Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of New Delhi Television Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements The Companyâs 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed 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 assets of the Company 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs 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 Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS 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 of the standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the standalone Ind AS 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 Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
We are also responsible to 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 entityâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in the auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by 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 Company as at 31 March 2018, its loss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Aâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 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 with reference to standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ; and
g) 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements; - Refer Note 36 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at 31 March 2018, for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company has no outstanding derivative contracts as at 31 March 2018;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company; and
iv. The disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements 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 since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2018. However, amounts as appearing in the audited standalone financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2017 have been disclosed - Refer to Note no. 40 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Annexure A referred to in our Independent Auditorâs Report of even date to the members of New Delhi Television Limited on the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which fixed assets are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance with this program, certain fixed assets were verified during the year. As informed to us the discrepancies noticed on such verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds of the immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The inventories have been physically verified by the management during the year. According to the information and explanations given to us, the procedures for physical verification of inventories followed by the management during the year are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business. As informed to us, the discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and the book records were not material and have been properly adjusted in the books of account.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of paragraph 3 (iii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any loans to any parties specified under section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, guarantees, security provided and the investments made by the Company are in compliance with section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(v) As per the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits as mentioned in the directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. Accordingly, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148 of the Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, service tax, goods and services tax, duty of customs, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited by the Company with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases pertaining to tax deducted at source, service tax and goods and services tax, As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of duty of excise.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, service tax, goods and services tax, duty of customs, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2018, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, except as stated below, there are no dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, goods and services tax, duty of customs and value added tax which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any dispute:
(Amount in Rs. million)
Name of the statue |
Nature of the dues |
Amount |
Year to which amount relates |
Forum where dispute is pending |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
0.16 |
AY 2006-07 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
3.17* |
AY 2007-08 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
599.82* |
AY 2007-08 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
101** |
AY 2008-09 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
93.74** |
AY 2008-09 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
4,289*** |
AY 2009-10 |
Honâble High Court of Delhi |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
4,368 |
AY 2009-10 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
2.18**** |
AY 2009-10 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Income-tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
2 90***** |
AY 2012-13 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
* Tax deducted at source, including interest amounting to Rs. 493.93 million for the Assessment year 2003 - 2004, 2010 - 2011 and 2015 - 2016 has been adjusted against the demand.
** Tax deducted at source, including interest amounting to Rs. 101.43 million for the Assessment year 2003 -2004, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 has been adjusted against the demand.
*** Rs. 50 million paid under protest for taking stay of demand.
**** Demands pertaining to NDTV Studios Limited, which has been merged with the Company in the financial year 2010-11. Rs. 1 million has been paid under protest against these demand.
***** Tax deducted at source, including interest amounting to Rs. 3.10 million for the Assessment year 2003-2004 has been adjusted against the demand.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to banks. The Company did not have any outstanding dues to any financial institutions, government or debenture holders during the year.
(ix) The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, there has been no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.
(xi) According to information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the managerial remuneration has been provided/ paid by the Company in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a nidhi company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Act, where applicable and the details of such transactions have been disclosed in the standalone financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him covered by Section 192 of the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Annexure B to the Independent Auditorâs Report of even date on the standalone financial statements of New Delhi Television Limited for the year ended 31 March 2018
Report on the Internal Financial Controls 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 New Delhi Television Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control with reference to standalone financial statements criteria established by the Company 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 (âICAIâ). 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 Companyâs 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.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls with reference to financial statement 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, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed 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 ICAI. 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 with reference to standalone financial statements 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 with reference to standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements, 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 standalone 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 Companyâs internal financial controls system with reference to standalone financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Standalone financial statements
A Companyâs internal financial control with reference to standalone financial statements 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 with reference to standalone financial statements 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 unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the standalone financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Standalone financial statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements, 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 with reference to standalone financial statements 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 Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system with reference to standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, based on the internal control with reference to standalone financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting, issued by the ICAI.
For B S R & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm registration number: 116231W/ W-100024
Rakesh Dewan
Place : Gurugram Partner
Date : 11 May 2018 Membership number: 092212
Mar 31, 2014
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of New Delhi
Television Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 2014, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Management is responsible for the preparation of
these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of section 211 of ''the Companies Act, 1956'' of India (the "Act")/
notified under the Companies Act, 1956 (the "Act") read with the
General Circular 15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013.
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.
