We have audited the Standalonefinancial statements of India TourismDevelopment Corporation Limited(“the Company”) which comprise theBalance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss (includingOther Comprehensive Income),Statement of Changes in Equity andStatement of Cash Flows for the yearthen ended and notes to the financialstatements, including a summary ofmaterial accounting policies and otherexplanatory information (hereinafterreferred to as “the Standalone FinancialStatements”).
In our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to theexplanations given to us, the aforesaidStandalone Financial Statementsgive the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in themanner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribedunder section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended,(“Ind AS”) and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India,of the state of affairs (financial position)of the Company as at March 31, 2025,and its profit (financial performanceincluding other comprehensiveincome), changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on thatdate except for the possible effects ofthe matters described in the Basis forQualified Opinion section of our report.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
A. MSMED Act Compliances:
As per the information provided to us,the Company has identified suppliersregistered under the MSMED Act,2006, by obtaining confirmation fromsuppliers and information has beencollated to the extent of informationreceived.
In the absence of the requisite auditevidence, we are unable to determinethe delay in making payment toMSME entities, liability of interest andcompliance on such delayed paymentsin terms of provisions of MSMED Act(Refer point No. 31 of Note No. 39 ofthe Standalone Financial Statements).
B. Revenue from License fee
The Company has not generatedinvoices for license fees on licenseesof units, viz. Ashok Hotel, Samrat Hotel& Taj Restaurant (units of ITDC) to thetune of Rs. 1292.59 lakhs during theyear 2020-21 on account of Covid-19pandemic, and hence not consideredin Books of Accounts. The matter is stillunder consideration before the boardof Directors of ITDC. Thus, the sale ofservices from license fees and tradereceivables of the Company continuedto be understated to this extent.(Refer Point no. 11 of Note 39 to theStandalone Financial Statements).
C. Ashok Travels and Tours (ATT)Delhi
1. ATT had entered into a GeneralSales Agent (GSA) agreementwith M/s Shree Plan Your JourneyPvt. Ltd. (SPYJ) in September2019 for marketing of its travel-related business. Upon expiry ofthis agreement, SPYJ was againappointed as GSA through a freshopen tender process dated October21, 2024. As per management, theterms and conditions of the newagreement are to be consideredindependently from the earlier
arrangement. In respect of the GSA
agreement dated September 2019,
we observed the following points:
I. After the initial deposit ofsecurity of '300.00 lakh. Thesaid amount was required to beincreased additionally throughthe deposit of funds as andwhen required based on thebusiness. As per the agreement,the evaluation is to be madeby the Company on a monthlybasis, and in case of its non¬compliance, the issue of alltravel-related services would bestopped till funds are received.
However, as at March 31,2025, total amount receivablefrom the business conductedthrough the GSA amounts to'5,238.96 lakh, whereas, ATThas kept on ‘HOLD' only anamount of '1,579.82 lakh inthe form of security deposit,bank guarantee, commissionand other services payable tocover the outstanding limit.Hence, there is a deficit whichis not in consonance with theterms of the agreement (datedSeptember, 2019) and directiveof the Board.
II. We observe that variousconditions of the agreementwith SPYJ were not complied&/or not enforced like creditlimit, reconciliation, monthlyevaluation, additional BankGuarantee (BG) etc. Despiteraising the issues in theprevious years and also inthe current year. There isperiodical reconciliation of PLBfrom Airlines, identificationof unlinked receipts, creditnote delays, settlement ofcommission bills after receivingfull payment from SPYJ clients,compliance of SoP etc. Separate
Standalone financial statement forthe year ended 31st march 2025could not be ascertained.
3. ATT (ITDC) has entered intoMemorandum of understanding(MOU)/ Travel Services Agreement(TSA) with its various customerscomprising of mainly Ministries/Govt. Departments/ Governmentorganisations for rendering travelrelated services of Domestic andInternational Air Ticketing at"00"/ Nil charge. Further an OfficeMemorandum (OM) was issuedby MoF on 16th June, 2022 fornon-levy of any agency charges/convenience fee. In few cases/services the company is yet toimplement such clauses of TSA andaforementioned (OM).
