garden reach shipbuilders engineers ltd share price Auditors report

To the Members of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited ("the Company") [The audit covered the Corporate Office and all units across India.] which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023 and its profit (including 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 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the 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 the ICAIs 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

1) Attention is invited to note no 50 with respect to redrafting of accounting policies in respect of Revenue Recognition, Inventory, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets during the financial year 2022-23 for further clarity on these aspects. There is no financial impact in the books of accounts on such redrafting.

Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter

Key Audit Matters

Key Audit Matters (KAM) are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.

Sl. No. Key Audit Matter	Our Response
1 Contract revenue from shipbuilding	Our audit procedures on revenue recognized from shipbuilding contracts included:
Referred to in Note no.1.2 (i)(A)(i) and no. 20 of the financial statements.	a) Understanding of the systems, processes and control implemented by management for recording and calculating revenue based on input cost method, deriving the associated contract assets,
The Company has adopted Ind AS 115, "revenue from contract with customers", which is a new accounting standard effective from April, 2018. The Company recognizes revenue for a performance obligation satisfied over time only when it can reasonably measure its progress towards complete satisfaction of performance obligation. Progress with respect to ship construction is recognized over time using input method i.e. by comparing the actual costs anticipated for the entire contract. The application of the accounting standard is complex and is an area of focus in the audit. We identified revenue recognition of shipbuilding contracts as a KAM considering:	b) Assessment of the operating effectiveness of Key IT Controls, including:
(a) The revenue standard establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and when revenue is recognized. This involves certain key judgments relating to identification of distinct performance obligations, determining transaction price of identified performance obligation, determining variable consideration and to measure variable consideration, the appropriateness of the basis used to measure revenue recognized over a period.	i) Treating the IT Controls over the completeness and accuracy of the cost and revenue reports generated by the systems.
(b) The standard mandates robust disclosures in respect of revenue and periods over which the remaining performance obligations will be satisfied subsequent to balance sheet date.	ii) On selected samples of contracts, we tested that the revenue recognized is in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
(c) There is significant involvement of IT systems.	c) Evaluated the appropriateness of the disclosures provided under the new accounting standard.
At the year-end, a significant amount of work-in-progress related to these contracts is recognized in the balance sheet.	Recognition of work-in-progress in the Balance Sheet has been checked with the relevant Statement of Computation of Work-in- progress as on the reporting date and other relevant records of the Company
2 Onerous Contract	Our audit procedures on "onerous contracts" included the following
Referred to in Note No 19 of the financial statements. The Company has assessed contracts of Bangladesh Boat and Guyana Ferry as "onerous" in which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it. The Company has provided the required estimated loss in the books of account in the current financial year.	1) Evaluating the reason as why the contract appears to be onerous from the records and estimates given by the management.
	2) Evaluating the details of unavoidable costs from the records provided by the management.
	3) Understanding the terms of the contract and communication with the customer.
	4) Evaluation of the same possibility in case of other existing contracts.

Information Other than the financial statements and Auditors Report Thereon

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

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

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 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.

Responsibility 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. 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 Ind AS 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, 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. The Board of Directors is 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 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:

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

Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the 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.

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

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.

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.

Other Matter

(i) Amount shown in Note no. 30 (A) (Contingent Liabilities) does not include interest/ penalty that may be payable on final settlement of claims.

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

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditors 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 Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that: (a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.

(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account. (d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended.

(e) In our opinion, provisions under section 164(2) of the Act, regarding disqualification of Directors are not applicable to a Government Company in terms of Notification No. G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

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

(g) In our opinion, reporting requirements under provisions under section 197 of the Act, regarding the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year are not applicable to a Government Company in terms of Notification No. G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us: i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements (Refer to Note no. 30A - Contingent Liabilities to the financial statements );

ii. The Company did not have any long term contract including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses except provision for loss on onerous contract for Rs. 279.07 lakh has been provided as stated in Note no. 19;

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 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) contain any material misstatement. v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Companies Act 2013 to the extent it applies to payment of dividend. The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year is in accordance with section 123 of the Companies Act 2013.