Auditors'' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing and other applicable authoritative
pronouncements 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 from material misstatement.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence,
about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors'' 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 auditors consider internal control relevant to the
Company''s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements
in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity''s internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by 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 qualified audit opinion.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
6. We draw your attention to note 31 to the financial statements
regarding managerial remuneration amounting to Rs. 7.81 million paid to
certain directors of the Company during the year ended March 31, 2014
(Rs. 2.89 million paid till March 31, 2013) in excess of the limits
approved by the shareholders of the Company and hence subject to the
approval of the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the provisions
of Section 309 of the Companies Act, 1956. In the event the approvals
from its shareholders are not received, the aforesaid amounts are to be
refunded by such directors. Had these amounts been recognised as
recoverable from the director(s), the loss after taxation for the year
would have been Rs. 524.80 million as against the reported figure of
Rs. 535.50 million(Previous year Rs. 200.51 million as against the
reported figure of Rs. 203.40 million), loss per share for the year
would have been Rs. 8.14 as against the reported figure of Rs.
8.31(Previous year Rs. 3.11 as against the reported figure of Rs. 3.15)
and Current assets would have been Rs. 2,471.78 million as against the
reported figure of Rs. 2,461.08 million (Previous year Rs. 2,922.38
million as against the reported figure of Rs. 2,919.49 million).
Qualified Opinion
7. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accompanying financial statements
give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and
except for the effects of the matter referred to in Basis for Qualified
Opinion above, give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
8. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003'', as
amended by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004'',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
9. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, 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;
(b) In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter referred to in
Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, proper books of account as
required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from
our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss,
and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act/notified under the Companies Act, 1956 read with the General
Circular 15/2013 dated September 13, 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report
Referred to in paragraph 8 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of New Delhi Television Limited on the financial
statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2014
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies have been noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory [stores and spares, video tapes] has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the
provisions of Clause 4(iii)[(b),(c) and (d) /(f) and (g)] of the said
Order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in
respect of any party during the year.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of service tax, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases and
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees''
state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, customs duty,
excise duty and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the
appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us,there are no dues of sales-tax,
wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, and excise duty which have not
been deposited on account of any dispute. The particulars of dues of
income tax as at March 31, 2014 which have not been deposited on
account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount
(Rs. In millions)
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 4591
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 4,5032
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 42.17
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 0.32
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 0.28
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 91.34
Name of the Statute Period to which the amount Forum where the
Relates dispute is pending
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2008-09
(Previous Year 2007-08) CIT (Appeals)
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2009-10
(Previous Year 2008-09) Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2006-07
(Previous Year 2005-06) CIT (Appeals)
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2004-05
(Previous Year 2003-04) Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2003-04
(Previous Year 2002-03) Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assessment Year 2003-04
(Previous Year 2002-03) CIT (Appeals)
1 Tax deducted at source, including interest amounting to Rs. 310
million for Assessment Year(s) 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013- 14 adjusted
against the demand.
2 Rs. 50 million paid for taking the stay of demand.
x. The accumulated losses of the Company did not exceed fifty percent
of its net worth as at March 31, 2014 and it has incurred cash losses
in the financial year ended on that date and in the immediately
preceding financial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank as at the
balance sheet date.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company
xvi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that the company has used funds raised on short-term basis for
long-term investment. The company has obtained short term borrowings
amounting to Rs. 76.57 million on a short term basis, which has been
used for funding of losses.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Anupam Dhawan
Place of the Signature: New Delhi Partner
Date: May 08, 2014 Membership Number: 084451
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying fnancial statements of New Delhi
Television Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 2013, and the Statement of Proft and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of signifcant
accounting policies and other explanatory information, which we have
signed under reference to this report.
Management ''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company ''s Management is responsible for the preparation of
these fnancial statements that give a true and fair view of the
fnancial position, fnancial performance and cash fows of the Company in
accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of section 211 of Âthe Companies Act, 1956 '' of India (the "Act").
This responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance
of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
fnancial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors '' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fnancial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing 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 fnancial statements are free
from material misstatement.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence,
about the amounts and disclosures in the fnancial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors '' judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the fnancial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditors consider internal control relevant to the
Company ''s preparation and fair presentation of the fnancial 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 the accounting
estimates made by Management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the fnancial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffcient
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 accompanying fnancial statements give
the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Proft and Loss, of the loss for the
year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash fows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
7. As required by Âthe Companies (Auditor ''s Report) Order, 2003 '', as
amended by Âthe Companies (Auditor ''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004 '',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A)
of section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Order"), and
on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a statement on the
matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
8. As required by section 227(3) of the Act, 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;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Proft and Loss, and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Proft and Loss, and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of
the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on March 31, 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualifed as on March 31, 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
section 274 of the Act.
Annexure to Independent Auditors '' Report
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors '' Report of even
date to the members of New Delhi Television Limited on the fnancial
statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2013
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fxed
assets.
