Auditor Report of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.

Mar 31, 2025

RailTel Corporation of India Limited

Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of RailTel Corporation of India Limited which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the Financial Statements") in which are incorporated the Returns for the year ended on that date for 1 branch audited by us and 3 branches audited by the branch auditors of the company.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies ( India Accounting Standards ) Rule 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025, and its net profit and other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our

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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, 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 audit addressed the key audit matter
1.	Accuracy of recognition, measurement,	Our audit approach consisted testing of the design
	estimation, presentation and disclosures	and operating effectiveness of internal controls and
	in respect of "Revenue from contracts	procedures as follows:
	with Customers" under Ind AS 115.	â¢ Evaluated the effectiveness of controls over
	The application of this revenue accounting	the preparation of information that are
	standard involves certain key judgments	designed to ensure the completeness and
	relating to identification of distinct	accuracy.
	performance obligations, determination of transaction price of identified performance obligations, the appropriateness of the basis used to measure revenue recognized over a period, and disclosures including presentations of balances in the standalone financial statements.	â¢ Selected a sample of existing continuing contracts and new contracts, and tested the operating effectiveness of the internal control, relating to identification of the distinct performance obligations and determination of transaction price.
	Estimated efforts is a critical estimate to determine revenue, as it requires consideration of progress of the contract, efforts incurred till date, efforts required to complete the remaining performance	â¢ Tested the relevant information, accounting systems and change relating to contracts and related information used in recording and disclosing revenue in accordance with Ind AS 115.
	obligation.	â¢ Reviewed a sample of contracts to identify
	(Refer Note No. 54 of the standalone financial statements.)	possible delays in achieving milestones, which require change in estimated efforts to complete the remaining performance obligations.
		â¢ Performed analytical procedures and test of
		details for reasonableness and other related material items.

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Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Contingent Liabilities.

The Company is subject to a number of legal, regulatory, arbitration and tax cases for which final outcome cannot be easily predicted and which could potentially result in significant liabilities.

The assessment of whether a liability is recognised as a provision or disclosed as a contingent liability in the financial statements is inherently subjective and requires significant management judgement in determination of the cash outflows from the business, interpretation of applicable laws and regulations, and careful examination of pending assessments at various levels of regulatory authorities.

We identified this as a key audit matter because the estimates on which these amounts are based involve a significant degree of management judgement in interpreting the cases and it may be subject to management bias.

(Refer item no. b of note no. 51 and Item No. 2A in Part B of the Material Accounting Policy Information to the Standalone Financial Statements).

We have adopted the following audit procedures

â¢ Understood and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls as established by the management for obtaining all relevant information for pending litigation cases

â¢ Discussed with the management any material developments and latest status of legal matters at the corporate office.

â¢ Read various correspondences and related documents pertaining to litigation cases and performed substantive procedures on calculations supporting the disclosure of contingent liabilities Assessed the adequacy and completeness of disclosures.

Based on the above procedure performed, the estimations and disclosure of contingent liabilities are adequate and reasonable.

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Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Assessment of Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for Trade Receivables

The company has applied a simplified approach to measure ECL for trade receivables, which allows for lifetime expected credit losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables. The company determines the expected credit losses on trade receivables by using a provision matrix that is based on historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward looking factors to the debtors and the economic environment. Recognition and measurement of expected credit loss involves significant management judgement. These include:

â¢ Identification of exposures where there is a significant increase in credit risk

â¢ Completeness and timing of recognition of default, in accordance with the credit policy of the company

â¢ Estimation of Forward-Looking Adjustments.

Due to the significance of trade receivables and the complexity involved in the ECL calculation, this was considered a key audit matter. (Refer Note No. 53 of financial statements and Item No. 2A in Part B of the Material Accounting Policy Information to the financial statements.)

We have applied the following audit procedures in this regard:

â¢ We have obtained an understanding of the company''s credit policy along with the applications controls associated with the accuracy of the information included in the debtors ageing report.

â¢ We evaluated the company''s process of ECL calculation. We assessed the reasonableness of the assumptions used in ECL calculation by comparing them with the historic data adjusted for current market condition and forward-looking information.

â¢ We have also considered the disclosures made by the company under the head credit risk.

Based on the above procedure performed, the management estimations and judgement in ECL were found to be reasonable.

Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone 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 Ind AS 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 the accounting principles

generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.

This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the entity''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the entity''s financial reporting process.

Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ 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.

â¢ Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

â¢ Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s 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 Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s

report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

â¢ 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 auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Others Matters

We did not audit the financial statements / information of 3 branches i.e. Eastern Region, Western Region and Southern Region included in the standalone financial statements; whose financial statements / information reflect total assets of ^ 3,38,630 lakhs as at 31st March 2025 and total revenues of ^2,57,477 lakhs, total net profit before tax of ^32,100 lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Financial Statements. The financial statements / information of these branches has been audited by the branch auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of branches is based solely on the reports of other branch auditors.

We draw attention to the fact that the Company has only one Independent Director on its Board as on the date of this report, which is not in compliance with the requirements of Section 149(4) read with Rule 4 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, which mandates that every listed public company shall have at least one-third of the total number of directors as independent directors.

Further, the Company has not appointed a woman director on its Board, which is not in compliance with the provisions of Section 149(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, which mandates the appointment of at least one woman director on the Board of every listed company.

Our report is not modified in respect of the above matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act 2013, we give in the Annexure "A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the

Order, to the extent applicable.

2. As required by Comptroller and Auditor General of India through directions/sub-directions issued under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act 2013, on the basis of written representation received from the management, we give our report on the matter specified in the "Annexure -B" attached.

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 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 it appears from our examination of those books and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been received from the branches not visited by us.

(c) The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report.

(d) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account and with the returns received from the branches not visited by us.

(e) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.

(f) Being a Government Company pursuant to the Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act 2013, are not applicable to the Company.

(g) With respect to 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 "C";

(h) As per Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Section 197 of the Companies Act 2013, is not applicable to the Government Companies. Accordingly, reporting in accordance with the requirement of provisions of section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable on the Company.

(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements. - Refer item No. b of Note No. 51 to the Financial Statement

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.

iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, other

than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds 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(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(b) The Management has represented that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), 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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(c) 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) (a) The final dividend proposed for the previous year, declared and paid by the Company

during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable.

(b) Interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act.

vi) Based on our examination, which included test checks, the company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with and the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.

For Lunawat & Co.

Chartered Accountants F.R. No. 000629N

Sd/-

CA Ramesh K Bhatia

Partner M. No. 080160 54, Daryaganj New Delhi-110002

Place: New Delhi

Date: 01^st May, 2025

UDIN: 25080160BMJRLS2430

Mar 31, 2024

RailTel Corporation of India Limited

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of RailTel Corporation of India Limited ("the Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31^st March 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the Financial Statements") in which are incorporated the Returns for the year ended on that date for 1 branch audited by us and 3 branches audited by the branch auditors of the company.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies ( India Accounting Standards ) Rule 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31^st March 2024 and its net profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the Financial Statements:

Refer Note no. 42 of the accompanying Audited Financial Statements which states that during the year, the company has rationalized the estimatesfor calculation of Expected Credit Loss as permitted by Ind AS- 109. This has resulted into reduction of Expected credit loss provision by '' 1,505 lakhs and corresponding increase in profit before tax for the year.

Our Opinion is not modified in respect of the above 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 -

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Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Accuracy of recognition, measurement, estimation, presentation and disclosures in respect of "Revenue from contracts with Customers" under Ind AS 115

The application of this revenue accounting standard involves certain key judgments relating to identification of distinct performance obligations, determination of transaction price of identified performance obligations, the appropriateness of the basis used to measure revenue recognized over a period, and disclosures including presentations of balances in the financial statements.

Estimated efforts is a critical estimate to determine revenue, as it requires consideration of progress of the contract, efforts incurred till date, efforts required to complete the remaining performance obligation.

(Refer Note No. 30 of the financial statements.)

Our audit approach consisted testing of the

design and operating effectiveness of internal

controls and procedures as follows:

â¢ Evaluated the effectiveness of controls over the preparation of information that are designed to ensure the completeness and accuracy.

â¢ Selected a sample of existing continuing contracts and new contracts, and tested the operating effectiveness of the internal control, relating to identification of the distinct performance obligations and determination of transaction price.

â¢ Tested the relevant information, accounting systems and change relating to contracts and related information used in recording and disclosing revenue in accordance with Ind AS 115.

