Mar 31, 2023
IFCI Limited
Report on the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended on that date and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 Companies Act 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015 as amended, (âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2023, and its Loss, total comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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 (SAâs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of Standalone Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âthe ICAIâ) 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 made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidences obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our audit opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter:
1. We draw attention to Note No. 39 of the financial statements regarding change in accounting policy towards de-recognition of interest income on Stage 3 assets. Accordingly, the interest income is lower by '' 209.50 Crores (net of ECL) for the reporting period.
2. We draw attention to Note No. 41, where the valuation of the investments in subsidiary companies has been considered on the basis of financial results for the quarter ended 31st December 2022.
3. We draw attention to Note No. 54 where the Capital Risk Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) stands at (-) 70.66% as on 31.03.2023, below the RBI stipulated guideline vide circular dated 31st May, 2018 (RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18).
4. In a certain case, it was observed that one party has appointed the company as itâs advisor/consultant for assisting and preparation of their proposal under SDF (Sugar Development Fund) scheme of Government of India (GOI). However, company is also acting as nodal agency/agent of government for independently carrying out various due diligence procedures on application received by nodal ministry under SDF Scheme. Notwithstanding express approval from GOI, the action of assisting/coaching an applicant into preparation of documents/
project reports on commercial terms, and simultaneously conducting due diligence on behalf of GOI, severely undermines the creditability of the proposals appraised by the company, and comprises the independent position of the company.
5. The company has informed us vide letter dt. 01.11.2022 received from nodal ministry that case specific data for SDF (Sugar Development Fund) Scheme may not be shared with auditors. Accordingly, same is not reviewed by us.
6. The company has informed us that as per communication received from nodal ministry towards PLI (Production Linked Incentive) schemes, files and documents shall not be made available to the auditors, hence we have not reviewed the same.
Our Opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
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 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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
1. |
Impairment of Loan Assets - |
Our Audit Procedure |
Expected Credit Loss (ECL1 [Refer Note No. 53 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] The most significant areas where we identified greater levels of management judgment are: ⢠ECL model-Impairment loss measurement requires use of statistical models to estimate the Probabilities of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD) and Exposure at Default (EAD). These models are key driver to measure ECL. ⢠Individually assessed classification of various Stages - the carrying value of loans and advances to borrowers may be materially misstated if individual impairments are not appropriately identified and estimated. The effect of these matters is that, as part of our risk assessment, we determined that the value of ECL 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. |
includes: We have obtained an understanding of the guidelines as specified in Ind AS 109 âFinancial Instrumentsâ, various regulatory updates and the Companyâs internal instructions and procedures in respect of the expected credit loss and adopted the following audit procedures: 1. Evaluation and understanding of the key internal control mechanisms with respect to the loan assets, assessment of the loan impairment including assessment of relevant data quality, and review of the real data entered. 2. Verification/review of documentations, operations/performance of Loan asset accounts, on test check basis of the large and stressed loan assets, to ascertain any overdue, unsatisfactory conduct or weakness in any loan asset account. 3. Review of the reports of the internal audit and any other audit/inspection mechanisms to ascertain |
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
In the event of any improper application of assumptions, the carrying value of loan assets could be materially misstated either individually or collectively. In view of the significance of the amount of loan assets in the standalone Financial Statements, the impairment of loan assets thereon has been considered as Key Audit Matter in our audit. |
the loan assets having any adverse indication/ comments, and review of the control mechanisms of the Company to ensure the proper classification of such loan assets and expected credit loss thereof. 4. The accuracy of critical data elements input into the system used for computation of PD and LGD. 5. The completeness and accuracy of data flows from source systems into the ECL calculation. 6. Independent assessment of all Loan assets based on IRACP norms of RBI. Our results: We considered the credit impairment charge and provision recognized and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
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2. |
Valuation of financial |
Our Audit Procedure |
instruments at Fair Value [Refer Note No. 52 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] Company enters into derivative contracts in accordance with RBI guidelines to manage its currency and interest rate risk. These derivative contracts are categorized at FVTPL and certain derivative contracts are designated under cash flow hedge (Hedge Accounting). We consider the valuation of the derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting as a key audit matter due to its material exposure and the fact that the inappropriate application of these requirements could lead to a material effect on the income statement. |
includes: We involved our team to review the managementâs underlying assumptions in estimating the fair valuation arrived at for those financial derivative contracts and the possible outcome of the underlying contracts accruing any profit or loss to the company. Our team also considered general market practices and other underlying assumptions in arriving at such fair valuation of the financial derivative contracts as outstanding/pending for settlement as on March 31, 2023. Assessing whether the financial statement disclosures appropriately reflect the Companyâs exposure to derivatives valuation risks with reference to the requirements of the prevailing accounting standards and Reserve Bank of India Guidelines. |
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
Our results: We did not find any material misstatement in measuring derivative contracts at fair value and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
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3. |
Valuation of investments in |
Our Audit Procedure |
Subsidiaries and Associates The carrying value of the Companyâs investment in subsidiaries represents 2.01 times of the Companyâs total net worth. Due to the materiality of the investment in the context of the parent Companyâs financial statements and the market risk related with recoverability of investments, this was considered to be the area of focus during the course of Companyâs audits Hence, it was considered as a key Audit matter in our Report. |
includes: Review of financial statements of all subsidiaries and associates. Our results: We did not find any material risk in recoverability of the investments and the valuation of the investments has been done on fair value. |
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4. |
Assessment of Information |
Our Audit Procedure |
Technology (IT) The key financial accounting and reporting processes are highly dependent on the automated controls over the Companyâs IT systems. There is a risk that improper segregation of duties or user access management controls (in relation to key financial accounting and reporting systems) may undermine our ability to place some reliance thereon in our audit. We have considered this as key audit matter as any control lapses, validation failures, incorrect input data and wrong extraction of data may result in wrong reporting of data to the management and regulators. |
includes: Evaluated sample of key controls operating over the information/input in relation to financial accounting and reporting systems. Our results: We did not find any material deficiencies as per our analysis of reports emanating from IT systems on Financial Accounting and reporting. |
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Companyâs Board of Directors and Management is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information obtained at the date of this auditorâs report, but does not include the standalone financial statements, consolidated financial statements and our auditorâs 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 during
the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs 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 and financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flow and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
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 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 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 entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company 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 Companyâs 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 Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
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 financial statements of the current period 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âAâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure âBâ, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-directions (Part A and Part B, respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 and the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of change in Equity 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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) As per notification number G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Section 164(2) of the Act regarding the disqualifications of Directors is not applicable to the Company, since it is a Government Company
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure âCâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs Internal Financial Control over financial reporting.
g) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with the requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, since it is a government company, the provision of section 197 of the Act is not applicable to the company as per GSR 463 (E) dated June 05, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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, 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 as at 31st March 2023 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note No. 35.2 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company has made appropriate adjustment in the Profit & Loss Account, as required under the applicable law and accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note No. 52 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 Company.
iv. a) The Management has represented to us that, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share
premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company(âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. There has been no dividend declared or paid by the company during the year under audit.
vi. Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company with effect from April 1, 2023, and accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.
For M/s M. K. Aggarwal & Co.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No: 01411N
CA Atul Aggarwal Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 099374
Date: May 25, 2023 UDIN: 23099374BGSEQO5773
Mar 31, 2022
Report on the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of EFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2022, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended on that date and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 Companies Act 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015 as amended, (âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2022, and its Loss, total comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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 (SAâs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements"section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âthe ICAIâ) 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 made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidences obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter:
1. We draw attention to Note No. 39 of the financial statements regarding change in accounting policy towards non-recognition of interest income on Stage 3 assets. Accordingly, the interest income is lower by ? 248.03 Crores (net of ECL) for the reporting period.
2. We draw attention to Note No. 40, regarding the entityâs impact of COVID-19 pandemic on its financial statements.
3. We draw attention to Note No. 41, where the valuation of the investments in subsidiary companies has been considered on the basis of financial results for the quarter ended 31st December 2021.
4. We draw attention to Note No. 54 where the Capital Risk Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) stands at (-) 64.85% as on 31.03.2022, below the RBI stipulated guideline vide circular dated 31st May, 2018 (RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18).