As stated in Note no. 36 (b) to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have 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. 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.

3. As required by Section 143(5) of the Act, we give in Annexure-C a statement on the matters specified in directions issued by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India in respect of the Company.

	For Mookherjee Biswas & Pathak
	Chartered Accountants
	Firms Registration Number 301138E
	Sd/-
	(Sudersan Mukherjee)
	Partner
	Membership No. 059159
	ICAI UDIN: 23059159BGXHQH4368
Place: Kolkata
Date: 24 May, 2023

Annexure - A to the Independent Auditors Report

(Referred to in paragraph no. 1 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements section of our report of even date) i. In respect of the Companys Property, Plant and Equipment: (a) (A) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment.

(B) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.

(b) The Company has a program of physical verification of Property, Plant and Equipment and right-of-use assets so to cover all the assets once every three years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Accordingly, Property, Plant and Equipment of some division/ unit of the Company were verified internally by management during the year. Discrepancies noticed on such verification have been properly dealt with in the accounts. In our opinion, the periodicity of such physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets.p>

(c) 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.

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

(e) No proceedings have been initiated during the year or are pending against the Company as at March 31, 2023 for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (as amended in 2016) and rules made thereunder.

ii. (a) The inventories (other than those lying with third parties), have been physically verified during the year by the management. The discrepancies between physical stock and book records arising out of physical verification, have been properly dealt with in the books of account. However, there were no discrepancies of 10% or more in the aggregate for each class of inventory.

(b) The Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of Rs. 5 crore, in aggregate from banks or financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets. The original working capital limit sanctioned by banks in earlier years were revised during the year to Rs. 21,000 Lakh for fund based facilities and Rs. 8,30,800 Lakh for non fund based facilities. The loan amount of Rs. 30,117.18 Lakh outstanding as on March 31, 2023 is against hypothecation of fixed deposits of the Company.

The figures in the statements filed by the Company with the bank as compared with the figures stated in books of account of the Company is given below:

Period ending	Total Stock submitted to Bank (Rs. in Lakhs)	Total Stock as per Books of Accounts (Rs. in Lakhs)	Difference (Rs. In Lakhs)
Jun-22	1,22,012	1,22,012	-
Sep-22	1,30,745	1,30,745	-
Dec-22	2,13,594	2,13,594	-
Mar-23 (Provisional)	2,83,254	2,85,932	2,678

Our observations with regards to variance is stated below: The stock statement is required to be submitted to the bank by the prescribed due date. As per the explanation given by the company, a provisional statement w.r.t March 23 has been submitted to the bank by the due date and therefore it varies with the actual figures arrived after finalization of accounts. iii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any other investments in companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties except in the form of investment in mutual funds, and equity shares of a Company as disclosed in Note no. 6(a) & 10(a) of the financial statements. The Company has not provided any guarantee or security. The Company has provided advances to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties, which are not in the nature of loan. (a) The Company has not provided any guarantee or security. The Company has provided advances to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties in the ordinary course of business, which are not in the nature of loan. Hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(a) of the Order is not applicable.

(b) The Investments made by the Company in mutual funds, and equity shares of a Company [Disclosed in Note no. 6(a) & 10(a)] are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company. The Company has not made any other investments in, companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships, and granted unsecured loans to other parties, during the year.

(c) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans. Hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(c) of the Order is not applicable.

(d) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans. Hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(d) of the Order is not applicable.

(e) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans. Hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(e) of the Order is not applicable.