â¢ Reviewed a sample of contracts to identify possible delays in achieving milestones, which require change in estimated efforts to complete the remaining performance obligations.

â¢ Performed analytical procedures and test of details for reasonableness and other related material items.

S.	Key Audit Matters	How our audit addressed the key audit
No.		matter
2.	Assessment of Expected Credit Loss (ECL)	Principal Audit Procedures
	for Trade Receivables	We have applied the following audit procedures
	The company has applied simplified approach	in this regard:
	to measure ECL for trade receivables, which	â¢ We have obtained an understanding of
	allows for lifetime expected credit losses to	the company''s credit policy along with the
	be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables. The company determines the expected credit losses on trade receivables by using a provision matrix that is based on	applications controls associated with the accuracy of the information included in the debtors ageing report.
	historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward looking factors to the debtors and	â¢ We evaluated the company''s process of ECL calculation. We assessed the
	the economic environment. Recognition and	reasonableness of the assumptions used
	measurement of expected credit loss involves	in ECL calculation by comparing them
	significant management judgement.	with the historic data adjusted for current market condition and forward-looking
	These include:	information.
	â¢ Identification of exposures where there is	â¢ We have also considered the disclosures
	a significant increase in credit risk	made by the company under the head
	â¢ Completeness and timing of recognition	credit risk.
	of default, in accordance with the credit	Based on the above procedure performed, the
	policy of the company	management estimations and judgement in
	â¢ Estimation of Forward-Looking	ECL were found to be reasonable.
	Adjustments
	Due to significance of trade receivables and the complexity involved in the ECL calculation, this was considered as a key audit matter.
	(Refer Note No. 11 offinancial statements andItem No. 2Ain Part B of the Material Accounting Policy Information to the financial statements.)

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Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Assessment of Contingent Liabilities

The Company is subject to a number of legal, regulatory, arbitration and tax cases for which final outcome cannot be easily predicted and which could potentially result in significant liabilities.

(Refer item no. 23 of note no. 43 and Item No. 23 in Part B of the Material Accounting Policy Information to the Financial Statements).

Principal Audit Procedures

We have adopted the following audit procedures

â¢ Understood and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls as established by the management for obtaining all relevant information for pending litigation cases

â¢ Discussed with the management any material developments and latest status of legal matters at the corporate office.

Based on the above procedure performed, the estimations and disclosure of contingent liabilities are considered to be adequate and reasonable.

Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditors'' Report Thereon

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the Corporate Governance Report, and the information included in the Directors'' Report including Annexures, Management Discussion and Analysis, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report and other company related information (but does not include the Financial Statements and our auditors'' report thereon), which are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors'' report.

Our opinion on the Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not and will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

When we read such other information, as and when made available to us and if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take appropriate actions, if required.

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Responsibilities of Managementand Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Company''s managementis responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended. 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 implementation and maintenance of 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 statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.

Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls 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.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

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conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

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 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 financial statements.

Other Matters

We did not audit the financial statements / information of 3 branches i.e. Eastern Region, Western Region and Southern Region included in the standalone financial statements; whose financial statements / information reflect total assets of ''2,36,837 lakhs as at 31^st March 2024 and total revenues of '' 1,80,921 lakhs, total net profit after tax of '' 30,349 lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Financial Statements. The financial statements / information of these branches have been audited by thebranch auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, andour opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of branches is based solely on the reports of other branch auditors.

Our report is not modified in respect of above matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

explanations given to us, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs

3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

2. As required by Comptroller and Auditor General of India through directions/sub-directions issued

under Section 143(5) of the Companies Act 2013, on the basis of written representation received

from the management, we give our report on the matter specified in the "Annexure -B" attached.

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 and proper returns adequate for the purpose of our audit have been received from the branches not visited by us.

c. The reports on the accounts of the branch offices of the Company audited under Section 143 (8) of the Act by branch auditors have been sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report.

d. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account and with the returns received from the branches not visited by us.

e. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended.

f. Being a Government Company pursuant to the Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act 2013, are not applicable to the Company.

g. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statement of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure C".

h. As per Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Section 197 of the Companies Act 2013, is not applicable to the Government Companies. Accordingly, reporting in accordance with requirement of provisions of section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable on the Company.

i. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements. - Refer item No. 23of Note No. 43to the Financial Statement.