Our Opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our
opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
s. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
1. |
Impairment of Loan Assets - |
Our Audit Procedure |
Expected Credit Loss (ECL) [Refer Note No. 53 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] The most significant areas where we identified greater levels of management judgment are: ⢠ECL model-impairment loss measurement requires use of statistical models to estimate the Probabilities of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD) and Exposure at Default (EAD). These models are key driver to measure ECL. ⢠Individually assessed classification of various Stages - the carrying value of loans and advances to borrowers may be materially misstated if individual impairments are not appropriately identified and estimated. The effect of these matters is that, as part of our risk assessment, we determined that the value of ECL 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. In the event of any improper application of assumptions, the carrying value of loan assets could be materially misstated either individually or collectively. In view of the significance of the amount of loan assets in the standalone Financial Statements, the impairment of loan assets thereon has been considered as Key Audit Matter in our audit. |
includes: We have obtained an understanding of the guidelines as specified in Ind AS 109 âFinancial Instrumentsâ, various regulatory updates and the Companyâs internal instructions and procedures in respect of the expected credit loss and adopted the following audit procedures: 1. Evaluation and understanding of the key internal control mechanisms with respect to the loan assets, assessment of the loan impairment including assessment of relevant data quality, and review of the real data entered. 2. Verification/review of documentations, operations/performance of Loan asset accounts, on test check basis of the large and stressed loan assets, to ascertain any overdue, unsatisfactory conduct or weakness in any loan asset account. 3. Review of the reports of the internal audit and any other audit/inspection mechanisms to ascertain the loan assets having any adverse indication/ comments, and review of the control mechanisms of the Company to ensure the proper classification of such loan assets and expected credit loss thereof. 4. The accuracy of critical data elements input into the system used for computation of PD and LGD. 5. The completeness and accuracy of data flows from source systems into the ECL calculation. 6. Independent assessment of all Loan assets based on IRACP norms of RBI. |
s. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
Our results; We considered the credit impairment charge and provision recognized and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
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2. |
Valuation of financial |
Our Audit Procedure |
instruments at Fair Value [Refer Note No. 52 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] Company enters into derivative contracts in accordance with RBI guidelines to manage its currency and interest rate risk. These derivative contracts are categorized at FVTPL and certain derivative contracts are designated under cash flow hedge (Hedge Accounting). We consider the valuation of the derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting as a key audit matter due to its material exposure and the fact that the inappropriate application of these requirements could lead to a material effect on the income statement. |
includes: We involved our team to review the managementâs underlying assumptions in estimating the fair valuation arrived at for those financial derivative contracts and the possible outcome of the underlying contracts accruing any profit or loss to the company. Our team also considered general market practices and other underlying assumptions in arriving at such fair valuation of the financial derivative contracts as outstanding/pending for settlement as on March 31, 2022s. Assessing whether the financial statement disclosures appropriately reflect the Companyâs exposure to derivatives valuation risks with reference to the requirements of the prevailing accounting standards and Reserve Bank of India Guidelines. Our results: We did not find any material misstatement in measuring derivative contracts at fair value and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
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3. |
Valuation of investments in Subsidiaries and Associates The carrying value of the Companyâs investment in subsidiaries represents 2.83 times of the Companyâs total net worth. Due to the materiality of the investment in the context of the parent Companyâs financial statements and the market risk related with recoverability of investments, this was considered to be the area of focus during the course of Companyâs audits Hence, it was considered as a key Audit matter in our Report. |
Our Audit Procedure |
includes: Review of financial statements of all subsidiaries and associates. Our results: We did not find any material risk in recoverability of the investments and the valuation of the investments has been done on fair value. |
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
4. |
Assessment of Information |
Our Audit Procedure |
Technology (IT) The key financial accounting and reporting processes are highly dependent on the automated controls over the Companyâs IT systems. There is a risk that improper segregation of duties or user access management controls (in relation to key financial accounting and reporting systems) may undermine our ability to place some reliance thereon in our audit. We have considered this as key audit matter as any control lapses, validation failures, incorrect input data and wrong extraction of data may result in wrong reporting of data to the management and regulators. |
includes: Evaluated sample of key controls operating over the information/input in relation to financial accounting and reporting systems. Our results: We did not find any material deficiencies as per our analysis of reports emanating from IT systems on Financial Accounting and reporting. |
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Companyâs Board of Directors and Management is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information obtained at the date of this auditorâs report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs 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 during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs 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 and financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flow and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
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 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 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 entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company 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 Companyâs ability to continue as agoing 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 Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the 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.
Erom the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âAâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure âBâ, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-directions (Part A and Part B, respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 and the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of change in Equity 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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) As per notification number G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Section 164(2) of the Act regarding the disqualifications of Directors is not applicable to the Company, since it is a Government Company
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure âCâ. Our report express an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs Internal Financial Control over financial reporting.
g) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with the requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, since it is a government company, the provision of section 197 of the Act is not applicable to the company as per GSR 463 (E) dated June 05, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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, 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 as at 31st March 2022on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note No. 35.2 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company has made appropriate adjustment in the
Profit & Loss Account, as required under the applicable law and accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note No. 52 to the financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Rind by the Company.
iv. a) The Management has represented to us that, to
the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company(âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries, b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (âRinding
Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Rinding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. There has been no dividend declared or paid by the company during the year under audit.
For M/s M. K. Aggarwal & Co.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No: 01411N
CA Atul Aggarwal
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 099374
Date: May 28, 2022 UDIN: 22099374AJUVXQ2993
Mar 31, 2021
To the Members of IFCI Limited
Report on the Audit of Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2021, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended on that date and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of Significant Accounting Policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the âStandalone Financial Statementsâ).
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 Companies Act 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended, (âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2021, and its Loss, total comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the changes in equity 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 (SAâs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of Standalone Financial Statementsâsection of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âthe ICAIâ) 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 made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidences obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
1. We draw attention to Note No. 38, regarding the reversal of âInterest charged on Interestâ related to Moratorium period
i.e. 1st March, 2020 to 31st August, 2020.
2. We draw attention to Note No. 39, with regard to full impairment allowance on fraud accounts, in terms of RBI guidelines.
3. We draw attention to Note No. 40, regarding change in accounting policy towards de-recognition of income on certain Stage-3 assets. Consequently, the loss for the year is higher by ''613.71 Crores (net of ECL provision of ''833.38 Crores) and loan assets are lower by ''1447.08 Crores.
4. We draw attention to Note No. 41, regarding the entityâs impact of COVID-19 pandemic on its financial results.
5. We draw attention to Note No. 42, where the valuation of the investments in subsidiary companies has been considered on the basis of limited review of financial statement for the quarter ended 31st December, 2020.
6. The Capital Risk Adequacy Ratio (CRAR) stands at (-) 10.81% as on 31.03.2021, below the RBI stipulated guideline vide circular dated 31st May, 2018 (RBI/2017-18/181 DNBR (PD) CC.No.092/03.10.001/2017-18).
