1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of BEML Limited as at
31st March 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company''s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial
statements are prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with
an identified financial reporting framework and are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 as
amended by Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together ''the Order''), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of subsection (4A) of Section 227 of ''The Companies Act, 1956''
(the ''Act'') and on the basis of such checks of the books and records of
the Company as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said
Order.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3
above we report as follows:
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit.
b) In our opinion proper books of accounts as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of these
books and proper returns adequate for the purpose of audit have been
received from offices not visited by us.
c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
accounts maintained by the Company.
d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the
Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in
Sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.
e) Without qualifying our opinion reference is invited to:
1. Note No. D-3(ii) Schedule 23 in respect of claim from Railway Board
in respect of wheel sets for Rs. 1480.60 lacs. The readability of this
claim depends on the outcome of the representation which can not be
presently be determined.
2. Note No. D-7, Schedule 23 in respect of non confirmation of various
nominal balances. The impact on accounts, if any, is at present not
ascertainable.
3. Note No. D-13 Schedule 23 in respect of non provision for the
decline, other than temporary, in the value of investments in BEML
Midwest Limited which depends on the outcome of legal proceedings.
4. Note No. D-l(v)&(vi) Schedule 23 for the recognition of sales of
defence products to Ministry of Defence and sale of intermediary
products to a Defence Research Establishment due to complex nature of
such contracts and other reasons stated therein.
f) Being a government company, the provisions of Sec 274(1 )(g) of the
Act relating to disqualification of Directors are not applicable to the
company in terms of notification no: GSR 829(E) dated 21st October
2003.
g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us the said financial statements read with
the significant accounting policies and the notes appearing in Schedule
23 give the information as required by the Act in the manner so
required, and give a true and fair view in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in India:
(A) In the case of the Balance Sheet, the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March 2011;
(B) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account of the profit for the
year ended on that date; and
(C) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS'' REPORT
(Referred to in Paragraph 3 of our Report of even date on the Financial
Statements of BEML Limited for the year ended 31st March, 2011)
Auditors'' Report
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper
records showing full particulars including quantitative details and
situation of fixed assets.
(b) Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management during
the year. No material discrepancies have been noticed on such
verification.
(c) The disposals of assets during the year were not substantial so as
to affect its going concern status of the Company.
2. (a) The Company has conducted physical verification of inventories
(excluding non moving inventory, materials lying with third parties and
work in progress) during the year in accordance with the program
designed to cover all items over a phased manner. In respect of
materials with third parties these are confirmed by them in a few cases
(Refer Note: D 2(b) Schedule 23). In our opinion the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of
the company and the nature of its business, except in respect of non
moving inventory, materials lying with third parties and work in
progress.
(c) The Company has maintained proper records of inventories. No
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
3. The Company has not granted or taken any secured or unsecured loans
to or from Companies, firms or such parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Consequently
clauses iii(a) to iii(g) of paragraph 4(iii) of the order are not
applicable to the Company.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
furnished to us, there are adequate internal control procedures
commensurate with me size of the Company and the nature of its business
for the purchase of Inventory and Fixed Asset and sale of goods and
services.
5. There are no contracts or arrangement by the company with any party
referred to in Sec 301 of the Companies Act 1956, which are to be
entered in the register required to be maintained under that section
and hence the requirement of reporting on the reasonability of such
transactions having regard to the prevailing market prices made in
pursuance of such contracts does not arise.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of provisions of Sec 5 8A, 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956
and any other relevant provisions of the Act and the rules framed
thereunder. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(vi) of the Order are
not applicable to the company.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system, the scope
and coverage of which requires to be enlarged to be commensurate with
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
8. The Central Government has prescribed maintenance of cost records
under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of
Internal Combustion Engines and Heavy Earthmoving Equipments
manufactured by the company. We have broadly reviewed the cost records
maintained by the company pursuant to the rules made by the Central
Government for the maintenance of cost records and we are of me opinion
mat, prima facie, the prescribed records have been made and maintained.
We are not required to and, accordingly have not made a detailed
examination of me records.
9. (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing the undisputed
statutory dues including Sales Tax, Provident Fund, Investor Education
and Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Wealth Tax,
Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other statutory dues
with appropriate authorities and no undisputed amounts in respect of
these cases were outstanding for a period of more than six months from
the date they became payable as at the end of the year.
(b) The details of disputed Income Tax/ Sales Tax/Customs Duty/Wealth
Tax/ Service Tax/Excise Duty/Cess as at the end of the year that have
not been deposited are detailed hereunder:
S. Name of Nature of Amount Period to Forum where the
No the Statute the dues (Rs.Lacs) amount dispute is pending
relates
1. Excise duty 197.90 From CESTAT,
including 2003-04 to Bangalore.
interest and 2007-08
penalty
2. Excise duty 56.15 From Other Appellate
including 2005-06 to authorities.
Central interest and 2010-11
Excise penalty.
3. Act 1944 Auto cess 125.22 From Commissioner of
1999-00 to CE, Bangalore.
2010-11
4. Service tax 134.68 2004-05 CESTAT
5. Service tax 80.29 2003-04to Other Appellate
2009-10 authorities
6. Customs 5269.86 2001-02 Original authority
The duty. and
Customs 2004-05
Duty Act,
7. 1962. Customs 13.39 2006-07 Commissioner
duty. (Appeals)
8. Sales Tax 55.05 1998-99 Sales Tax Tribunal
Sales Tax
9. Act of Sales tax 116.99 1999-2000, Revision &
respective and from Appellate Board.
States 2003-04 to
2005-06
10. Sales tax 323.08 From Other appellate
1990-91 to authorities
2007-08
11. Income tax Disallowance 219.45 2005-06 ITAT, Bangalore.
Act, 1961 of technical
know-how
fee paid
Total 6592.06
Note: A sum of Rs. 262.35 Lacs have been paid towards the above
disputed statutory dues under protest.
10. The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the financial
year under review and in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanation given to us and in our opinion the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. There are no dues to any
financial institution or debenture holders.
12. In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us and
based on the information available, the Company has not granted any
loans or advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares/
debentures and other securities.
13. The Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefit
company/ society. Therefore, clause 4(xiii) of the Order is not
applicable to the Company.
14. In our opinion the Company is not dealing in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Hence clause 4(xiv) of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
15. The Company has given guarantee to loan taken by another Company
from banks. This includes guarantee given to BEML Midwest Limited for
Rs. 1912.50 Lacs to a bank. The terms and conditions, prima facie, in
our opinion, are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company. We are
unable to comment on whether the guarantee given on behalf of BEML
Midwest is prejudicial to the interest of the Company in view of the
various developments as given in note No D-13 of Schedule 23.
16. The term loans availed by the Company have been applied for the
purposes for which the loans were obtained.
17. According to the information and explanation furnished to us and
on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company as at
31st March 2011, no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term purposes.
18. During the year the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures and hence clause 4(xix)
of the order relating to creating of charge is not applicable.
20. The Company has raised monies through Follow on Public Offering in
the earlier year and the status of utilization of funds is disclosed by
the management in Note No. D-6, Schedule 23 and the same has been
verified by us.
21. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For PADMANABHAN RAMANI & RAMANUJAM
Chartered Accountants
FRN: 002510S
(G VIVEKANANTHAN)
PARTNER
Membership No.28339
Place: Bangalore
Date :31st May 2011
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