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Dividends, Bonus and Buy Back of equity shares - Additional Information (Detail) - INR (₨) ₨ / shares in Units, ₨ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 08, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Disclosure of dividends [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends paid per equity share |  | ₨ 1 |  |  | ₨ 1 | ₨ 3
Interim dividend |  | ₨ 1 |  |  | ₨ 1 | ₨ 2
Bonus issue ratio |  |  |  | 33.33% | 100.00% |
Par value per share |  |  |  | ₨ 2 | ₨ 2 | ₨ 2
Bonus issue of equity shares |  |  |  | 1,508,469,180 | 2,433,074,327 |
Bonus issue of equity shares, shares |  |  |  | ₨ 3,016 | ₨ 4,866 |
Number of shares approved for buyback |  |  |  |  | 343,750,000 |
Payments on buyback of shares |  |  |  |  | ₨ 110,000 |
Payments on buyback of shares |  |  |  |  | 110,312 | ₨ 25,000
Reduction in share capital related to buyback |  |  |  |  | 687 |
Securities premium reserve [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of dividends [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonus issue of equity shares, shares | [1] | (795) |  |  |  |
Payments on buyback of shares |  |  |  |  | 1,656 |
Retained earnings [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of dividends [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonus issue of equity shares, shares |  | ₨ (1,454) | [1] |  | (4,866) |
Payments on buyback of shares |  |  |  |  | 108,344 |
Capital Redemption Reserve [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of dividends [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments on buyback of shares |  |  |  |  | ₨ 687 |
[1] | Refer Note 18

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