Our Opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key
audit matters to be communicated in our report-
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
1. |
Impairment of Loan Assets -Expected Credit Loss (ECL) [Refer Note No. 53 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] The most significant areas where we identified greater levels of management judgment are: ⢠ECL model-Impairment loss measurement requires use of statistical models to estimate the Probabilities of Default (PD), Loss Given Default (LGD) and Exposure at Default (EAD). These models are key driver to measure ECL. ⢠Individually assessed classification of various Stages - the carrying value of loans and advances to borrowers may be materially misstated if individual impairments are not appropriately identified and estimated. The effect of these matters is that, as part of our risk assessment, we determined that the value of ECL 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. In the event of any improper application of assumptions, the carrying value of loan assets could be materially misstated either individually or collectively. In view of the significance of the amount of loan assets in the standalone Financial Statements, the impairment of loan assets thereon has been considered as Key Audit Matter in our audit. |
Our Audit Procedure includes: We have obtained an understanding of the guidelines as specified in Ind AS 109 âFinancial Instrumentsâ, various regulatory updates and the Companyâs internal instructions and procedures in respect of the expected credit loss and adopted the following audit procedures: 1. Evaluation and understanding of the key internal control mechanisms with respect to the loan assets, assessment of the loan impairment including assessment of relevant data quality, and review of the real data entered. 2. Verification / review of documentations, operations / performance of Loan asset accounts, on test check basis of the large and stressed loan assets, to ascertain any overdue, unsatisfactory conduct or weakness in any loan asset account. 3. Review of the reports of the internal audit and any other audit/inspection mechanisms to ascertain the loan assets having any adverse indication/ comments, and review of the control mechanisms of the Company to ensure the proper classification of such loan assets and expected credit loss thereof. 4. The accuracy of critical data elements input into the system used for computation of PD and LGD. 5. The completeness and accuracy of data flows from source systems into the ECL calculation. 6. Independent assessment of all Loan assets based on IRACP norms of RBI. Our results: We considered the credit impairment charge and provision recognized and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
S. No. |
Key Audit Matters |
How our matter was addressed in the audit |
2. |
Valuation of financial instruments at Fair Value [Refer Note No. 52 to the Standalone Financial Statements read with accounting policy No. 6(b)] Company enters into derivative contracts in accordance with RBI guidelines to manage its currency and interest rate risk. These derivative contracts are categorized at FVTPL and certain derivative contracts are designated under cash flow hedge (Hedge Accounting). We consider the valuation of the derivative financial instruments and hedge accounting as a key audit matter due to its material exposure and the fact that the inappropriate application of these requirements could lead to a material effect on the income statement. |
Our Audit Procedure includes: We involved our team to review the managementâs underlying assumptions in estimating the fair valuation arrived at for those financial derivative contracts and the possible outcome of the underlying contracts accruing any profit or loss to the company. Our team also considered general market practices and other underlying assumptions in arriving at such fair valuation of the financial derivative contracts as outstanding/pending for settlement as on March 31, 2021. Assessing whether the financial statement disclosures appropriately reflect the Companyâs exposure to derivatives valuation risks with reference to the requirements of the prevailing accounting standards and Reserve Bank of India Guidelines. Our results: We did not find any material misstatement in measuring derivative contracts at fair value and the related disclosures to be acceptable & satisfactory. |
3. |
Valuation of investments in Subsidiaries and Associates The carrying value of the Companyâs investment in subsidiaries represents 56% of the Companyâs total net worth. Due to the materiality of the investment in the context of the parent Companyâs financial statements and the market risk related with recoverability of investments, this was considered to be the area of focus during the course of Companyâs audits. Hence, it was considered as a key Audit matter in our Report. |
Our Audit Procedure includes: Review of financial statements of all subsidiaries and associates. Our results: We did not find any material risk in recoverability of the investments and the valuation of the investments has been done on fair value. |
4. |
Assessment of Information Technology (IT) The key financial accounting and reporting processes are highly dependent on the automated controls over the Companyâs IT systems. There is a risk that improper segregation of duties or user access management controls (in relation to key financial accounting and reporting systems) may undermine our ability to place some reliance thereon in our audit. We have considered this as key audit matter as any control lapses, validation failures, incorrect input data and wrong extraction of data may result in wrong reporting of data to the management and regulators. |
Our Audit Procedure includes: Evaluated sample of key controls operating over the information/input in relation to financial accounting and reporting systems. Our results: We did not find any material deficiencies as per our analysis of reports emanating from IT systems on Financial Accounting and reporting. |
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report thereon
The Companyâs Board of Directors and Management is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information obtained at the date of this auditorâs report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs 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 during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. 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 Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Companyâs 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 and financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flow and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 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 entityâs 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 entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of 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 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company 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 Companyâs 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 Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the 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 financial statements of the current period 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure âAâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure âBâ, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-directions (Part A and Part B,
respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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 Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of change in Equity 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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
(e) As per Notification Number G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Section 164(2) of the Act regarding the disqualifications of Directors is not applicable to the Company, since it is a Government Company;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure âCâ. Our report express an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs Internal Financial Control over financial reporting;
(g) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with the requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, since it is a government company, the provision of section 197 of the Act is not applicable to the Company as per GSR 463 (E) dated June 05, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
(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, 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 as at 31st March, 2021 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note No. 35.2 to the financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made appropriate adjustment in the Profit & Loss Account, as required under the applicable law and accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note No. 52 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 Company.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No: 01411N
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 099374
Date: June 28, 2021 UDIN: 1099374AAAAEP6095
Mar 31, 2018
INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
To the Members of IFCI Limited
Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Managementâs Responsibility for the 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 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 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.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 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. 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 auditorâs 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 financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the 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 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 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 March 31, 2018, its loss and its cash flow for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note No 33 of the standalone financial statements related to change in appropriation policy of the company regarding amount recovered from borrowers which has resulted in increase of net loss by Rs,32.17 crore.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure I a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure II, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-directions (Part A and Part
B, respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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 Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss 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;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 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 over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure III; 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 financial statements - Refer Note No. 25.1 to the financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law and accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note No. 26 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 Company.
(iv) The Company has not provided disclosures in its financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the financial year 2017-18, being not applicable.
Annexure I referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for leased plant and machinery having gross block of Rs,197.92 crore which have been fully depreciated in the earlier years.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the management at all its office in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(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 immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company is a Non-Banking Financial Company, accordingly it does not hold any inventory. Thus, paragraph 3(ii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iii) According to the information provided 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 mentioned under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, investments, guarantees and security covered under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. The provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable on the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.
(v) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(vi) According to the information provided and explanation given to us, maintenance of cost records by the Company has not been prescribed by the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. Thus, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, employeeâs state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, goods and service tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. There are no outstanding statutory dues existing as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the day they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no amounts due as on March 31, 2018 in respect of income tax or sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or goods and service tax or duty of customs or duty of excise or value added tax or cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute other than those indicated below:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of disputed dues |
Amount crore) |
Year to which demand relates |
Forum, where dispute is pending |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax] # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
10.83 |
FY 2004-05 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
3.63 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
1.12 |
FY 2005-06 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, Bangalore |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.59 |
FY 2006-07 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
1.80 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi $ |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
1.61 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
MP Commercial Tax Act, 1994 |
Sales Tax on Lease Transactions |
0.01 |
Board of Revenue (Commercial Transactions Tax Tribunal) Gwalior, M.P |
# Stay order has been received against the amount disputed and not deposited
$ Appeal filed on May 17, 2018
(viii) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to a financial institution or bank or Government or dues to debenture holders.
(ix) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, no moneys have been raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and the term loans raised from different banks during the year were applied for the purposes for which those are raised.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us and to the best of our knowledge and belief, no fraud by or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and in terms of GSR 463 (E) dated June 05, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the provisions of Section 197 pertaining to managerial remuneration do not apply to a government company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xi) of the Order is not applicable.
