1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Jaiprakash Associates
Limited as at 31st March 2011 and also the annexed Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Jaiprakash
Associates Limited 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. These Standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the Financial
Statements are prepared 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 presentation of
financial statement. 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 by 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 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 that:
(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 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, Profit & Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report, are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit & 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;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March 2011, and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the directors of the Company is
disqualified as on 31st March 2011 from being appointed as a director,
in terms of clause (g) of sub-section(1) of section 274 of the
Companies Act, 1956;
(f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts, read together with
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:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit & 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.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS'' REPORT
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date on the accounts
for the year ended 31st March 2011, of Jaiprakash Associates Limited.
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets. The situation of the moveable assets used in the construction
activity keeps on changing from works sites depending upon requirements
for a particular contract.
(b) A substantial portion of the Fixed Assets have been physically
verified by the management during the year and in our opinion the
frequency of verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company & nature of its assets. According to the information given to
us and to the best of our knowledge, no material discrepancies were
noticed on such physical verification.
(c) Fixed assets disposed off by the Company during the year were not
substantial; hence it does not affect the Company as a going concern.
(ii) (a) The inventories have been physically verified by the management
at reasonable intervals during the year. 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.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification were not material and
these have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) The Company has not granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(iv) 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, for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods /real
estate, electrical energy, services & supplies under EPC contracts.
During the course of our audit we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weakness in internal control system.
(v) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to the
information and explanations given to us we are of the opinion that the
particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered into the register required to
be maintained under that section. The transactions made in pursuance of
such contracts or arrangements have been made at prices which are
reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the relevant
time.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, 58AA and any other provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and the
rules framed thereunder with regard to the deposits accepted from the
public. As informed to us, no order has been passed by the Company Law
Board or National Company Law Tribunal or Reserve Bank of India or any
court or any other Tribunal.
(vii) In our opinion the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size & nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the accounts and cost records
maintained by the Cement & Power divisions of the Company pursuant to
the Rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost
records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, and are of
the opinion that prima-facie the prescribed accounts and records have
been maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of
the records.
(ix) (a) As per records produced before us, the Company is generally
regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues like Provident Fund,
Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance,
Income-tax, Sales-tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise
Duty, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it, with the
appropriate authorities and there were no arrears of such dues at the
year end which have remained outstanding for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(b) As per records produced before us the dues of Income- tax,
Sales-tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs Duty, Excise Duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute are stated
hereunder:
Rs. Lakhs
Forum where dispute is pending
Name of
Statute Period to
which Appellate
authorities- High Supreme Total
(Nature
of dues) amount
relates Commissionarate Tribunal Court Court
Central
Excise
1988-92 13.65 - - - 13.65
2000-02 - 1.32 2.16 - 3.48
2000-03 - 12.55 - - 12.55
2000-04 - 88.22 - - 88.22
2002-04 - 72.93 - - 72.93
2003-06 - - 3.62 - 3.62
2004-05 - 140.97 - - 140.97
2005-06 - 64.88 - - 64.88
2005-07 2.06 - - - 2.06
2006-07 - 0.58 - - 0.58
2007-08 - 480.81 - - 480.81
2007-09 - 585.07 - - 585.07
2008-09 - 321.30 - - 321.30
2006-10 807.63 - - - 807.63
2009-10 - 819.92 - - 819.92
2005-10 - - 552.84 - 552.84
2009-11 4.68 - - - 4.68
Electri-
city
Duty &
Cess
1991-02 - - 1,844.71 - 1,844.71
2003-04 - - - 92.49 92.49
U.P.
Trade Tax
1998-99 - - 235.04 - 235.04
1999-00 - - - 480.15 480.15
2000-01 - - - 810.29 810.29
2001-02 - - - 711.14 711.14
2002-03 - - - 584.78 584.78
2003-04 - - - 289.77 289.77
2004-05 - - - 612.94 612.94
2007-08 - 57.28 - - 57.28
U.P.
Entry Tax
2003-04 - - - 256.53 256.53
2004-05 - - - 53.00 53.00
2005-06 - - - 452.75 452.75
2006-07 - - - 366.74 366.74
2007-08 - - 1,304.45 1,262.85 2,567.
30
2008-09 81.84 - 3,462.52 - 3,544.36
2009-10 202.68 - 3,804.60 - 4,007.28
2008-11 - - 83.92 - 83.92
2010-11 11.01 - 488.80 - 499.81
M.P.
Entry Tax
2000-01 0.90 - - - 0.90
2001-02 - - 148.75 - 148.75
2004-05 12.67 - - - 12.67
2006-07 57.34 - - - 57.34
2007-08 211.95 - - - 211.95
2005-11 - - - 3,481.81 3,481.
81
2008-11 - - - 2.45 2.45
Himachal
Pradesh
Entry
Tax 2010-11 - - 363.38 - 363.38
MPCT/
CST
1999-00 9.83 - - - 9.83
2001-02 20.38 - - - 20.38
2004-05 - 48.14 - - 48.14
2005-06 - - 252.70 - 252.70
2006-07 - 23.60 - - 23.60
2007-08 50.06 - - - 50.06
Royalty
on
limestone
including
interest
Upto Dec
2008 - - 9,034.98 - 9,034.
98
Building
and Other
Construc-
tion
Workers
Welfare
Cess
2008-11 - - 234.04 - 234.04
Rural
Infra-
struc-
ture
Tax
Oct 05-
Dec09 - - - 289.30 289.30
Tax on
transport-
ation of
goods in
Himachal
Pradesh
2010-11 - - 243.67 - 243.67
Service
Tax
2008-09 - 185.00 - - 185.00
Income
Tax
AY 2008-09 399.85 - - - 399.85
(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses and has not
incurred any cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit
or in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to
financial institutions, banks or debenture holders.
(xii) The Company has not 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, clause (xiii) of Para 4 of the Order is
not applicable.
(xiv) In our opinion the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly,
clause (xiv) of Para 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, where the Company has given guarantee for loans taken by
its subsidiaries from banks or financial institutions, the terms and
conditions thereof are not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, term loans availed by the
Company were applied by the Company during the year for the purposes
for which the loans were obtained, other than temporary deployment
pending application.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
the overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company for the
year under report, we are of the opinion that no funds raised on short
term basis have been used for long term investment.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us the
Company 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.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has created security/charge in respect of secured
non-convertible debentures issued and outstanding at the year end.
(xx) A the Company has not raised any money by way of public issues
during the year, Clause (xx) of Para 4 of the Order is not applicable.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
material fraud by or on the Company has been noticed or reported during
the year.
For M.P. SINGH & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn No. 002183C
(CA M.P. Singh)
Partner M.No.1454
Place : Noida
Dated : 12 August 2011
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