Mar 31, 2021
TO THE MEMBERS OF
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LIMITED
the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the ''Act'') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Corporation as at 31 March 2021, and profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (''SAs'') specified under Section 143 (10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditorâs Responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Corporation in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (''ICAI'') together
We have audited the standalone financial statements of Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (the ''Corporation''), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2021, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Description of Key Audit Matters |
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How the matter was addressed in our audit |
Impairment of loans to customers, including off balance sheet elements Refer to the accounting policies in Note 3.2.5 the standalone financial statements: Impairment and write off; Note 3.2.6 to the standalone financial statements: Determination of Expected Credit Loss; and Note 9 to the standalone financial statements: Loans |
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Subjective estimate |
Our key audit procedures included: |
Recognition and measurement of impairment of loans involve significant management judgement. The Corporation has recorded an impairment loss allowance of '' 13,003.77 Crores as at 31 March 2021 ('' 10,959.48 Crores as at 31 March 2020) and has recognized a charge of '' 2,948.26 Crores for the year ended 31 March 2021 (charge of '' 5,907.67 Crores for the year ended 31 March 2020) in its statement of profit and loss. |
Design / controls We performed end to end process walkthroughs to identify the key systems, applications and controls used in the ECL processes. We tested the relevant manual (including spreadsheet controls), general IT and application controls over key systems used in the ECL process. |
Key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
Under Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments, allowance for loan losses are determined using expected credit loss (ECL) estimation model. The estimation of ECL on financial instruments involves significant judgement and estimates. The key areas where we identified greater levels of management judgement and therefore increased levels of audit focus in the Corporation''s estimation of ECL are: ⢠Data inputs - The application of ECL model requires several data inputs. This increases the risk that the data that has been used to derive assumptions in the model, which are used for ECL calculations, may not be complete and accurate. ⢠Model estimations - Inherently judgmental models are used to estimate ECL which involves determining Exposures at Default (âEADâ), Probabilities of Default (âPDâ) and Loss Given Default. The PD and the LGD are the key drivers of estimation complexity in the ECL and as a result are considered as a significant judgmental aspect of the Corporation''s modelling approach. ⢠Economic scenarios - Ind AS 109 requires the Corporation to measure ECLs on an unbiased forwardlooking basis reflecting a range of future economic conditions. Significant management judgement is applied in determining the economic scenarios used and the probability weights applied to them especially when considering the current uncertain economic environment arising from COVID-19. ⢠Restructuring - the determination of whether any rescheduling of principal / interest to a borrower (including under regulations / a regulatory directive) results in a ''restructuring'' conclusion under Ind AS is subject to interpretation / judgment. The outcome of this assessment impacts the staging conclusion of the loans, which in turn determines the amount of ECL provision which needs to be recorded. ⢠Determination of ECL on non-homogeneous loans involves assessment of borrower specific cash flows/ collateral value determination, which requires significant management estimation and judgment. |
Key aspects of our controls testing involved the following: ⢠Testing the design and operating effectiveness of the key controls over the completeness and accuracy of the key inputs, data and assumptions into the Ind AS 109 impairment model. ⢠Testing the design and operating effectiveness of the key controls over the application of the staging criteria. ⢠Testing key controls relating to selection and implementation of material macro-economic variables and the controls over the scenario selection and application of probability weights. ⢠For specifically assessed non-homogeneous loans, testing controls over the monitoring of the credit watch list, approval of external collateral valuation vendors and review controls over the approval and computation of significant impairments. ⢠Testing management''s controls over authorisation and calculation of post model adjustments and management overlays. ⢠Testing the ''Governance Framework'' controls over validation, implementation and model monitoring. ⢠Testing management''s controls on compliance with Ind AS 109 disclosures related to ECL. ⢠Testing key controls operating over the information technology system in relation to loan impairment, including system access and system change management, program development and computer operations. Test of details Key aspects of our testing included: ⢠Sample testing over key inputs, data and assumptions impacting ECL calculations to assess the completeness, accuracy and relevance of data and reasonableness of economic forecasts, weights, and model assumptions applied. ⢠Model calculations testing through re-performance, where possible. |
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How the matter was addressed in our audit |
