1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Procter & Gamble
Hygiene and Health Care Limited (the Company), as at June 30, 2010,
the Profit and Loss Account and also 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 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 of material misstatements. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and the 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 Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central 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 in the Annexure referred to in Paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanation 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 it appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and also 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 June 30, 2010;
(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 June 30, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none
of the Directors is disqualified as on June 30, 2010 from being
appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1 )(g) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
Annexure referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report on the
Accounts of Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Limited
i. Having regard to the nature of the Companys business/
activities/result, clauses vi, x, xi, xii, xiii, xiv, xv, xvi, xviii,
xix and xx 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) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification
which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the
fixed assets at reasonable intervals. 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) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals.
(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 no material discrepancies were noticed on physical
verification.
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, having regard to the explanations that some of the items
purchased are of special nature and suitable alternative sources are
not readily available for obtaining comparable quotations, 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. In respect of contracts or arrangements entered in the register
maintained in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act 1956. to
the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information
and explanations given to us:
(a) The particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to in Section
301 that needed to be entered into the register, maintained under the
said section have been so entered.
(b) Where each of such transactions (excluding loans reported under
paragraph (iv) above) is in excess of Rs.5 lakhs in respect of any party,
the transactions have been made at prices which are prima facie
reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, except that reasonableness could not be ascertained
where comparable quotations are not available having regard to the
specialized nature of some of the transactions of the Company.
vii. In our opinion, the company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by 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 in respect of manufacture of formulations and are of the
opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been
made and maintained. We have, however, not made a detailed examination
of the records with a view to determining whether they are accurate or
complete. To the best of our know ledge and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the Central Government has
not prescribed the maintenance of cost records for any other product of
the Company.
ix. 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,
Wealth Tax, Service Tax. Custom Duty. Excise Duty, Cess and other
material statutory dues as applicable to it with the appropriate
authorities.
(b) There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Income-tax,
Wealth Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory
dues in arrears as at June 30, 2010, for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(c) Details of Excise Duty, Sales Tax and Custom Duty which have not
been deposited as on June 30, 2010 on account of disputes are given
below:
Sr. Statute Nature of Forum Period to Amount
No. dues where which the involved
dispute
is amount (Rs.in
pending relates Lakhs)
1. Sales Tax Sales Tax Appellate 1997-98 to 1501.21
Laws as Authorities 2008-09
per statutes
applicable in
various states
Tribunal 1990-91 to 188.37
1996-97, 2001-02,
2002-03 and
2005-06
High Court 1990-91 to 17.14
1997-98 and
2002-03
Sub-total 1706.72
2. Customs Act. Custom Joint 1992-93 201.76
1962 Duty Director
General of
Foreign
Trade
Sub-total 201.76
3. The Central Excise
Duty Appellate 2004-05 to 10.00
Excise Act. Authorities 2008-09
1944
Sub-total 10.00
The above excludes disputed unpaid Excise demands of Rs.221.40 lakhs and
unpaid Service Tax demand of Rs. 1.65 lakhs raised by the authorities on
third parties with whom the Company has business transactions /contractual
obligations. There were no disputed dues remaining unpaid in respect of
income tax, service tax, wealth tax and cess during the year.
x. In our opinion and 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 funds raised on short term basis have not
been used during the year for long term investment.
xi. To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 117366W)
K. A. Katki
Mumbai, Partner
August 18, 2010 Membership No. 038568
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