In view of circumstances statedin para above, we are unable tocomment on the final outcomeof non- compliance of terms ofMOU with ATT customers and itsconsequential impact thereof onthe Standalone Financial statement.
We conducted our audit inaccordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified undersection 143(10) of the Act. Ourresponsibilities under thoseStandards are further describedin the Auditors' Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements section ofour report. We are independent ofthe Company in accordance withthe Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountantsof India (ICAI) together withthe ethical requirements thatare relevant to our audit of theStandalone Financial Statementsunder the provisions of the Actand the Rules there under, andwe have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and theCode of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtainedis sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our qualified
reconciliation for compliancetowards old agreement wasnot available on record. Abovementioned deficiencies haverepercussions on timelycompliance of TDS andprovisions under GST Act.
In view of the circumstancesstated in para I and II abovewe are unable to commenton the final outcome of non¬compliance of the termsof Agreement, compliance,reconciliation and/ orassessment of recoverability forthe outstanding in the accountspertaining to SPYJ and ATTcustomers and its consequentialimpact on the StandaloneFinancial Statements.
2. During the year 2024-25, ITDCthrough its division - AshokTravels & Tours (ATT), undertooka prestigious project to provideluxury tent accommodation andallied facilities during Mahakumbh2025 in Prayagraj. The project wasexecuted through one of ATT'sempanelled General Sales Agents(GSA) named M/s Zenith LeisureHolidays Ltd. further, Consideringthe special nature of assignmentand business involved, ITDChas engaged, an independentChartered Accountant (CA) firm toconduct reconciliation, verification,and certification of the projectaccounts and based on the interimreport of such CA firm, income andexpenses have been recognisedin the financial statement for theperiod ended march 31, 2025. Theoutcome of the project accountsis subject to final report andreconciliation. (Refer point No. 21of Note No. 39 of the StandaloneFinancial Statements).
In the absence of the final reportduly verified by the managementnot being made available to us,we were unable to verify thesame hence in view of this thefinal impact of the same on the
opinion, except as stated elsewherein the report.
Emphasis of Matters
We draw attention to the followingnotes on the standalone financialstatements being matters pertainingto India Tourism DevelopmentCorporation Limited requiringemphasis by us:
Pursuant to decision of theGovernment of India, ministryof Tourism is under process ofexamining the proposals of sale/lease of hotel properties of theCompany including propertiesof Subsidiary Companies. (Referpoint No. 15(a) to (i) & 16 of NoteNo. 39 to the Standalone FinancialStatements)
The Company formed Joint VentureCompany with Aldeasa of Spainby making of investment in 5000equity shares of '10/- each, forwhich provision has been madefor 100% diminution in value ofinvestment. The said Company hasbeen struck off by the Registrarof Companies and dissolved w.e.f.21st Aug, 2017. The liability '226.51lakhs as on 31st March, 2025 isoutstanding towards ITDC Aldeasa,including amount deposited of'108.38 lakhs. (Refer point no.14of note no.39 and foot note to noteno.10 of the Standalone FinancialStatements)
Further, the disclosure underpoint no. 29(IV)(d) to note no.39 islimited to the extent of one partyas mentioned above and in theabsence of required informationwith regards to identifying suchbalances and transactions withother struck off parties(if any), weare unable to comment in absenceof any audit evidence in this regard.
Management fee amounting to'65.50 lakhs and interest of '312.46
lakhs on Loans given to Subsidiaryprior to 01.04.2016 being priorto Ind AS Transition has not beenrecognized in the StandaloneFinancial Statements. (Refer pointno. 12 to Note 39 to the StandaloneFinancial Statements).
No provision for outstanding duesfrom subsidiaries exceeding 3 yearswas made, for which managementrepresented that the same willbe recovered on settlement ofDisinvestments.
