
and a comprehensive 5G solution 
that is fully cloud native, software 
defined and digitally managed. This 
5G stack encompasses radio and 
core network, software architecture 
and hardware equipment, including 
outdoor small cells and gNodeBs. 
Jio’s network is built on a converged 
and future proof architecture that 
allows for seamless upgrade from 
4G to 5G and beyond. 5G coverage 
planning has been completed in 
top 1,000 cities based on targeted 
customer consumption and revenue 

potential using heat maps, 3D maps 
and ray tracing technology.

Apart from conducting field trials of 
its 5G stack. Jio has done active trials 
of 5G use cases ranging from AR/ VR, 
low-latency cloud gaming, network 
slicing and multi-tenancy for video 
delivery, TV streaming, connected 
hospitals and industrial applications.

Fixed Broadband Services

Jio continues to see fixed broadband 
as a significant greenfield opportunity 
and aspires to connect 50 million 
homes and 50 million MSMBs in India. 
Its expansive intracity fiber network, 
execution abilities, superior customer 
experience together with its diverse 
suite and bundling of digital content, 
tech-enabled tools and solutions will 
be key differentiators.

Jio is now the largest fiber 
broadband provider in India

The need for high quality broadband 
and Jio’s extensive infrastructure 
and superior services have made 
it the operator of choice for fixed 
broadband in the country. Within 
a short span of two years since its 
launch, Jio has become the largest 
fiber broadband provider with over 
5 million connected homes with an 
average data usage of almost 300 GB 
per home per month. It has continued 
to roll out last mile infrastructure at an 
elevated pace and its network covers 
almost 20 million homes.

#1

Jio’s market position in FTTH

JioPhone Next, the 
most affordable 
smartphone 
anywhere in the 
world

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JIO SET - TOP - BOX APP ECOSYSTEM

Jio Apps

3rd party Apps

Bouquet of Jio offering 
assorted services

Curated content for users 
as per their preference

Taking cloud gaming to 
every home on their TV

Bringing best of the world apps 
to Jio users and continuously 
growing App Bouquet 

Content from different regions, 
languages, genres can be 
accessed even from legacy TV

3rd party Functional & Educational 
Apps for all ages

Live TV

JioNews

JioStore

JioGames

JioSaavn

JioPages

JioJoin

Photos

MyJio

Music

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Government Cloud

Edge Cloud / 5G

Extended suite of digital 
offerings for homes and 
enterprises

Jio has been consistently enriching its 
digital portfolio to augment the fixed-
line services to enable work-from-
home, learn-from-home, health-
from-home, and enterprise grade 
digital solutions for small businesses.

•  Homes – Enhanced STB with JioOS, 

bouquet of new Jio and third-party 
applications, Society Centrex, 4K 
content on JioTV+, Home Secure, 
Home Automation, LiveTV and 
Gaming solutions

•  Enterprises – Integrated 

connectivity, cloud, security, and 
SaaS platform with vertical specific 
solutions for enterprises

JIOBUSINESS MARKETPLACE

Tech & Platform

Jiotized Services

First Party Services

SaaS and ISV Solutions

Industry Clouds

Cloud Server in a Box

Containers

Dev Test in a Box

Databases

Back/DR in a Box

Security

VDI/Cloud PC in a Box 

Cloud Connect

Etc.

Managed  
Services

System 
Integrators

Security and  
Compliance

Vertical ISVs

Horizontal ISVs

Education

Government

ERP

CRM

Healthcare

Accounting

Media and 
Entertainment

BFSI

Manufacturing

Etc.

Payroll and HR

Payment

Backup and 
Security

Surveillance

Manufacturing

Automotive

Banking & Finance

Retail

Energy

Healthcare

Media and 
Entertainment

Aggregators

GSI

Advisories

ISV

Startups

Digital First, 
 Self Serve

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Jio Platforms

A holistic approach to Jio’s 
digital society vision

Supported by its technology 
backbone and customer insight, 
Jio has indigenously developed 
and launched numerous consumer 
applications and use cases. Jio’s 
in-house R&D team, with over 9,000 
technical and research professionals, 
has innovated and developed 
leading technology platforms 
spanning 5G stack, Cloud and Edge 
Compute, Devices & Operating 
Systems, Blockchain, IoT, Mixed 
Reality, AI/ML, Secure Identity and 
Natural Language Processing, among 
others. Each of these platforms is 
now being implemented and scaled 
up to eventually serve a large and 
diversified global customer base.

Till date, Jio has been granted 417 
patents across multiple jurisdictions 
for the pioneering initiatives it has 
undertaken. In FY 2021-22 alone, 
the company filed for 110 patents 
and was granted 46. Among the 
key technology areas covered by 
these patents are vDLT (Virtual 
Distributed Ledger Technology), 
5G User Equipment, AI for health 
and agriculture, IoT, Industrial 
4.0 and AR/ VR.

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Technology partnerships for 
tailormade digital solutions

Over the past few years, Jio 
has forged long-term, strategic 
relationships with leading global 
technology companies to create 
a proprietary Jio technology 
ecosystem across multiple domains. 
Key partnerships that materialised 
during the year are:

Pragati OS – Google and Jio worked 
closely to create the Pragati OS, which 
is an optimised version of Android 
made specially for JioPhone Next. 
Pragati OS will offer full functionality 
of a smartphone with access to 
Play Store and provide over-the-air 
updates support for new features, 
customisation and security updates 
that will continue to enhance the 
phone experience over time.

Commerce on WhatsApp – To drive 
the adoption of JioMart, integration 
with WhatsApp was rolled out to 
allow customers to shop seamlessly 
on the world’s first conversational 
commerce platform. Jio has 
also partnered with WhatsApp 
to simplify the prepaid recharge 
experience for all its connectivity 
services to bring unprecedented 
convenience to consumers.

Jio AutoPay – Jio partnered with 
the National Payments Corporation 
of India (NPCI) to enable UPI auto-
debit facility for its customers. This 
will enable Jio customers to set 
standing instructions on the MyJio 
app using UPI Autopay for their 
preferred tariff plans and seamless 
recharging experience.

Interakt – JPL-owned Haptik 
launched its app ‘Interakt’ to 
help MSMEs manage customer 
interactions and sales on WhatsApp. 
Interakt is the API solution provider 
for WhatsApp Business, which acts 
as an all-in-one CRM, campaign 
management, marketing automation 
tool, and a sales channel.

JioThings – Jio has entered into 
multiple partnerships with leading 
corporates and government 
institutions to provide smart 
connected vehicle, smart electricity 
metering and smart utility solutions.

Investments to enhance Jio’s 
technology ecosystem

In addition to scaling up and building 
organically, Jio has supported 
and partnered with new-age 
and established platforms and 
their management teams across 
digital services. Some of these key 
platforms include:

JV for Satellite Communication – 
JPL and SES, a leading global satellite-
based content connectivity solutions 
provider, entered into a 51:49 joint 
venture for next-generation scalable 
and affordable broadband services 
in India by leveraging satellite 
technology. The JV will use multi-orbit 
space networks capable of delivering 
multi-gigabit links and capacity to 
enterprises, mobile backhaul and 
retail customers.

Two Platforms – JPL invested  
US$ 15 million for a 25% equity stake 
in Two Platforms Inc., an Artificial 
Reality company with focus on 
building interactive and immersional 
AI experiences. Two’s Artificial 
Reality platform enables real-time 
AI voice and video calls, digital 
humans, immersive spaces, and 
lifelike gaming.

Glance – JPL invested US$ 200 million 
for a ~17% equity stake in Glance, 
a leading AI-driven lock-screen 
platform. Glance is aiming to create 
the world’s largest live content and 
commerce ecosystem on the lock 
screen. It has a business partnership 
arrangement with Reliance Retail 
Ventures Limited to integrate Glance’s 
lock screen platform into JioPhone 
Next smartphones.

Undersea cable – In conjunction 
with global partners and world-class 
submarine cable supplier SubCom, 
Jio is deploying two next generation 
cables centred on India. The India-
Asia-Xpress (IAX) system connects 
India eastbound to Singapore and 
beyond, while the India-Europe-
Xpress (IEX) system connects India 
westbound to the Middle East and 
Europe. These high capacity and 
high-speed systems will provide more 
than 200 Tbps of capacity spanning 
over 16,000 kms.

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Strategic Priorities and Progress

4G

Driving 4G transition in the country

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Launch of JioPhone Next in 
partnership with Google

•  Ramp up the overall device 

strategy

•  Device partnership with 

•  Extend OEM partnerships for 

leading OEMs in the 
country

other devices

Continuous network improvement

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Accelerated deployment 

•  Improve spectral efficiency 

of recent spectrum 
purchase

•  Improvement of customer 
experience with analytical 
tools and data sciences

and network capacity 
through offloading networks 
(wi-fi access points, small 
cells and more)

•  Further enhancement of 

network automation through 
a platform approach

Increasing adoption of JioFiber services

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Jio is now the market 

leader for FTTH services 
with 5 million+ connected 
homes

•  Accelerate the pace of homes 
connect and infrastructure 
rollout as COVID-19 restrictions 
ease out

•  Increased homes passed 

•  Enhancement of digital 

to almost 20 million

services bouquet

Enhancement of digital ecosystem

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Jio and Google launched 

Pragati OS for JioPhone Next

•  Launch of JioAutoPay, 
JioThings, Interakt and 
JioMart-WhatsApp 
integrated product

•  Continue to drive customer 
traction through launch 
of innovative and India-
focused digital solutions 
which could then be taken 
globally

5G

5G Network rollout

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Conducted field trials 

•  Given its leadership in 

and completed network 
planning in top 1,000 cities

•  Trial use cases in the areas 
of industrial automation 
and healthcare

development of indigenous 
5G stack and future ready 
network, Jio is poised to 
lead the rollout of 5G in the 
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Jio 5G in Healthcare 
Automation
Given the high speed and low latency of 5G networks, a 
prime use case is in healthcare for various end uses for 
patient care and hospital management.

•  Hospital logistics – 5G robots controlled by a fleet 

management system in the Cloud have been used to 
deliver food trays and medicines to patients, and for 
UV disinfection and sanitisation

•  Connected ambulance via 5G FWA – This was done 
to stream vital information to the control room in the 
hospital even as the patient arrived there physically

Innovation in Customer 
Experience Management
Jio has continued to innovate on both physical and 
digital distribution channels to further enhance the best-
in-class customer experience.

•  Self KYC – This enables remote SIM activation using 
video call-based verification to ensure convenient, 
error free and fast onboarding of premium customers

•  Hyperlocal customer retention and upsell – 40,000+ 
freelancers fluent in local languages worked as Jio 
Customer Associates to connect with over a million 
customers daily

COVID-19 Response

Ensuring the nation’s digital lifeline  
remains strong and sturdy

•  Jio has continued to be the digital 
lifeline for all Indians, enabling 
them to work and learn-from-
home and get medical treatment 
from the comforts of home

•  Jio has ensured zero impact on 
network over the past two years 
with industry leading uptime for 
the connectivity network

•  Multiple initiatives (free voice calls, 
Buy-One-Get-One recharges for 
JioPhone users, Emergency Data 
Loan) have been undertaken with 
a customer focused approach 
to ensure minimum disruption in 
customer service and business

•  Digital initiatives like Jio Associate 
Program, Self-KYC and relaunch 
of eKYC undertaken to enhance 
customer outreach and ensure 
continuity of recharges/services

Outlook
Jio’s investments to build 
a world-class digital 
infrastructure will pave the 
way towards a premier 
digital society in India. 
These solutions are now 
being implemented at 
scale to be later taken to 
the global audience. Newer 
revenue streams across the 
connectivity and technology 
platforms will accelerate 
the growth momentum and 
drive operating leverage. 
These endeavours would 
not just create a significantly 
positive socio-economic 
impact but also generate 
strong shareholder returns 
over the next several 
decades.

Testing real time robotic control for warehouse 
automation and asset monitoring
•  Warehouse supply chain – 

5G robots were used for bagging 
line to warehouse storage location 
logistics, a function that would 
otherwise require human control

•  Connected drone – A drone 

connected through a 5G cloud 
was used to inspect radio sites and 
provide real-time surveillance

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MEDI  AND
ENTERTAINMENT

Network18 Media & Investments (Network18) is India’s only  
Media & Entertainment conglomerate with presence 
across the full spectrum of content genres – news, entertainment, sports, 
movies and live entertainment.

With its young and diverse bouquet of properties, it has been delivering 
authentic news and wholesome entertainment that resonate with audiences across 
demographics and socio-economic segments, building a unique connect through 
the use of native languages. As a platform which is pipe 
and screen-agnostic, Network18's endeavour is to continually expand its reach to 
connect with consumers wherever they are present. It continues to make investments 
for creating quality content, enhancing reach of the network and striking partnerships 
in the media eco-system to capture the growth opportunities presented by India’s 
rapidly evolving media landscape, with a keen eye on improving profitability.

Rahul  
Joshi

Jyoti 
Deshpande

Ramesh 
Damani

The year gone by will stand out 
for the coming of age of our new 
initiatives as they turned around 
on the profitability front driven by 
their increasing consumer salience. 
With content consumption taking 
up an increasingly higher share of 
consumer time, the group, given 
its truly diversified presence across 
media genres, languages and 
platforms, is well-poised to leverage 
these strong tailwinds.

Portfolio at a glance

Digital

Digital

Regional

DIGITAL REACH

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Strengths 

Reach and engagement

1 in every 2 Indians watches 
Network18 television channels that 
reach >95% of TV homes in India 
annually

1 in nearly every 2 internet users in 
India accesses Network18 websites 
or apps every month, making it the 
#2 reach digital news/information 
publisher in India, and amongst the 
top 10 globally

India’s largest TV News portfolio, 
with an 8.8%* share of news 
viewership; Entertainment channels 
enjoy 11.1%# viewership share 

MoneyControl is India’s leading 
Finance app and Voot is the #2 OTT 
broadcaster in terms of daily time 
spent per user

*Source: BARC | TG: 15+ | Market: All India | 
Period: Wk10'22-13'22
#Source: BARC | Mkt: All India | TG: 2+ | Wk 14'21 
to 13'22; share in non-news viewership

Diverse network with genre 
defining brands

The only M&E company with 
presence across all content genres 
– news, entertainment, sports, 
movies, live entertainment

20 domestic TV news channels 
in 15 languages; digital news in 13 
languages

Full-portfolio entertainment offering 
includes 10 regional language TV 
channels, a film studio renowned 
for standout cinema, and a leading 
OTT platform

Brands like CNBC TV18, News18, 
Colors, MoneyControl, Nickelodeon 
have high brand equity and are 
synonymous with the genres they 
operate in

Strong partnerships across the board

Partnerships with leading global and Indian players to strengthen 
content creation and distribution capabilities

Paramount Global, NBCU (CNBC), CNN, and A+E Networks, Forbes 
are among Network18’s global partners

Leading content distribution platforms like Jio, Den, Hathway are 
part of the parent company, enabling Network18 to have extensive 
reach

Around 3,000 advertisers use TV and digital platforms of Network18 
to reach their consumers across the country

Vision and Mission
Network18 aims to be a channel-
agnostic provider of top-drawer 
content across genres, regions and 
languages. We seek to be India’s top 
media house with unparalleled reach, 
and touch the lives of Indians across 
geographies and demographics.

Performance Summary
OPERATING REVENUE & EBITDA

(` IN CRORE)

5,880

5,357

4,705

1,080

796

617

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

 Revenue 

 EBITDA 

OPERATING MARGINS

(%)

18.6

16.9

15.1

11.5

12.6

18.7

18.4

18.2

1.0

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

 Network18 consolidated 
 News (TV, digital, misc)   

 Entertainment

TV VIEWERSHIP SHARE

(%)

12.64 12.76*

11.90

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

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Operating Framework
Network18’s operating model places the audience at its centre and contextualises business models to genres. 
In the process, it has established a strong connect with viewers through multiple mediums, diverse brands and 
cutting-edge content.

Network18 has a track record of building successful strategic alliances with international media companies such as 
Paramount Global in entertainment, WarnerMedia (CNN) in English general news, NBCU (CNBC) in business news, A+E 
Networks in factual entertainment and Forbes in business magazines.

Value Chain

Network18 is spread across content creation and distribution, thereby delivering the best of Indian and global content 
and brands to discerning audiences across India’s vast demographic diversity.

Advertising

Subscription

B2C, B2B, B2B2C

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DTH / FTTx

Digital - Own/3rd 
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Cinema,  

Live events

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Digital platforms saw a 
significant uptick

Content – expansion  
and innovation

Voot, MoneyControl, News18.com 
continued to scale up reach and 
engagement, and leveraged 
digital advertising tailwinds to 
deliver sharp revenue growth

The group forayed into sports genre and 
acquired rights of marquee properties like 
FIFA World Cup, NBA, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue1, 
World Boxing Championship, WTA and a 
host of other properties; it also launched 3 
dedicated sports channels in April 2022

Highlights FY 2021-22

Strong financial 
performance

Highest ever consolidated 
operating margin of 18.4%, 
~150bps Y-o-Y improvement 

TV News business continued 
to improve profitability 
and delivered highest ever 
operating margins of ~21%  
(~16% in FY 2020-21)

Digital News saw an inflection 
in profitability and delivered 
operating margin of 13%  
(0% in FY 2020-21), in line with 
consolidated group margins

TV Network grew 
stronger

TV18 was the #2@ reach news 
network in India and had the 
widest language footprint

TV18 Entertainment network was 
#3 in India, with an all-India 
entertainment viewership share 
of 13.4%*; flagship GEC Colors was 
#2 prime-time channel driven by 
strong fiction and reality shows

Digital subscription platforms 
(Voot Select and MoneyControl 
Pro) saw a sharp jump in paid 
subscriber base 

Entertainment business 
delivered highest ever 
operating profit and strong 
margins despite a significant 
scale-up in investments 

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*Source: BARC | TG: 2+ | Market: All India Non-News | 
Period: Wk14'21-Wk13'22; includes associate ETV

 Building on ‘Digital First, TV Always’ 
proposition

Bigg Boss: Over-the-Top, OTT exclusive 
version of India’s most popular reality 
show, drove eyeballs, engagement and 
subscriptions on Voot

The Big Picture, a new concept  
quiz show, also had a real-time,  
watch and play quiz game on Voot app to 
increase engagement

News business pivoted to a  
digital-first approach based on the 
solid foundation provided by broadcast 
operations

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Having bounced back from the 
shocks of the pandemic in the 
second half of last fiscal, FY 2021-22 
was a year of continued resilience 
and implementing learnings from 
the first wave of the pandemic. The 
beginning of the year saw a sharp 
rise in COVID-19 cases, which would 
have impacted content production 
again but for the implementation 
of contingency plans and new SOPs 
that helped business continue in a 
normal fashion. Demand for content 
continued to grow across platforms, 
with both TV and Digital seeing 
growth in viewership. However, the 
movie exhibition industry remained 
affected as cinema halls were 
either shut or opened with lower 
capacity through the year, leading 
to either a delayed release in halls 
or OTT release.

TV VIEWERSHIP

~45% jump at peak 
due to lockdown

Resumption of 
original content

Second wave sees 
smaller spike

Return to  
pre-COVID levels

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 Entertainment  

 News  

 Total TV with News

Source:  BARC Data

TV viewership reverted to 
pre-pandemic levels

Strong growth in 
advertising revenues

During the second wave of the  
pandemic (April-June 2021), TV 
viewership saw a much smaller spike 
than last year as lockdowns were 
localised and movement of people 
was not as restricted. TV viewership 
normalised through the year and 
returned to pre-COVID levels at the 
beginning of CY 2022 and the genre 
shares also reverted back. Broadcast 
networks rolled out their full content 
catalogue and OTT platforms scaled 
up release of original shows. Regional 
viewership continued to be strong 
across languages, with most markets 
seeing intense competition for share. 
Movie channels continued to be 
impacted during the year due to the 
postponement of movie releases. 
Sports viewership was boosted by 
events like T20 World Cup, Tokyo 
Olympics and IPL.

Though FY 2021-22 started on a weak 
footing, local and short duration 
lockdowns, accompanied by a strong 
consumer demand and advertiser 
appetite, caused only a minor blip in 
the strong growth momentum that 
had begun to build up in the second 
half of FY 2020-21. Industry ad revenues 
surpassed 2019 levels, with TV ad 
volumes reaching a multi-year high 
and digital continuing its strong growth 
momentum. However, high input 
price inflation for the FMCG sector, 
the biggest advertiser, tempered the 
growth towards the end of the year. 
While TV continues to be the primary 
platform for brands looking to reach 
audiences at scale and brand building 
with high frequency advertising, 
digital has an inherent advantage in 
targeting, driving personalisation and 
offering options for advertisers with 
constrained budgets.

INDIA AD INDUSTRY

(` BILLION)

685

596

707

810

931

47

354

41

275

177

170

82

137

199

36

155

155

35

214

166

267

250

293

324

354

2019

2020

2021E

2022P

2023P

 TV 

 Print 

 Digital 

 Radio/Cinema/ OOH      

Source: Dentsu Digital report

18.6%

Increase in ad spend  
in 2021

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Overview

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Review

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Financial  
Statements

TV subscription continued 
to be resilient 

Digital continued to see 
strong traction

India’s TV penetration of ~67% and 
Average Revenue Per Unit (ARPU) of 
~US$ 3 remain well below that for 
most developed as well as developing 
economies, highlighting the headroom 
for growth. After the introduction of 
the New Tariff Order (NTO) regulation 
in FY 2019-20, the industry had seen a 
jump in subscription revenue. However, 
the growth has plateaued since then 
due to the continued legal battle over 
the implementation of the amended 
regulation, pending which a status 
quo had been imposed by the courts 
on channel pricing. The revenue was 
also marginally impacted by the 
pandemic as some of the pay-TV 
households migrated to the free DTH 
platform, DD FreeDish.

TV subscriptions in India 

million

Cable

DTH

HITS

Free TV

Total

FY 2020-21

FY 2021-22

73

56

2

40

171

67

55

3

43

168

Source: EY-FICCI M&E Report

OTT platforms offer an alternative to 
TV with on-demand, differentiated 
content and, more importantly, a 
dedicated screen, unlike TV which is 
shared by 4-5 household members. 
Digital content consumption has 
seen a sharp growth over the last 
couple of years driven by increasing 
broadband and smartphone 
penetration and increasing volume 
of exclusive content for digital. 
With more than 30 OTT platforms, 
Indian consumers have plenty of 
options to choose from – regional to 
global platforms, from production 
houses’ apps to teleco-aggregation 
platforms. The propensity to pay for 
digital subscriptions has grown as 
consumers have begun to see value 
in OTT content offering. 

Given the competitive pay TV ARPUs, 
OTTs are still experimenting with the 
pricing for their subscription-based 
video on demand (SVOD) platforms.. 
The year saw several major platforms 
change their subscription plans. 
Most Indian platforms continue to 
operate a hybrid monetisation model, 

Emerging Trends and Business Response

offering free content supported by 
ads and premium content behind the 
paywall. As per the BCG CII Report, 
the Indian OTT industry is expected to 
grow at a 22-25% CAGR over the next 
decade, driven by both subscription 
and advertising.

SIZE OF THE INDIAN OTT 
INDUSTRY

($)

 22-25%

13-15 bn

 46%

1.8-2.2 bn

~0.3 mn

FY 2014-15

FY 2020-21 E

FY 2029-30 P

 CAGR

Source: BCG CII Report 2022

Content consumption on digital 
platforms is growing

With over 300 million people watching content on digital 
platforms, digital has now become a second screen, and 
in some cases the first.

Our response 

New content forms emerging

From user generated short videos to metaverse, 
content is seeing a wave of disruption

As part of RIL group, which ushered in the broadband 
revolution in the country, Network18 has been focused 
on creating digital platforms which become the 
gateway for content consumption. With a ‘Digital First, TV 
Always’ approach, the group is investing in technology 
and content creation for platforms like News18.com, 
Moneycontrol.com, Voot, to provide consumers a 
seamless experience on the medium of their choice.

Network18 has been at the vanguard of content evolution 
in the country, continuously experimenting and innovating 
new concepts. Its teams keep abreast of changing 
consumer preferences and continuously adapt. From 
bringing Bigg Boss to OTT screens, to launching NFTs to 
engage with loyal fans, to creating news campaigns 
that drive change at the ground level, the group content 
repertoire has been evolving, both in breadth and depth.

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Continue to strengthen ‘Digital First, TV Always’ proposition

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  News pivoted to digital first approach, with 
newsroom integration, revamped workflow, 
organisational redesign and scaling up of tech 
capabilities

•  Bigg Boss, one of the most popular reality shows 

was made in a digital exclusive format

•  Provide a seamless experience to the user, 

irrespective of the platform

•  Complement the ‘mass’ nature of 

TV viewing with the ‘personalisation’ 
experience of digital

Strengthen position in regional markets

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Bengali and Tamil entertainment channels scaled 
up original programming; Kannada and Marathi 
channels strengthened viewership shares 

•  Become a true pan-India player with strong 

positions in markets across the country

•  Establish strong vernacular presence on 

•  Regional news portfolio delivered first quarter of 
break-even performance; significant headroom 
for growth

digital platforms

•  Use learnings from one market to replicate 

success in others

Build sustainable and scalable business model for digital products

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Voot AVOD is already profitable and scaled new 
heights; Voot paid subscriber base saw strong 
growth

•  Leverage both AVOD and SVOD opportunities 

to drive growth

•  Evaluate opportunities to create new 

•  MC Pro became the leading subscription based 

monetisation streams

financial news platform in India

•  Digital contribution to revenue to grow to 50%

Continue innovation and expansion into new content genres

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Forayed into the sports genre with acquisition of 

•  Be the go-to destination for diverse 

marquee properties

•  Launched new concept shows like  

The Big Picture, Bigg Boss OTT, Hunarbaaz

demographic and socio-economic audience 
segments for content across genres

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Business Performance

Television business

News

Business News 

General News  

CNN-News18 and News18 India 
ensured in-depth coverage of all 
major news events - elections, 
political news or global events. 
The channels also undertook 

extensive programming and multiple 
Public Service Announcement 
campaigns. The regional news 
channels reported exhaustively on 
state/region specific events.

Business News channels, CNBC 
TV18, CNBC Awaaz, and CNBC Bajar, 
offered extensive coverage of the 
important events in business and 
financial markets, introduced new 
content offerings, and rolled out 
consumer-centric campaigns.

Entertainment

Music and Youth

Regional Entertainment 

The regional entertainment bouquet 
comprises a mix of GEC and movie 
channels in Kannada, Marathi, 
Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil and Oriya 
markets. The network has been 
scaling up its original programming 
across markets and has strong 
positions in Kannada, Marathi and 
Gujarati markets.

Infotainment channel, History TV18, 
ranks among the top 2 in the genre in 
urban markets.

Hindi General Entertainment 

Colors was the #2 prime-time 
channel in the genre driven by a 
strong programming mix of fiction 
shows like Udaariyan and Naagin and 
popular reality shows like The Bigg 
Boss and Khatron Ke Khiladi. Colors 
Rishtey, FTA channel, also improved 
its share during the year. Pay movie 
channel, Colors Cineplex, maintained 
its share during the year while Colors 
Cineplex Bollywood, an FTA movie 
channel launched at the beginning 
of the fiscal, helped the network 
improve its viewership share and 
monetisation in the genre.

#1 

Khatron Ke Khiladi, highest 
rated Hindi reality show

MTV Beats continued to be the #1 
contemporary music channel in 
India. MTV, with popular shows IPs and 
sports content ‘La Liga Santander 21-
22’ and ‘NBA 21-22’, continued to be a 
strong brand in the Youth category.

English Entertainment 

Viacom18 continued to be the 
undisputed leader in the premium 
English genre with a combined 
viewership share of ~95%.

Kids Entertainment 

Viacom18 Kids portfolio, with strong 
brands like Nick, Sonic, has the 
undisputed leadership in the genre 
with 30%+ market share.

#1 

portfolio in Kids category 
since August 2014

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Digital content 

Network18 has a strong suite of 
digital platforms across categories - 
MoneyControl (leader in the finance 
category), VOOT (#2 broadcaster-
OTT in terms of time spent per day), 
and News18 portfolio #2 digital news/
information network). Pay-product 
Voot Select saw a strong growth in 
its D2C subscriber base driven by its 
premium content library of digital-
only shows and shoulder content 
around TV reality shows. With cutting-
edge tools, research and exclusive 
content for investors, MoneyControl 
Pro also saw a sharp growth in pay 
subscriber base, strengthening its 
credentials as leader in the segment.

E-Ticketing and Live business, 
Bookmyshow, was impacted by 
the delayed movie releases and 
restriction on live events due 
to the pandemic.

Film Business

Film Business includes Viacom18 
Studios and Jio Studios. 

Viacom18 Studios

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued 
to affect the opening of cinema 
halls, there were no major theatrical 
releases during the year by Viacom18 
Studios. However, some of the movies 
and web series were released on OTT 
platforms during the year.

Jio Studios

Jio Studios is a leading content 
studio that produces movies and 
web originals in multiple languages. 
It monetises such content across 
theatres, broadcast television and 
digital OTT, while also powering the 
video content in Jio’s mobility and 
home triple play offering of voice, 
video and data. 

In a year disrupted by COVID-19, the 
studio had three successful releases 
– Mimi, a powerful entertainer on the 
topic of surrogacy, Ranjish Hi Sahi, 
an intriguing web original series, 
and Hey Sinamika, a musical love 
story in Tamil.

Jio Studios has an exciting line up 
of Hindi movies with leading talent 
such as Shah Rukh Khan, Raju Hirani, 
Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Shahid 
Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana and 
others, as well as marquee projects 
in other languages. Straddling story 
telling through traditional media 
to Metaverse, Jio Studios aspires 
to be at the forefront of the rapidly 
expanding $25 billion Indian Media & 
Entertainment industry. 

$25 billion 

Size of Indian Media & 
Entertainment industry

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Print/Publication  
Business

Publication Business comprises 
a portfolio of Forbes, Better 
Photography and Overdrive, each 
one of them a leader in their own 
category, and continuously striving to 
achieve new heights.

CSR Initiatives 

At Network18, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is embedded 
in its long-term business strategy. Network18’s community 
initiatives help elevate the quality of life of millions, especially the 
disadvantaged sections of society. 

•  Mission Paani, an initiative in 

partnership with Harpic, strives to 
change attitude and behaviour 
for saving water for future 
generations, and endeavors to 
reach over 20 million Indians 
to drive this change. The latest 
season of the campaign was 
endorsed by Vice President M 
Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Jal 
Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, 
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, and 
Actor Akshay Kumar, the Campaign 
Ambassador. Mission Paani was 
recognised as ‘The Best Media 
Initiative’ at the 3rd National Water 
Awards by the Honorable President  
of India.  

•  Sanjeevani - A Shot of Life, a 
CSR initiative in partnership 
with Federal Bank, aimed 
towards creating awareness 

for COVID-19 vaccinations and 
mobilising efforts to ensure that 
every Indian is vaccinated. The 
campaign collaborated with 
NGOs, government agencies and 
influencers to spread information 
and bust myths surrounding the 
vaccine, while enlisting donors to 
gift vaccines to the most deprived 
and worst affected Indians. 

•  Netra Suraksha - India Against 

Diabetes was launched in 
November 2021 in association with 
Novartis, to increase awareness 
about eye disorders caused by 
diabetes. With an aim to build 
effective and efficient partnerships, 
the initiative organised round table 
discussions involving medical 
experts, think tanks and 
policymakers.

Outlook 

The Indian M&E industry has a long 
runway for growth, given the secular 
trend of increasing demand for quality 
content and higher time spent across 
demographies on content consumption. 
As per industry reports, India is expected 
to be the fastest growing ad market 
with digital leading the way. The digital 
subscription market has been seeing 

rapid adoption as the ecosystem 
matures and the end of pricing stalemate 
for TV subcription would help drive 
growth in broadcasting revenues. We will 
continue to make adequate investments 
across our businesses which will help 
us further strengthen our position and 
simultaneously prepare us for leveraging 
future growth opportunities.

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IL TO
CHEMICALS

The Oil to Chemicals (O2C) business 
portfolio spans across transportation 
fuels, polymers and elastomers, 
intermediates and polyesters. The O2C 
business includes world-class assets 
comprising refinery, crackers and 
downstream assets that are deeply 
and uniquely integrated, supported 
by best-in-class logistics and supply 
chain infrastructure.

The RIL O2C business includes plants and manufacturing 
assets located in India at Jamnagar (Jamnagar DTA, 
Jamnagar SEZ), Hazira, Dahej, Nagothane, Vadodara, 
Patalganga, Silvassa, Barabanki and Hoshiarpur as 
well as in Malaysia at Nilai, Melaca and Kuantan. It also 
includes a 51% equity interest in a fuel retailing JV with 
bp-Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML, operating under 
the brand Jio-bp), and a 74.9% equity interest in Reliance 
Sibur Elastomers Private Limited (RSEPL). 

The integrated O2C business structure enables an 
integrated decision-making approach that helps to 
maximise and optimise the entire value chain from crude 
to refining to petrochemicals to the B2B/B2C model.

Nikhil  
R. Meswani

Hital R.  
Meswani

Anant 
Ambani

P. K. Kapil

Sanjiv  
Singh

Srinivas  
Tuttagunta

J. Rajaraman

Harish  
Mehta

Vipul  
Shah

Piyush  
Bhatt

C. S. Borar

Ashwani  
Prashara

Seema  
Nair

Continued recovery 
in global oil demand 
supported product 
margins. High operating 
rates, superior product 
placement and feedstock 
flexibility led to strong 
operating performance for 
the year.

1.4 MMBPD

Crude refining capacity, the largest 
single site refinery complex globally

68.2 MMT

Production meant for sale for 
FY 2021-22 

12

Manufacturing facilities in India (9)  
and Malaysia (3)

21.1

Complexity Index

#1

Largest Petcoke 
Gasifier globally

3rd

Largest producer  
of PX globally

7th

Largest producer of  
PTA globally

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Strategic Advantages and Competitive 
Strengths

Operating Strategy
The key priorities of the O2C business are as under:

Deep and unique 
integration across sites

Robust portfolio catering to 
growing consumption markets

Fully integrated O2C value 
chain comprising the highly 
integrated complex at Jamnagar, 
which is integrated with other 
manufacturing O2C assets

One of the few companies 
globally with integration from oil 
to transportation fuels, polymers 
and elastomers, intermediates, and 
polyesters

Flexibility to process a variety 
of feedstock including crude, 
condensate, naphtha, refinery 
off-gases, ethane/propane, 
vacuum gas oil and straight run 
fuel oil

Highly optimised operations 
across the entire value chain 
from crude selection, product 
yield management, logistics to 
product placement, leading to 
best-in-class profitability

Ability to manage impact of 
volatility in commodity prices  
and cash flows

World-class manufacturing 
facilities

Large global-scale 
manufacturing sites based on 
competitive technology and 
flexible design

Top quartile performance in 
costs, safety and operational 
excellence

Unparalleled logistics and 
supply chain network

Unmatched distribution footprint in 
India with multi-modal logistics

11,000+ customers for chemicals and 
materials across India

Retailing transportation fuels at 1,460+ 
outlets spread across India

Global competitiveness and 
leadership 

World’s 3rd largest producer of 
paraxylene and among the world’s top 
ten producers of PP and PTA (Source: 
IHS Markit)

World’s largest integrated polyester 
producer and among the top 10 global 
producers of MEG (Source: PCI)

Strong project management 
capability

Track record of delivering world-class, 
large-scale projects

Transforming 

into a Net Carbon 

Zero, circular 

and sustainable 

business

 Transition from producing 
transportation fuels 
to chemical building 
blocks integrated 
with sustainable 
downstream derivatives

Transition from using fossil 
fuels to renewables for 
captive energy demand

CO2 capture and 
conversion to useful 
chemicals and materials

Scaling up 
recycling in materials

Riding transition from 
traditional to advanced 
mobility with EV solutions

Accelerate gas economy 
through expedited growth 
of CNG network 

Customer 

ownership and 

downstream 

integration

Scaling up trading and 
distribution business 
– customer access in 
new value chains

Creating industry-
defining value 
propositions for expedited 
customer acquisition

 Move from commodity 
product supplier 
to customer 
ownership through 
solutions and services

Alliances and 
partnerships for 
downstream sustainable 
product derivatives

Continuous 

optimisation and 

cost reduction

Advantaged crude and 
feedstock sourcing

Capture margins 
across conversion 
chains with deep 
integration and reduce 
exposure to individual 
product cyclicality

 Continuous O2C 
level optimisation 
for profitability and 
lowering energy costs

Conversion cost 
improvements through 
productivity and 
minor capex projects

 Usher global design 
standards to increase 
throughput and 
future proof assets 

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Vision and Mission
Accelerate new energy and 
materials businesses while ensuring 
sustainability through circular 
economy and target to become  
a net carbon zero company by 2035.

Performance 
Summary

REVENUE & EBITDA

(` IN CRORE)

11.9

11.9

10.5

5,00,900

4,51,355

3,20,008

53,803

38,170

52,722

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

 Revenue 

 EBITDA 

 EBITDA Margin (%)

TOTAL THROUGHPUT

79.8

(MMT)

76.7

71.9

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

PRODUCTION MEANT  
FOR SALE

(MMT)

71.0

68.2

63.6

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

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Transfer of gasification assets to Reliance Syngas to unlock value 
costs so as to enable cost-efficient 
In November 2021, the Board 
production of olefins. Syngas is 
approved the transfer of RIL’s 
also used to produce hydrogen 
gasification assets to Reliance 
for consumption in the Jamnagar 
Syngas Limited (RSL) as a going 
refinery.
concern on a slump sale basis 
for a lump sum consideration 
equal to the carrying value of 
the gasification assets as on the 
appointed date of the scheme of 
arrangement.

Going forward, RIL expects 
gasification assets such as syngas 
to be increasingly used as a 
platform for conversion to high 
value chemicals as opposed to 
a source of energy. Therefore, the 
nature of risk and returns for the 
gasification streams are likely to 
become distinct from those of the 
other businesses of the Company. 
In addition, the Company is 
exploring various opportunities 
to bring in strategic and other 
investors in RSL.

As the Company progressively 
transitions to renewables as its 
primary source of energy, more 
syngas will become available 
for upgrading to high value 
chemicals, including C1 chemicals 
and hydrogen, thus sharply 
reducing the carbon footprint of 
the Jamnagar complex.

The gasification project at 
Jamnagar was set up with the 
objective of producing syngas to 
meet energy requirements and 
reduce the volitality in energy 

Operational Performance

Delivered strong 
performance on the 
back of recovery in global 
demand

Achieved near full 
capacity utilisation, 
despite COVID-19 related 
operational challenges

Secondary unit 
processing maximised 
with improvement in 
transportation fuel margins

Implemented 
Petrochemical Naphtha 
(PCN) quality upgrade to 
capture premium pricing 

Optimised production of 
naphtha, gasoline and 
xylenes to capture best 
margins in changing 
market conditions

Processed 10 
new crudes, widening 
feedstock sources including 
feedstock for Fluid Catalytic 
Cracking (FCC)

Fuel mix optimisation 
ensured minimum impact 
from higher LNG prices

Optimised light-feed cracking  
on favourable economics  
vis-a-vis naphtha

Sustainability

LLDPE received ‘Innovator of 
the Year’ award for RELCAT 
from Federation of Indian 
Petroleum Industries

Implementing digital 
platforms to enrich 
customer business 
experience

Continue to develop a 
sustainable petrochemical 
business model by participating 
in India’s circular economy

Promoting circular economy 
& sustainability across the 
downstream through industry 
wide initiatives and various  
re-engineered materials

Focus on innovation to cater to 
customers’ requirements and 
national goal

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Statements

Industry Overview 
FY 2021-22 was characterised by the 
recovery in global demand as a result 
of improved consumer sentiment, 
vaccination drive and the reopening 
of economies, leading to an increase 
in crude and petrochemicals 
prices. Global refinery operating 
rates also improved in line with 
the rising demand.

Crude Oil Demand 
and Supply

Demand in CY 2021 recovered 
sharply by 5.6 mb/d to  97.5 mb/d. In 
comparison, demand had fallen by 8.5 
mb/d to 91.9 mb/d in CY 2020.

Robust global economic recovery, 
rising vaccination rates, easing social 
distancing measures and travel 
restrictions supported steady demand 
recovery in FY 2021-22. The demand 
recovery was further supported by 
gas to oil switching in the power sector 
following the energy crisis and high 
natural gas prices beginning October 
2021. In the last week of February 2022, 
Russian Ukraine conflict began which 
led to high oil prices and volatility 
due to uncertainties in global oil 
supply. Prices rose above $100/bbl 
levels due to sanctions on Russia and 
expected disruption to Russian oil & 
product trade flows.  

Global oil supply increased by 1.4 mb/d 
to 95.5 mb/d in CY 2021. Oil supply 
growth was mainly controlled by 
OPEC+ with a mandate to increase 
400 kb/d of output each month 
from August 2021 to March 2022 in 
response to demand. OPEC supply 
was lower by 4.2 mb/d in CY 2020 but 
increased by 0.7 mb/d in CY 2021. Non-
OPEC supply which fell by 2.6 mb/d 
in CY 2020 increased by 0.7 mb/d in 
CY 2021 mainly led by Russia. However, 
uncertainties to supply rose in March 
2022 due to US, Canada sanctions 
on Russian oil imports in response to 
Russia-Ukraine conflict. This, together 
with self-imposed restrictions by 
private companies started to impact 
trade flows and regional supply. 

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In FY 2021-22, lower oil supply amid higher oil demand growth led to reduction in 
global crude inventories and oil market tightness.

Kazakhstan also contributed to the rise in oil prices in 2H FY 2021-22 in spite 
of the tapering of demand following the spread of the Omicron variant and 
China’s zero tolerance COVID-19 policy.

Global Refining Operations

Global refinery crude throughput (mb/d)

OECD Americas

OECD Europe

China

Rest of the World

World Total

Source: IEA

CY 2021

CY 2020

Change 2021 
vs. 2020

17.8

11.0

14.2

34.8

77.8

16.6

10.7

13.8

33.7

74.8

1.2

0.3

0.4

1.1

3.0

Global refinery throughputs increased steadily during FY 2021-22 on higher 
utilisation and new capacity additions to meet rising transportation and 
petrochemical demand. In CY 2021, refinery throughputs recovered by 3 mb/d after 
falling by 7.3 mb/d in CY 2020. Permanent refinery closures amounted to 2.8 mb/d 
till the end of 2021 mainly in the US, Europe and Asia.

Refining margins recovered strongly in FY 2021-22 as refinery throughputs lagged 
fuel demand recovery.

Crude Oil, LNG and Ethane Prices

CRUDE OIL PRICES 

(US$/BBL)

Oil Prices

OPEC+ under performance

US supply outages on Hurricane

OPEC+ production cut begin

Delta Impact

Omicron Impact

Russia - 
Ukraine 
conflict

Commercial oil 
inventories ex. China 
fall below 2019 levels

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70

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20

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Source: Platts

Crude prices rose sharply in FY 2021-22 with Brent price reaching US$ 118.8/bbl in 
March 22 from US$ 64.7/bbl in April 2021. Oil prices rose in response to steady oil 
demand growth, continued oil supply management by OPEC+, falling global oil 
inventories and also geopolitical impacts such as Russia-Ukraine conflict.

In 2H 2021, US supply outages due to Hurricane Ida also supported oil prices 
despite the demand being impacted by COVID-19 variants like Delta.

The energy crisis, high natural gas prices, the failure of OPEC+ to meet its output 
targets and rising geopolitical tensions further propelled oil prices. Geopolitical 
risks with Russia-Ukraine conflict , the blockade in Libya and protests in 

60.0

50.0

40.0

30.0

20.0

10.0

0.0

 LNG PRICES

 (US$/MMBTU) 

Higher LNG supply from US and milder winter

Russia-Ukraine conflict

Lower Russian pipeline gas 
supplies and lower European 
storage levels, NS2 approval 
pending

Lower LNG supply due to unplanned 
outages, incremental demand, from 
Turkey, Mexico and Brazil

Higher demand from Japan/Korea 
due to colder winter and low stocks

Drop in demand due to 
COVID impact

Higher Chinese Imports 
due to Blue Sky policy

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During the year, LNG prices were highly volatile, with Asian prices seeing a low 
of US$5.8/MMBtu in March 2021 and a high of US$51.7/MMBtu in March 2022, 
averaging at US$23.37/MMBtu in FY 2021-22. The uptick in price was due to 
demand recovery post-COVID, coupled with unplanned LNG outages, lower 
Russian pipeline gas flow into Europe and later invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 
February. The Company used various optimisation initiatives to minimise the 
impact of high energy prices.

US ETHANE PRICES

(US$/GAL)

Ethane tracking higher 
gas prices coupled with 
increased demand from 
exports to China

Ethane prices stay strong 
inline with strong gas prices

Demand destruction 
amid rise in COVID cases 
and lockdowns

Producers in full ethane 
recovery mode amid Negative/ 
Zero Waha gas price

Demand recovery post COVID-19 
and ramp-up of new ethane 
crackers

Omicron Impact, Lower 
gas prices due to milder 
than normal start to 
winter

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JAN-22 MAR-22

During the year, ethane demand-supply growth was accelerated due to the 
addition of export facilities, delivery of new Very Large Ethane Carrier Ships 
(VLECS) and demand growth of the newly operational cracker in the US. Ethane 
prices in FY 2021-22 moved in tandem with that of natural gas for most of the 
time, and hence traded at highest-ever prices in the last four years at 46.8 US 
cents per gallon (cpg). This was owing to the surge in natural gas prices as 
a result of the supply scarcity and colder than expected winter. The average 
price of ethane for FY 2021-22 was 34.9 cpg.  Despite relatively higher prices, 
ethane continued to be the preferred feedstock.

Tanker Freight

The crude tanker market continued 
weaker trend due to various factors, 
ranging from COVID-19, reduction in 
crude imports to China, OPEC cuts, 
increasing bunker prices to limited 
cargoes being quoted, weighed in on 
market sentiment. This also helped to 
lower overall crude cost.

Clean Tanker freight rate for shipping 
products remained at a 5-year low 
in FY 2021-22 as lockdown restrictions 
led to uncertainty and dampened 
sentiments. Ample new-built tanker 
availability also helped long-haul 
distillate market movements, keeping 
a lid on freight prices

Reliance has been proactively taking 
appropriate actions by taking optimal 
cover through time charters & COAs’ 
(Contract of Affreightment) to avoid 
freight volatilities and incurring 
additional cost to the refinery.

Transportation Fuels

Global Market Environment

Global gasoline demand recovered 
steadily in FY 2021-22 as a result 
of improving mobility and higher 
preference for personal vehicles. In 
CY 2021, demand recovered to above 
96% of pre-pandemic level (CY 2019 
levels) as restrictions on mobility were 
lifted gradually on rising vaccinations. 
Diesel demand recovery also 
continued in FY 2021-22 – on strong 
economic growth and rising industrial 
activity with demand reaching 98% of 
pre-pandemic level in CY 2021.

Jet fuel was the only fuel to remain 
significantly below pre-pandemic 
level with demand recovering to 
only 66% of CY 2019 levels in CY 2021 
mainly due to sluggish recovery in 
business and international travel. 
However, demand was supported by 
countries which were opening up and 
easing international travel restrictions, 
following rising vaccination 
coverage and low impact from the 
Omicron COVID wave.

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Margins

Global Cracker Operations

Domestic Market Environment

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

After the lows of FY 2020-21, Indian fuel demand bounced back in FY 2021-22. 
However, the growth was tempered by the second and third pandemic waves, 
which led to partial or total lockdown in stretches across the country during 1Q 
and 4Q respectively. 

India Fuel Consumption Trend (exit quarter trend)

Product (Mn MT)

4Q FY 2019-20

4Q FY 2020-21

4Q FY 2021-22

HSD (Gasoil)

MS (Gasoline)

ATF (Jet fuel)

19.7

7.1

1.9

20.6

7.8

1.4

20.6

7.9

1.4

On the back of sustained economic activities, and the absence of a blanket 
nationwide lockdown, business growth was steady through the course of the 
year. India’s fuel demand grew by 7.8% and stood at 113 MMT. LPG demand too 
maintained an upward growth trajectory.

While inter-city highway traffic has maintained steady momentum, growth in 
intra-city travel has surged, as reflected in the consistently growing Motor Spirit 
(MS) sale. Despite muted growth in 1Q FY 2021-22 and some set back in 4Q, both 
gasoil and gasoline demand has grown steadily with the resurgence of road 
traffic. FY 2021-22, diesel demand increased by 5.5% and gasoline demand 
increased by 10.4% Y-o-Y. Exit industry volumes are already 4.2% higher than the 
pre-COVID average in FY 2019-20. The shift away from ride-sharing and limited 
availability of public transport (driven by lower bus frequency and curtailed 
rail movement) have increased preference for self-owned vehicles, which has 
supported this growth.

Reaching the end of their ongoing investment cycle, both state-owned oil 
marketing companies and private players have continued expanding their 
network, and taking the total number of retail outlets in India to over 83,000.

FY 2021-22 also emerged as the defining year for Indian Electric Vehicle (EV) 
industry. On the back of sustained policy push at both the central and state 
levels, increased options in the market and growing charging infrastructure, 
EV sales recorded a 218% growth over that in FY 2020-21. Even though the base 
is low, the industry is looking at convergence of charging infrastructure and 
retail outlets.

Rebounding from its worst ever year, India’s aviation industry, driven primarily 
by the domestic sector, grew strongly in the 2H FY 2021-22. Phased allowance 
from 70-100% capacity utilisation enabled airlines to ramp up steadily. ATF 

demand in FY 2021-22 grew 35% Y-o-Y.

Gasoline margins rose sharply to  
US$ 11.4/bbl in FY 2021-22 from 
US$ 3/ bbl in FY 2020-21, backed 
by steady demand recovery and 
improving mobility. Also, limited 
exports from China in 2H CY 2021 
supported cracks.

Gasoil margins increased to  
US$ 12.3/bbl in FY 2021-22 from  
US$ 5.7/bbl in FY 2020-21, following 
steady demand growth supported 
by the strong economic recovery 
and rising industrial activity. However, 
gasoil margin gains were limited due 
to sluggish jet fuel demand recovery 
and persistently higher stocks 
during most of the year. Cracks were 
supported by lower gasoil exports 
from China, due to various policy 
changes like the imposition of higher 
taxes on blended fuels such as light 
cycle oil, tightening supervision on 
independent refiners, lower crude 
import and product export quotas in 
2H CY 2021. Gasoil cracks rose strongly 
in March 2022 on disruptions to 
Russian diesel supply to Europe amid 
Russia-Ukraine conflict and trade 
sanctions on Russia.

Jet fuel cracks rose to US$ 9.1/bbl in 
FY 2021-22 from the unprecedented 
low of US$ 1.2/bbl in FY 2020-21. 
Jet fuel demand continued to 
recover, albeit slowly led by North 
America in FY 2021-22.

Asian Cracks for 
Transportation Fuels

$/bbl 

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

Gasoline 92R 

Jet

Gasoil 10 ppm

Source: Platts

11.4

9.1

12.3

3.0

1.2

5.7

Global demand for ethylene grew 8% 
Y-o-Y to 179 MMT in CY 2021 from 166 
MMT in CY 2020, while operating rates 
remained unchanged at 86%. New 
capacity addition for the year was 12 
MMTA, in line with the demand growth.

PP domestic market demand grew by 16% on Y-o-Y basis on account of 
healthy demand from the health & hygiene sector, raffia and Biaxially Oriented 
Polypropylene (BOPP) packaging. PE demand also registered a growth of 4% on 
Y-o-Y basis, driven by e-commerce, FMCG and liquid packaging. PVC demand 
grew by 6% Y-o-Y, majorly driven by growth in construction activities and policy 
boost for several water and sewage pipeline projects. 

Indian E-SBR demand grew by 7% in FY 2021-22 while demand for PBR was up 
by 5% for the year. The demand growth was supported by revival in passenger 
vehicle, commercial vehicle and replacement market.

Margin

Polymer prices strengthened during FY 2021-22 amidst global demand 
boost and regional supply shortages due to lower import availability amid 
container shortage. Global operating rate for PP and PE averaged 89% and 87% 
respectively during 2021, at par with pre-pandemic levels. Polymer margins 
weakened during the year amidst higher feedstock cost. Integrated  
PP-Naphtha and HDPE-Naphtha margins contracted by 17% . PVC margins 
weakened by 3% during the year.

Southeast Asia Polymer Margins

(US$/MT)

HDPE-Naphtha

PP -Naphtha

PP-Propylene

PVC-EDC- Naphtha

PBR-BD

SBR-BD-Styrene

Source: Platts and ICIS

FY 2021-22 

FY 2020-21  % chg Y-o-Y

426

529

235

569

1126

1063

 512

 637

 193

 584

 727

 718

-17

-17

22

-3

55

48

Ethane and Naphtha 
Prices

Ethane average prices increased by 
63% Y-o-Y to 34.9 cpg in FY 2021-22. 
While naphtha average prices in Asia 
were up by 82% Y-o-Y led by the rise 
of crude price, LNG supply crunch and 
related strength in energy prices.

Polymers and Elastomers

Global Market Environment

Global polymer demand – for 
polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), 
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) – in CY 2021 
was 253 MMT, registering an uptick of 
4% on Y-o-Y basis. Global PP, PE and 
PVC demand grew by 5%, 4% and 4% 
respectively in CY 2021, led by Asia, 
especially China and India.

Growth in global demand for Styrene-
Butadiene Rubber (E-SBR) was 4% 
and Polybutadiene Rubber (PBR) 6% 
in FY 2021-22 on the back of strong 
automotive sector demand. Global 
vehicles production recovered by 
3% in CY 2021, and global vehicle 
sales recovery was 4%, despite 
various setbacks like semiconductor 
shortage, supply chain issues and 
low inventories.

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Polyesters

Global Market Environment

Global demand for Intermediates 
(MEG/PX/PTA) increased by 5% to 
157 MMT in CY 2021 from 149 MMT in 
CY 2020. PX markets improved in the 
latter part of the year due to new 
downstream PTA capacity additions. 
PTA markets remained healthy and 
witnessed 7% overall annual growth, 
the demand went up despite rising 
inventory in the first half of the year. 
MEG demand was impacted due 
to intermittent disruption led by 
pandemic and energy crisis. Supply 
disruptions in the US led to tightening 
of China port inventories.

Polyester overall global demand 
improved by 7% at 85 MMT. Increase 
in vaccination rate and relatively 
lower restrictions across the world 
have helped improve the global 
demand for textiles and apparels. 
Global apparel market which shrunk 
in CY 2020 by 22% to US $ 1.3 trillion, 
has recovered by 16% in CY 2021 to US 
$ 1.5 trillion.

Domestic Market 
Environment

Domestic Intermediates demand 
improved by 32% on account of 
recovery in textile and polyester 
demand. Removal of restrictions 
and improvement in retail demand 
led to the recovery of the polyester 
downstream industry, which has 
shown resilience against repeated 
pandemic waves and volatility in raw 
material prices. Polyester downstream 
operating rates varied from stable to 
strong across the value chain barring 
an exceptional dip in April-May '21. 
Lower polyester imports on account 
of high ocean freights supported 
demand and margins.

while PX-Naphtha margins firmed by 21% Y-o-Y, but it is well below 5-year 
average levels. In 3Q, the imposition of dual control policy in China, emergence 
of Omicron coupled with the start-up of large PX capacities (2x2.5 MMTPA) 
resulted in supply overhang and weak margins.

PTA markets in China remained oversupplied given the capacity addition of 
8.6 MMTA, together with medium to high level market inventories. Global PTA 
operating rates remained around 79% in FY 2021-22. PTA prices followed crude 
oil price movements in FY 2021-22, with the margin on PX improving gradually 
from H1 with the decrease in China inventory. Overall, in FY 2021-22, PTA prices 
surged 56% while PTA-PX margins firmed up by 43% Y-o-Y.

MEG margins were under pressure due to oversupply and lower operating 
rates. MEG prices surged 36% and MEG-Naphtha margins softened by 12% Y-o-Y 
owing to high feedstock prices.

PET markets witnessed an unprecedented trend during the year. Global PET 
supplies tightened due to plant shutdown in the US and Europe during the 
pandemic, leading to a surge in PET prices by 43%, however margins firmed up 
by 11% Y-o-Y constrained by high feedstock prices.

Intermediates and Polyester Margin Trends 

FY 2021-22 

FY 2020-21 % chg Y-o-Y

207

224

203

195

43

161

172

157

232

203

150

146

21

43

-12

-4

-71

11

(US$/MT)

PX- Naphtha

PTA-PX

MEG-Naphtha

POY-PTA & MEG

PSF-PTA & MEG

PET- PTA & MEG

Source: Platts, ICIS, CCF Group

Business Performance

Production Meant for Sale

Particulars

Transportation  
Fuels

Products

Gasoil

Gasoline / Alkylate

Polymers and  
Elastomers

Intermediates  
and Polyesters

ATF

PP

PE

PVC

Elastomers and Feedstock

PX and By-products

Benzene and Derivatives

PTA

MEG and By-products

Filament

Staple

PET

Fuels, Solids and Others

(in MMT)

FY 2021-22 

FY 2020-21

25.8

11.7

3.7

2.9

2.2

0.7

0.4

2.9

0.5

2.2

1.2

1.2

0.8

1.2

10.9

68.2

24.9

10.5

2.2

2.9

2.3

0.7

0.3

3.4

0.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

0.7

1.1

9.7

63.6

Margins

Global economic recovery resulted in 
improved petrochemicals demand. 
In FY 2021-22, PX prices surged 61%, 

Others

Total

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

encouraging safe practices, Jio-
bp has further strengthened its 
leadership position in on-demand 
fuel delivery, operating under brand 
Jio-bp fuel4u. With ~1,200 sites, 
Jio-bp commands leadership in 
market share, successfully ushering 
in channel innovation that has 
redefined the range of a retail outlet. 
With ~50 mobile dispensing units and 
~44,000 packed containers, Jio-bp 
supported the functioning of mobile 
towers, agriculture, hospitals and 
other critical facilities during the peak 
of the pandemic and floods.

Building on the first phase, Jio-bp 
outlets and mobile dispensing units 
delivered over 2.2 million litres of free 
fuel for 56,500 notified emergency 
response vehicles during the second 
wave of the pandemic.

Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) 
Business

With the domestic aviation industry 
recovering steadily, Jio-bp (operating 
under air-bpJio) has registered 
an annualised volume growth of 
19% over industry, staying ahead 
of competition and reinforcing 
customer trust.

Downstream Chemicals

RIL maintained steady polymer 
production with reliable operations 
across sites. It maintained operating 
rates higher than its peers based on 
the market scenario by leveraging 
global supply chain. This was 
achieved by leveraging high level of 
integration from feedstock to finished 
goods, strong global business 
networks, multi-modal logistics 
capabilities and enhanced digital 
capability with all stakeholders in the 
value chain. RIL maintained its market 
share in both polymer and polyester 
market. As RIL continued to explore 
new products and market segments, 
the integrated O2C business model 
helps optimise feedstock to run 
downstream plants at full capacity.

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Overall production meant for 
sale increased from 63.6 MMT to 
68.2 MMT. Most of the increase came 
from transportation fuels due to 
increase in global demand. RIL's agile 
business operations with its ability to 
optimise feedstock has helped to run 
downstream plants at full throughput.

Transportation Fuels

In FY 2021-22, RIL remained among the 
largest producers of transportation 
fuels, exporting 34.7 MMT of products 
across the globe.

RIL can also produce a large variety 
of grades to meet international 
market requirements of European 
countries, Africa, East Asia including 
Australia and the US market which 
has the most stringent specifications. 
The Company is well recognised as 
a trusted supplier of high-quality 
transportation fuels with zero cases 
of quality and quantity disputes. 
RIL has a competitive advantage 
as it operates through one of the 
most modern and efficient ports – 
Jamnagar. The Company marketed 
15 MMT of products in the domestic 
market in FY 2021-22.

RIL continues to leverage its strong 
highway presence and rapidly 
growing intra-city footprint to move 
towards its target of covering over 
90% freight load on Indian roads 
despite having a significantly 
lower outlet count compared to its 
competition. It has worked towards 
establishing gasoil customer 
ownership by strengthening its 
industry leading fleet program 

(Transconnect) to target fleet 
customers and continuing to 
augment on-demand fuel delivery 
to target non-transport/off-road 
segment. Network push, higher share 
of fleet volumes, industry defining 
technology and strong Q&Q (Quality 
and Quantity) focus have contributed 
to the significantly higher per outlet 
throughput for RIL.

HSD B2B Business

In FY 2021-22, bulk diesel industry 
volumes grew by 10.2% on Y-o-Y 
basis though it was 13.5% lower than 
pre-pandemic level. Cementing 
its presence across geographies, 
RIL continued to outperform the 
industry, achieving a growth of 13.2% 
on Y-o-Y basis and much lower 
decline of 2.1% of pre-pandemic level 
with market share of 9.4%. Building 
on its strong customer connect, 
RIL’s O2C business has further 
strengthened its relationship across 
customer segments. The Company 
continues to pursue profitable 
growth opportunities in infrastructure, 
construction and the mining 
segment, providing healthy returns.

Petroleum Retail Business

Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML), 
operating under brand Jio-bp, a 
51:49 joint venture of RIL and bp, with 
a network presence of 1,460 outlets 
and customer trust in its proposition, 
recovered 100% of its pre-pandemic 
gasoline and gasoil volumes.

Working on its commitment towards 
reducing industry pilferage and 

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Moving towards being the ‘Preferred Provider’  
for all mobility solutions in India

Operating under the brand Jio-
bp, RBML launched its first Jio-bp 
branded Mobility Station at Navde, 
Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. Jio-bp 
Mobility Stations bring together 
a range of services, including 
additivated fuel, multiple fuelling 
choices and convenience for 
consumers on the move.

Operating Strategy 

•  Bring in best-in-class global 

fueling experience to  
Indian consumers through 
technology-enabled unique 
Customer Value Proposition (CVP)

•  Take on a leadership role in EV 
infrastructure by proactively 
offering upcoming technologies 
and operating models

•  Deploy next-generation 

technologies for automation-
led operational and process 
efficiency

Towards realising the Net Carbon Zero 
ambitions of RIL, Jio-bp is working 
on the twin targets of becoming a 
leading EV charging infrastructure 
provider and building a CNG network 
in the country.

Having built the first on-the-go 
charging station, first cluster charging 
station, first fleet charging hub, launch 
of charging app and many other firsts 
during the last financial year, Jio-
bp now has over 300 charging and 
swapping points across the country.

In spite of the pandemic-led 
constraints, Jio-bp has gone full 
throttle towards ramping up the 
pipeline for future growth of under-
construction outlets. Both the new 
outlets and the existing network 
of over 1,460 fuel pumps will be 
rebranded as Jio-bp over the 
next few years. Fuel, convenience 
(with embedded wild bean cafe) 
and express oil change offering 
are gaining strong traction at the 
fuel forecourt.

Jio-bp has also announced 
partnerships with some of the key 
players such as OEMs, last mile 
delivery players etc. to collaborate 
on increasing EV penetration and 
make EV charging and swapping 
convenient for customers.

It has partnered with several CGD 
companies during the year for 
establishing CNG facilities for its 
customers at RBML Mobility stations. 

5,500 outlets

Proposed network post expansion

1,460 outlets

In the Jio-bp network

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Diversified feedstock sourcing, minimising feedstock cost

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Increased crude oil sourcing from the Americas 

•  Explore strategic terming of advantage 

to capture arbitrage opportunity

feedstock 

•  10 new crude/SRFO grades processed during the 

•  Debottlenecking crude processing 

year, widening crude sourcing

constraints in CDU for improved sourcing

•  Widening of supplemental feedstock sourcing 
options for FCC and Coker to minimise cost

•  Debottlenecking FCC supplemental feed 

processing constraints 

•  Advantageous Ethane feedstock sourcing from 

USA for optimised cracker operation

•  Increase production of EDC to reduce 
import dependence. Maximise Ethane 
sourcing to optimise feedstock cost

Improved product netbacks with wider market reach and quality upgrade

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Diversified product supply to South America 
/ West Africa on delivered basis improving 
netbacks

•  Implementation of PCN quality upgrade for 
improved product placement flexibility and 
premiums

•  Oxyfree and Ethanol Blend Motor Spirit (EBMS) 

gasoline production for domestic market 
compliance

•  Focus on increasing LDPE domestic sales 

•  Production of niche fuel / petrochemical 
grades for improved product netbacks

•  Invest in new materials while maximising 

product netbacks

•  Strengthening further market share of PP 
grades namely in ICP/RCP/Fibre-Filaments

•  Focus on increasing PP sales to further 

promote value-added exports of Woven 
Sacks & FIBCs by RIL downstream customers 

•  Complete import substitution of domestic 

•  Successfully established grades in Caps and 

LDPE capacity 

Closure segment

•  Focus on optimising ethylene derivative value 
between Ethylene Oxide and Monoethylene 
Glycol. Increased focus on specialty polyester 
products

•  Increase tie-up with global PVC suppliers to 

further augment domestic sales 

•  Optimising product mix to maximise Ethylene 

Oxide over Monoethylene Glycol

•  Improving product and end segment mix 
by targeting the growth in differentiated 
and specialty polyester products through 
downstream value chain

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Strategic Priorities and Way Forward 

Asset sweating and operating cost minimisation

Continuous domestic transportation fuel sales volume push 

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Near 100% utilisation of O2C assets with improved 

demand recovery

•  Eliminated high-cost spot LNG procurement 

exploiting in-house fuel flexibility

•  In-house catalyst development for LLDPE to 

minimise cost

•  Low-cost debottlenecking of existing 
assets for petrochemical capacity 
enhancement

•  In-house technology development for O2C 
transition sustaining market advantage

•  Ensure sustainability through circular 
economy and transition to renewable 
power and green hydrogen

Digital transformation

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for Algae to oil 

•  Process digital twins’ development for 

R&D initiatives

•  Machine Learning (ML) for improved gasifier 

critical process units for improved process 
efficiency, safety and reliability

reliability and efficiency

•  ML for predicting equipment failures / 

•  Uber4Oil (on-demand doorstep delivery of 

diesel through app) for fuel retail business in 
Jio-bp

•  Video analytics for remote service standard 

catalyst performance minimising unplanned 
downtime

•  Leveraging AI/ML for O2C business 

profitability improvement

•  Reinforced fleet management program to 
consolidate position in highway segment 

•  Leverage network growth to garner larger 

share of fleet customer volume

•  Grew network of mobile dispensing units (MDU) 

and packed fuel containers (PFC)

•  Ramped up prospect pipeline & OTP pace for 

under-construction outlets

•  Leverage technology and expedite rollout 
to sustain market leadership in mobile 
fuelling

•  Work aggressively towards proposed 

network growth to 5,500 outlets

Build and establish Jio-bp brand 

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Launched Mobility Station with array of new 

•  Country-wide brand launch combined with 

customer value propositions 

accelerated re-branding exercise

•  Initiated network-wide rebranding exercise for 

existing outlets, AFS & tank-trucks

•  Expedited network footprint of all new 
customer value propositions launched

Foray into advanced mobility (EV charging and CNG)

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Launch of multi-format EV charging and 

•  Ramp-up country wide footprint of EV 

and safety management at Jio-bp

•  Prioritising the collaborative processes for 

battery swap units

charging network 

•  Aligning and digitising the business services 

against three value streams namely Revenue 
& Channel, Business Ownership and Product 
Ownership 

Sustainability and transition to Net Carbon Zero

enhancing the customer experience through 
further automation

•  Tie-up with leading gas distributors, demand 
aggregators, technology providers and OEMs

•  Evolve technologies and operating model to 

stay abreast with the EV industry 

•  Build CNG network alongside evaluating co-

location with existing RBML outlets

Progress in FY 2021-22

Medium-term priorities

•  Bio-mass utilisation in Circulating Fludized 

•  Transition to renewable power for O2C assets

Bed Combustion (CFBC) boilers at Hazira and 
Dahej, minimising carbon footprint

•  Transition to low carbon intensity fuel to 

minimise carbon footprint

•  New exclusive toll manufacturing business 
model to promote entrepreneurship in 
recycling

•  Green polyolefin products - EcoRepol™ (green 

Polypropylene) and EcoRelene™ (green 
Polyethylene) trials for various applications

•  Commercial Continuous Catalytic Pyrolysis 

Oil technology trial plant set up. Final product 
to be taken to refinery/crackers for producing 
circular polymers through mass balance 
attribution approach

•  Bio-mass gasification

•  CO2 capture for mineralisation or chemicals

•  Commissioning of new Toll manufacturing 

plant at Andhra Pradesh to produce 
Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre and ramping 
up recycling capacity to 5 billion bottles per 
year 

•  Develop green polyolefin product portfolio 

and ramping up capacities to deliver 
application specific green products

•  Scale up chemical recycling technology to 

promote plastic circularity

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Circular polymers
RIL is developing commercial scale continuous 
catalytic pyrolysis technology. The process 
has been successfully demonstrated at pilot 
scale. This can convert unsegregated mixed 
waste plastics into Pyrolysis Oil, which will 
be processed at the refinery. Credits can be 
attributed to various petrochemicals as per 
International Sustainability and Carbon Credit 
(ISCC) plus mass balance certification to 
create circular products. These products are in 
demand from multinationals to fulfil statutory 
requirements and keep their commitment 
to plastic circularity. We plan to scale up this 
production to promote plastic circularity.

R|Elan™ Fabric 2.0

Promoting circularity and 
wellness sustainably

Through the reporting year, R|Elan™ 
built upon its long-term sustainability 
commitment and undertook 
innovative, solution-oriented 
initiatives. These included Season 3 
of its Circular Design Challenge, 3rd 
edition of #EarthTEE activation, launch 
of new sustainable products and 
digital campaigns in collaboration 
with its downstream customers and 
partners to promote sustainable, 
circular fashion.

Circular Design Challenge 3.0 
– India’s largest sustainable 
fashion award

In FY 2021-22, for the third time in 
a row, R|Elan™ Fashion for Earth 
presented the Circular Design 
Challenge in partnership with United 
Nations Environment Programme at 
the FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week. This 
edition brought greater recognition 
of the R|Elan™ Award for excellence in 
circularity to one of the finalists, Ashita 
Singhal of Paiwand, for outstanding 
innovation in circular fashion.

Showcasing sustainable 
fabrics via Designer 
Showcase at Lakme Fashion 
Week

To promote sustainable fashion 
and to make circular fashion 
aspirational, R|Elan™ collaborated 
with several fashion designers 
and influencers through the year, 
including Payal Singhal and the 
designer duo, Abraham & Thakore. 
For the Winter Fashion event at Lakme 
Fashion Week, R|Elan™ presented an 
exclusive collection titled ‘Assemble, 
Disassemble & Reassemble’ made 
with R|Elan™ GreenGold -– a next-gen 
eco-friendly fabric, made with 100% 
recycled post-consumer PET bottles.

“I can’t tell you how difficult it is to 
tear myself away from my infant son. 
But it is work like this that pulls me. I 
also know it is work like this that will 
keep my son’s future safe.”

Dia Mirza, 
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador

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Overview

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Making sustainability cool 
through EarthTEE 3

Launched on World Environment Day 
2018, the #EarthTee, a t-shirt designed 
in collaboration with Anita Dongre 
from recycled PET bottles, strove to 
make sustainability fashionable in 
collaboration with fashion celebrities 
and influencers.

New innovative fabric 
launches

R|Elan™ fabric 2.0 launched a range of 
three fabric collections that combine 
the goodness of R|Elan™ GreenGold 
with three other technologies that is 
‘Good on you. Good for your soul, and 
Great for the planet’.

R|Elan™ EcoGold with Ciclo

#RestoreWithRElan

Within the Sustainability category of 
R|Elan™, a new product introduced 
this year was R|Elan™ Ecogold with 
Ciclo. One of the most environment-
friendly fabrics, it enables sustainable 
fashion across different applications. 
This innovative fabric helps to reduce 
the impact of unrecycled textiles on 
the environment.

RIL highlighed the importance of 
recycling and circularity through 
ongoing campaigns on important 
days like the World Environment Day, 
Earth Day and others. Beginning on 
the World Environment Day, RIL ran 
a number of interactive campaigns 
to create awareness, stressing on 
the fact that the fashion we choose, 
and our ecosystems are inter-
linked. Inviting everyone to learn 
how to #RestoreWithRElan on World 
Environment Day, RIL urged the 
audience to share images/videos 
of their initiatives that can help 
restore the ecosystem.

Impact 

Driven by our B2B2C marketing concept, R|Elan™ 
GreenGold continuously engaged with end 
consumers on social media through digital posts, 
stories, videos and reels that promoted sustainability. 
During the year, such communications reached 
millions of users on Instagram and Facebook. There 
has been a major increase in engagement with the 
content and our co-brand partners have reported 
significant uptake in the demand for sustainable 
products and fashion collections made from 
Reliance’s Sustainable materials.

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RIL implemented several new digital initiatives to ensure seamless execution of 
business in the virtual working environment.

•  Functionality to initiate actions, 

generate system exceptions and 
escalations, eliminating manual 
effort and smooth operations 
avoiding last minute issues/ 
decisions

The historical process data will 
also help in streamlining activities, 
identifying bottlenecks and 
performance of activity Service 
Level Agreements (SLAs) on an 
ongoing basis, thereby driving 
process efficiencies.

Port Operations Platform

Port operations platform has been 
deployed on latest open source 
based technology with enhanced 
features. It will facilitate:

•  Vessel nomination, acceptance, 

invoicing of services, at Sikka and 
GCPL port facilities

•  Visibility to the Operations and 

Scheduling team for better control 
of activities, minimising potential 
demurrage

•  The historical data from the system 
will also help in identifying process 
and capacity bottlenecks for 
optimisation

Digital Experience for 
Customers/Agents

•  Credit control management 
platform to improve order 
execution lead time and risk 
management

•  R-collection platform integrated 
with RIL systems for instant limit 
enhancement and utilisation

•  Transporter nomination facility 

for touchless and paperless order 
execution

•  Export document tracking platform 
for live visibility and timely cargo 
clearance

Ensuring Information 
Readiness for Resilient 
Refinery Planning

The digital initiatives across planning 
and optimisation platform modules 
allow management of supply and 
demand volatility and the price risk. 
The digitisation of all inputs required 
for rolling plan has ensured faster 
response for disruption management 
and sensitivity analysis. Platform has 
improved risk assessment processes 
and also enabled auto price 
forecasting based on forward curve.

Domestic Vessels 
Replenishment Planning and 
Scheduling

Coastal replenishment is one of the 
key modes in Domestic Bulk S&D 
business for PAN India distribution. 
Products are needed to be placed 
across all coastal terminals on the 
East and West coasts to meet needs 
of the Retail network, Direct and other 
manufacturing companies / PSU. 

An integrated optimisation module 
has been implemented enabling the 
following key benefits to business.

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•  Product placement at all coastal 

locations with optimal distribution 
cost

•  Optimisation of operational 

metrics like tankage hiring cost, 
lead time, inventory levels and 
vessel utilisation etc.

•  Improved visibility and disruption 
management by integrating data 
pertaining to future demand, 
inventory positions, and voyages

Business Operations Center

Business Operations Center has 
been set up for close monitoring 
and control of Trading and Mid 
office business processes. The 
centre provides:

•  Near real time view of transaction 

workflow and operating 
parameters

•  Specific actions against role 
holders on immediate and 
upcoming schedule basis

•  Capability to track and monitor 
contract specific events and 
validate system details for contract 
execution

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Statements

•  Reinforced on-demand HSD 
delivery offer to customer’s 
doorstep by ensuring 100% visibility 
from order to delivery for retail fuel 
customers

Analytics for Process 
Optimisation

•  SCM Spend Analytics covering 

warehousing, shipping, multimodal 
and chartering

•  Business analytical and 

visualisation platforms to enhance 
the decision making process

•  Trade flow information platform to 
increase business sustainability

•  Marine insurance management 

platform to optimise export cargo 
lifecycle management cost

•  Rolled out next-gen retina and 

face scanning system for remote 
monitoring of attendance, 
mask compliance and body 
temperature of outlet staff

•  Deploying drone technology and 

smart CCTV analytics for progress 
measurement / safety of retail 
outlets under construction 

Supply Chain Management: 
Saving human lives and 
delivering sustained value 
for stakeholders

The second wave of COVID-19 in 1Q 
FY 2021-22 led to a national crisis 
over medical oxygen and created 
a challenging logistics landscape. 
RIL responded to this national 
emergency by building new facilities 
in its plants for medical oxygen and 
importing oxygen in ISO containers 
from all over the world through 
emergency airlift operations with 
the help of the Indian Air Force. 
Simultaneously, multimodal logistics 
solutions were established to 
deliver medical oxygen to various 
hospitals across the country in the 
shortest possible time, thereby 
saving human lives.

Apart from the crisis in shipping 
containers, port operations 
were affected globally , and port 
congestion hit an all-time high, 
creating challenges in vessel 
schedules reliability, labour 
management and so on. The 
resulting demand-supply gap led to a 
multi-fold increase in shipping freight 
in H1 FY 2021-22.

To ensure optimum supply chain cost, 
RIL swiftly implemented long-term 
supply chain cost planning, flexible 
multimodal transportation solutions 
and digital monitoring of movement 
across the entire supply chain. Long-
term contracts with shipping line 
partners and organised extra-loader 
ships to manage large volumes 
in global exports. This approach 
has helped to retain market share 
and business margins . During this 
time, the Company supported all 
stakeholders in the SCM value chain 
for vaccinations, treatments, and 
timely financial support.

Bio-Degradable & Compostable Polybutylene Adipate 
Terephthalate (PBAT) Process & Composites: Niche Applications 
for Packaging & Agriculture Sectors

RIL has developed and scaled up to 
pilot a novel process for PBAT. Different 
grades with varied melt viscosities 
showed good performance in 
terms of physical and mechanical 
properties. The developed grades 
were also compounded with various 
fillers for ease of downstream 
processing and enhancing 
product properties required for 
applications in flexible as well as 
rigid packaging, agriculture mulch 
films, among others.

Novel bio-compostable net-bags 
have been developed through a net-
extrusion process using PBAT polymer 
blends / composites. The process 
optimisation and development have 

been carried out on conventional 
downstream machines with high 
output and minimal loss of material 
in processing. It offered a cost 
competitive product for a green 
packaging solution for the fruit & 
vegetable (F&V) sector. The developed 
net-bags are easy and convenient to 
use and have good weight carrying 
capacity. These net-bags are ideal 
for leafy vegetables, as they maintain 
freshness for longer time. This 
development is important in view  of 
replacement of single-use plastic 
by sustainable materials. Further, 
the R&D team is working on different 
variants of net-bags for different 
weight carrying capacity to target 
applications other than F&V.

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Puncture-proof 
Tire Inner Liner: 
Sealant Elastomer 
Development

RIL has developed a new generation 
of air impermeable functional 
polymer. By preventing tyre 
punctures, it will ensure more safety 
for vehicles on the move. This 
product will add value to next-gen 
EV vehicles and contribute to net 
carbon zero economy.

Ensuring 100% Fuel 
Additivation: A New 
Normal for Indian 
Fuel Standards
Using over six unique operating 
and infrastructure models across 
its 40+ supply terminals, Jio-bp has 
built world-class bespoke products 
developed in globally acclaimed 
laboratories, invested in state-of-
the-art technology and built a 
country-wide additive supply logistics 
network from scratch.

By additivating every single drop of 
fuel, Jio-bp is providing international 
quality fuel to Indian customers at 
no extra cost. 

‘Shop’ with Embedded WBC Offering: 
Redefining Fuel Forecourt Retailing

To ensure standard, consistent and 
quality on-the-move food and 
beverage experience, Jio-bp has 
launched 'Shop' with embedded WBC 
offering at its mobility stations. 

This has brought international on-the-
move brand Wild Bean café (WBC) 
to India, built over the country-wide 
supply chain of Reliance Retail for 
compelling daily need offers and 
created locally curated delicacies 
through own chef. 

Jio-bp Pulse Fleet Charging Hub: Leading 
from the Front in EV Transition
Jio-bp has developed its own Jio-bp 
pulse charge app and set up couple 
of India's largest charging hubs (85+ 
and 120+ charging points) in Delhi 
NCR with Blusmart as our primary 
customer. The hub allows ease of 

self-charging for those taking to EVs. 
A mix of slow and fast chargers cater 
to the specific needs of vehicles. The 
steady state site is already registering 
over 250 charging sessions per day.

Express Oil Change: Redefining 2W Oil 
Change Industry 

RIL has ensured peace of mind 
for millions of India’s two-wheeler 
users through its latest innovation in 
partnership with leading lubricants 
major- Castrol. They can now have 
free vehicle health check-up and 
free oil-change service as well as 

the service of professionally trained 
experts to assess their vehicles. This 
customer ease can be expected to 
create a renewed push for lubricant 
and gasoline sales.

Outlook
Global downstream 
demand is likely to 
improve amidst easing 
of COVID-19 restrictions, 
improvement in mobility, 
consumer sentiments and 
large economic stimulus 
programmes worldwide. 
The momentum in 
transportation fuel is also 
likely to pick up pace as the 
global economy returns to 
pre-COVID level. Polymer 
demand is expected to be 
strong, driven mainly by 
the growth in healthcare, 
e-commerce, packaging, 
durables, auto and 
infrastructure segments. 
Growth in the downstream 
polyester chain market 
is also expected to 
remain steady, making it 
possible to achieve higher 
operating rates. Although 
post-pandemic reopening 
of global economy is 
expected to provide further 
demand growth, however 
rising inflationary pressures 
due to ongoing geopolitical 
events and fears around 
economic slowdown could 
impact near-term demand 
outlook.

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A Diverse Set of Products
and End Applications

Natural
Gas

Crude 
Oil

Light Ends / Feedstocks

Transportation Fuels

Solids / Other Liquid fuels

Refinery C4

Offgas

Propane

Naphtha

LPG

Diesel

Jet/Kero

Fuel Oil / CBFS

Petcoke

Sulphur

Butyl Rubber

Ethane/Propane

Ethane

Gasoline / Alkylate

Refinery C4

HPIB

Butyl Rubber

Halobutyl Rubber

Butene-1

Halogen

Ethylene

Propylene

C4's

EDC

HDPE/LLDPE

LDPE

EO

PP

MTBE

Butene-1

HTPB 

Butadiene

C6+

Benzene

Toluene

Xylenes

Petcoke Gasification

Petcoke

Coal

Syngas

Sulphur

 Cyclohexane

Hydrogen

SNG

Abbreviations

CBFS

DEG

EDC

EO

FDY

HDPE

HPIB

HTPB

LAB

LDPE

LLDPE

LPG

MEG

MTBE

PBR

PET

PFF

POY

PP

PSF

PTA

PTY

PVC

SBR

SNG

TEG

VCM

Carbon Black feedstock

Di-Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene Di-Chloride

Ethylene Oxide

Fully Drawn Yarn

High Density Polyethylene

High Purity Isobutylene

Hydroxyl 
Terminated Polybutadiene

Linear Alkyl Benzene

Low Density Polyethylene

Linear Low-density Polyethylene

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Mono-Ethylene Glycol

Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether

Poly Butadiene Rubber

Polyethylene Terephthalate

Polyester Filament Fibre

Partially Oriented Yarn

Polypropylene

Polyester Staple Fibre

Purified Terephthalic Acid

Polyester Textured Yarn

PolyVinyl Chloride

Styrene Butadiene Rubber

Synthetic Natural Gas

Tri-Ethylene Glycol

Vinyl Chloride monomer

VCM

PVC

Styrene

DEG/TEG

SBR

PBR

LAB

Orthoxylene

Paraxylene

Normal 
Paraffin

Kerosene

MEG

PET

PTA

Polyester Chips

Acetic Acid

Salt

Caustic

Chlorine

Filament

FDY

POY

PTY

Texturised /Twisted 
Dyed Yarn

Staple

PSF

PFF

PET Bottles  
(Recycled)

Spun Yarn

Non-woven 
Applications

Fabrics

Apparel

Filler Products/
Non-wovens/
Technical  
Textiles

Wool Viscose 
Silk Linen

   Purchased Raw Materials

   Partly Purchased Raw Materials

   Existing Products

   New Products

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Glass rowing 
(procured)

Multiple raw materials PTA, EO, Styrene, etc. 
(captive / procured)

Glass Fibre

Resin
(Polyester / Epoxy / Phenolic)

Pultrusion

Filament 
Winding

Mass Transport 
Unit

Centrifugal 
Casting

Sheet Molding

Wind Mill Unit

General Molding

Product Plants

End Use Applications

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OIL AND G S
E&P

The key focus of the E&P business has been the health and safety 
of its people and assets during the pandemic while ensuring timely 
project delivery, safe and reliable operations and ramping up the 
new fields to peak production.

Naresh  
Narang

Sanjay  
B. Roy

Ravikumar 
Prekki

Amit  
Mehta

R. 
Ravichandran

Gautam  
Dhar

The focus of the E&P business has been on safeguarding 
health and safety of the people and assets while 
simultaneously augmenting gas production.

Despite continuing pandemic challenges, the Satellite 
Cluster deepwater fields were successfully commissioned 
in April 2021. It is another significant milestone in India’s 
energy landscape and showcases Reliance’s continued 
commitment in the journey towards a greener gas-based 
economy.

With the commissioning of R 
Cluster and Satellite Cluster Fields 
in December 2020 and April 2021 
respectively, production has been 
ramped up to 18 MMSCMD gas. 

Following the expected 
commissioning of MJ Field in 
3Q FY 2023, the KG D6 block 
will produce >1 BCFe/day by 
FY 2023-24, thereby contributing 
~30% of India’s gas production 
and helping meet ~20% of India’s 
demand. This will significantly 
reduce the country’s dependence 
on imported gas and meet 
the growing clean energy 
requirements of the nation.

Industry recognition 
R Cluster field development 
awarded ‘Best Managed Project 
of the Year’ and 'Special award 
for significant increase in gas 
production' by Federation of Indian 
Petroleum Industry (FIPI)

Production ramped up to 
18 MMSCMD, contributing ~ 20% of 
India’s domestic gas production

Satellite Cluster commissioned in 
April 2021, two months ahead of 
plan despite COVID-19 challenges

Zero LTI 
in offshore installation  
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To be a major contributor to India’s 
Gas based economy supplying ~30% of 
India’s production. 

Mission 
Our mission is to maximise stakeholders’ 
value by finding, producing and 
marketing hydrocarbons and to provide 
sustainable growth while catering 
to the needs of customers, partners, 
employees and the local communities 
in which we do business. We will 
conduct our business in a manner that 
protects the environment as well as the 
health and safety of our employees, 
contractors and the local communities 
in which we do business.

Performance Summary

Strategic Advantages and 
Competitive Strengths

India’s leading deepwater E&P operator with 
best-in-class safety and reliability track 
record

Partnership with bp synergising RIL’s project 
execution and operations with bp’s global 
E&P knowledge

World-class deepwater hub infrastructure in 
the East Coast

~3 TCFe resources in Block KG D6

Exploration underway in the proven 
geological fairways of the contiguous Block 
KG UDW1

Gas-based portfolio contributing to India’s 
transition towards clean energy

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

E&P Asset Life Cycle and Portfolio

Exploration & 
Appraisal

Project Definition & Field 
Development

KG UDW1

KG D6  
MJ

Field 
Management & 
Operations

Field 
Abandonment

KG D6

1.  R Cluster

2.  Sat Cluster

KG D6

1.  D1D3

2.  MA

CBM Fields

CBM Fields

Tapti Fields

E&P Portfolio

Block

Country

Partner

RIL Stake

JV Acreage  
(acres)

Status

Conventional

KG-DWN-98/3

India

bp–33.33%

66.67%

2,90,230

R Cluster Field: Producing 
from December 2020

Satellite Cluster: Producing from  
April 2021 

MJ Field: Development 
activities underway

REVENUE

(` IN CRORE)

`7,492

EBITDA

(` IN CRORE)

`5,457

PRODUCTION (RIL’S SHARE)

(BCFe)

188.1

NEC-OSN-97/2

KG-UDWHP-2018/1

Unconventional 

India

India

bp–33.33%

66.67%

2,05,520

FDP submitted; under review with GoI

bp-40.00%

60.00%

3,74,093

Exploration activities ongoing

7,492

5,457

188.1

SP(East)- CBM-2001/1

India

SP(West)-CBM-2001/1

India

-

-

100.00%

1,22,317

Development ongoing

100.00%

1,23,552

Producing

3,211

2,140

353

258

119.2

126.6

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 FY 2021-22

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Global oil demand rebounded in 
CY 2021, as the global economy 
began to recover from the impact 
of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, 
global oil production increased 
slower than demand, driving up 
prices. The production shortfall was 
mainly due to OPEC+ production cuts 
that started in late 2020. During 4Q 
CY 2021, global demand increased 
sharply by 1.1 MMBD to 99 MMBD. This 
resulted in withdrawals from global 
petroleum inventories that averaged 
1.4 MMBD in 2021, leading to higher 
crude oil prices.

Average annual price of Brent crude 
oil climbed to US$ 70.7/bbl in 2021, 
~US$ 30 more than the CY 2020 
annual average and highest in 
the past three years. West Texas 
Intermediate (WTI) crude oil averaged 
US$ 3/bbl below Brent in 2021. With an 
outbreak of conflict in Europe, Brent 
prices rose sharply to above $110/
bbl levels, reaching as high as $130/
bbl in March'22.

Global gas consumption increased 
by 4.6% in 2021 to ~3.8 TCM, more than 
double the decline seen in 2020, 
driven by the economic recovery 
and successive extreme weather 
events. Insufficient supply coupled 
with unexpected outages led to tight 
markets and steep price increases. 
The year closed with record high 
spot prices in Europe and Asia, as 
natural gas supply remained very 
tight. Henry Hub prices almost 
doubled from their 2020 levels to 
average US$ 3.9/MMBtu, the highest 
since 2014. Asian LNG spot prices rose 
more than four-fold to US$ 18/MMBtu 
with a 4Q average of over US$ 35/
MMBtu. Record high prices led to 
dampening of demand growth in the 
second half of 2021.

Emerging Trends and Business Response

Clean energy

Brownfield developments

Digital technologies

Concerns over greenhouse 
gas (GHG) emissions have 
heightened global focus on green 
energy to mitigate the industry’s 
environmental impact

In these challenging times, 
when prices for oil and gas are 
volatile, companies are focusing 
on brownfield developments to 
improve commerciality

Accelerated adoption of new 
technologies as a result of the 
COVID-19 pandemic, which has 
reinforced the importance for 
improved efficiencies

How RIL E&P is geared up?

At RIL, the focus is on building 
a gas-based portfolio. Being a 
cleaner fuel, gas is seen as a 
transition fuel to green energy

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The Company is leveraging its 
existing infrastructure in the 
KG Basin to develop three projects 
in Block KG D6 and is undertaking 
exploration in contiguous areas. 
Two of the fields, R Cluster and 
Satellite Cluster, have been 
commissioned and production is 
being ramped up

Always at the forefront in the 
adoption of the latest technologies, 
RIL is further enhancing its 
capabilities through Digital 
Twin, Autonomous Fields, Virtual 
Command Centres and other 
cutting-edge technologies

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Business Performance

Production

JV production

Unit of Measurement

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21 

BCF

MMBL

BCF

224.3

0.2

24.0

-

10.2

11.8

KG D6

Gas

Oil

CBM

Gas

KG D6

With ramp up of gas production 
from R Cluster and Satellite 
Cluster Fields, E&P's operating 
performance improved due to 
incremental production and higher 
gas price realisation across the 
producing assets, leading to higher 
Revenue and EBITDA.

The D1-D3 and MA fields in the KG D6 
Block produced ~3 TCFe of gas, oil 
and condensate, which have set 
global benchmarks in operational 
performance and excellence 
during their operations over the 
years. These existing facilities have 
been made future ready for the 
next 20 years through necessary 
upgradations made before 
production start-up from R Cluster 
and Satellite Cluster fields. The three 
integrated projects – R Cluster, 
Satellite Cluster and MJ – are 
leveraging the hub infrastructure in 
place by utilising existing production 
facilities and thus reducing 
costs. At the onshore terminal, 
RIL is undertaking augmentation 
of Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) 
regeneration and reclamation, and 
associated facilities.

KG D6 Deepwater 
Production Update

R Cluster Field was commissioned 
successfully in December 2020 
and achieved peak production of 
12.9 MMSCMD with six wells. Satellite 
Cluster Field was commissioned 
in April 2021, two months ahead of 
schedule. All five wells have been 
opened, tested and ramped up, 
achieving a peak production of 
6.1 MMSCMD. Together, the fields are 
currently producing ~18 MMSCMD, 
and contributing substantially to 
domestic production.

KG D6 MJ Deepwater 
Development Update

Phase 1 drilling and installation of 
Xmas Trees for all 8 wells have been 
completed. Phase-2 drilling and 
completion activity has commenced 
in July 2022. The second and 
final installation campaign has 
commenced in December 2021. 
All subsea structures (Manifolds), 
24” rigid pipeline and Turret Mooring 
System (TMS) buoy, along with 
mooring lines, have been installed.

For the Floating Production Storage 
& Offloading (FPSO) vessel , hull 
construction has been completed. 
All topside modules have been 
fabricated and erected on the hull. 

Geostationary and Swivel  
modules have been installed.  
Pre-commissioning and 
commissioning activities have 
commenced. Reliance expects to 
commission MJ Field in 3Q FY 2023.

Abandonment

The D1D3 Field ceased production 
in February 2020, following which 
the Oil Industry Safety Directorate 
(OISD) and Management Committee 
(MC) have approved the permanent 
Plug & Abandonment (P&A) of wells 
and in-situ abandonment of the 
associated equipment.

Following cessation of production 
in MA Field, freeing flexible flowlines 
of hydrocarbons and the flushing 
of umbilicals were completed, and 
the floating production storage 
and offloading (FPSO) unit was 
demobilised. The flexible flowlines, 
dynamic flexibles, dynamic 
umbilicals, subsea structures, 
mooring lines and the Submerged 
Turret Production (STP) buoy were 
decommissioned in accordance 
with the Field Decommissioning Plan, 
which was approved by the OISD and 
the MC. Well P&A has been completed 
for all MA wells.

Exploration strategy

RIL and its partner bp acquired Block 
KGUDWHP-2018/ (KG-UDW1) under the 
OALP II licensing round. The Petroleum 
Exploration License (PEL) was issued in 
August 2019, with 341 days’ extension 
of the Initial Exploration Phase granted 
in 2021. Despite the pandemic and 
related challenges and constraints, 
the 3D Seismic Acquisition campaign 
was completed in the Block. Currently, 
Data Processing and Interpretation 
work is ongoing for prospect 
maturation, with a plan to drill the first 
exploration well in 2023.

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Bio-CBM
RIL is engaged in R&D efforts to 
increase recovery from CBM fields. 
The current focus of this research 
is Bio-CBM. In CBM, methane gas 
is produced that is adsorbed and 
trapped naturally in coal seams. The 
Bio-CBM technology uses microbe 
injection to produce in-situ methane 
in places where either the coals are 
devoid of methane or conventional 
CBM extraction is uneconomical.

Lab tests have shown encouraging 
results on the potential of methane 
production. Research is underway 
to verify if this technology can be 
scaled up to commercial level. RIL is 
leveraging its infrastructure (advance 
laboratories), diverse inter-disciplinary 
technical skills, CBM production 
expertise, CBM fields and knowledge 
of regulatory requirements to boost 
the Bio-CBM research.

Business Performance

Coal Bed Methane (CBM)

RIL is currently producing Coal Bed 
Methane (CBM) from Block SP (West)–
CBM–2001/1. More than 300 wells are 
in production, with an average output 
of 0.73 MMSCMD gas during the year. 
To sustain plateau production, CBM 
development is being undertaken in 
Blocks SP (West)–CBM–2001/1 and SP 
(East)–CBM–2001/1.

Reliance Gas Pipeline Limited, a 
subsidiary of RIL, operates the 
302 km Shahdol-Phulpur Pipeline 
from Shahdol (MP) to Phulpur (UP), 
connecting the CBM gas fields 
with the Indian gas grid, thus 
providing access to consumers 
across the country.

US Shale

During the year, Reliance Eagleford 
Upstream Holding, LP (REUHLP) a 
wholly owned step-down subsidiary 
of RIL, signed an agreement with 
Ensign Operating III, LLC to divest its 
interest in certain upstream assets in 
the Eagleford shale play of Texas, USA. 
With this transaction, RIL has divested 
all its shale gas assets and exited 
from the shale gas business in the US.

Update on Arbitrations 
And Other Legal Issues

Due to the continuing COVID-19 
related circumstances, there has 
not been any material progress in 
the following matters: KG D6 Cost 
Recovery Arbitration, Public Interest 
Litigations (PILs) relating to the KG 
D6 Block pending before the Hon’ble 
Supreme Court of India, suit filed 
by NTPC Limited against RIL before 
the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, 
Government of India’s proceedings 
seeking setting aside the arbitration 
award relating to the alleged 
migration of gas from KG D6 Block 
before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, 
and the Writ Petition filed by RIL before 
Hon’ble Delhi High Court relating 
to the jurisdiction of the Delhi Anti-
Corruption Bureau.

PMT Arbitration

The Arbitration Tribunal unanimously 
decided certain issues in favour 
of BG Exploration and Production 
India Limited and RIL (together the 
‘Claimants’) in its final partial award 
dated January 29, 2021. Government 
of India filed a challenge and an 
appeal before the English High 
Court against the January 29, 2021 
final partial award, which has been 
decided in Claimants' favour on 
9 June 2022 (subject to a limited 
further right of appeal). In addition, 
the Tribunal commenced hearing the 
Claimants’ application for increase in 
PSC Cost Recovery Limits at the end 
of 2021 and will continue hearing the 
said application in various hearing 
tranches in 2022 and 2023.

Further, arguments have been 
ongoing in the execution petition filed 
by the Government of India before 
the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, seeking 
enforcement and execution of the 
Tribunal’s 2016 Final Partial Award.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

COVID-19 Response

•  Provided 40 tricycles to differently 

abled persons in Kakinada

•  Conducted free medical camps in 
Gadimoga where 1,100+ patients 
utilised the services

•  Reliance Foundation CBM CSR 

team continued to complement 
government efforts to mitigate 
effects of the pandemic on 
the community and other key 
stakeholders. As part of Mission 
COVID-19 Suraksha, 50,000+ 
masks and 5,000 hand sanitisers 
distributed to frontline workers, 
community and police officials in 
Shahdol and Kotma

•  During Madhya Pradesh Chief 

Minister’s visit to Shahdol, 18 oxygen 
concentrators handed over to 
Shahdol district administration, 
a gesture acknowledged and 
appreciated by the CM

•  Financial support worth `51 lakh 
provided to Shahdol district 
administration towards the 
purchase of an emergency 
ambulance for the police and for 
other COVID-19 related relief work 
in the district

•  Support worth `3.60 lakh extended 
by the Reliance Foundation CBM 
CSR team to 15 children who 
had lost one or both parents to 
COVID-19

For Workforce

For Community

•  Weekly RTPCR tests for employees

•  Tie-up with hospital for treatment 
of COVID-19 positive cases among 
employees and their dependents

•  Organised awareness camps on 
COVID-19 in villages in the vicinity

•  Organised disinfection of all 

surrounding villages continuously

•  Oxygen generation plant installed 

•  Extended support to the district 

administration during the 
pandemic by providing cots to the 
Government Hospital

•  Installed 10 KL oxygen plant at 

the District Government Hospital, 
Kakinada; plant can supply oxygen 
to about 200 patients for 48 hours 
continuously

•  Developed green belt at 
Rajahmundry Airport

and made operational at 
OHC, onshore terminal; 12 beds 
equipped with oxygen supply. 
Also, 10 oxygen concentrators kept 
ready to meet any emergency 
requirement

•  Strict implementation of all 

COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, 
including social distancing, 
masking and sanitisation (or SMS) 
at both the workplace and in 
vehicles

•  Creation of Bio Bubble for safety of 

workforce

•  Bio Bubble created for 

450 employees, with food, medical 
and transportation facilities, for the 
commissioning of new fields and 
steady state operations

•  Quarantine facility created for 

personnel going offshore

•  4,680 vaccination doses 

administered to employees and 
family members and 1,190 doses 
administered to the community

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3 farmers from RF project villages 
received awards under various 
categories from the Shahdol 
district administration; one 
awarded `25,000 for best practices 
in livestock management at the 
district level and two farmers 
awarded `10,000 each for 
agriculture and horticulture at the 
block level

Water

•  To boost CBM produce water and 
rainwater harvesting, 8 new farm 
ponds were dug and old water 
harvesting structures (WHS) were 
renovated to create a capacity of 
2.69 lakh cubic metres harvesting 
capacity, benefiting over 651 acres 
farm area of 328 households

•  To promote community ownership 

of development, RF facilitated 
81 low-cost community water 
harvesting structures. Bori 

Bandhan created for communities 
in Shahdol and Kotma; 6+ lakh CuM 
water harvesting capacity created 
to benefit 600+ households by 
ensuring irrigation water for 500+ 
acres of farm area

•  Potable water ensured for 2,200 
new households round the year 
by installing or repairing 153 hand 
pumps/submersible pumps in 
project villages of Shahdol and 
Kotma

•  RF supported efficient irrigation 
and institutionalised water use 
through farmer groups, setting 
up 30 sprinkler sets for 30 farmer 
groups comprising 136 farmers 
from 17 villages of Shahdol that will 
ensure irrigation for 287 acres of 
farm area

•  Improved public amenities for 
village residents, particularly 
women, by constructing 
27 bathrooms near hand pumps in 
20 villages of Shahdol and Kotma

CSR Activities

Health

•  CBM CSR Shahdol continued to 

provide MMU services to 150 project 
villages in Shahdol, Kotma and 
Shahdol-Phulpur Gas Pipeline 
(SHPPL) locations under CBM 
project; 1 lakh + consultations 
provided

•  Undertaken ‘Adopt an Anganwadi’ 

initiative; Reliance Foundation 
(RF) supported 53 Anganwadis 
for beautification and renovation 
till date; 6 anganwadis were 
renovated in FY 2021-22. Initiative 
featured in State Government 
website, leading to greater 
program visibility

Livelihood

•  Supported farming households 

with various provisions, including 
input support, improved farming 
technology transfer and inter-
cultural management practices 
resulting in sustained income 
enhancement of additional 6,000+ 
households

•  Enhancing income through 

agroforestry and improving green 
cover; 20,000+ saplings planted 
on private and common lands, 109 
orchards established in farms of 
progressive farmers as models for 
long-term income sustainability

•  Reliance Foundation (RF) 

supported establishment of 5,100+ 
Rural Nutrition Gardens (RNGs) 
towards improving the availability 
of fresh vegetables for marginal 
households

•  Promoted fishery for 670 

households in 70 villages of 
Shahdol and Kotma, providing 
1,700+ kg fish fingerlings and feed 
for fish in 264 ponds

•  Enhanced non-farm income of 

1,300+ households in 50 villages of 
Shahdol and Kotma, supporting 
with 20,000+ poultry chicks as 
part of a scheme run with the 
Veterinary Department

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Outlook
Gas is expected to play a key role 
as a transition fuel and share of 
gas in energy mix is expected 
to increase from 6% to 15% by 
CY 2030.

Globally, gas markets are 
becoming tighter and gas prices 
have seen spikes across Europe, 
Asia and also India. With the 
resurgence in economic activities, 
receding COVID-19 cases , 
ongoing geopolitical conflict in 
Europe and gas supplies trailing 
demand, gas prices are expected 
to remain high in the medium 
term.

With all three fields in production, 
the KG D6 Block will produce  
>1 BCFe/day by FY 2023-24, thereby 
contributing ~30% to India’s gas 
production and helping meet 
~20% of India’s demand. This 
will help reduce the country’s 
import dependence and meet 
the growing clean energy 
requirements of the nation.

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Education

•  Felicitated 111 meritorious students 
from schools in project villages of 
Shahdol to motivate and assist 
them in education

•  Continued competitive coaching in 
offline and online mode to prepare 
youth for government employment 
in the police or armed forces; 100+ 
students availed benefits of the 
coaching. Also organised physical 
training jointly with RF for youth 
aspiring for jobs in the police and 
armed forces

•  Resumed bus service to facilitate 
conveyance for girl students after 
opening of educational institutions; 
two buses operationalised for 370+ 
girl students from 21 villages of 
Shahdol

Management Discussion and Analysis — Business OverviewOIL AND GAS E&PIntegrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedRisk and Governance

Governance Framework 

Reliance’s Risk Management Framework is designed to be a simple, consistent and clear framework for managing and 
reporting risks from the Group’s operations to the Board. The Board provides oversight through various Risk and Executive 
Committees as below:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Nikhil R.  
Meswani

Hital R.  
Meswani

Srikanth  
Venkatachari

Laxmidas V.  
Merchant

Harish Shah

K. R. Raja

Reliance Risk Management Framework 
ensures safety, builds trust and enables 
achievement of the Company’s strategic 
objectives by managing risks. 

We Care is the one common, unifying 
thread that runs through everything 
we do at Reliance. At Reliance, we 
are continuously working to deliver 
a sustainable future along with our 
stakeholders. Reliance’s integrated 
risk management aims at effective 
management of risks and also to capture 
opportunities.

Enterprise Risk 
Management (ERM)  
at Reliance

The risk landscape in the current 
business environment is changing 
dynamically. The Company’s Risk 
Management Framework allows 
the management to:

•  Identify specific risks and assess 
the overall potential exposure

•  Decide how best to deal with those 
risks to manage overall exposure

•  Allocate resources and actively 

manage those risks

•  Obtain assurance over 

effectiveness of the management 
of risks and reporting

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Further, the Company has effectively 
advanced to ERM 2.0 wherein all 
risk are plotted on a single 8 X 
8 Risk Matrix categorised into 4 
colours which provides a visual 
representation of the assessment of 
risk. The colours on the risk heat map 
determine the minimum levels of 
oversight, review and escalation for 
notification and endorsement.

Executive Committees provide 
oversight and governance through 
Group Operational Risk Committee, 
Group Financial Risk Committee, 
Group Audit & Disclosure Committee, 
Group Compliance Committee and 
Group People Committee.  
(For understanding the Company’s 
corporate governance and 

functioning of the Board and details 
on Internal Controls, please refer to 
the Board’s Report and Corporate 
Governance Report.)

Business Risk and Assurance 
Committees (BRACs) are headed 
by Business, Function and Group 
leadership which meets on a periodic 

basis for management of Business 
and Strategic Risk.

Business and Functional Leaders 
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of existing and new risks and its 
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through weekly meetings consisting 
of all three lines of defense (LOD). 

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The Company is prone to the following categories of risk:

Strategic and  
Commercial Risks

Safety and 
Operational Risks

Compliance and 
Control Risks

PG 134

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Financial 
Risks

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Risks and Response

Strategic and Commercial Risks

Climate Change and the Energy Transition

Risk Description

Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity's collective and continued well-being. Therefore, the transition 
from old energy to new, green and clean energy is inevitable and will trigger major geopolitical shifts, economic 
transformations and redefine financial models in the 21st century. 

The accelerated pace of transition to a lower-carbon world will be accompanied by far-reaching changes in 
regulations, governance norms, market conditions and technology. Societal sentiments against harmful environmental 
practices are growing. Regulations mandating the minimum use of renewable energy for operations and incentivising 
the use of alternate energy sources coupled with technological advances and changing customer preferences have 
the potential to lower demand for fossil fuels and their price, increase RIL's operational costs and prevent access to 
strategically important markets and new energy reserves.

Climate change related disruptions, including rising temperatures and sea levels, heat waves, erratic rainfall, floods and 
droughts can adversely impact the smooth functioning of RIL's supply chain. 

Financial institutions and investors are nudging the world's transition to a low-carbon economy and limiting their 
exposure to particular industries or projects. These developments could affect access to capital markets for Reliance 
and its partners. The rising sentiment against fossil fuels could impact shareholder opinions and cause fluctuations in 
RIL's valuation. RIL could be impacted by growing litigation and activism, necessitating increased environmental and 
legal liability provisions. Trade regimes and tariff caps could further impact the Company's financial flows. Measures 
to make organisations accountable for their GHG emissions may increase compliance costs arising from technology 
investments needed for monitoring, mitigation and sequestering. 

Risk Response

Addressing climate change through 
energy transition is a strategic focus 
of RIL's business continuity plans. 
We believe if Old Energy created 
the problem of Climate Change, 
New Energy is poised to provide a 
reliable solution to Climate Mitigation. 
Reliance has announced a Net 
Carbon Zero target for 2035, going 
beyond compliance requirements 
and business imperatives. We aim to 
invest `75,000 crore by 2024 to: 

•  Enable at least 100 GW of solar 

energy by 2030 

•  Build four Giga factories to build an 
integrated, end-to-end renewable 
energy ecosystem 

•  Invest in enhancing the value 

chain, partnerships and future 
technologies, including upstream 
and downstream industries 

•  Transform RIL's business to Net 

Carbon Zero operations 

We have a 15-year vision to rebuild 
Reliance as one of the world's leading 
New Energy and New Materials 
Company. The roadmap includes 
creating sustainable energy sources 
and materials for India's future needs, 
building world-scale assets that 
produce clean fuels and materials 
of the future and developing next-
generation Carbon Capture and 
Storage technologies to convert 
carbon dioxide into useful products 
and chemicals. 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

We are developing the Dhirubhai 
Ambani Green Energy Giga Complex 
on 5,000 acres in Jamnagar, 
comprising four Giga Factories. 
These include an integrated solar 
photovoltaic module factory, an 
advanced energy storage battery 
factory for intermittent energy, an 
Electrolyser Factory for the production 
of Green Hydrogen and a Fuel Cell 
Factory for converting hydrogen into 
motive and stationary power. We 
are also setting up infrastructure in 
Jamnagar to manufacture ancillary 
material and equipment needed 
to support the Giga Factories and 
enabling independent manufacturers 

to join and grow as part of this 
ecosystem. Reliance R&D teams 
are actively working to make CO2 a 
recyclable resource and innovating 
lower emission technologies. 

As we transition into a New Energy 
era, targets for periodic reductions 
in emissions are being established, 
which will be monitored regularly 
through governance mechanisms 
that oversee RIL's progress toward Net 
Carbon Zero goals.

The transition to a world that is 
powered by clean energy is a capital 
intensive journey. RIL's strong balance 
sheet, operational efficiencies 

and competitive edge will help us 
to absorb the impact of energy 
transition costs, carbon taxes or 
lower margins. 

RIL keeps its stakeholders abreast 
of its climate change goals through 
ongoing engagement. We believe 
that this alignment is critical if 
we are to succeed in creating a 
sustainable future for our Company 
and our stakeholders and build the 
Reliance of tomorrow.

Commodity Prices and Markets

Risk Description

Despite a sharp demand recovery from the lows seen during the pandemic in 2020-21, total oil demand is yet to reach 
pre-pandemic levels either globally or in India. This, coupled with commissioning of additional refining capacity 
notwithstanding the refinery closures in the West due to poor economics and in China due to pollution, keeps refining 
margins under pressure.

The crude oil market remains tight due to production from OPEC Plus countries falling short of their targets and 
continued sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. Crude oil stocks have fallen close to 5-year lows. Besides, geopolitical 
developments like Russia and US/EU standoff on Ukraine and Houthi drone attacks in the UAE have added to the 
price volatility as well as causing a high-risk premium on crude oil. Alongside the above, gas prices also rose sharply 
increasing input costs.

Impact of unforeseen events like pandemic on product evacuation, challenges in logistics and thereby probable 
risk of stock surplus, plant shutdowns and stringent recycling norms and government regulations can reduce 
plastic consumption.

Reliance Retail operates in the consumer sector and a slowdown in macro-economic growth and weak consumer 
sentiments/spending could have a bearing on its performance. Government restrictions on account of the COVID-19 
pandemic could affect smooth operation of business activities, store operation, and expansion. Sporadic disruptions in 
the operating environment and inability to build infrastructure at a pace and scale needed by the rapidly growing Retail 
business could hinder operational efficiency and customer service. 

Competitive pressure from the retail industry reflected in price wars between various retailers and resulted in traditional 
retailers moving from the physical retail world into e-commerce platforms disrupting walk-ins.

Risk Response

Proactive measures by Reliance 
such as revised product placement 
strategies, placement in deficit 
market through exports to diverse 
geographical locations mitigated 
the risk of non-evacuation with 
minimal adverse effect. Robust 
supply chain network and additional 
temporary warehouses closer to 

the customer locations to address 
the demand variability issues in the 
domestic market. The Company 
increased the usage of multimodal 
logistics (including coastal) to 
fulfil its contractual commitment 
to customers. Reliance has either 
started to supply or increased 
volumes to some countries in Africa 

and Latin America. Also, the Company 
has been targeting more end users/
buyers for exports and offering 
cargoes on delivered basis. 

In respect of crude oil, the Company 
has increased sourcing from North 
America (Canada in particular) as 
well as non-conventional feedstocks 

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crude oil supplies. Leveraging the 
versatility of its assets, the Company 
has added more than 10 new grades 
of feedstock during the year. To 
mitigate the impact of high gas 
prices, Reliance did not import LNG 
during the year and managed with 
domestic gas and liquid fuels. With 
the foregoing mitigating measures, 
the Company ensured near 100% 
capacity utilisation.

Information feedback mechanism 
has been strengthened with the 
appointing of representatives in 
China and the Middle East. Reliance is 

focusing on plastic waste collection 
and disposal, increasing recycling 
footprint in the country.

Reliance Retail undertakes a detailed 
analysis of the macro-economic 
situation and emerging risks for each 
consumption basket and undertakes 
suitable mitigation strategies. 
Reliance Retail has built a resilient 
operating model and operates 
an integrated channel strategy 
encompassing physical stores, digital 
commerce platforms and partner 
merchant ecosystem that helps in 
engaging with consumers at all times. 
Reliance Retail has opened over 2,500 
stores and expanded reach through 

Digital and New commerce channels 
with requisite investments in supply 
chain infrastructure and technology. 
During the year, business gained 
operating efficiency and footfalls as 
environment returned to normalcy.

Reliance Retail is ahead of all market 
competitors, in terms of 'pricing'. Till 
date, it is known as one of the 'lowest 
price' operator nationally. Operating 
with huge volumes gives it a strong 
foundational support and acts as a 
competitive advantage to its overall 
pricing strategy.

Customer Experience and Retention

Risk Description

Digital Services being a customer oriented business, any sub-optimal customer experience may result in customer 
dissatisfaction and increased chances of churn.  

In a fast-changing external environment, with evolving customer preferences and shopping habits, inability of the retail 
business to stay abreast of these trends and behaviours could weaken its compelling value proposition and offering for 
customers. If the products sold are not safe or otherwise fail to meet customers' expectations, Reliance Retail could lose 
customers, incur liability for any injuries suffered by customers and have material impact over brand, reputation and 
financial performance.

Risk Response

In spite of the resurgence of the 
pandemic, unpredictable and 
challenging environment, Digital 
Services has further consolidated its 
position as one of the world’s largest 
and fastest growing mobile and 
wireline data network and has India’s 
largest subscriber base. 

Digital business has adopted multiple 
measures for sustained customer 
experience including superior usage 
and billing experience across all 
touchpoints, anytime, anywhere 
mobile and wireline broadband 
network access, best-in-class 
customer service backed by AI 
BoTs and app based QRC process, 
competitive tariff pricing and 

agile model while developing its 
systems and platforms.

Customer engagement remains 
robust with strong gross additions of 
subscribers, significant increase in net 
MNP subscribers and increase in per 
capita data usage. 

The Company has also invested in 
newer technologies start-up’s such 
as AI / ML, Blockchain, BoT, Speech / 
NLP, Metaverse, Mobility & 5G network, 
Robotics, Cloud & Edge computing 
etc. Use of these technologies will 
further enhance customer experience 
and value proposition. 

Reliance Retail is a consumer centric 
organisation and adapts to any 

changes in customer preferences 
and shopping habits through 
market study to stay abreast of the 
emerging trends. Entry into new 
categories, adapting merchandise to 
suit changing consumer demands, 
launching of new store formats 
are some of the initiatives that are 
undertaken from time to time. All our 
businesses have taken cognizance 
of ‘CUSTOMER SAFETY’ as the top-
most value and priority. All our 
products manufactured in-house, 
across formats, follow stringent 
safety norms and adhere to rigorous 
quality checks. Regular screening 
and checks for these products are  
also undertaken when supplied by 
vendors/ third party vendors. 

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Review

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Financial  
Statements

Oversight over Investee Companies/Alliances

Risk Description

Reliance has entered into strategic alliances and other business relationships with various entities to expand its 
operations. Lack of oversight over Investee companies or not being able to successfully integrate RIL's acquisitions 
might adversely impact its business and competitive position or affect its financial performance or result in significant 
costs to integrate.

Risk Response

Reliance incorporates the process 
of immediately aligning investment/ 
investee companies to the Group 
and rolls-out the Group governance 

framework and integrates the  
newly acquired companies in a 
structured manner. 

Talent to Support Scaling Business

Risk Description

With people at the heart of the business, Reliance's inability to attract, retain or develop employees relative to the scale 
and breadth of its operations could adversely affect its business.

Risk Response

Reliance has built a robust in-house 
Talent pool for all business-critical 
roles and created a rigorous training 
regime to have successors ready at 
every front end. Open culture and 
work environment are fostered in 
the organisation.

Data Privacy Risk

Risk Description

Its campus outreach and 
engagement initiatives have helped 
RIL to secure prime slots on the 
campus for graduate engineers as 
well as MBAs. Concerted efforts on job 
rotations and growth opportunities 
have propelled the productivity and 
longevity indicators. 

RIL has established a ‘Forward 
Looking’ culture by forecasting 
emerging trends related to people 
skills along with continuous training 
sessions. This has helped in putting 
together a talent pool with large scale 
skilling initiatives, digitisation and 
succession planning for businesses. 

In this digital economy, businesses collect, process, and analyse data from individuals to understand their 
customers better and provide customised experiences. Collecting and using data necessitates several concerns 
about data privacy. 

Stringent Data Privacy laws and regulations are in place that regulate the collection, storage, and handling of personal 
information by businesses globally. Presently, Information Technology Act 2000 (amendment 2008) governs the data 
privacy requirements in our country and India is on the cusp of adopting a comprehensive personal data protection law. 

At Reliance, due to the expansion of B2C businesses, and large scale digitisation, there is an imperative need to handle 
personal data of customers, consumers, employees, partners and service providers. While these data helps RIL give 
personalised and customised services, it also poses risk of data breach and non-compliances to laws and regulations.

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While Reliance is compliant with the 
existing data privacy laws of India, it is 
also in the process of implementing 
global best practices on Data 
Privacy as part of its readiness for the 
impending regulation.

Safety and Operational Risks

Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Risks in Operations

Risk Description

Risk Response

Reliance makes sure that all its 
business processes follow privacy-
by-design principle and makes sure 
that the Company handles privacy 
information securely and with all 
fiduciary responsibilities. Reliance 
conducts privacy impact analysis for 
all the businesses on a regular basis 
and makes sure that the gaps if any 
are closed efficiently.

Reliance is quite cognizant of the risks 
in handling personal data and takes 
utmost care to handle these securely. 
Ensuring and safeguarding data 
privacy is one of the top priorities 
for RIL. Reliance believes in staying 
always ahead of the compliance 
curve and remaining compliant 
to all present and future laws and 
regulations related to Data Privacy. 

Cybersecurity Risk

Risk Description

COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation and the way the Company works has fundamentally 
changed. This has subsequently increased RIL's dependence on digital technologies. While Reliance continues to 
focus on large scale digitisation, it brings a lot of concerns around Cyber Security with the use of new technologies, 
open source software, adoption of cloud, etc. Consequently, cyber-attack surfaces also increase substantially which 
increases the cyber security risks.

Digital services being technology driven, there is an inherent risk of errors, bugs, or security vulnerabilities in products 
and internal systems.

Risk Response

The Company realises the 
consequence of digital 
transformation in terms of increase 
of the cyber-attack surface due to 
use of new generation technologies 
like Cloud, AI, ML, Blockchain etc. and 
takes utmost care to ensure that 
cyber security controls are part of the 
design itself so that the Company is 
secure-by-design. 

through employees’ mandatory 
trainings and training for RIL's service 
providers are important controls and 
the Company considers this as a 
'Human Firewall'. Reliance has also 
developed an anti-phishing platform 
in-house viz R-Phish, through which 
Reliance conducts regular phishing 
simulation to make sure that all its 
users are phishing resistant.

Measures taken by the Company 
include shift-left strategy in ensuring 
that security is completely integrated 
into the DevOps pipeline, highest 
order of security automation and 
orchestration to attain efficiency in its 
cyber defense, and validation of its 
cyber posture by third party experts. 
Increased cyber security awareness 

All RIL's businesses, manufacturing 
units are ISO 27001 compliant for 
the last 5 years in a row and all its 
retail operations (Reliance Retail and 
Petroleum Retail (Jio BP) are certified 
with the latest PCI DSS (Payment card 
industry Data Security Standard). 
Reliance is the only organised and 
multi brand retail business in the 

country to demonstrate PCI DSS 
certification continuously for nine 
years in a row.

Multiple layers of proactive and 
reactive controls are adopted for 
Digital Services to mitigate risk of 
vulnerabilities such as Penetration 
tests on a routine basis, a Bug-
bounty program since the last 3 
years to crowdsource security testing 
of live products by independent 
security researchers. A mature 
cybersecurity program based on 
NIST (National Institute of Standards 
and Technology) Cybersecurity 
Framework has been adopted. 
All systems and security tools are 
monitored for any cyberattacks via a 
24x7 Security Operations Centre.

HSE risks include the effects of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, among others) and safety lapses on human 
capital. The nature of its operations exposes the Company, its employees and the society, to a wide range of health, 
safety, security and environment risks due to the geographical location and technical complexity of operations. 

Various HSE regulations across geographies regulate Reliance’s business of Exploration & Production of oil and gas, and 
their further refining and downstream processing. A major HSE incident, such as fire, oil spill and security breach, can 
result in loss of life, environmental degradation and overall disruption in business activities.

HSE risk in retail extends to food safety and waste management also. The nature of retail operations exposes RIL's 
employees and contractors to a wide range of occupational health hazards as well as safety risks due to complexity 
of operational requirements. Changes in HSE regulatory framework possibly will have lasting effect on Retail Business, 
especially in the environmental domain like changes in plastic waste management and e-waste rules. 

Risk Response

During the year, RIL's facilities in 
the hydrocarbon business have 
continued focused efforts to 
manage the risks for safe, reliable, 
and compliant operations. Safety 
and operational risk management 
framework continues to play a pivotal 
role in consistently managing HSE 
risks on a real-time basis.

Reliance entities have devised novel 
ways to review and audit the facilities 
periodically through virtual and 
physical means. Reliance has been 
active in networking with industry and 
sponsored and participated in the ‘6th 
Global Summit on Process Safety by 
Centre for Chemical Process Safety’ 
and continued its contribution in 

developing safe industry practices 
through participation in Standards 
Committees of statutory authorities 
(OISD, PNGRB, etc.)

Reliance’s digital safety platform 
project has progressed well in 
digitalising its key HSE processes 
through Industry 4.0 technologies. 
This year, Reliance rolled out solutions 
for digitalising risk registers, three 
lines of defense program across its 
key hydrocarbon entities. Reliance 
has undertaken significant activities 
on new projects in hydrocarbon 
business, in its fuel retail business 
and New Energy domain, which have 
progressed through various phases. 

Reliance has taken various measures 
to protect health of its workforce 
in the pandemic.

The Retail business poses risks 
inherent to retail operations involving 
fire, breakdown in work event and risk 
related to ergonomics. Every member 
of the workforce is communicated 
on the potential exposure to HSE 
risks, and they are an integral part of 
risk management. For the Grocery 
business, food safety checks have 
been implemented to provide 
multiple layers of assurance, thereby 
ensuring the safety of consumers.

Safety and Environmental Risks During Transportation

Risk Description

With most of the crude being supplied to RIL by sea vessels, and the overwhelming majority of refined products being 
exported by sea, road and pipeline, the Company faces the risk of HSE incidents, oil spills and so on, leading to disruption 
in business activities.

Events like technical integrity failure, natural disasters, extreme weather, human error and other adverse events or 
conditions could lead to loss of containment of hydrocarbons or other hazardous materials, as well as fires, explosions or 
other personal and process safety incidents.

RIL operates a fleet of tugs, port service vessels and operations of port and terminal infrastructure and is exposed to a 
complex and diverse range of marine risks, with respect to exploration vessels, oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas tankers, 
and dry cargo vessels.

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prudent mix of physical security, 
remote surveillance and data-
based audit interventions. Reliance 
Retail actively monitors threat and 
maintains detailed disaster recovery 

and incident response mechanism 
plans to ensure business continuity 
during any disruption or incident. 
Enhanced use of technological 
interventions and AI based exception 

identification, using CCTV to 
provide a less intrusive and highly 
accurate risk management solutions 
across businesses. 

Compliance and Control Risks

Regulatory Compliance Risks

Risk Description

Increased regulatory scrutiny has raised the bar on regulatory compliance. This requires alignment of corporate 
performance objectives, with regulatory compliance requirements. COVID-19 has led the government to announce a 
range of notifications which companies need to adopt swiftly and effectively.

Changes in the regulatory environment, licensing processes and timelines could potentially impede the ease of 
doing business.

Risk Response

Reliance has adopted a digitally- 
enabled comprehensive compliance 
management framework. It is 
integrated with business processes, 
risks and controls. Changes in 
regulations, including COVID-19 
induced changes, are also tracked 
and integrated within the Reliance 
Compliance Management System. 
Effective control and efficient 
oversight of the senior management 

is ensured by cascading the 
responsibility matrix till the last 
performer of the activity. Apart 
from assurance through Three 
lines of defense, compliances 
are also periodically monitored 
through the Segment Compliance 
Committees and the Group 
Compliance Committee.

Regular interactions with various 
trade associations/ councils help in 

anticipating regulatory environment 
and through attuning to any 
policy changes. 

The Company’s Code of Conduct, 
training as well as focus on 
ensuring 100% compliance and 
continuous monitoring have 
enabled a mature, digitally-enabled 
compliance framework.

Risk Response

RIL has a strong vessel vetting, 
incident monitoring and emergency 
response system. A robust ship 
vetting programme ensures the 
vessels that are contracted to carry 
RIL cargo or those calling Sikka port 
to load products ‘Free-on-board’ 
are screened based on risks prior to 
their induction. The third-party ship 
vetting system, based on extensive 
data analysis, provides a risk rating 
benchmarked against other similar 
vessels. This allows a clear picture of 
the quality of the vessel and whether 
it is acceptable to RIL.

Periodic vendor management audits 
are carried out for time charters and 
STS service providers in accordance 
with the Marine Assurance Framework. 
Where physical inspection of time-
charter vessels is not feasible due to 
COVID-19 protocol, a desktop review 
is carried out.

Emergency Response system has 
been tried out in real scenario and 
found to be adequate. Incident 
Management includes root cause 
analysis and ensuring ship-owners' 
addressal of the same. The data 

is further used in assisting legal/
operations in case of any potential 
losses to RIL as a result of the incident. 

RIL’s control framework for road 
transportation has matured over 
a period of time and is run in 
collaboration with contractors. The 
contractors are supported by the 
Company through capacity building 
for their drivers in areas such as 
defensive driving, route hazard 
mapping and real time tracking. 

Physical Security and Natural Calamity Risks

Risk Description

Due to the geographical spread of operations, both onshore as well as offshore, Reliance is vulnerable to manmade 
and natural disasters. It is an attractive target for activities related to terrorism, criminal and violent protests, which could 
cause harm to people, infrastructure and disrupt business operations. Pandemic conditions can also have a severe 
impact. Therefore, it is important to proactively focus on safeguarding people and infrastructure from all internal and 
external threats.

Prompt and adequate response is required to deal with all the internal and external crises and at the same time have 
the situational awareness to do so. Business continuity plans are critical to ensure that business operations are not 
disrupted and if required, are restored at the earliest. Otherwise, this could adversely impact the Company’s operations 
and reputation.

Some of the network locations, offices, employees and other ecosystems are subject to various forms of intentional or 
natural disruptions, thereby impacting network availability, customer experience, restoration cost and efforts.

Risk Response

Global Corporate Security (GCS) 
focuses on adopting pre-emptive de-
risking strategies to safeguard and 
secure the Company. GCS has robust 
business continuity management 
plans and capability to handle 
disasters, natural calamities, and any 
other disruptions or incidents.

seamless communication and AI 
based analytics across the enterprise. 
The COVID-19 crisis posed unique, 
unprecedented challenges which 
were successfully overcome by 
adopting new, revised procedures 
and protocols in handling men and 
material at all sites. 

GCS is responsible for securing the 
people, assets and operations of RIL. 
This is accomplished by continuous 
situational awareness to proactively 
mitigate risks and constantly 
review and upgrade security plans. 
These are supported by deploying 
manpower along with an integrated 
security platform with wide area 
high end electronic sensors, drones, 

Digital Services have developed 
and implemented an Integrated 
Disaster Recovery and Emergency 
Response Process. Integrated 
response is facilitated by various 
teams to keep the networks functional 
and customer services intact. It 
has also implemented measures 
for prevention and detection of 
any physical security threats which 

includes patrolling the vulnerable 
areas, Real-time situational 
awareness by deploying alarms 
management and monitoring 
through centralised Networks 
Operations Centre (NoC). Disaster 
recovery processes and drills are 
also conducted for managing 
unscheduled downtime. Security 
& Loss Prevention (SLP) and Field 
Operations teams proactively support 
in reducing pilferage, theft and 
losses, alarm alerts, video based 
surveillance, GPS based trackers and 
consumption monitoring.

Reliance Retail SLP de-risks, 
safeguards and secures the Retail 
business of the Company with a 

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Insurance – Risk 
Mitigation

SEBI – Developments  
During the Year

Reliance operations may be subject 
to a number of circumstances which 
are not wholly within the Company's  
control and which could adversely 
affect its operations. To cover such 
eventualities, Reliance maintains 
a robust risk mitigation practice 
by transferring the insurable risk to 
insurer. Mostly protection is on All Risk 
basis which includes cover against 
fire, explosions, natural catastrophes, 
breakdown, terrorism etc. Entire 
insurance program is designed 
in such a way that adequate 
protection is available for all assets 
belonging to Reliance and against 
the liability arising out of business 
operations. Protection design is 
best-in-class and takes care of entire 
Reliance’s operations.

During the year, SEBI came out 
with SEBI (Listing Obligations and 
Disclosure Requirements) (Second 
Amendment) Regulations 2021 w.e.f. 
May 05, 2021 including requirements 
related to Risk Management.  
Also, it may be mentioned that these 
risk management practices have 
been adopted by the Company since 
year 2018, largely on lines of global 
best practices. 

Leading Edge Technology 
– Governance, Risk, 
Compliance and Audit 
(GRCA 2.0) Platform

THe GRCA 2.0 Platform, which is an 
in-house developed platform on 
open source technology, has enabled 
real-time actionable dashboards 
and real-time monitoring of risks 
and controls across three lines 
of defense. The platform along 
with robust ERP system and data 
analytics capabilities is used for risk 
management. The platform enables 
control evaluation via automated 
real time monitoring of exception 
alerts, timely resolution and is 
scalable and agile.

Looking Ahead

The world is entering into a new 
energy era, which is going to be 
highly disruptive. New Energy and New 
Materials will help RIL in its mission 
to heal the environment. It is an 
expression of Reliance’s commitment 
that We Care for our planet. JIO has 
developed deep expertise in multiple 
emerging technologies like 5G, AI/
ML and blockchain and Mixed Reality. 
JIO PLATFORMS is blossoming into a 
global technology player. Reliance 
Retail continues to be amongst 
the fastest growing retailers in the 
world. Reliance’s risk management 
is facilitating better risk mitigation 
strategies and assurance over the 
effectiveness of risk management 
across all categories of risks. Reliance 
has navigated through the Black 
Swan event with record growth and 
unmatched innovative response 
and is much more resilient for future 
in this Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, 
Incomprehensible (BANI) world. 
Reliance’s risk management is 
agile for course correction and is 
scalable to support new businesses 
and ventures, including dealing 
with upside risks.

Financial Risks

Treasury Risks

Risk Description

As part of managing the market facing assets and liabilities, Treasury is exposed to the following key risks:

Liquidity Risk

As the global economy continues to recover from COVID-19, Central banks maintained accommodative stance during 
the year resulting in low interest rates and ample liquidity. The RBI is expected to remain dovish in the near term to 
support growth despite global rate hikes. Overall liquidity situation is also expected to remain comfortably in surplus.

Interest Rate Risk

Reliance borrows funds from domestic and international markets to meet its funding requirements. Given the 
accommodative stance from Central banks, interest rates remained low during the year and RIL benefited from it. RIL is 
now subject to risks arising from fluctuations in interest rates. 

Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk

Reliance prepares its financial statements in Indian Rupee (INR), but most of the payables and receivables of the 
Hydrocarbon business are in US dollars. Foreign currency liabilities are availed to fund its capital investments and 
working capital requirements. Rupee depreciation impacts the landed cost of the foreign currency liabilities. The 
depreciation for this year has been 3.7%.

Credit Risk

Reliance deploys surplus liquidity primarily in Government securities, State Government securities, AAA Corporate bonds 
and Debt mutual funds. Corporate bonds and Debt Mutual Fund investments bear credit risk.

Risk Response

The Company continues to maintain 
sufficient liquidity buffer to meet 
additional demands that may 
emerge on account of the growth 
and new businesses. Reliance issued 
fixed rate Long-term senior unsecured 
notes of US$4.0 billion, primarily for 
refinancing maturities.

Interest rate risk is managed 
actively through financial derivative 

instruments available to convert 
floating rate liabilities into fixed rate 
liabilities or vice-versa. FX bonds 
issuance of US$4.0 billion was done 
at a fixed coupon to lock in the 
prevailing low levels of interest rates 
and credit spreads.

Foreign Exchange (FX) risk arising from 
the mismatch of foreign currency 
assets, liabilities and earnings is 

tracked and managed as per the 
Internal Risk Management Framework.

Direct investments are restricted to 
Board approved select AAA rated 
corporates. Debt Mutual Fund 
investments are managed and 
monitored based on a tight internal 
Risk Management Framework 
and restricted to high credit 
quality schemes.

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Leadership Awards

•  Reliance Industries Limited named 

as India's No.1 Company in the 
Forbes 2021 World's Best  
Employers list

•  RIL certified once again as a Great 
Place To Work® by GPTW Institute 

among India's Best Workplaces in 
Manufacturing 2021

•  RIL ranked among 15 organisations 

that featured in ‘India’s Best 
Employer’s Among Nation  
Builders List 2021’

•  Reliance ranked among LinkedIn's 

‘Top Companies 2021 List’, sixth time 
in a row

•  Sh. Srikanth Venkatachari  

(Joint CFO-RIL) won the CFO of the 
Year Award by Financial Express

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Retail Awards

•  Reliance Retail awarded the ‘Most Admired Retail 

Group’ by IMAGES

•  Reliance Digital awarded the ‘Most Admired Emerging 

Retail Company of the Year’ at MAPIC India Retail 
Awards

•  Reliance Digital awarded the ‘Best Brand’ at the 

Economic Times Best Brands Awards.

•  Reliance Retail won ‘2022 Association for Talent 

Development (ATD)’

•  Reliance Retail certified as Great Place To Work®

•  Ranked 3rd amongst most innovative firms in  
Asia-Pacific by Fast Company Business Media

Reliance Retail awarded   
‘Most Admired Retail Group’ by IMAGES

Reliance Digital awarded the ‘Most Admired Emerging Retail 
Company of the Year’ at MAPIC India Retail Awards

Reliance Retail won ‘2022 Association for Talent  
Development (ATD)’

Digital Awards

RIL certified once again as a Great Place To Work® by GPTW Institute among India's Best 
Workplaces in Manufacturing 2021

Sh. Srikanth Venkatachari (Joint CFO-RIL) won the CFO of the Year Award by Financial Express

Technology, Patents, R&D and Innovation

Hazira Manufacturing Division 
awarded for ‘CII Digital 
Transformation (DX) Innovative Best 
Practice 2021’ under Innovation in 
Supply chain and Logistics

•  Hazira Manufacturing Division 

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 

•  R&D Team won 'Global Waste 

awarded for ‘CII Digital 
Transformation (DX) Innovative Best 
Practice 2021’ under Innovation in 
Supply chain and Logistics

•  Reliance Foundation received 
the ‘CII DX Award 2021’ under 
‘Innovation in CSR through Digital 
Transformation’ category for 
improving rural livelihoods

won Gold Medal in ‘National 
Awards for Manufacturing 
Competitiveness 2020-21’ 
organised by International 
Research Institute for 
Manufacturing (IRIM)

•  R&D Planning Team awarded 

'CII Innovation Award' for Novel 
Adsorbent for Dowtherm & NMP 
Purification & RELOX catalyst 
commercialisation

Management Best Technology of 
the Year Awards 2021', organised 
by World Waste-to-Wealth Summit 
2021

•  R&D Team received 'Innovator of 

the Year' award from Federation of 
Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI).

•  R&D Team awarded 'IP Excellence 
Award, 2021', organised by Questel 
Orbit

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Jio Platforms Limited listed in the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies 2021 list within the ‘Innovators’ category

Jio claimed the title of India’s Strongest Brand as well as the world’s Strongest Telecom Brand, according to the Brand 
Finance 2021 report

Reliance Jio was selected as the Digital Enterprise of the Year by Drivers of Digital Awards and Summit 2021

•  Jio Platforms Limited listed in 
the TIME 100 Most Influential 
Companies 2021 list within the 
‘Innovators’ category

•  Jio claimed the title of India’s 

Strongest Brand as well as the 
world’s Strongest Telecom Brand, 
according to the Brand Finance 
2021 report

•  Reliance Jio was selected as 

the Digital Enterprise of the Year 
by Drivers of Digital Awards and 
Summit 2021

•  Reliance Jio’s MyJio App won 

Silver in the Most Effective App 
for Consumers category at The 
Maddies Awards 2021

•  Reliance Jio won a Gold Medal 

in the Most Admired Brand of the 
Year category at the ACEF-Global 
Customer Engagement Forum and 
Awards 2021

•  Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 
was recognised as an Essential 
Worker Hero of the Year and 
conferred a Gold Globee Award for 
‘Ensured 400+ Million Customers 
Stay Connected during COVID-19 
Lockdown’ at the 11th Annual 2021 
Communications Excellence 
Awards organised by the Globee® 
Awards

•  MyGov Corona Helpdesk by Jio 
Haptik won Gold in the Most 
Effective Chatbot Solution category 
at The Maddies Awards 2021

•  Reliance Jio was recognised as 
the 'D&I Company of the Year 
in Telecommunications' at the 
Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2021

•  The JioFiber Campaign was 
recognised as the Best Multi 
Channel Campaign by an IT/
ITES/IOT Enterprise at the mCube 
Awards 2021

•  Jio won 8th edition of 'e4m Indian 
Marketing Awards' under the Long 
Term Marketing Strategy category

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Energy and Water  
Conservation/Efficiency

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Governance 

Financial  
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Network18 - Mission Paani Award

CNN ENBA  - India's Most Trusted English News Channel triumphs

•  CNBC TV18 won the Gold for English 
Business News Channel of the Year 
at ENBA

•  News18 India’s ‘Desh Nahin Jhukne 
Denge’ won the ENBA Silver for Best 
Hindi Prime Time Show

•  CNN News18 won the bronze for 

•  CNN News18's 'The Race for 

English News Channel of the Year 
at ENBA

•  CNN News18’s Marya Shakil and 

Anand Narsimhan won the ENBA 
Gold and Silver for the Best English 
Anchor, respectively

•  News18 India’s Kishore Ajwani won 

the Silver in the Hindi News Editor of 
the Year categories at ENBA 

•  CNBC TV18's show 'India Business 

Hour' won the award for Best News 
Programme at Asian Academy 
Creative Awards and Gold at 
ENBA for the Best English Business 
Programme 

Whitehouse’ won Gold for the 
Best International News Coverage 
English at ENBA

•  CNN News18's 'The Right Stand’ won 

Silver for the Best English Prime 
Time Show at ENBA

•  News18 India won the Silver Special 
Award for ‘Hindi Channel of the 
Year for Fact Checking Practice’ at 
ENBA

•  News18 India won the ENBA Gold for 
Best Spot News Reporting in Hindi 
for the show ‘Operation Giddh’ 

•  News18 Kannada and News18 

Assam Northeast won the Gold in 
their regions for the Best In-depth 
Series for Regional Programs

•  Voot won the award for ‘Best Digital 
Brand Campaign Of The Year’ at 
OTT & Digital Marketing Innovation 
Awards for The Gone Game Social 
Media Marketing Campaign

•  Colors Tamil won the ‘Promax Gold 
Award’ for Best Launch Campaign 
for its show 'Kodeeswari'

•  Mission Paani was recognized 
as ‘The Best Media Initiative’ at 
the 3rd National Water Awards in 
the presence of the Honourable 
President of India

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RIL E&P, KG-D6 awarded for ‘Significant increase in Gas production’ by FIPI for the year 2021

Dahej Manufacturing Division won Excellence Award in ‘Energy Conservation and Management’ in the Petrochemicals Sector from FICCI

Jamnagar Manufacturing Division won Platinum Award in ‘Apex India Green Leaf – Environment Excellence’ in the C2 Complex

•  Dahej Manufacturing Division 

won Excellence Award in ‘Energy 
Conservation and Management’ 
in the Petrochemicals Sector from 
FICCI

•  Nagothane Manufacturing Division 
won First prize in ‘16th State level 
Energy conservation 2020-21’ 
organised by Maharashtra Energy 
Development Agency

•  Nagothane Manufacturing Division, 
PP Plant secured 1st position in the 
category of ‘Internal Stream Factor’ 
in the annual Spheripol Global 
Benchmarking Survey, 2020

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 
won Platinum Award in ‘Apex India 
Green Leaf - Excellence in Energy 
Efficiency’ in the SEZ Refinery

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 

•  R Cluster field development 

awarded ‘Best Managed Project 
of the Year’ and 'Special award 
for significant increase in gas 
production' by Federation of Indian 
Petroleum Industry (FIPI)

won Platinum Award in ‘Apex 
India Green Leaf – Environment 
Excellence’ in the C2 Complex

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 

won Gold Award in ‘Apex India 
Green Leaf – Water stewardship’

Health, Safety and Environment

Dahej Manufacturing Division conferred 
Platinum Award in ‘Safety Systems Excellence’ 
by FICCI

Vadodara Manufacturing Division won 
Gold in ‘Apex India Green Leaf 2020’ for 
Environment Excellence

•  Barabanki Manufacturing Division 
won Platinum Award under Apex 
India Green Leaf Award 2020 for 
‘Plastic waste Management’ in 
Manmade fibre industry sector

•  Dahej Manufacturing Division won 
Platinum Award in ‘Safety Systems 
Excellence’ from FICCI

•  Dahej Manufacturing Division 

won Platinum Award in ‘Apex India 
Green Leaf Environment Excellence 
2020’ in the Petrochemical Sector

•  Nagothane Manufacturing Division 

won award for ‘Excellence in 
Health, Safety and Environment’ in 
the Petrochemicals Sector

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 
awarded ‘Best In-Class Safety 
Excellence Award’ at the National 
Awards for Excellence

•  Patalganga Manufacturing Division 

won Greentech Effective Safety 
Culture Award 2021

•  Vadodara Manufacturing Division 
won Gold in ‘Apex India Green Leaf 
2020’ for Environment Excellence

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 
awarded ‘Manufacturing ICON 
Award’ at the National Awards for 
Excellence

•  RIL E&P, awarded ‘Best Managed 
Project of the Year’ for R Cluster 
field development by Federation of 
Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI)"

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Financial  
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•  RIL won ‘Plastic Packaging Waste 
Recycling Product Leadership 
Award 2022’ from Frost & Sullivan

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing Division 

won Gold Award in ‘Apex India 
Green Leaf – Afforestation’

•  Hazira Manufacturing Division 
awarded for ‘Excellence in 3R 
(Manage Own Waste)’ in the 
Manufacturing sector 2021

•  Jamnagar Manufacturing 

Division won Gold in ‘India Green 
Manufacturing Challenge 2020-21’ 
organised by IRIM

Hazira Manufacturing Division awarded for ‘Excellence in 3R (Manage Own Waste)’ in the Manufacturing sector 2021

Jamnagar Manufacturing Division won Gold Award in ‘Apex India Green Leaf – Afforestation’

CSR Awards

•  The Best Employee Engagement 
Team of the Year award went 
to Reliance Jio CHRO Innovation 
award for its Khayal Rakhna 
initiative for contributing to a social 
cause

•  Reliance Foundation received the 
Gold Globee® Business Excellence 
2021 award for its work-from-home 
implementation, which includes 
Khayal Rakhna initiative

•  Reliance Foundation granted 

'Sports for Social Change' award 
instituted by The Hindu media 
Group

•  Reliance Foundation recognised 

for its 'Corporate Leadership in ESG' 
at The CSR Journal – Excellence 
Awards 2021

•  Reliance Foundation conferred 
IAA Olive Crown Award 2022 
under ‘Green NGO of the Year 
- Silver’ category for its green 
initiatives aimed at conserving 
natural resources and promoting 
ecological sustainability across 
India

•  Machli, AI-based Mobile 

Application for marine fisherfolk 
conferred mBillionth South Asia 
Award for the year 2020-21 in 
the category ‘Agriculture & 
Environment' for providing a one-
stop solution to all needs of the 
fishing community

•  Reliance received the Golden 
Peacock Award for Corporate 
Social Responsibility – 2021

•  RIL declared joint winner in the 

‘Excellence in Community Impact’ 
category for its comprehensive 
work across the areas of Rural 
Transformation, Health, Education, 
Sports for Development, Disaster 
Response with a special focus on 
COVID-19 response including the 
programs of Mission Anna Seva & 
Mission COVID-19 Suraksha

•  Reliance Foundation’s Machli 

App announced winner at World 
Summit Awards 2021  for providing 
digital solutions , contributing to 
the achievement of the United 
Nations Sustainable Development 
Goals

•  Sir H N Reliance Foundation 

Hospital's vaccination programme 
won the 'Best Vaccine programme 
by a private hospital' from India 
Today Healthgiri awards

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RIL's startup alumni have continued 
to garner media, academic and 
industry attention. This is a testimony 
to their effort and ability to thrive in a 
competitive market.

•  Slang Labs raised an undisclosed 
round of funding from Google 
Assistant Investments Program 
along with 100x Entrepreneurs 
and participation from existing 
investor Endiya Partners and angel 
investors

•  Ayushi Mishra of Drona Maps won 
the 'Startup of the year' award in 
the rural governance category 
at the MeitY-NASSCOM Startup 
Women Entrepreneurs Awards 
2020-21

•  Qzense Labs and Dozee featured 

in the inaugural edition of 
'Forbes Asia 100 To Watch' list 
which spotlights notable small 
companies and startups on the 
rise across the Asia-Pacific region

•  Skill assessment platform for 
recruiting and hiring talent, 
DoSelect was acquired by Naukri.
com’s parent company InfoEdge. 
This acquisition will add a powerful 
layer of tech-led assessment to 
the existing Naukri.com platform 
and evolve DoSelect to become 
the de facto solution for tech 
companies to discover, access and 
hire the best talent

•  Fynd, the online shopping 

•  Uptime AI Inc was recognised as 

today’s leading tech innovators in 
the Energy and Natural Resources 
(ENR) sector at KPMG's ENRich 2021 
Startup Search

•  Dozee has raised `71 crore in an 
additional funding round led by 
Doordash’s Gokul Rajaram to make 
critical care more easily accessible 
and available in Indian hospitals 
and will launch new products

•  Aarca Research, a healthtech 

startup from JioGenNext’s MAP ‘21 
programme, announced pivotal 
clinical validation data showing 
the company’s non-invasive test’s 
accuracy for early detection of 
metabolic comorbidities

•  ThinkerBell Labs’ Annie, the self-
learning Braille literacy device, 
was featured in Shark Tank India 
(Season 1 Episode 13). Annie, is the 
world’s first Braille literacy device 
that helps visually impaired people 
learn to read, write, and type in 
Braille on their own in any medium 
of instruction. They were able to 
successfully raise `1.05 crore for 3% 
equity

marketplace, was the subject of 
a Harvard Business School case 
study written by Prof. Ranjay Gulati, 
Kairavi Dey and Rachna Tahilyani. 
The case study delved into several 
aspects of the business, including 
how they’re moving forward post-
investment by RIL. The case study 
also explores how the co-founders 
of Fynd went about building their 
offerings, enabling retail stores and 
much more

•  Data analytics and consulting 
company GlobalData predicts 
Orbo to potentially become a 
unicorn in the AI space

•  Electric Vehicle startup Ather 
Energy acquired rights to the 
AiKaan OTA (Over-The-Air) platform 
from JioGenNext alumni AiKaan 
Labs

•  JioGenNext alumni Patch becomes 
CleverTap's first acquisition. Patch is 
a unique technology that enables 
in-app voice, chat and more

•  Vidcare, an at-home diagnostics 

company from MAP - JioGenNext's 
new Market Access Program, 
recently participated in Sling Shot 
2021, Asia's most exciting deep tech 
startup competition and won the 
P&G Health Vision Award and a 
cash prize of SG$ 20,000

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Integrated 
Approach to 
Sustainable Growth

We Care 

The pervasive unifying thread that  
runs through everything that Reliance does is the spirit of 'We Care'.

For Reliance, 'We Care' is not just about caring for the financial and economic 
well-being of the Company and its stakeholders. It is also about taking 
cognisance of the non-financial and social parameters, the convergence of 
which is critical to optimise trust and goodwill with its stakeholders and the larger 
ecosystem. The Company's unique strength lies in its ability to balance financial 
and non-financial goals. It gives Reliance the edge to tap opportunities across 
the spectrum to strengthen its long-term sustainable value creation potential 
while meeting the needs of its diverse stakeholders.

Given the complexity of Reliance's 
operations and its growth aspirations, 
it must embrace the latest technology 
advances, invest in robust research 
capabilities, nurture communities 
and stay abreast of ever-evolving 
customer preferences. The Company 
must also create a mutually 
rewarding experience for employees 
and reduce the environmental 
impact of every action it undertakes. 
Reliance understands the importance 
of monitoring and mitigating risks 
and identifying opportunities that 
can directly or indirectly impact 
its present and future existence. Its 
approach has always been holistic so 
that the interdependencies between 
the different aspects of business 

and the cause-effect relationship 
are synchronous. Its determination 
to walk this balanced path and grow 
while keeping 'Care' at the core are 
reflected in the Company's resilient 
and sustained financial performance. 

The disclosures made in this 
part of the report are shaped 
by industry best practices and 
universally accepted standards and 
frameworks such as Global Reporting 
Initiative(GRI), International Integrated 
Reporting Council (IIRC), Task Force on 
Climate-Related Financial Disclosures 
(TCFD), United Nations Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDGs) and 
World Economic Forum's International 
Business Council (WEF-IBC) metrics. 

In this report, Reliance has 
enumerated its value creation story 
by aligning to the six capitals of the 
framework laid down by the IIRC 
covering Natural Capital, Human 
Capital, Manufactured Capital, 
Intellectual Capital, Financial Capital 
and Social and Relationship Capital.

This section focuses on Reliance's 
value creation from the lens of 
Non-financial Capitals of IIRC  
framework. The details of Financial 
Capital is described in the Financial 
Performance and Review (Page 44) 
section of this report.

Extending 'Care' 
during COVID-19

Reliance's Integrated  
Approach to  
ESG governance

Responding to the  
Material Issues

Driving the ESG  
Growth in Reliance

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NATURAL CAPITAL

HUMAN CAPITAL

Nurturing the 'One Reliance' 
Family: Creating a growth-
driven workplace with care  
and empathy

Highlights FY 2021-22

Management approach

Health, safety and 
employee well-being

Diversity and inclusion

Talent management

Way Forward

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Caring for our planet: 
Building a more  
sustainable world

Towards a cleaner future

Highlights FY 2021-22

Management approach

Environmental performance

Energy efficiency of  
operations

Climate change

Ecosystems and biodiversity

Waste management and 
circular economy

Towards circularity

Water and 
effluent management

Way Forward

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MANUFACTURED  
CAPITAL

INTELLECTUAL  
CAPITAL

Research and development for 
a sustainable future

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development: A crucial driver 
of sustained value creation

Highlights FY 2021-22

Innovation and technology

Leveraging its intellectual 
capital to fight COVID-19

R&D focus areas

Way Forward

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195

196

201

FINANCIAL CAPITAL

Read Financial Performance  
and Review for more details

PG 44

Independent  
Assurance Statement

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Committed to growing with 
care for the planet

Highlights FY 2021-22

Business performance

Strengthening the 
framework to build a 
digital-first company

Way Forward

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192

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SOCIAL AND  
RELATIONSHIP CAPITAL

Caring for the community:  
Building a stronger India

Highlights FY 2021-22

Management approach

Community development

Sustainable supply 
chain management

Nurturing digital ecosystems

Customer satisfaction

Way Forward

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Reliance Industries – 
Extending 'Care' during COVID-19 

The world has grappled with a health and humanitarian crisis rarely 
seen in history as it battled the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two 
years. For Reliance, caring for its stakeholders during these troubled 
times took centre stage. Just as people around the globe were 
struggling to manage the first wave of the pandemic, the debilitating 
second wave struck the world and India in 2021. Against this backdrop, 
Reliance's enduring commitment to 'Serve' or deliver 'Seva' to India 
and humanity became even more crucial. It formed the nucleus of 
proactive support to communities undertaken by the Company.

Drawing on its combined strengths, 
the 'One Reliance' family worked 
round the clock to quickly mobilise 
efforts on the ground to deliver 'CARE' 
and support the nation's fight against 
the pandemic. Since its inception, the 
Company's dedication to inclusive 
growth, sustainable development and 
meeting stakeholder expectations 

have been a part of its core values. 
Reliance's commitment to its 
stakeholders includes but is not 
limited to the communities in which 
it operates, the employees who drive 
its growth, the suppliers and partners 
who help achieve its business goals 
and the customers who are the lifeline 
of the Company. Reliance's spirit of 

'WE CARE' encompasses all Indians 
and the humanity at large. Today as 
India and the world emerge out of 
the shadows of COVID-19, the spirit 
of resilience has become the new 
lodestone guiding Reliance in the 
post-pandemic era.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Employee Care

During the pandemic, Reliance 
extended care to its employees and 
the 'One Reliance' family through a 
four-pronged approach that covered 
communications, risk reduction, 
creating Infrastructure, and ensuring 
health and well-being, with a focus 
on mental health.

•  In addition to implementing 

stringent social distancing norms, 
all work locations were sanitised 
every three hours. Materials 
entering sites and townships were 
fumigated to ensure safety.

•  To contain the spread of the virus, 
Reliance ran daily temperature 
checks and ran a separate 
Outpatient Department for 
employees with symptoms.

•  Reliance initiated an online 

symptom-checker where the 
employees filled questionnaires 
daily to identify high-risk cases and 
extend support, as required.

•  The Company adopted robust 

testing modalities in collaboration 
with the state-of-the-art Reliance 
Life Science Labs to maximise 
testing capacity.

•  Reliance developed dedicated 
COVID-19 care centres across 
various locations housing over 
2,000 beds for critical patients.

•  The Company implemented a 

COVID Pass Authenticator that has 
been integrated with the online 
symptom checker and testing data.

•  The Company announced an 

initiative, 'Reliance Family Support 
and Welfare Scheme', under which 
it extends support to the bereaved 
family members of the employees 
who succumbed to COVID-19. 

•  The Company made provisions 
for special COVID leave that 
employees can avail if they or 
their family members are affected 
by the pandemic.

•  For off-roll workforce members 

who succumbed to the pandemic, 
the Company, through Reliance 
Foundation, extended its support 
to the bereaved families by 
contributing a lump sum payment 
of `10 lakh directly to the nominee 
of the deceased. 

•  In line with the Government of 

India's guidelines, Reliance rolled 

out its vaccination programme, 
called Mission Vaccine Suraksha, for 
all its employees and eligible family 
members. As of FY 2021-22, nearly 
100% of the eligible employees 
have been administered the 
first dose under Mission Vaccine 
Suraksha and 96% of all the eligible 
employees are fully vaccinated. 

•   To address physical and mental 

health challenges, Reliance 
implemented webinars on lifestyle 
disorders and ways to manage the 
post-pandemic impact, Diabetes 
Control Mission, BMI reduction 
programme, and lifestyle clinic, 
amongst others.

•  Teleconsultations with specialists 

were conducted via the 
JioHealthHub app.

•  Yoga and meditation sessions and 
peer-to-peer discussion platforms 
were facilitated. 

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Mission Oxygen: setting up 
the largest production unit of 
medical-grade liquid oxygen 
from a single location in India

Availability of medical grade oxygen 
for impacted patients was a life-saving 
need during COVID-19, especially 
during the second wave. Under the 
dedicated personal supervision of 
the Chairman and Managing Director, 
Shri Mukesh D. Ambani, the Company 
re-engineered its existing facilities 
to set up the largest production 
facilities in India to produce and 
deliver medical oxygen from a 
single location in record time. The 
Company adopted a two-pronged 
approach to strengthening the 
availability of medical-grade oxygen 
in India, including:

•  Refocusing several industrial 

processes at Reliance's Jamnagar 
and other facilities for rapid scale-
up in the production of medical-
grade liquid oxygen.

•  Managing the supply chain 
by augmenting loading and 
transportation capacities to 
ensure the swift and safe supply 
of oxygen to states and Union 
Territories across India.

Despite not being a manufacturer of 
medical-grade oxygen historically, 
the Company's engineers quickly 
reconfigured and optimised 
operations, which were initially 
designed for refining and producing 
petrochemical grade oxygen to 
produce high-purity medical-grade 
oxygen during the second wave of the 
pandemic. Reliance also converted 
nitrogen tankers into transport trucks 
for medical-grade oxygen through 
innovative and safe processes 
approved by the Petroleum and 
Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), 
the relevant regulatory body of the 
Government of India.

In the words of Chairman and Managing 
Director Shri Mukesh D. Ambani, "For me 
and all of us at Reliance, nothing is 
more important than saving every 
life as India battles against a new 
wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
There is an immediate need to 
maximise India's production and 
transportation capacities for medical 
grade oxygen. I am proud of our 
engineers at Jamnagar who have 
worked tirelessly, with a great sense 
of patriotic urgency, to meet this 
new challenge. I am truly humbled 
by the determination and sense of 
purpose shown by the bright, young 

members of the Reliance family 
who have once again risen to the 
occasion and delivered when India 
needs it the most."

Expanding COVID Care 
Facilities 

•  As the second wave of COVID-19 
infections gripped the country, 
Reliance BP Mobility Limited 
(RBML, Operating under the brand 
name Jio-bp) reintroduced its 
programme of supplying fuel 
free of cost to COVID emergency 
services vehicles. Under the 
pan-India programme, a total 
of 2,203.59 KL was dispensed to 
56,283 emergency vehicles (53,272 
HSD and 3,011 MS) from May 13 
to June 30, 2021.

•   Reliance procured and 

administered 40+ lakh vaccine 
doses. Of this, 9.4 lakh doses were 
given to various state governments 
and 2 lakh to the armed forces.

Ramped up from zero to produce 11% of the liquid medical-grade oxygen 
requirements of the country, including establishing the entire supply chain to 
meet the urgent need

Set up capacity of 

2,000+ beds

for COVID-19 care

Distributed

8.5+ crore

Meals 

Distributed

1.4+ crore

Masks 

Increased capacity of Reliance-led 
COVID-19 testing labs to 

15,000+

Distributed

2,00,000+

gloves and

5,00,000+

ORS packets

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Reliance's Integrated Approach to 
ESG Governance

Since its inception, Reliance has been 
committed to sustainable growth, 
which has only been possible due 
to the underpinning governance. 
The Company recognises the role of 
robust governance mechanisms for 
long-term value creation. Efficient 
corporate governance has acted as 
a pillar of Reliance's sustained growth 
throughout the year.

Reliance's Corporate Governance 
practices are driven by the principles 
of transparency, accountability, 
and integrity. This is operationalised 
by relevant policies and Standard 
Operating Procedures (SOPs) to 
ensure compliance and good 
governance for all stakeholders.

Board Governance

Reliance’s senior leadership 
comprises of a 14-member Board 
which is responsible for direction 
and oversight of Reliance. The 
Board of Directors come from 
diverse backgrounds with unique 
competencies and rich experience. 
The induction into the Board of 
Directors is instituted by the Board 
level Human Resources, Nomination 
and Remuneration Committee. This 
Committee oversees aspects which 
include formulation of the criteria for 
determining qualifications, positive 
attributes, and independence of 
a Director, and recommend to 
the Board a policy, relating to the 
remuneration of the Directors, Key 
Managerial Personnel, and other 
employees. The Committee has 
also developed a set of criteria for 
evaluating the performance of the 
Board of Directors, including that of 
Independent Directors. Attendance, 
familiarity with the business, and 
engagement are some of the key 
parameters defined for evaluating 
the Board's performance. The Board 
of Directors, through its Committees, 
oversee the ESG initiatives 
and performance. 

Board diversity in skill-set, nationality, 
experience, and perspective is 
important for effective leadership and 
governance. A diverse Board provides 
guidance and effective oversight 
over the Company's operations. 
It enhances responsiveness to 
stakeholder needs, collaboration 
across departments, and provides 
expertise leading to the continuous 
growth of the Company. Presently, 
the Board consists of two eminent 
women directors. 

Regulatory Issues and 
Compliance

Regulatory compliance at Reliance 
has been of utmost importance, 
especially in an evolving regulatory 
scenario. Reliance’s Regulatory 
compliance risk is addressed by the 
Reliance Compliance Management 
System. It is a digitally enabled 
comprehensive compliance 
management framework that's 
integrated with business processes, 
risks and controls and updated on 
a regular basis. 

Changes in regulations are 
also monitored on an ongoing 
basis by the Group Compliance 
Committee. The Directors get 
monthly or quarterly information 
on key statutory and regulatory 
developments, as well as 
key judicial rulings affecting 
interpretation of important laws. 

More information is available on  
https://www.ril.com/ar2020-21/pdf/
Risk%20and%20Governance.pdf

ESG Governance

Reliance is on a continuous 
improvement journey to create long-
term value for its stakeholders. The key 
decisions that are taken pertaining to 
ESG include indepth analysis through an 
Integrated Profit and Loss lens. Reliance 
has integrated ESG into its governance 
structure so that the Company can 
have a better oversight and strengthen 
management responsibility for 
business-related ESG challenges and 
opportunities. 

The Corporate Social Responsibility 
& Governance (CSR&G) Committee 
oversees the implementation of 
sustainability activities. Business 
Responsibility Report (BRR) describing 
the initiatives taken by the Company 
from an environmental, social and 
governance perspective is reviewed 
and recommended to the Board by the 
CSR&G Committee. The progress on the 
Company’s CSR initiatives is periodically 
reviewed by the CSR&G Committee 
and the Company’s Board of Directors. 
RIL continuously enhances its existing 
systems and processes to capture 
the impact of its social/economic and 
developmental initiatives. The Risk 
Management Committee oversees 
the ESG related risks and risk mitigation 
measures. Further, the Health, Safety 
& Environment (HSE) Committee 
reviews the environment related 
policies and matters. 

Detailed information on various Board 
Committees is available on https://
www.ril.com/OurCompany/Leadership/
BoardCommittees.aspx and the Corporate 
Governance section of this report.

Policies and Codes

Policies and codes are the essential 
components that help operationalise 
governance frameworks. Reliance's 
policies and codes signify the Company's 
commitment to the highest business 
ethics and corporate values and are 
communicated transparently to all the 
relevant stakeholders. A detailed list of 
policies is available in the Corporate 
Governance Section of this report.

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Financial  
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announced its National Hydrogen Mission, which aims to boost green hydrogen 
production. As a Company that is always focused on growing businesses of the 
future and making India a stronger economy, Reliance will lead by leveraging 
its strengths that include finance, talent, technology, and proven project 
execution capabilities. The Company aims to play a meaningful role in meeting 
the country's growing energy demand sustainably by making its New Energy 
business truly global.

Reliance's Strategy 

As a part of Reliance’s long-term strategy on emission reduction, the Company 
is committed to reducing its overall operational GHG footprint – Scope 1 or 
direct emissions and Scope 2 or indirect emissions from energy purchase.

The O2C Net Zero plan is anchored on six key strategic initiatives, which 
are as follows:

Improving energy efficiency 

Energy transition to clean and green renewable energy 
from fossil fuels 

Repurposing of petcoke gasification streams to utilise syngas for 
producing chemicals and hydrogen 

Producing syngas on a renewable basis through 
biomass gasification

Using Carbon Dioxide (CO2) as a recyclable resource and 
adopting Carbon Capture Utilisation and Sequestration 
(CCUS) pathways such as but not limited to synthetic fuels 
and chemicals, mineral carbonation in construction materials, 
algae cultivation for biofuels and food supplements, and other 
technology-led solutions 

Generating carbon credits and using them to offset hard-to-
abate emissions 

The Company is already accelerating 
its progress through resource 
efficiency and energy conservation. 
As the business evolves towards 
its Net Zero target, digitalisation 
is one factor that enables the 
ecosystem. Reliance is using its 
global collaboration to help establish 
the feasibility and successful 
deployment of CCUS.

The Company's initiatives will 
contribute towards the United Nations 
Sustainable Development Goals (UN 
SDGs) to combat climate change, 
ensuring sustainable consumption 
and production patterns, and 
ensuring access to affordable, 
reliable, sustainable, and modern 
energy for all.

Reliance's Approach 

Reliance is on the path of 
transformation to move its legacy 
businesses to Net Zero operations 
and improve it further with the 
best Corporate Governance and 
sustainability systems.

The Company has already enlisted 
eight global technocrats, many of 
whom are advisers to governments 
worldwide, as part of a nine member 
New Energy Council. This Council will 
be vital in leading an accelerated 
transition and providing futuristic 
solutions to practical problems that 
may arise along the way.

Reliance's approach is to create a 
New Energy ecosystem, transition 
to clean energy and convert clean 
energy to Green Chemicals. 

Code of Conduct
With strict adherence to its 
Code of Conduct Policy, RIL 
maintains its reputation and 
continues to earn the trust of its 
stakeholders. A robust Code of 
Conduct Policy ensures integrity, 
accountability, and transparency 
in the Company. RIL's code 
lays down the responsibilities 
and expectations for the 
Directors, Business Partners, 
Employees, Suppliers, and 
other stakeholders. To deal with 
ethical transgressions in the 
organisation, the Company has 
established the Vigil Mechanism, 
Whistle blower Policy, and Ethics & 
Compliance Task Force (ECTF). 

More information is available at 
https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/
IRStatutory/Code-of-Conduct.pdf

Details of Reliance's governance 
policies and codes can be accessed 
on its website: https://www.ril.com/
investorrelations/downloads.aspx

Towards Clean and Alternative Energy:  
Reliance Net Zero

Reliance's Goal 

Reliance's Commitment

Reliance believes that although 
climate change is a global threat, 
but tackling it in a timely manner 
can offer an opportunity to create 
a healthier, happier, more secure 
and resilient future. Therefore, the 
global New Energy agenda has to 
transcend from dialogue to action 
and commitment through urgent 
on-ground implementation. Led by 
this vision, Reliance had announced 
a target to be Net Zero by 2035. 
To achieve this ambitious goal, 
Reliance announced to:

•  Establish and enable 100 GW of 

solar energy by 2030

•  Build Giga Factories to create and 
offer a fully-integrated, end-to-
end renewable energy ecosystem

•  Invest in value chain, partnerships 

and future technologies, 
including upstream and 
downstream industries 

•  Transform its business to Net 

Carbon Zero operations 

As the world develops new 
technologies to combat the effects 
of climate change, Reliance has 
embraced the need of the hour and 
spearheaded its initiatives towards 
decarbonisation. The Company is 
transforming itself, embracing new-
age technologies and establishing 
a comprehensive green energy 
ecosystem in India, ranging from 
solar modules and batteries to 
hydrogen fuel cells. 

Reliance sees investments in 
renewables and alternative energy 
as an active way to ensure positive 
outcomes for future generations. 
With renewables and alternative 
energy dominating the future power 
generation mix, the Company is 
changing the way it operates.

As one of the biggest energy markets 
globally, India will play a key role 
in transforming the world's energy 
landscape. The country has already 

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progress on photosynthetic biological 
pathways to convert CO2 emissions 
at Jamnagar into high-value proteins, 
nutraceuticals, advanced materials, 
and fuels. The Company is taking 
strong strides in its journey to develop 
the next-gen Carbon Capture and 
Storage (CCS) technologies. It is 
also evaluating options to convert 
novel catalytic and electrochemical 
transformations to use CO2 as a 
valuable feedstock.

Reliance has also embarked on 
making changes in the present 
business, using less carbon-intensive 
alternatives and changing the legacy 
business model. Promoting a net-
zero strategy in energy production 
and consumption is a key focus area 
for the Company. Championing an 
aggressive energy transition, Reliance 
sees a significant opportunity in 
hydrogen and alternate energy as 
the key to developing its business 
of the future. While doing so, the 
Company is selecting meaningful 
technologies for building a portfolio 
that has the most efficient, smart and 
sustainable solutions.

Alignment with WEF-IBC Core Metrics 

Theme

Report Section

Pillar-1
Governance

Governing Purpose 

Corporate governance section  PG 218  ; 
Value-creation model  PG 28

Quality of governing body

Corporate governance section  PG 218  ;

Stakeholder Engagement

Responding to the Material Issues  PG 162

Ethical behaviour

Risk and opportunity 
oversight

Corporate governance section  PG 218  ; 
Human capital  PG 176

Management Discussion and Analysis 
Report;  PG 42  ; Progress towards Task Force 
on Climate Related Financial Disclosures 
(TCFD)  PG 158

Pillar-2
Planet

Climate Change

Natural capital  PG 168  ; Progress 
towards Task Force on Climate 
Related Financial Disclosures 
(TCFD)  PG 158

Pillar-3
People 

Dignity and Equality

Corporate governance 
section PG 218  ; Human capital  PG 176  

Health and well-being

Human capital  PG 176

Skills for the future

Human capital  PG 176  

Pillar-4
Prosperity 

Employment and wealth 
generation

Innovation of better 
products and services

Human capital  PG 176  ; Value-creation 
model  PG 28  ; Consolidated Statement 
of Cash Flow  PG 402    

Intellectual capital  PG 194  

Progress Towards Task Force on Climate Related 
Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

In its quest to strengthen climate-
related disclosures and the 
management and reporting of 
climate-related risks in response 
to the TCFD recommendations, the 
Company is further strengthening 
its endeavour to move towards 
Net Zero. In line with the TCFD 
risk methodology, it takes into 
cognisance climate-related risks that 
may hamper the Company's growth. 
It has instituted steps to hedge 
such identified risks using proper 
lines of control.

Governance

Governance is one of the most 
vital components of a company's 
climate risk framework. This pillar 
covers the Governance framework, 
roles, responsibilities, and decision-
making procedures by which a 
company adheres to its climate-
related commitments. Reliance 
has a robust Governance structure 
to identify and mitigate climate-
related risks and opportunities. The 
Company's material issues that 
may impact climate change are 
assessed at regular intervals. The 
Governance structure followed at 
Reliance to oversee climate change 
risk mitigation includes:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

CSR &G 
committee

HSE 
Committee

Risk 
Management 
Committee

Climate 
related 
governance

The HSE Committee has broad oversight on climate-related governance. 
The HSE Committee, CSR & Governance and the Risk Management Committee 
oversees Company's ESG initiatives. 

Strategy

Reliance conducts a deep analysis 
of the climate-related nuances 
of all its businesses to formulate 
critical strategic advantages and 
competitive strengths of each 
segment. The structured materiality 
assessment process also helps 
determine issues vital to individual 
business units and Reliance. The 
Company has outlined its way 
to decarbonise in Reliance's 
Net Zero Strategy.

A detailed discussion on the 
Company's New Energy Business to 
achieve Net Zero by 2035 is provided 
in the MD&A section of this report. 

Risk and Opportunities

Climate-related risks pose threats 
that have financial implications for 
organisations, such as direct damage 
to assets and indirect impacts on 
the supply chain. Reliance identifies 
such risks at the Corporate and 
site levels through integrated work 
processes and group-wide risk 
management. It applies an Enterprise 
Risk Management (ERM) framework 

using top-down and bottom-up 
approaches to anticipate any 
issues and mitigate their impacts 
in advance. Climate-related risk 
management initiatives are analysed 
through the lens of physical and 
transition risks. To facilitate continuous 
and real-time risk assessment, 
Reliance has implemented a 
'Three Lines of Defense' model 
that encapsulates:

•  First line of defense by Business/

Process managers through 
Self-verification

•  Second line of defense by the 

Risk Management team through 
Functional Assurance

•  Third line of defense by the 

Internal Audit and Management 
Assurance Function offering 
Independent Assurance 

Reliance’s business operations face 
risks from natural calamities due to 
the vast spread of its operational 
locations. Natural calamities which 
are largely resultant of climate 
change are being manifested in 
terms of heat waves, erratic rainfall, 
cyclones, floods, and drought. 

The Company has created Global 
Corporate Security (GCS). It is a 
dedicated and distinct function that 
focuses on adopting pre-emptive, 
de-risking strategies to safeguard 
and secure the Company from 
disasters, natural calamities, and 
any other disruptions or incidents 
as a part of business continuity 
management. GCS ensures that the 
people, assets, and operations of 
Reliance are secure. 

To combat climate change, Reliance 
has embarked on an ambitious 
journey to transition to new, green, 
and clean energy. However, this 
transition to a lower carbon economy 
brings its own set of risks which 
include dynamic policy, legal, 
regulatory, technology and market 
developments and changes to 
facilitate this transition. 

Reliance sees a significant 
opportunity in hydrogen and 
alternate energy. Details on the 
Company’s energy transition plan 
is provided in the Natural Capital 
section and the details on creating a 
green energy ecosystem is in the New 
Energy section.

Metrics and Targets

The disclosure on Metrics provides 
information on how the Company 
is progressing towards targeted 
climate-related indicators. These are 
the mechanisms for measuring and 
disclosing the progress in line with the 
commitments or ambitions set for 
managing and mitigating the impact 
of climate-related risks. Reliance 
consistently discloses its metrics, 
goals, and progress against them in 
its Annual Integrated Report.

Reliance's assured climate-related 
parameters and performance 
metrics can be found in the section 
on Natural Capital on  PG 168-175
of this report.

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Reliance adopts a stakeholder centric approach when making business decisions. Understanding stakeholder 
expectations and aligning business objectives are critical to Reliance's growth. The Company regularly engages with its 
stakeholders to seek constructive feedback and systematically identify and resolve their concerns.

Reliance has developed robust processes to communicate and engage with various stakeholder groups and instituted 
necessary measures to meet their requirements and expectations appropriately. The Company strives for economic 
and ecological sustainability through these interactions and pre-empt and manage future uncertainties.

Reliance's Stakeholder engagement approach and inter-linkage with the Capitals:

Stakeholder 
Group

Employees

Investors

Customers

Suppliers

NGOs

Communities

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

For Reliance, employees 
are at its core and one of 
its most valuable assets 
driving its consistent 
success. Reliance is 
committed to providing 
a progressive workplace 
focused on its employees' 
overall development 
and well-being. 

Investors play a critical 
role in bolstering the 
Company's financial 
position and ensuring 
its operational success. 
Reliance is committed 
to creating value for its 
shareholders through 
implementing scalable 
business strategies. 

Reliance places a great 
emphasis on ensuring that 
the requirements of its 
customers are understood 
and met. Reliance aspires 
to be the brand of choice 
for all its customers 
and remain relevant 
through its customer-
centric approach.

•  Human Resources
•  Corporate Services
•  Medical Services
•  Security

•  Investor Relations
•  Secretarial 

and Compliance 

Business Teams:

•  Retail
•  Digital Services
•  O2C
•  Oil and Gas E&P

Reliance fosters long-
term relationships with 
its suppliers and ensures 
compliance with the 
Business Partner Code 
of Conduct policies. The 
Company believes that 
its suppliers enable the 
organisation to source 
responsibly and adhere to 
the highest standards.

•  Crude, feedstock, 
and fuel sourcing 

•  Procurement 

and contracting 

Reliance works together 
with Non-Governmental 
Organisations (NGOs) to 
achieve holistic growth 
and broaden the scope of 
its objectives.

Reliance strives to provide 
value to local communities 
to maintain its social 
licence to operate. By 
contributing to the 
upliftment and growth of its 
surrounding communities, 
the Company aspires to 
prosper with them.

•  Reliance Foundation
•  Reliance 

Foundation Youth Sports

•  Reliance Foundation 

Institution of 
Education and Research

•  CSR Divisions: Retail, 
Digital Services, O2C, 
Oil and Gas E&P

•  Manufacturing 

division CSR teams
•  Reliance Foundation
•  Reliance 

Foundation Youth Sports

•  Reliance Foundation 

Institution of 
Education and Research

Personal/group interactions, 
mailers, trainings, 
employee satisfaction 
survey, townhalls

Meetings, conferences, 
investor calls, roadshows 
and correspondence 

Meetings, 
surveys, web portals

Annually, Quarterly, 
monthly, need-
based, real-time

Annually, half-
yearly, quarterly, 
monthly, need-based

Annually, monthly, 
need-based, real-time

Meetings and through 
Annual Reports or 
compliance filings

Meetings and correspondence, 
participatory development 
activities, project planning and 
implementation meetings, 
capacity building and 
communities of practice

Meetings, newsletters, 
surveys, fieldwork and 
trainings, digital services, 
virtual engagement

Industry representations,  
filings, correspondence,  
meetings

Real-time, need-based

Annually, 
ongoing partnerships 

Annually, 
ongoing partnerships

Annually, 
ongoing engagements

Employee well-being, 
health and safety, 
performance reviews, 
career development 
conversations, 
training, and upskilling

Financial performance, 
growth plans and 
strategies, shareholder 
returns and dividends

Customer experience, 
product and service 
quality, Reliance's 
response to demands 
and expectations

Terms and conditions, 
procedures, and payments

Community development, 
Public infrastructure 
development, community 
health and well-being, 
enable communities to 
achieve their potential

Community needs and 
expectations, financial and 
medical support, health, 
nutrition, and livelihood 
enhancing efforts, building 
capacities and training

Compliance with regulatory 
requirements, collaboration 
in government-led sectoral 
plans and programmes

Government and 
Regulatory Authorities

Government policies 
and regulations impact 
Reliance's operations and 
open up new avenues 
for the Company to 
pursue its goals.

•  Secretarial and 

Business Compliance 

•  Legal

Functions

Engagement  
Channels

Frequency

Key Factors

Impact on Capitals

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Intellectual Capital

  Human Capital

  Social and Relationship Capital

  Manufactured Capital

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Responding to the  
Material Issues

Reliance has always strived to address issues concerning its 
stakeholders and the growth of its businesses. The Company 
consistently works towards creating a long-term value for all its 
stakeholders by responding to their needs and expectations. 

Materiality is principle that determines 
which topics or issues directly or 
indirectly impact an organisation’s 
ability to create value for all 
stakeholders and stay competitive. 
The Company conducts in-depth 
materiality assessment at defined 
intervals to identify the topics that 
are pertinent to its business and 
stakeholders. At Reliance, materiality 
assessment entails finding and 
evaluating a wide range of potential 
economic, environmental, and 
social issues that could impact the 
Company’s performance and its 
stakeholders and then prioritising 
them into important material topics. 

Approach towards 
Materiality

Reliance operates in dynamic 
environments, and the assessment 
of material topics is an ongoing 
process that helps the Company 
in prioritising the topics depending 
on its criticality. Reliance conducted 
a materiality assessment for the 
listed entity during FY 2021-22. The 
selection of material topics involved 
identifying probable material issues 
considering international reporting 
standards and the priorities of peers. 
Subsequently, key internal and 

external stakeholders that have an 
impact and influence on Reliance 
were identified for the materiality 
assessment. Inputs of the identified 
stakeholders on the probable 
material issues were captured 
through relevant stakeholder 
engagement mechanisms. A 
detailed analysis of each probable 
material issue was undertaken, 
considering the inputs of stakeholders 
and management. Further, the 
material topics were prioritised 
considering both management and 
stakeholder perspectives. 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Methodology

Peer 
Benchmarking

Identified a list of industry peers as well 
as international standards viz. GRI and 
SASB and conducted a benchmarking 
for material topics.

Identification of important 
stakeholders

Identified key internal and external 
stakeholder groups for RIL and 
communicated with them regarding the 
materiality assessment exercise. 

Stakeholders' survey for 
determining the impact of 
probable material topics

Created questionnaires for relevant 
stakeholder groups and collected 
response from each stakeholder group.

Evaluation of stakeholder 
perception of Reliance’s impact 
with respect to material topics

Collated stakeholders' responses 
and carried out a detailed analysis 
of the responses.

Prioritisation of material 
topics for RIL

Created a prioritised list of material 
topics based on the results of 
the analysis. These topics will be 
considered as material for RIL.

Key external stakeholder groups identified

•  Shareholders/ Investors
•  Government regulators
•  Customers
•  Employees
•  Local communities
•  Suppliers
•  NGOs

Internal Stakeholder Questionnaire

Comprehensive questionnaire 
divided into 3 parts:

•  Part A: Prioritising identified stakeholders
•  Part B: Prioritising enlisted business impacts
•  Part C: Rating material topics

External Stakeholder Questionnaire

•  Short questionnaire for rating of enlisted 

material topics

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growth of the Company and the well-being of all its stakeholders.

Social

Why the issue is material to Reliance

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Matrix

25

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Environment

Why the issue is material to Reliance

  Natural Capital

  Financial Capital

  Human Capital

  Manufactured Capital

  Intellectual Capital

   Social and 
Relationship Capital

  Risk Management

  Governance

1.  Climate change

13.   Customer Satisfaction

2.   Managing Environmental 

Impacts 

3.  Energy Efficiency of 

operations

4.   Water and effluent 
management

5.   Raw material security

6.   Ecosystem and 
biodiversity

7.  

Innovation and 
Technology

14.   Data privacy and 
cybersecurity

15.   Security and Asset 
management

16.   Talent Management

17.   Community Development

18.   Labour Management

19.   Human Rights

20.  Business Ethics, Integrity 

and Transparency

8.   Waste management & 
Circular economy

21.   Regulatory issues and 

compliance

9.   Sustainable supply chain 

22.  Grievance Redressal 

management

Mechanisms

10.   Disaster Preparedness 
and Management

11.   Health, safety and 

employee well-being

12.   Diversity and inclusion

23.  Risk Management

24.  Economic Performance

25.  Code of conduct

1

Climate Change

4

Water and Effluent 
Management

8

Waste Management & 
Circular Economy

With the increasing awareness around 
climate change, it is crucial for Reliance to 
address the challenges by taking conscious 
efforts to ensure that the Company continues 
to respond to the issues arising out of 
climate change and develop a pathway to 
decarbonise its operations.

Water availability and accessibility are key 
concerns. Being a responsible corporate, 
Reliance needs to map and manage the 
water used across its operations and ensure 
that the consumption is socially equitable 
and environmentally sustainable.

2

Managing Environmental  
Impacts

Being a company with a vision to contribute 
materialy to the future of India, it is critical 
for Reliance to continue its environmental 
management efforts that are aimed at creating 
positive impacts and minimising negative 
impacts that may result from unpredictable 
spills or unmanaged GHG emissions.

3

Energy Efficiency  
of Operations

While the world is moving towards optimal 
eco-efficiency, it is important that Reliance 
manages its raw material and assets in the 
most efficient manner to generate superior 
returns while reducing carbon footprint 
through its energy efficient operations.

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5

Raw Material Security

Efficient reuse of materials to minimise 
dependency on raw materials and predicting 
future requirements is essential for Reliance 
to ensure raw material security and efficient 
consumption.

6

Ecosystem and Biodiversity

Ecosystem and biodiversity loss can have a 
grave impact on a company’s reputational 
risk. Hence, it is important that Reliance 
continues its conscious efforts to ensure 
proper care is being taken by the Company 
to preserve flora and fauna within its 
geographical scope.

In a decade where waste management 
is a critical issue and moving towards a 
circular economy can be an alternative, it is 
critical for Reliance to continue innovating 
its processes to materialise its vision of 
scaling up the recycling of its materials and 
maximising circularity across the value chain.

9

Sustainable Supply Chain 
Management

With its extensive supplier footprint spread 
across the globe, it is important for Reliance 
to address the issues of quality, safety, 
environmental impacts, and social aspects 
such as human rights and fair wages.

10

Disaster Preparedness and 
Management

With the criticality of climate change impacts 
being manifested in unpredictable weather 
patterns, cyclones, droughts, and downpour, 
it has become important for Reliance 
to continue its endeavours in planning, 
organising, coordinating, and implementing 
measures for the prevention and mitigation 
of disasters.

7

Innovation and Technology

13

Customer Satisfaction

16

Talent Management

To meet the needs of its stakeholders and 
achieve consistent growth, it is critical 
for Reliance to strengthen its innovation 
capabilities and leverage cutting-edge 
technologies to remain relevant in the ever-
evolving macro-economic environment. 

11

Health, Safety, and Employee 
Well-being

Employee health and safety is a non-
negotiable aspect for Reliance to ensure that 
its human capital is provided with a working 
environment that places utmost emphasis 
on their mental and physical well-being.

12

Diversity and Inclusion

For Reliance, it is essential to promote 
a progressive and inclusive workplace 
that onboards people from diverse 
backgrounds and provides them meaningful 
growth opportunities, thereby resulting in 
organisational growth.

To remain competitive in a fast-changing 
business environment, it is important for 
Reliance to position itself as a customer-
focused organisation by offering them a 
wide range of choices, outstanding value 
proposition, and unmatched experience 
across all its business segments. 

14

Data Privacy and 
Cybersecurity

To protect its businesses, customers, 
infrastructure, and internal users from 
security threats, it is critical for Reliance to 
focus on data privacy and cybersecurity by 
implementing measures and strengthening 
its systems and processes.

15

Security and Asset 
Management

Security and asset protection is an essential 
aspect for Reliance to ensure safety of all its 
assets and reliability in operations.

Governance

Why the issue is material to Reliance

20

Business Ethics, Integrity and 
Transparency

22

Grievance Redressal 
Mechanisms

Establishing effective grievance redressal 
mechanisms is essential for Reliance to track 
the issues raised by stakeholders and take 
immediate actions to resolve their concerns.

To strengthen its talent pool, it is critical for 
Reliance to invest in uninterrupted growth 
and development, which is supported by 
meaningful engagement activities and 
learning opportunities. 

17

Community Development

Being a responsible organisation, community 
development is an indispensable aspect for 
Reliance. It is essential for the Company to 
continue implementing community-facing 
programmes that can benefit society and 
result in true economic growth.

18

Labour Management

As a people-centric entity, managing and 
maintaining cordial labour relations is 
important for Reliance to ensure that the 
needs and rights of its entire workforce are 
addressed. 

19

Human Rights

To ensure ethical conduct, it is important for 
Reliance to confirm that all its businesses 
comply with the applicable national and 
local laws surrounding human rights and 
implement measures to avoid incidents of 
human rights violations. 

24

Economic Performance

The Company’s undeterred focus on financial 
and operational performance is essential for 
maximising stakeholder value and ensuring 
consistent growth of the organisation, year 
after year. 

At Reliance, ethics and integrity have always 
been the key values that have enabled the 
organisation to gain stakeholder trust and 
build a strong reputation. These aspects 
are critical for Reliance to ensure that the 
organisation conducts business in an 
ethical and transparent manner to remain 
successful over the long run. 

21

Regulatory Issues and 
Compliance

Compliance is the foundation to build the 
reputation of the Company. It is crucial for 
Reliance to continue to ensure regulatory 
compliance to build trust among its 
stakeholder groups while also ensuring that 
its operations are in line with relevant and 
applicable laws to avoid legal violations. 

23

Risk Management

25

Code of Conduct

Risk management is of paramount 
importance for Reliance to ensure that the 
Company is safe from volatility, the current 
and emerging risks and uncertainties 
surrounding its business. Having a robust 
risk management system and effective 
monitoring protocols will ensure Reliance 
continues to manage its existing risks while 
parallelly identifying any new risks that may 
impact its ability to create value over the 
long run. 

Code of Conduct embodies a company’s 
vision and mission and defines business 
practice principles. For an organisation like 
Reliance, it helps dovetail the Company 
ethos, set the highest standard of values, and 
create a healthy business relationship with all 
stakeholders.

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Driving ESG Growth in Reliance

Interplay of Capitals

Natural Capital

Human Capital

Manufactured Capital

Intellectual Capital

Financial Capital

Social and  
Relationship Capital

Plans of adding direct and indirect 
jobs to the economy through the 
energy transition

Decarbonisation of 
legacy businesses

R&D in technology that produces 
biofuel using various organic 
feedstock wastes

Heavy investment in renewable 
energy, operational eco-efficiency

Deployment of Electric Vehicles for 
deliveries by Reliance Retail

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Skilled workforce addition to 
drive Reliance's vision in New and 
Alternate Energy

Adequate training on Asset 
Management to ensure 
compliance and maximise 
asset availability

Creation of IP, technology expertise 
backed by a strong talent pool

Talent pool to ensure 
business resilience

Performance measures that integrate 
business value streams, P&Ls, and 
financial reporting available across the 
enterprise to the individual 

Appropriate customer, supplier, 
and business partner engagement 
continuing the Reliance legacy that is 
built on trust and relationships

Target of developing infrastructure 
for New and Alternate Energy, four 
Giga factories in the pipeline

Digitalisation of processes, 
enhancing employee safety in 
critical operations

Development of commercial-
scale continuous catalytic 
pyrolysis technology 

•  Revenue: `7,92,756 crore
•  Capital expenditure: `1,45,352 crore
•  EBITDA: `1,25,687 crore

Increase Jio bandwidth to ensure 
maximum accessibility

R&D for net bags and bag 
on roll applications using 
biodegradable plastic

Best-in-class Electronic Lab 
Notebook (ELN) integrated with 
the Laboratory Information 
Management System (LIMS), 
giving research employees 
better amenities

Developed Multizone Catalytic 
Cracking (MCC), an in-house disruptive 
innovation, for converting various 
hydrocarbons to generate chemical 
building blocks. Jio has indigenously 
developed and launched a full stack 
of digital products, platforms and 
services backed by AI/ML,Block-
chain, IoT, NLP etc. 

Developed a technology (under 
RIL’s flagship programme Algae to 
Oil) that converts sunlight, CO2 and 
sea water to renewable bio-crude. 
This technology has the potential to 
convert CO2 to valuable products to 
combat climate change

R&D to create medical grade 
oxygen for community support 
during COVID-19 

Investment to build a New Clean 
Energy business

Increased HSE expenditure, 
ensuring adequate 
funds for environmental 
initiatives and associated 
infrastructure development

Investment in setting up Integrated 
Renewable manufacturing facilities 
for Solar PV Module (Manufacture 
of Polysilicon, Wafer, Cell & Module); 
Electrolyser; Energy-storage Battery; 
Hydrogen value chain

Reliance increased its expenditure 
on Research and Development to 
`2,608 crore this year to encourage 
new ideas, innovation, and 
pioneering technologies

Financial support for the family 
members of deceased employees, 
ensuring the well-being of all

Watershed projects completed 
in several villages ensuring water 
accessibility and quality

Reliance Foundation's Mission 
Vaccine Suraksha ensured 
vaccinations for family 
members of employees

Partnered with WhatsApp to 
simplify the entire 'Prepaid 
Recharge' process for its 
digital business

Developed JioPhone Next 
which is the world's most 
affordable smartphone 

In FY 2021-22, JioGenNext 
announced its Market Access 
Programme (MAP '21) with 11 high-
potential businesses

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CAPITAL

Caring for Our Planet: Building a More Sustainable World
The unchecked rise in global temperatures and the resulting climatic disruptions 
are impacting people, communities, and the business environment in multiple 
ways. However, it is heartening to note the growing awareness among individuals, 
communities, governments and businesses who are coming together in constructive 
and impactful ways to contain the damage. Urgent affirmative action undertaken 
at the national and international levels is helping build a more robust and carbon-
efficient foundation to secure the future of the planet. Recognising the urgent need of 
containing the impact of climate change, a rapid transition from fossil fuels to a new 
era of green, clean and renewable energy is imperative. Reliance understands that the 
global new energy agenda needs to move from dialogue to action and commitment 
to urgent implementation on the ground. 

Material Topics

•  Energy Efficiency of Operations

•  Climate Change

•  Managing Environmental Impact

•  Water and Effluent management

•  Waste Management and 

Circular Economy

•  Ecosystems and Biodiversity

United Nations SDGs

“The world is entering a new 
energy era, which is going to 
be highly disruptive. The age 
of fossil fuels, which powered 
economic growth globally for 
nearly three centuries, cannot 
continue much longer”.

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani 
Chairman and Managing Director

Towards a Cleaner Future

Reliance has started developing the 
Dhirubhai Ambani Green Energy Giga 
Complex on 5,000 acres in Jamnagar, 
Gujarat. It is planned to be among the 
world’s largest Integrated Renewable 
Energy manufacturing facilities. 
Under the plan, the Company 
aims to build four Giga factories to 
manufacture and integrate critical 
components of the New Energy 
ecosystem with the aim of bridging 
the green energy divide in India and 
globally. Reliance aims to invest in 
Giga factories in Solar, Battery, and 
Hydrogen value chains. 

Reliance is taking proactive steps to 
demonstrate its care for the planet 
and manage the criticality of climate 
change. Chairman and Managing 
Director Shri Mukesh D. Ambani 
outlined the Company’s mega-
investment in the New Green Energy 
business at its 44th Annual General 
Meeting (AGM). Having committed 
to Net Zero by 2035, he detailed an 
ambitious strategy and roadmap for 
implementing this vision. Reliance 
announced an investment of `75,000 
crore to build an end-to-end green 
energy ecosystem.

The Company has re-engineered 
its traditional energy business 
completely and is poised to 
become a global leader in Clean 
and Green Energy and Materials. Its 
energy transition strategy focuses 
on accelerating the adoption of 
clean energy through a path of 'Just 
Transition'. It focuses on addressing 
associated risks and ensuring that the 
transition is fair, inclusive and creates 
value for all stakeholders, leaving 
no one behind. This commitment 
extends Reliance’s philosophy of 
'We Care' to chart the way for the 
planet to survive and thrive again.

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Committed to 
invest in Solar 
and Hydrogen 
Giga factories, 
value chain, 
partnerships 
and future 
technologies

352%

Increase in Renewable Energy 
Consumption in RIL

2.11 million GJ

Energy savings through conservation 
efforts in RIL

1.64%

Reduction in GHG emission in RIL

RJIL received 'A-' in 
CDP 2021 which is 
in the Leadership 
band
This is higher than the Asia regional 
average of 'B-', and higher than the 
Media, telecommunications & data 
centre services sector average of 'B'.

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The Company will also invest 
in enhancing the value chain, 
partnerships, and future technologies, 
including upstream and downstream 
industries. Its multifaceted 
projects include:

•  Integrated PV manufacturing from 

The Board level CSR and Governance 
committee has oversight on 
Foundations and its related disclosures. 
The Board level monitoring at regular 
intervals is a testimony to the proactive 
approach taken by Reliance to ensure 
responsible and sustainable growth.

sand to PV modules, including 
building an ecosystem of 
ancillary units

Environmental 
Performance

•  Battery chemicals and components, 
cells and pack manufacturing and 
energy storage system

Managing Environmental 
Impact

•  Electrolyser and 

Hydrogen value chain

•  Power generation to ensure round-

the-clock availability

•  Power generation for 

production of Hydrogen

•  Conversion of 

Hydrogen to chemicals

•  Power electronics systems 

required to support renewable 
energy such as inverters, chargers, 
DC-DC converters

•  Renewable energy for mobility

Management Approach

Reliance has a robust governance 
framework to track, assess, and 
improve how it manages its 
natural capital consumption. The 
Company has implemented annual 
environmental and sustainability 
action plans that are regularly 
assessed and revised.

Reliance adopts a comprehensive 
strategy at the Group level that 
establishes company-wide HSE 
objectives and processes for plant 
operations to promote operational 
discipline and performance. The 
Company has developed a well-
defined HSE audit programme to verify 
that management standards are 
followed across its operations.

The Group Safety and Operational Risk 
team monitor the quarterly evaluation 
of business plans. They also regularly 
perform independent reviews of 
environmental aspects at the segment 
and site levels. The asset lifecycle 
is covered by a comprehensive 
review system, which includes the 
phases of implementation, operation, 
and closure. Reliance continues to 
strengthen its compliance systems 
and processes through rigorous 
internal and external audits.

Reducing the environmental footprint 
across Reliance's businesses is key 
to its operational performance. 
The Company's environmental and 
sustainability stewardship ensures that 
its manufacturing sites meet consent 
terms and environmental regulations 
beyond compliance. Reliance 
complies with all applicable laws and 
regulations and periodically audits 
operations to confirm compliance. The 
Company ensures that its employees 
are regularly trained and updated 
on changing laws and regulations, 
measures to prevent pollution, 
minimise waste and other solutions to 
reduce environmental impact. 

The Company adopts comprehensive 
measures and advanced technology 
to reduce waste, energy and water 
usage. It is also focused on reducing 
and eliminating flaring and venting 
of feed and product gases, including 
volatile organic compounds. Reliance 
tracks, streamlines and manages GHG 
emissions across its manufacturing 
units. Retrofitting investments are made 
across every manufacturing division 
to reduce the environmental impact 
and energy consumption. Real-time 
monitoring of stack emissions through 
Continuous Emission Monitoring 
System (CEMS) has enabled Reliance 
to adhere to local standards for 
parameters like SOx, NOx and TPM 
emissions. Initiatives like converting 
organic waste into bio-manure 
through vermicomposting, stringent 
monitoring measures to prevent 
spills during storage, safe handling 
and transportation of hydrocarbon 
materials, have significantly reduced 
the negative environmental impacts of 
its operations.

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The air emissions recorded for RIL includes:

Parameter

Unit

FY 2021-22

FY 2020-21

FY 2019-2020

FY 2018-19

TPM

SOx

NOx

VOC

‘000 ton

‘000 ton

‘000 ton

‘000 ton

1.81

20.74

37.85

46.66

2.02 

21.61 

39.88 

41.31 

1.85

22.53

42.01

46.15

2.29

22.61

34.43

41.88

Energy Efficiency of 
Operations

Reliance recognises its obligation 
towards climate change-related risks. 
As a global player, it is incumbent 
upon Reliance to overcome the 
challenges of transitioning to a lower 
carbon regime. The Company has 
in place best-in-class technologies 
and good operations & maintenance 
(O&M) practices that ensure optimal 
energy consumption at applicable 
sites. During FY 2021-22, the energy 
efficiency improvement initiatives 
resulted in energy savings of 2.11 
million GJ for RIL. 

Dedicated Energy Teams pursue 
relentless monitoring of energy 
performance at all sites and at the 
group level. The Company uses 
in-house mechanisms to monitor 
different energy usage parameters in 
real-time. Along with tools to facilitate 
decision-making, simulation and 
visualisation of energy efficiency, 
the monitoring system is also 
integrated with production control 
systems that make the Company’s 
energy management system agile, 
flexible, and effective. Energy audits 
and benchmarking studies are also 
conducted periodically to identify 
performance gaps.

RIL adopts a strategy to manage energy based on the five tenets of 
energy management:

Eliminate unnecessary energy use through process and heat 
integration, quick restoration of equipment performance, 
consumption optimisation using simulation models, and 
reduce-recover-reuse programmes.

Improve energy usage efficiency using simulation tools, 
deploying best practices, and upgrading equipment 
and technology.

Adjust operations to reduce energy consumption by 
redesigning the product basket and optimise the use of 
installed capacity.

Optimise the cost of energy consumed through an 
enterprise-wide fuel planning and scheduling mechanism.

Reduce carbon intensity by judicious selection of energy 
sources and ramping up renewable energy use to offset 
emissions from fossil fuels.

Across manufacturing sites, the 
Company has taken up energy 
optimisation and waste heat recovery 
projects, co-firing biomass with 
fossil fuel, opportunistic equipment 
upgrades and flare gas recovery 
to improve energy efficiency and 
resource conservation. The O2C 
manufacturing sites at Barabanki, 
Dahej, Hazira and Hoshiarpur have 
utilised 3.09 million GJ of bio-energy.   
The Company has also achieved a 
16% reduction in flaring at E&P and 
O2C sites compared to FY 2020-21. 
This year the volume of flared and 
vented hydrocarbons was 1,32,491 MT.

530.20 million GJ

Total Energy Consumption in RIL

3.12 million GJ

Renewable Energy Consumption 
in RIL

Reliance Retail has undertaken several 
measures, including the upgradation 
of conventional equipment and 
rooftop insulation of warehouses 
to improve energy efficiency. The 
Retail team is encouraging the use 
of day lights and HVLS fans to reduce 
the overall energy consumption of 
warehouses and stores.

The Reliance digital business 
accounts for one of the lowest 
carbon intensity per TB of data 
usage with the right energy systems 
in place. In the last financial year, 
Jio had a total energy consumption 
of 6.69 million MWh out of which 
65,283.53 MWh was wheeled from 
renewable sources.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited’s 
energy efficiency projects and 
measures are an important part of 
achieving its carbon reduction goals 
and Net Zero emissions milestone. As 
a fast growing telecommunications 
company in India, it has introduced 
initiatives and measures to optimise 
energy consumption at all facilities. 

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These include:

•  Energy saving technology feature 
implementation in 2.3 GHz Time 
Division Duplex band which entails 
turning off radios during non traffic 
hours (02:00 AM and 05:00 AM).

•  Hot Aisle and Cold Aisle separation 

by installing cold air containment to 
avoid mixing of cold and hot air.

•  Smart lighting system and motion 

sensors implementation for lighting 
load reduction in all Server Halls.

•  Diesel Generator (DG) 

demobilisation implementation for 
identified sites where low utilised 
DGs are replaced with a 100 AH 
additional Li-ion battery.

•  Optimising DG run hours by 

prioritizing site operation on battery 
before DG in absence of grid power.

RIL's GHG Emissions

Climate Change

Parameter

Unit

FY 2021-22

FY 
2020-21

FY 
2019-20

FY  
2018-19

Reliance has always been cognisant 
of the impending climate change 
and the effect it can have on the 
future. In FY 2021-22, the Company 
ensured that it will continue its 
business-wise endeavours so that it 
is on its track to become a Net Zero 
organisation. It understands that 
controlling the increase of global 
temperatures by 1.50C above pre-
industrial levels is no longer a choice 
but a necessity and Reliance has 
been extremely proactive in taking 
exemplary strides to decarbonise 
its operation. The Reliance O2C 
business is deploying several energy 
conservation solutions using next-
generation digital technologies. It 
has integrated Internet of Things (IoT) 
and Machine Learning (ML) solutions 
in oil fields, repurposed petcoke 
gasification to utilise synthesis gas 
to produce chemicals and hydrogen 
and generate synthesis gas on a 
renewable basis through biomass 
gasification . Reliance Retail has 
initiated the use of battery-operated 
equipment for material handling to 
eliminate fossil fuel consumption. 
It ensures that idle trucks in waiting 
areas turn off their ignitions, reducing 
emissions, noise levels and fuel 
consumption. The heavy investments 
have been instrumental in helping 
Reliance manage its footprint.

Scope 1 CO2e

Scope 2 CO2e

million ton

43.96

44.67

47.50

29.69

million ton

1.19

1.25 

1.45 

1.14

significantly to the renewable energy 
generation, and generated 13,60,181 GJ 
in FY 2021-22. Reliance also co-fired 
biomass with coal at its Dahej and 
Hazira manufacturing units to reduce 
dependence on natural resources.

Speaking at the International Climate 
Summit 2021, Reliance Chairman and 
Managing Director Shri Mukesh D. 
Ambani expressed his optimism that 
India can become the first country in 
the world to produce Green Hydrogen 
at less than US$ 1 per 1 kg in 1 decade 
to meet the 1-1-1 target. India has 
set the goal to reach 450 GW of 
renewable energy capacity by 2030. 
Reliance has committed to enable at 
least 100 GW of solar energy by 2030, 
leading to creation of a pan-India 
network of kilowatt and megawatt-
scale solar energy producers who 
can produce Green Hydrogen for 
local consumption. This endeavour 
by Reliance is aligned with its vision of 
making India the first country globally 
to make hydrogen affordable.

Reliance Jio has also been a 
forerunner when it comes to 
decarbonising its operation. Reliance 
Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has 
received its highest ‘A-’ rating in CDP’s 
2021 global rating of companies on 
the way it manages its environmental 
impacts. Jio is the only telecom and 
digital services firm in India to receive 
a leadership rating on CDP’s Global 
Environment Impact. The Science 
Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has 
validated the corporate greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction target(s) 
submitted by RJIL. In FY 2021-22, the 
Scope 1 emissions were 0.49 million 
tonnes of CO2 and Scope 2 emissions 
were 3.36 million tonnes of CO2. Jio 
also calculates its Scope 3 emissions, 
which accounted for 4.55 million 
tonnes of CO2 in FY 2021-22. Jio has 
also been able to reduce 51,574 
tonnes of CO2 emission by procuring 
power from renewable sources.

Reliance continues to meet 
its growing energy demands 
with sources that have minimal 
environmental impacts. The total 
renewable energy consumption 
increased by 352% Y-o-Y. Hazira 
manufacturing unit contributes 

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recycling alternatives such as Waste 
to Oil (W2O) and Hydrothermal 
Liquefaction (HTL), among others.

Reduce: Reduction of usage of 
packaging material and packaging 
material waste.

Reliance supports projects that 
encourage circularity, such as the 
development of the R|ELANTM fabric, in 
recognition of the growing consumer 
preference for environmentally-
friendly products. The Company 
is also developing commercial 
scale continuous catalytic pyrolysis 
technology. The process has been 
successfully demonstrated as a pilot 
delivering promising results to convert 
unsegregated mixed waste plastics 
into Pyrolysis Oil. These products have 
significant scope in accelerating 
global circularity.

Reliance Retail’s packaging is based 
on the core principle of a Sustainable 
Circular Economy. The 3Rs for Retail 
business stands for:

Reuse: Multi-use packaging instead 
of single-use/ single time packaging.

Recycle: Converting waste 
packaging into materials for new 
packaging items.

Packaging Design Approach 
Targeted for Sustainable 
Packaging

For Reliance’s brand Hamleys, the 
plush toys developed out of India 
are made of 100% sustainable fibre 
sourced from the Company.

30% (~54K units) of Hamley’s 
e-commerce orders are fulfilled by 
Reliance’s re-useable gamified, up 
cycled packaging.

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Waste Management and 
Circular Economy

Reliance is a firm believer in the 3Rs 
of a circular economy – Reduce, 
Reuse, Recycle. The Company 
collects, sorts, and recycles plastics 
to reduce dependency on new 
and virgin resources to improve 
circularity in plastics.

The Company strongly focuses 
on responsible and efficient 
resource consumption. The waste 
management initiatives go far 
beyond regulatory compliances to 
strengthen the circular economy. 
Some of the initiatives taken by the 
Company include:

•  Recron ® GreenGold™ Polyester 

Staple Fibre (rPSF): Reliance recycles 
over 2 billion PET bottles every year 
to make Recron GreenGold Fibre. 
Reliance has adopted an innovative 
asset-light business model to 
support entrepreneurs for setting 
up toll manufacturing plant with 
minimal market risk and augment 
its recycling capacity.

•  Green Polyolefin (gPO): Reliance 
is developing green polyolefin 
products, which are introduced 
to the market as sustainable 
packaging solutions for non-food 
and non-pharma applications. 
These products can be used in the 
automotive segment, appliances, 
paint pails, warehousing pellets, PE 
films, HDPE blow moulding, HDPE 
injection moulding and raffia bags.

•  Waste to Road (W2R): Reliance has 
developed an innovative product 
for hard to recycle end-of-life 
plastics called ReRoute™, which is 
used in preparing roads.

•  Reliance has collaborated with 
India’s CSIR-National Chemical 
Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) to recycle 
COVID-19 PPE waste. Useful products 
such as automotive components 
and flowerpots are being made 
from the recycled PPEs.

•  Hazardous waste from Reliance 

operations is recycled as alternate 
fuels and raw material (AFR) for the 
cement industry.

In FY 2021-22, the volume of waste disposed and recycled across the 
Company’s operations for RIL and Jio stood at :

Parameter

Unit

FY 2021-22

RIL

Hazardous waste (disposed)

Hazardous Waste diverted from disposal

Non-Hazardous waste (disposed)

Reliance Jio

Hazardous waste (disposed)

Non-hazardous waste (disposed)

'000 MT

'000 MT

'000 MT

'000 MT

'000 MT

15.70

58.66

797.55

2.01

1.38

Additionally, Reliance Retail is 
extremely conscious about the waste 
it may generate and is proactive in 
managing waste at every stage of 
its product lifecycle. Re-usable totes 
and crates are used to a large extent 
to reduce generation of packaging 
wastage. Supplier cartons are 
re-used where possible. Reliance 
Retail’s vision is to move towards 100% 
paperless operations at its facilities. 
Reliance Jewels uses carry bags 
and envelopes made with recycled 
paper at its stores.

Towards Circularity

To grow responsibly in magnitude and 
scale while satisfying all stakeholders 
expectations lie at the core of 
Reliance’s operation. The Company 
recognises the need to move to 
a low-carbon economy. It takes 
proactive initiatives to accelerate 
the change and has enhanced its 
internal governance framework to 
minimise and mitigate risk. Reliance is 
working on a multipronged approach 
covering various aspects of the 
circular economy through a cradle-
to-cradle approach. It has identified 
short, medium and long term 
strategies to accelerate the progress 
of circularity for plastics. In the short 
term, the focus is on increasing the 
Company’s PET recycling footprint 
and usage of Multi-layered Plastics 
(MLP) for road construction. In the 
medium term, it is focusing on 
polyolefin recycling. In the long term, 
the Company is looking at chemical 

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Jio-bp has made strategic 
engagements to enable the Electric 
Mobility ecosystem. Jio-bp has tied-
up with BluSmart, an all EV ride hailing 
company operating in Delhi NCR for 
providing their fleet with state-of-the-
art charging facilities. 

Jio-bp also operationalised battery 
swapping service under Vehicle as a 
Service (VaaS) model with Swiggy, so 
that their driver partners seamlessly 
deliver food to customers and reduce 
carbon footprints. 

Jio-bp signed MoU with the Mahindra 
Group in December 2021 to explore 
the development of EV products 
and services, alongside identifying 
synergies in low-carbon and 
conventional fuels. A MoU was also 
signed with Piaggio and moEVing 
for exploring some of the exciting 
solutions in electric mobility space.

Ecosystems and 
Biodiversity

Reliance conducts periodic 
environmental impact studies for 
biodiversity and marine ecosystems 
surrounding its greenfield and 
brownfield projects to assess the 
ecological status and mitigate 
negative impacts, if any, on the 
neighbouring ecosystem.

The impactful greenbelt development 
and habitat restoration efforts have 
borne fruits as more than 2.3 crore 
saplings have been planted across 
India, covering more than 2,600 Ha of 
green belt area till date. In FY 2021-22, 
6 lakh + saplings were planted across 
various sites, and 70 Ha of green belt 
area was developed. 

6 lakh+

(2.3+ crore since inception) Saplings 
planted across various sites in India 
during FY 2021-22

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Green Initiatives - Packaging Design & Application

Pallet

Shelving Bin

Delivery Tote

Delivery Bags

Tote Partition

Protective Pack

Pallets are 
developed with 
30% recycled 
HDPE instead 
of 100% new 
polymer

Multiple use 
plastic bins 
instead of 
corrugated 
paper bin box

Multi use Totes 
deployed for 
primary & 
secondary 
movement in 
place of single 
use plastic bags 
and corrugated 
boxes

Development 
of multiple 
use customer 
delivery bags. 
Each delivery 
bag is made 
from R Elan Green 
Gold fabric using 
~10 PCR_PET 
bottles

Minimum use 
of corrugated 
paper partition to 
avoid damages 
due to rattling, 
replacing 
conventional 
(non-
biodegradable) 
Bubble Film 
& Inflated Air 
Packaging

In-house 
corrugated 
packaging waste 
in shredded 
protective 
packaging

Recycle

Reuse

Reuse

Recycle

Reduce

Recycle

Reliance converts more than 2 billion 
post-consumer PET bottles. Reliance 
plans to double its PET recycling 
capacity to 5 billion PET bottles by 
setting up a recycled polyester staple 
fibre (PSF) manufacturing facility in 
Andhra Pradesh. Reliance’s R|Elan™ 
Green Gold converts polyester from 
ocean bound plastic into high quality 
branded polyester. The Company 
introduced a new product, R|Elan™ 
Ecogold, with Ciclo, one of the most 
environment-friendly fabrics that 
encourages sustainable fashion 
across different segments.

Reliance is driving various initiatives 
such as Fashion for Earth in 
partnership with Lakmé Fashion 
Week and the United Nations in 
India, Hub Excellence Programme 
and Circular Design Challenge to 
inculcate circularity and sustainability 
concepts in polymer, textile, and 
fashion industries.

Satyajit Vetoskar’s ‘Bandit’ label of 
accessories at the FDCI x Lakmé 
Fashion Week in March 2021 was 
the winner of the Circular Design 
Challenge. David Abraham and 
Rakesh Thakore for their label 
Abraham and Thakore presented 
a collection created from recycled 
PET under the theme “Assemble, 
Disassemble and Reassemble” as a 
pre-launch initiative.

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Water and Effluent 
Management

Water is a critical resource used 
in the operations. With Reliance’s 
philosophy to reduce freshwater 
dependence, the Company has 
commissioned state-of-the-art 
technologies to reduce specific 
freshwater consumption, maximise 
recyclability and minimise external 
discharge. The world-class 
desalination unit at Jamnagar 
provides strategic advantage in terms 
of water management.

Reliance continues to focus on 
maximising wastewater recyclability 
and reusability of treated water. 
The treated effluent is reused in 
cooling towers, horticulture activities 
and firewater networks. Rainwater 
harvesting capacities are being 
augmented to 3,17,669 kL across 
RIL. All the manufacturing divisions 
have water efficient faucets and 
reuse treated wastewater for 
domestic purposes.

Reliance Retail in FY 2021-22 has made 
significant Investments in automation 
to improve operational efficiency and 
productivity in its quest to reduce 
overall water consumption. The 
Company has employed mechanised 
crate washers at fruits and vegetable 
processing centres that have reduced 
the consumption of water.

In FY 2021-22, the total water 
withdrawn for RIL stands at 
224.19 million kilolitre out of which 
32.94 million kilolitre was discharged 
and 103.54 million kilolitre was 
recycled. Additionally, the E&P vertical 
reported on 5.25 million kilolitre of 
produced water.

RIL'S WATER CONSUMPTION   
BY SOURCE

(%)

7.42 1.07

Way Forward
Reliance is going through a 
transformative phase. With 
its commitment to be Net 
Zero by 2035, it is investing 
heavily across all the levers 
of decarbonisation and 
changing its business which 
previously was heavily 
dependent on fossil fuels 
to new avenues of energy. 
The Company has planned 
significant investments in 
the next decade and will 
work along with strategic 
collaborators/partners to 
help India and the world 
transition to clean and 
green energy.

51.25

40.08

0.14

0.03

  Groundwater

  Surface water

  Rain water

  Seawater

  Desalination

  Third Party Water

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CAPITAL

Nurturing the ‘One Reliance’ Family:  
Creating a Growth-driven Workplace  
with Care and Empathy
Reliance has always believed that its greatest strength is the ONE RELIANCE 
family that has powered its inclusive growth since the beginning. 
The Company regards its people as its most valuable asset. Therefore, 
caring for its people holistically, enabling them to build meaningful 
careers and ensuring their overall well-being, is central to the Company’s 
organisational culture, strategic priorities and future aspirations. In turn, 
led by the organisational spirit of service and care, every member of the 
Reliance Family goes that extra mile to create value for society and serve as 
a Goodwill Ambassador of the Company.

Material Topics

•  Health, Safety and 

Employee Well-being

•  Diversity and Inclusion 

•  Talent Management

•  Labour Management 
and Human Rights

•  Business Ethics, Integrity 

and Transparency

•  Grievance Redressal Mechanism

United Nations SDGs

As one of India’s largest private-
sector employers, Reliance focuses on 
fostering the sustained development 
of its human capital through a well-
defined strategy underlined with 
care, empathy, inclusiveness and 
respect. The Company’s culture of 
boldly embracing the future and 
empowering successive generations 
to take up seemingly unsurmountable 
challenges helps it attract some 
of the best minds from across the 
world. Reliance nurtures a progressive 
people environment, where purpose-
driven talent is empowered by a 
strong, consistent, and meritocratic 
Human Resources (HR) framework.

Over the years, Reliance has 
continued to place a great emphasis 
on enriching its human capital. 

The Company ensures that its 
people have an encouraging work 
culture and continuous learning 
opportunities. Additionally, it has 
invested in creating a world-
class workplace that interweaves 
productivity, health and safety, and a 
deep sense of belonging.

Reliance believes that its success is 
inextricably related to the success 
of its people. Continuous learning, 
structured career advancement 
opportunities and an industry-
leading employee value proposition 
are part of its value creation strategy 
for its people. The entrepreneurial 
culture at Reliance has nurtured an 
energised and motivated talent pool 
that is translating opportunities into 
reality for the Company every day 
while carving enriching professional 
paths for themselves.

Highlights FY 2021-22

TOTAL WORKFORCE STRENGTH 
FOR FY 2021-22

3,42,982 

Reliance Group

22,642

RIL

2,15,614

Retail

83,347

Jio

INCREASE IN NEW RECRUITS AS 
AGAINST THE PREVIOUS YEAR

56%

RIL

132%

Retail

67%

Increase in Women workforce 
at Retail

116%

Increase in total person -hours of 
training in Jio

Management Approach

The Company has strong systems 
and processes to monitor and 
improve its workforce’s quality 
continuously and implement 
measures required to support a 
dynamic business environment.

One of the significant challenges 
the Company faced was 
ensuring people’s mental health 
and well-being during COVID-19. 
During the year, Reliance periodically 
assessed employee sentiment 
studies through feedback on wellness 
& safety, learning, productivity, 
communications, and overall 
organisational response to the 
pandemic. Additionally, various 

cohort-specific measurement 
frameworks were launched to receive 
feedback across the employee 
lifecycle at multiple touchpoints. 
These included new joiner experience, 
exit feedback, and cadre experience 
surveys targeting the campus cadres’ 
learning journey, Reliance Emerging 
Leaders, Graduate Engineering 
Trainees, Chartered Accountancy 
Trainees, Executive Trainees, and 
others. Over the last year, Reliance 
has received overwhelmingly positive 
feedback from eligible employees 
and has endeavoured to ensure 
consistent action planning and 
remedial measures for any gap 
areas identified.

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Safety Parameters 
(FY 2021-22)

Lost Time Injury

Lost Time Injury  
Frequency Rate (per million man-hours)

RIL

35

0.13

Retail

49

0.06

Jio

5

0.07

In Malaysia, there were 46 injuries and the LTIFR was 4.73 per million man-
hours. In December 2021, there was a fatality at one of our RIL sites, involving 
1 contractor workman. The incident has been thoroughly analysed and 
corrective actions have been taken to strengthen our systems further to 
prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.

R-Swasthya

Reliance has taken several measures to institutionalise care and ensure 
the holistic well-being of all its employees. The R-Swasthya initiative is an 
integrated approach based on the five pillars of well-being mainly, Physical, 
Mental, Financial, Social and Spiritual wellness.

R-SWASTHYA - FRAMEWORK

Enabling 
Work Environment

Authentic  
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Health, Safety and 
Employee Well-being

Reliance's Health, Safety, and 
Environment (HSE) Policy reflects the 
importance of human value. The HSE 
Policy is enabled by the Operating 
Management System (OMS). The 
OMS is a framework to deliver 
and sustain conformance to the 
essentials at all times and achieve 
excellence in operating activities 
and processes. The OMS provides a 
systematic approach to consistently 
reduce Health, Safety, Security, and 
Environment (HSSE) risks in operating 
activities. Risk management is at the 
heart of the OMS and implementation 
of a standardised Risk Management 
process has brought enhanced risk 
understanding down to the asset 
facing personnel who understand 
and manage operating risk on a 
real time basis. 

The governance of OMS is entrusted 
to a fully equipped and well-qualified 
HSE and Process Safety organisation 
embedded within the operating 
entities. A Safety & Operational Risk 
function has been put in place at the 
corporate level to bring in technical 
expertise and to provide independent 
assurance. This function facilitates 
aligning the requirements of OMS 
with global and national standards 
such as OSHA, API, PESO, PNGRB, 
OISD and NFPA. 

The Company implemented a 
three lines of defense approach to 
have an independent view of OMS 
implementation requirements in the 
operating and maintenance activities. 

The principles set out in OMS have 
been imbibed in operations and are 
helping to achieve safe, compliant 
and reliable operations. The OMS 
framework is based on the principle 
of continual improvement. Systems 
and processes have been put in 
place to analyse incidents and 
implement learnings to further 
improve the operations from safety 
and reliability point of view.

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

The programme is a focused effort to 
develop the capabilities of managers 
to ensure mental well-being in the 
organisation. In the spirit of self-
reliance, the programme includes 
interventions that train individuals 
on self-care and build resilience to 
deal with life and work challenges. 
R-Swasthya serves as a platform 
where communities of trust can be 
formed, inculcating a deep sense of 
psychological safety necessary for 
people to thrive. These are spaces 
where employees can lean on each 
other and provide mutual support 
when facing stress and anxiety. In 
addition, the programme helps 
develop well-being champions 
who can act as listening posts 
and support employees without 
prejudice and judgement.

Several unique initiatives under 
R-Swasthya were rolled out for the 
employees and their families during 
the year. Over 15,000 employees and 
families attended about 60 webinars. 
Additionally, engagements on mental 
wellness, education and awareness, 
physical health, financial planning, 
mindfulness, and others were 
organised throughout the year.

A 21 Day 
Campaign to Mark 
International Day of 
Happiness
The Company launched a 21-day 
campaign on the International Day of 
Happiness for the Reliance Family. The 
campaign was curated to encourage 
employees and their families to 
develop healthy habits focusing on 
mental, physical, financial, social, and 
spiritual wellness. More than 2000 
employees joined this initiative, where 
a new activity was shared every day 
and participants were encouraged to 
socialise and share the learnings of 
their experience with others through 
various platforms. 

Reliance Retail has implemented 
measures to provide a safe and 
healthy workplace and access 
to benefits. With the onset of the 
pandemic, the Company moved to 
a remote working environment and 
offered employees with benefits of 
location flexibility, extended maternity 
leaves, guidance on accessing 
doctors on the Reliance network 
and coordination for hospitalisation 
and medicines among many other 
initiatives. It extended its well-being 
benefits to all employees to ensure 
their physical and mental well-being. 
As part of this, several webinars 
were conducted for employees on 
Empathy, Physical well-being, Mental 
health and Behavioural and Mental 
adjustments to remote working 
models. Structured communication 
around vaccination ensured eligible 
employees register themselves and 
their family members for vaccinations 
through the government app – CoWIN 
or Aarogya Setu as applicable and 
follow the mandated process.

In FY 2021-22, key initiatives 
undertaken to promote health 
and well-being across the 
Company included:

•  Providing psychological and 
financial support through 
emergency assistance or 
additional insurance coverage on a 
case-to-case basis

•  Scaling internal counselling 

capabilities with external partners, 
giving employees time offs 
and breaks for mental well-
being and self-care

•  Setting up adequate IT 

infrastructure support to enable 
employees to work-from-
home efficiently

•  Launch of ‘Project Sakhi’ shaped by 
three key pillars – Women Safety 
and Hygiene, 24*7 Outreach and 
Career Progression to reinforce 
safety, hygiene and well-being of 
women store employees

•  One tap ‘StreeShakti’ WhatsApp 

group created for the safety and 
well-being of women employees at 
the stores through which updates 
are shared on the group regularly

Diversity and Inclusion

Reliance’s philosophy of 'We Care' 
has helped it draw talent who 
not only bring expertise and 
experience to the Company but 
also have shared values. It takes 
pride in its diverse workforce that 
transcends nationalities, cultures, 
genders, abilities, generations, 
and experiences. 

Reliance strives to build a conducive 
environment where each employee 
has the chance to participate, 
contribute and grow while tapping 
its rich and diversified human capital 
to realise its aspirations and build a 
long-term competitive edge. Diversity 
and Inclusion (D&I) at Reliance is 
incorporated into the Company’s 
people strategy and focuses on three 
key dimensions of gender, ability, 
and generation. 

The Reliance Group’s Diversity & 
Inclusion (DEI) Charter was launched 
by Ms Isha Ambani, affirming 
Reliance’s unwavering commitment 
to the values of Diversity, Equity and 
Inclusion. The Company follows a 
5E framework (Educate, Encourage, 
Enable, Experience and Effectiveness) 
to support a more inclusive workplace 
for all. Group D&I efforts focused on 
demonstrating “intended inclusivity” 
and further strengthening the culture 
of allyship through interventions such 
as inclusive leadership program, 
inspiring leader connects, created 
various platforms for employees 
to connect/share and learn and a 
Group D&I Portal to showcase the 
One Reliance Inclusion Story to all 
and ensuring people can access 
information relevant to them based 
on their life stage and career stage. 

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Empowering Women at Reliance 
through R-Aadya
Approach: R-Aadya is a gender inclusion programme which firmly believes 
that each gender has a unique set of realities and ways of knowing and 
understanding the world. The initiative focuses on gender specific needs 
and challenges; and through a set of development interventions aims at 
addressing the specific personal life stages and career stage needs of women 
employees in partnership with all the stakeholders. 

Impact: The programme reached out to nearly 5,000 employees resulting in a 
allyship in the organisation with an increased awareness on inclusion, equality, 
equity and diversity.

Talent Management

Onboarding the right talent and 
investing in their growth is key to 
Reliance’s people strategy. The 
Company seeks out and develops 
high-potential employees, providing 
them with accelerated learning and 
development opportunities.

Talent Development has always 
remained a key enabler for achieving 
business and talent outcomes. The 
Company focuses on four key areas 
to promote the culture of continuous 
improvement and development 
among the employees.

Four key focus areas of Reliance:

Building Future 
Readiness and Talent 
Sustainability

Building Leaders of 
Tomorrow

Nurturing Young 
Talent

Fostering Talent 
in the Virtual 
Ecosystem

Building future readiness 
and talent sustainability

Reliance aspires to be a global 
leader in the energy and materials 
space, sustaining the leadership 
position of O2C, and achieving Net 
Zero. The Company operates in a 
highly volatile and disruptive industry 
scenario which requires sharp focus 
on building capabilities across the 
value chain. Therefore, upskilling 
for future-readiness is a critical 
business imperative.

Reliance’s key initiatives:

A. 

 Upskilling for new-age 
technologies, power skills 
and domain knowledge

During the year, the Company 
launched several deep skilling 
initiatives to develop and 
strengthen digital and data 
skills of its employees both at 
an organisation level as well as 
for specific focus groups. These 
include training for specialised 
skills to enhance Digital, Data 
and Design Thinking capabilities 
among employees.

The ‘Power Skills of Future’ 
initiative aims at developing 
critical behavioural skills. 
Immersive mini simulations on 
ten future skills were launched 
during the year, benefiting more 
than 3,500 employees.

Reliance Retail has adopted a top-
down approach to demonstrate the 
spirit of inclusion & diversity. As a 
starting point, more than 200 senior 
leaders have been sensitised on 
‘Unconscious Biases’, which often 
serve as impediments to building an 
inclusive workplace. Reliance Retail 
has implemented two significant 
flagship programmes, ‘Jagriti’ and 
‘Pragati’, to enable women employees 
to grow to managerial roles at stores. 
These programmes are designed 
to empower women employees to 
overcome their mental barriers and 
inhibitions and generate belief in their 
abilities to become managers and 
successfully lead stores and teams. 
Select women employees were put 
through various training programmes 
and promoted as store and 
department managers to encourage 
more women to take on leadership 
roles and boost gender diversity. 
Currently, there are over 370 stores led 
by women managers, of which the 
Grocery business has 204 women-
led stores, followed by Trends with 76. 
There has been a perceptible and 
definitive improvement in hygiene, 
discipline and working conditions 
at these stores.

Reliance Retail has gone a step 
further. Its ‘Sahakari Bhandar’ has 
employed close to 100 differently-
abled boys and girls under the 
programme ‘Saksham’, transforming 
their lives right from training to 
employment and then engagement. 
There are exclusive rewards & 
recognition programmes designed 
for them at the workplace as well 
as cultural activities to ensure their 
continued engagement.

'HerCircle'
A first-of-its-kind digital networking 
platform launched by Smt. Nita 
Ambani aims to accelerate women’s 
empowerment and strengthen the 
bonds of sisterhood globally. It offers 
women from all over the world a 
joyful and safe space for interaction, 
engagement, collaboration and an 
extended mutual support group.

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Overview

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Reliance also launched ‘Learning 
Challenge’, an innovative 
effort to develop critical power 
skills. The challenge witnessed 
participation from over 
12,500 employees.

Based on business needs, 177 
future domain skills have been 
identified across the organisation, 
64% of which are addressed 
through relevant initiatives. Some 
of the training initiatives include 
IWCF and BOSIET HUET (E&P), 
Techno-Commercial Expertise in 
Procurement Risk Management, 
Business Acumen, Export 
Import management (P&C), 
Value-Based Selling, Customer 
Centricity and Business Risk 
Management (Petchem).

Further, continuous learning is 
at the centre of all the talent 
development interventions at 
Reliance Retail. The intent is to 

inspire a pull-based learning 
culture in which employees 
are provided with multiple 
opportunities and mediums 
to learn. The learning strategy 
has been defined as per the 
role-based employee lifecycle 
from new role readiness 
programmes to next role 
readiness programmes.

The objective for defining 
a structured capability 
development strategy is two-fold:

•  Encourage people’s 

productivity by creating 
a sustainable learning 
environment within 
the organisation.

•  Enable employees to learn the 
knowledge and skill they need 
to excel in their position using 
digital tools and technology.

Healing while 
learning through 
powerful business 
stories
Approach: The Petchem Academy 
launched a monthly initiative 'Story 
Sutra' to cover a business story by 
employees. Till date, 7 episodes have 
been successfully concluded with 
participation by more than 1,000 
employees. Every episode received 
average participant rating of more 
than 4.6 on the scale of 5.

Impact: 

•  Uplifting and changing 

employees’ mood. 

•  Improving the information retention 
up to 22 times more by weaving it 
through stories instead of sharing 
the facts alone. 

•  Improving decision making 

of the employees.

Employee Development Journey... in the flow of work & life
Learning agenda is no more Push-based, its Pull based. It is employee-centric and meets the organisation's talent needs!

Ready to Jumpstart

•  RINO: Online induction 

to assimilate the 
Reliance culture and 
way of work

•  Role readiness 
certification  
"My First 90 Days"

Aspire to Grow

•  Preparing for future role

•  Aspirational for future 
career opportunities

•  Developmental 

interventions to meet the 
employees' aspirations

•  Talent marketplace for 
certified talent pool

Strive to Perform

•  Continuous Learning in current role

•  Capability based Learning/Precision 

Learning system to fill the gaps

•  Functional & Behavioral capabilities

Equip with Future 
Skills

•  Future skill ready

•  Learner need 
based skill 
system

•  Self nomination 

based

Build Leadership Capabilities
•  Build capabilities based on 
the Leadership Archetypes

•  Future ready Leader
•  Coaching - Performance, 
Transition, Succession
•  4 levels of leadership

Organisation's 
Talent Needs

Employee 
Aspirations

Employee 
Capabilities

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Nurturing Talent 
through the Career 
Acceleration 
Programme (CAP)

Approach: Reliance’s CAP initiative 
is designed to identify high potential 
employees. The programme is a 
journey of learning and self-reflection 
with preparatory assistance and 
access to previous CAPs.

Impact: 

•  The programme expanded to over 

8,000+ employees this year. 

•  Participants get an opportunity 
to work on cross-functional 
assignments and roles.

•  The programme, till date, has 

boosted the career progression of 
over 70% of the participants.

•  The programme has been 

instrumental in retaining high 
performing and potential talent 
with average retention being 96% 
over the years.

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B. 

 Talent reviews and 
succession planning

 Reliance emphasises robust 
succession planning to identify 
high potential talent and prepare 
them for critical leadership 
positions. Sustained efforts were 
taken to ensure that high calibre 
employees led critical roles within 
the organisation.

 Building leaders of tomorrow

The Company follows a 
structured and comprehensive 
leadership development 
approach that focuses on 
building and empowering 
leaders at all levels. Some of the 
interventions undertaken include:

•  Career Acceleration 

Programme (CAP), the 
Company's flagship leadership 
development programme, 
which identifies high potential 
talent through rigorous 
evaluation and supports 
their development to fast-
track their growth.

•  Step-Up, a development 

programme aims at building 
transitional leadership 
capability for First Level, Senior 
Level and Group Leader 
roles. The programme was 
redesigned as an end-to-end 
digital learning journey for 
the participants.

•  R-Aadya, the leadership 

programme, seeks to address 
the unique challenges women 
leaders face and build a more 
inclusive environment.

•  The First Line Young 

Engineers at Reliance (FLYER) 
programme seeks to build 
commercial and business 
acumen among engineering 
talent to groom them as 
effective technical leaders.

Nurturing young talent

Reliance emphasises young 
talent and offers entry-level 
programmes at prominent 
institutions, enabling fresh 
graduates from campuses to join 
the organisation and contribute 
to its expansive ecosystem. 
Reliance continues to nurture 
talent through entry-level 
programmes, with hiring efforts 
ramped up in FY 2021-22:

•  Graduate Engineer Trainee 

(GET) programme for 
engineering talent.

•  Reliance Emerging Leaders 

Programme (RELP) for 
management graduates.

The young talent undergoes a 
careful selection process and 
a unique gamified orientation 
into the world of Reliance. They 
are mentored by senior leaders 
and experts, and are involved 
in live projects to develop their 
capabilities to prepare them for 
future leadership roles.

•  Base Camp is responsible for 
onboarding all new hires at 
Reliance to quickly acclimatise 
them to the Company’s 
culture and equip them 
with the necessary tools for 
smooth transitioning. The 
flagship programme under 
Base Camp is the Discover 
Reliance session that is offered 
both as a virtual session and 
self-paced learning module. 
During FY 2021-22, 100% of the 
newly joined employees have 
completed all the trainings.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

•  Reliance's initiative 'The 

Ultimate Pitch' has been a 
huge success in nurturing 
entrepreneurial thinking 
and innovation among 
India’s youth. The initiative's 
7th season was hosted in a 
3D virtual setup, witnessing 
15,200+ student registrations 
and 1,600+ ideas across 350+ 
B-School campuses.

 Fostering talent in the virtual 
ecosystem

To ensure the continued 
development of talent in the 
face of changing realities, 
all the initiatives seamlessly 
operated in the virtual mode of 
delivery, with the focus of efforts 
pinned on holistic development 
and well-being.

•   In line with its philosophy of 

nurturing a digitally enabled 
learning value chain, Reliance 
leverages both internally and 
externally curated content to 
deliver an excellent learner 
experience. The Company 
has partnered with the world’s 
best learning content partners 
to meet the requirements 
of effective learning. In FY 
2021-22, employees from 
the Hydrocarbons division 

consumed more than 2.4 lakh 
hours of digital learning content 
across various platforms:
 -  LinkedIn Learning - Over 
1,09,000 employees 
are actively engaged 
in developing micro-
skills via the platform 
across the company
 -  Coursera- Over 26,000 

employees are deep-skilling 
through intense learning 
journeys to build skill 
proficiency via this medium

 -  Learnet – Over 51,000 

employees are active on the 
social learning platform and 
are committed to blogging, 
sharing, and learning 
via the platform

 These mediums have 
democratised learning which is 
accessible anytime, anywhere 
and on any device. They are 
available to anyone and provide 
a superior learner experience.

•  The talent initiatives also 
involved the parents and 
spouses of the participating 
employees in the efforts 
towards employee 
development and well-
being by sending them 
acknowledgements.

•  Reliance deploys a structured 
role and skill-based approach 
for building people manager 
capabilities. This includes 
interventions for first-time, 
asset facing and experienced 
people managers. Over 2,200 
unique people managers 
were benefitted through 800+ 
trainings during the year.

•  The Company’s initiative 
‘Ascender’ focuses on key 
behavioural skills such as 
communication, prioritisation, 
and planning. They are offered 
both as self-learning paths 
and instructor led sessions. 
During the fiscal, over 10,000 
participants were covered 
through this initiative.

•  Reliance Retail has developed a 
strong managerial talent pool 
in its Grocery Business stores 
through its Flagship ‘Graduate 
Store Trainee Programme.’ The 
programme allows final-year 
students to strengthen their 
managerial skills through the 
‘earn-while-you-learn’ scheme, 
which consists of blended 
learning tools spread over 
nine months and includes 
e-learning courses, on-the-job 
trainings, job shadowing, and 
specially designed projects. 
The initiative launched in 
2019, presently employs over 
200 persons and is further 
looking to hire at least 800 
trainees next year. Additionally, 
Reliance Retail is committed 
to providing employment 
opportunities across India 
with a special focus on Tier 2, 
3 and 4 towns over and above 
the metro cities. 

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

HR and L&D Key Parameters

Parameter

Number of employees

Number of new hires
Number of voluntary separations#

Differently-abled employees

Number of Female employees

Paternity leaves taken by employees

Employees back in the same year after Paternity Leave

Maternity leave taken by employees

Employees back in the same year after Maternity Leave

RIL*

22,642

1,843

1,785

45

1,303

463

463

43

43

Jio

Retail

83,347

57,883

28,473

0

8,280

2,504

2,456

213

208

2,15,614

1,68,910

69,266

1,351

48,882

902

814

251

226

Reliance 
Group**

3,42,982

2,32,822

--

1,410

63,167

4,090

3,954

608

578

Total man hours of training (in Hours)

7,65,273

88,41,082

1,31,37,620

2,27,78,582

* RIL in this context only includes India operations.
** Consolidated data for the Group includes RIL, Jio, Retail, Media and Malaysia operations.
# Voluntary separations exclude death, retirement and other involuntary separations.

Reliance is committed to talent management and investing in people. The Company recognises that it can play a 
fundamental role in providing skill building opportunities to the young or unskilled workforce. Reliance takes immense 
pride in developing skillsets relevant for India and Indians in evolving economic models. This is reflected in the 2.2+ Crore 
person-hours of training imparted during the reporting year. The Company has a substantial workforce that is under the 
age of 30 (representing 55.2%), and in the consumer facing businesses the Company also provides job opportunities to 
the employees in the Non-Supervisory category (over 50% as shown in the graphs below). Nonetheless, there are factors 
which contribute to separations and the Company recognises that these are inevitable and monitors them as an 
important matrix for employee retention. 

For RIL, the most common reasons for the voluntary separations have been identified as – diverse career advancement 
opportunities available in the market, pursuing higher education, and relocating to areas closer to home.  

In the digital services business voluntary separations was primarily driven by specific frontline non-supervisory roles 
pertaining to sales and service. 

Retail employs a young staff, typically in the twenties. With reopening of the economy, multiple opportunities opened 
up for young employees, enabling them to explore new sectors and workforce models. Retail implemented significant 
engagement programs to secure critical talent. Retail’s people practices have allowed it to get certified by the Great 
Place to Work Institute as one of the Top 100 Best Workplaces in the country.

Employees by Skill Breakdown

RIL

(%)

3.6

20.2

15.5

JIO

(%)

0.3 1.4

17.2

RETAIL

(%)

0.3 8.6

17.4

0.4

1.2

184

59.1

  Leader

  Manager

  Executive

  Trainee
  Apprentice

  Non-Supervisory

26.0

55.1

  Sr. Leader

  Leader

  Manager

  Supervisory
  Non-Supervisory

73.7

  Leader

  Executive

  Manager

  Non-Supervisory

'Spectrum', Reliance Hydrocarbons’ annual dedication to the Company’s culture of continuous and holistic 
development, ran its 6th edition on the theme of 'Learning Unlimited'. The two week-long learning intervention witnessed 
deep leadership involvement of 100+ leaders as speakers, guides, and content designers. This initiative delivered 
business-led, future-focused immersive learnings through innovative new formats covering 13,000+ learners in 
65+ sessions. Eminent industry leaders such as Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Ex Chairperson SBI and Independent 
Director, Reliance, led “Spectrum Talks”. The marquee event saw the participation of 1,200 Company employees.

v

Immersive Learning
Inspiring micro learning, leadership 
talks, SME Sessions, Simulations, 
Speed Monitoring, Idea Hackathon, 
Day in the life of Leader, and more

New-age Gateway
3D and 360-degree gateway 
enhanced the experience manifold

Leadership Presence
Strong presence as speakers, 
facilitators, and content designers

v

Future-focused Approach
Centred around themes  
of future of business  
and future skills

Engaging Families
Open to families with a variety of 
sessions and activities

Continued Learning
The Spectrum Reflection campaign 
keeps the spirit of the programme 
alive beyond the event by making the 
content available to all

Reliance continues to celebrate ‘Inspire’ in September 2021 to recognise internal facilitators. During Inspire 2021, over 1,200 internal 
facilitators were thanked for their contribution to the learning agenda. Additionally, 800 People Managers who played an active 
role in their team’s learning were recognised as Learning Enablers.

Digitally enabled people 
transformation

Reliance is building a world-class 
digitally enabled platform, aptly 
named PeopleFirst, that places 
‘people at the centre’.

PeopleFirst aims to provide a highly 
personalised and curated employee 
experience to help people find their 
purpose and passion at work, and 
reinforces growth and well-being. 
It has simplified employee services 
and brought them to the fingertips 
of each employee, no matter their 
location or role. 

The platform acts as a world-class 
real time integrated performance 
management system, with wide 
customisation choices by business 
and workforce, linking individual 
performance to business outcomes, 
feedback from primary and 
agile project teams and many 
more features. 

In the near future, the Company will 
have visibility on employee skills, 
automated, dynamic and individual 
career maps for each employee, 
and integrated learning needs with 
personal aspirations. 

PeopleFirst will facilitate swifter 
adoption of 'future of work' practices 
and seamless access to all 
infrastructure and benefits. 

Fostering employee 
centric innovation 
platform

The spirit of innovation is central to 
Reliance's credo. The core element of 
the organisation’s DNA is Innovation 
which enables the Company to 
add value to all its stakeholders. Be 
it inspiring the first generation of 
retail investors in India, setting up the 
world’s largest grassroots refinery, 
or ushering in the Fourth Industrial 
Revolution, Reliance’s disruptive 
innovations continue to fulfil the 
aspirations of millions of Indians.

Innovation within the Company 
endeavours to catalyse ‘integrated 
innovation-led exponential growth’. 
Reliance leverages cutting-edge 
digital technologies to develop and 
deploy relevant programmes that 
empower all its stakeholders and 
foster a culture of innovation.

1   Mission Kurukshetra (MK) aspires 

to equip all members of Reliance 
with new-age tools to innovate, 
thereby democratising creativity 
and resourcefulness. It is an 
interactive digital platform 
through which ideas, big or 
small, are submitted, refined, 
and executed to create a lasting 
positive impact. Through MK, 
human capital practice hands-
on creative problem solving and 
climb the upskilling ladder.

Launched in 2014, MK is now 
a treasure trove of more than 
35,700 path-breaking ideas 
that have the potential to 
springboard the organisation. 
2,775 new ideas were submitted 
in FY 2021-22 under MK.

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Our recognitions

•  Reliance has been recognised 
with the Great Place to Work® 
certification from the Great Place 
to Work® Institute, based on their 
Trust Index© assessment. This is 
the second time that Reliance 
has been Great Place to Work—
Certified™. RIL was also one among 
15 organisations that featured in 
their ‘India’s Best Employers Among 
Nation Builders List-2021’.

•  Reliance has been featured in 

LinkedIn's Top Companies list of 
2022. The Company has achieved 
this feat for the 6th time in a row.

•  Reliance is ranked #52 globally in 

the Forbes “World’s Best Employers 
2021” list, making it the top-most 
Indian Company on the list.

•  Reliance Foundation and Jio won 
two awards for their Diversity & 
Inclusion initiatives at the 3rd D&I 
Summit & Awards.

Way Forward
As Reliance reimagines its 
future, the Company is also 
strengthening its talent 
development frameworks to 
groom the next generation 
of leaders and workforce. 
The Company will continue 
to create opportunities to 
increase the diversity in the 
workforce. 

Reliance will continue to 
extend support to help tackle 
any COVID-19 challenges and 
better adapt to the post-
pandemic world. Building 
this relationship of trust and 
shared values with its people 
empowers the Company 
to realise its aspiration of 
creating a more sustainable 
and inclusive future for India 
and the world.

HUMAN CAPITAL

Labour management and 
human rights

Reliance adheres to the principles 
of the United Nations Global 
Compact (UNGC) in human rights, 
labour practices, environmental 
protection, and anti-corruption. The 
Company’s operational units comply 
with local and national regulations. 
Further, the Company’s Values and 
Behaviours, and the Code of Conduct 
provide necessary policy and 
operating framework for execution 
of its strategic vision. The collective 
bargaining agreements encompass 
nearly all non-supervisory 
permanent employees across all 
manufacturing facilities.

There were zero occurrences of child 
labour, forced labour, involuntary 
labour, sexual harassment, or 
discriminatory employment 
throughout the reporting period. Men 
and women selected for the same 
cadre programme receive equal pay 
at the entry-level.

Business ethics, integrity 
and transparency

Reliance has robust governance 
and Code of Conduct policies for 
its human capital. The Company’s 
Board level Human Resources, 
Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee periodically reviews and 
evaluates overall human resources 
and associated policies from time to 
time. Further, the decisions relating 
to the employee Code of Conduct 
are monitored through Ethics and 
Compliance Task Force (ECTF), which 
consists of an Executive Director, 
General Counsel, Group Controller, 
and Group Company Secretary. 
This Task Force evaluates incidents 
of suspected or actual violations of 
the Code of Conduct and reports 
them to the Audit Committee every 
quarter. In addition to this, Reliance 

2   Having pledged to achieve 
Net Zero emissions by 2035, 
Reliance is well on course to help 
decarbonise India’s growing 
economy and make the human 
experience more pleasant for all 
through its New Energy business.

Reliance’s New Energy Council 
(NEC) has been set up to guide 
the science, technology, and 
innovation vision and to construct 
pathways to sustainability. Global 
thought-leaders and new energy 
pioneers will join forces with the 
Company to accelerate the 
shift away from fossil fuels and 
leverage technology to drive 
innovation-led growth in India. 
The NEC comprises leading 
lights in sustainability such as 
Dr. Alan Finkel (Special Adviser 
to the Australian Government 
on Low Emissions Technologies 
& Former Chief Scientist, 
Australia), Dr. David Milstein 
(Professorial Chair at Weizmann 
Institute of Science & Founder of 
Molecular Design Centre, Israel), 
Dr. Geoffrey Maitland (Professor 
at Imperial College London, 
Founder Qatar Carbonates 
and Carbon Storage Research 
Centre), Mr. Henrik Stiesdal 
(Professor at Technical University 
of Denmark’s Department of 
Wind Energy), Dr. Martin Green 
(Professor at University of 
New South Wales, Australia), 
Dr. Rachid Yazami (Entrepreneur, 
former Professor & Principal 
Scientist at NTU Singapore), and 
Dr. Robert Armstrong (Professor 
of Chemical Engineering and 
Director, MIT Energy Initiative, 
USA). The Company is committed 
to furthering the Hon'ble Prime 
Minister’s goal of reaching 
450 GW of renewable energy 
by the end of this decade and 
ensuring that the post-pandemic 
recovery is green and equitable.

has mandatory e-learning courses, 
which aim to equip its employees 
with the required understanding 
and knowledge to effectively 
conduct its business in an ethical 
manner and prevent, identify, and 
respond to violations.

Grievance redressal 
mechanism

To deal with concerns of ethics, 
non-compliance, and violations of 
its Code of Conduct, Reliance has 
established a vigil mechanism and a 
whistle blower policy for its employees 
and directors. The whistle-blower 
can make a protected disclosure 
through an e-mail or dedicated 
telephone line or a letter to the ECTF 
or to the Chairman of the Audit 
Committee. RIL’s Code of Conduct, 
Vigil mechanism and Whistle blower 
policy form the foundation of the 
Company’s commitment towards 
ethical conduct at all levels.

Employee volunteering

Several studies indicate that 
employee volunteering instils 
a sense of purpose amongst 
employees and has the potential 
to increase productivity and higher 
workplace morale. Throughout the 
year, Reliance organised numerous 
employee volunteering activities to 
provide them with a meaningful and 
gratifying experience. These activities 
saw increased participation of 
employees from all levels across the 
Company. The Reliance Foundation 
organised the engagements to 
promote various causes through 
partner NGOs around the country.

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Committed to Growing with Care for the Planet
Reliance believes that the global new energy agenda needs to move 
from dialogue to action, from commitment to urgent implementation 
on the ground. Therefore, it has made a bold commitment to meet its 
ambitious Net Zero target by 2035. 

Material Topics

•  Raw Material Security

•  Security and Asset Management

United Nations SDGs

Reliance is conscious of the need to 
build environmentally responsible 
capabilities and robust state-of-the-
art infrastructures that make judicious 
use of nature's resources to build 
world-class products and services.

Reliance has always focused on 
the efficient use of resources and 
advanced digital technologies in 
its operations. The Company has 
strategies in place to ensure efficient 
use of all capital goods, enhancing 
flexibility of operations, meeting 
ever evolving consumer demands, 
and contributing to addressing 
global challenges such as climate 
change. The Company strives for 
total system optimisation and 
economies by improving its assets' 
efficiency, performance, and lifecycle. 
As a Company, its philosophy of 
'We Care' has ensured that its facilities 
are technologically advanced, 
innovative, flexible and limit their 
environmental footprint.

Owing to the diverse set of 
businesses Reliance operates 
in, the Company relies heavily 
on the optimum utilisation of its 
manufactured capital to ensure 
sustained growth across businesses. 
Reliance Retail has crossed 15,000 
stores milestone and has a direct 
presence across 7,000+ cities, with 
services in 98% of India's pin codes. 
Extensive supply chain network, 
largest network of stores, digital 
and new commerce platform offers 
Retail strategic advantages over its 
competitors. Exploration & Production 
(E&P) has R Cluster Field and Satellite 
Cluster field together producing 
~18 MMSCMD. The Company's O2C 
business includes the world’s largest 
and most integrated O2C Complex at 
Jamnagar Supersite with 1.4 MMBPD 
crude refining capacity.

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communication and digital 
technologies have helped steady 
business growth. It has created a full 
stack of digital products, platforms, 
and services to serve evolving 
consumers and business needs.

Jio partners with globally established 
and new age platforms across the 
full suite of digital and connectivity 
services. Some of the major 
partnerships and milestones are 
mentioned below:

Reliance Jio and Google cloud have 
embarked on a comprehensive, 
long-term strategic relationship with 
a goal of powering 5G in enterprise 
and consumer segments nationwide. 
Google Cloud will provide a complete 
end-to-end cloud offering for fully 
automated lifecycle management of 
Jio’s 5G network and services. 

Highlights FY 2021-22

Reliance Retail crossed

15,000

stores milestone

1,732 MHz

Increased Jio’s spectrum footprint

1.4 MMBPD

Crude refining capacity

Largest  
Petcoke Gasifier  
globally

68.2 MMT

Production meant for sale

Satellite  
Cluster field 
commissioned  
in April 2021

Reliance has always been a 
frontrunner in leveraging digital 
technologies to tap new market 
opportunities and improve business 
operations. The launch of Jio in 
2016 with the aim of bridging the 
digital divide in India is a testimony 
to the Company’s focus on digital 
technologies. Post the 2021 spectrum 
auction, Jio's spectrum footprint has 
increased 56% to 1,732 MHz, which 
bolsters its network capacity to 
meet the ever increasing demand 
for data services.

Business Performance

Digital Services

The year 2021 marks five years 
since Jio began its commercial 
operations in September 2016. 
Over these five years, Jio changed 
the communication landscape of 
India. With 410.2 million subscribers, 
Jio’s services span geographies, 
income, and social classes. One of 
the most important factors behind 
the steady growth of Reliance Jio 
is its customer centricity on the 
back of three key pillars: innovative 
products/services, affordable tariffs 
and plans, and network expansion 
and augmentation .

Jio has built a network to serve every 
citizen, home, and enterprise across 
the country with over 99% population 
coverage for mobility network. 
JioFiber services has increased its 
homes passed to almost 20 million. 
Jio’s widest and deepest market 
presence and ahead of the curve 
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In addition, Jio and Google Cloud 
will collaborate to bring a portfolio 
of 5G edge computing solutions to 
help industries address business 
problems. Reliance will also augment 
its compute workload for the Retail 
business taking advantage of 
Google’s AI/ML, e-commerce, and 
demand forecasting offerings. 
This will help Reliance leverage 
Google Cloud with increased 
reliability and performance, and 
the scale-up needed to respond to 
customer demand.

JioPhone Next jointly designed by Jio 
Platforms and Google was launched 
during the reporting period. JioPhone 
Next is among the most affordable 
smartphone anywhere globally 
with a unique financing option and 
unprecedented features like an all 
new Pragati OS.

Jio also partnered with WhatsApp 
to simplify its entire 'Prepaid 
Recharge' process. 

Jio has relentlessly driven network 
improvements for enhanced 
customer experience through network 
automation, Next-Gen platform 
deployment, advanced analytics, 
and data sciences.

Jio’s 5G stack is a comprehensive 
5G solution which is fully cloud 
native, software defined and digitally 
managed. 5G coverage planning 
has been completed for 1,000 top 
cities across the country based on 
targeted customer consumption 
and revenue potential using heat 
maps, 3D maps and ray tracing 
technology. Within two years of its 
launch, Jio has become the largest 
fibre broadband provider with over 
5 million connected homes with an 
average data usage of almost 300 GB 
per home, per month.

O2C

Reliance’s O2C structure enables 
an integrated decision-making 
approach to maximise and optimise 
the entire value chain. The integrated 
O2C business consists of state-
of-the-art manufacturing assets, 
including a refinery with an integrated 
off-gas cracker and gasification 
unit, aromatics, multi-feed and gas 
crackers, downstream manufacturing 
facilities, logistics and supply-chain 
infrastructure. 

O2C business includes the world's 
largest and most integrated O2C 
complex at the Jamnagar Supersite.

O2C will focus on transforming into 
a Net Zero entity by transitioning 
from fossil fuels to renewables for 
energy demand and adopting a 
circular and sustainable business 
model. Optimisation, cost reduction 
and debottlenecking are other focus 
areas of the O2C business.

Reliance Retail continued its 
investments in network and 
infrastructure expansion. The business 
added ~7 new stores every day during 
the financial year and crossed the 
15,000 store milestone. Retail is trusted 
by more than 193 million registered 
customers. It has also bolstered retail 
capabilities through acquisitions, 
partnerships, and strategic 
investments. During FY 2021-22, it 
invested over ` 9,700 crore. Retail 
made significant investments in a 
broad range of companies, including 
Just Dial, 7-Eleven, Milkbasket, 
Kalanikethan and Ritu Kumar. It also 
invested US$ 200 million in Dunzo, 
India's leading last-mile delivery and 
quick commerce player, for a 25.8% 
stake on a fully diluted basis.

`9,700 crore*

Invested in Reliance Retail in 
FY 2021-22 to bolster capabilities and 
brand portfolio

New Energy

Reliance Retail

Reliance Retail is India’s largest 
and most profitable retailer with a 
diverse omni-channel presence 
via integrated store concepts 
and digital commerce platforms. 
Retail’s performance demonstrates 
a robust business model, superior 
understanding of evolving consumer 
needs and highly capable staff. The 
Company operates in consumer 
electronics, fashion and lifestyle, 
grocery, pharma, and connectivity 
consumption baskets.

Retail's strategic advantage and 
competitive strength include its 
largest store network and strong 
supplier relationships that straddle 
across the value chain. The 
Company's extensive supply chain 
covers the length and breadth of the 
country and supports product design 
and development, serves customers 
across segments and deploys 
cutting edge technology to improve 
business efficiencies.

Having committed to Net Zero 
by 2035, the Company detailed 
an ambitious strategy and 
roadmap to achieve the target 
at Reliance Industries’ 44th Annual 
General Meeting (AGM).

In this context, Reliance aims to build 
four Giga factories to manufacture 
and integrate critical components of 
the new energy ecosystem. 

•  Solar Photovoltaic Giga Factory

•  Advanced Energy 

Storage Giga Factory

•  Electrolyser and 

Hydrogen value chain

Its existing infrastructure and 
materials will support the four Giga 
factories. The Company's Jamnagar 
complex will provide infrastructure 
and utilities to manufacture ancillary 
material and equipment needed to 
support these Giga factories so that 
all critical materials are available 
in time. The Company will also 
help independent manufacturers 
to build capabilities to be part 
of the ecosystem.

Over the years, Reliance has 
demonstrated significant 
engineering, project management 
and construction capabilities 
combining physical and digital 
technologies. Reliance aspires to 
repurpose these capabilities, along 
with major international organisations 
to execute and deliver world-class, 
renewable energy solutions.

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Security and Asset 
Management

The protection and security of assets 
across businesses are critical for 
Reliance to ensure the reliability of 
its operations. The Company uses 
analytics-led and technology-driven 
measures to ensure the safety of 
all assets. The Company's Group 
Security function and teams provide 
assurance to businesses at all levels 
to manage security risks through 
continuous monitoring and assessing 
emerging risks. The Company has 
instituted management plans for 
robust disaster recovery, crisis, and 
business continuity.

The Company is a forerunner in 
adopting advanced technologies 
and smart manufacturing processes 

in its value chain. It uses advanced 
technologies such as machine 
learning-based solutions to predict 
equipment and process health to 
take corrective/preventive actions 
and the use of drones for inspection 
of inaccessible points. Secured 
Connected System (RelianceSCS), 
Company's smart manufacturing 
system, is based on real-time 
information using advanced 
analytics to predict the future state 
of operations established on the 
foundation of securely connected 
sensors and systems. In addition, 
Global Corporate Security (GCS) 
officers are engaged round the clock 
to ensure the safety of employees, 
assets and operations.

Way Forward
The Company's undeterred 
focus on efficient use of 
its manufactured capital 
has helped deliver robust 
operational and financial 
performance across all 
businesses. Reliance remains 
steadfast on its Net Zero 
commitment. It will focus on 
the next big value creation 
engine - New Energy and 
New Materials business 
through its mega-investment. 
In 2016, the Company 
launched Jio with the aim of 
bridging the digital divide in 
India. Now, RIL has launched 
a New Energy business to 
bridge the green energy 
divide in India and globally. 
Reliance will continue to 
focus on providing a superior 
customer experience across 
its businesses. It will continue 
to bolster its manufactured 
capital through investments, 
acquisitions, strategic 
partnerships and 
environmentally conscious 
ways to meet consumer 
demands and tap emerging 
opportunities into sustainable 
business ventures.

Exploration and 
Production (E&P)

Reliance is India's leading deepwater 
E&P operator with best-in-class 
safety and reliability track record. The 
Company is committed to maximising 
shareholder value and conducting 
business in an environmentally 
responsible manner.

Highlights of FY 2021-22:

•  Satellite Cluster field was 

commissioned in April 2021, two 
months ahead of schedule, with peak 
production of 6.1 MMSCMD. Together 
with R-cluster field, the fields are 
currently producing ~18 MMSCMD 
and contributing ~20% of India’s 
domestic production.

•  Exploration is underway in the proven 

geological fairways.

•  Reliance has divested all its shale 
gas assets and exited from the 
business in the USA.

With the expected commissioning of 
the MJ field in 3Q, FY 2023, the KG D6 
block will produce more than 1 BCFe/
day by FY 2024, thereby contributing 
~30% of India’s gas production. This 
will help to meet a significant portion 
of India’s demand and reduce the 
country’s dependence on imported gas 
and meet the growing clean energy 
requirements of the nation.

Strengthening the 
Framework to Build a 
Digital-first Company

Raw Material Security

Reliance strives to enhance raw 
material utilisation by adopting 
the 3R philosophy. Efficient waste 
management is well ingrained into 
its business model, which helps 
in minimising dependency on 
raw material. The Company has 
deployed IT systems to understand 

current trends and predict future 
requirements based on real-time 
data tracking and monitoring 
of business operations. The 
Company’s O2C business focuses 
on cost reduction, debottlenecking 
and optimisation to enhance its 
competitive advantage. Reliance 
also makes strategic investments 
in various companies to ensure raw 
material security.

Reliance has partnered with several 
companies to build an entire 
green energy ecosystem. The key 
acquisitions and investments are 
mentioned in the New Energy section 
on page 22 and 23 of the report.

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Research and Development for a Sustainable Future
Led by its philosophy of 'We Care', Reliance strives to make its products 
and services affordable and accessible for all by reducing complexity, 
leveraging technology, and exploring sustainable options through its 
Research and Development (R&D) initiatives and investments. 

The Company's R&D strengths are the foundation that enables it to build the 
edifice of a great company that brings exceptional products and services 
to customers far and wide. The Company's Intellectual Capital fuels its 
ambition to develop innovative products, processes and catalysts to build 
a sustainable and profitable business. Reliance encourages new ideas, 
innovation, and pioneering technologies to create sustainable and long-
term value for its stakeholders.

Material Topics

•  Innovation and Technology

•  Data Privacy and Cyber Security

United Nations SDGs

Reliance has more than 1,000 
scientists and engineers to support 
R&D activities. The Company runs 
initiatives and campus recruitment 
drives to continually attract the best 
minds to expand its R&D capabilities. 
Reliance laboratories and R&D 
facilities are equipped with advanced 
infrastructure that provides the 
optimal environment to accelerate 
the development of innovative 
products and services for customers 
and the greater well-being of the 
planet, communities and the country.

Reliance Research and 
Development: A Crucial 
Driver of Sustained Value 
Creation

Shareholder  
Value

R&D will build an IP portfolio 
to provide a long-term 
competitive advantage

Customer  
Value

R&D will support all 
technologies to create 
customer value with 
short-term as well as 
long-term projects

Societal  
Value

R&D will help businesses 
to reach all segments of 
society through products 
developed for masses

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Highlights FY 2021-22

Innovation and 
Technology

1,000+

Researchers and Scientists

152Patent applications filed

123Patents granted

`2,608 crore

R&D expenditure 

Won the CII Innovation 
Award
For Reliance's Novel Adsorbent for 
Dowtherm & NMP Purification & 
RELOX catalyst commercialisation 
for PET production

Reliance believes that innovation 
and technology will pave the way 
for its steady growth. The spirit of 
innovation is central to Reliance's 
value system. Innovation, a core 
element of the organisation's DNA 
enables the Company to create value 
for all stakeholders. As a result, the 
Company invests significantly in R&D 
efforts. The Company always looks for 
market opportunities and leverage its 
intellectual capital to tap the same. 
Be it inspiring the first generation of 
retail investors in India, setting up the 
world’s largest grassroots refinery, 
Reliance’s disruptive innovations 
fulfil the aspirations of millions of 
Indians. Its continuous innovation 
efforts include advancement in 
biological science to tackle climate 
change, deriving value out of waste to 
promote circular economy, affordable 
and clean energy initiatives, among 
many others. As a consequence of 
the Company's relentless efforts, it 
has witnessed several breakthroughs 
over the years. In FY 2021-22 a total of 
123 patents were granted to Reliance 
and 152 new patent applications filed 
in various jurisdictions. Reliance has 
been granted 1,323 patents till date.  

Reliance has a robust internal 
Intellectual Property (IP) governance 
framework that ensures that these 
patents are in close alignment with 
the organisation’s business objectives. 
The IP governance framework helps in 
meeting all compliance requirements 
in areas such as confidential 
information management, third 
party engagement management, 
regulatory requirements across the 
globe, among others. 

Reliance has implemented various 
digital initiatives to support its R&D 
efforts. The R&D team has adopted 
a benchmarked Intellectual Property 
management system that provides 
enterprise-wide end-to-end 
workflow management, streamlining 
and automating various portfolio 

management processes. This system 
also acts as a centralised repository 
of various intellectual properties. The 
Company's R&D has implemented 
best-in-class Electronic Lab Notebook 
(ELN) which is seamlessly integrated 
with the Laboratory Information 
Management System (LIMS). The ELN 
application provides scientists with 
a robust platform to capture and 
store structured and unstructured 
data as they conduct experiments 
or execute laboratory procedures. 
ELN user interface is flexible and can 
be tailored by creating experiment 
templates that allow the scientist to 
easily enter information and directly 
capture results from analytical 
instruments and barcode systems for 
sample lifecycle management. 

Leveraging its Intellectual 
Capital to Fight COVID-19 

The outbreak of COVID-19 disrupted 
every economy worldwide and tested 
human vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, 
governments and businesses left 
no stone unturned to minimise the 
impact of COVID-19 on health and 
the economy. Reliance, a responsible 
organisation, leveraged its intellectual 
capital to contribute to the country's 
fight against COVID-19. 

Reliance’s scientists analysed more 
than 1,000 genomes of the virus. The 
knowledge base was used to develop 
novel cost-effective diagnostic 
kits called ‘R-Green’ and ‘R-Green 
pro one’. These kits have received 
ICMR approval and showed a high 
degree of accuracy and specificity 
during validation studies. Reliance 
has also collaborated with IIIM-CSIR 
(Jammu) to develop an RT-LAMP 
Kit to facilitate the point-of-care 
diagnosis of COVID-19. 