(xii) In our opinion and 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 based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable Accounting Standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has allotted 3,39,55,85 7 equity shares of Face Value of ''10 each, at a premium of ''19.45 per share, to the Government of India on Preferential Basis, on March 31, 2018. The requirement of Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with and the amount raised have been used for the purposes for which the funds were raised.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them.
(xvi) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company is registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Company has been granted certificate of registration to commence/carry on the business of non-banking financial institution without accepting pubic deposits on August 18, 2009 vide Registration No. B-14.00009.
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Whether the Company has clear title/ lease deed for freehold and leasehold respectively? If not please state the area of freehold and lease hold land for which title/ lease deeds are not available? |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, the Company has clear title/ lease deeds for freehold and leasehold land, respectively. |
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2. |
Whether there are any cases of waiver/ write off of debtors/ loans/ interest etc., If yes, the reason there for and amount involved. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, case(s) of waiver/ write-off of debts/ loan/ interest etc., are as under: |
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No. of Cases |
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A. |
Write-off/ Technical write-off of loans |
7 |
460.77 |
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B. |
Debtors write-offs |
2 |
1.19 |
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It was informed that the waiver/ write-off is decided on case to case basis with due assessment of the possibility of recovery/realization in each case considering the available security, status of the borrower/investee and pending litigation. The outstanding in technical write-offs/ waiver cases was fully provided for in the books of accounts to the extent of the amount of write-off/ waiver |
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3. |
Whether proper records are maintained for inventories lying with third parties & assets received as gift/ grant(s) from the Govt. or other authorities. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company: (a) Being a Non-Banking Financial Institution, there is no involvement of any inventories; (b) The Company has not received any gift/ grants(s) from government or any other authorities during the year. Therefore, no records are required to be maintained for inventories lying with third parties & assets received as gift/ grant(s) from the Govt. or other authorities. |
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Investments Whether the titles of ownership in respect of CGS/ SGS/ Bonds/ Debentures etc. are available in physical/de-mat form and these, in aggregate, agree with the respective amounts shown in the Companyâs books of accounts? If not, details may be stated. |
According to the information and explanations provided by the Company and based on audit procedures performed by us, the titles of ownership in respect of CGS/ SGS/ Bonds/ Debentures, etc. are available in physical/de-mat form and these, in aggregate, agree with the respective amounts shown in the Companyâs books of accounts, except for the cases mentioned below: (a) Where shares are lying in De-mat or physical form but not accounted for in the books of accounts to the extent identified on test check basis. |
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Sl. No. |
Company Name |
Mode |
No. of shares |
||||||
1. |
ACC Ltd. |
Demat |
80 |
||||||
2. |
Reliance Industries Ltd |
Demat |
4,664 |
||||||
3. |
Tata Motors Limited |
Demat |
600 |
||||||
4. |
Tata Steel Limited |
Demat |
300 |
||||||
5. |
Asian Hotels (East) Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
6. |
Asian Hotels (North) Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
7. |
Asian Hotels (West) Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
8. |
Bengal & Assam Company Ltd |
Demat |
23 |
||||||
9. |
Bhilwara Technical Textiles Ltd |
Demat |
958 |
||||||
10. |
Birla Precision Technology Ltd |
Demat |
13 |
||||||
11. |
Cimmco Ltd |
Demat |
24,550 |
||||||
12. |
Coromandel International Ltd |
Demat |
69,220 |
||||||
13. |
E I D Parry (India) Ltd. |
Demat |
430 |
||||||
14. |
Eveready Industries India Ltd. |
Demat |
200 |
||||||
15. |
Excel Glasses Ltd |
Demat |
50 |
||||||
16. |
Gabriel India Ltd., Parwanoo |
Demat |
3,500 |
||||||
17. |
GKW Ltd |
Demat |
110 |
||||||
18. |
Graphite India Ltd |
Demat |
366 |
||||||
19. |
Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd |
Demat |
275 |
||||||
20. |
HEG Ltd |
Demat |
1,785 |
||||||
21. |
Hi-Tech Gears Ltd |
Demat |
2,700 |
||||||
22. |
Indian Metals & Ferro-Alloys Ltd. |
Demat |
89 |
||||||
23. |
ITC Ltd |
Demat |
67 |
||||||
24. |
J.K. Cement Ltd |
Demat |
20 |
||||||
25. |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd |
Demat |
1,125 |
||||||
26. |
National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd |
Demat |
130 |
||||||
27. |
Ponni Sugars & Chemicals Ltd |
Demat |
64,800 |
||||||
28. |
Rainbow Denim Ltd |
Demat |
40 |
||||||
29. |
Rajasthan Spg & Wvg Mills Ltd |
Demat |
383 |
||||||
30. |
Reliance Capital Ltd |
Demat |
223 |
||||||
31. |
Reliance Communications Ltd |
Demat |
4,482 |
||||||
32. |
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd |
Demat |
335 |
||||||
33. |
Reliance Power Ltd |
Demat |
1,120 |
||||||
34. |
SRF Polymers Ltd |
Demat |
150 |
||||||
35. |
Tata Power Co. Ltd |
Demat |
900 |
||||||
36. |
Titagarh Wagons Ltd. |
Demat |
25 |
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Reply |
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Company Name |
Mode |
No. of shares |
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37. |
Ultratech Cement Ltd |
Demat |
100 |
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38. |
Winsome Textile Industries Ltd |
Demat |
200 |
||
39. |
Zenith Ltd |
Demat |
38 |
||
40. |
Aditya Birla Capital Ltd |
Demat |
194 |
||
41. |
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Limited |
Demat |
483 |
||
42. |
Banswara Syntex Limited |
Demat |
100 |
||
43. |
Core Education & Technologies Ltd |
Demat |
3 |
||
44. |
Era Infra Engineering Ltd |
Demat |
27 |
||
45. |
Grasim Industries Limited |
Demat |
139 |
||
46. |
Indian Seamless Enterprises |
Demat |
1,028 |
||
47. |
Jaykay Enterprises Limited |
Demat |
100 |
||
48. |
Kama Holdings Limited |
Demat |
150 |
||
49. |
Reliance Home Finance Ltd |
Demat |
223 |
||
50. |
Western India Shipyard Ltd |
Demat |
30 |
||
51. |
Ansal Hotel |
physical |
47,27,750 |
||
52. |
Aryavastra Plywoods Ltd. |
physical |
60,000 |
||
53. |
Bhilwara Processors |
physical |
2,09,998 |
||
54. |
Biotech Synergy |
physical |
4,40,000 |
||
55. |
BR Foods |
physical |
3,50,000 |
||
56. |
Cimmco Ltd. |
physical |
2,860 |
||
57. |
DCM Shree Ram |
physical |
16,016 |
||
58. |
Depro Foods |
physical |
1,320 |
||
59. |
Essar Coated Steel Ltd. |
physical |
7,53,000 |
||
60. |
Excelsior Plants Co. Ltd. |
physical |
51,998 |
||
61. |
Flower and Tissue India Ltd. |
physical |
5,00,000 |
||
62. |
Ganesh Benzoplast Ltd. |
physical |
38,88,889 |
||
63. |
Gian Agra Industries Ltd. |
physical |
1,995 |
||
64. |
Globe United |
physical |
3,958 |
||
65. |
Golden Polymarbles Ltd. |
physical |
3,80,000 |
||
66. |
Hind Food Ltd. |
physical |
3,00,000 |
||
67. |
Hindal Co. India |
physical |
116 |
||
68. |
Jauss Polymers Ltd. |
physical |
11,000 |
||
69. |
JCT Ltd. |
physical |
5,00,315 |
||
70. |
JK Paper Limited |
physical |
27,813 |
||
71. |
Kinzle India Samay Ltd. |
physical |
1,23,400 |
||
72. |
Maharastra Steel Ltd. |
physical |
2,995 |
||
73. |
MM Polytex Ltd. |
physical |
1,00,000 |
||
74. |
Modi Alkalies and Chemicals |
physical |
7,84,590 |
||
75. |
Mohta Electro Steel |
physical |
18,361 |
||
76. |
MP Plywood |
physical |
25,000 |
||
77. |
Naina Semiconductor Ltd |
physical |
5,09,481 |
||
78. |
ORDe Textiles |
physical |
20,000 |
||
79. |
Orrissa Synthetics Ltd. |
physical |
100 |
||
80. |
Oshi Foods Ltd. |
physical |
2,10,000 |
||
81. |
Perfect Drugs Ltd. |
physical |
4,00,000 |
||
82. |
Pratibha Syntex Ltd. |
physical |
12,50,000 |
||
83. |
Punjab Fibre Ltd. |
physical |
87,076 |
||
84. |
Punsuni Frine and Components Ltd. |
physical |
2,20,000 |
||
85. |
Saurashtra Chemicals Ltd. |
physical |
11,07,024 |
||
86. |
Shama Forge |
physical |
24,863 |
||
87. |
Shama Forge (Pref Shares) |
physical |
7,495 |
||
88. |
Siel Ltd. |
physical |
3,36,348 |
||
89. |
Siel Sugar Ltd. |
physical |
300 |
||
90. |
Standard Woolens |
physical |
50,000 |
||
91. |
Tridev Duplex Board Pvt. Ltd. |
physical |
2,00,000 |
||
92. |
Tripati Woolens |
physical |
59,789 |
||
93. |
Usha Forging and Stamping |
physical |
45,000 |
||
94. |
Usha Forging and Stamping (Pref Shares) |
physical |
1,968 |
||
95. |
Usha Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd. |
physical |
2,783 |
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As per management, with some exceptions, these shares have been transferred by the Company in the past and the beneficiaries did not get these shares transferred owing to various reasons. The historical values of the above shares are not ascertainable. |
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(b) Where shares are accounted in the books of Account but are not available in Demat or physical form, to the extent identified on test check basis. |
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Company Name |
No. of shares |
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1. |
Ajanta Textiles Ltd (Pref Shares) |
38,219 |
||
2. |
BST Mfg. Ltd (Pref Shares) |
9,920 |
||
3. |
Chemco Steels Ltd |
5,00,000 |
||
4. |
Digvijay Synthetics Ltd (Pref Shares) |
1,70,000 |
||
5. |
Echon Industries Ltd |
14,00,000 |
||
6. |
G.R. Solvents & Allied Industries Ltd |
1,25,000 |
||
7. |
Graham Firth Steel Products (I) Ltd |
3 |
||
8. |
Hermonite Associates Ltd |
1,30,000 |
||
9. |
Hindustan Agro Chemicals Ltd |
19,300 |
||
10. |
I C Textiles Ltd (Pref Shares) |
9,52,394 |
||
11. |
Lml Ltd (Pref Shares) |
21,50,912 |
||
12. |
Minerva Holding Ltd |
120 |
||
13. |
Modern Syntex (I) Ltd |
60,00,000 |
||
14. |
Morepen Laboratories Ltd (Pref Shares) |
87,373 |
||
15. |
Munak Chemicals Ltd |
6 |
||
16. |
Nutech Packaging Ltd |
5,25,000 |
||
17. |
OCM India Ltd |
5,89,743 |
||
18. |
Parasrampuria Synthetics Ltd (Pref Shares) |
13,89,450 |
||
19. |
Poddar Udyog Ltd (Pref Shares) |
18,000 |
||
20. |
Pooja Granites And Marbles Pvt Ltd |
2,76,000 |
||
21. |
Prag Bosmi Synthetics Ltd (Pref Shares) |
26,14,577 |
||
22. |
Punj Steel Machine Tools Pvt Ltd (Pref Shares) |
1,50,000 |
||
23. |
Regency Hospitals Ltd |
11,123 |
||
24. |
Samcor Glass Ltd |
20,00,000 |
||
25. |
Shree Maheswar Hydel Power Company Ltd. |
83,87,028 |
||
26. |
Southern Wind Farms Pvt. Ltd. |
1,00,000 |
||
27. |
Steel & Allied Products Ltd (Pref Shares) |
5,980 |
||
28. |
Triveni Metal Tubes Ltd (Pref Shares) |
449 |
||
29. |
Vegepro Foods & Feeds Ltd (Pref Shares) |
10,00,000 |
||
30. |
West Bengal Consultancy Orgn. Ltd |
12,700 |
||
31. |
Yuil Measure (I) Ltd (Pref Shares) |
39,500 |
||
2. |
Loans In respect of provisioning requirement of all restructured, rescheduled, renegotiated loan-whether a system of periodical assessment of realisable value of securities available against all such loans is in place and adequate provision has been created during the year? Any deficiencies in this regard, if any, may be suitably commented upon along with financial impact. |
A system of assessment of realisable value of securities is available for loan portfolio including restructured, rescheduled, renegotiated loans and is updated on quarterly basis. However, valuation exercise is undertaken on periodical basis or, as and when warranted by the circumstances. Adequate provision has been created during the financial year. |
Annexure III referred to in paragraph 3 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements:
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 IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the 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 over financial reporting 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 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, 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 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 Companyâs 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
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 Company 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, 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
For KPMR & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No: 02504N
S M Yamin Qureshi
Place: New Delhi Partner
Date: May 23, 2018 Membership No. 081750
Mar 31, 2017
TO THE MEMBERS OF IFCI LIMITED Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the 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 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 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.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 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. 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 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 auditorâs 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 Companyâs preparation of the 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 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 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 March 31, 2017, its loss and its cash flow for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to note no 27 of the standalone financial statements related to litigation with the borrower. Pending adjudication of the matter by the Honourable Supreme Court, in the opinion of the management, no provision or adjustment is required in the books of accounts. Our report is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure I a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure II, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-directions (Part A and Part B, respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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 Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss 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;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 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 Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure III; 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 financial statements-Refer Note No. 25.1 to the financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law and accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts-Refer Note No. 26 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 Company.
