v3.26.1
Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Disclosure Of Borrowings [Abstract]  
Borrowings

 

20.

Borrowings

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

Current

 

 

 

Term loans from banks (Refer note (a) – (i), (ii), (iii), (v) & (vi))

3,021

 

2,628

Other working capital facilities (Refer note (b) below)

4,637

 

3,122

Other short-term borrowings (Refer note (d) below)

3,000

 

-

Supplier Finance arrangements (Refer note (c) below)

4,011

 

4,106

Borrowings from others (Refer note (a) – (iv), (vii), (viii) & (ix))

730

 

1,399

 

15,399

 

11,255

Non-current

 

 

 

Term loans from banks (Refer note (a) – (i), (ii), (iii), (v) & (vi))

14,436

 

15,175

Borrowings from others (Refer note (a) – (iv), (vii), (viii) & (ix))

8,769

 

13,050

 

23,205

 

28,225

 

Breakup of borrowings from others

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

Non-current

 

 

 

6% Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (Refer note 18A)

-

 

6,032

8.95% p.a. Secured, Listed Non-Convertible Debentures

2,500

 

2,500

Others - NBFC

6,269

 

4,518

 

8,769

 

13,050

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

Current

 

 

 

6% Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (Refer note 18A)

-

 

228

Others - NBFC

730

 

1,171

 

730

 

1,399

 

a)       Loan from Banks and others

 

 

 

 

 

Amount Outstanding

 

 

S.NO

 

Type

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

 

Security

(i)

 

Loans from banks

 

13,860

 

14,952

 

primarily secured by way of a pari-passu charge on the project Receivables and charge on movable fixed assets disbursed for the Specific DC Project and second charge on unencumbered current assets of the Group

(ii)

 

Loans from banks

 

 3,597

 

 2,851

 

primarily secured by exclusive charge on movable fixed assets funded out of the Term Loan

(iii)

 

of loan balance in (ii) above

 

 900

 

 1,200

 

primarily secured by exclusive charge on identifiable movable fixed assets with Second pari-passu charge on entire current assets of the Borrower.

(iv)

 

Loan from NBFC

 

5,752

 

4,062

 

primarily secured by way of a pari-passu charge on the project Receivables and charge on movable fixed assets disbursed for the Specific DC Project and second charge on unencumbered current assets of the Group, repayable over a period of 22 to 56 months on equated monthly / quarterly instalments.

 

v) During the FY 2020-21, the Group has entered into External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) facility agreement for US$ 5 Million and drawn down US$ 5 Million out of sanctioned loan during FY 2020-2021 and repaid US$ 0.5 Million in FY 2021-2022, US$ 1 Million in FY 2022-2023, US$ 1 Million in FY 2023-2024 , US$ 1 Million in FY 2024-2025 & US$ 1 Million in FY 2025-2026. The Group has also entered into agreement for currency swap (from USD to ₹) to fully hedge foreign currency exposure towards principal repayment and interest rate swap from floating to fixed in order to hedge the foreign currency exposure.

 

vi)The above loans bear interest rate ranging from 7.25% to 10.50% (March 31, 2025 7.25% to 10.50%) and repayable over a period of 12 to 60 months on equated monthly / quarterly instalments.

 

(vii)

 

Non-Convertible Debentures

 

 2,500

 

 2,500

 

primarily secured by way of pari-passu charge on the project Receivables and charge on movable fixed assets. The Loan is repayable in ten equal installments starting from FY 2030-2031 till FY 2039-2040.

(viii)

 

Loan from NBFC

 

1,247

 

1,627

 

Unsecured

 

 

Total [(i)+(ii)+(iv)+(vii)+(viii)]

 

26,956

 

25,992

 

 

(ix) The loans mentioned in (viii) bear an interest rate ranging from 0% to 9.56% (March 31, 2025: 0% to 9.56%) and repayable over a period of 24 to 60 months on equated monthly / quarterly instalments.

 

Term loan from banks and other working capital facilities are net of processing charges from banks amounting to ₹ 381 (March 31, 2025 - ₹ 384).

b)      Working Capital Facilities

 

Facility

 

Sanctioned Limit

 

Amount outstanding (WCDL)

 

Amount outstanding (Bank Overdraft)

 

Security

 

 

March 31,2026

 

March 31,2025

 

March 31,2026

 

March 31,2025

 

WCDL-1

 

  2,440

 

  2,380

 

 930

 

-

 

296

 

 Primarily secured by way of pari-passu charge on the entire current assets of the Group and collaterally by way of pari-passu charge on the unencumbered movable fixed assets of the Group with other banks under consortium.