• The Company initiated balanceconfirmations for receivablesand payables; however,responses were minimal,limiting the ability to performreconciliations or assess theamount recoverable/ payable.As a result, the impact onthe Standalone FinancialStatements is presentlyunascertainable. (Refer pointno 1 to note 39 of StandaloneFinancial Statements)
• Receivables include long-outstanding balances beyondcredit terms without adequaterecovery monitoring. Provisionshave been made as per Companypolicy, including Rs. 1,200.82lakhs towards legal cases,though the overall recoveryprocess requires strengthening.(Refer point no 20 and 29(I) tonote 39 of Standalone FinancialStatements)
• On the payables side, no systemexists for confirmation andreconciliation of trade payable.Trade payables are bifurcatedinto MSME and others, butreconciliation status is assessedonly where litigation exists. Inthe absence of sufficient auditevidence, we are unable tocomment thereon and impactthereof on Standalone financialstatements is not ascertainable
and quantifiable. (Refer point no29(II) to note 39 of StandaloneFinancial Statements)
There is a dispute regarding theassessment of property tax raised byNDMC for The Ashok Hotel, SamratHotel & Janpath Hotel. The order waschallenged by ITDC by filing a writpetition with the Hon'ble High Court ofDelhi, which was heard on September25, 2020. NDMC issued demand cumattachment notices from time totime which all are challenged by ITDCbefore the Hon'ble High Court of Delhiand hearings took place before theHon'ble High Court of Delhi. As perlatest court hearing on December 18,2024, the Hon'ble High Court of Delhihad directed that both the partiesshould make an attempt to resolvethe dispute amicably, consequentlythe company has again submitted theproposal on dated March 10, 2025 afterreassessment of property tax liabilityup to F.Y. 2023-24 of '9867.00 lakhsfor the Ashok Hotel & Hotel Samrat toNDMC. (Refer point No.3 of Note 38 toStandalone Financial Statements)
Unlinked receipts of '221.82 Lakhsfrom debtors against billing by theCompany, which could not be matchedwith the amount standing to the debitof the receivables is appearing asliabilities “Advance from Customers” inthe standalone financial statements ofthe Company. To that extent, the TradeReceivables and Current Liabilities areoverstated. (Refer footnote to notenumber 26 of the standalone financialstatements).
The consumption of stocks, stores,crockery, cutlery, etc. is being arrivedby adding opening balances to thepurchases and deducting therefromclosing balances as per practice beingfollowed from the past. In absenceof maintenance of proper record onday-to-day basis for receipts, issuesand closing balances, the shortage,
scrap, misuse or theft of inventory isnot ascertainable and quantifiable.(Refer Point no.3 to the Note No.39 ofStandalone Financial Statements).
Further the valuation is continued incertain cases at cost instead of lowerthe cost or NRV in terms of policyof the Company. Impact thereof isnot ascertainable and quantifiable.(Refer Note 7 of Standalone FinancialStatements)
TDS Receivable appearing in the booksof accounts, for which reconciliationbetween books of accounts, 26AS, andclaim made in Income Tax Returns is inprogress. Correctness of TDS receivablecould not be verified, and hence we areunable to ascertain the impact thereofin the standalone financial statements(Refer foot note no.2 to note no.13 ofStandalone Financial Statements).
Records for Property Plant Equipment(Fixed Assets) are not properlymaintained and updated at variousunits. Further, statements wherever,prepared for physical verification hasno base and as such verification is notcapable of reconciliations either withthe Books of Accounts or Fixed AssetsRecords, wherever, maintained. Henceimpact of loss/ shortage/ scrap ofassets remains indeterminable. (Referfoot note (e) of Note no.2 of StandaloneFinancial Statements)
At Ashok International TradeDivision(AITD-A unit of ITDC), thesum of '160.97 lakhs paid in the year2006-07 as security deposit in theform of fixed deposit (FD) receipt infavour of Delhi International AirportPrivate Limited (DIAL) was shown asrecoverable. The of FD was encashedduring 2007-08 by DIAL on account ofservice tax charged by DIAL in billingof service provided to the Company.The management, after making due
assessment, has made provision fordoubtful debts in the F.Y. 2020-21.However, the matter is being disputedby the Company, as it was in the past(Refer to point no.1 to note no.38 of theStandalone Financial Statements).
