1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements ofPTC India Limited (‘the Company’), which comprise the StandaloneBalance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Standalone Statement of Profitand Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the StandaloneStatement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement of CashFlows for the year ended on that date and notes to the standalone financialstatements, including a summary of material accounting policies andother explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the standalonefinancial statements”).
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements givethe information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (the“Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformitywith the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,as amended, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India,of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and its profit(including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes inequity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements inaccordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standards are further describedin the “Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements” section of our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (‘ICAI’) together with the ethical requirements thatare relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under theprovisions of the Act and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements andICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtainedis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter
4. We draw your attention to Note 5A to the standalone financial statementsregarding approval by the shareholders of the Company, in meetingdated March 28, 2024, for the disinvestment of the Company’s entireshareholding in its wholly owned subsidiary, PTC Energy Limited (PEL).The disinvestment was subject to receipt of necessary regulatory approvals,consents, permissions, fulfilment of conditions precedent, and otherrequired sanctions. Accordingly, the investment in PEL was classified as“assets held for sale” as at March 31, 2024.
Upon completion of the conditions precedent to the transaction, theCompany transferred its entire shareholding in PEL to ONGC GreenLimited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ONGC, on March 04, 2025. Asper the terms of the bid, the Company received total sales considerationof 0 1,175.75 Crores (net of costs to sell) and consequently recorded aprofit of 0 521.63 Crores as “Exceptional Items” in the standalone financialstatements for the year ended March 31, 2025.
5. We draw your attention to Note 50(j) to the standalone financialstatements which states that, the composition of Board of the Company isnot in accordance with the requirement of SEBI (LODR), 2015 in terms ofminimum number of independent directors from January 13, 2025 due toappointment of a whole- time director w.e.f. January 13, 2025.
6. We draw your attention to Note 50(i) to the standalone financial statementswhich states that, the audited standalone & consolidated financialstatements of the company for the year ended March 31, 2024 have notbeen adopted by the Shareholders. The Company has filed unadoptedaudited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024 with theRegistrar of Companies in October 2024 in accordance with Section 137 ofthe Companies Act, 2013. The Company believes that the aforesaid matterdoes not impact the standalone financial statements for the year endedMarch 31, 2025.
Our opinion on standalone financial statements of the company is notmodified in respect of matters mentioned in paras 4 to 6 above.
Key Audit Matters
7. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, wereof most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statementsfor the year ended March 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, andin forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the matter
Reconciliation and Impairmentof Trade Receivables
The reconciliation andrecoverability of trade receivablesand the level of provisions fordoubtful trade receivable involvessignificant judgements by themanagement due to customerspecific contractual arrangements.
Further, the Company determinesthe allowance for credit lossesbased on historical loss experienceadjusted to reflect current andestimated future economicconditions, customer specificcontractual arrangements andcorresponding amount payableto generator viz a viz amountrecoverable from the parties. TheCompany also considers currentand anticipated future economicconditions relating to industrythe Company deals with. Incalculating expected credit loss,the Company also considers theprobability of default in future.
Principal Audit Procedures
In order to assess the recoverabilityand impairment of trade receivables,we performed the followingprocedures:
• We evaluated the Co mpany’scredit control proceduresand assessed and validatedthe ageing profile of tradereceivables.
• We assessed recoverability ona sample basis by referenceto cash received subsequentto year-end, agreement to theterms of the contract in place.
• We reviewed the system ofreconciliation followed by themanagement with the StateElectricity Utilities. Suchreconciliation statements aresigned by the company andutilities from time to timeduring every year.
Where there were indicators thattrade receivables were unlikely to becollected within contractual paymentterms, we assessed the adequacy ofthe allowance for impairment oftrade receivables. To do this:
• We assessed the ageing oftrade receivables, dispute withcustomers, the past paymentand credit history of thecustomer.
• We evaluated evidence fromthe legal and external experts’reports on contentious matters.
• We assessed the profile of tradereceivables and the economicenvironment applicable tothese customers.
• We co ns id ered the his to ricalaccuracy of forecasting theallowance for impairment oftrade receivables.
Impairment of Investments
At the end of every reportingperiod, the Company assesseswhether there is any indicationthat an asset or cash generatingunit (CGU) may be impaired.I f any such ind icat io n exist s,the Company estimates therecoverable amount of the assetor CGU.
The determination of recoverableamount, being the higher of fairvalue less costs to sell and value-in¬use involves significant estimates,assumptions and judgementsof the long-term financialprojections.
Impairment of assets is a keyaudit matter considering thesignificance of the carrying value,estimations and the significantjudgements involved in theimpairment assessment.
• Read the Company’saccounting policies with respectto impairment in accordancewith Ind AS 36 “Impairment ofassets”;
• Performed test of controls overkey financial controls relatedto accounting, valuation andrecoverability of assets throughinspection of evidence;
• Performed substantive auditprocedures including:
o Obtaining themanagement’simpairment assessment;o Evaluating the keyassumptions;
o Obtaining and evaluatingthe sensitivity analysis;
• Assessed the disclosuresin accordance with therequirements of Ind AS 36“Impairment of assets”.