⢠Qualitative adjustments - Adjustments to the model-driven ECL results are recorded by management to address known impairment model limitations or emerging trends as well as risks not captured by models. These adjustments are inherently uncertain and significant management judgement is involved in estimating these amounts, especially in relation to economic uncertainty as a result of COVID-19. The underlying forecasts and assumptions used in the estimates of impairment loss allowance are subject to uncertainties which are often outside the control of the Corporation. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the Corporation''s current estimate of impairment loss allowances is dependent on future developments, which are uncertain at this point. Given the size of loan portfolio relative to the balance sheet and the impact of impairment allowance on the financial statements, we have considered this as a key audit matter. The effect of these matters is that, as part of our risk assessment, we determined that the impairment of loans to customers, including off balance sheet elements, has a high degree of estimation uncertainty, with a potential range of reasonable outcomes greater than our materiality for the financial statements as a whole, and possibly many times that amount. Disclosures The disclosures regarding the Corporation''s application of Ind AS 109 are key to explaining the key judgements and material inputs to the Ind AS 109 ECL results. Further, disclosures to be provided as per circulars issued by the regulator with regards to non-performing assets and provisions will also be an area of focus, particularly as this will be the first year some of these disclosures will be presented and are related to an area of significant estimate. |
⢠Test of details of post model adjustments, considering the size and complexity of management overlays with a focus on COVID-19 related overlays, in order to assess the reasonableness of the adjustments by challenging key assumptions, inspecting the calculation methodology and tracing a sample of the data used back to source data ⢠Assessing disclosures - assessing whether the disclosures appropriately disclose and address the requirements of Ind AS 109. Testing whether the disclosures are in accordance with the requirements of the circulars issued by the regulators. Involvement of specialists - we involved financial risk modelling specialists for the following: ⢠Evaluating the appropriateness of the Corporation''s Ind AS 109 impairment methodologies and reasonableness of assumptions used (including management overlays). ⢠For models refresh undertaken during the year, evaluating whether the refresh was appropriate by assessing the updated model / methodology. ⢠The reasonableness of the Corporation''s considerations of the impact of the current economic environment due to COVID-19 on the ECL determination. |
Valuation of Derivatives Instruments and Hedge Accounting Refer to the accounting policies in Note 3.2.11 to the standalone financial statements: Derivative financial instruments; Note 7 to the standalone financial statements: Derivative financial instruments and Note 44.6 to the standalone financial statements- Foreign currency risk (Fair value of '' 2,154 Crores and notional value of '' 118,269 Crores) |
Key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
The Corporation enters into derivative contracts in order to manage and hedge risks such as foreign exchange rate risk and interest rate risk on the borrowings. The Corporation either enters into cash flow hedges or fair value hedges depending on the risk being hedged. The valuation of derivative instruments and application of hedge accounting and evaluating hedge effectiveness is complex and operationally cumbersome and requires close monitoring from Corporation''s management. |
Our key audit procedures included: Design / controls ⢠Obtained an understanding of the risk management policies and tested key controls on (i) valuation of derivative instruments (ii) at the time of designation of hedging relationship including authorisation by designated authority; documentation prepared by management at the inception of the hedge transaction; (iii) ongoing monitoring and review of the hedge relationship by management including test of hedge effectiveness. |
Substantive tests ⢠Checked that the valuation of derivative instruments, for selected samples, is as per Ind AS 109; ⢠Examined hedge documentation, for selected samples, to assess the compliance of documentation with Ind AS 109 requirements; ⢠Tested for a sample, the reconciliation of derivative instruments to independent confirmations obtained from third party; ⢠Involved specialists to perform independent valuation and compared the same with the valuation undertaken/ determined by the Corporation; ⢠For selected samples, compared input data used in the Corporation''s valuation models to independent sources; ⢠Tested for a sample, the appropriateness of the hedge accounting entries; ⢠Considered the appropriateness of disclosures in relation to financial risk management, derivative instruments and hedge accounting in the standalone financial statements. |
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Information technology (âITâ) IT systems and controls The Corporation''s key financial accounting and reporting processes are highly dependent on information systems including automated controls in information systems, such that there exists a risk that, gaps in the IT control environment could result in the financial accounting and reporting records being misstated. The Corporation uses several systems for its overall financial reporting. |
Our key audit procedures included: ⢠Understood General IT Control i.e. access controls, program/ system change, program development, computer operations (i.e. job processing, data/ system backup incident management) over key financial accounting and reporting systems, and supporting control systems (referred to as in-scope systems); ⢠Understood IT infrastructure i.e. operating systems and databases supporting the in-scope systems; |
Key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
In addition, the prevailing COVID 19 situation has caused the required IT systems to be made accessible on a remote basis and at the same time there are ever increasing challenges to protect the integrity of the Corporation''s systems and data. We identified ''IT systems and controls'' as key audit matter because of the high level of automation, significant number of systems being used by management and the scale and complexity of the IT architecture. |
