1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Power Finance
Corporation Limited, New Delhi 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.
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 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. As required by the Statement on the Companies (Auditors'' Report)
Order, 2003 (as amended) issued by the Government of India 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 referred to in paragraph 3 above, without
qualifying our report attention is drawn to the Note no. 13(ii) in
Schedule 17 regarding Accounting for Derivatives.
5. Further to above:
(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 appear 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) The requirements of clause (g) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 274 of
the Companies Act, 1956 relating to disqualification of directors are
not applicable to the Company, being a Government Company, in terms of
Notification No.G.S.R.829 (E), dated 21.10.2003 issued by Ministry of
Finance, Department of Company Affairs.
6. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said Accounts read with Accounting
Policies and Notes thereon in Schedule No.17, 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 case of Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31st March 2011 and
(b) In case of Profit & Loss Account, of the Profit of the Company for
the year ended on that date.
(c) In case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year
ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITOR''S REPORT
(Referred to in Paragraph (3) of our report of even date)
1. (a) The Company has generally maintained proper records showing
full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets on the basis of available information.
(b) As explained to us, the management is carrying out the physical
verification of fixed assets at the year end in a phased manner. In
our opinion, the frequency of physical verification is reasonable
having regard to the size of the Company and nature of its assets. As
explained to us, no material discrepancies were noticed by the
management on such physical verification.
(c) The Company has not disposed off substantial parts of fixed assets
during the year ended 31.03.2011 and the Going Concern status of the
Company is not affected.
2. As the Company has not purchased / sold goods during the year ended
31.03.2011 nor are there any stocks, requirement of reporting on
physical verification of stocks or maintenance of inventory records
does not arise.
3. As explained to us, the Company has not taken nor granted 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. Accordingly clauses 4(iii) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the
Companies (Auditor''s Report ) Order, 2003 are not applicable to the
Company.
4. Having regard to the nature of Company''s business and based on our
scrutiny of Company''s records and the information and explanations
received by us, we report that Company''s activities do not include
purchase of inventory and sale of goods. 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 nature of its business with regards to purchase of fixed assets.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in internal controls with regard to
purchase of fixed assets.
5. Based on the audit procedures applied by us and the information and
explanations provided by the management, we are of the opinion that
there was no transaction during the year ended 31.03.2011 that need to
be entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the
Companies Act 1956.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
7. In our opinion and according to the informations and explanations
given to us, the Company has an internal audit system, which is
commensurate with the size and nature of business of the Company.
8. The Company is non-banking financial company, the provisions under
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
pertaining to maintenance of cost records, does not apply.
9. In respect of statutory dues, on the basis of information and
explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the
records of the company, we report that:
(a) The Company is generally regular in depositing with appropriate
authorities undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund,
Investor Education and Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance,
Income tax, Wealth tax, etc. as applicable to it and there is no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of aforesaid dues outstanding for
a period of more than six months as on 31st March 2011, as per the
accounts of the company.
(b) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues of
Income tax / Wealth tax / Service tax, etc., which have not been
deposited by the Company on account of any dispute, as per the accounts
of the Company.
10. The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of year ended
31.03.2011 and has not incurred any cash losses during the period
covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we are of the opinion that the Company has
not defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks or
debenture holders.
12. The Company has generally maintained adequate documents and
records in respect of loans granted by it to various State Electricity
Boards, State Generation Corporations, State Governments, CPSUs and
Independent Power Producers.
13. The Company is neither a chit fund nor a nidhi / mutual benefit
fund / society. Hence, the requirements of clause 4(xiii) of the
''Order'' do not apply to the Company.
14. As per records of the Company and according to the information and
explanations provided by the management, the Company has been
maintaining proper and timely records of the transactions and contracts
for the dealings or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other
investments. As per information and explanations provided we state
that, all the Investments have been held by the Company in its own
name.
15. The Company has given guarantees in connection with loans taken by
others from banks or financial institutions. According to information &
explanations given to us we are of the opinion that, the terms and
conditions on the guarantee given are not prima-facie prejudicial to
the interest of the Company.
16. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
term loans obtained by the Company have generally been utilized for the
purpose for which they were raised.
17. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that no funds raised on short-term basis that have been
used for long-term investment by the Company.
18. According to the records of the Company and 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. Therefore the
provisions of clause 4(xviii) of the Companies (Auditor''s Report )
Order, 2003 are not applicable to the Company.
19. The company has during the year raised 4,70,722 number of long
term infrastructure bonds of Rs. 5,000/- each aggregating Rs. 235.36
Crore by public offer secured against the immovable property and
receivables.
20. The company has during the year raised money by public issue of
long term Infrastructure Bonds which were allotted on 31.03.2011. The
company has disclosed in the Prospectus the proposed utilization of
money raised.
21. Based upon the audit procedures performed and information and
explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by
the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our
audit.
For Raj Har Gopal & Co. For Mehra Goel & Co.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Regn. No. : 002074N Firm''s Regn No. : 0517N
G.K.Gupta R.K.Mehra
Partner Partner
Membership No.: 081085 Membership No.: 6102
Place of Signature: New Delhi
Date: 20.06.2011
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