8 percent to 12.9 billion rupees in the March 2014 quarter from a year earlier. In the nine months to December, gross revenues dropped 7.
8 percent to 35.7 billion rupees from a year earlier.
Gross revenues with taxes were also up from the December quarter's 12.
09 billion rupees, when revenues fell 7.7 percent from a year earlier.
Revenues after taxes for the March 2014 quarter were still down 6.
74 percent from a year earlier to 4.1 billion rupees and are also still below the December quarter's 4.
2 billion rupees.
At group level, Distilleries which has interests in plantations, insurance and telecom said net revenues were down 4.
8 percent to 7.2 billion rupees but costs and claims fell at a faster 14.
9 percent 4.3 billion rupees.
This allowed gross profits to rise 15.
7 percent to 2.9 billion rupees.
The group reported investment income of 570 million rupees, up 15.
7 percent from a year earlier, but there was a 930 million charge classified as