At Samrat Hotel (a unit of ITDC), alicensee viz, Good Times RestaurantPvt. Ltd filed claim towards refund oflicensee fee. A sum of '904.16 Lakhshas been deposited by the Company asper interim orders of High Court dated24.12.2020 (including interest). Thematter is in appeal before Hon'ble HighCourt, Delhi Good Times RestaurantPvt. Ltd has also filed an executionpetition, proceedings whereof has beenlisted for 03.08.2022. Managementis confident for no liability and henceno provision has been considered.(Refer point no 7 of Note no 38 to theStandalone Financial Statements).
a) In Ashok Consultancy andEngineering Services (ACES- A unitof ITDC), out of total 85 projects,56 projects were completed/closedbut not closed in books of accountsas final bills were reportedly notreceived/settled.(Refer point no18 of note no 39 of the standalonefinancial statements)
b) Dues recoverable from DDA
MoU was signed between ITDCand DDA, as a special businessdealing for furnishing DDA Flatswith furniture and fixtures duringCommonwealth Games 2010(CWG). Litigations were raisedby the vendors/ parties engagedby ITDC (for supply of furniture& fixtures), due to non-receiptof their ordered items by DDA.Subsequent payments were madeby ITDC to vendors as per the CourtOrders from time to time. Recoveryproceedings were initiated byITDC from DDA as per the MoU.Thereafter, the matter is underdispute between ITDC and DDA, and
is further referred to AdministrativeMechanism for Resolution ofCPSE's Disputes (AMRCD).Department of Public Enterprise(MoF) further issued a notificationdated 10th February'2023 wherebya committee is formed to examineand submit its recommendationswithin the stipulated time periodof three months from the date ofnotification of the committee. Totalamount recoverable from DDAis '1,882.09 lakhs (PY '1,882.09Lakhs). (Refer point no. 19 to Noteno. 39 of Standalone FinancialStatements)
ITDC policy and practice adoptedfor provisioning of receivables,disclosed under Point No. 4to General Note No. 39, is fortransactions entered into duringthe normal course of businessand the transaction entered is notcovered under the same. The matteris under consideration before theAMRCD and the management isvery confident of recovery of theamount involved, therefore, noprovision was considered necessaryas per the company policy.
c) Ministry of Tourism has appointedITDC as Central Nodal Agency forCentral Sector Schemes from F.Y.2022-23, i.e., Swadesh DarshanScheme and PRASAD (PilgrimageRejuvenation and SpiritualAugmentation Drive) for monitoringover the expenditure limits allottedto the State Tourism Board and toresolve day to day queries raisedby Sub Nodal Agency. The amountreceived against the same has beenshown under earmarked balanceon the face of the balance sheetseparately and correspondingamount is shown under “otherfinancial liability” (Refer foot noteto Note no. 10(A) and footnoteto Note no. 24 of the standalonefinancial statements).
Hotel The Ashok has allotted space
to various licensees for business/
office use. During the review, it hasbeen observed that several licenseesagreement have expired and arepending formal renewal. However,invoice continues to be carried outbased on these expired agreementand corresponding revenue is beingrecognised in the books. (Referfootnote no. (1) of note no. 27 of thestandalone financial statements).
Turnover of Package Tour Operations(incl. Transport & Hotel) of AshokTravels & Tours, New Delhi (ATT), wasbeing shown on Gross Basis earlier,however, as per the terms of contract,ATT was acting purely as an agent.Company has reviewed its revenuerecognition in compliance to Ind AS115 and adjusted revenue and cost ofservices and previous year accordingly.However, there will be no impact onthe profitability. (Refer Point No. 22 toNote No. 39 of Standalone FinancialStatements).
Amount indicated as contingentliabilities/ claims against the companyonly reflects basic values. Legal, interestand other costs are not considered atthis stage. (Refer footnote 2 of note 38of the standalone financial statement)
Our opinion is not modified inrespect of these matters.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those mattersthat, in our professional judgment,were of most significance in our auditof the Standalone Financial Statementsof the current period. These matterswere addressed in the context of ouraudit of the Standalone FinancialStatements as a whole, and in formingour opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on thesematters. We have determined thematters described below to be the keyaudit matters to be communicated inour report:
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Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the Key Audit Matter
Contingent Liabilities:
There are various litigations (incl. direct/ indirect tax)pending before various forums against the Company andmanagement’s judgement is required for estimating theamount to be disclosed as contingent liability.
We have obtained an understanding of the Company’s internalinstructions and procedures in respect of estimation anddisclosure of contingent liabilities and adopted the followingaudit procedures:
- understood and tested the design and operatingeffectiveness of controls as established by themanagement for obtaining relevant information forpending litigation cases.