(b) The fxed assets are physically verifed by the Management according
to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of
three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
programme, a portion of the fxed assets has been physically verifed by
the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been
noticed on such verifcation.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fxed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory (stores and spares, video tapes) has been
physically verifed by the Management during the year. In our opinion,
the frequency of verifcation is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verifcation of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verifcation of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured,
to companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
4(iii) [(b),(c) and (d)] of the said Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
4(iii) [(f) and (g)] of the said Order are not applicable to the
Company.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fxed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in
respect of any party during the year.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees ''
state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax,
customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues, as
applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of sales-tax,
wealth-tax, service-tax and customs duty which have not been deposited
on account of any dispute.
X. The accumulated losses of the Company did not exceed ffty percent of
its net worth as at March 31, 2013 and it has incurred cash losses in
the fnancial year ended on that date and has also incurred cash losses
in the immediately preceding fnancial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any fnancial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual beneft fund/ societies are not applicable to the Company,
the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or fnancial institutions during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xv) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xvi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the company, we report
that the company has used funds raised on short-term basis for
long-term investment. The company has obtained borrowings amounting to
Rs.225.92 on a short term basis, which has been used for funding of
losses.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause
4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 4(xx) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xxi. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
material fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the
year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: FRN 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Anupam Dhawan
New Delhi Partner
May 09, 2013 Membership Number 084451
New Delhi Television Limited
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of New Delhi Television
Limited (the "Company") as at March 31, 2012, and the related
Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended
on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to
this report. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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. 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 Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India
in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of 'The Companies Act,
1956' of India (the 'Act') and on the basis of such checks of the
books and records of the Company as we considered appropriate and
according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in
the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5
of the Order.
4. We draw your attention to Note 36 on the financial statements
regarding managerial remuneration paid in excess of that prescribed in
the Schedule XIII to the Act, to the directors of the Company,
aggregating Rs 8.30 Millions for the year ended March 31,2010 and
aggregating Rs 4.94 Millions for the year ended March 31,2012 for which
the Company is yet to receive requisite approvals from the Central
Government. Had these excess amounts been recorded as recoverable from
directors pending receipt of approval from the Central Government, the
loss after taxation would have been Rs. 178.21 Millions as against the
reported figures Rs. 191.45 Millions (Previous year Rs.978.07 Millions
as against reported figure Rs.986.37 Millions), loss per share for the
year would have been Rs. 2.76 as against the reported figure of Rs 2.97
(Previous year Rs. 15.17 as against reported figure of Rs. 15.3) and
Current assets would have been Rs. 2,420.88 Millions as against
reported figures of Rs. 2,407.64 Millions (Previous year Rs.2,338.11
Millions as against reported figures of Rs. 2,329.81 Millions)
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, 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 purposes of
our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and
Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2012
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) 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 and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act and except for the matter
referred to in paragraph 4 above, give a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at March 31, 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Annexure to Auditors' Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors' Report of even date to
the members of New Delhi Television Limited on the financial statements
as of and for the year ended March 31, 2012
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (stores & spares, video tapes) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In our opinion,
the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, clauses (iii)(b), (iii)(c)
and (iii)(d) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor's Report)
Order, 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2004, are not applicable in the case of the Company for the current
year.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, clauses (iii)(f) and
(iii)(g) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2004, are
not applicable in the case of the Company for the current year.
4. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India vide notification dated June 3,2011
(the 'notification'), prescribed the Companies (Cost Accounting
Records) Rules, 2011, under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section
209 of the Act. Pursuant to the said notification, the Company has to
mandatorily maintain the cost accounting record. Accordingly, the
Company is in process of complying with the aforesaid notification and
has initiated necessary steps in this regard.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including
provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'
state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax,
customs duty, excise duty and other material statutory dues, as
applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, and excise duty which
have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
10. The accumulated losses of the Company did not exceed fifty percent
of its net worth as at March 31, 2012 and the Company has incurred cash
losses in the financial year ended on that date and has also incurred
cash losses in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, funds raised on a short-term basis,
aggregating Rs. 640.60 million have been used for long-term investment
in funding of losses.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year; and
does not have any debentures outstanding as at the year end.
20. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
21. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration No - FRN 007568S
Chartered accountants
Anupam Dhawan
Place of Signing: New Delhi Partner
Dated : May 3, 2012 Membership No - F 084451
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of New Delhi Television
Limited (the "CompanyÃ) as at March 31, 2011, and the related profit and
Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date
annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this report.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys
Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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. 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 Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "OrderÃ), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub- section (4A) of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956
of India (the Act) and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specifed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. We refer to note on B-14 (i) of Schedule 20 regarding managerial
remuneration amounting to Rs.8,303 thousand for the previous year being
subject to approval by the Central Government.
