Auditor Report of BLS E-Services Ltd.
We have audited the standalone financial statements of
BLS E-Services Limited (the âCompanyâ) which comprise
the balance sheet as at March 31, 2026, and the statement
of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),
statement of changes in equity and statement of cash
flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial
statements, including material accounting policies and
other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as
âthe standalone financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
standalone financial statements give the information
required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (the
âActâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards
(âInd ASâ) prescribed under Section 133 of the Act and
other accounting principles generally accepted in India,
of the standalone state of affairs of the Company as at
March 31, 2026, its standalone profit (including other
comprehensive income), the standalone changes in equity
and its standalone cash flows for the year ended on that
date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(âSAâs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of
the standalone financial statements section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with
the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (âICAIâ) together with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone
financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the
Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and
the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence
obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial
statements.
Key Audit Matter
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements of the current period. These
matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the
standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming
our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate
opinion on these matters. We have determined that there
are no Key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial
Statements and Auditorâs Report Thereon
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for
the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the annual report, but does
not include the standalone financial statements and our
auditorâs report thereon. The above information is expected
to be made available to us after the date of auditorâs report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not
cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance conclusions thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
identified above when it becomes available and, in doing
so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be
materially misstated.
When we read annual report, if we conclude that there
is a material misstatement therein, we are required to
communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those
Charged with Governance for the Standalone
Financial Statements
The Companyâs Management and Board of Directors is
responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the
Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance including other
comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of
the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including Ind AS prescribed
under Section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation
and presentation of the standalone financial statements
that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, Board of
Directors are responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability
to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,
matters related to going concern and using the going
concern basis of accounting unless Board of Directors either
intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone
financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of
the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive
to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk
of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from
fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud
may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal 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 with reference to standalone 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.
Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of
the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty
exists related to events or conditions that may cast
significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue
as a going concern. If we conclude that a material
uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention
in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the
standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are
based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of
our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions
may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going
concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the standalone financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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 financial
statements of the current period and are therefore the key
audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs
report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure
about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,
we determine that a matter should not be communicated
in our report because the adverse consequences of doing
so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public
interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
A. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we
give in the âAnnexure Aâ, a statement on the matters
specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order to the
extent applicable.
B. 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
except for the matters stated in the paragraph
C (vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone
statement of profit and loss (including other
comprehensive income), the standalone cash
flow statement and the standalone statement of
changes in equity dealt with by this Report are in
agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with the Ind AS specified under
Section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors from March 31, 2026 to April 20,
2026 taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,
2026 from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of
accounts and other matters connected therewith
are as stated in the paragraph B(b) above on
reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and
paragraph C(vi) below on reporting under Rule
11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal
financial controls with reference to these
standalone financial statements and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate
Report in âAnnexure Bâ to this report. Our report
expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy
and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs
internal financial controls with reference to
standalone financial statements.
h) In our opinion, and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the remuneration
paid by the Company to its directors during the year
is in accordance with the provisions of section 197
read with Schedule V of the Act;
C. With respect to the other matters to be included in
the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,
as amended in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations given to
us:
i. The Company has disclosed impact of pending
litigations which would impact its financial position
in its standalone financial statements, refer note
no. -60 to standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts
including derivative contracts for which there were
any material foreseeable losses;
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, as disclosed in
the note 54 to standalone financial statement, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or invested
(either from borrowed funds or share premium
or any other sources or kind of funds) by the
Company to or in any other person or entities,
including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ),
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 (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide
any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of
the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in
the note 53 to standalone financial statement,
no funds have been received by the Company
from in any other person or entities, including
foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing
or otherwise, that the funding parties 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
parties (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries.
c) Based on such audit procedures performed
that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has
come to our notice that has caused us to believe
that the representations under sub-clause (i)
and (ii) of Rule 11 (e), as provided under (a) and
(b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. 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 Act to the extent it applies to payment of
dividend.
