arss infrastructure projects ltd Auditors report


To

The Resolution Professional

In the matter of ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd. (CIN :- L14103OR2000PLC006230)

Reg.No IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00793/2017-18/11360)

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Qualified Opinion

We have audited the accompanying standalone annual financial statements of ARSS Infrastructure Projects Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31st, 2023, 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 a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the standalone financial statements") being submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (Listing Regulations).

The Honble National Company Law Tribunal, Cuttack Bench (NCLT) under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 has admitted the petition of the Financial Creditors vide the order no. CP(IB) No. 34/CB/2021 dated November 30, 2021. Pursuant to the order, the powers of the Board of Directors stand suspended and are vested with Mr. Uday Narayan Mitra (having Reg. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00793/2017-18/11360), has been appointed as Resolution Professional (RP). In view of the on-going CIRP and suspension of powers of Board of Directors and as explained to us, the powers of adoption of the statements vests with RP.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Annual Financial Results:

are presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations in this regard.

except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, 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 (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 March 31st, 2023, the profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Qualified Opinion

a) In absence of relevant records, Contract-wise surplus/loss has neither been ascertained nor recognized in compliance with IND AS-115 ‘Revenue from contract with customers.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditors 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 Act and the Rules there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. In addition to the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section, we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

066 ARSS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS LIMITED


Key Audit Matter: How our audit addressed the key audit matter:
1. Claim receivable amounting to 122490.10 Lakhs are under dispute/ arbitration. Same are subject to the outcome of arbitration and/or reconciliation proceedings arising out

of various contractual obligations. Recognition and measurement of the same is based on management evaluation. [Refer note to Note 9: Other Financial Assets]

Evaluate the reasonableness of managements assessment and judgement considering the relevant sector and industry specific phenomenon.
Assessed the individual project wise and case wise outstanding claim receivable
Discussed the status of significant arbitration claims with the Companys in house legal counsel and other senior management personnel and assessing their responses.
Verified documentation of claim receivable under arbitration.
Checked the arithmetical accuracy of the essential calculations of the management estimate and judgement.
Reviewed the adequacy of disclosures made in the financial statements with this regard.
Based on the above procedures performed by us, we considered the managements assessment of recoverability of claims receivable to be reasonable.

Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditors Report Thereon

The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Companys Annual Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditors report thereon.

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.

If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs (financial position), profit or loss (financial performance including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companys 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.

That Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companys financial reporting process.

Auditors 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 auditors 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 Standards on Auditing 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 Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

Obtain an understanding of internal financial 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 with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

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

Evaluate the appropriateness and reasonableness of disclosures made by the management and Board of Directors in terms of the requirements specified under Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations.

Conclude on the appropriateness of managements 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 Companys ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors 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 auditors report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the Standalone Financials Results of the Company to express an opinion on the Standalone Financial Results.

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.

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

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2016 ("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.


As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:

We have sought and obtained, except for the matter described in the sub para ‘a of the ‘Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

Except for the possible effect of the matter described in the ‘Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, 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.

The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

Except for the possible effect of the matter described in the ‘Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2023 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure-B".

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

The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements – Refer Note 9 and Note 57 to the financial statements.

The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.

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

With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors Report under Section 197(16) of the Act; in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, no remuneration has been paid by the Company to its Director during the current year.

Other Matters

The figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and the corresponding quarter ended in the previous year as reported in the Statements are the balance figures between audited figures in respect of the full financial year ended on March 31, 2023

/ March 31, 2022 and the published year to date figures upto the end of the third quarter of the current year and previous financial year respectively. Also, the figures up to the end of the third quarter of the current year and previous financial year had only been reviewed by us as required under the Listing Regulations and not audited.

These results are based on the audited standalone financial statements of the company for the year ended March 31, 2023 on which we issue a Qualified audit opinion vide our Audit report dated May 24, 2023.

For A R M S & Associates Chartered Accountant FRN:- 013019N

Sd/-

CA Manoj Kumar Gupta Proprietor

Membership No.-: 089677

Date-: May 24, 2023 Place : Bhubaneswar

UDIN : 23089677BGXEQI2618

‘Annexure A to the Independent Auditors Report

Referred to in paragraph 1 under ‘Report on other legal and regulatory requirements section of our report to the members of

ARSS Infrastructure Projects Limited of even date:

In Respect of Property Plant & Equipment

The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment and relevant details of right of use assets.

The Company has a program of physical verification of Property, Plant and Equipment and right-of-use assets so to cover all the assets in phased manner which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the program, certain Property, Plant and Equipment were due for verification during the year and were physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

Based on our examination of the property tax receipts and lease agreement for land on which building is constructed, registered sale deed / transfer deed / conveyance deed provided to us, we report that, the title in respect of self-constructed buildings and title deeds of all other immovable properties (other than properties where the company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee), disclosed in the financial statements included under Property, Plant and Equipment are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date.

The Company has not revalued any of its Property, Plant and Equipment (including right to use assets) and intangible assets during the year.

No proceedings have been initiated during the year or are pending against the company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.

The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification, discrepancies of less than 10% in aggregate for each class of inventory were noticed.

The Company has not availed working capital limit in excess of 5 Crore during the year, in aggregate from banks and financial institution on the basis of security of current assets.

The Monthly Statements have not been filed as the financial creditors have moved to NCLT court and their application has been accepted by the Honble court and RP has been appointed for the company and now all powers have been vested in RP.