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We identified this as a key audit matter because theestimates on which these amounts are based involvea significant degree of management judgementin interpreting the cases and it may be subject tomanagement bias.
Refer note no. 38 of the Standalone Financial Statements.
We assessed the management’s underlying assumptions inestimating the tax provision and the possible outcome of thedisputes.
We also considered legal precedence and other rulings,including in the Company’s own case, in evaluatingmanagement’s position on these uncertain tax positions.
- discussing with management any material developmentsand latest status of legal matters;
- read various correspondences and related documentspertaining to litigation cases produced by the managementand relevant external legal opinions obtained by themanagement and performed substantive procedures oncalculations supporting the disclosure of contingentliabilities;
- examining management’s judgements and assessmentswhether provisions are required;
- considering the management assessments of thosematters that are not disclosed as the probability ofmaterial outflow is considered to be remote;
- reviewing the adequacy and completeness ofdisclosures;
Based on the above procedures performed, the estimationand disclosures of contingent liabilities are considered to beadequate and reasonable.
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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale:
Assets of the Company continue to be held for sale anddiscontinued operations as at the balance sheet date.Refer to note no. 36 and point no. 15 and 16 to note no. 39of Standalone Financial Statements.
We analyzed the management’s estimate of realizable value.Based on our procedures, we noted no exceptions andconsider management’s approach and assumptions to bereasonable.
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Investments in Subsidiaries
The Company holds investments in Subsidiaries of'879.87 lakhs (equity and preference) out of whichinvestments of '800.49 lakhs (879.87-79.38) (equity andpreference) pertains to Subsidiaries which has significantaccumulated losses. These subsidiaries are currentlyunder disinvestment. However, Company has received'306 lakhs in payment against of investment of '249.88lakhs in Ranchi Ashok Bihar Corporation Ltd and shown asliability till the completion of share transfer formalities.Assessment of the recoverable amount of the investmentsdue to the reasons given in Footnote to the note No 3 ofthe standalone financials statement has been identified asa key audit matter.
We assessed the management’s assumptions and the pasttrends wherein the amount received on disinvestment by theCompany were much more than the amount originally investedin the said subsidiary Companies.
As a result of aforesaid, we agree with the managementthat the carrying values of these investments held by theCompany are supportable in the context of Company’sFinancial Statements except in case of Punjab Ashok Hotel Co.Ltd, where State Government has proposed to pay reducedamount, which has been accepted by the Company andprovision for shortfall has been made in the Books of 2021-22.
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Information Technology:
The company key financial accounting and reportingprocesses are dependent on the Tally Prime Software(latest version) and the company also uses other software/applications for inventories and billing, i.e., Champagneand Protel respectively for each purpose at the unitlevel. Champagne are not integrated with accountingsoftware and Protel are partial integrated with accountingsoftware. However, the company is in the process forimplementation of whole integration of Protel software,which is used for billing purposes with Tally PrimeSoftware.
The IT system in the company are not fully automatedand manual interventions are in place in preparing andreporting of financial statements.
We focused our audit on those IT systems and controlsthat are significant to the Corporation's financial reportingprocess.
Accordingly, we considered this as a Key Audit Matter.
Our procedures included but were not limited to:
• Discussing with management and IT department on the ITenvironment and consideration of the key financialprocesses to understand where IT systems were integral tothe financial reporting process.
• Testing the design of the key IT controls relating tofinancial reporting systems of the company.
• We also tested the company's controls around systeminterfaces, and the transfer of data from one system toanother.
We applied substantive audit procedures to ensure that areas
where there are manual controls are operating effectively.
• The company has a mechanismfor the collection of GST input andoutput data from the respectiveDelhi based unit on a monthlybasis for the compilation andsubmission of GST returns andpayment of GST taxes, which isbeing reconciled by the above unitsand Delhi Head Quarter from timeto time and the differences arisingin such reconciliation are not beingproperly traced.
• Further Company has availed GSTInput (ITC) on the invoices of theCreditors/Vendors but the samehas not been surrendered back incase payment has not been madewithin 180 days. The amountwhereof is not ascertainable andquantifiable in the absence of duerecords.