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.22 & 28 to the financial statements.

iii. During the year there is no requirement of any amount to be transferred of an unclaimed dividend to the Investor Education and Protection Fund under section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013.

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iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as

disclosed in Note No. 43 [Item No. 30(a)] to the Financial Statements, 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(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") 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, as disclosed in Note No. 43 [Item No. 30(b)] to the Financial Statements, as that no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(c) Based on the audit procedures performed 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. (a) The final dividend proposed for the previous year, declared and paid by the Company

during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable.

(b) Interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act.

vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwares. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.

As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention for 2023-24 is commenced from 1st April 2024, hence not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.

For S R Goyal & Co.

Chartered Accountants FRN: 001537C Sd/-

Place : New Delhi A.K. Atolia

Date : 02.05.2024 (Partner)

UDIN : 24077201BKEQDD4365 M.No.: 077201

Mar 31, 2023

RailTel Corporation of India Limited

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the Standalone Financial Statements of RailTel Corporation of India Limited ("the Company"), which comprises the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2023, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the standalone Financial Statements").

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 ("the Act") 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 ( India Accounting Standards ) Rule 2015 as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2023 and its net profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules there under, and we have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the Standalone Financial Statements:

Refer Note no. 42 of the accompanying Audited Standalone Financial Statements which states that during the year, the company has rationalized the estimates for calculation of Expected Credit Loss as permitted by Ind AS- 109. This has resulted into reduction of Expected credit loss provision by Rs. 4,498 lakhs and corresponding increase in profit before tax for the year.

Our Opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.

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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 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 -

No.

Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Recognition, measurement, estimation, presentation and disclosures in respect of "Revenue from contracts with Customers" under Ind AS 115

(Refer Note No. 30 of the Standalone financial statements.)

Our audit approach consisted testing of the design

and operating effectiveness of internal controls and

procedures as follows:

â¢ Evaluated the effectiveness of controls over the preparation of information that are designed to ensure the completeness and accuracy.

â¢ Tested the relevant information, accounting systems and change relating to contracts and related information used in recording and disclosing revenue in accordance with Ind AS 115.

â¢ Reviewed a sample of contracts to identify possible delays in achieving milestones, which require change in estimated efforts to complete the remaining performance obligations.

â¢ Performed analytical procedures and test of details for reasonableness and other related material items.

No.

Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Expected Credit Loss (ECL) for Trade Receivables

The company has applied simplified approach to measure ECL for trade receivables, which allows for lifetime expected credit losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the receivables. The company determines the expected credit losses on trade receivables by using a provision matrix that is based on historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward looking factors to the debtors and the economic environment. Recognition and measurement of expected credit loss involves significant management judgement. These include:

â¢ Identification of exposures where there is a significant increase in credit risk

â¢ Completeness and timing of recognition of default, in accordance with the credit policy of the company

â¢ Estimation of Forward-Looking Adjustments

Due to significance of trade receivables and the complexity involved in the ECL calculation, this was considered as a key audit matter.

(Refer Note No. 11 and item no II (2A) of the Significant Accounting Policy to the Standalone financial statements.)

We have applied the following audit procedures in this regard:

â¢ We have obtained an understanding of the company''s credit policy along with the applications controls associated with the accuracy of the information included in the debtors ageing report.

â¢ We have also considered the disclosures made by the company under the head credit risk.

Based on the above procedure performed, the management estimations and judgement in ECL were found to be reasonable.

No.

Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Contingent Liabilities

The Company is subject to a number of legal, regulatory, arbitration and tax cases for which final outcome cannot be easily predicted and which could potentially result in significant liabilities.

The assessment of whether a liability is recognised as a provision or disclosed as a contingent liability in the standalone financial statements is inherently subjective and requires significant management judgement in determination of the cash outflows from the business, interpretation of applicable laws and regulations, and careful examination of pending assessments at various levels of regulatory authorities.

(Refer item no. 23 of note no. 43 and Item No. 25 of the significant Accounting Policy to the Consolidated Financial Statements)

We have adopted the following audit procedures

â¢ Understood and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls as established by the management for obtaining all relevant information for pending litigation cases

â¢ Discussed with the management any material developments and latest status of legal matters at the corporate office.