The R&D team actively contributes 
to the Company's technical wisdom 
to facilitate innovation globally 
by publishing research articles 
on diagnostics and treatment. 
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Reliance has also developed 
Microbial cell factories for 
fermentation production of one of 
the strongest biomaterials such 
as Spider Silk for advanced fabric 
and personal care application. 
Collaboration with some of the 
leading personal care brands is 
ongoing for developing unique skin 
and hair care formulations using this 
recombinant spider silk. 

The Company also leverages 
advanced analytical science to fast-
track innovation in biology. 'Digital 
tongue' is an algorithm for prediction 
of taste of the proteins and proving 
enzyme-system to bias taste of food 
towards customer's requirement. 
Several ML (Machine Language) 
tools were developed and used in 
computational biology platforms to 
fabricate DNA to make novel products 
from microbial cell factories. 

The CRISPR platform demonstrated 
genome alteration of algae 
and cyanobacteria using 
programmable nucleases. The 
R&D team is working relentlessly 
for developing molecular tools and 
applications of the technology for 
agricultural and synthetic biology 
product development.

The team is applying this technology 
for higher algal biomass and novel 
product development in crops 
that conventional methods cannot 
produce. The Company aims to use 
this path breaking technology to solve 
significant challenges.

Coal which cannot be mined and, if 
not redeemed for its value in the form 
of methane production, would be a 
waste of natural resources. Reliance's 
Bio CBM process is targeted at 
converting coal that cannot be mined 
to methane, which will help improve 
the country's energy security and 
even help reduce GHG emissions.

Earlier, a benign process was used 
to recover high-value metals, 
vanadium and nickel, from petcoke 
cinder, which is a leftover by the 
product from entrained flow 
gasifiers. Hydro process demands 
a large quantity of acid or alkali for 
leaching, and pyro process involves 
very high temperature (> 1,700OC). 
The R&D team has developed a 
hybrid process where salt roasting 
at low temperature, followed by 
hydrometallurgical processing steps, 
leads to the extraction of vanadium 
and nickel at a significantly lower cost 
than the conventional process. R&D 
team is also pursuing various national 
and international collaborative 
projects to utilise CO2.

Chemical Recycling 
of Multilayer 
Packaging Material
Approach: The Polymer R&D team 
developed a novel process using 
in-house developed chemical 
‘RESOLVE’ for separation of polymer 
layers in multilayer packaging. 
The process is a simple two-step 
approach using ‘RELSOLVE’ separating 
medium and it avoids the complex 
multistep process involving various 
solvents and antisolvents for the 
recovery of the polymer layers.

Impact: The process helps in 
recovering the polymer layer in pure 
form without dissolution.

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Circular Economy 

The single use plastic in food 
packaging and consumer goods 
mostly ends up in landfills. Reliance 
recognises the negative impact of 
single use plastic on the environment. 
Reliance is exploring sustainable 
solutions to reuse plastic waste 
to promote and adopt a circular 
economy to tackle this menace. 
The Company's R&D team and the 
Sustainability Solutions team in the 
Reliance-Petchem business have 
launched ReRouteTM, the only product 
of its kind in the market today that 
can be used to make bituminous 
concrete road surfacing using the 
'dry mix' process.

The R&D team also developed net 
bags and bag on roll applications 
using biodegradable plastic. These 
have been tested at Reliance Retail 
stores. The materials showed excellent 
properties required for flexible as 
well as rigid packaging. Innovations 
in biodegradable plastic technology 
have also moved from bench scale to 
pilot scale development. 

Reliance's low temperature 
continuous catalytic pyrolysis 
technology can convert plastic waste 
containing multi-layer film polymers 
into stable oil. The technology does 
not require any feed segregation 
or clean up. Additionally, this novel 
process gives a higher yield and 
enhanced stability. The produced 
stable oil can be readily processed in 
a refinery or petrochemical units such 
as FCC, Coker, Steam cracker, etc. 

Reliance uses RCAT HTL technology to 
produce biofuel using various organic 
feedstock wastes to derive value 
from the waste. Produced biofuel 
can be utilised for heat and power 
applications or as a transportation 
fuel. Biofuel generated using the 
technology has been successfully 
tested in commercial engines, 
and the technology is ready for 
commercialisation. The technology 
has the potential to significantly 
contribute to the Company's Net Zero 
goal by achieving a 25% blend in its 
refining capacity. 

Discarded PET based fabrics 
have a detrimental impact on 
the environment. As an essential 
step towards a circular economy 
and addressing the challenge of 
discarded PET based fabrics, the 
Company's R&D is targeting to 
separate PET from mixed fabric 
blends and convert it back to fibers 
and into fabric. The R&D team has 
also developed a process to recycle 
waste tyres and is exploring ways to 
convert waste recyclable polyester 
material into valuable chemicals to 
make polyurethane with improved 
physical properties. The team 
developed a bench process using 
a Reliance proprietary solvent to 
separate different layers of polymer. 
Separate layers can be recycled as 
per their different functionalities and 
processability.

COVID-19 management published in 
‘Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy’ 
journal is recognised as top 100 
research paper. The paper is listed 
in WHO’s global repository. The 
flow-virometry-based method 
proposed by Reliance for robotics-
based high-throughput sample 
testing has received accolades from 
international communities, such as 
the Future Virology journal. 

PSA based oxygen concentrators 
can produce oxygen with 93% (+- 3%) 
purity. The unit is an excellent solution 
during hospitalisation situation due 
to COVID-19 to maintain the SpO2 
level of a patient. Reliance R&D has 
designed oxygen generator with a 
purity of 90% to 95% with 5 LPM oxygen 
leveraging its expertise in adsorption 
technology. As adsorbents contribute 
significantly to the cost of the PSA unit, 
the Company’s R&D team is working 
extensively for in-house adsorbent 
development for oxygen PSA systems.

R&D Focus Areas

Bio-innovations 

Reliance recognises that 
advancements in biological science 
could transform economies and 
societies to tackle climate change 
issue. At Reliance, the core biology 
stream was integrated with digital 
sciences and engineering for 

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development of Next-Gen tools and 
eco-friendly technologies for a safe 
and healthy planet. 

Reliance's synthetic biology platform 
aims for innovation-led growth 
via hybridising competencies 
developed in genetic engineering, 
photosynthesis, omics, big-data 
analytics and robotics. The platform 
has helped improve productivity 
outcomes for novel products and 
create new business opportunities 
in food, personal care and next-
generation biomaterials. Reliance 
demonstrated robust and scalable 
year-round outdoor algal cultivation 
continuously for more than four years.

Reliance has successfully 
demonstrated the application of 
algae biomass for food and feed 
application in a sustainable and 
eco-friendly way. It has also initiated 
work to commercialise super protein 
powder from algae for various Indian 
and global snacks, health drinks, and 
texturised meat substitutes. Algal 
biomass produced in a sustainable 
way using seawater, sunlight, and 
CO2 was harvested and processed 
to develop a rich and appropriate 
source of highly nutritious food and 
feed ingredients. The ingredients 
have successfully replaced the 
prevalent and environmentally 
regressive fish meal ingredient from 
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Industry and Infrastructure 

Reliance has its pulse on evolving 
consumer needs, and it leverages 
its intellectual capital to develop 
novel solutions for industry and 
infrastructure use. Following are 
the key initiatives undertaken 
by the R&D team:

•  R&D team has developed a novel 
functional emulsion based SBR 
rubber. Reactive silica composite 
prepared from this reactive product 
has low rolling resistance and 
excellent abrasion properties. 

•  Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) is generally 
processed with a higher quantity of 
external plasticisers to make it more 
flexible and processable. However, 
this flexible PVC polymer has poor 
leaching properties. Reliance has 
developed internally plasticised-
PVC (IP-PVC), which does not need 
external plasticisers. Additionally, 
IP-PVC does not lose its inherent 
properties of flexibility and neither 
does it leach any plasticiser into 
the environment. 

•  R&D team has developed quick and 
visible methods for identification 
of industrial popcorn samples 
from normal elastomer/polymer 
samples, thereby, enhancing the 
safety quotient of the elastomers or 
polymer processes.

•  R&D team has developed a 

novel polymer, disentangled high 
molecular weight polyethylene 
(DPE), for lightweight helmets, cut-
resistant gloves.

•  The chlorination of PVC produces 
chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride 
(CPVC). UV-light meditated 
photochlorination of PVC to CPVC 
is a common industrial practice 
to produce CPVC resin. Reliance 
has developed in-house visible 
light mediated photochlorination 
by replacing hazardous UV light. 
The CPVC has improved resin 
properties than the commercially 
available option. 

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•  R&D team has developed 
an innovative, green, and 
commercially viable process 
to produce selective infrared 
transmitting polymeric materials. 
The NIR-transmitting material is 
produced through solid-state 
reactive processing and is cheaper, 
non-toxic, air and moisture stable 
with the added advantage 
of the flexibility to mould into 
the desired shape.

•  R&D team is developing 

technologies to make low-
cost carbon fibers using 
various raw materials.

•  There is a growing demand for 
novel solutions that provide 
protection to process and structural 
components from corrosive 
environment. R&D team has 
developed thermoset composite 
solutions that can be coated on 
surfaces to provide adequate 
protection from mild to the harsh 
corrosive environments.

Affordable and Clean Energy 

Reliance believes that climate 
change presents an opportunity 
to create a healthier, happier, and 
sustainable planet. Affordable and 
clean energy options will realise this 
opportunity for humanity. The R&D 
team has been operating a large 
pilot facility near Jamnagar, where it 
converts sunlight, CO2 and seawater 
to renewable bio-crude. The ponds 
have been operating continuously 
without any failure for more than 
four years. No other organisation in 
the world has been able to cultivate 
algae without crashes and significant 
downtime. Reliance has developed 
all the technology components which 
will be instrumental in converting 
CO2 to useful products to combat 
climate change.

The Company has 
also developed a 
catalytic gasification 
technology that can 
convert a variety 
of carbonaceous 
feedstocks like 
petcoke, coal, 
biomass, etc. into 
hydrogen and 
syngas.
The novel catalytic process can 
be used to convert challenging 
feedstocks like high-ash Indian 
coal and agricultural residue into 
hydrogen or syngas. The Company 
has successfully completed plant 
testing of the technology with 
different agricultural residues and 
high-ash Indian coal, and 10 TPD plant 
capacity is being worked out.

A high temperature-polymer 
electrolyte membrane (HT-PEM) fuel 
cell system has been built and is 
presently being tested on simulated 
Reliance-Jio towers. In coming years 
renewable hydrogen will supply fuel 
cells to produce in-situ hydrogen.

Oil to Chemicals (O2C) 

Fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel 
have a high carbon footprint 
impacting the environment. 
Having committed to a Net Zero 
target by 2035, Reliance strives to 
explore innovative options to adopt 
sustainable practices. Reliance's 
Multizone Catalytic Cracking (MCC) 
is an in-house disruptive innovation 
to generate chemical building blocks 
for speciality materials from refinery 
streams or whole crude instead of 
fuels. The MCC is a vital technology 
enabler that will help in Jamnagar's 
O2C transformation. The 3KBPSD MCC 
demo plant is in the advanced design 
stage and has been constructed 
for a demonstration before building 
a full-scale commercial plant. 

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Biodegradation is the most 
sustainable and economical way 
of industrial effluent treatment, as 
it leads to terminal conversion of 
organic pollutants into microbial 
biomass without leaving behind 
toxic residues. Once established, it’s 
a self-regenerating system. Tailor 
made microbial consortia have been 
developed, scaled, and implemented 
for consistent chemical oxygen 
demand (COD) remediation at the 
polyester ETP plant at Patalganga 
Manufacturing Division (PMD). 
Similarly, a specialised microbial 
consortium has been implemented 
for COD reduction at Silvassa 
Manufacturing Division (SMD) for 
smooth and uninterrupted operations. 

Climate action 

R&D team has developed a mixed 
oxide stable catalyst to convert 
methanol and CO2 to a high-value 
Di-methyl carbonate (DMC) product 
that can be used as a solvent and 
specialty chemical. The process 
and the catalyst have been scaled 
up to a pilot stage. The team has 
also developed a sorbent based 
circulating fluidised bed process 
for concentrating CO2 from dilute 
refinery and power plant flue 
gases. The process is protected by 
several patents.

Under RIL's flagship programme, 
Algae to Oil, the R&D team has 
developed a technology that utilises 
abundant sunlight, waste CO2 and 
sea water, to produce valuable 
products. This process has a huge 
potential to utilise atmospheric CO2 
and convert it to a valuable green 
crude oil, thus reducing the carbon 
footprint to a significant extent and 
combating climate change. RIL has 
been operating a large pilot facility at 
Gagwa near Jamnagar.

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A unique technology has also been 
developed to separate the aromatics 
BTX component from olefinic MCC 
gasoline and recycle the raffinate 
stream to MCC riser for maximising 
petrochemicals production.

Refining and Petrochemicals 

Reliance has developed a high-
capacity sodium removal adsorbent 
and a process to remove trace 
amounts of sodium from disulphide 
oil (DSO). This solution has been 
commercialised at Jamnagar. 
The treated DSO is being utilised in 
Reliance's Refinery Off-Gas Cracker 
(ROGC) unit replacing imported costly 
additive, Dimethyl disulphide (DMDS). 
A facility is also being developed at 
the JMD to transport the product to 
Reliance's other petrochemical sites 
to use them in-stream crackers.

The R&D team has developed an 
in-house RELOX (Reliance Oxidation) 
catalyst for the purification of 
nitrogen gas streams. The RELOX 
catalyst purifies nitrogen gas 
streams containing hydrocarbon 
impurities and is used in the nitrogen 
purification unit. The RELOX catalyst 
is being supplied to the PET HMD 
site, where production is in progress. 
The Company aims to use RELOX 

catalyst in all PET plants for nitrogen 
gas purification.

Thermic fluids are predominantly 
used in high temperature process 
applications between 150O C and 
400O C. For the first time globally, the 
R&D team has developed an in-house 
novel adsorbent and a process for 
the online purification of thermic 
fluids. The technology has been 
commissioned at Dahej and Silvassa 
plants and is under commissioning 
in Hazira. Besides being superior 
to conventional techniques like 
distillation and alkali wash, this 
technology is environmentally friendly 
and cost effective.

The R&D team has developed 
REL-ORCAT, a proprietary catalytic 
technology, for olefins removal or 
BI reduction from aromatics rich 
hydrocarbon streams. The technology 
with its superior catalyst has the 
potential to replace conventionally 
used clay-based catalyst. The team 
has also developed an eco-friendly, 
single-step adsorptive process to 
purify recycling/waste MEG generated 
in polyester plants. Further, to 
maximise propylene yield, conversion 
and reduce the coke make, the team 
has developed a process for High 
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Digital Services 

Leveraging its technology investment 
and customer engagement, Jio 
has indigenously developed and 
launched a full stack of digital 
products, platforms and services 
for multiple ecosystems serving 
consumers and businesses. The Jio 
R&D team, with over 9,000 technical 
and research professionals, has 
developed leading technology 
platforms spanning 5G stack, cloud 
and edge compute, devices & 
operating systems, blockchain, IoT, 
mixed reality, AI / ML, secure identity 
and natural language processing, 
among others. Till date, Jio has been 
granted 417 patents across multiple 

jurisdictions for the pioneering 
initiatives it has undertaken. In 
FY 2021-22 alone, the company filed 
for 110 patents and was granted 
46. Among the key technology 
areas covered by these patents 
are vDLT (Virtual Distributed Ledger 
Technology), 5G User Equipment, AI for 
Health and Agriculture, IoT, Industrial 
4.0 and AR/ VR.

Data Privacy and Security 

Considering the wide range of digital 
services Jio offers, it is important 
for the company to provide a safe 
and secure experience while using 
its services. Jio always strives to 
assure users that their personal 

information is protected. To this end, 
data privacy, data protection, and 
information security form an intrinsic 
part of Jio's service design across the 
entire lifecycle.

Jio’s privacy and security programme 
focuses on three key aspects of 
embedding security in design, 
effective governance and enabling 
organisation-wide security 
awareness. Jio tries to minimise the 
chances of security incidents by 
defining and implementing a highly 
effective governance structure. It has 
implemented a holistic information 
security management programme 
to protect its business, customers, 
infrastructure, services, and internal 
users from security threats. The 
Company has policies (including 
Data Privacy Policy), standards, and 
processes in place. 

Jio also conducts security risk 
assessments to evaluate and identify 
security flaws in services, products, 
and technology. It has implemented 
state-of-the-art security monitoring 
infrastructure and effective incident 
detection and management 
processes. Suspected events are 
analysed and verified for its impact 
on assets and organisation. The 
incident movement processes 
define the criticality level for every 
incident and are managed in line with 
documented processes.

R-phish: A phishing 
simulation platform 
to measure user 
awareness level
Phishing is a form of Cyber-attack 
where Cybercriminals attempt to 
trick individuals by disguising as 
a trustworthy source. Although 
organisations have tried numerous 
ways to prevent phishing attacks, 
there is no full-proof solution. 
Therefore, employees become the 
last line of defence.

Several organisations use Simulation 
based anti-phishing exercises as 
a method to educate employees. 
However, it only assesses an 
employee’s susceptibility to phishing 
attacks which varies with every 
new simulation. 

To address this, Reliance has 
developed a phishing simulation 
platform ‘R-phish’ to conduct anti-
phishing exercises on a periodic basis 
and to calculate the user awareness 
index ‘Phishing Resistance Score 
(PRS)’. PRS, which is a function of 
multiple factors attributing to user 
awareness initiatives, determines 
user’s resistance to identifying a 
phishing email. 

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Way Forward
Reliance believes that innovation and 
technology will be key to its continuous 
growth. Over the years, Reliance has leveraged 
digital technologies and tapped business 
opportunities through innovative business 
models. Customer-centricity, care, and 
commitment to building a better world and 
India have always been at the core of its 
innovation and R&D efforts. The Company has 
always focused on developing new products 
at affordable prices and expanding product 
applications to broaden the access and 
reach of its offerings. Having committed to a 
Net Zero target by 2035, Reliance focuses on 
developing innovative products and solutions 
that contribute towards building a sustainable 
world.

Reliance will focus its R&D efforts to develop 
technologies that promote circularity and 
help it fulfil its ambition to build an entire 
green energy ecosystem. The Company will 
continue to focus on industry innovation to 
explore alternative and sustainable options for 
industrial and infrastructural needs. 

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Caring for the Community:  
Building a Stronger India
Harmonious relationships and partnerships built on trust have been 
Reliance’s first principles of business since its inception. Coupled with 
its ethos of 'We Care', these principles have steered Reliance to create 
unmatched transformational value for its stakeholders, be it communities, 
partners, customers and others. Today the Company’s empowered 
stakeholders are, in turn, creating tangible and sustainable value for their 
stakeholders and the larger eco-system to help build the new India.

Material Topics

•  Community Development

•  Sustainable Supply 
Chain Management 

•  Customer Satisfaction

United Nations SDGs

From the time it was founded, 
Reliance made a promise of 'We Care' 
to all those who are touched by 
the Company and beyond. Its 
commitment to stand with the 
nation and serve those most in need 
with care and empathy continues 
unabated. Throughout its journey to 
becoming India’s most successful 
business house, the Company has led 
with the intent of building a purpose-
led organisation and fostering 
mutually enriching relationships with 
all its stakeholders.

Reliance’s ability to grow and prosper 
in harmony with the community and 
other stakeholders while balancing 
financial and non-financial needs is 
paramount to its sustained success. 
As a responsible corporate citizen, 
it has upheld its philanthropic spirit 
and has improved the quality of 
life for millions of people across the 
nation. Today, as Reliance builds 
the Company of the future to reach 
even greater heights, it continues to 
be motivated by the single-minded 
desire to make a difference to India 
and Indians and extend CARE to all.

Highlights FY 2021-22

5.75+ crore

Lives touched through CSR initiatives 
since inception

40+ lakh

Free COVID-19 vaccinations provided 
to employees, extended families and 
general communities

410.2 million

Jio subscribers

193 million

Retail customer base

17,000+

O2C customer base

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Community Development

Reliance’s Corporate Social 
Responsibility (CSR) programmes are 
designed based on the requirements 
of Schedule VII of Section 135 of the 
Companies Act, 2013.

The Board level CSR & Governance 
(CSR&G) Committee oversees the 
Company’s community development 
programmes, ensuring stringent 
due diligence, evaluation, and 
impact tracking.

The CSR policy provides the 
framework for implementing the 
programmes that are designed 
to reflect the Company’s vision, 
mission, and focus areas for 
community development.

The policy is periodically revisited to 
reflect the community’s changing 
needs and accommodate 
legislative changes mandated by 
amendments in the Act.

Reliance has positively impacted 
5.75+ crore people through its efforts, 
with a total CSR spend of `1,186 crore 
during FY 2021-22. A detailed overview 
of the Company’s CSR programmes 
and financial outlay is available in 
Annexure II of the Board's Report.

Reliance partners with local 
communities, governments, and 
other stakeholders to design and 
implement its social development 
programmes that bring to life its 
pervasive philosophy of Care and 
Empathy for all.

Through Reliance Foundation, the 
Company implements its community 
development programmes focusing 
on Rural Transformation, Health, 
Education, Sport for Development, 
Disaster Response and Art, 
Culture and Heritage to achieve 
comprehensive, inclusive, and 
sustainable development.

Health

Rural 
Transformation

Education

Sports for 
Development

Disaster Response

Arts, Culture and 
Heritage

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Health for All

Through Reliance Foundation, the 
Company broadens access to quality 
and affordable healthcare in India. 
The Foundation’s ‘Health for All’ motto, 
integrated healthcare model and 
delivery network, brings care and 
cure to some of the most vulnerable 
sections of society. The Reliance 
Family, including the Foundation, 
came together to strengthen 
India’s fight against COVID-19. It 
continued to build on its commitment 
of supporting and uplifting the 
community through its development 
efforts and interventions led 
by care and ‘Seva’ through the 
tumultuous times.

The Reliance family’s 
COVID-19 response

Reliance has always been at the 
forefront of assisting and uplifting 
communities. During the pandemic, 
the Company has taken remarkable 
measures as part of its 'We Care' 
endeavours. Mission Oxygen, Mission 
COVID Infra, Mission Anna Seva, 
Mission Employee Care, and Mission 
Vaccine Suraksha are some of the 
efforts that supported the most-at-
need communities during the crisis.

“The COVID-19 pandemic is a 
humanitarian crisis. It has tested the 
very spirit of humanity. But even in the 
darkest hour, our spirit has shone bright. 
We, as a people, have come together and 
fought this battle with immense empathy 
and compassion”. 
Smt Nita M. Ambani 
Founder & Chairperson of Reliance Foundation

Our Support to the People in Shahdol 
and Kakinada
Reliance has extended all efforts 
to provide end-to-end support in 
the Shahdol and Kotma regions in 
India. Under Mission COVID Suraksha, 
over 50,000 masks and 5,000 hand 
sanitisers were distributed to the 
frontline workers, community, and 
police officials in these regions. 
18 oxygen concentrators were 
handed over to the Shahdol 
District Administration by Reliance 
Foundation and Coal Bed Methane 
(CBM) CSR team. 

CSR team in Shahdol also extended 
support to 15 children who had lost 
one or both parents to COVID-19. 
They provided an allowance of 
`2,000 per month to every impacted 
child. In coordination with CBM HR, 
the team provided 1,000 doses of 
COVID-19 vaccine to the district 
health department to support 
the community vaccination 
drive in Shahdol. 

As part of Mission Anna Seva, more 
than 3,000 dry ration kits were 
distributed to the community, 
labourers and agencies working 
for COVID relief in Shahdol. The 
team supported the establishment 
and operation of two COVID Care 
Centres in Shahdol.

The Company provided financial 
support to the District Administration 
in Shahdol to purchase an Emergency 
Ambulance for the Police and 
undertake other COVID-19 related 
relief activities in the district. The 

Initiatives by Reliance equipped the 
villagers to better handle the crisis 
with awareness about precautionary 
measures like social distancing, 
avoiding social gatherings, 
proper washing of hands and the 
importance of sanitation.

Reliance Foundation installed a 10 KL 
Oxygen plant at District Government 
Hospital, Kakinada, which can supply 
medical-grade oxygen to about 200 
patients for 48 hours. The Foundation 
also took up community vaccination 
drives providing free vaccination to all 
eligible persons in the nearby villages.

rural communities on schemes for 
financial support and livelihood 
opportunities through virtual 
conferences for farmers, fishing 
communities, livestock owners and 
migrant labourers. These services 
reached close to four million people 
in rural India.

Extending Critical Care to Communities 
during COVID-19
During COVID-19, Reliance Foundation 
connected rural communities with 
government officials and experts 
to address various issues such as 
enrolling for government schemes, 
agriculture and allied services 
inputs, securing farm machinery 
at subsidised costs and access to 
temporary procurement centres and 
markets. RFIS also undertook efforts 
to raise awareness about COVID-19, 
supported employment drives 
to meet temporary paramedical 
staffing needs and facilitated 
the availability of medicines and 
other requirements. Foundation 
provided specialist help and advice 
to Gram Panchayat leaders in 

The Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) of 
Reliance Foundation helped raise 
awareness about precautionary 
measures in rural communities 
while delivering healthcare 
services. Information on COVID-19 
vaccination centres and awareness 
about symptoms were shared 
across 20 states.

Our Support to the People in Jamnagar
products that earned them a good 
Reliance set up Gujarat’s first 
amount. The construction of a 
paediatric COVID-19 hospital at 
primary school building along the 
Jamnagar. Around 50,000 PPE kits, 
lines of ‘Building as Learning Aid’ 
N95 masks, triple layer masks and 
concept in Lalwadi was undertaken. 
medical examination rubber gloves 
In Jamnagar and Dwarka districts, 
were handed over to the Guru Gobind 
HIV/AIDS affected children were 
Singh Hospital. The Padana veterinary 
given nutritional kits every quarter. 
hospital provided consultation 
In Dwarka and Khambhaliya, 
support to 19,000+ animal cases from 
two ambulances were made 
50 surrounding villages.
available to reduce response time 
during emergencies.

Women’s groups were supported 
under the Swashray initiative in 
preparing and selling healthy food 

Delivering Health Services to 
the Underserved Across India

Reliance aims to provide quality and 
affordable healthcare to society’s 
most vulnerable members. Reliance’s 
health outreach programme also 
provides primary health services to 
the underprivileged communities 
across the plant locations in 
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, 
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and 
Uttar Pradesh through 12 MMUs and 
several health camps. Through 
MMUs and camps, over 2.4 lakh 
consultations were provided 
during the year.

Under the Government of Madhya 
Pradesh’s “Adopt an Anganwadi” 
initiative, Reliance Foundation 
has renovated and beautified 
6 Anganwadis or childcare centres, 
in the state during FY 2021-22. The 
Foundation has beautified and 
renovated 53 Anganwadis till date. 
The renovation and beautification of 
these Anganwadis are helping the 
children learn and develop in clean, 
healthy, and sanitized environments.

Reliance is increasing focus on 
women’s healthcare and well-being 
progressively. Initiatives such as 
‘HerCircle’ and ‘One-Stop Breast Clinic' 
were launched during FY 2020-21 to 
strengthen infrastructure for women’s 
health. HerCircle aims to create 
a network of women by sharing 
meaningful content that include 
motivating films, life-skill development 
guides and expert-led masterclasses 
to inspire and empower women, 
including entrepreneurs. The platform 
has touched 50 million lives within a 
year of its launch.

For our overall COVID-19 response, please 

refer to  PG 152

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Building the New India, One 
Village at a Time

Through Reliance Foundation, the 
Company is undertaking several 
projects to enhance sustainable 
livelihood opportunities. The 
interventions focus on improving 
critical development indicators such 
as rural livelihoods, water, food and 
nutrition, women empowerment 
and access to knowledge resources. 
Reliance has reached out to over 
14.5 million people and empowered 
50,600+ villages across India through 
various initiatives under the Rural 
Transformation Programme.

During FY 2021-22, over 121 lakh m3 
of water harvesting capacity was 
created through the construction 
or upgradation of facilities such 
as earthen or masonry dams and 
check dams, agricultural ponds 
and open wells. As a result, over 
5,600 hectares of land is estimated 
to get guaranteed irrigation for 
at least two agricultural seasons. 
Consequently, 364 villages now 
have better access to drinking water. 

Furthermore, Reliance is augmenting 
rural households’ nutritious intake by 
promoting Reliance Nutrition Gardens 
(RNG), which are modest kitchen or 
backyard gardens.

Reliance aims to augment the lives 
of farmers, fishermen and women, 
livestock owners, and rural youth 
across the country by delivering 
critical information, thereby 
protecting livelihoods. Initiatives 
such as interactive awareness, 
broadcast dissemination services, 
and troubleshooting programmes 
assist the rural population living in 
hinterlands to stay informed. The 
initiative engages with over 1,000 
knowledge partners, including 
research institutes, universities, 
specialist technical agencies, 
and grassroots organisations. 
Understandable and straightforward 
information in vernacular languages 
is circulated using numerous digital 
platforms such as voice messages, 
WhatsApp, Jiochat, and audio-
video conferencing.

Improving Livelihoods through Farmer 
Producer Organisations (FPOs)
Reliance Foundation has undertaken 
various initiatives to support, promote, 
nurture, and incubate FPOs across 
the country. The Company also 
assists these farmers in developing 
and strengthening market links to 
enhance their incomes by enabling 
them to form FPOs through the 
Foundation. To date, Reliance 
Foundation is engaged intensively 
with over 100 FPOs. Around 63% of FPO 
members reported an incremental 

annual income of `40,000 or more in 
the last year due to their association 
with the Foundation. These FPOs have 
a combined annual revenue of more 
than `114 crore. Business activities 
and promotion of FPOs in respective 
locations have increased the source 
of income and have improved the 
economic situation of farmers by 
giving them better bargaining power, 
reducing the cost of production, and 
providing linkages.

Giving Sight, Giving 
Opportunity
Through its Drishti programme, 
Reliance through Reliance Foundation 
has improved and restored the vision 
of people from underprivileged 
sections of society. In partnership with 
the National Association for The Blind 
(NAB) India, Govel Trust – Aravind Eye 
Hospitals, and Sankara Eye Hospital 
(unit of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical 
Trust), Drishti has facilitated over 
20,400 transplants since its launch in 
2003. In association with NAB, Drishti 
also publishes India’s only Braille 
newspaper in Hindi and reaches 
over 24,000 visually impaired people 
across India and 15 other countries. 
RF also engages in vision screenings 
within the local community and has 
conducted over 6,000 consultations 
during FY 2021-22.

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ASSESSMENT

Women Connect 
India Challenge
Reliance Foundation announced 
the Women Connect Challenge, a 
global call for solutions to improve 
women’s participation in everyday 
life by meaningfully changing how 
they access and use technology. 
Ten organisations across India were 
chosen as grantees for the Women-
Connect Challenge India, established 
by the Reliance Foundation and the 
United States Agency for International 
Development (USAID). The 
organisation’s solutions encouraged 
women farmers, entrepreneurs, and 
members of Self-Help Groups to 
solve social and cultural hurdles and 
bridge the gender digital gap. These 
initiatives to bridge the gender digital 
divide and boost women’s economic 
empowerment through technology 
will benefit over 3,00,000 women and 
girls across 17 states.

programme has demonstrated 
impact and contribution to the 
holistic development of the villages in 
the following ways:

Reliance Foundation's Impact 
Assessment for Water Interventions
Reliance Foundation’s flagship 
programme of Bharat India Jodo (BIJ) 
has worked on water interventions 
for the past ten years. This initiative 
works with communities affected by 
variable rainfall, repeated droughts, 
dependency on rainfed agriculture, 
severe soil degradation, migration 
for manual work, lack of basic 
facilities and uncertain earnings. BIJ’s 
initiatives are broadly based on four 
aspects: organising and capacitating 
the community, participatory 
budgeting, collaboration with Gram 
Panchayats and the Government for 
synergies and building community 
capacities for water resources, 
including critical support for water 
harvesting and management.

85% of the farmers
Could crop their fields two or 
more times a year

For 89% of the farmers
Rain was no longer a primary 
source for irrigation

More than 50% of the farmers
Cultivate three or more types 
of crops annually

79% of the farmers
Reported an increase in area under 
assured irrigation in the last five years

54% of the farmers
Adopted efficient irrigation techniques

The capacities created through 
these activities have resulted in 
improved water availability for 
agriculture and household needs. 
Based on a study conducted, the 

89% intervention village residents
Have the primary source of water within 
200m from their house

75% intervention village residents
Reported reduction in the inconvenience 
caused to women in fetching water

Towards Water Security through 
Shramdaan
Although the region of Uttarkashi, 
Uttarakhand receives ample rain 
during monsoons, lack of proper 
storage and irrigation left the 
Kharwan village often high and dry 
during summers. Reliance Foundation 
engaged with the Gram Panchayat 
to mobilise the community to come 
together to build an irrigation canal 
to ensure a more consistent supply 
of water. Smt. Jagdamba Devi, 

Sarpanch and 30 women and youth 
volunteers from the village worked 
relentlessly for 28 days to reconstruct 
the 1.5 km long irrigation canal 
through shramdaan to address water 
scarcity between May and June 2021. 
This inspiring display of community 
participation has ensured ease of 
irrigation, benefiting 85 households 
in the village.

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Sports for Development

Disaster Response

The ‘Sports for Development’ 
programme promotes sports 
activities to achieve critical outcomes 
such as learning and developing 
leadership skills and improving health 
and empowerment among children 
and youth in India. An integrated 
set of interventions under this 
programme offers aspiring athletes 
in India a strong and free resource 
to develop their skills and abilities in 
various sports.

Enabling Youth through 
Sports: RFYS-AIFC Workshops 
Aid Nagaland, Arunachal and 
JK Football Coaches

In conjunction with the Association 
of Indian Football Coaches (AIFC), 
Reliance Foundation Youth Sports 
(RFYS) organised a three-day course 
for 33 coaches from Nagaland 
and Arunachal Pradesh. Tangbao 
Singto, Technical Director and 
Assistant Coach of Indian Super 
League (ISL) team Hyderabad FC, 
well-known in Indian football circles, 
helped organise the event. Another 
such workshop was organised for 
35 Jammu and Kashmir coaches 
assisted by the former Indian 
football player, Mehrajuddin Wadoo 
and former Indian national youth 
team coach, Sajid Dar. The camps 
educated participants on topics such 
as acceptable behaviour, effective 
communication, player scouting, and 
safeguarding youngsters from all 
types of abuse.

Natural catastrophes wreak havoc 
on human lives, livelihoods, and 
intensity wherever they strike. The 
impact is amplified in developing 
countries such as India, with inherent 
socio-economic inequities. Reliance 
Foundation aims to ease the suffering 
of those affected by such events.

The Foundation adopts a two-
pronged approach to respond to 
natural disasters. The programme 
provides early warning and advisory 
services to build community 
preparedness and ensures speedy 
response post disaster. Reliance 
Foundation strives to respond quickly 
to disasters by interacting directly with 
affected communities by leveraging 
its strengths – human resources and 
information technology.

Through Reliance Foundation, 
the Company extended support 
to communities impacted by 
cyclones -Tauktae, Yaas, Jawad- 
and flood-affected communities in 
the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, 
Goa, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar 
Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, and 
Kerala by distributing dry ration kits, 
livestock shelters during FY 2021-
22. The activities were organised 
in collaboration with government 
agencies such as INCOIS, IMD, 
agriculture, animal husbandry, 
fisheries, and Jio and RRVL. 
Reliance also mobilised its trained 
disaster response volunteers to 
respond to the community’s needs 
swiftly and effectively. Reliance’s 
disaster response was given ISO 
Certification 9001:2015.

Reliance 
Foundation 
Information 
Systems: A lifeline 
for many in good 
times and bad
When the Tauktae cyclone was 
approaching, Sh. Vasrambhai 
Solanki, a fisherman and President of 
Bhidiya Koli Samaj Boat Association, 
received forecasts through the voice 
message service and the RFIS. He was 
a member of the WhatsApp group of 
the Veraval Fish Landing centre and 
had participated in various marine 
fisheries related field programmes 
conducted by RFIS. Based on the 
forewarnings, the Association advised 
its members not to take their boats 
into the sea during this time. They 
also recalled boats from the ocean 
saving precious lives and livelihoods. 
Further, the warnings helped the 
community to move their boats and 
other equipment to a safer place, 
preventing further damage.

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Education and Skill 
Development: Bridging the 
Literacy Divide

Reliance Foundation believes in 
quality education for all, irrespective 
of their financial, geographical, and 
cultural challenges. To achieve its 
mission of providing education to 
children across the nation, Reliance 
delivers quality education to 
15,000+ children annually through 
14 Reliance Foundation Schools, 
including Dhirubhai Ambani 
International School, to fulfil its 
mission of educating children 
across India; 9,395 online courses 
and 12,903 webinars have been 

completed by around 754 teachers 
and 126 non-teaching staff of 13 
Reliance Foundation Schools on 
technology platforms.

With the goal of empowering India's 
brightest youth with the potential to 
lead India’s technologically driven 
growth, the Reliance Foundation 
Scholarships were awarded to 76 
students in August 2021, to full-time 
undergraduate and postgraduate 
students of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
and Computer Sciences. This year the 
scholarships will be awarded to 100 
students of AI, Computer Sciences, 
Mathematics and Computing and 
Electrical / Electronic Engineering.

Empowering through Education
The CSR initiatives across Shahdol 
CBM, Dahej Manufacturing Division 
and Model Economic Township 
Limited (METL) are focused on active 
engagement with the students in 
local schools and colleges. One 
notable activity is to assist students in 
appearing for entrance examinations 
of prestigious schools such as 
Navodaya and Sainik schools. The 
projects helped children keep up with 
studies through remedial classes 
run by volunteers in their villages 
during the lockdown.

training provided by subject matter 
experts like security personnel, 
Reliance Foundation school 
teachers, counsellors and others. 
The preparatory platform trains 
students free of cost. The CSR team 
also aims to address the inferiority 
complex among rural students. They 
work with them to build their self-
confidence and help shape their 
careers. The team provides required 
guidance and encouragement to 
students to prepare them for jobs 
that can provide them with security, 
respect, and social standing in 
their communities.

Reliance’s CSR team at Nagothane 
launched the Lakshya initiative 
to support students who cannot 
afford private coaching classes. The 
Lakshya initiative, started in 2015, 
prepares students from surrounding 
villages for competitive exams for 
securing jobs in services like the 
Police, Army, Navy, Railway, SSC, 
and Banking. It includes on-ground 

To date, 114 students have enrolled 
in the training programme, of which 
21 students (23.94%) have qualified 
for the competitive examinations 
conducted by the Government, with 
female candidates outnumbering the 
male candidates.

Sri Singh makes her 
mother proud
Sri Singh from Lalpur village in 
Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, lost her 
father at a young age. Since then, 
the three family members, her 
mother, elder sister, and Sri, have tried 
extremely hard to make ends meet. 
Her mother, an educated lady, took it 
upon herself to earn for the family by 
tutoring local students. She wished to 
give her daughters a good education 
so that they could come out of this 
devastating situation and end their 
financial struggles.

Reliance Foundation stood firmly 
by their family. Her mother, Shipra, 
works as a Shiksha Mitra with the 
Foundation and prepares children 
for school entrance exams. Sri’s 
elder sister secured admission in 
a Navodaya school and thereafter 
qualified for several higher education 
opportunities. She is presently 
pursuing a nursing course.

Both the daughters have earnestly 
worked and studied hard to end 
their mother’s struggles and help her 
lead a comfortable life. Sri secured 
admission last year in Class 7 in the 
Beohari Navodaya Vidyalaya. Shipra’s 
dream of giving her daughters 
a quality education has been 
fulfilled. Sri and her sister are shining 
examples in their village. Today, they 
are motivating other students in the 
village to follow their example.

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Reliance Foundation continued to 
work extensively with two major 
beneficiary groups – children 
and youth. During FY 2021-22, the 
employee volunteering activities 
focused on building the capacities of 
staff members of social development 
organisations across India. The 
highlights of the year are as follows:

•  This was the third consecutive 

year for the Month of Good Deeds, 
which encourages employees 
and their families to give back to 
the community by volunteering 
their time and skills. These sessions 
reached more than 4,400 children, 
youth, and NGOs from cities like 
Giridh and Koderma (Jharkhand), 
Rourkela, Rajpura, Alibaug and 
several metros.

•  Employees and their families from 
Jio Digital organised 30 virtual 
sessions on art and language 
skills in the second edition of the 
Jio Digital Monsoon Camp for 
more than 5,300 children from 
Jammu, Srinagar, Latur, Tuticorin, 
Erode and others.

•  Volunteers from the Learning 

and Development team from the 
Hydrocarbons and Retail divisions 
located across metros and 
Nagapattinam, Shillong, Warangal, 
Begusarai trained 1,000 staff 
members from NGOs on advanced 
excel, report writing, stakeholder 
management etc.

•  Virtual sessions on raising 

awareness on plastic and waste 
segregation were conducted by 
expert volunteers in partnership 
with the Indian Centre for Plastics in 
the Environment (ICPE). Over 3,800 
children attended the sessions, 
including students from Reliance 
Foundation schools.

Nearly 21,000 lives have been touched 
due to the invaluable contribution of 
Reliance employees and their family 
members in FY 2021-22.

Sustainable Supply Chain 
Management

Reliance takes pride in diversified 
portfolio of businesses spread across 
Oil and Gas (O2C, E&P), Retail and 
Digital. The Company relies heavily 
on its excellence in supply chain 
management aided by efficient 
and robust systems and processes 
to run seamless operations and 
efficiently manage its vast pool of 
suppliers and partners.

Managing a Vibrant 
Supplier Network

To effectively deliver high -quality 
projects with stringent timelines, 
managing a substantial number of 
suppliers located across the globe 
is key to any company’s success. 
Reliance ensures regular interface 
and interactions with its partners 
and vendors across various levels to 
address this need. All procurement 
and Contracting (P&C) activities for 
Exploration and Production (E&P) 
Division are primarily governed 
by contracts signed with the 
Government of India. E&P Project 
Development and Operations require 
highly specialised technical goods 
and services. Reliance is one of the 
very few vendors in the world that 
can cater to these technological and 
expertise requirements at exceedingly 
high precision and satisfactory levels.

Through its sustained investment 
in mega projects and operations, 
Reliance has contributed to 
developing India’s chemicals and 
engineering supplier base. Supporting 
and encouraging its suppliers to 
indigenise, expand their capabilities 
and increase their economic value 
has always been the focus of the 
Company. Reliance has procured 
goods and services worth more 
than `23,800 crore from indigenous 
suppliers in FY 2021-22. The Company 
ensures a high quality of service by 

Reviving and Nurturing 
India’s Art, Culture and 
Heritage

India is a land of diverse cultures. 
Reliance through the Foundation 
endeavours to ensure that the youth 
appreciate and connect with the 
country’s rich heritage and arts. 
Reliance Foundation defines ways 
to protect and promote India’s 
priceless heritage to sustain and 
make art and culture relevant to the 
younger generation. This rich art 
and cultural ethos runs across all of 
Reliance’s businesses.

Reliance collaborated with pioneering 
designer Ritu Kumar and Reliance 
Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) to 
charter a new, untried interpretation 
of India’s crafts and textiles. It took the 
country’s vibrant and diverse culture 
beyond existing ideas in couture 
and fashion. This was a novel step 
to preserve, nurture and celebrate 
India’s art and textiles heritage.

Employee Volunteering & 
Social Change

Volunteering is a significant enabler 
to express and share gratitude, 
essential for developing resilience 
in challenging times. At Reliance, 
volunteering has been a key lever 
for giving back to the communities. 
Reliance Foundation continued with 
the virtual mode of volunteering 
due to the pandemic. In FY 2021-
22, volunteering was expanded 
to newer areas of engagement 
to address present and future 
challenges. The programmes were 
crafted and implemented to focus 
on harnessing skills of the immense 
people resources and their expertise 
available within the organisation. 
The objective of these programmes 
has been the holistic development 
of beneficiaries while concentrating 
on thematic areas of education 
and capacity building of social 
organisations. These programmes are 
congruent with the goals of Reliance 
Group of Industries and the UN SDGs.

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working with its contractors to ensure 
that their employees are competent, 
and that work is carried out in a 
safe environment complying with 
statutory requirements. Some of these 
initiatives include :

•  Standardisation of PPEs for 

contract workers

•  Fair & transparent practices for 

statutory compliance

•  Contractor performance 

evaluation including Safety and 
Environment Performance

•  Trade & Safety test for all 

contract workers

•  Focus on safety practices 
and records during new 
contractor registration

•  Weekly visit of safety ambassadors 

to plants for improvement of 
contract worker safety

•  Training for field personnel on safe 
handling of hazardous chemicals

Reliance also ensured that COVID-19 
vaccinations were made available 
for the Company’s suppliers and 
their employees.

Sustainable Supply Chain 
Processes and Supplier 
Engagement

Reliance has developed systems and 
processes with years of expertise 
and experience to build and manage 
a sustainable and effective supply 
chain. Ongoing collaborations 
and partnerships have helped the 
Company maintain a long-term 
productive relationship with suppliers. 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

The sustainable sourcing ethos of 
Reliance focuses on eight parameters

Green packaging

Environment 
protection

Make in India & 
developing India’s 
engineering talent

Supplier 
collaboration

Digital enabling 
interaction with 
suppliers

Contract worker care

Community support

Regeneration/Safe 
disposal

Green packaging involves using 
recycled plastic or PET flakes, 
recycling plastic / wooden pallets 
used for domestic market, and 
optimising bag specifications 
to reduce material usage and 
palletisation to ensure safe handling 
and faster turnaround. The packaging 
design approach is based on the 
core principles of a sustainable 
circular economy of reduce, 
reuse, and recycle.

Environment protection is ensured 
by the co-development of 
environmentally conscious and 
safe products with suppliers, like 
the development of Silicon spray 
using environment-friendly solvents 
during FY 2021-22. The Company also 

focused on reducing paper use and 
its physical transfer through end-to-
end digital ‘Procurement to Pay Cycle’ 
processes and preference for digital 
invoices over paper invoices. Reliance 
received over 90% of the invoices 
from suppliers in digital format. The 
procurement decisions are also 
based on the energy efficiency 
of the products.

Reliance encouraged the 
development of India’s engineering 
talent by replacing imported RE13 Spin 
Finish oil for PFY with indigenously 
developed Spin finish oil components 
developed in the Company’s 
technical laboratories. Reliance uses 
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) 
for select categories, long-term 
agreements with packaging suppliers, 
and conducts joint programmes 
with vendors and reduce system 
costs to ensure sustainable supplier 
collaborations.

Reliance has developed a query 
management system for supplier 
queries, vendor self-service facility 
for transaction-related queries, 
development of P&C helpdesk 
and ‘Chatbot’ for online, real-
time feedback to suppliers. The 
Company has shown care towards 
its contract workers with multiple 
safety performance evaluations and 
defining PPE norms by work type. It 
ensures 100% compliance to the laws 
and regulations, including verification 
of contract worker wages payment.

Reliance extends support to the 
local community by encouraging its 
suppliers to source talent from 'near 
plant' communities. The Company 
is conscious about the regeneration 
and safe disposal of its waste. The 
total sale of e-waste including used 
oil and batteries, catalyst and plastic 
waste to the vendors is authorised by 
the Central and State Pollution Control 
Boards (CPCB/SPCB) for efficient and 
environmentally friendly recycling 
and disposal of that waste. Waste 
materials like wood, paper, metal, etc., 
are also recovered or recycled.

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Transparent and Robust 
Process for Identification and 
Evaluation of Suppliers

Reliance follows an in-depth and 
robust evaluation process for its 
suppliers that involves sending out 
a global notice inviting Expression 
of Interest (EOI) that publishes the 
requirements of all major goods and 
services. The EOIs received are then 
evaluated based on parameters 
such as technical competence, past 
experiences, HSE performance, quality 
system and financial strength for 
shortlisting bidders in response to the 
issuance of Request for Proposal.

The Supplier Code of Conduct, 
developed by Reliance, forms the 
basis of the Company’s relationship 
with its suppliers. Reliance’s belief 
that its suppliers need to comply 
with Labour and Human rights, 
Health and Safety, Environmental 
Protection, Ethical Conduct, Business 
Integrity and Confidentiality Laws and 
Standards is reflected in its Supplier 
Code of Conduct. The Company 
facilitates a range of measures to 
comply with the prevalent Anti-
Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery and 
Prevention of Corruption Act and 
the Supplier Code of Conduct. The 
compliance function and Ethics and 
Compliance Task Force (ECTF) have 
built a strong capability to undertake 
regulatory compliance checks, 
counterparty checks, real-time 
screening of any suspicious internal 
transactions, and investigations 
of reported incidents to curb any 
unlawful behaviour by its suppliers.

All suppliers are compliant with the 
Reliance Group Business Partner 
Code of Conduct (BPCOC). Reliance 
strictly adheres to all the procurement 
processes for the contracts signed 
with the Government of India.

Third-party vendors are identified 
and evaluated based on their track 
record and capability of meeting 
the Company standards. Reliance 
is moving towards a per-piece/per-
pallet based contract from the cost-
plus contracts to enable a significant 
cost advantage. The operational 
performance of these vendors, 
once onboarded, are continuously 
measured and monitored against 
defined parameters, and corrective 
actions demanded where necessary.

Supplier engagement is an overly 
critical factor for Reliance, and 
the same is ensured during the 
procurement process through regular 
meetings / communication. Suppliers 
and Reliance work as Partners to 
achieve the laid down objectives 
of the Company.

Nurturing Digital 
Ecosystems

JioGenNext

JioGenNext began with the 
leadership's vision of encouraging 
startups. They saw early on that 
startups would increasingly 
become a major powerhouse of 
talent, technology, and creativity 
for the country. JioGenNext has 
been essential in catalysing the 
Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem 
and enabling various businesses 
to attain scale by launching them 

in the Reliance ecosystem since 
its debut in 2014. Startup Reseau 
recognised it at the NEXTT Summit 
2021 as one of the top five corporate 
innovation and corporate venture 
capital programmes in India. It has 
conducted more than 16 cohorts 
supporting 170 startups who have 
collectively raised over `2,600 crore in 
early-stage venture capital.

In FY 2021-22, JioGenNext 
announced its Market Access 
Programme (MAP ‘21) with 11 high-
potential businesses. MAP focuses 
on two areas of advice and 
opportunity for startups:

1. 

Reliance / Jio access: To 
connect founders in the 
Reliance / Jio ecosystem. Create 
and accelerate interactions 
between startups and internal 
stakeholders to identify 
partnerships and possibilities that 
can help them expand quickly. 
It’s a one of a kind ‘customer-as-
mentor’ approach.

2.   Business Mentorship: To 

assist businesses on product 
innovation, go-to-market 
strategy, recruiting, marketing, 
funding, and product-market 
fit, all of which are related to 
a startup's overall business 
success. The programme is 
tailored to each startup's specific 
needs and goals.

MAP currently operates on an annual 
cohort model, with entrepreneurs 
being accepted on a rolling basis 
throughout the year. JioGenNext 
intends to use MAP to increase its 
value addition to entrepreneurs and 
develop win-win collaborations in the 
startup ecosystem.

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Overview

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Delivering Superior 
Customer Experience

Reliance is at the forefront of 
applying technology to automate 
sales processes for improved 
customer experience and cost 
and time savings. Reliance was 
the first to introduce a web-based 
sales operations system that allows 
customers to check their accounts 
around the clock. The Company 
continues to develop its systems 
and processes. As a result, it has 
introduced and intends to roll out 
additional features and flexibilities 
in the system to give customers 
easy access and convenience of 
operation. Reliance complies with 
all contractual commitments and 
legal and legislative requirements 
related to sales.

Reliance is improving the user 
experience across its businesses 
through digitisation. Measures such 
as collaborative planning using 
Client Relationship Management 
(CRM) systems to manage demand 
successfully and mobile applications 
for approvals, account management, 
and customer visits have aided 
in providing customers with 
service excellence .

As of March 31, 2022, RIL received 
1,191 customer complaints, of which 
1,125 were successfully resolved. 
Subsequently, most of the remaining 
complaints have been resolved .

Reliance Jewels conducts ‘Mystery 
Audits’ to measure customer 
satisfaction. This includes audits on 
critical parameters that contribute 
to the overall customer experience, 
such as cover employee appearance, 
ease of store navigation from the 
customer perspective, ability of 
employees to recommend and pitch 
products and handle objections. In 
addition to obtaining feedback from 
converted customers, Reliance also 
collects non-converted customer 
feedback through an online feedback 
form, which helps the Company 
understand customer preference and 
satisfaction levels.

Customer Satisfaction

For Reliance, customers are the key 
to a sustainable future. Winning their 
trust drives the Company to surpass 
consumer expectations continuously. 
Across all its businesses, Reliance 
aims to offer customers a diverse 
selection of options, an exceptional 
value proposition, high standards of 
quality, and an unrivalled experience. 
The Company continued to provide 
its millions of customers with high-
quality service across all business 
verticals throughout the challenges of 
the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Customer Satisfaction 
Surveys

Understanding consumer demands 
and responding to market realities 
are critical to the success of 
Reliance’s businesses. Reliance 
engages customers through various 
channels to understand their needs 
and obtain crucial insights into 
their requirements, interests, and 
preferences. The Company is always 
agile and aware of the changing 
market environment, which allows it to 
build services that are market-driven.

Reliance’s customer engagement 
initiatives include direct feedback 
through one-on-one meetings/
visits, calls to dedicated operation 
desk lines, surveys and meets 
that are arranged regularly. This 
allows effective customer contact, 
ensuring compliance with corporate 
norms and standards, identifying 
process improvement opportunities, 
and providing solutions to any 
unique concerns encountered 
by the customer.

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Redefining customer centricity at 
Reliance Retail
Reliance Retail reorganised its 
customer service Standard Operating 
Process (SOP) across functions and 
formats to deliver an enhanced 
customer experience at the store 
and online. The focus is to simplify 
systems and processes, and train 
and empower people to deliver 
a faster resolution to customers. 
Human resources and scheduling 
restructuring for its Customer Action 
Centre have helped the Company 
respond to calls and emails from 
customers. The abandoned call 
percentage was always kept at less 
than one per cent, and no pendency 
to customers reaching out on email 
and social channels. Reliance Retail 
created a specialised team whose 
primary responsibility is to track 
orders placed online by customers 
and communicate with them to 
ensure that they are delivered and 
installed as efficiently as possible. 
The Company launched a Remote 
Technical Support (RTS) desk that 

eliminates the need for repair 
engineers to travel to customer 
locations. Troubleshooting is done 
over the phone with videos and 
images, providing customers quick 
resolution to technical issues. RTS also 
helped pull off faster replacements, 
which reduced complaints by 20%. 
The Company empowered customers 
with various self-service initiatives 
including deploying cancellation 
feature on the app. It reduced 
complaints related to cancellations 
and refunds by 15%. As a result of 
supply bottlenecks during the year, 
imported spares were not readily 
available, adversely impacting 
repair service levels. Reliance Retail 
improved the repair Service Level 
Agreements (SLA) to 82% closure 
within three days and 94% closure 
within seven days by working 
closely with brands to prioritise ResQ 
customer repairs, increasing spares 
inventory levels and enabling quick 
supply to service centres.

Elevating Customer 
Experience at 
Reliance Fashion 
and Lifestyle
To enhance customer experience at 
Reliance Fashion & Lifestyle offline 
outlets, the Company launched 
various targeted initiatives. It 
launched Project CASH at Reliance 
Trends stores. The project focused 
on rigorous store team capability 
building and assessment for a 
consistent brand experience, 
improved product options, 
coordinated visibility to aid customer 
decision-making and upgraded the 
cashiering process to smoothen 
the point-of-sale experience. The 
aim was to ensure that each client 
was well-served. The results were 
reflected in an improved Net Promoter 
Score (NPS) of 21% absolute for Trends 
Small-town and 12% absolute for 
Trends, with a 63% increase in NPS 
feedback response rate.

Within the online store, an 
improvement in NPS of 7% was 
achieved through the launch of 
several customer focused initiatives 
and process improvements, such as 
aggressive promised delivery dates 
and adherence to the same, supply 
chain speed improvements across 
order journey by an average of one 
day, improved refund speed with 
99% returns getting repaid at the 
door. To further enhance customer 
service on the platform, the Company 
has focused on reducing queue 
waiting time and increasing first-time 
solution percentage, improving NPS of 
customer interactions.

Netmeds: Standing 
by customers 
through COVID-19
Netmeds is an online pharmacy 
digital commerce platform managed 
and operated by Reliance Retail. 
Netmeds spread COVID-19 awareness 
through its app and through 
awareness camps at many Netmeds 
stores. Netmeds also created a new 
COVID-19 essentials category, with a 
wide assortment of products, in the 
app for customers to place orders 
easily. The Fulfillment Centre team 
went beyond its call of duty to deliver 
essential products to customers in 
times of crisis and fear when courier 
partners were not available to make 
the deliveries. Customers whole-
heartedly appreciated this act of 
humanity and kindness, as evident 
through their testimonials. Netmeds 
has ensured exceptional customer 
delight led by its B2B sales force team 
that personally delivered medicines 
to pharmacies on multiple occasions, 
enabling timely availability to 
customers. Netmeds also supported 
its group companies by on-time 
delivery of Remdesivir, PPE kits and 
other COVID related medicines.

Data Privacy and Security

Reliance places tremendous 
importance on security and privacy 
in each of its businesses. Within Jio's 
privacy and security programme, the 
focus is on three essential aspects: 
embedding security in design, 
effective governance, and allowing 
organisation-wide security awareness. 
A highly efficient governance 
architecture with optimised 
processes ensures asset protection, 
customer data privacy, and fewer 
security breaches.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Way Forward
Reliance continues its efforts to build a more inclusive 
India. The Company works closely with communities 
and collaborates with various organisations and 
business groups with shared values to empower and 
enable those most in need. Powered by its talented 
and committed team, the Company has successfully 
established replicable and scalable development 
models to transform many more lives across 
the country. 

Reliance's success is underpinned by its forward-
looking strategies. Its robust business model is ever 
ready to adapt and evolve to embrace change 
and realise the potential of emerging opportunities. 
The Company's support for the most marginalised 
communities strengthens its commitment to help 
achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development 
Goals (UN SDGs). It remains invested in understanding 
and responding to the changing needs of its customers 
and has built deep-rooted relationships with them. 
Customers continue to be at the core of Reliance's 
future growth trajectory. 

To strengthen the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem, the 
Company will expand its efforts to empower budding 
entrepreneurs through JioGenNext. It has nurtured 
a responsive partner network that remains the force 
behind its steady growth in every addressable market. 
The Company will further enhance its supply chain 
management systems and processes, banking on 
decades of expertise and experience. Reliance will 
boost its supplier base to include many more small and 
medium-sized businesses from the local communities.

The Company has successfully navigated 
macroeconomic headwinds and other obstacles 
throughout the year to create long-term value for all 
stakeholders. Reliance stays firm in its resolution to 
build a stronger nation by enabling lives and livelihoods 
through outcome-oriented social change endeavours 
led by its philosophy of 'We Care' and duty of 'Seva' or 
'Service' to all.

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Independent Assurance Statement to Reliance Industries Limited on 
their Sustainability Disclosures in the Integrated Annual Report for 
Financial Year 2021-22

•  The Company’s statements that describe 
expression of opinion, belief, aspiration, 
expectation, aim or future intention and 
assertions related to intellectual property 
rights and other competitive issues.

alignment with the National Voluntary 
Guidelines on Social, Environmental 
and Economic Responsibilities of 
Business (NVG-SEE)

•  Verification of performance data 

To the Management of Reliance Industries 
Limited, 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 
222, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, 
Maharashtra, India.

Introduction

We, KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services 
LLP (‘KPMG’), have been engaged for the 
purpose of providing assurance on the 
selected sustainability disclosures presented 
in the Integrated Annual Report (‘the Report’) 
of Reliance Industries Limited (‘RIL’ or ‘the 
Company’) for FY 2021-22. Our responsibility was 
to provide assurance on the selected aspects of 
the Report as described under ‘boundary, scope 
and limitations’ below.

Reporting Criteria

RIL has developed its report based on the 
applicable accounting standards and has 
incorporated the principles of the International 
Integrated Reporting Framework () published 
by the International Integrated Reporting 
Council (IIRC), into the Management Discussion 
and Analysis section of the Report.

The Company’s sustainability performance 
reporting criteria has been derived from the 
GRI Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative, 
United Nation’s Sustainable Development 
Goals (UN SDGs), the American Petroleum 
Institute / The International Petroleum Industry 
Environmental Conservation Association’s (API/
IPIECA) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, and 
the Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR) 
framework of the Securities and Exchange Board 
of India (SEBI).

RIL has also referred to new and emerging 
frameworks such as the Task Force on Climate-
related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and the 
WEF-IBC metrics.

Assurance Standards

We conducted the assurance in 
accordance with:

•  The requirements of the International 
Federation of Accountants’ (IFAC) 
International Standard on Assurance 
Engagements (ISAE) 3000 (Revised) 

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Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or 
Reviews of Historical Financial Information.

 - Under this standard, we have reviewed 
the information presented in the Report 
against the characteristics of relevance, 
completeness, reliability, neutrality and 
understandability.

 -

Limited assurance consists primarily of 
enquiries and analytical procedures. 
The procedures performed in a limited 
assurance engagement vary in nature 
and timing and are less in extent than for a 
reasonable assurance engagement.
 - Reasonable assurance is a high level of 

assurance, but it is not a guarantee that it 
will always detect a material misstatement 
when it exists.

Boundary, Scope, and Limitations

•  The boundary of our assurance covers 
the sustainability performance of RIL’s 
manufacturing divisions, refineries, 
exploration and production in India; 
business divisions such as chemicals, 
fibre intermediates, petroleum, polyester, 
polymers, Recron and RP Chemicals units in 
Malaysia, petro-retail division facilities under 
Reliance BP Mobility Limited (RBML), terminal 
operations, LPG, Reliance Jio Infocomm 
Limited (RJIL), Reliance Retail Ventures Limited 
(RRVL), and corporate office at Reliance 
Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.

•  The reporting period for all the above 
business units except Recron and RP 
Chemicals, Malaysia was from 01 April 2021 to 
31 March 2022. The reporting period for Recron 
and RP Chemicals, Malaysia was from 01 
January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

•  The scope of reasonable assurance included 
total number of employees, new employee 
hires, diversity of governance bodies 
and employees, parental leave and total 
manhours of training for Reliance group. 
The sustainability performance data for 
RIL covered under reasonable assurance 
were total energy consumption, reduction 
in energy consumption, renewable energy 
generated, direct (scope 1) GHG emissions 
and energy indirect (scope 2) GHG emissions, 

quantity of flared and vented hydrocarbons, 
emissions of total particulate matter, oxides 
of nitrogen, oxides of sulphur, and volatile 
organic compounds (VOC), water withdrawal, 
waste water discharged, water recycled, 
hazardous and non-hazardous waste 
disposed, and the number of injuries, fatalities 
and Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR).

•  Additionally, the data subjected to limited 

assurance for RIL included, markets served, 
mechanisms for advice and concerns about 
ethics, governance structure and chair of 
the highest governance body. For Reliance 
Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), the sustainability 
performance data covered under limited 
assurance were total energy consumption, 
renewable energy consumption, direct 
(scope 1) GHG emissions, energy indirect 
(scope 2) GHG emissions and other indirect 
(scope 3) GHG emissions (limited to business 
travel, upstream leased assets, upstream 
transportation and distribution, capital goods, 
purchased goods and services, fuel and 
electricity and waste disposal), hazardous 
and non-hazardous waste disposed, number 
of injuries, fatalities and Lost Time Injury 
Frequency Rate (LTIFR). For Reliance Retail 
Ventures Limited (RRVL), the data on number 
of injuries, fatalities and Lost Time Injury 
Frequency Rate (LTIFR), were covered under 
limited assurance. For Recron Malaysia and 
RP Chemicals Malaysia, the performance 
data namely total energy consumption, direct 
(scope 1) GHG emissions, energy indirect 
(scope 2) GHG emissions, emissions of total 
particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, oxides 
of sulphur, water withdrawal, wastewater 
discharged, water recycled, hazardous and 
non-hazardous waste disposed, number 
of injuries, fatalities and LTIFR were covered 
under limited assurance.

The assurance scope excludes:

•  Aspects of the report other than those 

mentioned above;

•  Data and information outside the defined 

reporting period;

•  Strategy, regulatory compliances and other 
related linkages expressed in the Report;

Assurance Procedures

Our assurance process involved performing 
procedures to obtain evidence about the 
reliability of specified performance data. 
The nature, timing and extent of procedures 
selected depend on our judgment, including 
the assessment of the risks of material 
misstatement of the selected sustainability 
performance data whether due to fraud or 
error. In making those risk assessments, we 
have considered internal controls relevant to 
the preparation of the Report in order to design 
assurance procedures that are appropriate 
in the circumstances. Our assurance 
procedures also included:

•  Assessment of RIL’s reporting procedures 
regarding their consistency with the 
application of the GRI Standards.

•  Evaluating the appropriateness of the 
quantification methods used to arrive 
at the sustainability performance 
presented in the Report.

•  Verification of systems and procedures 
used for quantification, collation, and 
analysis of sustainability performance data 
included in the Report.

•  Understanding the appropriateness 
of various assumptions, estimations 
and materiality thresholds used by RIL 
for data analysis.

•  Discussions with the personnel at 

the corporate and business unit level 
responsible for the performance data 
presented in the Report.

•  Discussion on sustainability aspects with 
senior executives at the different plant 
locations and at the corporate office to 
understand the risks and opportunities 
from sustainability context and the strategy 
RIL is following.

•  Assessment of data reliability and accuracy.

•  For the data and information related to 

RIL’s financial performance, we have relied 
on its audited financial statements for 
the FY 2021-22.

•  Review of the Company’s Business 

Responsibility Report section to check 

through virtual conference meetings 
with manufacturing units at Barabanki, 
Dahej, Hazira, Hoshiarpur, Jamnagar DTA, 
Jamnagar SEZ, Jamnagar C2 complex, 
Jamnagar Pet Coke Gasification unit, 
Nagothane, Naroda, Patalganga, Silvassa, 
Vadodara; Recron Malaysia facilities at Nilai 
and Melaka; RP Chemicals Malaysia; Petro-
retail division facilities under RBML, Terminal 
Operations and LPG; On-shore and Off-
shore exploration and production facilities 
at Gadimoga and Shahdol; Reliance Jio 
Infocomm Limited; Reliance Retail Ventures 
Limited; and Corporate office at Reliance 
Corporate Park, Navi Mumbai.

Appropriate documentary evidence was 
reviewed to support our conclusions on 
the information and data verified. Where 
such documentary evidence could not be 
shared with us due to sensitive nature of the 
information, our team verified the same during 
the site interactions using screen sharing tools.

Independence

The assurance was conducted by a 
multidisciplinary team including professionals 
with suitable skills and experience in auditing 
environmental, social and economic 
information in line with the requirements 
of ISAE 3000 (Revised) standard. Our work 
was performed in compliance with the 
requirements of the IFAC Code of Ethics for 
Professional Accountants, which requires, 
among other requirements, that the members 
of the assurance team (practitioners) be 
independent of the assurance client, in 
relation to the scope of this assurance 
engagement, including not being involved 
in writing the Report. The Code also includes 
detailed requirements for practitioners 
regarding integrity, objectivity, professional 
competence and due care, confidentiality and 
professional behaviour. KPMG has systems and 
processes in place to monitor compliance with 
the Code and to prevent conflicts regarding 
independence. The firm applies ISQC 1 and 
the practitioner complies with the applicable 
independence and other ethical requirements 
of the IESBA code.

Responsibilities

RIL is responsible for developing the Report 
contents. RIL is also responsible for identification 
of material sustainability topics, establishing 
and maintaining appropriate performance 
management and internal control systems, and 
derivation of performance data reported. This 
statement is made solely to the Management 
of RIL in accordance with the terms of our 
engagement and as per scope of assurance.

Our work has been undertaken so that we 
might state to RIL those matters for which we 
have been engaged to state in this statement 
and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent 
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume 
responsibility to anyone other than RIL for our 
work, for this report, or for the conclusions 
expressed in this independent assurance 
statement. The assurance engagement is 
based on the assumption that the data and 
information provided to us is complete and 
true. We expressly disclaim any liability or 
co-responsibility for any decision a person or 
entity would make based on this assurance 
statement. By reading this assurance statement, 
stakeholders acknowledge and agree to the 
limitations and disclaimers mentioned above.

Conclusions

Based on our assurance procedures and in line 
with the boundary, scope and limitations, we 
conclude that, for the selected performance 
data subjected to limited assurance procedures 
as defined under the scope of assurance, 
nothing has come to our attention that causes 
us not to believe that these are appropriately 
stated in all material respects, in line with the 
reporting principles of the GRI Standards. The 
sustainability performance data that have been 
subjected to reasonable assurance procedures 
as defined under the scope of assurance, are 
fairly stated in all material respects and are in 
alignment with the GRI standards.

Anand S. Kulkarni
Technical Director
KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP

19 July 2022

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

“Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common factor: 
Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth.”

Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani
Founder Chairman

K. Sethuraman

Savithri Parekh

Jyoti Jain

Sridhar 
Kothandaraman

Ratnesh  
Rukhariyar

Mohana V

Transparency, Disclosure 
and Accountability are 
three main pillars of 
corporate governance. At 
RIL, the six core values (viz. 
Customer Value, Ownership 
Mindset, Respect, Integrity, 
One Team and Excellence) 
enshrined in our Values 
and Behaviours guide our 
corporate governance 
framework.

This report is prepared in accordance 
with the provisions of the Securities 
and Exchange Board of India 
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure 
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 
(Listing Regulations) and the report 
contains the details of Corporate 
Governance systems and processes 
at Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL” or 
“the Company”).

This report is divided into 
following sections:

1. 

 Statement on Company’s 
Philosophy on 
Code of Governance

2. 

 Corporate Governance Structure, 
Policies and Practices

3.  Board of Directors

4.  Board Committees

5. 

 Framework for monitoring 
Subsidiary Companies

6.  General Body Meetings

7.  Means of Communication

8.  General Shareholder Information

9.  Other Disclosures

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 Statement on Company’s 
Philosophy on Code of 
Governance

Corporate Governance encompasses 
a set of systems and practices to 
ensure that the Company’s affairs are 
being managed in a manner which 
ensures accountability, transparency 
and fairness in all transactions in the 
widest sense. The objective is to meet 
stakeholders’ aspirations and societal 
expectations. Good governance 
practices stem from the dynamic 
culture and positive mindset of the 
organisation. We are committed 
to meet the aspirations of all our 
stakeholders. This is demonstrated 
in shareholder returns, high credit 
ratings, awards and recognitions, 
governance processes and an 
entrepreneurial performance focussed 
work environment. Additionally, our 
customers have been benefited from 
high quality products delivered at 
extremely competitive prices.

The essence of Corporate Governance 
lies in promoting and maintaining 
integrity, transparency and 
accountability in the management’s 
higher echelons. The demands 
of Corporate Governance require 
professionals to raise their competence 
and capability levels to meet the 
expectations in managing the 
enterprise and its resources effectively 
with the highest standards of 
ethics. It has thus become crucial 
to foster and sustain a culture that 
integrates all components of good 
governance by carefully balancing the 
inter-relationship among the Board of 
Directors, Board Committees, Finance, 
Compliance & Assurance teams, 
Auditors and the Senior Management. 
Our employee satisfaction is reflected 
in the stability of senior management, 
ability to attract talent across 
various levels and substantially 
higher productivity. Above all, we feel 
honoured to be integral to India’s social 
development. Details of several such 
initiatives are available in the Report on 
Corporate Social Responsibility.

At RIL, Corporate Governance is 
all about maintaining a valuable 
relationship and trust with all the 
stakeholders. We consider stakeholders 
as partners in our success and 

remain committed to maximising 
stakeholders’ value, be it Customers, 
Local Communities, Employees, 
Suppliers & Distributors, Trade Unions, 
NGOs, Investors & Shareholders and 
Government & Regulatory Authorities. 
This approach to value creation 
emanates from RIL’s belief that 
sound governance system, based 
on relationship and trust, is integral 
to creating enduring value for all. We 
have a defined policy framework for 
ethical conduct of businesses. We 
believe that any business conduct 
can be ethical only when it rests on 
the six core values viz. Customer Value, 
Ownership Mindset, Respect, Integrity, 
One Team and Excellence.

At RIL, we believe that as we move 
closer towards our aspirations of being 
a global corporation, our Corporate 
Governance standards must be 
globally benchmarked. Therefore, we 
have institutionalised the right building 
blocks for future growth. The building 
blocks will ensure that we achieve our 
ambition in a prudent and sustainable 
manner. RIL not only adheres to the 
prescribed Corporate Governance 
practices as per the Listing 
Regulations, but is also committed 
to sound Corporate Governance 
principles and practices. It constantly 
strives to adopt emerging best 
practices being followed worldwide. 
It is our endeavour to achieve higher 
standards and provide oversight 
and guidance to the management 
in strategy implementation, risk 
management and fulfilment of stated 
goals and objectives.

Over the years, we have strengthened 
governance practices. These practices 
define the way how business is 
conducted and value is generated. 
Stakeholders’ interests are taken into 
account before making any business 
decision. RIL has the distinction of 
consistently rewarding its shareholders 
for over four eventful decades from 
Initial Public Offer (IPO). Since then, 
RIL has moved from one big idea 
to another and these milestones 
continue to fuel its relentless pursuit of 
ever-higher goals.

On standalone basis, we have 
grown by a Compounded Annual 
Growth Rate (CAGR) of Revenues 

22.2%, Earnings Before Interest, Tax, 
Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) 
before exceptional items 23.1% and Net 
Profit before exceptional items 24.1%. 
The financial markets have endorsed 
our sterling performance and the 
market capitalisation has increased by 
CAGR of 31.6% during the same period. 
In terms of distributing wealth to our 
shareholders, apart from having a 
track record of uninterrupted dividend 
payout, we have also delivered 
consistent unmatched shareholder 
returns since listing. The result of our 
initiative is our ever widening reach 
and recall. Our shareholder base 
has grown from 52,000 after the IPO 
to a consolidated present base of 
around 33 Lakh.

For decades, RIL is growing in step 
with India’s industrial and economic 
development. The Company has 
helped transform the Indian economy 
with large projects and world-class 
execution. The quest to help elevate 
India’s quality of life continues and 
is unabated. It emanates from a 
fundamental article of faith: ‘What is 
good for India is good for Reliance’.

We believe, Corporate Governance is 
not just a destination, but a journey to 
constantly improve sustainable value 
creation. It is an upward-moving target 
that we collectively strive towards 
achieving. Our multiple initiatives 
towards maintaining the highest 
standards of governance are detailed 
in this Report.

 Corporate Governance 
Structure, Policies and 
Practices

The Company has put in place an 
internal multi-tier governance structure 
with defined roles and responsibilities 
of every constituent of the system. 
The Company’s shareholders appoint 
the Board of Directors, which in turn 
govern the Company. The Board has 
established various Committees to 
discharge its responsibilities in an 
effective manner. The Chairman and 
Managing Director (CMD) provides 
overall direction and guidance to 
the Board. In the operations and 
functioning of the Company, the CMD is 
assisted by four Executive Directors and 
a core group of senior level executives.

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Shareholders

Board of  
Directors

Audit  
Committee

Human 
Resources, 
Nomination and 
Remuneration 
Committee

Risk  
Management 
Committee

Corporate  
Social 
Responsibility 
and Governance 
Committee

Stakeholders’ 
Relationship 
Committee

Health, Safety 
and Environment 
Committee

Finance 
Committee

Ethics & 
Compliance 
Task Force

Role and responsibilities of 
constituents of Governance 
Structure

Board of Directors: The Board of 
Directors is the apex body constituted 
by shareholders for overseeing the 
Company’s overall functioning. The 
Board provides strategic direction 
and leadership and oversees the 
management policies and their 
effectiveness looking at long-term 
interests of shareholders and other 
stakeholders. The Board, inter alia, 
reviews and guides corporate 
strategy, major plans of action, risk 
policy, annual budgets, acquisitions 
and divestments. It also monitors 
implementation and effectiveness 
of governance structures. For further 
details, see the section titled “Board of 
Directors” in this report.

The Chairman is responsible for 
fostering and promoting the integrity 
of the Board while nurturing a culture 
where the Board works harmoniously 
for the long-term benefit of the 
Company and all its stakeholders. The 
Board and it’s Committees provide 
effective governance to the Company.  
The Chairman takes a lead role in 

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managing the Board and facilitating 
effective communication among 
the Directors. The Human Resources, 
Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee reviews succession 
planning of the Board and Senior 
Management. Based on the manner 
of performance evaluation laid by 
the HRNR committee, a consolidated 
report is provided to the Chairman 
to facilitate individual feedback and 
advice to the Directors.

Board Committees: The Board 
has delegated its functioning in 
relevant areas to designated Board 
Committees to effectively deal with 
complex or specialised issues. For 
further details, see the section titled 
“Board Committees” in this report.

Company Secretary: The Company 
Secretary plays a key role in ensuring 
that the Board (including committees 
thereof) procedures are followed and 
regularly reviewed. The Company 
Secretary ensures that all relevant 
information, details and documents 
are made available to the Directors 
and Senior Management for effective 
decision-making at the meetings. 
The Company Secretary is primarily 
responsible to assist and advise the 

Board in the conduct of affairs of the 
Company, to ensure compliance with 
applicable statutory requirements, 
to provide guidance to Directors and 
to facilitate convening of meetings. 
The Company Secretary assists the 
Chairman in management of the 
Board’s administrative activities such 
as meetings, schedules, agenda, 
communications and documentation. 
The Company Secretary interfaces 
between the management and 
regulatory authorities for governance 
matters. The Company’s internal 
guidelines for Board and Committee 
meetings facilitate decision-making 
process at its meetings in an informed 
and efficient manner.

Ethics / Governance Policies

At RIL, we strive to conduct our 
business and strengthen our 
relationships in a manner that is 
dignified, distinctive and responsible. 
We adhere to ethical standards 
to ensure integrity, transparency, 
independence and accountability 
in dealing with all the stakeholders. 
Therefore, we have adopted various 
codes and policies to carry out our 
duties in an ethical manner. Some of 
these codes and policies are:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

•  Values and Behaviors
•  Code of Conduct and Our Code
•  Code of Conduct for Prohibition of 

Insider Trading

•  Code of Practices and Procedures 
for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished 
Price Sensitive Information

•  Business Partner Code of Conduct
•  Health, Safety and 
Environment Policy
•   Vigil Mechanism and 
Whistle-blower Policy

•  Prevention of Sexual Harassment of 

Women at Workplace Policy

•  Corporate Social 

Responsibility Policy
•  Policy for selection of 

Directors and determining 
Directors’ independence

•  Remuneration Policy for Directors, 
Key Managerial Personnel and 
other employees

•  Dividend Distribution Policy
•  Policy for determining 
Material Subsidiaries

•  Policy on Subsidiary Governance
•  Policy on Materiality of Related Party 
Transactions and on dealing with 
Related Party Transactions

•  Policy for Performance Evaluation 

of Independent Directors, 
Board, Committees and other 
individual Directors

•  Policy on determination and 
disclosure of Materiality of 
Events and Information and Web 
Archival Policy

•  Policy for Preservation of Documents
•  Group Risk Management Policy
•  Materiality Policy for 

The Codes reflect the core values of 
the Company viz. Customer Value, 
Ownership Mindset, Respect, Integrity, 
One Team and Excellence.

A copy of the Code of Conduct 
and Our Code are available on the 
website of the Company. The Codes 
have been circulated to the Directors 
and Senior Management Personnel 
and its compliance is affirmed 
by them annually.

A declaration on confirmation of 
compliance of the Code of Conduct, 
signed by the Company’s Chairman 
and Managing Director is published 
in this Report.

Vigil Mechanism and 
Whistle-blower Policy

The Company promotes safe, ethical 
and compliant conduct of all its 
business activities and has put in 
place a mechanism for reporting 
illegal or unethical behaviour. The 
Company has a Vigil Mechanism and 
Whistle-blower policy under which the 
employees are encouraged to report 
violations of applicable laws and 
regulations and the Code of Conduct 
– without fear of any retaliation. The 
reportable matters may be disclosed 
to the Ethics & Compliance Task Force 
which operates under the supervision 
of the Audit Committee. Employees 
may also report violations to the 
Chairman of the Audit Committee 
and there was no instance of denial of 
access to the Audit Committee.

Commodity Exposure

•  Commodity and Freight Risk 

Management Policy

The Vigil Mechanism and 
Whistle-blower Policy is available on 
the website of the Company.

•  Foreign Exchange & Derivatives Risk 

Management Policy

•  Investment Governance Policy
•  Data Privacy Policy
•  Group Information Security Policy
•  Intellectual Property Policy
•  Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policy
•  Anti-Money Laundering Procedure

Code of Conduct

The Company has in place a 
comprehensive Code of Conduct 
and Our Code (the Codes) applicable 
to the Directors and employees. The 
Codes give guidance and support 
needed for ethical conduct of 
business and compliance of law. 

Anti-Bribery & 
Anti-Corruption Policy

The Company is committed in 
doing business with integrity 
and transparency and has a 
zero-tolerance approach to 
non-compliance with the anti-bribery 
policy. The Company prohibits 
bribery, corruption and any form of 
improper payments / dealings in 
the conduct of business operations. 
Training / awareness programs are 
conducted on periodical basis to 
sensitise employees. 

The Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption 

Policy is available on the website 
of the Company.

Prevention of Sexual 
Harassment of Women at 
Workplace Policy

In accordance with the requirements 
of the Sexual Harassment of Women 
at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition 
& Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) 
along with the Rules made thereunder, 
the Company has in place a policy 
which mandates no tolerance against 
any conduct amounting to sexual 
harassment of women at workplace. 
The Company has constituted Internal 
Committee(s) (“ICs”) to redress and 
resolve any complaints arising under 
the POSH Act. Training / awareness 
programs are conducted throughout 
the year to create sensitivity towards 
ensuring respectable workplace.

Risk Management, Internal 
Controls and Compliance

The Company has put in place the 
“Reliance Management System” 
(“RMS”) as a part of its transformation 
agenda. RMS incorporates an 
integrated framework for managing 
risks and internal controls. The 
internal financial controls have 
been documented, embedded and 
digitised in the business processes. 
Internal controls are regularly 
tested for design, implementation 
and operating effectiveness. RMS 
is enabled through extensive use 
of technology to support the risk 
management processes, ensure 
the ongoing effectiveness of internal 
controls in processes, compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations.

The Compliance Function ensures 
compliance activities related to the 
Financial, Operational and People 
Management Systems of the various 
group entities. This includes various 
statutes such as industrial and 
labour laws, taxation laws, corporate 
and securities laws, health, safety 
and environmental laws, etc. All 
compliance activities are supported 
by a robust online compliance 
monitoring system (iRCMS) to 
ensure ongoing compliance. The 
ongoing effectiveness of compliance 
management activities is reviewed 

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Audit Function.

The combination of independent 
governance, assurance and oversight 
structures, combined with automated 
risk management, controls and 
compliance monitoring, ensures 
robustness and integrity of financial 
reporting, management of internal 
controls and ensures compliance 
with statutory laws, regulations and 
company’s policies. These provide 
the foundations that enable optimal 
use and protection of assets, facilitate 
the accurate and timely compilation 
of financial statements and 
management reports.

Audits and Internal Checks 
and Balances

The Statutory Auditors and the Group 
Internal Audit Function perform 
independent reviews of the ongoing 
effectiveness of the Reliance 
Management System which integrates 
various components of the systems of 
internal control.

Corporate Governance 
Practices

RIL strives for highest Corporate 
Governance standards and 
practices. It, therefore, endeavours 
to continuously improve and adopt 
the best of international Corporate 
Governance codes and practices. 
Some of the implemented global 
governance norms and best practices 
include the following:

•  All securities related filings with 
Stock Exchanges are reviewed 
every quarter by the Stakeholders’ 
Relationship Committee.

•  The Company has independent 

Board Committees covering matters 
related to Risk Management, Health, 
Safety and Environment, Corporate 
Social Responsibility, Internal 
Audit, Financial Management, 
Stakeholders’ Relationship, Directors’ 
Remuneration and the nomination 
of Board members.

•  The Company also has several 
other Executive Committees of 
senior management who review the 
ongoing effectiveness of operational 
and financial risk mitigations and 
governance practices.

•  The Group has an independent 

Internal Audit Function that provides 
risk-based assurance across all 
material areas of Group Risk and 
Compliance exposures.
•  The Company undergoes 

quarterly secretarial compliance 
certification from an independent 
Company Secretary who is in 
whole-time practice.

•  The Company has appointed an 
independent firm of Chartered 
Accountants to conduct concurrent 
audit of share registry and other 
incidental functions carried out by 
Registrar and Transfer Agent.

RIL’s Integrated Reporting

RIL published its maiden Integrated 
Annual Report in the FY 2016-17 
aligned with the International 
Integrated Reporting Council’s 
(IIRC)  framework. The concept 
of the six capitals of business as 
suggested by the  framework has 
been ingrained into the Company’s 
management philosophy and has 
become an important enabler for RIL’s 
value creation story. RIL’s Integrated 
Reporting is covered in Management 
Discussion and Analysis Report.

Shareholders’ 
Communications

The Board recognises the importance 
of two-way communication with 
shareholders, giving a balanced report 
of results & progress and responding 
to questions & issues raised. 
Shareholders seeking information 
related to their shareholding may 
contact the Company directly or 
through the Company’s Registrar 
and Transfer Agent, details of which 
are available on the Company’s 
website. RIL ensures that complaints 
of its shareholders are responded 
to promptly. A comprehensive 
and informative shareholders’ 
referencer is available on the website 
of the Company.

Board of Directors

At RIL, it is our belief that an 
enlightened Board consciously creates 
a culture of leadership to provide a 
long-term vision and policy approach 
to improve the quality of governance. 
The Board’s actions and decisions 
are aligned with the Company’s best 
interests. The Board is committed 
to the goal of sustainably elevating 
the Company’s value creation. The 
Company has defined guidelines 
and an established framework for 
the meetings of the Board and its 
Committees. These guidelines seek 
to systematise the decision-making 
process at the meetings of the Board 
and Committees in an informed and 
efficient manner.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Board Composition and category of Directors

The Company’s policy is to maintain an optimum combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors.

Composition Analysis

Independence  

Diversity (Gender)

Diversity (Nationality)

Category

Independent Directors

Non-Independent Directors

%

50.00

50.00

Category

Women

Men

%

14.29

85.71

Category

Indian

Foreign

%

71.43

28.57

Core skills / expertise / competencies available with the Board 

The Board comprises qualified and experienced members who possess required skills, expertise and competencies that 
allow them to make effective contributions to the Board and its Committees.

The following skills / expertise / competencies have been identified for the effective functioning of the Company and are 
currently available with the Board: 

•  Leadership / Operational experience
•  Strategic Planning 
•  Industry Experience, Research & Development and Innovation 
•  Global Business 
•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management 
•  Corporate Governance

While all the Board members possess the skills identified, their area of core expertise is given in their respective 
profiles below. 

Profile of Directors

Brief profile of Directors of the Company including their category, shareholding in the Company, number of other 
Directorships including name of listed entities where he / she is a director alongwith the category of their directorships, 
committee positions held by them in other companies as a Member or Chairperson, area of expertise and other details 
are given below:

Appointed 
April 1, 1977

Shareholding * 
80,52,020 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
4

Mukesh D. Ambani**
Chairman and Managing Director
(DIN: 00001695)

Citizen of India

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Appointed 
March 28, 2015

Shareholding * 
Nil

Other Directorship(s) *# 
3

Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Independent Director
(DIN: 00228513)

Citizen of USA

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies)  *^ 
2

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & 

Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Corporate Governance

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Appointed 
March 28, 2015

Shareholding * 
Nil

Other Directorship(s) *# 
6

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar
Independent Director
(DIN: 00074119)

Citizen of India

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Godrej Agrovet Limited – Independent Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Appointed 
June 18, 2014

Shareholding * 
Nil

Other Directorship(s) *# 
7

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Cipla Limited – Independent Director

Network18 Media & Investments Limited – 
Independent Director

TV18 Broadcast Limited – Independent Director

Larsen and Toubro Limited – Independent 
Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
7 – (including 5 as Chairman)

Appointed 
June 12, 2015

Shareholding * 
12,800 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
3

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Adani Power Limited – Independent Director

Adani Green Energy Limited – Independent 
Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
3 – (including 2 as Chairman)

Appointed 
July 21, 2017

Shareholding *  
14,400 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
3

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Adil Zainulbhai
Independent Director
(DIN: 06646490)

Citizen of USA

Raminder Singh Gujral
Independent Director 
(DIN: 07175393)

Citizen of India

Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Independent Director
(DIN: 02787784)

Citizen of USA

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & 

Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Appointed 
October 17, 2018

Shareholding * 
91 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
2

Arundhati Bhattacharya
Independent Director 
(DIN: 02011213)

Citizen of India

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Appointed 
July 19, 2021

Shareholding * 
Nil

Other Directorship(s) *# 
Nil

His Excellency Yasir 
Othman H. Al Rumayyan
Independent Director
(DIN: 09245977)

Citizen of Saudi Arabia

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Corporate Governance

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

K. V. Chowdary
Non-Executive Director
(DIN: 08485334)

Citizen of India

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Appointed 
October 18, 2019

Shareholding * 
Nil

Other Directorship(s) *# 
4

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
CCL Products (India) Limited – Independent 
Director

Divi’s Laboratories Limited – Independent 
Director

Tata Motors Limited – Independent Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
5 – (including 1 as Chairman)

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Appointed 
June 18, 2014

Shareholding * 
80,52,021 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
2

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

•  Corporate Governance

Nita M. Ambani**
Non-Executive Director
(DIN: 03115198)

Citizen of India

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
EIH Limited – Non-Executive Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

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Executive Director
(DIN: 00001620)

Citizen of India

Hital R. Meswani
Executive Director
(DIN: 00001623)

Citizen of India

P.M.S. Prasad
Executive Director
(DIN: 00012144)

Citizen of India

Appointed 
June 26, 1986

Shareholding * 
35,80,529 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
1

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
1 – (as Chairman)

Appointed 
August 04, 1995

Shareholding * 
34,38,688 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
4

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
1 – (as Chairman)

Appointed 
August 21, 2009

Shareholding * 
6,40,000 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
5

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Network18 Media & Investments Limited – Non-
Executive Director

TV18 Broadcast Limited – Non-Executive Director

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
4

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

•  Strategic Planning

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Global Business

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

•  Corporate Governance

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Areas of expertise

•  Leadership / Operational experience

• 

Industry Experience, Research & 
Development and Innovation

•  Financial, Regulatory / Legal & Risk Management

Appointed 
May 16, 2010

Shareholding * 
56,533 equity shares

Other Directorship(s) *# 
1

Directorship in other listed company(ies) and 
category of directorship * 
Nil

Committee membership(s) / chairmanship(s) 
in other company(ies) *^ 
Nil

Pawan Kumar Kapil
Executive Director
(DIN: 02460200)

Citizen of India

* as on March 31, 2022

** Promoter Director
# excluding Directorship(s) in foreign companies and Section 8 companies under the Companies Act, 2013.
^ In accordance with Regulation 26 of the Listing Regulations.

Notes:

a) 

b) 

Smt. Nita M. Ambani is the spouse of Shri Mukesh D. Ambani.

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani and Shri Hital R. Meswani are brothers and not related to Promoter Director. 

c)  None of the other Directors are related to any other Director on the Board.

The detailed profile of the Directors is available on the website of the Company.

The number of Directorship(s) and Committee Membership(s) / Chairmanship(s) of all Directors is / are within the respective limits prescribed under 
the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations.

Board Independence

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi joined the Board 
of the Company in 1992 and the Board 
has benefitted from his sage counsel 
for nearly 30 years. He demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
effective from the conclusion of the 
44th Annual General Meeting (Post IPO) 
held on June 24, 2021, due to health 
reasons. The Board places on record 
its deepest gratitude and appreciation 
towards valuable contribution made 
by Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi to the growth 
and governance of the Company 
during his tenure as a Director of 
the Company. Further, His Excellency 
Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan was 
appointed as an Independent Director 
of the Company w.e.f. July 19, 2021.

Every Independent Director, at the 
first meeting of the Board in which he 
/ she participates as a Director and 
thereafter at the first meeting of the 
Board in every financial year, gives a 

declaration that he / she meets the 
criteria of independence as provided 
under the law and that he / she 
is not aware of any circumstance 
or situation, which exist or may be 
reasonably anticipated, that could 
impair or impact his / her ability to 
discharge his / her duties with an 
objective independent judgement and 
without any external influence.

In the opinion of the Board, the 
Independent Directors fulfil the 
conditions specified in the Listing 
Regulations and are independent of 
the management.

Selection and Appointment of 
Independent Directors

Considering the requirement of skill 
sets on the Board, eminent persons 
having an independent standing 
in their respective field / profession 
and who can effectively contribute 
to the Company’s business and 

policy decisions are considered by 
the Human Resources, Nomination 
and Remuneration Committee, for 
appointment, as an Independent 
Director on the Board. The Committee, 
inter alia, considers qualification, 
positive attributes, area of expertise 
and number of Directorship(s) and 
Membership(s) held in various 
committees of other companies by 
such persons in accordance with 
the Company’s Policy for Selection of 
Directors and determining Directors’ 
independence and recommends to 
the Board their appointment.

Meeting of Independent 
Directors

The Company’s Independent Directors 
met three times during the FY 2021-22. 
Such meetings were conducted to 
enable the Independent Directors 
to discuss matters pertaining to 
the Company’s affairs and put 
forth their views.

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Number of Board meetings and attendance of Directors 

During the FY 2021-22, 5 (five) Board meetings were held as against the statutory requirement of four meetings. The 
details of Board meetings and attendance of Directors at these meetings and at last annual general meeting (AGM) 
are given below:

Name of the Director

Mukesh D. Ambani

Yogendra P. Trivedi *

Prof. Dipak C. Jain

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar

Adil Zainulbhai

Raminder Singh Gujral

Dr. Shumeet Banerji

Arundhati Bhattacharya

His Excellency Yasir Othman 
H. Al Rumayyan **

K. V. Chowdary

Nita M. Ambani 

Nikhil R. Meswani

Hital R. Meswani

P. M. S. Prasad

Pawan Kumar Kapil

Last AGM 
held on June 
24, 2021

Board Meetings held on

April 30, 
2021

July 23, 
2021

September 02, 
2021

October 22, 
2021

January 21, 
2022

% 
Attendance 
of Director

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

80%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

80%

% Attendance at meeting

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

85.71%

* demitted office as a Director effective conclusion of the 44th Annual General Meeting (Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021.
** appointed as an Independent Director w.e.f. July 19, 2021.

Board familiarization and 
induction program

The Board members are provided with 
necessary documents / brochures, 
reports and internal policies to 
enable them to familiarise with the 
Company’s procedures and practices.

Periodic presentations are made at 
the Board and Committee meetings 
on business and performance 
updates of the Company including 
Finance, Sales, Marketing of the 
Company’s major business segments, 
practices relating to Human 
Resources, overview of business 
operations of major subsidiaries, 
global business environment, business 
strategy and risks involved. 

Monthly / quarterly updates on 
relevant statutory, regulatory 
changes and landmark judicial 

pronouncements encompassing 
important laws are regularly circulated 
to the Directors. Visits to various plant 
locations are generally organised 
for the Independent Directors to 
enable them to understand and get 
acquainted with the operations of the 
Company. However, due to COVID-19 
pandemic such visits were not 
organised during the FY 2021-22.

Details of such familiarisation 
programmes for the Independent 
Directors are available on the website 
of the Company.

Succession Planning

The Company believes that sound 
succession plans for the senior 
leadership are very important for 
creating a robust future for the 

Company. The Human Resources, 
Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee works along with the 
Human Resource team of the 
Company for a structured leadership 
succession plan.

Board Compensation

The Company’s Remuneration Policy 
for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel 
and other employees is available on 
the website of the Company. 

The Company’s remuneration 
policy is directed towards rewarding 
performance, based on review of 
achievements. The remuneration 
policy is in consonance with existing 
industry practice.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Remuneration of the Executive Directors for the financial year 2021-22

Name of the Director

Mukesh D. Ambani 

Nikhil R. Meswani 

Hital R. Meswani 

P. M. S. Prasad

Pawan Kumar Kapil

Salary & 
allowances

Perquisites

Retiral benefits

Commission 
payable

5.88

6.30

11.51*

4.05*

0.47

0.05

0.03

0.02

Nil

0.37

0.37

0.35

0.15

17.28

17.28

-

-

*includes performance linked incentives for the FY 2020-21 paid in FY 2021-22.

(` in crore)

Stock
Options

-

-

-

-

Total

24.00

24.00

11.89

4.22

The tenure of office of the Managing Director and Whole-time Directors is for 5 
(five) years from their respective date of appointment and can be terminated 
by either party by giving three months’ notice in writing. They are also eligible for 
re-appointment. There is no separate provision for payment of severance fees.

Remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors for the financial 
year 2021-22

Name of the Director 

Yogendra P. Trivedi *

Prof. Dipak C. Jain 

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar 

Adil Zainulbhai 

Raminder Singh Gujral 

Dr. Shumeet Banerji 

Arundhati Bhattacharya 

His Excellency Yasir Othman 
H. Al Rumayyan **

K. V. Chowdary

Nita M. Ambani 

Total 

Sitting Fee 

Commission

Total 

(` in crore)

0.07

0.08

0.33

0.28

0.25

0.17

0.16

0.06

0.32

0.05

1.77

0.47

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.40

2.00

2.00

17.87

0.54

2.08

2.33

2.28

2.25

2.17

2.16

1.46

2.32

2.05

19.64

* demitted office as a Director effective conclusion of the 44th Annual General Meeting 
(Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021.
** appointed as an Independent Director w.e.f. July 19, 2021.

Relationship Committee, Corporate 
Social Responsibility and Governance 
Committee, Risk Management 
Committee, Health, Safety and 
Environment Committee and Finance 
Committee and is authorised 
to constitute other functional 
Committees, from time to time, 
depending on business needs. The 
recommendations of the Committees 
are submitted to the Board for 
approval. During the year, all the 
recommendations of the Committees 
were accepted by the Board.

Shri K. Sethuraman, Group Company 
Secretary and Chief Compliance 
Officer (upto October 22, 2021, date 
of his demitting office as Company 
Secretary) and Smt. Savithri Parekh, 
Joint Company Secretary and 
Compliance Officer (designated as 
Company Secretary and Compliance 
Officer w.e.f. October 22, 2021), acted 
as secretaries to all the committees 
constituted by the Board.

During the year, there were no other pecuniary relationships or transactions of 
Non-Executive Directors with the Company. The Company has not granted any 
stock options to its Non-Executive Directors.

Procedure at Committee 
Meetings 

Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance

In line with the requirements of Regulation 24(10) of the Listing Regulations, the 
Company has in place a Directors and Officers Liability Insurance policy.

Performance Evaluation criteria for Directors

The Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee has 
devised the criteria for evaluation of the performance of the Directors including 
the Independent Directors. The said criteria specify certain parameters like 
attendance, acquaintance with business, communication inter se between 
board members, effective participation, domain knowledge, compliance with 
code of conduct, vision and strategy, benchmarks established by global peers 
etc., which is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.

Board Committees

The Board has constituted seven main Committees, viz. Audit Committee, 
Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders’ 

The Company’s guidelines relating to 
the Board meetings are applicable 
to the Committee meetings. The 
composition and terms of reference of 
all the Committees are in compliance 
with the Companies Act, 2013 and 
the Listing Regulations, as applicable. 
Each Committee has the authority 
to engage outside experts, advisors 
and counsels to the extent it considers 
appropriate to assist in its functioning. 
Minutes of the proceedings of 
Committee meetings are circulated to 
the respective Committee members 
and also placed before the Board 
for its noting.

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Composition

Sr. No. Name of the Director Designation

1

2

3

4

Raminder  
Singh Gujral

Dr. Raghunath  
A. Mashelkar

Adil Zainulbhai

K. V. Chowdary

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
effective conclusion of the 44th Annual 
General Meeting (Post IPO) held on 
June 24, 2021, and accordingly, ceased 
to be chairman and member of the 
Committee. He had attended all the 
meetings of the Committee held upto 
June 24, 2021. 

Shri Raminder Singh Gujral has 
been appointed as Chairman of the 
Committee w.e.f. June 30, 2021.

All the members of the Audit 
Committee possess requisite 
qualifications.

Brief terms of reference

Terms of Reference of the Committee 
inter alia include the following: 

•  Recommend appointment, 
remuneration and terms of 
appointment of auditors including 
cost auditors. 

•  Approval of payment to 

statutory auditors, including cost 
auditors, for any other services 
rendered by them.

•  Review with the management, 

the quarterly financial statements 
before submission to the 
Board for approval.

•  Review with the management, 

the statement of uses / 
application of funds.

•  Review and monitor the auditor’s 
independence, performance and 
effectiveness of audit process.

•  Approval or any subsequent 

modification of transactions with 
related parties of the Company.

•  Review the findings of any internal 

investigations by the internal 
auditors into matters where there is 
suspected fraud or irregularity or a 
failure of internal control systems of 
a material nature and reporting the 
matter to the Board. 

•  Review the functioning of the 
whistle-blower mechanism / 
oversee the vigil mechanism. 
•  Review financial statements, in 

particular the investments made by 
the Company’s unlisted subsidiaries.

The detailed terms of reference of the 
Committee is available on the website 
of the Company. 

Meeting and Attendance

12 (Twelve) meetings of the Committee 
were held during the year, as against 
the statutory requirement of four 
meetings. The details of the meetings 
and attendance of members of 
the Committee at these meetings 
are given below:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Composition

Sr. No. Name of the Director

1

2

3

4

5

Adil Zainulbhai

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar

Raminder Singh Gujral

Dr. Shumeet Banerji

K. V. Chowdary

Designation

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted office as a Director of the Company effective conclusion of the 44th Annual General 
Meeting (Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021, and accordingly, ceased to be a member of the Committee. He had attended all 
the meetings of the Committee held upto June 24, 2021.

Brief terms of reference

Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following: 

•  Formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a Director and recommend 

to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees.

•  Formulate the criteria for evaluation of performance of the Independent Directors and the Board of Directors.
•  Devise a policy on Board Diversity.
•  Identify persons who are qualified to become Directors and who may be appointed in senior management in 
accordance with the criteria laid down and to recommend to the Board their appointment and / or removal.
•  Specify the manner for effective evaluation of performance of Board, its Committees and Individual Directors to 

be carried out either by the Board, by the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration Committee or by an 
independent external agency and review its implementation and compliance.

•  Recommend to the Board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to senior management.
•  Review Human Resource policies and overall human resources of the Company.

Date of the Meeting

April 20, 2021

April 30, 2021

July 21, 2021

July 23, 2021

August 24, 2021

October 14, 2021

October 22, 2021

November 24, 2021

January 18, 2022

January 21, 2022

February 15, 2022

March 25, 2022

Attended by

Raminder 
Singh Gujral

Dr. Raghunath 
A. Mashelkar

Adil 
Zainulbhai

K. V. 
Chowdary

% 
Attendance 
at Meeting

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website of the Company. 

Meeting and Attendance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

5 (Five) meetings of the Committee were held during the year as against statutory requirement of one meeting. The details 
of the meetings and attendance of members of the Committee at these meetings are given below:

Date of the Meeting

April 28, 2021

June 23, 2021

July 16, 2021

October 14, 2021

January 13, 2022

Attended by

Adil 
Zainulbhai

Dr. 
Raghunath  
A. Mashelkar

Raminder 
Singh 
Gujral

Dr. 
Shumeet 
Banerji

K. V. 
Chowdary

% 
Attendance 
at Meeting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100%

80%

100%

100%

100%

% Attendance of member

100%

100%

100%

80%

100%

The Chairman of the Committee was present at the last Annual General Meeting held on June 24, 2021.

% Attendance of member

100%

100%

100%

100%

The representatives of Statutory Auditors are permanent invitees to the Audit Committee meetings held quarterly, to 
approve financial statement. The representatives of Statutory Auditors, Executives from Accounts department, Finance 
department, Corporate Secretarial department and Internal Audit department attend the Audit Committee meetings. 

The Lead Cost Auditor attends the Audit Committee meeting where cost audit report is discussed. 

The Chairman of the Committee was present at the last Annual General Meeting held on June 24, 2021.

The Internal Audit Department of the Company, co-sourced with professional firms of Chartered Accountants, reports 
directly to the Audit Committee.

Risk Management Committee
Composition

Sr. No. Name of the Member

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Adil Zainulbhai

Dr. Shumeet Banerji

K. V. Chowdary

Hital R. Meswani

P. M. S. Prasad

Alok Agarwal (Chief Financial Officer)

Srikanth Venkatachari (Joint Chief Financial Officer)

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Designation

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

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Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following:

•  Frame Risk Management Plan and Policy.
•  Oversee implementation / Monitoring of Risk Management Plan and Policy.
•  Periodically review and evaluate the Risk Management Policy and Practices with respect to risk assessment and risk 

management processes.

•  Review of cyber security and related risks.

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website of the Company. 

Meeting and Attendance

3 (Three) meetings of the Committee were held during the year as against statutory requirement of two meeting. The 
details of the meetings and attendance of members of the Committee at these meetings are given below:

Attended by

Date of Meeting

July 08, 2021

December 09, 2021

January 04, 2022

% Attendance of 
member

Adil 
Zainulbhai

Dr. Shumeet 
Banerji

K. V. Chowdary

Hital R. 
Meswani

P. M. S. 
Prasad

Alok 
Agarwal

Srikanth 
Venkatachari

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

100%

100%

100%

66.67%

100%

100%

66.67%

% 
Attendance 
at Meeting

100%

100%

71.43%

Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance Committee
Composition

Sr. 
No.

1

2

3

Name of the Director

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar

Dr. Shumeet Banerji

Nikhil R. Meswani

Designation

Chairman

Member

Member

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted office as a Director of the Company effective conclusion of the 44th Annual General 
Meeting (Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021, and accordingly, ceased to be chairman and member of the Committee. He had 
attended all the meetings of the Committee held upto June 24, 2021.

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee w.e.f. June 30, 2021.

Brief terms of reference

Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following: 

•  Formulate and recommend to the Board, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy indicating the activities to be 

undertaken by the Company as specified in Schedule VII to the Companies Act, 2013.

•  Recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the CSR activities.
•  Approve Corporate Sustainability Reports and oversee the implementation of sustainability activities.
•  Monitor the CSR activities undertaken by the Company.
•  Oversee the implementation of polices contained in the Business Responsibility Policy Manual and to review and 

recommend the Business Responsibility Report to the Board for its approval.

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website of the Company. 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Meeting and Attendance

4 (Four) meetings of the Committee were held during the year. The details of the meetings and attendance of members of 
the Committee at these meetings are given below:

Date of the Meeting

April 27, 2021

July 17, 2021

October 16, 2021

January 15, 2022

% Attendance  
of member

Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee
Composition

Sr. 
No.

1

2

3

4

Name of the Director

K. V. Chowdary

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Nikhil R. Meswani

Hital R. Meswani

Attended by

Dr. Raghunath 
A. Mashelkar

Dr. Shumeet 
Banerji

Nikhil R. 
Meswani

% Attendance 
at Meeting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Designation

Chairman

Member

Member

Member

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted office as a Director of the Company effective conclusion of the 44th Annual General 
Meeting (Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021, and accordingly, ceased to be chairman and member of the Committee. He had 
attended all the meetings of the Committee held upto June 24, 2021.

Shri K.V. Chowdary has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee w.e.f June 30, 2021.

Brief terms of reference

Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following: 

•  Oversee and review all matters connected with transfer of Company’s securities.
•  Monitor implementation and compliance with the Company’s Code of Conduct for Prohibition of Insider Trading.
•  Consider, resolve and monitor various aspects of interest of shareholders, debenture holders and other security holders 
including the redressal of investors’ / shareholders’ / security holders’ grievances related to transfer / transmission of 
securities, non-receipt of annual reports, non-receipt of declared dividend, issue new / duplicate certificates, general 
meetings and so on.

•  Review measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders. 
•  Review various measures and initiatives taken by the Company for reducing the quantum of unclaimed dividends 
and ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants / annual reports / statutory notices by the security shareholders 
of the Company.

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website of the Company. 

Meeting and Attendance

4 (Four) meetings of the Committee were held during the year as against statutory requirement of one meeting. The 
details of the meetings and attendance of members of the Committee at these meetings are given below:

Date of the Meeting

April 16, 2021

July 21, 2021

October 19, 2021

January 18, 2022

% Attendance of  
member

Attended by

K. V. 
Chowdary

Arundhati 
Bhattacharya

Nikhil R. 
Meswani

Hital R. 
Meswani

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100%

100%

100%

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

75%

% 
Attendance 
at Meeting

100%

100%

100%

75%

The Chairman of the Committee was present at the last Annual General Meeting held on June 24, 2021.

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Brief terms of reference

The number of complaints received 
and resolved to the satisfaction of 
investors during the financial year 
2021-22 (out of the investor base of 33 
lakh) and their break-up is as under:

Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following:

•  Monitor and ensure the highest standards of environmental, health 

and safety norms.

•  Review the Company’s health, safety and environment related policy and 

making recommendations as necessary.

No. of 
Complaints

•   Review the Company’s performance on health, safety and environment 

related matters and suggest improvements.

Type of Complaints

Non-Receipt of Annual 
Reports

Non-Receipt of Dividend

Non-Receipt of Interest / 
Redemption payments

Transfer of securities

Rights Issue related

Total

82

120

11

670

157

1,040

As on March 31, 2022, no complaints 
were outstanding.

The response time for attending to 
investors’ correspondence during the 
financial year 2021-22 is as under:

Particulars

No.

%

4,24,407

100.00

Total number of 
correspondence 
received during the 
FY 2021-22

Replied within 1 to 4 
days of receipt

Replied after 4 days 
of receipt

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website 
of the Company. 

Meeting and Attendance

4 (Four) meetings of the Committee were held during the year. The details of the 
meetings and attendance of members of the Committee at these meetings 
are given below:

Attendance

Hital R. 
Meswani

Dr. Raghunath 
A. Mashelkar

Arundhati 
Bhattacharya

P. M. S. 
Prasad

Attended by

% 
Attendance 
at Meeting

Pawan 
Kumar 
Kapil

April 15, 2021

July 15, 2021

October 20, 2021

January 14, 2022

% Attendance 
at meeting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

4,23,812

99.86

595

0.14

Finance Committee
Composition

Compliance Officer

Shri K. Sethuraman demitted office 
of Group Company Secretary and 
Chief Compliance Officer of the 
Company w.e.f. close of business 
hours of October 22, 2021. Post 
demitting office as Company 
Secretary and Chief Compliance 
Officer, Shri K. Sethuraman is President 
– Group Corporate Secretarial and 
Governance. Smt. Savithri Parekh, 
Company Secretary and Compliance 
Officer, is the Compliance Officer 
of the Company.

Health, Safety and 
Environment Committee
Composition

Sr. No. Name of the Director Designation

Hital R. Meswani

Chairman

Dr. Raghunath A. 
Mashelkar

Arundhati 
Bhattacharya

Member

Member

P. M. S. Prasad

Member

Pawan Kumar Kapil Member

1

2

3

4

5

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Sr. No. Name of the Director

1

2

3

Mukesh D. Ambani

Nikhil R. Meswani

Hital R. Meswani

Brief terms of reference

Designation

Chairman

Member

Member

Terms of Reference of the Committee inter alia include the following:

•  Review the Company’s financial policies, risk assessment and minimisation 
procedures, strategies and capital structure, working capital and cash flow 
management, and make such reports and recommendations to the Board. 
•  Exercise all powers to borrow money (otherwise than by issue of debentures) 
within limits approved by the Board, and take necessary actions connected 
therewith, including refinancing for optimisation of borrowing costs.

•  Review banking arrangements and cash management.

The detailed terms of reference of the Committee is available on the website 
of the Company.

Meeting Details

During the FY 2021-22, one meeting of the Committee was held on 
January 01, 2022.

Framework for Monitoring Subsidiary Companies

During the FY 2021-22, Jio Platforms Limited (JPL), Reliance Jio Infocomm 
Limited (RJIL), Reliance Retail Limited (RRL) and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

(RRVL) were material subsidiaries 
of the Company, as per the 
Listing Regulations.

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited (RGESS) has become a 
material subsidiary of the Company, based on the audited financial statements 
for the FY 2021-22.

In terms of the provisions of 
Regulation 24(1) of the Listing 
Regulations, appointment of one 
of the Independent Directors of the 
Company on the Board of material 
subsidiaries was applicable only 
to JPL, RJIL and RRL. Prior to RRL and 
RJIL becoming material subsidiaries 
of the Company, Prof. Dipak C. Jain 
was appointed as an Independent 
Director on the Board of RRL and 
Prof. Dipak C. Jain, Shri Adil Zainulbhai 
and Dr. Shumeet Banerji were 
appointed as Independent Directors 
on the Board of RJIL and they are 
continuing as such. The Board of JPL 
has appointed Shri Raminder Singh 
Gujral and Dr. Shumeet Banerji as 
Independent Directors.

Keeping in view good Corporate 
Governance Prof. Dipak C. Jain and 
Shri Adil Zainulbhai are also on the 
Board of RRVL, an unlisted subsidiary, 
which is statutorily not required to 
appoint on its Board an Independent 
Director of the Company. For better 
administration and governance, 
key subsidiary companies have 
voluntarily appointed Independent 
Directors on their respective Boards. 
The composition and effectiveness 
of Boards of subsidiaries is reviewed 
by the Company periodically. 
Governance framework is also 
ensured through appointment of 
Managerial Personnel and Secretarial 
Auditor. A robust compliance 
management system covering all the 
subsidiaries is also in place. Guidance 
is provided to subsidiaries on 
matters relating to conduct of Board 
meeting, training and familiarisation 
programmes for the Independent 
Directors on the Board of subsidiaries.

The Company is in compliance 
with Regulation 24A of the Listing 
Regulations. The Company’s material 
subsidiaries undergo Secretarial Audit. 
Copy of Secretarial Audit Reports of 
JPL, RJIL, RRL and RRVL forms part of this 
report. The Secretarial Audit Report of 
these material subsidiaries does not 
contain any qualification, reservation, 
adverse remark or disclaimer.

The Company monitors performance of subsidiary companies, inter alia, by the 
following means:

•  Financial statements, in particular investments made by subsidiary 

companies, are reviewed quarterly by the Company’s Audit Committee.
•  Minutes of Board meetings of subsidiary companies are placed before the 

Company’s Board regularly.

•  A statement containing all significant transactions and arrangements entered 

into by subsidiary companies is placed before the Company’s Board.

•  Presentations are made to the Company’s Board on business performance of 

major subsidiaries of the Company by the senior management.

The Company’s Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries is available on the 
website of the Company.

General Body Meetings
Annual General Meetings

The date, time and venue of the Annual General Meetings held during preceding 
three years and the special resolution(s) passed thereat, are as follows:

Year

Date

Time Venue

Special Resolution(s) Passed

2020-21

June 24, 
2021

02:00 
p.m.

2019-20

July 15, 
2020

02:00 
p.m.

Held through video 
conference / other 
audio-visual means

(Deemed venue - 3rd Floor, 
Maker Chambers IV, 222,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400 021)

Held through video 
conference / other 
audio-visual means

(Deemed venue - 3rd Floor, 
Maker Chambers IV, 222,
Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400 021)

(i) 

 Reappointment 
of Dr. Shumeet 
Banerji as an 
Independent Director

No special 
resolution was passed.

2018-19

August 12,  
2019

11:00 
a.m.

Birla Matushri Sabhagar, 
19, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey 
Marg, Near Bombay 
Hospital & Medical Research 
Centre, New Marine Lines, 
Mumbai – 400 020

(i) 

(ii) 

 Reappointment of Shri 
P. M. S. Prasad as a 
Whole-time Director 

 Reappointment 
of Shri Raminder 
Singh Gujral as an 
Independent Director

Tribunal Convened Meeting

In accordance with the order dated January 28, 2022 passed by the Hon’ble 
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai Bench, the Company convened 
meetings of its Equity Shareholders, Secured Creditors and Unsecured Creditors 
on March 09, 2022, through video conferencing / other audio visual means, 
in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and 
the Listing Regulations, to consider and approve, the Scheme of Arrangement 
between Reliance Industries Limited & its shareholders and creditors and 
Reliance Syngas Limited & its shareholders and creditors.

Members and Creditors exercised their vote(s) by remote e-voting during the 
period from 01:00 p.m. on Friday, March 04, 2022 till 05:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 
08, 2022. Further, the facility for voting through electronic voting system was also 
available at the meeting.

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on March 10, 2022, after completion 
of scrutiny and results of the e-voting 
were announced on the same day. 
The resolution approving the said 
Scheme of Arrangement was passed 
with  requisite majority.

Voting results of the aforesaid 
meetings are available on the website 
of the Stock Exchanges and website 
of the Company.

Resolution(s) passed through 
Postal Ballot

During the year, appointment of 
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al 
Rumayyan as an Independent Director 
of the Company was approved by 
members of the Company. 

Procedure adopted for postal 
ballot

In accordance with General Circular 
Nos. 14/2020 dated April 8, 2020 and 
17/2020 dated April 13, 2020 read with 
other relevant circulars, including 
General Circular No. 10/2021 dated 
June 23, 2021, issued by the Ministry 
of Corporate Affairs (“MCA Circulars”), 
resolution was proposed to be 
passed by means of Postal Ballot, 
only by way of remote e-voting 
process (“e-voting”). The Company 
had engaged the services of KFin 
Technologies Limited (formerly known 
as KFin Technologies Private Limited) 
(“KFin”) as the agency to provide 
e-voting facility.

Shri Mehul Modi, a Practising Chartered 
Accountant, (Membership No.: 
048940), Partner, Deloitte Haskins 
& Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants 
acted as Scrutiniser for conducting 
the Postal Ballot in a fair and 
transparent manner.

In accordance with the MCA Circulars, 
the Postal Ballot Notice dated 
September 18, 2021, was sent only by 
electronic mode to those members 
whose names appeared in the 
Register of Members / List of Beneficial 
Owners as on Friday, September 
17, 2021 (“Cut-Off Date”) received 
from the Depositories and whose 
e-mail addresses were registered 
with the Company / Depositories. 
Instructions for voting by (i) individual 

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shareholders holding shares of 
the Company in demat mode, (ii) 
Shareholders other than individuals 
holding shares of the Company 
in demat mode, (iii) Shareholders 
holding shares of the Company in 
physical mode, and (iv) Shareholders 
who have not registered their e-mail 
address, were explained in the 
Postal Ballot Notice.

Members exercised their vote(s) 
by e-voting during the period from 
09:00 a.m. on Monday, September 
20, 2021 till 05:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 
October 19, 2021.

The Scrutiniser submitted his report on 
October 21, 2021, after the completion 
of scrutiny and result of the e-voting 
was announced on the same 
day. The summary of voting result 
is given below:

Particulars

% of 
total 
votes

Votes in favour of  
the Resolution

98.0384

Votes against  
the Resolution

1.9616

Result

Passed 
with  
requisite  
majority

The said resolution was passed with 
requisite majority on October 19, 2021. 
Voting result of postal ballot is 
available on the website of the 
Stock Exchanges and website 
of the Company.

There is no immediate proposal for 
passing any resolution through postal 
ballot. However, if required, the same 
shall be passed in compliance of 
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, 
the Listing Regulations or any other 
applicable laws.

Means of Communication

Quarterly results: The Company’s 
quarterly / half-yearly / annual 
financial results are sent to the Stock 
Exchanges and published in ‘Indian 
Express’, ‘Financial Express’ and 
‘Loksatta’. They are also available on 
the website of the Company.

News releases, presentations: Official 
news releases and official media 
releases are generally sent to Stock 
Exchanges and are also available on 
the website of the Company.

Presentations to institutional 
investors / analysts: Detailed 
presentations are made to institutional 
investors and financial analysts on 
the Company’s quarterly, half-yearly 
as well as annual financial results 
and are sent to the Stock Exchanges. 
These presentations, video recordings 
and transcript of the meetings are 
available on the website of the 
Company. No unpublished price 
sensitive information is discussed 
in the meetings with institutional 
investors and financial analysts.

Website: The Company’s website 
(www.ril.com) contains a separate 
dedicated section ‘Investor 
Relations’ where shareholders’ 
information is available.

Annual Report: The Annual Report 
containing, inter alia, Audited Financial 
Statement, Audited Consolidated 
Financial Statement, Board’s Report, 
Auditors’ Report and other important 
information is circulated to the 
members and others entitled thereto. 
The Management Discussion and 
Analysis Report forms part of the 
Annual Report. The Annual Report 
is also available on the website 
of the Company. 

Chairman’s Communiqué: A copy 
of the Chairman’s speech is sent to 
all the shareholders, whose e-mail 
addresses are registered with the 
Company / Depository Participants. 
The document is also available on the 
website of the Company.

Letters / e-mails / SMS to Investors: 
The Company addressed various 
investor-centric letters / e-mails / SMS 
to its shareholders during the year. 
This include reminders for claiming 
unclaimed / unpaid dividend from 
the Company; claiming shares lying 
in unclaimed suspense account with 
the Company; dematerialisation of 
shares, updating e-mail, PAN and bank 
account details. The Company has 
also sent first call notice as well as 
second and final call notice to holders 
of partly paid-up rights equity shares 
for the payment of call money due on 
shares held by them. 

In accordance with the SEBI Circular 
No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/
CIR/2021/655 dated November 03, 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

2021, the Company has sent letters 
to all holders of physical securities of 
the Company intimating them the 
requirement to furnish valid PAN, KYC 
details and Nomination details. Further, 
where the mobile numbers of the 
concerned shareholders / allottees 
were available, the Company has 
also sent SMS to them to update their 
e-mail address.

Chatbot: State of the art Chatbot 
application was deployed, during 
the First Call & Second and Final 
Call process of Rights Issue and the 
Annual General Meeting held in 2021, 
to provide instant automated query 
resolution / support to the investors 
/ shareholders.

NSE Electronic Application 
Processing System (NEAPS) / New 
Digital Portal: NEAPS is a web-based 
application designed by NSE for 
corporates. Further, in 2022, NSE has 
launched a new digital portal for 
filings done with NSE. All periodical 
and other compliance filings are 
filed electronically on NEAPS / New 
Digital Portal.

BSE Listing Centre (Listing Centre): 
Listing Centre is a web-based 
application designed by BSE for 
corporates. All periodical and 
other compliance filings are filed 
electronically on the Listing Centre.

SEBI Complaints Redress System 
(SCORES): Investor complaints are 
processed at SEBI in a centralised 
web-based complaints redress 
system. The salient features of this 
system are centralised database of 
all complaints, online upload of Action 
Taken Reports (ATRs) by concerned 
companies and online viewing by 
investors of actions taken on the 
complaints and their current status.

Designated exclusive email-IDs: 
The Company has designated the 
following email-IDs exclusively for 
investor servicing:

•  For queries on Annual 

Report: investor.relations@ril.
com; rilagm@ril.com
•  For queries in respect of 

shares in physical mode: 
rilinvestor@kfintech.com

Shareholders’ Feedback Survey: 
The Company sends feedback form 
seeking shareholders’ views on 
various matters relating to investor 
services and Annual Report for 
improvement in future.

General Shareholder 
Information
Annual General Meeting

Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2:00 P.M.  
IST through Video Conferencing / 
Other Audio Visual Means as set out 
in the Notice convening the Annual 
General Meeting. Deemed venue 
of the meeting is 3rd Floor, Maker 
Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, 
Mumbai 400 021.

Dividend Payment Date

Between August 29, 2022 and 
September 3, 2022, for electronic 
transfer to the shareholders who have 
furnished bank account details to the 
Company / its Registrar.

Physical warrants shall be dispatched 
to the shareholders, who have not 
registered their ECS mandates.

Financial Year

April 1 to March 31

Financial Calendar

(Tentative) Results for 
the quarter ending

June 30, 2022 – Fourth 
week of July, 2022

September 30, 2022 – Fourth week 
of October, 2022

December 31, 2022 – Third week 
of January, 2023

March 31, 2023 – Fourth 
week of April, 2023

Annual General Meeting – June / July

Listing on Stock Exchanges
Equity Shares

BSE Limited (BSE)

Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,  
Dalal Street, Mumbai - 400 001

Scrip Code – 500325

National Stock Exchange of India 
Limited (NSE)

Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G,  
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), 
Mumbai - 400 051

Trading Symbol – RELIANCE

ISIN: INE002A01018

During the FY 2021-22, the partly 
paid-up equity shares of the 
Company were made fully paid-up. 
Consequently partly paid-up equity 
shares (ISIN - IN9002A01024 and  
ISIN - IN9002A01032) cannot be traded.

Global Depository Receipts 
(GDRs)

Luxembourg Stock Exchange

35A Boulevard Joseph II, 
L-1840, Luxembourg

Overseas Depository
The Bank of New York Mellon 
Corporation

240, Greenwich Street, New York,  
NY 10286, United States of America

Domestic Custodian
ICICI Bank Limited

Empire Complex, 1st Floor, 414,  
Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel 
(West), Mumbai - 400 013

Debentures

BSE Limited (BSE)

Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers,  
Dalal Street, Mumbai - 400 001

National Stock Exchange of India 
Limited (NSE)

Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G,  
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), 
Mumbai - 400 051

Bonds

Singapore Exchange Limited

2 Shenton Way, #02-02 SGX Centre 1 
Singapore 068804

Luxembourg Stock Exchange

35A Boulevard Joseph II, 
L-1840, Luxembourg

India International Exchange 
(IFSC) Limited (India Inx)
1st Floor, Unit No. 101, The Signature 
Building No.13B, Road 1C, Zone 1, GIFT 
SEZ, GIFT CITY, Gandhinagar – 382 355
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BSE Limited

Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal 
Street, Mumbai - 400 001

Payment of Listing Fees
Annual listing fee for the FY 2022-23 
has been paid by the Company to BSE 
Limited and National Stock Exchange 
of India Limited.

Payment of Depository Fees
Annual Custody / Issuer fee is being 
paid by the Company within the due 
date based on invoices received from 
the Depositories.

Stock Market Price Data
a.  Fully paid-up equity shares

Fees Paid to the Statutory 
Auditors

Total fees for all services paid by the 
Company and its subsidiaries, on 
a consolidated basis, to Statutory 
Auditors of the Company and other 
firms in the network entity of which 
the Statutory Auditors are a part, 
during the year ended March 31, 2022, 
is ` 63.96 crore.

Credit Rating

The Company’s financial discipline 
and prudence is reflected in the strong 
credit ratings ascribed by rating 

agencies. There has been no revision 
in credit ratings during the FY 2021-22. 
The details of the Credit Rating are 
mentioned in Management Discussion 
and Analysis Report.

Debenture Trustee

Axis Trustee Services Limited
The Ruby, 2nd Floor, SW,
29, Senapati Bapat Marg,
Dadar (West), Mumbai – 400 028
Tel: +91-22-62300451
Fax: +91-22-62300700
E-mail: debenturetrustee@axistrustee.in; 
complaints@axistrustee.in
Website Address: www.axistrustee.in

Month

April 2021

May 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

September 2021

October 2021

November 2021

December 2021

January 2022

February 2022

March 2022

National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
High Price (`)

Low Price (`)

Volume (No.)

High Price (`)

BSE Limited (BSE)
Low Price (`)

Volume (No.)

2,046.90

2,191.70

2,274.90

2,153.55

2,283.75

2,570.00

2,751.35

2,602.20

2,498.50

2,567.30

2,456.40

2,688.00

1,876.70

1,906.00

2,081.00

2,016.25

2,041.15

2,255.00

2,495.00

2,309.00

15,09,93,414

17,27,73,768

23,23,91,973

9,94,14,777

13,01,79,899

15,18,31,805

10,78,87,018

14,82,50,427

2,247.10

13,21,80,849

2,305.00

2,243.00

12,67,10,759

11,58,83,508

2,180.00

14,50,25,237

2,046.10

2,191.50

2,274.50

2,153.00

2,283.00

2,565.00

2,750.00

2,602.10

2,496.00

2,566.50

2,456.00

2,688.00

1,877.60

1,906.50

2,081.10

2,016.60

2,041.00

2,130.00

2,495.85

2,309.40

2,248.00

2,305.05

2,242.50

2,181.00

1,07,96,371

1,13,93,388

1,07,07,303

85,84,891

56,47,303

1,20,91,987

1,39,66,442

77,89,362

66,71,512

83,04,227

1,17,24,907

65,26,204

[Source: This information is compiled from the data available on the websites of BSE and NSE]

b.  Partly paid-up equity shares

Month

April 2021

May 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

September 2021

October 2021

November 2021 *

National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
High Price (`)

Low Price (`)

Volume (No.)

1,116.20

1,048.90

1,639.00

1,523.00

1,640.35

1,917.00

2,111.20

1,920.00

955.10

963.05

1,458.00

1,388.25

1,402.00

1,616.40

1,851.00

1,666.40

1,47,07,870

96,33,462

1,20,39,405

68,66,556

1,50,45,300

96,10,724

1,16,25,279

68,28,422

High Price (`)

BSE Limited (BSE)
Low Price (`)

Volume (No.)

1,115.65

1,055.00

1,639.00

1,529.00

1,639.20

1,916.75

2,110.00

1,919.00

951.00

963.50

1,452.40

1,388.40

1,416.15

1,611.10

1,856.00

1,800.90

10,75,015

5,64,389

8,21,082

4,52,341

5,30,283

4,35,775

3,99,867

89,409

[Source: This information is compiled from the data available on the websites of BSE and NSE]
* Trading in partly paid-up equity shares has stopped from November 09, 2021.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Share Price Performance in comparison to broad based indices – BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 
as on March 31, 2022

FY 2021-22

2 Years

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years

RIL Share 
Performance on BSE

Sensex Performance

RIL Share 
Performance on NSE

NIFTY
Performance

31.49%

136.77%

93.24%

299.33%

604.03%

18.30%

98.75%

51.45%

97.73%

236.52%

31.53%

136.57%

93.27%

298.93%

602.04%

18.88%

103.13%

50.25%

90.38%

229.80%

RIL’s share price on BSE and NSE has been adjusted for the FY 2017-18 and earlier years, on account of issue of bonus shares 
in the FY 2017-18.

BSE Sensex vs RIL Share Price

  BSE SENSEX 

  RIL

x
e
s
n
e
S
E
S
B

65,000

62,500

60,000

57,500

55,000

52,500

50,000

47,500

45,000

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NSE Nifty vs RIL Share Price

  NSE NIFTY 

  RIL

y
t
f
i

N
E
S
N

18,000

17,500

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,500

15,000

14,500

14,000

1
2
-
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A

1
2
-
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1
2
-
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2
-
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2
2
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a
J

2
2
-
b
e
F

2
2
-
r
a
M

3,000

2,850

2,700

2,550

2,400

2,250

2,100

1,950

1,800

3,000

2,850

2,700

2,550

2,400

2,250

2,100

1,950

1,800

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Registrar and Transfer Agent 

KFin Technologies Limited
Selenium Tower B, Plot 31-32, 
Gachibowli, Financial District, 
Nanakramguda, Hyderabad - 500 032 
Toll Free No.: 1800 309 4001 (From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) 
Fax: +91 40 67161680 
E-mail: rilinvestor@kfintech.com 
Website: www.kfintech.com 

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Share Transfer System 

As mandated by SEBI, securities of 
the Company can be transferred / 
traded only in dematerialised form. 
Shareholders holding shares in 
physical form are advised to avail 
the facility of dematerialisation. 
In this regard, a communication 

encouraging dematerialisation of 
shares and explaining procedure 
thereof, was also sent during the 
year to the concerned shareholders 
of the Company.

During the year, the Company 
obtained, a certificate from a 
Company Secretary in Practice, 

certifying that all certificates for 
transfer, transmission, transposition, 
sub-division, consolidation, renewal, 
exchange and deletion of names were 
issued as required under Regulation 
40(9) of the Listing Regulations. The 
certificate was duly filed with the 
Stock Exchanges.

Shareholding Pattern as on March 31, 2022

Number of 
shareholders

Total number of  
shares
(Fully Paid-up)

Total number of 
shares
(Partly Paid-up)

Total number of 
shares
(Fully Paid-up & 
Partly Paid-up)

% of total 
number 
of shares 
(A+B+C)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Distribution of shareholding by size as on March 31, 2022

Category (Shares)

Upto 500

501 - 1000

1001 - 5000

5001 - 10000

10001 - 20000

Above 20000

Total

* including partly paid-up equity shares

Dematerialisation of Shares

Mode of Holding

NSDL

CDSL

Physical

Total

Holders (Unique)

Shares *

% of total Shares

Total

31,14,015

1,11,051

88,897

7,761

2,993

3,134

33,27,851

19,99,20,000

7,85,92,792

17,49,01,706

5,31,78,453

4,10,73,176

621,83,27,887

676,59,94,014

2.95

1.16

2.59

0.79

0.61

91.91

100.00

% of total shares *

96.03

3.10

0.87

100.00

Sr.
No.

