We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of IFCI Limited (Company)
as at March 31, 2011, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year ended on that date, both 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.
We have 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 misstatements. 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.
As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003 and the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004 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.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report as
under:
(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 appears from our examination of
those books;
(iii) The Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(iv) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the 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) 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;
(vi) On the basis of 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 of the Company is
disqualified as on March 31, 2011 from being appointed as Director
under Section 274(1) (g) of the Companies Act, 1956;
(vii) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with
the Significant Accounting Policies and Notes thereon, 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:
i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2011;
ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit 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.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT REFERRED TO IN PARA 1 OF OUR REPORT OF
EVEN DATE
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situations of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are being physically verified by the Management at
all its offices in a phased manner at reasonable intervals. According
to the information and explanation given to us, no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) The Company did not dispose off a substantial part of fixed assets
during the year. However, the Company did dispose off certain land and
buildings during the year. This has not affected the going concern.
(ii) The nature of the Company''s business/activities/transactions does
not require it to hold inventories and as such Clause 4(ii) of the
Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 (''Order'') is not applicable.
(iii) (a) 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. As the Company has not
granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to parties listed in the
Registers maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraphs (iii) (a), (b), (c) & (d) of the Order are not applicable.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. As the Company has not
taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from parties listed in the
Registers maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraphs (iii) (e), (f) and (g) of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control
procedures commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business, for the purchase of fixed assets and the sale of goods
and services. Further, during the course of our audit, we have neither
come across nor have we been informed of any continuing failure to
correct any major weakness in such internal controls.
(v) (a) In our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no transactions that need to be
entered into a Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, as there are no transactions that need to be entered into
a Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
paragraph (v) (b) of the Order is not applicable.
(vi) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has, not accepted any public deposits and
hence, directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the
provisions of Sections 58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under are not
applicable. As per the information and explanations given to us, no
order has been passed by Company Law Board or National Company Law
Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in
this respect.
(vii) In our opinion, the internal audit function carried out during
the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with its size of the Company and nature of its
business.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, 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.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the books of accounts, the Company
has been generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues
including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund,
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Cess and
other material statutory dues as applicable with the appropriate
authorities. There are no arrears of outstanding statutory dues as at
March 31, 2011 for a period of more than 6 months from the date they
became payable.
(b) As at March 31, 2011, according to the records of the Company and
the information and explanations given to us, the following are the
particulars of dues on account of Income Tax/Sales Tax/Wealth
Tax/Service Tax/Custom Duty/Excise Duty/Cess that have not been
deposited on account of disputes:
Name Nature of Amount Period to which Forum where
of the the Dues Amount dispute
Statute relates pending
M P Sales Rs. 60,000/- – Board of
Commercial Tax on Revenue
Tax Act, Lease (Commercial
1994 Transactions transactions
Tax Tribunal)
M.P., Gwalior
However, according to the information and explanations given to us, the
demand against Income Tax is fully covered by way of Advance Tax,
deposited with Income Tax Authorities.
(x) The Company did not have any accumulated losses as at the end of
the financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, in our opinion,
the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to any financial
institution or banks or debenture holders.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company has
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities. In our opinion, the Company
has maintained adequate documents and records in this respect.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund, nidhi, mutual benefit or a
society. Accordingly, Clause 4(xiii) of the Order is not applicable.
(xiv) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the books of account, the Company
has maintained proper records of the transactions and contracts and
timely entries have been made therein in respect of the shares,
securities, debentures and other investments dealt with or traded by
the Company.
(b) The shares, securities, debentures and other securities have been
held by the Company, in its own name except to the extent of the
exemption, if any, granted under Section 49 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interests of the
Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, term loans availed by the Company were prima-facie applied
by the Company during the year for the purpose for which they were
obtained.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and
based on the overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company,
funds raised on short term basis have prima-facie not been used for
long term investment.
(xviii) T h e C o m pany has not made any preferential allotment of
shares to parties and companies covered in the Register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
(xix)As all debentures and bonds issued are unsecured, creation of
security or charge does not arise.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
(xxi)To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
has been noticed or reported during the year.
For CHOKSHI & CHOKSHI
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.101872W
Kanu S Chokshi
Camp: New Delhi Partner
Date : April 18, 2011 Membership No.17085
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