We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of NEYVELI LIGNITE
CORPORATION LIMITED, as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss
Account and also 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.
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 ofmaterial 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
basisforouropinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 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 astatement
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
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
ouraudit.
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company in so far as it appears from examination of
those books and proper returns adequate for the purposes of ouraudit
have been received from Rajasthan branch not visited by us. The Branch
Auditors'' Report has been forwarded to us and has been appropriately
dealt with.
(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 and with the audited returns from Rajasthan branch.
(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) As per the Notification No.G.S.R. 829(E) dated 21.10.2003, issued
under section 620 (1) of the Companies Act 1956, clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956, is not
applicable to Government Companies.
(vi) As the Central Government is yet to notify Cess payable under
Section 441A, the reporting requirement under Section 227(3)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956 does not arise.
(vii) Attention is invited to Note No. 15 of Schedule-21 - Notes on
Accounts regarding accounting of sale of power by adopting provisional
tariff and Note No.16 of Schedule-21- Notes on Accounts regarding
revision in power tariff from normative to actual on receipt of Central
Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) order. Pending receipt of
final order on power tariff by CERC, consequential adjustments, that
may arise in future, are not ascertainable at this stage.
Subject to our comments in para (vii) above, 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 Balance Sheet, of the State of Affairs of the Company
as at 31st March, 2011;
b) In the case of Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit forthe 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 to the Auditors'' Report
Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report of even date,
(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 all the fixed assets once in
five years. As explained to us, physical verification has been carried
out during the year. The reconciliation of discrepancies, if any,
observed on physical verification done during the year is in progress.
Hence the effect of such discrepancies is not quantifiable. Pending
reconciliation of discrepancies observed on the physical verification
done during the financial year 2010-2011, a sum of Rs. 0.86 crore
relating to the year 2006 has been retained as provision towards
possible losses.
(c) During the year the Company had not disposed off substantial part
of fixed assets.
(ii) (a) The inventory has been physically verified during the year by
the management. 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. No material
discrepancies were noticed on physical verification as compared to book
records:
(iii) The Company has not granted / taken any loan to / from Companies,
firms and other parties listed in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(iy) 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 with regard to purchases of inventory, fixed assets and with
regard to the sale of goods. During the course of our audit, we have
not observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in
internal controls.
(v) There were no transactions of purchase of goods and materials and
sale of goods, materials and services in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and aggregating during the year Rs.5,00,000 or
more.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits from public and
hence the provisions of section 58A, 58AA or any other provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules made there under are not
applicable to the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) The Central Government has prescribed the maintenance of records
under Section 209(1 )(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect of
Thermal Power Station Units and we are of the opinion that prima facie,
the books of accounts prescribed under the Cost Accounting Records
(Electricity Industry) Rules, 2001, have been maintained by the Company
and the proforma specified therein for the year are under preparation.
We have however not carried out a detailed verification of such
records.
(ix) (a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing Provident
Fund dues of its own employees. Based on information and explanations
given to us the Company has laid down systems and procedures regarding
deposit of PF dues relating to contractors'' workers. The ESI Act does
not apply to the Company.
(b) Based on information and explanation given to us, no undisputed
amounts payable in respect of Investors Education and Protection Fund,
Income Tax, Sales Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and any other statutory dues were outstanding as at 31st
March, 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanation given to us there are
no dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Customs duty, Wealth Tax, Excise Duty
and Cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except
as reported below:
Name of the Nature of the Amount Period to which Forum where
Statute dues (Rs. in lacs) the amount relates dispute is
pending
Rajasthan 57.53 2008-09
Finance Act, Land tax 173 73 2009-10 Tax Board,
Ajmer
2006 173.73 2010-11
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year covered by our audit and 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 any
financial institution, bank 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.
Hence the question of maintenance of documents and records does not
arise.
(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 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 are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) The Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others
from banks or financial institutions based on the records produced to
us.
(xvi) In our opinion, the term loans have been applied for the purpose
for which they were raised.
(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the Company, we report
that the no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term investment.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us,
during the year the Company has not made preferential allotment of
shares to parties and Companies covered in the register maintained
undersection 301 of the Act.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records examined by us, securities have been created in respect of
bonds issued.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issue. Hence
the provisions of clause 4(xx) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report)
Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit.
For GANESAN AND COMPANY, For L.U.KRISHNAN-& CO.,
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn. No. 000859S Firm Regn. No. 001527S
S. Swaminathan R. Aghoramurthy
Partner Partner
M.No.023998 M.No.007595
Place: Chennai
Date : 27.05.2011
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