(A)

(1)

(2)

Category of shareholder

Promoter 
and Promoter Group

Indian

Foreign

Total Shareholding 
of Promoter 
and Promoter Group

(B)

Public Shareholding

(1)

(2)

Institutions

Non-institutions

Total 
Public Shareholding

(C)

Non-Promoter  
Non-Public

(1)

Shares held by 
Custodian(s) 
against which 
Depository Receipts 
have been issued

Total shares 
held by Non-
Promoter Non-Public 

51

-

51

3,32,27,48,048

-

3,32,27,48,048

2,239

2,53,32,80,623

-

-

-

-

3,32,27,48,048

49.11%

-

-

3,32,27,48,048

49.11%

33,25,560

70,12,19,216

10,64,705

70,22,83,921

2,53,32,80,623

37.44%

10.38%

*including partly paid-up equity shares

Build-Up of Equity Share Capital

33,27,799

3,23,44,99,839

10,64,705

3,23,55,64,544

47.82%

The statement showing build-up of equity share capital is available on the website of the Company.

20,76,81,422

3.07%

Financial Year

Date of Dividend Declaration

Dividend per Equity Share of ` 10/- each (`)

Corporate Benefits to Investors
(A)  Dividend declared for the last 10 years

1

1

20,76,81,422

20,76,81,422

-

-

20,76,81,422

3.07%

Total (A) + (B) + (C)

33,27,851

6,76,49,29,309

10,64,705

6,76,59,94,014

100.00%

Category-Wise Shareholding (%)

3.07%

10.38%

49.11%

37.44%

  Promoter & Promoter Group

 Public - Institutions

 Public - Non-Institutions

 GDR Holders

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

June 7, 2012

June 6, 2013

June 18, 2014

June 12, 2015

March 10, 2016

July 21, 2017

July 5, 2018 (post bonus issue 1:1)

August 12, 2019

July 15, 2020

June 24, 2021

(B)  Bonus issues of fully paid-up equity shares

Financial Year

1980-81

1983-84

1997-98

2009-10

2017-18

Liquidity

8.50

9.00

9.50

10.00

10.50

11.00

6.00

6.50

6.50 (Pro-rata dividend on paid-up value of equity share)

7.00 (Pro-rata dividend on paid-up value of equity share)

Ratio

3:5

6:10

1:1

1:1

1:1

The Company’s equity shares are among the most liquid and actively traded shares on the Indian Stock Exchanges. 
RIL shares consistently rank among the top few frequently traded shares both in terms of the number of shares traded 
as well as value.

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with respect to Commodities 
including through Hedging
•  Commodities Exposure 

 The Company is exposed to price 
volatility on various Petroleum, 
Petrochemical and other Energy 
related commodities, as part of 
its business operations. Due to the 
dynamic markets, prices of such 
Commodities fluctuate and can 
result in Margin Risk. This policy 
prescribes the guidelines for 
hedging Commodities Price risks.

•  Hedging Policy

 Exposures are identified and 
measured across the Company 
so that appropriate hedging 
can be done on a net basis. For 
Commodities hedging, there 
exist Over The Counter (OTC) 
and Exchange markets that offer 
financial instruments (derivatives), 
that enable managing 
the Price risk.

 Strategic decisions regarding 
the timing and the usage of 
derivatives instruments such 
as Swaps / Futures / Options, 
are taken based on various 
factors including market 
conditions, physical inventories, 
macro-economic situation. These 
decisions and execution are done 
in line with the Board approved 
Commodities Risk Management 
framework. The Risk Management 
Committee has oversight on all 
hedging actions taken. 

 More details on Risk Management 
are covered under the Enterprise 
Risk Management section of the 
Management Discussion and 
Analysis Report.

Relevant data for the average daily turnover for the FY 2021-22 is given below:

Fully paid-up equity shares

Particulars

Shares (Nos.)
Value (` in crore)

BSE

NSE

Total

4,60,500

69,09,369

73,69,869

105.77

1,575.99

1,681.76

Partly paid-up equity shares*

Particulars

Shares (Nos.)
Value (` in crore)

BSE

34,126

4.81

NSE

6,74,664

100.95

Total

7,08,790

105.76 

* Trading in partly paid-up equity shares has stopped from November 09, 2021.
[Source: This information is compiled from the data available on the websites of BSE and NSE]

Outstanding Global 
Depository Receipts (GDRs) 
/ Warrants and Convertible 
Bonds, Conversion Date and 
likely impact on Equity

GDRs: Outstanding GDRs as on 
March 31, 2022 represent 20,76,81,422 
equity shares constituting 3.07% of 
Company’s paid-up equity share 
capital. Each GDR represents two 
underlying equity shares in the 
Company. GDR is not a specific 
time-bound instrument and can 
be surrendered at any time and 
converted into the underlying equity 
shares in the Company. The shares 
so released in favour of the investors 
upon surrender of GDRs can either be 
held by investors concerned in their 
name or sold in the Indian secondary 
markets for cash. To the extent of 
shares so sold in Indian markets, 
GDRs can be reissued under the 
available head-room.

There are no outstanding warrants 
or convertible bonds having any 
impact on equity.

RIL GDR Programme

The Global Depository Receipts of the 
Company are listed on Luxembourg 
Stock Exchange and are traded on 
the International Order Book (London 
Stock Exchange) and amongst 
qualified institutional investors on the 
over-the-counter market in the United 
States of America.

RIL GDRs are exempted securities 
under US Securities Law. RIL GDR 
programme has been established 

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under Rule 144A and Regulation S of 
the US Securities Act, 1933. Reporting 
is done under the exempted route of 
Rule 12g3-2(b) under the US Securities 
Exchange Act, 1934.

The Bank of New York Mellon is an 
Overseas Depository and ICICI Bank 
Limited is the Domestic Custodian of 
all the Equity Shares underlying the 
GDRs issued by the Company.

Employee Stock Options

Particulars with regard to Employees’ 
Stock Options are available on the 
website of the Company.

Commodity Price Risks / 
Foreign Exchange Risk and 
Hedging Activities

The Company is subject to commodity 
price risks due to fluctuation in 
prices of crude oil, gas, refinery 
and petrochemical products. Also, 
Company’s payables and receivables 
are partly in foreign currencies and 
due to fluctuations in foreign exchange 
rates, it is subject to Currency risks. 
The Company has in place a robust 
risk management framework for 
identification and monitoring and 
mitigation of commodity price and 
foreign exchange risks. The risks are 
tracked and monitored on a regular 
basis and mitigation strategies 
are adopted in line with the risk 
management framework. For further 
details on the above risks, please 
refer the Enterprise Risk Management 
section of the Management Discussion 
and Analysis Report.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Exposure of the Company to commodity risks, which are 
material is as under:

Commodity 
Name

Exposure 
towards 
the 
particular 
commodity 
(` in crore)

Exposure 
in quantity 
terms 
towards the 
particular 
commodity 
(in 1000 
Metric
Ton)

% of such exposure hedged through 
commodity derivatives

Domestic 
market

International 
market

OTC Exchange OTC Exchange*

Total

Crude

2,92,061

Middle Distillates

1,50,574

Light Distillates

Polymer

Petchem  
Intermediate

Polyester

Total

89,488

68,100

47,033

28,628

71,381

29,518

15,167

5,903

6,417

2,700

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 14.98

- 47.01

-

-

-

-

7.53

-

0.18

-

6,75,884

1,31,086

30.17

45.15

14.22

61.23

37.54

45.07

Address for Correspondence
For shares held in physical form

KFin Technologies Limited
Selenium Tower B, Plot 31-32, 
Gachibowli Financial District,
Nanakramguda, Hyderabad - 500 032
Toll Free No.: 1800 309 4001  
(From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Fax: +91 40 67161680
E-mail: rilinvestor@kfintech.com
Website: www.kfintech.com

-

-

For shares held in demat form

1.35

1.53

-

-

Depository Participant(s) of the 
investor concerned and / or KFin 
Technologies Limited.

*Includes OTC transactions cleared through International Exchanges.

Barabanki Manufacturing 
Division

Dewa Road, P. O. Somaiya
Nagar, Barabanki – 225 123,
Uttar Pradesh, India

Hoshiarpur Manufacturing 
Division

Dharamshala Road, V. P. O. Chohal,
District Hoshiarpur – 146 024,
Punjab, India

Oil & Gas

KG D6

Village Gadimoga, Tallarevu Mandal,
East Godavari District – 533 463, 
Andhra Pradesh, India

Coal Based Methane

Village & P. O.: Lalpur,  
Tehsil: Burhar, District Shahdol,  
Madhya Pradesh – 484 110, India

Composites

Vadodara Composites Division

Vadodara - Halol Expressway,  
Village -Asoj, Taluka – Waghodia,
Vadodara – 391 510, Gujarat, India

Textiles

Naroda Manufacturing Division

103 / 106, Naroda Industrial
Estate, Naroda,
Ahmedabad – 382 330, Gujarat, India

Plant Locations in India 
Oil to Chemicals

DTA Jamnagar Refinery 

Village Meghpar / Padana,
Taluka Lalpur, Jamnagar – 361 280,
Gujarat, India 

SEZ Jamnagar Refinery

Unit of Reliance Jamnagar SEZ Village
Meghpar / Padana, Taluka Lalpur,
Jamnagar – 361 280, Gujarat, India

Hazira Manufacturing Division

Village Mora, P. O. Bhatha, Surat-Hazira
Road, Surat – 394 510, Gujarat, India

Dahej Manufacturing Division

P. O. Dahej – 392 130, Taluka: Vagra,
District Bharuch, Gujarat, India

Vadodara Manufacturing Division

P. O. Petrochemicals,
Vadodara – 391 346, Gujarat, India

Patalganga Manufacturing 
Division

B-1 to B-5 & A3, MIDC Industrial Area,
Patalganga – 410 220, District Raigad,
Maharashtra, India

Nagothane Manufacturing 
Division

P. O. Petrochemicals Township,
Nagothane – 402 125, Roha Taluka,
District Raigad, Maharashtra, India

Silvassa Manufacturing Division

342, Kharadpada, P. O. Naroli – 396 235,
Union Territory of Dadra and
Nagar Haveli, India

Any query on the Annual 
Report

Smt. Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary and 
Compliance Officer
Reliance Industries Limited
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 
222, Nariman Point,
Mumbai - 400 021
E-mail: investor.relations@ril.com;  
rilagm@ril.com

Transfer of unpaid / unclaimed 
amounts and shares to 
Investor Education and 
Protection Fund

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 
124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 read 
with the rules framed thereunder, 
the dividend lying in the Unpaid 
Dividend Account which remains 
unpaid or unclaimed for a period of 
seven consecutive years along with 
underlying shares are transferred by 
the Company to Investor Education 
and Protection Fund (IEPF). During the 
year, the Company has credited `26.76 
crore to IEPF pursuant to the provisions 
of the Companies Act, 2013. The 
cumulative amount transferred by the 
Company to IEPF up to March 31, 2022 
is ` 298 crore.

In accordance with the provisions 
of the Companies Act, 2013, the 
Company has transferred 9,78,201 
equity shares of ` 10/- each, to the 
credit of IEPF Authority, during the 
FY 2021-22, in respect of which dividend 
had not been paid or claimed by the 
members for seven consecutive years 

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or more. The Company has initiated necessary action for transfer of shares in 
respect of which dividend has not been claimed since FY 2014-15, consecutively, 
by the members. 

The Company has uploaded on its website, the details of unpaid and unclaimed 
amounts lying with the Company as on March 31, 2022.

Details of shares transferred to IEPF Authority during FY 2021-22 are also available 
on the website of the Company. The Company has also uploaded these details 
on the website of the IEPF Authority (www.iepf.gov.in).

The voting rights on the shares transferred to IEPF Authority shall remain frozen till 
the rightful owner claims the shares.

Last date to claim unclaimed / unpaid dividends before transfer to IEPF, for the 
financial year 2014-15 and thereafter, are as under:

Financial Year

Declaration Date

Date to claim before transfer 
to IEPF

March 31, 2016

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2018

March 31, 2019

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2021

March 10, 2016

July 21, 2017

July 5, 2018

April 15, 2023

August 26, 2024

August 4, 2025

August 12, 2019

September 11, 2026

July 15, 2020

June 24, 2021

August 14, 2027

July 26, 2028

The last date for claiming unclaimed dividend for the FY2014-15 was July 18, 2022.

The procedure for claiming underlying shares and unpaid / unclaimed dividend 
from IEPF Authority is covered in the Shareholders’ Referencer available on the 
website of the Company. 

Further, in accordance with the IEPF Rules, the Board of Directors have appointed 
Smt. Savithri Parekh as Nodal Officer of the Company and Shri Vivin Mally as 
Deputy Nodal Officer of the Company for the purposes of verification of claims 
of shareholders pertaining to shares transferred to IEPF and / or refund of 
dividend from IEPF Authority and for coordination with IEPF Authority. The details 
of the Nodal Officer and Deputy Nodal Officer are available on the website 
of the Company.

Equity Shares in the Unclaimed Suspense Account

In terms of Regulation 39 of the Listing Regulations, details of the equity shares 
lying in the Unclaimed Suspense Account are as follows:

Particulars

No. of shareholders 
(phase-wise transfers)

No. of
equity shares

Aggregate number of shareholders and the 
outstanding shares in the Unclaimed Suspense 
Account lying as on April 1, 2021

Less: Number of shareholders who approached 
the Company for transfer of shares

Add: Number of shareholders and aggregate 
number of shares transferred to the Unclaimed 
Suspense Account during the year

Less: Number of shares transferred to IEPF 
Authority during the year

Aggregate number of shareholders and the 
outstanding shares in the Unclaimed Suspense 
Account lying as on March 31, 2022

74,804

70,46,162

(1,878)

(2,53,478)

0

0

(1,408)

(68,146)

71,518

67,24,538

The voting rights on the shares in the suspense account shall remain frozen till 
the rightful owner claims the shares.

Other Disclosures
Disclosure on materially 
significant related party 
transactions that may have 
potential conflict with the 
Company’s interests at large

The Company’s major related party 
transactions are generally with its 
subsidiaries and associates. The 
related party transactions are entered 
into based on considerations of 
various business exigencies, such 
as synergy in operations, sectoral 
specialisation and the Company’s 
long-term strategy for sectoral 
investments, optimisation of market 
share, profitability, legal requirements, 
liquidity and capital resources of 
subsidiaries and associates.

All the contracts / arrangements / 
transactions entered by the Company 
during the financial year with related 
parties were in its ordinary course of 
business and on an arm’s length basis.

During the FY 2021-22, the Company 
had not entered into any contract 
/ arrangement / transaction with 
related parties which could be 
considered material in accordance 
with the policy of the Company 
on Materiality of Related Party 
Transactions and on dealing with 
Related Party Transactions. The 
Company has made full disclosure of 
transactions with the related parties 
as set out in Note 34 of Standalone 
Financial Statement, forming part of 
the Annual Report.

There were no materially significant 
related party transactions which could 
have potential conflict with interest of 
the Company at large.

The Company’s Policy on Materiality 
of Related Party Transactions and 
on dealing with Related Party 
Transactions is available on the 
website of the Company.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Details of non-compliance 
by the Company, penalties, 
strictures imposed on the 
Company by stock exchange 
or SEBI, or any statutory 
authority, on any matter 
related to capital markets, 
during the last three years

(i) 

 The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (SEBI), on August 8, 
2014 had passed an adjudication 
order on a show cause notice 
issued to the Company for alleged 
non-disclosure of the diluted 
Earnings per Share in the quarterly 
financial results for the quarters 
ended June 2007, September 
2007, December 2007, March 2008, 
June 2008 and September 2008 
and imposed monetary penalty 
of `13 crore. On an appeal by the 
Company, the Hon’ble Securities 
Appellate Tribunal set aside SEBI’s 
order and remanded the matter 
for fresh consideration by SEBI. SEBI 
issued a fresh show cause notice 
dated April 5, 2016 in the matter 
alleging incorrect disclosure of 
the diluted Earnings per Share. 
The Company filed a reply to the 
show cause notice and attended 
the personal hearing on July 
26, 2016. SEBI appointed new 
Adjudicating Officer (AO). The last 
hearing before the AO was held on 
November 22, 2018. Further details 
sought by AO were provided 
in December 2018. After more 
than 2 years, the AO sent a letter 
dated March 19, 2021 granting an 
opportunity to the Company to 
make additional submissions and 
personal hearing in the matter. 
The Company filed additional 
submissions in the matter. The AO, 
vide his order dated September 
20, 2021, disposed off the show 
cause notice without levy 
of any penalty.

(ii) 

 On December 16, 2010, SEBI issued 
a show cause notice (SCN), inter 
alia to the Company (RIL) in 
connection with the trades by RIL 
in the stock exchanges in 2007 in 
the shares of Reliance Petroleum 

Limited, then a subsidiary of RIL. 
Hearings were held before the 
Whole Time Member (WTM) of 
SEBI in respect of the SCN. By 
an order dated March 24, 2017, 
the WTM passed the directions: 
(i) prohibiting inter alia RIL from 
dealing in equity derivatives in 
the ‘Futures & Options’ segment 
of stock exchanges, directly or 
indirectly, for a period of one year 
from the date of the order; and (ii) 
to RIL to disgorge an amount of 
` 447.27 crore along with interest 
at the rate of 12% per annum 
from November 29, 2007 till the 
date of payment. In May 2017, 
RIL and the other noticees filed 
an appeal before the Securities 
Appellate Tribunal (SAT) against 
this order. SAT, by a majority order 
(2:1), dismissed the appeal on 
November 5, 2020 and directed 
RIL to pay the disgorged amount 
within sixty days from the date 
of the order. The appeal of RIL 
and other noticees has been 
admitted by the Hon’ble Supreme 
Court of India. By its order dated 
December 17, 2020, the Hon’ble 
Supreme Court of India directed 
RIL to deposit ` 250 crore in the 
Investors’ Protection Fund, subject 
to the final result of the appeal 
and stayed the recovery of the 
balance, inclusive of interest, 
pending the appeal. RIL has 
complied with the order dated 
December 17, 2020 of the Hon’ble 
Supreme Court of India.

 In the very same matter, on 
November 21, 2017, SEBI issued 
show cause notice, inter alia, to RIL, 
asking RIL to show cause as to why 
inquiry should not be held in terms 
of SEBI (Procedure for Holding 
Inquiry and Imposing Penalties 
by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 
1995 and penalty not be imposed 
under the provisions of the 
Securities and Exchange Board of 
India Act, 1992. The Adjudicating 
Officer of SEBI passed an order on 
January 1, 2021 imposing a penalty 
of ` 25 crore on RIL. RIL has paid 
the penalty under protest and 

has filed an appeal before the SAT 
against this order.

(iii)   The Company had issued 

debentures with convertible 
warrants in the year 1994 and 
allotted equity shares against the 
warrants in the year 2000. In this 
matter, SEBI had filed a complaint 
on July 16, 2020, inter alia against 
the Company before the Special 
Court, Mumbai, for taking 
cognizance of alleged offences 
under Regulations 3, 5 and 6 of 
SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and 
Unfair Trade Practices relating to 
Securities Market) Regulations, 
1995 and section 77(2) and 
section 77A of Companies Act, 
1956. The Special Court, Mumbai, 
vide order dated September 30, 
2020, dismissed SEBI’s complaint 
as barred by limitation. Against 
the said order of the Special 
Court, SEBI has filed a revision 
application before the Hon’ble 
High Court, Bombay and the 
same is pending.

(iv)   On December 22, 2021, SEBI  
issued a show cause notice 
inter alia to RIL asking it to show 
cause as to why inquiry should 
not be held against it in terms 
of SEBI (Procedure for Holding 
Inquiry and Imposing Penalties 
by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 
1995 read with Section 15I of 
the Securities and Exchange 
Board of India Act, 1992 for 
alleged violation of Principle No. 
4 under Schedule A – Principles 
for Fair Disclosure of UPSI read 
with Regulation 8(1) of SEBI 
(Prohibition of Insider Trading) 
Regulations, 2015 read with 
Regulation 30(11) of SEBI (Listing 
Obligations and Disclosure 
Requirements) Regulations, 
2015. The alleged violation, if 
established, will make RIL liable 
for monetary penalty (of not 
less than `1 lakh and which may 
extend to maximum of `1 crore) 
under Section 15HB of the SEBI Act, 
1992. RIL has filed a detailed reply 
to this show cause notice.

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Disclosures in relation to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, 
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company is committed to provide a work environment which ensures that every employee is treated with dignity, 
respect and afforded equal treatment. Please refer Human Capital section of Management Discussion and Analysis 
Report, for more details.

Adoption of Mandatory and Discretionary Requirements

The Company has complied with all mandatory requirements of Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations. 

The Company has adopted the following discretionary requirements of the Listing Regulations:

Audit Qualification

The Company is in the regime of unmodified opinions on financial statements.

Reporting of Internal Auditor

The Internal Audit Department of the Company, co-sourced with professional firms of Chartered Accountants, reports 
directly to the Audit Committee.

Compliance of Corporate Governance requirements specified under Regulations 17 to 27 and 
Regulation 46(2)(b) to (i) of the Listing Regulations

Sr. 
No.

Particulars

Regulation

Compliance 
Status
Yes / No / N.A.

Key Compliance observed

1

Board of Directors

17

Yes

•  Composition and Appointment of Directors

•  Meetings and quorum

•  Review of compliance reports

•  Plans for orderly succession

•  Code of Conduct

•  Fees / compensation to Non-Executive Directors

•  Minimum information to be placed before the Board

•  Compliance Certificate by Chief Executive Officer and Chief 

Financial Officer

•  Risk management plan, risk assessment and 

minimisation procedures

•  Performance evaluation of Independent Directors

•  Recommendation of Board for each item of special business

2

3

4

5

6

Maximum Number 
of Directorships

Audit Committee

Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee

17A

Yes

•  Directorships in listed entities

18

19

Yes

Yes

•  Composition

•  Meetings and quorum

•  Chairperson present at Annual General Meeting

•  Role of the Committee

•  Composition

•  Meetings and quorum

•  Chairperson present at Annual General Meeting

•  Role of the Committee

•  Composition

•  Meetings and quorum

Stakeholders 
Relationship Committee

20

Yes

Risk 
Management Committee

•  Role of the Committee

•  Composition

21

Yes

•  Meetings and quorum

•  Role of the Committee

7

Vigil Mechanism

22

Yes

•  Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy for 

Directors and employees

•  Adequate safeguards against victimisation

•  Direct access to the Chairperson of Audit Committee

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Sr. 
No.

Particulars

Regulation

Compliance 
Status
Yes / No / N.A.

Key Compliance observed

8

Related party transactions

23

Yes

9

Subsidiaries of  
the Company

24

Yes

•  Policy on Materiality of related party transactions and dealing 

with related party transactions

•  Prior approval including omnibus approval of Audit Committee for 

related party transactions

•  Quarterly review of related party transactions

•  Disclosure on related party transactions

•  Appointment of Company’s Independent Director on the Board of 

unlisted material subsidiaries

•  Review of financial statements and investments of unlisted 

subsidiaries by the Audit Committee

•  Minutes of the board of directors of the unlisted subsidiaries are 

placed at the meeting of the Board of Directors

•  Significant transactions and arrangements of unlisted 

subsidiaries are placed at the meeting of the Board of Directors

•  Secretarial Audit of the Company and of material unlisted 

subsidiaries incorporated in India

10

Secretarial Audit

24A

Yes

•  Secretarial Audit Report of the Company and of material 

subsidiaries are annexed with the Annual Report of the Company

11

Obligations with respect to 
Independent Directors

12

Obligations with respect 
to employees including 
Senior Management, 
Key Managerial Persons, 
Directors and Promoters

13

Other Corporate 
Governance requirements

•  Annual Secretarial Compliance Report

•  Tenure of Independent Directors

•  Meetings of Independent Directors

25

Yes

•  Familiarisation of Independent Directors

•  Appointment and cessation of Independent Directors

•  Declaration from Independent Director that he / she meets 
the criteria of independence, are placed at the meeting of 
Board of Directors

•  Directors and Officers insurance for all the Independent Directors

•  Memberships / Chairmanships in Committees

•  Affirmation on compliance with Code of Conduct by Directors and 

Senior Management

26

Yes

•  Disclosures by Senior Management about potential 

conflicts of interest

•  No agreement with regard to compensation or profit sharing in 
connection with dealings in securities of the Company by Key 
Managerial Personnel, Director and Promoter

•  Compliance with discretionary requirements

27

Yes

•  Filing of quarterly, half-yearly and yearly compliance report on 

Corporate Governance

•  Terms and conditions of appointment of Independent Directors

•  Composition of various Committees of the Board of Directors

14

Website

46(2)(b) 
to (i)

•  Code of Conduct of Board of Directors and Senior 

Management Personnel

•  Details of establishment of Vigil Mechanism / 

Yes

Whistle-blower policy

•  Criteria of making payments to Non-Executive Directors

•  Policy on dealing with related party transactions

•  Policy for determining material subsidiaries

•  Details of familiarisation programmes imparted to 

Independent Directors

Particulars

Policies and Codes

Values and Behaviours

Code of Conduct

Our Code

Familiarisation Programme for 
Independent Directors

Website link

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/VB.pdf

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Code-of-Conduct.pdf

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/ourcode.pdf

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx

Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key 
Managerial Personnel and other employees

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Remuneration-Policy-
for-Directors.pdf

•  Chairperson present at Annual General Meeting

Weblinks for the matters referred in this Report are as under:

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Website link

Policy for selection of Directors and 
determining Directors’ independence

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Policy-for-Selection-of-Directors.pdf

Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Material-Subsidiaries.pdf

Policy on Materiality of Related Party 
Transactions and on dealing with Related 
Party Transactions

Policy on Determination and Disclosure of 
Materiality of Events and Information and 
Web Archival Policy

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Policy-on-Materiality-of-RPT.pdf

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/MaterialityPolicy.pdf

Vigil Mechanism and Whistle-Blower Policy

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Vigil-Mechanism-and-Whistle-
Blower-Policy.pdf

Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policy

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/RIL-Anti-bribery-and-Anti-
corruption-Policy.pdf

Reports

Quarterly, Half-yearly and Annual Financial 
Results (from 2002 to 2022)

Presentation to institutional investors and 
analysts (from 1999 to 2022)

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/FinancialReporting.aspx

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/FinancialReporting.aspx

Annual Report (from 1976 to 2022)

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/FinancialReporting.aspx

Chairman’s Communication 
(from 2002 to 2022)

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Chairman-Communication.aspx

Sustainability Reports

https://www.ril.com/Sustainability/CorporateSustainability.aspx

Shareholders’ Information

Composition of Board of Directors and 
Profile of Directors

Composition of various Committees of the 
Board and their terms of reference

ESOS Disclosure under SEBI (Share Based 
Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) 
Regulations, 2021 as on March 31, 2022

Details of unpaid and unclaimed amounts 
lying with the Company as on date of last 
Annual General Meeting (i.e. June 24, 2021) 
and details of shares transferred to IEPF 
during FY 2021-22

Build-up of Equity Share Capital

https://www.ril.com/OurCompany/Leadership/BoardOfDirectors.aspx

https://www.ril.com/OurCompany/Leadership/BoardCommittees.aspx

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/ESOS-2006-Disclosure-2021-22.pdf 

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/ESOS-2017-Disclosure-2021-22.pdf

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/ShareholdersInformation.aspx

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Build-up-of-Equity-
Share-Capital.pdf

Shareholders’ Referencer

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRForms/Shareholders-Referencer.pdf

Investor Contacts

https://www.ril.com/InvestorRelations/Investor-Contacts.aspx

Certificate of Non-
Disqualification of Directors

Certificate from Dr. K. R. Chandratre, 
Practising Company Secretary, 
confirming that none of the Directors 
on the Board of the Company have 
been debarred or disqualified from 
being appointed or continuing as 
directors of companies by the SEBI, 
Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any 
such other Statutory Authority, as 
stipulated under Regulation 34(3) of 
the Listing Regulations, is attached 
to this Report.

CEO and CFO Certification

The Chairman and Managing Director 
(CMD) and the Chief Financial Officer 
(CFO) of the Company give annual 
certification on financial reporting 

and internal controls to the Board in 
terms of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing 
Regulations, copy of which is attached 
to this Report. The CMD and the CFO 
also give quarterly certification on 
financial results while placing the 
financial results before the Board 
in terms of Regulation 33(2) of the 
Listing Regulations.

Compliance Certificate of the 
Auditors

Certificate from the Company’s 
Auditors, S R B C & CO LLP and D T S & 
Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, 
confirming compliance with 
conditions of Corporate Governance, 
as stipulated under Regulation 34 of 
the Listing Regulations, is attached 
to this Report.

Certificate on Compliance 
with Code of Conduct

I hereby confirm that the Company 
has obtained from all the members 
of the Board and Senior Management 
Personnel, the affirmation that they 
have complied with the ‘Code of 
Conduct’ and ‘Our Code’ in respect of 
the FY 2021-22.

Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director

May 06, 2022

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Certificate of Non-Disqualification of Directors

(pursuant to Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V Para C Clause (10)(i) of the SEBI  
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015)

To:
The Members
Reliance Industries Limited
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222
Nariman Point, Mumbai 400 021
Maharashtra, India.

I have examined the relevant registers, records, forms, returns and disclosures received from the Directors of Reliance 
Industries Limited having CIN L17110MH1973PLC019786 and registered office at 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman 
Point, Mumbai 400021, Maharashtra, India (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’), produced before me by the Company 
for the purpose of issuing this Certificate, in accordance with Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V Para-C Clause 10(i) of 
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

In my opinion and to the best of my information and according to the verifications (including Directors Identification 
Number (DIN) status at the portal www.mca.gov.in) as considered necessary and explanations furnished to me by the 
Company & its officers, I hereby certify that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company, as stated below for the 
financial year ended 31 March 2022, have been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Director by 
the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such other Statutory Authority.

Sr. No. Name of Director

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

Dipak Chand Jain

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

Adil Zainulbhai

Raminder Singh Gujral

Shumeet Banerji

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Veerayya Chowdary Kosaraju

Nita Mukesh Ambani

Nikhil Rasiklal Meswani

Hital Rasiklal Meswani

Madhusudana Sivaprasad Panda

Pawan Kumar Kapil

His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan

DIN

00001695

00228513

00074119

06646490

07175393

02787784

02011213

08485334

03115198

00001620

00001623

00012144

02460200

09245977

Date of appointment 
in the Company

01.04.1977

04.08.2005

09.06.2007

20.12.2013

12.06.2015

21.07.2017

17.10.2018

18.10.2019

18.06.2014

26.06.1986

04.08.1995

21.08.2009

16.05.2010

19.07.2021

Ensuring the eligibility of the appointment / continuity of every Director on the Board is the responsibility of the 
management of the Company. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these, based on my verification. This certificate 
is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficiency or effectiveness with which the 
management has conducted the affairs of the Company.

Dr. K. R. Chandratre                                                                                                              
FCS No.: 1370, C. P. No.: 5144
Place: Pune
Date: 6 May 2022

UDIN: F001370D000282893
Peer Review Certificate No. : 1206/2021

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Under Regulation 17(8) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India  
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

To,
The Board of Directors
Reliance Industries Limited

1. 

 We have reviewed financial statements and the cash flow statement of Reliance Industries Limited (“the Company”) 
for the year ended March 31, 2022 and to the best of our knowledge and belief:

i. 

ii. 

 these statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material fact or contain statements 
that might be misleading;

 these statements together present a true and fair view of the Company’s affairs and are in compliance with 
existing accounting standards, applicable laws and regulations.

 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 Company’s Code of Conduct.

 We accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial reporting and we have 
evaluated the effectiveness of Company’s internal control systems pertaining to financial reporting. We have not 
come across any reportable deficiencies in the design or operation of such internal controls.

2. 

3. 

4.  We have indicated to the Auditors and the Audit Committee that:

i. 

there are no significant changes in internal controls over financial reporting during the year;

ii. 

there are no significant changes in accounting policies during the year; and

iii. 

there are no instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware.

(Mukesh D. Ambani) 
Chairman and Managing Director  

(Alok Agarwal) 
Chief Financial Officer  

(Srikanth Venkatachari)
Joint Chief Financial Officer

May 06, 2022

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Secretarial Audit Report of Material Subsidiaries

Secretarial Audit Report of Jio Platforms Limited

For the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022

[Pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No. 9 of the Companies  
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,
The Members,
Jio Platforms Limited
Office - 101, Saffron, Nr. Centre Point 
Panchwati 5 Rasta, Ambawadi 
Ahmedabad - 380006

We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and adherence to good 
corporate practices by Jio Platforms Limited [CIN: U72900GJ2019PLC110816] (hereinafter called the ‘Company’) for the 
financial year ended March 31, 2022 (hereinafter called the ‘period under audit ’). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a 
manner that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s corporate conducts/statutory compliances 
and expressing our opinion thereon.

Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records 
maintained by the Company and provided to us through access to the Company’s in-house portal as also the information 
provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, we 
hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the period under audit, complied with the statutory provisions 
listed hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the 
extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter.

We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the 
Company for the audit period according to the provisions of:

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

The Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the Rules framed thereunder;

The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder; and

 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign 
Direct Investment and Overseas Direct Investments.

iv.  The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Rules framed thereunder;

We have also examined compliance by the Company with the applicable clauses of the Secretarial Standard on Meetings 
of Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company 
Secretaries of India.

During the period under audit, the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Standards, etc. 
mentioned above.

During the period under audit, provisions of the following Acts, Rules and Regulations were not applicable to the Company:

i. 

 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder to the extent they relate to 
External Commercial Borrowings;

ii. 

 The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992:-

a) 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 
regarding the Act and dealing with clients;

b)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015;

c)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;

d)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015; *

e)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021;

f) 

The Securities and Exchange Board of lndia (lssue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018;

g)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021;

h)  The Securities and Exchange Board of lndia (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021; and

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The Securities and Exchange Board of lndia (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 2018.

*  The Company being a material subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”) as defined in Regulation 16(1)(c) 

of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, certain employees 
of the Company have been categorised as “Designated Persons” and are covered by the RIL’s Code of Conduct 
framed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, of RIL.

iii.  The Company has not entered into any listing agreements with the stock exchanges.

We further report that -

The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Non-Executive Directors and 
Independent Directors. The changes in the composition of the Board of Directors that took place during the period under 
audit were carried out in compliance with the provisions of the Act.

Adequate notices were given to all directors of the Company of the schedule of the Meetings of the Board (including 
Meetings of Committee), except where consent of the directors was received for scheduling meeting at a shorter notice. 
Agenda and detailed notes on agenda were also sent to all the directors of the Company at least seven days in advance, 
except where consent of directors was received for circulation of the Agenda and notes on Agenda at a shorter notice. A 
system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and 
for ensuring meaningful participation by the directors at the meetings.

All decisions at the Meetings of the Board and its Committee were carried out unanimously as recorded in the minutes of 
the meetings of the Board of Directors or Committees of the Board, as the case may be.

We further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with its size and 
operations to monitor and ensure compliance with the applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

We further report that during the period under audit, no specific events/actions which have a major bearing on the 
Company’s affairs have taken place, in pursuance of the above referred laws, rules, regulations and standards except 
for the following:

1. 

2. 

3. 

 Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 12th October 2021, have approved the incorporation of two 
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Company for carrying on the business of communication services including satellite 
based communication services. Necessary steps are in progress for such incorporation.

 On 17th November 2021, the Company allotted 40,00,000 Equity Shares at pari passu ranking of face value Rs. 10/- each 
to JPL ESOS 2020 Trust amounting to total Rs. 4,00,00,000.

 On 04th January 2022, the Company allotted 33,40,000 Equity Shares at pari passu ranking of face value Rs. 10/- each to 
JPL ESOS 2020 Trust amounting to total Rs. 3,34,00,000.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Annexure A

To,
The Board of Directors / Members,
Jio Platforms Limited 
Office - 101, Saffron, Nr. Centre Point 
Panchwati 5 Rasta, Ambawadi 
Ahmedabad - 380006 

Re: Secretarial Audit Report of even date is to be read along with this letter.

1. 

2. 

 Maintenance of secretarial records is the responsibility of the management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on these secretarial records based on our audit.

 We have followed the audit practices and processes as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the 
correctness of the contents of the secretarial records. The verification was done on test-check basis to ensure that 
correct facts are reflected in secretarial records. We believe that the process and practices, we followed provide a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. 

 We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Accounts of the Company.

4. 

5. 

6. 

 Wherever required, we have obtained management representation about the compliance of laws, rules and 
regulations and happening of events, etc.

 The compliance of the provisions or corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, is the 
responsibility of management. Our examination was limited to the verification of procedures on test-check basis.

 The Secretarial Audit Report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficacy or 
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company.

For BNP & Associates
Company Secretaries
[Firm Regn. No. P2014MH037400]
PR No. 637/2019

Kalidas Ramaswami
Partner
FCS: 2440 / CP No. 22856
UDIN : F002440D000273073

Place: Mumbai
Date: 5th May 2022

For BNP & Associates
Company Secretaries
[Firm Regn. No. P2014MH037400]
PR No. 637/2019

Kalidas Ramaswami
Partner
FCS: 2440 / CP No. 22856
UDIN : F002440D000273073

Place: Mumbai
Date: 5th May 2022

Note: This report is to be read with our letter of even date which is annexed as Annexure A and forms an integral part 
of this report.

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Secretarial Audit Report of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

For The Financial Year Ended 31st March, 2022

[Pursuant to Section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No.9 of the Companies  
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,
The Members
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited,
Office – 101, Saffron, Nr. Centre Point
Panchwati 5 Rasta, Ambawadi
Ahmedabad - 380 006

We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to 
good corporate practices by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, (CIN: U72900GJ2007PLC105869) (hereinafter called the 
‘Company’) for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 (‘period under audit’’). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner 
that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the Company’s corporate conducts/statutory compliances and for 
expressing our opinion thereon.

Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records 
maintained and provided to us through access to the Company’s in-house portal and also the information provided 
by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives, during the conduct of Secretarial Audit, we hereby 
report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the period under audit, complied with the statutory provisions listed 
hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in 
the manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter.

We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the 
Company for the period under audit according to the provisions of:

(i)   The Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the Rules made thereunder;

(ii)   The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;

(iii)  The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Rules made thereunder;

(iv)    The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules/ Regulations made thereunder to the extent of Overseas 

Direct Investments and External Commercial Borrowings;

(v)   The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021;

(vi)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ;

(vii)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015;

We have also examined compliance by the Company with the applicable clauses of the Secretarial Standard on Meetings 
of Board of Directors (SS-1) and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company 
Secretaries of India.

During the period under audit, the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Standards, as 
mentioned above

We have also examined, on test-check basis, the relevant documents and records maintained by the Company according 
to the following laws applicable specifically to the Company:

1.  

The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885;

2.   The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933;

3. 

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997;

4.   The Information Technology Act, 2000

5. 

 The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019

Based on such examination and having regard to the compliance system prevailing in the Company, we report that, the 
Company has complied with the provisions of the above laws during the audit period.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

During the period under audit, provisions of the following acts, rules and regulations were not applicable to the Company:

1. 

 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations made thereunder with respect to Foreign 
Direct Investment .

2. 

The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 :

(a)   The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 

relating to the Companies Act, 2013 and dealing with clients;

(b)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;

(c)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018;

(d)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021;

(e)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021;

(f)  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-back of Securities) Regulations, 2018.

We further report that:

The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Director, Non-Executive 
Directors and Independent Directors and there were no changes in the composition of the Board of Directors 
during the period.

Adequate notice was given to all directors of the Company of the schedule of the meetings of the Board (including 
meetings of the Committees) except where consent of directors was received for shorter notice. Agenda and detailed 
notes on Agenda were also sent to all the directors of the Company at least seven days in advance , except where consent 
of directors was received for circulation of the Agenda and notes on Agenda at a shorter notice. A system exists for 
seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the agenda items before the meetings and for meaningful 
participation by the directors at the meetings.

All decisions at the meetings of the Board and the meetings of the Committees were carried out unanimously as recorded 
in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors or Committees of the Board, as the case may be.

We further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the Company, which are commensurate with its size 
and operations , to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

We further report that during the period under audit, the following specific events / actions having major bearing on the 
Company’s affairs have taken place in pursuance of the above referred laws, rules, regulations and standards:

(i)  

(ii) 

 During the year under review, the Commercial Papers (CPs) issued by the Company were listed on BSE Limited in 
accordance with the provisions of SEBI Operational Circular bearing No : SEBI/HO/DDHS/P/CIR/2021/613 dated August 10, 
2021. As on March 31, 2022, CPs amounting to Rs. 18,150 crores were listed on BSE Limited.

 During the year under review , the Company has issued and allotted on Private Placement basis 50,000 – 6.20% 
Unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (PPD 17 or “NCDs”) on Private Placement basis 50,000 – 6.20% 
NCDs (PPD17) of face value of Rs. 10 lakh each, for cash, at par, aggregating to Rs. 5,000 crore and these NCDs are listed 
on BSE Limited and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

For BNP & Associates
Company Secretaries
[FRN: P2014MH037400]
PR No : 637/2019

Kalidas Ramaswami
Partner
FCS No :2440/ CP No 22856)
(UDlN: F002440D000278584)

Date: May 06, 2022
Place: Mumbai

Note: This report is to be read with our letter of even date which is annexed as Annexure A and forms an integral part 
of this report.

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Annexure A

To,
The Members,
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
Office – 101, Saffron, Nr. Centre Point
Panchwati 5 Rasta, Ambawadi
Ahmedabad - 380006

Re: Secretarial Audit Report of even date is to be read along with this letter.

1. 

2. 

 Maintenance of secretarial records is the responsibility of the Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on the secretarial records based on our audit.

 We have followed the audit practices and processes as were considered appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance 
about the correctness of the contents of the secretarial records. The verification was done on test-check basis to 
ensure that correct facts are reflected in secretarial records. We believe that the process and practices, we followed 
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. 

 We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Accounts of the Company.

4. 

5. 

6. 

 Wherever required, we have obtained Management representation about the compliance of laws, rules and 
regulations and happening of material events, etc.

 The compliance of the provisions or corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards, is the 
responsibility of the Management. Our examination was limited to the verification of procedures on test-check basis.

 The Secretarial Audit Report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficacy or 
effectiveness with which the Management has conducted the affairs of the Company.

For BNP & Associates
Company Secretaries
[FRN: P2014MH037400]
PR No : 637/2019

Kalidas Ramaswami
Partner
FCS No :2440/ CP No 22856)
(UDlN: F002440D000278584)

Date: May 06, 2022
Place: Mumbai

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Secretarial Audit Report of Reliance Retail Limited
For the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022

[Pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule No.9 of the Companies  
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel), Rules, 2014]

To,
The Members,
Reliance Retail Limited
3rd Floor, Court House
Lokmanya Tilak Marg
Dhobi Talao
Mumbai- 400 002

We have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good 
corporate practices by Reliance Retail Limited (“the Company”). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided us 
a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts/ statutory compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.

Management’s responsibility

The Management along with the Board of Directors are responsible for ensuring that the Company complies with the provisions of 
all applicable laws and maintains the required statutory records and documents in the prescribed manner.

Auditor’s responsibility

Based on audit, our responsibility is to express an opinion on the compliance with the applicable laws and maintenance 
of records by the Company. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards CSAS 1 to CSAS 4 (“CSAS”) 
prescribed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. These standards require that the auditor complies with statutory and 
regulatory requirements and plans and performs the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about compliance with applicable 
laws and maintenance of records.

Due to the inherent limitations of an audit including internal, financial and operating controls, there is an unavoidable risk that 
some misstatements or material non-compliances may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and 
performed in accordance with the CSAS.

Basis for Opinion

We have followed the audit practices and processes as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the correctness 
of the contents of the secretarial records. The verification was done on test basis to ensure that correct facts are reflected in the 
secretarial records. We believe that the processes and practices, we followed provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Opinion

Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained 
by the Company and provided either as scanned copies by email or through permitted access to the Company’s in-house 
portal and also the information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct 
of secretarial audit, we hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the audit period covering the financial 
year ended on March 31, 2022 (“the Financial Year”), complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the 
Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the 
reporting made hereinafter:

We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the Company for 
the Financial Year according to the provisions of:

i) 

ii) 

 The Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the rules made thereunder;

 The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and the rules made thereunder- Not Applicable to the Company 
during the Audit Period;

iii) 

 The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;

iv) 

 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and regulations made thereunder to the extent of Overseas 
Direct Investment;

v) 

 The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (‘SEBI Act’):-

a) 

b) 

c) 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011- Not 
Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 - Not 
Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 (up to August 12, 2021) and The 
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 (with effect 
from August 13, 2021) - Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

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d) 

e) 

f) 

g) 

h) 

i) 

 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008 (up to August 15, 2021) - 
Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (with effect 
from August 16, 2021)- Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 
regarding the Companies Act and dealing with client - Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 (up to June 9, 2021) & The 
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021 (with effect from June 10, 2021) – Not 
Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period; and

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 2018 - Not Applicable to the Company 
during the Audit Period.

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 - Not Applicable to the 
Company during the Audit Period;

 We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:

i) 

 Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India;

ii) 

 The Listing Agreements entered into by the Company with Stock Exchange(s) and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure 
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, - Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period;

 During the period under review the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, 
Standards, etc. mentioned above.

 We further report that, the Company has identified the following laws as specifically applicable to the Company:

i) 

 The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules;

ii) 

 The Legal Metrology Act 2009 and Rules;

iii) 

 State Agriculture Produce Marketing Act;

iv) 

 The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016;

v) 

 The Trade Marks Act, 1999

We further report that-

The Board of Directors of the Company is constituted comprising Executive Director, Non-Executive Directors, Independent 
Directors and Woman Director. There were no changes in the composition of the Board of Directors that took place during the 
period under review.

Adequate notice was given to all directors of the Company of the meetings of the Board (including meetings of the Committees), 
except where consent of directors was received for shorter notice. With the consent of the directors, the agenda and detailed 
notes on agenda for the Board meetings (including meetings of the Committees), were sent less than seven days before the date 
of the respective meeting(s). 

We further report that the Company has devised a system which enables the directors to seek and obtain further information 
and clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the meeting.

All decisions made at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings have unanimous consent of directors (excluding the directors 
who are concerned or interested in specific items) as recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors or 
Committees of the Board, as the case may be.

We further report that having regard to the compliance system prevailing in the Company and as per explanations 
and management representations obtained and relied upon by us the Company has adequate systems and processes 
commensurate with the size and operations of the Company to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, 
regulations and guidelines.

For Shashikala Rao & Co.
Company Secretaries
ICSI Unique Code: P2010MH067400
PR 845/2020

Shashikala Rao
Partner
 FCS 3866  CP No 9482
UDIN  F003866D000276182

Place: Mumbai 
Date: May 05, 2022 

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Annexure to the Secretarial Audit Report

To,
The Members,
Reliance Retail Limited

Our report of even date is to be read along with this letter:

1. 

 We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Accounts of the Company.

2. 

3. 

 Wherever required, we have obtained a Management Representation about the compliance of laws, rules and 
regulations and happening of events, etc.

 The Secretarial Audit report is neither an assurance as to future viability of the Company nor of the efficiency or 
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company.

For Shashikala Rao & Co.
Company Secretaries
ICSI Unique Code: P2010MH067400
PR 845/2020

Shashikala Rao
Partner
  CP No 9482
UDIN  F003866D000276182

FCS 3866 

Place: Mumbai
Date: May 05, 2022 

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Secretarial Audit Report of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
For The Financial Year Ended 31st March, 2022

[Pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies  
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To,
The Members,
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
CIN: U51909MH2006PLC166166
4th Floor, Court House,
Lokmanya Tilak Marg,
Dhobi Talao,
Mumbai- 400002

We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance with applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to 
good corporate practices by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (hereinafter called the “Company”) for the Financial Year 
ended 31st March, 2022. Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating 
the corporate conducts/statutory compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.

Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records 
maintained by the Company and furnished to us through access to the Company’s in-house portal and also the 
information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives during the conduct of 
secretarial audit, we hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the audit period covering the financial 
year ended on 31st March 2022, complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the Company has 
proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting 
made hereinafter:

We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the 
Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2022 according to the provisions of:

Corporate 
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Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

h. 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 2018

i. 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021 (with 
effect from 16th August, 2021)

j. 

 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

vi. 

 Framework/ Operational Circular for Issue and Listing of Commercial Papers issued by Securities and Exchange Board 
of India including amendments thereto

 The Management of the Company has confirmed that there are no laws identified which are specifically applicable 
to the Company.

 We have also examined compliance with the applicable Standards/Regulations of the following:

(i) 

 Secretarial Standards with regard to Meeting of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by The 
Institute of Company Secretaries of India;

(ii) 

 The Listing Agreements entered into by the Company with the Stock Exchanges : Applicable to the extent of 
Commercial Papers listed during the period under review.

During the period under audit, the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, 
Standards, etc. mentioned above.

We further report that: -

•  The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive 
Directors including a Woman Director and Independent Directors. No changes in the composition of the Board of 
Directors took place during the period under audit.

•  Adequate notice is given to all Directors of the schedule of the Board Meetings (including Committees Meetings) except 

where consent of directors was received for shorter notice. Agenda and detailed notes on agenda were also sent 
atleast seven days in advance, except where consent of directors was received for circulation of the Agenda and notes 
on Agenda at a shorter notice. A system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and clarifications on the 
agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation by the directors at the meeting.

•  As recorded in the Minutes of Board/Committee Meetings, all decisions of the Board and Committees thereof were 

 The Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) and the rules made thereunder;

i. 

ii. 

 The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and the rules made thereunder - Not Applicable as the 
Securities of the Company are not listed on any Stock Exchange.

carried out unanimously.

iii. 

 The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;

iv. 

 The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and regulations made thereunder to the extent of Foreign 
Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and External Commercial Borrowings : Not Applicable to the extent of 
External Commercial Borrowings;

v. 

 The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (‘SEBI 
Act’) : are not applicable as the Securities of the Company are not listed on any Stock Exchange;

a. 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011- 
except to the extent of being an ‘acquirer’ as defined , of a listed entity;

b. 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015;

c. 

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 (up to 12th August, 
2021) and The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) 
Regulations, 2021 (with effect from 13th August, 2021);

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008 (up to 
15th August, 2021);

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 
regarding the Companies Act and dealing with client;

 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 (up to 9th June, 2021) 
and The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021 (with effect from 
10th June, 2021)

d. 

e. 

f. 

g. 

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We further report that based on review of compliance mechanism established by the Company and on the basis of the 
Compliance Certificate(s) issued by the Company Secretary based on the certificates issued by functional heads and 
taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meeting(s), we are of the opinion that there are adequate systems and 
processes in place which commensurate with size and operations of the Company, to monitor and ensure compliance 
with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.

We further report that during the financial year under audit, the following were the event/actions which occurred, 
having a major bearing on the Company’s affairs in pursuance of the above referred laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, 
standards, etc:

•  Members of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 29th September 2021 have pursuant to Section 180(1)
(a) of the Act, passed a Special Resolution for Sale/ lease/ transfer. or otherwise disposing of logistics infrastructure 
assets of the company to a special purpose vehicle which would house the logistics infrastructure assets catering to 
the requirements of business of the Company, subsidiaries and associates which is proposed to be owned by SEBI 
Registered Infrastructure Investment Trust set up by the Company as the sponsor under SEBI (Infrastructure Investment 
Trusts) Regulations, 2014

•  Members of the Company at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 3rd March 2022 passed a Special Resolution and 
increased the limits to make loans, investments and give guarantees etc upto ` 1,00,000 crore (Rupees One Lac crore) , 
outstanding at any point of time

•  The equity shareholders, at NCLT convened meeting held on 30th November 2021, pursuant to NCLT order dated 18th 
October 2021, approved with requisite majority, a Composite Scheme of Arrangement between Future Enterprises 
Limited and the Company and their respective shareholders and creditors for the transfer and vesting of logistics and 
warehousing undertaking to the Company from Future Enterprises Limited as a going concern on a slump sale basis on 
terms and conditions as set out in the said Scheme. 

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Further as informed, the Future Group companies involved in the Composite Scheme of arrangement conducted the 
meetings of their shareholders and their creditors in April 2022. The results of voting on the Composite Scheme were 
intimated to the Stock Exchanges by Future Retail Limited ( FRL) and other listed companies involved in the Scheme. As 
per these results, the shareholders and unsecured creditors of FRL have voted in favour of the said Composite Scheme. 
But the Secured Creditors of FRL have voted against the said Composite Scheme. in view thereof, the said Composite 
Scheme of Arrangement cannot be implemented. 

•  The Company has issued Commercial Papers and listed the same on BSE Limited pursuant to Circulars issued by SEBI.
•  The Company has completed acquisition and control of Just Dial Limited , a listed Company by acquiring 66.96% of its 

paid up share capital.

The Report is to be read with our letter of even date which is annexed as Annexure A hereto and forms an integral part 
of this report.

For S. N. ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN & Co.
Company Secretaries
ICSI Unique Code: P1991MH040400
Peer Review Cert. No.: 606/2019

Aparna Gadgil
Partner
ACS: 14713| COP No.: 8430

ICSI UDIN:A014713D000277514
6th May, 2022 I Thane

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Annexure A

To,
The Members,
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
CIN: U51909MH2006PLC166166
4th Floor, Court House,
LokmanyaTilak Marg,
Dhobi Talao,
Mumbai- 400002

Our Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March 2022 of even date is to be read along with this letter.

Management’s Responsibility

1. 

 It is the responsibility of the management of the Company to maintain secretarial records, devise proper systems 
to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and regulations and to ensure that the systems are 
adequate and operate effectively.

Auditor’s Responsibility

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

 Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these secretarial records, standards and procedures followed by the 
Company with respect to secretarial compliances.

 We have conducted the Audit as per the applicable Auditing Standards issued by the Institute of Company 
Secretaries of India. 

 We believe that audit evidence and information obtained from the Company’s management is adequate and 
appropriate for us to provide a basis for our opinion.

 Wherever required, we have obtained reasonable assurance about whether the statements prepared, documents or 
Records, in relation to Secretarial Audit, maintained by the Auditee, are free from misstatement. 

 Wherever required, we have obtained the management’s representation about the compliance of laws, rules and 
regulations and happening of events, etc

Disclaimer

7. 

 We have conducted our Audit remotely, based on the records and information made available to us through 
electronic platform by the Company, due to Covid 19 pandemic induced lockdown and restrictions in place, for the 
purpose of issuing this report.

8. 

 The Secretarial Audit Report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficacy or 
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company.

9. 

 We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and Books of Accounts of the Company.

For S. N. ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN & Co.
Company Secretaries
ICSI Unique Code: P1991MH040400
Peer Review Cert. No.: 606/2019

Aparna Gadgil
Partner
ACS: 14713| COP No.: 8430

ICSI UDIN:A014713D000277514
6th May, 2022 I Thane

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Opinion

9. 

 Based on the procedures performed by us as referred in paragraph 7 and 8 above and according to the information 
and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has complied with the conditions of Corporate 
Governance as stipulated in the Listing Regulations, as applicable for the year ended March 31, 2022, referred to in 
paragraph 1 above.

Other matters and Restriction on Use

10. 

11. 

 This report 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.

 This report is addressed to and provided to the members of the Company solely for the purpose of enabling it to 
comply with its obligations under the Listing Regulations and should not be used by any other person or for any other 
purpose. Accordingly, we do not accept or assume any liability or any duty of care or for any other purpose or to any 
other party to whom it is shown or into whose hands it may come without our prior consent in writing. We have no 
responsibility to update this report for events and circumstances occurring after the date of this report.

For D T S & Associates LLP 
Chartered Accountants 
ICAI Firm Reg. number: 142412W/ W100595 

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Reg. number: 324982E/E300003

per T P Ostwal 
Partner 
Membership No.: 030848 
UDIN: 22030848AIMQME5858 

Place: Mumbai 
Date: May 6, 2022 

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership No.: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNVY3491

Place: Mumbai
Date: May 6, 2022

Independent Auditor’s Certificate on compliance with the conditions of  
Corporate Governance as per provisions of Chapter IV of Securities 
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure 
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended

To the Members
Reliance Industries Limited
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point,
Mumbai – 400021, India

1. 

 The Corporate Governance Report prepared by Reliance Industries Limited (the “Company”), contains details as 
stipulated in regulations 17 to 27, clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of regulation 46(2) and para C and D of Schedule V of the 
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as 
amended (“the Listing Regulations”) (‘applicable criteria’) with respect to Corporate Governance for the year ended 
March 31, 2022. This report is required by the Company for annual submission to the Stock exchange and to be sent to 
the Shareholders of the Company.

Management’s Responsibility

2. 

3. 

 The preparation of the Corporate Governance Report is the responsibility of the Management of the Company 
including the preparation and maintenance of all relevant supporting records and documents. This responsibility 
also includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and 
presentation of the Corporate Governance Report.

 The Management along with the Board of Directors are also responsible for ensuring that the Company complies with 
the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in the Listing Regulations, issued by the Securities and Exchange 
Board of India.

Auditor’s Responsibility

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

 Our responsibility is to provide a reasonable assurance in the form of an opinion whether the Company has complied 
with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in the Listing Regulations.

 We conducted our examination of the Corporate Governance Report in accordance with the Guidance Note on 
Reports or Certificates for Special Purposes (Revised 2016) and the Guidance Note on Certification of Corporate 
Governance, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”). The Guidance Note on Reports or 
Certificates for Special Purposes (Revised 2016) requires that we comply with the ethical requirements of the Code of 
Ethics issued by ICAI.

 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.

 The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks associated 
in compliance of the Corporate Governance Report with the applicable criteria. The procedures include but not 
limited to verification of secretarial records and financial information of the Company and obtained necessary 
representations and declarations from directors including independent directors of the Company.

 The procedures also include examining evidence supporting the particulars in the Corporate Governance Report on 
a test basis. Further, our scope of work under this report did not involve us performing audit tests for the purposes of 
expressing an opinion on the fairness or accuracy of any of the financial information or the financial statements of the 
Company taken as a whole.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Dear Members,

The Board of Directors present the Company’s Forty-fifth Annual Report (Post- IPO) and the Company’s audited financial 
statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022.

Financial Results

The Company’s financial performance (standalone and consolidated) for the year ended March 31, 2022 is 
summarised below:

Standalone

Consolidated

2021-22
` 
crore

US$ 
million*

2020-21
` 
crore

US$ 
million*

2021-22
` 
crore

US$ 
million*

2020-21
` 
crore

US$ 
million*

Profit Before Tax (Before Exceptional Items)

46,786

6,173

22,908

3,133

81,306

10,727

49,819

Current Tax

Deferred Tax

787

6,915

104

912

-

-

3,161

417

(2,205)

4,732

647

13,136

1,733

483

6,814

(302)

66

Profit For The Year (Before Exceptional Items)
Exceptional Items (net of tax) ^

39,084

5,157

27,640

3,780

65,009

8,577

48,097

6,578

-

-

4,304

589

2,836

374

5,642

772

Profit For The Year

39,084

5,157

31,944

4,369

67,845

8,951

53,739

7,350

Net Profit attributable to Non-Controlling Interest

-

-

-

-

(7,140)

(942)

(4,611)

Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company

39,084

5,157

31,944

4,369

60,705

8,009

49,128

Balance in Retained Earnings
Pursuant to Scheme of Arrangement #
Fresh issue of equity by subsidiaries #

Sub-Total

Appropriations

Transferred to Statutory Reserve
Transferred to Profit & Loss A/c ^

Transferred (to)/from Debenture Redemption Reserve

Transferred (to)/from Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

80,977

-

-

-

-

41,893

6,937

14,146

3,141

1,96,059

27,073

32,972

-

-

32,416

4,434

-

-

-

259

-

34

(728)

1,18,170

16,163

12,094

78,506

11,944 2,57,023

35,116 1,99,542

27,549

-

-

-

-

(115)

(33,217)

(4,543)

-

-

-

(524)

(15)

-

(69)

-

41

(128)

(18)

(4,135)

(546)

525

72

(4,135)

(546)

525

Dividend on Equity Shares

Closing Balance

(4,297)

(567)

(3,921)

(536)

(4,297)

(567)

(3,921)

(536)

72,545

10,981

41,893

6,937 2,47,952

33,919 1,96,059

27,073

Figures in brackets represent deductions.
* 1 US$ = ` 75.7925 Exchange Rate as on March 31, 2022 (1 US$ = `73.11 as on March 31, 2021).

^ Refer Note 32 of the Standalone Financial Statement and Note 31 of the Consolidated Financial Statement.

# Refer Note 15 of the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements.

Results of operations and 
the state of Company’s 
affairs
Highlights of the Company’s 
financial performance for 
the year ended March 31, 
2022 are as under:

Standalone

•  Value of sales and services was 
` 4,66,425 crore (US$ 61.5 billion)
•  Exports for the year was ` 2,54,970 

crore (US$ 33.6 billion)

•  EBITDA for the year was ` 66,185 crore 

(US$ 8.7 billion)

•  Cash Profit for the year was ` 56,275 

crore (US$ 7.4 billion)

•  Net Profit for the year was at ` 39,084 

crore (US$ 5.2 billion)

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Consolidated

•  Value of sales and services was 
` 7,92,756 crore (US$ 104.6 billion)
•  EBITDA for the year was ` 1,25,687 

crore (US$ 16.6 billion)

•   Cash Profit for the year was ` 1,10,778 

crore (US$ 14.6 billion)

•   Net Profit for the year was at ` 67,845 

crore (US$ 9.0 billion)

Dividend

and shall be subject to deduction of 
income tax at source.

The dividend recommended is in 
accordance with the Company’s 
Dividend Distribution Policy. The 
Dividend Distribution Policy of 
the Company is available on the 
Company’s website and can be 
accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Dividend-
Distribution-Policy.pdf

The Board of Directors has 
recommended a dividend of ` 8/- 
(Rupees eight only) per equity share of 
` 10/- (Ten rupees) each fully paid-up 
of the Company (last year ` 7 per 
equity share of ` 10/- each). Dividend 
is subject to approval of members at 
the ensuing Annual General Meeting 

Details of material 
changes from the end of 
the financial year

The continuance of corona virus 
(COVID-19) pandemic globally 
and in India is causing significant 

(631)

6,719

4,766

(99)

-

6

72

disturbance and slowdown of 
economic activity. The operations 
and revenue were impacted due 
to COVID-19. During the year under 
review, there is no significant impact 
of COVID-19 on the operations 
of the Company.

Material events during the 
year under review
Receipt of First call and 
Second and Final call on 
partly paid-up equity shares 
issued on Rights Basis

During the FY 2020-21, the Company 
had issued and allotted 42,26,26,894 
partly paid-up equity shares of ` 10/- 
each, on rights basis, at an issue 
price of ` 1,257/- per fully paid-up 
equity share (including a premium of 
` 1,247/- per equity share). An amount 
equivalent to 25% of the issue price viz. 
` 314.25 per equity share was received 
on application.

During the year under review, the First 
Call of ` 314.25 per partly paid-up 
equity share was payable from May 
17, 2021 to May 31, 2021. The Second and 
Final call of ` 628.50 per partly paid-
up equity share was payable from 
November 15, 2021 to November 29, 
2021. An amount of ` 81 crore, towards 
call money, is yet to be received as on 
March 31, 2022.

The funds received pursuant to 
Rights Issue, have been utilised for 
the objects stated in the Letter of 
Offer dated May 15, 2020, towards 
repayment of certain borrowings 
of the Company and general 
corporate purposes.

Issue of Senior Unsecured 
Notes

During the year under review, the 
Company has issued fixed rate senior 
unsecured notes for an aggregate 
amount of US$ 4 billion across three 
tranches. The proceeds from the 
issuance of the Notes have been 
utilised primarily for refinancing of 
existing borrowings, in accordance 
with the applicable law.

Scheme of Arrangement 
between the Company and 
Reliance Syngas Limited

The Board of Directors of the 
Company had approved the 
Scheme of Arrangement between 
(i) the Company & its shareholders 
and creditors and (ii) Reliance 
Syngas Limited & its shareholders 
and creditors (“Gasification 
Scheme”). The Gasification Scheme, 
inter alia, provides for transfer of the 
Gasification undertaking (as defined 
in the Gasification Scheme) from 
the Company to Reliance Syngas 
Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary 
of the Company, as a going concern 
on slump sale basis for a lump 
sum consideration on the terms 
and conditions as detailed in the 
Gasification Scheme. 

The Gasification Scheme 
was approved by:

a. 

b. 

 the Shareholders and 
Creditors of the Company on 
March 9, 2022; and

 the Hon’ble National Company 
Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench 
and Ahmedabad Bench on 
March 30, 2022. 

Receipt of fourth tranche on 
partly paid listed unsecured 
redeemable non-convertible 
debentures (PPD Series-IA)

The Appointed Date of the Gasification 
Scheme is March 31, 2022 and the 
Gasification Scheme became 
effective from April 4, 2022.

During the year under review, the 
Company received payment of 4th 
tranche, aggregating ` 250 crore, 
from the holders of PPD Series IA. The 
said funds have been utilised for 
repayment of existing borrowings 
and other purposes in the ordinary 
course of business.

Withdrawal of the Scheme 
of Arrangement between the 
Company and Reliance O2C 
Limited

During the year under review, the 
Company and Saudi Aramco mutually 
determined that it would be beneficial 
for both the parties to re-evaluate the 

proposed investment in O2C business 
in light of the changed context, due 
to evolving nature of the Company’s 
business portfolio.

The Board of Directors of the Company 
had on November 19, 2021, approved 
withdrawal of the Scheme of 
Arrangement between the Company 
and Reliance O2C Limited (“O2C 
Scheme”) from Hon’ble National 
Company Law Tribunal (“NCLT”). NCLT, 
Mumbai Bench has vide its order 
dated December 3, 2021 approved the 
withdrawal of the O2C Scheme.

Reclassification of Reliance 
Industrial Infrastructure 
Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure 
Limited was reclassified from the 
category of ‘Promoter Group’ of the 
Company to ‘Public’.

Management Discussion 
and Analysis Report

Management Discussion and Analysis 
Report for the year under review, 
as stipulated under the Securities 
and Exchange Board of India 
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure 
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 
(“Listing Regulations”), is presented in 
a separate section, forming part of 
the Annual Report.

Business Operations 
/ Performance of the 
Company and its major 
subsidiaries

Major developments and business 
performance of the Company and its 
major subsidiaries consolidated with 
the Company are given below:

Retail

Retail segment delivered an 
all-time-high revenue & profit, driven 
by highest ever store sales and 
sustained growth momentum in 
digital & new commerce. The business 
ensured continuity of operations and 
safety of its employees and their 
families through double vaccination. 
The business strengthened its 
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number of acquisitions and formed 
strategic relationships with key players 
and market innovators. 

The business achieved a revenue of 
` 1,99,749 crore and an all-time-high 
EBITDA of ` 12,423 crore for the 
FY 2021-22 as operating environment 
returned to near normalcy.

Digital Services

Digital services segment achieved 
revenue of ` 1,00,161 crore, an 
increase of 10.9% Y-o-Y and EBITDA 
of ` 40,268 crore, a growth of 18.3% 
Y-o-Y. Customer engagement on 
the Jio network increased further 
with average per capita data and 
voice usage at 19.7 GB and 968 
minutes per month for the quarter 
ended March 2022. 

Jio’s network carried almost 10% of 
the global mobile data traffic in 2021, 
and Jio continues to remain the 
broadband network of choice with 
over 50% share of India’s data traffic, 
thereby underlining the ‘Jio effect’ on 
the digital ecosystem in India. Jio was 
the digital lifeline during the continuing 
pandemic and over 130 million new 
users joined the network on a gross 
basis during FY 2021-22.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) 
has now also become the largest fiber 
broadband provider with over 5 million 
connected homes with an average 
data usage of almost 300 GB per 
home per month. Jio has continued 
to rollout last mile infrastructure at an 
elevated pace and now has almost 20 
million homes passed on its network.

Jio’s consumer platforms include apps 
and services in Media, Commerce, 
Education, Financial Services, IoT 
offering personalized content in easily 
discoverable format with intuitive UI. 
Leveraging its technology investments 
and customer engagement, Jio 
has indigenously developed and 
launched consumer applications 
and use cases. Jio’s in-house R&D 
team, with over 9,000 technical 
and research professionals, has 
innovated and developed leading 
technology platforms spanning 5G 
stack, Cloud and Edge Compute, 
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Blockchain, IoT, Mixed Reality, AI / ML, 
Secure Identity and Natural Language 
Processing, among others.

Media and Entertainment

The business posted highest ever 
consolidated operating profit and 
margins with continued improvement 
in news business profitability and 
strong margins in entertainment 
business. This was despite the 
challenging business environment 
at the beginning and end of the year 
due to the pandemic wave and global 
macro events, respectively. During the 
FY 2021-22, Network18 reported value 
of services of ` 6,831 crore (growth 
of 25.1% Y-o-Y) and an all-time-high 
EBITDA of ` 1,080 crore (growth of 35.7% 
Y-o-Y). The improvement in profitability 
is a result of strong operating 
performance driving revenue growth 
across businesses, accompanied by 
continued cost controls.

Oil to Chemicals

The Oil to Chemicals (O2C) business 
delivered strong performance on the 
back of recovery in global demand, 
robust global economic recovery, 
rising vaccination rates and easing 
social distancing measures. In 
FY 2021-22, the Company remained 
among the largest producers of 
transportation fuels, exporting 34.7 
MMT of products across the globe to 
meet most stringent US specifications. 
The downstream products also 
delivered robust growth, surpassing 
its pre-pandemic level business 
performance on the back of leveraging 
high level of integration from feedstock 
to finished goods, strong global 
business networks, multi-modal 
logistics capabilities and enhanced 
digital capability with all stakeholders 
across the value chain.

Overall production meant for sale 
increased from 63.6 MMT to 68.2 
MMT. The business achieved near full 
capacity utilisation despite several 
waves of COVID-19 and also processed 
10 new crudes during the year.

 Revenues for the O2C business 
increased by 56.5% on account of 
increase in crude prices and higher 
volumes. The segment performance 

was primarily driven by better 
transportation fuel cracks due to 
robust consumption on improved 
road mobility as COVID restrictions 
eased and increasing international 
travel with more countries re-opening 
their borders. During the FY 2021-22, 
O2C business reported revenue 
of ` 5,00,900 crore and EBITDA of 
` 52,722 crore.

Oil and Gas (Exploration & 
Production)

Revenue for Oil and Gas (Exploration 
& Production) business for the year 
increased by 250.1% Y-o-Y to ` 7,492 
crore primarily due to ramp-up of gas 
production from KG D6 and improved 
price realization. EBITDA for the year, 
sharply increased to ` 5,457 crore, 
with EBITDA margin of 72.8%. Satellite 
Cluster Field was commissioned 
in April 2021, two months ahead of 
schedule despite COVID-19 challenges. 
All five wells have been opened, tested 
and ramped up, achieving a peak 
production of 6 MMSCMD. Together, 
the R Cluster and Satellite Cluster fields 
are currently producing ~18.9 MMSCMD 
and contributing ~20% of India’s 
domestic gas production.

During the year, Reliance Eagleford 
Upstream Holding, LP (REUHLP) a wholly 
owned step-down subsidiary of the 
Company, signed an agreement with 
Ensign Operating III, LLC to divest its 
interest in certain upstream assets in 
the Eagleford shale play of Texas, USA. 
With this transaction, the Company 
has divested all its shale gas assets 
and exited from the shale gas 
business in the US.

Credit Rating

The Company’s financial discipline 
and prudence is reflected in the strong 
credit ratings ascribed by rating 
agencies. The details of credit ratings 
are disclosed in the Management 
Discussion and Analysis Report, which 
forms part of the Annual Report.

Consolidated Financial 
Statement

In accordance with the provisions of 
the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

and the Listing Regulations read with 
Ind AS-110-Consolidated Financial 
Statement, Ind AS-28-Investments 
in Associates and Joint Ventures 
and Ind AS-31-Interests in Joint 
Ventures, the consolidated audited 
financial statement forms part of 
the Annual Report.

Subsidiaries, Joint 
Ventures and Associate 
Companies

During the year under review, 
companies listed in Annexure I to this 
Report have become and / or ceased 
to be the Company’s subsidiaries, joint 
ventures or associate companies.

A statement providing details of 
performance and salient features of 
the financial statements of Subsidiary 
/ Associate / Joint Venture companies, 
as per Section 129(3) of the Act, 
is provided as Annexure A to the 
consolidated financial statement and 
therefore not repeated in this Report to 
avoid duplication.

The audited financial statement 
including the consolidated financial 
statement of the Company and all 
other documents required to be 
attached thereto is available on 
the Company’s website and can be 
accessed at https://www.ril.com/
ar2021-22/pdf/RIL-Integrated-Annual-
Report-2021-22.pdf. The financial 
statements of the subsidiaries, 
as required, are available on the 
Company’s website and can be 
accessed at https://www.ril.com/
InvestorRelations/Downloads.aspx.

The Company has formulated a 
Policy for determining Material 
Subsidiaries. The Policy is available 
on the Company’s website and can 
be accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Material-
Subsidiaries.pdf

Reliance Retail Limited, Jio Platforms 
Limited, Reliance Jio Infocomm 
Limited and Reliance Retail Ventures 
Limited are material subsidiaries 
of the Company, as per the 
Listing Regulations.

Secretarial Standards

Corporate Governance

The Company has followed the 
applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. 
SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ‘Meetings of 
the Board of Directors’ and ‘General 
Meetings’, respectively.

Directors’ Responsibility 
Statement

Your Directors state that:

a) 

b) 

c) 

d) 

e) 

f) 

 in the preparation of the annual 
accounts for the year ended 
March 31, 2022, the applicable 
accounting standards read 
with requirements set out under 
Schedule III to the Act have been 
followed and there are no material 
departures from the same;

 the Directors have selected such 
accounting policies and applied 
them consistently and made 
judgements and estimates that 
are reasonable and prudent so as 
to give a true and fair view of the 
state of affairs of the Company 
as at March 31, 2022 and of the 
profit of the Company for the year 
ended on that date;

 the Directors have taken proper 
and sufficient care for the 
maintenance of adequate 
accounting records in 
accordance with the provisions 
of the Act for safeguarding the 
assets of the Company and for 
preventing and detecting fraud 
and other irregularities;

 the Directors have prepared 
the annual accounts on a 
going concern basis;

 the Directors have laid down 
internal financial controls to 
be followed by the Company 
and that such internal financial 
controls are adequate and are 
operating effectively; and

 the Directors have devised 
proper systems to ensure 
compliance with the provisions 
of all applicable laws and that 
such systems are adequate and 
operating effectively.

The Company is committed to 
maintain the highest standards of 
Corporate Governance and adheres 
to the Corporate Governance 
requirements set out by the Securities 
and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). 
The Company has also implemented 
several best governance practices. 
The report on Corporate Governance 
as stipulated under the Listing 
Regulations forms part of the Annual 
Report. Certificate from the Auditors of 
the Company confirming compliance 
with the conditions of Corporate 
Governance is attached to the report 
on Corporate Governance.

Business Responsibility 
Report

In accordance with the Listing 
Regulations, the Business 
Responsibility Report (BRR) describing 
the initiatives taken by the Company 
from an environmental, social and 
governance perspective is available 
on the Company’s website and can 
be accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/BRR2021-22.pdf

Contracts or arrangements 
with Related Parties

All contracts / arrangements / 
transactions entered by the Company 
during the financial year with related 
parties were in its ordinary course of 
business and on an arm’s length basis. 
During the year under review, the 
Company had not entered into any 
contract / arrangement / transaction 
with related parties which could be 
considered material in accordance 
with the policy of the Company 
on materiality of related party 
transactions or which is required to be 
reported in Form No. AOC-2 in terms 
of Section 134(3)(h) read with Section 
188 of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the 
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

The Policy on Materiality of Related 
Party Transactions and on dealing 
with Related Party Transactions as 
approved by the Board is available 
on the Company’s website and can 

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needs for meeting the requirement 
of over one lakh patients every day. 
This was supplied free to several 
State Governments.

The Company supported national 
initiatives like Gram Uday Se Bharat 
Uday Abhiyan, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, 
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Poshan 
Abhiyan, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Sabki 
Yojana Sabka Vikas, Skill India 
Mission, Digital India and Doubling 
Farmers’ Income.

The CSR initiatives of the Company 
have won several awards including 
Golden Peacock Award for Corporate 
Social Responsibility 2021, CII DX 
Award 2021 under ‘Innovation in CSR 
through Digital Transformation,’  Award 
for Corporate Leadership in ESG 
(Environmental, Social & Governance) 
from The CSR Journal- Excellence 
Awards 2021, World Summit Awards 
2021 for providing digital solutions 
through its Machli App and the Best 
Vaccine Programme by a Private 
Hospital at the India Today Healthgiri 
awards among others.

The CSR policy, formulated by the 
Corporate Social Responsibility 
and Governance (“CSR&G”) 
Committee and approved by the 
Board, continues unchanged. The 
policy can be accessed at https://
www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/
IRStatutory/CSR-Policy.pdf

The three core commitments of 
Scale, Impact and Sustainability 
form the bed-rock of the Company’s 
philosophy on CSR initiatives. As per 
the CSR policy of the Company, Rural 
Transformation, Health, Education, 
Environment, Arts, Heritage & Culture 
and Disaster Response, are the focus 
areas for CSR engagement.

During the year under review, the 
Company spent ` 813 crore (around 
2.21% of the average net profits of last 
three financial years) on CSR activities.

The Annual Report on CSR activities 
including summary of Impact 
Assessment Report is annexed 
herewith and marked as Annexure II 
to this Report.

Risk Management

The Company has a structured 
Group Risk Management Framework, 
designed to identify, assess and 
mitigate risks appropriately. The Risk 
Management Committee has been 
entrusted with the responsibility to 
assist the Board in:

a) 

b) 

 overseeing and approving the 
Company’s enterprise wide risk 
management framework; and

 ensuring that all material 
Strategic and Commercial 
including Cybersecurity, Safety 
and Operations, Compliance, 
Control and Financial risks have 
been identified and assessed 
and ensuring that all adequate 
risk mitigations are in place, to 
address these risks.

Further details on the Risk 
Management activities including the 
implementation of risk management 
policy, key risks identified and 
their mitigations are covered in 
Management Discussion and 
Analysis section, which forms part of 
the Annual Report.

Internal Financial 
Controls

Internal Financial Controls are 
an integral part of the Group Risk 
Management framework and 
processes that address financial as 
well as financial reporting risks. The key 
internal financial controls have been 
documented, automated wherever 
possible and embedded in the 
respective business processes.

Assurance to the Board on the 
effectiveness of internal financial 
controls is obtained through 3 Lines of 
Defence which include:

a) 

b) 

c) 

 Management reviews and 
self-assessment;

 Continuous controls monitoring by 
functional experts; and

 Independent design and 
operational testing by the Group 
Internal Audit function.

be accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Policy-on-
Materiality-of-RPT.pdf.

During the year under review, 
the Policy on Materiality of 
Related Party Transactions and 
on dealing with Related Party 
Transactions was amended to 
align it with the amendments in the 
Listing Regulations.

There were no materially significant 
related party transactions which 
could have potential conflict with the 
interests of the Company at large.

Members may refer to Note 34 of the 
Standalone Financial Statement which 
sets out related party disclosures 
pursuant to Ind AS.

Corporate Social 
Responsibility (CSR)

Over the past decade, the Company 
has focused on several corporate 
social responsibility programs. The 
CSR initiatives of the Company under 
the leadership of Smt. Nita M. Ambani, 
Founder and Chairperson, Reliance 
Foundation, have touched the lives of 
more than 5.75 crore people covering 
more than 50,600 villages and several 
urban locations across India.

The Company continues its endeavor 
to improve the lives of people and 
provide opportunities for their holistic 
development through its different 
initiatives in the areas of Rural 
Transformation, Health, Education, 
Sports for Development, Disaster 
Response, Arts, Culture, Heritage 
and Urban Renewal.

The Company adopted a 
multi-pronged approach to address 
the COVID-19 pandemic. The 
Company supported initiatives on 
healthcare, medical oxygen supply, 
emergency meal distribution, supply 
of free fuel, masks and awareness 
creation. Over 8.5 crore meals 
provided under Mission Anna Sewa; 
over 1.4 crore masks were distributed 
under Mission COVID-19 Suraksha and 
free fuel support was provided to over 
70,000 emergency vehicles. Medical 
oxygen production was ramped up 

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The Company believes that these 
systems provide reasonable 
assurance that the Company’s 
internal financial controls are 
adequate and are operating 
effectively as intended.

Directors and Key 
Managerial Personnel

In accordance with the provisions of 
the Act and the Articles of Association 
of the Company, Shri Hital R. Meswani 
and Smt. Nita M. Ambani, Directors 
of the Company, retire by rotation 
at the ensuing Annual General 
Meeting. The Board of Directors, 
on the recommendation of the 
Human Resources, Nomination and 
Remuneration (“HRNR”) Committee, 
has recommended their 
re-appointment.

Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi joined the 
Board of the Company in 1992 and 
the Board has benefitted from his 
sage counsel for nearly 30 years. He 
demitted office as a Director of the 
Company from the conclusion of the 
44th Annual General Meeting held on 
June 24, 2021, due to health reasons. 
He was the Chairman of three  Board 
committees viz. Audit Committee, 
Corporate Social Responsibility 
and Governance Committee 
and Stakeholders’ Relationship 
Committee and was also a member 
of Human Resources, Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee. The Board 
places on record its deepest gratitude 
and appreciation towards valuable 
contribution made by Shri Yogendra P. 
Trivedi to the growth and governance 
of the Company during his tenure as a 
Director of the Company.

The Board of Directors on the 
recommendation of the HRNR 
Committee has appointed His 
Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al 
Rumayyan as an Independent Director 
w.e.f. July 19, 2021 and the shareholders 
have approved the appointment for a 
period upto July 18, 2024. In the opinion 
of the Board, he possesses requisite 
expertise, integrity and experience 
(including proficiency).

 Shri K. Sethuraman is associated 
with the Company since 1979 and 
was appointed as  Group Company 

Secretary and Chief Compliance 
Officer of the Company in 2011. 
Shri K. Sethuraman has demitted his 
office as Group Company Secretary 
and Chief Compliance Officer of the 
Company with effect from close of 
business hours of October 22, 2021. He 
is presently designated as President 
- Group Corporate Secretarial and 
Governance. The Board places 
on record it’s appreciation to 
the contribution made by Shri K. 
Sethuraman for laying a strong 
foundation of compliance during 
his association of more than four 
decades. In his new role he will act 
as a mentor for developing next 
generation leaders and will oversee 
the group corporate secretarial and 
governance matters of the Company 
and it’s subsidiary companies. 
Smt. Savithri Parekh was appointed 
as Joint Company Secretary and 
Compliance Officer on March 29, 
2019 and on the recommendation 
of the HRNR Committee, the Board 
has designated her as the Company 
Secretary and Compliance Officer of 
the Company w.e.f. October 22, 2021.

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar and 
Prof. Dipak C. Jain will be completing 
their second term of office, as 
Independent Directors of the 
Company, on July 20, 2022.

The Company has received 
declarations from all the Independent 
Directors of the Company 
confirming that:

a) 

 they meet the criteria of 
independence prescribed 
under the Act and the Listing 
Regulations; and

b) 

 they have registered their 
names in the Independent 
Directors’ Databank.

The Company has devised, inter alia, 
the following policies viz.:

a) 

b) 

 Policy for selection of Directors 
and determining Directors’ 
independence; and

 Remuneration Policy for Directors, 
Key Managerial Personnel and 
other employees.

The aforesaid policies are available 
on the Company’s website and can 

be accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Policy-
for-Selection-of-Directors.pdf and 
https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/
IRStatutory/Remuneration-Policy-
for-Directors.pdf

The Policy for selection of Directors and 
determining Directors’ independence 
sets out the guiding principles for 
the HRNR Committee for identifying 
persons who are qualified to become 
Directors and to determine the 
independence of Directors, while 
considering their appointment 
as Independent Directors of the 
Company. The Policy also provides for 
the factors in evaluating the suitability 
of individual board members with 
diverse background and experience 
that are relevant for the Company’s 
operations. There has been no change 
in the policy during the current year.

The Company’s remuneration 
policy is directed towards rewarding 
performance based on review of 
achievements. The remuneration 
policy is in consonance with existing 
industry practice. There has been 
no change in the policy during 
the current year.

Performance Evaluation

The Company has a policy for 
performance evaluation of the Board, 
Committees and other individual 
Directors (including Independent 
Directors) which includes criteria 
for performance evaluation of 
Non-Executive Directors and 
Executive Directors.

In accordance with the manner of 
evaluation specified by the HRNR 
Committee, the Board carried out 
annual performance evaluation of the 
Board, its Committees and Individual 
Directors. The Independent Directors 
carried out annual performance 
evaluation of the Chairman, the 
non-independent directors and the 
Board as a whole. The Chairman of 
the respective Committees shared 
the report on evaluation with the 
respective Committee members. The 
performance of each Committee 
was evaluated by the Board based 
on the report of evaluation received 
from the respective Committees. 

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Employees’ Stock Option 
Schemes

The Employee Stock Option 
Scheme–2006 (“ESOS–2006”) 
was withdrawn during FY 2017-18. 
However, options granted under 
ESOS–2006, but pending to be 
exercised, continued to be governed 
by ESOS-2006. As on March 31, 2022, 
there were no outstanding options 
under ESOS - 2006.

The HRNR Committee, through RIL ESOS 
2017 Trust inter alia administers and 
monitors Reliance Industries Limited 
Employees’ Stock Option Scheme 
2017 (“ESOS-2017”).

The above Schemes are in line with the 
SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits 
and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 
2021 (“SBEB Regulations”). The 
details as required to be disclosed 
under the SBEB Regulations can 
be accessed at https://www.ril.
com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/
ESOS-2006-Disclosure-2021-22.
pdf and https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/ESOS-2017-
Disclosure-2021-22.pdf

Auditors and Auditors’ 
Report
Auditors

S R B C & CO LLP, Chartered 
Accountants and D T S & Associates 
LLP, Chartered Accountants will 
complete their present term on 
conclusion of the ensuing Annual 
General Meeting.

The Auditors’ Report does not contain 
any qualification, reservation, adverse 
remark or disclaimer. The Notes 
on financial statement referred 
to in the Auditors’ Report are self-
explanatory and do not call for any 
further comments. 

The Board has recommended the 
appointment of Deloitte Haskins & 
Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants and 
Chaturvedi & Shah LLP, Chartered 
Accountants, as Auditors of the 
Company, for a period from the 
conclusion of forty-fifth Annual 
General Meeting till the conclusion 
of fiftieth Annual General Meeting 
of the Company.

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP and 
Chaturvedi & Shah LLP have confirmed 
their eligibility and qualification 
required under the Act for holding the 
office as Auditors of the Company.

Cost Auditors

The Board has appointed the following 
Cost Accountants as Cost Auditors 
for conducting the audit of cost 
records of products and services of 
the Company for various segments 
for the FY 2022-23 under Section 148 of 
the Act read with the Companies (Cost 
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014:

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

vi. 

 Textiles Business – 
Kiran J. Mehta & Co;

 Chemicals Business – Diwanji 
& Co., K.G. Goyal & Associates, 
V.J. Talati & Co., Suresh D. Shenoy, 
Shome & Banerjee and Dilip 
M. Malkar & Co.;

 Polyester Business – V.J. Talati 
& Co., Suresh D. Shenoy, 
V. Kumar & Associates and 
K.G. Goyal & Associates;

 Electricity Generation – Diwanji & 
Co. and Kiran J. Mehta & Co.;

 Petroleum Business – 
Suresh D. Shenoy;

 Oil & Gas Business – V.J. Talati & 
Co. and Shome & Banerjee; and

vii. 

 Composite Solution – 
Kiran J. Mehta & Co.

Shome & Banerjee, Cost Accountants, 
have been nominated as the 
Company’s Lead Cost Auditors.

In accordance with the provisions 
of Section 148(1) of the Act, read with 
the Companies (Cost Records and 
Audit) Rules, 2014, the Company has 
maintained cost records.

Secretarial Auditor

The Board had appointed Dr. K.R. 
Chandratre, Practising Company 
Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit. 
The Secretarial Audit Report for the 
financial year ended March 31, 2022 
is annexed herewith and marked 
as Annexure III to this Report. The 
Secretarial Audit Report does not 
contain any qualification, reservation, 
adverse remark or disclaimer.

Disclosures
Meetings of the Board

Five Meetings of the Board of 
Directors were held during the year. 
The particulars of the meetings held 
and attendance of each Director 
are detailed in the Corporate 
Governance Report.

Audit Committee

During the year under review, 
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
and consequently ceased to be 
the chairman and member of 
the Audit Committee. The Audit 
Committee presently comprises 
Shri Raminder Singh Gujral (Chairman), 
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar, Shri Adil 
Zainulbhai and Shri K. V. Chowdary. 
All the recommendations made 
by the Audit Committee were 
accepted by the Board.

Human Resources, 
Nomination and 
Remuneration (HRNR) 
Committee

During the year under review, 
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
and consequently ceased to be a 

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Financial  
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member of the HRNR Committee. 
The HRNR Committee presently 
comprises Shri Adil Zainulbhai 
(Chairman), Dr. Raghunath A. 
Mashelkar, Shri Raminder Singh 
Gujral, Dr. Shumeet Banerji and 
Shri K. V. Chowdary.

Corporate Social 
Responsibility and 
Governance (CSR&G) 
Committee

During the year under review, 
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
and consequently ceased to be the 
chairman and member of the CSR&G 
Committee. The CSR&G Committee 
presently comprises 
Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar 
(Chairman), Shri Nikhil R. Meswani and 
Dr. Shumeet Banerji.

Stakeholders’ Relationship 
(SR) Committee

During the year under review, 
Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted 
office as a Director of the Company 
and consequently ceased to be 
the chairman and member of the 
SR Committee. The SR Committee 
presently comprises Shri K. V. 
Chowdary (Chairman), Smt. Arundhati 
Bhattacharya, Shri Nikhil R. Meswani 
and Shri Hital R. Meswani.

Details of composition of other 
committees are given in the Corporate 
Governance Report.

Vigil Mechanism and 
Whistle-blower Policy

The Company has established 
a robust Vigil Mechanism and a 
Whistle-blower policy in accordance 
with the provisions of the Act and 
the Listing Regulations. Ethics & 
Compliance Task Force (ECTF) 
comprising an Executive Director, 
General Counsel, Group Controller 
and Group Corporate Secretarial and 
Governance has been established 
which oversees and monitors the 
implementation of ethical business 
practices in the Company. The task 
force evaluates incidents of suspected 

or actual violations of the Code of 
Conduct and reports them to the Audit 
Committee every quarter.

Employees and other stakeholders 
are required to report actual or 
suspected violations of applicable 
laws and regulations and the Code 
of Conduct. Such genuine concerns 
(termed Reportable Matter) disclosed 
as per Policy are called “Protected 
Disclosures” and can be raised by a 
Whistle-blower through an e-mail or 
dedicated telephone line or a letter 
to the ECTF or to the Chairman of the 
Audit Committee. The Vigil Mechanism 
and Whistle-blower policy is available 
on the Company’s website and 
can be accessed at https://www.
ril.com/DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/
Vigil-Mechanism-and-Whistle-
Blower-Policy.pdf

Prevention of Sexual 
Harassment at Workplace

In accordance with the requirements 
of the Sexual Harassment of Women 
at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition 
& Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) and 
Rules made thereunder, the Company 
has in place a policy which mandates 
no tolerance against any conduct 
amounting to sexual harassment of 
women at workplace. The Company 
has constituted Internal Committee(s) 
(ICs) to redress and resolve any 
complaints arising under the POSH 
Act. Training / awareness programs 
are conducted throughout the year 
to create sensitivity towards ensuring 
respectable workplace.

Particulars of loans 
given, investments made, 
guarantees given and 
securities provided

Particulars of loans given, investments 
made, guarantees given and 
securities provided along with 
the purpose for which the loan or 
guarantee or security provided is 
proposed to be utilised by the recipient 
are provided in the Standalone 
Financial Statement (Please refer Note 
2, 3, 7, 10, 34 and 40 to the Standalone 
Financial Statement).

Conservation of Energy, 
Technology Absorption and 
Foreign Exchange Earnings 
and Outgo

The particulars relating to 
conservation of energy, technology 
absorption, foreign exchange earnings 
and outgo, as required to be disclosed 
under the Act, are provided in 
Annexure IV to this Report.

Annual Return

The Annual Return of the Company 
as on March 31, 2022 is available on 
the Company’s website and can be 
accessed at https://www.ril.com/
DownloadFiles/IRStatutory/Annual-
Return-2021-22.pdf

Particulars of Employees and 
Related Disclosures

In terms of the provisions of Section 
197(12) of the Act read with Rules 
5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies 
(Appointment and Remuneration of 
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, 
a statement showing the names of 
the top ten employees in terms of 
remuneration drawn and names and 
other particulars of the employees 
drawing remuneration in excess of the 
limits set out in the said rules forms 
part of this Report.

Disclosures relating to remuneration 
and other details as required under 
Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 
5(1) of the Companies (Appointment 
and Remuneration of Managerial 
Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms part 
of this Report.

Having regard to the provisions of the 
second proviso to Section 136(1) of the 
Act and as advised, the Annual Report 
excluding the aforesaid information 
is being sent to the members of the 
Company. Any member interested 
in obtaining such information may 
address their email to rilagm@ril.com

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Your Directors state that no disclosure 
or reporting is required in respect of 
the following matters as there were no 
transactions on these matters during 
the year under review:

•   Details relating to deposits covered 

under Chapter V of the Act.
•  Issue of equity shares with 

differential rights as to dividend, 
voting or otherwise.

•  Issue of shares (including sweat 
equity shares) to employees of 
the Company under any scheme 
save and except Employees’ Stock 
Options Schemes referred to 
in this Report.

•  Neither the Managing Director nor 
the Whole-time Directors of the 
Company receive any remuneration 
or commission from any of 
its subsidiaries.

•  No significant or material orders 

were passed by the Regulators or 
Courts or Tribunals which impact 
the going concern status and 
Company’s operations in future.

•  No fraud has been reported 
by the Auditors to the Audit 
Committee or the Board.

•  There has been no change in the 

nature of business of the Company.

•  There is no proceeding pending 

under the Insolvency and 
Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

•  There was no instance of one-

time settlement with any Bank or 
Financial Institution.

Acknowledgement

The Board of Directors wish to place on 
record its deep sense of appreciation 
for the committed services by all 
the employees of the Company. The 

Board of Directors would also like to 
express their sincere appreciation 
for the assistance and co-operation 
received from the financial institutions, 
banks, government and regulatory 
authorities, stock exchanges, 
customers, vendors, members, 
debenture holders and debenture 
trustee during the year under review.

For and on behalf of the 
Board of Directors

Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
May 06, 2022

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Annexure I

Companies / Bodies Corporate which became / ceased to be Company’s Subsidiaries, 
Joint Ventures or Associate Companies as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 
2013:
1. 

 Companies / Bodies Corporate which became subsidiaries during the financial year 
2021-22:

Sr. No. Name of the Company / Bodies Corporate

1.     

2.     

3.     

7-India Convenience Retail Limited

Stoke Park Limited

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New Energy Solar Limited)

4.     

Reliance New Solar Energy Limited

5.     

6.     

7.     

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (Formerly known as Reliance Solar Projects Limited)

Reliance Storage Limited

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited

8.     

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

9.     

Reliance International Limited

10.   

11.   

12.   

13.   

14.   

15.   

16.   

17.   

18.   

19.   

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited

Addverb Technologies Private Limited

Addverb Technologies Pty Limited

Addverb Technologies B.V.

Addverb Technologies PTE Limited

Aaidea Solutions Limited (Formerly known as Aaidea Solutions Private Limited)

Vasyerp Solutions Private Limited

20.   

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

21.   

Strand Life Sciences Private Limited

22.   

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

23.   

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

24.   

Just Dial Limited

25.   

JD International Pte. Ltd.

26.   

Just Dial Inc.

27.    MYJD Private Limited

28.   

Reliance Ritu Kumar Private Limited (Formerly known as Ritika Private Limited)

29.   

Ritu Kumar ME (FZE) [Formerly known as Ritu Kumar ME (FZC)]

30.

31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

42.

43.

44.

45.

Jio Space Technology Limited

Jio Satellite Communications Limited

Reliance Syngas Limited

Jaisuryas Retail Ventures Private Limited

Amante India Private Limited (Formerly known as MAS Brands India Private Limited)

Intimi India Private Limited

MAS Brands Exports (Private) Limited

MAS Brands Lanka (Private) Limited

Enercent Technologies Private Limited

Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited

Kalanikethan Fashions Private Limited

Addverb Technologies USA Inc.

Tira Beauty Limited

REC Solar Holdings AS

REC Solar Pte. Ltd

REC Scanmodule Sweden AB

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Review

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Financial  
Statements

46.

47.

48.

49.

50.

51.

52.

53.

54.

55.

56.

57.

58.

59.

REC Solar (Japan) Co., Ltd

REC Solar EMEA GmbH

REC US Holdings, Inc.

REC Solar Norway AS

REC Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd

REC Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

REC Solar France

REC Americas LLC

Nilgiris Stores Limited

Foodhall Franchises Limited

Faradion Limited

Faradion UG

Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited

Abraham and Thakore Exports Private Limited

2. 

 Companies / Bodies Corporate which ceased to be subsidiaries during the financial year  
2021-22:

Sr. No. Name of the Company / Bodies Corporate

1

2

3

4

5

6

eDreams Edusoft Private Limited *
Hamleys Global Holdings Limited #
The Hamleys Group Limited #
Scrumpalicious Limited #
Luvley Limited #
Radisys Poland sp. Z.o.o. #

* Merged with Indiavidual Learning Limited
# Dissolved / Liquidated

3. 

 There are no Companies/ Bodies Corporate which became / ceased to be Joint Venture or Associate during the 
FY 2021-22.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director
May 06, 2022

Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities for the financial 
year 2021-22

1. 

Brief outline on CSR Policy of the Company

Refer Section: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Board’s Report 

2.  Composition of CSR Committee

SI. 
No.

1

2

3

Name of Director

Designation/ Nature of Directorship

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar *

Chairman (Non-Executive Director)

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

Dr. Shumeet Banerji

Member (Executive Director)

Member (Non-Executive Director)

Number of 
meetings of CSR 
Committee held 
during the year

Number of 
meetings of 
CSR Committee 
attended during 
the year

4

4

4

4

4

4

*  During the year, Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi demitted office as a Director of the Company (effective from the conclusion of the 44th Annual General 

Meeting (Post IPO) held on June 24, 2021), and accordingly, ceased to be the Chairman and member of the Committee. With effect from 
June 30, 2021, Dr Raghunath A. Mashelkar was appointed as the Chairman of the Committee. Shri Yogendra P. Trivedi has attended all the 
Committee meetings held till June 24, 2021.

3. 

 Provide the weblink where Composition 
of CSR Committee, CSR Policy and CSR 
projects approved by the Board are 
disclosed on the website of the company

Composition of CSR Committee

CSR Policy

CSR projects approved by the Board

4. 

 Provide the details of Impact assessment of CSR projects carried out in pursuance 
of sub-rule(3) of rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) 
Rules, 2014, if applicable (attach the report)

https://www.ril.com/OurCompany/
Leadership/BoardCommittees.aspx

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/
IRStatutory/CSR-Policy.pdf

https://www.ril.com/DownloadFiles/
IRStatutory/CSR-Projects-2021-22.pdf

The Company has carried out Impact 
Assessment through an Independent 
third party and the summary of the 
reports are attached.

5.  

 Details of the amount available for set off in pursuance of sub-rule (3) of rule 7 of the Companies (Corporate Social 
Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and amount required for set off for the financial year, if any

Sl. 
No

1

2

3

Financial Year

2020-21

2019-20

2018-19

Total

(` in crore)

Amount available 
for set-off from 
preceding 
financial years 

Amount required 
to be set-off for 
the financial year, 
if any

38 Not applicable *

34 Not applicable *

38 Not applicable *

110

Not applicable *

* The Company has spent in excess of the mandatory requirement under the Companies Act, 2013 but the same is not proposed to be set off.

6.  Average net profit of the company as per Section 135 (5)

7. 

(a)  Two percent of average net profit of the company as per Section 135 (5)

(b)  Surplus arising out of the CSR Projects or programmes or activities of the previous financial years

(c)  Amount required to be set off for the financial year, if any

(d)  Total CSR obligation for the financial year (7a+7b-7c)

8.  

(a)  CSR amount spent or unspent for the financial year:

36,827 crore

737 crore

Nil

Nil

737 crore

Total Amount 
spent for the 
Financial Year

` 813 crore

Total Amount transferred to Unspent CSR 
Account as per Section 135(6)

Amount transferred to any fund specified under Schedule VII 
as per second proviso to Section 135(5)

Amount

Date of transfer

Name of the fund

Amount

Date of transfer

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Amount Unspent (` in crore)

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(b)  Details of CSR amount spent against ongoing projects for the financial year:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

SI. 
No.

Name of the 
Project

Education

1

Promoting 
Institution 
of Eminence 
- Jio Institute

Total

Item from 
the list of 
activities in 
Schedule VII 
to the Act

Local 
area 
(Yes/
No)

Location of the Project

Project 
duration*

State

District

Amount 
allocated 
for the 
project
(` in 
crore)**

Amount 
spent in 
the current 
financial 
year
(` in crore)

Amount 
transferred to 
Unspent CSR 
Account for the 
project as per 
Section 135(6)
(` in crore)

Mode of 
Implementation 
- Direct (Yes/
No)

Mode of Implementation -  
Through Implementing Agency

Name

CSR Registration 
number

Clause (ii)  
Promoting  
education

Yes Maharashtra Raigad

15 Years

142

142

-

No

Reliance Foundation 
Institution of 
Education and Research

CSR00000624

142

142

* Project duration is from the year of commencement of the project.
** Represents budget for the financial year 2021-22

8. 

(c)  Details of CSR amount spent against other than ongoing projects for the financial year:

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Location of the Project

State

District

Amount 
spent for 
the project 
(` in crore)

Mode of 
Implementation 
- Direct (Yes/No)

Mode of Implementation - 
Through Implementing Agency

Name

CSR Registration 
number

(4)

Local 
area 
(Yes/
No)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Note 1

Note 2

Maharashtra

Raigad

Note 3

Gujarat

Jamnagar, Hazira, 
Vadodara

Note 4

Note 5

9

13

12

6

5

14

1

Yes

Maharashtra

Mumbai

114

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Maharashtra 
Tamil Nadu

Mumbai 
Madurai

Note 6

Note 7

Gujarat 
Maharashtra

Jamnagar 
Mumbai

Note 8

Note 9

Note 10

2

3

4

109

222

5

16

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Reliance Foundation 
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation 
CSR00000623

Direct

Reliance Foundation 
CSR00000623

Direct

Reliance Foundation 
CSR00000623

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Direct

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

(1)

SI. 
No.

(2)

(3)

Name of the Project

Item from the list 
of activities in 
Schedule VII to 
the Act

Education

1

2

3

4

Scholarship and 
Education Support

Reliance Foundation Schools

Infrastructure development for 
primary schools, aanganwadi 
and other initiatives at 
manufacturing sites

Other Initiatives 
including Programme 
Partnerships

Health

5

6

7

8

9

Preventive and Public 
Healthcare Initiatives

Drishti Corneal transplant 
and other initiatives for 
visually impaired

Medical Relief and 
Assistance Programme

COVID-19 - 
Mission Covid Suraksha

Other Initiatives 
including Programme 
Partnerships

Clause (ii) 
Promoting 
education

Clause (i) 
Promoting health 
care including 
preventive 
health care

278

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

(2)

(3)

(1)

SI. 
No.

Name of the Project

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Location of the Project

State

District

Amount 
spent for 
the project 
(` in crore)

Mode of 
Implementation 
- Direct (Yes/No)

Mode of Implementation - 
Through Implementing Agency

Name

CSR Registration 
number

Rural Transformation

10

11

12

Sustainable 
Livelihoods Programme

Development of Rural 
Infrastructure and other Rural 
Development initiatives

Drinking Water Supply and 
other Rural Development 
Programmes at 
manufacturing sites

13

Other Initiatives including 
Programme Partnerships

Disaster Response

14

COVID-19 Relief - 
Mission Anna Sewa

15

COVID-19 - Relief Support

Sports for Development

16

Promoting Grassroot Sports

17

Other Initiatives including 
Programme Partnerships

Other Initiatives

18

Promoting Sustainable 
Environment, Arts and Culture

(4)

Local 
area 
(Yes/
No)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Item from the list 
of activities in 
Schedule VII to 
the Act

Clause (i) 
Eradicating 
hunger, poverty 
and malnutrition, 
drinking 
water; Clause 
(iv) ensuring 
environmental 
sustainability, 
ecological 
balance, 
protection 
of flora and 
fauna, animal 
welfare; (x) rural 
development 
projects

Clause (xii) 
disaster 
management, 
including relief, 
rehabilitation and 
reconstruction 
activities

Clause (vii) 
training to 
promote rural 
sports, nationally 
recognised 
sports, 
paralympic 
sports and 
olympic sports

(iv) ensuring 
environmental 
sustainability, 
ecological 
balance, 
protection of 
flora and fauna, 
animal welfare, 
(v) protection of 
national heritage, 
art and culture, 
(iii) promoting 
gender equality, 
empowering 
women, setting 
up homes and 
hostels for women 
and orphans;

Note 11

Gujarat
Delhi
Maharashtra

Gujarat

Maharashtra
Andhra 
Pradesh

Jamnagar
New Delhi
Mumbai

Jamnagar, 
Surat, Vadodara,
Raigad
East Godavari

Note 12

Note 13

Gujarat
Maharashtra
Delhi

Ahmedabad, Rajkot
Mumbai
New Delhi

Gujarat
Maharashtra

Jamnagar
Mumbai

Note 14

Note 15

Yes

Maharashtra

Mumbai, Thane

Yes

Maharashtra
Odisha

Mumbai
Khordha

Yes

Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 
Narmada

Yes

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Yes

Punjab
Maharashtra

Hoshiarpur
Mumbai

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Direct

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Reliance Foundation Youth 
Sports CSR00000365

Direct

Reliance Foundation
CSR00000623

Yes

Direct

40

13

7

9

21

11

*

2

2

3

22

2

4

*

671

Total

* denotes amount less than ` 50 lakhs

Note 1: 

 Andaman & Nicobar: Port Blair, Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor, East Godavari, Kadapa, Krishna, Vizianagaram, West Godavari, Assam: 
Kamrup, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Bihar: Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Gaya, Gopalganj, Munger, Nalanda, Patna, Chandigarh: Chandigarh, 
Chhattisgarh: Durg, Korba, Mungeli, Delhi: East Delhi, New Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi, Goa: North Goa, South 
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman, Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Aravali, 
Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gandhinagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, 
Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mahisagar, Mehsana, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, 
Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad, Haryana: Ambala, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, 
Palwal, Panchkula, Himachal Pradesh: Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Una, Jammu & Kashmir: Anantnag, Baramulla, 
Budgam, Jammu, Srinagar, Jharkhand: Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Pakur, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Karnataka: Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Dakshina 

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Bhopal, Dhar, Indore, Seoni, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Maharashtra: Mumbai, Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara, 
Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nashik, 
Osmanabad, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal, 
Manipur: Churachandpur, Meghalaya: East Jaintia Hills, Mizoram: Aizawl, Kolasib, Nagaland: Dimapur, Kohima, Odisha: Bhadrak, 
Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Khordha, Sundargarh, Puducherry: Puducherry, Punjab: Amritsar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, 
Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Rupnagar, Rajashthan: Dungarpur, Jodhpur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Karauli, Pali, Rajsamand, 
Sikkim: Gangtok, Gyalshing, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Tiruvallur, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Madurai, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruppur, 
Telangana: Hyderabad, Medak, Nizamabad, Rangareddy, Warangal, Tripura: North Tripura, West Tripura, Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, 
Barabanki, Gautam Budhha Nagar, Hardoi, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mathura, Mirzapur, Pratapgarh, Raebareli, Saharanpur, Shamli, 
Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, West Bengal: Bankura, Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalimpong, Kolkata, Malda, 
North 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Uttar Dinajpur

Note 2:   Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Silvassa, Gujarat: Surat, Bharuch, Jamnagar, Vadodara, Maharashtra: Nagpur, Mumbai

Note 3: 

 Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Karnataka: Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Odisha: Bhadrak, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Delhi: New Delhi, 
Kerala: Ernakulam, Haryana: Gurugram, Telangana: Hyderabad, West Bengal: Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Maharashtra: 
Mumbai, Pune

Note 4:  Karnataka: Bengaluru, Gujarat: Gandhinagar, Uttar Pradesh: Mathura, Varanasi, Maharashtra: Mumbai

Note 5:  Gujarat: Rajkot, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Rajasthan: Banasbara, Haryana: Sonipat

Note 6: 

 Gujarat: Surat, Haryana: Jhajjar, Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur, Maharashtra: Mumbai, Raigad, Punjab: Hoshiarpur, Uttar Pradesh: 
Ghazipur

Note 7:  Gujarat: Jamnagar, Vadodara, Surat, Maharashtra: Patalganga, Nagothane, Punjab: Hoshiarpur, Andhra Pradesh: East Godavari

Note 8: 

 Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati, Assam: Dispur, Chattisgarh: Raipur, Delhi: New Delhi, Goa: Panaji, Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, 
Jamnagar, Chandigarh: Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh: Shimla, Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu, Jharkhand: Ranchi, Karnataka: 
Mysore, Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram, Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal, Gwalior, Maharashtra: Ahmednagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Raigad, 
Thane, Mizoram: Aizawl, Odisha: Bhubaneshwar, Rajasthan: Jaipur, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Telangana: Hyderabad, Tripura: Agartala, 
Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow, Uttarakhand: Dehradun, West Bengal: Kolkata

Note 9:  Rajasthan: Jaipur, Gujarat: Bharuch, Ahmedabad, Surat, Delhi: New Delhi

Note 10:   Delhi: New Delhi, Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Surat, Madhya Pradesh: Betul, Annupur, Maharashtra: Thane, Mumbai, Uttar 

Pradesh: Bareilly, Lucknow, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Haryana: Faridabad, Rajasthan: Jaipur

Note 11:   Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool, East Godavari, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Nellore, Guntur, West Godavari, Anantapur, Bihar: Purnia, 

Patna, Bhagalpur, Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Raipur, Narayanpur, Durg, Balod, Goa: North Goa, Gujarat: Rajkot, Aravalli, Patan, 
Bharuch, Ahmedabad, Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Sabarkantha, Kutch, Anand, Jharkhand: Deoghar, Ranchi, Palamu, Sahibganj, 
Karnataka: Bidar, Gadag, Udupi, Raichur, Kerala: Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Madhya Pradesh: Chhindwara, Mandla, 
Bhopal, Panna, Seoni, Barwani, Hoshangabad, Rewa, Indore, Jabalpur, Maharashtra: Mumbai, Parbhani, Aurangabad, Yavatmal, 
Nagpur, Amravati, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Washim, Akola, Buldhana, Palghar, Solapur, Odisha: Balangir, Bhadrak, Angul, Ganjam, 
Khordha, Dhenkanal, Puducherry: Puducherry, Punjab: Mohali, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Rajasthan: Sawai Madhopur, Banswara, Udaipur, 
Kota, Jhalawar, Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, 
Telangana: Nizamabad, Khammam, Warangal, Asifabad, Kamareddy, Nalgonda, Tripura: West Tripura, Gomati, Uttar Pradesh: 
Lucknow, Varanasi, Balrampur, Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Deharadun, Nainital, Haridwar, West Bengal: Kolkata, Nadia, 
Birbhum, Purba Bardhaman, North 24 Parganas

Note 12:   Gujarat: Bharuch, Surat, Haryana: Jhajjar, Jharkhand: East Singhbhum, Madhya Pradesh: Anuppur, Bhopal, Maharashtra: Palghar, 

Raigad

Note 13:   Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor, Maharashtra: Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh: Ghazipur, Delhi: New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh: Hoshangabad, 

Puducherry: Puducherry

Note 14:   Maharashtra: Mumbai, Nashik, Thane, Osmanabad, Rajasthan: Banswara, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur, Tamil Nadu: Thanjavur, Theni, 
Tiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirappalli, Thoothukudi, Vellore, Virudhunagar, Telengana: Nizamabad, Warangal, Tripura: South Tripura, 
Uttarakhand: Chamoli, Dehradun, Rudraprayag, Uttarkashi, West Bengal: Bankura, Birbhum, Darjeeling, East Midnapore, Hooghly, 
Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Purulia, South 24 Parganas, South Dinajpur

Note 15:   Gujarat: Gandhinagar, Karnataka: Bengaluru, Kerala: Wayanad, Thiruvanantapuram, Maharashtra: Raigad, Mumbai, Odisha: Puri, 

Bhadrak, Uttarakhand: Chamoli

8. 

(d)  Amount spent on Administrative Overheads

(e)  Amount spent on Impact Assessment, if applicable

(f)  Total amount spent for the Financial Year (8b+8c+8d+8e)

* Amount claimed towards Impact Assessment is ` 50 lakhs

8. 

(g)  Excess amount for set off, if any

SI. 
No.

(i)

(ii)

Particulars

Two percent of average net profit of the company as per Section 135(5)

Total amount spent for the financial year

(iii)

Excess amount spent for the financial year [(ii)-(i)]

(iv) Surplus arising out of the CSR projects or programmes or activities of the previous financial years, if any

(v) Amount available for set off in succeeding financial years [(iii)-(iv)]

280

-

*
` 813 crore

(` in crore)

Amount

 737 

 813 

 76 

 - 

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

9. 

(a)  Details of Unspent CSR amount for the preceeding three financial years:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

SI. 
No.

Preceding 
Financial Year

Amount 
transferred to 
Unspent CSR 
Account under 
Section 135(6) 
(` in crore)

Amount spent 
in the reporting 
Financial Year  
(` in crore)

Amount transferred to any fund specified 

under Schedule VII as per Section 135(6), if any Amount remaining to 

Name of the Fund

Amount
(` in crore)

Date of 
transfer

be spent in succeeding 
financial years
(` in crore)

Not Applicable

9. 

(b)  Details of CSR amount spent in the financial year for ongoing projects of the preceeding financial year(s):

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

SI. 
No.

Project ID

Name of the project

Financial 
year in 
which the 
project was 
commenced

Project 
duration

Total Amount 
allocated for 
the project 
(` in crore) 

Amount 
spent on the 
project in 
the reporting 
Financial year 
(` in crore)

Cumulative 
amount spent 
at the end 
of reporting 
Financial Year 
(` in crore)

Status of 
the project- 
Completed/
Ongoing

Not Applicable

10. 

 In case of creation or acquisition of capital asset, furnish the details relating to the asset so created or acquired through CSR 
spent in the financial year

(a)  Date of creation or acquisition of the capital asset (s)

(b)  Amount of CSR spent for creation or acquisition of capital asset

(c) 

(d) 

 Details of the entity or public authority or beneficiary under whose name such capital asset is 
registered, their address etc

 Provide details of the capital asset(s) created or acquired (including complete address and location 
of the capital asset)

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

11 

 Specify the reasons(s), if the company has failed to spend two percent of the average net profit as 
per section 135(5)

Not applicable

Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar 
(Chairman, CSR&G Committee) 

Nikhil R. Meswani 
(Executive Director) 

Mukesh D. Ambani
(Chairman and Managing Director)

Date : May 06, 2022

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

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 97% respondents have 
reported incremental income 
with 63% of respondents 
reporting an increase of 
about ` 40,000 per annum.

b. 

 Improved access and savings 
in input costs:

i. 

ii. 

 93% of respondents reported 
better access to agricultural 
inputs and farm machinery. 
54% of respondents reported 
to have saved ` 12,000 
or more per annum on 
Agricultural inputs and 
farm machinery.

 65% of the farmers 
reported reduction in 
transportation costs with 
the FPO procurement 
centres being closer to 
their homes, transparent 
weighing and grading.

iii. 

 65% of the respondents 
reported that the frequency 
of visiting banks to access 
loans has reduced due to 
better transaction records.

c. 

 Access to Markets - 71% 
reported that due to RF’s 
mentorship, their access to 
markets was better which 
resulted in

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

 Better price discovery, with 
access to information and 
market linkages.

 Convenience of procurement 
of better quality inputs at 
village level & saving in 
time to access.

 Improved access to 
Minimum Support Price (MSP) 
procurement centres near 
their villages.

 Transparent weighing & 
grading; digital payments.

 Prompt payments; benefit 
in credit from banks 
and reduced monopoly 
of local traders.

II.   Impact Assessment of 

Community Development 
programme in Madhya 
Pradesh
 Impact Assessment Agency 
– Samhita Social Ventures 
Private Limited

1. 

2.  About the Project

 Reliance Foundation (RF) initiated 
a comprehensive community 
development programme at 
Shahdol and Kotma in Madhya 
Pradesh based on the principle 
of ‘growing together’ to help 
support communities through 
access to sustainable water 
resources, healthcare and 
education, and creation of better 
livelihood opportunities.

3.  Objective

 To evaluate the impact of the 
Community Development 
Programme on beneficiaries’ 
members’ lives and ecosystem.

4.  Key findings

a.  Overall

i. 

 The study found that RF 
has played a catalytic role 
in addressing the district’s 
development challenges 
through innovative and 
sustainable solutions, 
facilitating transformative 
changes to ensure wellbeing 
and higher quality of life.

b.  Water

i. 

 85% respondents reported 
increased potable water 
availability, while 81% 
reported increased irrigation 
water availability.

ii. 

 Reduced time and distance 
to fetch drinking water.

c.  Healthcare

i. 

 92% reported access 
to free health services 
at their doorstep 
resulting in reduction in 
health expenditure.

Summary of independent 
Impact Assessment 
studies conducted

Year 2021-22

I. 

1. 

 Role of Farmer Producers 
Organisation (FPO) in 
Rural Transformation 
under Reliance 
Foundation Bharat India 
Jodo RF BIJ
 Impact Assessment Agency 
- Global Agri System 
Private Limited

2.  About the Project

 Farmer Producer Organisations 
(FPO) are emerging fast as one 
of the most effective means 
to cater to the needs of small 
and marginal farmers and in 
bringing rural transformation. 
Over the last decade, Reliance 
Foundation (RF) has made 
pioneering efforts in mentoring, 
nurturing and incubating 
25 FPOs across the country 
reaching over 45,000 farmers. 
These FPOs were mentored with 
the intent of bringing holistic 
development of the farmers’ 
livelihoods facilitating them to 
come together as a collective, 
aggregate their produce for 
economies of scale and bargain 
for better market prices.

3.  Objective

 To evaluate the impact of FPOs on 
members’ lives and ecosystem.

4.  Key Findings

a.  Overall:

i. 

ii. 

 The study reveals that the 
FPOs have performed well 
to address the triple bottom 
line of higher trajectory 
in economic, social, and 
environmental aspects.

 72% respondents affirmed 
that the FPOs have brought 
positive transformative 
changes in their lives 
and livelihoods.

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Review

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ii. 

iii. 

 Increased uptake 
of nutritional food 
due to Reliance 
Nutrition Gardens (RNG).

 39% respondents reported 
access to and availability 
of diverse vegetables 
through the RNG.

d. 

 Education and Skill 
Development

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

 Better access to 
school for children; 
increase in awareness 
and encouragement 
to venture into less-
explored opportunities; 
increased access to digital 
learning and improved 
infrastructure of schools.

 95% respondents received 
educational assistance that 
helped continued education 
(esp. for the girl child).

 Increased opportunities 
through vocational trainings.

 Enhanced skills among the 
farmers due to access to 
improved knowledge of 
modern farming techniques.

e.  Livelihoods

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

 83% of the respondents 
reported an increase in the 
number of crops grown as a 
result of crop diversification 
and productivity 
improvement programmes.

 Measures such as Systemic 
Rice Intensification (SRI) and 
RNGs helped to ensure food 
and nutritional security. Paddy 
productivity increased from 
6 quintals/acre to 10 quintals/
acre, helping farmers double 
their income in intervention 
villages. Annual agriculture 
income increased to ` 40,000.

 Livelihood Diversification 
– Promotion of off farm 
livelihood options through 
poultry, goat rearing and 
pisciculture helped in 
increasing income by an 
average of 65%. It also helped 
in ensuring alternate income 
sources and risk mitigation.

iv. 

 94% respondents reported 
receiving off farm livelihood 
support from government 
schemes through 
assistance of RF.

III.  Empowering Rural 

Communities through 
Knowledge-Based 
Livelihood Support – An 
Impact Assessment of 
Reliance Foundation’s 
Information Services 
Programme
 Impact Assessment 
Agency – N R Management 
Consultants India Private 
Limited

1. 

2.  Project Background

 Reliance Foundation Information 
Services (RFIS) programme 
delivers knowledge based 
livelihood information in regional 
languages to farmers, fisher folk 
and livestock owners using various 
digital platforms and mass media 
tools. The programme facilitates 
productivity and income 
enhancement with the objective 
of reducing the cost of cultivation 
and lowering the yield loss due to 
climatic stress, pest infestations 
and disease etc.

3.  Objective

 Assess the impact of the RFIS 
programme on the economic 
status, knowledge and capacity of 
the communities.

4.  Key Findings:

a.  Overall

i. 

 The programme serves 
as a platform to improve 
livelihoods through 
increased awareness in 
the target communities 
about accessing 
knowledge resources, 
government welfare 
schemes and benefits.

ii. 

 Evidence of improved health 
practices among mothers 
and their children.

iii. 

 Evidence of improved linkages 
of youth to employment and 
skilling opportunities available 
in their vicinity.

b. 

 Increased access to 
knowledge resources and 
adaption of sustainable 
practices

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

 Reliance Foundation (RF) 
was recognized as a trusted 
source of information across 
all target groups with close 
to 90% respondents reported 
willingness to adapt and take 
action based on advisories.

 88% of the respondents 
adopted production practices 
after listening to the RFIS 
programme, out of which 
71% farmers reported at least 
one improved agricultural 
production practice.

 83% of the respondents 
adopted production practices 
after listening to RFIS 
programme, out of which 72% 
livestock owners reported at 
least one improved livestock 
production practice.

 80% of the respondents 
adopted production 
practices after listening 
to RFIS programme, out 
of which 66% fisher folk 
improved at least one fishery 
production practice.

c. 

 Better Income and 
Improvement in Socio 
Economic Status

i. 

ii. 

 Improvements in yield, loss 
aversion and improved 
input efficiency have led to 
55% increase in net income 
for the farmers.

 Better production practices in 
breeding, disease and fodder 
management leading to 
82% increase in net income 
among livestock farmers.

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iv. 

 Significant reduction in 
operating costs and weather 
related risks for the artisanal 
fisher folks. The beneficiaries 
reported a 45% increase in 
net income from fisheries.

 About one-third of farmers, 
one-fourth of livestock 
owners, and 64% of fisher 
folk moved up at least one 
category among the socio 
economic weaker sections 
since they enrolled with the 
RFIS programme.

IV.  Impact Evaluation of RF 
Bharat India Jodo 2.0 
Initiative
 Impact Assessment Agency 
– Catalyst Management 
Services Private Limited

1. 

2.  Project Background

 Reliance Foundation’s Bharat-
India-Jodo (RF BIJ), works to bridge 
the development gap between 
rural and urban India. Committed 
to rural transformation, the 
programme works with small 
and marginal farmers, and helps 
farming households that have 
limited livelihood options through 
capacity building of institutions, 
women empowerment, and 
entrepreneurship initiatives, also 
focusing on the commons and 
natural resource management for 
sustainable transformation.

3.  Objectives

a. 

b. 

c. 

 To assess and validate the 
programme approach in creating 
desired changes in the lives and 
livelihoods of the rural community.

 To assess the role and efficacy of 
rural institutions in contributing to 
the programme objectives.

 To assess maturity of institutions 
and their capability to deliver a 
sustainable level of impact after 
completion of the programme.

4.  Key Findings:

a.  Programme Approach

i. 

 Sustainability of the 
interventions ensured through 
convenor and facilitator role 

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ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

played by RF taking a multi-
stakeholder approach.

 Impact at scale achieved 
through embedding 
participatory governance, 
capacity building and 
leadership development 
across the three institutions 
– Farmer Producer 
Organizations (FPO), Gram 
Panchayat (GP) and Self 
Help Groups (SHG).

 The programme successfully 
facilitated convergence 
of various agencies such 
as Govt. Departments and 
Financial Institutions for 
improved access of the 
services and flow of credit.

 At an Individual level, the 
beneficiary households 
reported direct increase of 
35% in their income through 
farm based livelihoods. 
Livelihood diversification 
through alternate livelihood 
sources helped double 
the income among 
the respondents.

b. 

 Role and Efficacy of 
Institutions

i. 

ii. 

 75% of the Farmer Producer 
Organizations (FPOs) 
reported increased market 
access at their doorsteps 
(a quarter of the FPOs have 
set up Minimum Support 
Price Centers), close to 80% 
have started agriculture 
equipment and technology 
extension support to their 
members; half of the FPOs 
reported increased access to 
credit by almost 3 times for 
their working capital needs 
as compared to situation 
three years ago.

 Economic empowerment 
has been achieved through 
Self Help Groups (SHG). 
Almost three fourths of 
the members are actively 
contributing to their 
households. This confidence 
is reflected in their savings 
and credit activities. 90% of 

iii. 

the members save diligently. 
68% of the SHG members 
are engaged in inter loaning 
among the members.

 People’s participation, 
governance, and improved 
amenities through Gram 
Panchayat has been 
achieved through active 
participation of all especially 
women. 65% women actively 
participated in Gram Sabha 
and preparation of the Gram 
Panchayat Development 
Plan (GPDP). They are able 
to voice themselves at 
public forums to ensure 
greater transparency and 
compliance (45% members). 
Projects such as drinking 
water have been taken 
up that directly affects 
women. There has been 3X 
increase in the number of 
households with access to 
clean drinking water over the 
last three years.

c. 

 Delivering a sustainable 
impact

i. 

ii. 

 Strengthening of Gram 
Panchayats (GP) as an 
institution has contributed 
to several outcomes. At 
the household level, there 
is an active uptake on 
Government schemes with 
up to 3X increase in number 
of households that reported 
access to government 
schemes (compared to pre-
2018 situation).

 Increased access to rural 
employment through 
participation in government 
schemes for the poor such 
as Mahatma Gandhi National 
Rural Employment Guarantee 
Scheme (MGNREGS) with up 
to 3 times increase in funds 
allocated under MGNREGS in 
the Gram Panchayat Budget.

iii. 

 The programme 
strengthened FPOs to 
lead improved livelihoods, 
enhanced income as well as 
benefits of collectivization.

V.   Promoting Employability 
Skills among Youth – 
An Impact Assessment 
Study of Skilling and 
Employment programme 
by Reliance Foundation
 Impact Assessment Agency 
– 4th Wheel Social Impact

1. 

2. 

 Project Background

 Recognising the need to 
tackle unemployment in the 
country, Reliance Foundation 
(RF) in 2016 initiated Skilling and 
Employment Programme for 
the under privileged youth and 
school dropouts. The Skilling 
& Employment programme, 
trains unemployed youth in 
services sector and also links 
them to employment.

3.  Objective

 To measure the social 
and economic impact of 
skilling and employment 
programme on youth.

4.  Key Findings

a.  Overall

i. 

ii. 

 93% respondents reported 
improvements in their 
employability and soft skills. 
The programme had a high 
placement ratio (75%). The 
largest percentage of those 
employed were in their jobs 
for more than a year, with no 
gender difference. For 45% of 
the beneficiaries this was their 
first formal employment.

 Providing employment 
in the retail sector led to 
increased availability of 
trained human resources 
at local level especially in 
tier II and tier III cities (83% 
respondents reported that 
they do not want to change 
their job). It also helped 
reduce migration (88% of 
the respondents reported to 
have not migrated for their 
job) as the trainees could find 
viable local jobs.

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 Household Level Impact

3.  Objective

i. 

ii. 

 46% of the respondents 
reported an increase in 
income post the training. 53% 
of the respondents reported 
improvements in their 
standard of living owing to the 
programme. Close to a fifth 
respondents are sole earners 
in their family, with ` 10,000 
average monthly salary. 52% 
of the respondents reported 
to be regularly saving, with 
average annual saving of 
about ` 20,000. 86% reported 
to have received job benefits 
such as PF, paid leaves and 
medical insurance.

 Employment in formal sector 
helped the youth secure 
their livelihoods through the 
pandemic. 82% respondents 
felt that the training helped 
them secure employment in 
formal institutions and that 
they continued to receive 
salaries during lockdown.

VI.  Solving for Rural India’s 

Toughest Challenges – An 
Impact Assessment Study 
of Water Based Initiatives 
undertaken by Reliance 
Foundation
 Impact Assessment Agency 
– Kantar Public

1. 

2.  Project Background

 Reliance Foundation’s Bharat 
India Jodo RF BIJ initiative, 
flagship programme of Rural 
Transformation (RT) has been 
working on transforming the lives 
and livelihoods of people in rural 
areas through a holistic, self-
reliant, and sustainable model. RF 
BIJ’s water focused initiatives are 
broadly based on four aspects 
which include organizing and 
capacitating the community, 
participatory water budgeting, 
collaboration with Gram 
Panchayats, and government 
for synergies/capacitating 
community in water resources, 
management and critical 
support for water harvesting and 
water management.

 To assess the impact of RF BIJ 
water initiatives in securing 
lives and livelihoods of 
rural communities.

4.  Key Findings

a.  Overall Impact

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

 The study revealed that the 
water initiatives not only 
impacted the beneficiaries 
with its intended outcomes, 
but also had a trickle-down 
effect that contributed to 
holistic development in the 
intervention villages.

 Ensuring Water Security 
- The water capacity 
created through the project 
resulted in improved water 
availability for agriculture 
and household needs. This 
increase in water capacity 
for agriculture resulted in 
de-risking of rainfed nature 
of agriculture. The increase in 
water availability for domestic 
purposes resulted in around 
89% intervention village 
residents having the primary 
source of water within 200 M 
from their homes. 84% of the 
farmers reported not having 
faced any water scarcity in 
the recent years.

 Augmenting Sustainable 
Livelihoods - 79% of farmers 
reported an increase in area 
under assured irrigation. 85% 
farmers in the intervention 
villages reported cultivating 
crops two or more times a 
year. In addition, more than 
half of the farmers cultivated 
three or more types of 
crops annually resulting in 
diversification of crops.

b. 

 Household Level Impact

i. 

 Increase in Income - The 
income in the intervention 
villages was higher 
compared to control villages. 
Average annual gross income 
from agriculture was found 
to be ` 1.08 lakhs; which was 
three times the income of the 
control group respondents.

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iii. 

 Reduced Distress Migration 
- With increased income, 
outbound migration in 
intervention villages was less 
than half (12%) of what was 
observed in control villages.

 Reduced drudgery and 
Improved Health Conditions 
- 75% of the respondents 
reported significant reduction 
in drudgery of women 
(spent less than 0.5 hour) in 
fetching water.

c.  Societal Level Impact

i. 

ii. 

 People’s Participation 
- Respondents in the 
intervention villages 
comparatively felt 
more empowered in 
participating within the 
decision making process 
of the community based 
organizations compared 
to respondents from the 
control group villages. 81% 
villages developed water 
budgeting plans for efficient 
management of water 
resources with 86% farmers 
respondents reported to 
be part of the water user 
groups for effective water 
governance in their villages. 
74% farmers reported to 
be contributing towards 
maintenance cost of 
common property resources 
within their villages.

 Trickle Down Benefit - The 
initiatives by RF BIJ not 
just increased income, 
but also helped cultural 
transformation by changing 
attitudes and aspirations 
of the village residents. As 
income improved, the notion 
of educating their children 
became plausible for farmers 
– thus resulting in higher 
aspirations for their children’s 
education, especially for 
the girl child.

iii. 

 With the increase in money, 
in the hands of women, an 
increase in SHGs participation 
was observed. Women 

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started saving from the extra 
earnings and joined SHGs 
with a sense of independence 
and empowerment.

12 to 18 years. The academy has 
received a five-star rating from 
All India Football Association and 
is currently rated as best football 
academy in the country.

d. 

 Climate Resilience, 
Sustainability

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

 The programme has 
integrated climate change 
adaptation measures in 
the intervention villages 
like sustainable water 
management practices, 
effective water governance, 
and improved agriculture 
practices, that enhanced 
the adaptive capacity 
of the villagers.

 81% intervention villagers were 
self-reliant in planning their 
water needs; only 16% of the 
intervention villagers faced 
water scarcity in recent years.

