Schedule 2008-2009
    Rs.   Rs.
PROFIT AFTER TAXATION       3,78,73,19,357
  Transfer to Debenture Redemption Reserve [Schedule 2]       (25,00,00,000)
PROFIT AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATIONS       3,53,73,19,357
  Proposed Dividend     14,86,65,784    
  Tax on Proposed Dividend   2,52,65,750    
  Interim Dividend     10,29,22,466    
  Tax on Interim Dividend   1,74,91,673    
  General Reserve   44,78,16,845   74,21,62,518
Balance carried to Schedule 2       2,79,51,56,839
Earnings per Share (Basic and Diluted) [Note 21 on Schedule 17]       82.80
Notes on the Accounts 17      
The Schedules referred to above form an integral part of the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account.
This is the Consolidated Profit and Loss Account referred to in our report of even date.

      B. K. Birla   Chairman
Kolkata,
2nd May, 2009.
(S. K.Deb)
Partner
Membership No. 13390
For and on behalf of
Price Waterhouse
Chartered Accountants
S. K. Parik
Director & Secretary
K. G. Maheshwari
B. P. Bajoria
P. K. Choksey
G. B. Pande
Amitabha Ghosh
P. K. Mallik
Manjushree Khaitan
  Directors
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