1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Indraprastha Gas
Limited (the Company”) as at 31 March, 2011, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, both annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys 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 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 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 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) 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. 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 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 appears from our examination of those
books;
c) 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;
d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
e) 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:
i. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March, 2011;
ii. in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of written representations received from the
Directors, as on 31 March, 2011 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of even date)
(i) Having regard to the nature of the Companys business, clauses
(xiii), (xiv), (xix) and (xx) of paragraph 4 of CARO are not
applicable.
(ii) In respect of its fixed assets :
a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
b. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has a phased programme of physical verification of its fixed
assets by which all fixed assets, other than underground gas
distribution systems which are not physically verifiable, are verified
over a period of two years. The fixed assets were verified in
accordance with this programme. In our opinion, the frequency of
physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company and the nature of its business. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
c. The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company.
(iii) In respect of its inventory:
a. Inventory comprises Gas and Stores and spares. According to the
information and explanations given to us, inventory of stores and
spares has been physically verified during the year by the Management.
In our opinion, the frequency of verification of stores and spares is
reasonable. According to the information and explanations given to us,
the stock of gas in pipeline cannot be physically verified and is
estimated on volumetric basis.
b. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and discrepancies noted between physical inventory and book
records were not material having regard to the size of the operations
of the Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books
of account.
(iv) The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, firms or other parties listed in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard
to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
major weakness in such internal control system.
(vi) Based on the examination of the books of account and related
records and according to the information and explanations given to us,
there are no contracts or arrangements with companies, firms or other
parties which need to be entered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(vii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year
as defined under the provisions of Section 58A and 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the rules framed there under.
(viii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business.
(ix) We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956 in respect of its products and are of the opinion that prima
facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and
maintained. However, we have not made a detailed examination of the
records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
a. The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income Tax, Sales Tax,
Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material
statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities. There
are no undisputed amounts payable in respect of these statutory dues
which have remained outstanding as at 31 March, 2011 for a period of
more than six months from the date they became payable. We were
informed that the operations of the Company during the year did not
give rise to any liability for Wealth Tax.
b. The dues of Income Tax and Sales Tax, which have not been deposited
by the company on account of various disputes are as follows:
Name of Nature of Amount Amount paid Period to Forum where
statute dues demanded under protest which the the dispute
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