 60% of the farmers reported 
that the water tables 
are not declining.

 75% farmers now practice 
crop rotation and 85% of the 
farmers diversify the crops.

 54% farmers adopted efficient 
irrigation techniques which 
enabled the farmers to put 
the available water into 
better use and cultivate 
more than one crop.

VII.  Promotion of Grassroots 

iii. 

Sports – Reliance 
Foundation Young 
Champs Programme
 Impact Assessment 
Agency – ThinkThrough 
Consulting Private Limited

1. 

2.  Project Background

 Reliance Foundation Young 
Champ (RFYC) Programme 
aims to create transformational 
football talent with the potential 
to influence the larger ecosystem 
and establish itself as the best 
football academy for promoting 
grassroots sports in India. The 
academy is fully residential and 
provides professional football 
training to boys aged between 

3.  Objectives:

a. 

 To evaluate the impact of the 
grass roots football training 
programme in the areas of 
players skill, education and 
psycho social development.

b. 

 To evaluate the impact of the 
programme on lives of children 
and their families.

4.  Key Findings:

a.  Overall

i. 

ii. 

 RFYC has become an 
aspirational academy for 
the upcoming football 
players. The alignment of the 
programme with National 
Sports Policy (NSP) 2001 as 
well as the strategies of the 
All India Football Federation 
(AIFF) has established the 
programme as a channel for 
driving ecosystem change.

 RFYC programme focuses 
on important aspect of 
nurturing young talent 
coming from very humble 
backgrounds from remote 
parts of India and provide a 
career path way.

 The overall positive impact 
of the RFYC programme is 
evident from the fact that nine 
out of the ten young champs 
who graduated from the first 
cohort were able to pursue a 
professional career in sports 
with leading football clubs in 
India. Their performance on 
the field during professional 
matches demonstrates that 
RFYC is on the right track 
to create transformational 
talent in Indian football. The 
trickle down effect of creating 
a sporting culture across 
the country is an important 
outcome of the programme 
along with promoting sports.

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b.  Programme Level Impact

i. 

ii. 

 Sports and Education: The 
young champs are given 
the opportunity to study 
at one of the best quality 
schools in Navi Mumbai. 
This has reassured parents 
of the holistic development 
of their children. Average 
score of young champs 
was found to be nearly at 
par with the average score 
of regular students of RF 
School. Programme focus on 
education is a determinant 
for choosing RFYC by 40% of 
the parents. 40% of young 
champs felt their academic 
performance has improved.

 Coaching, Counselling and 
other support helped the 
young champs to cope up 
with anxiety and stress. 67% 
of young champs reported 
that the sessions with the 
counsellor/ psychologist 
helped them positively deal 
with their anxiety and stress 
levels. 80% of the respondents 
reported that feedback 
received from coaches and 
mentors is positive.

c. 

d. 

 Individual Level Impact– At an 
individual level, young champs 
stand out amongst peers and 
have developed potential to 
become role models. They have 
developed holistic skills to pursue 
careers in or out of football with 
RFYC focus on academics as a 
big differentiator. In economic 
terms, access to academy and 
education has helped save about 
` 5 Lakh per annum for a family. 
The graduates from the academy 
have secured starting contracts of 
` 7 Lakh per annum.

 Ecosystem Level Impact - 
Increasingly, Football is being 
seen as a career option (impact 
currently restricted to regions 
with a prevalent football culture). 
Inclusion of children from weaker 
socio-economic backgrounds 
has empowered them to prove 
their sporting skills at multiple 
levels. The Academy which is 
ranked at number 2 by AIFF is 
an aspirational benchmark for 

other academies and clubs in 
India. Deep scouting of talent has 
helped expand the geographical 
scope of the sport and provide 
opportunities for young talent.

VIII.  Impact Assessment of 
Reliance Foundation’s 
Comprehensive 
COVID-19 Response 
Initiative

1. 

 Impact Assessment Agency 
– Kantar Public

2.  Project Background

 As a Group, Reliance marshalled 
all its human, financial, and 
technical resources, leveraging 
years of business expertise 
and community development 
experience and adopted a multi-
pronged prevention, mitigation, 
adaptation and ongoing support 
strategy with the government and 
civil society to beat the COVID-19 
pandemic. The measures ranged 
from strengthening health 
infrastructure, contribution to relief 
funds, offering essential supplies 
and food to the needy and 
addressing the socio-economic 
impacts of the pandemic.

 Reliance launched multiple 
missions to fight COVID-19 
which included, Mission Oxygen, 
Mission COVID-19 Infra, Mission 
Anna Sewa, Mission COVID-19 
Suraksha and Mission Vaccine 
Suraksha. In addition, several 
other initiatives were taken up to 
restore rural livelihoods as well as 
build resilience and preparedness 
among the communities through 
awareness generation on various 
aspects related to precaution and 
prevention amidst the pandemic.

3.  Objectives

 The objectives of the study were 
to assess the effectiveness 
of the outreach programme 
by assessing knowledge 
awareness and practice and 
behavioural change at individual 
and community levels; and, 
understand the adoption 
practices at individual and 
community level.

4.  Key Findings

a. 

b. 

c. 

 Mission COVID-19 Infra - Reliance 
Foundation (RF) set up India’s 
first dedicated 250 bed COVID-19 
hospital in collaboration with 
the Brihanmumbai Municipal 
Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai, 
which was ramped up further to 
provide 2,000+ COVID-19 beds 
across the country. In addition, 
testing capacities were ramped 
up from virtually nothing to be 
able to get 15 thousand people 
tested per day in a matter of 3-4 
months. Moreover, 27 lakh+ litres of 
free fuel was distributed to notified 
ambulances and emergency 
vehicles across 21 states and 3 
UTs, for ensuring uninterrupted 
movement for providing essential 
services to the citizens during this 
critical period.

 Mission Oxygen - To meet 
the nation’s medical oxygen 
requirements, Reliance Industries 
repurposed its Jamnagar plant 
in a matter of days to ramp up 
production from zero to 1000 
MT of liquid medical oxygen to 
be distributed free across the 
country, serving the needs of 1 lakh 
patients per day.

 Mission Annasewa - To cushion 
the economic fallout, emergency 
meals were provided to the 
most vulnerable communities. 
Under Mission Annasewa, the 
single largest meal distribution 
programme ever undertaken 
in the world by a corporate 
foundation, 8.5 crore meals 
including dry-ration-kits, food 
coupons and cooked meals 
were served to over 43 lakh 
marginalized and underserved 
persons including migrant 
workers, daily wage earners, 
slum dwellers across 19 
states and 4 UTs.

d. 

 Mission Vaccine Suraksha - RF was 
actively involved in awareness 
campaigns regarding COVID-19 
vaccinations. Mass awareness 
drives related to COVID-19 
vaccinations were carried out 
through physical as well as digital 
platforms like Dial Out conference, 
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Health Departments & workers 
for mobilising the community for 
vaccination by the on-field RF 
teams. Overall, 40 lakh+ doses 
were provided free of cost by 
Reliance to support the nation 
in its vaccination mission. In 
addition, RF also supported 
district administration to conduct 
vaccination programmes for 
the communities. 90% of the 
respondents mentioned that the 
messages shared encouraged 
to get themselves or family 
members vaccinated.

 Restoring Rural Livelihoods 
- To enable communities to 
continue and sustain their 
livelihoods, RF mentored FPOs 
helped re-establish market 
linkages, disrupted by the 
pandemic. Multiple technology 
platforms were used to bridge 
the information gap and ensure 
large number of the affected 
population get access to 
opportunities available through 
government schemes, makeshift 
markets / procurement centers, 

e. 

e-NAM trading platform and 
many more. Capacity building 
support was provided to help 
returning migrants gain access 
to new livelihood opportunities 
in farming, horticulture, animal 
husbandry and fisheries. As 
a result, 48,706 farmers were 
supported in transacting farm 
and non-farm produce worth ` 120 
crores during the COVID-19 crisis 
by RF mentored FPOs and through 
digital linkages. ~20,000 labourers 
were supported with wage 
employment opportunities under 
MGNREGA and 5,900 persons were 
provided access to entitlement 
for benefitting from government 
schemes. 81% of the respondents 
who received livelihood advisories, 
mentioned that these helped in 
realising benefits during the crisis 
times, 62% of the respondents 
could carry out livelihood 
activities efficiently.

g. 

solutions, strengthened local 
governance and leadership in 
rural areas built over the last 
decade facilitated and acted as 
a catalyst for an effective and 
prompt implementation of Covid 
response initiatives on ground.

 Behaviour Change through 
Mission COVID Suraksha - A 
multi-lingual booklet, distributed 
with the mask, informed users 
about proper ways to wear it 
along with mask hygiene. 87% 
of the respondents reported 
having adopted COVID-19 
appropriate preventive behaviour 
such as wearing face mask 
etc. after receiving advisory 
related to prevention. 77% of the 
respondents mentioned being 
able to manage post COVID-19 
care situation more effectively. 
70% of the respondents further 
disseminated the information 
among their family & peers.

f. 

 Collaborations & partnerships 
with NGOs and Govt. agencies, 
pan-India network of Reliance, 
technical expertise in disaster 
management, digital technology 

h. 

 The response towards the Mission 
COVID-19 Suraksha was equally 
positive, beneficiary highly 
appreciated the quality of the 
supplies provided by RF.

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Annexure III

Secretarial Audit Report

For the Financial Year ended 31 March 2022

[Pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies  
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014]

To: 
The Members
Reliance Industries Limited
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV
222, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021. 

I have conducted the Secretarial 
Audit of the compliance of 
applicable statutory provisions and 
the adherence to good corporate 
practices by Reliance Industries 
Limited (hereinafter called “the 
Company”). Secretarial Audit was 
conducted in a manner that provided 
me a reasonable basis for evaluating 
the corporate conducts/statutory 
compliances and expressing my 
opinion thereon.

Based on my verification of the 
Company’s books, papers, minute 
books, forms and returns filed and 
other records maintained by the 
Company and also the information 
provided by the Company, its officers, 
agents and authorized representatives 
during the conduct of Secretarial Audit, 
I hereby report that in my opinion, the 
Company has, during the audit period 
covering the financial year ended on 
31 March 2022 (‘Audit Period’) complied 
with the statutory provisions listed 
hereunder and also that the Company 
has proper Board-processes and 
compliance-mechanism in place to 
the extent, in the manner and subject 
to the reporting made hereinafter:

I have examined the books, papers, 
minute books, forms and returns filed 
and other records maintained by 
the Company for the financial year 
ended on 31 March 2022 according to 
the provisions of:

(i) 

(ii) 

 The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) 
and the rules made thereunder;

 The Securities Contracts 
(Regulation) Act, 1956 and the 
rules made thereunder;

(iii)   The Depositories Act, 1996 and 
the Regulations and Bye-laws 
framed thereunder;

(iv)   The Foreign Exchange 

Management Act, 1999 and the 
rules and regulations made 
thereunder to the extent of Foreign 
Direct Investment, Overseas 
Direct Investment and External 
Commercial Borrowings;

(v) 

 The following Regulations 
prescribed under the Securities 
and Exchange Board of India Act, 
1992 (‘SEBI Act’): —

(a)    The Securities and Exchange 

Board of India (Substantial 
Acquisition of Shares and 
Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;

(b)   The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Prohibition 
of Insider Trading) 
Regulations, 2015;

(c) 

 The Securities and 
Exchange Board of India 
(Issue of Capital and 
Disclosure Requirements) 
Regulations, 2018;

(d)   The Securities and Exchange 

Board of India (Share 
Based Employee Benefits) 
Regulations, 2014 and The 
Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Share Based 
Employee Benefits and Sweat 
Equity) Regulations, 2021; 

 The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Issue and 
Listing of Debt Securities) 
Regulations, 2008 and The 
Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Issue and 
Listing of Non-Convertible 
Securities) Regulations, 2021; 

(e) 

(f) 

 The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Registrars to 
an Issue and Share Transfer 

Agents) Regulations, 1993 
regarding the Act and dealing 
with client (Not applicable 
to the Company during the 
Audit Period); 

(g)    The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Delisting of 
Equity Shares) Regulations, 
2009 and The Securities and 
Exchange Board of India 
(Delisting of Equity Shares) 
Regulations, 2021 (Not 
applicable to the Company 
during the Audit Period);

(h)   The Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (Buyback 
of Securities) Regulations, 
2018 (Not applicable to 
the Company during the 
Audit Period); and

(i) 

 The Securities and 
Exchange Board of India 
(Listing Obligations and 
Disclosure Requirements) 
Regulations, 2015.

I have also examined compliance with 
the applicable clauses of the following:

(i) 

(ii) 

 Secretarial Standards (SS-1 and 
SS-2) issued by The Institute of 
Company Secretaries of India; and

 Listing Agreements entered into 
by the Company with BSE Limited 
and the National Stock Exchange 
of India Limited.

During the Audit Period the Company 
has complied with the provisions of 
the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, 
Standards, etc. mentioned above.

I further report that, having regard to 
the compliance system prevailing in 
the Company and on examination of 
the relevant documents and records 
in pursuance thereof on test-check 
basis, the Company has complied 
with the following laws applicable 
specifically to the Company: 

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(i) 

 The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 
and Rules made thereunder;

(ii) 

 The Petroleum Act, 1934 and Rules 
made thereunder;

(iii)   The Oilfields (Regulation and 

Development) Act, 1948 and Rules 
made thereunder;

(iv)   The Mines Act, 1952 and Rules 

made thereunder; and

(v) 

 The Petroleum and Natural Gas 
Regulatory Board Act, 2006 and 
the Rules made thereunder.

I further report that

The Board of Directors of the Company 
is duly constituted with proper balance 
of Executive Directors, Non-Executive 
Directors and Independent Directors. 
The changes in the composition 
of the Board of Directors that took 
place during the Audit Period were 
carried out in compliance with the 
provisions of the Act. 

Adequate notice is given to all 
directors to schedule the meetings 
of the Board and Committee. Except 
where consent of directors was 
received for scheduling meeting at a 
shorter notice, agenda and detailed 
notes on agenda were sent at least 
seven days in advance, and a system 
exists for seeking and obtaining further 
information and clarifications on the 
agenda items before the meeting 
and for meaningful participation 
at the meeting.

All decisions at Board Meetings and 
Committee Meetings were carried 
out unanimously as recorded in the 
minutes of the meetings of the Board 
of Directors or Committees of the 
Board, as the case may be.

I further report that there are 
adequate systems and processes in 
the Company commensurate with the 
size and operations of the Company 
to monitor and ensure compliance 
with applicable laws, rules, regulations 
and guidelines.

I further report that during 
the Audit Period:

(i) 

 During the financial year 2020-
21, the Company had issued 
and allotted 42,26,26,894 partly 

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paid-up equity shares of `10/- 
each, on rights basis, at an issue 
price of `1,257/- per fully paid-
up equity share (including a 
premium of `1,247/- per equity 
share). An amount equivalent to 
25% of the issue price viz. `314.25 
per equity share was received 
on application. The First Call of 
`314.25 per share was payable 
from 17 May 2021 to 31 May 2021. 
The Second and Final call of 
`628.50 per share was payable 
from 15 November 2021 to 29 
November 2021. An amount of 
`81 crore is yet to be received as 
on 31 March 2022.

(ii) 

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure 
Limited was reclassified from the 
category of “Promoter Group” of 
the Company to “Public”.

(iii)   The resolution for appointment 

of His Excellency Yasir Othman H. 
Al Rumayyan, as an Independent 
Director, was passed through 
Postal Ballot on 19 October 2021.

(iv)   The Company and Saudi Aramco 
mutually determined that it would 
be beneficial for both parties 
to re-evaluate the proposed 
investment in O2C business in 
light of the changed context, 
due to evolving nature of the 
Company’s business portfolio. 
The Board of Directors of the 
Company had on 19 November 
2021, approved withdrawal of the 
Scheme of Arrangement between 
the Company and Reliance O2C 
Limited (“O2C Scheme”) from 
Hon’ble National Company Law 
Tribunal (‘NCLT’). NCLT, Mumbai 
Bench has vide its order dated 
3 December 2021 approved the 
withdrawal of the O2C Scheme.

(v) 

 The Company received payment 
of 4th tranche, aggregating 
`250 crore, from the holders of 
partly-paid listed unsecured 
redeemable non-convertible 
debentures (PPD Series IA). Further, 
the Company has redeemed 
NCDs of PPD Series 11, 15, 16 and J) 
and cancelled 81,680 NCDs (of 
PPD Series IA, 3, L, 5, M2, M3, M1, 
12,13, H) which were bought by the 
Company from the open market.

(vi)   The Company has issued fixed 

rate senior unsecured notes for an 
aggregate amount of US$ 4 billion 
across three tranches.

(vii)   The Board of Directors of the 

Company approved the Scheme 
of Arrangement between (i) the 
Company & its shareholders 
and creditors, and (ii) Reliance 
Syngas Limited & its shareholders 
and creditors (the Gasification 
Scheme). The Gasification 
Scheme, inter alia, provides 
for transfer of the Gasification 
undertaking (as defined in the 
Gasification Scheme) from the 
Company to Reliance Syngas 
Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary 
of the Company, as a going 
concern on slump sale basis for a 
lump sum consideration on terms 
and conditions as detailed in the 
Gasification Scheme.

 The Gasification Scheme 
was approved by:

(a)   the Shareholders and 

Creditors of the Company on 
9 March 2022; and

(b)   the Hon’ble National 

Company Law Tribunal, 
Mumbai Bench and 
Ahmedabad Bench 
on 30 March 2022.

 The Appointed Date of the 
Gasification Scheme is 31 March 
2022 and the Gasification 
Scheme became effective 
from 4 April 2022.

(viii)  The Company has granted 

90,000 options to the eligible 
employees under Employees 
Stock Option Scheme 2017.

Dr. K. R. Chandratre 
FCS No.: 1370, C. P. No.: 5144
Peer Review Certificate No. : 1206/2021
Place: Pune
Date: 6 May 2022

UDIN: F001370D000282882

This report is to be read with my letter 
of even date which is annexed as 
Annexure and forms an integral part 
of this report.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Annexure to the Secretarial Audit Report

To: 
The Members
Reliance Industries Limited
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV
222, Nariman Point
Mumbai – 400 021.

My report of even date is to be read 
along with this letter:

1.  

2.  

 Maintenance of secretarial 
records is the responsibility of the 
management of the Company. 
My responsibility is to express 
an opinion on these secretarial 
records based on my audit.

 I have followed the audit 
practices and processes as were 
appropriate to obtain reasonable 
assurance about the correctness 
of the contents of the secretarial 
records. The verification was done 
on test-check basis to ensure 
that correct facts are reflected 

3.  

4.  

5.  

in secretarial records. I believe 
that the process and practices 
I followed provide a reasonable 
basis for my opinion.

 I have not verified the correctness 
and appropriateness of financial 
records and books of accounts 
of the Company.

 Wherever required, I have 
obtained Management 
Representation about the 
compliance of laws, rules and 
regulations and happening 
of events, etc.

 The compliance of the provisions 
of corporate and other 
applicable laws, rules, regulations, 
standards is the responsibility of 
management. My examination 
was limited to the verification of 
procedures on test-check basis.

6.  

 The Secretarial Audit report is 
neither an assurance as to future 
viability of the Company nor 
of the efficacy or effectiveness 
with which the management 
has conducted the affairs 
of the Company.

Dr. K. R. Chandratre
FCS No.: 1370, C. P. No.: 5144
Peer Review Certificate No. : 1206/2021
Place: Pune
Date: 6 May 2022

UDIN: F001370D000282882

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Annexure IV

Particulars of Energy 
Conservation, Technology 
Absorption and Foreign 
Exchange Earnings and 
Outgo required under the 
Companies (Accounts)  
Rules, 2014
A.  Conservation of Energy
 Steps taken to conserve 
(i) 
energy

 The Company considers 
energy management as one 
of the key components of its 
responsible business strategy 
and the objective has always 
been to continually improve 
energy performance of the 
organisation, consolidate these 
improvements, and move on to 
the next higher level.

 Relentless monitoring of energy 
performance is pursued by 
dedicated Energy Teams at 
site and group level using a 
well-structured mechanism 
having features that make 
energy information, including 
those on regulatory and 
compliance matters, available 
in real time across the Company. 
Strengthened with decision tools 
and tools for simulation and 
visualization of energy efficiency, 
the monitoring system is also 
integrated with production 
control systems, making energy 
management agile, flexible and 
effective. Energy audits and 
benchmarking studies are also 
conducted periodically to identify 
performance gaps. 

 The Company adopts a strategy 
to manage energy based on the 5 
tenets of energy management:

•  Eliminate unnecessary energy 
use through process and heat 
integration, quick restoration 
of equipment performance, 
consumption optimization using 
simulation models, and reduce-
recover-reuse programmes. 

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•  Improve the usage efficiency 

•  Direct blending of Crude 

•  CP-10 and PTA-1 CT Cooling tower fans replaced with energy efficient fans.

 Hazira Manufacturing Division

•  Upgraded carbon dioxide stripper trays from moving valve to fixed valve 

type in Mono Ethylene Glycol plants.

Naphtha Hydro Treater (CNHT) 
treated naphtha to ultra 
low Sulphur diesel (ULSD) 
header thus avoiding energy 
consumed in reprocessing.

•  Recovery of waste heat in LLDPE 
Plant in C2 Complex replacing 
steam from Captive Power Plant.
•  Satgas de-ethaniser overhead 

re-routed to fuel gas resulting in 
reduction of flared hydrocarbon 
during Refinery Off Gas Cracker 
(ROGC) start-up.

•  Insulation of Unsat Gas Cooler 

pipeline to reduce heat ingress. 
•  Stoppage of additional running 
of nitrogen compressor in Air 
Separation Unit and utilizing 
Liquid Nitrogen from storage for 
adsorbent bed regeneration 
in LLDPE plant.

 Jamnagar Manufacturing 
Division: Special Economic 
Zone (SEZ)

•  Low pressure flash steam 

recovery from Medium Pressure 
condensate in Alkylation unit.

•  Replacement of Medium 

Pressure Steam (MPS) usage 
with Low Pressure Steam (LPS) in 
DIP-2 column reboiler.

•  Eliminating flaring from Xylene 

Recovery Column in PX4 
(Para Xylene) unit by installing 
new trim cooler.

•  Advanced Process Control (APC) 
implementation in ASU resulting 
in 10.5TPH of High Pressure 
steam reduction.

•  Routing of Recycle Flash Gas 
(RFG) directly to SRU (Sulphur 
Recovery Unit) incinerator, 
resulting in stoppage 
of RFG compressors (1.7 
MW) in AGR plant.

of needed energy using 
simulation tools, deploying best 
practices, and technology and 
equipment upgrades. 

•  Adjust operations to enable 

reduced energy consumption 
by redesigning the product 
basket and optimum use of 
installed capacity.
•  Optimize the cost of 

energy consumed wherein 
an enterprise-wide fuel 
planning and scheduling 
mechanism is employed.
•  Reduce carbon intensity of 
energy used by judicious 
selection of energy source and 
ramping up use of renewable 
energy to offset emissions 
from fossil fuels. 

 Despite the challenges faced 
during the pandemic, all 
personnel were deployed ensuring 
COVID-19 safety measures 
and pursued excellence in 
energy management. 

 Major energy conservation 
initiatives taken during the 
financial year 2021-22
 Jamnagar Manufacturing 
Division: Domestic Tariff Area 
(DTA)

•  Liquid phase isomerisation 
(LPI) in Parex train-2 instead 
of vapour phase reaction 
resulting in Fuel gas and 
HP Steam saving.

•  Installation of new MP steam 

header to increase MP Steam 
generation by 16 TPH from 
process waste heat. 

•  Recovery of hydrocarbon from 

HP Flare using flare gas recovery 
system (FGRS-2).

•  Routing of Mercaptan Guard 

Bed Nitrogen to LLP flare instead 
of Main flare to reduce dilution 
and thereby freeing up capacity 
of FGRS compressor resulting in 
higher recovery of hydrocarbon 
going to main flare.

Vadodara Manufacturing Division

•  Replacement of refractory insulation of flue gas duct in HRSG 2 

(Heat Recovery Steam Generator) to reduce heat loss and improve 
waste heat recovery.

•  Reduction in steam venting by converting Boiler Feed Water pump from 

steam turbine to motor drive.

Dahej Manufacturing Division

•  Optimized frequency for Reverse Osmosis High Pressure pumps to reduce 

electrical energy consumption.

Silvassa Manufacturing Division

•  New LLP to Old HP inter connection line resulting in saving of LLP air 

compressor power.

•  PTY and PFY AHU upgraded with energy efficient equipment.

Hoshiarpur Manufacturing Division

Installation of energy efficient pump and motor in soft water service. 

(ii)   Steps taken to utilize alternate sources of energy

•  Co-firing of biomass and Bagasse with coal at Dahej and Hazira 

Manufacturing Divisions.

•  Generated 5101.8 MWh power from 3.56 MW solar power generation 

project at Silvassa Manufacturing Division

(iii)  Capital investment on energy conservation equipments

Sr. 
No

1

2

3

Manufacturing Division

Capital 
investments on 
energy efficient 
equipment  
(` in crore)

Energy savings
(Gcal/hr) 

Jamnagar manufacturing division (DTA)

Jamnagar manufacturing division (SEZ)

Other manufacturing divisions 

Total

18.8

9.7

1.5

30.1

53.3

41.8

2.9

98.0

B.  Technology Absorption

 Research and technology development of the Company helps create 
superior value by harnessing internal Research and Development skills and 
competencies and creates innovations in emerging technology domains 
related to the Company’s various businesses. Research and technology 
development focuses on:

(i) 

 New products, processes and catalyst development to support existing 
business and create breakthrough technologies for new businesses,

(ii) 

 Advanced troubleshooting and Support to capital projects, and profit 
and reliability improvements in manufacturing plants.

1. 

 Major efforts made towards technology absorption

Oil to Chemicals (O2C) Business

•  Crude to Chemicals by Multi zone Catalytic Cracking technology (MCC)

•  Conversion of waste plastics 

to stable oil for reconversion to 
plastics (circular economy)

•  CO2 capture process 

from dilute refinery/ power 
plant flue gases

•  Catalyst development for 

improvement of cycle length of 
Diesel HydroTreating (DHT) units

•  Sustainable production 
of needle coke using 
existing coker unit

•  Development of Hi-Active 

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) 
catalyst for FCCUs
•  Advanced Support 

to Gasification

•  Low cost process development 
for valuable metals (Vanadium 
(Va), Nickel (Ni)) extraction from 
gasification slag

•  Green process and catalyst 

for direct synthesis of DiMethyl 
Carbonate (DMC) from 
CO2 and methanol

•  FCC Catalyst switchover support
•  F clean process development 
for reuse of Porvair and PALL 
char filter fuses for sustainable 
operation of gasifiers

•  Value creation from refinery 
waste by- product using 
sodium free Di-Sulphide Oils 
(DSO) to replace DiMethyl 
Di-Sulphide (DMDS) in 
gas and naphtha cracker 
and hydrotreaters
•  Light coker naphtha 

processing in SEZ FCC to 
enable higher propylene and 
ethylene production

•  DTA (Domestic Tariff Area) 

coker feed window widening 
with respect to metals and 
asphaltenes by using clarified 
slurry oil (CSO) with feed

•  Online corrosion monitoring 

system under Integrity 
Operating Windows (IOW) 
initiative for monitoring 
crude corrosivity

•  Development of in-house 

composition-based RX models 
for Aromatic loop optimization 
and trouble shooting. 
•  Development of in-house 

extractive distillation 
technology for recovering BTX 
from MCC naphtha.

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•  NIR (Near InfraRed) based fast 

crude characterization for assay 
update support 
•  Naphtha Molecular 

Assay including detailed 
composition up to C11 for crude 
assay update in PIMS

•  Computational fluid Dynamics 
(CFD) based support to Jio 
Datacenters across the 
country for optimizing cooling 
performance of various Out-
Door Unit (ODU).

•  Development of in-house 

reaction engineering 
models for debottlenecking 
Dahej Manufacturing 
Division (DMD) fixed bed 
oxychlorination reactor. 

•  Capturing of complex physics 

in Third Stage Separator 
(TSS) cyclone separator 
and model validation with 
experimental data 
•  Effluent treatment by 
Cavitation process 

•  Development for Impact Co 

Polymer (ICP) and Homo Grades 
PP (Polypropylene) with the 
Company’s proprietary Diester 
Catalyst System

•  Chemical recycling of multilayer 

packaging material
•  PP Products for various 

applications using both 
Phthalate and Non Phthalate 
based Catalysts

•  Development of ethylene-
based elastomers and 
thermoplastics in solution 
process for PV cell application 
•  Gas phase Linear Low-Density 

Polyethylene (LLDPE)/ High 
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) 
production with in-house silica 
supported catalysts 

•  Development of Functional ESBR 
(Emulsion Styrene Butadiene 
Rubber) grades for silica based 
composite for Green Tire 

•  Biodegradable /Bio-

compostable polymers for 
packaging and agriculture 
mulch film applications
•  Development of internally 

plasticized PVC for 
plasticizer migration for 
ecofriendly applications

•  High Performance Elastomeric 

Ionomer Products and 
Applications – Self-sealing 
sealant developed on butyl 
rubber based backbone for tire 
inner liner applications

•  Development of advanced PE 
(Polyethylene) Products and 
Catalyst Technology for slurry 
and solution process

•  Metallocene based LLDPE/HDPE 
grades using in-house silica 
supported metallocene catalyst 
for gas phase process 

•  Development of antipolymerant 
for naphtha cracker plant to 
reduce fouling of reactor

•  Improved process development 

for halo butyl rubber 
grade production

•  Improvement in PVC (Polyvinyl 
Chloride) products for better 
thermal stability and color.
•  Development of high strength 

fiber and film for ballistic 
armour. DPE (Disentangled 
Polyethylene) based weaved 
and stab resistant fabric from 
HS/HM DPE tape.

•  Chloride free CCR (Continuous 
Catalytic Reforming) catalyst 
with higher aromatics 
yield development

•  R&D developed Reliance Olefins 
Removal Catalyst (REL-ORCAT) 
for Bromine Index (BI) reduction 
of BTX (Benzene Toluene Xylene).

•  Molecular Sieve 3A developed 

for Cracked (Charged) Gas Drier
•  Successfully commissioned the 
novel adsorbent and process 
for N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone 
(NMP) purification 

•  Developed a purification 
process for sulfolane 

•  Developed process for PBR 

(polybutadiene Rubber) based 
self-healing elastomer (Relnext) 
for enhanced (40%) tyre life
•  Commissioned Dowtherm 

Purification System at various 
manufacturing locations

•  Advanced technical support 

provided for characterization of 
fresh and spent catalyst of VCM 
(Vinyl Chloride Monomer).
•  Advanced technical support 
provided for evaluation of 
hydrogenation catalysts 
to JMD, HMD and VMD 
manufacturing sites. 

•  Established standard method 
for estimation of palladium in 
PTA hydrogenation catalyst. 
•  Evaluation of spare activated 

alumina and activated carbon 
for improved shelf life.
•  Residual life analysis of 

Ion Exchange Resins for DI 
Plant and NMD Plant 

•  Chloride analysis of DMD_

EOEG_ CO2 regenerator stream
•  Breakthrough achieved at pilot 

scale for TEG & LABRS color 
removal and CI removal form 
IL-LAB hydrocarbon mixture.

•  In-house facility created 
for the development and 
characterization of adsorbents 
for O2 production (O2PSA).

•  Adsorptive purification process 
developed and implemented 
for MEG (Mono Ethylene 
Glycol) purification.

•  Evaluation of an activated 
carbon for the activated 
carbon filter deployed at the 
condensate polishing unit 
(CPU-A) of DM water plant.
•  Adsorptive and distillation 
Process developed for 
TEG (Triethylene Glycol) 
purification for Ethylene Oxide 
Ethylene Glycol EOEG.

•  Development of in-house spin 

finish oil formulation.
•  Coke less Naphtha/
Gas steam cracking
•  Adsorptive Paraxylene 
pilot scale purification 
process developed.

•  Non HF (Hydrofluoric Acid) 
route to LAB (Linear Alkyl 
Benzene) using the Company’s 
proprietary Ionic Liquid catalyst

•  PTA/PIA (Purified Iso-Phthalic 
Acid) Process Optimization
•  Development of Technology 
information package (TIP) for 
DOTP (Dioctyl Terephthalate) 
process modification

•  Kero-Merox effluent treatment 
by hydrodynamic cavitation

•  Carbon and mineral association 
by electron microscopic and 
elemental mapping in the CRP 
to enhance the carbon recycle 
in petcoke gasification.

•  An alternate method developed 
for Ti/Al metal analysis in prepoly 
samples of LLDPE using ICP-OES.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

 Advanced Materials and Other 
R&D Activities

•  Development of indigenous 

polymer electrolyte membrane 
(PEM) fuel cell technology
•  Development of Poly Acrylo 

Nitrile (PAN) precursor 
for Carbon Fibers

•  Advance process control (APC)/
Real time optimization (RTO) 
implementation in all major 
manufacturing facilities.
•  Modelling and simulation 

scale up support and advance 
trouble shooting
•  Polymeric materials 

for 3D printing

•  Graphene polymer and 
elastomer composites

•  Development of anode grade 

battery materials

•  Developed 

(Polyhydroxyalkanoates) 
PHA-bioplastics production 
(potential substitute for 
PE/PP) in an engineered 
microbial platform

•  Developed sustainable and 
advanced material in the 
form of Nanocellulose which is 
suitable for various applications 
in biomedical, biomaterial and 
personal care products.
•  Harness synthetic biology 

tools to produce high strength 
silk protein as an ingredient 
for personal care and 
other products 

•  Software program developed 
for estimation of Short chain 
branching and deconvolution 
of molecular weight distribution 
graphs in polyolefin material

Biofuels and Bio-Chemicals

•  Development of ‘Green Bio 

crude’ and high value products 
from algae, using sea water, 
sunlight, and low-cost nutrients.

•  Application of biotechnology 

to enhance the productivity of 
algae species for biofuel

•  Deployment of RCAT 

(Hydrothermal Liquefaction 
HTL technology) to achieve 
the Company’s Net 
Carbon Zero goal.

•  Technology development for commercial production of specialty 
products viz. super proteins, nanocellulose, aqua and animal feed

•  Harness advanced synthetic biology tools to develop technologies for PHA 

Bioplastic, Iron fortified protein and High strength silk production.

2. 

 Information regarding imported technology (imported 
during last three years)

Details of technology imported 

1.   JMD DTA Aromatics - Liquid 

Phase Isomerization Process: 
This process converts Xylenes 
in the liquid phase to a near-
equilibrium mixture at low 
temperature, thus incurring 
energy benefits w.r.t Vapor 
Phase Isomerization.

2.   Effluent-to-Revenue (E2R) 

technology (for retrofitting in 
DMD PTA-5 plant)

Technology 
imported 
from 

Year of 
import 

Status 
implementation 
/ absorption 

UOP

FY 2021-22

Implemented  
in Oct 2021. 

Koch  
Technology  
Solutions, 
UK

FY 2021-22

Licensor Process 
Design Package 
received. Detail 
engineering 
to be initiated.

3. 

 The benefits derived from R&D and Technology absorption, adoption and 
innovation:
 Enabled transition from smart buyer of technology to a flagship developer 
of technology, future ready for next generation businesses and mitigating 
disruption in existing business

4. 

 Expenditure incurred on Research and Development:

Sr. No. Particulars

Capital

Revenue 

a)

b)

Total

(` in crore)

1,487

1,121

2,608

C.  Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
(i) 

 Activities relating to export, initiatives to increase exports, 
developments of new export markets for products and 
services and export plan

 The Company has continued to maintain focus and avail of export 
opportunities based on economic considerations. During the year, the 
Company has exports (FOB value) worth ` 2,44,365 crore (US$ 32.2 billion).

(ii)  Total Foreign Exchange Earned and Used

a)

Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflows 

b)

Total savings in foreign exchange through products manufactured 
by the Company and deemed exports (US$ 22.9 billion)

Sub-total (a+b)

c)

Foreign Exchange outgo in terms of actual outflows 

(` in crore)

2,45,752

1,73,379

4,19,131

3,21,119

May 06, 2022 

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Mukesh D. Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director

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Financial Statements

Standalone

Independent Auditors’ Report

Balance Sheet

Statement of Profit and Loss

Statement of Changes in Equity

Cash Flow Statement

Notes to the Financial Statements

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Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital Work-in-
Progress, Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets 
Under Development

Investments – Non-Current

Loans – Non-Current

Other Financial Assets - Non-Current

Other Non-Current Assets

Inventories

Investments – Current

Trade Receivables

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Loans – Current

Other Financial Assets – Current

Taxation

Other Current Assets

Equity Share Capital

Other Equity

Borrowings

Other Financial Liabilities – Non-Current

Provisions – Non-Current

Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)

20

Other Non-Current Liabilities

Consolidated

Independent Auditors’ Report

Balance Sheet

Statement of Profit and Loss

Statement of Changes in Equity

Cash Flow Statement

Notes to the Financial Statements

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 Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Intangible 
Assets, Capital Work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets 
under Development

Investments – Non-Current

Loans – Non-Current

Other Financial Assets - Non-Current

Deferred Tax

Other Non-Current Assets

Inventories

Investments – Current

Trade Receivables

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Other Financial Assets – Current

Other Current Assets

Taxation

Share Capital

Other Equity

Borrowings – Non-Current

Deferred Payment Liabilities

Other Financial Liabilities - Non-Current

Provisions – Non-Current

Borrowings – Current

Trade Payables

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Borrowings – Current

Trade Payables

Other Financial Liabilities – Current

Other Current Liabilities

Provisions – Current

Revenue from Operations

Other Income

Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-
Progress and Stock-in-Trade

Employee Benefits Expense

Finance Costs

Other Expenses

Exceptional Items (Net of Tax)

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Related Parties Disclosures

Oil and Gas Disclosures

Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

Capital Management

Financial Instruments

Segment Information

Details of Loans given, Investments made and 
guarantee given covered U/S 186 (4) of the 
Companies Act, 2013.

Ratio Analysis

Details of Research and Development Expenditure

Significant Arrangements

44 Other Statutory Information

45

Events after the Reporting Period

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Other Financial Liabilities – Current

Other Current Liabilities

Provisions – Current

Revenue from Operations

Other Income

Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-
Progress and Stock-in-Trade

Employee Benefits Expense

Finance Costs

Other Expenses

Exceptional Items (Net of Tax)

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Related Parties Disclosures

Oil and Gas Disclosures

Details of Contingent Liabilities & Commitments

Capital Management

Financial Instruments

Segment Information

Enterprises Consolidated as Subsidiary in Accordance 
with Indian Accounting Standard 110 – Consolidated 
Financial Statements

Significant Enterprises Consolidated as Associates 
and Joint Ventures in accordance with Indian 
Accounting Standard 28 – Investments in Associates 
and Joint Ventures

Additional Information, as required under Schedule 
III to the Companies Act, 2013, of Enterprises 
Consolidated as Subsidiary / Associates 
/ Joint Ventures

Other Statutory Information

Events after the Reporting Period

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Members of Reliance Industries Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone 
Financial Statements

Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained 
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit 
opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial 
Statements of Reliance Industries Limited (“the Company”) 
which includes joint operations, which comprise the 
Balance sheet as at March 31, 2022, the Statement of Profit 
and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive 
Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of 
Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes 
to the Standalone Financial Statements, including a 
summary of significant accounting policies and other 
explanatory information.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and 
according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid 
Standalone Financial Statements give the information 
required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the 
Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair 
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally 
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as 
at March 31, 2022, its profit including other comprehensive 
income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the 
year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial 
Statements in accordance with the Standards on 
Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the 
Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further 
described in the ‘Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of 
the Standalone Financial Statements’ section of our report. 
We are independent of the Company in accordance with 
the ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements 
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements 
under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, 
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in 
accordance with these requirements and the Code of 

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to Note 32(a) of the Standalone Financial 
Statements, wherein, the Company has withdrawn from 
General Reserves, an amount of ` 36,143 crore equal to 
the loss recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss 
on measurement of the gasification undertaking as held 
for sale and credited the same to the Statement of Profit 
and Loss. This is in accordance with Scheme approved by 
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai, overriding the 
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS).

Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the 
Standalone Financial Statements for the financial year 
ended March 31, 2022. These matters were addressed in the 
context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements 
as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do 
not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each 
matter below, our description of how our audit addressed 
the matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matters described below to be 
the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. 
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the 
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone 
Financial Statements section of our report, including in 
relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included 
the performance of procedures designed to respond to 
our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of 
the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our 
audit procedures, including the procedures performed 
to address the matters below, provide the basis for 
our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone 
Financial Statements.

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

A.  Capitalisation and useful life of tangible and intangible assets

Significant judgment and estimates are involved with respect 
to the following matters of tangible and intangibles assets:-

Our audit procedures included and were not limited to 
the following:-

a) 

 During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company 
has incurred capital expenditure on various projects 
included in capital work in progress and intangible assets 
under development. Further, items of property, plant 
and equipment that are ready for its intended use as 
determined by the management have been capitalised. 
Judgement is involved to determine that the aforesaid 
capitalisation meet the recognition requirement under 
Ind AS including determination of whether the criteria for 
intended use of the management has been met. Refer 
Note B.2(b) and B.2(d) of the financial statements.

•   Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of the 

controls with respect to capital expenditure incurred on various 
projects included in capital work in progress, intangible assets 
under development.

•   Assessed the nature of the additions made to property, plant 
and equipment, intangible assets, capital work-in-progress 
and intangible asset under development on a test check 
basis to test whether they meet the recognition criteria as set 
out Ind AS 16 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Ind AS 38 – 
Intangible Assets, including intended use of management.

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Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

•  Reviewed the management re-assessment of estimated useful 
lives of tangible assets, intangible assets and recoverability of 
their carrying values with respect to anticipated future risks.

•  Performed walk-through of the estimation process associated 
with the oil and gas reserves. Further, assessed the valuation 
methodology, including assumptions around the key drivers 
of the cash flow forecasts including future oil and gas prices, 
estimated reserves, discount rates used, etc. by engaging 
valuation experts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of the Company’s 

specialists involved in estimating oil & gas reserves and 
valuation specialists engaged by us.

•  Assessed whether the updated oil and gas reserve estimates 

were included in the Company’s, accounting for amortisation / 
depletion and disclosures of proved reserves and proved 
developed reserves in the financial statements.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made by the Company in the 

financial statements.

Our audit procedures included and were not limited 
to the following:

•  Assessed the management’s position through discussions 
with the in-house legal expert and external legal opinions 
obtained by the Company (where considered necessary) on 
both, the probability of success in the aforesaid cases, and the 
/magnitude of any potential loss.

•  Discussed with the management on the development in these 

litigations during the year ended March 31, 2022.

•  Rolled out of enquiry letters to the Company’s legal counsel 

and assessed the responses received by engaging our 
internal legal experts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of the 

Company’s legal counsel involved in the process and legal 
experts engaged by us.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made by the Company in the 

financial statements.

•  Obtained representation letter from the management on the 

assessment of these matters.

b) 

c) 

 Re-assessment of estimated useful lives used for 
determination of depreciation of tangible assets, 
amortisation of intangible assets and recoverability 
of their carrying values involves assumptions used for 
such technical assessment, consideration of historical 
experience and anticipated future risks. Refer Note B.2(b) 
and B.2(d) of financial statements.

 Estimates of oil and gas reserves are used to calculate 
depletion charges for the Company’s oil and gas assets 
and also have a direct impact on the assessment of 
the recoverability of their carrying values. Factors such 
as the availability of geological and engineering data, 
reservoir performance data, acquisition and divestment 
activity, drilling of new wells and commodity prices 
impacts the determination of the Company’s estimates 
of oil and natural gas reserves. Refer Note C(A) of the 
financial statements.

Accordingly, the above matters relating to tangible 
and intangible assets have been considered as a 
key audit matter.

B.  Litigation matters

The Company has certain significant ongoing legal 
proceedings for various complex matters with the 
Government of India and other parties, continuing from 
earlier years, which are as under:

1.  Matters in relation to Oil and Gas:

(a)   Disallowance of certain costs under the production 
sharing contract, relating to Block KG-DWN-98/3 
and consequent deposit of differential revenue on 
gas sales from D1D3 field to the gas pool account 
maintained by Gail (India) Limited (Refer Note 35.3).

(b)   Claim against the Company in respect of gas said 
to have migrated from neighbouring blocks (KGD6) 
(Refer Note 35.4(a)).

(c)   Claims relating to limits of cost recovery, profit 

sharing and audit and accounting provisions of the 
public sector corporations etc., arising under two 
production sharing contracts entered into in 1994 
(Refer Note 35.4(b)).

(d)   Suit for specific performance of a contract for supply 
of natural gas before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court 
(Refer Note 35.4(c)).

2. 

 Matter relating to trading in shares of Reliance 
Petroleum Limited (‘RPL’):

 Special Appellate Tribunal judgement dated November 
5, 2020, dismissing the Company’s appeal made in 
relation to order passed by the Securities and Exchange 
Board of India (‘SEBI’) under Section 11B of the SEBI 
Act, 1992 in connection with trades by Company in 
the stock exchanges in 2007 in the shares of Reliance 
Petroleum Limited, then subsidiary of the Company 
(Refer Note 36(iv)).

 Due to complexity involved in these litigation matters, 
management’s judgement regarding recognition, 
measurement and disclosure of provisions for these 
legal proceedings is inherently uncertain and might 
change over time as the outcomes of the legal cases 
are determined.

Accordingly, it has been considered as a key audit matter.

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C.  Fair Valuation of Investments

 As at March 31, 2022, the Company has investments of 
` 78,144 crore in the Equity and Preference Shares of Jio Digital 
Fiber Private Limited (JDFPL) which are measured at fair value 
as per Ind AS 109 read with Ind AS 113.

 These investments are Level 3 investments as per the fair 
value hierarchy in Ind AS 113 and accordingly determination 
of fair value is based on a high degree of judgement and 
input from data that is not directly observable in the market. 
Further, the fair value is significantly influenced by the 
expected pattern of future benefits of the tangible assets 
of JDFPL (fiber assets). Refer Note 2 and Note 38A in the 
financial statements.

 Accordingly, the same has been considered as a 
key audit matter.

D. 

IT systems and controls over financial reporting

We identified IT systems and controls over financial reporting 
as a key audit matter for the Company because its financial 
accounting and reporting systems are fundamentally 
reliant on IT systems and IT controls to process significant 
transaction volumes, specifically with respect to revenue 
and raw material consumption. Also, due to such large 
transaction volumes and the increasing challenge to protect 
the integrity of the Company’s systems and data, cyber 
security has become more significant.

Automated accounting procedures and IT environment 
controls, which include IT governance, IT general controls 
over program development and changes, access to 
program and data and IT operations, IT application controls 
and interfaces between IT applications are required to be 
designed and to operate effectively to ensure accurate 
financial reporting.

Our audit procedures included and were not limited 
to the following:

•  Reviewed the fair valuation reports provided by the 

management by involvement of internal specialist / external 
valuation experts.

•  We assessed the assumptions around the cash flow forecasts 

including discount rates, expected growth rates and its 
effect on business and terminal growth rates used through 
involvement of the internal experts.

•  We also involved internal experts to assess the Company’s 

valuation methodology and assumptions, applied in 
determining the fair value.

•  We discussed potential changes in key drivers as compared 
to previous year / actual performance with management 
to evaluate the inputs and assumptions used in the cash 
flow forecasts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of our internal 

expert and Company’s internal/external specialists involved 
in the process.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made by the Company in the 

financial statements.

Our procedures included and were not limited to the following:

•  Assessed the complexity of the IT environment by engaging 
IT specialists and through discussion with the head of IT 
and internal audit and identified IT applications that are 
relevant to our audit.

•  Assessed the design and evaluation of the operating 

effectiveness of IT general controls over program development 
and changes, access to program and data and IT operations 
by engaging IT specialists.

•  Performed inquiry procedures with the head of cybersecurity at 
the Company in respect of the overall security architecture and 
any key threats addressed by the Company in the current year.

•  Assessed the design and evaluation of the operating 

effectiveness of IT application controls in the key processes 
impacting financial reporting of the Company by engaging 
IT specialists.

•  Assessed the operating effectiveness of controls relating 

to data transmission through the different IT systems to the 
financial reporting systems by engaging IT specialists.

We have determined that there are no other key audit matters to communicate in our report.

Information Other than the Financial 
Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon

Responsibilities of Management for the 
Standalone Financial Statements

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other 
information. The other information comprises the information 
included in the Annual report, but does not include the 
Standalone Financial Statements and our auditor’s 
report thereon.

Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does 
not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial 
Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether such other information 
is materially inconsistent with the financial statements 
or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise 
appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work 
we have performed, we conclude that there is a material 
misstatement of this other information, we are required to 
report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the 
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the 
preparation of these Standalone Financial Statements that 
give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial 
performance including other comprehensive income, cash 
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance 
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, 
including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified 
under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies 
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. 
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate 
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of 
the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and 
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; 
selection and application of appropriate accounting 
policies; making judgments and estimates that are 
reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation 

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and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, 
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy 
and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the 
preparation and presentation of the Standalone Financial 
Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from 
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, 
management is responsible for assessing the Company’s 
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as 
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the 
going concern basis of accounting unless management 
either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease 
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing 
the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of 
the Standalone Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 
or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes 
our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of 
assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted 
in accordance with SAs will always detect a material 
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from 
fraud or error and are considered material if, individually 
or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to 
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis 
of these Standalone Financial Statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 
throughout the audit. We also:

•   Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of 

the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud 
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive 
to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient 
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The 
risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting 
from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as 
fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, 
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
•   Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to 
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are 
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of 
the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion 
on whether the Company has adequate internal financial 
controls with reference to financial statements in place 
and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

•   Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used 
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and 
related disclosures made by management.

•  Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of 
the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the 
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty 
exists related to events or conditions that may cast 

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significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a 
going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty 
exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s 
report to the related disclosures in the financial statements 
or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our 
opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence 
obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, 
future events or conditions may cause the Company to 
cease to continue as a going concern.

•   Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content 
of the Standalone Financial Statements, including the 
disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial 
Statements represent the underlying transactions and 
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance 
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and 
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including 
any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify 
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with 
a statement that we have complied with relevant 
ethical requirements regarding independence, and 
to communicate with them all relationships and other 
matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our 
independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with 
governance, we determine those matters that were of 
most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial 
Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these 
matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation 
precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in 
extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter 
should not be communicated in our report because the 
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably 
be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of 
such communication.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory 
Requirements

1. 

 As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 
2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of 
India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, 
we give in the “Annexure 1” a statement on the matters 
specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2.  As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

(a) 

 We have sought and obtained all the information 
and explanations which to the best of our 
knowledge and belief were necessary for the 
purposes of our audit;

(b) 

 In our opinion, proper books of account as required 
by law have been kept by the Company so far as it 
appears from our examination of those books;

(c) 

 The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss 
including the Statement of Other Comprehensive 

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Review

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Financial  
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Standalone

Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement 
of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in 
agreement with the books of account;

by the Company except for an amount of 
` 2 crore which are held in abeyance due to 
pending legal cases.

(d) 

(e) 

 In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements 
comply with the Accounting Standards 
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with 
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 
2015, as amended;

 On the basis of the written representations received 
from the directors as on March 31, 2022 taken 
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the 
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 from 
being appointed as a director in terms of Section 
164 (2) of the Act;

(f) 

 With respect to the adequacy of the internal 
financial controls with reference to Standalone 
Financial Statements and the operating 
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate 
Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;

(g)   In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for 
the year ended March 31, 2022 has been paid 
/ provided by the Company to its directors in 
accordance with the provisions of section 197 read 
with Schedule V to the Act;

(h) 

 With respect to the other matters to be included 
in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 
of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 
2014, as amended in our opinion and to the 
best of our information and according to the 
explanations given to us:

i. 

ii. 

 The Company has disclosed the impact of 
pending litigations on its financial position in its 
Standalone Financial Statements – Refer Note 
36 to the Standalone Financial Statements;

 The Company has made provision, as required 
under the applicable law or accounting 
standards, for material foreseeable losses, 
if any, on long-term contracts including 
derivative contracts; and

iii. 

 There has been no delay in transferring 
amounts, required to be transferred, to the 
Investor Education and Protection Fund 

iv.  a) 

b) 

 The management has represented that, 
to the best of its knowledge and belief, 
no funds have been advanced or loaned 
or invested (either from borrowed funds 
or share premium or any other sources 
or kind of funds) by the company to or in 
any other persons or entities, including 
foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the 
understanding, whether recorded in writing 
or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, 
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest 
in other persons or entities identified in 
any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of 
the company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or 
provide any guarantee, security or the like 
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

 The management has represented that, 
to the best of its knowledge and belief, no 
funds have been received by the company 
from any persons or entities, including 
foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the 
understanding, whether recorded in writing 
or otherwise, that the company shall, 
whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest 
in other persons or entities identified in any 
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the 
Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or 
provide any guarantee, security or the like 
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

c) 

 Based on the audit procedures that were 
considered reasonable and appropriate 
in the circumstances, nothing has come 
to our notice that has caused us to 
believe that the representations under 
sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any 
material misstatement.

v. 

 The final dividend paid by the Company during 
the year in respect of the same declared 
for the previous year is in accordance with 
section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to 
payment of dividend.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMPYR9342

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNPC6387

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

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Annexure 1

To the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date on the Standalone Financial Statements of Reliance Industries Limited

(Referred to in paragraph 1, under ‘Report on Other 
Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ section of our 
Report of even date)

quarterly returns/statements filed by the Company 
with such banks are in agreement with the books 
of accounts of the Company.

In terms of the information and explanations sought by us 
and given by the Company and the books of account and 
records examined by us in the normal course of audit and 
to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that:

(i) 

(a)(A) 

 The Company has maintained proper 
records showing full particulars, including 
quantitative details and situation of Property, 
Plant and Equipment.

(a)(B) 

 The Company has maintained proper records 
showing full particulars of Intangible assets.

(b)   Property, Plant and Equipment were physically 

verified by the management in accordance 
with a planned programme of verifying them 
once in three years which is reasonable having 
regard to the size of the Company and the 
nature of its assets.

(c) 

 The title deeds of all the immovable properties 
(other than properties where the Company is 
the lessee and the lease agreements are duly 
executed in favour of the lessee) are held in the 
name of the Company except for leasehold 
land as disclosed in Note 1.7 to the standalone 
financial statement in respect of which the 
allotment letters are received and supplementary 
agreements entered; however, lease deeds are 
pending execution.

(d)   The Company has not revalued its Property, Plant 
and Equipment (including Right of use assets) 
or intangible assets during the year ended 
March 31, 2022.

(e) 

 There are no proceedings initiated or are pending 
against the Company for holding any benami 
property under the Prohibition of Benami Property 
Transactions Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder.

(ii)  (a)   The management has conducted physical 

verification of inventory at reasonable intervals 
during the year. In our opinion the coverage 
and the procedure of such verification by the 
management is appropriate. Discrepancies of 10% 
or more in aggregate for each class of inventory 
were not noticed on such physical verification.

(b)   As disclosed in Note 21.4 to the standalone financial 
statements, the Company has been sanctioned 
working capital limits in excess of ` 5 crore in 
aggregate from banks during the year on the basis 
of security of current assets of the Company. The 

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(iii)  (a)   During the year the Company has provided 

loans, advances in the nature of loans, provided 
guarantee and security to companies as follows:

Aggregate amount granted/ provided 
during the year

-  Subsidiaries

Balance outstanding as at balance sheet 
date in respect of above case 

-  Subsidiaries

(` in crore)

Loans

38,109

42,112

(b)    During the year the investments made and 
the terms and conditions of the grant of all 
loans to companies are not prejudicial to the 
Company's interest.

(c)    The Company has granted loans during the 

year to companies where the schedule of 
repayment of principal and payment of interest 
has been stipulated and the repayment or 
receipts are regular.

(d)    There are no amounts of loans granted to 

companies which are overdue for more 
than ninety days.

(e)    There were no loans which had fallen due during 
the year, that have been renewed or extended 
or fresh loans granted to settle the overdues of 
existing loans given to the same parties.

(f)  

 The Company has not granted any loans or 
advances in the nature of loans, either repayable 
on demand or without specifying any terms 
or period of repayment to companies, firms, 
Limited Liability Partnerships or any other 
parties. Accordingly, the requirement to report 
on clause 3(iii)(f) of the Order is not applicable 
to the Company.

(iv)   The Company has not granted any loans or provide 

any guarantees or securities to parties covered under 
Section 185 of the Act. Further, provisions of sections 
186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of loans, 
investments, guarantees and security have been 
complied with by the Company.

(v) 

 The Company has neither accepted any deposits 
from the public nor accepted any amounts which are 
deemed to be deposits within the meaning of sections 
73 to 76 of the Companies Act and the rules made 

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thereunder, to the extent applicable. Accordingly, the 
requirement to report on clause 3(v) of the Order is not 
applicable to the Company.

(vi)   We have broadly reviewed the books of account 

maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules 
made by the Central Government for the maintenance 
of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies 
Act, 2013, related to the manufacturing activities and 
are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified 
accounts and records have been made and 
maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed 
examination of the same.

(vii)  (a)   The Company is regular in depositing with 

appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues 
including goods and services tax, provident fund, 

employees’ state insurance, income-tax, sales-
tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, 
value added tax, cess and other statutory dues 
applicable to it. According to the information and 
explanations given to us and based on audit 
procedures performed by us, no undisputed 
amounts payable in respect of these statutory 
dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a 
period of more than six months from the date they 
became payable.

(b)   The dues of goods and services tax, provident 
fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, 
sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of 
excise, value added tax, cess, and other statutory 
dues have not been deposited on account of any 
dispute, are as follows:

Name of the statute

Nature of the dues

Amount  
(` in crore)

Period to which the 
amount relates

Forum where the dispute is pending

Central Excise Act, 1944

Excise Duty 
and Service Tax

Central Sales Tax Act, 
1956 and Sales Tax Act 
of various States

Sales Tax/ 
VAT and Entry Tax

0.36

249

215

510

291

101

Various Years from 
1990-91 to 2008-09

Commissioner of Central 
Excise (Appeals)

Various Years from 
1991-92 to 2017-18

The Customs Excise and Service Tax 
Appellate Tribunal

Various Years from 
1996-97 to 2017-18

Supreme Court

Various Years from 
2001-02 to 2017-18

Joint Commissioner/ Commissioner 
(Appeal) of Sales Tax

Various Years from 
1999-20 to 2016-17

Various Years from 
2000-01 to 2013-14

Sales Tax Apellate Tribunal

High Court

Customs Act, 1962

Customs Duty

20

2017-18

The Customs Excise and Service Tax 
Appellate Tribunal

Joint/Additional Commissioner of 
CGST and Central Tax

Goods and 
Services Tax Act, 2017

Goods 
and Services Tax

3

2017-18 to 2021-22

0.31

2021-22

Tribunal

Income Tax Act, 1961

Income Tax

1,128

AY 2013-14, 
AY 2014-15,AY 
2016-17 & AY 2018-19

Commissioner of 
Income-Tax (Appeals)

(viii)  The Company has not surrendered or disclosed any 

(e) 

transaction, previously unrecorded in the books of 
account, in the tax assessments under the Income Tax 
Act, 1961 as income during the year. Accordingly, the 
requirement to report on clause 3(viii) of the Order is 
not applicable to the Company.

(ix)  (a)   The Company has not defaulted in repayment 

of loans or other borrowings or in the payment of 
interest thereon to any lender.

(b)   The Company has not been declared wilful 

defaulter by any bank or financial institution or 
government or any government authority.

(c) 

 Term loans were applied for the purpose for which 
the loans were obtained.

(d)   On an overall examination of the standalone 

financial statements of the Company, no funds 
raised on short-term basis have been used for 
long-term purposes by the Company.

 On an overall examination of the standalone 
financial statements of the Company, the 
Company has not taken any funds from any entity 
or person on account of or to meet the obligations 
of its subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures.

(f) 

 The Company has not raised loans during the year 
on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries, 
joint ventures or associate companies. Hence, the 
requirement to report on clause 3(ix)(f) of the Order 
is not applicable to the Company.

(x)  (a)   The Company has utilized the monies raised on 

right issue of equity shares and on issuance of 
debt instruments during the year for the purposes 
for which they were raised.

(b)   The Company has not made any preferential 

allotment or private placement of shares /fully 
or partially or optionally convertible debentures 
during the year under audit and hence, the 
requirement to report on clause 3(x)(b) of the 
Order is not applicable to the Company.

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(xi)  (a)   Based upon the audit procedures performed 
for the purpose of reporting the true and fair 
view of the standalone financial statements and 
according to the information and explanations 
given by the management, no fraud by the 
Company or no material fraud on the Company 
has been noticed or reported during the year.

(b)   During the year, no report under sub-section (12) 

of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been 
filed by cost auditor/ secretarial auditor or by us 
in Form ADT – 4 as prescribed under Rule 13 of 
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with 
the Central Government.

(c) 

 We have taken into consideration the whistle 
blower complaints received by the Company 
during the year while determining the nature, 
timing and extent of audit procedures.

(xii)   The Company is not a nidhi Company as per the 

provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. Therefore, the 
requirement to report on clause 3(xii)(a),(b) and (c) of 
the Order is not applicable to the Company.

(xiii)  Transactions with the related parties are in compliance 
with sections 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where 
applicable and the details have been disclosed in 
the notes to the standalone financial statements, as 
required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) (a)   The Company has an internal audit system 

commensurate with the size and nature 
of its business.

(b)   The internal audit reports of the Company issued 

till the date of the audit report, for the period under 
audit have been considered by us.

(xv)   The Company has not entered into any non-cash 

transactions with its directors or persons connected 
with its directors and hence requirement to report 
on clause 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable 
to the Company.

(xvi) (a)   The provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank 

of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) are not applicable 
to the Company. Accordingly, the requirement 
to report on clause 3(xvi)(a) of the Order is not 
applicable to the Company.

(b)   The Company has not conducted any Non-

(xx)  (a)   In respect of other than ongoing projects, there are no unspent amounts that are required to be transferred to a 

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fund specified in Schedule VII of the Companies Act (the Act), in compliance with second proviso to sub section 5 
of section 135 of the Act.

(b)   There are no unspent amounts in respect of ongoing projects, that are required to be transferred to a special 

account in compliance of provision of sub section (6) of section 135 of Companies Act.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMPYR9342

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNPC6387

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

Banking Financial or Housing Finance activities 
without obtaining a valid Certificate of Registration 
(CoR) from the Reserve Bank of India as per the 
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

(c) 

 The Company is not a Core Investment Company 
as defined in the regulations made by Reserve 
Bank of India. Accordingly, the requirement to 
report on clause 3(xvi)(c) of the Order is not 
applicable to the Company.

(d)   As represented by the management, the 

Group does not have more than one Core 
Investment Company (CIC) as part of the Group 
as per the definition of Group contained in the 
Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) 
Directions, 2016.

(xvii)  The Company has not incurred cash losses in the 

current year and in the immediately preceding 
financial year.

(xviii)  There has been no resignation of the statutory 

auditors during the year and accordingly requirement 
to report on Clause 3(xviii) of the Order is not 
applicable to the Company.

(xix)  On the basis of the financial ratios disclosed in Note 

41 to the standalone financial statements, ageing 
and expected dates of realization of financial assets 
and payment of financial liabilities, other information 
accompanying the standalone financial statements, 
our knowledge of the Board of Directors and 
management plans and based on our examination 
of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing 
has come to our attention, which causes us to believe 
that any material uncertainty exists as on the date 
of the audit report that Company is not capable of 
meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance 
sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one 
year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state 
that this is not an assurance as to the future viability 
of the Company. We further state that our reporting is 
based on the facts up to the date of the audit report 
and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance 
that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year 
from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the 
Company as and when they fall due.

304

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Independent Auditor’s Report

Annexure 2

To the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date on the Standalone Financial Statements of Reliance Industries Limited

Report on the Internal Financial Controls 
under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of 
Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 
(“the Act”)

We have audited the internal financial controls with 
reference to Standalone Financial Statements of Reliance 
Industries Limited (“the Company”) which includes joint 
operations as of March 31, 2022 in conjunction with our audit 
of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for 
the year ended on that date.

Management’s Responsibility for 
Internal Financial Controls

The Company’s Management is responsible for establishing 
and maintaining internal financial controls based on the 
internal control over financial reporting criteria established 
by the Company considering the essential components 
of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of 
Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued 
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”). 
These responsibilities include the design, implementation 
and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls 
that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and 
efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to 
the Company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the 
prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy 
and completeness of the accounting records, and the 
timely preparation of reliable financial information, as 
required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's 
internal financial controls with reference to these 
Standalone Financial Statements based on our audit. We 
conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance 
Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial 
Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) and the Standards on 
Auditing, as specified under section 143(10) of the Act, to the 
extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, 
both issued by ICAI. Those Standards and the Guidance 
Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and 
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether adequate internal financial controls with 
reference to these standalone financial statements was 
established and maintained and if such controls operated 
effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit 
evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial 
controls with reference to these standalone financial 
statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit 

306

of internal financial controls with reference to standalone 
financial statements included obtaining an understanding 
of internal financial controls with reference to these 
standalone financial statements, assessing the risk that 
a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating 
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control 
based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected 
depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the 
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the 
financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is 
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit 
opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls with 
reference to these standalone financial statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls 
with reference to these Standalone 
Financial Statements

A company's internal financial controls with reference to 
standalone financial statements is a process designed 
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial 
statements for external purposes in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles. A company's 
internal financial controls with reference to standalone 
financial statements includes those policies and 
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records 
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; 
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are 
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures 
of the company are being made only in accordance 
with authorisations of management and directors of the 
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, 
use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have 
a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal 
Financial Controls With Reference to 
Standalone Financial Statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial 
controls with reference to standalone financial statements, 
including the possibility of collusion or improper 
management override of controls, material misstatements 
due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. 
Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial 
controls with reference to Standalone Financial Statements 

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Financial  
Statements

Standalone

to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal 
financial control with reference to standalone financial 
statements may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the 
policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, 
adequate internal financial controls with reference to 

standalone financial statements and such internal financial 
controls with reference to standalone financial statements 
were operating effectively as at March 31, 2022, based 
on the internal control over financial reporting criteria 
established by the Company considering the essential 
components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note 
issued by the ICAI.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMPYR9342

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNPC6387

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

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37,437 

Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-Progress and Stock-in-Trade

Balance Sheet
As at 31st March, 2022

Assets
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
Capital Work-in-Progress
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets Under Development
Financial Assets
Investments
Loans
Other Financial Assets
Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-Current Assets
Current Assets
Inventories 
Financial Assets
Investments
Trade Receivables
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Loans
Other Financial Assets

Other Current Assets 
Total Current Assets
Total Assets
Equity and Liabilities
Equity
Equity Share capital
Other Equity
Total Equity
Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings
Lease Liabilities
Other Financial Liabilities

Provisions
Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)
Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-Current Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings
Lease Liabilities
Trade Payables Due to:
  Micro and Small Enterprises 

Other than Micro and Small Enterprises

Other Financial Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities
Provisions
Total Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Total Equity and Liabilities
Significant Accounting Policies
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

As per our Report of even date

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Notes

As at
31st March 2022

As at
31st March 2021

(` in crore)

2,23,824
19,267
15,802
15,395

3,30,493
41,951
2,247
7,297
6,56,276

2,92,092 
20,765 
14,741 
12,070 

2,52,620 
64,073 
1,625 
4,968 
6,62,954 

1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
3 
4 
5 

6 

7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
13 

14 
15 

16 

17 
18 
19 
20 

21 

22 

23 
24 
25 

1 to 47

For and on behalf of the Board

78,304
14,394
21,714
161
54,901
7,001
2,22,398
8,78,674

6,765
4,64,762
4,71,527

1,67,231
2,790
3,210
1,598
30,832
504
2,06,165

27,332
86

138
1,33,867
33,225
5,438
896
2,00,982
4,07,147
8,78,674

94,665 
4,159 
5,573 
993 
59,560 
8,332 
2,10,719 
8,73,673 

6,445 
4,68,038 
4,74,483 

1,60,598 
2,869 
1,145 
1,499 
30,788 
504 
1,97,403 

61,100 
116 

90 
86,909 
33,108 
19,563 
901 
2,01,787 
3,99,190 
8,73,673 

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

308

Reliance Industries Limited

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Statement of Profit and Loss
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

Income

Value of Sales

Income from Services

Value of Sales & Services (Revenue)

Less: GST Recovered

Revenue from Operations

Other Income

Total Income

Expenses

Cost of Material Consumed

Purchase of Stock-in-Trade

Excise Duty

Employee Benefits Expense

Finance Costs

Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense

Other Expenses

Total Expenses

Profit Before Exceptional Item and Tax

Exceptional Item (Net of Tax)

Profit Before Tax *

Tax Expenses *

Current Tax

Deferred Tax

Profit for the Year

Other Comprehensive Income

i. 

Items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss

ii. 

Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss

iii. 

Items that will be reclassified to Profit or Loss

iv. 

Income tax relating to items that will be reclassified to Profit or Loss

Total Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the Year (Net of Tax)

Total Comprehensive Income for the Year
Earnings per Equity Share of Face Value of ` 10 Each
Basic (in `) - After Exceptional Item
Basic (in `) - Before Exceptional Item
Diluted (in `) - After Exceptional Item
Diluted (in `) - Before Exceptional Item

Significant Accounting Policies 
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

Notes

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

2,76,181

2,759

2,78,940

13,871

2,65,069

14,818

2,79,887

4,63,067 

3,358 

4,66,425 

21,050

4,45,375 

13,872

4,59,247 

3,20,852 

1,68,262

10,691

(7,962)

21,672

5,426 

9,123

10,276

42,383 

4,12,461 

46,786 

-

46,786 

 787 

 6,915 

39,084 

241

 (58)

(2,705)

 543 

 (1,979)

37,105 

59.24 

59.24 

58.49 

58.49 

7,301

610

19,402

5,024

16,211

9,199

30,970

2,56,979

22,908

4,304

27,212

-

(4,732)

31,944

350

(79)

2,755

(456)

2,570

34,514

49.66

42.97

48.90

42.31

26

27

28

29

30

1

31

32

12

19

27.1

27.2

33

33

33

33

1 to 47

* Profit before tax is after Exceptional Item and tax thereon. Tax expenses are excluding the Current Tax and Deferred Tax on Exceptional Item.

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

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Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

A.  Equity Share Capital

B.  Other Equity

Balance as at 
1st April, 2020

Change during the 
year 2020-21

Balance as at  
31st March, 2021

Change during 
the year 2021-22

Balance as at  
31st March, 2022

6,339

106

6,445

320

6,765

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 1st 
April, 
2021

Total 
Comprehensive
Income for the 
Year

Dividends

Transfer 
(to)/
from 
Retained 
Earnings

Transfer 
(to)/from 
General 
Reserve

On 
Rights 
Issue #

On 
Employee
Stock 
Options

Others

As at 31st March, 2022

Share Call Money Account

39,843

Reserves and Surplus

Capital Reserve

Securities Premium

 Debenture 
Redemption Reserve

 Share Based 
Payments Reserve

General Reserve

Retained Earnings

 Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

403

59,442

5,965

419

2,58,410

41,893

4,975

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39,084 

(4,297)

(4,135)

-

-

4,135 *

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1,795)

-

$
- (34,348) 

-

-

-

- (39,843)

-

-

-

39,447

-

-

841

-

(386)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other Comprehensive Income

56,688

 (1,979)

Total

4,68,038

37,105 

(4,297)

(36,143)

(396)

455

# Refer Note 14.9
$ Includes transfer of ` 36,143 crore to statement of profit and loss (Refer Note 32(a) & 43.1).
* Considers Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 5,040 crore.

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 31st 
March, 
2022

-

403

99,730

4,170

33

2,24,062

72,545 

9,110

54,709 

4,64,762 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Review

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Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Balance 
as at 1st 
April, 
2020

Total 
Comprehensive 
Income for the 
Year

Dividends

Transfer 
(to)/from 
Retained 
Earnings

Transfer 
(to)/
from 
General 
Reserve

On 
Rights 
Issue #

On 
Employee 
Stock 
Options

Others *

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 31st 
March, 
2021

As at 31st March, 2021

Share Application Money 
Pending Allotment

Share Call Money Account

Reserves and Surplus

Capital Reserve

Securities Premium

1 

 - 

403 

46,329 

 Debenture Redemption Reserve

9,375 

 Share Based Payments Reserve

4 

General Reserve

Retained Earnings

 Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

2,55,000 

14,146 

 5,500 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

31,944 

 (3,921) (32,692)*

 - 

 - 

 - 

$

 (525)

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (1)

 - 

 39,843 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 13,104 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 39,843 

403 

59,442 

5,965 

419 

2,58,410 

 32,416 

41,893 

 - 

 - 

4,975 

56,688 

 - 

 - 

9 

 - 

 415 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 (3,410)

 - 

 3,410 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 52,947 

423 

 32,416  4,68,038 

Other Comprehensive Income

54,118 

 2,570 

Total

3,84,876 

34,514 

 (3,921)

 (33,217)

# Refer Note 14.9
* Refer Note 32 (c)
$ Net of Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 3,303 crore.

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

310

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Statement of Cash Flow
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

Change in Liability Arising from Financing Activities

1st April, 2021

Cash flow

Foreign exchange 
movement / Others

31st March, 2022

(` in crore)

Borrowing - Non-Current (including current 
maturities) (Refer Note 16)

Borrowing - Current (Refer Note 21)

1,88,546 

33,152 

2,21,698 

 (6,623)

 (23,754)

 (30,377)

 3,242 

 - 

 3,242 

1,85,165 

9,398 

1,94,563 

(` in crore)

Borrowing - Non-Current (including current 
maturities) (Refer Note 16)

Borrowing - Current (Refer Note 21)

1st April, 2020

Cash flow

Foreign exchange 
movement/ Others ^

    31st March, 2021

2,38,700 

 (53,526)

3,372 

1,88,546 

59,899 

2,98,599 

(18,078)

 (71,604)

 (8,669)

 (5,297)

33,152 

2,21,698 

^ Others includes short-term loans of ` 10,707 crore, refinanced into Long Term Loan.

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

A.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities

Net Profit Before Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss (After Exceptional item 
and Tax thereon)

 46,786 

27,212

Adjusted for:

Premium on buy back of debentures

Provision for Impairment in value of investment (Net)

(Profit) / Loss on Sale / Discard of Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)

Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense

Effect of Exchange Rate Change
Net Gain on Financial Assets #

Exceptional Item (Net of taxes)

Dividend Income
Interest Income #

Finance costs

Operating Profit before Working Capital Changes

Adjusted for:

Trade and Other Receivables

Inventories

Trade and Other Payables

Cash Generated from Operations

Taxes Paid (Net)

Net Cash Flow from / (Used in) Operating Activities *

B.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Expenditure on Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Repayment of Capex Liabilities transferred from RJIL

Proceeds from disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Investments in Subsidiaries

Disposal of Investments in Subsidiaries

Purchase of Other Investments

Proceeds from Sale of Financial Assets

Loans (given) / repaid  (net) – Subsidiaries, Associates, Joint Ventures and Others

Interest Income

Dividend Income from Subsidiaries / Associates

Dividend Income from Others

380

-

80

10,276

1,920

(765)

-

(276)

(12,390)

9,123

 55,134 

 (12,639)

(9,337)

 35,796 

 68,954 

 (1,463)

 67,491 

(18,149)

(5)

30

(37,574)

956

(5,21,980)

5,02,224

22,952

5,955

275

1

194

(16)

-

9,199

(1,238)

(2,866)

(4,304)

(141)

(11,065)

16,211

33,186

2,781

1,365

(36,154)

1,178

(1,690)

(512)

(21,755)

(27,743)

1,147

(16,147)

1,33,647

(4,32,492)

4,34,074

(7,321)

10,706

141

-

Net Cash Flow (Used in) / from Investing Activities

 (45,315)

74,257

C.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Proceeds from Issue of Equity Share Capital

Net Proceeds from Rights Issue

Payment of Lease Liabilities

Proceeds from Borrowings - Non-Current (including current maturities)

Repayment of Borrowings - Non-Current (including current maturities)

Borrowings - Current (Net)

Dividends Paid

Interest Paid

Net Cash Flow (Used in) Financing Activities

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Opening Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Closing Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Refer Note No. 9)

# Other than Financial Services Segment.
* Includes amount spent in cash towards Corporate Social Responsibility of ` 813 crore (Previous Year ` 922 crore).

5

39,762

(109)

29,916

(36,539)

(23,754)

(4,297)

(11,019)

 (6,035)

 16,141 

5,573 

21,714

5

13,210

(53)

32,765

(86,291)

(18,078)

(3,921)

(14,294)

(76,657)

(2,912)

8,485

5,573

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A. Corporate Information

 Reliance Industries Limited (“the Company”) is a listed 
entity incorporated in India. The registered office of the 
Company is located at 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, 
Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021, India.

 The Company is engaged in activities spanning 
across hydrocarbon exploration and production, Oil to 
chemicals, retail, digital services and financial services.

B.   Significant Accounting Policies:
B.1 Basis of Preparation and Presentation

 The Financial Statements have been prepared 
on the historical cost basis except for following 
assets and liabilities which have been measured at 
fair value amount:

i) 

 Certain Financial Assets and Liabilities (including 
derivative instruments),

ii)  Defined Benefit Plans – Plan Assets and

iii)  Equity settled Share Based Payments

 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, (as 
amended from time to time) and Presentation and 
disclosure requirements of Division II of Schedule III to the 
Companies Act, 2013, (Ind AS Compliant Schedule III) as 
amended from time to time.

 The Company’s Financial Statements are presented in 
Indian Rupees (`), which is also its functional currency and 
all values are rounded to the nearest crore (`00,00,000), 
except when otherwise indicated.

B.2  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)  Current and Non-Current Classification

 The Company presents assets and liabilities in the 
Balance Sheet based on Current/ Non-Current 
classification.

An asset is treated as Current when it is –

- 

- 

- 

- 

 Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or 
consumed in normal operating cycle;

 Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 Expected to be realised within twelve months 
after the reporting period, or

 Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from 
being exchanged or used to settle a liability for 
at least twelve months after the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current.

A liability is current when:

- 

 It is expected to be settled in normal 
operating cycle;

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- 

- 

- 

It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 It is due to be settled within twelve months after 
the reporting period, or

 There is no unconditional right to defer the 
settlement of the liability for at least twelve 
months after the reporting period.

 The Company classifies all other liabilities 
as non-current.

 Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as 
non-current assets and liabilities.

(b)  Property, Plant and Equipment

 Property, Plant and Equipment are stated at cost, net 
of recoverable taxes, trade discount and rebates less 
accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, 
if any. Such cost includes purchase price, borrowing 
cost and any cost directly attributable to bringing 
the assets to its working condition for its intended 
use, net charges on foreign exchange contracts and 
adjustments arising from exchange rate variations 
attributable to the assets. In case of land the 
Company has availed fair value as deemed cost on 
the date of transition to Ind AS.

 Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s 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.

 Property, Plant and Equipment which are significant 
to the total cost of that item of Property, Plant and 
Equipment and having different useful life are 
accounted separately.

 Other Indirect 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 on 
depreciable amount except in case of certain assets 
of Oil to Chemicals segment 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

Plant and Machinery 
(useful life: 25 to 50 years)

Over its useful life as 
technically assessed

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Standalone

 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.

(c)  Leases

 The Company, as a lessee, recognises a right-
of-use asset and a lease liability for its leasing 
arrangements, if the contract conveys the right to 
control the use of an identified asset.

 The contract conveys the right to control the use 
of an identified asset, if it involves the use of an 
identified asset and the Company has substantially 
all of the economic benefits from use of the asset 
and has right to direct the use of the identified asset. 
The cost of the right-of-use asset shall comprise 
of the amount of the initial measurement of the 
lease liability adjusted for any lease payments 
made at or before the commencement date plus 
any initial direct costs incurred. The right-of-use 
assets is subsequently measured at cost less 
any accumulated depreciation, accumulated 
impairment losses, if any and adjusted for any 
remeasurement of the lease liability. The right-of-use 
assets is depreciated using the straight-line method 
from the commencement date over the shorter of 
lease term or useful life of right-of-use asset.

 The Company measures the lease liability at the 
present value of the lease payments that are not 
paid at the commencement date of the lease. 
The lease payments are discounted using the 
interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be 
readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily 
determined, the Company uses incremental 
borrowing rate.

 For short-term and low value leases, the Company 
recognises the lease payments as an operating 
expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(d)  Intangible Assets

 Intangible Assets are stated at cost of acquisition 
net of recoverable taxes, trade discount and 
rebates less accumulated amortisation/depletion 
and impairment losses, if any. Such cost includes 
purchase price, borrowing costs, and any cost 
directly attributable to bringing the asset to its 
working condition for the intended use, net charges 
on foreign exchange contracts and adjustments 
arising from exchange rate variations attributable 
to the Intangible Assets.

 Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s 
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.

 Other Indirect 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 Intangible Assets 
Under Development.

 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. The Company’s intangible assets 
comprises assets with finite useful life which are 
amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of 
their expected useful life.

 A summary of amortisation/depletion policies 
applied to the Company’s Intangible Assets to the 
extent of depreciable amount is as follows:

Particular

Amortisation / Depletion

Technical  
Know-How

Computer  
Software

Over the useful life of the 
underlying assets ranging from 5 
years to 35 years.

Over a period of 5 years.

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-à-vis 
Proved Developed Reserves. The cost 
for common facilities including its 
decommissioning costs are depleted 
using Proved Reserves.

In case of Jetty, the aggregate 
amount amortised to date is not less 
than the aggregate rebate availed 
by the Company.

Development  
Rights

Others

 The amortisation period and the amortisation 
method for Intangible Assets with a finite useful life 
are reviewed at each reporting date.

(e)  Research and Development Expenditure

 Revenue expenditure pertaining to research is 
charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss as 
and when incurred.

 Development costs are capitalised as an intangible 
asset if it can be demonstrated that the project is 
expected to generate future economic benefits, 
it is probable that those future economic benefits 
will flow to the entity and the costs of the asset 
can be measured reliably, else it is charged to the 
Statement of Profit and Loss.

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(f)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

 Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash on 
hand, cash at banks, short-term deposits and 
short-term highly liquid investments that are readily 
convertible to known amounts of cash and which are 
subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

(g)  Finance Costs

 Borrowing costs include exchange differences arising 
from foreign currency borrowings to the extent 
they are regarded as an adjustment to the interest 
cost. Borrowing costs that are directly attributable 
to the acquisition or construction of qualifying 
assets are capitalised as part of the cost of such 
assets. A qualifying asset is one that necessarily 
takes substantial period of time to get ready for 
its intended use.

 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.

(h)  Inventories

 Items of inventories are measured at lower of 
cost and net realisable value after providing for 
obsolescence, if any, except in case of by-products 
which are valued at net realisable value. Cost 
of inventories comprises of cost of purchase, 
cost of conversion and other costs including 
manufacturing overheads net of recoverable taxes 
incurred in bringing them to their respective present 
location and condition.

 Cost of finished goods, work-in-progress, raw 
materials, chemicals, stores and spares, packing 
materials, trading and other products are 
determined on weighted average basis.

(i) 

 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, asset’s carrying amount 
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amount is higher of an asset’s 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.

(j)  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.

Provision for 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 fulfil 
decommissioning obligations and are recognised 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 recognised in the Statement 
of Profit and Loss.

(k)  Contingent Liabilities

 Disclosure of contingent liability is made when there 
is a possible obligation arising from past events, 
the existence of which will be confirmed only by 
the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more 
uncertain future events not wholly within the control 
of the Company or a present obligation that arises 
from past events where it is either not probable 
that an outflow of resources embodying economic 
benefits will be required to settle or a reliable 
estimate of amount cannot be made.

(l)  Employee Benefits Expense

Short-Term Employee Benefits

 The undiscounted amount of short-term employee 
benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the 
services rendered by employees are recognised as 
an expense during the period when the employees 
render the services.

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Review

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Financial  
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Post-Employment Benefits
Defined Contribution Plans

 The Company recognises contribution payable to 
the provident fund scheme as an expense, when 
an employee renders the related service. If the 
contribution payable to the scheme for service 
received before the balance sheet date exceeds 
the contribution already paid, the deficit payable 
to the scheme is recognised as a liability. If the 
contribution already paid exceeds the contribution 
due for services received before the balance sheet 
date, then excess is recognised as an asset to the 
extent that the pre-payment will lead to a reduction 
in future payment or a cash refund.

Defined Benefit Plans

 The Company pays gratuity to the employees 
who have completed five years of service with the 
Company at the time of resignation/superannuation. 
The gratuity is paid @15 days basic salary for every 
completed year of service as per the Payment of 
Gratuity Act, 1972. The gratuity liability amount is 
contributed to the approved gratuity fund formed 
exclusively for gratuity payment to the employees. 
The gratuity fund has been approved by respective 
Income Tax authorities. 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.

 Remeasurement gains and losses arising from 
adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions 
are recognised in the period in which they occur in 
Other Comprehensive Income.

 Employee Separation Costs: The Company 
recognises the employee separation cost when 
the scheme is announced, and the Company is 
demonstrably committed to it.

(m) Tax Expenses

 The tax expenses for the period comprises of current 
tax and deferred income tax. Tax is recognised in 
Statement of Profit and Loss, except to the extent 
that it relates to items recognised in the Other 
Comprehensive Income. In which case, the tax is 
also recognised in Other Comprehensive Income.

i.  Current Tax

 Current tax assets and liabilities are measured 
at the amount expected to be recovered from 
or paid to the Income Tax authorities, based 
on tax rates and laws that are enacted at the 
Balance sheet date.

ii.  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 assets are recognised to the extent 
it is probable that taxable profit will be available 
against which the deductible temporary 
differences, and the carry forward of unused 
tax losses can be utilised. 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.

(n)  Share Based Payments

 Equity-settled share based payments to employees 
and others providing similar services are measured 
at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant 
date. Details regarding the determination of the 
fair value of equity-settled share based payments 
transactions are set out in Note 29.2.

 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.

 In case of Group equity-settled share-based 
payment transactions, where the Company grants 
stock options to the employees of its subsidiaries, the 
transactions are accounted by increasing the cost 
of investment in subsidiary with a corresponding 
credit in the equity.

(o)   Foreign Currencies Transactions and 

Translation

 Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the 
exchange rate prevailing on the date of transaction. 
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in 
foreign currencies are translated at the functional 
currency closing rates of exchange at the reporting 
date. Exchange differences arising on settlement 
or translation of monetary items are recognised in 
Statement of Profit and Loss except to the extent 
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as an adjustment to interest costs on foreign 
currency borrowings that are directly attributable 
to the acquisition or construction of qualifying 
assets which are capitalised 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.

 Non-monetary items that are measured in terms 
of historical cost in a foreign currency are recorded 
using the exchange rates at the date of the 
transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair 
value in a foreign currency are translated using the 
exchange rates at the date when the fair value was 
measured. The gain or loss arising on translation 
of non-monetary items measured at fair value is 
treated in line with the recognition of the gain or loss 
on the change in fair value of the item (i.e. translation 
differences on items whose fair value gain or loss 
is recognised in Other Comprehensive Income or 
Statement of Profit and Loss are also recognised in 
Other Comprehensive Income or Statement of Profit 
and Loss, respectively).

 In case of an asset, expense or income where a 
non-monetary advance is paid/received, the date 
of transaction is the date on which the advance was 
initially recognised. If there were multiple payments 
or receipts in advance, multiple dates of transactions 
are determined for each payment or receipt of 
advance consideration.

(p)  Revenue Recognition

 Revenue from contracts with customers is recognised 
when control of the goods or services are transferred 
to the customer at an amount that reflects the 
consideration entitled in exchange for those goods 
or services. The Company is generally the principal 
as it typically controls the goods or services before 
transferring them to the customer.

 Generally, control is transferred upon shipment of 
goods to the customer or when the goods is made 
available to the customer, provided transfer of title 
to the customer occurs and the Company has not 
retained any significant risks of ownership or future 
obligations with respect to the goods shipped.

 Revenue from rendering of services is recognised 
over time by measuring the progress towards 
complete satisfaction of performance obligations at 
the reporting period.

 Revenue is measured at the amount of consideration 
which the Company expects to be entitled to in 
exchange for transferring distinct goods or services 
to a customer as specified in the contract, excluding 
amounts collected on behalf of third parties (for 
example taxes and duties collected on behalf of 
the government). Consideration is generally due 

upon satisfaction of performance obligations 
and a receivable is recognised when it becomes 
unconditional. Generally, the credit period varies 
between 0-60 days from the shipment or delivery of 
goods or services as the case may be. The Company 
provides volume rebates to certain customers once 
the quantity of products purchased during the period 
exceeds a threshold specified and also accrues 
discounts to certain customers based on customary 
business practices which is derived on the basis of 
crude price volatility and various market demand 
– supply situations. Consideration are determined 
based on its most likely amount. Generally, sales 
of petroleum products contain provisional pricing 
features where revenue is initially recognised based 
on provisional price.

 Difference between final settlement price and 
provisional price is recognised subsequently. The 
Company does not adjust short-term advances 
received from the customer for the effects of 
significant financing component if it is expected at 
the contract inception that the promised good or 
service will be transferred to the customer within a 
period of one year.

Contract Balances
Trade Receivables

 A receivable represents the Company’s right to an 
amount of consideration that is unconditional.

Contract Liabilities

 A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods 
or services to a customer for which the Company has 
received consideration or is due from the customer. If 
a customer pays consideration before the Company 
transfers goods or services to the customer, a 
contract liability is recognised when the payment is 
made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier).

 Contract liabilities are recognised as revenue when 
the Company performs under the contract.

Interest Income

 Interest Income from a Financial Assets is recognised 
using effective interest rate method.

Dividend Income

 Dividend Income is recognised when the Company’s 
right to receive the amount has been established.

(q)  Financial Instruments

i.  Financial Assets
A.  Initial Recognition and Measurement

 All Financial Assets are initially recognised at 
fair value. Transaction costs that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition or issue of 
Financial Assets, which are not at Fair Value 
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Statements

Standalone

value on initial recognition. Purchase and sale 
of Financial Assets are recognised using trade 
date accounting.

B.  Subsequent Measurement

a) 

 Financial Assets measured 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 to cash 
flows on specified dates that represent solely 
payments of principal and interest on the 
principal amount outstanding.

b) 

 Financial Assets measured at Fair 
Value Through Other Comprehensive 
Income (FVTOCI)

 A Financial Asset is measured at FVTOCI if it is 
held within a business model whose objective 
is achieved by both collecting contractual 
cash flows and selling Financial Assets and 
the contractual terms of the Financial Asset 
give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 
represents solely payments of principal and 
interest on the principal amount outstanding.

c) 

 Financial Assets measured at Fair Value 
Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

 A Financial Asset which is not classified in any 
of the above categories are measured at FVTPL. 
Financial assets are reclassified subsequent 
to their recognition, if the Company changes 
its business model for managing those 
financial assets. Changes in business model 
are made and applied prospectively from the 
reclassification date which is the first day of 
immediately next reporting period following 
the changes in business model in accordance 
with principles laid down under Ind AS 109 – 
Financial Instruments.

C. 

 Investment in Subsidiaries, Associates 
and Joint Ventures

 The Company has accounted for its 
investments in Subsidiaries, associates and 
joint venture at cost less impairment loss (if 
any). The investments in preference shares with 
the right of surplus assets which are in nature of 
equity in accordance with Ind AS 32 are treated 
as separate category of investment and 
measured at FVTOCI.

D.  Other Equity Investments

 All other equity investments are measured at 
fair value, with value changes recognised in 
Statement of Profit and Loss, except for those 
equity investments for which the Company 

has elected to present the value changes 
in ‘Other Comprehensive Income’. However, 
dividend on such equity investments are 
recognised in Statement of Profit and loss 
when the Company’s right to receive payment 
is established.

E. 

Impairment of Financial Assets

 In accordance with Ind AS 109, the Company 
uses ‘Expected Credit Loss’ (ECL) model, for 
evaluating impairment of Financial Assets other 
than those measured at Fair Value Through 
Profit and Loss (FVTPL).

 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 the 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.

ii.  Financial Liabilities
A. 

 Initial Recognition and Measurement

 All Financial Liabilities are recognised at fair 
value and in case of borrowings, net of directly 
attributable cost. Fees of recurring nature are 
directly recognised in the Statement of Profit 
and Loss as finance cost.

B.  Subsequent Measurement

 Financial Liabilities are carried at amortised 
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.

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iii. 

 Derivative Financial Instruments and 
Hedge Accounting

 The Company uses various derivative financial 
instruments such as interest rate swaps, 
currency swaps, forwards & options and 
commodity contracts to mitigate the risk of 
changes in interest rates, exchange rates and 
commodity prices. At the inception of a hedge 
relationship, the Company formally designates 
and documents the hedge relationship to 
which the Company wishes to apply hedge 
accounting and the risk management objective 
and strategy for undertaking the hedge. Such 
derivative financial instruments are initially 
recognised at fair value on the date on which a 
derivative contract is entered into and are also 
subsequently measured at fair value.

 Derivatives are carried as Financial Assets 
when the fair value is positive and as Financial 
Liabilities when the fair value is negative. 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 hedge which is 
recognised in Other Comprehensive Income 
and later to Statement of Profit and Loss 
when the hedged item affects profit or loss 
or is 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:

A.  Cash Flow Hedge

 The Company designates derivative contracts 
or non-derivative Financial Assets/ Liabilities 
as hedging instruments to mitigate the risk 
of movement in interest rates and foreign 
exchange rates for foreign exchange 
exposure on highly probable future cash flows 
attributable to a recognised asset or liability or 
forecast cash transactions.

 When a derivative is designated as a cash 
flow hedging instrument, the effective portion 
of changes in the fair value of the derivative 
is recognised in the cash flow hedging 
reserve being part of Other Comprehensive 
Income. Any ineffective portion of changes in 
the fair value of the derivative is recognised 
immediately in the Statement of Profit and Loss. 
If the hedging relationship no longer meets 
the criteria for hedge accounting, then hedge 
accounting is discontinued prospectively. If 
the hedging instrument expires or is sold or 
terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain 
or loss on the hedging instrument recognised 
in cash flow hedging reserve till the period 

the hedge was effective remains in cash 
flow hedging reserve until the underlying 
transaction occurs. The cumulative gain or loss 
previously recognised in the cash flow hedging 
reserve is transferred to the Statement of Profit 
and Loss upon the occurrence of the underlying 
transaction. If the forecasted transaction is no 
longer expected to occur, then the amount 
accumulated in cash flow hedging reserve is 
reclassified in the Statement of Profit and Loss.

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are being actively marketed and sale has been 
agreed or is expected to be concluded within 12 
months of the date of classification.

equity shares. Dilutive potential equity shares are 
deemed converted as at the beginning of the 
period unless issued at a later date.

 Non-current assets held for sale are neither 
depreciated nor amortised.

 Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are 
measured at the lower of their carrying amount and 
fair value less cost of disposal and are presented 
separately in the Balance Sheet.

B.  Fair Value Hedge

(s)  Accounting for Oil and Gas Activity

 The Company designates derivative contracts 
or non-derivative Financial Assets/Liabilities 
as hedging instruments to mitigate the risk 
of change in fair value of hedged item due to 
movement in interest rates, foreign exchange 
rates and commodity prices.

 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.

iv.  Derecognition of Financial Instruments

 The Company derecognises a Financial Asset 
when the contractual rights to the cash flows 
from the Financial Asset expire or it transfers 
the Financial Asset and the transfer qualifies 
for derecognition under Ind AS 109. A Financial 
liability (or a part of a Financial liability) is 
derecognised from the Company’s Balance 
Sheet when the obligation specified in the 
contract is discharged or cancelled or expires.

v.  Offsetting

 Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities are 
offset and the net amount is presented in 
the balance sheet when, and only when, the 
Company has a legally enforceable right to set 
off the amount and it intends, either to settle 
them on a net basis or to realise the asset and 
settle the liability simultaneously.

 The Company has adopted Successful Efforts 
Method (SEM) of accounting for its Oil and Gas 
activities. The policy of recognition of exploration 
and evaluation expenditure is considered in line 
with the principle of SEM. Seismic costs, geological 
and geophysical studies, petroleum exploration 
license fees and general and administration costs 
directly attributable to exploration and evaluation 
activities are expensed off. The costs incurred on 
acquisition of interest in oil and gas blocks and on 
exploration and evaluation other than those which 
are expensed off are accounted for as Intangible 
Assets Under Development. All development 
costs incurred in respect of proved reserves are 
also capitalised under Intangible Assets Under 
Development. Once a well is ready to commence 
commercial production, the costs accumulated in 
Intangible Assets Under Development are classified 
as Intangible Assets corresponding to proved 
developed oil and gas reserves. The exploration 
and evaluation expenditure which does not result 
in discovery of proved oil and gas reserves and all 
cost pertaining to production are charged to the 
Statement of Profit and Loss.

 The Company uses 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 Company’s Financial 
Statements, according to the participating interest 
of the Company.

(r)  Non-current Assets Held for Sale

(t)  Earnings Per Share

 Non-current assets are classified as held for 
sale if their carrying amount will be recovered 
principally through a sale transaction rather than 
through continuing use and sale is considered 
highly probable.

 A sale is considered as highly probable when 
decision has been made to sell, assets are available 
for immediate sale in its present condition, assets 

 Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing 
the net profit after tax by the weighted average 
number of equity shares outstanding during the 
year adjusted for bonus element in equity share. 
Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used 
in determination of basic earnings per share to take 
into account the conversion of all dilutive potential 

C.   Critical Accounting Judgements and 

Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

 The preparation of the Company’s Financial Statements 
requires management to make judgement, estimates 
and assumptions that affect the reported amount 
of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities and 
the accompanying disclosures. Uncertainty about 
these assumptions and estimates could result in 
outcomes that require a material adjustment to the 
carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in next 
financial years.

(A) Estimation of Oil and Gas Reserves

 The determination of the Company’s estimated oil and 
natural gas reserves requires significant judgements 
and estimates to be applied and these are regularly 
reviewed and updated. Factors such as the availability 
of geological and engineering data, reservoir 
performance data, acquisition and divestment activity, 
drilling of new wells, and commodity prices all impact 
on the determination of the Company’s estimates of 
its oil and natural gas reserves. The Company bases 
it’s proved reserves estimates on the requirement 
of reasonable certainty with rigorous technical and 
commercial assessments based on conventional 
industry practice and regulatory requirements.

 Estimates of oil and natural gas reserves are used to 
calculate depletion charges for the Company’s oil and 
gas properties. The impact of changes in estimated 
proved reserves is dealt with prospectively by amortising 
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 35.1.

(B) Decommissioning Liabilities

 The liability for decommissioning costs is recognised 
when the Company has an obligation to perform site 
restoration activity. The recognition and measurement 
of decommissioning provisions involves the use of 
estimates and assumptions. These include; the timing 
of abandonment of well and related facilities which 
would depend upon the ultimate life of the field, 
expected utilisation of assets by other fields, the scope 
of abandonment activity and pre-tax rate applied 
for discounting.

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(C)  Property Plant and Equipment/ Intangible 

Assets

 Estimates are involved in determining the cost 
attributable to bringing the assets to the location and 
condition necessary for it to be capable of operating 
in the manner intended by the management. Property, 
Plant and Equipment/Intangible Assets are depreciated/
amortised over their estimated useful life, after taking 
into account estimated residual value. Management 
reviews the estimated useful life 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 life and residual values 
are based on the Company’s historical experience 
with similar assets and take into account anticipated 
technological and future risks. The depreciation/
amortisation for future periods is revised if there are 
significant changes from previous estimates.

(D) Recoverability of Trade Receivables

 Judgments are required in assessing the recoverability 
of overdue trade receivables and determining whether 
a provision against those receivables is required. Factors 
considered include the credit rating of the counterparty, 
the amount and timing of anticipated future payments 
and any possible actions that can be taken to mitigate 
the risk of non-payment.

(E) Provisions

 The timing of recognition and quantification of the 
liability (including litigations) 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.

(F)  Impairment of Financial and Non-

Financial Assets

 The impairment provisions for Financial Assets are 
based on assumptions about risk of default and 
expected cash loss rates. The Company uses judgement 
in making these assumptions and selecting the inputs to 
the impairment calculation, based on Company’s past 
history, existing market conditions as well as forward-
looking estimates at the end of each reporting period.

 In case of non-financial assets, assessment of 
impairment indicators involves consideration of 
future risks. Further, the company estimates asset’s 
recoverable amount, which is higher of an asset’s or 
Cash Generating Units (CGU’s) fair value less costs of 
disposal and its value in use.

 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.

(G)  Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets and 

Liabilities

 Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for 
deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses 
for which there is probability of utilisation against the 
future taxable profit. The Company uses judgement 
to determine the amount of deferred tax that can be 
recognised, based upon the likely timing and the level of 
future taxable profits and business developments.

(H) Fair Value Measurement

 For estimates relating to fair value of financial 
instruments refer note 38 of financial statements.

(I)  Global Health Pandemic on Covid-19

 The continuance of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic 
globally and in India is causing significant disturbance 
and slowdown of economic activity. The Company’s 
operations and revenue during the period were 
impacted due to COVID-19. The Company has taken into 
account the possible impact of COVID-19 in preparation 
of financial statements, including its assessment of 
recoverable value of its assets based on internal and 
external information upto the date of approval of these 
financial statements and current indicators of future 
economic conditions.

D.   Standards Issued but not Effective

 On March 23, 2022, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs 
(MCA) has notified Companies (Indian Accounting 
Standards) Amendment Rules, 2022. This notification 
has resulted into amendments in the following existing 
accounting standards which are applicable to 
company from April 1, 2022.

i. 

ii. 

Ind AS 101 – First time adoption of Ind AS

Ind AS 103 – Business Combination

iii. 

Ind AS 109 – Financial Instrument

iv. 

Ind AS 16 – Property, Plant and Equipment

v. 

 Ind AS 37 –Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and 
Contingent Assets

vi. 

Ind AS 41 – Agriculture

 Application of above standards are not expected 
to have any significant impact on the company’s 
financial statements

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

1 . 

 Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital Work-In-Progress, Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets under Development

Description

Property, Plant  
and Equipment

Own Assets:

Land

Buildings

Gross Block

Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion

Net Block

As at
01-04-2021

Additions / 
Adjustments

Deductions /
Adjustments^

As at
31-03-2022

As at
01-04-2021

For the 
Year #

Deductions /
Adjustments^

As at
31-03-2022

As at
31-03-2022

As at
31-03-2021

(` in crore)

38,968

19,600

38

1,198

45

4

38,961

20,794

-

7,756

-

751

-

1

-

38,961

38,968

8,506

12,288

11,844

Plant & Machinery

3,26,321

8,546

72,630 2,62,237

1,13,275

5,164

3,413

1,15,026

1,47,211

2,13,046

Electrical 
Installations
Equipments $

Furniture & Fixtures

Vehicles

Ships

Aircrafts & 
Helicopters

Sub-Total

Right-of-Use Assets:

Land

Plant & Machinery

Ships

Sub-Total

Total (A)

Intangible Assets **

Technical 
Knowhow Fees

Software

Development Rights

Others

Total (B)

Total (A + B)

Previous Year

Capital 
Work-in-Progress

Intangible Assets 
under Development

10,186

5,246

623

693

505

46

439

907

42

102

3

-

3,102

7,523

4,336

103

6,050

3,358

6

17

-

-

659

778

508

46

446

490

345

40

695

580

33

78

16

1

624

4,407

3,116

5,850

40

3,898

2,152

1,888

3

13

-

-

476

555

361

41

183

223

147

5

177

203

160

6

4,02,188

11,275

75,907 3,37,556 1,30,046

7,318

4,094 1,33,270 2,04,286

2,72,142

17,693

4,630

10

22,333

4,24,521

5,119

976

43,014

1,084

50,193

4,74,714

4,68,723

1

-

-

1

5

-

-

5

17,689

4,630

10

1,704

669

10

22,329

2,383

170

238

-

408

- *

1,874

15,815

15,989

-

-

-

907

10

3,723

3,961

-

-

2,791

19,538

19,950

11,276

75,912 3,59,885

1,32,429

7,726

4,094 1,36,061 2,23,824 2,92,092

34

39

3,868

192

4,133

15,409

11,053

477

4,676

3,324

139

45

1

-

-

1,014

869

46,882

30,208

2,278

1,276

1,051

159

27

- *

-

-

3,436

1,240

1,795

914

100

107

32,486

14,396

12,806

1,210

66

33

478

53,848

35,452

2,621

27

38,046

15,802

14,741

76,390 4,13,733

1,67,881

10,347

4,121

1,74,107 2,39,626 3,06,833

5,062 4,74,714

1,62,245

9,270

3,634

1,67,881 3,06,833

3,06,478

19,267

20,765

15,395

12,070

^ Includes transfer of assets of gasification undertaking (Refer Note 43.1).
#  Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense for the year includes depreciation of ` 71 crore (Previous Year ` 71 crore) capitalised during 

the year. Thus, the net amount ` 10,276 crore has been considered in Statement of Profit and Loss.

$ Includes office equipments.
* Land - ` 40,81,486 and Software - ` 28,40,231
** Other than internally generated.

1.1  Right-of-Use (Land) includes:

i) 

 ` 6,923 crore (Previous Year ` 6,923 crore) towards investment in preference shares representing right to hold and use all the 
immovable properties of the investee entity.

1.2  Buildings includes:

i)  Cost of shares in Co-operative Societies of ` 2,03,700 (Previous Year ` 2,03,700).
ii)  ` 135 crore (Previous Year ` 135 crore) in shares of Companies / Societies with right to hold and use certain area of Buildings.

1.3   Intangible Assets - Others include: Jetties amounting to ` 812 crore (Previous Year ` 812 crore), the Ownership of which vests with 

Gujarat Maritime Board.

1.4   Capital work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets Under Development includes:

i)  ` 3,522 crore (Previous Year ` 4,377 crore) on account of Project Development Expenditure.
ii)  ` 1,591 crore (Previous Year ` 1,894 crore) on account of cost of construction materials at site.

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1.5   Additions in Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital work-in-progress, Intangible Assets  and Intangible assets under Development 

includes ` 635 crore (net loss) [Previous Year ` 204 crore (net gain)] on account of exchange difference during the year.

1.6  For Assets given as security -Refer Note 16.1.

1.7   Details of title deeds of immovable properties not held in name of the Company:

Relevant line item in
the Balance sheet

Description
of item of
property

Gross
carrying
value
(` in crore)

Title deeds
held in the
name of

Whether title deed holder is a 
promoter, director or relative of 
promoter /director or employee 
of promoter /director 

Property 
held since 
which date

Reason for not 
being held in 
the name of the 
company

Property, Plant  
and Equipment

Land

83

Gujarat Industrial  
Development  
Corporation 

No

01/02/2015

Lease deed 
execution 
is under process.

1.8  Capital-Work-in Progress (CWIP)

Ageing as at 31st March,2022:

Projects in progress 

Projects temporarily 
suspended

Total

Ageing as at 31st March, 2021:

Projects in progress 

Projects temporarily 
suspended

Total

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years More than 3 years

Amount in CWIP for a period of

8,236

 -   

8,236

2,553 

 -   

2,553 

2,830 

 -   

2,830 

5,648 

 -   

5,648 

19,267

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years More than 3 years

Amount in CWIP for a period of

8,356 

 -   

8,356 

5,186 

 -   

5,186 

2,094 

 -   

2,094 

5,129 

 -   

5,129 

1.9  Intangible Assets Under Development (IAUD):

Ageing as at 31st March, 2022:

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years More than 3 years

Amount in IAUD for a period of

Projects in progress 

Projects temporarily 
suspended

Total

Ageing as at 31st March,2021:

Projects in progress 

Projects temporarily 
suspended

Total

6,565 

 -   

6,565 

3,971 

 -   

3,971 

851 

 -   

851 

4,008 

 -   

4,008 

15,395 

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years More than 3 years

Amount in IAUD for a period of

5,404 

 -   

5,404 

1,425 

 -   

1,425 

1,280 

 -   

1,280 

3,961 

 -   

3,961 

(`  in crore) 

Total

12,070 

 -   

12,070 

 The Company does not have any Capital-work-in progress or intangible assets under development, whose completion is 
overdue or has exceeded its cost compared to its original plan.

324

(`  in crore) 

Total

19,267

 -   

(`  in crore) 

Total

20,765 

 -   

20,765 

(`  in crore) 

Total

15,395 

 -   

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Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

2. 

Investments - Non-Current

Investments Measured at Amortised Cost

In Debentures of Other Companies

Quoted, fully paid up

 Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures - Series 5 of  
Summit Digitel Infrastructure Private Limited of ` 10 Lakh each

53,360

5,372

5,372

1,18,360

11,880

11,880

Unquoted, fully paid up

 Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures - Series PPD1 
of Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited of ` 10 lakh each

 Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures - Series 
PPD2 of Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited of ` 10 lakh each

 Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures - Series 
PPD3 of Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited of ` 10 lakh each

60,000

6,035

60,000

6,000

1,00,000

10,057

1,00,000

10,000

93,420

9,396

93,420

25,488

9,342

25,342

In Preference Shares of Other Company

Unquoted, fully paid up

 0% Redeemable, Non-Participating, Non-Cumulative and Non-
Convertible Preference Shares of Summit Digitel Infrastructure 
Private Limited of ` 10 each

5,00,00,000

In Government Securities

Unquoted

 6 Years National Savings Certificates (Deposited with Sales 
Tax Department and Other Government Authorities) [` 39,087 
(Previous Year ` 39,087)]

14

14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total of Investments measured at Amortised Cost

30,874

37,222

Investments Measured at Cost

In Equity Shares of Associate Companies

Quoted, fully paid up
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited of ` 10 each

In Equity Shares of Joint Ventures

Quoted, fully paid up
Alok Industries Limited of ` 1 each

In Equity Shares of Associate Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up
Gujarat Chemical Port Limited of ` 1 each
Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited of ` 10 each $

Reliance Europe Limited of Sterling Pound 1 each
 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited Class 'A' shares of ` 1 
each [` 40,40,000; (Previous Year ` 40,40,000)]
 Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited of ` 10 each [` 143,020; 
(Previous Year ` 143,020)]

In Preference Shares of Joint Venture Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up

68,60,064

1,98,65,33,333

68,60,064

1,98,65,33,333

16

16

269

269

64,29,20,000

64

64,29,20,000

62,63,125

11,08,500

52,00,000

14,302

62,63,125

11,08,500

52,00,000

14,302

1

4

-

-

69

 9% Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of Alok Industries 
Limited of ` 1 each

2,50,00,00,000

250 2,50,00,00,000

250

$ Net of provision for impairment.

16

16

269

269

64

1

4

-

-

69

250

250

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As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

In Equity Shares of Joint Venture Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up
Jio Payments Bank Limited of ` 10 each
 Pipeline Management Services Private Limited of ` 10 each 
[` 50,00,000; (Previous Year ` 50,00,000)]
India Gas Solution Private Limited of ` 10 each
Football Sports Development Limited of ` 10 each

In Equity Shares of Subsidiary Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up
 Reliance BP Mobility Limited of `10 each [` 4,95,790; (Previous 
Year ` 4,95,790)]
 Reliance Content Distribution Limited of ` 10 each [` 5,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` 5,00,000)]

Reliance Ethane Holding Pte Limited of USD 1 each
Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited of ` 7 each

 Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. 
Limited of SGD 1 each

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited of GBP 1 each
 Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited of `10 each

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC of AED 1000 each
 Reliance O2C Limited of ` 10 each [` 5,00,000; (Previous 
Year ` 5,00,000)]
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited of `10 each
Reliance Strategic Investments Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance Ventures Limited of ` 10 each

 Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) of ` 10 each
 Reliance Syngas Limited of ` 10 each [` 10,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` Nil)]
Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited of ` 10 each
Indiawin Sports Private Limited of ` 10 each

 Reliance Projects & Property Management Services 
Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited of ` 10 each
Jio Platforms Limited of ` 10 each
Jio Limited of ` 10 each [` 1,00,000; (Previous Year ` 1,00,000)]

 Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known as Kanhatech 
Solutions Limited) of ` 10 each

Reliance International Limited of USD 1 each
Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited of ` 10 each
 Rise Worldwide Limited of ` 10 each

18,45,20,000

185

16,24,00,000

5,00,000

1

5,00,000

2,25,00,000

10,80,141

49,579

50,000

15,56,72,113

37,30,00,000

15,00,000

30,00,000

21,98,93,170

7,62,235

23

134

343

-

-

992

257

65

54

475

1,366

2,25,00,000

10,80,141

49,579

50,000

15,56,72,113

37,30,00,000

15,00,000

30,00,000

21,98,93,170

1,05,886

50,000

-

50,000

5,83,77,58,520

17,317 5,83,77,58,520

1,76,35,43,119

1,764

1,76,35,43,119

20,20,200

26,91,150

5,54,90,00,000

1,00,000

1,50,00,000

26,50,000

10,00,00,000

10,00,00,000

10,00,00,000

2

20,20,200

2,351

5,549

-

25

3

32

26,91,150

-

-

1,50,00,000

26,50,000

10,00,00,000

17,614

10,00,00,000

10,035

10,00,00,000

5,93,78,41,645

54,685

5,93,78,41,645

10,000

7,50,00,000

2,50,00,000

5,00,00,000

10,67,20,148

-

86

189

49

253

10,000

-

-

5,00,00,000

10,67,20,148

162

1

23

134

320

-

-

992

257

65

54

475

161

-

17,317

1,764

2

2,351

-

-

25

3

32

17,614

10,035

53,610

-

-

-

49

253

1,13,163

1,05,059

326

994

113

253

-

275

288

182

-

-

In Preference Shares of Subsidiary Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up

 5% Non-Cumulative Compulsorily Convertible Preference 
Shares of Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC 
of AED 1000 each

 9% Non-Cumulative Compulsorily Convertible Preference 
Shares of Reliance Strategic Investments Limited of ` 1 each

-

-

5,51,469

4,02,800

113

4,02,800

 6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited of ` 7 each

36,76,50,000

253

36,76,50,000

 0.6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference 
Shares of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings 
Limited of ` 10 each

 6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference 
Shares of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings 
Limited of ` 10 each

 9% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited of ` 10 each

 9% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited of ` 10 each

 6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Content Distribution Limited of `10 each

 9% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Indiawin Sports Private Limited of ` 10 each

 6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited of ` 10 each

 6% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of 
Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited of ` 10 each

4,72,41,72,954

11,628

-

-

-

4,72,41,72,954

11,628

1,71,64,000

103

1,71,64,000

14,39,92,000

1,296

14,39,92,000

103

1,296

5,34,00,60,000

5,340 5,34,00,60,000

5,340

24,99,96,000

250

27,49,96,000

27,75,000

288

27,75,000

18,55,00,000

182

18,55,00,000

 0.01% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference Shares 
of Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited of ` 10 each

4,88,29,270

10,010

 0.01% Non-Cumulative Optionally Convertible Preference 
Shares of Reliance Projects & Property Management Services 
Limited of ` 10 each

4,44,44,40,000

20,000

-

-

  Members Contribution in Subsidiary Companies, Unquoted

49,463

20,472

Reliance Marcellus LLC @$
Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC @$
Reliance Marcellus II LLC @$
Aurora Algae LLC @ $
Affinity USA LLC @

In Debentures of Subsidiary Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures 
of Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited of ` 10 each

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures 
of Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited of ` 10 each

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures 
of Reliance Comtrade Private Limited of ` 10 each [` 20,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` 20,00,000)]

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible 
Debentures of Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial Private 
Limited of ` 10 each

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures 
of Reliance Content Distribution Limited of ` 10 each

-

-

-

-

-

-

31

38

-

3,11,10,000

3,75,70,000

2,00,000

3,11,10,000

3,75,70,000

2,00,000

2,12,00,000

21

2,12,00,000

57,10,52,700

571

1,04,15,52,700

 Zero Coupon Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures 
of Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited of ` 10 each

1,43,36,715

74,25,454

1,570

2,231

$ Net of provision for impairment.
@ Refer Note 32(c)

-

-

-

-

-

-

31

38

-

21

1,041

817

1,948

327

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

2.1  Category-Wise Investments-Non-Current 

Financial assets measured at Amortised Cost

Financial assets measured at Cost 

Financial assets measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income 

Financial assets measured at Fair Value through Profit and Loss

Total Investments-Non-Current

3,30,493

2,52,620 

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 39 and Note 40 of Consolidated Financial Statement.

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

30,874 

1,69,170

1,30,199 

250 

37,222 

1,31,769 

83,379 

250 

In Corpus of Trust

Unquoted

Investment in Corpus of Independent Media Trust

Total of Investments measured at Cost

 Investments Measured at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

In Equity Shares of Other Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up
 Petronet India Limited of ` 0.10 each [` 10,00,000; (Previous 
Year ` 10,00,000)]
 Petronet VK Limited of ` 10 each [` 20,000; (Previous 
Year ` 20,000)] $
 Ahmedabad Mega Clean Association of ` 10 each [` 1,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` 1,00,000)]

VAKT Holdings Limited of USD 0.001 each

Quoted, fully paid up
Balaji Telefilms Limited of ` 2 each

 Eros STX Global Corporation of GBP 0.30 each

In Preference Shares of Other Companies

Unquoted, fully paid up

 10% Optionally Convertible Preference Shares of Jio Digital Fibre 
Private Limited of ` 10 each

 0% Redeemable, Non-Participating, Non-Cumulative and Non-
Convertible Preference Shares of Summit Digitel Infrastructure 
Private Limited of ` 10 each

 10% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Jio Digital 
Fibre Private Limited of ` 10 each

Other Investments

In Membership Share in LLP, Unquoted

Labs 02 Limited Partnership

Breakthrough Energy Ventures II L.P.

In Membership Interest in LLC, Unquoted

BreakThrough Energy Ventures LLC

In Debentures or Bonds - Quoted fully paid up

In Fixed Maturity Plan - Quoted fully paid up

In Government Securities - Quoted fully paid up

 Total of Investments measured at Fair Value Through Other 
Comprehensive Income

 Investments Measured at Fair Value Through Profit 
and Loss (FVTPL)

In Equity Shares of Other Companies - Unquoted, fully paid up

 Total of Investments measured at Fair Value Through 
Profit and Loss

Total Investments Non-Current

Aggregate amount of Quoted Investments

  Market Value of Quoted Investments

Aggregate amount of Unquoted Investments

$ Net of provision for impairment.

328

3,366

3,366

1,69,170

3,366

3,366

1,31,769

1,00,00,000

1,49,99,990

10,000

58,009

2,52,00,000

31,11,088

1,00,00,000

1,49,99,990

10,000

39,894

2,52,00,000

31,11,088

-

-

-

58

58

179

4

183

-

-

-

39

39

144

41

185

77,70,11,98,375

77,893

77,70,11,98,375

77,889

-

12,50,000

-

1

5,00,00,000

12,50,000

94

1

77,894

77,984

47

129

612

28,507

-

22,769

52,064

1,30,199

250

250

3,30,493

57,116

62,401

2,73,377

29

21

199

3,550

1,372

-

5,171

83,379

250

250

2,52,620

17,272

21,240

2,35,348

3.  Loans- Non-Current

Secured and Considered Good

Loans and advances to Related parties (Refer Note 34 (IV))

Unsecured and Considered Good

Loans and advances to Related parties (Refer Note 34 (IV))

Total

A.  Loans and Advances in the Nature of Loans given to Subsidiaries:

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Company

Loans - Non-Current ^

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited 

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited 

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited 

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Loans - Current

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited 

Reliance Retail Limited 

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited 

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance 
New Energy Solar Limited)

 Total  

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 - 

 - 

41,951 

41,951 

41,951 

9,923 

9,923 

54,150 

54,150 

64,073 

As at 
31st March, 
2022

Maximum 
Balance during 
the year

As at 
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

Maximum 
Balance during 
the year

7,148

3,293

395

623

2,867

20,576

7,049

41,951

-

-

-

161

-

-

161 

42,112

17,249

12,291

420

838

2,911

33,061

7,049

-

-

-

990

-

1,849 

12,277

12,291

420

838

2,305

30,611

5,331

64,073

-

-

-

990

-

-

990 

65,063

All the above loans and advances have been given for business purposes.

^ Loans and Advances that fall under the category of ‘Loans - Non-Current ‘ and are re-payable after more than 1 year.

12,536

13,761

1,440

1,020

2,305

32,886

7,996

2,420

7,850

2,360

238

990

11,150

-

329

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Note 1  Investment by Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited in Subsidiaries

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

No. of Shares

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

In Equity Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

Jio Infrastructure Management Services Limited

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited 

Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited

Reliance Retail Finance Limited 

Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited 

Stoke Park Limited

Vasyerp Solutions Private Limited

Note 2   Investment by Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited in Subsidiaries:

In Equity Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited

Reliance SMSL Limited

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (Formerly known as Reliance Solar Projects Limited)

Reliance Storage Limited

Note 3   Investment by Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited in Subsidiaries:

In Equity Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

330

No. of Shares

50,000 

60,000 

11,50,00,000 

10,000 

6,81,20,000 

40,00,000 

1,000 

5,33,333 

No. of Shares

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

50,000

10,000

10,000

No. of Shares

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited

Kalamboli East Infra Limited

Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited

Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited

Reliance Comtrade Private Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial Private Limited

Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited

Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited 

Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

Reliance Vantage Retail Limited

Surela Investment and Trading Private Limited 

The Indian Film Combine Private Limited

Ulwe East Infra Limited

Ulwe North Infra Limited

Ulwe South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited 

Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

In Preference Shares of Subsidiaries: 

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

2

3

4

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited 

Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial Private Limited

Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

10,00,000 

10,00,000 

2,37,99,94,480 

1,00,00,000 

1,00,00,000 

10,00,000 

1,00,00,000 

1,00,00,000 

5,60,000 

5,000 

5,73,751 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

50,000 

No. of Shares

3,98,09,43,246 

17,37,000 

2,03,06,000 

7,20,00,000 

331

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Note 4   Investment by Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited in Subsidiaries :

In Equity Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

2

3

4

5

Enercent Technologies Private Limited

Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC 

Reliance Innovative Building Solutions Private Limited

Reliance Jio Messaging Services Private Limited

Strand life Sciences Private Limited

In Preference Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC 

In Preferred Shares:

Sr. No.  Name of the Company 

1

skyTran Inc.

4.  Other Financials Assets - Non-Current

Deposits with Related Parties (Refer Note 34 (IV))

Others *

* Includes fair valuation of interest free deposits.

5.  Other Non-Current Assets (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Capital Advances

Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision)

Others *

Total

* Includes ` 295 crore  (Previous Year ` 295 crore) deposited in Gas pool account (Refer Note 35.3).

Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision)

At start of year

Charge for the year - Current Tax
Others #

Tax paid (Net) during the year

At end of year

# Pertain to provision for tax on exceptional item.

No. of Shares

95,667 

1,76,200 

6,46,93,950 

9,73,28,000 

1,97,08,554 

No. of Shares

14,90,700 

No. of Shares

3,16,27,738 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

601 

1,646 

2,247 

699 

926 

1,625 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

4,028

2,906

363

7,297

2,398

2,230

340

4,968

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

2,230

 (787)

 - 

 1,463 

 2,906 

2,048

 - 

 (1,508)

1,690

2,230

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

6. 

Inventories

Raw Materials (Including Material in Transit)

  Work-in-Progress *

Finished Goods

Stock-in-Trade

Stores and Spares

Total

* Includes land, development cost and inventory on completion of projects.

7. 

Investments - Current

Investments Measured at Amortised Cost

In Collateral Borrowing & Lending Obligation-Unquoted 

Total of Investments measured at Amortised Cost

Investments Measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

In Fixed Maturity Plan - Quoted, fully paid up

In Mutual Fund - Quoted

In Mutual Fund - Unquoted

Total of Investments measured at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Investments Measured at Fair Value through Profit and Loss (FVTPL)

In Government Securities - Quoted fully paid up 

In Debentures or Bonds Quoted, fully paid up

In Treasury Bills - Quoted 

In Mutual Fund- Unquoted

In Mutual Fund- Quoted

In Certificate of Deposit- Quoted 

Total of Investments measured at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss 

Total Investments - Current

Aggregate amount of Quoted Investments 

  Market Value of Quoted Investments 

Aggregate amount of Unquoted Investments 

7.1  Category-Wise Investments - Current

Financial assets measured at Amortised Cost

Financial assets measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets measured at Fair value through Profit and Loss

Total Investments - Current

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

16,325

9,479

15,356

63

4,700

45,923

15,023

7,712

9,314

49

5,339

37,437

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

-   

 -   

1,431

4,685

44,340

50,456

2,540

75

10,819

12,493

-

1,921

27,848

78,304

21,471

21,471

56,833

 1,000 

1,000

 10,446 

2,768

48,891

62,105

4,767 

1,946 

13,161 

 8,471 

 3,215 

 - 

31,560

94,665

36,303

36,303

58,362

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 -   

50,456 

27,848 

78,304

1,000 

62,105 

31,560 

94,665

332

333

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

8.  Trade Receivables (Unsecured and Considered Good)

10.  Loans - Current

Trade Receivables

Total

8.1  Trade Receivables ageing:

14,394

14,394

4,159

4,159

Secured and Considered Good
Loans and Advances to Related Parties (Refer Note 34 (IV))#

(` in crore)

Other Loans

Unsecured and Considered Good

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022:

(i) 

 Undisputed Trade Receivables - 
considered good

(ii)   Undisputed Trade Receivables - which have 

significant increase in credit risk

(iii)  Undisputed Trade Receivables - 

credit impaired

(iv) Disputed Trade Receivables - considered good

(v)   Disputed Trade Receivables - which have 

significant increase in credit risk

(vi) Disputed Trade Receivables - credit impaired

Total

* Net of provision.

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2021:

(i) 

 Undisputed Trade Receivables - 
considered good

(ii)   Undisputed Trade Receivables - which have 

significant increase in credit risk

(iii)  Undisputed Trade Receivables - 

credit impaired

(iv) Disputed Trade Receivables - considered good

(v)   Disputed Trade Receivables - which have 

significant increase in credit risk

(vi) Disputed Trade Receivables - credit impaired

Total

* Net of provision.

Outstanding for following periods from due date of payment *

Less than  
6 months

6 months -  
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

More than  
3 years

1,068

55

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

1,068

 55 

14

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

14

1

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

1

5

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

5

Outstanding for following periods from due date of payment *

Less than  
6 months

6 months -  
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

More than  
3 years

Total

1,143

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

1,143

(` in crore)

Total

501

38

 30 

 23 

 25 

617

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

501

38

30

23

25

617

9.  Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash on Hand 

Balances with Banks *

Cash and Cash Equivalents as per Balance Sheet

Cash and Cash Equivalent as per Cash Flows Statement

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

17

21,697

21,714

21,714

18

5,555

5,573

5,573

*  Includes Unclaimed Dividend of ` 202 crore (Previous Year ` 208 crore), Fixed Deposits of ` 14,620 crore (Previous Year ` 5 crore) with maturity 
of more than 12 months and Fixed Deposits of ` 2,186 crore (Previous Year ` 2,468 crore) given as collateral security. Principal amount of these 
Fixed Deposits can be withdrawn or an equivalent amount can be availed against such deposits by the Company at any point of time without 
prior notice or penalty.

334

Total

# Refer Note 3.A for details of Loans. 

11.  Other Financial Assets - Current

Deposits to Related Parties (Refer Note 34 (IV))

Other Deposits

Receivables from Related Parties (Refer Note 34(IV))

Call Money Receivable (Refer Note 14.9)

Others *

Total 

* Includes fair valuation of derivatives.

12.  Taxation

Tax Expenses Recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss

Current tax

Deferred tax

Tax expenses recognised in the current year

Tax expenses for the year can be reconciled to the accounting profit as follows:

Profit Before Tax and Exceptional Items

Applicable Tax Rate

Computed Tax Expense

Tax Effect of:

Exempted income

Expenses disallowed

Additional allowances net of MAT Credit

Current Tax Provision (A)

  Incremental Deferred tax Liability/(Asset) on account of Property, Plant and Equipment 
and Intangible Assets

  Incremental Deferred tax Liability / (Asset) on account of Financial Assets 
and Other items

Deferred Tax Provision (B)

Tax Expenses Recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss (A+B)

Effective Tax Rate

Tax on Exceptional Item *

* Refer Note 32

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

 161   

161 

 -     

 -     

161

990

990 

 3 

3

993

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

12,000 

1,310

 34,454   

 -     

7,137

54,901 

 12,000 

904 

 1,124 

 39,843 

5,689 

59,560 

(` in crore)

Year ended
31st March, 2022

Year ended
31st March, 2021

 787 

 6,915 

 7,702 

 - 

 (4,732)

 (4,732)

(` in crore)

Year ended
31st March, 2022

Year ended
31st March, 2021

46,786 

34.944%

16,349 

 (1,574)

5,716 

 (19,704)

 787 

 771 

 6,144 

 6,915 

 7,702 

16.46%

 (6,386)

22,908 

34.944%

8,005 

 (133)

4,910 

 (12,782)

 -   

2,354 

 (7,086)

 (4,732)

 (4,732)

-

 (14,062)

335

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(` in crore)

14.5 Shareholding of Promoter

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

13.  Other Current Assets (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Balance with Customs, Central Excise, GST and state authorities
Others #

Total

# Includes prepaid expenses and claims receivable.

14.  Share Capital

Authorised Share Capital:

14,00,00,00,000 Equity Shares of ` 10 each

(14,00,00,00,000)

1,00,00,00,000 Preference Shares of ` 10 each

(1,00,00,00,000)

Issued and Subscribed Capital:

6,76,59,94,014 Equity Shares of ` 10 each

(6,33,94,41,920)

  -

Equity Shares of ` 10 each (Refer Note 14.9)

(42,26,26,894)

Total

Paid Up Capital:

6,76,59,94,014 Equity Shares of ` 10 each fully paid up

(6,33,94,41,920)

  -

Equity Shares of ` 10 each, ` 2.5 paid up (Refer Note 14.9)

(42,26,26,894)

Less: Calls Unpaid (Refer Note 14.9)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

3,461

3,540

7,001

4,536

3,796

8,332

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

14,000

14,000

1,000

1,000

15,000

15,000

6,766

-

6,766

6,766

-

(1)

6,765

6,339

423

6,762

6,339

106

-

6,445

Total

14.1

3,08,03,34,238

(3,08,03,34,238)

Equity shares were allotted as fully paid Bonus Shares in the last five years by capitalisation of 
Securities premium and Capital Redemption Reserve.

14.2

14.3

  -

Issued as partly paid shares under Right Issue (Refer Note 14.9).

(42,26,26,894)

41,31,91,759

Shares held by Associates.

(41,31,91,759)

Figures in bracket represents Previous year’s figure.

Name of the Shareholder

14.4  The Details of Shareholders Holding more 

than 5% Shares:

Srichakra Commercials LLP

Devarshi Commercials LLP

Karuna Commercials LLP

Tattvam Enterprises LLP

Life Insurance Corporation of India

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

No. of Shares

% held

No. of Shares

% held

73,95,99,829

54,55,69,460

54,55,69,460

54,55,69,460

41,35,42,219

10.93

8.06

8.06

8.06

6.11

73,95,99,829

54,55,69,460

54,55,69,460

54,55,69,460

37,16,09,077

10.94

8.07

8.07

8.07

5.50

Sr. 
no

Class of Equity Share

Promoter’s Name

As at 31st March, 2022

1

2

Fully paid-up equity shares of ` 10 each Mukesh D. Ambani
Partly paid-up equity shares of ` 10 
each, ` 2.5 paid-up

Mukesh D. Ambani

Total

Sr. 
no

Class of Equity Share

Promoter’s Name

No. of shares 
at the 
beginning of 
the year

change 
during the 
year

No. of 
shares at 
the end of 
the year

% of total 
shares

% change 
during the 
year

75,00,000 

5,52,020  80,52,020 

5,52,020  (5,52,020)

 -   

80,52,020 

 -    80,52,020 

0.12 

 -   

0.12 

 -   

 -   

No. of shares 
at the 
beginning of 
the year

change 
during the 
year

No. of 
shares at 
the end of 
the year

% of total 
shares

% change 
during the 
year

As at 31st March, 2021

1

2

Fully paid-up equity shares of ` 10 each Mukesh D. Ambani
Partly paid-up equity shares of ` 10 
each, ` 2.5 paid-up

Mukesh D. Ambani

75,00,000 

 -    75,00,000 

 -   

5,52,020 

5,52,020 

 75,00,000 

 5,52,020 

 80,52,020 

-

0.01

0.11

0.01

0.12

Total

Particulars

14.6 The Reconciliation of the number of Shares Outstanding is set out below:

Equity Shares at the beginning of the year

Add: Shares issued on exercise of employee stock options

Add: Shares Issued on Rights basis (Refer Note 14.9)

Equity Shares at the end of the year

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

No. of Shares

No. of Shares

6,76,20,68,814

6,33,92,67,510

39,25,200

1,74,410

 - 

 42,26,26,894 

6,76,59,94,014

6,76,20,68,814

14.7   Options granted under ESOS-2006 prior to withdrawal of scheme, continue to be governed by ESOS-2006. There are no 

options pending for vesting under ESOS - 2006. Pursuant to ‘Reliance Industries Limited Employees’ Stock Option Scheme 
2017’ (ESOS-2017), 90,000 options have been granted to eligible employees during the year. Options granted and remaining 
to be vested as at the end of the year under ESOS-2017 is 3,90,000.

