We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of AshramOnline.com Limited, Chennai, which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024,and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then endedand a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act inthe manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the company as at March 31,2024; and its Loss after Tax, Total Comprehensive Income, the changes in Equity, and CashFlows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified undersection 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code ofEthics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matterswere addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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Ind-AS 109 (Financial Instruments)requires the Company to recogniseinterest income by applying theeffective interest rate (EIR) method.While estimating future cash receiptsfor the purpose of determining the EIR,factors including expected behaviour,life cycle of the financial asset, probablefluctuation in collateral value whichmay have an impact on the EIR are tobe considered
We have evaluated the management’s process inestimation of future cash receipts for thepurpose of determination of EIR includingidentification of factors like expected behaviour,life cycle of the financial asset and probablefluctuation in collateral value.
We tested the accuracy of key data inputs andcalculations used in this regard.
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Completeness in identification,accounting and disclosure of relatedparty transactions in accordance withthe applicable laws and financialreporting framework
We have assessed the systems and processes laiddown by the company to appropriately identify,account and disclose all material related partytransactions in accordance with applicable lawsand financial reporting framework.
We have designed and performed auditprocedures in accordance with the guidelineslaid down by ICAI in the Standard on Auditing(SA 550) to identify, assess and respond to therisks of material misstatement arising from theentity’s failure to appropriately account for ordisclose material related party transactionswhich includes obtaining necessary approvals atappropriate stages of such transactions asmandated by applicable laws and regulations.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the otherinformation. The other information comprises the information included in the Board’sreport, Management discussion and analysis and Report on corporate governance, but doesnot include the standalone financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information andwe do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is toread the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is
materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtainedduring 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 no materialmisstatement of this other information we are required to report that fact. We have nothingto report in this regard.
Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, (changes in equity) and cash flows of the Company in accordance with6 theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relatedto going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but todo so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue anauditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic 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 maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks,and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of theCompanies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’sability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty 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. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have compliedwith relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with themall relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the currentperiod and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated inour report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
(1) As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued bythe Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,we give in the “Annexure A”a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order, to the extent applicable.
(2) A. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to thebest 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 bythe Company so far as it appears from our examination of those;
c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement ofCash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with theIndian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financialreporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, referto our separate Report in “Annexure B”.
B. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in
accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our
opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to
us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations, if any, on itsfinancial position in its standalonefinancial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law andAccounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-termcontracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, tothe investor’s education and protection fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) havebeen received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreignentity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest 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 like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has causedus to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year, hencecompliance with provision of section 123 is not applicable for the year.
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Accounts) Rules,2014 is applicable for the Company w.e.f. 01 April 2023,
Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has usedaccounting software for maintaining its books of account, which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from1st April, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid toany director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16)of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
For Darpan & AssociatesChartered AccountantsFRN No. 016156SSd/-
Darpan KumarPartnerM.No.235817UDIN. 24235817BKFAZG3065
Place: ChennaiDate: May28, 2024