(f) The Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment during the year. Hence, reporting under clause 3(iii)(f) is not applicable. iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any loan, guarantee or provided any securities in connection with such loan and given/made any loan/investment within the meaning of Section 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, in terms of Notification No. G.S.R. 463(E) dated June 5, 2015, the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company as the Company is a Government Company engaged in defence production and as such, reporting under this clause is not applicable to the Company.

v. According to the information and explanations given to us the Company has not accepted any deposits during the year within the meaning of section 73 to 76 or any other relevant provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and does not have any unclaimed deposits as at March 31, 2023, as such, reporting under this clause is not applicable to the Company.

vi. According to the information and explanations given to us, maintenance of cost records by the Company has been prescribed by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of construction of ships, manufacturing of engineering goods and diesel engines. We have broadly reviewed such cost records and are of the opinion that, prima facie, prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.

vii. (a) According to information and explanations given to us, and on the basis of our examination of books and accounts, the Company has been generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, ESI, income tax, goods and services tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, cess and any other statutory dues with the appropriate authorities and no undisputed amount payable in respect of aforesaid dues as on March 31, 2023 for a period of more than six months from the date they become payable.

(b) According to the records of the Company and information and explanations given to us, the following are the details of disputed dues not deposited on March 31, 2023:

Sl. No. Name of the Statute	Nature of dues	Year to which pertains	Amount (Rs. in Lakh)	Forum where the dispute is pending
1 West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003	Value Added Tax	2007-08	506.83	West Bengal Taxation Tribunal
2 Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	2008-09	1624.58	Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
3 Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	2016-17	8.61	Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)
4 Goods & Services Tax	ITC Credit	2020-21	142.17	Addl. Commissioner, LTU, Corporate Division
Total			2282.19

The amounts mentioned above are exclusive of interest and penalties that may be payable on final settlement of pending cases.

viii. 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).

ix. (a) The Company has working capital limits sanctioned by banks (Both Funded & Non-Funded facilities). The Company has availed short term borrowings from the bank. The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or other borrowings in the payment of interest thereon.

(b) The Company has not been declared willful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or any government authority.

(c) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year and there are no outstanding term loans at the beginning of the year and hence, reporting under clause 3(ix)(c) of the Order is not applicable.

(d) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, funds raised on short- term basis have, prima facie, not been used during the year for long-term purposes by the Company.

(e) The Company does not have any subsidiary, joint venture or associate companies Hence reporting on clause 3(ix)(e) of the Order is not applicable.

(f) The Company does not have any subsidiary, joint venture or associate companies and has not raised any loan from such entities during the year and hence reporting on clause 3(ix)(f) of the Order is not applicable.

x. (a) The Company has not raised moneys 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 or optionally) and hence reporting under clause 3(x)(b) of the Order is not applicable.

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

(b) 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 upto the date of this report.

(c) No whistle blower complaints received by the Company during the year (and upto the date of this report), while determining the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures.

xii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi company. The provisions of clause 3(xii) are not applicable and hence not commented upon.

xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.

xiv. (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.

xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them and as such, reporting under this clause is not applicable to the Company.

xvi. (a) In our opinion, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Hence, reporting under clause 3(xvi) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Order is not applicable.

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

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

xix. 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.

xx. (a) In respect of other than ongoing projects, the Company has no unspent funds towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) required to be transferred 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) The Company does not have any ongoing projects on CSR. Hence, this clause is not applicable.

	For Mookherjee Biswas & Pathak
	Chartered Accountants
	Firms Registration Number 301138E
	Sd/-
	(Sudersan Mukherjee)
	Partner
	Membership No. 059159
	ICAI UDIN: 23059159BGXHQH4368
Place: Kolkata
Date: 24 May, 2023

Annexure – B to the Independent Auditors Report of even date on the financial statements

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under clause (i) of subsection 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("The Act")

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2023 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Managements Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Board of Directors of the Company 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, both issued by ICAI and prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. 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 were 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 judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the 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 financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 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 financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting

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

Opinion

In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 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 ICAI.

	For Mookherjee Biswas & Pathak
	Chartered Accountants
	Firms Registration Number 301138E
	Sd/-
	(Sudersan Mukherjee)
	Partner
	Membership No. 059159
	ICAI UDIN: 23059159BGXHQH4368
Place: Kolkata
Date: 24 May, 2023