(iv) The Company has provided requisite disclosures in its financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 08, 2016 to December 30, 2016-Refer Note No. 31 to the financial statements. Based on audit procedures and relying on the management representation, we report that the disclosures are in accordance with books of account maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management.
Annexure I referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for leased plant and machinery having gross block of '' 70.92 crores which have been fully depreciated in the earlier years.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the management at all its office in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. However, the policy with regard to the verification of physical assets and the periodicity thereof needs to be reviewed and approved by the Board.
(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 immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company is a Non-Banking Financial Company, accordingly it does not hold any inventory. Thus, paragraph 3(ii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iii) According to the information provided 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 mentioned under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, investments, guarantees and security covered under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. The provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable on the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.
(v) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(vi) According to the information provided and explanation given to us, maintenance of cost records by the Company has not been prescribed by the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. Thus, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeeâs state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. There are no outstanding statutory dues existing as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the day they became payable. (viii) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to a financial institution or bank or Government or dues to debenture holders.
(ix) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, no moneys have been raised by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and the term loans raised from different banks during the year were applied for the purposes for which those are raised.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us and to the best of our knowledge and belief, no fraud by or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and in terms of GSR 463 (E) dated June 05, 2015, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the provisions of Section 197 pertaining to managerial remuneration do not apply to a government company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xi) of the Order is not applicable.
(xii) In our opinion and 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 based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable Accounting Standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on 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 and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvi) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company is registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Company has been granted certificate of registration to commence/carry on the business of non-banking financial institution without accepting pubic deposits on August 18, 2009 vide Registration No. B-14.00009.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no amounts due as on March 31, 2017 in respect of income tax or sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or duty of customs or duty of excise or value added tax or cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute other than those indicated below:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of disputed dues |
Amount crore)3 |
Year to which demand relates |
Forum, where dispute is pending |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
6.98 |
FY 2004-05 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.30 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) # |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.45 |
FY 2005-06 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, Bangalore |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.56 |
FY 2006-07 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
1.73 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
Commissioner of Service Tax (Appeals), New Delhi $ |
MP Commercial Tax Act, 1994 |
Sales Tax on Lease Transactions |
0.01 |
Board of Revenue (Commercial Transactions Tax Tribunal) Gwalior, M.P |
Annexure II referred to in paragraph 2 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date of standalone financial statements Part A-Directions
Sl. No. |
Directions |
Reply |
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1. |
Whether the Company has clear title/lease deed for freehold and leasehold respectively? If not please state the area of freehold and lease hold land for which title/ lease deeds are not available? |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, the Company has clear title/lease deeds for freehold and leasehold land, respectively. |
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2. |
Whether there are any cases of waiver/write off of debtors/ loans/ interest etc., If yes, the reason there for and amount involved. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, case(s) of waiver/ write-off of debts/ loan/ interest etc., are as under: |
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Sl. No. |
Nature of Dues |
No. of Cases |
Amount (in crore) |
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A. |
Write-off/ Technical write-off of loans |
59 |
394.79 |
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B. |
Investments write-offs |
6 |
28.36 |
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C. |
Debtors write-offs |
1 |
0.41 |
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It was informed that the waiver/ write-off is decided on case to case basis with due assessment of the possibility of recovery/realization in each case considering the available security, status of the borrower/investee and pending litigation. The outstanding in technical write-offs/waiver cases was fully provided for in the books of accounts to the extent of the amount of write-off/waiver. In investment write-offs, the amount outstanding is generally fully provided for. |
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3. |
Whether proper records are maintained for inventories lying with third parties & assets received as gift/grant(s) from the Govt. or other authorities. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company: (a) Being a Non-Banking Financial Institution, there is no involvement of any inventories; (b) The Company has not received any gift/ grants(s) from government or any other authorities during the year. Therefore, no records are required to be maintained for inventories lying with third parties & assets received as gift/ grant(s) from the Govt. or other authorities. |
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Part B-Sub-Directions |
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Sub-Directions |
Reply |
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1 |
Investments Whether the titles of ownership in respect of CGS/SGS/Bonds/Debentures etc. are available in physical/ de-mat form and these, in aggregate, agree with the respective amounts shown in the Companyâs books of accounts? If not, details may be stated. |
According to the information and explanations provided by the Company and based on audit procedures performed by us, the titles of ownership in respect of CGS/SGS/Bonds/ Debentures, etc. are available in physical/de-mat form and these, in aggregate, agree with the respective amounts shown in the Companyâs books of accounts, except for the cases mentioned below where shares are lying in Demat or physical form but not accounted for in the books of accounts to the extent identified on test check basis. |
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S. No. |
Company Name |
Mode |
No of shares |
||||||
1 |
ACC Ltd. |
Demat |
160 |
||||||
2 |
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd |
Demat |
93 |
||||||
3 |
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Ltd. |
Demat |
483 |
||||||
4 |
Asian Hotels Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
5 |
Asian Hotels Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
6 |
Asian Hotels Ltd. |
Demat |
265 |
||||||
7 |
Banswara Syntex Ltd |
Demat |
100 |
||||||
8 |
Bengal & Assam Company Ltd |
Demat |
23 |
||||||
9 |
Bhilwara Technical Textiles Ltd |
Demat |
958 |
||||||
10 |
Birla Precision Technology Ltd |
Demat |
13 |
||||||
11 |
Cimmco Ltd |
Demat |
24,550 |
||||||
12 |
Coromandel International Ltd |
Demat |
69,220 |
||||||
13 |
E I D Parry (India) Ltd. |
Demat |
430 |
||||||
14 |
Eveready Industries India Ltd. |
Demat |
200 |
||||||
15 |
Excel Glasses Ltd |
Demat |
50 |
||||||
16 |
Gabriel India Ltd., Parwanoo |
Demat |
3,500 |
||||||
17 |
Gkw Ltd |
Demat |
110 |
||||||
18 |
Graphite India Ltd |
Demat |
366 |
||||||
19 |
Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd |
Demat |
275 |
||||||
20 |
Heg Ltd |
Demat |
1,785 |
||||||
21 |
Hi-Tech Gears Ltd |
Demat |
2,700 |
||||||
22 |
Indian Metals & Ferro-Alloys Ltd. |
Demat |
89 |
||||||
23 |
ITC Ltd |
Demat |
67 |
||||||
24 |
J.K. Cement Ltd |
Demat |
20 |
||||||
25 |
Jaykay Enterprises Ltd. |
Demat |
100 |
||||||
26 |
Larsen & Toubro Ltd |
Demat |
750 |
||||||
27 |
National Organic Ch. Industries Ltd |
Demat |
130 |
||||||
28 |
Ponni Sugars & Chemicals Ltd |
Demat |
64,800 |
||||||
29 30 |
Rainbow Denim Ltd Rajasthan Spg & Wvg Mills Ltd |
Demat Demat |
40 383 |
||||||
31 |
Reliance Capital Ltd |
Demat |
6 |
||||||
32 |
Reliance Capital Ltd |
Demat |
217 |
||||||
33 |
Reliance Communications Ltd |
Demat |
4,482 |
||||||
34 |
Reliance Industries Ltd |
Demat |
2,332 |
||||||
Sl. No. |
Sub-Directions |
Reply |
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S. No. |
Company Name |
Mode |
No of shares |
||
35 |
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd |
Demat |
10 |
||
36 |
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd |
Demat |
325 |
||
37 |
Reliance Power Ltd |
Demat |
34 |
||
38 |
Reliance Power Ltd |
Demat |
1,086 |
||
39 |
SRF Polymers Ltd |
Demat |
150 |
||
40 |
Tata Motors Ltd. |
Demat |
420 |
||
41 |
Tata Motors Ltd. |
Demat |
180 |
||
42 |
Tata Power Company Ltd |
Demat |
900 |
||
43 |
Tata Steel Ltd |
Demat |
300 |
||
44 |
Titagarh Wagons Ltd. |
Demat |
25 |
||
45 |
Ultra Tech Chem Company Ltd |
Demat |
100 |
||
46 |
Winsome Textile Industries Ltd |
Demat |
200 |
||
47 |
Zenith Ltd |
Demat |
38 |
||
48 |
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd |
Physical |
4,000 |
||
49 |
Kama Holdings Ltd |
Demat |
150 |
||
50 |
The Hi-Tech Gears Ltd |
Demat |
2,700 |
||
51 |
Era Infra Engineering Ltd |
Demat |
27 |
||
52 |
Western India Shipyard Ltd |
Demat |
30 |
||
53 |
Indian Seamless Enterprises Ltd |
Demat |
1,028 |
||
As per management, above shares have been transferred by the Company in the past and the beneficiaries did not get these shares transferred owing to various reasons. The historical values of the above shares are not ascertainable. |
Annexure III referred to in paragraph 3 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements 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 IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the 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 over financial reporting 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 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, 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 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 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 Companyâs 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 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 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 Company 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, 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
For ASA & ASSOCIATES LLP For KPMR & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
FRN: 009571N/N500006 FRN: 02504N
Parveen Kumar S M Yamin Qureshi
Partner Partner
M. No. 088810 Membership No. 081750
Place : New Delhi
Date : May 19, 2017
Mar 31, 2016
TO THE MEMBERS OF IFCI LIMITED Report on the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementsâ Responsibility for the 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 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 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.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorsâ 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 there under.
