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Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
Annual Report 2014 - 15<br />
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
(All amounts in Indian Rupees millions, except share data and where otherwise stated)<br />
2.35: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (CONTINUED)<br />
2.35.2 Pension plan of Industrias Quimicas Falcon de Mexico S.A. de C.V.<br />
All employees of the Company’s Mexican subsidiary, Industrias Quimicas Falcon de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (“Falcon”), are entitled to a pension benefit in the<br />
form of a defined benefit pension plan. The Falcon pension plan provides for payment to vested employees at retirement or termination of employment.<br />
Liabilities in respect of the pension plan are determined by an actuarial valuation, based on which the Company makes contributions to the pension plan<br />
fund. This fund is administered by a third party, who is provided guidance by a technical committee formed by senior employees of Falcon.<br />
The disclosure particulars of aforesaid pension plan as required under AS-15 (Revised) are shown in the below tables:<br />
Reconciliation of the present value of the defined benefit obligation<br />
PARTICULARS<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2015<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2014<br />
Opening defined benefit obligation 253 301<br />
Current service cost 12 17<br />
Interest cost 19 22<br />
Actuarial losses / (gains) 37 (72)<br />
Benefits paid (42) (29)<br />
Foreign exchange differences (27) 14<br />
Closing defined benefit obligation 252 253<br />
Change in the fair value of plan assets<br />
PARTICULARS<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2015<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2014<br />
Opening fair value of plan assets 110 125<br />
Expected return on plan assets 9 13<br />
Actuarial gains / (losses) (2) (5)<br />
Contributions by employer 3 -<br />
Benefits paid (42) (29)<br />
Foreign exchange differences (10) 6<br />
Closing fair value of plan assets 68 110<br />
Amount recognized in the balance sheet<br />
PARTICULARS<br />
AS AT<br />
31 MARCH 2015<br />
AS AT<br />
31 MARCH 2014<br />
Present value of funded obligations 252 253<br />
Fair value of plan assets (68) (110)<br />
Net liability 184 143<br />
Expense recognized in the statement of profit and loss<br />
PARTICULARS<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2015<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED<br />
31 MARCH 2014<br />
Current service cost 12 17<br />
Interest on defined benefit obligation 19 22<br />
Expected return on plan assets (9) (13)<br />
Net actuarial losses / (gains) recognized in the year 39 (68)<br />
Amount included in employee benefit expense 61 (42)<br />
Actual return on plan assets 8 8<br />
Contributions: The Company expects to contribute `41 to the Falcon pension plan during the year ending 31 March 2016.<br />
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