14.8  Rights, Preferences and Restrictions Attached to Shares:  

   The Company has only one class of equity shares having face value of ` 10 each. The holder of the equity share is entitled 
to dividend right and voting right in the same proportion as the capital paid-up on such equity share bears to the total 
paid-up equity share capital of the Company. The dividend proposed by Board of Directors is subject to approval of the 
shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation of 
the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Company in the same 
proportion as the capital paid-up on the equity shares held by them bears to the total paid-up equity share capital 
of the Company.

14.9  Issue of Shares under Rights Issue:

   The Company had, issued 42,26,26,894 equity shares of face value of ` 10/- each on right basis (‘Rights Equity Shares’). 
In accordance with the terms of issue, ` 314.25 i.e. 25% of the Issue Price per Rights Equity Share, was received from the 
concerned allottees on application and shares were allotted. The Board has made First call of ` 314.25 per Rights Equity 
Share (including a premium of ` 311.75 per share) in May, 2021 and  Second and Final call of ` 628.50 per Rights Equity 
Share (including a premium of ` 623.50 per share) in November, 2021. As on March 31, 2022, an aggregate amount of 
` 81 crore is unpaid.

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15.  Other Equity

Share Application Money Pending Allotment

As per last Balance Sheet

Issue of Share/Application money received (Refer Note 15.1)

Share Call Money Account

As per last Balance Sheet

Addition/ (Reduction) during the year (Refer Note 14.9)

Capital Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Securities Premium

As per last Balance Sheet

On Employee stock option

Premium on Shares issued under Rights Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

Calls Unpaid - Right Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

Debentures Redemption Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transferred to General Reserves

Share Based Payments Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

On Employee Stock Option

Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transferred from / (to) Retained Earnings *

General Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transferred from Debenture Redemption Reserve

 Transferred to Statement of Profit and Loss (Refer Note 32(a) & 43.1)

Retained Earnings

As per last Balance Sheet

Profit for the year

Others (Refer Note 32(c))

Appropriations

Dividend on Equity Shares 
[Dividend per Share ` 7 (Previous Year ` 6.5)]

  Transferred from/(to) Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

Transferred to Statement of Profit and Loss (Refer Note 32(c))

Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)

As per last Balance Sheet

  Movement in OCI (Net) during the year

Total

-

-

39,843

(39,843)

59,442

841

39,527

(80)

5,965

(1,795)

419

(386)

4,975

4,135

2,58,410

1,795

(36,143)

41,893

 39,084 

 - 

80,977 

(4,297)

(4,135)

-

56,688

 (1,979)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

-

39,843

403

-

-

403

1

(1)

-

39,843

46,329

9

13,104

-

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

Non-Current

Current

Non-Current

Current

(` in crore)

 6,626 

 6,626 

 26,902 

 55,549 

 77,752 

 402 

 1,60,605 

 1,67,231 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 12,114 

 605 

 3,675 

 540 

 16,934 

 17,934 

 7,851 

 7,851 

 46,279 

 25,256 

 80,270 

 942 

 1,52,747 

 1,60,598 

 5,500 

 5,500 

 6,985 

 11,560 

 3,182 

 721 

 22,448 

 27,948 

16.  Borrowings

Secured - At Amortised Cost

Non-Convertible Debentures

Unsecured - At Amortised Cost

Non-Convertible Debentures

Bonds 

Term Loans- from Banks 

Term loans - from Others

Total

16.1  Secured Non-Convertible Debentures Referred Above to the Extent of:

  ` 7,626 crore (Previous Year ` 13,351 crore) are secured by hypothecation of all the movable plant and machinery, both 
present and future, located at Hazira and Dahej Manufacturing Divisions of the Company.

99,730

59,442

16.2 Maturity Profile and Interest Rate of Non-Convertible Debentures are as set out below:

9,375

(3,410)

4,170

5,965

4

415

33

419

5,500

(525)

9,110

4,975

2,55,000

3,410

-

2,24,062

2,58,410

14,146

31,944

32,416

78,506

(3,921)

525

(33,217)

72,545

41,893

54,118

2,570

54,709

4,64,762

56,688

4,68,038

a)  Secured:

Rate of Interest

7.97%

8.00%

8.25%

Total 

b)  Unsecured:

Rate of Interest

MIBOR+2.90%

REPO+2.80%

6.95%

7.00%

7.05%

7.17%

7.20%

7.40%

8.65%

8.70%

8.95%

9.00%

9.05%

9.25%

Total 

Non-Current

(` in crore)

Current

2025-26

2024-25

2023-24

Total

2022-23

-

-

1,000

1,000 

-

-

1,000 

1,000 

-

3,626 

1,000 

4,626 

-

3,626 

3,000 

6,626 

1,000 

-

-

1,000 

Non-Current *

(` in crore)

Current *

2028-29

2025-26

2024-25

2023-24

Total

2022-23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,190 

800 

1,990 

-

2,409 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,990 

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,389 

1,990 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

850 

-

1,742 

2,592 

3,600 

4,500 

600

-

3,600 

4,500 

600 

-

2,800 

2,800 

-

-

2,225 

5,000 

-

-

3,455 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,900 

3,455 

1,990 

2,190 

800 

1,990 

850 

2,409 

1,742 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,955 

26,926 

12,125 

* Includes ` 35 crore (Non-Current ` 24 crore and Current ` 11 crore) as prepaid finance charges.

* Considers Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 5,040 crore (Previous Year ` 3,303 crore).

15.1   Share Application Money Pending Allotment represents application money received on account of Employees 

Stock Option Scheme.

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16.3 Maturity Profile and Interest Rate of Bonds are as set out below:

Non-Current *

(` in crore)

Current *

2096-97 2061-62 2051-52 2046-47 2044-45 2040-41 2031-32 2027-28 2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Total 2022-23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

94

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,684

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,264

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

94 5,684 13,264

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73

73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,684

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,790

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,369

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,063

-

-

-

-

38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

257

168

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

7,579

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

441

435

489

513

11,369

13,264

6,063

5,684

7,579

5,684

3,790

38

257

168

94

73

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,684

3,790 11,369

6,101

425

626

8,205

626 55,941

626

Rate of 
Interest

1.87%

2.06%

2.44%

2.51%

2.88%

3.63%

3.67%

3.75%

4.13%

4.88%

6.25%

7.63%

8.25%

9.38%

10.25%

10.50%

Total

* Includes ` 413 crore (Non-Current ` 392 crore and Current ` 21 crore) as prepaid finance charges.

16.4 Maturity Profile of Unsecured Term Loans are as set out below:

Term Loans- from Banks *

Term Loans- from Others 

Non-Current

Above 5 years

1-5 years

6,949

-

6,949 

71,248

402

71,650 

Total

78,197

402

78,599 

(` in crore)

Current

2022-23

3,811

540 

4,351 

* Includes ` 581 crore (Non-Current ` 445 crore and Current ` 136 crore) as prepaid finance charges.

Interest rates on term loans are in range of  0.31% to 8.34% 

16.5 The Company has satisfied all the covenants prescribed in terms of borrowings.

17.  Other Financial Liabilities - Non-Current

Other Payables *

Total 

* Includes Creditors for Capital Expenditure

18.  Provisions - Non-Current

Provision for decommissioning of Assets #

Total

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

3,210

3,210

1,145

1,145

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

19.  Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)

The movement on the deferred tax account is as follows:

At the start of the year

 Charge/ (Credit) to Statement of Profit and Loss [Net of Deferred Tax on exceptional item 
of (` 6,386 crore); (Previous year ` 15,570 crore)] ^

Charge to Other Comprehensive Income

At the end of year

^ Refer Note 12 and 32

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

30,788 

50,556 

 529 

 (20,303)

 (485)

30,832

535 

30,788

Component of Deferred Tax Liabilities / (Asset)

Deferred tax liabilities / (asset) in relation to:

Property, Plant and Equipment and 
Intangible Asset

Financial Assets and Others (Net)

Loan and Advances

Provisions 

20.  Other Non-Current Liabilities

Advance from Related Parties (Refer Note 34 (II))

Total 

21.  Borrowings - Current

Secured - at Amortised Cost

  Working Capital Loans 

From Banks 

Rupee Loans 

Unsecured - at Amortised Cost

Other Loans and Advances 

From Banks 

Rupee Loans

From Others 

Commercial paper *

Charge / (Credit) to

As at 
31st March, 2021

Statement of  
Profit and Loss

Other  
Comprehensive  
Income

(`  in crore) 

As at 
31st March, 2022

36,926 

 (5,692)

 (30)

 (416)

30,788 

 (5,614)

 6,169 

 (1)

 (25)

 529 

 - 

 (485)

 - 

 - 

 (485)

31,312

 (8)

 (31)

 (441)

30,832 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

504

504

504

504

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

3,579 

3,579 

2,981 

2,981 

 2,999 

 5,250 

2,820 

5,819 

17,934 

27,332 

24,921 

30,171 

27,948 

61,100 

1,598

1,598

1,499 

1,499

Current maturities of Non-Current Borrowings (Refer Note 16)

Total 

#  The movement in the provision is towards (i) Utilisation for Tapti facilities and MA well decommissioning (ii) changes in the exchange rates (iii) 

Unwinding of discount (iv) change in estimate. Provision for Decommissioning of Assets is for Tapti, KGD6 and CBM Block.

* Maximum amount outstanding at any time during the year was ` 31,596 crore (Previous Year  ` 33,718 crore).

21.1  Working Capital Loans from Banks of ` 3,579 crore (Previous Year ` 2,981 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 & Gas segment.

21.2 Refer note 38 B (iv) for maturity profile.

21.3 The Company has satisfied all the covenants prescribed in terms of borrowings.

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21.4  In respect of working capital loans, quarterly returns or statements of current assets filed by the company with banks are in 

agreement with the books of accounts.

22.  Trade Payables Due to

  Micro and Small Enterprises

Other than Micro and Small Enterprises

Total 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

138

1,33,867 

1,34,005 

90 

86,909 

86,999 

22.1  There are no overdue amounts to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as at 31st March, 2022.

22.2 Trade Payables Ageing 

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022:

(i) MSME

(ii) Others

(iii) Disputed dues- MSME

(iv) Disputed dues- Others

Total

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2021:

(i) MSME

(ii) Others

(iii) Disputed dues- MSME

(iv) Disputed dues- Others

Total

23.  Other Financial Liabilities - Current

Interest accrued but not due on Borrowings
Unclaimed Dividends #

Advance/ Deposit from Related Parties (Refer Note 34 (II))

Other Payables *

Total

Outstanding for following periods from
due date of payment

Less than  
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

More than  
3 years

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,338 

 - 

 - 

 1,338 

 - 

 76 

 - 

 - 

 76 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

Outstanding for following periods from
due date of payment

Less than  
1 year

1-2 years

2-3 years

More than  
3 years

 - 

 1,519 

 - 

 - 

 1,519 

 - 

 77 

 - 

 - 

 77 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

(` in crore)

Total

 - 

 1,414 

 - 

 - 

 1,414 

(` in crore)

Total

 - 

 1,596 

 - 

 - 

 1,596 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

2,689

202

 24 

 30,310 

33,225

3,217

208

 202 

29,481

33,108

#  Does not include any amount due and outstanding, to be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund except ` 2 crore  

(Previous Year ` 2 crore) which is held in abeyance due to legal cases pending.

* Includes Creditors for Capital Expenditure, Security Deposit and Financial Liability at Fair Value.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

25. Provisions - Current

Provisions for Employee Benefits (Refer Note 29.1)**
Other Provisions #

Total 

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

289 

607

896

293

608

901

** The provision for employee benefit includes annual leave and vested long service leave entitlement accrued. 
#  The Company had recognised liability for excise duty payable on clearance of goods lying in stock as on 31st March, 2021 of ` 343 crore as per 
the estimated pattern of dispatches. During the year, ` 343 crore was utilised for clearance of goods. Provision recognised under this class 
for the year is ` 243 crore which is outstanding as on 31st March, 2022. 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 ` 187 crore as at 31st March, 2021. During the 
year, further provision of ` 668 crore was made and sum of ` 707 crore were reversed on fulfilment of export obligation. Closing balance on this 
account as at 31st March, 2022 is ` 148 crore.

26.  Revenue from Operations

Disaggregated Revenue

Oil to Chemicals

Oil & Gas 

Retail

Others 

Value of Sales

Income from Financial Services

Income from Other Services

Value of Services
Total ^^

^^ Net of GST

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

4,35,657

2,61,866

6,319

26

650

470

29

389

4,42,652

2,62,754

1,380

1,343

2,723

1,190 

1,125 

2,315

4,45,375

2,65,069

Revenue from contract with customers differ from the revenue as per contracted price due to factors such as taxes recovered, 
volume rebate, discounts, hedge etc.

27.  Other Income

Interest

Bank deposits

Debt instruments

  Other Financial Assets measured 
At Amortised Cost

Others

Dividend Income

Other Non-Operating Income

Gain on Financial Assets

Realised Gain

Unrealised Gain / (Loss)

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

54 

12,247 

89 

 - 

647 

118 

12,390 

276 

441 

765 

13,872 

83 

10,806 

83 

93 

3,560 

 (694)

11,065 

141 

746 

2,866 

14,818 

24.  Other Current Liabilities

Contract Liabilities
Other Payables ^

Total 

^ Includes statutory dues.

342

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

615

4,823

5,438

15,163

4,400

19,563

Above includes income from assets measured at Cost/ Amortised Cost of ` 7,055 crore (Previous Year ` 7,413 crore), income from 
assets measured at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss of ` 619 crore (Previous Year ` 1,866 crore) and income from assets measured 
at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income of ` 5,757 crore (Previous Year ` 4,793 crore).

343

(` in crore)

Total

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2021-22

2020-21

I) 

 Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of Defined Benefit Obligation 

(` in crore)

Defined Benefit Plan

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

27.1  Other Comprehensive Income - Items that will not be 

Reclassified to Profit and Loss

Remeasurement gain / (loss) of Defined Benefit Plan

Equity instruments through OCI

Total

27.2  Other Comprehensive Income - Items that will be 

reclassified to Profit and Loss

Government Securities

Debenture or Bonds

Debt Income Fund

Fixed Maturity Plan

Commodity Hedge

Cash flow Hedge

Total

 (42)

283 

21 

329 

 241 

2021-22

2020-21

(121)

(146)

(686)

(344)

91

(1,499)

(2,705)

 (152)

83 

 (491)

84 

504 

2,727 

28.  Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-In-Progress and Stock-in-Trade

Inventories (At Close)

Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade

  Work-in-Progress *

Inventories (At Commencement)

Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade

  Work-in-Progress

Capitalised during the year

Total

* Excludes inventory on completion of projects.

29.  Employee Benefits Expense

Salaries and Wages

Contribution to Provident Fund and Other Funds

Staff Welfare Expenses

Total

2021-22

15,419

5,883

21,302

9,364

4,009

13,373

(33)

13,340

(7,962)

2021-22

4,094 

246 

1,086 

5,426

29.1  As per Indian Accounting Standard 19 “Employee Benefits”, the disclosures as defined are given below:

Defined Contribution Plans

I)  Contribution to Defined Contribution Plans, recognised as expense for the year is as under:

Particulars 

Employer’s Contribution to Provident Fund 

Employer’s Contribution to Superannuation Fund 

Employer’s Contribution to Pension Scheme 

2021-22

124

19

55

The Company’s Provident Fund is exempted under Section 17 of Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous 
Provisions Act, 1952.

344

 350 

(` in crore)

 2,755 

(` in crore)

2020-21

9,364

4,009

13,373

10,918

3,115

14,033

(50)

13,983

610

(` in crore)

2020-21

4,002

251

771

5,024

(` in crore)

2020-21

122

19

55

Particulars 

Defined Benefit Obligation at beginning of the year 

Current Service Cost 

Interest Cost 

Actuarial (Gain) / Loss 

Benefits Paid *

Liability Transferred In / (Out) (Net)

Defined Benefit Obligation at end of the year

* Includes benefits of ` 94 crore (Previous Year ` 86 crore) paid by the Company

II) 

 Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of fair value of Plan Assets

Particulars 

Fair value of Plan Assets at beginning of the year 

Return on Plan Assets 

Benefits Paid 

Assets Transferred In / (Out) (Net)

Fair value of Plan Assets at end of the year

III)   Reconciliation of fair value of Assets and Obligations 

Particulars 

Fair value of Plan Assets 

Present value of Obligation 

Amount recognised in Balance Sheet [Surplus/(Deficit)]

IV)  Expenses recognised during the year

Particulars 

In Income Statement

Current Service Cost

Interest Cost

Return on Plan Assets

Net Cost

In Other Comprehensive Income

Actuarial (Gain) / Loss

Return on Plan Assets

Net (Income)/ Expense for the year recognised in OCI

V)  Investment Details:

Particulars

GOI Securities

Insurance Policies

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

2021-22

2020-21

954 

45 

66 

39 

 (100)

 (3)

1,001

970

48 

66 

 (17)

 (90)

 (23)

954

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

2021-22

2020-21

1,013

67

 (6)

 (3)

1,071 

970

70

 (4)

 (23)

1,013

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

As at  
31st March,2022

As at  
31st March,2021

1,071 

1,001

70

1,013

954

59

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

2021-22

2020-21

45 

66 

 (70)

41 

 39 

 3 

 42 

48 

66 

 (66)

48 

 (17)

 (4)

 (21)

(` in crore)

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

` in crore

% Invested

` in crore

% Invested

1

1,070

1,071

0.09

99.91

100.00

7

1,006

1,013

0.69

99.31

100.00

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VI)  Actuarial assumptions

Mortality Table (IALM)

Discount Rate (per annum)

Expected rate of return on Plan Assets (per annum)

Rate of escalation in Salary (per annum)

(` in crore)

2020-21
2006-08
(Ultimate)

6.95%

6.95%

Gratuity (Funded)

2021-22
2012-14
(Ultimate)

7.09%

7.09%

6.00% p.a. 

4.00% p.a. for the 
next 1 years, 6.00% 
p.a. thereafter

Rate of employee turnover (per annum)

2%

2%

 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 Company’s policy for Plan 
Assets Management. 

VII) The expected contributions for Defined Benefit Plan for the next financial year will be in line with FY 2021-22.

VIII) Sensitivity Analysis

 Significant Actuarial Assumptions for the determination of the defined benefit obligation are discount rate, 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:

Particulars 

Change in rate of discounting (delta 
effect of +/- 0.5%)

Change in rate of salary increase (delta 
effect of -/+ 0.5%)

Change in rate of employee turnover 
(delta effect of -/+ 0.5%)

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Decrease

Increase

Decrease

Increase

(` in crore)

 24 

 25 

 2 

 26 

 26 

 2 

 24 

 24 

 2 

 25 

 26 

 2 

 These plans typically expose the Company to actuarial risks such as: Investment Risk, Interest Risk, Longevity Risk 
and Salary Risk.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

29.2 Share Based Payments

a)  Scheme details

 The Company has Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. ESOS-2006 and ESOS-2017 under which options have been 
granted at the various exercise prices to be vested from time to time on the basis of performance and other eligibility 
criteria. Details of number of options outstanding have been tabulated below:

Financial Year 
(Year of Grant)

1)  ESOS - 2006

Number of Options Outstanding

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

Financial Year  
of Vesting

Range of 
Exercise price (`)

Range of Fair 
value at Grant 
Date (`) 

i) 

 Details of Employee Stock Options granted upto 31st March, 2015 but not vested as on 1st April, 2015

2008-09

Sub total

 - 

 - 

1,200 

2015-16 & 2016-17

322.30 

156.20 - 164.90

1,200 

ii)  Details of Employee Stock Options granted from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2021

2016-17

Sub total

2)  ESOS - 2017

                                 - 

24,000  2017-18 to 2020-21

548.00 

149.80 - 204.50

                                 - 

24,000 

 Details of Employee Stock Options granted from 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2022

2020-21

2021-22

Sub total

Total (1(i)+1(ii)+2)

3,00,000 

90,000 

3,90,000 

3,90,000 

42,00,000  2021-22 to 2024-25

10.00  2,133.40 -2,151.90

 -  2022-23 to 2025-26

10.00  2,595.20-2,613.30

42,00,000 

42,25,200 

 Exercise Period would commence from the date of Vesting and would expire not later than seven years from the 
Grant Date or such other period as may be decided by the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee of the Board.

b)  Compensation expenses arising on account of the Share Based Payments

Particulars

(`  in crore) 

Year ended
 31st March, 2022

Year ended
 31st March, 2021

Expenses arising from equity – settled share-based payment transactions

                                        - 

0.02 

c)  Fair Value on the grant date

 The fair value at grant date is determined using “Black Scholes Model” which takes into account the exercise price, term 
of the option, share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying shares, expected dividend yield 
and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

Investment Risk

The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated using a discount rate which is 
determined by reference to market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds.

 During the year, 90,000 options were granted under ESOS-2017. The model inputs for options granted during the year 
ended 31st March, 2017, 31st March, 2021 and 31st March, 2022 included as mentioned below.

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 plan’s 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 plan’s 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 plan participants will increase the plan’s liability.

a)  Weighted average exercise price

b)  Grant date: 

c)  Vesting year: 

d)  Share Price at grant date: 

ESOS - 2006
` 1,096

  ESOS - 2017
` 10

`10

05.10.2016 & 10.10.2016

05.10.2020

30.03.2022

2017-18 to 2020-21
` 1,089 at 05.10.2016  
` 1,096 at 10.10.2016

2021-22 to 2024-25

2022-23 to 2025-26

` 2,212

` 2,673

e)  Expected price volatility of Company’s share: 

25.1% to 26.5%

30.2% to 31.9%

30.7% to 33%

f)  Expected dividend yield: 

g)  Risk free interest rate: 

1.07%

7.00%

0.60%

0.49%

5.1% to 5.6%

5.86% to 6.34%

The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility (based on remaining life of the options).

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d)  Movement in share options during the year:

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Number of  
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Number of  
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Balance at the beginning of the year

Granted during the year

Exercised during the year

Expired / Lapsed during the year

Balance at the end of the year

42,25,200 

 90,000 

 (39,25,200)

 -   

3,90,000 

13.14 

 10.00 

13.38 

 -   

10.00

2,29,540 

42,00,000 

 (1,74,410)

 (29,930)

42,25,200 

380.59

10.00

368.18

321.00

13.14 

Particulars 

31.1  Payment to Auditors As:

(a)  Fees as Auditors *

(b)  Tax Audit Fees 

(c)  Fees for Other Services

(d)  Cost Audit Fees 

Total 

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

34

1

5

1

41 

29 

1 

3 

1

34 

* Includes Nil (Previous Year ` 2 crore), in the nature of rights issues expenses accounted in Securities Premium Account.

 Weighted average remaining contractual life of the share option outstanding at the end of year is 2,138 days (Previous 
Year 2,370 days).

 Fees for other services includes certification fees paid to auditors. Statute and other regulations require auditors to certify export 
/ import documentation and transfer pricing among others.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

30.  Finance Costs

Interest Expenses * 

Interest on Lease Liabilities

Applicable loss on foreign currency transactions and translation

Total 

* Net of Interest Capitalised of ` 1,316 crore (Previous Year ` 2,333 crore).

31.  Other Expenses

  Manufacturing Expenses 

Stores, Chemicals and Packing Materials 

Electric Power, Fuel and Water 

Labour Processing, Production Royalty and Machinery Hire Charges 

Repairs to Building 

Repairs to Machinery 

Exchange Difference (Net) 
Excise Duty # 

Lease Rent 

Selling and Distribution Expenses 

  Warehousing and Distribution Expenses 

Sales Tax / VAT 

Other Selling and Distribution Expenses 

Establishment Expenses 

Professional Fees 

General Expenses

Rent 

Insurance 

Rates & Taxes 

Other Repairs 

Travelling Expenses 

Payment to Auditors 

Loss on Sale /Discard of Property, Plant and Equipments

Charity and Donations 

Less: Transferred to Project Development Expenditure 

Total 

2021-22

8,807 

234 

82 

9,123 

(` in crore)

2020-21

12,755

239

3,217

16,211

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

7,158 

17,117 

1,125 

91 

1,307 

354 

 (40)

43

5,034

12,424

431

59

667

 (514)

241

33

27,155

18,375 

7,553 

1,290

599 

9,442 

447 

2,699 

113 

639 

811

357 

92 

41 

93 

1,217 

6,509 

723 

42,383 

7,169

617

621

8,407

576

1,997

145

384

477

312

58

32

8

1,169

5,158 

970

30,970 

#  Excise Duty shown under manufacturing 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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31.2 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

(a)   CSR amount required to be spent as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Schedule VII thereof by the 

Company during the year is ` 737 crore (Previous Year ` 884 crore).

(b)  Expenditure related to Corporate Social Responsibility is ` 813 crore (Previous Year ` 922 crore). 

Particulars 

Rural Transformation 

Health (including COVID-19)

Education 

Sports for Development 

Disaster Response (including COVID-19)

Arts, Culture, Heritage and Urban Renewal

Total 

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

101

475

202

27

4

4

813

110

256

452

49

53

2

922

(c)   Out of note (b) above, ` 494 crore (Previous Year ` 335 crore) contributed to Reliance Foundation, ` 22 crore (Previous 

Year ` 20 crore) to Reliance Foundation Youth Sports and ` 142 crore (Previous Year ` 375 crore) to Reliance Foundation 
Institution of Education and Research which are related parties.

Particulars

32.  Exceptional Items (Net of Tax)

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

a)  (i) 

 Loss on measurement of gasification undertaking  
as held for sale

(ii)  Deferred Tax reversal

 42,529 

 (6,386)

(iii)  Net Loss on measurement of gasification undertaking as 

held for sale (i) – (ii)

(iv)  Withdrawal from General Reserve

 Subtotal (a) - [(iii)-(iv)]

b)  Net gain on sale of investments (net of tax) 

c)  Loss on acquisition of RHUSA loan

  Withdrawal from Retained Earnings

Subtotal (c)

d) 

 Impairment of Investments in Shale Gas Entities 

 Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset relating to Shale 
Gas Investments

Subtotal (d)

Total (a+b+c+d)

 -   

 -   

-

-

 -   

 -   

 33,217 

 (33,217)

(15,686)

15,570

 36,143 

 (36,143)

 -   

-

-

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 - 

4,420

-

 (116)

 4,304 

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For the year ended 31st March, 2022

34.  Related Parties Disclosures 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

a) 

 i. 

ii. 

 The Company has recognised loss of ` 36,143 crore (net of deferred tax) in the Statement of Profit and Loss as Exceptional 
Item on measurement of gasification undertaking as held for sale pursuant to Ind AS 105, which requires assets to be 
measured at lower of its carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
 Further, the Company has withdrawn from General Reserves, an amount of ` 36,143 crore equal to the loss recognised 
in the Statement of profit and loss, and credited the same to the Statement of Profit and Loss. This is in accordance with 
Scheme approved by Hon’ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench and Ahmedabad bench, overriding the 
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), (Refer Note 43.1).

For the year ended 31st March, 2021

b) 

c) 

 Net gain on sale of investments and transfer of Petro Retail assets with respect to Reliance BP Mobility Limited of ` 4,420 crore 
(net of taxes of ` 1,508 crore).

 Recognition of Reliance Holding USA, Inc.’s (RHUSA) loan and Merger pursuant to Scheme of Amalgamation:
 The Company has recognised loss of ` 33,217 crore in the Statement of Profit and Loss due to take over of Reliance Holding 
USA, Inc. (RHUSA) loan, which was supported / guaranteed by the Company. Further, these loans were taken over by the 
Company subsequent to approval received from lenders of Reliance Holding USA Inc. and Reserve Bank of India.

 Pursuant to the Composite Scheme of Amalgamation and Plan of Merger (the “Scheme”) approved by the Hon’ble National 
Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench, vide order dated July 27, 2020, Reliance Holding USA Inc. (RHUSA) has merged with 
Reliance Energy Generation and Distribution Limited (REGDL) and REGDL has merged with the Company. In accordance with 
the provisions of the Scheme, the Company has withdrawn consequential amount of ` 33,217 crore from retained earnings to 
the Statement of Profit and Loss.

d) 

 Due to the adverse changes in market environment, reduction in activity by operator and recent operational performance 
of the Shale Gas subsidiaries, the Company has impaired its investment in Shale Gas Subsidiaries to the extent of 
` 15,686 crore. This is in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 36 –Impairment of Assets, as the carrying amount of 
investments exceed its recoverable amount. Further, the Company has also recognised Deferred Tax Assets of ` 15,570 crore 
in respect of the difference between the book base and tax base of the Shale Gas Operations, in accordance with Ind AS 12 
– Income Taxes.

33.  Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Face Value per Equity Share (`)
Basic Earnings per Share (`) - After Exceptional Item
Basic Earnings per Share (`) - Before Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (` in crore) - After Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (` in crore) - Before Exceptional Item

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Basic EPS
Diluted Earnings per Share (`) - After Exceptional Item
Diluted Earnings per Share (`) - Before Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (` in crore) - After Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (` in crore) - Before Exceptional Item

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Diluted EPS

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Basic EPS ^

Total Weighted Average Potential Equity Shares *

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Diluted EPS

* Dilutive impact of Employee Stock Option Scheme and Partly paid Rights Issue Shares
^ Refer Note 14.9

2021-22

10

59.24

59.24

39,084

39,084

(` in crore)

2020-21

10

49.66

42.97

31,944

27,640

6,59,81,11,978

6,43,28,74,848

58.49 

58.49 

39,084

39,084

48.90

42.31

31,944

27,640

6,68,16,52,444

6,53,21,38,901

6,59,81,11,978

6,43,28,74,848

8,35,40,466

9,92,64,053

6,68,16,52,444

6,53,21,38,901

As per Ind AS 24, the disclosures of transactions with the related parties are given below:  

(I)  List of Related Parties where Control exists and Relationships: 

Sr. 
No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

Name of the Related Party

Relationship

7-India Convenience Retail Limited^
Aaidea Solutions Limited (formerly known as Aaidea Solutions Private Limited)^

ABC Cable Network Private Limited
Abraham and Thakore Exports Private Limited^

Actoserba Active Wholesale Limited (formerly known as Actoserba Active Wholesale 
Private Limited)
Addverb Technologies BV^
Addverb Technologies Private Limited^
Addverb Technologies Pte Limited^
Addverb Technologies Pty Limited^
Addverb Technologies USA Inc.^
Adhunik Cable Network Limited @
Adventure Marketing Private Limited #
AETN18 Media Private Limited #

Affinity USA LLC
Amante India Private Limited (Formerly known as MAS Brands India Private Limited) ^
Ambika DEN Cable Network Private Limited @
Amogh Broad Band Services Private Limited @

Angel Cable Network Private Limited
Antique Communications Private Limited @

Asteria Aerospace Limited (formerly known as Asteria Aerospace Private Limited)
Augment Cable Network Private Limited @

Subsidiary

Aurora Algae LLC

Bali Den Cable Network Limited
Bee Network and Communication Limited @

Bhadohi DEN Entertainment Private Limited
Big Den Entertainment Limited @
Binary Technology Transfers Limited @
Blossom Entertainment Private Limited @

Cab-i-Net Communications Private Limited

Channels India Network Private Limited

Chennai Cable Vision Network Private Limited
Colorful Media Private Limited #
Colosceum Media Private Limited #
Crystal Vision Media Private Limited @

C-Square Info-Solutions Private Limited

Dadha Pharma Distribution Private Limited
Den A.F. Communication Private Limited @
Den Aman Entertainment Private Limited @

DEN Ambey Cable Networks Private Limited
Den Ashu Cable Limited @

DEN BCN Suncity Network Limited
Den Bindra Network Private Limited @

Den Broadband Limited

Den Budaun Cable Network Private Limited
Den Citi Channel Limited @
Den Classic Cable TV Services Limited @

350

351

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^  Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

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Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

Relationship

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

DEN Crystal Vision Network Limited @

Den Digital Cable Network Limited

Den Discovery Digital Networks Private Limited
Den Elgee Cable Vision Private Limited @

Den Enjoy Cable Networks Private Limited

Den Enjoy Navaratan Network Private Limited

DEN Enjoy SBNM Cable Network Private Limited

Den F K Cable TV Network Private Limited
DEN Faction Communication System Limited @

Den Fateh Marketing Private Limited
DEN Harsh Mann Cable Network Limited @
Den Jai Ambey Vision Cable Private Limited @

Den Kashi Cable Network Limited
Den Kattakada Telecasting And Cable Services Limited @
DEN Krishna Cable TV Network Limited @

Den Maa Sharda Vision Cable Networks Limited

Den Mahendra Satellite Private Limited

Den Malabar Cable Vision Limited

DEN Malayalam Telenet Private Limited
Den MCN Cable Network Limited @

Den Mod Max Cable Network Private Limited

Den Nashik City Cable Network Private Limited

Den Networks Limited
DEN Patel Entertainment Network Private Limited @

DEN Pawan Cable Network Limited
Den Pradeep Cable Network Limited @
DEN Prayag Cable Networks Limited @

Den Premium Multilink Cable Network Private Limited
Den Prince Network Limited @
Den Radiant Satellite Cable Network Private Limited @

Den Rajkot City Communication Private Limited
Den Sahyog Cable Network Limited @
Den Sariga Communications Limited @

Den Satellite Cable TV Network Limited

Den Saya Channel Network Limited
Den Steel City Cable Network Limited @

DEN STN Television Network Private Limited

Den Supreme Satellite Vision Private Limited

Den Varun Cable Network Limited
Den VM Magic Entertainment Limited @

Den-Manoranjan Satellite Private Limited
Desire Cable Network Limited @
Devine Cable Network Private Limited @
Digital18 Media Limited #
Disk Cable Network Private Limited @

Divya Drishti Den Cable Network Private Limited

Drashti Cable Network Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

Subsidiary

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Sr. 
No.

98

99

Name of the Related Party

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

100 Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

101

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

102 Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

103 Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

104 Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

105 Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

106 Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

107 Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

108 Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

109 Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

120 Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

121

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

122 Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

123 Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Relationship

Subsidiary

125

124 Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited
eDreams Edusoft Private Limited @
e-Eighteen.com Limited #
Ekta Entertainment Network Limited @

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

Elite Cable Network Private Limited

Eminent Cable Network Private Limited
Enercent Technologies Private Limited ^
Fab Den Network Limited @
Faradion Limited ^
Faradion UG^
Foodhall Franchises Limited ^
Fortune (Baroda) Network Private Limited @
Fun Cable Network Private Limited @
Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited ^

Futuristic Media and Entertainment Limited

139 Galaxy Den Media & Entertainment Private Limited
140 Gemini Cable Network Limited @

141

Genesis Colors Limited

142 Genesis La Mode Private Limited

143 GLB Body Care Private Limited

144 GLF Lifestyle Brands Private Limited
145 Glimpse Communications Private Limited @

146 GML India Fashion Private Limited

147 Grab A Grub Services Private Limited

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^  Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

352

353

Notesto the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedCorporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Relationship

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

198

Jio Media Limited

Relationship

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

148 Greycells18 Media Limited #

149 Hamleys (Franchising) Limited

150 Hamleys Asia Limited

151

Hamleys Global Holdings Limited @

152 Hamleys of London Limited

153 Hamleys Toys (Ireland) Limited

154 Hathway Bhawani Cabletel and Datacom Limited
155 Hathway Broadband Limited @

156 Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited

157

Hathway Cnet Limited @

158 Hathway Digital Limited
159 Hathway Digital Saharanpur Cable & Datacom Limited @
160 Hathway Enjoy Cable Network Limited @

Hathway Gwalior Cable & Datacom Limited @

161
162 Hathway Internet Satellite Limited @
163 Hathway JMD Farukhabad Cable Network Limited @

164 Hathway Kokan Crystal Cable Network Limited
165 Hathway Krishna Cable Limited @

166 Hathway Mantra Cable & Datacom Limited

Hathway Media Vision Limited @

167
168 Hathway Mysore Cable Network Limited @

169 Hathway Nashik Cable Network Private Limited

Subsidiary

170

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

183

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

Hathway New Concept Cable & Datacom Limited @
Hathway Software Developers Limited @
Hathway Space Vision Cabletel Limited @
Hathway United Cables Limited @
Ideal Cables Limited @
IndiaCast Media Distribution Private Limited #
IndiaCast UK Limited #
IndiaCast US Limited #

Indiavidual Learning Limited

Indiawin Sports Private Limited
Indradhanush Cable Network Limited @
Infomedia Press Limited #

Intelligent Supply Chain Infrastructure Management Private Limited (Formerly Known as Jio 
Digital Cableco Private Limited) $
Intimi India Private Limited ^
ITV Interactive Media Limited @
Jaisuryas Retail Ventures Private Limited ^
JD International Pte. Ltd. ^
Jhankar Cable Network Limited @
Jio Cable and Broadband Holdings Private Limited $
Jio Content Distribution Holdings Private Limited $
Jio Digital Distribution Holdings Private Limited $

Jio Estonia OÜ
Jio Futuristic Digital Holdings Private Limited $

Jio Haptik Technologies Limited

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

Jio Infrastructure Management Services Limited
Jio Internet Distribution Holdings Private Limited $

Jio Limited

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^  Relationships established during the year.
$  Control by Digital Media Distribution Trust of which Reliance Content Distribution Limited is the sole beneficiary, which is a wholly-

owned subsidiary of the Company.

@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

354

Jio Platforms Limited

199
200 Jio Satellite Communications Limited ^
Jio Space Technology Limited ^

201
202 Jio Television Distribution Holdings Private Limited $

203 Jio Things Limited
204 Just Dial Inc. ^
205 Just Dial Limited ^

206 Kalamboli East Infra Limited

207 Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

208 Kalamboli North Infra Limited

209 Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

210

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

218

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited
Kalanikethan Fashions Private Limited ^
Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited ^

Kishna DEN Cable Networks Private Limited
Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (Formerly known as Reliance Solar Projects Limited) ^
Liberty Media Vision Limited @

Libra Cable Network Limited

219
220 Luvley Limited @

221 M Entertainments Private Limited

222 Mahadev Den Cable Network Limited

223 Mahavir Den Entertainment Private Limited

224 Maitri Cable Network Private Limited

225 Mansion Cable Network Private Limited
226 Marble Cable Network Private Limited @
227 MAS Brands Exports (Private) Limited ^
228 MAS Brands Lanka (Private) Limited ^
229 Media18 Distribution Services Limited #

230 Meerut Cable Network Private Limited

231 Mesindus Ventures Limited (formerly known as Mesindus Ventures Private Limited)

232 Mindex 1 Limited

233 Model Economic Township Limited
234 Moneycontrol.Dot Com India Limited #
235 Mountain Cable Network Limited @
236 Multi Channel Cable Network Limited @
237 Multi Star Cable Network Limited @

238 Multitrack Cable Network Private Limited
239 MYJD Private Limited ^
240 Nectar Entertainment Limited @

241 Netmeds Marketplace Limited
242 Network18 Media & Investments Limited #

243 New Emerging World Of Journalism Limited
244 Nilgiris Stores Limited ^

245 NowFloats Technologies Private Limited

246 Radiant Satellite (India) Private Limited

Subsidiary

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^  Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.
$  Control by Digital Media Distribution Trust of which Reliance Content Distribution Limited is the sole beneficiary, which is a wholly-

owned subsidiary of the Company.

355

Notesto the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedRelationship

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

247 Radisys B.V.

248 Radisys Canada Inc.

249 Radisys Cayman Limited

250 Radisys Convedia (Ireland) Limited

251

Radisys Corporation

252 Radisys GmbH

253 Radisys India Limited (formerly known as Radisys India Private Limited)

254 Radisys International LLC

255 Radisys International Singapore Pte. Ltd.
256 Radisys Poland sp. z o.o @

257 Radisys Spain S.L.U.

258 Radisys Systems Equipment Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.

259 Radisys Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.

260 Radisys UK Limited

RB Holdings Private Limited #
261
262 RB Media Holdings Private Limited #
263 RB Mediasoft Private Limited #

264 RBML Solutions India Limited
265 REC Americas LLC^
266 REC ScanModule Sweden AB^
267 REC Solar (Japan) Co., Ltd.^
268 REC Solar EMEA GmbH^
269 REC Solar France SAS^
270 REC Solar Holdings AS^

REC Solar Norway AS^

271
272 REC Solar Pte. Ltd.^
273 REC Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd.^
274 REC Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.^
275 REC US Holdings, Inc.^

276 Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

277 Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

278 Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited

279 Reliance BP Mobility Limited

280 Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited

281

Reliance Brands Limited

282 Reliance Brands Luxury Fashion Private Limited
283 Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited^

284 Reliance Clothing India Private Limited

285 Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

286 Reliance Comtrade Private Limited

287 Reliance Content Distribution Limited

288 Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

289 Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known as Kanhatech Solutions Limited)

290 Reliance Digital Health USA Inc.

291

Reliance Eagleford Upstream GP LLC

292 Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding LP

293 Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC

294 Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial Private Limited

295 Reliance Ethane Holding Pte Limited

296 Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^  Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

297 Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC

298 Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited

299 Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

300 Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

301
Reliance Global Energy Services Limited
302 Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited^
303 Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited^

304 Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

305 Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC

306 Reliance Innovative Building Solutions Private Limited
307 Reliance International Limited^

308 Reliance Jio Global Resources LLC

309 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

310

Reliance Jio Infocomm Pte. Ltd.

Relationship

Reliance Jio Infocomm UK Limited

Reliance Jio Infocomm USA Inc.

Reliance Jio Media Limited

Reliance Jio Messaging Services Limited

Reliance Lifestyle Products Private Limited

Reliance Marcellus II LLC

311

312

313

314

315

316

317

318

Reliance Marcellus LLC
Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited^
Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited^

319
320 Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited^

Subsidiary

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New Energy Solar Limited)^

321
322 Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited^
323 Reliance New Energy Storage Limited^
324 Reliance New Solar Energy Limited^

Subsidiary

325 Reliance O2C Limited

326 Reliance Payment Solutions Limited

327 Reliance Petro Marketing Limited

328 Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited
329 Reliance Power Electronics Limited^

330 Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

331

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

332 Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited

333 Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited

334 Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited

335 Reliance Retail Finance Limited

336 Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited

337 Reliance Retail Limited

338 Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
339 Reliance Ritu Kumar Private Limited (Formerly known as Ritika Private Limited)^

340 Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

341
Reliance SMSL Limited
342 Reliance Storage Limited^

343 Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

344 Reliance Strategic Investments Limited
345 Reliance Syngas Limited^

346 Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

347 Reliance Vantage Retail Limited

348 Reliance Ventures Limited

349 Reliance-GrandOptical Private Limited

^  Relationships established during the year.

356

357

Notesto the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedRelationship

Subsidiary

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

350 Reverie Language Technologies Limited

351

RIL USA, Inc.

352 Rise Worldwide Limited
353 Ritu Kumar ME (FZE) (Formerly known as Ritu Kumar ME (FZC)) ^
354 Roptonal Limited #

355 Rose Entertainment Private Limited

356 RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
357 RRB Mediasoft Private Limited #

358 Saavn Inc.

359 Saavn LLC

360 Saavn Media Limited

SankhyaSutra Labs Limited

361
362 Sanmati DEN Cable TV Network Private Limited @
363 Sanmati Entertainment Limited @
364 Scrumpalicious Limited @

365

Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited (Formerly known as Shopsense Retail Technologies 
Private Limited)

366 Shree Sidhivinayak Cable Network Limited @

367

Shri Kannan Departmental Store Limited (Formerly known as Shri Kannan Departmental Store 
Private Limited)

368 Silverline Television Network Limited

369 skyTran Inc.

370 skyTran Israel Ltd.

371

Sree Gokulam Starnet Communication Limited @

Srishti Den Networks Limited

372
373 Stoke Park Limited^
374 Strand Life Sciences Private Limited^

375 Surajya Services Limited (Formerly known as Surajya Services Private Limited)

376 Surela Investment and Trading Limited

Tesseract Imaging Limited

377
378 The Hamleys Group Limited @

379 The Indian Film Combine Private Limited
380 Tira Beauty Limited^

Tresara Health Limited (formerly known as Tresara Health Private Limited)

381
382 Trident Entertainment Private Limited @
383 TV18 Broadcast Limited #

384 Ulwe East Infra Limited

385 Ulwe North Infra Limited

386 Ulwe South Infra Limited

387 Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited

388 Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

389 Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

390 Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

391
392 United Cable Network (Digital) Limited @

393

Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Limited (Formerly known as Urban Ladder Home Décor 
Solutions Private Limited)

394 UTN Cable Communications Limited @
395 VasyERP Solutions Private Limited^

396 VBS Digital Distribution Network Limited
397 Viacom 18 Media Private Limited #
398 Viacom 18 Media (UK) Limited #
399 Viacom 18 US Inc. #
# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
^ Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.

358

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

400 Victor Cable TV Network Limited @
401 Vision India Network Limited @

402 Vitalic Health Private Limited
403 Watermark Infratech Private Limited #
404 Web18 Digital Services Limited #
405 Win Cable and Datacom Limited @

406 Digital Media Distribution Trust

407

Independent Media Trust

408 Network18 Media Trust

409 Alok Industries Limited

410

Football Sports Development Limited

411

412

413

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

Jio Payments Bank Limited

Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

414 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

415

416

417

418

419

Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Reliance Europe Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

420 Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

421

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

422 Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

423 Shri Hital R. Meswani

424 Shri P. M. S. Prasad

425 Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil

426 Shri Alok Agarwal

427 Shri Srikanth Venkatachari
428 Shri K. Sethuraman ##

429 Smt. Savithri Parekh

430 Smt. Nita M. Ambani

431 Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation

432 Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani Public Charitable Trust

433 Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

434 Reliance Foundation

435 Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research

436 Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

437 Sir HN Hospital Trust

438 Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotamdas Hospital and Research Centre

439 IPCL Employees Provident Fund Trust

440 Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Units Employees Superannuation Fund

441

RIL Vadodara Unit Employees Gratuity Fund

442 Reliance Employees Provident Fund Bombay

443 Reliance Industries Limited Staff Superannuation Scheme

444 Reliance Industries Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

445 IPCL Employees Gratuity Fund - Baulpur Unit

# Control by Independent Media Trust of which the company is the sole beneficiary.
@ Ceased to be related party during the year.
## Ceased to be related party during the year.

Relationship

Subsidiary

Company / 
Subsidiary 
is a beneficiary

Joint Venture

Associates

Key 
Managerial Personnel

Relative of Key 
Managerial Personnel

Enterprises over 
which Key Managerial 
Personnel are 
able to exercise 
significant influence

Post 
Employment Benefit

359

Notesto the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited(II)  Transactions during the year with Related Parties :

Sr. 
No.

Nature of Transactions (Excluding Reimbursements)

Subsidiaries / 
Beneficiary

Associates / 
Joint 
Ventures

Key 
Managerial 
Personnel / 
Relative

(` in crore)

Others

Total

Sr. 
No.

Nature of Balances

Balances as at 31st March, 2022

Subsidiaries / 
Beneficiary

Associates / 
Joint 
Ventures

Key 
Managerial 
Personnel / 
Relative

(` in crore)

Others

Total

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment and 
Intangible Assets

Purchase / Subscription of Investments

Sale / Redemption of Investments

Loans and Advances, Deposits Given

Loans and Advances, Deposits Returned

Deposit Received / (Refund)

Transfer of Liabilities

Revenue from Operations

Other Income

10

Purchases of Goods / Services

11

Electric Power, Fuel and Water

12 Hire Charges

13

Employee Benefit Expense

14

Payment to Key Managerial Personnel/Relative

15

Sales and Distribution Expenses

16

Rent

17

Professional Fees

18 General Expenses #

19

Travelling Expenses

20 Donations

21

Sale of Business (Through Slump Sale)

22 Payment of Call Money on Equity Shares

Note: Figures in italic represents Previous Year’s amounts.
# Does not include sitting fees of Non- Executive Directors.

3,537

2,478

38,254

79,907

1,950

2,06,355

38,119

1,05,322

61,220

85,479

24

-

-

851

1,22,358

50,792

4,446

4,202

8,793

1,935

88

11

316

485

434

617

-

-

90

6

-

-

141

202

649

615

69

-

-

-

30,490

1,060

-

-

2

4

22

527

-

-

1

-

-

23

-

-

-

-

4,134

1,580

19

23

2,786

1,629

4,517

4,782

113

46

6

-

-

-

2,109

2,023

15

15

11

27

11

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

97

99

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

160

54

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

1

5

4

-

1

-

-

-

-

466

451

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

6

-

-

766

803

-

-

-

-

3,539

2,482

38,276

80,434

1,950

2,06,355

38,120

1,05,322

61,220

85,502

24

-

-

851

1,26,498

52,373

4,470

4,229

11,579

3,565

4,605

4,793

429

531

906

1,068

97

99

2,199

2,029

15

15

152

229

665

630

69

-

766

803

30,490

1,060

162

55

360

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Investments

Trade Receivables

Loans and Advances

Deposits

Other Financial Assets-Current

Trade and Other Payables

Other Non-Current Liabilities

Other Financial Liabilities - Current

Other Current Liabilities

10

Financial Guarantees

11

Performance Guarantees

1,68,223

1,30,845

8,517

1,434

42,112

65,063

12,081

12,180

34,454

1,124

1,542

389

504

504

24

202

4

-

12,293

7,067

1,866

1,939

947

924

705

524

-

-

520

519

-

-

1,128

933

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

110

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Figures in italic represents Previous Year’s amounts. 

(III) Disclosure in Respect of Major Related Party Transactions during the year

Particulars

Relationship

2021-22

1 

Purchase of Property Plant & Equipment and 
Intangible Assets

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance Brands Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Lifestyle Products Private Limited

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

2  Purchase / Subscription of Investments

Alok Industries Limited

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

Jio Payments Bank Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Content Distribution Limited

 Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known as Kanhatech 
Solutions Limited)

Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

1

945

-

2,454

2

93

36

7

1

-

-

22

-

10,010

460

86

-

-

1,69,170

1,31,769

9,222

1,958

42,112

65,063

12,601

12,699

34,454

1,124

2,670

1,322

504

504

24

202

4

-

12,293

7,177

1,866

1,939

(` in crore)

2020-21

1

615

4

1,766

-

83

8

2

3

519

8

-

48,241

-

6

-

7,722

230

361

Notesto the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Particulars

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance International Limited ^

Reliance Marcellus LLC

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) ^

Relationship

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Rise Worldwide Limited

3  Sale / Redemption of Investments

Indiavidual Learning Limited

Indiawin Sports Private Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Radisys Corporation

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Content Distribution Limited

Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC (Refer Note 32 (d))

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC

Reliance Marcellus LLC (Refer Note 32 (d))
Reliance Industries Uruguay Petroquímica S.A. @

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Saavn Media Limited

4 

Loans and Advances, Deposits Given

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) ^

Reliance O2C Limited

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associates

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

5 

Loans and Advances, Deposits Returned

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

^ Relationships established during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the previous year.

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Associates

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

362

2021-22

-

1,207

189

-

5,549

20,000

-

-

753

-

-

25

-

-

-

931

-

-

-

994

-

-

-

-

1

-

2,124

926

-

-

6,292

1,849

10

19,532

-

7,386

-

-

-

-

1,562

160

10,753

215

25

11,421

(` in crore)

2020-21

442

114

-

7,964

-

-

14,000

318

817

52

604

-

1,77,036

539

300

577

7,722

230

442

114

7,964

1

4,000

6,826

-

150

1,341

841

1,020

770

29,063

-

20

61,394

128

8,957

1,638

-

23

11,150

684

-

2,311

182

1,020

27,283

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Particulars

Relationship

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) ^

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

6  Deposit Received

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) ^

Subsidiary

7  Transfer of Liabilities

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Subsidiary

8  Revenue from Operations

Alok Industries Limited

Genesis La Mode Private Limited

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Jio Payments Bank Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

  Model Economic Township Limited

Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

RBML Solutions India Limited

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Limited

Reliance Brands Luxury Fashion Private Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Foundation

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance International Limited^

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance Marcellus LLC

Reliance O2C Limited

Reliance Petro Marketing Limited

Joint Venture

Subsidiary

Associate

Joint Venture

Other

Associate

Joint Venture

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Joint Venture

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Other

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Finance Limited

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

RIL USA, Inc.

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

Viacom 18 Media Private Limited

9  Other Income

e-Eighteen.com Limited

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

^ Relationships established during the year.

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Associate

2021-22

1,849

29,567

-

5,668

-

24

-

(` in crore)

2020-21

-

29,576

238

8,977

4,058

-

851

3,082

1,455

-

11

779

-

257

1

798

1

-

259

2,025

35,977

-

-

11

1

312

5

11

42,381

1,082

406

27,215

2

3

2,519

514

430

-

26

787

-

7,540

3

55

5

15

1

2

4

6

1

107

3

692

-

4

-

1,378

27,414

6

1

10

3

188

-

50

14,164

729

-

-

89

3

112

3,092

273

26

62

619

120

1,758

1

-

5

12

2

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Particulars

Relationship

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

Particulars

Relationship

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

Jio Platforms Limited

Network18 Media & Investments Limited

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Europe Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance International Limited ^

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New 
Energy Solar Limited) ^

Other

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

RIL USA, Inc.

Rise Worldwide Limited

Saavn Media Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

Sir HN Hospital Trust

TV18 Broadcast Limited

10  Purchases Goods / Services

Alok Industries Limited

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance International Limited ^

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance O2C Limited

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

RIL USA, Inc.

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

Sir HN Hospital Trust

^ Relationships established during the year.

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Other

Subsidiary

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Other

364

4

-

1

6

197

257

-

963

53

-

31

13

2

28

1

2

13

27

2,424

-

-

3

404

4

4

3

-

1

6

86

142

1,094

25

2

4

-

336

-

283

22

1,342

1,908

-

4,877

12

18

11

1,417

-

3

280

1

6

149

199

1

1,215

70

1

38

11

2

-

-

-

15

-

1,702

38

26

11

417

-

6

6

1

1

8

51

175

-

5

-

-

1

151

45

406

23

1,085

-

1

221

9

12

4

1,375

1

11  Electric Power, Fuel and Water

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

12  Hire Charges

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

13  Employee Benefits Expense

 Alok Industries Limited

 IPCL employees Provident fund Trust

 Jio Platforms Limited

 Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

 Reliance Employees Provident Fund Bombay

 Reliance Industries Limited Staff superannuation scheme

 Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Units Employees 
superannuation Fund

Associate

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Other *

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Other *

Other *

Other *

 Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

 Reliance Retail Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 Tresara Health Limited (formerly known as Tresara Health 
Private Limited)

14  Payment To Key Managerial Personnel / Relative

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

Shri Hital R. Meswani

Shri P. M. S. Prasad

Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil

Shri Alok Agarwal

Shri Srikanth Venkatachari
Shri K. Sethuraman ##

Smt. Savithri Parekh

Smt. Nita M. Ambani

15  Sales and Distribution Expenses

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Subsidiary

Other

Subsidiary

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

Relative of KMP

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Limited

Rise Worldwide Limited

RIL USA, Inc.

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

16  Rent

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Associate

17  Professional Fees

Jio Platforms Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Digital Health USA Inc.

* Also include employee contribution.
## Ceased to be related party during the year.

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

4,503

4,767

78

14

10

314

2

12

101

 6 

 126 

 73 

 177 

 279 

 19 

 1 

 160 

 19 

 41 

 5 

-

24

24

12

4

12

15

2

2

2

66

75

2

4

1

11

-

1

-

15

11

294

191

4

42

 - 

 132 

 47 

 394 

 286 

 18 

 2 

 145 

 31 

 13 

 - 

-

24

24

12

4

11

17

3

2

2

62

2

-

-

-

3

1

-

2,039

1,961

15

32

59

8

15

21

140

2

365

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Particulars

Reliance Europe Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance Industries Uruguay Petroquímica S.A. @

Relationship

Associate

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

RIL USA, Inc.

18  General Expenses

Alok Industries Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known as Kanhatech 
Solutions Limited)

Reliance Foundation

Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance Industries Uruguay Petroquímica S.A. @

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Subsidiary

Joint Venture

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Other

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Retail Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

Sir HN Hospital Trust

Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

19  Travelling Expense
Stoke Park Limited ^

20  Donations

Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani Public Charitable Trust

Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

Reliance Foundation

Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research

Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

21  Sale of Business (Through Slump Sale)

Reliance BP Mobility Limited
Reliance Syngas Limited ^ (Refer Note 43.1)

22  Payment of Call Money on Equity Shares

Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

Shri Hital R. Meswani

Shri P. M. S. Prasad
Shri Pawan Kumar Kapil [` 33,30,735; (Previous Year ` 11,10,245)]

Shri Alok Agarwal

Shri Srikanth Venkatachari
Shri K. Sethuraman [` 2,77,797; (Previous Year ` 2,77,797)] ##

Subsidiary

Associate

Other

Associate

Subsidiary

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

KMP

Smt. Nita M. Ambani

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Relative of KMP

Associate

^ Relationships established during the year.
## Ceased to be related party during the year.
@ Ceased to be related party during the previous year.

366

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

-

30,490

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

11

2

-

1

-

35

4

1

-

11

1

22

5

4

3

1

28

2

1

1

4

-

424

405

1

5

1

5

-

36

-

170

8

-

2

69

3

101

498

142

22

52

21

20

4

-

9

2

-

52

2

-

-

-

-

1

40

1

163

5

6

2

-

3

49

349

382

20

1,060

-

18

7

7

1

-

3

1

-

17

1

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

(IV) Balances as at 31st March, 2022

Particulars

1 

Loans and Advances

Relationship

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Subsidiary

2  Deposits

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited *

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited *

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited *

Reliance O2C Limited

Associate

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited *

3  Other Financial Assets-Current

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited
Reliance Syngas Limited ^ (Refer note 43.1)

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

Associate

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Subsidiary

4  Other Financial Liabilities

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance 
New Energy Solar Limited) ^

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

5  Financial Guarantees

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Reliance Europe Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Associate

Subsidiary

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Subsidiary

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC
Reliance International Limited ^

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

RIL USA, Inc.

^ Relationships established during the year.
* Fair value of deposit as per Accounting Standard.

34.1 Compensation of Key Managerial Personnel

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

Subsidiary

2,867

3,454

623

395

7,148

20,576

7,049

49

118

51

30

12,000

353

866

30,490

971

2,127

24

-

568

-

-

291

581

3,069

5,072

2,308

404

2,305

13,281

838

420

12,277

30,611

5,331

48

118

160

20

12,000

353

1,124

-

-

-

-

202

683

110

7

-

560

-

3,442

2,358

17

 The compensation of directors and other member of Key Managerial Personnel during the year was as follows:

i

ii

Short-term benefits

Post employment benefits

2021-22

93

2

95

(` in crore)

2020-21

95

2

97

35.1  Disclosure of the Company’s Interest in Oil and Gas Joint Arrangements (Joint Operation):

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Fields in the 
Joint Ventures

Company’s % Interest

2021-22

2020-21

Partners and their Participating Interest (PI)

Country

1

2

3

4

Mid and South Tapti

30%

30%

BG Exploration & Production India Limited - 30%

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - 40% 

NEC - OSN - 97/2

KG - DWN - 98/3

KG-UDWHP-2018/1

66.67%

66.67%

60.00%

66.67%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 33.33% 

66.67%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 33.33% 

60.00%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 40%

India

India

India

India

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35.2 Quantities of Company’s Interest (on gross basis) in proved reserves and proved developed reserves:

Particulars

Oil: 

Opening Balance

Revision of estimates 

Production 

Closing balance

Particulars

Gas: 

Opening Balance

Revision of estimates 

Production 

Closing balance

Proved Reserves in India  
(Million MT *)

Proved Developed Reserves in India 
(Million MT *)

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

3.24 

0.09 

 (0.02)

3.31 

3.24 

 -   

 -   

3.24 

 -   

 0.08 

 (0.02)

 0.06 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 - 

Proved Reserves in India  
(Million M3 *)

Proved Developed Reserves in India 
(Million M3 *) 

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

57,739 

 (3)

 (4,525)

53,211

58,526 

1 

 (788)

57,739

24,277 

 7,643 

 (4,525)

27,395 

9,225 

15,840 

 (788)

24,277 

* 1 cubic meter (M3) = 35.315 cubic feet, 1 cubic feet = 1000 BTU and 1 MT = 7.5 bbl

 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.

35.3  The Government of India (GOI), by its letters dated 2nd May, 2012, 14th November, 2013, 10th July, 2014 and 3rd June, 2016 has 

disallowed certain costs which the Production Sharing Contract (PSC), relating to Block KGDWN-98/3 entitles the Company 
to recover. The Company continues to maintain that the Contractor is entitled to recover all of its costs under the terms of 
the PSC and there are no provisions that entitle the GOI to disallow the recovery of any Contract Cost as defined in the PSC. 
The Company referred the issue to arbitration with GOI for resolution of disputes. The demand from the GOI of $ 165 million 
(` 1,248 crore) being the Company’s share (total demand $ 247 million- ` 1,872 crore) towards additional Profit Petroleum has 
been considered as contingent liability.

   In supersession of Ministry’s Gazette Notification no. 22011/3/2012-ONG.D.V. dated 10th January, 2014, the GOI notified the 
New Domestic natural Gas Pricing Guidelines 2014, 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 customer in Gas pool Account is ` 295 crore (net) as at 
31st March, 2022 is disclosed under Other Non-Current Assets. Revenue has been recognised at the GOI notified prices in 
respect of gas quantities sold from D1D3 field from 1st November, 2014. This amount in the Gas Pool Account has also been 
challenged under cost recovery arbitration and is pending adjudication.

    Tribunal has scheduled further procedural hearing in the matter.

35.4 (a)  GOI sent a notice to the KG D6 Contractor on 4th November, 2016 asking the Contractor to deposit approximately US $1.55 

billion on account of alleged gas migration from ONGC’s blocks. RIL, as Operator, for and on behalf of all constituents 
of the Contractor, initiated arbitration proceedings against the GOI. The Arbitral Tribunal vide its Final Award dated 24th 
July, 2018 upheld Contractor’s claims. GOI filed an Appeal under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, against the Final Award 
of the Arbitral Tribunal on 15th November, 2018 before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court. The Appeal is currently being heard 
before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court.

  (b)  Arbitration was initiated by BG Exploration and Production India Limited and RIL (together the Claimants) against GOI 

on 16th December, 2010 under the PSCs for Panna – Mukta and Tapti blocks due to difference in interpretation of certain 
PSC provisions between Claimants and GOI. The Arbitral Tribunal by majority issued a final partial award (‘2016 FPA’), 
and separately, two dissenting opinions in the matter on 12th October, 2016. Claimants challenged certain parts of the 
2016 FPA before the English Courts, which delivered its judgment on 16th April, 2018 and remitted one of the challenged 
issues back to the Arbitral Tribunal for reconsideration. The Arbitral Tribunal decided in favour of the Claimants in large 
part vide its final partial award dated 1st October, 2018 (‘2018 FPA’). GOI and Claimants filed an appeal before the English 
Commercial Court against this 2018 FPA. The English Commercial Court rejected GOI’s challenges to 2018 FPA and upheld 
Claimants’ challenge in February 2020 and remitted the underlying issue in challenge back to the Arbitration Tribunal 
for determination. On 29th January, 2021 the Tribunal issued a further final partial award on the remitted matter and GOI 
has challenged the same before the English Commercial Court. Claimants have filed an application before the Arbitral 
Tribunal seeking increase in the PSC Cost Recovery Limits and the same is sub-judice. Arbitral Tribunal is yet to schedule 
the final re-computation of accounts phase of the arbitration, which will take place post determination of Claimants’ 
request for increase in cost recovery limit under the PSCs.

  GOI has also filed an execution petition before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court under sections 47 and 49 of the Arbitration 
and Conciliation Act, 1996 and Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 seeking enforcement and execution of the 
2016 FPA, ignoring the judgments of English High Court and the subsequent Tribunal Awards.  The Claimants contend that 
GOI’s Execution Petition is not maintainable. GOI’s Execution Petition is currently sub judice before Delhi High Court.

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

(c)  NTPC had filed a suit for specific performance of a contract for supply of natural gas by RIL before the Hon’ble 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 NTPC’s claim lacks merit and no binding contract for supply of gas was executed between NTPC and RIL.

   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 Company’s legal position in the ongoing arbitration/
litigations. Moreover, the Company considers above demand/disputes as remote.

35.5 Exploration for and Evaluation of Oil and Gas Resources

 The following financial information represents the amounts included in Intangible Assets under Development relating to 
activity associated with the exploration for and evaluation of oil and gas resources.

Particulars

Exploration & Evaluation (E&E) Cost

Exploration Expenditure written off

Other Exploration Cost

Exploration Cost for the year

36.  Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

(I)  Contingent Liabilities

(A) Claims against the Company / disputed liabilities not acknowledged as debts *

(i) 

In respect of Joint Ventures

(ii)  In respect of Others

(B) Guarantees

(i) 

 Guarantees to Banks and Financial Institutions against credit facilities 
extended to third parties and other Guarantees 

- 

In respect of Others

(ii)  Performance Guarantees 

- 

In respect of Others 

(iii)  Outstanding Guarantees furnished to Banks and Financial Institutions including 

in respect of Letters of Credits 

- 

- 

In respect of Joint Ventures 

In respect of Others 

(II) Commitments

(A)

Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and 
not provided for:

(i) 

In respect of Joint Ventures

(ii)  In respect of Others

(B) Other Commitments

(`  in crore) 

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

102 

79 

181 

1 

 -   

1 

(` in crore)

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

1,458 

2,163

12,293 

1,866 

1,580 

4,397

4,395 

1,764 

2,066 

2,202 

7,177 

1,939 

1,391 

3,501 

6,244 

689 

(i)  Other Commitments - Investments

510 

712 

*  The Company has been advised that the demand is likely to be either deleted or substantially reduced and accordingly no provision is 
considered necessary.

(III)   The Income -Tax Assessments of the Company have been completed up to Assessment Year 2018-19. The total demand 

upto AY 2018-19 is ` 1,128 crore as on date. Based on the decisions of the Appellate authorities and the interpretations of other 
relevant provisions of the Income tax Act, 1961, the company has been legally advised that the demand raised is likely to be 
either deleted or substantially reduced and accordingly no provision is considered necessary.

(IV)    On December 16, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a show cause notice (“SCN”) inter alia to 

the Company (RIL) in connection with the trades by RIL in the stock exchanges in 2007 in the shares of Reliance Petroleum 
Limited, then a subsidiary of RIL. Hearings were held before the Whole Time Member (“WTM”) of SEBI in respect of the SCN. By 
an order dated March 24, 2017, the WTM passed the directions: (i) prohibiting inter alia RIL from dealing in equity derivatives 
in the ‘Futures & Options’ segment of stock exchanges, directly or indirectly, for a period of one year from the date of the 
order; and (ii) to RIL to disgorge an amount of  ` 447 crore along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from November 
29, 2007 till the date of payment. In May 2017, RIL and the other noticees filed an appeal before the Securities Appellate 
Tribunal (“SAT”) against this order. SAT, by a majority order (2:1), dismissed the appeal on November 5, 2020 and directed RIL 
to pay the disgorged amount within sixty days from the date of the order. The appeal of RIL and other noticees has been 
admitted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. By its order dated December 17, 2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India 
directed RIL to deposit ` 250 crore in the Investors’ Protection Fund, subject to the final result of the appeal and stayed the 
recovery of the balance, inclusive of interest, pending the appeal. RIL has complied with the order dated December 17, 2020 
of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

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37.  Capital Management

A.1  Reconciliation of fair value measurement of the investment categorised at level 3:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

 The Company adheres to a disciplined Capital Management framework in order to maintain a strong balance sheet. The main objectives 
are as follows:

a)  Maintain AAA rating domestically and investment grade rating internationally.

b)  Manage foreign exchange, interest rates and commodity price risk, and minimise the impact of market volatility on earnings.

c)  Diversify sources of financing and spread the maturity across tenure buckets in order to manage liquidity risk. 

d) 

Leverage optimally in order to maximise shareholder returns.

The Net Gearing Ratio at end of the reporting period was as follows:

Gross Debt

Cash and Marketable Securities *

Net debt (A)

Total Equity (As per Balance Sheet) (B)

Net Gearing (A/B)

(`  in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

1,94,563

1,82,235

12,328

4,71,527

0.03 

2,21,698

1,82,225

39,473

4,74,483

0.08 

*  Cash & Marketable Securities include cash and equivalents of ` 21,714 crore (Previous Year ` 5,573 crore), current investments of ` 78,304 
crore (Previous Year ` 94,665 crore), other marketable securities of ` 82,136 crore (Previous Year ` 42,144 crore) including investments in 
Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited and Summit Digitel Infrastructure Private Limited (Formerly Reliance Jio Infratel Private Limited), Share Call 
money receivable on rights issue ` 81 crore (Previous Year ` 39,843 crore).

38.  Financial Instruments

 A.  Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Carrying
Amount

Level of input used in

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Carrying
Amount

Level of input used in

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

(`  in crore) 

30,874

14,394

21,714

42,112

55,428

-

-

-

-

-

28,098

24,825

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,222

4,159

5,573

65,066

58,933

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Particulars

Financial Assets 

At Amortised Cost 

Investments * 

Trade Receivables 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Loans 

Other Financial Assets 

At FVTPL 

Investments 

At FVTOCI 

Investments 

Particulars

Opening Balance

Addition during the year

Sale/Reduction during the year

Total Gain/(Loss)

Closing Balance

Line item in which gain/(loss) recognised

  As at 31st March, 2022

  As at 31st March, 2021

At FVTPL

At FVTOCI

At FVTPL

At FVTOCI

(` in crore) 

250 

 -  

 -  

 -  

250 

78,272 

232 

94 

330 

78,740 

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income- Items 
that will not be 
reclassified to 
Profit or Loss 

965 

 -  

715 

 -  

250 

77,910 

84 

 -  

278 

78,272 

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income-Items 
that will not be 
reclassified to 
Profit or Loss 

A.2   Sensitivity of level 3 financial instrument’s fair value to changes in significant unobservable inputs used in their 

fair valuation:

Particulars

Valuation  
Technique

Significant Unobservable 
Input

Change in %

(` in crore) 

Sensitivity of the fair value to  
change in input

31st March, 2022

31st March, 2021

Investment 
in OCPS (FVTOCI)

Discounting  
Cash Flow

Discounting rate - 14.51% 
(Previous Year -13.12%)

+0.10%

-0.10%

 (1,547)

 1,573 

 (1,436)

 1,463 

A.3  The below table summarises the fair value of borrowings which are carried at amortised cost:

Particulars

Non-current borrowings (including current maturities)

Level

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

(` in crore)

31st March, 2022

31st March, 2021

 1,03,546 

 79,857 

 3,137 

 1,11,025 

 82,180 

 3,796 

For current borrowings, the carrying amounts approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

 The financial instruments are categorised into three 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;

Other Financial Assets 

1,720 

-

3,023

1,720 

250

-

31,810

2,245 

27,235

-

4,325

2,245 

250 

-

 Level 2: Inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly 
or indirectly; and

Level 3: Inputs based on unobservable market data.

1,80,655

68,724

33,191

78,740

1,45,484

64,944

2,268

78,272 

Valuation Methodology

Other Financial Assets 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 7 

 - 

 7 

 - 

All financial instruments are initially recognised and subsequently re-measured at fair value as described below:

Financial Liabilities 

At Amortised Cost 

Borrowings 

Trade Payables 

Lease Liabilities

Other Financial Liabilities 

At FVTPL 

1,94,563

1,34,005

2,876

31,034

Other Financial Liabilities 

4,951

At FVTOCI 

Other Financial Liabilities 

 450 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4,951

 450 

-

-

-

-

-

2,21,698

86,999

2,985

30,790

3,463 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,463 

-

-

-

-

-

-

* Exclude Group Company investments ` 1,69,170 crore (Previous Year `1,31,769 crore) measured at cost (Refer Note 2.1).

a) 

 The fair value of investment in quoted Equity Shares, Bonds, Government Securities, Treasury Bills, Certificate of Deposit 
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 observable forward 
exchange rates and yield curves at the balance sheet date.

d) 

 The fair value of over-the-counter Foreign Currency Option contracts is determined using the Black Scholes 
valuation model.

e) 

 Commodity derivative contracts are valued using available information in markets and quotations from exchange, 
brokers and price index developers.

f) 

 The fair value for level 3 instruments is valued using inputs based on information about market participants assumptions 
and other data that are available.

g)   The fair value of the remaining financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis.

h) 

 All foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rate at reporting date.

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B.  Financial Risk Management

 The company’s activities expose it to variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Within 
the boundaries of approved Risk Management Policy framework The Company uses derivative instruments to manage the 
volatility of financial markets and minimize the adverse impact on its financial performance.

i)  Market Risk

 Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in 
market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk, such as equity 
price risk and commodity risk.

a)  Foreign Currency Risk

 Foreign currency risk is the risk that the Fair Value or Future Cash Flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of 
changes in foreign currency rates. Exposures can arise on account of the various assets and liabilities which are 
denominated in currencies other than Indian Rupee.

 The following table shows foreign currency exposures in US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen on financial instruments at 
the end of the reporting period. The exposure to all other foreign currencies are not material.

Foreign Currency Exposure

(` in crore)

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Borrowings

Trade and Other Payables

Trade and Other Receivables

Derivatives

USD

1,15,850

1,30,415

(13,639)

EUR

11,993

1,154

(244)

JPY

10,731

-

(13)

USD

96,823

81,227

(3,692)

EUR

12,634

2,528

(110)

JPY

11,555

-

(13)

- 

Forwards & Futures

(54,958)

(12,500)

(10,927)

(55,461)

(13,970)

(11,528)

-  Currency Swap

-  Options

Exposure

-

(2,877)

1,74,791

-

126

529

-

(319)

(528)

2,655

(19,347)

1,02,205

-

(472)

610

-

727

741

 Sensitivity analysis of 1% change in exchange rate at the end of reporting period net of hedges *

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Sensitivity

1% Depreciation in INR

Impact on Equity

Impact on P&L

Total

1% Appreciation in INR

Impact on Equity

Impact on P&L

Total

USD

EUR

JPY

USD

(165)

(114)

(279)

165

114

279

-

(5)

(5)

-

5

5

-

5

5

-

(5)

(5)

(260)

(240)

(500)

260

240

500

EUR

(11)

11

-

11

(11)

-

(` in crore)

JPY

(28)

28

-

28

(28)

-

*  Includes natural hedges arising from foreign currency denominated earnings, for which hedge accounting may be 
implemented.

b)  Interest Rate Risk

 The Company is also exposed to interest rate risk, changes in interest rates will affect future cash flows or the fair 
values of its financial instruments, principally debt. The Company issues debt in a variety of currencies based on 
market opportunities and it uses derivatives to hedge interest rate exposures.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

 The exposure of the company’s borrowings and derivatives to interest rate changes at the end of the reporting period 
are as follows:

Particulars

Borrowings

Interest Rate Exposure

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

Non-Current - Floating (includes Current Maturities)*

Non-Current - Fixed (includes Current Maturities)*
Current #

Total

Derivatives

Foreign Currency Interest Rate Swaps

- Receive Fix

- Pay Fix

Rupees Interest Rate Swaps

- Receive Fix

- Pay Fix

Currency Swaps
- INR to USD Swap ^

86,216

99,978

9,418

1,95,612

5,647

1,516

32,495

14,525

 - 

88,618

1,00,721

33,301

2,22,640

2,924

29,606

7,975

11,475

2,655

* Include ` 1,029 crore (Previous Year ` 793 crore) as Prepaid Finance Charges.
# Include ` 20 crore (Previous Year ` 149 crore) as Commercial Paper Discount.
^ Receive fix in INR and pay floating in USD

Sensitivity analysis of 1% change in Interest rate

Particulars

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Interest rate Sensitivity

(`  in crore) 

Impact on Equity

Impact on P&L

Total Impact

ii)  Commodity Price Risk

Up Move

Down Move

Up Move

Down Move

(187)

 (976)

(1,163)

182

920 

1,102

 (123)

 (665)

 (788)

 123 

665 

 788 

Commodity price risk arises due to fluctuation in prices of crude oil, other feed stock and products. The company has 
a risk management framework aimed at prudently managing the risk arising from the volatility in commodity prices 
and freight costs.

The Company’s 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 as well as Exchange Traded Futures, Options and Swap contracts to hedge its 
commodity and freight exposure.

iii)  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 company’s activities in investments, dealing in derivatives 
and receivables from customers. The Company ensure that sales of products are made to customers with appropriate 
creditworthiness. Investment and other market exposures are managed against counterparty exposure limits. Credit 
information is regularly shared between businesses and finance function, with a framework in place to quickly identify 
and respond to cases of credit deterioration.

The company has a prudent and conservative process for managing its credit risk arising in the course of its business 
activities. Credit risk is actively managed through Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Parent Company Guarantees, 
advance payments and factoring & forfaiting without recourse to the company to avoid concentration of risk. The 
company restricts its fixed income investments to liquid securities carrying high credit rating.

iv)  Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk arises from the Company’s inability to meet its cash flow commitments on the due date. The company 
maintains sufficient stock of cash, marketable securities and committed credit facilities. The company accesses global 
and local 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 company’s cash flow position and ensures that the company is able to meet its financial obligation at all times 
including contingencies.

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The company’s 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 a range of short-dated, secure and liquid instruments including short-term bank 
deposits, money market funds, reverse repos and similar instruments. The portfolio of these investments is diversified to 
avoid concentration risk in any one instrument or counterparty.

Particulars ^

Borrowings
Non-Current *@
Current #$

Total

Lease Liabilities (Gross)

Derivative Liabilities

Forwards

Options

Interest Rate Swaps

Total

Maturity Profile as at 31st March, 2022

Below 3 
Months

3-6 Months

6-12 
Months

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

Above 5 
Years

Total

(` in crore)

2,169

9,328

11,497

85

3,033 

151 

 - 

3,184

6,416

90

6,506

79

601 

2 

 - 

603

9,517

74,969

32,724

60,399

1,86,194

 - 

9,517

148

677 

20 

4 

701

 - 

 - 

 - 

9,418

74,969

32,724

60,399

1,95,612

552

552

4,577

5,993

390 

 - 

43 

433

 - 

 - 

30 

30

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

4,701

173

77

4,951

^ Does not include Trade Payables (Current) ` 1,34,005 crore.
* Include ` 1,029 crore as Prepaid Financial Charges.
@ Does not include interest thereon (For Interest rate refer Note 16.2).
# Include ` 20 crore of Commercial Paper Discount.
$ Interest rate on current borrowings ranges from 2.5% to 8.6%.

Particulars ^

Borrowings
Non-Current *@
Current #$

Total

Lease Liabilities (Gross)

Derivative Liabilities

Forwards

Options

Interest Rate Swaps

Total

Maturity Profile as at 31st March, 2021

Below 3 
Months 

3-6 Months 

6-12 
Months 

1-3 Years 

3-5 Years 

Above 5 
Years 

Total 

(` in crore)

3,048

30,638

33,686

88

4,606

2,663

7,269

88

20,447

65,641

61,593

34,004

1,89,339

-

-

-

-

33,301

20,447

65,641

61,593

34,004

2,22,640

175

587

552

4,853

6,343

1,476 

349 

178 

10 

-

1 

1,664

350

176 

33

22 

231

1,097 

-

45 

1,142

-

-

76 

76

-

-

-

 -  

3,098

211

154

3,463

^ Does not include Trade Payables (Current) ` 86,999 crore.
* Include ` 793 crore as Prepaid Financial Charges.
@ Does not include interest thereon.
# Include ` 149 crore as Commercial Paper Discount.
$ Interest rate on current borrowings ranges from 3.4% to 8.6%.

C.  Hedge Accounting

The Company’s business objective includes safe-guarding its earnings against adverse price movements of crude oil 
and other feedstock, refined products, freight costs as well as foreign exchange and interest rates. The Company 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, over-the-counter swaps, forwards and options as well as non-derivative instruments to achieve 
this objective.

There is an economic relationship between the hedged items and the hedging instruments. The Company has established a 
hedge ratio of 1:1 for the hedging relationships. To test the hedge effectiveness, the Company uses the hypothetical derivative 
method and Dollar offset method.

The hedge ineffectiveness can arise from:

-  Differences in the timing of the cash flows.

-  Different indexes (and accordingly different curves).

-  The counterparties’ credit risk differently impacting the fair value movements.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

The table below shows the position of hedging instruments and hedged items as on the balance sheet date:

Disclosure of effects of hedge accounting

A.  Fair Value Hedge

Hedging Instrument

Nominal 
Value

Quantity 
(Kbbl)

Carrying Amount

Assets

Liabilities

Changes in 
Fair Value

Hedge Maturity

(` in crore)

Line Item in  
Balance Sheet

Particulars

As on 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Derivative Contracts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity Price Risk

Derivative Contracts

33,663 

1,58,884 

1,274 

2,114 

(1,094)

April 2022 to  
December 
2023

Other Financial 
Assets / Liabilities

As on 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

Derivative Contracts

2,557

-

-

86

 (72)

April 2021 to  
May 2021

Other Financial  
Liabilities

Commodity Price Risk

Derivative Contracts

30,478 3,85,566

1,524 

597 

 20 

April 2021 to  
December 2023

Other Financial 
Assets / Liabilities

Hedged Items

Particulars

As on 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Import Firm Commitments

Commodity Price Risk

Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight 

Firm Commitments for sale of products 

Inventories

As on 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

Import Firm Commitments

Commodity Price Risk

Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight

Firm Commitments for sale of products

Inventories

Carrying Amount

Assets

Liabilities

Changes in  
Fair Value

Line Item in  
Balance Sheet

(` in crore)

-

-

2,114 

3807

86

 -   

 -   

 2,136 

-

-

1,010 

 (943)

Other Current 
Assets / Liabilities 

-

-

-

306

1,218 

 -   

2,301  Other Current Assets

 (264)

Inventories 

72

Other 
Financial Assets

 (656)

Other Current 
Assets / Liabilities 

 (446) Other Current Assets

 1,082 

Inventories 

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B.  Cash Flow Hedge 

Hedging Instruments

Particulars

As on 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk 

Foreign Currency Risk 
Component - Trade Payables

Foreign Currency Risk 
Component-Borrowings

Interest Rate Risk

Interest Rate Swaps

As on 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk 

Foreign Currency Risk 
Component - Trade Payables

Foreign Currency Risk 
Component-Borrowings

Interest Rate Risk

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

40.  Details of loans given, investments made and guarantee given covered u/s 186 (4) of the Companies Act, 2013.

(`  in crore) 

 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, 2022

Nominal 
Value 

Carrying amount 

Assets 

Liabilities 

Changes in 
Fair Value

Hedge Maturity

Line Item in Balance 
Sheet 

22,301

-

22,738

 (437)

1,20,017

-

1,23,697

 (3,685)

1st April, 2022 to 
31st March, 2025
30th September, 
2022 to 
30th September,  
2033

Trade Payables

Non-Current 
Liabilities-Financial 
Liabilities-Borrowings

Sr. 
No. 

1

2

3

4

Particulars 

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC 

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited 

RIL USA, Inc. 

All the above Corporate Guarantees have been given for business purpose.

-

-

-

-

-

 -   

-

 -   

 - 

7,218

 - 

-

 - 

 -   

7,311

 256 

June 2022

Non-Current 
Liabilities-Financial 
Liabilities-Borrowings

Interest Rate Swaps

33,590

82

-

 141 

April 2021 to  
March 2025

Other 
Financial Assets

Hedged Items

Particulars

As on 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Nominal Value

Changes in Fair 
Value

Hedge Reserve

(` in crore)

Line Item in  
Balance Sheet

41.  Ratio Analysis:

Sr. No. Particulars

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Current Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio
Debt Service Coverage Ratioa

Return on Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratiob

Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio
Trade Payables Turnover Ratioc
Net Capital Turnover Ratiod
Net Profit Margine
Return on Capital Employedf

Return on Investment

a) Debt Service Coverage Ratio increased due to lower finance cost and principal repayments of loans during the year.

b) Inventory Turnover Ratio increased primarily due to higher feedstock price.

c) Trade Payables Turnover Ratio increased primarily due to increase in crude prices during the year.

Highly Probable Forecasted Exports

1,42,318

4,122

 (4,810)

Other Equity

d) Net Capital Turnover Ratio decreased primarily due to increase in inventory & trade receivables and reduction of current liabilities.

Interest Rate Risk

Borrowings

As on 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

e)  Net Profit Margin (after exceptional item) decreased primarily due to higher tax expenses and base effect.

f)  Return on Capital Employed increased due to higher operating profit and transfer of gasification undertaking.

Highly Probable Forecasted Exports

7,218

 (256)

 (3,059)

Other Equity

Interest Rate Risk

Borrowings

C.  Movement in Cash Flow Hedge

Sr. 
No.

Particulars

1

2

3

4

At the beginning of the year

Gain/ (loss) recognised in other comprehensive 
income during the year.

Amount reclassified to Profit and Loss 
during the year

At the end of the year

33,590

 (141)

 (97)

Other Equity

2021-22

 (3,156)

(4,334)

2,835

(` in crore)

2020-21

Line Item in Balance Sheet / 
Statement of Profit and Loss

 (5,883)

 914 

1,813

Items that will 
be reclassified 
to Profit & Loss

Value of Sale

(4,655)

 (3,156)

Other 
Comprehensive Income

39.   As per Ind AS 108- “Operating Segment”, segment information has been provided under the Notes to Consolidated 

Financial Statements.

376

377

(`  in crore) 

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

 7 

 1,222 

 2,365 

 663 

7

1,199

2,418

640

2021-22

2020-21

% Changes

 1.11 

 0.41 

 1.22 

9.8%

 16.71 

 50.28 

 3.40 

 21.78 

8.4%

14.9%

7.5%

 1.04 

 0.47 

 0.38 

8.9%

 10.89 

 47.92 

 2.61 

 31.23 

11.5%

10.1%

9.0%

6.7

(12.8)

221.1

 10.1 

53.4

 4.9 

30.3

(30.3)

(27.0)

47.5

 (16.7)

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Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Standalone

41.1 Formula for computation of ratios are as follows:

44. Other Statutory Information

Sr. No. Particulars

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Current Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debt Service Coverage Ratio

Return on Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Trade Receivables Turnover Ratio

Trade Payables Turnover Ratio

Net Capital Turnover Ratio

Net Profit Ratio

10

Return on Capital Employed

11

Return on Investment

Formula

Current Assets

Current Liabilities

Total Debt

Total Equity

Earnings before Interest, Tax and Exceptional Items

Interest Expense + Principal Repayments made during the year for 
long term loans

Profit After Tax

Average Net Worth

Cost of Goods Sold (Cost of Material Consumed + Purchases + 
Changes in Inventory + Manufacturing Expenses)

Average Inventories of Finished Goods, Stock-in-Process 
and Stock-in-Trade

Value of Sales & Services

Average Trade Receivables

Cost of Materials Consumed (after adjustment of RM Inventory) + 
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade + Other Expenses

Average Trade Payables

Value of Sales & Services

Working Capital (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

Profit After Tax (after exceptional items)

Value of Sales & Services

Net Profit After Tax + Deferred Tax Expense/(Income) + Finance 
Cost (-) Other Income

Average Capital Employed **

Other Income (Excluding Dividend)

Average Cash, Cash Equivalents & Other Marketable Securities

(i)  Balances outstanding with Nature of transaction with struck off companies as per section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 :

Sr. 
No.

Name of struck off Company

1

YSR Films Private Limited [` 43,92,000]

Nature of transactions 
with struck-off 
Company

Balance
outstanding  
(` in crore)

Relationship with
the Struck off 
company

Trade Payables *

-

NA

* Outstanding balances is on account of non compliance by vendor as per contract.

(ii)   The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other persons or entities, including foreign entities 

(Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:

(a)   Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the 

company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or

(b)  Provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii)  The Company has not received any fund from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the 

understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:

(a)   Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the 

Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or

(b)  Provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iv)  The Company does not have any transaction which is  not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or 

disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income-tax Act, 1961.

45. Events after the Reporting Period

  The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of ` 8 per fully paid up equity share of ` 10/- each for the 
financial year 2021-22.

46.  The figures for the corresponding previous year have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary, to make 

them comparable.

47.  Approval of Financial Statements

The financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on May 06, 2022.

**  Capital employed includes Equity, Borrowings, Deferred Tax Liabilities, Creditor for Capital Expenditure and reduced by Investments, 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Capital Work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets under Development.

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

42. Details of Research and Development Expenditure 

Sr. No. Particulars

Capital

Revenue

a)

b)

Total

43. Significant Arrangements

2021-22

1,487

1,121 

2,608

(` in crore)

2020-21

1,412 

1,160 

2,572

43.1 Scheme of arrangement between the Company and Reliance Syngas Limited (wholly–owned subsidiary):

 Pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement between the Company and its shareholders & creditors and Reliance Syngas 
Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and its shareholders & creditors (the Scheme), approved by the 
Hon’ble by National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai bench and Ahmedabad bench, vide their orders dated March 30, 2022, 
the Company has transferred its gasification undertaking (Part of Oil to Chemicals Segment) to Reliance Syngas Limited, as 
a going concern on a slump sale basis, at carrying value as appearing in the books of the Company on the appointed date 
i.e. March 31, 2022, for a consideration of ` 30,490 crore.

43.2 Scheme of arrangement between the Company and Reliance O2C Limited (wholly–owned subsidiary) :

 During the year, the Company has withdrawn the petition pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking 
sanction of the scheme for transfer of O2C undertaking of the Company to Reliance O2C Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary 
of the Company.

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Chartered Accountants
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Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
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Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

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Consolidated

To the Members of Reliance Industries Limited

Report on the Audit of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying Consolidated 
Financial Statements of Reliance Industries Limited which 
includes the joint operations (hereinafter referred to as 
“the Holding Company”), its subsidiaries (the Holding 
Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as 
“the Group”) its associates and joint ventures comprising 
of the consolidated Balance sheet as at March 31 2022, 
the consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss, including 
other comprehensive income, the consolidated Cash 
Flow Statement and the consolidated Statement of 
Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements, including a summary 
of significant accounting policies and other explanatory 
information (hereinafter referred to as “the Consolidated 
Financial Statements”).

In our opinion and to the best of our information and 
according to the explanations given to us and based on 
the consideration of reports of other auditors on separate 
financial statements and on the other financial information 
of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, the 
aforesaid Consolidated Financial Statements give the 
information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as 
amended (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give 
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting 
principles generally accepted in India, of the consolidated 
state of affairs of the Group, its associates and joint 
ventures as at March 31, 2022, their consolidated profit 
including other comprehensive income, their consolidated 
cash flows and the consolidated statement of changes in 
equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements in accordance with the Standards on 
Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the 

Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further 
described in the ‘Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit 
of the Consolidated Financial Statements’ section of our 
report. We are independent of the Group, associates, joint 
ventures in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by 
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with 
the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of 
the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and 
the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical 
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements 
and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence 
we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to 
provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional 
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year 
ended March 31, 2022. These matters were addressed 
in the context of our audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, 
and we do not provide a separate opinion on these 
matters. For each matter below, our description of how our 
audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matters described below to be 
the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. 
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the 
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements section of our report, including in 
relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included 
the performance of procedures designed to respond 
to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement 
of the Consolidated Financial Statements. The results of 
audit procedures performed by us and by other auditors 
of components not audited by us, as reported by them in 
their audit reports furnished to us by the management, 
including those procedures performed to address the 
matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on 
the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Capitalisation and useful life of tangible and intangible assets

Significant judgment and estimates are involved with respect 
to the following matters of tangible and intangibles assets:-

a) 

 Our audit procedures included and were not limited to 
the following:-

•  Assessed the design and operating effectiveness of the 
controls with respect to capital expenditure incurred on 
various projects included in capital work in progress, 
intangible assets under development.

a) 

 During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Holding 
Company has incurred capital expenditure on various 
projects included in capital work in progress and intangible 
assets under development. Further, items of property, 
plant and equipment that are ready for its intended use as 
determined by the management have been capitalised. 
Judgement is involved to determine that the aforesaid 
capitalisation meet the recognition requirement under 
Ind AS including determination of whether the criteria for 
intended use of the management has been met.

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Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

 Re-assessment of estimated useful lives by the Holding 
Company used for determination of depreciation of 
tangible assets, amortisation of intangible assets and 
recoverability of their carrying values involves assumptions 
used for such technical assessment, consideration of 
historical experience and anticipated future risks.

 Estimates of oil and gas reserves are used to calculate 
depletion charges for the Holding Company's oil and gas 
assets and also have a direct impact on the assessment 
of the recoverability of their carrying values. Factors such 
as the availability of geological and engineering data, 
reservoir performance data, acquisition and divestment 
activity, drilling of new wells and commodity prices impacts 
the determination of the Holding Company's estimates of 
oil and natural gas reserves.

 The auditors in the Combined Financial Statements of Shale 
Gas Entities (USA) of Reliance Industries Limited have also 
reported a key audit matter on the estimates of oil and gas 
reserves topic.

 The auditors of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited ('RJIL'), a 
subsidiary of the Holding Company, have reported a key 
audit matter on amortization / depreciation of spectrum 
costs and related tangible assets as it is a material 
item on the balance sheet of the subsidiary in value 
terms. Spectrum costs and the related tangible assets 
are amortised/depreciated to appropriately reflect the 
expected pattern of consumption of expected future 
economic benefits from continued use of the said assets. 
Determination of rate of amortisation/ depreciation in 
order to ensure compliance with the applicable Accounting 
Standards involve significant estimates and judgement 
and use of technology. Accordingly, it has been considered 
as a key audit matter.

b) 

c) 

d) 

 The auditors of Jio Platform Limited ('JPL'), a subsidiary of 
the Holding Company have reported capitalization under 
Intangible Assets under Development as key audit matter 
as significant judgement is involved in identification of 
expenses that are directly attributable and reasonably 
allocable to development of intangible assets and timing 
of capitalization. Accordingly, it has been considered as a 
key audit matter.

Accordingly, the above matters relating to tangible and 
intangible assets have been considered as a key audit matter.

Refer Note B.3 (c), B.3 (e) and Note C (a) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

•  Assessed the nature of the additions made to property, 
plant and equipment, intangible assets, capital work-in-
progress and intangible asset under development on a 
test check basis to test whether they meet the recognition 
criteria as set out in Ind AS 16 – Property, Plant and 
Equipment and Ind AS 38 – Intangible Assets, including 
intended use of management.

•  Reviewed the management re-assessment of estimated 

useful lives of tangible assets, intangible assets and 
recoverability of their carrying values with respect to 
anticipated future risks.

•  Performed walk-through of the estimation process 
associated with the oil and gas reserves. Further, 
assessed the valuation methodology, including 
assumptions around the key drivers of the cash flow 
forecasts including future oil and gas prices, estimated 
reserves, discount rates used, etc. by engaging 
valuation experts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of the Holding 
Company’s specialists involved in estimating oil & gas 
reserves and valuation specialists engaged by us.

•  Assessed whether the updated oil and gas reserve 
estimates were included in the Holding Company’s, 
accounting for amortisation / depletion and disclosures 
of proved reserves and proved developed reserves in the 
financial statements.

•  Reviewed the disclosure made by the Holding Company 

in the financial statements.

b) 

 In respect of the key audit matter reported by the auditors 
in the Combined Financial Statements of Shale Gas Entities 
(USA) of Reliance Industries Limited, we performed inquiry 
of the audit procedures performed by them to address the 
key audit matter. As reported by the subsidiary auditor, the 
following procedures have been performed by them: -

•  Performed procedures in relation to the approach used; 
test of controls performed with regard to data input 
into the system for calculation of oil and gas reserves 
including the testing of IT controls and information 
provided by the entity (IPE) on the IT application used 
for reserve and well data management; competence 
of the internal experts used by the management for 
estimating the oil and gas reserve and future net 
income as at the year end; calculation of the depletion 
charge and future net income using audited oil and 
gas reserves and assessed of the discount rate used by 
the subsidiary for calculating the future net income for 
impairment calculation.

c) 

 In respect of the key audit matter reported by the auditors 
of RJIL, we performed inquiry of the audit procedures 
performed by them to address the key audit matter. As 
reported by the subsidiary auditor, the following procedures 
have been performed by them:-

•  Testing controls over determination of expected 

economic benefits from the use of relevant assets 
and monitoring actual consumption thereof to true-
up the expected pattern of consumption during an 
accounting period;

•  Involved internal telecom and information technology 

specialists to validate the expected pattern of 
consumption of the economic benefits emanating from 
the use of the relevant assets and the IT environment over 
the relevant application systems used in monitoring of 
actual consumption thereof;

•  Substantive testing procedures including, verifying the 

mathematical accuracy of computation of amortisation/
depreciation charge for the year.

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How our audit addressed the key audit matter

d) 

 In respect of the key audit matter reported by the auditors 
of JPL, we performed inquiry of the audit procedures 
performed by them to address the key audit matter. As 
informed by the subsidiary auditor, the following procedures 
have been performed by them

•  Obtain understanding and evaluated the design and 
operating effectiveness of controls over identification 
of such costs and criterion for capitalisation of such 
intangible asset in compliance with Ind AS 38.

•  For the samples selected, verify the appropriateness of 

expenses capitalised.

•  Test the source documentation to determine whether 
the expenditure is of capital nature and has been 
appropriately approved and segregated into appropriate 
categories. Review operating expenses to determine 
appropriateness of accounting and criterion for 
capitalisation determined by the management including 
monitoring thereof for timing of capitalization.

•  Review the management’s assessment of the ability of 
intangible asset to generate future economic benefits 
with respect to expenses capitalised during the period.

Our audit procedures included and were not limited 
to the following:

•  Assessed the management’s position through discussions 
with the in-house legal expert and external legal opinions 
obtained by the Holding Company (where considered 
necessary) on both, the probability of success in the 
aforesaid cases, and the magnitude of any potential loss.

•  Discussed with the management on the development in 
these litigations during the year ended March 31, 2022.

•  Rolled out of enquiry letters to the Holding Company’s legal 
counsel and assessed the responses received by engaging 
our internal legal experts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of the Holding 

Company’s legal counsel involved in the process and legal 
experts engaged by us.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made by the Holding Company in 

the financial statements.

•  Obtained representation letter from the management on the 

assessment of these matters.

Litigation matters

The Holding Company has certain significant ongoing legal 
proceedings for various complex matters with the Government 
of India and other parties, continuing from earlier years, 
which are as under:

1.  Matters in relation to Oil and Gas:

(a)   Disallowance of certain costs under the production 

sharing contract, relating to Block KG-DWN-98/3 and 
consequent deposit of differential revenue on gas sales 
from D1D3 field to the gas pool account maintained by 
Gail (India) Limited. Refer Note 34.3 of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

(b)   Claim against the Holding Company in respect of 

gas said to have migrated from neighbouring blocks 
(KGD6). Refer Note 34.4 (a) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

(c)   Claims relating to limits of cost recovery, profit sharing 
and audit and accounting provisions of the public 
sector corporations etc., arising under two production 
sharing contracts entered into in 1994. Refer Note 
34.4 (b) of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(d)   Suit for specific performance of a contract for 

supply of natural gas before the Hon’ble Bombay 
High Court. Refer Note 34.4 (c) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

2. 

 Matter relating to trading in shares of Reliance Petroleum 
Limited (‘RPL’):

 Special Appellate Tribunal judgement dated November 
5,2020, dismissing Company’s appeal made in relation to 
order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India 
(‘SEBI’) under Section 11B of the SEBI Act, 1992 in connection 
with trades by Company in the stock exchanges in 2007 in 
the shares of Reliance Petroleum Limited, then subsidiary 
of the Company. Refer Note 35.III of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

 Due to complexity involved in these litigation matters, 
management’s judgement regarding recognition, 
measurement and disclosure of provisions for these legal 
proceedings is inherently uncertain and might change over 
time as the outcomes of the legal cases are determined.

 Accordingly, it has been considered as a key audit matter.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Key audit matters

Fair Valuation of Investments

As at March 31, 2022, the Holding Company has investments 
of ` 78,144 crore in the Equity and Preference Shares of Jio 
Digital Fiber Private Limited (‘JDFPL’) which are measured at fair 
value as per Ind AS 109 read with Ind AS 113. Refer Note 2 of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

These investments are Level 3 investments as per the fair value 
hierarchy in Ind AS 113 and accordingly determination of fair 
value is based on a high degree of judgement and input from 
data that is not directly observable in the market. Further, the 
fair value is significantly influenced by the expected pattern 
of future benefits of the tangible assets of JDFPL (fiber assets). 
Refer Note 37A of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accordingly, the same has been considered as a 
key audit matter.

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Our audit procedures included and were not limited 
to the following:

•  Reviewed the fair valuation reports provided by the 

management by involvement of internal specialist / external 
valuation experts.

•  We assessed the assumptions around the cash flow forecasts 

including discount rates, expected growth rates and its 
effect on business and terminal growth rates used through 
involvement of the internal experts.

•  We also involved internal experts to assess the Holding 
Company’s valuation methodology and assumptions, 
applied in determining the fair value.

•  We discussed potential changes in key drivers as compared 
to previous year / actual performance with management 
to evaluate the inputs and assumptions used in the cash 
flow forecasts.

•  Assessed the objectivity and competence of our internal 

expert and Holding Company’s internal/external specialist 
involved in the process.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made by the Holding Company in 

the financial statement.

Impairment of assets of subsidiaries of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holding Limited

The auditor of Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings 
Limited, (‘RIIHL’), subsidiary of the Holding Company, has 
reported a key audit matter on impairment of investment and 
loans given to subsidiaries as the recoverability assessment 
involves significant management judgement and estimates. 
Though these investments and loans are eliminated at the 
consolidated level, the assets of the RIIHL subsidiaries are 
included on a line-by-line basis in the Consolidated Financial 
Statements. Refer Note B.3 (j) of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for accounting policy regarding impairment of 
financial assets. Accordingly, the impairment of these assets is 
considered to be a key audit matter.

Our audit procedures included and were not limited 
to the following:

•  Obtained and read the financial statements of RIIHL and its 
subsidiaries to identify whether any impairment has been 
recorded in the current year.

•  In respect of the key audit matter reported to us by the 

auditor of RIIHL, we performed inquiry of the audit procedures 
performed by them to address the key audit matter. As 
reported to us by the subsidiary auditor, the following 
procedures have been performed by them for material 
subsidiaries: -

Revenue Recognition

a) 

 The auditors of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (‘RJIL’), 
subsidiary of the Holding Company, have reported revenue 
recognition as a key audit matter due to the high volume 
of the transactions, high degree of IT systems involvement 
and considering that accounting for certain revenue 
streams and tariff schemes involve exercise of judgements 
and estimates regarding application of the revenue 
recognition accounting standards.

 - Assessment of the net worth of RIIHL subsidiaries/

associates on the basis of latest available 
financial statements.

 - Assessment of the methodologies applied to ascertain 
the fair value or as the case may be, value in use of the 
assets of the subsidiaries/associates, where the net 
worth was negative.

 - Assessment of the input data and key assumptions 

used to determine the fair value of ‘subsidiaries’ assets, 
cash flow estimates including sensitivity analysis of key 
assumptions used.

Our audit procedures included the following:

•  Obtained and read the financial statements of RJIL and 
RRVL Group to identify whether the revenue recognition 
policies are included in the Consolidated Financial 
Statements of the Group.

•  In respect of the key audit matter reported by the auditors of 

RJIL, we performed inquiry of the audit procedures performed 
by them to address the key audit matter. As reported by 
the subsidiary auditor, the following procedures have been 
performed by them:-

 - Involvement of internal IT specialists and testing of the 
IT environment inter alia for access controls, change 
management and application specific controls over 
the subsidiary company’s billing and other relevant 
support systems;

 - Evaluation and testing of the design and operating 

effectiveness of the relevant business process controls, 
inter-alia controls over the capture, measurement and 
authorisation of revenue transactions;

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How our audit addressed the key audit matter

b) 

c) 

 The auditors of Consolidated Financial Statements 
of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (‘RRVL Group’), a 
subsidiary of the Holding Company, have reported revenue 
recognition as a key audit matter. RRVL Group trades in 
various consumption baskets on a principal basis with 
high volume of transactions and recognises full value of 
consideration on transfer of control of traded goods to the 
customers which most of the time coincides with collection 
of cash or cash equivalent from customers. Reconciliation 
of mode of payments with revenue recognised is identified 
as a key audit matter by their auditors. Further, RRVL Group 
renders various services on principal basis and recognises 
revenue at a point in time when the customer consumes 
the services rendered. Testing of whether the performance 
obligation is satisfied for such services is identified as a key 
audit matter by their auditors.

 Further, Reliance BP Mobility Limited (‘RBML’), a subsidiary of 
the Holding Company, engages in selling of transportation 
fuels and lubricants from retail outlets. The Company 
recognises revenue on transfer of control of traded goods 
to the customers and revenue transactions which most 
of the times coincide with collection of cash or cash 
equivalents from the customer. Each retail outlets records 
and recognises revenue through the use of technology 
which involves multiple IT platforms, especially related 
to cash sales. Accordingly, this has been considered as 
key audit matter. Refer Note B.3 (q) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

Sale of Eagleford Shale Assets

The auditors in the Combined Financial Statements of Shale 
Gas Entities (USA) of Reliance Industries Limited have reported 
the following Key Audit Matter.

On November 05, 2021, Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding 
LLP, subsidiary of the Holding Company, signed a purchase 
and sale agreement with Ensign Operating III, LLC for sale of its 
entire working interest in the Eagleford shale assets, resulting in 
a gain of ` 2,872 crore which has been disclosed as exceptional 
item in the financial statements. This gain has been computed 
by adjusting the initial consideration with transaction costs, 
receivables & payables, reversal of provision for future 
commitment fees & provision for decommissioning expenses, 
related accumulated depletion and impairment against the 
cost of these assets. Refer Note 31 (a) of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

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 - Testing collections and, the reconciliation between revenue 
per the billing system and the financial records and testing 
supporting documentation for manual journal entries 
posted in revenue;

 - Validation of significant judgements and estimates 

exercised by the management regarding the application of 
revenue recognition accounting standard with respect to 
certain revenue streams and tariff schemes, in accordance 
with Ind AS 115.

•  In respect of the key audit matter reported to us by the 

auditors of RRVL Group, we performed inquiry of the audit 
procedure performed by them to address the key audit 
matter. As reported to us by the subsidiary auditor, the 
following procedure have been performed by them: -

 - Evaluation of the design and testing of the operating 

effectiveness of internal controls (including test of details 
on representative sampling basis) relating to reconciliation 
of consideration with store sales by selection of samples 
from different stores and dates throughout the period of 
audit and reperformance of the reconciliation between 
store sales and the mode of payment collection report.

 - Evaluation of the design and testing of the operating 

effectiveness of internal controls (including test of details 
on representative sampling basis) relating to recognition 
of revenue from rendering of services for ensuring 
revenue recognition at a point in time by way of customer 
acknowledgement of the consumption of such services 
and receipt of consideration.

•  In respect of the key audit matter reported to us by the 

auditors of RBML, we performed inquiry of the audit procedure 
performed by them to address the key audit matter. As 
reported to us by the subsidiary auditor, the following 
procedure have been performed by them: -

 - Evaluation of the design and operating effectiveness of 
controls over the capture and measurement of revenue 
transactions, including evaluating the relevant IT systems;

 - Examination of the process and controls over the capture 

and assessment of the timing of revenue recognition for the 
products, as well as performed testing on a sample basis to 
support evidence;

 - Testing of a selection of Information Technology General 

Controls (ITGCs) supporting the integrity of the billing and 
cash collection systems’ operation, including access, 
operations and change management controls;

 - Reviewed that the control on reconciliation was operating 

effectively by selecting samples from different retail outlets 
and dates throughout the period of audit.

 - Observation of physical cash count at retail outlets on a 

sample basis and also tested the reconciliation with books.

 - Examination of the reconciliation between retail outlet sales 

and Mode of Payment collection report.

In respect of the key audit matter reported to us by the auditors 
of Combined Financial Statements of Shale Gas Entities (USA), 
we performed inquiry of the audit procedure performed by 
them to address the key audit matter. As reported to us by 
the subsidiary auditor, the following procedure have been 
performed by them:-

•  Obtained and read the purchase and sale agreement 

between Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding LLP and Ensign 
Operating III, LLC.

•  Examined the calculation of the gain recognized in the 

financial statements in accordance with Ind AS. In doing 
so, evaluated and assessed the the reversal of obligation 
towards onerous contracts.

•  Reviewed the disclosures made in the Financial Statements.

IT systems and controls over financial reporting

We identified IT systems and controls over financial reporting 
as a key audit matter for the Holding Company because its 
financial accounting and reporting systems are fundamentally 
reliant on IT systems and IT controls to process significant 
transaction volumes, specifically with respect to revenue and 
raw material consumption. Also, due to such large transaction 
volumes and the increasing challenge to protect the integrity 
of the Holding Company’s systems and data, cyber security 
has become more significant.

Automated accounting procedures and IT environment 
controls, which include IT governance, IT general controls over 
program development and changes, access to program and 
data and IT operations, IT application controls and interfaces 
between IT applications are required to be designed and to 
operate effectively to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Our procedures included and were not limited to the following:

•  Assessed the complexity of the IT environment by engaging 
IT specialists and through discussion with the head of IT 
and internal audit and identified IT applications that are 
relevant to our audit.

•  Assessed the design and evaluation of the operating 
effectiveness of IT general controls over program 
development and changes, access to program and data and 
IT operations by engaging IT specialists.

•  Performed inquiry procedures with the head of cybersecurity 
at the Holding Company in respect of the overall security 
architecture and any key threats addressed by the Company 
in the current year.

•  Assessed the design and evaluation of the operating 

effectiveness of IT application controls in the key processes 
impacting financial reporting of the Holding Company by 
engaging IT specialists.

•  Assessed the operating effectiveness of controls relating 

to data transmission through the different IT systems to the 
financial reporting systems by engaging IT specialists.

Information Other than the Financial 
Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon

The Holding Company’s Board of Directors is responsible 
for the other information. The other information comprises 
the information included in the Annual report, but does not 
include the Consolidated Financial Statements and our 
auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements does 
not cover the other information and we do not express any 
form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 
and, in doing so, consider whether such other information 
is materially inconsistent with the Consolidated Financial 
Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or 
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the 
work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material 
misstatement of this other information, we are required to 
report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management for the 
Consolidated Financial Statements

The Holding Company’s Board of Directors is responsible 
for the preparation and presentation of these Consolidated 
Financial Statements in terms of the requirements of the Act 
that give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial 
position, consolidated financial performance including 
other comprehensive income, consolidated cash flows and 
consolidated statement of changes in equity of the Group 
including its associates and joint ventures in accordance 
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, 
including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified 
under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies 
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. The 
respective Board of Directors of the companies included 
in the Group and of its associates and joint ventures are 
responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting records 

in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 
of the assets of the Group and of its associates and joint 
ventures and for preventing and detecting frauds and other 
irregularities; selection and application of appropriate 
accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that 
are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation 
and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, 
that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy 
and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the 
preparation and presentation of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from 
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, which 
have been used for the purpose of preparation of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements by the Directors of the 
Holding Company, as aforesaid.

In preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements, the 
respective Board of Directors of the companies included in the 
Group and of its associates and joint ventures are responsible 
for assessing the ability of the Group and of its associates 
and joint ventures to continue as a going concern, disclosing, 
as applicable, matters related to going concern and using 
the going concern basis of accounting unless management 
either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or 
has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those respective Board of Directors of the companies 
included in the Group and of its associates and joint ventures 
are also responsible for overseeing the financial reporting 
process of the Group and of its associates and joint ventures.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of 
the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the Consolidated Financial Statements as a whole 
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud 
or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our 
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, 
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance 

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with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it 
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are 
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they 
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic 
decisions of users taken on the basis of these Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise 
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism 
throughout the audit. We also:

•  Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 
Consolidated Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or 
error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to 
those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and 
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not 
detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is 
higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve 
collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, 
or the override of internal control.

•  Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to 
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are 
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of 
the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion 
on whether the Holding Company has adequate internal 
financial controls with reference to financial statements in 
place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
•  Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used 
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and 
related disclosures made by management.

•  Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use 
of the going concern basis of accounting and, based 
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material 
uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that 
may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Group and 
its associates and joint ventures to continue as a going 
concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, 
we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report 
to the related disclosures in the Consolidated Financial 
Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to 
modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit 
evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. 
However, future events or conditions may cause the Group 
and its associates and joint ventures to cease to continue 
as a going concern.

•  Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content 
of the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the 
disclosures, and whether the Consolidated Financial 
Statements represent the underlying transactions and 
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

•  Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the 
financial information of the entities or business activities 
within the Group and its associates and joint ventures of 
which we are the independent auditors, to express an 
opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements. We are 
responsible for the direction, supervision and performance 
of the audit of the financial statements of such entities 
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of which 
we are the independent auditors. For the other entities 
included in the Consolidated Financial Statements, which 

have been audited by other auditors, such other auditors 
remain responsible for the direction, supervision and 
performance of the audits carried out by them. We remain 
solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance of 
the Holding Company and such other entities included in 
the Consolidated Financial Statements of which we are the 
independent auditors regarding, among other matters, the 
planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit 
findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal 
control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a 
statement that we have complied with relevant ethical 
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate 
with them all relationships and other matters that may 
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and 
where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with 
governance, we determine those matters that were of 
most significance in the audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 and 
are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters 
in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes 
public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely 
rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should 
not be communicated in our report because the adverse 
consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to 
outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Other Matter

(a) 

(b) 

 The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements 
include the financial statements and other financial 
information in respect of 24 subsidiaries which reflect 
total assets of ` 5,22,997 crore as at March 31, 2022, and 
total revenues of ` 2,98,412 crore and net cash inflows 
of ` 29 crore for the year ended on that date and the 
financial statements and other financial information of 
3 associates and 3 joint ventures which reflects Group’s 
share of net loss after tax of ` 113 crore for the year ended 
March 31, 2022, which have been audited by one of the 
joint auditors, individually or together with another auditor.

 We did not audit the financial statements and other 
financial information, in respect of 299 subsidiaries, 
whose financial statements include total assets of 
` 5,81,190 crore as at March 31, 2022, and total revenues of 
` 2,02,660 crore and net cash inflows of ` 2,018 crore for 
the year ended on that date. These financial statement 
and other financial information have been audited by 
other auditors, which financial statements, other financial 
information and auditor’s reports have been furnished 
to us by the management. The Consolidated Financial 
Statements also include the Group’s share of net profit 
after tax of ` 275 crore for the year ended March 31, 2022, 
as considered in the Consolidated Financial Statements, 
in respect of 102 associates and 32 joint ventures, whose 
financial statements, other financial information have 

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(c) 

been audited by other auditors and whose reports have 
been furnished to us by the Management. Our opinion 
on the Consolidated Financial Statements, in so far 
as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included 
in respect of these subsidiaries, joint ventures and 
associates, and our report in terms of sub-sections (3) of 
Section 143 of the Act, in so far as it relates to the aforesaid 
subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, is based solely 
on the report(s) of such other auditors.

 The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements 
include unaudited financial statements and other 
unaudited financial information in respect of 6 
subsidiaries, whose financial statements and other 
financial information reflect total assets of ` 3,398 crore 
as at March 31, 2022, and total revenues of ` 37 crore 
and net cash inflows of ` 0.04 crore for the year ended 
on that date. These unaudited financial statements 
and other unaudited financial information have been 
furnished to us by the management. The Consolidated 
Financial Statements also include the Group’s share of 
net profit of ` 118 crore for the year ended March 31, 2022, 
as considered in the Consolidated Financial Statements, 
in respect of 19 associates and 20 joint ventures, whose 
financial statements, other financial information have not 
been audited and whose unaudited financial statements, 
other unaudited financial information have been 
furnished to us by the Management. Our opinion, in so far 
as it relates amounts and disclosures included in respect 
of these subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, and 
our report in terms of sub-sections (3) of Section 143 of 
the Act in so far as it relates to the aforesaid subsidiaries, 
joint ventures and associates, is based solely on such 
unaudited financial statements and other unaudited 
financial information. In our opinion and according to 
the information and explanations given to us by the 
Management, these financial statements and other 
financial information are not material to the Group.

Our opinion above on the Consolidated Financial Statements, 
and our report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements 
below, is not modified in respect of the above matters with 
respect to our reliance on the work done and the reports of 
the other auditors and the financial statements and other 
financial information certified by the Management.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory 
Requirements

1. 

 As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 
2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of 
India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, 
based on our audit and on the consideration of report 
of the other auditors on separate financial statements 
and the other financial information of the subsidiary 
companies, associate companies and joint ventures, 
incorporated in India, as noted in the ‘Other Matter’ 
paragraph we give in the “Annexure 1” a statement on the 
matters specified in paragraph 3(xxi) of the Order.

2. 

 As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our 
audit and on the consideration of report of the other 

auditors on separate financial statements and the other 
financial information of subsidiaries, associates and joint 
ventures, as noted in the ‘other matter’ paragraph we 
report, to the extent applicable, that:

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

 We/the other auditors whose report we have 
relied upon have sought and obtained all the 
information and explanations which to the best of 
our knowledge and belief were necessary for the 
purposes of our audit of the aforesaid Consolidated 
Financial Statements;

 In our opinion, proper books of account as required 
by law relating to preparation of the aforesaid 
consolidation of the financial statements have been 
kept so far as it appears from our examination of 
those books and reports of the other auditors;

 The Consolidated Balance Sheet, the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement 
of Other Comprehensive Income, the Consolidated 
Cash Flow Statement and Consolidated Statement 
of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in 
agreement with the books of account maintained 
for the purpose of preparation of the Consolidated 
Financial Statements;

 In our opinion, the aforesaid Consolidated Financial 
Statements comply with the Accounting Standards 
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with 
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 
2015, as amended;

 On the basis of the written representations received 
from the directors of the Holding Company as on 
March 31, 2022 taken on record by the Board of 
Directors of the Holding Company and the reports 
of the statutory auditors who are appointed under 
Section 139 of the Act, of its subsidiary companies, 
associate companies and joint ventures, none 
of the directors of the Group’s companies, its 
associates and joint ventures, incorporated in India, 
is disqualified as on March 31, 2022 from being 
appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 
(2) of the Act;

(f) 

 With respect to the adequacy of the internal 
financial controls with reference to Consolidated 
Financial Statements of the Holding Company and 
its subsidiary companies, associate companies 
and joint ventures, incorporated in India, and the 
operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our 
separate Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;

(g)   In our opinion and based on the consideration 
of reports of other statutory auditors of the 
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures 
incorporated in India, the managerial remuneration 
for the year ended March 31, 2022 has been paid/
provided by the Holding Company, its subsidiaries, 
associates and joint ventures incorporated in India 
to their directors in accordance with the provisions 
of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;

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(h) 

 With respect to the other matters to be included 
in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 
of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 
as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our 
information and according to the explanations given 
to us and based on the consideration of the report of 
the other auditors on separate financial statements 
as also the other financial information of the 
subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, as noted 
in the ‘Other matter’ paragraph:

i. 

ii. 

iii. 

 The Consolidated Financial Statements 
disclose the impact of pending litigations on its 
consolidated financial position of the Group, its 
associates and joint ventures in its Consolidated 
Financial Statements – Refer Note 35 to the 
Consolidated Financial Statements;

 Provision has been made in the Consolidated 
Financial Statements, as required under the 
applicable law or accounting standards, for 
material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term 
contracts including derivative contracts; and

 There has been no delay in transferring amounts, 
required to be transferred, to the Investor 
Education and Protection Fund by the Holding 
Company, its subsidiaries, associates and joint 
ventures, incorporated in India during the year 
ended March 31, 2022 except for an amount of 
` 2 crore which are held in abeyance due to 
pending legal cases;

iv.  a) 

 The respective managements of the Holding 
Company and its subsidiaries which are 
companies incorporated in India whose 
financial statements have been audited 
under the Act have represented to us and 
the other auditors of such subsidiaries 
respectively that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, no funds have been advanced 
or loaned or invested (either from borrowed 
funds or share premium or any other 
sources or kind of funds) by the Holding 
Company or any of such subsidiaries to or 
in any other person(s) or entities, including 
foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the 
understanding, whether recorded in writing 
or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, 
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest 

b)  

in other persons or entities identified in any 
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the 
respective Holding Company or any of such 
subsidiaries (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or 
provide any guarantee, security or the like 
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

  The respective managements of the 
Holding Company and its subsidiaries 
which are companies incorporated in India 
whose financial statements have been 
audited under the Act have represented 
to us and the other auditors of such 
subsidiaries respectively that, to the best of 
its knowledge and belief, no funds (which 
are material either individually or in the 
aggregate) have been received by the 
respective Holding Company or any of such 
subsidiaries from any person(s) or entities, 
including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), 
with the understanding, whether recorded 
in writing or otherwise, that the Holding 
Company or any of such subsidiaries shall, 
whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest 
in other persons or entities identified in any 
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the 
Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or 
provide any guarantee, security or the like 
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

c) 

 Based on the audit procedures that 
have been considered reasonable 
and appropriate in the circumstances 
performed by us and those performed by 
the auditors of the subsidiaries, associate 
and joint ventures which are companies 
incorporated in India whose financial 
statements have been audited under 
the Act, nothing has come to our or other 
auditor’s notice that has caused us or 
the other auditors to believe that the 
representations under sub-clause (a) and 
(b) contain any material misstatement.

v. 

 The final dividend paid by the Holding Company, 
its subsidiaries, associates and joint venture 
companies incorporated in India during the year 
in respect of the same declared for the previous 
year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act 
to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMQEE7221

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

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Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNSR5740

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

Annexure 1

To the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Reliance Industries Limited

(Referred to in paragraph 1, under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements’ section of our Report of even date)

In terms of the information and explanations sought by us and given by the company and the books of account and 
records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that:

(xxi)  There are no qualifications or adverse remarks by the respective auditors in the Companies (Auditors Report) Order 
(CARO) reports of the companies included in the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the requirement to 
report on clause 3(xxi) of the Order is not applicable to the Holding Company.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMQEE7221

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNSR5740

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

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Annexure 2

To the Independent Auditors’ Report of even date on the Consolidated Financial Statements of Reliance Industries Limited

Report on the Internal Financial 
Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 
3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 
2013 (“the Act”)

In conjunction with our audit of the Consolidated Financial 
Statements of Reliance Industries Limited which includes 
joint operations (hereinafter referred to as the “Holding 
Company”) as of and for the year ended March 31, 2022, we 
have audited the internal financial controls with reference 
to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Holding 
Company and its subsidiaries (the Holding Company 
and its subsidiaries together referred to as “the Group”) 
, its associates and joint ventures, which are companies 
incorporated in India, as of that date.

Management’s Responsibility for 
Internal Financial Controls

The respective Board of Directors of the companies 
included in the Group, its associates and joint ventures, 
which are companies incorporated in India, are responsible 
for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls 
based on the internal control over financial reporting 
criteria established by the Holding Company considering 
the essential components of internal control stated in the 
Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over 
Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered 
Accountants of India (ICAI). These responsibilities include 
the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate 
internal financial controls that were operating effectively for 
ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, 
including adherence to the respective company’s policies, 
the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection 
of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness 
of the accounting records, and the timely preparation 
of reliable financial information, as required under the 
Companies Act, 2013.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Holding 
Company's , its subsidiaries, its associates and joint 
ventures, which are incorporated in India, internal 
financial controls with reference to Consolidated Financial 
Statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit 
in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal 
Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance 
Note”) and the Standards on Auditing, specified under 
section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an 
audit of internal financial controls, both, issued by ICAI. 
Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we 
comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform 

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the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether 
adequate internal financial controls with reference to 
Consolidated Financial Statements was established and 
maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all 
material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain 
audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal 
financial controls with reference to Consolidated Financial 
Statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of 
internal financial controls with reference to consolidated 
financial statements included obtaining an understanding 
of internal financial controls with reference to Consolidated 
Financial Statements, assessing the risk that a material 
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design 
and operating effectiveness of internal control based on 
the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on 
the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the 
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, 
whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained and 
the audit evidence obtained by the other auditors in terms 
of their reports referred to in the Other Matters paragraph 
below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for 
our audit opinion on the internal financial controls with 
reference to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls 
with reference to Consolidated 
Financial Statements

A company's internal financial control with reference to 
Consolidated Financial Statements is a process designed 
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial 
statements for external purposes in accordance with 
generally accepted accounting principles. A company's 
internal financial control with reference to Consolidated 
Financial Statements includes those policies and 
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records 
that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the 
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; 
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are 
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures 
of the company are being made only in accordance 
with authorisations of management and directors of the 
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, 
use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have 
a material effect on the financial statements.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Inherent Limitations of Internal 
Financial Controls With Reference to 
Consolidated Financial Statements

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial 
controls with reference to Consolidated Financial 
Statements, including the possibility of collusion or 
improper management override of controls, material 
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be 
detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal 
financial controls with reference to consolidated financial 
statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the 
internal financial controls with reference to consolidated 
financial statements may become inadequate because 
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance 
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Group , its associates and joint 
ventures, which are companies incorporated in India, 

have, maintained in all material respects, adequate 
internal financial controls with reference to Consolidated 
Financial Statements and such internal financial controls 
with reference to consolidated financial statements were 
operating effectively as at March 31, 2022, based on the 
internal control over financial reporting criteria established 
by the Holding Company considering the essential 
components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note 
issued by the ICAI.

Other Matters

Our report under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act on the 
adequacy and operating effectiveness of the internal 
financial controls with reference to Consolidated Financial 
Statements of the Holding Company, in so far as it relates to 
these 197 subsidiaries, 52 associates and 16 joint ventures, 
which are companies incorporated in India, is based on the 
corresponding reports of the auditors of such subsidiaries, 
associates and joint ventures incorporated in India.

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
142412W/W100595

per T P Ostwal
Partner
Membership Number: 030848
UDIN: 22030848AIMQEE7221

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number:
324982E/E300003

per Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner
Membership Number: 093649
UDIN: 22093649AIMNSR5740

Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: May 06, 2022

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As at 31st March, 2022

Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

Assets
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
Capital Work-in-Progress
Goodwill
Other Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets Under Development
Financial Assets
Investments
Loans
Other Financial Assets
Deferred Tax Assets (Net)
Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-Current Assets
Current Assets
Inventories
Financial Assets
Investments
Trade Receivables
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Loans
Other Financial Assets

Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Total Assets
Equity and Liabilities
Equity
Equity Share Capital
Other Equity
Non-Controlling Interest
Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings
Lease Liabilities
Deferred Payment Liabilities
Other Financial Liabilities

Provisions
Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)
Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-Current Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings
Lease Liabilities
Trade Payables
Other Financial Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities
Provisions
Total Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Total Equity and Liabilities
Significant Accounting Policies
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

As per our Report of even date

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Notes

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

5,00,454
68,052
13,009
1,14,335
1,04,454

2,86,146
1,588
2,377
1,043
61,188
11,52,646

4,51,066
71,171
10,212
79,980
54,782

2,12,382
1,117
1,367
1,147
64,977
9,48,201

1,07,778

81,672

1
1

1
1

2
3
4
5
6

7

8
9
10

11
12

14
15

16

17
18
19
5

20

21
22
23
24

1 to 45

For and on behalf of the Board

1,08,118
23,640
36,178
130
23,896
47,279
3,47,019
14,99,665

6,765
7,72,720
1,09,499

1,87,699
13,007
37,184
12,024
1,853
49,644
608
3,02,019

78,606
2,662
1,59,330
44,544
21,584
1,936
3,08,662
6,10,681
14,99,665

1,52,446
19,014
17,397
65
61,124
41,293
3,73,011
13,21,212

6,445
6,93,727
99,260

1,63,683
6,948
18,837
14,616
2,625
37,001
502
2,44,212

88,128
1,366
1,08,897
43,639
33,034
2,504
2,77,568
5,21,780
13,21,212

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

Notes

2021-22

Income
Value of Sales
Income from Services
Value of Sales & Services (Revenue)
Less: GST Recovered
Revenue from Operations
Other Income
Total Income
Expenses
Cost of Materials Consumed
Purchase of Stock-in-Trade
Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-in-Progress and Stock-in-Trade
Excise Duty
Employee Benefits Expense
Finance Costs
Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense
Other Expenses
Total Expenses
Profit Before Share of Profit / (Loss) of Associates and Joint Ventures, 
Exceptional Item and Tax
Share of Profit / (Loss) of Associates and Joint Ventures
Profit Before Exceptional Item and Tax
Exceptional Item (Net of Tax)
Profit Before Tax *
Tax Expenses *
Current Tax
Deferred Tax
Profit for the Year
Other Comprehensive Income:
i. 
ii. 
iii. 
iv. 
Total Other Comprehensive Income for the Year [Net of Tax]
Total Comprehensive Income for the Year
Net Profit Attributable to:
a)  Owners of the Company
b)  Non Controlling Interest
Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to:
a)  Owners of the Company
b)  Non Controlling Interest
Total Comprehensive Income attributable to:
a)  Owners of the Company
b)  Non Controlling Interest
Earnings Per Equity Share of Face Value of ` 10 each
Basic (in `) - After Exceptional Items
Basic (in `) - Before Exceptional Items
Diluted (in `) - After Exceptional Items
Diluted (in `) - Before Exceptional Items
Significant Accounting Policies
See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

Items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss
Income Tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to Profit or Loss
Items that will be reclassified to Profit or Loss
Income Tax relating to items that will be reclassified to Profit or Loss

25
26

27

28
29
1
30

31

13
13

26.1

26.2

32
32
32
32

1 to 45

6,96,972
95,784
7,92,756
71,122
7,21,634
14,947
7,36,581

3,60,784
1,35,585
(21,457)
21,672
18,775
14,584
29,797
95,815
6,55,555

81,026

280
81,306
2,836
84,142

3,161
13,136
67,845

27,533
(3,215)
(2,584)
526
22,260
90,105

60,705
7,140

22,185
75

82,890
7,215

92.00
87.71
90.85
86.61

(` in crore)

2020-21

4,67,669
71,569
5,39,238
52,912
4,86,326
16,327
5,02,653

1,99,915
1,01,850
(9,064)
19,402
14,817
21,189
26,572
78,669
4,53,350

49,303

516
49,819
5,642
55,461

2,205
(483)
53,739

37,517
(4,605)
1,264
(378)
33,798
87,537

49,128
4,611

33,849
(51)

82,977
4,560

76.37
67.60
75.21
66.57

* Profit before tax is after Exceptional Item and tax thereon. Tax expenses are excluding the Current Tax and Deferred Tax on Exceptional Item.

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

393

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

392

Reliance Industries Limited

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

A.  Equity Share Capital

B.  Other Equity 

Balance as at
1st April, 2020

Change during  
the year 2020-21

Balance as at  
31st March, 2021

Change during  
the year 2021-22

Balance as at  
31st March, 2022

6,339

106

6,445

320

6,765

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 
1st April, 
2021

Total 
Comprehensive 
Income for the 
Year

Dividend

Transfer 
(to) / from 
Retained 
Earnings

Transfer 
(to) / from 
General 
Reserve

On 
Rights 
Issue *

On 
Employee 
Stock 
Options

Others

As at 31st March, 2022

Share Call Money Account

39,843

Reserves and Surplus

  Capital Reserve

  Capital Redemption Reserve

 Debenture 
Redemption Reserve

 Share Based 
Payments Reserve

  Statutory Reserve

 Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

  Securities Premium

  General Reserve

  Retained Earnings

 Other Comprehensive  
Income

291

50

5,976

737

689

4,975

74,508

2,58,426

1,96,059

- (39,843)

-

-

-

-

(303)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

524

(1,795)

-

-

-

-

-

-

115

4,135 $

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,795

-

-

-

Total

6,93,727

82,890 (4,297)

* Refer Note 14.9
$ Considers Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 5,040 crore.
# Includes net movement in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve.

