Schedule			2009-2010		2008-2009
					Rs.		Rs.		Rs.
APPROPRIATIONS
	Proposed Dividend				14,86,65,784				14,86,65,784
	Tax on Proposed Dividend				2,46,91,900				2,52,65,750
	Interim Dividend				10,29,22,466				10,29,22,466
	Tax on Interim Dividend				1,74,91,673				1,74,91,673
	General Reserve				24,00,00,000				44,78,16,845
							53,37,71,823		74,21,62,518
Balance Carried To Schedule 2							82,71,02,354		2,79,52,47,383
Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted) [Note 23 on Schedule 17]							51.88		82.80
Notes on the Accounts				17
The Schedules referred to above form an integral part of the Profit and Loss Account. This is the Profit and Loss Account referred to in our report of even date.

			B. K. BIRLA		Chairman
Kolkata, 28th April, 2010	For Price Waterhouse Firm Registration No. 301112 E Chartered Accountants (S. K. Deb) Partner Membership No. 13390	DEEPAK TANDON Whole-time Director S. K. PATODIA 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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