In the event that the Central Government approval is not received,
these amounts are to be refunded by such directors. This would then
result in the Loss after Taxation for the year to be Rs. 986,373
thousand (as against the reported fgure of Rs 986,373 thousand), Net
Current Assets to be Rs. 1,290,511 thousand (as against the reported
fgure of Rs.1,282,208 thousand) and Reserves & Surplus to be
Rs.5,138,011 thousand (as against the reported fgure of Rs. 5,129,708
thousand).
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
& 4 above, 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 purposes of
our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualifed as on March 31, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) 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 and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, and subject to the matter
referred in paragraph 4 above, give a true and fair view in conformity
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
company as at March 31, 2011; (ii) in the case of the profit and Loss
Account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and (iii) in the
case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on
that date.
Annexure to Auditors Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of New Delhi Television Limited on the financial statements for
the year ended March 31, 2011
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and
situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verifed by the Management according
to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a period of
three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the
size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verifed by
the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed of
by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory has been physically verifed by the Management
during the year.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verifcation of inventory
followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verifcation of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, frms or other parties covered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly,
clause (iii) (b), (c) & (d) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report)
Order, 2004, are not applicable in the case of the Company in the
current year.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, frms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, clause (iii) (f) & (g) of
paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as amended
by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2004, are not applicable in
the case of the Company in the current year.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of services.
Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, and according to the information and explanations given to
us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid
internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under clause (d) of sub- section (1) of Section 209 of
the Act for any of the products of the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by
us, in our opinion, the Company is regular in depositing the undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and
protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax,
wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
10. The Company has accumulated losses as at March 31, 2011 and it has
incurred cash losses in the financial year ended on that date. However,
the Company has not incurred any cash losses in the immediately
preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment except Rs. 343,195
thousand used for funding of losses.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
22. The other clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report)
Order, 2004, are not applicable in the case of the Company in the
current year, since in our opinion there is no matter which arises to
be reported in the aforesaid Order.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration No - FRN 007568S
Chartered accountants
Anupam Dhawan
Place of Signing: New Delhi Partner
Dated : May 3, 2011 Membership No - F 084451
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of New Delhi Television
Limited (the "Company") as at March 31, 2010, and the related Profit
and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that
date annexed thereto, which we have signed under reference to this
report. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys Management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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. 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 Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub- section (4A) of Section 227 of The Companies Act, 1956
of India (the Act) and on the basis of such checks of the books and
records of the Company as we considered appropriate and according to
the information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4. We refer to note onB-15 (i) of Schedule 21 regarding managerial
remuneration amounting to Rs.8,303 thousand for the current year and
Rs. 931 thousand for the previous years being subject to approval by
the Central Government.
In the event that the Central Government approval is not received,
these amounts are to be refunded by such directors. This would then
result in the Loss after Taxation for the year to be Rs. 196,860
thousand (as against the reported figure of Rs 205,163 thousand), net
current assets to be Rs. 852,281 thousand (as against the reported
figure of Rs. 843,04 7 thousand) and debit balance of Profit and Loss
Account to be Rs. 770,061 thousand (as against the reported figure of
Rs. 779,295 thousand).
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
& 4 above, 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 purposes of
our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2010
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) 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 and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, and subject to the matter
referred in paragraph 4 above give a true and fair view in conformity
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2010; (ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss
Account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and (iii) in the
case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
Annexure to Auditors Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of New Delhi Television Limited on the financial statements for
the year ended March 31, 2010
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and
situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having
regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the Management
during the year.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly,
clause (iii) (b), (c) & (d) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order, 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report)
(Amendment) Order, 2004, are not applicable in the case of the Company
in the current year.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Accordingly, clause (iii) (f) & (g) of
paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as amended
by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004, are not
applicable in the case of the Company in the current year.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of services.
Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, and according to the information and explanations given to
us, we have neither come across nor have been informed of any
continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the aforesaid
internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the maintenance
of cost records under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of
the Act for any of the products of the Company.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us,
in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing the
undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education
and protection fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax,
wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
10. The accumulated losses of the Company as at March 31, 2010 are
more than 50% of its net worth and It has not incurred any cash losses
in the financial year ended on that date. However the Company has
incurred cash loss in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank as at the
balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions of the guarantees given by the
Company, for loans taken by others from banks during the year, are not
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment except Rs 317,776
thousand used for funding of losses.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
20. During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
21. The other clause (xix) of paragraph 4 of the Companies (Auditors
Report) Order 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors Report)
(Amendment) Order, 2004,are not applicable in the case of the Company
for the year, since in our opinion there is no matter which arises to
be reported in the aforesaid Order.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration No - FRN 007568S
Chartered accountants
Anupam Dhawan
Place of Signing: New Delhi Partner
Dated : April 30, 2010 Membership No - F 084451
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