Provisions and Contingenciesrelated to matters underlitigations including regulatorymatters
The Company has recognisedprovisions for probable outflowsrelating to legal, tax and regulatorymatters and have disclosedcontingencies for legal, taxand regulatory matters wherethe obligations are consideredpossible.
The Co mp any in co ns ul tat io nwith the legal, tax and otheradvisers assess a likelihood thata pending matter relating to tax,legal or regulatory will succeed. Inperforming this assessment, theCompany applies judgement andhas recognised provisions basedon whether additional amountswill be payable and has disclosedcontingent liabilities whereeconomic outflows are consideredpossible.
• We obtained an understanding,evaluated the design and testedthe operating effectiveness ofinternal controls relating to:o identification, evaluation,recognition ofprovisions, disclosure ofcontingencies for mattersunder review or appealwith relevant adjudicatingauthorities by consideringthe assumptions andinformation usedby managementin performing thisassessment;
o completeness andaccuracy of the underlyingdata / information usedin the assessment.
We have considered the
• For tax matters, with the
provisions recorded and the
help of our tax specialist, we
contingencies relating to tax, legal
evaluated the reasonableness
and regulatory matters as a key
of the management’s positions
audit matter as there is significant
by considering tax regulations
judgement to determine the
and past decisions from tax
possible outcome of matters
authorities, new information
under dispute and determining
and opinions obtained by the
the amounts involved, which may
Company from its external tax
vary depending on the outcome of
advisors, where applicable.
the matters.
• For regulatory matters, weevaluated the reasonableness ofthe management’s positions byconsidering relevant assessmentorders, court judgements,statutes, interpretations andamendments, circulars andexternal legal opinion obtainedby the Company, whereapplicable.
• We also evaluated thedisclosures provided in thenotes to the standalonefinancial statements concerningthese matters.
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’s
Report thereon
8. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation ofthe other information. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual Report, but does not include the standalonefinancial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The otherinformation as stated above is expected to be made available to us after thedate of this auditor’s report.
9. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover theother information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
10. In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information identified above and, indoing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in theaudit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
11. When we read the other information as stated above and if we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicatethe matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the
Standalone Financial Statements
12. The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated insection 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensive income, changesin equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended andother accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
13. In preparing the standalone financial statements, management isresponsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern andusing the going concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
14. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’sfinancial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
15. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether thestandalone financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’sreport that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level ofassurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement whenit exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese standalone financial statements.
16. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughoutthe audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalonefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design andperform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control;
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the auditin order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls with reference to these standalonefinancial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and thereasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures madeby management;
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of thegoing concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to eventsor conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’sability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’sreport to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the dateof our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern;
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the standalone financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation;
17. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, amongother matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control thatwe identify during our audit.
18. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that wehave complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence,and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
19. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, wedetermine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore thekey audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unlesslaw or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doingso would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
20. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (‘the Order’)issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) ofthe Act, we give in the Annexure A, a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
21. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit, we report, tothe extent applicable, that:
a) we have sought and obtained all the information and explanationswhich to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary forthe purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financialstatements;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law relatingto preparation of the aforesaid standalone financial statements havebeen kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examinationof those books except for the matters stated in paragraph 21(i)(vi)below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
c) the Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profitand Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the StandaloneStatement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement ofCash Flows dealt with by this report are in agreement with the booksof account;
d) in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements complywith the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directorsand taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a directorin terms of section 164(2) of the Act;
f) The reservations relating to the maintenance of accounts and othermatters connected therewith are as stated in paragraph 21(b) above onreporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 21(i)(vi)below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014;
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls withreference to these standalone financial statements and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in“Annexure B”.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’sReport in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of theAct, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Companyto its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions ofsection 197 of the Act.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’sReport in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best ofour information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. the Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations onits financial position as at March 31, 2025 in Note 36 to thestandalone financial statements;
ii. the Company did not have any long-term contracts includingderivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeablelosses as at March 31, 2025;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to betransferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company; and
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate) have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, includingforeign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best ofits knowledge and belief, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate) have been receivedby the Company from any person or entity, includingforeign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused us to believe thatthe representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The dividend declared or paid by the Company during the yearis in accordance with Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, theCompany has used 02 accounting software (SAP and BiAS)for maintaining its books of account which have a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded inthese software except that in case of SAP, the audit trail featurewas not enabled for direct changes to data in certain databasetables during the period from April 01 2024 to December 16,
2024 and in case of BiAS, the audit trail feature was not enabledat the database level to log any direct data changes.
Further, during the course of our audit, we did not come acrossany instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.
Additionally, the audit trail of relevant previous year has beenpreserved by the Co mpanyas per the statutory requirements forrecord retention, to the extent it was enabled and recorded inthe previous year.
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