Based on the above procedure performed, the estimations and disclosure of contingent liabilities are considered to be adequate and reasonable

Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditors'' Report thereon

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the Corporate Governance Report, and the information included in the Directors'' Report including Annexures, Management Discussion and Analysis, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report and other company related information (but does not include the Standalone Financial Statements and our auditors'' report thereon), which are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors'' report.

Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not and will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

Responsibilities of Management for the Standalone Financial Statements

The Company''s management is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended. 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 implementation and maintenance of 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 statement 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, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.

Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ 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.

â¢ Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

â¢ Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s 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 Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. And we have placed reliance on resolution plan submitted by company to its bankers. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

â¢ Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Other Matters

We have not audited the financial results / information of Eastern Region, Western Region and Southern Region included in these audited standalone financial results; whose financial results / information reflect total revenues of Rs. 1,35,987 lakhs, total net profit after tax of Rs. 24,706 lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2023 and total assets of Rs.2,03,262 lakhs as on March 31, 2023. The same have been audited by other auditors appointed by the CAG. Our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures in respect of these regional offices is solely based on reports of other auditors

a) The Standalone Financial Results include the results for the quarter ended 31 March 2023 being the balancing figure between the audited figures in respect of the full financial year ended 31 March 2023 and the published unaudited year to date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year which were subject to limited review by us.

b) The Standalone financial results for the quarter and year ended 31st March, 2022 were reviewed / audited by the predecessor statutory auditor of the Company.

Our report is not modified in respect of above matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the company as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.

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 Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows 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 Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended.

e. Being a Government Company pursuant to the Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 164 of the Companies Act 2013, are not applicable to the Company.

f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to the Standalone Financial Statement of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure C".

g. As per Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Section 197 of the Companies Act 2013, is not applicable to the Government Companies. Accordingly, reporting in accordance with requirement of provisions of section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable on the Company.

h. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements. - Refer item No. 23 of Note No. 43 to the Financial Statement.

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.

iii. During the year there is no requirement of any amount to be transferred of an unclaimed dividend to the Investor Education and Protection Fund under section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013

iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed

in Note No. 43 (Item No. 33) to the Standalone Financial Statements, 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(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of it''s knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note No. 43 (Item No. 33) to the Standalone Financial Statements, as that no funds have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(c) Based on the audit procedures performed 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 (d)(ii) of Rule 11(e) contain any material misstatement.

v. (a) The final dividend proposed for the previous year, declared and paid by the Company

during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable

(b) Interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act.

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 S R Goyal & Co.

Chartered Accountants FRN: 001537C

Sd/-

Place: New Delhi A.K. Atolia

Date: 17.05.2023 (Partner)

UDIN: 23077201BGXMRT2947 M.No.: 077201

Mar 31, 2021

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd.

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of RailTel Corporation of India Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2021, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and Standalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the Standalone financial statements including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as 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 March 31, 2021, its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Emphasis of Matter

We draw attention to item no. 32 Note No. 43 to the accompanying standalone financial results, which describes the uncertainties due to outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic and the managementâs assessment of its impact on the business operations of the company.

However, our opinion is not modified in respect of matter stated above as Emphasis of Matter.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS 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 -

No.

Key Audit Matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matters

Expected Credit Loss for Trade Receivables (As described in item No. 27 of Note No. 43 of the standalone financial statements)

The company has applied simplified approach to measure ECL for trade receivables, which allows for lifetime expected credit losses to be recognised from initial recognition of the receivables. The company determines the expected credit losses on trade receivables by using a provision matrix that is based on historical credit loss experience, adjusted for forward looking factors to the debtors and the economic environment.

Recognition and measurement of expected credit loss involves significant management judgement. These includes:

â¢ Identification of exposures where there is a significant increase in credit risk

â¢ Completeness and timing of recognition of default, in accordance with the credit policy of the company

â¢ Estimation of Forward-Looking Adjustments

Based on such analysis, the company has recorded an allowance aggregating to ? 12523 Lakhs as at 31^st March 2021 as included in the standalone financial statements.

Due to significance of trade receivables and the complexity involved in the ECL calculation, this was considered as a key audit matter.

We have obtained an understanding of the companyâs credit policy along with the applications controls associated with the accuracy of the information included in the debtors ageing report.

We evaluated the companyâs process of ECL calculation.

We assessed the reasonableness of the assumptions used in ECL calculation by comparing them with the historic data adjusted for current market condition and forward-looking information.

