1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Fortis Healthcare
(India) Limited (formerly Fortis Healthcare Limited) (''the Company'') as
at March 31, 2011 and also 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 about whether the
financial statements 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose
in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4
and 5 of the said Order.
4. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to the note no 20
of schedule 24 of financial statements regarding non-provision of
proportionate premium on redemption of US Dollar 100,000,000 5% Foreign
Currency Convertible Bonds due 2015 amounting to Rs.244.58 lacs. The
same has been disclosed as a contingent liability. Management has
represented that the redemption premium will be offset against the
securities premium account and accordingly, no provision has been
considered in the accounts.
5. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we
report that:
i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit;
ii. 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;
iii. The balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash
flow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
v. On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualified as on
March 31, 2011 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India;
a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 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 cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF OUR REPORT OF EVEN DATE
Re: Fortis Healthcare (India) Limited (formerly Fortis Healthcare
Limited) (''the Company'')
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a policy of verifying the fixed assets once in two
years. Fixed assets have been physically verified by the management
during the current year. The frequency of physical verification, in our
opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its assets. As informed, no material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(c) There was no substantial disposal of fixed assets during the year.
(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verification of
inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.
(b) The procedures of physical verification of inventory followed by
the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of
the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no
material discrepancies were noticed on physical verification.
(iii) (a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured
or unsecured to companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(iii) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of
the Companies (Auditors Report), 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
(b) The Company had taken loan, in the form of unsecured debentures
from a company covered in the register maintained under section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount involved during the year
was Rs. 26,000 lacs and the year-end balance of loans taken from such
party was Rs. Nil.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(d) In respect of loans taken, repayment of the principal amount is as
stipulated and payment of interest has been regular.
(iv) As per the information and explanations given to us, certain items
of inventory and fixed assets, due to their unique, specialized or
proprietary nature, are purchased without inviting comparative
quotations. Read with the above, in our opinion, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventory and
fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course
of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal
control system in respect of these areas. During the course of our
audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weakness in internal control system of the Company.
(v) (a) According to the information and explanations provided by the
management, we are of the opinion that there are no contracts or
arrangements that need to be entered into the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Therefore, the provisions of
clause 4(v) (a) and (b) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003
(as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under clause
(d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
the products / services of the Company.
(ix) (a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident
fund, investor education and protection fund, employees'' state
insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth- tax, service tax, customs
duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it. The
provisions relating to excise duty are not applicable to the Company.
Further, since the Central Government has till date not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441 A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor
education and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax,
wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, cess and other
undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable. The
provisions relating to excise duty are not applicable to the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, custom
duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
The provisions relating to excise duty are not applicable to the
Company.
(x) The Company''s has no accumulated losses at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately
preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a financial
institution, bank or debenture holders.
(xii) Based on our examination of documents and records, we are of the
opinion that the Company has maintained adequate records where the
Company has granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way
of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi /
mutual benefit fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause
4(xiii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended)
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order,
2003 (as amended) are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from banks or
financial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof in our opinion
are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) Based on information and explanations given to us by the
management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans
were obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company we report that
no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long- term
investment.
(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company had unsecured debentures, issued in previous year,
which were fully redeemed during the year and on which no security or
charge was required to be created.
(xx) We have verified that the end use of money raised by way of public
issues is as disclosed in Note 14 of Schedule 24 to the financial
statement.
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given by the management, we report
that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
For S.R. Batliboi & Co.
Firm registration number: 301003E
Chartered Accountants
per Pankaj Chadha
Partner
Membership No.: 91813
Place: Gurgaon
Date: May 27, 2011
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