In both the above cases, GSTliability has not been providedwhich will impact on the results ofStandalone Financial Statements,but the amount thereof is notascertainable/ determinable inabsence of availability of records.
B. NSE AND BSE Impose fine for non¬compliance of Regulation 17(1)of the SEBI (Listing obligationsand Disclosure Regulations)Regulations, 2015, as amended.
During the financial year 2024-25,Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) andNational Stock Exchange (NSE) havelevied fines of Rs. 21.95 lakhs on ITDCfor non-compliance of Regulation 17(1)of SEBI due to less number of requiredIndependent Directors. ITDC has sentrequests to Stock exchanges (BSE &NSE) for the waiver of such demands.Management is hopeful that thedemand from BSE & NSE will be waivedand consequent contingent liability ofsuch demands has been considered inthe notes to the accounts.
Our opinion is not modified withrespect of above matters.
Information other than thestandalone Financial Statementsand Auditors' Report thereon
The Company's Management and Boardof Directors are responsible for thepreparation of the other information.The other information comprisesthe information included in theManagement Discussion and Analysis,Board's Report including Annexures toBoard's Report, Business ResponsibilityReport, Corporate Governance and
Shareholder's Information, but doesnot include the Standalone FinancialStatements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone FinancialStatements does not cover the otherinformation and we do not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of theStandalone Financial Statements,our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and in doing so considerwhether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with theStandalone Financial Statements or ourknowledge obtained during the courseof our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we haveperformed, we conclude that there isa material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to reportthat fact. We have nothing to report inthis regard.
Management's and Board ofDirectors' Responsibility for theStandalone Financial Statements
The Company's Management andBoard of Directors is responsiblefor the matters stated in section134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these StandaloneFinancial Statements that give a
true and fair view of the Financialposition, financial performance, totalcomprehensive income, changes inequity and cash flows of the Companyin accordance with accountingprinciples generally accepted inIndia, including the Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) prescribed undersection 133 of the Act read withthe Companies ( Indian AccountingStandards ) Rules 2015 as amended.This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguardingof the assets of the company and forpreventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities, selection andapplication of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparationand presentation of the StandaloneFinancial Statements that give a trueand fair view and are free from materialmisstatements, whether due to fraudor error.
In preparing the StandaloneFinancial Statements, managementis responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concernand using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or tocease the operations or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is alsoresponsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility for theAudit of the Standalone FinancialStatements
Our objectives are to obtainreasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statementsas a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror, and to issue an auditor's reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs willalways detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis ofthese Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance withSAs, we exercise professional judgmentand maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks ofmaterial misstatement of theStandalone Financial Statements,whether due to fraud or error,design and perform auditprocedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion.The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraudis higher than for one resultingfrom error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding ofinternal control relevant to theaudit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate inthe circumstances. Under section143(3)(i) of the Companies Act,2013, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whetherthe company has adequate InternalFinancial Controls system withrespect to Standalone FinancialStatements in place and theoperating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
• Evaluate the appropriateness ofaccounting policies used and thereasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosuresmade by management.
• Conclude on the appropriatenessof management's use of the goingconcern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related toevents or conditions that maycast significant doubt on theCompany's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention inour auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the standaloneFinancial Statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, tomodify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of ourauditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause theCompany to cease to continue as agoing concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation,structure and content of theStandalone financial statements,including the disclosures, andwhether the standalone Ind Asfinancial statements represent theunderlying transactions and eventsin a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality is the magnitude ofmisstatements in the StandaloneFinancial Statements that, individuallyor in aggregate, makes it probablethat the economic decisions ofreasonably knowledgeable user of theStandalone Financial Statements maybe influenced. We consider
Quantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in (i) planning the scope of ouraudit work and in evaluating the resultsof our work; and (ii) to evaluate theeffect of any identified misstatementsin the Standalone Financial Statements.
We communicate with those chargedwith governance regarding, amongother matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged withgovernance with a statement that wehave complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence,and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters thatmay reasonably be thought to bearon our independence, and whereapplicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated withthose charged with governance, wedetermine those matters that weremost significance in the audit ofstandalone Ind AS financial Statementsof the current period and are thereforethe key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's reportunless law or regulation precludespublic disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should notbe communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing sowe would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.