We have also considered the disclosures made by the company under the head credit risk.

Based on the above procedure performed, the management estimations and judgement in ECL were found to be reasonable.

Contingent Liabilities

There are a number of litigations pending before various forums against the Company and the managementâs judgement is required for estimating the amount to be disclosed as contingent liability.

(Refer item no. 24.1(a) of note no. 43 to the standalone financial statements)

We have adopted the following audit procedures-

Understood and tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls as established by the management for obtaining all relevant information for pending litigation cases

Discussed with the management any material developments and latest status of legal matters

Read various correspondences and related documents pertaining to litigation cases and performed substantive procedures on calculations supporting the disclosure of contingent liabilities

Assessed the adequacy and completeness of disclosures

Based on the above procedure performed, the estimations and disclosure of contingent liabilities are considered to be adequate and reasonable.

Modified Audit Procedures carried out in the light of continuing COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown declared and travel restrictions imposed by the Government / Local Authorities during the period of our audit, audit could not be conducted by visiting the premises of the Company.

As we could not gather audit evidence in person/ Physically and personal interaction with the officials at company, either fully or partially, we have identified such modified audit procedures as Key Audit Matter.

Accordingly, our audit procedures were modified to carry out remotely.

Wherever physical access was not possible, necessary records/ reports/ documents/ certificates were made available to us by company through digital medium and email communications. To this extent, the audit process was carried out on the basis of such documents, reports and records made available to us which were relied upon as audit evidence for conducting the audit and reporting for the current period.

Accordingly, we modified our audit procedures as follows:

Conducted verification of necessary records, Documents received through electronic communications in respect of company wherever physical access was not possible.

Carried out verification of scanned copies of the documents, certificates and the related records made available to us through electronic communications.

Making enquiries and gathering necessary audit evidence through Video Conferencing, dialogues and discussions over phone calls/conference calls, electronic communications and similar communication channels.

Discussions and resolution of audit observations telephonically/through electronic communications instead of face-to-face interaction with the concerned/designated officials.

Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon

The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the companyâs Annual Report but does not include the standalone 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 when it becomes available to us 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.

When we read such other information as and when made available to us and if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Managementâs and those charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements

The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the 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 Company 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 the Standalone Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

â¢ Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

â¢ Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

â¢ 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.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

Other Matters

We did not audit the separate financial statements of Eastern Region, Western region and Southern Region included in these standalone financial statements; whose financial statements reflect total assets of ? 148555 Lakhs, total liabilities of ? 79284 Lakhs as at 31st March 2021 and total revenues of ? 99493 Lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in these standalone financial statements. The company had prepared separate set of statutory financial statements of these regional offices for the year ended 31st March 2021 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in India and which have been audited by other auditors appointed by the CAG under generally accepted auditing standards applicable in India. Our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures in respect of these regional offices is solely based on reports of other regional auditors. Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter. Further, Audit of the financial statements of Northern Region and Corporate Office have been audited by us.

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 section 143 (11) of the Act, and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of the company as we considered appropriate and according to information and explanation given to us, we give in the âAnnexure-Aâ, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has issued directions indicating the areas to be examined in terms of sub-section (5) of Section 143 of the Companies Act 2013. On the basis of written representation received from the management, we give our report on the matters specified in the âAnnexure - Bâ

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 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 it appears from our examination of those books;

c) The standalone financial statements i.e., Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the statement of Cash Flow and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;

e) Pursuant to the notification no. G.S.R. No. 463(E) dated 05th June 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the provisions of section 164(2) of the Companies Act 2013 regarding disqualification of directors, are not applicable to the company, being a government company.

f) We are enclosing herewith a report in âAnnexure-Câ for our opinion on adequacy of internal financial controls system in place in the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls

g) Pursuant to the Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5th June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, are not applicable to the Company, being a Government Company; and

h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Financial Statements - Refer Item No. 24.1(a) to Note no. 43 to the Standalone Financial Statements;

ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for all material foreseeable losses, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.

iii. During the year there is no requirement of any amount to be transferred of an unclaimed dividend to the Investor Education and Protection fund under section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013.

For Suresh Chandra & Associates Chartered Accountants FRN 001359N

UDIN - 21091514AAAAAL4922 Sd/-

(CA Anjula Gupta)

Partner M. No: 091514

Place: New Delhi Date: 25.06.2021

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