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The Audit Committee has reviewed and recommended these results and the same have been subsequently approved by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on August 07, 2025. &lt;BR&gt; 
2.	The Financial Results have been reviewed by the Statutory Auditors as required under Regulation 33 and 52 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. &lt;BR&gt; 
3.	The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&amp;AG) had conducted a supplementary audit of the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2025 under the Companies Act, 2013. C&amp;AG has stated that on the basis of their audit, nothing significant has come to their knowledge which would give rise to any comment upon or supplement to Statutory Auditors' report for the year ended March 31, 2025. &lt;BR&gt; 
4.	Average Gross Refining Margin (GRM) during the period ended 30th June, 2025 was US $3.08 per BBL as against US $5.03 per BBL during the corresponding previous period. &lt;BR&gt; 
5.	The MoPNG, vide letter dated 30th April, 2020 had conveyed, inter alia, to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) that in case Market Determined Price (MDP) of LPG Cylinders is less than the Effective Cost to Consumer (ECC), OMCs will retain the difference in a separate buffer account for future adjustment. The Corporation has negative buffer of Rs. 13,042.56 Crore as on 30th June, 2025 (31st March, 2025 : Rs. 10,894.53 Crore &amp; Rs. 2,443.71 Crore on 30th June, 2024). In the absence of authorisation from GOI, receivable and revenue to the extent of negative buffer has not been recognised. &lt;BR&gt; 
6.	Other Expenses for the period April - June, 2025, includes Rs. 72.39 Crore towards loss on account of foreign currency transactions and translations (April - June, 2024 : a gain of Rs. 28.46 Crore on account of foreign currency transactions and translations included in 'Other Income'). &lt;BR&gt; 
7.	The figures for the quarter ended  31st March, 2025 represent the difference between the audited figures in respect of full financial year and the unaudited figures of nine months ended 31st December, 2024. &lt;BR&gt; 
8.	Segment information is disclosed in Consolidated Financial Results. &lt;BR&gt; 
9.	Additional Disclosures as per SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015: Table &lt;BR&gt; 
10.	Previous period figures have been regrouped, wherever necessary. &lt;BR&gt; 
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