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100th Annual Report 2006-2007 - Tata Steel

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d) Payments and Provisions to Employees<br />

Payments to and<br />

provisions for<br />

employees<br />

Figures in Rs. crores<br />

FY <strong>2006</strong>-07 FY 2005-06 Change Change %<br />

1,454.83 1,351.51 103.32 8%<br />

The staff cost increased by 8% to Rs. 1,454.83 crores as<br />

compared to Rs. 1,351.51 crores in the previous year. The<br />

increase is mainly due to annual increments, dearness<br />

allowance and consequential increase in provisions for gratuity<br />

and leave salaries. However, these increases were partly offset<br />

by reduction in the manpower by 977 from 38,182 as on 31st<br />

March, <strong>2006</strong> to 37,205 as on 31st March, <strong>2007</strong>.<br />

e) Stores Consumed and Repairs to Machinery<br />

Figures in Rs. crores<br />

FY <strong>2006</strong>-07 FY 2005-06 Change Change %<br />

Stores Consumed 1,072.91 737.74 335.17 45%<br />

Repairs to Machinery 587.18 624.27 (37.09) -6%<br />

The stores consumed increased by 45% to Rs. 1,072.91 crores<br />

as compared to Rs. 737.74 crores in the previous year, mainly<br />

due to the increase in production and also due to higher<br />

purchases of bought out components. The repairs to machinery<br />

decreased by 6% to Rs. 587.18 crores as compared to Rs. 624.27<br />

crores in the previous year, mainly due to reduction in the areas<br />

of Flat products and iron making stages of the Jamshedpur<br />

operations.<br />

f) Conversion Charges<br />

Figures in Rs. crores<br />

FY <strong>2006</strong>-07 FY 2005-06 Change Change %<br />

Conversion charges 745.16 640.52 104.64 16%<br />

The Conversion charges increased by 16% to Rs. 745.16 crores as<br />

compared to Rs. 640.52 crores in the previous year, mainly due to<br />

the increase in the conversion charges in the Company’s Ferro<br />

Alloys and Minerals Division operations from chrome ore and<br />

manganese ore to ferro chrome, and silico manganese and ferro<br />

manganese, and also due to higher quantities of conversions<br />

of hot rolled coils to tinplate products.<br />

g) Other Expenses<br />

Figures in Rs. crores<br />

FY <strong>2006</strong>-07 FY 2005-06 Change Change %<br />

Other expenses 838.22 751.08 87.14 12%<br />

The other expenses increased by 12% to Rs. 838.22 crores as<br />

compared to Rs. 751.08 crores in the previous year, mainly<br />

due to increase in operations as well as due to higher bank<br />

charges incurred in connection with raising new loans during<br />

the year.<br />

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