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 auditorsâ 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 Companyâs preparation of the 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 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 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 March 31, 2016, its profit and its cash flow for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to note number 28 of the standalone financial statements related to litigation with the borrower. Pending adjudication of the matter by the Honourable Supreme Court, in the opinion of the management, no provision or adjustment is required in the books of accounts. Our report is not modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor Report) Order, 2016 (the Order.) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Subsection (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure I a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we enclose herewith, as per Annexure II, our report for the Company on the directions and sub-direction (Part A and B, respectively) issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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 Accounts 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 and the Statement of Profit and Loss dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of accounts;
(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;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016 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 Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure III; and
(g) 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 Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note No. 25.1 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company 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 No. 25.3 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 Company.
Annexure I referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets, except for leased
plant and machinery having gross block of Rs. 70.92 crore which have been fully depreciated in the earlier years.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the management at all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According to the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. However, the policy with regard to the verification of physical assets and the periodicity thereof needs to be reviewed and approved by the Board.
(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 immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company is Non-Banking Financial Company, accordingly it does not hold any inventory. Thus, paragraph 3(ii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iii) According to the information provided 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 mentioned under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, investments, guarantees and security covered under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. The provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable on the Company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.
(v) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(vi) According to the information provided and explanation given to us, maintenance of cost records by the Company has not been prescribed by the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. Thus, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information provided and explanations given to us, the company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, employee s state insurance, income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and any other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. There are no outstanding statutory dues existing as at the last day of the financial year for a period of more than six months from the day they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no amounts due as on March 31, 2016 in respect of income tax or sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or duty of customs or duty of excise or value added tax or cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute other than those indicated below:
Name of the Statute |
Nature of disputed dues |
Amount (? crore)2 |
Year to which demand relates |
Forum, where dispute is pending |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax)# |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
6.98 |
FY 2004-05 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax)# |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.30 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax)# |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.45 |
FY 2005-06 to FY 2007-08 |
CESTAT, Bangalore |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.56 |
FY 2006-07 to FY 2010-11 |
An appeal is to be filed before CESTAT, New Delhi |
Finance Act, 1994 (Service Tax) |
Service Tax and Penalty demanded |
0.89 |
FY 2008-09 to FY 2010-11 |
Commissioner of Service Tax, New Delhi |
MP Commercial Tax Act, 1994 |
Sales Tax on Lease Transactions |
0.01 |
Board of Revenue (Commercial Transactions Tax Tribunal) Gwalior, M.P. |
Annexure II referred to in paragraph 2 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date of standalone financial statements:
Part A - Directions
Sl. No. |
Directions |
Reply |
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1. |
Whether the Company has clear title/lease deed for freehold and leasehold respectively? If not please state the area of freehold and leasehold land for which title/lease deeds are not available? |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, the Company has clear title/lease deeds for freehold and leasehold land, respectively. |
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2. |
Whether there are any cases of waiver/write off of debtors/loans/interest etc., If yes, the reason there of an amount involved. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, case(s) of waiver/ write-off of debts/loan/interest etc., are as under: |
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Sl. No. |
Nature of Dues |
No. of Cases |
Amount (in crore) |
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A. |
Write-off/Technical write-off of loans |
28 |
441.08 |
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B. |
Investments write-offs |
232 |
119.40 |
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It was informed that the waiver/write-off is decided on case to case basis with due assessment of the possibility of recovery/realization in each case considering the available security, status of the borrower/investee and pending litigation. The outstanding in technical write-offs/wavier cases was fully provided for in the books of accounts to the extent of the amount of write-off/waiver. In investment write-offs, the amount outstanding is generally fully provided for. |
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3. |
Whether proper records are maintained for inventories lying with third parties & assets received as gift/grant(s) from the Govt. or other authorities. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company: (a) Being a Non-Banking Financial Institution, there is no involvement of any inventories; (b) The Company has not received any gift/grant(s) from government or any other authorities during the year. |
Part B - Sub-Directions
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Sub-Directions |
Reply |
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1. |
Employee Benefits: Independent verification may be made of information/inputs furnished to Actuary, viz., number of employees, average salary, retirement age and assumptions made by the Actuary regarding discount rate, future cost increase, mortality rate, etc., for arriving at the provision for liability of retirement benefits, viz., gratuity, leave encashment, post-retirement medical benefits etc. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, independent verification has been made of information/inputs furnished to Actuary, viz., number of employees, average salary, retirement age and assumptions made by the Actuary regarding discount rate, future cost increase, mortality rate, etc., for arriving at the provision for liability of retirement benefits, viz., gratuity and leave encashment. As informed to us, there are post-retirement medical benefits. |
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2. |
Investments: Whether the titles of ownership in respect of CGS/SGS Bonds/Debentures etc. are available in physical or de-mat form and these, in aggregate, agree with the respective amounts shown in the Company Rs.s books of accounts? if not, details may be stated. |
According to the information and explanations provided to us by the Company, the following bonds/debentures, owned by the Company, were not available in physical/de-mat form, having been transferred to the repo buyer under repo transactions, within the extant guidelines of Reserve Bank of India: |
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Bond Issuer Company |
Quantity |
Amount (Rs. crore) |
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1. |
Air India Ltd (Series 1) [9.841 27-Sep-26 |
159 |
17.39 |
||
2. |
Damodar Valley Corporation Ltd [8.691 25-Mar-28 |
2000 |
209.00 |
||
3. |
Food Corporation of India (Series V-B) [8.81 22-Mar-28 |
465 |
46.50 |
||
4. |
India Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (Ser V-A) [8.441 10-May-23 |
1100 |
110.00 |
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5. |
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (Ser V-B) [8.491 10-May-28 |
940 |
94.00 |
||
6. |
Mahanagar Telepone Nigam Ltd [8.571 28-Mar-23 |
400 |
40.00 |
||
7. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-F) [7.93] 20-May-22 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
8. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-G) [7.931 20-May-23 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
9. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-H) [7.931 20-May-24 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
10. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-I) [7.931 20-May-25 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
11. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-J) [7.931 20-May-26 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
12. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-K) [7.931 20-May-27 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
13. |
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (XLIII Issue-L) [7.931 20-May-28 |
150 |
15.00 |
||
14. |
8.06% REC (Series 115) 31 May 2023 |
850 |
85.00 |
||
15. |
10% Reliance Capital Ltd (F Series B-264) 03-Nov-17 |
100 |
10.05 |
||
16. |
10% Reliance Capital Ltd (F Series B-272) 20-Dec-17 |
370 |
37.19 |
Annexure III referred to in paragraph 3 of Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on standalone financial statements:
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 IFCI Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the 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 over financial reporting 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.