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 31st 
March, 
2022

-

291

50

4,705

434

804

9,110

 1,14,796 

2,60,221

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Balance 
as at 
1st April, 
2020

Total 
Comprehensive 
Income for the 
Year

Dividend

Transfer 
(to) / from 
Retained 
Earnings

Transfer 
(to) / from 
General 
Reserve

On 
Rights 
Issue *

On 
Employee 
Stock 
Options

Others

(` in crore)

Balance 
as at 31st 
March, 
2021

As at 31st March, 2021

Share Application Money 
Pending Allotment

Share Call Money Account

Reserves and Surplus

  Capital Reserve

  Capital Redemption Reserve

 Debenture 
Redemption Reserve

 Share Based 
Payments Reserve

  Statutory Reserve

 Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

  Securities Premium

  General Reserve

  Retained Earnings

 Other Comprehensive  
Income

1

-

291

50

9,427

18

561

5,500

61,395

2,55,016

32,972

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(41)

(3,410)

-

128

$
(525) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,410

-

-

-

-

39,843

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,104

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

719

-

-

9

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39,843

291

50

5,976

737

689

4,975

74,508

2,58,426

1,96,059

-
-
- 1,17,442^

-

728

1,12,173

49,128

(3,921)

438

77,596

33,849 #

-

Total

4,42,827

82,977

(3,921)

52,947

728 1,18,169

6,93,727

60,705 (4,297)

(4,774)

1,12,173

22,185 #

-

 39,447 

841

-

-

-

-

-

-

 258 

 2,47,951 

-

1,34,358

* Refer Note 14.9
$ Net of Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 3,303 crore.
^ Mainly pursuant to fresh issue of equity by subsidiaries.
# Includes net movement in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve.

 (396)

538

 258 

7,72,720

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

394

395

Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow
For the year ended 31st March, 2022

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

Change in Liability arising from financing activities

Borrowings - Non-current (including Current 
Maturities) (Refer Note 16)

Borrowings - Current (Net) (Refer Note 20)

Total

1st April, 2021

Cash Flow

Foreign exchange 
movement / Others

31st March, 2022

(` in crore)

1,91,730

60,081

2,51,811

18,696

(8,846)

9,850

4,293

351

4,644

2,14,719

51,586

2,66,305

Borrowings - Non-current (including Current 
Maturities) (Refer Note 16)

Borrowings - Current (Net) (Refer Note 20)

Total

1st April, 2020

Cash Flow

Foreign exchange 
movement / Others

2,42,508

93,786

3,36,294

(54,029)

(29,681)

(83,710)

3,251

(4,024)

(773)

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
Membership No. 030848

Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

(` in crore)

31st March, 2021

1,91,730

60,081

2,51,811

Chairman and  
Managing Director

Executive Directors

Non-Executive  
Directors

A.

Cash Flow From Operating Activities

Net Profit Before Tax As Per Statement Of Profit And Loss (After exceptional item 
and tax thereon)

84,142

55,461

Adjusted for:

Share of (Profit) / Loss of Associates and Joint Ventures

Premium on Buy back of Debentures

(Profit) / Loss on Sale / Discard of Property, Plant and Equipment and Other 
Intangible Assets (Net)

Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion Expense

Effect of Exchange Rate Change
Net Gain on Financial Assets #

Exceptional Item (Net of Tax)
Dividend Income #
Interest Income #
Finance Costs #

Subtotal

Operating Profit before Working Capital Changes

Adjusted for:

Trade and Other Receivables

Inventories

Trade and Other Payables

Subtotal

Cash Generated from Operations

Taxes Paid (Net)

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities *

B.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Expenditure for Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Intangible Assets

Proceeds from disposal of Property, Plant and Equipment and Other Intangible Assets

Purchase of Other Investments

Proceeds from Sale of Financial Assets

Repayment of Deferred Payment Liabilities

Interest Income

Dividend Income from Associates

Dividend Income from Others

Net Cash Flow used in Investing Activities

C.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Proceeds from Issue of Equity Share Capital

Proceeds from Issue of Share Capital to Non-Controlling Interest (Net of Dividend Paid)

Net Proceeds from Rights Issue

Payment of Lease Liabilities

Proceeds from Borrowings - Non-current (including Current Maturities)

Repayment of Borrowings - Non-current (including Current Maturities)

Borrowings - Current (Net)

Movement in Deposits

Dividend Paid

Interest Paid

Net Cash from Financing Activities

Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

Opening Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents

Add: Upon addition of Subsidiaries

Closing Balance of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Refer Note 10)

(280)

380

40

29,797

1,821

(1,352)

(2,836)

(41)

(12,529)

14,584

29,584

1,13,726

(14,180)

(24,983)

39,888

725

1,14,451

(3,797)

1,10,654

(1,00,145)

3,137

(6,67,878)

6,68,137

(19,306)

5,933

18

1

(516)

194

47

26,572

(1,645)

(4,964)

(5,642)

(39)

(10,366)

21,027

24,668

80,129

959

(7,769)

(43,148)

(49,958)

30,171

(3,213)

26,958

(1,05,837)

2,319

(6,89,866)

6,42,551

(2)

8,400

26

-

(1,10,103)

(1,42,409)

5

450

39,762

(2,132)

59,343

(40,647)

(8,846)

-

(4,297)

(26,349)

17,289

17,840

17,397

941

36,178

5

2,00,382

13,210

(1,022)

33,211

(87,240)

(29,681)

(4,700)

(3,921)

(18,340)

1,01,904

(13,547)

30,920

24

17,397

# Other than Financial Services Segment.
* Includes amount spent in cash towards Corporate Social Responsibility of ` 1,186  crore (Previous Year ` 1,140 crore).

396

397

Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedA.  Corporate Information

 The Consolidated Financial Statements comprise 
financial statements of “Reliance Industries Limited” 
(“the Holding Company” or “The Company”) and its 
subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “the Group”) for 
the year ended 31st March, 2022.

 The Holding Company is a listed entity incorporated in 
India. The registered office of the Company is located 
at 3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV, 222, Nariman Point, 
Mumbai - 400 021, India.

 The principal activities of the Group, its joint ventures 
and associates consist of activities spanning across  
Oil to Chemicals (O2C), Oil and Gas, Retail, Digital 
Services and Financial Services. Further details about 
the business operations of the Group are provided in 
Note 38 – Segment Information.

B.  Significant Accounting Policies
B.1  Basis of Preparation and Presentation

 The Consolidated Financial Statements have been 
prepared on the historical cost basis except for the 
following assets and liabilities which have been 
measured at fair value:

i. 

 Certain financial assets and liabilities (including 
derivative instruments),

ii. 

 Defined Benefit Plan’s – Plan Assets and

iii. 

 Equity settled Share Based Payments

 The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group 
have been prepared in accordance with Indian 
Accounting Standards (Ind AS) notified under the 
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 
(as amended from time to time) and presentation 
requirements of Division II of Schedule III to the 
Companies Act, 2013, (Ind AS compliant Schedule III), as 
applicable to the CFS.

 The Consolidated Financial Statements comprises 
of Reliance Industries Limited and all its subsidiaries, 
being the entities that it controls. Control is assessed 
in accordance with the requirement of Ind AS 110 – 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

 The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented 
in Indian Rupees (`) and all values are rounded 
to the nearest crore (` 00,00,000), except when 
otherwise indicated.

B.2 Principles of Consolidation

(a)   The financial statements of the Holding Company 
and its subsidiaries are combined on a line-by-
line basis by adding together like items of assets, 
liabilities, equity, incomes, expenses and cash 
flows, after fully eliminating intra-group balances 
and intragroup transactions.

398

(b)   Profits or losses resulting from intra-group 

transactions that are recognised in assets, such as 
Inventory and Property, Plant and Equipment, are 
eliminated in full.

(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 (FCTR).

(d)   The audited / unaudited financial statements of 
foreign subsidiaries / joint ventures / associates 
have been prepared in accordance with the 
Generally Accepted Accounting Principle of its 
Country of Incorporation or Ind AS.

(e) 

 The differences in accounting policies of the 
Holding Company and its subsidiaries / joint 
ventures / associates are not material and there 
are no material transactions from 1st January, 2022 
to 31st March, 2022 in respect of subsidiaries / joint 
ventures / associates having financial year ended 
31st December, 2021.

(f) 

 The Consolidated Financial Statements have 
been prepared using uniform accounting 
policies for like transactions and other events in 
similar circumstances.

(g)   The carrying amount of the parent’s investment in 

each subsidiary is offset (eliminated) against the 
parent’s portion of equity in each subsidiary.

(h)   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.

(i) 

(j) 

 Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures has 
been accounted under the Equity Method as per 
Ind AS 28 – Investments in Associates and Joint 
Ventures. Investments in joint operations are 
accounted using the Proportionate Consolidation 
Method as per Ind AS 111 – Joint Arrangements.

 The Group 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 Group and its associates and 
joint ventures.

(k) 

 Non-Controlling Interest’s 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.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

(l) 

 Non-Controlling Interest’s share of net assets 
of consolidated subsidiaries is identified and 
presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

B.3  Summary of Significant Accounting 

Policies
(a)  Current and Non-Current Classification

 The Group presents assets and liabilities in the 
Balance Sheet based on Current / Non-Current 
classification.

An asset is treated as Current when it is –

- 

- 

- 

- 

 Expected to be realised or intended to be sold 
or consumed in normal operating cycle;

 Held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 Expected to be realised within twelve months 
after the reporting period, or

 Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted 
from being exchanged or used to settle a 
liability for at least twelve months after the 
reporting period.

All other assets are classified as Non-Current.

A liability is treated as Current when –

- 

- 

- 

- 

 It is expected to be settled in normal 
operating cycle;

It is held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 It is due to be settled within twelve months 
after the reporting period, or

 There is no unconditional right to defer the 
settlement of the liability for at least twelve 
months after the reporting period.

 The Group classifies all other liabilities 
as Non-Current.

 Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities are classified as 
Non-Current Assets and Liabilities

(b)  Business Combination

 Business Combinations are accounted for using 
the acquisition method of accounting, except 
for common control transactions which are 
accounted using the pooling of interest method 
that is accounted at carrying values.

 The cost of an acquisition is measured at the fair 
value of the assets transferred, equity instruments 
issued and liabilities assumed at their acquisition 
date i.e. the date on which control is acquired. 
Contingent consideration to be transferred 
is recognised at fair value and included as 
part of cost of acquisition. Transaction related 
costs are expensed in the period in which the 
costs are incurred.

 For each business combination, the Group elects 
whether to measure the non-controlling interests 
in the acquiree at fair value or at the proportionate 
share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets.

 Goodwill arising on business combination is 
initially measured at cost, being the excess of 
the aggregate of the consideration transferred 
and the amount recognised for non-controlling 
interests, and any previous interest held, over 
the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired 
and liabilities assumed. After initial recognition, 
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually 
and measured at cost less any accumulated 
impairment losses if any.

 Common control business combination: Business 
combinations involving entities or businesses that 
are controlled by the group are accounted using 
the pooling of interest method.

(c)  Property, Plant and Equipment

 Property, Plant and Equipment are stated at cost, 
net of recoverable taxes, trade discount and 
rebates less accumulated depreciation and 
impairment losses, if any. Such cost includes 
purchase price, borrowing cost and any cost 
directly attributable to bringing the assets to its 
working condition for its intended use, net charges 
on foreign exchange contracts and adjustments 
arising from exchange rate variations attributable 
to the assets. In case of land the Group has 
availed fair value as deemed cost on the date of 
transition to Ind AS.

 Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s 
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. Property, Plant and Equipment 
which are significant to the total cost of that item of 
Property, Plant and Equipment and having different 
useful life are accounted separately. Other Indirect 
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 on 
depreciable amount except in case of certain 
assets of Oil to Chemicals segment which 
are depreciated using straight line method. 
Depreciation on wireless telecommunications 
equipment and components is determined based 
on the expected pattern of consumption of the 
expected future economic benefits. Depreciation 
is provided based on useful life of the assets as 
prescribed in Schedule II to the Companies Act, 

399

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 (range upto 99 years)

Over the 
period of lease term

Plant and Machinery 
(useful life: 25 to 50 years)

Over its useful life as 
technically assessed

 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 Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss 
when the asset is derecognised.

(d)  Leases

 The Group, as a lessee, recognises a right-of-
use asset and a lease liability for its leasing 
arrangements, if the contract conveys the right to 
control the use of an identified asset.

 The contract conveys the right to control the use 
of an identified asset, if it involves the use of an 
identified asset and the Group has substantially all 
of the economic benefits from use of the asset and 
has right to direct the use of the identified asset. 
The cost of the right-of-use asset shall comprise 
of the amount of the initial measurement of the 
lease liability adjusted for any lease payments 
made at or before the commencement date plus 
any initial direct costs incurred. The right-of-use 
assets is subsequently measured at cost less 
any accumulated depreciation, accumulated 
impairment losses, if any and adjusted for any 
remeasurement of the lease liability. The right-
of-use asset is depreciated using the straight-
line method from the commencement date 
over the shorter of lease term or useful life of 
right-of-use asset.

 The Group measures the lease liability at the 
present value of the lease payments that are not 
paid at the commencement date of the lease. 
The lease payments are discounted using the 
interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can 
be readily determined. If that rate cannot be 
readily determined, the Group uses incremental 
borrowing rate.

 For short-term and low value leases, the 
Group recognises the lease payments as an 
operating expense on a straight-line basis over 
the lease term.

 The Group, as a lessor, classifies a lease either as 
an operating lease or a finance lease. Leases are 
classified as finance lease whenever the terms 
of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and 
rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases 
are classified as operating leases.

(e)  Other Intangible Assets

 Other Intangible Assets are stated at cost of 
acquisition net of recoverable taxes, trade discount 
and rebates less accumulated amortisation / 
depletion and impairment loss, if any. Such cost 
includes purchase price, borrowing costs, and any 
cost directly attributable for preparing the asset for 
its intended use, net charges on foreign exchange 
contracts and adjustments arising from exchange 
rate variations attributable to the Other Intangible 
Assets. In case of certain Other Intangible Assets, 
the Group has availed fair value as deemed cost 
on the date of transition to Ind AS.

 Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s 
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.

 Other Indirect 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 Intangible Assets 
under Development.

 Gains or losses arising from derecognition of 
an Other Intangible Asset are measured as the 
difference between the net disposal proceeds 
and the carrying amount of the asset and are 
recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Profit 
and Loss when the asset is derecognised.

 The Group’s Other Intangible Assets include assets 
with finite and indefinite useful life. Assets with 
finite useful life are amortised on a straight-line 
basis over their expected useful life and assets 
with indefinite useful lives are not amortised but 
are tested for impairment annually at the cash 
generating unit level.

 A summary of the amortisation / depletion policies 
applied to the Group’s Other Intangible Assets to 
the extent of depreciable amount is as follows.

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Depreciation

Technical  
Know-How

Computer  
Software

Over the useful life of the 
underlying assets ranging from 5 
years to 35 years

Over a period of 5 to 10 years.

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-à-vis 
Proved Developed Reserves. The cost 
for common facilities including its 
decommissioning costs are depleted 
using Proved Reserves.

Amortised over the remainder 
of the License period from the 
date of commencement of the 
commercial operation.

Amortised from the date of 
commencement of commercial 
operation over the balance validity 
period, based on the expected 
pattern of consumption of the 
expected future economic benefits, 
in accordance with the applicable 
Accounting Standards.

In case of Jetty, the aggregate 
amount amortised to date is not 
less than the aggregate rebate 
availed by the Group.

Development  
Rights

License Fee

Spectrum 
Fees

Others

 The amortisation period and the amortisation 
method for Other Intangible Assets with a finite 
useful life are reviewed at each reporting date.

(f)  Research and Development Expenditure

 Revenue expenditure pertaining to research is 
charged to the Consolidated Statement of Profit 
and Loss as and when incurred. Development 
costs are capitalised as an intangible asset if it can 
be demonstrated that the project is expected to 
generate future economic benefits, it is probable 
that those future economic benefits will flow to the 
entity and the costs of the asset can be measured 
reliably, else it is charged to the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit and Loss.

(g)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

 Cash and Cash Equivalents comprise of cash 
on hand, cash at bank, short-term deposits and 
short-term highly liquid investments that are 
readily convertible to known amounts of cash 
and which are subject to an insignificant risk of 
changes in value.

(h)  Finance Costs

 Borrowing costs include exchange differences 
arising from foreign currency borrowings to the 
extent they are regarded as an adjustment to 
the interest cost. Borrowing costs that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition or construction 
of qualifying assets are capitalised as part of 
the cost of such assets. A qualifying asset is 

one that necessarily takes substantial period of 
time to get ready for its intended use. 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 
Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss for the 
period for which they are incurred.

(i)  Inventories

 Items of inventories are measured at lower of 
cost and net realisable value after providing 
for obsolescence, if any, except in case of by-
products which are valued at net realisable 
value. Cost of inventories comprises of cost of 
purchase, cost of conversion and other costs 
including manufacturing overheads net of 
recoverable taxes incurred in bringing them to their 
respective present location and condition. Cost of 
finished goods, work-in-progress, raw materials, 
chemicals, stores and spares, packing materials, 
trading and other products are determined on 
weighted average basis.

(j) 

 Impairment of Non-Financial Assets 
— Property, Plant and Equipment, 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 The Group assesses at each reporting date 
as to whether there is any indication that any 
Property, Plant and Equipment, Goodwill and Other 
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 Group estimates 
the recoverable amount of the CGU to which 
the asset belongs.

 An impairment loss is recognised in the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss to 
the extent, asset’s carrying amount exceeds its 
recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is 
higher of an asset’s 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.

(k)  Provisions

 Provisions are recognised when the Group has 
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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.

Provision for Decommissioning Liability

 The Group 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 
recognised 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 recognised in the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit and Loss.

(l)  Contingent Liability

 Disclosure of contingent liability is made when 
there is a possible obligation arising from past 
events, the existence of which will be confirmed 
only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one 
or more uncertain future events not wholly within 
the control of the Group or a present obligation 
that arises from past events where it is either not 
probable that an outflow of resources embodying 
economic benefits will be required to settle or a 
reliable estimate of amount cannot be made.

(m) Employee Benefits Expense

Short-Term Employee Benefits

 The undiscounted amount of short-term employee 
benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the 
services rendered by employees are recognised 
as an expense during the period when the 
employees render the services.

Post-Employment Benefits

Defined Contribution Plans

 The Group recognises contribution payable to 
the provident fund scheme as an expense, when 
an employee renders the related service. If the 
contribution payable to the scheme for service 
received before the balance sheet date exceeds 
the contribution already paid, the deficit payable 
to the scheme is recognised as a liability. If the 
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due for services received before the balance sheet 
date, then excess is recognised as an asset to 
the extent that the pre-payment will lead to, for 
example, a reduction in future payment or refund.

Defined Benefit Plans

 The Group pays gratuity to the employees who 
have completed five years of service at the time 
of resignation / superannuation. The gratuity is 
paid @15 days basic salary for every completed 
year of service as per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 
1972. The gratuity liability amount is contributed to 
the approved gratuity fund formed exclusively for 
gratuity payment to the employees. The gratuity 
fund has been approved by respective Income 
Tax authorities. 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.

 Remeasurement gains and losses arising 
from adjustments and changes in actuarial 
assumptions are recognised in the period in which 
they occur, in Other Comprehensive Income.

Employee Separation Costs

 The Group recognises the employee separation 
cost when the scheme is announced and the 
Group is demonstrably committed to it.

(n)  Tax Expenses

 The tax expenses for the period comprises of 
Current Tax and Deferred Income Tax. Tax is 
recognised in Consolidated Statement of Profit and 
Loss, except to the extent that it relates to items 
recognised in the Other Comprehensive Income. 
In which case, the tax is also recognised in Other 
Comprehensive Income.

i.  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 at the 
Balance sheet date.

ii.  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 Assets are recognised to the 
extent it is probable that taxable profit will 
be available against which the deductible 
temporary differences, and the carry forward 
of unused tax losses can be utilised. Deferred 
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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.

(o)  Share Based Payments

 Equity-settled share based payments to 
employees and others providing similar services 
are measured at the fair value of the equity 
instruments at the grant date. Details regarding 
the determination of the fair value of equity-
settled share based payments transactions are 
set out in Note 28.2. 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 Group’s estimate 
of equity instruments that will eventually vest, 
with a corresponding increase in equity. At the 
end of each reporting period, the Group 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 
Consolidated 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.

(p)   Foreign Currencies Transactions and 

Translation

 Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded 
at the exchange rate prevailing on the date 
of transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities 
denominated in foreign currencies are translated 
at the functional currency’s closing rates of 
exchange at the reporting date.

 Exchange differences arising on settlement or 
translation of monetary items are recognised in 
Consolidated 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 capitalised 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.

 Non-monetary items that are measured in terms 
of historical cost in a foreign currency are recorded 
using the exchange rates at the date of the 

transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair 
value in a foreign currency are translated using the 
exchange rates at the date when the fair value was 
measured. The gain or loss arising on translation 
of non-monetary items measured at fair value 
is treated in line with the recognition of the gain 
or loss on the change in fair value of the item (i.e. 
translation differences on items whose fair value 
gain or loss is recognised in Other Comprehensive 
Income or Statement of Profit and Loss are also 
recognised in Other Comprehensive Income or 
Statement of Profit and Loss, respectively).

 In case of an asset, expense or income where 
a non-monetary advance is paid / received, 
the date of transaction is the date on which the 
advance was initially recognised. If there were 
multiple payments or receipts in advance, multiple 
dates of transactions are determined for each 
payment or receipt of advance consideration.

(q)  Revenue Recognition

 Revenue from contracts with customers is 
recognised when control of the goods or services 
are transferred to the customer at an amount that 
reflects the consideration entitled in exchange for 
those goods or services. The Group is generally 
the principal as it typically controls the goods or 
services before transferring them to the customer.

 Generally, control is transferred upon shipment of 
goods to the customer or when the goods is made 
available to the customer, provided transfer of title 
to the customer occurs and the Group has not 
retained any significant risks of ownership or future 
obligations with respect to the goods shipped.

 Revenue from rendering of services is recognised 
over time by measuring the progress towards 
complete satisfaction of performance obligations 
at the reporting period.

 Revenue is measured at the amount of 
consideration which the group expects to be 
entitled to in exchange for transferring distinct 
goods or services to a customer as specified in the 
contract, excluding amounts collected on behalf 
of third parties (for example taxes and duties 
collected on behalf of the government).

 Consideration is generally due upon satisfaction 
of performance obligations and a receivable 
is recognised when it becomes unconditional. 
Generally, the credit period varies between 0-60 
days from the shipment or delivery of goods or 
services as the case may be.

 The Group provides volume rebates to certain 
customers once the quantity of products 
purchased during the period exceeds a threshold 
specified and also accrues discounts to certain 
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practices which is derived on the basis of crude 
price volatility and various market demand – 
supply situations. Consideration are determined 
based on its most likely amount.

 Generally, sales of petroleum products contain 
provisional pricing features where revenue is 
initially recognised based on provisional price. 
Difference between final settlement price and 
provisional price is recognised subsequently.

 The Group does not adjust short-term advances 
received from the customer for the effects of 
significant financing component if it is expected at 
the contract inception that the promised good or 
service will be transferred to the customer within a 
period of one year.

Contract Balances

Trade Receivables

 A receivable represents the Group’s right to an 
amount of consideration that is unconditional.

Contract Liabilities

 A contract liability is the obligation to transfer 
goods or services to a customer for which the 
Group has received consideration or is due from 
the customer. If a customer pays consideration 
before the Group transfers goods or services to 
the customer, a contract liability is recognised 
when the payment is made or the payment is 
due (whichever is earlier). Contract liabilities are 
recognised as revenue when the Group performs 
under the contract.

Interest Income

 Interest Income from a financial asset is 
recognised using Effective Interest Rate Method.

Dividend Income

 Dividend Income is recognised when the Group’s 
right to receive the amount has been established.

(r)  Financial Instruments

i.  Financial Assets

A.  Initial Recognition and Measurement

 All financial assets are initially recognised at 
fair value. Transaction costs that are directly 
attributable to the acquisition or issue of 
financial assets, which are not at Fair Value 
Through Profit or Loss, are adjusted to the fair 
value on initial recognition. Purchase and sale 
of financial assets are recognised using trade 
date accounting.

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B.  Subsequent Measurement

a) 

 Financial assets measured 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 to cash 
flows on specified dates that represent solely 
payments of principal and interest on the 
principal amount outstanding.

b) 

 Financial Assets measured at Fair 
Value Through Other Comprehensive 
Income (FVTOCI)

 A financial asset is measured at FVTOCI if it is 
held within a business model whose objective 
is achieved by both collecting contractual 
cash flows and selling financial assets and 
the contractual terms of the financial asset 
give rise on specified dates to cash flows that 
represent solely payments of principal and 
interest on the principal amount outstanding.

c) 

 Financial Assets measured at Fair Value 
Through Profit or Loss (FVTPL)

 A financial asset which is not classified 
in any of the above categories are 
measured at FVTPL.

 Financial assets are reclassified subsequent 
to their recognition, if the Group changes its 
business model for managing those financial 
assets. Changes in business model are 
made and applied prospectively from the 
reclassification date which is the first day of 
immediately next reporting period following 
the changes in business model in accordance 
with principles laid down under Ind AS 109 – 
Financial Instruments.

C.  Other Equity Investments

 All other equity investments are measured 
at fair value, with value changes recognised 
in Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss, 
except for those equity investments for which 
the Group has elected to present the value 
changes in ‘Other Comprehensive Income’.

 However, dividend on such equity investments 
is recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss 
when the Company’s right to receive payment 
is established.

D.   Impairment of Financial Assets

 In accordance with Ind AS 109, the Group 
uses ‘Expected Credit Loss’ (ECL) model, for 

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evaluating impairment of financial assets 
other than those measured at Fair Value 
Through Profit and Loss (FVTPL). 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, the Group applies 
‘simplified approach’ which requires 
expected lifetime losses to be recognised 
from initial recognition of the receivables. 
The Group 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 Group uses 12 month 
Expected Credit Loss to provide for 
impairment loss where there is no significant 
increase in credit risk. If there is significant 
increase in credit risk full lifetime Expected 
Credit Loss is used.

ii.  Financial Liabilities

A.  Initial Recognition and Measurement

 All financial liabilities are recognised at fair 
value and in case of borrowings, net of directly 
attributable cost. Fees of recurring nature 
are directly recognised in the Consolidated 
Statement of Profit and Loss as finance cost.

B.  Subsequent Measurement

 Financial Liabilities are carried at amortised 
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.

iii. 

 Derivative Financial Instruments and 
Hedge Accounting

 The Group uses various derivative financial 
instruments such as interest rate swaps, 
currency swaps, forwards and options and 
commodity contracts to mitigate the risk of 
changes in interest rates, exchange rates and 
commodity prices. At the inception of a hedge 
relationship, the Group formally designates 

and documents the hedge relationship to 
which the Group wishes to apply hedge 
accounting and the risk management 
objective and strategy for undertaking the 
hedge. Such derivative financial instruments 
are initially recognised at fair value on the 
date on which a derivative contract is entered 
into and are also subsequently measured 
at fair value. Derivatives are carried as 
financial assets when the fair value is positive 
and as financial liabilities when the fair 
value is negative.

 Any gains or losses arising from changes 
in the fair value of derivatives are taken 
directly to Consolidated Statement of Profit 
and Loss, except for the effective portion 
of cash flow hedge which is recognised in 
Other Comprehensive Income and later to 
Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss, 
when the hedged item affects profit or loss 
or is treated as basis adjustment if a hedged 
forecast transaction subsequently results in 
the recognition of a non-financial asset or 
non-financial liability.

 Hedges that meet the criteria for hedge 
accounting are accounted for as follows:

A.  Cash Flow Hedge

 The Group designates derivative contracts 
or non-derivative financial assets / liabilities 
as hedging instruments to mitigate the risk 
of movement in interest rates and foreign 
exchange rates for foreign exchange 
exposure on highly probable future cash 
flows attributable to a recognised asset or 
liability or forecast cash transactions. When 
a derivative is designated as a cash flow 
hedging instrument, the effective portion of 
changes in the fair value of the derivative is of 
Profit and Loss as finance cost. recognised in 
the cash flow hedging reserve being part of 
Other Comprehensive Income. Any ineffective 
portion of changes in the fair value of the 
derivative is recognised immediately in the 
Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss. If 
the hedging relationship no longer meets the 
criteria for hedge accounting, then hedge 
accounting is discontinued prospectively. If 
the hedging instrument expires or is sold / 
terminated or exercised, the cumulative gain 
or loss on the hedging instrument recognised 
in cash flow hedging reserve till the period 
the hedge was effective remains in cash 
flow hedging reserve until the underlying 
transaction occurs. The cumulative gain 
or loss previously recognised in the cash 
flow hedging reserve is transferred to the 
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upon the occurrence of the underlying 
transaction. If the forecasted transaction is no 
longer expected to occur, then the amount 
accumulated in cash flow hedging reserve is 
reclassified in the Consolidated Statement of 
Profit and Loss.

B.  Fair Value Hedge

 The Group designates derivative contracts 
or non-derivative financial assets / liabilities 
as hedging instruments to mitigate the risk 
of change in fair value of hedged item due to 
movement in interest rates, foreign exchange 
rates and commodity prices.

 Changes in the fair value of hedging 
instruments and hedged items that are 
designated and qualify as fair value hedges 
are recorded in the Consolidated 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 Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss 
over the period of maturity.

iv.  Derecognition of Financial Instruments

 The Group derecognises a financial asset when 
the contractual rights to the cash flows from the 
financial asset expire or it transfers the financial 
asset and the transfer qualifies for derecognition 
under Ind AS 109 – Financial Instruments. A 
financial liability (or a part of a financial liability) 
is derecognised from the Group’s Balance Sheet 
when the obligation specified in the contract is 
discharged or cancelled or expires.

v.  Offsetting

 Financial assets and financial liabilities are 
offset and the net amount is presented in the 
Balance Sheet when, and only when, the Group 
has a legally enforceable right to set off the 
amount and it intends, either to settle them on 
a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the 
liability simultaneously.

be concluded within 12 months of the date of 
classification. Non-current assets held for sale are 
neither depreciated nor amortised. Assets and 
liabilities classified as Held for Sale are measured 
at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value 
less cost of disposal and are presented separately 
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(t)  Accounting for Oil and Gas Activity

 The Group has adopted Successful Efforts Method 
(SEM) of accounting for its Oil and Gas activities. 
The policy of recognition of exploration and 
evaluation expenditure is considered in line with 
the principle of SEM. Seismic costs, geological 
and geophysical studies, petroleum exploration 
license fees and general and administration costs 
directly attributable to exploration and evaluation 
activities are expensed off. The costs incurred on 
acquisition of interest in oil and gas blocks and on 
exploration and evaluation other than those which 
are expensed off are accounted for as Intangible 
Assets under Development. All development 
costs incurred in respect of Proved Reserves are 
also capitalised under Intangible Assets under 
Development. Once a well is ready to commence 
commercial production, the costs accumulated 
in Intangible Assets under Development are 
classified as Other Intangible Assets corresponding 
to proved developed oil and gas reserves. The 
exploration and evaluation expenditure which 
does not result in discovery of proved oil and gas 
reserves and all cost pertaining to production 
are charged to the Consolidated Statement of 
Profit and Loss.

 The Group uses 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 financial statements, according 
to the participating interest of the Group.

(s)  Non-Current Assets Held for Sale

(u)  Earnings Per Share

 Non-Current Assets are classified as Held for Sale if 
their carrying amount will be recovered principally 
through a sale transaction rather than through 
continuing use and sale is considered highly 
probable. A sale is considered as highly probable 
when decision has been made to sell, assets 
are available for immediate sale in its present 
condition, assets are being actively marketed 
and sale has been agreed or is expected to 

 Basic Earnings Per Share is calculated by dividing 
the net profit after tax by the weighted average 
number of equity shares outstanding during the 
year adjusted for bonus element in equity share. 
Diluted Earnings Per Share adjusts the figures used 
in determination of basic earnings per share to 
take into account the conversion of all dilutive 
potential equity shares. Dilutive potential equity 
shares are deemed converted as at the beginning 
of the period unless issued at a later date.

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C.   Critical Accounting Judgements 
and Key Sources of Estimation 
Uncertainty

 The preparation of the Group’s financial statements 
requires management to make judgement, estimates 
and assumptions that affect the reported amount 
of revenue, expenses, assets and liabilities and the 
accompanying disclosures. Uncertainty about these 
assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes 
that require a material adjustment to the carrying 
amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods.

(a)  Estimation of Oil and Gas Reserves

 The determination of the Group’s estimated oil and 
natural gas reserves requires significant judgements 
and estimates to be applied and these are regularly 
reviewed and updated. Factors such as the availability 
of geological and engineering data, reservoir 
performance data, acquisition and divestment activity, 
drilling of new wells, and commodity prices all impact 
on the determination of the Group’s estimates of its oil 
and natural gas reserves. The Group bases it’s proved 
reserves estimates on the requirement of reasonable 
certainty with rigorous technical and commercial 
assessments based on conventional industry practice 
and regulatory requirements.

 Estimates of oil and natural gas reserves are used to 
calculate depletion charges for the Group’s oil and gas 
properties. The impact of changes in estimated proved 
reserves is dealt with prospectively by amortising 
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 34.

(b)  Decommissioning Liabilities

 The liability for decommissioning costs are recognised 
when the Group has an obligation to perform site 
restoration activity. The recognition and measurement 
of decommissioning provisions involves the use of 
estimates and assumptions. These include the timing 
of abandonment of well and related facilities which 
would depend upon the ultimate life of the field, 
expected utilisation of assets by other fields, the scope 
of abandonment activity and pre-tax rate applied 
for discounting.

(c)   Property Plant and Equipment / Other 

Intangible Assets

 Estimates are involved in determining the cost 
attributable to bringing the assets to the location and 
condition necessary for it to be capable of operating 
in the manner intended by the management. Property, 

Plant and Equipment / Other Intangible Assets are 
depreciated / amortised over their estimated useful 
life, after taking into account estimated residual value. 
Spectrum Cost is amortised over its balance validity 
period, based on the expected pattern of consumption 
of the expected future economic benefits.

 Management reviews the estimated useful life 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 
life and residual values are based on the Group’s 
historical experience with similar assets and take into 
account anticipated technological and future risks. 
The depreciation / amortisation for future periods 
is revised if there are significant changes from 
previous estimates.

(d)   Recoverability of Trade Receivables

 Judgements are required in assessing the 
recoverability of overdue trade receivables and 
determining whether a provision against those 
receivables is required. Factors considered include 
the credit rating of the counterparty, the amount 
and timing of anticipated future payments and any 
possible actions that can be taken to mitigate the risk 
of non-payment.

(e)  Provisions

 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.

(f)   Impairment of Financial and Non-

Financial Assets

 The impairment provisions for Financial Assets are 
based on assumptions about risk of default and 
expected cash loss rates. The Group uses judgement 
in making these assumptions and selecting the inputs 
to the impairment calculation, based on Group’s past 
history, existing market conditions as well as forward-
looking estimates at the end of each reporting period.

 In case of non-financial assets the Group estimates 
asset’s recoverable amount, which is higher of an 
asset’s or Cash Generating Units (CGU’s) fair value less 
costs of disposal and its value in use.

 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.

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(k)  Leases

1 . 

 Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Intangible Assets, Capital Work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets under Development

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

 Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives 
have been allocated to the respective CGUs which are 
determined at the entity level. During the year ended 
March 31, 2022, the Group has determined that there is 
no impairment towards these assets.

(g)   Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets and 

Liabilities

 Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for 
deductible temporary differences and unused tax 
losses for which there is probability of utilisation against 
the future taxable profit. The Group uses judgement 
to determine the amount of deferred tax that can be 
recognised, based upon the likely timing and the level 
of future taxable profits and business developments.

(h) Fair Value Measurement

 For estimates relating to fair value of financial 
instruments refer Note 37 of financial statements.

(i)  Revenue

 The application of Accounting Standard on 
Revenue Recognition for digital segment involves 
complexity and use of key judgements with respect 
to multiple elements deliverables, timing of revenue 
recognition, accounting of discounts, incentives, etc. 
The Management has reviewed such accounting 
treatment and is satisfied about its appropriateness in 
terms of the relevant Ind AS.

(j)   Global Health Pandemic on COVID-19

 The continuance of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic 
globally and in India is causing significant disturbance 
and slowdown of economic activity. The Group’s 
operations and revenue during the period were 
impacted due to COVID-19. The Group has taken 
into account the possible impact of COVID-19 in 
preparation of financial statements, including its 
assessment of recoverable value of its assets based 
on internal and external information upto the date of 
approval of these financial statements and current 
indicators of future economic conditions.

 The Group evaluates if an arrangement qualifies 
to be a lease as per the requirements of Ind AS 116. 
Identification of a lease requires significant judgement. 
The Group uses judgement in assessing whether a 
contract (or part of contract) include a lease, the 
lease term (including anticipated renewals), the 
applicable discount rate, variable lease payments 
whether are in-substance fixed. The judgement 
involves assessment of whether the asset included in 
the contract is a fully or partly identified asset based 
on the facts and circumstances, whether the contract 
include a lease and non-lease component and if 
so, separation thereof for the purpose of recognition 
and measurement, determination of lease term 
basis, inter alia the non-cancellable period of lease 
and whether the lessee intends to opt for continuing 
with the use of the asset upon the expiry thereof, and 
whether the lease payments are fixed or variable or a 
combination of both.

D.   Standards Issued but not Effective

 On March 23, 2022, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs 
(MCA) has notified Companies (Indian Accounting 
Standards) Amendment Rules, 2022. This notification 
has resulted into amendments in the following existing 
accounting standards which are applicable to 
company from April 1, 2022.

i. 

ii. 

Ind AS 101 – First time adoption of Ind AS

Ind AS 103 – Business Combination

iii. 

Ind AS 109 – Financial Instrument

iv. 

Ind AS 16 – Property, Plant and Equipment

v. 

 Ind AS 37 –Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and 
Contingent Assets

vi. 

Ind AS 41 – Agriculture

 Application of above standards are not expected 
to have any significant impact on the Group’s 
financial statements.

Gross Block

Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion

Net Block

As at
01-04-2021

Additions /
Adjustments ^

Deductions /
Adjustments

As at
31-03-2022

As at
01-04-2021

For the
Year #

Deductions /
Adjustments

As at
31-03-2022

As at
31-03-2022

As at
31-03-2021

(` in crore)

Description

Property, Plant and 
Equipment

Own Assets:

Land

Buildings

49,938

34,067

Plant & Machinery

4,63,097

Electrical Installations
Equipments $

Furniture & Fixtures

Vehicles

Ships

Aircrafts 
and Helicopters

15,334

18,523

4,182

794

505

1,481

288

7,682

43,015

3,265

14,252

2,325

129

3

85

45

67

50,181

41,682

-

-

10,878

4,278

-

17

-

50,181

49,938

15,139

26,543

23,189

1,240

5,04,872

1,34,726 19,360

892

1,53,194

3,51,678

3,28,371

88

137

48

20

-

-

18,511

6,058

1,257

32,638

6,459

903

508

6,083

1,993

1,646

454

578

345

95

16

1,566

475

275

18

7

20

20

-

-

7,297

8,069

2,080

653

361

750

11,214

9,276

24,569

12,440

4,379

2,536

250

147

816

216

160

1,006

Sub-Total

5,87,921

71,044

1,645

6,57,320

1,60,789 27,728

974

1,87,543

4,69,777

4,27,132

Right-of-Use Assets:

Land

Buildings

Plant & Machinery

Vehicles

Ships

Sub-Total

Total (A)

Other 
Intangible Assets *

Technical Knowhow 
Fees

Spectrum Cost

Software

Development Rights

Others

Total (B)

18,830

2,714

8,104

61

10

29,719

6,17,640

5,989

60,907

12,328

61,152

7,584

849

3,269

5,889

-

-

10,007

81,051

90

32,270

1,622

3,868

6,023

5

104

-

-

-

19,674

5,879

13,993

61

10

2,454

636

348

883

2,655

1,968

30

10

15

-

- @

59

-

-

-

2,802

1,460

4,623

45

10

16,872

16,376

4,419

9,370

16

-

2,078

5,449

31

-

109

39,617

5,785

3,214

59

8,940

30,677

23,934

1,754

6,96,937

1,66,574 30,942

1,033

1,96,483 5,00,454 4,51,066

-

-

-

6,079

4,167

173

93,177

13,950

9,618

3,855

4,790

1,544

-

-

-

13,473

6,334

18,138

46,882

47,413

2,506

17,433

32,486

17

13,590

1,992

733

15

2,710

79,704

51,289

7,616

14,396

10,880

7,538

13,739

5,592

4,340

1,739

1,822

1,47,960

43,873

18,155

1,73,678

67,980

8,811

17,448

59,343

1,14,335

79,980

Total (A+B)

7,65,600

1,24,924

19,909

8,70,615 2,34,554 39,753

18,481

2,55,826

6,14,789 5,31,046

Previous Year

7,33,529

47,001

14,930

7,65,600

2,11,130 26,793

3,369

2,34,554

5,31,046 5,22,399

Capital 
Work-in-Progress

Intangible Assets 
Under Development

68,052

71,171

1,04,454

54,782

$ Includes Office Equipments.
@ Land - ` 40,81,486
* Other than internally generated.
^ Additions / adjustments in gross block for the year include ` 19,714 crore on account of entities acquired during the year 2021-22.
#  Depreciation / Amortisation and Depletion for the year includes depreciation of ` 99 crore (Previous Year ` 99 crore) capitalised during the year 
and ` 9,857 crore (Previous Year ` 122 crore) on account of entities acquired during the year 2021-22. Thus, ` 29,797 crore has been considered in 
the Statement of Profit and Loss.

1.1  Buildings include:

i)  Cost of shares in Co-operative Societies of ` 2,03,700 (Previous Year ` 2,03,700). 

ii) 

 ` 135 crore (Previous Year ` 135 crore) in shares of Companies / Societies with right to hold and use certain area of Buildings.

1.2  Other Intangible Assets - Others include:

i)  Jetties amounting to ` 812 crore (Previous Year ` 812 crore), the Ownership of which vests with Gujarat Maritime Board.
ii)  ` 7 crore (Previous Year ` 7 crore) in shares of companies with Right to hold and use Land and Buildings.

408

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1.3  Capital work-in-Progress and Intangible Assets under Development include:

i)  ` 16,181 crore (Previous Year ` 13,697 crore) on account of Project Development Expenditure.
ii)  ` 10,153 crore (Previous Year ` 10,100 crore) on account of cost of construction materials at site.

1.4   Additions in Property, Plant & Equipment, Capital work-in-progress, Other Intangible Assets and Intangible Assets under 
Development includes ` 749 crore (net loss) [Previous Year ` 279 crore (net gain)] on account of exchange difference 
during the year.

1.5  For Assets pledged as security – Refer Note 16.1, 16.2 and 16.3.

2.

A.

Investments - Non-Current

Investment in Associates

Investment measured at Cost (accounted 
using Equity Method)

In Equity Shares - Quoted, Fully paid up
Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited of ` 10 each
GTPL Hathway Limited of ` 10 each
Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy Limited of ` 1 each

In Equity Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up
Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited of ` 10 each
CCN DEN Network Private Limited of ` 10 each
Clayfin Technologies Private Limited of ` 10 each
DEN ADN Network Private Limited of ` 10 each
Den Satellite Network Private Limited of ` 10 each
Eenadu Television Private Limited of ` 10 each
Gaurav Overseas Private Limited of ` 10 each [` 42,89,845; 
(Previous Year ` 27,38,845)]
Gujarat Chemical Port Limited of ` 1 each
Hathway VCN Cablenet Private Limited of ` 10 each [` 27,91,952; 
(Previous Year ` 27,91,952)]
Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited of ` 10 each [` 13,60,037; 
(Previous Year ` 12,36,383)]

NW18 HSN Holdings Plc. of USD 0.2 each
Pan Cable Services Private Limited of ` 10 each

Reliance Europe Limited of Sterling Pound 1 each
Reliance Services and Holdings Limited of ` 10 each
Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited Class A shares of ` 1 
each [` 40,40,000; (Previous Year ` 40,72,000)]
Vadodra Enviro Channel Limited of ` 10 Each [` Nil; (Previous 
Year ` 1,43,020)]
Vay Network Services Private Limited of ` 2 each [` Nil; (Previous 
Year ` 39,00,000)]
MM Styles Private Limited of ` 10 each
Future101 Design Private Limited of ` 10 each
Neolync Solutions Private Limited of ` 10 each
Ritu Kumar Fashion (LLC) of AED 1,000 each [` Nil]

In Preference Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited - Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares Series B of ` 1,000 each

Reliance Services and Holdings Limited - 6% Non-Cumulative 
Redeemable Preference Shares of ` 1,000 each

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited – Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares Series B1 of ` 10 each

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

68,60,064

4,26,97,825

7,58,77,334

17,04,279

-

35,93,552

19,38,000

50,295

60,94,190

4,23,000

221

497

2,812

3,530

-

-

28

4

63

68,60,064

4,26,97,825

-

17,04,279

20,40,000

35,93,552

19,38,000

50,295

493

60,94,190

-

3,23,000

64,29,20,000

645

64,29,20,000

12,520

62,63,125

92,62,233

10

11,08,500

50,000

52,00,000

14,302

-

4,03,596

5,658

6,667

147

-

-

-

-

41

21,557

-

-

-

262

33

20

-

12,520

62,63,125

92,62,233

10

11,08,500

50,000

52,00,000

14,302

19,57,413

-

-

-

-

210

436

-

646

-

-

25

3

58

437

-

538

-

-

-

-

41

11,854

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23,146

12,956

1,156

-

1,156

-

17,64,66,916

17,647

17,64,66,916

17,647

2,31,200

-

2,31,200

-

410

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

(` in crore)

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited - Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares Series C of ` 1,000 each

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited – Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares Series C1 of ` 10 each

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited - Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares Series D of ` 10 each

Dunzo Digital Private Limited - Compulsorly Convertible 
Preference Shares Series F of ` 55 each

Two Platforms Inc

Units

Amount

1,807

3,61,400

-

-

Units

1,807

3,61,400

3,41,857

182

3,41,857

69,529

37,50,000

1,442

112

19,383

In Preference shares - Unquoted, partly paid up

NW18 HSN Holdings PLC – Class O Preference Shares of USD 0.2 
each, paid up USD 0.05 each

12,75,367

In Debentures or Bonds - Unquoted, fully paid up

Ashwani Commercials Private Limited - Zero Coupon 
Unsecured Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures of ` 10 each

13,55,90,000

In Share Warrant - Unquoted, partly paid up

NW18 HSN Holdings PLC – Share Warrant of USD 10 each, paid 
up USD 0.01 each

24,18,393

In Limited Liability Partnership
GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP [` 31,64,755; 
(Previous Year ` 31,17,337)]

Amount

-

-

212

-

-

17,859

-

-

136

136

-

-

-

-

46,195

46,195

77,792

-

-

12,75,367

13,55,90,000

24,18,393

-

-

136

136

-

-

-

-

59,581

59,581

1,05,776

In Corpus of Trust

Unquoted

Investment in Corpus of Petroleum Trust

Total Investments in Associates

B.

Investment in Joint Ventures

Investment measured at Cost (accounted 
using Equity Method)

In Equity Shares - Quoted, Fully paid up
Alok Industries Limited of `1 each

1,98,65,33,333

158

1,98,65,33,333

263

In Equity Shares - Unquoted, Fully Paid Up
Brooks Brothers India Private Limited of ` 10 each
Burberry India Private Limited of ` 10 each
Canali India Private Limited of ` 10 each
Dadri Toe Warehousing Private Limited of ` 10 each
Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited of ` 10 each
D.E. Shaw India Securities Private Limited of ` 10 each
Football Sports Development Limited of ` 10 each

Hathway Bhaskar CCN Multi Entertainment Private 
Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Bhawani NDS Private Limited of ` 500 each 
[` 26,67,096; (Previous Year ` 32,97,641)]
Hathway Cable MCN Nanded Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway CBN Multinet Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway CCN Entertainment (India) Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway CCN Multinet Private Limited of ` 10 each

Hathway Channel 5 Cable and Datacom Private 
Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Dattatray Cable Network Private Limited of ` 10 each

Hathway Digital Saharanpur Cable & Datacom Private 
Limited of ` 10 each

2,45,00,000

2,23,22,952

1,22,50,000

2,43,43,661

5,65,95,000

1,07,00,000

14,85,711

7,000

15,810

13,05,717

-

-

-

2,49,000

20,400

10,200

19

42

17

24

16

1

2,45,00,000

2,23,22,952

1,22,50,000

2,39,45,276

5,65,95,000

1,07,00,000

100

14,85,711

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,000

15,810

13,05,717

25,500

2,55,000

2,42,250

2,49,000

20,400

10,200

15

38

16

24

15

1

131

-

-

1

2

4

7

-

-

-

411

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Hathway Ice Television Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Latur MCN Cable and Datacom Private Limited of ` 10 
each [` 26,61,679; (Previous Year ` 12,11,163)]
Hathway MCN Private Limited of ` 10 each

Hathway Sai Star Cable and Datacom Private 
Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Sonali OM Crystal Cable Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Prime Cable & Datacom Private Limited of ` 10 each
IBN Lokmat News Private Limited of ` 10 each
Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited of ` 10 each
India Gas Solution Private Limited of ` 10 each
Jio Payments Bank Limited of ` 10 each

Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited (Class A 
Shares of ` 10 each)

Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited (Class C 
Shares of ` 5 each)
Reliance Bally India Private Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance-GrandVision India Supply Private Limited of ` 10 each
Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited of ` 10 each
Pipeline Management Services Private Limited of ` 10 each
Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited of ` 10 each
TCO Reliance India Private Limited of ` 10 each
Ubona Technologies Private Limited of ` 10 each
CAA Global Brands Reliance Private Limited [` 47,050; 
(Previous Year ` Nil)]
Reliance Sideways Private Limited of ` 10 each [` 2,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` 25,000)]
Zegna South Asia Private Limited of ` 10 each

Ethane Crystal LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Emerald LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Opal LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Pearl LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Sapphire LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Topaz LLC Class A Share of $1 each

Ethane Crystal LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Ethane Emerald LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Ethane Opal LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Ethane Pearl LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Ethane Sapphire LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Ethane Topaz LLC Class C Share of $1 each

Sodium-ion Batteries Pty Limited of AUD $1.00 each

In Preference Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

IBN Lokmat News Private Limited – 0.10% Non-Cumulative 
Redeemable Preference Shares Series "I" of ` 100 each

IBN Lokmat News Private Limited – 0.10% Non-Cumulative 
Redeemable Preference Shares Series "II" of ` 100 each

IBN Lokmat News Private Limited – 0.01% Optionally Convertible 
Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preference Share Series 
"II" of ` 100 each

IBN Lokmat News Private Limited – 0.10% Non-Cumulative 
Redeemable Preference Shares Series "III" of ` 100 each
Alok Industries Limited of `1 each - Preference Share

1,02,000

51,000

9,63,000

68,850

68,000

2,29,500

86,25,000

52,86,250

2,25,00,000

18,45,20,000

81,42,722

9,51,16,546

48,50,000

1,31,00,000

1,35,00,000

11,10,00,000

5,00,000

2,88,12,000

1,37,20,000

10,821

5,000

5,000

2,98,44,272

86,666

81,680

81,545

87,021

81,545

81,545

2,76,70,066

2,65,58,954

2,48,80,086

2,64,80,720

2,46,38,086

2,48,93,086

27,88,823

2,20,000

2,49,999

1

20,35,250

-

-

6

2

8

-

-

132

152

86

43

170

6

6

5

9

8

15

14

10

-

-

6

1

1

1

1

1

1

219

212

200

211

199

200

14

2,159

-

5

-

5

1,02,000

51,000

9,63,000

68,850

68,000

2,29,500

86,25,000

25,05,000

2,25,00,000

16,24,00,000

81,42,722

9,51,16,546

48,50,000

1,31,00,000

1,35,00,000

10,20,00,000

5,00,000

2,48,92,000

1,37,20,000

10,821

-

5,000

2,98,44,272

84,933

80,046

79,914

85,280

79,914

79,914

1,97,48,739

1,86,12,443

1,85,81,663

1,98,29,430

1,85,81,663

1,85,81,663

-

2,20,000

2,49,999

1

20,35,250

2,50,00,00,000

250 2,50,00,00,000

260

-

-

7

9

1

-

-

39

9

88

40

160

5

5

5

7

4

16

13

5

-

-

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

207

200

189

199

187

188

-

1,847

-

5

-

7

250

262

412

In Debentures or Bonds - Unquoted, fully paid up

Indospace MET Logistics Park Farukhnagar Private Limited - 
Non-Convertible Bonds of ` 10 each

Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited - 4.5% Optionally 
Convertible Debentures of ` 10 each

49,400

 5,10,00,000 

In Limited Liability Partnership
Hathway SS Cable & Datacom LLP [` 5,88,980; (Previous 
Year ` 11,52,820)]

Total Investments in Joint Ventures

C. Other Investments

Investment measured at Amortised Cost

In Government Securities - Unquoted

6 Years National Savings Certificate (Deposited with Sales Tax 
Department and Other Government Authorities) [` 45,08,847; 
(Previous Year ` 45,08,847)]

-

-

5

 51 

56

-

316

2,633

-

-

-

 -   

-

-

-

 -   

-

-

262

2,372

-

-

In Debentures or Bonds - Quoted, Fully paid up

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Private Limited – Secured 
Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures of ` 10,00,000 
each (Series 5)

In Debentures or Bonds - Unquoted, Fully paid up

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited – Secured Redeemable Non-
Convertible Debentures of ` 10,00,000 each (Series PPD1)

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited – Secured Redeemable Non-
Convertible Debentures of ` 10,00,000 each (Series PPD2)

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited – Secured Redeemable Non-
Convertible Debentures of ` 10,00,000 each (Series PPD3)

53,360

5,372

1,18,360

11,880

5,372

11,880

60,000

6,035

60,000

6,000

1,00,000

10,057

1,00,000

10,000

93,420

9,396

93,420

25,488

9,342

25,342

In Preference Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

0% Redeemable, Non-Participating, Non-Cumulative and Non-
Convertible Preference Shares of Summit Digitel Infrastructure 
Private Limited of `10 each

5,00,00,000

In Others

PTC - Master Trust 2019 Series I

Marigold Trust

First Business Receivables Trust

Tower Infrastructure Trust

Investment measured at Fair Value through Other 
Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

In Membership Interest of LLP - Unquoted

Labs 02 Limited Partnership
First Close Partners I, LLP [` 22,30,050; (Previous Year ` Nil)]

Breakthrough Energy Ventures II L.P.

In Membership Interest of LLC - Unquoted

BreakThrough Energy Ventures LLC

In Preferred Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

EdCast Inc - Series B

Krikey Inc - Series A

KaiOS Technologies PTE. of USD 0.01 each

Netradyne Inc - Series A

14

14

-

60

-

56

116

47

-

129

176

612

612

5

75

36

-

2,34,302

27,16,948

6,25,000

-

-

405

251

875

56

1,587

29

-

21

50

199

199

5

75

36

276

413

2,34,302

27,16,948

6,25,000

1,50,75,708

442

1,91,34,355

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedNetradyne Inc - Series B

NexWafe GmbH - Series C

Homodeus Inc - Series B

In Preference Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

Aeon Learning Private Limited - Series B compulsorily 
convertible Preference Shares of ` 1 each

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited - 10% Optionally Convertible 
Preference Shares of ` 10 Each

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

40,58,647

86,887

2,94,118

2

119

213

2

892

-

-

-

2,94,118

2

-

-

2

394

-

77,70,11,98,375

77,893

77,70,11,98,375

77,889

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited - 10% Cumulative Redeemable 
Preference Shares of ` 10 each

12,50,000

Summit Digitel Infrastructure Private limited – 0% Redeemable, 
Non-Participating, Non-Cumulative and Non-Convertible 
Preference Shares of ` 10 each

Karexpert Technologies Private Limited - Series A Preference 
Shares of ` 20 each

Karexpert Technologies Private Limited - Series B Preference 
Shares of ` 20 each

Pipeline Infrastructure Private Limited - 0.1% Compulsory 
Convertible Preference Shares of ` 10 each

Pipeline Infrastructure Private Limited - 0.1% Redeemable 
Preference Shares of ` 10 each
Eliph Nutrition Private Limited of ` 10 each

Teesta Retail Private Limited - 6% Non Cumulative Optionally 
Convertible Preference Shares of ` 10 each

Altigreen Propulsion Labs Private Limited, Series A Compulsorily 
Convertible Preference Shares of ` 100 each

In Equity Shares - Quoted, Fully paid up

Affinity Energy and Health Limited of AUD 0.1636 each
Balaji Telefilms Limited of ` 2 each
EIH Limited of ` 2 each

Eros STX Global Corporation of GBP 0.30 each
Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited of ` 1 each
KSL and Industries Limited of ` 4 each [` 12,80,632; (Previous 
Year ` 12,80,632)]
Refex Industries Limited of ` 10 each
SMC Global Securities Limited of ` 2 each

Yatra Online Inc. of $ 0.0001 each

In Equity Shares - Unquoted, Fully Paid Up
Ahmedabad Mega Clean Association of ` 10 each [` 1,00,000; 
(Previous Year ` 1,00,000)]
Aeon Learning Private Limited of ` 1 each [` 1,00,000; (Previous 
Year ` 1,00,000)]
24x7 Learning Private Limited of ` 10 each
DSE Estates Limited of ` 1 each

Enercent Technologies Private Limited
Eshwar Land Private Limited of ` 10 each
Future101 Design Private Limited of ` 10 each
Hathway Patiala Cable Private Limited of ` 10 each

KaiOS Technologies PTE. Limited of USD 0.01 each
Eliph Nutrition Private Limited of ` 10 each [` 4,80,400; (Previous 
Year ` 6,40,400)]
MobileNXT Teleservices Private Limited of ` 10 each
Petronet India Limited of ` 0.10 each [` 10,00,000; (Previous 
Year ` 10,00,000)]

414

1

-

10

20

12,50,000

5,00,00,000

22,222

44,443

1

94

10

20

-

22,222

44,443

4,00,00,00,000

4,000 4,00,00,00,000

4,000

5,00,00,000

9,269

2,025

34,000

-

2,52,00,000

11,77,60,869

31,11,088

4,85,32,764

4,74,308

2,75,000

11,35,670

19,26,397

10,000

1,00,000

6,45,558

8,98,500

-

400

-

71,175

19,04,781

100

3,01,876

1,00,00,000

50

4

466

50

5,00,00,000

9,269

2,025

-

50

6

466

-

82,494

82,536

-

179

1,821

4

385

-

3

9

1,58,350

2,52,00,000

11,77,60,869

31,11,088

4,85,32,764

4,74,308

2,75,000

11,35,670

25

19,26,397

 2,426 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

10,000

1,00,000

6,45,558

8,98,500

21,000

400

2,019

71,175

46

19,04,781

-

-

-

100

3,01,876

1,00,00,000

-

144

1,095

41

122

-

3

8

28

1,441

-

-

-

-

3

-

14

3

46

-

-

-

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March 2021

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

(` in crore)

Petronet VK Limited of ` 10 each [` 20,000; (Previous 
Year ` 20,000)]
Ushodaya Enterprises Private Limited of ` 100 each [` 27,50,000; 
(Previous Year ` 27,50,000)]

VAKT Holdings Limited of USD 0.001 each
Yatra Online Limited of ` 1 each

Ambri Inc. of $ 0.00001 each

In Debentures or Bonds - Unquoted, Fully paid up

Karkinos Health Care Private Limited - 0.1% Optionally 
Convertible Debentures of ` 100 each

1,49,99,990

27,500

58,009

11,88,870

4,23,44,173

25,00,000

In Debentures or Bonds - Quoted, Fully paid up

In Fixed Maturity Plan - Quoted, Fully Paid Up

In Government Securities - Quoted

In Units - Unquoted, fully paid up

Investments measured at Fair Value Through 
Profit & Loss (FVTPL)

In Equity Shares - Quoted, Fully paid up

In Equity Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

In Preference Shares - Unquoted, Fully paid up

In Debentures or Bonds - Quoted

In Others
Faering Capital India Evolving Fund of ` 1,000 each
GenNext Ventures Fund - Class A units of ` 10 each
IIFL Special Opportunities Fund Class A 5.1 of ` 10 each
JM Financial Property Fund – I of ` 3721 each (Previous 
Year ` 3,721 each)

JMFRAC - Securities Receipt
KKR India Debt Fund I of ` 1,000 each
LICHFL Housing and Infrastructure Fund of ` 100 each
LICHFL Urban Development Fund of ` 10,000 each ` 2,975 paid 
up (Previous Year ` 3,762 paid up)
Multiples Private Equity Fund - Scheme 1 of ` 1,00,000 each, 
` 5,145 paid up (Previous Year ` 16,971 each)
Multiples Private Equity Fund II LLP of ` 1,000 each
Paragon Partners Growth Fund - I of ` 100 each
Urban Infrastructure Opportunities Fund of ` 23,930 per unit 
(Previous Year ` 27,430 each)
3one4 Capital Fund Scheme II of ` 1,00,000 fully paid up 
(Previous Year ` 85,000 partly paid up)
Kalaari Capital Partners India IV of ` 1000 each
JMFARC - MARCH 2018 - Trust - Series I of ` 1,000 each
Nepean Focused Investment Fund - Class A of ` 1,00,000 each
CFMARC Trust 88 of ` 1000 each

Total Other Investments

Total Non-Current Investments (A+B+C)

1,49,99,990

27,500

39,894

1,09,348

-

-

-

58

8

372

487

25

25

28,907

-

22,892

2,924

158

360

-

328

11,66,581

1,33,58,384

4,95,06,919

50,000

3,40,000

1,31,512

6,50,000

25,000

5,000

8,70,522

43,27,809

21,600

2,000

35,85,887

8,00,000

2,10,893

70,95,948

347

11,66,581

1,98,58,351

4,95,06,919

50,000

3,40,000

2,53,314

5,16,000

25,000

5,000

9,66,872

45,43,052

21,600

2,000

2,78,978

8,00,000

-

-

26

52

4

26

-

13

3

2

167

79

21

68

384

63

2,101

710

4,066

1,77,737

2,86,146

-

-

39

8

-

113

-

-

3,552

1,372

-

2,206

-

491

375

-

160

78

57

4

26

2

5

7

13

125

62

24

30

24

63

-

-

680

1,32,218

2,12,382

415

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited2.1  Category-wise Non Current Investments

 Financial Assets measured at Cost 

 Financial Assets measured at Amortised Cost

 Financial Assets measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive 
Income (FVTOCI) 

 Financial Assets measured at Fair value through Profit & Loss (FVTPL)

 Total Non-Current Investments (A+B+C)

3.  Loans – Non-Current (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Loans and Advances - to Others

Total

4.  Other Financials Assets - Non Current

Deposits with Related Parties [Refer Note 33 (v)]

Others *

Total

* Includes fair valuation of interest free deposits.

5.  Deferred Tax

Component of Deferred Tax

Deferred Tax Assets (Net)

Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)

Net Deferred Tax Assets / (Liabilities)

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 1,08,409 

 30,990 

 1,41,835 

 4,912 

 2,86,146 

 80,164 

 38,809 

 91,863 

 1,546 

 2,12,382 

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 1,588 

 1,588 

 1,117 

 1,117 

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

 520 

 1,857 

 2,377 

 519 

 848 

 1,367 

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

1,043

49,644

(48,601)

1,147

37,001

 (35,854)

416

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

As at 
31st March, 2021

(Charge) / Credit 
to Statement of 
Profit and Loss ^

(Charge) / 
Credit to Other 
Comprehensive 
Income

Others (Including 
Exchange 
Difference)

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

Deferred Tax Assets (Net) in Relation to:

Property, Plant and Equipment and Other 
Intangible Asset

(906)

(281)

Financial Assets

Loan and Advances

Provisions

Disallowances

Carried Forward Loss

Others

Deferred Tax Assets (Net)

Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) in Relation to:

Property, Plant and Equipment and Other 
Intangible Asset

Financial Assets and Others

Loan and Advances

Provisions

Disallowances

Carried Forward Losses

Others

Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)

71

1

248

107

1,762

(136)

1,147

57,301

(7,089)

(30)

(450)

104

(12,607)

(228)

37,001

Net Deferred Tax Assets / (Liabilities)

(35,854)

^ Refer Note 13

-

-

(13)

40

(373)

467

(160)

9,082

5,121

(1)

(72)

13

(1,172)

5

12,976

(13,136)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(422)

-

(1)

15

-

-

(408)

408

30

(1)

-

(1)

(4)

174

(142)

56

(64)

(1)

-

-

36

103

1

75

(19)

(1,157)

70

1

234

143

1,563

189

1,043

66,319

(2,391)

(31)

(523)

168

(13,676)

(222)

49,644

(48,601)

(` in crore)

6.  Other Non-Current Assets (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Capital Advances
Security Deposits @
Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision) #

Upfront Fibre Payment

Others *

Total

@ Includes Deposits of ` 485 crore (Previous Year ` 473 crore) given to Related Parties [Refer Note 33 (v)].
# Refer Note 13
*  Includes device rights and advance for acquisition of Right-of-Use assets taken on lease.

7. 

Inventories

Raw Materials (Including Material in Transit)

  Work-in-Progress *

Finished Goods

Stores and Spares

Stock-in-Trade
Others ^

Total

* Includes land, development cost and inventory on completion of projects.
^ Includes Programming and Film Rights.

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

8,712

3,180

5,926

 14,980 

 28,390 

61,188

20,787

3,194

5,104

 15,500 

 20,392 

64,977

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

17,177

33,985

20,049

12,665

21,221

2,681

1,07,778

15,200

27,781

11,836

11,600

13,285

1,970

81,672

417

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8. 

Investments - Current

Investment Measured at Amortised Cost

In Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligation - Unquoted

Investment Measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income (FVTOCI)

In Fixed Maturity Plan - Quoted, Fully paid up

In Mutual Fund - Quoted

In Mutual Fund - Unquoted

Investment Measured at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss (FVTPL)

In Government Securities - Quoted

In Debentures or Bonds - Quoted, Fully Paid Up

In Mutual Fund - Quoted

In Treasury Bills - Quoted

In Certificate of Deposits - Unquoted

In Mutual Fund - Unquoted

Total Investments - Current

8.1  Category-Wise Investments – Current

Financial Assets measured at Amortised Cost

Financial Assets measured at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income

Financial Assets measured at Fair Value Through Profit and Loss

Total Investments - Current

9.  Trade Receivables (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Trade Receivables

Total

9.1   Trade Receivables ageing

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

-

-

1,431

6,368

63,527

71,326

2,545

89

474

10,819

1,921

20,944

36,792

1,08,118

1,000

1,000

10,446

2,768

95,006

1,08,220

4,774

1,961

3,238

13,161

-

20,092

43,226

1,52,446

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

-

71,326

36,792

1,08,118

1,000

1,08,220

43,226

1,52,446

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

 23,640

 23,640

19,014

19,014

Outstanding for following periods 
from due date of payment *

Less than 
6 Months

6 months - 
1 year

1-2 year

2-3 year

More than
3 years

(` in crore)

Total

As at 31st March, 2022:

Undisputed Trade Receivables – considered good

2,742

165

111

83

179

3,280

Undisputed Trade Receivables – which have 
significant increase in credit risk

Undisputed Trade Receivables – credit impaired

Disputed Trade Receivables – considered good

Disputed Trade Receivables – which have 
significant increase in credit risk

Disputed Trade Receivables – credit impaired

Total

* Net of Provision

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,742

165

111

83

179

3,280

418

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Outstanding for following periods 
from due date of payment *

Less than 
6 Months

6 months - 
1 year

1-2 year

2-3 year

More than
3 years

(` in crore)

Total

As at 31st March, 2021:

Undisputed Trade Receivables – considered good

5,572

300

219

383

44

6,518

Undisputed Trade Receivables – which have 
significant increase in credit risk

Undisputed Trade Receivables – credit impaired

Disputed Trade Receivables – considered good

Disputed Trade Receivables – which have 
significant increase in credit risk

Disputed Trade Receivables – credit impaired

Total

* Net of Provision

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,572

300

219

383

44

6,518

10.  Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash on Hand

Balances with Banks *

Others - Deposits / Advances

Cash and Cash Equivalents as per Balance Sheet

Cash and Cash Equivalents as per Cash Flow Statement

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

144

26,846

9,188

36,178

36,178

91

11,436

5,870

17,397

17,397

*  Includes Unclaimed Dividend of ` 202 crore (Previous Year ` 208 crore), Fixed Deposits of ` 15,501 crore (Previous Year ` 169 crore) with maturity 
of more than 12 months and Fixed Deposits of ` 2,467 crore (Previous Year ` 2,683 crore) are given as collateral securities. Principal amount of 
these fixed deposits can be withdrawn or an equivalent amount can be availed against such deposits by the Company at any point of time 
without prior notice or penalty.

11.  Other Financial Assets - Current

Deposits #

Call Money Receivable *
Others ^

Total

# Include Deposits of ` 17 crore (Previous Year ` 17 crore) given to Related Parties [Refer Note 33 (v)].
* Refer Note 14.9
^ Includes fair valuation of derivatives.

12.  Other Current Assets (Unsecured and Considered Good)

Balance with Customs, Central Excise, GST and State Authorities

Others **

Total

** Includes prepaid expenses, deposits, advance to vendors and claims receivable.

13.  Taxation

Income Tax Recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss

Current Tax

Deferred Tax

Total Income Tax Expenses

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

12,623

-

11,273

23,896

 13,491 

 39,843 

 7,790 

 61,124 

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

31,342

15,937

47,279

 26,638 

 14,655 

 41,293 

(` in crore)

Year Ended  
31st March, 2022

Year Ended  
31st March, 2021

3,161

13,136

16,297

 2,205 

 (483)

 1,722 

419

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The income tax expenses for the year can be reconciled to the accounting 
profit as follows:

Profit Before Tax (Before Exceptional Item)

Applicable Tax Rate

Computed Tax Expense

Tax Effect of:

Exempted Income

Expenses Disallowed

Additional Allowances net of MAT Credit

Non-Taxable Subsidiaries and effect of Differential Tax Rate under various jurisdiction

Carried Forward Losses Utilised

Others

Current Tax Provision (A)

Incremental Deferred Tax Liability on account of Property, Plant and Equipment and 
Other Intangible Assets

Incremental Deferred Tax (Asset) / Liability on account of Financial Assets 
and Other Items

Deferred Tax Provision (B)

Tax Expenses recognised in Statement of Profit and Loss (A+B)

Effective Tax Rate
Tax on Exceptional Item ^

^ Refer Note 31

Advance Income Tax (Net of Provision)

At start of the year

Charge for the year

Others *

Tax paid during the year
At end of the year #

* Pertains to Provision for Tax on Other Comprehensive Income and Exceptional Item.
# Refer Note 6 and Note 24

(` in crore)

Year Ended  
31st March, 2022

Year Ended  
31st March, 2021

81,306

34.944%

28,412

(1,599)

7,730

(22,820)

(3,333)

(5,478)

249

3,161

2,352

10,784

13,136

16,297

20.04%

-

49,819

34.944%

17,409

 (157)

6,417

 (14,882)

 (2,184)

 (4,261)

 (137)

2,205

 8,034 

 (8,517)

 (483)

1,722

3.45%

 (13,801)

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

5,067

(3,161)

158

3,797

5,861

5,576

 (2,205)

 (1,517)

3,213

5,067

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

14.  Share Capital

Authorised Share Capital:

14,00,00,00,000 Equity Shares of ` 10 each

 (14,00,00,00,000)

1,00,00,00,000 Preference Shares of ` 10 each

 (1,00,00,00,000)

Total

Issued and Subscribed Capital:

6,76,59,94,014 Equity Shares of ` 10 each

 (6,33,94,41,920)

(` in crore)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 14,000 

14,000

 1,000 

1,000

 15,000 

15,000

 6,766 

6,339

 -    Equity Shares of ` 10 each (Refer Note 14.9)

 -   

 423 

 (42,26,26,894)

Total

Paid Up Capital:

6,76,59,94,014 Equity Shares of ` 10 each, fully paid up

 (6,33,94,41,920)

 -    Equity Shares of ` 10 each, ` 2.5 paid up (Refer Note 14.9)

 (42,26,26,894)

Less: Calls unpaid (Refer Note 14.9)

 6,766 

 6,766 

 -   

 (1)

 6,765 

6,762

6,339

106

 -   

 6,445 

Total

14.1

3,08,03,34,238

14.2

14.3

 (3,08,03,34,238)

-

 (42,26,26,894)

41,31,91,759

 (41,31,91,759)

Equity shares were allotted as fully paid Bonus Shares in the last five years by capitalisation of 
Securities Premium and Capital Redemption Reserve

Issued as partly paid shares under Right Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

Shares held by Associates

Figures in brackets represent Previous Year figures.

Name of the Shareholder

14.4   The details of shareholders holding more 

than 5% shares:

Srichakra Commercials LLP

Devarshi Commercials LLP

Karuna Commercials LLP

Tattvam Enterprises LLP

Life Insurance Corporation of India

14.5 Shareholding of Promoter

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

No. of Shares 

% held

No. of Shares

% held 

 73,95,99,829 

 54,55,69,460 

 54,55,69,460 

 54,55,69,460 

 41,35,42,219 

10.93%

 73,95,99,829 

8.06%

8.06%

8.06%

6.11%

 54,55,69,460 

 54,55,69,460 

 54,55,69,460 

 37,16,09,077 

10.94%

8.07%

8.07%

8.07%

5.50%

Sr. 
No.

Class of Equity Share

Promoter’s Name

No. of shares at 
the beginning 
of the year

Change 
during the 
year

No. of shares 
at the end of 
the year

% of total 
shares

% change 
during the 
year

As at 31st March, 2022

Fully paid-up equity 
shares of ` 10 each

Partly paid-up equity shares of 
` 10 each, ` 2.50 paid-up

1

2

Total

Mukesh D. Ambani

75,00,000

5,52,020

80,52,020

Mukesh D. Ambani

5,52,020 (5,52,020)

-

80,52,020

-

80,52,020

0.12

-

0.12

-

-

-

420

421

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Sr. 
No.

Class of Equity Share

Promoter’s Name

No. of shares at 
the beginning 
of the year

Change 
during the 
year

No. of shares 
at the end of 
the year

% of total 
shares

% change 
during the 
year

As at 31st March, 2021

1

2

Fully paid-up equity 
shares of ` 10 each

Partly paid-up equity shares of 
` 10 each, ` 2.50 paid-up

Total

Mukesh D. Ambani

75,00,000 

 -   

75,00,000 

Mukesh D. Ambani

 -   

5,52,020 

5,52,020 

75,00,000 

 5,52,020 

80,52,020 

0.11

0.01

0.12

-

0.01

0.01

14.6 The Reconciliation of the Number of Shares Outstanding is set out below:

Equity Shares at the beginning of the year

Add: Shares issued on exercise of employee stock options

Add: Shares Issued on Rights Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

Equity Shares at the end of the year

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

No. of Shares

No. of Shares

6,76,20,68,814

6,33,92,67,510

39,25,200

1,74,410

 -   

42,26,26,894

6,76,59,94,014

6,76,20,68,814

14.7   Options granted under ESOS-2006 prior to withdrawal of scheme, continue to be governed by ESOS-2006. There are no 

options pending for vesting under ESOS-2006. Pursuant to ‘Reliance Industries Limited Employees’ Stock Option Scheme 
2017’ (ESOS-2017), 90,000 options have been granted to eligible employees during the year. Options granted and remaining 
to be vested as at the end of the year under ESOS-2017 is 3,90,000.

14.8  Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to shares:

   The Company has only one class of equity shares having face value of ` 10 each. The holder of the equity share is entitled 
to dividend right and voting right in the same proportion as the capital paid-up on such equity share bears to the total 
paid-up equity share capital of the Company. The dividend proposed by Board of Directors is subject to approval of the 
shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation of 
the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Company in the same 
proportion as the capital paid-up on the equity shares held by them bears to the total paid-up equity share capital 
of the Company.

14.9  Issue Of Shares Under Rights Issue:

   The Company had, issued 42,26,26,894 equity shares of face value of ` 10/- each on right basis (‘Rights Equity Shares’). 
In accordance with the terms of issue, ` 314.25 i.e. 25% of the Issue Price per Rights Equity Share, was received from the 
concerned allottees on application and shares were allotted. The Board has made First call of ` 314.25 per Rights Equity 
Share (including a premium of ` 311.75 per share) in May, 2021 and  Second and Final call of ` 628.50 per Rights Equity 
Share (including a premium of ` 623.50 per share) in November, 2021.As on March 31, 2022, an aggregate amount of 
` 81 crore is unpaid.

15.  Other Equity

Share Application Money Pending Allotment

As per last Balance Sheet

Issue of Shares / Application Money Received (Refer Note 15.1)

Capital Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Capital Redemption Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Debenture Redemption Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transferred from / (to) Retained Earnings

Transferred to General Reserve

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

-

-

5,976

524

(1,795)

-

291

50

1

(1)

9,427

 (41)

(3,410)

-

291

50

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Overview

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Review

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Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

Share Based Payments Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

On Employee Stock Options

Statutory Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transferred from Retained Earnings

Securities Premium

As per last Balance Sheet

Premium on Shares issued under Rights Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

On Employee Stock Options

Calls unpaid - Rights Issue (Refer Note 14.9)

Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet
Transferred from / (to) Retained Earnings $

General Reserve

As per last Balance Sheet

Transfer from Debenture Redemption Reserve

Share Call Money Account

As per last Balance Sheet

Addition / (Reduction) during the year (Refer Note 14.9)

Retained Earnings

As per last Balance Sheet

Profit for the year

Proceeds from fresh issue of equity by Subsidiaries

Transfer of Foreign Currency Translation Reserve from OCI on 
account of merger

Others

Appropriations

Statutory Reserve

Transferred from / (to) Debentures Redemption Reserve

Transferred from / (to) Special Economic Zone 
Reinvestment Reserve

Dividend on equity shares

Other Comprehensive Income *

As per last Balance Sheet

Movement During the year

Transfer of Foreign Currency Translation Reserve to Retained 
Earnings on account of Merger

737

(303)

689

115

74,508

 39,527 

841

(80)

4,975

4,135

2,58,426

1,795

39,843

 (39,843)

1,96,059

60,705

-

-

258

 2,57,022 

 (115)

 (524)

 (4,135)

 (4,297)

 (9,071)

1,12,173

22,185

-

434

804

18

719

561

128

61,395

13,104

9

-

737

689

 1,14,796 

74,508

5,500

(525)

9,110

4,975

2,55,016

3,410

2,60,221

2,58,426

-

 39,843 

-

39,843

32,972

49,128

1,18,170

(728)

-

1,99,542

 (128)

 41 

 525 

 (3,921)

 (3,483)

 2,47,951 

1,96,059

77,596

33,849

728

1,34,358

7,72,720

1,12,173

6,93,727

4,705

5,976

$ Considers Special Economic Zone Reinvestment Reserve created during the year of ` 5,040 (Previous Year ` 3,303 crore).
* Includes net movement in Foreign Currency Translation Reserve.

15.1   Share Application Money Pending Allotment represents application money received on account of Employees 

Stock Option Scheme.

422

423

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(` in crore)

16.5 Maturity Profile and Rate of Interest of Bonds are as set out below:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Non-Current

Current

Non-Current

Current

a)  Unsecured:

16.  Borrowings

Secured – At Amortised Cost

Non-Convertible Debentures

Term Loans - from Banks

Term Loans - from Others

Unsecured – At Amortised Cost

Non-Convertible Debentures

Bonds

Term Loans - from Banks

Term Loans - from Others

Total

6,626

2,157

5

8,788

31,864

55,549

90,190

1,308

1,78,911

1,87,699

1,000

227

-

1,227

12,114

605

11,996

1,078

25,793

27,020

7,851

2,419

-

10,270

46,279

25,256

80,573

1,305

1,53,413

1,63,683

5,500

1

-

5,501

6,985

11,560

3,223

778

22,546

28,047

16.1  Secured Non-Convertible Debentures Referred Above to the Extent of:

 a) 

  ` 7,626 crore (Previous Year ` 13,351) are secured by hypothecation of all the movable plant and machinery, both present 
and future, located at Hazira and Dahej Manufacturing Divisions of the Company.

16.2  Secured Term Loans from Banks Referred above to the Extent of:

a) 

b) 

c) 

 ` 2,293 crore (Previous Year ` 2,340 crore) are secured by way of a first ranking pari passu charge on all the Property, Plant 
and Equipment (excluding land and / or any interest in the land) relating to the Project located at Jamnagar.
 ` 80 crore (Previous Year ` 80 crore) are secured on freehold property.
 ` 11 crore (Previous Year ` Nil) are secured by way of pari passu charge on current assets, movable and immovable 
property and fixed deposits marked under lien.

16.3 Secured Term Loans from Others Referred above to the Extent of:

a)  Term Loan from Others of ` 5 crore (Previous Year ` Nil) are secured by hypothecation of equipments.

16.4 Maturity Profile and Rate of Interest of Non-Convertible Debentures are as set out below:

a)  Secured:

Rate of Interest

7.97%

8.00%

8.25%

Total

b)  Unsecured:

Rate of Interest

MIBOR+2.90%

REPO+2.80%

6.20%

6.95%

7.00%

7.05%

7.17%

7.20%

7.40%

8.65%

8.70%

8.95%

9.00%

9.05%

9.25%

Total 

Non-Current

(` in crore)

Current

2025-26

2024-25

2023-24

Total

2022-23

 - 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 - 

 - 

 1,000 

 1,000 

 - 

 3,626 

 1,000 

 4,626 

 -   

 3,626 

 3,000 

 6,626 

 1,000 

 -   

 -   

 1,000 

Non-Current *

Year of Maturity

(` in crore)

Current *

2028-29

2026-27

2025-26

2024-25

2023-24

Total

2022-23

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 2,190 

 800 

 1,990 

 - 

 2,409 

 - 

7,389

 - 

 - 

 5,000 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 1,990 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

5,000

1,990

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 850 

 - 

 1,742 

2,592

 3,600 

 4,500 

 -   

 600 

 - 

 2,800 

 - 

 3,455 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

14,955

 3,600 

 4,500 

 5,000 

 600 

 -   

 2,800 

 - 

 - 

-

 2,225 

 5,000 

 - 

 -   

 4,900 

 3,455 

 1,990 

 2,190 

 800 

 1,990 

 850 

 2,409 

 1,742 

31,926

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

 - 

12,125

Non-Current *

(` in crore)

Current *

Rate of 
Interest

1.87%

2.06%

2.44%

2.51%

2.88%

3.63%

3.67%

3.75%

4.13%

4.88%

6.25%

7.63%

8.25%

9.38%

10.25%

10.50%

2096-97 2061-62 2051-52 2046-47 2044-45 2040-41 2031-32 2027-28 2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Total

2022-23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 13,264

-

- 5,684

-

-

-

-

-

-

94

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

94 5,684 13,264

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

73

73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,684

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,790

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11,369

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 6,063

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

257

168

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

7,579

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

441

435

489

513

11,369

13,264

6,063

5,684

7,579

5,684

3,790

38

257

168

94

73

147

145

163

171

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,684 3,790 11,369

6,101

425

626 8,205

626 55,941

626

* Includes ` 413 crore (Non-Current ` 392 crore and Current ` 21 crore) as prepaid finance charges.

16.6 Maturity Profile of Secured Term Loans are as set out below:

Term Loans - from Banks *

Term Loans - from Others

* Including ` 16 crore as prepaid finance charges.

Non-Current

1-5 years

Above 5 years

 949 

 5 

1,224

 -   

16.7 Maturity Profile of Unsecured Term Loans are as set out below:

Term Loans - from Banks *

Term Loans - from Others

Non-Current

1-5 years

Above 5 years

 17,348 

 906 

 73,307 

 402 

(` in crore)

Current

1 year

227

 -   

(` in crore)

Current

1 year

 12,133 

 1,078

Total

2,173

 5 

Total

 90,655 

 1,308 

* Includes ` 588 crore (Non-Current ` 451 crore and Current ` 137 crore) as prepaid finance charges and ` 14 crore as revaluation gain.
Interest rates on term loans are in range of 0.31% to 8.34% (Previous Year 0.31% to 8.34%).

16.8 The Group has satisfied all the covenants prescribed in terms of borrowings.

* Includes ` 39 crore (Non-Current ` 28 crore and Current ` 11 crore) as prepaid finance charges and ` 34 crore as revaluation gain.

424

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17.  Deferred Payment Liabilities

 Unsecured

 Payable to Department of 
Telecommunication ("DoT") ^

 Total

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Non-Current

Current

Non-Current

Current

37,184

37,184

-

-

18,837

18,837

-

-

^  a) 

 The Group has prepaid deferred payment liability of ` 18,837 crore during the year against spectrum acquired up to 31st March, 2020.

  b) 

 The deferred payment liability of ` 37,184 crore is payable in 16 equated annual instalments, after a moratorium of two years, commencing 
from March, 2024.

(` in crore)

   c)  Working Capital Loan from Bank of ` 4 crore (Previous Year ` Nil) are secured by way of collateral on Land and Building and 

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

hypothecation of stocks / book debts.

   d)  Working Capital Loan repayable on demand from Bank of ` 2 crore (Previous Year ` 65 crore) are secured by a first pari passu 

charge over Property, Plant and Equipment and Current Assets.

   e)  Working Capital Loan of ` 16 crore (Previous Year ` 230 crore) are secured by way of first charge on current assets and  

fixed assets.

   f)  Refer Note 37 B (iv) for maturity profile.

   g)  In respect of working capital loans, quarterly returns or statements of current assets filed by the Group with banks are in 

agreement with the books of accounts.

   h) The Group has satisfied all the covenants prescribed in terms of borrowings.

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

1,59,330

1,59,330

1,08,897

1,08,897

18.  Other Financial Liabilities - Non-Current

Other Payables ^

Total

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

12,024

12,024

14,616

14,616

21.  Trade Payables

Trade Payables

Total

21.1 Trade Payables Ageing

^ Includes Interest Accrued but not due on Deferred Payment Liabilities, Deposits and Creditors for Capital Expenditure.

19.  Provisions - Non-Current

Provision for Annuities
Provision for Decommissioning of Assets #

Others

Total

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

54

1,598

201

1,853

36

2,585

4

2,625

#  The movement in the provision is towards (i) Utilisation for Tapti facilities, (ii) changes in the exchange rates (iii) Unwinding of discount  

(iv) change in estimate. Provision for Decommissioning of Assets is for Tapti, KGD6 and CBM Block.

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

20.  Borrowings – Current

 Secured – At Amortised Cost

 Working Capital Loans

 From Banks

  Foreign Currency Loans

  Rupee Loans

 Unsecured – At Amortised Cost

 Other Loans and Advances

 From Banks

  Foreign Currency Loans

  Rupee Loans

 Commercial Paper ^

Loans from Related Parties [Refer Note 33 (iii)]

 Current maturities of Non-Current Borrowings 
(Refer Note 16)

 Total

479

3,585

1,635

3,185

30

3,246

4,064

3,276

4,820

42,622

80

27,020

78,606

4,604

5,616

10,220

46,505

80

28,047

88,128

^  Maximum amount outstanding at any time during the year was ` 79,952 crore (Previous Year ` 79,032 crore).

20.1   a)  Working Capital Loans from Banks of ` 3,579 crore (Previous Year ` 2,981 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 & Gas segment.

   b) Working Capital Loans in foreign currency of ` 463 crore (Previous Year ` Nil) are secured on Leasehold property.

Outstanding for following periods from due date of payment

Less than 
1 year

1-2 year

2-3 year

More than
3 year

-

3,172

-

-

3,172

-

1,328

-

-

1,328

-

230

-

-

230

-

70

-

-

70

Outstanding for following periods from due date of payment

Less than 
1 year

1-2 year

2-3 year

More than
3 year

-

8,620

-

-

8,620

-

713

-

-

713

-

125

-

-

125

-

129

-

-

129

(` in crore)

Total

-

4,800

-

-

4,800

(` in crore)

Total

-

9,587

-

-

9,587

As at 31st March, 2022:

MSME

Others

Disputed-MSME

Disputed-Others

Total

As at 31st March, 2021:

MSME

Others

Disputed-MSME

Disputed-Others

Total

22.  Other Financial Liabilities – Current

Interest accrued but not due on Borrowings

Unclaimed Dividend *

Unclaimed / Unpaid matured deposits and interest accrued thereon
Other Payables #

Total

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

3,010

202

2

41,330

44,544

3,255

208

2

40,174

43,639

*  Does not include any amount due and outstanding, to be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund except ` 2 crore  

(Previous Year ` 2 crore) which is held in abeyance due to legal cases pending.

#  Includes Creditors for Capital Expenditure, Security Deposit and Financial Liability at Fair Value.

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23.  Other Current Liabilities

Contract Liabilities
Other Payables ^

Total

^ Includes statutory dues.

24.  Provisions – Current

Provision for Employee Benefits (Refer Note 28.1) *
Provision for Income Tax (Net of Advance Tax) ^
Other Provisions @

Total

* Includes gratuity, annual leave and vested long service leave entitlement accrued.
^ Refer Note 13
@ Includes Provision for Customs Duty, Excise Duty on Finished Goods and Other Duties and Taxes.

25.  Revenue from Operations

Disaggregated Revenue

Oil to Chemicals

Oil and Gas

Retail

Digital Services

Financial Services

Others
Total *^

* Net of GST.
^ Includes Income from Services.

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

2,172

19,412

21,584

16,023

17,011

33,034

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

1,131

65

740

1,936

2021-22

 4,79,083 

 4,952 

 1,70,942 

 12,041 

 748 

 53,868 

 7,21,634 

874

37

1,593

2,504

(` in crore)

2020-21

3,01,587

1,596

1,33,935

13,691

1,109

34,408

4,86,326

Revenue from contract with customers differ from the revenue as per contracted price due to factors such as taxes recovered, 
volume rebate, discounts, hedge etc.

26.  Other Income

Interest

Bank Deposits

Debt instruments

 Other Financial Assets measured 
at Amortised Cost

Others

Dividend Income

Other Non-Operating Income

Gain on Financial Assets

Realised Gain

Unrealised Gain / (Loss)

Total

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

99

11,463

790

177

1,139

213

 213 

 9,408 

 589 

 156 

 5,066 

(102)

 10,366 

 39 

 958 

 4,964 

 16,327 

12,529

41

1,025

1,352

14,947

Above includes income from assets measured at Cost / Amortised cost of ` 4,904 crore (Previous Year ` 5,913 crore), income from 
assets measured at Fair value through Profit and Loss of ` 1,441 crore (Previous Year ` 3,540 crore) and income from assets measured 
at Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income of ` 7,577 crore (Previous Year ` 5,505 crore).

428

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Overview

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Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

26.1  Other Comprehensive Income – Items that will not be reclassified to 

Profit and Loss

Remeasurement of Defined Benefit Plan

Equity Instruments through OCI

Total

26.2  Other Comprehensive Income – Items that will be reclassified to Profit and Loss

Debentures or Bonds

Debt Income Fund

Fixed Maturity Plan

Commodity Hedge

Cash Flow Hedge

Government Securities

Foreign Currency Translation

Total

27.   Changes in Inventories of Finished Goods, 
Work-in-Progress and Stock-in-Trade

 Inventories (At Close)

 Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade

 Work-in-Progress *

 Inventories (At Commencement)

 Finished Goods / Stock-in-Trade

 Work-in-Progress

Capitalised during the year

 Opening Stock of Subsidiaries acquired 
during the year

Others

 Total

* Excludes inventory on completion of Projects.

28.  Employee Benefits Expense

Salaries and Wages

Contribution to Provident and Other Funds

Staff Welfare Expenses

Total

2021-22

227

27,306

27,533

2021-22

(67)

(695)

(371)

91

(1,499)

(121)

78

(2,584)

2021-22

2020-21

41,270

30,388

25,121

24,079

49,200

(33)

942

92

71,658

50,201

(21,457)

25,121

24,079

23,151

16,984

40,135

(50)

51

-

2021-22

15,729

 1,106 

 1,940 

18,775 

(` in crore)

2020-21

80

37,437

37,517

(` in crore)

2020-21

(203)

(574)

81

504

2,727

(152)

(1,119)

1,264

(` in crore)

49,200

40,136

(9,064)

(` in crore)

2020-21

 12,556 

 884 

 1,377 

 14,817 

429

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28.1  As per Indian Accounting Standard 19 – “Employee Benefits”, the Disclosures as Defined are given below:

Defined Contribution Plan

I) 

 Contribution to Defined Contribution Plan, recognised as expense for the 
year is as under:

Employer’s Contribution to Provident Fund

Employer’s Contribution to Superannuation Fund

Employer’s Contribution to Pension Scheme

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

473

35

298

 370 

 32 

 225 

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

Gratuity (Unfunded)

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

Defined Benefit Plan 

II) 

 Reconciliation of opening and closing 
balances of Defined Benefit Obligation

 Defined Benefit Obligation at 
beginning of the year

On Acquisition / Transfers / Others

 Current Service Cost

 Interest Cost

 Actuarial (Gain) / Loss

 Benefits Paid *

 Liability Transferred Out

 Defined Benefit Obligation at 
end of the year

1,248

 97 

70

89

 43 

 (115)

 (3)

1,429

1,219

 (2)

103

83

 (28)

 (104)

 (23)

1,248

* Includes benefits of ` 106 crore (Previous Year ` 93 crore) paid directly by Employer Entities.

III)  Reconciliation of opening and closing balances of Fair Value of Plan Assets

Fair Value of Plan Assets at beginning of the year

On Acquisition / Transfers / Others

Expected Return on Plan Assets

Actuarial Gain / (Loss)

Employer Contribution

Benefits Paid

Asset Transferred Out

Fair Value of Plan Assets at end of the year

423

4

85

18

 22 

 (33)

 -   

519

348

32

80

24

 (45)

 (16)

 -   

423

(` in crore)

Gratuity (Funded)

2021-22

2020-21

1,241

241

99

(1)

150

(9)

(4)

1,717

1,166

(1)

83

-

27

(11)

(23)

1,241

(` in crore)

IV)   Reconciliation of Fair Value of Assets 

and Obligations

 Fair Value of Plan Assets

 Present Value of Obligation

 Amount recognised in Balance Sheet 
Surplus / (Deficit)

Gratuity (Funded)

Gratuity (Unfunded)

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

As at
31st March, 2022

As at 
31st March, 2021

1,717

1,429

288

1,241

1,248

(7)

-

519

(519)

-

423

(423)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

V) 

 Expenses recognised during the year

 In Income Statement

 Current Service Cost

 Interest Cost

 Return on Plan Assets

 Net Cost

 In Other Comprehensive Income

 Actuarial (Gain) / Loss

 Return on Plan Assets

 Net (Income) / Expense for 
the year recognised in Other 
Comprehensive Income

VI)  Investment Details

Government of India Securities

Insurance Policies

Total

Mortality Table (IALM)

VII) Actuarial Assumptions

 Discount Rate (per annum)

 Expected Rate of Return on Plan 
Assets (per annum)

Gratuity (Funded)

Gratuity (Unfunded)

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

70

89

 (103)

 56 

 42 

 4 

 46 

103

83

 (79)

 107 

 (28)

 (4)

 (32)

85

18

 -   

 103 

 22 

 -   

 22 

80

24

 -   

 104 

 (45)

 -   

 (45)

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

% Invested

(` in crore)

% Invested

1

1,716

1,717

0.06

99.94

100.00

7

1,234

1,241

Gratuity (Funded)

Gratuity (Unfunded)

2021-22
2012-14
(Ultimate)

2020-21
2006-08
(Ultimate)

2021-22
2012-14
(Ultimate)

7.09%

7.09%

6.95%

6.95%

7.09%

7.09%

0.56

99.44

100.00

(` in crore)

2020-21
2006-08
(Ultimate)

6.95%

6.95%

 Rate of Escalation in Salary (per annum)

6.00% p.a.

4.00% p.a. for the 
next 1 year, 6.00% 
p.a. thereafter

6.00% p.a.

4.00% p.a. for the 
next 1 year, 6.00% 
p.a. thereafter

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 Group’s policy for Plan 
Assets Management.

VIII) The expected contributions for Defined Benefit Plan for the next financial year will be in line with financial year 2021-22.

IX)  These plan’s typically expose the Group to actuarial risks such as: Investment Risk, Interest Risk, Longevity Risk 

and Salary Risk.

Investment Risk

The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated using a discount rate which is 
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 plan's 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 plan's 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 plan participants will increase the plan's liability.

430

431

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28.2 Share Based Payments

1)  Reliance Industries Limited

a)  Scheme Details

 The Company has Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. ESOS-2006 and ESOS-2017 under which options have been 
granted at the various exercise prices to be vested from time to time on the basis of performance and other eligibility 
criteria. Details of number of options outstanding have been tabulated below:

Financial Year
(Year of Grant)

1)  ESOS - 2006

Number of Options Outstanding

As At 
31st March 2022

As at 
31st March 2021

Financial Year 
of Vesting

Range of 
Exercise price (`)

Range of Fair value 
at Grant Date (`)

i)  Details of Employee Stock Options granted upto 31st March, 2015 but not vested as on 1st April, 2015

2008-09

-

1,200

2015-16 & 2016-17

322.30

156.20 - 164.90

Sub total
-
 Details of Employee Stock Options granted from 1st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2021

1,200

ii) 

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

d)  Movement in share options during the year:

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Number of  
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Number of  
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Balance at the beginning of the year

Granted during the year

Exercised during the year

Expired / Lapsed during the year

Balance at the end of the year

42,25,200

 90,000 

 (39,25,200)

 -   

3,90,000

13.14

10.00

13.38

-

10.00

2,29,540

42,00,000

 (1,74,410)

 (29,930)

42,25,200

 380.59 

 10.00 

368.18

321.00

13.14

 Weighted average remaining contractual life of the share option outstanding at the end of year is 2,138 days (Previous 
Year 2,370 days).

2)  Jio Platforms Limited

a)  Scheme Details

2016-17

Sub total

2)  ESOS - 2017

-

-

24,000

2017-18 to 2020-21

548.00

149.80 - 204.50

24,000

 Jio Platforms Limited has introduced Employee Stock Option Scheme ESOS - 2020 under which options have been 
granted at the exercise price of ` 10 per share to be vested over a period of five years from the date of grant based on 
performance and other eligibility criteria. Details of number of options outstanding have been tabulated below:

 i)  Details of Employee Stock Options granted from 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2021

2020-21

2021-22

Sub total

Total

3,00,000

90,000

3,90,000 

3,90,000 

42,00,000 2021-22 to 2024-25

10.00

2,133.40-2,151.90

- 2022-23 to 2025-26

10.00 2,595.20-2,613.30

42,00,000 

42,25,200 

 Exercise Period would commence from the date of Vesting and would expire not later than seven years from the 
Grant Date or such other period as may be decided by the Human Resources, Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee of the Board.

b)  Compensation expenses arising on account of the Share Based Payments

(`  in crore) 

Year ended 
31st March, 2022

Year ended 
31st March, 2021

Expenses arising from equity – settled share-based payment transactions

                                        - 

0.02 

c)  Fair Value on the grant date

 The fair value at grant date is determined using “Black Scholes Model” which takes into account the exercise price, term 
of the option, share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying shares, expected dividend yield 
and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

 During the year, 90,000 options were granted under ESOS-2017. The model inputs for options granted during the year 
ended 31st March, 2017, 31st March, 2021 and 31st March, 2022 included as mentioned below.

a)  Weighted average exercise price

b)  Grant date:

c)  Vesting year:

d)  Share Price at grant date:

ESOS - 2006
` 1,096

ESOS - 2017
` 10

` 10

05.10.2016 & 10.10.2016

05.10.2020

30.03.2022

2017-18 to 2020-21
` 1,089 at 05.10.2016; 
` 1,096 at 10.10.2016

2021-22 to 2024-25

2022-23 to 2025-26

` 2,212

` 2,673

e)  Expected price volatility of Company's share:

25.1% to 26.5%

30.2% to 31.9%

30.7% to 33%

f)  Expected dividend yield:

g)  Risk free interest rate:

1.07%

7.00%

0.60%

0.49%

5.1% to 5.6%

5.86% to 6.34%

The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility (based on remaining life of the options).

Financial Year 
(Year of Grant)

1)  ESOS - 2020

Number of Options Outstanding

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March 2021

Financial Year of 
Vesting

Range of 
Exercise price (`)

Range of Fair 
value at Grant 
Date (`) 

i)  Details of Employee Stock Options granted from 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2021

2020-21

2021-22

Sub total

1,33,60,000 

 2,07,00,000  2021-22 to 2025-26

10.00

541.20 - 542.30

1,18,375 

2022-23 to 2028-29

10.00

541.20 - 542.30

 1,34,78,375 

 2,07,00,000 

 Exercise Period would commence from the date of Vesting and would expire not later than seven years from the Grant 
Date or such other period as may be decided by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

b)  Fair Value on the grant date

 The fair value at grant date is determined using “Black Scholes Model” which takes into account the exercise price, term 
of the option, share price at grant date and expected price volatility of the underlying shares, expected dividend yield 
and the risk free interest rate for the term of the option.

 During the current year 1,18,375 options were granted under ESOS - 2020. The model inputs for options granted during the 
year ended 31st March, 2022 included as mentioned below.

a) Weighted average exercise price

b) Grant date:

c) Vesting year:

d) Share Price at grant date:

e)

f)

Expected price volatility of Company's share:

Risk free interest rate:

ESOS - 2020
` 10

05.10.2020 & 01.07.2021

2021-22 to 2028-29
` 549.31 at 01.07.2021
`  549.31 at 05.10.2020

33.79% to 36.25%

5.1% to 6.0%

The expected price volatility is based on the historic volatility (based on remaining life of the options).

c)  Movement in share options during the year:

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Number of 
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Number of 
share options

Weighted average 
exercise price

Balance at the beginning of the year

Exercised during the year

Granted during the year

Balance at the end of the year

 2,07,00,000 

 (73,40,000)

 1,18,375 

 1,34,78,375 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 2,07,00,000 

 2,07,00,000 

 10.00 

 10.00 

 Weighted average remaining contractual life of the share option outstanding at the end of year is 2,015 days (Previous 
Year 2,370 days).

432

433

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29.  Finance Costs

Interest Expenses *

Interest on Lease Liabilities

Other Borrowing Costs

Applicable loss on foreign currency transactions and translation

Total

* Net of Interest Capitalised of ` 4,873 crore (Previous Year ` 4,588 crore).

30.  Other Expenses

 Manufacturing Expenses

 Stores, Chemicals and Packing Materials

 Electric Power, Fuel and Water

 Labour Processing, Production Royalty and 
Machinery Hire Charges

 Repairs to Building

 Repairs to Machinery

 Exchange Difference (Net)

 Excise Duty *

 Lease Rent

 Land Development and 
Construction Expenditure

 Selling and Distribution Expenses

 Warehousing and Distribution Expenses

 Sales Tax / VAT

 Other Selling and Distribution Expenses

 Establishment Expenses

 Professional Fees

 Network Operating Expenses

 Access Charges (Net)

 Regulatory Charges

 General Expenses

 Programming and Telecast Related Expenses

 Rent

 Insurance

 Rates and Taxes

 Other Repairs

 Travelling Expenses

 Payment to Auditors

 Loss on Sale / Discard of Property, Plant and 
Equipment and Other   Intangible Assets

 Charity and Donations

 Less: Transferred to Project 
Development Expenditure

 Total

28,904

222

17,268

2021-22

7,655

17,902

1,129

200

1,570

440

(40)

48

10,576

1,290

5,402

1,626

24,513

709

8,904

6,108

2,410

578

1,073

1,105

950

365

84

135

1,590

(` in crore)

2020-21

17,135

772

65

3,217

21,189

(` in crore)

2020-21

19,788

190

13,295

2021-22

13,420

1,018

17

129

14,584

5,422

13,214

436

147

862

(713)

241

179

8,503

617

4,175

1,486

21,319

4,543

7,848

4,829

1,782

599

613

680

923

236

64

53

1,410

*  Excise Duty shown under manufacturing expenditure represents the aggregate of excise duty borne by the Group and difference between 

excise duty on opening and closing stock of finished goods.

50,150

729

95,815

46,385

989

78,669

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

30.1  Payment to Auditors As:

(a)  Fees as Auditors *

(b)  Tax Audit Fees 

(c)  Fees for Other Services

(d)  Cost Audit Fees 

Total 

2021-22

(` in crore)

2020-21

 73 

 2 

 8 

 1 

 84 

 54 

 2 

 9 

 1 

 66 

* Includes ` Nil (Previous Year ` 2 crore), in the nature of rights issue expenses accounted in Securities Premium Account.

 Fees for Other Services includes certification fees paid to auditors. Statute and other Regulations require auditors to certify 
export / import documentation and transfer pricing among others.

30.2 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

(a)   CSR amount required to be spent by the Companies within the Group as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read 

with Schedule VII thereof during the year is ` 1,112 crore (Previous Year ` 1,102 crore).

(b)  Expenditure related to Corporate Social Responsibility is ` 1,186 crore (Previous Year ` 1,140 crore).

Rural Transformation

Health (including COVID-19)

Education

Sports For Development

Disaster Response (including COVID-19)

Arts, Culture, Heritage and Urban Renewal

Total

2021-22

 107 

 783 

 225 

 32 

 30 

 9 

 1,186 

(` in crore)

2020-21

122

361

532

50

72

3

 1,140 

(c)   Out of Note (b) above, ` 866 crore (Previous Year ` 552 crore) is contributed to Reliance Foundation, ` 22 crore (Previous 
Year ` 20 crore) to Reliance Foundation Youth Sports and ` 142 crore (Previous Year ` 375 crore) to Reliance Foundation 
Institution of Education and Research which are related parties.

31. Exceptional Items (Net of Tax)

a)

Sale of Marcellus Assets - Ensign JV 

b) Net gain on sale of investments (net of tax)

c)

Impairment of Assets of Shale Gas Entities 

Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset relating to Shale 
Gas Investments

Sub Total (c)

d)

Sale of Marcellus Assets - Chevron JV 

e)

Provisions for liabilities pertaining to erstwhile 
subsidiary - GAPCO 

Total

For the year ended 31st March, 2022

2021-22

Amount

2,872

-

-

 -   

-

-

(36)

2,836

(` in crore)

2020-21

Amount

Amount

 (15,691)

15,570

 -   

 4,966 

 (121)

 850 

 (53)

5,642 

a) 

 During the year, Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding, LP (“REUHLP”) a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Reliance 
Industries Limited (“RIL”), signed agreements with Ensign Operating III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company to divest 
its interest in certain upstream assets in the Eagleford shale play of Texas, USA. With this transaction, RIL has divested all its 
shale gas assets and has exited from the shale gas business in North America. This transaction resulted into an Exceptional 
Gain on sale of assets amounting ` 2,872 crore (part of Oil & Gas segment).

For the year ended 31st March, 2021

b) 

c) 

 Net gain on sale of investments with respect to Reliance BP Mobility Limited (Part of O2C segment) of ` 4,966 crore (net of 
taxes of ` 1,508 crore).

 Due to the adverse changes in market environment, reduction in activity by operator and recent operational performance, 
the Shale Gas subsidiaries (Part of Oil & Gas segment) have impaired their assets including unavoidable costs based on 
contractual commitments, totaling to ` 15,691 crore. This is in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 36 – Impairment of 
Assets, as the carrying amount of an investment exceeds its recoverable amount. Further, the Company has also recognised 
Deferred Tax Assets of ` 15,570 crore in respect of the difference between the book base and tax base of the Shale Gas 
Operations, in accordance with Ind AS 12 – Income Tax.

434

435

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
d) 

 On February 3, 2021 Reliance Marcellus LLC (RMLLC, Part of Oil & Gas segment) divested its interest in upstream assets 
(Chevron JV / EQT JV) in the Marcellus shale play of south-western Pennsylvania by signing a definitive agreement with 
Northern Oil and Gas Inc. (NOG). The sale is for a cash consideration of $ 250 million (with net adjustment of $ 13 million 
pertaining to revenues and expenses subsequent to the effective date of July 1, 2020) and warrants that give entitlement to 
purchase 3.25 million shares of NOG, valued at $ 17.6 million. This transaction has resulted into a net gain of ` 850 crore.

2021-22

10

92.00

87.71

(` in crore)

2020-21

10

76.37

67.60

60,705

49,128

57,869

43,486

6,59,81,11,978

6,43,28,74,848

90.85

86.61

60,705

75.21

66.57

49,128

57,869

43,486

6,68,16,52,444

6,53,21,38,901

6,59,81,11,978

6,43,28,74,848

8,35,40,466

9,92,64,053

6,68,16,52,444

6,53,21,38,901

Relationship

Associates

32.  Earnings Per Share (EPS)

 Face Value per Equity Share (`)
 Basic Earnings Per Share (`) – After Exceptional Item
 Basic Earnings per Share (`) – Before Exceptional Item
 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (After adjusting Non Controlling Interest) (` in crore) - After 
Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (After adjusting Non Controlling Interest) (` in crore) - Before 
Exceptional Item

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Basic EPS
 Diluted Earnings per Share (`) – After Exceptional Item
 Diluted Earnings per Share (`) – Before Exceptional Item
 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (After adjusting Non Controlling Interest) (` in crore) - After 
Exceptional Item

 Net Profit after Tax as per Statement of Profit and Loss attributable to Equity 
Shareholders (After adjusting Non Controlling Interest) (` in crore) - Before 
Exceptional Item

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Diluted EPS

 Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Basic EPS ^

 Total Weighted Average Potential Equity Shares *

 Weighted Average number of Equity Shares used as denominator for 
calculating Diluted EPS

^ Refer Note 14.9
* Dilutive impact of Employee Stock Option Scheme and Partly paid Rights Issue Shares.

33. Related Parties Disclosures

(i)  List of Related Parties with relationships

Sr. 
No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Name of the Related Party

Ashwani Commercials Private Limited

Atri Exports Private Limited

Big Tree Entertainment DMCC

Big Tree Entertainment Lanka Private Limited

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited

Big Tree Entertainment Singapore PTE. Limited

Big Tree Sport & Recreational Events Tickets Selling L.L.C

BookmyShow Live Private Limited

Bookmyshow SDN. BHD.

BookmyShow Venues Management Private Limited

Carin Commercials Private Limited
CCN DEN Network Private Limited #

Centura Agro Private Limited

Chander Commercials Private Limited

Clayfin Technologies Private Limited

# Ceased to be related party during the year.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Name of the Related Party

Relationship

Creative Agrotech Private Limited

DEN ABC Cable Network Ambarnath Private Limited

DEN ADN Network Private Limited

DEN New Broad Communication Private Limited

Den Satellite Network Private Limited

DL GTPL Broadband Private Limited

DL GTPL Cabnet Private Limited
Dunzo Digital Private Limited @
Dunzo Merchant Services Private Limited @

Dyulok Technologies Private Limited

East West Pipeline Limited

Eenadu Television Private Limited

Einsten Commercials Private Limited
Enercent Technologies Private Limited ^
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Cinco, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Cuatro, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Diez, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Dos, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Nueve, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Ocho, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Seis, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Siete, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Tres, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Uno, S.L. @
Esterlina Solar Engineers Private Limited @

Fame Agro Private Limited

Fantain Sports Private Limited

Foodfesta Wellcare Private Limited
Future101 Design Private Limited @

Associates

Sr. 
No.

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45 Gaurav Overseas Private Limited
46 GCO Solar Pty. Ltd. @

47 GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP

48 GTPL Abhilash Communication Private Limited
49 GTPL Ahmedabad Cable Network Private Limited #
50 GTPL Anjali Cable Network Private Limited #

51

GTPL Bansidhar Telelink Private Limited

52 GTPL Bariya Television Network

53 GTPL Bawa Cable
54 GTPL Blue Bell Network Private Limited #

55 GTPL Broadband Private Limited

56 GTPL Crazy Network

57 GTPL Dahod Television Network Private Limited

58 GTPL DCPL Private Limited
59 GTPL Deesha Cable Net Private Limited #

60 GTPL Hathway Limited

61

GTPL Insight Channel Network Private Limited

62 GTPL Jay Santoshima Network Private Limited

63 GTPL Jaydeep Cable

64 GTPL Junagadh Network Private Limited

65 GTPL Jyoti Cable

66 GTPL Kaizen Infonet Private Limited

^ Entities converted to subsidiaries during the year.
@ Relationships established during the year.
# Ceased to be related party during the year.

436

437

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relationship

Associates

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

67 GTPL KCBPL Broad Band Private Limited

68 GTPL Khambhat Cable Network

69 GTPL Khusboo Video Channel

70 GTPL Kolkata Cable & Broad Band Pariseva Limited

71

GTPL Leo Vision

72 GTPL Link Network Private Limited

73 GTPL Lucky Video Cable

74 GTPL Ma Bhagawati Entertainment Services
75 GTPL Media Entertainment #
76 GTPL Meghana Distributors Private Limited #

77 GTPL Narmada Cable Services

78 GTPL Narmada Cyberzone Private Limited

79 GTPL Parshwa Cable Network Private Limited

80 GTPL Parth World Vision
GTPL Sai Vision #

81

82 GTPL Sai World Channel
83 GTPL Sharda Cable Network Private Limited #

84 GTPL Shiv Cable Network
85 GTPL Shiv Cable #

86 GTPL Shreenathji Communication

87 GTPL SK Network Private Limited

88 GTPL SK Vision

89 GTPL SMC Network Private Limited

90 GTPL Solanki Cable Network Private Limited

91
GTPL Sorath Telelink Private Limited
92 GTPL Surat Telelink Private Limited #

93 GTPL Swastik Communication

94 GTPL Tridev Cable Network
95 GTPL TV Tiger Private Limited #

96 GTPL V & S Cable Private Limited
97 GTPL Vidarbha Tele Link Private Limited #
98 GTPL Video Badshah Private Limited #
99 GTPL Video Vision Private Limited #

100 GTPL Vision Services Private Limited

101 GTPL Vraj Cable

102 GTPL VVC Network Private Limited

103 GTPL World View Cable

104 GTPL World Vision

105 GTPL Zigma Vision Private Limited

106 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

107 Hathway VCN Cablenet Private Limited

108 Honeywell Properties Private Limited

109 Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited

110

111

112

113

114

Jaipur Enclave Private Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Kaniska Commercials Private Limited

KCIPI Trading Company Private Limited

Konark IP Dossiers Private Limited

115 Marugandha Land Developers Private Limited
116 MM Styles Private Limited @

117

N.C. Trading Company Private Limited

@ Relationships established during the year.
# Ceased to be related party during the year.

438

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

118 Neolync India Private Limited @
119 Neolync Solutions Private Limited @

120 Netravati Commercials Private Limited

121

Noveltech Agro Private Limited

122 NW18 HSN Holdings PLC

123 Pan Cable Services Private Limited

124 Parinita Commercials Private Limited

125 Pepino Farms Private Limited

126 Petroleum Trust

Prakhar Commercials Private Limited

127
128 Preebee Lifestyle Private Limited @

129 PT Big Tree Entertainment Indonesia

130 Rakshita Commercials Private Limited

131

Reliance Europe Limited

132 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

133 Reliance Services and Holdings Limited
134 Ritu Kumar Fashion (LLC) @

135 Rocky Farms Private Limited
136 Scod18 Networking Private Limited #

137

Shree Salasar Bricks Private Limited

138 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

139 SpaceBound Web Labs Private Limited
140 Sterling and Wilson (Thailand) Limited @

Sterling and Wilson Engineering (Pty) Ltd. @

141
142 Sterling and Wilson International LLP @
143 Sterling and Wilson International Solar FZCO @
144 Sterling and Wilson Kazakhstan, LLP @
145 Sterling and Wilson Middle East Solar Energy LLC @
146 Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited @
Sterling and Wilson Saudi Arabia Limited @

147
148 Sterling and Wilson Singapore Pte Ltd @
149 Sterling And Wilson Solar Australia Pty. Ltd. @
150 Sterling and Wilson Solar LLC @

Sterling and Wilson Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. @

151
152 Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions Inc. @
153 Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, LLC @
154 Sterling and Wilson Solar Spain, S.L. @
155 Sterling Wilson - SPCPL - Chint Moroccan Venture @

156 Townscript PTE. Ltd, Singapore

157

Townscript USA, Inc.

158 TribeVibe Entertainment Private Limited
159 Two Platforms Inc. @

160 Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

161

Vay Network Services Private Limited #

162 Vishnumaya Commercials Private Limited

163 Alok Industries International Limited

164 Alok Industries Limited

165 Alok Infrastructure Limited

166 Alok International (Middle East) FZE

167 Alok International Inc.

168 Alok Singapore PTE Limited

@ Relationships established during the year.
# Ceased to be related party during the year.

Relationship

Associates

Joint Ventures

439

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

169 Alok Worldwide Limited

170 Brooks Brothers India Private Limited

Burberry India Private Limited

171
172 CAA-Global Brands Reliance Private Limited @

173 Canali India Private Limited

174

Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known as Clarks Future Footwear 
Private Limited) @

175 D. E. Shaw India Securities Private Limited

176 Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited

Relationship

177

Ethane Crystal LLC

178 Ethane Emerald LLC

179 Ethane Opal LLC

180 Ethane Pearl LLC

181

Ethane Sapphire LLC

182 Ethane Topaz LLC

183 Football Sports Development Limited

184 Grabal Alok International Limited

185 Hathway Bhaskar CCN Multi Entertainment Private Limited

186 Hathway Bhawani NDS Network Limited

187 Hathway Cable MCN Nanded Private Limited
188 Hathway CBN Multinet Private Limited #
189 Hathway CCN Entertainment (India) Private Limited #
190 Hathway CCN Multinet Private Limited #

191

Hathway Channel 5 Cable and Datacom Private Limited

192 Hathway Dattatray Cable Network Private Limited

193 Hathway ICE Television Private Limited

194 Hathway Latur MCN Cable & Datacom Private Limited

195 Hathway MCN Private Limited

196 Hathway Prime Cable & Datacom Private Limited

197 Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

198 Hathway Sonali OM Crystal Cable Private Limited

199 Hathway SS Cable & Datacom LLP

200 IBN Lokmat News Private Limited

201

Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

202 India Gas Solutions Private Limited

203

Indospace MET Logistics Park Farukhnagar Private Limited (Formerly known as Dadri Toe 
Warehousing Private Limited)

204 Jio Payments Bank Limited

205 Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

206 Mileta a.s.

207 Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

208 Reliance Bally India Private Limited

209 Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

210 Reliance Sideways Private Limited

211

Reliance-GrandVision India Supply Private Limited

212 Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited

213 Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited
214 Sodium-ion Batteries Pty Limited @

215 TCO Reliance India Private Limited

216 Ubona Technologies Private Limited

217

Zegna South Asia Private Limited

@ Relationships established during the year.
# Ceased to be related party during the year.

440

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Related Party

218 Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

219 Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

220 Shri Hital R. Meswani

221

Shri P. M. S. Prasad

222 Shri P. K. Kapil

223 Shri Alok Agarwal 

224 Shri Srikanth Venkatachari
225 Shri K. Sethuraman #

226 Smt. Savithri Parekh

227 Smt. Nita M. Ambani

228 Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation

229 Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani Public Charitable Trust

230 Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotamdas Hospital and Research Centre

231

Sir HN Hospital Trust

232 Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

233 Reliance Foundation

234 Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research

235 Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

236 IPCL Employees Gratuity Fund - Baulpur Unit

237 IPCL Employees Provident Fund Trust

238 Reliance Employees Provident Fund Bombay

Relationship

Key 
Managerial Personnel

Relative of Key 
Managerial Personnel

Enterprises over 
which Key Managerial 
Personnel are 
able to exercise 
significant influence

Joint Ventures

242 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

239 Reliance Industries Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

240 Reliance Industries Limited Staff Superannuation Scheme

241 Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Units Employees Superannuation Fund

Post Employment  
Benefit Plans

243 Reliance Retail Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

244 Reliance Retail Limited Employees Provident Fund

245 RIL Vadodara Unit Employees Gratuity Fund

# Ceased to be related party during the year

(ii)  Transactions during the year ended March 31, 2022 with Related Parties:

Nature of Transactions (Excluding Reimbursements)

Associates / 
Joint Ventures

Key Managerial 
Personnel / Relative

Others

Total

(` in crore)

Sr. 
No.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment and Other 
Intangible Assets

Purchase / Subscription of Investments

Sale / Redemption of Investments

Payment of Call Money on Equity Shares

Loans and Advances, Deposits Given

Loans and Advances, Deposits Returned

Revenue from Operations

8

Other Income

141

47

204

146

-

339

2

1

77

7

86

35

4,845

1,931

22

45

-

-

-

-

-

-

160

54

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

9

5

4

141

47

204

146

-

339

162

55

77

7

86

35

4,887

1,940

27

49

441

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
(` in crore)

(iv) Disclosure in respect of Major Related Party Transactions during the year March 31, 2022

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Nature of Transactions (Excluding Reimbursements)

Associates / 
Joint Ventures

Key Managerial 
Personnel / Relative

Others

Total

9

Purchases / Material Consumed

10

Electric Power, Fuel and Water

11

Hire Charges

12

Employee Benefits Expense

13

Payment to Key Managerial Personnel / Relative

14

Selling and Distribution Expenses

15

Rent

16 Professional Fees

17

Programming and Telecast Related Expenses

18 General Expenses *

19 Donations

20 Finance Cost

Figures in italic represents balance as on 31st March, 2021.
* Does not include sitting fees of non-executive director.

(iii) Balances as on March 31, 2022 with Related Parties:

2,872

1,655

4,517

4,782

113

46

6

-

-

-

2,279

2,114

16

15

11

36

31

39

30

13

-

-

1

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

97

99

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

644

583

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

6

1,138

1,021

-

-

2,872

1,656

4,517

4,782

113

46

650

583

97

99

2,279

2,114

16

15

11

36

31

39

36

19

1,138

1,021

1

3

Sr. 
No.

Nature of Balances

Associates / 
Joint Ventures

Key Managerial 
Personnel / Relative

Others

Total

(` in crore)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Investments

Trade Receivables

Loans and Advances

Deposits

Unsecured Loans

Trade and Other Payables

Other Financial Assets

Financial Guarantees

Figures in italic represents balance as on 31st March, 2021.

1,08,409

80,164

852

634

1

23

1,022

1,009

80

80

1,268

997

17

14

-

110

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

1,08,409

80,164

854

636

1

23

1,022

1,009

80

80

1,273

997

17

14

-

110

442

 Particulars

Relationship

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

1 

 Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment and Other 
Intangible Assets

 Eenadu Television Private Limited

 Football Sports Development Limited

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

2 

 Purchase / Subscription of Investments

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Associate

 Actoserba Active Wholesale Limited (Formerly known as 
Actoserba Active Wholesale Private Limited) #

Associate

 Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known 
as Clarks Future Footwear Private Limited)
 Enercent Technologies Private Limited ^

 Future101 Design Private Limited

 Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

 India Gas Solutions Private Limited

 Indospace MET Logistics Park Farukhnagar Private Limited 
(Formerly known as Dadri Toe Warehousing Private Limited)

 Jio Payments Bank Limited

 Neolync Solutions Private Limited

 Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

 Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited

 Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited

3 

 Sale / Redemption of Investments

 Petroleum Trust

 Reliance Services and Holdings Limited

4 

 Payment of Call Money on Equity Shares

 Shri Mukesh D. Ambani

 Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

 Shri Hital R. Meswani

 Shri P. M. S. Prasad
 Shri P. K. Kapil [` 33,30,736; (Previous Year ` 11,10,145)]

 Shri Alok Agarwal

 Shri Srikanth Venkatachari
 Shri K. Sethuraman [` 2,77,797; (Previous Year ` 2,77,797)] *

 Smt. Nita M. Ambani

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Relative of Key 
Managerial Personnel

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Associate

5 

 Loans and Advances, Deposits Given

 Chander Commercials Private Limited

GTPL Hathway Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

 Honeywell Properties Private Limited

 Kaniska Commercials Private Limited

 Parinita Commercials Private Limited

6 

Loans and Advances, Deposits Returned

 Ashwani Commercials Private Limited

 CCN DEN Network Private Limited

 Chander Commercials Private Limited

 DEN ADN Network Private Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Hathway ICE Television Private Limited

 Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

^ Entities converted to subsidiaries during the year.
# Entities converted to subsidiaries during the previous year.
* Ceased to be related party during the year.

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

4

55

80

-

2

-

51

4

4

89

-

5

22

20

-

6

3

-

-

52

21

20

4

-

9

2

-

52

2

20

 1 

1

30

3

22

4

18

23

4

-

 1 

-

-

-

42

1

4

128

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

1

8

1

239

100

18

7

7

1

-

3

1

-

17

1

-

 - 

-

-

7

-

2

-

-

2

23

 - 

1

443

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(` in crore)

2021-22

2020-21

 Particulars

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Relationship

Joint Venture

 Particulars

 Honeywell Properties Private Limited

Prakhar Commercials Private Limited

 Reliance Services and Holdings Limited

7 

 Revenue from operations

 Alok Industries Limited

 Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited

 Brooks Brothers India Private Limited

 Burberry India Private Limited

 Canali India Private Limited

 CCN DEN Network Private Limited

 Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known 
as Clarks Future Footwear Private Limited)

 DEN ADN Network Private Limited

 DEN New Broad Communication Private Limited

 Den Satellite Network Private Limited

Relationship

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Associate

 Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited

Joint Venture

 DL GTPL Cabnet Private Limited

 Eenadu Television Private Limited

 Football Sports Development Limited

 GTPL Broadband Private Limited

 GTPL Hathway Limited

 GTPL Kolkata Cable & Broad Band Pariseva Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

 Hathway Bhawani NDS Network Limited

 Hathway Cable MCN Nanded Private Limited

 Hathway CCN Entertainment (India) Private Limited

 Hathway CCN Multinet Private Limited

 Hathway Dattatray Cable Network Private Limited

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

 Hathway Latur MCN Cable & Datacom Private Limited

Joint Venture

 Hathway MCN Private Limited

 Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 IBN Lokmat News Private Limited

 Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

 India Gas Solutions Private Limited

 Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

 Jio Payments Bank Limited

 Konark IP Dossiers Private Limited

 Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

 Net 9 Online Hathway Private Limited

 Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

 Reliance Bally India Private Limited

 Reliance Foundation

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Others

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Others

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Others

 Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research

Others

 Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

 Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

 Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited
 RISE Worldwide Limited #

 Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

 TCO Reliance India Private Limited

 Ubona Technologies Private Limited

Others

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

# Entities converted to subsidiaries during the previous year.

444

35

 1 

-

-

 - 

7

3,083

1,455

1

9

2

4

1

2

1

2

21

10

8

10

29

15

126

60

11

-

7

1

1

1

5

15

7

2

1

3

847

1

258

7

1

47

-

-

3

37

1

1

1

2

4

-

5

227

3

2

-

5

2

2

3

-

1

1

21

5

7

4

1

-

107

25

4

1

7

1

-

1

5

15

8

1

1

3

7

1

107

16

-

39

1

4

1

7

-

-

1

1

2

9

3

51

2

-

 Zegna South Asia Private Limited

8 

 Other Income

 Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known 
as Clarks Future Footwear Private Limited)

Joint Venture

 DEN ADN Network Private Limited

 GTPL Hathway Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 IBN Lokmat News Private Limited

 Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

Associate

Associate

Associate

Others

Joint Venture

Others

Associate

 Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

Joint Venture

 Reliance Europe Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited
 RISE Worldwide Limited #

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

9 

 Purchases / Material Consumed

 Alok Industries Limited

 Ashwani Commercials Private Limited

 Brooks Brothers India Private Limited

 Canali India Private Limited

 Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known 
as Clarks Future Footwear Private Limited)

 Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 India Gas Solutions Private Limited

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

 Jio Payments Bank Limited

 Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

 Reliance Bally India Private Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

 Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

 Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited

 Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

 Zegna South Asia Private Limited

10 

 Electric Power, Fuel and Water

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

11 

 Hire Charges

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

12 

 Employee Benefits Expense

 Alok Industries Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 IPCL Employees Provident Fund Trust

 Reliance Employees Provident Fund Bombay

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Others

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Others

Others *

Others *

 Reliance Industries Limited Staff Superannuation Scheme

Others *

 Reliance Industries Limited Vadodara Units Employees 
Superannuation Fund

Others *

 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

Others *

 Reliance Retail Limited Employees Gratuity Fund

 Reliance Retail Limited Employees Provident Fund

Others *

Others *

* Also includes employee contribution.
# Entities converted to subsidiaries during the previous year.

(` in crore)

2021-22

2020-21

2

1

1

-

15

1

1

4

1

-

-

2

-

1

92

1

14

2

4

11

142

-

1,094

25

4

26

3

22

2

1

11

1,417

1

2

-

1

13

12

1

2

3

2

6

1

2

5

1

51

-

5

2

-

4

175

1

-

5

-

10

1

23

2

-

1

1,375

1

4,503

4,767

14

12

101

6

42

126

279

19

1

-

26

151

15

4

42

-

13

132

286

18

2

13

14

105

445

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Particulars

Relationship

2021-22

2020-21

13 

 Payment to Key Managerial Personnel / Relative

 Particulars

19 

 Donations

(` in crore)

Relationship

2021-22

2020-21

(` in crore)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

 Shri Nikhil R. Meswani

 Shri Hital R. Meswani

 Shri P. M. S. Prasad

 Shri P. K. Kapil

 Shri Alok Agarwal

 Shri Srikanth Venkatachari

 Shri K. Sethuraman *

 Smt. Savithri Parekh

 Smt. Nita M. Ambani

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Key Managerial Personnel

Relative of Key 
Managerial Personnel

14 

 Selling and Distribution Expenses

 CCN DEN Network Private Limited

 DEN ADN Network Private Limited

 Den Satellite Network Private Limited

 DL GTPL Cabnet Private Limited

 Eenadu Television Private Limited

 GTPL Hathway Limited

 GTPL Kolkata Cable & Broad Band Pariseva Limited

 Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

 Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

 IBN Lokmat News Private Limited

 Jio Payments Bank Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited
 RISE Worldwide Limited #

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

15 

 Rent

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Joint Venture

Associate

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Associate

16 

 Professional Fees

 GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP

 Reliance Europe Limited

 Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

17 

 Programming and Telecast Related Expenses

 Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited

 Eenadu Television Private Limited

 Hathway Cable MCN Nanded Private Limited

 Hathway Dattatray Cable Network Private Limited

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

 Hathway Latur MCN Cable & Datacom Private Limited

Joint Venture

 Hathway MCN Private Limited

 Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

 IBN Lokmat News Private Limited
 RISE Worldwide Limited #

18 

 General Expenses

 Alok Industries Limited

 Ashwani Commercials Private Limited

 DEN ADN Network Private Limited

 Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

 Sir HN Hospital Trust

 Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited

 Reliance Foundation

 Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited

 Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

 Zegna South Asia Private Limited

# Entities converted to subsidiaries during the previous year.
* Ceased to be related party during the year.

446

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

Others

Associate

Others

Associate

Associate

Joint Venture

24

24

12

4

12

15

2

2

2

1

2

8

5

1

105

46

66

1

1

-

4

-

24

24

12

4

11

17

3

2

2

3

2

9

4

1

58

11

62

1

-

1

-

1

2,039

1,961

16

-

11

-

-

16

2

1

1

7

2

2

-

1

-

1

16

1

-

5

8

2

2

15

1

26

9

2

12

2

1

2

7

2

2

9

1

2

-

-

6

1

-

5

2

2

 Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani Public Charitable Trust

Others

 Jamnaben Hirachand Ambani Foundation

 Reliance Foundation

Others

Others

 Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research

Others

 Reliance Foundation Youth Sports

20   Finance Cost

 Reliance Europe Limited

Others

Associate

(v) Disclosure in respect of Major Related Party Balances as on 31st March, 2022

3

101

870

142

22

1

3

49

567

382

20

3

(` in crore)

Relationship

2021-22

2020-21

Particulars

1 

Loans and Advances

CCN DEN Network Private Limited

DEN ADN Network Private Limited

GTPL Hathway Limited

Associate

Associate

Associate

Hathway ICE Television Private Limited

Joint Venture

2  Deposits

Ashwani Commercials Private Limited

Atri Exports Private Limited

Carin Commercials Private Limited

Centura Agro Private Limited

Chander Commercials Private Limited

Creative Agrotech Private Limited

Einsten Commercials Private Limited

Fame Agro Private Limited

Gaurav Overseas Private Limited

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited *

Honeywell Properties Private Limited

Jaipur Enclave Private Limited

Jamnagar Utilities & Power Private Limited *

Kaniska Commercials Private Limited

Marugandha Land Developers Private Limited

Netravati Commercials Private Limited

Noveltech Agro Private Limited

Parinita Commercials Private Limited

Pepino Farms Private Limited

Prakhar Commercials Private Limited

Rakshita Commercials Private Limited

Rocky Farms Private Limited

Shree Salasar Bricks Private Limited

Sikka Ports & Terminals Limited *

Vishnumaya Commercials Private Limited

3  Financial Guarantees

Reliance Europe Limited

* Fair value of deposit as per Accounting Standard.