Report on other Legal and RegulatoryRequirements
1. As required by the Companies(Auditor's Report) Order, 2020(“the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms ofsub-section (11) of section 143 of theAct and on the basis of such checksof the books and records of theCompany as we have consideredappropriate and according to theinformation and explanation givento us, we give in the “Annexure-A”statement on the matters Specifiedin paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Orderto the extent applicable.
2. We are enclosing our report interms of section 143(5) of the Act,on the basis of such checks of thebooks and records of the Companyas we considered appropriate andaccording to the information andexplanation given to us, in the“Annexure-B” on the directions/sub directions issued by theComptroller and Auditor General ofIndia.
3. (A) As required by section 143(3) ofthe Act read with Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules 2014 andamendments therein, subject tomatters of qualification, emphasis,key matters &other matters statedabove, in our opinion and to the bestof our information and according tothe explanations given to us:
a) We have sought and obtainedall the information andexplanations which to thebest of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper booksof accounts as required by lawhave been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from ourexamination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, theStatement of Profit and Loss(Including other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement ofChange in equity and theStatement of Cash Flow dealtwith by this Report are inagreement with the books ofaccount.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid
Standalone Financial
Statements Comply with theIndian Accounting Standardsspecified under section 133of the Act, read with theCompanies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015 asamended.
e) Being a Government Company,pursuant to notifications NO.GSR 463(E) dated 05th June,2015 Issued by the Ministry ofcorporate Affairs, Governmentof India, provisions of subsection (2) of section 164 of theAct, are not applicable to theCompany.
f) Matters of Qualifications havebeen stated above underqualified opinion.
g) With respect to the adequacy ofthe Internal Financial Controls
over Financial Reporting of theCompany and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate report in“Annexure-C”.
h) As per Notification no. GSR
463(E) dated June 05, 2015issued by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs, Governmentof India, section 197 of theAct is not applicable to theGovernment Companies.
Accordingly reporting inaccordance with requirementof provisions of section 197(16)of the Act is not applicable onthe Company.
i) With respect to other mattersto be included in the Auditor'sReport in accordance with Rule11 of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014(asamended), in our opinion and tothe best of our information andaccording to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosedthe impact of pendinglitigations as at 31st March,2025 on its financial positionin Standalone FinancialStatements - Refer noteno -38 of the standalonefinancial statements.
ii. The Company did not have
any long-term contractsincluding derivative
contracts for whichthere were any materialforeseeable losses; and
iii. There has been no delayin transfer of amountrequired to be transferred,to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by theCompany.
iv. a. The Management has
represented that;the
Company has not used anIntermediary for advancing/loaning/investing funds to/in an ultimate beneficiary
or has not provided anyguarantee /security or thelike on behalf of the ultimatebeneficiary.
b. The Management hasrepresented that; theCompany has not acted as anintermediary for advancing /loaning / investing funds to/ in an ultimate beneficiaryidentified by the FundingParty or has not providedany guarantee/security orthe like on behalf of theFunding party.
c. Based on such auditprocedures as consideredreasonable and appropriatein the circumstances,nothing has come to ournotice that has causedus to believe that the
representations under sub¬clause (iv) (a) and (iv) (b)contain any material mis¬statement.
v. As stated in foot note tonote no. 15 to the standalonefinancial statements, theBoard of Directors of theCompany has proposed finaldividend for the year whichis subject to the approval ofthe members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting.
The amount of dividendproposed is in accordancewith Section 123 of the Actto the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination,which included test checks,the company has used
accounting software formaintaining its books ofaccount for the financialyear ended March 31st,2025 which has a featureof recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the samehas operated throughoutthe year for all relevanttransactions recorded insoftware. Further duringthe course of our audit, wedid not come across anyinstance of the audit trailfeature being tamperedwith. Additionally, the audittrail has been preservedby the company as per thestatutory requirements forrecord retention.
For HDSG & ASSOCIATESChartered AccountantsFirm Registration No: 002871N
Harbir Singh Gulati(Partner)
Membership No: 084072 Place: New Delhi
UDIN: 25084072BMIULK8626 Date: May 30, 2025