Auditorâs Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs 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, 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 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 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 Companyâs 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 authorizations 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 control 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 Company 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, 2016, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
For ASA & Associates LLP Parveen Kumar For KPMR & Associates S M Yamin Qureshi
Chartered Accountants Partner Chartered Accountants Partner
FRN: 009571N/N500006 Membership No. 088810 FRN: 02504N Membership No. 081750
Place : New Delhi
Date : May 28, 2016
Mar 31, 2015
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
IFCI Limited ("the Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss, 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 The Company''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
Company in accordance with the 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. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for
safeguarding of 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
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 Company''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 Company has in place an adequate internal
financial control 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 Company''s Directors, as well as
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 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 March 31, 2015, its profit and its cash flow for the year
ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2015 (''the
OrdeF) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
Sub-Section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure I a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, we
enclose herewith, as per Annexure II, our report for the Company on the
directions issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
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 Accounts 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 and the Statement of Profit and Loss dealt with
by this report are in agreement with the books of accounts.
(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.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act.
(f) 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 Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note No. 25.1 to
the financial statements;
ii. The Company 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 No.
25.3 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
Company.
Annexure I referred to in paragraph 1 of Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets,except for leased plant and machinery having gross block of Rs.
70.92 crore (PY - Rs. 70.92 crore) which have been fully depreciated.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the management at
all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According
to the information and explanation given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification. However, the policy
with regard to the verification of physical assets and the periodicity
thereof needs to be reviewed and approved by the Board.
(ii) The Company is a Systemically Important Non-Banking Financial
Company, accordingly it does not hold any inventory. Thus, paragraph
3(ii) of the Order is not applicable.
(iii) According to the information provided and explanations given to
us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register mentioned
under Section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(iv) The present ERP of the company requires up-gradation and
Information Systems audit to test the designing and effectiveness of
the automated controls. Except as above, in our opinion and according
to the information and explanations given to us, generally there is an
adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the
company and nature of its business, for the purchase of fixed assets
and for the sale of services. In our opinion and according to the
information and explanations given to us, there is no continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system.
(v) According to the information provided and explanations given to us,
the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
year within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(vi) According to the information provided and explanation given to us,
maintenance of cost records by the Company has not been prescribed by
the Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Thus, paragraph 4(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
(vii) (a) According to the information provided and explanations
given to us, the company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including provident fund, employee''s state, income tax,
sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise,
value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to
it with the appropriate authorities. There are no outstanding statutory
dues existing as at the last day of the financial year for a period of
more than six months from the day they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
were no amounts due as on March 31, 2015 in respect of income tax or
sales tax or wealth tax or service tax or duty of customs or duty of
excise or value added tax or cess which have not been deposited on
account of any dispute other than those indicated below:
Name of the Nature of Amount Year to which
Statute disputed dues (Rs. )* demand
relates
Finance Act, Service Tax 70,233,120 FY 2005-06 to
1994(Service and Penalty FY 2007-08
Tax)# demanded
Finance Act, Service Tax 3,048,230 FY 2008-09 to
1994 (Service and Penalty FY 2009-10
Tax) demanded
Finance Act, Service Tax 4,534,112 FY 2005-06 to
1994 (Service and Penalty FY 2007-08
Tax) demanded
Finance Act, Service Tax 5,957,624 FY 2006-07 to
1994 (Service and Penalty FY 2008-09
Tax) demanded
MP Sales Tax 60,000
Commercial on Lease
Tax Act, 1994 Transactions
Name of the Forum, where
Statute dispute is
pending
Finance Act, CESTAT, Delhi
1994(Service
Tax)#
Finance Act, CESTAT, Delhi
1994 (Service
Tax)
Finance Act, CESTAT,
1994 (Service Bangalore
Tax)
Finance Act, Commissioner
1994 (Service of Service Tax,
Tax) Chennai
MP Board of
Commercial Revenue
Tax Act, 1994 (Commercial
Transactions
Tax Tribunal)
Gwalior, M.P
* net of amount deposited under protest
# Stay order has been received against the amount disputed and not
deposited
(c) According to the information provided and explanations given to us,
the amount required to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made there under has been
transferred to such fund within time.
(viii) There are no accumulated losses at the end of the financial year
and the Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit report and in the immediately preceding financial
year.
(ix) According to the information provided and explanations given to
us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution or bank or debenture holders.
(x) According to the information provided and explanations given to us,
the Company has given guarantees for loans taken by others, Performance
Guarantees and Letters of Comforts for subsidiaries and others. The
terms and conditions of these guarantees and Letters of Comfort are not
prima facie prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information provided and
explanations given to us, the term loans availed by the Company were
applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.
(xii) During the year, the company has reported fraud by one of its
borrower company where the borrower has induced the company to
reschedule its outstanding loan facilities on false assurances and
forged documents by inflating the value of security by Rs. 81 crore.
For ASA & Associates LLP For ANDROS & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
FRN: 009571N/N500006 FRN: 008976N
Parveen Kumar Puneet Gupta
Partner Partner
Membership No. 088810 Membership No. 093714
Place : New Delhi
Date : May 26, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statement of IFCI Limited
("the Company") which comprises of the Balance Sheet as at 31st March,
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.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
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 ("the Act"). 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
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 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.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and 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 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.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
as 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 31st March, 2014;
(b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
company for the year ended on that date.
Report on other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order'') issued by the Central Government of India as amended by the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004, in terms of Sub -
Section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give, based on the
information and explanation given to us, a statement in the Annexure on
the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of that Order.
2. 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 accounts 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, 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, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
referred to in Sub - Section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956;
(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 Companies Act, 1956;
(f) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which the cess is to be paid under Section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor has it issued any Rules under the said Section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
The Company is a Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and the Clause
(ii) (a, b, c); (iii) (b, c, d, f, g) and (xiii) (a, b, c, d) of
Companies (Auditors Report) Order 2003 or not applicable and hence no
opinion on these have been expressed.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the Management at
all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According
to the information and explanation given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification. However, the policy
with regards to the verification of phyiscal assets and the periodicity
thereof needs to be reviewed and approved by the Board.
(c) The Company did not dispose off any substantial part of fixed
assets during the year that may affect the going concern.
(ii) (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 Companies Act, 1956.
(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 Companies Act, 1956.
(iii) There are adequate internal control procedures commensurate with
the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of services. Further during
the course of our audit we have neither come across nor have we been
informed of any instances indicative of major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control procedures which would require corrective
actions.
(iv) (a) There are no transactions that need to be entered into a
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As there are no transactions that need to be entered into a
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
therefore, paragraph (v)(b) of the Order is not applicable.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year under Sections 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Act.
(vi) The Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the
size of the Company and nature of its business.
(vii) Clause (viii) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid Order is not
applicable to the Company since the Central Government has not
prescribed maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1)(d) of the
Companies Act, 1956 for the Company.
(viii) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees'' State Insurance,
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other statutory dues applicable to it with the
appropriate authorities. As per the information and explanation and
records made available to us there were no undisputed dues payable for
the period of more than six months form the date they became payable as
at March 31, 2014.
(b) There are no dues of Sales Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth
Tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty/Cess which have not been deposited
on account of any dispute other than those indicated below:
Name Nature of Amount Year to which Forum, where
of the the disputed (Rs.)* demand dispute is
Statute Dues relates pending
Finance Act, Service Tax 7,02,33,120 FY 2005-06 to CESTAT, Delhi
1994 and penalty FY 2010-11
(Service Tax) Demanded#
Finance Act, Service Tax 45,34,112 FY 2005-06 to CESTAT,
1994 and penalty to FY 2007-08 Bangalore
(Service Tax) Demanded
MP Commercial Sales Tax 60,000 Â Board of
Tax Act, 1994 on Lease Revenue
Transactions (Commercial
Transactions
Tax Tribunal)
Gwalior, M P
* net of amount deposited under protest
# stay order has been received against the amount disputed and not
deposited
(ix) There are no accumulated loss and the Company has not incurred any
cash loss during the financial year covered by our audit report and in
the immediately preceeding financial year.
(x) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial
institutions, banks or debenture holders.
(xi) Based on our examination of documents and records, we are of the
opinion that the Company has maintained adequate records where the
Company has granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way
of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xii) Based on our examination of the records, we are of the opinion
that proper records have been maintained of the transactions and
contracts in respect of the Company''s dealing or trading in shares,
debentures and other investments and timely entries have been made in
those records. We also report that the Company has held the shares,
securities, debentures and other investments in its own name except to
the extent of the exemption, if any, granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
(xiii) The Company has given guarantees for loans taken by others
Performance Guarantees and Letters of comforts for subsidiaries and
others. The terms and conditions of these guarantees and Letters of
comfort are not prima facie prejudicial to the interests of the
Company.