⢠Test checked the General IT Controls for design and operating effectiveness for the audit period over the in-scope systems. ⢠Understood IT application controls covering - user access and roles, segregation of duties, and - key interfaces and reports. ⢠Test checked the IT application controls for design and operating effectiveness for the audit period; ⢠Performed testing to determine that IT application controls that underwent changes, followed the standard change management process; ⢠Test checked controls over the IT infrastructure covering user access (including privilege users), data center; ⢠Performed procedures around Cybersecurity and COVID-19 to determine the impact (if any) on financial statements. |
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Managementâs and Board of Directorsâ Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Corporation''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134 (5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Corporation in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
I nformation Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorsâ Report Thereon
The Corporation''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Director''s report and Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A) report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditors'' report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
assets of the Corporation and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Corporation''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Corporation
or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Corporation''s financial reporting process. Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Corporation has adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
⢠Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures in the Standalone financial statements made by Management and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Corporation''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Corporation to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the
standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (the ''Order'') issued by the Central Government in terms
such unclaimed dividend could not be transferred as the depository participant confirmed to the Corporation that the aforesaid equity shares were not available in the demat accounts of the respective shareholders; and
iv. the disclosures regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made in these standalone financial statements since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2021.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors'' Report under Section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Corporation to its Directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any Director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
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of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the ''Annexure A'', a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Corporation so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c) the Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) in our opinion, the aforesaid sta ndalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
e) on the basis of the written representations received from the Directors as on 31 March 2021 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors are disqualified as on 31 March 2021 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act; and
f) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Corporation and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in ''Annexure B''.
B. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. the Corporation has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2021 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer note 40 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. the Corporation has recognised provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer note 7.1 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Corporation during the year ended 31 March 2021. Whilst the Corporation transferred the unclaimed dividend, 2,148 underlying equity shares relating to
Mar 31, 2019
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of HDFC Bank Limited (âthe Bankâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2019, the Profit and Loss Account, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as well as the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required for banking companies and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Bank as at March 31, 2019, its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Bank in accordance with the âCode of Ethicsâ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2019. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsâ section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Identification of Non-performing advances and provisioning of advances: |
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Advances constitute a significant portion of the Bankâs assets and the quality of these advances is measured in terms of ratio of Non-Performing Advances (âNPAâ) to the gross advances of the Bank. The Bankâs net advances constitute 65.84 % of the total assets and the gross NPA ratio of the Bank is 1.36% as at March 31, 2019. The Reserve Bank of Indiaâs (âRBIâ) guidelines on Income recognition and asset classification (âIRACâ) prescribe the prudential norms for identification and classification of NPAs and the minimum provision required for such assets. The Bank is also required to apply its judgement to determine the identification and provision required against NPAs by applying quantitative as well as qualitative factors. The risk of identification of NPAs is affected by factors like stress and liquidity concerns in certain sectors. The provisioning for identified NPAs is estimated based on ageing and classification of NPAs, recovery estimates, value of security and other qualitative factors and is subject to the minimum provisioning norms specified by RBI. Additionally, the Bank makes provisions on exposures that are not classified as NPAs including advances in certain sectors and identified advances or group advances that can potentially slip into NPA. These are classified as contingency provisions. The Bank has detailed its accounting policy in this regard in Schedule 17- Significant accounting policies under note C- 2 Advances. Since the identification of NPAs and provisioning for advances require significant level of estimation and given its significance to the overall audit, we have ascertained identification and provisioning for NPAs as a key audit matter. |
