1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Union Bank
of India as at March 31, 2011, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at
March 31, 2011, and Profit and Loss Account and the cash flow statement
for the year then ended, and a summary of signifcant accounting
policies and other explanatory information. Incorporated in these
financial statements are the returns of 20 branches audited by us and
2385 branches (including one foreign branch) audited by branch
auditors. The branches audited by us and those audited by other
auditors have been selected by the Bank in accordance with the
guidelines issued to the Bank by the Reserve Bank of India. Also
incorporated in the Balance Sheet and the Statement of Profit and Loss
are the returns from 611 branches which have not been subjected to
audit. These unaudited branches account for 0.68% of advances, 4.21% of
deposits, 0.37% of interest income and 3.13% of interest expenses.
Managements Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements in accordance with the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 of
India. This responsibility includes the design, implementation and
maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation of the
financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether
due to fraud or error.
Auditors Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence
about the amounts and disclosure in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the
Banks preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in
order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffcient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6. Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note No.4 of
schedule 18, which describes deferment of pension liability of the Bank
to the extent of Rs. 1352.17 crore pursuant to the circular issued by the
Reserve Bank of India to the public sector banks on the provisions of
AS 15, Employee benefits (circular no. DBOD.BP.BC/80/21.04.018/2010-11
dated February 9, 2011) on Re-opening of Pension Option to Employees of
Public Sector Banks.
7. In our opinion, as shown by the books of the bank, to the best of
our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Balance Sheet read with the notes thereon is a full and fair
Balance Sheet containing all the necessary particulars, is properly
drawn up so as to exhibit a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Bank as at 31st March, 2011 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in India;
(ii) The Profit and Loss Account, read with the notes thereon shows a
true balance of the Profit, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in India, for the year covered by the account; and.
(iii) The Cash Flow Statement gives a true and fair view of the cash
flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
8. The Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Account have been drawn up
in Forms Rs.A and Rs.B respectively of the Third Schedule to the Banking
Regulation Act, 1949.
9. Subject to the limitations of the audit indicated in paragraph 1 to
5 above and as required by the Banking Companies (Acquisition and
Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970, and subject also to the
limitations of disclosure required therein, 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 purposes of
our audit and have found them to be satisfactory.
b. The transactions of the Bank, which have come to our notice have
been within the powers of the Bank.
c. The returns received from the offces and branches of the Bank have
been found adequate for the purposes of our audit.
10. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement comply with the applicable accounting standards.
For G. D. APTE & CO. For JAGANNATHAN & SARABESWARAN For ARUN K.
AGARWAL &
ASSOCIATES
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
(CHETAN R. SAPRE) (P S NARASIMHAN) (VIMAL KUMAR
JAIN)
PARTNER (M. No.
116952) PARTNER (M. No.20936) PARTNER
(M. No.86657)
Firm Regn.
No.: 100515W Firm Regn. No.: 001204S Firm Regn.
No.: 003917N
For J. L. SENGUPTA
& CO. For OM PRAKASH S. CHAPLOT & CO. For G. S. MATHUR
& CO.
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
(S. R.
ANANTHAKRISHNAN) (MAHAVEER CHAPLOT) (RAJIV KUMAR WADHAVAN)
PARTNER (M.
No.18073) PARTNER (M. No.403633) PARTNER (M. No.091007)
Firm Regn.
No.: 307092E Firm Regn. No.: 000127C Firm Regn. No.: 008744N
Place : MUMBAI
Date : 6th May, 2011
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