We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of OIL INDIA LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Statement of Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity, the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to the Financial Statements including a summary of Material Accounting Policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the "Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements").
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 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 (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 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 profit, total 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 standalone Ind AS Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SA"s) 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS Financial Statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate
to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Standalone Ind AS Financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters in the notes to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
a) Note No. 58.8 regarding provision towards Service Tax / GST liability on royalty on Crude Oil and Natural Gas, under the Oil Fields (Regulation & Development) Act, 1948 provided for the quarter ended March' 2025 amounting to '204.41 crore which includes an interest of '75.33 crore ('809.32 crore including interest of '269.46 crore for the year ended 31st March' 2025). The total amount provided on account of disputed service tax/GST on royalty till 31st March' 2025 is '3,888.65 crore. Further, an amount of '2,362.72 crore shown as an exceptional item during FY 2023-24 represents the amount of service tax/GST on royalty (including interest '80.04 crore) till March 2023.
Our opinion on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements is not modified in respect of this 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. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
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Audit Response on Key Audit Matter
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Valuation of investments in certain Equity/ Joint Controlled Interest of Unlisted Companies.
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Our procedure in relation to management's valuation of the investments include:
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• Evaluating the independent professional valuer competence,
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The investment as on 31st March
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capabilities and objectivity
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2025 has been valued by an expert consultant. With reference to the
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• Assessing the valuation methodology used by the independent
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valuation, management had estimated
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professional valuer to estimate the fair value of the investments.
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the fair value of the investment. The
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• Checking on a sample basis, the input data provided by the
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valuationinvolvedprovidingsignificant
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management to the independent valuer.
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data and management judgement and accordingly, the valuation of the
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• Assessing the reasonableness of cash flow projections and audit
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investment was considered one of the key audit matters.
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procedures on management's assumptions, such as crude oil reserves, future business plan/ growth, future product selling prices and production costs, discount rates by comparing the
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The fair value was determined based on the discounted cash flow model. The valuation involved significant
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assumptions to historical results and published market and industry data.
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judgement including crude oil/ natural
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• Discussed with the management to understand and assess if
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gas reserves, future business growth,
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there was any inconsistency in the assumptions used in the cash
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and future product selling price and
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flow projections.
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production costs to the investee.
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Based on the audit procedures involved, we found the assumptions
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Refer Note 6 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
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made by the management in relation to the valuation were reasonable.
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Impairment of Loans to Subsidiaries,
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Our procedure in relation to management's evaluation of the loans
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Associates and Joint Ventures.
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include:
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The Company has evaluated
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• Evaluating the independent professional valuer competence,
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the recoverability of loans to its Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint
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capabilities and objectivity
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Ventures based on the valuation by an
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• Assessing the valuation methodology used by the independent
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expert consultant and with reference
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professional valuer to estimate the fair value of the loans.
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to the valuation, management has
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• Checking on a sample basis, the input data provided by the
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estimated the fair value of the loans at '1.92 Crores at year end.
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management to the independent valuer.
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• Assessing the reasonableness of cash flow projections and audit
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The impairment study involved
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procedures on management's assumptions, such as crude oil
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significant management judgement.
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reserves, future business plan/ growth, future product selling
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Accordingly, the impairment of loan
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prices and production costs, discount rates by comparing the
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was considered one of the key audit
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assumptions to historical results and published market and
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matters.
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industry data.
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Refer Note 8 to the Standalone Ind AS
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• Discussed with the management to understand and assess if
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Financial Statements.
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there was any inconsistency in the assumptions used in the cash flow projections.
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Based on the audit procedures involved, we found the assumptions made by the management in relation to the valuation were reasonable.
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Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
The Company has material uncertain tax positions including matters under dispute which involves significant judgement to determine the possible outcome of these disputes.
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Our audit procedures include:
• Evaluated the design and implementation of controls in respect of provision for current tax and the recognition and recoverability of deferred tax assets.
• Considered management's assessment of the validity and adequacy of provisions for uncertain tax positions, evaluating the basis of assessments and reviewing relevant correspondence and legal advice where available including any information regarding similar cases with the relevant tax authority.
• Assessed the appropriateness of management's assumptions and estimates including the likelihood of generating sufficient future taxable income to support deferred tax assets.
• Assessed and reviewed the presentation and disclosures in the standalone financial statements.