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

Associate

-

-

1

-

57

19

77

10

32

15

36

3

17

49

45

4

118

40

5

6

3

28

1

29

6

29

33

353

7

-

18

4

-

1

61

19

77

10

35

15

36

3

17

48

50

4

118

37

5

6

3

6

1

30

6

29

33

353

7

110

447

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
33.1 Compensation of Key Managerial Personnel

The compensation of directors and other member of Key Managerial Personnel during the year was as follows:

I 

Short-Term benefits

II  Post Employment benefits

Total

34.1 Disclosure of Group’s interest in Oil and Gas Joint Arrangements (Joint Operations):

2021-22

93

2

95

(` in crore)

2020-21

95

2

97

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Fields in the 
Joint Arrangement (Joint 
Operations)

2021-22

Mid and South Tapti

30.00%

NEC - OSN - 97/2

KG - DWN - 98/3 

KG-UDWHP-2018/1

66.67%

66.67%

60.00%

1

2

3

4

5

Company’s % Interest

Partners and their Participating Interest (PI)

Country

2020-21

30.00%

BG Exploration & Production India Limited - 30%

India

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited - 40%

66.67%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 33.33%

66.67%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited - 33.33% 

60.00%

BP Exploration (Alpha) Limited. - 40%

India

India

India

USA

EFS JDA Partnership

 - * 

49.26%

* Sold during the year.

34.2 Quantities of Group’s Interest (on Gross Basis) in Proved Reserves and Proved Developed Reserves:

Reserves in India

Reserves outside India (North America)

Particulars

Proved Reserves
(Million MT **)

Proved Developed 
Reserves
(Million MT **)

Proved Reserves
(Million MT **)

Proved Developed 
Reserves
(Million MT **)

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021

2020

2021

2020

Oil:

Opening Balance

Revision of estimates

Production

Sale during the Year

Closing Balance

** 1 MT = 7.5 bbl

Particulars

Gas:

3.24 

 0.09 

 (0.02)

 -   

3.31

3.24

 -   

 -   

 -   

3.24

 -   

 0.08 

 (0.02)

 -   

 0.06 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

5.29

 (0.37)

 (0.37)

 (4.55)

 -   

10.00

 (4.28)

 (0.43)

 -   

5.29

1.69

 1.00 

 (0.37)

 (2.32)

 -   

2.45

 (0.33)

 (0.43)

 -   

1.69

Reserves in India

Reserves outside India (North America)

Proved Reserves
(Million MT $)

Proved Developed 
Reserves
(Million MT $)

Proved Reserves
(Million MT $)

Proved Developed 
Reserves
(Million MT $)

2021-22

2020-21

2021-22

2020-21

2021

2020

2021

2020

Opening Balance

57,739

58,526

24,277

Revision of estimates

 (3)

1

 7,643 

Production

 (4,525)

 (788)

 (4,525)

9,225

15,840

 (788)

17,806

34,245

13,769

 (183)

 (14,552)

 742 

 (253)

 (1,887)

 (253)

17,209

 (1,553)

 (1,887)

Sale during the Year

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 (17,370)

 -   

 (14,258)

 -   

Closing Balance

53,211

57,739

27,395

24,277

 -   

17,806

 -   

13,769

$ 1 cubic meter (M3) = 35.315 cubic feet and 1 cubic feet = 1000 BTU and 1 MT = 7.5 bbl

 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.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

34.3  The Government of India (GOI), by its letters dated 2nd May, 2012, 14th November, 2013, 10th July, 2014 and 3rd June, 2016 has 

disallowed certain costs which the Production Sharing Contract (PSC), relating to Block KGDWN-98/3 entitles the Company 
to recover. The Company continues to maintain that the Contractor is entitled to recover all of its costs under the terms of 
the PSC and there are no provisions that entitle the GOI to disallow the recovery of any Contract Cost as defined in the PSC. 
The Company referred the issue to arbitration with GOI for resolution of disputes. The demand from the GOI of $ 165 million 
(` 1,248 crore) being the Company’s share (total demand $ 247 million- ` 1,872 crore) towards additional Profit Petroleum 
has been considered as contingent liability.

   In supersession of Ministry’s Gazette Notification no. 22011/3/2012-ONG.D.V. dated 10th January, 2014, the GOI notified the 
New Domestic natural Gas Pricing Guidelines 2014, 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 customer in Gas pool Account is ` 295 crore (net) as at 
31st March, 2022 is disclosed under Other Non-Current Assets. Revenue has been recognised at the GOI notified prices in 
respect of gas quantities sold from D1D3 field from 1st November, 2014. This amount in the Gas Pool Account has also been 
challenged under cost recovery arbitration and is pending adjudication.

  Tribunal has scheduled further procedural hearing in the matter.

34.4 (a)   GOI sent a notice to the KG D6 Contractor on 4th November, 2016 asking the Contractor to deposit approximately US $1.55 

billion on account of alleged gas migration from ONGC’s blocks. RIL, as Operator, for and on behalf of all constituents 
of the Contractor, initiated arbitration proceedings against the GOI. The Arbitral Tribunal vide its Final Award dated 
24th July, 2018 upheld Contractor’s claims. GOI filed an Appeal under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act, against the Final 
Award of the Arbitral Tribunal on 15th November, 2018 before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court. The Appeal is currently being 
heard before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court.

 (b)    Arbitration was initiated by BG Exploration and Production India Limited and RIL (together the Claimants) against GOI 

on 16th December, 2010 under the PSCs for Panna – Mukta and Tapti blocks due to difference in interpretation of certain 
PSC provisions between Claimants and GOI. The Arbitral Tribunal by majority issued a final partial award (‘2016 FPA’), 
and separately, two dissenting opinions in the matter on 12th October, 2016. Claimants challenged certain parts of the 
2016 FPA before the English Courts, which delivered its judgment on 16th April, 2018 and remitted one of the challenged 
issues back to the Arbitral Tribunal for reconsideration. The Arbitral Tribunal decided in favour of the Claimants in large 
part vide its final partial award dated 1st October, 2018 (‘2018 FPA’). GOI and Claimants filed an appeal before the English 
Commercial Court against this 2018 FPA. The English Commercial Court rejected GOI’s challenges to 2018 FPA and 
upheld Claimants’ challenge in February 2020 and remitted the underlying issue in challenge back to the Arbitration 
Tribunal for determination. On 29th January, 2021 the Tribunal issued a further final partial award on the remitted matter 
and GOI has challenged the same before the English Commercial Court. Claimants have filed an application before 
the Arbitral Tribunal seeking increase in the PSC Cost Recovery Limits and the same is sub-judice. Arbitral Tribunal is yet 
to schedule the final re-computation of accounts phase of the arbitration, which will take place post determination of 
Claimants’ request for increase in cost recovery limit under the PSCs.

   GOI has also filed an execution petition before the Hon’ble Delhi High Court under sections 47 and 49 of the Arbitration 
and Conciliation Act, 1996 and Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 seeking enforcement and execution of the 
2016 FPA, ignoring the judgments of English High Court and the subsequent Tribunal Awards.  The Claimants contend 
that GOI’s Execution Petition is not maintainable. GOI’s Execution Petition is currently sub judice before Delhi High Court.

  (c)   NTPC had filed a suit for specific performance of a contract for supply of natural gas by RIL before the Hon’ble 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 NTPC’s claim lacks merit and no binding contract for supply of gas was executed between NTPC and RIL.

      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 Company’s legal position in the ongoing arbitration/
litigations. Moreover, the Company considers above demand/disputes as remote.

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(` in crore)

36.  Capital Management

As at
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 The Group adheres to a disciplined Capital Management framework in order to maintain a strong balance sheet. The main 
objectives are as follows:

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

35.  Details of Contingent Liabilities & Commitments

(I)  Contingent Liabilities

(A) Claims against the Group / disputed liabilities not acknowledged as debts *

(a)  In respect of joint ventures

(b)  In respect of others

(B) Guarantees

(i) 

 Guarantees to Banks and Financial Institutions against credit facilities 
extended to third parties & other guarantees.

(a)  In respect of joint ventures

(b)  In respect of others

(ii)  Performance Guarantees

(a)  In respect of others

(iii)  Outstanding guarantees furnished to Banks and Financial Institutions including 

in respect of Letters of Credits

(a)  In respect of joint ventures

(b)  In respect of others

(II) Commitments

(A)

Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and 
not provided for:

(a)  In respect of Joint Ventures

(b)  In respect of others

(B) Uncalled Liability on Shares and other investments partly paid

(C) Other commitments

(i) 

Investments

1,458

9,099

20

718

2,133

1,580

9,649

4,395

13,126

3,304

972

2,066

6,563

20

870

2,061

1,391

10,474

7,248

52,331

239

712

*  The Group has assessed that the demand is likely to be either deleted or substantially reduced and accordingly no provision is considered 

necessary.

(III)  On December 16, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a show cause notice (“SCN”) inter alia to 

the Company (RIL) in connection with the trades by RIL in the stock exchanges in 2007 in the shares of Reliance Petroleum 
Limited, then a subsidiary of RIL. Hearings were held before the Whole Time Member (“WTM”) of SEBI in respect of the SCN. By 
an order dated March 24, 2017, the WTM passed the directions: (i) prohibiting inter alia RIL from dealing in equity derivatives 
in the ‘Futures & Options’ segment of stock exchanges, directly or indirectly, for a period of one year from the date of the 
order; and (ii) to RIL to disgorge an amount of ` 447 crore along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from November 29, 
2007 till the date of payment. In May 2017, RIL and the other noticees filed an appeal before the Securities Appellate Tribunal 
(“SAT”) against this order. SAT, by a majority order (2:1), dismissed the appeal on November 5, 2020 and directed RIL to pay 
the disgorged amount within sixty days from the date of the order. The appeal of RIL and other noticees has been admitted 
by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. By its order dated December 17, 2020, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India directed RIL 
to deposit ` 250 crore in the Investors’ Protection Fund, subject to the final result of the appeal and stayed the recovery of the 
balance, inclusive of interest, pending the appeal. RIL has complied with the order dated December 17, 2020 of the Hon’ble 
Supreme Court of India.

(IV)  Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited has received Show Cause cum Demand Notices (“SCNs”) from the Department of 

Telecommunications (“DOT”), Government of India for the financial years from 2006-07 to 2019-20 towards license fees 
aggregating to ` 3,587 crore which includes penalty and interest thereon. The Company has made representations to DOT 
contesting the basis of such demand. Based on opinion of legal expert, the Company is confident that it has good grounds 
on merit to defend itself in the above matter.

a) 

 Maintain investment grade ratings for all issuing entities, domestically and internationally by ensuring that the financial 
strength of their Balance Sheets are preserved.

b) 

 Manage foreign exchange, interest rates and commodity price risk, and minimise the impact of market volatility on earnings.

c)  Diversify sources of financing and spread the maturity across tenure buckets in order to manage liquidity risk.

d) 

 Leverage optimally in order to maximise shareholder returns.

The Net Gearing Ratio at the end of the reporting period was as follows:

Gross Debt

Cash and Marketable Securities *

Net Debt (A)

Total Equity (As per Balance Sheet) (B)

Net Gearing Ratio (A / B)

(` in crore)

As at 
31st March, 2022

As at
31st March, 2021

 2,66,305 

 2,31,490 

 34,815 

 7,79,485 

 0.04 

2,51,811

2,54,019

(2,208)

7,00,172

-

 *  Cash and Marketable Securities include Cash and Cash Equivalents of ` 36,178 crore (Previous Year ` 17,397 crore), Current Investments 
of ` 1,08,118 crore (Previous Year ` 1,52,446 crore), Other Marketable Securities of ` 87,113 crore (Previous Year ` 44,333 crore) including 
investments in Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited and Summit Digitel Infrastructure Private Limited and Share Call money receivable on rights 
issue of ` 81 crore (Previous Year ` 39,843 crore).

37.  Financial Instruments

 A.  Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

Carrying
Amount

Level of input used in

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Carrying
Amount

Level of input used in

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

(` in crore)

Financial Assets

At Amortised Cost
Investments #

Trade Receivables

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Loans

Other Financial Assets

At FVTPL

Investments

30,990

23,640

36,178

1,718

24,530

-

-

-

-

-

 41,704 

 34,298 

Other Financial Assets

 1,743 

 8 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

39,809

19,014

17,397

1,182

59,964

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 7,087 

 1,735 

 319 

 -   

44,772

2,520

38,901

36

5,380

2,484

-

-

-

-

-

491

-

At FVTOCI

Investments

 2,13,161 

 91,682 

 36,805 

 84,674 

2,00,083

1,12,282

4,519

83,282

Other Financial Assets

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

7

Financial Liabilities

At Amortised Cost

Borrowings

Deferred Payment Liabilities

Trade Payables

Other Financial Liabilities

Lease Liabilities

At FVTPL

2,66,305

37,184

1,59,330

50,887

15,669

Other Financial Liabilities

5,231

At FVTOCI

Other Financial Liabilities

450

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,231

450

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,51,811

18,837

1,08,897

54,532

8,314

3,723

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

3,723

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

# Excludes Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures of ` 1,08,409 crore (Previous Year ` 80,164 crore)] measured at cost (Refer Note 2.1).

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Reconciliation of fair value measurement of the investment categorised at Level 3:

B.  Financial Risk Management

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Opening Balance

Addition during the year

Sale / Reduction during the year

Total Gain / (Loss)

Closing Balance

Line item in which gain / (loss) recognised

(` in crore) 

As at 31st March, 2022

      As at 31st March 2021

At FVTPL

At FVTOCI

At FVTPL

At FVTOCI

 491 

 -   

 (174)

 2 

 319 

 83,282 

 1,177 

 (115)

 330 

 84,674 

 1,104 

 100 

 (715)

 2 

 491 

 82,897 

 173 

 (39)

 251 

 83,282 

Other Income -  
` 2 crore  
unrealised

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income-Items 
that will not 
be reclassified 
to Profit or Loss

Other Income -  
` 2 crore  
unrealised

Other 
Comprehensive 
Income - Items 
that will not 
be reclassified 
to Profit or Loss

 Sensitivity of level 3 financial instrument’s fair value to changes in significant unobservable inputs used in their 
fair valuation:

Valuation  
Technique

Significant  
Unobservable Input

Change in %

(` in crore) 

Sensitivity of the fair value to  
change in input

31st March, 2022

31st March 2021

Investment 
in OCPS (FVTOCI)

Discounting 
Cash Flow

Discounting rate - 14.51% 
(previous year - 13.12%)

+0.10%

-0.10%

 (1,547)

 1,573 

 (1,436)

 1,463 

 The financial instruments are categorised into three 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;

 Level 2: Inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly 
or indirectly; and

Level 3: Inputs based on unobservable market data.

Valuation Methodology

All financial instruments are initially recognised 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, Certificate of Deposits 
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 observable forward 
exchange rates and yield curves at the balance sheet date.

d) 

 The fair value of over-the-counter Foreign Currency Option contracts is determined using the Black Scholes 
valuation model.

e) 

 Commodity derivative contracts are valued using available information in markets and quotations from exchange, 
brokers and price index developers.

f) 

 The fair value for Level 3 instruments is valued using inputs based on information about market participants assumptions 
and other data that are available.

g)   The fair value of the remaining financial instruments is determined using discounted cash flow analysis.

h)  All foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated using exchange rate at reporting date.

 The Group’s activities expose it to variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Within the 
boundaries of approved Risk Management Policy framework The Group uses derivative instruments to manage the volatility 
of financial markets and minimize the adverse impact on its financial performance.

i)  Market Risk

 Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in 
market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk, such as equity 
price risk and commodity risk.

a)  Foreign Currency Risk

 Foreign Currency Risk is the risk that the Fair Value or Future Cash Flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of 
changes in foreign currency rates. Exposures can arise on account of the various assets and liabilities which are 
denominated in currencies other than Indian Rupee.

 The following table shows foreign currency exposures in US Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen on financial instruments at 
the end of the reporting period. The exposure to all other foreign currencies are not material.

Foreign Currency Exposure

As at 31st March, 2022

As at 31st March, 2021

(` in crore)

USD

EUR

JPY

USD

Borrowings

Trade and Other Payables

Trade and Other Receivables

 1,17,302 

 1,33,506 

 (14,914)

 11,998 

 12,054 

 1,261 

 (319)

 60 

 (22)

 98,493 

 84,280 

 (4,366)

EUR

 12,634 

 2,584 

 (110)

JPY

 12,962 

 36 

 (13)

Derivatives

- 

Forwards and Futures

 (55,442)

 (12,523)

 (12,250)

 (55,167)

 (13,974)

 (12,936)

-  Currency Swaps

-  Options

Exposure

b)  Interest Rate Risk

 -   

 (2,877)

1,77,575 

 -   

 126 

543 

 -   

 2,655 

 (319)

(477)

 (19,347)

1,06,548 

 -   

 (472)

662 

 -   

 727 

776 

 The Group is also exposed to interest rate risk, changes in interest rates will affect future cash flows or the fair values 
of its financial instruments, principally debt. The Group issues debt in a variety of currencies based on market 
opportunities and it uses derivatives to hedge interest rate exposures.

 The exposure of the Group’s borrowings and derivatives to interest rate changes at the end of the reporting period 
are as follows:

Borrowings

Non-Current - Floating (Includes Current Maturities) *

Non-Current - Fixed (Includes Current Maturities) *
Current #

Total

Derivatives

Foreign Currency Interest Rate Swaps

Rupees Interest Rate Swaps
Currency Swaps ^

(` in crore)

Interest Rate Exposure

As at  
31st March, 2022

As at  
31st March, 2021

 96,097 

1,19,723

52,178

 91,399 

1,01,143

60,371

 2,67,998 

2,52,913

 7,712 

 54,845 

 -   

33,279

19,450

2,655

* Includes ` 1,053 crore (Previous Year ` 812 crore) as Prepaid Financial Charges and ` 48 crore as revaluation gain.
# Includes ` 592 crore (Previous Year ` 290 crore) as Commercial Paper Discount.
^ Receive fix in INR and pay floating in USD

ii)  Commodity Price Risk

 Commodity price risk arises due to fluctuation in prices of crude oil, other feed stock and products and bullion. The Group 
has a risk management framework aimed at prudently managing the risk arising from the volatility in commodity prices 
and freight costs.

 The Group’s commodity price 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 as well as Exchange Traded Futures, Options and Swap contracts to hedge its commodity 
and freight exposure.

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iii)  Credit Risk

C.  Hedge Accounting

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

 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 Group. Credit risk arises from Group’s activities in investments, dealing in derivatives and 
receivables from customers and other financial instruments. The Group ensures that sales of products are made to 
customers with appropriate creditworthiness. Credit information is regularly shared between businesses and finance 
function, with a framework in place to quickly identify, respond and recognise cases of credit deterioration.

 The Group has a prudent and conservative process for managing its credit risk arising in the course of its business 
activities. Credit risk across the Group, is actively managed through Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees, Parent Group 
Guarantees, advance payments, security deposits and factoring and forfaiting without recourse to Group. The Group 
restricts its fixed income investments in liquid securities carrying high credit rating.

iv)  Liquidity Risk

 Liquidity risk arises from the Group’s inability to meet its cash flow commitments on the due date. The Group maintains 
sufficient stock of cash, marketable securities and committed credit facilities. The Group accesses global and local 
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 Group’s cash 
flow position and ensures that the Group is able to meet its financial obligation at all times including contingencies.

 The Group’s 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 a range of short-dated, secure and liquid instruments including short-term bank 
deposits, money market funds, reverse repos and similar instruments. The portfolio of these investments is diversified to 
avoid concentration risk in any one instrument or counterparty.

Borrowings
Non-Current #@
Current ^

Total

Lease Liabilities (Gross)

Derivative Liabilities

Forwards

Options

Interest Rate Swaps

Total

Maturity Profile As at 31st March, 2022 *

Below 3 
Months

3-6 Months

6-12 
Months

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

Above 5 
Years

Total

(` in crore)

 2,266 

 6,715 

 18,207 

 81,494 

 44,682 

 62,456 

 2,15,820 

 39,736 

 11,228 

 1,214 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 52,178 

 42,002 

 17,943 

 19,421 

 81,494 

 44,682 

 62,456 

 2,67,998 

965

954

1,880

6,765

5,475

6,315

 22,354 

 4,740 

 1,805 

 1,001 

 151 

 -   

 2 

 -   

 20 

 4 

 4,891 

 1,807 

 1,025 

 683 

 -   

 598 

 1,281 

 -   

 -   

 70 

 70 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 8,229 

 173 

 672 

 9,074 

* Does not include Trade Payables (Current) amounting to ` 1,59,330 crore.
# Includes ` 1,053 crore as Prepaid Finance Charges and ` 48 crore as revaluation gain.
@ Does not include interest thereon (For Interest rate refer Note 16.4).
^ Includes ` 592 crore as Commercial Paper Discount.

Maturity Profile as at 31st March, 2021 *

Below 3 
Months 

3-6 Months 

6-12 
Months 

1-3 Years 

3-5 Years 

Above 5 
Years 

Total 

(` in crore)

 The Group’s business objective includes safe-guarding its 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. The Group 
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, over-the-counter swaps, forwards and options as well as non-derivative instruments to achieve 
this objective.

 There is an economic relationship between the hedged items and the hedging instruments. The Group has established a 
hedge ratio of 1:1 for the hedging relationships. To test the hedge effectiveness, the Group uses the hypothetical derivative 
method and Dollar offset method.

The hedge ineffectiveness can arise from:

-  Differences in the timing of the cash flows.

-  Different indexes (and accordingly different curves).

-  The counterparties’ credit risk differently impacting the fair value movements.

The table below shows the position of hedging instruments and hedged items as on the balance sheet date:

Disclosure of effects of hedge accounting

A.  Fair Value Hedge

Hedging Instrument

Nominal
Value

Quantity

Carrying Amount

(Kbbl)

(Kgs)

Assets Liabilities

Changes in
Fair Value

Hedge
Maturity

Line Item in
Balance Sheet

(` in crore)

As at 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Derivative Contracts

-

Interest Rate Risk

Derivative Contracts

7,825

-

-

-

-

-

-

Commodity Price Risk

-

-

46

(46)

3 to 5 years

Other Financial 
Liabilities - Current 

Derivative Contracts

61,303

2,11,383 6,400

3,081

4,396

(707)

April 2022 to 
March 2023

Other Financial 
Assets / Liabilities

As at 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

Derivative Contracts

2,557

Interest Rate Risk

Derivative Contracts

-

Commodity Price Risk

-

-

-

-

-

-

86

(72)

April 2021 to 
May 2021

Other 
Financial Liabilities

-

-

Derivative Contracts

39,236 3,84,949 5,092

1,766

1,071

373

April 2021 to 
December 2023

Other Financial 
Assets / Liabilities

Borrowings
Non-Current #@
Current ^

Total

Lease Liabilities (Gross)

Derivative Liabilities

Forwards

Options

Interest Rate Swaps

Total

3,083

53,402

56,485

487

 1,518 

 178 

 10 

4,629

2,938

7,567

485

 841 

 -   

 1 

20,489

66,891

62,782

34,668

 1,92,542 

4,031

 -   

 -   

 -   

 60,371 

24,520

66,891

62,782

34,668

2,52,913

963

3,483

2,631

4,996

 13,045 

 176 

 33 

 241 

 2,012 

 -   

 575 

 -   

 -   

 76 

 76 

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 4,547 

211

903

5,661

 1,706 

 842 

 450 

 2,587 

* Does not include Trade Payables (Current) amounting to ` 1,08,897 crore.
# Includes ` 812 crore as Prepaid Finance Charges.
@ Does not include interest thereon.
^ Includes ` 290 crore as Commercial Paper Discount.

454

455

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Carrying Amount

Assets

Liabilities

Changes in  
Fair Value

Line Item in  
Balance Sheet

(` in crore)

Hedged Items

As at 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Nominal Value

Changes in  
Fair Value

Hedge Reserve

(` in crore)

Line Item in  
Balance Sheet

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Highly Probable Forecasted Exports

 1,42,317 

 4,123 

 (4,810)

Other Equity

Interest Rate Risk

Borrowings

As at 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

 -   

 -   

 -   

Highly Probable Forecasted Exports

7,218

 (256)

 (3,059)

Other Equity

Interest Rate Risk

Borrowings

C.  Movement in Cash Flow Hedge

Sr. 
No.

Particulars

1

2

3

4

At the beginning of the year

Gain / (loss) recognised in Other 
Comprehensive Income during the year

Amount reclassified to Profit and Loss 
during the year

At the end of the year

33,590

 (141)

 (97)

Other Equity

2021-22

 (3,156)

 (4,334)

2,835

(` in crore)

2020-21

Line Item in Balance Sheet / 
Statement of Profit and Loss

 (5,883)

 914 

1,813

Items that will 
be reclassified 
to Profit & Loss

Value of Sale

 (4,655)

 (3,156)

Other 
Comprehensive Income

38  Segment Information

 The Group has five principal operating and reporting segments; viz. Oil To Chemicals (O2C), Oil and Gas, Retail,  Digital Services 
and Financial Services.

 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) 

b) 

 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”.

 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”.

Hedged Items

As at 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Import Firm Commitments

Interest Rate Risk

Derivative Contracts

Commodity Price Risk

 -   

 -   

 -   

 7,777 

 -   

 48 

 Non-Current  
Borrowings 

Other Current 
Assets / Liabilities 

Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight

 -   

 1,010 

 (943)

Firm Commitments for sale of products

Inventories

 2,114 

 10,484 

 231 

 -   

 2,301  Other Current Assets

 (301)

Inventories 

As at 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

Import Firm Commitments

Interest Rate Risk

Derivative Contracts

Commodity Price Risk

 86 

-

 -   

-

 72 

-

Firm Commitments for purchase of feedstock and freight

 -   

536 

 (887)

 Other 
Financial Assets 

Other Current 
Assets / Liabilities 

Firm Commitments for sale of products

236 

1,218

 (210) Other Current Assets

Inventories

5,930

 -   

 1,043 

Inventories 

B.  Cash Flow Hedge 

Hedging Instruments

As at 31st March, 2022

Foreign Currency Risk

Foreign Currency Risk 
Components - Trade Payable

Foreign Currency Risk 
Components - Borrowings

Interest Rate Risk

Interest Rate Swap

As at 31st March, 2021

Foreign Currency Risk

Foreign Currency Risk 
Components - Borrowings

Interest Rate Risk

Nominal 
Value 

Carrying amount 

Assets 

Liabilities 

Changes in 
Fair Value

Hedge Maturity

Line Item in Balance 
Sheet 

(`  in crore) 

 22,301 

 -   

 22,738 

 (437)

1,20,017

 - 

1,23,697

 (3,685)

 1st April 2022 to 
31st March 2025
30th September 
2022 to 
30th September  
2033

 Trade Payables 

Non Current 
Liabilities-Financial 
Liabilities-Borrowings

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

 -   

7,218

 -   

7,311

 256 

June 2022

Non Current 
Liabilities-Financial 
Liabilities-Borrowings

Interest Rate Swap

33,590

 82 

 -   

 141 

April 2021 to  
March 2025

Other Financial Assets

456

457

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(I)  Primary Segment Information

2021-22

1

Segment Revenue

External Turnover

O2C

Oil and 
Gas

Retail

Digital 
Services

Financial 
Services

Others Unallocable

Total

4,99,663

4,962

1,95,676

27,085

761

64,609

Inter Segment Turnover

1,237

2,530

4,073

73,076

Value of Sales and Services (Revenue) * 5,00,900

7,492

1,99,749

1,00,161

Less: GST Recovered

20,580

10

24,734

15,044

1,366

2,127

13

6,751

71,360

10,741

Revenue from Operations (Net of GST)

4,80,320

7,482

1,75,015

85,117

2,114

60,619

-

-

-

-

-

7,92,756

-

7,92,756

71,122

7,21,634

2

Segment Result before 
Interest and Taxes **
Finance Cost ^

Interest Income

Profit Before Tax and Exceptional Items

Exceptional Item (Net of Tax) 
(Refer Note 31)

Profit Before Tax

Current Tax

Deferred Tax

Profit after Tax (before adjustment for 
Non-Controlling Interest)

Share of (Profit) / Loss transferred to 
Non-Controlling Interest

Profit after Tax (after adjustment for 
Non-Controlling Interest)

3 Other Information
Segment Assets #
Segment Liabilities #

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation / Amortisation and 
Depletion Expense

45,194

2,879

10,198

25,150

708

5,196

(4,339)

84,986

(14,584)

10,904

81,306

2,836

84,142

(3,161)

(13,136)

67,845

(7,140)

60,705

3,79,209

34,938

1,24,736

3,71,907

1,08,597

1,60,961

3,36,206 15,16,554

61,336

10,899

36,031

1,17,938

7,913

5,520

29,873

82,744

7,528

2,578

2,225

15,118

190

46

15

24,371

12,65,789 15,16,554

13,606

5,650

1,45,352

1,942

391

29,797

* Total Value of Sales and Services is after elimination of inter segment turnover of ` 89,033 crore.
**  Segment results includes Interest income / Other Income pertaining to the respective segments.
^  Segment results of the financial services segment includes finance cost relating to the segment. The difference between finance cost in 

financial results and segment information is on account of finance cost relating to financial services segment.
#  Segment assets and liabilities have been grossed up, with respect to bill discounting of ` 14,784 crore and other non-current assets of ` 2,105 

crore, whereas the same has been netted off in the respective heads of Balance sheet.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

(` in crore)

2020-21

O2C

Oil and 
Gas

Retail

Digital 
Services

Financial 
Services

Others Unallocable

Total

(` in crore)

1

Segment Revenue

External Turnover

 3,15,105 

 1,608 

 1,52,501 

 27,336 

 1,114 

 41,574 

Inter Segment Turnover

 4,903 

 532 

 5,201 

 62,951 

 1,324 

 6,646 

 5,39,238 

 -   

 -   

Value of Sales and Services (Revenue) *

 3,20,008 

 2,140 

 1,57,702 

 90,287 

 2,438 

 48,220 

 -   

 5,39,238 

Less: GST Recovered

 13,518 

 12 

 18,566 

 13,645 

 5 

 7,166 

 52,912 

Revenue from Operations (Net of GST)

 3,06,490 

 2,128 

 1,39,136 

 76,642 

 2,433 

 41,054 

 -   

 4,86,326 

2

Segment Result before 
Interest and Taxes **
Finance Cost ^

Interest Income

Profit Before Tax and Exceptional Items

Exceptional Item (Net of Tax) 
(Refer Note 31)

Profit Before Tax

Current Tax

Deferred Tax

Profit after Tax (before adjustment for 
Non-Controlling Interest)

Share of (Profit) / Loss transferred to 
Non-Controlling Interest

Profit after Tax (after adjustment for 
Non-Controlling Interest)

3 Other Information
Segment Assets #
Segment Liabilities #

Capital Expenditure

Depreciation / Amortisation and 
Depletion Expense

29,773 

 (1,477)

7,991 

21,181 

1,294

3,635 

 (1,070)

 61,327 

 (21,027)

 9,519 

 49,819 

 5,642 

55,461 

 (2,205)

 483 

53,739

 (4,611)

49,128 

3,58,964 

35,163 

98,361  3,05,965 

80,765

1,34,717 

3,25,455 

13,39,390

44,284 

14,359 

20,879 

68,328 

7,867

3,879

10,321

35,998

93

18

14,272 

11,77,175 

13,39,390

18,289

3,295

79,667

 8,397 

 1,735 

 1,851 

 12,854 

 -   

 1,376 

 359 

 26,572 

* Total Value of Sales and Services is after elimination of inter segment turnover of ` 81,557 crore.
** Segment results includes Interest income / Other Income pertaining to the respective segments.
^  Segment results of the financial services segment includes finance cost relating to the segment. The difference between finance cost in 

financial results and segment information is on account of finance cost relating to financial services segment.

#  Segment assets and liabilities have been grossed up, with respect to advance from customers of ` 1,813 crore, bill discounting of ` 14,259 crore 

and other non-current assets of ` 2,106 crore, whereas the same is netted off in the respective heads of Balance Sheet.

(II)    Inter segment pricing are at Arm’s length basis.

(III)    As per Indian Accounting Standard 108 - Operating Segments, the Company has reported segment information on 

consolidated basis including businesses conducted through its subsidiaries.

(IV)  The reportable segments are further described below:

- 

 The Oil to Chemicals business includes Refining, Petrochemicals, fuel retailing through Reliance BP Mobility Limited, aviation 
fuel and bulk wholesale marketing. It includes breadth of portfolio spanning transportation fuels, polymers, polyesters and 
elastomers. The deep and unique integration of O2C business includes world-class assets comprising Refinery Off-Gas 
Cracker, Aromatics, Gasification, multi-feed and gas crackers along with downstream manufacturing facilities, logistics and 
supply-chain infrastructure.

-  The Oil and Gas segment includes exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas.

-  The Retail segment includes consumer retail and range of related services.

-  The Digital Services segment includes provision of a range of digital services.

- 

- 

- 

 The Financial Services segment comprises of management and deployment of identified resources of the Company to 
various activities including non-banking financial services, insurance broking.

  Other business segments which are not separately reportable have been grouped under the Others segment.

 Other investments / assets / liabilities, long term resources raised by the Company, business trade financing liabilities 
managed by the centralised treasury function and related income / expense are considered under Unallocated.

458

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1

Segment Revenue – External Turnover

Within India

Outside India

Total

2 Non-Current Assets

Within India

Outside India

Total

2021-22

5,05,324

2,87,432

7,92,756

11,32,279

20,367

11,52,646

(` in crore)

2020-21

3,31,557

2,07,681

5,39,238

9,35,322

12,879

9,48,201

39 

 Enterprises Consolidated as Subsidiary in accordance with Indian Accounting Standard 110 – Consolidated 
Financial Statements

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

7-India Convenience Retail Limited

Aaidea Solutions Limited (Formerly known as Aaidea Solutions Private Limited)

ABC Cable Network Private Limited

Abraham and Thakore Exports Private Limited

Actoserba Active Wholesale Limited (Formerly known as Actoserba Active 
Wholesale Private Limited)

Addverb Technologies BV

Addverb Technologies Private Limited

Addverb Technologies Pte Limited

Addverb Technologies Pty Limited

Addverb Technologies USA Inc.

Adventure Marketing Private Limited

AETN18 Media Private Limited

Affinity USA LLC *

India

India

India

India

India

Netherlands

India

Singapore

Australia

United States of 
America

India

India

United States of 
America

Amante India Private Limited (Formerly known as MAS Brands India Private Limited)

India

Angel Cable Network Private Limited

Asteria Aerospace Limited (Formerly known as Asteria Aerospace Private Limited)

Aurora Algae LLC *

Bali Den Cable Network Limited

Bhadohi DEN Entertainment Private Limited

Cab-i-Net Communications Private Limited

Channels India Network Private Limited

Chennai Cable Vision Network Private Limited

Colorful Media Private Limited

Colosceum Media Private Limited

C-Square Info-Solutions Private Limited

Dadha Pharma Distribution Private Limited

DEN Ambey Cable Networks Private Limited

DEN BCN Suncity Network Limited

Den Broadband Limited

Den Budaun Cable Network Private Limited

Den Digital Cable Network Limited

Den Discovery Digital Networks Private Limited

Den Enjoy Cable Networks Private Limited

Den Enjoy Navaratan Network Private Limited

DEN Enjoy SBNM Cable Network Private Limited

India

India

United States of 
America

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

460

85.06%

82.07%

66.95%

46.78%

73.28%

47.92%

47.92%

47.92%

47.92%

47.92%

100.00%

21.27%

100.00%

85.06%

66.95%

49.54%

100.00%

66.95%

17.41%

66.95%

50.55%

40.17%

100.00%

73.15%

69.44%

85.06%

40.84%

66.95%

66.95%

34.14%

66.95%

34.14%

34.14%

17.41%

66.95%

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

Den F K Cable TV Network Private Limited

Den Fateh Marketing Private Limited

Den Kashi Cable Network Limited

Den Maa Sharda Vision Cable Networks Limited

Den Mahendra Satellite Private Limited

Den Malabar Cable Vision Limited

Den Malayalam Telenet Private Limited

Den Mod Max Cable Network Private Limited

Den Nashik City Cable Network Private Limited

Den Networks Limited

DEN Pawan Cable Network Limited

Den Premium Multilink Cable Network Private Limited

Den Rajkot City Communication Private Limited

Den Satellite Cable TV Network Limited

Den Saya Channel Network Limited

DEN STN Television Network Private Limited

Den Supreme Satellite Vision Private Limited

Den Varun Cable Network Limited

Den-Manoranjan Satellite Private Limited

Digital Media Distribution Trust

Digital18 Media Limited

Divya Drishti Den Cable Network Private Limited

Drashti Cable Network Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

34.14%

34.14%

34.14%

66.95%

66.95%

66.95%

34.14%

34.14%

34.14%

66.95%

66.95%

34.14%

34.13%

34.14%

34.14%

66.95%

66.95%

66.95%

34.14%

100.00%

73.15%

66.95%

55.47%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

461

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

Name of the Enterprise

Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited

e-Eighteen.com Limited

Elite Cable Network Private Limited

Eminent Cable Network Private Limited

Enercent Technologies Private Limited

Faradion Limited

Faradion UG

Foodhall Franchises Limited

Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited

Futuristic Media and Entertainment Limited

Galaxy Den Media & Entertainment Private Limited

Genesis Colors Limited

Genesis La Mode Private Limited

GLB Body Care Private Limited

GLF Lifestyle Brands Private Limited

GML India Fashion Private Limited

Grab A Grub Services Private Limited

Greycells18 Media Limited

Hamleys (Franchising) Limited *

Hamleys Asia Limited *

Hamleys of London Limited *

Hamleys Toys (Ireland) Limited *

Hathway Bhawani Cabletel & Datacom Limited

Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited

Hathway Digital Limited

Hathway Kokan Crystal Cable Network Limited

Hathway Mantra Cable & Datacom Limited

Hathway Nashik Cable Network Private Limited

Independent Media Trust

IndiaCast Media Distribution Private Limited

IndiaCast UK Limited

120

IndiaCast US Limited

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

Indiavidual Learning Limited

Indiawin Sports Private Limited

Infomedia Press Limited

Intelligent Supply Chain Infrastructure Management Private Limited (Formerly 
Known as Jio Digital Cableco Private Limited)

Intimi India Private Limited

Jaisuryas Retail Ventures Private Limited

JD International Pte. Ltd.

Jio Cable and Broadband Holdings Private Limited

Jio Content Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Digital Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Estonia OÜ *

Jio Futuristic Digital Holdings Private Limited

Jio Haptik Technologies Limited

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

Jio Infrastructure Management Services Limited

Jio Internet Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Limited

Jio Media Limited

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

India

India

India

India

India

India

United Kingdom

Germany

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

United Kingdom

Hongkong

United Kingdom

Ireland

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

United Kingdom

United States of 
America

India

India

India

India

India

India

Singapore

India

India

India

Estonia

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

100.00%

100.00%

67.26%

42.29%

37.49%

59.18%

92.01%

92.01%

85.06%

85.06%

66.95%

66.95%

54.44%

73.25%

79.16%

73.25%

73.25%

70.10%

65.61%

68.05%

68.05%

68.05%

68.05%

40.01%

52.86%

52.86%

52.86%

52.86%

47.61%

100.00%

31.48%

31.48%

31.48%

56.63%

100.00%

37.08%

97.01%

85.06%

85.06%

56.96%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.43%

100.00%

66.43%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.43%

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

Sr. 
No.

139

140

141

142

143

Name of the Enterprise

Jio Platforms Limited

Jio Satellite Communications Limited

Jio Space Technology Limited

Jio Television Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Things Limited

144

Just Dial Inc.

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

Just Dial Limited

Kalamboli East Infra Limited

Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited

Kalanikethan Fashions Private Limited

Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited

Kishna Den Cable Networks Private Limited

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (formerly known as Reliance Solar 
Projects Limited)

158

Libra Cable Network Limited

159 M Entertainments Private Limited

160 Mahadev Den Cable Network Limited

161

Mahavir Den Entertainment Private Limited

162 Maitri Cable Network Private Limited

163 Mansion Cable Network Private Limited

164 MAS Brands Exports (Private) Limited *

165 MAS Brands Lanka (Private) Limited *

166 Media18 Distribution Services Limited

167 Meerut Cable Network Private Limited

India

India

India

India

India

United States of 
America

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

India

India

168 Mesindus Ventures Limited (Formerly known as Mesindus Ventures Private Limited)

India

169 Mindex 1 Limited

170 Model Economic Township Limited

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

183

184

Moneycontrol.Dot Com India Limited

Multitrack Cable Network Private Limited

MYJD Private Limited

Netmeds Marketplace Limited

Network18 Media & Investments Limited

Network18 Media Trust

New Emerging World of Journalism Limited

Nilgiris Stores Limited

NowFloats Technologies Private Limited

Radiant Satellite (India) Private Limited

Radisys B.V. *

Radisys Canada Inc. *

Radisys Cayman Limited *

Radisys Convedia (Ireland) Limited *

185

Radisys Corporation *

186

187

Radisys GmbH *

Radisys India Limited (formerly known as Radisys India Private Limited)

188

Radisys International LLC *

Gibraltar

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

Netherlands

Canada

Cayman Islands

Ireland

United States of 
America

Germany

India

United States of 
America

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

100.00%

66.43%

56.96%

56.96%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.06%

85.06%

17.41%

100.00%

34.14%

83.17%

34.14%

34.14%

66.95%

44.19%

85.06%

85.06%

73.15%

34.14%

70.88%

100.00%

100.00%

67.26%

66.95%

56.96%

85.06%

73.15%

73.15%

49.82%

85.06%

75.13%

34.14%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

463

* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

*  Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

462

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedCountry of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

189

190

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

Name of the Enterprise

Radisys International Singapore Pte. Ltd. *

Radisys Spain S.L.U. *

Radisys Systems Equipment Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. *

Radisys Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. *

Radisys UK Limited *

RB Holdings Private Limited

RB Media Holdings Private Limited

RB Mediasoft Private Limited

RBML Solutions India Limited

198

REC Americas LLC *

199

REC ScanModule Sweden AB *

200

REC Solar (Japan) Co., Ltd. *

201

202

203

204

205

REC Solar EMEA GmbH *

REC Solar France SAS *

REC Solar Holdings AS *

REC Solar Norway AS *

REC Solar Pte. Ltd. *

206

REC Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. *

207

REC Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. *

208

REC US Holdings, Inc. *

209

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *

210

211

212

213

214

215

216

217

218

219

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited *

Reliance Brands Limited

Reliance Brands Luxury Fashion Private Limited

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance Clothing India Private Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Comtrade Private Limited

220

Reliance Content Distribution Limited

221

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

222

Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known as Kanhatech Solutions Limited)

223

Reliance Digital Health USA Inc. *

224

Reliance Eagleford Upstream GP LLC *

225

Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding LP *

226

Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC *

227

228

229

Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial Private Limited

Reliance Ethane Holding Pte Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

230

Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC *

231

232

233

234

235

236

Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services (Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

464

Singapore

Spain

China

China

United Kingdom

India

India

India

India

United States of 
America

Sweden

Japan

Germany

France

Norway

Norway

Singapore

Thailand

China

United States of 
America

Malaysia

India

India

India

United Kingdom

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

United States of 
America

United States of 
America

United States of 
America

United States of 
America

India

Singapore

India

United Arab 
Emirates

India

India

Singapore

United Kingdom

India

India

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

68.05%

68.05%

61.43%

100.00%

85.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

34.87%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known as Reliance New Energy Solar Limited) India

237

Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited

238

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC *

239

Reliance Innovative Building Solutions Private Limited

240

Reliance International Limited

241

Reliance Jio Global Resources LLC *

242

243

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance Jio Infocomm Pte. Ltd. *

244

Reliance Jio Infocomm UK Limited *

245

Reliance Jio Infocomm USA Inc. *

246

Reliance Jio Media Limited

247

Reliance Jio Messaging Services Limited

248

Reliance Lifestyle Products Private Limited

249

Reliance Marcellus II LLC *

250

Reliance Marcellus LLC *

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited

Reliance New Solar Energy Limited

Reliance O2C Limited

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited

251

252

253

254

255

256

257

258

259

260

Reliance Petro Marketing Limited

261

262

263

264

265

266

267

268

269

270

271

272

273

274

275

276

277

278

279

Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited

Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited

Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited

Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited

Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited

Reliance Retail Finance Limited

Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Reliance Ritu Kumar Private Limited (Formerly known as Ritika Private Limited)

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance SMSL Limited

Reliance Storage Limited

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

Reliance Syngas Limited

Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

280

Reliance Vantage Retail Limited

281

282

283

Reliance Ventures Limited

Reliance-GrandOptical Private Limited

Reverie Language Technologies Limited

284

RIL USA, Inc. *

*  Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

India

United Arab 
Emirates

India

United Arab 
Emirates

United States of 
America

India

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States of 
America

India

India

India

United States of 
America

United States of 
America

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

United States of 
America

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

66.43%

100.00%

100.00%

64.74%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.06%

100.00%

100.00%

85.00%

85.06%

44.41%

74.90%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.00%

55.76%

100.00%

465

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

285

RISE Worldwide Limited

286

Ritu Kumar ME (FZE) [Formerly known as Ritu Kumar ME (FZC)]

287

288

289

290

Roptonal Limited

Rose Entertainment Private Limited

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.*

RRB Mediasoft Private Limited

291

Saavn Inc.

292

Saavn LLC

293

294

295

296

Saavn Media Limited

SankhyaSutra Labs Limited

Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited (Formerly known as Shopsense Retail 
Technologies Private Limited)

Shri Kannan Departmental Store Limited (Formerly known as Shri Kannan 
Departmental Store Private Limited)

297

Silverline Television Network Limited

298

skyTran Inc. *

299

skyTran Israel Ltd. *

300

Srishti Den Networks Limited

301

302

303

Stoke Park Limited *

Strand Life Sciences Private Limited

Surajya Services Limited (Formerly known as Surajya Services Private Limited)

304

Surela Investment And Trading Limited

305

Tesseract Imaging Limited

306

The Indian Film Combine Private Limited

307

Tira Beauty Limited

308

Tresara Health Limited (Formerly known as Tresara Health Private Limited)

309

TV18 Broadcast Limited

310

311

312

313

314

315

316

317

318

Ulwe East Infra Limited

Ulwe North Infra Limited

Ulwe South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Limited (Formerly known as Urban Ladder 
Home Décor Solutions Private Limited)

319

VasyERP Solutions Private Limited

320

VBS Digital Distribution Network Limited

321

Viacom 18 Media (UK) Limited

322

Viacom 18 Media Private Limited

323

Viacom 18 US Inc.

324

Vitalic Health Private Limited

325 Watermark Infratech Private Limited

326 Web18 Digital Services Limited

* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

466

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

40   Significant Enterprises Consolidated as Associates and Joint Ventures in accordance with Indian Accounting Standard 28 – 

Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

India

United Arab 
Emirates

Cyprus

India

Malaysia

India

United States of 
America

United States of 
America

India

India

India

India

India

United States of 
America

Israel

India

United Kingdom

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

United Kingdom

India

United States of 
America

India

India

India

100.00%

44.41%

21.27%

34.14%

100.00%

100.00%

57.89%

57.89%

57.89%

57.66%

73.74%

85.06%

66.95%

54.46%

54.46%

34.14%

100.00%

73.23%

45.49%

100.00%

61.39%

83.17%

85.06%

85.06%

41.70%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.05%

82.35%

34.14%

21.27%

21.27%

21.27%

60.02%

100.00%

73.15%

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

Alok Industries International Limited

British Virgin Islands

Alok Industries Limited

Alok Infrastructure Limited

Alok International (Middle East) FZE

Alok International Inc.

Alok Singapore PTE Limited

Alok Worldwide Limited

Big Tree Entertainment DMCC

Big Tree Entertainment Lanka Private Limited

Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited

Big Tree Entertainment Singapore PTE. Limited

India

India

United Arab Emirates

United States  
of America

Singapore

British Virgin Islands

United Arab Emirates

Sri Lanka

India

Singapore

Big Tree Sport & Recreational Events Tickets Selling L.L.C

United Arab Emirates

BookmyShow Live Private Limited

Bookmyshow SDN. BHD.

BookmyShow Venues Management Private Limited

Brooks Brothers India Private Limited

Burberry India Private Limited

CAA-Global Brands Reliance Private Limited

Canali India Private Limited

Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited (Formerly known as Clarks Future 
Footwear Private Limited)

Clayfin Technologies Private Limited

D. E. Shaw India Securities Private Limited

DEN ABC Cable Network Ambarnath Private Limited

DEN ADN Network Private Limited

DEN New Broad Communication Private Limited

Den Satellite Network Private Limited

Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited

DL GTPL Broadband Private Limited

DL GTPL Cabnet Private Limited

Dunzo Digital Private Limited

Dunzo Merchant Services Private Limited

Dyulok Technologies Private Limited

Eenadu Television Private Limited

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Cinco, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Cuatro, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Diez, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Dos, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Nueve, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Ocho, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Seis, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Siete, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Tres, S.L.

Esterlina Solar – Proyecto Uno, S.L.

Esterlina Solar Engineers Private Limited

Ethane Crystal LLC

Ethane Emerald LLC

Ethane Opal LLC

Ethane Pearl LLC

Ethane Sapphire LLC

Ethane Topaz LLC

India

Malaysia

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

Spain

India

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

40.01%

40.01%

40.01%

40.01%

40.01%

40.01%

40.01%

21.43%

21.43%

28.74%

21.43%

10.50%

28.74%

21.43%

28.74%

33.34%

26.67%

34.02%

30.10%

0.00%

39.15%

50.00%

17.07%

34.14%

17.07%

33.48%

33.34%

5.30%

5.30%

23.73%

23.73%

22.79%

10.22%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

39.60%

40.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

467

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

Fantain Sports Private Limited

Foodfesta Wellcare Private Limited

Football Sports Development Limited

Future101 Design Private Limited

Gaurav Overseas Private Limited

GCO Solar Pty. Ltd.

GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP

Grabal Alok International Limited

GTPL Abhilash Communication Private Limited

GTPL Bansidhar Telelink Private Limited

GTPL Bariya Television Network

GTPL Bawa Cable

GTPL Broadband Private Limited

GTPL Crazy Network

GTPL Dahod Television Network Private Limited

GTPL DCPL Private Limited

GTPL Hathway Limited

GTPL Insight Channel Network Private Limited

GTPL Jay Santoshima Network Private Limited

GTPL Jaydeep Cable

GTPL Junagadh Network Private Limited

GTPL Jyoti Cable

GTPL Kaizen Infonet Private Limited

GTPL KCBPL Broad Band Private Limited

GTPL Khambhat Cable Network

GTPL Khusboo Video Channel

GTPL Kolkata Cable & Broad Band Pariseva Limited

GTPL Leo Vision

GTPL Link Network Private Limited

GTPL Lucky Video Cable

GTPL Ma Bhagawati Entertainment Services

GTPL Narmada Cable Services

GTPL Narmada Cyberzone Private Limited

GTPL Parshwa Cable Network Private Limited

GTPL Parth World Vision

GTPL Sai World Channel

GTPL Shiv Cable Network

GTPL Shreenathji Communication

GTPL SK Network Private Limited

GTPL SK Vision

GTPL SMC Network Private Limited

GTPL Solanki Cable Network Private Limited

GTPL Sorath Telelink Private Limited

GTPL Swastik Communication

GTPL Tridev Cable Network

GTPL V & S Cable Private Limited

GTPL Vision Services Private Limited

GTPL Vraj Cable

GTPL VVC Network Private Limited

100

101

102

103

GTPL World View Cable

GTPL World Vision

GTPL Zigma Vision Private Limited

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

468

India

India

India

India

India

Australia

India

British Virgin Islands

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

21.81%

28.74%

65.00%

29.26%

50.00%

30.40%

50.00%

40.01%

14.44%

12.42%

10.39%

10.39%

20.37%

10.18%

10.39%

20.37%

20.37%

15.17%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

20.37%

10.41%

10.39%

10.39%

10.41%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

12.22%

11.67%

10.39%

10.39%

15.28%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

19.61%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

10.39%

20.37%

41.80%

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

Name of the Enterprise

Hathway Bhaskar CCN Multi Entertainment Private Limited

Hathway Bhawani NDS Network Limited

Hathway Cable MCN Nanded Private Limited

Hathway Channel 5 Cable and Datacom Private Limited

Hathway Dattatray Cable Network Private Limited

Hathway ICE Television Private Limited

Hathway Latur MCN Cable & Datacom Private Limited

Hathway MCN Private Limited

Hathway Prime Cable & Datacom Private Limited

Hathway Sai Star Cable & Datacom Private Limited

Hathway Sonali OM Crystal Cable Private Limited

Hathway SS Cable & Datacom LLP

Hathway VCN Cablenet Private Limited

IBN Lokmat News Private Limited

Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

120

Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited

121

122

123

Indospace MET Logistics Park Farukhnagar Private Limited (Formerly known as 
Dadri Toe Warehousing Private Limited)

Jio Payments Bank Limited

Konark IP Dossiers Private Limited

124 Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

125 Mileta a.s.

126 MM Styles Private Limited

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

Neolync India Private Limited

Neolync Solutions Private Limited

NW18 HSN Holdings PLC

Pan Cable Services Private Limited

Petroleum Trust *

Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

Preebee Lifestyle Private Limited

PT Big Tree Entertainment Indonesia

Reliance Bally India Private Limited

Reliance Europe Limited

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

Reliance Services and Holdings Limited

Reliance Sideways Private Limited

Reliance-GrandVision India Supply Private Limited

Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited

Ritu Kumar Fashion (LLC)

Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited

Sodium-ion Batteries Pty Limited

SpaceBound Web Labs Private Limited

Sterling and Wilson (Thailand) Limited

Sterling and Wilson Engineering (Pty) Ltd.

Sterling and Wilson International LLP

Sterling and Wilson International Solar FZCO

Sterling and Wilson Kazakhstan, LLP

Sterling and Wilson Middle East Solar Energy LLC

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited

Sterling and Wilson Saudi Arabia Limited

Sterling and Wilson Singapore Pte Ltd

* Being Trust, without share capital, percentage shareholding not applicable.

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

India

Czech Republic

India

India

India

Cyprus

India

India

India

India

Indonesia

India

United Kingdom

India

India

India

India

India

India

United Arab Emirates

India

Australia

India

Thailand

South Africa

Kazakhstan

United Arab Emirates

Kazakhstan

United Arab Emirates

India

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

37.00%

20.65%

23.81%

26.96%

26.96%

26.96%

26.96%

26.96%

26.96%

26.96%

35.94%

26.96%

13.23%

20.85%

34.02%

50.00%

33.33%

26.00%

70.00%

16.74%

41.66%

40.01%

27.22%

29.60%

40.00%

29.77%

17.62%

 -   

50.00%

17.24%

21.43%

34.02%

50.00%

45.43%

34.02%

50.00%

34.02%

42.51%

42.51%

21.76%

33.34%

45.91%

28.74%

39.84%

24.00%

40.00%

40.00%

40.00%

40.00%

40.00%

38.00%

40.00%

469

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

156

157

158

Name of the Enterprise

Sterling And Wilson Solar Australia Pty. Ltd.

Sterling and Wilson Solar LLC

Sterling and Wilson Solar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

159

Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions Inc.

160

Sterling and Wilson Solar Solutions, LLC

161

162

163

164

Sterling and Wilson Solar Spain, S.L.

Sterling Wilson - SPCPL - Chint Moroccan Venture

TCO Reliance India Private Limited

Townscript PTE. Ltd, Singapore

165

Townscript USA, Inc.

166

TribeVibe Entertainment Private Limited

167

Two Platforms Inc.

168

169

170

Ubona Technologies Private Limited

Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

Zegna South Asia Private Limited

Country of 
Incorporation

Proportion of 
Ownership Interest

Australia

Oman

Malaysia

United States  
of America

United States  
of America

Spain

India

India

Singapore

United States  
of America

India

United States  
of America

India

India

India

40.00%

28.00%

40.00%

40.00%

40.00%

39.60%

36.80%

33.34%

22.79%

22.79%

8.56%

16.61%

36.58%

28.57%

33.34%

41 

 Additional Information, as required under Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, of Enterprises Consolidated as 
Subsidiaries / Associates / Joint Ventures

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Parent

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

Reliance Industries Limited

60.49% 4,71,527.00

64.38% 39,084.00

(8.92%) (1,979.00)

44.76% 37,105.00

Subsidiaries

Indian

7-India Convenience Retail Limited ^

0.00%

37.88

(0.01%)

(5.23)

-

-

(0.01%)

(5.23)

Aaidea Solutions Limited (Formerly known as 
Aaidea Solutions Private Limited) ^

(0.01%)

(41.00)

0.00%

2.07

(0.01%)

Abraham and Thakore Exports Private Limited ^

(0.00%)

(8.73)

(0.00%)

(0.08)

0.00%

(1.71)

0.03

0.00%

0.36

(0.00%)

(0.05)

Actoserba Active Wholesale Limited (Formerly 
known as Actoserba Active Wholesale 
Private Limited)

Addverb Technologies Private Limited ^

Adventure Marketing Private Limited

Amante India Private Limited (Formerly known 
as MAS Brands India Private Limited) ^

Asteria Aerospace Limited (Formerly known as 
Asteria Aerospace Private Limited)

Colorful Media Private Limited

C-Square Info-Solutions Private Limited

Dadha Pharma Distribution Private Limited

Den Networks Limited (Consolidated)

0.01%

55.95

(0.06%)

(34.99)

(0.00%)

(0.18)

(0.04%)

(35.17)

0.04%

0.05%

342.04

0.03%

382.96

(0.00%)

17.08

(0.03)

(0.00%)

(0.27)

0.02%

16.81

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.03)

(0.01%)

(43.37)

(0.00%)

(2.21)

(0.00%)

(0.20)

(0.00%)

(2.41)

29.51

(0.01%)

(4.49)

(0.00%)

(0.04)

(0.01%)

(4.53)

0.00%

0.05%

0.01%

0.00%

0.39%

382.95

(0.00%)

(0.03)

46.29

14.51

3,013.29

0.00%

0.01%

0.28%

Digital Media Distribution Trust

0.75%

5,820.98

(0.00%)

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.67

4.63

171.08

(0.01)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.03%

-

0.02

0.06

6.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.03)

0.00%

0.01%

0.21%

(0.00%)

1.69

4.69

177.12

(0.01)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited

Enercent Technologies Private Limited ^

Foodhall Franchises Limited ^

Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited ^

Genesis Colors Limited

Genesis La Mode Private Limited

GLB Body Care Private Limited

GLF Lifestyle Brands Private Limited

GML India Fashion Private Limited

Grab A Grub Services Private Limited

Hathway Cable and Datacom 
Limited (Consolidated)

Independent Media Trust

Indiavidual Learning Limited

Indiawin Sports Private Limited

Intelligent Supply Chain Infrastructure 
Management Private Limited (Formerly Known 
as Jio Digital Cableco Private Limited)

Intimi India Private Limited ^

Jaisuryas Retail Ventures Private Limited ^

Jio Cable and Broadband Holdings 
Private Limited

Jio Content Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Digital Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Futuristic Digital Holdings Private Limited

Jio Haptik Technologies Limited

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

Jio Infrastructure Management Services Limited

Jio Internet Distribution Holdings Private Limited

Jio Limited

Jio Media Limited

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

470

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

0.01%

0.01%

0.00%

0.01%

0.00%

0.01%

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.08

(0.00%)

(4.08)

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.01)

45.67

54.56

0.33

90.34

14.54

63.85

(0.03%)

(18.34)

0.02%

0.00%

0.01%

0.00%

0.01%

11.69

0.01

6.54

1.49

4.17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.00%

-

0.00%

0.06

0.04

-

0.01

-

0.37

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(4.08)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.02%)

(18.28)

0.01%

0.00%

0.01%

0.00%

0.01%

11.73

0.01

6.55

1.49

4.54

0.53%

4,126.78

0.22%

130.52

(0.01%)

(1.45)

0.16%

129.07

0.43%

3,365.74

(0.00%)

0.01%

0.04%

84.07

348.02

0.00%

0.05%

(0.01)

0.33

27.65

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.00%)

(0.01)

0.00%

0.00%

3.70

0.41

0.00%

1.14

(0.00%)

(2.62)

0.08%

591.13

(0.00%)

(0.01)

1,980.30

0.00%

553.43

-

0.12

-

1,323.38

(0.00%)

(0.06)

0.25%

0.07%

0.17%

0.04%

0.00%

0.00%

0.10%

(0.00%)

309.61

0.01%

0.03

0.92

791.12

(0.01)

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.06%

447.73

0.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.03%

(0.01)

0.33

27.65

(0.00%)

(0.01)

0.00%

1.14

(0.00%)

(2.62)

(0.00%)

(0.01)

0.00%

-

0.12

-

(0.00%)

(0.06)

6.34

(0.01)

0.31

(0.07)

(0.01)

0.02

0.00%

0.07

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.04)

0.01%

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

6.41

(0.01)

0.31

(0.07)

(0.01)

(0.02)

471

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedName of the Enterprise

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

Jio Platforms Limited

26.57% 2,07,095.75

1.00%

610.08

0.96%

212.52

0.99%

822.60

Jio Satellite Communications Limited ^

Jio Space Technology Limited ^

Jio Television Distribution Holdings 
Private Limited

Jio Things Limited

Just Dial Limited ^

Kalamboli East Infra Limited

Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited

0.00%

0.00%

8.21

0.39

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(1.79)

(2.62)

0.07%

569.75

-

-

0.00%

0.67

(0.00%)

0.45%

3,486.08

0.10%

(0.30)

58.60

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01%)

(1.28)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(1.79)

(2.62)

-

-

(0.00%)

0.07%

(0.30)

57.32

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kalanikethan Fashions Private Limited ^

(0.00%)

(5.04)

0.00%

Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited ^

0.01%

68.23

(0.00%)

3.03

(0.14)

0.00%

0.00%

0.04

0.20

0.00%

0.00%

3.07

0.06

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (Formerly 
known as Reliance Solar Projects Limited) ^

88

M Entertainments Private Limited

Mesindus Ventures Limited (Formerly known as 
Mesindus Ventures Private Limited)

0.00%

0.00%

0.01

0.13

0.00%

38.46

-

-

-

Model Economic Township Limited

0.82%

6,419.28

0.11%

MYJD Private Limited ^

(0.00%)

(0.03)

(0.00%)

Netmeds Marketplace Limited

0.00%

29.61

0.02%

-

-

-

49.40

(0.01)

10.58

Network18 Media & Investments 
Limited (Consolidated)

0.59%

4,607.20

1.38%

837.65

New Emerging World of Journalism Limited

0.01%

45.44

0.00%

Nilgiris Stores Limited ^

-

-

(0.00%)

NowFloats Technologies Private Limited

0.00%

33.39

0.00%

2.49

(0.01)

2.09

-

-

-

0.00%

-

0.00%

0.02%

0.00%

-

0.00%

-

-

-

0.03

-

0.22

3.47

0.07

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.08%

(0.00%)

0.01%

49.45

(0.01)

10.80

1.01%

841.12

0.00%

(0.00%)

0.00%

2.56

(0.01)

2.10

0.02%

188.55

0.04%

26.34

(0.00%)

(0.64)

0.03%

25.70

Radisys India Limited (Formerly known as 
Radisys India Private Limited)

RB Holdings Private Limited

RB Media Holdings Private Limited

100

RB Mediasoft Private Limited

RBML Solutions India Limited

Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Limited

0.00%

0.05%

0.05%

0.03%

0.12

(0.00%)

383.37

(0.00%)

414.09

(0.00%)

263.40

(0.01)

(0.02)

(0.03)

3.54

18.84

1.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

336.49

(0.01%)

(2.33)

0.01%

0.03%

0.00%

0.55%

0.12%

0.23%

915.43

1,830.27

(0.05%)

(395.84)

(0.35%)

(213.77)

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

3.67%

28,643.13

Reliance Brands Luxury Fashion Private Limited

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited ^

0.02%

0.00%

166.01

0.01

0.01%

-

3.88

-

Reliance Clothing India Private Limited

(0.01%)

(84.70)

(0.03%)

(16.54)

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Comtrade Private Limited

Reliance Content Distribution Limited

0.21%

0.02%

0.76%

1,672.26

0.00%

117.87

(0.00%)

5,908.01

(0.00%)

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

2.70%

21,078.06

0.19%

0.55

(0.05)

(0.03)

114.75

Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly known 
as Kanhatech Solutions Limited)

Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial 
Private Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

0.01%

86.42

0.00%

2.01

0.49%

3,826.31

(0.00%)

(2.33)

0.07%

0.01%

0.07%

509.26

103.36

0.20%

0.01%

120.83

4.75

508.25

(0.02%)

(15.12)

(0.00%)

(0.02)

0.00%

0.00%

0.02

0.10

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

0.49

0.30

-

0.02

0.18

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.52)

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.02%

0.00%

0.40%

(0.01)

(0.02)

(0.03)

3.54

18.84

1.65

334.16

(0.26%)

(213.28)

0.01%

-

4.18

-

(0.02%)

(16.52)

0.00%

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.14%

0.73

(0.05)

(0.03)

114.23

0.00%

2.01

(0.00%)

(2.33)

0.15%

0.01%

120.81

4.77

(0.02%)

(15.02)

Sr. 
No.

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Name of the Enterprise

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited ^

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited ^

Reliance Industrial Investments and 
Holdings Limited

Reliance Innovative Building Solutions 
Private Limited

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

0.00%

0.00%

0.01

0.01

-

-

-

-

3.29%

25,631.50

0.48%

294.19

0.00%

7.35

(0.00%)

(0.50)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.35%

294.19

(0.00%)

(0.50)

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

25.37%

1,97,790.18

24.41%

14,817.32

0.00%

0.26

17.88% 14,817.58

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.11)

(0.11)

1.80

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.01

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.11)

(0.11)

1.81

Reliance Jio Media Limited

Reliance Jio Messaging Services Limited

Reliance Lifestyle Products Private Limited

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre 
Cylinder Limited ^

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen 
Electrolysis Limited ^

128

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited ^

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known 
as Reliance New Energy Solar Limited) ^

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited ^

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited ^

Reliance New Solar Energy Limited ^

Reliance O2C Limited

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited

Reliance Petro Marketing Limited

Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited ^

0.01%

0.01%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

82.62

85.95

7.20

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.74%

5,774.00

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.02%

0.05%

-

0.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01)

12.40

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.04%

31.50

(0.01%)

(10.77)

0.03%

22.48

-

-

-

-

0.02%

16.44

31.49

0.05%

31.50

190.59

(0.02%)

(10.76)

(0.00%)

391.15

0.02%

10.08

0.06%

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

0.51%

3,954.30

0.03%

16.44

Reliance Projects & Property Management 
Services Limited

3.12%

24,334.30

0.50%

300.86

(0.07%)

(15.66)

0.34%

285.20

140

Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited

0.08%

636.07

Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited

0.36%

2,809.03

Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited

Reliance Retail Finance Limited

Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited

0.01%

0.47%

0.00%

52.38

3,666.18

4.22

0.01%

0.00%

0.00%

0.04%

0.01%

3.48

0.08

0.38

26.96

6.83

Reliance Retail Limited

3.88%

30,254.76

8.13% 4,934.65

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

8.76%

68,251.25

3.88%

2,354.73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.01%)

0.21%

(0.11)

(2.10)

47.04

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.03%

0.01%

3.48

0.08

0.38

26.96

6.72

5.95% 4,932.55

2.90%

2,401.77

Reliance Ritu Kumar Private Limited (Formerly 
known as Ritika Private Limited) ^

0.01%

110.39

0.01%

3.54

(0.00%)

(0.47)

0.00%

3.07

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

0.30%

2,355.66

(0.00%)

Reliance SMSL Limited

Reliance Storage Limited ^

0.00%

0.00%

37.40

0.01

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

1.66%

12,931.87

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

Reliance Syngas Limited ^

Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

Reliance Vantage Retail Limited

Reliance Ventures Limited

0.29%

0.00%

0.22%

0.02%

0.59%

2,228.03

0.10

1,727.63

158.01

4,591.66

0.04%

-

0.30%

0.28%

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.62%

Reliance-GrandOptical Private Limited

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.00%)

Reverie Language Technologies Limited

RISE Worldwide Limited

RRB Mediasoft Private Limited

Saavn Media Limited

SankhyaSutra Labs Limited

Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited  
(Formerly known as Shopsense Retail 
Technologies Private Limited)

0.01%

0.03%

0.04%

1.05%

0.01%

86.85

213.14

0.00%

0.02%

293.87

(0.00%)

(0.03)

8,221.98

69.80

0.00%

0.00%

0.46

0.33

(0.14)

22.91

-

179.81

168.04

-

1.56

2.02

374.76

(0.02)

2.70

12.61

-

0.02%

-

-

4.00

-

(0.00%)

0.03%

-

(0.14)

26.91

-

3.95%

875.36

1.27%

1,055.17

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.02

0.14

-

-

0.00%

0.05

0.20%

168.04

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.45%

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.02%

-

1.56

2.02

374.76

(0.02)

2.72

12.75

(0.00%)

(0.03)

0.00%

0.00%

0.46

0.38

0.01%

106.24

0.00%

0.22

(0.00%)

(0.67)

(0.00%)

(0.45)

Sr. 
No.

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

155

156

157

158

159

160

161

162

163

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

472

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

473

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedSr. 
No.

164

Name of the Enterprise

Shri Kannan Departmental Store Limited 
(Formerly known as Shri Kannan Departmental 
Store Private Limited)

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

0.01%

96.87

(0.07%)

(44.22)

0.00%

0.15

(0.05%)

(44.07)

165

Strand Life Sciences Private Limited ^

0.01%

90.20

0.03%

18.90

(0.00%)

(0.20)

0.02%

18.70

Surajya Services Limited (Formerly known as 
Surajya Services Private Limited)

0.00%

27.59

(0.00%)

(1.10)

(0.00%)

(0.00)

(0.00%)

(1.10)

Surela Investment And Trading Limited

(0.00%)

(1.38)

(0.00%)

(0.34)

2,184.18

(0.06%)

(38.62)

0.01%

1.19

(0.05%)

(37.43)

166

167

168

169

170

171

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Tesseract Imaging Limited

The Indian Film Combine Private Limited

Tira Beauty Limited ^

Tresara Health Limited (Formerly known as 
Tresara Health Private Limited)

Ulwe East Infra Limited

Ulwe North Infra Limited

Ulwe South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Limited 
(Formerly known as Urban Ladder Home Décor 
Solutions Private Limited)

VasyERP Solutions Private Limited ^

Vitalic Health Private Limited

183 Watermark Infratech Private Limited

Foreign

Addverb Technologies BV ^

Addverb Technologies Pte Limited ^

Addverb Technologies Pty Limited ^

Addverb Technologies USA Inc. ^

Affinity USA LLC *

Aurora Algae LLC *

Faradion Limited ^

Faradion UG ^

Hamleys (Franchising) Limited *

Hamleys Asia Limited *

JD International Pte. Ltd. ^

Jio Estonia OÜ *

Just Dial Inc. ^

MAS Brands Exports (Private) Limited * ^

MAS Brands Lanka (Private) Limited * ^

Mindex 1 Limited

Radisys B.V. *

Radisys Canada Inc. *

Radisys Cayman Limited *

Radisys Convedia (Ireland) Limited *

Radisys Corporation *

Radisys GmbH *

Radisys International LLC *

0.00%

20.25

0.02%

9.63

0.00%

0.75

0.01%

10.38

0.00%

0.28%

-

8.60

0.00%

0.06

-

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.00%)

(26.08)

(0.01%)

(4.58)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.05%

8.78

(0.00%)

(0.87)

-

38.35

0.00%

2.15

0.00%

383.00

(0.00%)

(0.02)

-

(0.00%)

(2.19)

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

0.03%

0.00%

0.02%

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.01%

0.02%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.68

4.03

4.39

-

-

(0.00%)

0.01%

(0.01%)

-

-

(2.20)

(2.40)

4.05

(3.16)

-

-

257.59

(0.01%)

(5.80)

0.47

168.81

(0.37)

0.00%

0.04%

(0.00%)

0.10

23.10

(0.11)

1.36

0.81

1.48

44.59

180.22

4.93

28.04

0.07

0.39

(0.00%)

(0.07)

0.00%

0.00%

0.01%

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.27

0.61

4.56

0.22

0.34

-

(0.00%)

(0.44)

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.34)

0.00%

0.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.01)

(0.01%)

(4.58)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.03)

(0.00%)

-

0.80

-

0.01

0.07

0.05

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.02%)

(0.01%)

(0.00%)

-

-

-

-

-

(0.74)

(5.11)

(2.35)

(0.38)

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.87)

0.00%

2.95

(0.00%)

(0.02)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

-

-

(2.19)

(2.33)

4.10

(3.19)

-

-

(0.01%)

(5.80)

0.00%

0.03%

(0.00%)

0.10

23.10

(0.11)

(0.06%)

(47.83)

(0.01%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.01%)

0.00%

(0.00%)

0.00%

-

(5.26)

(0.02)

0.25

(0.07)

(0.47)

(4.50)

2.21

(0.16)

0.34

-

Hamleys of London Limited *

(0.03%)

(205.12)

(0.08%)

(47.83)

Hamleys Toys (Ireland) Limited *

(0.01%)

(69.99)

(0.00%)

0.07

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.02)

(0.02)

0.33

(0.02%)

(5.24)

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.08)

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

Radisys International Singapore Pte. Ltd. *

Radisys Spain S.L.U. *

Radisys Systems Equipment Trading 
(Shanghai) Co. Ltd. *

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.56

1.38

(0.00%)

(0.03)

0.00%

0.16

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

13.33

(0.00%)

(0.43)

0.00%

Radisys Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. *

(0.00%)

(8.40)

(0.01%)

0.01%

(0.02)

(0.10)

0.32

2.24

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

Radisys UK Limited *

REC Americas LLC * ^

REC ScanModule Sweden AB * ^

REC Solar (Japan) Co., Ltd. * ^

REC Solar EMEA GmbH * ^

REC Solar France SAS * ^

REC Solar Holdings AS * ^

REC Solar Norway AS * ^

REC Solar Pte. Ltd. * ^

REC Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. * ^

REC Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. * ^

REC US Holdings, Inc. * ^

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *

Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited *

Reliance Digital Health USA Inc. *

Reliance Eagleford Upstream GP LLC *

Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC *

Reliance Ethane Holding Pte Limited

Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC *

Reliance Global Energy Services 
(Singapore) Pte. Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC *

Reliance International Limited ^

Reliance Jio Global Resources LLC *

Reliance Jio Infocomm Pte. Ltd. *

Reliance Jio Infocomm UK Limited *

Reliance Jio Infocomm USA Inc. *

Reliance Marcellus II LLC *

Reliance Marcellus LLC *

RIL USA, Inc. *

Ritu Kumar ME (FZE) (Formerly known as Ritu 
Kumar ME (FZC)) ^

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *

Saavn Inc.

Saavn LLC

skyTran Inc. *

skyTran Israel Ltd. * ^

Stoke Park Limited * ^

0.00%

0.09%

0.00%

0.00%

0.01%

(0.00%)

0.07%

0.10%

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.19%

0.10%

0.00%

-

0.00%

0.05%

0.03%

0.01%

0.14%

0.01%

0.03%

-

0.12%

0.02%

0.01%

0.02%

-

(0.08%)

(613.57)

0.01%

8.68

(0.00%)

(0.06)

9.17

(0.00%)

735.98

0.03%

(0.00%)

0.01%

0.01%

27.80

19.35

78.80

(1.76)

(3.41)

(0.29)

16.37

(0.04)

4.92

3.88

520.74

(0.03%)

(21.23)

773.09

(0.27%)

(165.10)

0.68

6.31

-

-

-

(0.02%)

(9.45)

-

-

778.30

(0.00%)

(0.64)

4.46

-

0.00%

0.00%

0.17

0.23

(0.00%)

(0.05)

0.00%

0.06

(0.00%)

(0.11)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.02%

(1.17)

(0.31)

16.37

(0.00%)

(0.04)

0.01%

0.00%

4.92

3.88

(0.00%)

(0.06)

0.01%

8.68

(0.03%)

(21.23)

(0.20%)

(165.10)

-

-

(0.01%)

(9.45)

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.02)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.01%

0.15%

2.03

33.65

(0.00%)

(0.64)

0.00%

0.00%

0.17

0.23

3.22% 2,668.79

-

-

0.03%

26.45

1.17%

966.39

1,517.98

0.44%

269.58

0.35%

78.11

0.42%

347.69

(0.05%)

(30.04)

(0.13%)

(29.01)

(0.07%)

(59.05)

0.08%

648.41

0.12%

72.98

0.10%

21.68

0.11%

94.66

31.46

0.00%

2.56

0.01%

1.77

0.01%

4.33

(1.43%)

(866.55)

(0.16%)

(36.49)

(1.09%)

(903.04)

394.25

206.09

1,123.99

66.43

211.46

-

0.03%

16.44

40.99

(0.03%)

(18.55)

0.14%

0.00%

86.48

0.31

-

-

(0.07%)

(520.35)

2.54%

1,544.58

0.13%

1,045.18

0.02%

(0.00%)

(9.90)

0.00%

940.90

148.49

51.33

0.03%

0.14%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.08%

0.00%

0.53

0.90

18.18

0.39

0.02%

(0.02%)

0.13%

0.00%

16.97

(17.65)

104.66

0.70

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.86%

1,544.58

12.18

0.19

17.42

82.75

0.01

0.09%

18.92

-

-

(0.08%)

(16.70)

-

-

-

-

3.98

-

0.04%

0.00%

0.00%

0.10%

0.00%

31.10

0.19

0.72

82.75

0.01

(0.07%)

(54.76)

-

0.01%

-

5.74

126.27

(0.10%)

(58.74)

0.02%

-

-

-

-

0.04%

319.12

0.03%

16.40

(0.05%)

(10.66)

Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding LP *

0.01%

43.86

4.40%

2,668.79

-

0.15%

0.33%

-

1,151.74

2,579.18

-

0.04%

1.54%

-

24.42

932.74

(0.02%)

(182.53)

0.00%

0.00%

5.57

2.32

0.00%

0.00%

-

2.48

0.22

-

(0.00%)

(0.38)

(0.00%)

-

-

-

0.00%

2.48

(0.16)

-

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.
* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

(0.00%)

(0.44)

Adjustments due to Consolidation (Elimination)

(49.79%) (3,88,138.60)

(2.93%)

(1,760.84)

(0.15%)

(33.20)

(2.19%) (1,794.04)

Others

Non-Controlling Interests

(14.05%)

(1,09,499.00)

(11.76%)

(7,140.00)

(0.34%)

(75.00)

(8.70%)

(7,215.00)

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.
* Subsidiary Companies having 31st December as Reporting Date.

474

475

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedCorporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Foreign

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Ethane Crystal LLC

Ethane Emerald LLC

Ethane Opal LLC

Ethane Pearl LLC

Ethane Sapphire LLC

Ethane Topaz LLC

Sodium-ion Batteries Pty Limited ^

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

-

27.02

27.50

27.24

26.44

27.63

26.85

-

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

0.02%

-

12.80

12.98

12.94

13.58

13.09

13.79

-

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

(0.01%)

(0.72)

(0.70)

(0.77)

(1.59)

(0.00%)

(0.88)

(0.01%)

(1.63)

-

-

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

-

12.08

12.28

12.17

11.99

12.21

12.16

-

Grand Total

100%

7,79,485

100%

60,705

100%

22,185

100%

82,890

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

42  Other Statutory Information

42.1  Balances outstanding with nature of transactions with Struck off Companies as per section 248 of the 

Companies Act, 2013:

Sr. 
No.

Name of Struck off Company

Nature of transactions 
with Struck off 
Company

Balance
outstanding  
(` in crore)

Relationship with
the Struck off 
Company

1

YSR Films Private Limited (` 43,92,000)

Trade Payables *

 -   

NA

* Outstanding balance is on account of non-compliance by vendor as per contract.

43  Events after the Reporting Period

 The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of ` 8/- per fully paid up equity share of ` 10/- each for the 
financial year 2021-22.

44   The figures for the corresponding previous year have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary, to make 

them comparable.

45  Approval of Financial Statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on May 06, 2022.

Sr. 
No.

Name of the Enterprise

Associates (Investment as per the equity method)

Indian

Net Assets i.e. Total Assets 
minus Total Liabilities

Share in
Profit or Loss

Share in Other 
Comprehensive Income

Share in Total 
Comprehensive Income

As % of
consolidated
Net Assets

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated
Profit or Loss

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Other
Comprehensive
Income

Amount
(` in crore)

As % of
consolidated 
Total
Comprehensive
Income

Amount 
(` in crore)

3.38

0.00%

2.86

0.00%

0.02

0.00%

2.88

Clayfin Technologies Private Limited

Dunzo Digital Private Limited ^

Dunzo Merchant Services Private Limited ^

Future101 Design Private Limited ^

Gaurav Overseas Private Limited

GenNext Ventures Investment Advisers LLP

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited

MM Styles Private Limited ^

Neolync India Private Limited ^

0.00%

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.07%

(0.00%)

0.00%

-

(38.86)

(0.06%)

(38.79)

(0.35)

(0.00%)

(0.07)

1.62

0.01

0.09

580.89

(0.47)

8.00

-

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.18%

0.00%

0.01%

-

1.62

0.06

-

107.14

0.01

8.00

-

Neolync Solutions Private Limited ^

(0.00%)

(0.36)

(0.00%)

(0.36)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00%

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.05%)

(38.79)

(0.00%)

(0.07)

0.00%

0.00%

-

0.13%

0.00%

0.01%

-

1.62

0.06

-

107.18

0.01

8.00

-

(0.00%)

(0.36)

Petroleum Trust

7.46%

58,165.12

Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Limited

0.03%

205.11

Reliance Services and Holdings Limited

2.77%

21,556.65

-

0.01%

0.01%

-

3.50

5.38

60.75% 13,478.04

16.26% 13,478.04

0.04%

8.11

0.01%

11.61

43.29% 9,603.27

11.59% 9,608.65

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited 
(Consolidated) ^

(0.01%)

(41.77)

(0.06%)

(33.68)

(0.04%)

(8.09)

(0.05%)

(41.77)

Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

(0.00%)

(0.25)

(0.00%)

(0.25)

Foreign

1

2

3

Reliance Europe Limited

Ritu Kumar Fashion (LLC) ^

Two Platforms Inc. ^

Joint Ventures (Investment as per the equity method)

Indian

0.00%

37.52

0.00%

0.79

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.25)

0.00%

0.79

-

-

-

-

Alok Industries Limited (Consolidated)

(0.01%)

(110.58)

(0.14%)

(85.28)

(0.08%)

(16.64)

(0.12%)

(101.92)

Brooks Brothers India Private Limited

(0.00%)

(5.58)

Burberry India Private Limited

CAA-Global Brands Reliance Private Limited ^

Canali India Private Limited

Clarks Reliance Footwear Private Limited 
(Formerly known as Clarks Future Footwear 
Private Limited) ^

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

19.26

0.01

4.68

-

-

D. E. Shaw India Securities Private Limited

0.00%

1.50

0.01%

0.01%

-

0.00%

-

-

4.32

7.75

-

1.64

-

-

Diesel Fashion India Reliance Private Limited

(0.01%)

(40.39)

0.00%

1.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.01%

0.01%

-

0.00%

-

-

4.32

7.75

-

1.64

-

-

0.00%

1.59

Football Sports Development Limited

(0.02%)

(131.99)

(0.05%)

(30.10)

(0.00%)

(0.21)

(0.04%)

(30.31)

(98.32)

(0.04%)

(23.75)

(0.00%)

(0.08)

(0.03%)

(23.83)

Iconix Lifestyle India Private Limited

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

0.00%

0.02%

11.14

129.21

0.01%

0.23%

4.42

142.33

Indospace MET Logistics Park Farukhnagar 
Private Limited (Formerly known as Dadri Toe 
Warehousing Private Limited)

Jio Payments Bank Limited

Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

Pipeline Management Services Private Limited

Reliance Bally India Private Limited

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

0.00%

0.00%

(68.41)

7.23

1.35

(0.00%)

(0.40)

(0.00%)

(0.40)

Reliance Paul & Shark Fashions Private Limited

(0.00%)

(7.43)

Reliance Sideways Private Limited

-

-

Reliance-GrandVision India Supply 
Private Limited

Reliance-Vision Express Private Limited

Ryohin-Keikaku Reliance India Private Limited

TCO Reliance India Private Limited

Zegna South Asia Private Limited

(0.00%)

(8.61)

(0.00%)

(0.23)

(0.01%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

(0.00%)

(101.91)

(13.98)

0.47

(24.11)

(0.01%)

(0.01%)

0.00%

0.00%

(4.13)

(3.32)

1.32

2.23

0.02%

0.01%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

13.85

3.61

1.52

0.22

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.01%

0.17%

4.42

142.33

(0.00%)

(0.40)

-

-

(0.00%)

(0.13)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.02%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

13.85

3.48

1.52

0.22

0.03

(0.00%)

(0.23)

(0.00%)

(0.00%)

0.00%

0.00%

(4.13)

(3.32)

1.32

2.23

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

^ Company was Subsidiary / Associate / Joint Venture for part of the year.

476

477

Notesto the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2022Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries Limited 
 
 
Annexure “A”

Statement containing Salient Features of Financial Statements of Subsidiaries / Associates / Joint Ventures as per Companies Act, 2013

Part “A”: Subsidiaries

Sr. 
No.

Name of Subsidiary Company

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

07.04.2021

19.07.2021

7-India Convenience Retail Limited

Aaidea Solutions Limited (Formerly known as 
Aaidea Solutions Private Limited)

Abraham and Thakore Exports Private Limited

23.02.2022

Actoserba Active Wholesale Limited (Formerly 
known as Actoserba Active Wholesale 
Private Limited)

Addverb Technologies BV

Addverb Technologies Private Limited

Addverb Technologies Pte Limited

18.02.2021

13.07.2021

13.07.2021

13.07.2021

Addverb Technologies Pty Limited

13.07.2021

Addverb Technologies USA Inc.

08.11.2021

10

Affinity USA LLC *

Amante India Private Limited (Formerly known 
as MAS Brands India Private Limited)

Asteria Aerospace Limited (Formerly known as 
Asteria Aerospace Private Limited)

Aurora Algae LLC *

15.07.2019

11.11.2021

12.12.2019

21.04.2015

C-Square Info-Solutions Private Limited

01.03.2019

Dadha Pharma Distribution Private Limited

18.08.2020

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

28.01.2019

24.01.2019

24.01.2019

24.01.2019

31.01.2019

24.01.2019

24.01.2019

04.02.2019

28.01.2019

31.01.2019

24.01.2019

31.01.2019

04.02.2019

29.01.2019

30.01.2019

Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

01.02.2019

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

01.02.2019

29.01.2019

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

01.02.2019

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

29.01.2019

16.01.2019

01.02.2019

24.01.2019

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

01.02.2019

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

INR

INR

INR

INR

EUR

INR

INR

SGD

INR

AUD

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

45.00

(7.12)

93.02

55.14

10.63

1.00

(3.74)

1.49

(5.23)

-

(5.23)

(41.04)

98.09

139.09

32.04

421.49

(65.92)

-

(65.92)

(8.81)

5.26

13.99

4.55

(3.02)

1.90

(4.92)

(1.71)

0.03

(67.63)

(4.89)

1.02

54.93

161.94

105.99

227.55

(34.99)

461.67

119.63

130.11

278.57

0.04

0.08

0.00

0.00

0.51

0.76

4.25

0.18

1.02

1.00

7.58

-

-

(0.26)

(2.19)

341.53

(0.63)

(3.53)

0.54

3.06

(0.42)

(3.18)

-

-

0.42

3.54

0.68

5.73

0.74

4.14

7.18

40.74

0.90

6.82

-

-

0.61

3.42

6.46

36.66

0.32

2.42

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.35

2.95

1.09

6.10

17.00

96.46

-

-

-

-

(0.26)

(2.19)

15.51

0.57

3.19

0.80

4.54

(0.60)

(4.55)

-

-

49.74

(93.11)

90.58

133.95

81.10

(26.28)

0.08

29.43

116.49

86.98

7.67

18.90

(4.49)

-

-

1.78

0.81

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

-

-

44.51

13.70

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

-

-

57.96

64.72

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

11.67

50.21

-

-

4.80

6.00

-

-

20.44

190.08

-

-

1.09

6.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.33

-

-

0.24

1.36

(0.18)

(1.36)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.58)

1.57

(34.99)

(0.18)

(35.17)

(0.26)

(2.19)

13.18

0.57

3.19

0.56

3.18

(0.42)

(3.19)

-

-

-

-

(0.31)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.26)

(2.19)

12.87

0.57

3.19

0.56

3.18

(0.42)

(3.19)

-

-

(26.28)

(0.20)

(26.48)

(4.49)

(0.04)

(4.53)

-

-

1.67

4.63

-

-

0.02

0.06

-

-

1.69

4.69

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

96.49%

55.00%

86.15%

100.00%

56.34%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

74.57%

100.00%

89.45%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

Sr. 
No.

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

Name of Subsidiary Company

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited

Enercent Technologies Private Limited

Faradion Limited

49

Faradion UG

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

Foodhall Franchises Limited

Football Sports Development Limited

Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited

Genesis Colors Limited

Genesis La Mode Private Limited

GLB Body Care Private Limited

GLF Lifestyle Brands Private Limited

GML India Fashion Private Limited

Grab A Grub Services Private Limited

Hamleys (Franchising) Limited *

60

Hamleys Asia Limited *

01.02.2019

29.01.2019

24.01.2019

31.01.2019

28.01.2019

28.01.2019

04.02.2019

23.11.2021

04.01.2022

04.01.2022

20.01.2022

28.12.2020

02.02.2022

07.09.2018

07.09.2018

07.09.2018

07.09.2018

07.09.2018

07.03.2019

16.07.2019

16.07.2019

61

Hamleys of London Limited *

16.07.2019

62

Hamleys Toys (Ireland) Limited *

16.07.2019

63

64

65

66

67

Indiavidual Learning Limited

Indiawin Sports Private Limited

Intimi India Private Limited

Jaisuryas Retail Ventures Private Limited

JD International Pte. Ltd.

68

Jio Estonia OÜ *

11.06.2018

07.04.2010

11.11.2021

02.11.2021

01.09.2021

22.11.2018

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

Jio Haptik Technologies Limited

22.09.2014

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

09.11.2020

Jio Infrastructure Management 
Services Limited

Jio Limited

Jio Media Limited

Jio Platforms Limited

Jio Satellite Communications Limited

Jio Space Technology Limited

Jio Things Limited

Just Dial Inc.

04.09.2017

15.11.2019

11.11.2020

15.11.2019

21.10.2021

23.10.2021

18.11.2020

01.09.2021

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

GBP

INR

EUR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

GBP

INR

HKD

INR

GBP

INR

EUR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

SGD

INR

EUR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

4.92

25.90

257.59

0.05

0.40

(0.01)

166.29

(0.01)

33.10

42.56

(1.24)

0.40

9.55

63.79

16.82

168.91

(0.30)

(0.29)

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.16

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

2.29

0.01

12.57

12.00

1.57

89.94

4.99

0.06

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.00

0.01

160.18

187.87

0.35

149.26

102.55

201.05

20.50

205.87

0.83

0.79

0.01

114.51

133.31

0.02

58.92

88.01

137.20

3.68

36.96

1.13

1.08

(22.43)

122.73

143.16

20.08

(225.25)

1,232.49

1,437.66

0.00

0.00

0.54

2.65

6.52

13.74

0.05

0.28

0.05

0.42

49.13

0.05

0.06

0.01

5.00

(8.30)

(69.90)

3.46

29.14

11.76

99.04

83.53

1,571.05

1,486.98

345.37

(2.82)

(13.33)

(0.04)

(0.22)

0.11

0.93

260.48

(0.02)

0.86

(0.02)

442.73

400.86

12.61

40.50

0.01

0.06

0.21

1.80

52.84

8.91

40.09

-

-

0.05

0.45

365.55

55.94

0.03

2.01

0.00

454.47

-

1.09

0.01

6.74

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

6.22

27.20

270.52

0.07

0.57

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.14

1.30

12.93

0.02

0.17

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.53

15.22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.66

0.63

6.27

2.82

23.73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.44)

(6.45)

(64.15)

0.05

0.44

(0.01)

450.88

282.30

125.81

393.78

(46.30)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01)

-

-

0.00

0.03

-

-

-

-

4.27

-

2.78

0.58

1.07

0.90

9.04

-

-

(2.93)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.43)

(6.45)

(64.15)

0.05

0.41

(0.01)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.43)

(6.45)

(64.15)

0.05

0.41

(0.01)

(46.30)

(0.02)

(46.32)

(0.01)

(18.34)

11.69

0.01

6.54

1.49

4.17

2.27

22.79

(0.12)

(0.11)

(4.71)

-

0.06

0.04

-

0.01

-

0.37

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01)

(18.28)

11.73

0.01

6.55

1.49

4.54

2.27

22.79

(0.12)

(0.11)

(4.71)

(47.30)

(0.67)

(5.64)

0.33

27.65

(0.65)

-

-

(0.01)

52.56

28.00

(18.34)

208.87

15.96

0.02

59.59

100.96

-

74.81

17.50

799.68

0.01

9.32

2.07

5.24

3.17

31.83

(0.12)

(0.11)

(7.64)

5.21

52.32

4.88

4.65

33.88

-

-

3.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

293.55

322.29

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.46

19.46

72.02

-

-

0.59

4.93

37.08

-

4.02

-

0.27

340.23

(76.72)

(29.42)

(47.30)

(0.67)

(5.64)

(0.36)

37.26

(0.65)

-

-

(0.69)

9.61

-

(0.67)

(5.64)

0.33

27.65

(0.65)

(63.59)

(0.80)

(62.79)

0.34

(62.45)

-

-

0.04

0.32

(11.58)

(0.01)

0.41

(0.01)

0.02

817.89

(1.79)

(2.62)

(0.30)

(0.01)

(0.08)

-

-

-

-

(17.92)

-

-

0.04

0.32

6.34

-

(0.01)

0.10

-

-

0.31

(0.01)

0.02

207.81

610.08

-

-

-

-

-

(1.79)

(2.62)

(0.30)

(0.01)

(0.08)

-

-

-

-

0.07

-

-

-

(0.04)

212.52

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.04

0.32

6.41

(0.01)

0.31

(0.01)

(0.02)

822.60

(1.79)

(2.62)

(0.30)

(0.01)

(0.08)

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

59.18%

92.01%

100.00%

100.00%

65.00%

100.00%

72.73%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

82.41%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

85.38%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

66.43%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,939.03

1,98,156.72

2,09,182.82

2,087.07

1,89,489.39

4,251.50

10.00

3.01

1.00

0.00

0.00

(1.79)

(2.62)

(0.33)

0.11

0.83

8.49

0.60

14.41

0.11

0.83

0.28

0.21

13.74

-

-

3.53

-

0.80

-

-

0.04

-

4.08

0.02

0.15

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

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Sr. 
No.

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80

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82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

Name of Subsidiary Company

Just Dial Limited

Kalamboli East Infra Limited

Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited

Kalanikethan Fashions Private Limited

Kalanikethan Silks Private Limited

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (Formerly 
known as Reliance Solar Projects Limited)

M Entertainments Private Limited

MAS Brands Exports (Private) Limited *

01.09.2021

24.01.2019

25.01.2019

24.01.2019

25.01.2019

25.01.2019

24.01.2019

01.02.2019

21.01.2019

25.11.2021

25.11.2021

17.06.2021

17.04.2018

11.11.2021

93

MAS Brands Lanka (Private) Limited *

11.11.2021

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

Mesindus Ventures Limited (Formerly known 
as Mesindus Ventures Private Limited)

Mindex 1 Limited

Model Economic Township Limited

MYJD Private Limited

Netmeds Marketplace Limited

New Emerging World of Journalism Limited

Nilgiris Stores Limited

NowFloats Technologies Private Limited

Radisys B.V. *

103

Radisys Canada Inc. *

104

Radisys Cayman Limited *

18.08.2020

21.05.2018

09.10.2006

01.09.2021

18.08.2020

26.11.2018

19.01.2022

11.12.2019

11.12.2018

11.12.2018

11.12.2018

105

Radisys Convedia (Ireland) Limited *

11.12.2018

106

Radisys Corporation *

107

Radisys GmbH *

108

Radisys India Limited (Formerly known as 
Radisys India Private Limited)

109

Radisys International LLC *

11.12.2018

11.12.2018

24.12.2018

11.12.2018

110

Radisys International Singapore Pte. Ltd. *

11.12.2018

111

Radisys Spain S.L.U. *

11.12.2018

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

83.61

3,402.47

4,032.83

546.75

3,798.30

769.11

83.40

12.46

70.94

(1.77)

69.17

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

LKR

INR

INR

GBP

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

EUR

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

EUR

INR

INR

USD

INR

SGD

INR

EUR

INR

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

240.39

142.92

245.43

74.69

2.52

33.48

213.18

106.71

(24.62)

(40.79)

0.54

1.45

(25.16)

(42.24)

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

10.00

16.00

0.01

0.01

11.61

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(15.04)

52.23

-

0.12

(11.41)

0.01

0.15

1.44

-

0.02

1.24

9.22

116.00

4.35

3.41

0.16

1.61

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.02

-

-

-

0.01

3.14

23.34

446.16

16.73

0.04

0.54

5.37

-

-

(1.24)

(9.22)

28.28

1.06

-

0.52

5.14

86.30

(84.82)

10.70

2,761.31

(1,572.21)

1,305.10

103.55

(58.96)

48.94

0.06

0.00

0.02

38.40

41.87

18.12

180.20

18.28

181.83

97.00

 6,362.61 

 7,532.70 

 1,073.09 

69.42

 346.77 

 49.93 

0.00

9.29

0.04

0.01

0.20

0.03

0.25

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.22

0.21

5.51

(0.03)

20.32

45.40

(0.01)

33.19

0.67

5.65

3.77

0.00

82.73

47.58

0.01

58.53

0.85

7.18

3.98

28.04

29.60

0.01

0.05

0.05

0.39

0.63

5.35

0.01

0.07

0.43

3.21

101.31

753.07

0.92

7.73

0.03

53.12

2.14

0.01

25.14

0.15

1.28

0.21

1.56

-

-

0.38

2.82

125.87

935.60

0.26

2.16

75.00

557.51

(99.56)

(740.04)

188.34

393.24

204.69

(5.20)

40.95

(38.63)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.10

0.56

0.16

1.37

0.31

2.32

0.30

1.64

0.20

1.72

-

-

0.20

1.08

0.04

0.32

-

24.72

0.97

-

19.15

0.03

0.22

-

-

-

-

0.42

3.12

6.15

45.69

-

-

-

0.00

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

111.49

4.38

-

24.78

0.71

5.95

0.97

7.21

-

-

-

-

105.88

787.07

0.74

6.24

(0.01)

10.58

0.05

(0.01)

2.09

0.05

0.39

0.09

0.66

-

-

(0.06)

(0.44)

3.36

24.97

0.06

0.49

550.03

35.57

-

-

0.02

0.09

0.22

1.89

-

-

(0.00)

(0.02)

0.02

0.14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.07

0.67

 0.51 

-

-

(2.44)

-

-

0.01

0.09

0.04

0.32

-

-

-

-

3.02

22.47

0.02

0.21

9.23

-

-

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.04

0.20

-

-

0.01

0.07

4.16

0.16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(25.12)

(42.04)

-

-

(1.23)

(9.15)

32.44

1.22

-

0.45

4.47

-

-

(1.24)

(9.22)

28.28

1.06

-

0.45

4.47

 49.42 

 0.03 

 49.45 

(0.01)

10.58

2.49

(0.01)

2.09

0.04

0.30

0.05

0.34

-

-

(0.06)

(0.44)

0.34

2.50

0.04

0.28

-

0.22

0.07

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01)

10.80

2.56

(0.01)

2.10

0.04

0.30

0.05

0.34

-

-

(0.06)

(0.44)

0.34

2.50

0.04

0.28

26.34

(0.64)

25.70

-

-

-

(0.03)

0.01

0.08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.03)

0.01

0.08

66.96%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

83.33%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

75.00%

100.00%

88.33%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

CNY

INR

CNY

INR

GBP

INR

INR

USD

INR

SEK

INR

JPY

INR

EUR

INR

EUR

INR

USD

INR

NOK

INR

USD

INR

THB

INR

CNY

INR

USD

INR

MYR

INR

INR

INR

INR

GBP

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

11.48

0.04

3.48

4.07

41.28

48.31

0.19

1.91

260.00

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.05

7.96

9.31

(48.77)

(57.07)

0.75

7.52

3.38

99.01

735.98

33.78

27.75

13.44

72.71

85.09

1.06

10.60

349.95

127.42

947.18

83.55

68.64

60.00

239.73

336.45

3.87

0.05

0.42

0.05

0.42

15.48

9.31

78.38

(0.26)

(2.18)

21.73

10.54

88.75

2.94

24.73

450.41

(532.95)

120.49

0.06

80.20

93.85

0.12

1.17

86.57

28.41

211.20

49.71

40.84

36.72

2.38

1.18

9.95

3.15

26.49

203.03

3,348.09

(3,961.66)

895.65

1,509.22

992.32

(375.14)

837.27

328.81

(316.53)

(224.81)

865.85

730.56

817.41

248.67

209.82

713.41

2,444.19

(1,671.10)

6,076.22

5,303.13

12.00

2.69

1.57

1.84

0.00

0.00

(8.95)

(2.01)

3.82

4.47

-

-

3.47

0.78

21.03

24.61

0.00

0.00

0.42

0.10

15.64

18.30

-

-

542.99

968.83

307.78

549.16

1,514.31

2,701.91

663.54

1,183.92

-

-

-

-

-

-

281.78

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00

-

8.14

9.53

0.41

4.13

314.73

320.46

(0.36)

(0.43)

(1.73)

(2.03)

0.01

0.15

5.66

69.76

2,382.17

518.55

0.71

0.58

659.68

42.60

68.72

578.71

-

-

0.37

0.30

15.29

0.99

0.82

6.91

(0.03)

(0.28)

102.51

762.01

-

-

0.31

2.27

8.84

(328.56)

65.72

(2,442.36)

57.78

(2,358.35)

48.75

(1,989.86)

386.70

(135.49)

2,874.52

(1,007.16)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.00

0.67

80.11

93.75

-

-

3,317.53

5,919.31

1.00

0.10

80.96

813.02

101.08

17.50

0.01

0.05

15.00

1.00

0.05

100.00

28,543.13

31,529.83

2,886.70

22,546.99

518.65

914.43

916.50

1.07

135.59

6.85

1,830.13

4,202.11

2,371.88

594.33

42,280.10

(3.49)

(35.05)

77.48

778.07

0.01

0.10

72.01

723.14

-

-

148.51

303.78

137.77

69.20

230.43

-

(84.75)

0.01

47.64

1,657.26

 1,804.14 

116.87

118.09

5,907.96

5,908.02

-

132.34

 131.88 

0.22

0.01

-

-

-

20.69

(16.54)

50.17

596.93

-

5,907.00

-

0.05

238.00

20,839.70

30,579.54

9,501.84

-

3,639.59

75.00

0.01

0.07

0.34

2.52

11.42

0.65

4.86

(0.30)

(2.22)

94.34

0.92

6.82

0.04

0.31

7.92

0.26

1.89

-

0.01

74.14

0.03

0.22

-

-

8.77

0.97

7.19

0.03

0.24

0.14

0.03

3.72

4.35

-

-

206.94

369.24

26.06

1.65

472.78

(0.08)

(0.80)

12.16

-

0.80

(0.05)

(0.03)

170.39

2.93

0.02

0.17

0.03

0.24

(0.36)

(0.43)

(1.82)

(2.14)

0.01

0.13

3.54

51.68

384.15

0.28

0.22

13.00

0.84

0.82

6.90

(0.03)

(0.28)

(328.56)

(2,442.36)

(2,358.35)

(1,989.86)

(135.49)

(1,007.16)

0.11

0.02

2.79

3.26

-

-

151.05

269.53

18.84

1.65

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

27.74

49.50

-

-

(0.36)

(0.43)

(1.82)

(2.14)

0.01

0.13

3.54

51.68

384.15

0.28

0.22

13.00

0.84

0.82

6.90

(0.03)

(0.28)

(328.56)

(2,442.36)

(2,358.35)

(1,989.86)

(135.49)

(1,007.16)

0.11

0.02

2.79

3.26

-

-

178.79

319.03

18.84

1.65

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

100.00%

100.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

83.66

100.00%

149.27

-

-

100.00%

100.00%

336.49

(2.33)

334.16

(450.00)

51.00%

-

-

0.09

0.11

0.00

0.02

2.12

18.08

134.40

0.09

0.08

2.29

0.15

0.00

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.03

0.01

0.93

1.09

-

-

55.89

99.71

7.22

-

136.29

(0.02)

(0.20)

(0.06)

(0.60)

8.28

-

-

0.25

-

-

55.64

0.92

-

-

-

-

3.88

-

(16.54)

0.55

(0.05)

(0.03)

114.75

2.01

0.02

0.17

0.03

0.24

-

-

0.49

0.30

-

0.02

(0.28)

-

-

(0.88)

-

-

-

-

-

(0.06)

(0.60)

(213.28)

4.18

-

(16.52)

 0.27 

(0.05)

(0.03)

113.87

2.01

0.02

0.17

0.03

0.24

100.00%

80.00%

99.69%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(496.92)

4,011.10

4,406.94

1,861.83

1,279.32

(273.74)

(59.97)

(213.77)

Sr. 
No.

112

Name of Subsidiary Company

Radisys Systems Equipment Trading 
(Shanghai) Co. Ltd. *

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

11.12.2018

113

Radisys Technologies (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. *

11.12.2018

114

Radisys UK Limited *

115

116

RBML Solutions India Limited

REC Americas LLC *

11.12.2018

16.03.2021

01.12.2021

117

REC ScanModule Sweden AB *

01.12.2021

118

REC Solar (Japan) Co., Ltd. *

119

REC Solar EMEA GmbH *

120

REC Solar France SAS *

121

REC Solar Holdings AS *

122

REC Solar Norway AS *

123

REC Solar Pte. Ltd. *

01.12.2021

01.12.2021

01.12.2021

01.12.2021

01.12.2021

01.12.2021

124

REC Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd. *

01.12.2021

125

REC Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. *

01.12.2021

126

REC US Holdings, Inc. *

01.12.2021

127

Recron (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *

20.07.2007

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

Reliance 4IR Realty Development Limited

Reliance Ambit Trade Private Limited

Reliance BP Mobility Limited

Reliance Brands Holding UK Limited *

Reliance Brands Limited

15.04.2019

31.03.2009

23.03.2015

26.06.2019

12.10.2007

Reliance Brands Luxury Fashion Private Limited

07.09.2018

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance Clothing India Private Limited

Reliance Commercial Dealers Limited

Reliance Comtrade Private Limited

Reliance Content Distribution Limited

Reliance Corporate IT Park Limited

Reliance Digital Health Limited (Formerly 
known as Kanhatech Solutions Limited)

141

Reliance Digital Health USA Inc. *

29.07.2021

26.09.2013

10.01.2017

31.03.2009

04.09.2017

30.03.2009

01.08.2008

26.03.2012

142

Reliance Eagleford Upstream GP LLC *

17.06.2010

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

480

481

Integrated Annual Report 2021-22Reliance Industries LimitedAnnexure “A”

Sr. 
No.

Name of Subsidiary Company

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

143

Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding LP *

17.06.2010

144

Reliance Eagleford Upstream LLC *

16.06.2010

145

Reliance Eminent Trading & Commercial 
Private Limited

146

Reliance Ethane Holding Pte Limited

Reliance Ethane Pipeline Limited

Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC *

31.03.2009

04.09.2014

18.06.2019

06.12.2006

Reliance GAS Lifestyle India Private Limited

09.08.2017

Reliance Gas Pipelines Limited

Reliance Global Energy Services 
(Singapore) Pte. Limited

26.11.2012

18.08.2008

147

148

149

150

151

152

Reliance Global Energy Services Limited

20.06.2008

153

154

155

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance Industrial Investments and 
Holdings Limited

29.09.2021

29.09.2021

30.12.1988

156

Reliance Industries (Middle East) DMCC *

11.05.2005

157

Reliance Industries Uruguay Petroquimica S.A. 
(En Liquidacion) * ^

21.08.2017

158

Reliance Innovative Building Solutions 
Private Limited

159

Reliance International Limited

30.03.2015

16.06.2021

160

Reliance Jio Global Resources LLC *

15.01.2015

161

162

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Reliance Jio Infocomm Pte. Ltd. *

17.06.2010

01.02.2013

163

Reliance Jio Infocomm UK Limited *

30.07.2013

164

Reliance Jio Infocomm USA Inc. *

05.06.2013

165

166

167

168

Reliance Jio Media Limited

Reliance Jio Messaging Services Limited

Reliance Lifestyle Products Private Limited

Reliance Marcellus II LLC *

169

Reliance Marcellus LLC *

170

171

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre 
Cylinder Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen 
Electrolysis Limited

02.01.2015

12.09.2013

05.10.2020

28.06.2010

29.03.2010

24.06.2021

02.07.2021

USD

INR

USD

INR

INR

USD

INR

INR

USD

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

GBP

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

INR

USD

INR

GBP

INR

USD

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

USD

3,203.82

(3,197.85)

23,815.58

(23,771.22)

3,392.55

(3,392.55)

25,218.56

(25,218.56)

7.69

57.13

-

-

1.72

12.77

-

-

-

-

-

-

146.00

365.81

1,085.28

2,719.28

-

-

-

-

10.00

3,816.31

4,432.17

605.86

50.00

48.68

(2.33)

9.09

164.77

68.89

1,248.83

0.01

0.06

155.62

1,179.49

3.30

24.99

2,338.12

1,828.86

45.98

659.69

155.67

1,179.88

50.00

47.99

100.00

261.10

1.18

8.91

3.00

29.84

0.01

0.01

356.70

2,222.48

2,579.39

459.26

298.98

346.99

3.36

247.15

149.89

916.97

0.02

0.21

46.53

408.72

84.38

940.94

855.38

639.50

7,131.59

6,483.18

1.65

16.41

-

-

21.11

209.92

0.01

0.01

16.46

163.67

-

-

3.28

24.88

162.11

126.25

938.47

4.56

(24.66)

10.38

78.67

0.25

2.52

-

-

-

-

8.45

23.84

132.35

983.84

61.72

93.77

-

-

10,049.76

76,169.61

18.45

183.51

-

-

2.30

22.92

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41.28

-

-

(0.19)

(9.54)

0.57

4.32

0.00

0.01

-

-

365.81

2,719.28

-

-

(2.33)

3.28

24.88

120.83

126.25

938.47

4.75

(15.12)

9.81

74.35

0.25

2.51

-

-

219.89

25,964.49

37,693.77

11,509.39

28,773.48

3,670.90

362.99

68.80

294.19

207.13

(134.91)

523.13

450.91

397.19

242.82

(117.29)

1,539.70

(1,002.87)

3,888.68

3,351.85

2,952.49

1,804.97

(871.87)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

64.69

(57.34)

20.40

13.05

25.00

189.48

0.00

0.00

2.19

502.29

475.10

16.60

3,806.98

3,600.90

5.52

41.00

6.31

46.93

0.79

5.93

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.53

(0.50)

3,873.50

29,358.22

11.32

84.14

2.19

16.60

0.75

5.58

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.26

24.25

(117.29)

(871.87)

-

-

(0.50)

2.19

16.60

(2.51)

(18.67)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.02)

-

-

0.02

0.10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45,000.00

1,52,790.18

3,18,489.18

1,20,699.00

1,663.27

77,204.64

19,865.07

5,047.75

14,817.32

0.26

14,817.58

21.80

286.43

135.23

162.05

2,129.18

1,005.24

129.40

961.89

6.00

60.25

38.55

286.56

86.01

97.33

17.49

530.11

0.61

6.13

(9.46)

(70.32)

(3.39)

(11.38)

(10.29)

(530.11)

3,940.61

(3,940.61)

4,396.23

(4,466.06)

INR

32,679.36

(33,198.47)

INR

INR

0.01

0.01

-

-

9.40

94.40

32.43

241.07

106.92

86.02

15.15

-

-

13.50

100.33

0.01

0.01

2.79

28.02

3.34

24.83

24.30

0.07

7.95

-

-

83.33

619.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

12.89

95.82

-

0.39

-

-

-

90.75

674.59

15.41

154.75

20.42

151.79

-

0.10

16.54

-

-

14.28

106.15

0.10

1.00

0.58

4.31

(0.11)

(0.11)

1.83

-

-

3.63

26.97

23.62

211.72

175.58

1,573.80

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.57

19.10

0.07

0.70

4.65

11.71

87.05

0.03

0.30

-

-

-

-

(4.07)

(4.43)

34.57

(30.26)

(32.93)

-

-

0.03

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.11)

(0.11)

1.80

-

-

211.72

1,573.80

-

-

-

-

0.01

-

-

-

-

-

-

11.71

87.05

0.03

0.30

(8.50)

(63.19)

(0.11)

(0.11)

1.81

-

-

211.72

1,573.80

-

-

365.81

2,719.28

-

-

(2.33)

3.28

24.88

120.81

126.25

938.47

4.77

(15.02)

9.81

74.35

0.25

2.51

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

51.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

294.19

(28.35)

100.00%

(117.29)

(871.87)

-

-

(0.50)

2.19

16.60

(2.51)

(18.67)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

6.72

(30.00)

100.00%

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

USD

INR

INR

AED

INR

MYR

INR

USD

INR

USD

INR

INR

INR

INR

0.01

-

0.01

-

-

5,549.00

225.00

5,774.28

0.28

5,711.31

0.01

0.01

0.11

0.05

115.00

0.05

0.01

0.01

-

-

-

31.44

75.59

391.10

(0.01)

-

0.01

0.01

0.12

331.28

223.62

710.00

-

0.01

-

-

0.01

299.79

33.03

318.85

-

-

10.00

3,944.30

4,925.07

970.77

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31.77

(10.76)

12.24

-

-

60.75

16.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

40.95

4,878.20

18.43

481.89

38.95

733.42

100.00

24,234.30

83,171.41

58,837.11

11.54

 44,387.95 

300.86

1.00

10.00

1.00

68.12

4.00

635.07

636.66

2,799.03

2,881.58

51.38

53.31

3,598.06

3,667.05

0.22

18.13

0.59

72.55

0.93

0.87

13.91

-

-

51.92

3,543.54

-

9.71

32.59

3.39

20.06

40.19

3.48

0.08

0.51

30.87

9.25

-

-

-

-

-

0.27

-

2.16

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.13

3.91

2.42

-

-

-

-

-

31.50

(10.76)

10.08

-

-

16.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.01)

12.40

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

31.50

(10.77)

22.48

-

-

16.44

300.86

(15.66)

285.20

3.48

0.08

0.38

26.96

6.83

-

-

-

-

(0.11)

(2.10)

47.04

3.48

0.08

0.38

26.96

4,932.55

2,401.77

4,990.42

25,264.34

88,124.65

57,869.89

716.39

1,69,409.93

6,579.92

1,645.27

4,934.65

6,863.54

61,387.71

88,494.83

20,243.58

35,245.60

8,077.27

3,143.67

788.94

2,354.73

2.01

108.38

328.84

218.45

6.05

253.06

(34.74)

-

(34.74)

(0.34)

(35.08)

2.02

0.10

10.00

0.56

2.69

0.05

0.02

3.00

22.30

106.72

0.15

0.31

2,354.53

1.13

5,415.37

3,059.71

23.06

-

0.05

0.01

37.35

719.83

682.43

-

0.01

-

-

-

3,578.13

-

100.00

12,831.87

20,145.37

7,213.50

10,857.66

1,478.12

2,226.01

2,228.12

0.09

180.90

184.26

 3,431.55 

 34,038.14 

 30,606.49 

1,717.63

1,730.02

157.45

163.09

4,588.97

4,629.84

(0.06)

86.83

137.60

0.04

95.48

291.31

2.39

5.08

38.18

0.05

8.63

150.71

1,022.88

2,165.43

1,120.25

-

-

-

-

4.14

4.35

1,632.44

544.32

-

1.26

-

-

-

20.35

1,035.40

7,696.67

106.42

 225.09 

 11.95 

168.90

 101.21 

(4.95)

(10.21)

1.03

2.13

1,574.14

(1,046.80)

586.02

2,808.67

(1,867.75)

1,045.61

0.00

0.00

19.59

148.49

198.91

(192.14)

1,507.58

(1,456.25)

19.59

148.49

8.94

67.77

5.83

12.03

58.68

104.69

-

-

2.17

16.44

-

-

-

-

19.59

148.49

-

-

0.08

0.11

8,221.90

8,325.60

103.62

1,774.08

69.69

74.31

4.51

6.31

1.08

2.23

289.22

516.05

11.11

84.24

13.08

99.10

1.88

2.11

(0.19)

14.09

-

233.39

176.87

-

1.54

2.13

473.74

(0.02)

2.70

2.25

16.74

12.61

(0.50)

(1.03)

13.23

23.61

11.11

84.24

1.48

11.23

0.46

0.52

(0.05)

(8.82)

-

53.58

8.83

-

(0.02)

0.11

98.98

-

-

0.60

4.49

-

-

-

3.47

6.18

-

-

1.48

11.22

-

0.19

(0.14)

22.91

-

179.81

168.04

-

1.56

2.02

374.76

(0.02)

2.70

1.65

12.25

12.61

(0.50)

(1.03)

9.76

17.43

11.11

84.24

-

0.01

0.46

0.33

-

4.00

-

(0.14)

26.91

-

875.36

1,055.17

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.02

-

-

0.14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.00

0.05

168.04

-

1.56

2.02

374.76

(0.02)

2.72

1.65

12.25

12.75

(0.50)

(1.03)

9.76

17.43

11.11

84.24

-

0.01

0.46

0.38

1.82

104.42

161.80

55.56

0.03

121.55

-

(0.22)

0.22

(0.67)

(0.45)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

99.94%

85.06%

52.21%

74.90%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

88.24%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

83.94%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

87.15%

85.62%

86.69%

Sr. 
No.

172

173

174

175

176

177

178

179

180

181

182

183

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

Name of Subsidiary Company

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen 
Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Limited (Formerly known 
as Reliance New Energy Solar Limited)

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

05.08.2021

07.06.2021

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited

14.07.2021

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited

Reliance New Solar Energy Limited

Reliance O2C Limited

Reliance Payment Solutions Limited

Reliance Petro Marketing Limited

Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited

15.06.2021

07.06.2021

24.01.2019

07.09.2007

31.03.2009

21.06.2019

29.07.2021

Reliance Progressive Traders Private Limited

31.03.2009

Reliance Projects & Property Management 
Services Limited

19.06.2019

Reliance Prolific Commercial Private Limited

31.03.2009

Reliance Prolific Traders Private Limited

31.03.2009

Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited

11.08.2020

Reliance Retail Finance Limited

Reliance Retail Insurance Broking Limited

Reliance Retail Limited

Reliance Retail Ventures Limited

Reliance Ritu Kumar Private Limited (Formerly 
known as Ritika Private Limited)

Reliance Sibur Elastomers Private Limited

Reliance SMSL Limited

Reliance Storage Limited

20.02.2007

20.11.2006

20.11.2006

24.04.2007

14.10.2021

21.02.2012

27.11.2007

19.06.2021

Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Limited

21.06.2019

Reliance Strategic Investments Limited

Reliance Syngas Limited

Reliance Universal Traders Private Limited

Reliance Vantage Retail Limited

200

Reliance Ventures Limited

201

202

203

Reliance-GrandOptical Private Limited

Reverie Language Technologies Limited

RIL USA, Inc. *

204

RISE Worldwide Limited

205

Ritu Kumar ME (FZE) (Formerly known as Ritu 
Kumar ME (FZC))

28.12.2001

01.11.2021

31.03.2009

27.12.2007

07.10.1999

17.03.2008

22.03.2019

26.02.2009

28.12.2020

14.10.2021

206

RP Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. *

11.02.2016

207

Saavn Inc.

208

Saavn LLC

209

Saavn Media Limited

210

SankhyaSutra Labs Limited

211

Shopsense Retail Technologies Limited 
(Formerly known as Shopsense Retail 
Technologies Private Limited)

05.04.2018

05.04.2018

05.04.2018

12.03.2019

13.08.2019

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
^ The Company is under Liquidation.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

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Sr. 
No.

212

Name of Subsidiary Company

Shri Kannan Departmental Store 
Limited (Formerly known as Shri Kannan 
Departmental Store Private Limited)

213

skyTran Inc. *

214

skyTran Israel Ltd. * ^

215

Stoke Park Limited *

216

Strand Life Sciences Private Limited

217

218

219

Surajya Services Limited (Formerly known as 
Surajya Services Private Limited)

Surela Investment And Trading Limited

Tesseract Imaging Limited

220

The Indian Film Combine Private Limited

221

Tira Beauty Limited

222

223

224

225

226

227

Tresara Health Limited (Formerly known as 
Tresara Health Private Limited)

Ulwe East Infra Limited

Ulwe North Infra Limited

Ulwe South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

228

Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

229

230

231

232

233

Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

Urban Ladder Home Décor Solutions Limited 
(Formerly known as Urban Ladder Home 
Décor Solutions Private Limited)

VasyERP Solutions Private Limited

Vitalic Health Private Limited

The date
since which
Subsidiary
was 
acquired

Reporting
Currency

Equity 
Share 
Capital

Other 
Equity $

Total 
Assets

Total 
Liabilities

Investments

Total 
Income

Profit 
Before 
Taxation

Provision 
for 
Taxation

Profit 
After 
Taxation

Other 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Total 
Compre- 
hensive 
Income

Proposed 
Dividend

% of 
Share-
holding #

03.03.2020

INR

8.49

88.38

275.20

178.33

8.42

276.75

(44.21)

0.01

(44.22)

0.15

(44.07)

26.02.2021

26.02.2021

22.04.2021

06.09.2021

09.05.2019

07.05.2012

07.05.2019

17.04.2018

01.12.2021

18.08.2020

04.02.2019

28.01.2019

28.01.2019

29.01.2019

29.01.2019

15.01.2019

30.01.2019

04.02.2019

13.11.2020

10.08.2021

18.08.2020

USD

INR

USD

INR

GBP

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

INR

0.00

0.00

-

-

0.00

0.01

23.47

0.03

0.05

0.01

6.90

0.01

16.83

125.08

-

-

31.78

319.11

66.73

27.56

(1.43)

8.59

18.40

136.78

-

-

81.96

823.08

110.96

30.61

21.25

50.04

1.57

11.70

-

-

50.18

503.96

20.76

3.02

22.63

41.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

70.70

-

5.27

2.11

0.24

1.77

-

-

32.01

321.44

102.78

(8.53)

(63.40)

-

-

0.02

0.17

0.00

0.01

(8.53)

(63.41)

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.02

0.17

-

-

-

-

-

-

(8.53)

(63.41)

-

-

0.02

0.17

58.95

(0.69)

59.64

(0.20)

59.44

1.71

(1.49)

(0.39)

(1.10)

(0.00)

(1.10)

0.50

0.06

(0.34)

0.06

-

-

(0.34)

0.06

2,177.28

3,277.54

1,093.36

53.83

51.44

(22.67)

15.95

(38.62)

(0.01)

0.01

0.01

-

-

(0.01)

-

0.11

(0.01)

(4.58)

4.12

(30.20)

65.60

91.68

22.38

233.68

(4.47)

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25.07

(4.82)

98.59

78.34

16.95

229.71

9.63

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0.34)

0.06

(37.43)

(0.01)

(4.58)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.63

0.75

10.38

0.57

16.73

8.21

21.62

9.00

47.79

0.22

9.44

-

4.50

0.68

57.38

(1.26)

2.51

(0.28)

0.36

(0.98)

2.15

-

0.80

(0.98)

2.95

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00%

54.46%

100.00%

100.00%

81.79%

68.48%

100.00%

90.00%

83.17%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

99.99%

82.35%

70.56%

As on 31.12.2021 1 USD=74.3350, 1 GBP=100.4225, 1 EUR=84.2150, 1 SGD=55.1000, 1 HKD=9.5350, 1 MYR=17.8425, 1 CNY=11.7025, 1 AUD=54.0375, 1 AED=20.2375, 100 LKR=37.5000, 1 THB=2.2425, 1 SEK=8.2150, 100 JPY=64.5750, 1 NOK=8.4375

As on 31.03.2022 1 USD=75.7925, 1 GBP=99.4550, 1 EUR=84.2200, 1 SGD=55.9700, 1 HKD=9.6800, 1 MYR=18.0250, 1 CNY=11.9375, 1 AUD=56.7425, 1 AED=20.6350, 100 LKR=22.5930, 1 THB=2.2800, 1 SEK=8.1400, 100 JPY=62.1525, 1 NOK=8.6900
# Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company and / or its subsidiaries.
* Company having 31st December as reporting date.
^ The Company is under Liquidation.
$ Includes Reserves and Surplus.

The above statement also indicates performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries.

(` in crore) 
Foreign Currencies in Million

Name of Subsidiaries which are yet to commence operations-

Corporate 
Overview

Management  
Review

Governance 

Financial  
Statements

Consolidated

Sr. No. Name of the Company

Sr. No. Name of the Company

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

Dronagiri Bokadvira East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Bokadvira West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Dongri West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Funde West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar South Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Navghar West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote North Second Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South First Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Pagote West Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje East Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje North Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje South Infra Limited

Dronagiri Panje West Infra Limited

Foodhall Franchises Limited

Future Lifestyles Franchisee Limited

JD International Pte. Ltd.

Jio Information Aggregator Services Limited

Jio Limited

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

Jio Satellite Communications Limited

Jio Space Technology Limited

Kalamboli East Infra Limited

Kalamboli North First Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Second Infra Limited

Kalamboli North Third Infra Limited

Kalamboli South First Infra Limited

Kalamboli South Infra Limited

Kalamboli West Infra Limited

Kutch New Energy Projects Limited (formerly known as 
Reliance Solar Projects Limited)

MYJD Private Limited

Nilgiris Stores Limited

Reliance Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Carbon Fibre Cylinder Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Electrolysis Limited

Reliance New Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell Limited

Reliance New Energy Power Electronics Limited

Reliance New Energy Storage Limited

Reliance New Solar Energy Limited

Reliance Petroleum Retail Limited

Reliance Power Electronics Limited

Reliance Storage Limited

Tira Beauty Limited

Ulwe East Infra Limited

Ulwe North Infra Limited

Ulwe South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront East Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront North Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront South Infra Limited

Ulwe Waterfront West Infra Limited

Ulwe West Infra Limited

Name of the Subsidiaries which have ceased to be subsidiary / liquidated / sold / merged during the year-

Sr. No. Name of the Company

Sr. No. Name of the Company

1

2

3

eDreams Edusoft Private Limited *
Hamleys Global Holdings Limited #
Luvley Limited #

* Merged with Indiavidual Learning Limited.
# Dissolved / Liquidated.

4

5

6

Radisys Poland sp. zo.o #
Scrumpalicious Limited #
The Hamleys Group Limited #

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Part “B”: Associates and Joint Ventures

Statement pursuant to Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 related to Associates and Joint Ventures

Latest 
Audited 
Balance 
Sheet 
Date

The 
date on 
which the 
Associate 
or Joint 
Venture 
was 
associated 
or 
acquired

Share of Associate / Joint Venture held 
by the company on the year end

No.

Amount of 
Investment 
in Associate 
/ Joint 
Venture 
(` in crore)

Extent 
of 
Holding 
% *

Net worth 
attributable 
to 
shareholding 
as per latest 
Audited 
Balance 
Sheet #
(` in crore)

Profit / Loss for the year

Considered in 
consolidation 
(` in crore)

Not 
Considered in 
Consolidation

Description 
of how 
there is 
Significant 
Influence

Reason why 
Associate / 
Joint Venture 
is not 
consolidated

Sr. 
No.

Name of Associates / 
Joint Ventures

Associates & Joint Ventures

(7,164.71)

(83.46)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Alok Industries Limited

31.03.2022

28.02.2020

1,98,65,33,333

Gujarat Chemical Port Limited

31.03.2021

01.04.2006

64,29,20,000

India Gas Solutions Private Limited

31.03.2022

26.08.2019

2,25,00,000

Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited 31.03.2021

27.03.1989

62,63,125

268.81

64.29

22.50

0.61

40.01

41.80

50.00

33.33

Pipeline Management Services 
Private Limited

31.03.2021

29.03.2019

5,00,000

0.50

50.00

Reliance Europe Limited

31.12.2021

10.06.1993

11,08,500

3.93

50.00

Reliance Industrial 
Infrastructure Limited

31.03.2022

19.05.1994

68,60,064

16.30

45.43

Vadodara Enviro Channel Limited

31.03.2021

01.04.2019

14,302

Jio Payments Bank Limited

31.03.2022

10.11.2016

18,45,20,000

Balaji Telefilms Limited

31.03.2021

22.08.2017

2,52,00,000

0.01

184.52

178.79

28.57

70.00

24.92

501.86

119.26

2.75

3.50

67.33

197.58

10.90

86.34

142.90

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited

31.03.2022

31.03.2019 2,49,54,43,333

249.54

48.46

57,835.76

Jamnagar Utilities & Power 
Private Limited

31.03.2021

07.05.2018

52,00,000

0.40

26.00

0.52

109.92

109.86

(0.01)

1.70

0.79

3.79

(1.02)

 (23.75)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 - 

-

-

-

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

Note-A

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 -   

Note-B

Note-B

Note-C

* Representing aggregate % of voting power held by the Company.
# Includes other comprehensive income.

Notes:

A.  There is significant influence due to percentage(%) of voting power.

B. Accounted as per requirement of Ind AS 109- Financial Instruments.

C.  The Company holds 26% of Equity Shares with Voting Rights, with No Right to Dividend and No Right to Participate in the Surplus Assets of the 

Company.

The above statement also indicates performance and financial position of each of the associates and joint ventures.

Name of the Associate or Joint Venture which is yet to commence operations - Nil

Name of the Associate or Joint Venture which have ceased to be Associate or Joint Venture / liquidated / sold / merged during 
the year  - Nil

As per our Report of even date

For and on behalf of the Board

For D T S & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
142412W/ W100595)

For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.  
324982E/E300003)

Alok Agarwal
Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari
Joint Chief Financial Officer

M.D. Ambani

N.R. Meswani
H.R. Meswani
P.M.S. Prasad
P.K. Kapil

T P Ostwal
Partner  
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Vikas Kumar Pansari
Partner  
Membership No. 093649

Savithri Parekh
Company Secretary

Date: May 06, 2022

Nita M. Ambani
Prof. Dipak C. Jain
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K.V. Chowdary

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Managing Director

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Management’s Discussion and 
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Business Responsibility Report 
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Report on Corporate Social 
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Corporate Governance Report

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Bankers

Bank of America N.A. 
Bank of Baroda 
Bank of India
Canara Bank
Central Bank of India 
Citibank
Credit Agricole Corporate  
and Investment Bank 
Deutsche Bank
The Hong Kong and Shanghai  
Banking Corporation Limited 
HDFC Bank Limited
ICICI Bank Limited
IDBI Bank Limited
Indian Bank
Punjab National Bank 
Standard Chartered Bank 
State Bank of India
Union Bank of India

Registrar & Transfer Agent
KFin Technologies Limited

Selenium Tower B, 
Plot 31-32, Gachibowli, Financial 
District, Nanakramguda, 
Hyderabad – 500 032  
Toll Free No.: 1800 309 401 
(From 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)  
Fax: +91 40 6716 1680 
e-mail: rilinvestor@kfintech.com 
Website: www.kfintech.com

Board of Directors 
Chairman and  Managing Director

Committees 
Audit Committee

Mukesh D. Ambani

Non-Executive Directors

Raminder Singh Gujral (Chairman)
Adil Zainulbhai 
K. V. Chowdary

Adil Zainulbhai
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
Arundhati Bhattacharya
His Excellency Yasir 
Othman H. Al Rumayyan
K. V. Chowdary
Nita M. Ambani

Executive Directors

Nikhil R. Meswani
Hital R. Meswani
P. M. S. Prasad
Pawan Kumar Kapil

Chief Financial Officer

Alok Agarwal

Joint Chief Financial Officer

Srikanth Venkatachari

Company Secretary and 
Compliance Officer 

Savithri Parekh

Auditors
D T S & Associates LLP 
S R B C & CO LLP

Registered office
3rd Floor, Maker Chambers IV,  
222, Nariman Point,   
Mumbai – 400 021
Tel:  +91 22 3555 5000
Fax: +91 22 2204 2268 
e-mail: investor.relations@ril.com
Website: www.ril.com

Stakeholders’ Relationship 
Committee

K. V. Chowdary (Chairman)
Nikhil R. Meswani
Hital R. Meswani
Arundhati Bhattacharya

Risk Management Committee

Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman)
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
K. V. Chowdary
Hital R. Meswani
P. M. S. Prasad
Alok Agarwal
Srikanth Venkatachari

Finance Committee

Mukesh D. Ambani (Chairman) 
Nikhil R. Meswani
Hital R. Meswani

Human Resources, Nomination 
and Remuneration Committee

Adil Zainulbhai (Chairman)
Raminder Singh Gujral
Dr. Shumeet Banerji
K. V. Chowdary

Corporate Social Responsibility 
and Governance Committee

Dr. Shumeet Banerji (Chairman)
K. V. Chowdary
Nikhil R. Meswani

Health, Safety and Environment 
Committee

Hital R. Meswani (Chairman)
Arundhati Bhattacharya
P. M. S. Prasad
Pawan Kumar Kapil