The audit procedures performed, among others, included: - Considering the Bankâs policies for NPA identification and provisioning and assessing compliance with the IRAC norms. - Understanding, evaluating and testing the design and operating effectiveness of key controls (including application controls) around identification of impaired accounts based on the extant guidelines on IRAC. - Performing other procedures including substantive audit procedures covering the identification of NPAs by the Bank. These procedures included: - Considering testing of the exception reports generated from the application systems where the advances have been recorded. - Considering the accounts reported by the Bank and other Banks as Special Mention Accounts (âSMAâ) in RBIâs central repository of information on large credits (CRILC) to identify stress. - Reviewing account statements and other related information of the borrowers selected based on quantitative and qualitative risk factors. - Performing inquiries with the credit and risk departments to ascertain if there were indicators of stress or an occurrence of an event of default in a particular loan account or any product category which need to be considered as NPA. Examining the early warning reports generated by the Bank to identify stressed loan accounts. - Holding specific discussions with the management of the Bank on sectors where there is perceived credit risk and the steps taken to mitigate the risks to identified sectors. With respect to provisioning of advances, we performed the following procedures: - Gained an understanding of the Bankâs process for provisioning of advances. - Tested on a sample basis the calculation performed by the management for compliance with RBI regulations and internally laid down policies for provisioning. - For loan accounts, where the Bank made provisions which were not classified as NPA, we reviewed the Bankâs assessment for these provisions. |
Evaluation of open tax litigations (Direct and Indirect Tax) |
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The Bank has material open tax litigations including matters under dispute which involve significant judgment to determine the possible outcome of these disputes. Since the assessment of these open tax litigations requires significant level of judgement, we have included this as a key audit matter. |
- Gained an understanding of the Bankâs process for determining tax liabilities and the tax provisions. - Involved direct and indirect tax specialists to understand the evaluation of likelihood and level of liability for significant tax risks after considering legal precedence, other rulings and new information in respect of open tax positions as at reporting date. - Agreed underlying tax balances to supporting documentation, including correspondence with tax authorities. - Assessed the disclosures within the standalone financial statements in this regard. |
Information Technology (âITâ) Systems and Controls |
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The reliability and security of IT systems plays a key role in the business operations of the Bank. Since large volume of transactions are processed daily, the IT controls are required to ensure that applications process data as expected and that changes are made in an appropriate manner. These systems also play a key role in the financial accounting and reporting process of the Bank. Due to the pervasive nature and complexity of the IT environment we have ascertained IT systems and controls as a key audit matter. |
- For testing the IT general controls, application controls and IT dependent manual controls, we involved IT specialists as part of the audit. The team also assisted in testing the accuracy of the information produced by the Bankâs IT systems. - Tested the design and operating effectiveness of the Bankâs IT access controls over the information systems that are critical to financial reporting. We tested IT general controls (logical access, change management and aspects of IT operational controls). This included testing that requests for access to systems were appropriately reviewed and authorized. - Tested the Bankâs periodic review of access rights. We inspected requests of changes to systems for appropriate approval and authorisation. We considered the control environment relating to various interfaces, configuration and other application layer controls identified as key to the audit. - In addition to the above, the design and operating effectiveness of certain automated controls that were considered as key internal controls over financial reporting were tested. - Tested compensating controls and performed alternate procedures, where necessary. In addition, understood where relevant, changes made to the IT landscape during the audit period and tested those changes that had a significant impact on financial reporting. |
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Bankâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information received by us comprises the information included in the Basel III - Pillar 3 disclosures and graphical representation of financial highlights (but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs reports thereon), which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, and Annual Report, which is expected to be made available to us after that date.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we have obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those Charged with Governance.