Based on the procedure performed above, we obtained sufficient audit
evidence to corroborate management's estimates regarding current
and deferred tax balances and provision for uncertain tax positions.
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Contingent Liabilities against litigation and claims
There are a number of litigations pending before various forums against the company and the management's judgement is required for estimating the amount to be disclosed as contingent liability.
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 accounting estimates involving high estimation uncertainty.
Refer Note 51 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
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We have obtained an understanding of the company's internal instructions and procedures in respect of estimation and disclosure of contingent liabilities and 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 relevant external legal opinions obtained by the management and performed substantive procedures on calculation supporting the disclosure of contingent liabilities.
• Examined management's judgements and assessments as to whether provisions are required.
• Considered the management assessments on those matters that are not disclosed as the probability of material outflow is considered to be remote.
• Reviewed the adequacy and completeness of disclosures.
Based on the above procedures performed, the estimation and disclosures of contingent liabilities are considered to be adequate and reasonable.
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Information Other than the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements, Consolidated Ind AS Financial Statements and our Auditor's Report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 materiallyinconsistent withtheStandalone Ind AS 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 on the other information that we have obtained prior to the date of Auditor's Report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
When we read the other information, which we will obtain after the date of Auditors' Report and if we conclude that there is material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take appropriate actions necessitated by the circumstance and the applicable laws and regulations.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements:
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including Other Comprehensive Income, cash flows and change in equity 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 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 Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements, management 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 Ind AS Financial Statements:
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Ind AS 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.
2. 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.
3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
4. 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 Ind AS 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.
5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 Standalone Ind AS 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
a) The Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements and other financial information include Company's proportionate share in joint ventures/operations in respect of assets '998.63 crore, liabilities '366.08 crore, expenses '399.85 crore, income '263.27 crore and the elements making up the Statement of Cash Flow and related disclosures as at 31st March' 2025 which is based on 33 audited 63 unaudited statements from the operator and certified by the management.
b) We have also placed reliance on technical/ commercial evaluation by the management in respect of categorization of wells as exploratory, development, producing and dry well, allocation of cost incurred on them, impairment, liability for decommissioning cost, liability under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)/ Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy ("HELP"), and nominated blocks for under performance against agreed Minimum Work Programme.
c) The Standalone Ind AS Financial Statement for the year ended 31st March 2025 includes comparative financial information for the year ended 31st March'
2024. The Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March' 2024 have been audited by the joint auditors of the Company, one of them was the predecessor audit firm, where they had expressed an unmodified opinion on such Standalone Ind AS Financial Statement on 20th day of May 2024.
Our opinion on the Standalone Ind AS Financial
Statements is not modified in respect of these 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, and on the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted auditing practices in India and according to the information and explanations given to us, we 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 (C&AG) through directions and additional directions issued under Section 143 (5) of the Companies Act 2013, on the basis of our examination of books and records of the Company carried out in accordance with generally accepted auditing practice in India and according to the information, explanation and written representation received from the management, we give our report on the matter specified in the "Annexure - B" and "Annexure - C" statement on the matter specified in directions and additional directions of C&AG respectively.
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 appears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss (including Statement of Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Change
in Equity, and Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion the aforesaid Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended;
e. Pursuant to the Notification No. GSR 463(E) dated 5th 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 regarding the disqualification of directors, are not applicable to the Company, being a Government Company;
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial control over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such control, as required under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, refer to our separate report in "Annexure - D" to this report. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting;
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 regarding remuneration to directors, are not applicable to the Company, being a Government Company; and
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 Ind AS Financial Statements - Refer Note 51 to the financial statements;
ii. The Company had not entered into any long¬ term contracts including derivative contracts for which there would have been any material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amount which was 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 its 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 ("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, 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 ("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) 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. As stated in Note 21.3 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statement:
a. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in compliance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividends.
b. The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this report is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.
c. The Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software system for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, 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 system. 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 GOPAL SHARMA & CO. For RKP ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn. No: 002803C Firm Regn. No: 322473E
Sd/- Sd/-
CA. Gautam Sharma CA. (Dr.) Kamal Mour
Partner Partner
Membership No.: 079225 Membership No.: 067544
UDIN: 25079225BMMJFC8478 UDIN: 25067544BMLGYC2757
Place: Noida Date:21st May' 2025
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