WCDL-2

 

  1,450

 

  730

 

 640

 

-

 

  -

 

WCDL-3

 

  530

 

  490

 

 360

 

-

 

  27

 

WCDL-4

 

  400

 

  400

 

 400

 

-

 

  -

 

WCDL-5

 

  400

 

  400

 

 300

 

-

 

  -

 

WCDL-6

 

  250

 

  249

 

-

 

-

 

 3

 

WCDL-7

 

  450

 

  -

 

 350

 

-

 

  -

 

WCDL-8

 

 70

 

  -

 

70

 

-

 

  -

 

Total

 

  5,990

 

  4,649

 

3,050

 

-

 

  326

 

 

 

The above loans carry an interest rate ranging from 6.31%p.a. to 8.50%.p.a. (Previous year: 8.10%p.a. to 8.95%.p.a.). These loans are repayable over a period of 10 days to 94 days (Previous year: 43 days to 180 days). The above amounts are excluding the processing charges charged by the banks.

 

Additional Security details
 

Facility

 

Security

WCDL-1

 

Mortgage on Tidel Park Chennai & Vile Parle Mumbai property (Exclusive) standing in the name of Sify Technologies Limited. 

WCDL-3

 

Negative lien on Noida (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) DC 01 property for the WC limits and the title deeds of the property deposited with the bank.

 

Buyers Credit Facilities

 

Facility

 

Sanctioned limit

 

Amount outstanding

 

Purpose

 

Security

 

 

March 31,2026

 

March 31,2025

 

 

Buyers Credit

 

500

 

-

 

92

 

 For capex imports (networking equipment)

 

 Exclusive charge on movable fixed asset funded out of facility.

Total

 

500

 

-

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

The above facility carries an interest rate ranging from 5.98% p.a. to 7.08% p.a.

 

c)       Supplier finance arrangements

 

- Terms and conditions: i) Payable to MSME-TReDS- The Group has a supplier finance arrangement with State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Bank of India under which MSME suppliers are to be paid within 45 days of deemed acceptance date. No guarantees or collateral are provided under the arrangement. ii) Vendor bill discounting- The Group has a supplier finance arrangement with Federal Bank, HSBC bank, DBS bank, HDFC Bank and JP Morgan bank, under which suppliers (other than MSME) have to be paid within 0 to 65 days of invoice date. No guarantees or collateral are provided under the arrangement.

 

iii) The movement in supplier finance arrangements are given below:

 

Payable to MSME-TReDS

 

Particulars

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

Balance at the beginning of the Year

 

832

 

385

Additions during the year

 

 3,118

 

1,742

Payments made during the year

 

 (2,384)

 

(1,295)

Balance at the end of the year

 

 1,566

 

832

 

Vendor bill discounting

 

Particulars

 

March 31, 2026

 

March 31, 2025

Balance at the beginning of the Year

 

3,274

 

2,134

Additions during the year

 

10,787

 

11,518

Payments made during the year

 

(11,616)

 

(10,378)

Balance at the end of the year

 

2,445

 

3,274

 

Type

 

Amount of outstanding as on 31-Mar-26

 

Amount of outstanding as on 31-Mar-25

 

Rate of interest

 

Tenure of average repayment

 

Security

 

MSME-TReDS

 

 1,566

 

832

 

6.08% to 6.99%

 

170 to 179 days

 

Unsecured

 

Vendor bill discounting

 

 2,445

 

3,274

 

6.30% to 8.90%

 

10 to 133 days

 

Unsecured

 

 

d)      Other short-term borrowings:

 

The Group has availed ₹ 3,000.00 for meeting the general business expenses of the group which is secured by way of extension of pari-passu charge on movable fixed assets and receivables. The loan is repayable within a period of 12 months from the date of first disbursement.

 

e)       Non-fund based

 

The Group has non-fund based revolving credit facilities in various currencies equivalent to ₹ 9,710 million, as at March 31, 2026 and 2025, towards operational requirements that can be used for the issuance of letters of credit and bank guarantees. As at March 31, 2026, and 2025, an amount of ₹ 4,970 million, and ₹ 4,380 million respectively, was unutilized out of these non-fund based facilities.