1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial statements of CIAN Agro Industries & InfrastructureLimited ('the Company') which comprise of the Balance Sheet as at 31 st March 2025. the Statement of Profitand Loss (including other comprehensive income). Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of CashFlows for the year then ended and notes to the financial statemenL including material accounting policies andother explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as * Standalone Financial Statements').
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us. the aforesaidStandalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act 2013 ('Act") in themanner so required and give a true and fair view, in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standardsprescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules. 2015.as amended. (’Ind AS") and accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at 31stMarch 2025. and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cashflows for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified undersection143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further descrtsedin the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. Weare independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financialstatements under the provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believethat the 3udit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basts for our opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
4. We draw attention to
a. Note No. 2.1 to the financial statements, which describes that the Company has revised its estimationfor the revaluation cycle of certain classes of non-volatile Property. Plant and Equipment from 3 yearsto 5 years, in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment. Thischange has been made during the current financial year based on a change in management sestimate.
b. Note No. 4 Non-Current Investments' where the Company has valued investment in equity shares ofbank at cost.
c. Note No. 29 Other Income and 24 Trade Payables, where the Company has written back certain tradepayables that were outstanding for a period exceeding three to five years during the current financialyear. Such balances were derecognized and credited to the Statement of Profit and Loss
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above.
Key Audit Matters
5. Key audit matters ('KAM') are those matters that, in our professional judgmenL were of most significance in ouraudit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we donot provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matters (KAM)
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Why the matter was considered to be one ofmost significance in the audit
How the matter was addressed in our audit
The company had given and received advancepayments for trade transactions. Theseadvances were subsequently reassessed basedon current facts and circumstances.
Accordingly, these balances were reclassified asfinancial assets or financial liabilities under IndAS 109 - Financial Instruments, andsubsequently measured at fair value inaccordance with Ind AS 113 - Fair ValueMeasurement. The resulting fair value changeswere recognised in the Statement of Profit andLoss as per the requirements of Ind AS 109.
Given the materiality of the balances, thejudgement involved in reclassification andvaluation, and the impact on the financialstatements, this was considered a key auditmatter.
• Reviewed historical transaction data andaccount activity.
• Evaluated the basis for reclassification ofthese balances as financial assets orfinancial liabilities in accordance with theprinciples of Ind AS 109.
• Reviewed and assessed theappropriateness of the valuationmethodology and key assumptionsapplied by management to measure thefail value of these balances, includingdiscount rates, expected timing ofsettlement, and credit riskconsiderations, as required under Ind AS113 - Fair Value Measurement.
• Reviewed disclosures In the financialstatements to assess compliance with IndAS 109 and Ind AS 113, particularly inrelation to financial instruments,valuation techniques, and fair valuehierarchy.
Other Information
6. The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Company's annual report but does not include theStandalone financial statements. Consolidated Financial Statements and our auditors' reports) thereon TheCompany’s Annual report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor's report
7. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon
8. In connection with our audit of the Standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in theaudit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
9. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act.2013 ('Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview of the state of affairs, profit/ loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows ofthe Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the IndianAccounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, of the Companies (Accounts) Rules.2015. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies, ; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements. Management and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, 3S applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the board of Directors either intends toliquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The respective Board of Directors of the company are responsible for overseeing the Company's financialreporting process.
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if. individually or in the aggregate, they couldreasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs. we exercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The nsk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
b. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3X0 of the Companies Act. 2013. we are alsoresponsive for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financialcontrols with reference to financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols
c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.
d. Condude on the appropriateness of Management and Board of Directors use of the going concernb3sts of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures inthe standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors' report However,future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
e. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
11. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore thekey audit matters We describe these matters in our auditors' report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should notbe communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expectedto outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
12. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020("The Order"), issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
13. A) As required by section 143 (3) of the Act. we report that
a. We have sought and obtained 3ll the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand 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 itappears from our examination of those books except for the matter stated in paragraph 13(B)(f) below onreporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rule.2014.
c. The Standalone Balance Sheet the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss s (including othercomprehensive income), the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statementof Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid consolidated financial statements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
Rules. 2015.
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31st March. 2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31stMarch, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Anncxurc B".
g. The opinion relating to maintenance of accounts and other matters connected there with are as stated inparagraph 13(B)(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014.
B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules. 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
a. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact on its financial position.
b. The Company did not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts includingderivative contracts dunng the year ended 31 March 2025
c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
d. (i) The management has represented that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, as disclosed inthe Note 39(v) to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by thecompany to or in any other persons) or entity(ies). including foreign entities ("Intermediaries’), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the company (’Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries:
(fi) The management has represented, that, to the best of it s knowledge and belief, as disclosed inthe Note39(vi) to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the companyfrom any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties'), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Party (*Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
(iii) Based on audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) contain any material mis-statement
e. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year, hence there is no contravention ofthe provisions of section 123 of the Companies Act. 2013.
f. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules. 2014 is applicable from 1April 2023
Based on our examination which induded test checks, and communication done, except tor the instances mentionedbelow, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account, which has a feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) fadlity and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in therespective software.
i. There is no frontend facility available to disable or enable the audit logs; this function is controlled exdusivelythrough the database system.
ii. The system is designed without an automatic mechanism to send alerts to higher authorities regarding thedisabling of the audit trail.
Our opinion is not modified on the above matter
h. With respect to the other matters to be induded in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of
section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us. the remuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the current year is in excess of the limits laid down under Section 197 of the Companies Act 2013.However, the Company has passed a special resolution in the general meeting, in accordance with the provisions of thefirst proviso to Section 197(1), enabling such payment Accordingly, the remuneration paid is in compliance with theprovisions of Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
For P. G. Joshi & Co.,Chartered AccountantsFRN; 104416W
CA Avinash Joshi
PartnerM No J 030904
Place : Nagpur
Date: 30/05/2025
UDIN: 250309Q4BMJPFN9121