1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of IDBI Bank Limited
(the Bank) as at March 31, 2011 and also the Profit and Loss Account
and the Cash Flow Statement of the Bank annexed thereto for the year
ended on that date. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Bank''s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on these financial statements based on our audit. Incorporated in the
said financial statements are the returns of the Dubai branch of the
Bank, audited by another auditor.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 the management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
3. We did not audit the financial statements of the Dubai branch of
the Bank, whose financial statements as at March 31, 2011 reflect total
assets of Rs 40815739 Thousand, total revenues ofRs 561948 Thousand and
cash flows of Rs 7593870 Thousand for the year then ended. These
financial statements have been audited by another auditor, duly
qualified to act as auditor in the country of incorporation of the said
branch, whose report has been furnished to us and which was relied upon
by us for our opinion on the financial statements of the Bank.
4. The Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up in
accordance with the provisions of Section 29 of the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 read with Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.
5. 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 and have found them to be satisfactory.
(ii) The transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice have
been within the powers of the Bank.
(iii) The returns/data generated from the offices and branches of the
Bank through core banking application have been found adequate for the
purposes of our audit.
6. 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 3(C) of Section 211 of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of
India in so far as they apply to the Bank.
7. We further report that:
(i) the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account dealt with by this
report are in agreement with the books of account and the returns;
(ii) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Bank so far as appears from our examination of these
books;
(iii) the report on the financial statement of the Dubai branch audited
by other auditor has been dealt with in preparing our report in the
manner considered appropriate by us;
(iv) as per information and explanation given to us the Central
Government has, till date, not prescribed any cess payable under
Section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956.
(v) provisions of Section 274(1 )(g) of the Companies Act, 1956 are not
applicable in terms of Notification No. C.S.R.829 (E) dated-October 21,
2003 issued by Department of Company Affairs, Government of India.
8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us and on consideration of report of the
auditor of Dubai branch, the said financial statements read with the
notes thereon give the information required by the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 as well as the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required
for banking companies and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India.
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Bank as at March 31, 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Bank for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
For S.P. Chopra & Co. For Chokshi & Chokshi
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Pawan K.Gupta Niiesh R. Joshi
Partner Partner
Membership No. 92529 Membership No. 114749
Firm Regn. No.000346N Firm Regn. No.101872W
Place : Mumbai
Date : April 19,2011
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