As stated in note 19 to the standalone financial
statements, 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.
The interim dividend declared and paid by the
Company during the year is in accordance with
section 123 of the Act.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test
checks, the Company has used an accounting
software for maintaining its books of account for
the financial year ended March 31, 2026 which
has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)
facility and the same has been operating for all
relevant transactions recorded in the software
throughout the year except at the data base level.
Further, where audit trail was enabled, we have not
identified whether there were any instances of the
audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally
the audit trail has been preserved by the Company
from the date it was enabled as per statutory
requirements for record retention.
For S S Kothari Mehta & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 000756N/N500441
AMIT GOEL
Partner
Membership Number: 500607
BLS E-Services Limited
(formerly known as BLS E-Services Private Limited)
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial StatementsOpinion
We have audited the standalone financial statements of BLS E-Services Limited (formerly known as BLS E-Services Private Limited) (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at March 31, 2025, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including standalone other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including standalone material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the standalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("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, 2025, and its profit, other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SA"s), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules 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 obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined that there are no Key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report Thereon
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company''s annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The above information is expected to be made available to us after the date of auditor''s report. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusions thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including Ind AS prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management and Board of Directors are 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 Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
â¢D Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
â¢D Obtain an understanding of internal 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 with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
â¢D Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
â¢D Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
â¢D Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
''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 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
A. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
B. 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 except for the matters stated in the paragraph C (vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including standalone other comprehensive income), the standalone cash flow statement and the standalone statement of changes in equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, taken on record by the Board of Directors on April 01, 2025, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in the paragraph B(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph C(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B" to this report. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements.
h) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act; and
C. 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 does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
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, as disclosed in the note 50 to standalone financial statement, no funds have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the note 49 to standalone financial statement, no funds have been received by the Company from in any other person or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the funding parties 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 parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under subclause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11 (e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement;
v. As stated in note 59 to the standalone financial statements, 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 an accounting software 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 been operating for all relevant transactions recorded in the software throughout the year except at the data base level (Refer note 57 of the financial statement). Additionally, except where audit trail logs were not available in the previous year, the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per statutory requirements for record retention.
For S S Kothari Mehta & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 000756N/N500441
AMIT GOEL
Partner
Membership Number: 500607
BLS E-Services Limited
(formerly known as BLS E-Services Private Limited)
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial StatementsOpinion
We have audited the standalone financial statements of BLS E-Services Limited (formerly known as BLS E-Services Private Limited) (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at March 31, 2024, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the standalone financial statements")..
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("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, 2024, and its profit, other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SA"s), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules 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 obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined that there are no Key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor''s Report Thereon
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company''s annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon. The above information is expected to be made available to us after the date of auditor''s report. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusions thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read other information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Management and Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including Ind AS prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management and Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Q Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Q Obtain an understanding of internal 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 with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
Q Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
Q Conclude on the appropriateness of management''s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Q Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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 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.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
A. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
B. 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 except for the matters stated in the paragraph C (vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone cash flow statement and the standalone statement of changes in equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in the paragraph B(b) above on
reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph C(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B" to this report. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company''s internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements.
h) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act; and
C. 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 does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
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 have been advanced or loaned or invested by the Company to or in any other person or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds have been received by the Company to or in any other person or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
c) Based on such audit procedures that were 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. No dividend has been declared or paid by the Company during the year ending March 31, 2024;
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)
facility and the same has been operating for all relevant transactions recorded in the software after implementation of audit trail in accounting software. However, due to the inherent limitation of the accounting software, we are unable to comment whether there were any instances of the audit trail feature been tempered during the audit period (refer note. 59. of the financial statements).
As proviso to Rule 3(1 ) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
For S S Kothari Mehta & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants ICAI Firm Registration Number: 000756N/N500441
AMIT GOEl
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership Number: 500607
Date: May 13, 2024 UDIN: 24500607BKEIUV5694
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