Responsibilities of Management and those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Bankâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, cash flows of the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in so far as they apply to the Bank and guidelines and directions issued by Reserve Bank of India from time to time.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Bank and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Bankâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Charged with Governance are also responsible for overseeing the Bankâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Bank has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bankâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those Charged with Governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those Charged with Governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those Charged with Governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Other Matter
The comparative financial statements of the Bank for the corresponding year ended March 31, 2018 were audited by a predecessor auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those financial statements on April 21, 2018.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
2. As required by sub section (3) of section 30 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 , we report that:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our audit and have found them to be satisfactory;
b. The transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice, have been within the powers of the Bank; and
c. The financial accounting systems of the Bank are centralized and therefore, accounting returns for the purpose of preparing standalone financial statements are not required to be submitted by its branches; we have visited 237 branches for the purpose of our audit.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Bank so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account, the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 to the extent they are not inconsistent with the accounting policies prescribed by RBI;
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2019 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Bank with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 1â to this report;
g. In our opinion, the entity being a banking company, the remuneration to whole-time directors during the year ended March 31, 2019 has been paid by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 35B(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; and
h. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Bank has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note C17 of Schedule 17, Note 16 (d) of Schedule 18 and Schedule 12 - Contingent liabilities in the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Bank has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note C17 of Schedule 17, Note 10 and 16 (d) of Schedule 18 forming part of the standalone financial statements; and
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Bank.
ANNEXURE 1 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HDFC BANK LIMITED
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
To the Members of HDFC Bank Limited
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of HDFC Bank Limited (âthe Bankâ) as of March 31, 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Bank for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Bankâs Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Bank considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Bankâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Bankâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Bank has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Bank considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firmâs Registration No.: 301003E/E300005
per Sudhir Soni
Mumbai Partner
April 20, 2019 Membership No.: 41870
Mar 31, 2018
Independent Auditor''s Report
To the Members of HDFC Bank Limited
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of HDFC BANK LIMITED (âthe Bankâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Bank''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006, as amended, in so far as applicable to banks (âAccounting Standardsâ), other accounting principles generally accepted in India and the Guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.
In conducting our audit, we have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Bank''s preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Bank''s Directors, and evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Accounting Standards and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Bank as at 31st March, 2018, and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act and Section 30 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, based on our audit, we report to the extent applicable that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit and found them to be satisfactory.
b) In our opinion, the transactions of the Bank which have come to our notice have been within the powers of the Bank.
c) As explained in paragraph 2 below, the financial accounting systems of the Bank are centralized and, therefore, accounting returns are not required to be submitted by the Branches.
d) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Bank so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
e) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
f) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act, as applicable to Banks.
g) On the basis of the written representations received from the Directors of the Bank as at 31st March, 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as at 31st March, 2018 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
h) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Bank and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Bank''s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Bank has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements;
ii. The Bank has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Bank.
2. We report that during the course of our audit we performed select relevant procedures at 111 branches. Since the Bank considers its key operations to be automated, with the key applications largely integrated to the core banking systems, it does not require its branches, to submit any financial returns. Accordingly our audit is carried out centrally at the Head Office and Central Processing Units, based on the necessary records and data required for the purposes of the audit being made available to us.
ANNEXURE âAâ TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORâS REPORT
(Referred to in paragraph 1.h under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report of even date)
Report on the Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of HDFC BANK LIMITED (âthe Bankâ) as at 31st March, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Bank for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Bank''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Bank considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to Bank''s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India. Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Bank''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting were established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Bank''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and other applicable regulations. A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Bank has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Bank considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No. 117365W)
Porus B. Pardiwalla
Mumbai Partner
April 21, 2018 (Membership No. 40005)
Mar 31, 2017
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of HDFC BANK LIMITED (âthe Bankâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Bankâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, in so far as applicable to banks, and the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone financial statements based on our audit.
In conducting our audit, we have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the standalone financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant to the Bankâs preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Bankâs Directors, and evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Bank as at 31st March, 2017, and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act and Section 30 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, based on our audit, we report to the extent applicable that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit and found them to be satisfactory.
b) In our opinion, the transactions of the Bank which have come to our notice have been within the powers of the Bank.
c) As explained in paragraph 2 below, the financial accounting systems of the Bank are centralised and, therefore, accounting returns are not required to be submitted by the Branches.
d) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Bank so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
e) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
f) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, as applicable.
g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as at 31st March, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as at 31st March, 2017 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
h) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Bank and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Bankâs internal financial controls over financial reporting.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Bank has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements;
ii. The Bank has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Bank.