According to the information and explanations given to us, the company has granted loan, secured or unsecured to Companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register required under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013.

In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions on which the loans had been granted to the bodies corporate listed in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act were not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

In the case of the loans granted to the body corporate listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act, the borrowers have not been regular in the payment of the interest, if any applicable; and repayment of principal on demand. The terms of arrangements do not stipulate any repayment schedule and the loans are repayable on demand.

There is no overdue amount for more than 90 days in respects of the loan granted to body corporate listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act.


In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 In respect of loans, investments, guarantees, and security given to directors or any other person in whom the director is interested.

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not accepted any deposits and accordingly paragraph 3 (v) of the order is not applicable.

As informed to us, the maintenance of Cost Records is applicable to company based on required criteria for applicability on the company under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act, in respect of the activities carried on by the company. We have broadly reviewed the books of account and other records maintained by the company relating to utilisation of Material, Labour and other items of cost as applicable for manufacturing under the section sub-section (1)(d) of Section 148 of the Act and the rules made there under. As in our opinion prima facie the required records have been maintained, however we have not made detailed examination of such accounts and records.

In respect of statutory dues:

According to information and explanation given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, goods and service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year by the company with the appropriate authorities.

According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, goods and service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at March 31, 2023 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

In our opinion there is no amounts payable in respect of income tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, value added tax and cess which as not been accepted as demand in dispute except for the demand for the following years.

Name of the statute Nature of Dues Amount (in Lakhs) Forum where Dispute is pending
Orissa Sales Tax Act Sales Tax 89.07 Commissioner of Commercial Tax
Orissa Electricity Act Electricity 47.00 Cuttack R D C
Orissa Entry Tax Act Entry Tax 233.46 Commissioner of Commercial Tax
Central Sales Tax Act Sales Tax 824.94 Commissioner of Commercial Tax
Income Tax Act Income Tax 4397.17 Odisha High Court
Income Tax Act AY 2015-16 343.56
Income Tax Act AY 2015-16 (Interest) 290.21
Income Tax Act AY 2012-13 44.43
Income Tax Act AY 2018-19 27.57
Income Tax Act AY 2012-13 77.99 CIT(A)
Income Tax Act AY 2017-18 6911.58 CIT(A)

There were no transactions relating to previously unrecorded income that have been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961).

Based on our Audit procedures and according to information and explanation given to us, the Company has defaulted in payment of bank dues over the year. The Company have overdue outstanding dues to financial institutions, banks as at 31st March 2023 as follows:

Bank Name in Crores
State Bank of India 872.29
Punjab National Bank 358.96
IDBI Bank Ltd 120.53
Bank of India 59.88
EXIM Bank (Edelweiss ARC Ltd) 187.44
Kotak Mahindra Bank 13.93
Total 1613.03

(a) The Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) during the year and hence reporting under clause 3(x)(a) of the Order is not applicable.

(b) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or convertible debentures (fully or partly optionally) and hence reporting under clause 3(x)(b) of the Order is not applicable.

(a) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or no material fraud on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.

No report under sub-section (12) of Section 143 of the Companies Act has been filed in Form ADT-4 as prescribed under Rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with the Central Government during the year and up to the date of this report.

We have taken into consideration the whistle blower complaints received by the Company during the year (and up to the date of this report), while determining the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures. No complaint has been received during the year under consideration.

The Company is not a Nidhi Company and accordingly, paragraph 3 (xii) of the order is not applicable to the Company.

According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination the records of the company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013. Where applicable, the details of such transactions have been disclosed in the Financial Statement as required by the applicable accounting standards.

15 (a) In our opinion the Company has an adequate internal audit system commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.

(b) We have considered the internal audit reports for the year under audit, issued to the Company during the year and till date, in determining the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures.

According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination the records of the company, the company has not entered into any non-cash transaction with directors or persons connected with them. Accordingly, the paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.

According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination the records of the company, the company is not required to be registered under section 45 IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.

There has been no resignation of the statutory auditors of the Company during the year.

On the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and expected dates of realisation of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying the financial statements and our knowledge of the Board of Directors and Management plans and based on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report indicating that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due.

(a) There are no unspent amounts towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on other than ongoing projects requiring a transfer to a Fund specified in Schedule VII to the Companies Act in compliance with second proviso to sub-section

(5) of Section 135 of the said Act. Accordingly, reporting under clause 3(xx)(a) of the Order is not applicable for the year.(b) There are no remaining unspent amounts under sub-section (5) of section 135 of the Companies Act, pursuant to any ongoing project, required to be transferred to special account in compliance with the provision of sub- section (6) of section 135 of the said Act. Accordingly, reporting under clause 3(xx)(b) of the Order is not applicable for the year.

The Company is required to prepare Consolidated Financial Statements.

For ARMS & Associates Chartered Accountant FRN:- 013019N

Sd/-

CA Manoj Kumar Gupta Proprietor

Membership No.: 089677

Date : May 24, 2023 Place : Bhubaneswar

UDIN :23089677BGXEQI2618

‘Annexure – B to the Independent Auditors Report

[Referred to in paragraph 2(f) under the heading ‘Report on Other Legal & Regulatory Requirement of our report of even date to the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023.]

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of M/s. ARSS Infrastructure Projects Limited (‘the Company), as of 31 March 2023 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Managements Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companys policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditors Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companys internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

A companys internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of standalone financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles including Ind AS. A companys internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of standalone financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles including Ind AS, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the standalone financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March 2023, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.