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Summary of significant accounting policies- Others (Details) - CNY (¥) ¥ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Statutory reserves |  |  |
Percentage of after-tax profit from subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC required to be appropriated to the statutory reserves | 10.00% |  |
Limit of statutory reserve fund as a percentage of registered capital, after which allocations to statutory reserve fund are no longer required | 50.00% |  |
Appropriation to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund | ¥ 0 |  |
Interest income from interest-earning assets | 20,449 | ¥ 24,868 | ¥ 16,339
Losses recognized in AOCI from CCS contracts and non-derivative financial instruments | 344 |  |
PRC |  |  |
Statutory reserves |  |  |
Appropriation to statutory reserves | ¥ 1,203 | ¥ 1,756 | ¥ 3,138
Minimum |  |  |
Derivatives and hedging |  |  |
Ratio determining effective hedging relationship | 80.00% |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Derivatives and hedging |  |  |
Ratio determining effective hedging relationship | 125.00% |  |

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