2. We report that during the course of our audit we performed select relevant procedures at 85 branches. Since the Bank considers its key operations to be automated, with the key applications largely integrated to the core banking systems, it does not require its branches, to submit any financial returns. Accordingly our audit is carried out centrally at the Head Office and Central Processing Units, based on the necessary records and data required for the purposes of the audit being made available to us.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Chartered Accountants
(Firmâs Registration No. 117365W)
Porus B. Pardiwalla
Partner
(Membership No. 40005)
Mumbai
April 21, 2017
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
HDFC BANK LIMITED ("the Bank"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
31 March, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Bank''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in
Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to
the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Section 29
of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, accounting principles generally
accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under
Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 in so far as they apply to banks and the guidelines issued
by the Reserve Bank of India. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Bank and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and
application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation
and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are
operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the
accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting
and auditing standards, and matters which are required to be included
in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made
thereunder.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant
to the Bank''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true
and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on whether the Bank has in place an adequate internal financial
controls system over financial reporting and the operating
effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of the accounting estimates made by the Bank''s Directors and evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone
financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949; the
Companies Act, 2013 in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India, of the state of affairs of the Bank as at 31 March, 2015 and its
profit and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Other Matter
The audit of standalone financial statements of the Bank for the year
ended 31 March, 2014 was carried out by the previous auditors of the
Bank.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Section 30 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the
purposes of our audit and found them to be satisfactory.
(b) In our opinion, the transactions of the Bank which have come to our
notice have been within the powers of the Bank.
(c) As explained in paragraph 2 below, the financial accounting systems
of the Bank are centralised and therefore, accounting returns are not
required to be submitted by the Branches.
(d) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Bank so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
(e) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(f) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements
comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the
Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31 March, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on 31 March, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Bank has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements - Refer Schedule 17/C-17
and Schedule 18 Note 15 (b) and Note 15 (c) to the financial
statements;
ii. The Bank has made provision, as required under the applicable law
or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on
long- term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Schedule
17/C-17 and Schedule 18 Note 15 to the financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be
transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Bank.
2. We report that during the course of our audit we have performed
select relevant procedures at 26 branches. Since the Bank considers
its key operations to be automated, with the key applications largely
integrated to the core banking systems, it does not require its
branches, to submit any financial returns. Accordingly our audit is
carried out centrally at the Head Office and Central Processing Units
based on the necessary records and data required for the purposes of
the audit being made available to us.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Firm''s Registration No. 117365W)
Zubin Shekary
Partner
(Membership No.48814)
Mumbai
April 23, 2015
Mar 31, 2013
1 We have audited the accompanying financial statements of HDFC Bank
Limited (''the Bank''), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March
2013 and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement
for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2 Management is responsible for preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Bank in accordance with
provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with
Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 and circulars and guidelines
issued by the Reserve Bank of India from time to time. This
responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of
internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
3 Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the Bank
including its branches and central processing units in accordance with
Standards on Auditing (''the Standards'') issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply
with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatements.
4 An audit involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Bank''s preparation and fair
presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
5 We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6 In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon give the information required by the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 as well as the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner
so required for banking companies and give a true and fair view in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India :
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Bank as at 31 March 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Bank for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Bank for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7 The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement have been drawn up in accordance with the provisions of
Section 29 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
8 We report that :
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit and have found them to be satisfactory;
(b) the transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice, have
been within the powers of the Bank;
(c) during the course of our audit we have visited 23 branches. Since
the key operations of the Bank are completely automated and the key
applications are integrated with the core banking systems, the audit is
carried out centrally as all the necessary records and data required
for the purposes of our audit are centrally available therein.
9 In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent they are not inconsistent with
the accounting policies prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
10 We further report that :
(i) the Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss dealt with
by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(ii) the financial accounting systems of the Bank are centralised and,
therefore, accounting returns are not submitted by the branches;
(iii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Bank so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
(iv) on the basis of written representations received from the
Directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
Director is disqualified as on 31 March 2013 from being appointed as a
Director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
For B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Registration No. : 101248W
N Sampath Ganesh
Partner
Membership No. : 042554
Mumbai
April 23, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of HDFC Bank Limited ('the
Bank') as at 31 March 2012 and also the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, annexed thereto
for the year ended on that date. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Bank's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statements presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss have been drawn
up in accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 read with Section 211(1), (2) and (3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
We report that:
a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit and have found them to be satisfactory;
b) in our opinion, the transactions of the Bank, which have come to our
notice, have been within the powers of the Bank; and
c) the returns received from the offices and branches of the Bank have
been found adequate for the purposes of our audit.
