We have audited the accompanying financial statements of GTN Industries Limited (“the Company”), which comprisethe Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, anda summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (herein after referred to as “thefinancial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the afore saidfinancial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed underSection133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“IndAS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March31,2024 and its loss, other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on thatdate.
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified underSection 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act andthe Rules made there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significant in our audit of thefinancial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on thesematters.
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Key Audit Matters
Auditor's response
1.
Power Subsidy Receivable
Other current assets include power subsidyreceivable of Rs. 384.19 lakhs as at 31stMarch, 2024 (Previous Year Rs. 384.19 lakhs)from the states of Telangana and Maharashtraas per the notifications issued by the aforesaidState Governments. The state-wise breakupof the power subsidy receivable is mentionedin the table below :
Audit Procedure performed:
Our procedures for recognition and in response to therisk of timely recovery of the accruals in the financialstatements, included the following:
We have examined the eligibility criterion for theavailment of power subsidy and obtained a list of yearwise break- up of the receivables by the Company forall the financial years.
State
Year
Amount
(Lakhs)
We had discussed the status of the assessment of subsidyreceivable for all the financial years and the Managementview on the expected time frame by which the subsidieswill be released.
Additionally, we have considered the status of the previousassessments and the adjustments, if any, done by therespective concerned authorities.
Based on the procedures performed, those gave us asufficient evidence to conclude that the subsidies havebeen accounted in terms of the notifications issued byvarious state governments.
Maharashtra
2018-19
85.41
Telangana
2019-20
298.78
384.19
Management judgement is involved inassessing the accounting for subsidiesand particularly in considering theprobability of a subsidy being released andwe have accordingly designated this as afocus area of the audit.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexuresto Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the financialstatements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materially in consistent with the financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material mis-statement of this other information,weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance,other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the I nd AS andother accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view and are free from material mis-statement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place andthe operating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made bymanagement.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that maycast significant doubt 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 in thefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of ouraudit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify 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.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Governmentin terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order.
2) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief 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 itappears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statementof Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with therelevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 ofthe Act, read with Companies (Ind AS) Rules,2015, as amended.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of theAct.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B”. Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internalfinancial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirementsof Section 197(16) of the Act, asamended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions ofSection 197 of the Act.
h) 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, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financialstatements - Refer Note 36 of the audited financial statements.
ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere material foreseeable losses.
iii) There were no amounts required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds(which
are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the
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 whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from anyperson or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
v) The Company has paid the dividend on preference shares issued for the previous year in accordancewith Section 123 of the Act. The Company has not proposed the payment of dividend on its PreferenceShares for the current financial year.
vi) Based on our examination which includes test checks, the Company has used accounting software'sfor maintaining its books of accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 which has a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software's. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come acrossany instance of audit trail feature being tampered.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023,reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audittrail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2024.
For Lodha &Co LLPICAI FRN: 301051E/E300284Chartered Accountants
Place: Mumbai Membership No.: 044101
Date : 28-05-2024 UDIN: 24044101BKCLSJ8006