(xiv) Term loans availed by the Company were applied by the Company
during the year for the purpose for which they were obtained.
(xv) Funds raised on short term basis have not been used for long term
purpose.
(xvi) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
during the financial year to the parties and companies covered under
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xvii) The Company has issued secured tax free bonds for which creation
of charge has not been completed since the prescribed form under the
Companies Act, 2013 is yet to be notified by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs.
(xviii) The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with generally accepted
practices, in India we have neither come across any instance of fraud
on or by the Company nor, the Company has noticed and reported any such
case during the year, and accordingly the company has not informed us
of any such case.
For THAKUR, VAIDYANATH AIYAR & CO. For ANDROS & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
FRN: 000038N FRN: 08976N
V Rajaraman Brij Bhushan Garg
Partner Partner
M. No. 2705 M. No. 84865
Place : New Delhi
Date : April 29, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of IFCI Limited
("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013,
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.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
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 ("the Act"). 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
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 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.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and 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
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. 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.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the 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:
(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 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Sub-
section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. 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 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 comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
Sub-Section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956;
(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 disqualified 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 Companies Act, 1956.
For the annexure referred to in our report of even date to the Members
of IFCI Ltd (''the Company'') for the year ended on March 31, 2013; we
report that:
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records to show full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of its fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the Management at
all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According
to the information and explanation given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company did not dispose off any substantial part of fixed
assets during the year that may affect the going concern.
(ii) The nature of the Company''s business/activities/transactions does
not require it to hold inventories and as such Clause 4(ii) of the
Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 (''Order'') is not applicable.
(iii) (a) The Company has not granted loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. (b) In view of our
comment in paragraph (iii)(a) above, Clauses (iii)(b), (iii)(c) and
(iii)(d) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid Order are not applicable.
(e) The Company has not taken loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(f) In view of our comment in paragraph (iii)(e) above, Clauses
(iii)(f) and (iii)(g) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid Order are not
applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchase of inventories, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of
services. Further during the course of our audit we have neither come
across nor have we been informed of any instances indicative of major
weaknesses in the aforesaid internal control procedures which would
require corrective action. (v) (a) In our opinion, and according to
the information and explanations given to us, there are no transactions
that need to be entered into a Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. (b) In our opinion, and according to the
information and explanations given to us, as there are no transactions
that need to be entered into a Register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956, paragraph (v)(b) of the Order is not
applicable.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during
the year under Sections 58A, 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Act. Further, during the course of our audit, we have neither come
across nor have we been informed of any order passed under the
aforesaid Sections by the National Company Law Tribunal during the
year.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and nature of its business.
(viii) In our opinion, Clause (viii) of paragraph 4 of the aforesaid
Order is not applicable to the Company since the Central Government has
not prescribed maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1)(d) of
the Companies Act, 1956 for the Company.
(ix) (a) According to the books and records as produced before us and
examined by us in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices
in India and also the management''s representation, we are of the
opinion that the Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including Provident
Fund, Investor Education Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance,
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. According to the
information and explanations given to us, there are no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax,
Sales Tax, Custom Duty and Excise Duty which were outstanding as at
March 31, 2013 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(b) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues of Sales
Tax, Income Tax, Customs Duty, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Excise
Duty/Cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute other
than those indicated below:
* net of amount deposited under protest
# stay order has been received against the amount disputed and not
deposited
(x) There are no accumulated losses and the Company has not incurred
any cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit report
and in the immediately preceeding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedure and on the basis of the information
and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that
the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial
institutions, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) Based on our examination of documents and records, we are of the
opinion that the Company has maintained adequate records where the
Company has granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way
of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) We are given to understand that the provisions of any special
statute applicable to Chit Fund, Nidhi or Mutual Benefit Fund/Society
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) Based on our examination of the records, we are of the opinion
that proper records have been maintained of the transactions and
contracts in respect of the Company''s dealing or trading in shares,
debentures and other investments and timely entries have been made in
those records. We also report that the Company has held the shares,
securities, debentures and other investments in its own name except to
the extent of the exemption, if any, granted under Section 49 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
(xv) The Company has given guarantees for loans taken by subsidiaries,
joint venture companies from Banks and Financial Institutions. In our
opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us,
the terms and conditions of the guarantees are not prima facie
prejudicial to the interests of the Company considering the
relationship between the companies.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, term loans availed by the Company were prima-facie applied
by the Company during the year for the purpose for which they were
obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company,
funds raised on short term basis have prima-facie not been used for
long term investment.
(xviii)In our opinion and according to information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment of
shares to parties and companies covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
(xix) Since the Company has not issued any debentures during the year,
the question of creation of any security or charge does not arise.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of books of account carried
out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practices, we have
neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the management nor
have we been informed of such case by the management.
F o r RAY & RAY
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.301072E
Arvind Yennemadi
Partner
Place : Thiruvananthapuram
Date : May 20, 2013 Membership Regn. No.031004
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of IFCI Ltd. as at March 31,
2010 and also the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. 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.
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. 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.
As required by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003 and the
Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004 issued by the
Central Government of India in terms of Sub-Section (4A) of Section 227
of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on
the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) 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 standards referred to in Sub-Section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956.
(v) 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.
(vi) On the basis of written representations received from the
Directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors of the Company is
disqualified as on March 31, 2010 from being appointed as Director
under Section 274(1) (g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
(vii) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with
the Significant Accounting Policies and Notes thereon, give the
information required by the Companies Act, 1956 in the manner so
required and 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 profit 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 THE AUDITORS REPORT REFERRED TO IN PARA 1 OF OUR REPORT OF
EVEN DATE
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situations of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the management at
all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According
to the information and explanation given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company did not dispose off a substantial part of fixed assets
during the year. However, the Company did dispose off certain land and
buildings during the year. This has not affected the going concern.
(ii) The nature of the Company does not require it to hold inventories
and as such Clause
4(ii) of the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (Order) is not
applicable.
(iii) (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 Companies Act, 1956. As the Company has not
granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to parties listed in the
registers maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraphs (iii) (a), (b), (c) & (d) of the Order are not applicable.
(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 Companies Act, 1956. As the Company has not
taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from parties listed in the
registers maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraphs (iii) (e), (f) and (g) of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business, for the purchase of fixed assets and for sale of services.
Further, during the course of our audit we have neither come across nor
have we been informed of any continuing failure to correct major
weakness in the internal controls.
(v) (a) In our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no transactions that need to be
entered into a register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, as there are no transactions that need to be entered into
a register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraph (v) (b) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has, not accepted any public deposits and
hence, directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the
provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under are not
applicable. As per the information and explanations given to us, no
order has been passed by Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in
this respect.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during
the year by a firm of Charted Accountants appointed by the management
have been commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us the
Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under
Clause (d) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act,
1956.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company
has been generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Cess and
other material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate
authorities. There are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at
31.03.2010 for a period of more than 6 months from the date they became
payable.
(b) As at March 31, 2010, according to the records of the Company and
the information and explanations given to us, the following are the
particulars of dues on account of Income Tax/Sales Tax/Wealth
Tax/Service Tax/Custom Duty/ Excise Duty/Cess that have not been
deposited on account of disputes:
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period
to which Forum where
Statute Dues the Amount dispute
relates pending
M P
Commercial Sales Tax on Rs.60,000/- - Board of Revenue
Tax Act lease (Commercial
transactions Tax Tribunal)
M.P., Gwalior
However, according to the information and explanations given to us, the
demand against Income Tax is fully covered by way of Advance Tax,
deposited with Income Tax Authorities. (x) The Company did not have
any accumulated losses as at the end of the financial year and in the
immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank
or debenture holders, except the differential interest in respect of
certain bonds which are in the process of restructuring.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities. In our opinion, the Company
has maintained adequate documents and records in this respect.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund, nidhi, mutual benefit or a
society. Accordingly, Clause
(xiii)a. of the Order is not applicable. (xiv) (a) According to the
information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our
examination of the books of account, the Company has maintained proper
records of the transactions and contracts and timely entries have been
made therein in respect of the shares, securities, debentures and other
investments dealt with or traded by the Company.
(b) The shares, securities, debentures and other securities have been
held by the Company, in its own name except to the extent of the
exemption, if any, granted under Section 49 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from bank or financial
institutions are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interests of the
Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, term loans availed by the Company were prima-facie applied
by the Company during the year for the purpose for which they were
obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company,
funds raised on short term basis have prima-facie not been used for
long term investment.
(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 Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
(xix) As all debentures and bonds issued are unsecured, creation of
security or charge does not arise.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
(xxi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
has been noticed or reported during the year.
For CHOKSHI & CHOKSHI
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.101872W
Kanu S. Chokshi
Partner
Camp: New Delhi Membership No.17085
Date : April 30, 2010
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