In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India including Accounting
Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the
accounting policies prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
We further report that:
a) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account and returns;
b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Bank so far as appears from our examination of those books;
c) on the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 31 March 2012, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the director is disqualified as on 31 March 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the said financial statements together with
the notes thereon give the information required by the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 as well as the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner
so required for banking companies and give a true and fair view in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Bank as at 31 March 2012;
b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Bank for the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Bank for the year ended on that date.
For B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No: 101248W
N Sampath Ganesh
Partner
Membership No: 042554
Mumbai
18 April, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of HDFC Bank Limited (Ãthe
BankÃ) as at 31 March 2011 and also the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, annexed thereto for the
year ended on that date. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the BankÃs management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatements. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statements presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up in
accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 read with Section 211(1), (2) and (3C) of the Companies Act,
1956.
We report that :
a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of our
audit and have found them to be satisfactory;
b) in our opinion, the transactions of the Bank, which have come to our
notice, have been within the powers of the Bank; and
c) the returns received from the offices and branches of the Bank have
been found adequate for the purposes of our audit.
In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India including Accounting
Standards referred to in subsection (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956, to the extent they are not inconsistent with the
accounting policies prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
We further report that :
a) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account and returns;
b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Bank so far as appears from our examination of those books;
c) as per information and explanation given to us, the Central
Government has till date, not prescribed any cess payable under Section
441A of the Companies Act, 1956;
d) on the basis of written representations received from the directors,
as on 31 March 2011, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we
report that none of the director is disqualified as on 31 March 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the said financial statements together with
the notes thereon give the information required by the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949 as well as the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner
so required for banking companies and give a true and fair view in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in India:
a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Bank as at 31 March 2011;
b) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Bank for the year ended on that date; and
c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Bank for the year ended on that date.
For B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
FirmÃs Registration No: 101248W
Akeel Master
Partner
Membership No: 046768
Mumbai
18 April, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of HDFC Bank Limited (Ãthe
BankÃ) as at 31 March 2010 and also the Profit and Loss Account of the
Bank and the Cash Flow statement annexed thereto for the year ended on
that date. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
BankÃs management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement(s). An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles and significant estimates made by
the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up in
accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 read with Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.
We report that :
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary for the purpose of the
audit and found them to be satisfactory.
(b) In our opinion the transactions of the Bank, which have come to our
notice have been within the powers of the Bank.
(c) The returns received from Bahrain branch have been found adequate
for the purposes of our audit.
In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, in so far
as they apply to the Bank and are not inconsistent with the accounting
policies prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India.
We further report that :
(a) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account of the Bank.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Bank so far as appears from our examination of those
books.
(c) As per the information and explanations given to us the Central
government has, till date, not prescribed any cess payable under
Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956.
(d) On the basis of the written representation received from the
directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as at 31 March, 2010 from being appointed as
a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section 1 of Section 274 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the said accounts together with the notes
thereon give the information required by the Banking Regulation Act,
1949 as well as the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so required for
the banking companies and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India :
(a) In the case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Bank
as at 31 March 2010;
(b) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Rs. in Ã000
As at As at
31-Mar-10 31-Mar-09
SCHEDULE 12 - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
I. Claims against the bank not
acknowledged as debts - Taxation 5,903,698 5,694,200
II. Claims against the bank not
acknowledged as debts - Others 88,810 456,475
III. Liability on account of
outstanding forward exchange
contracts 2,281,083,550 2,338,927,663
IV. Liability on account of
outstanding derivative
contracts 2,230,978,616 1,533,722,300
V. Guarantees given on behalf
of constituents - in India 94,818,797 76,353,601
VI. Acceptances, endorsements
and other obligations 128,152,628 93,873,829
VII. Other items for which the
Bank is contingently liable 49,488,945 10,788,817
Total 4,790,515,044 4,059,816,885
For Haribhakti & Co.
Chartered Accountants
FRN No. 103523W
Shailesh V. Haribhakti
Partner
Membership No. 30823
Mumbai
24 April 2010