S. No.
Key Audit Matter
Auditor's Response
1.
Impairment allowance of Loan Assets -
(Refer Note No. 49.1.4 to the Standalone Financial Statementsread with accounting policy No. 3.12)
The Company follows a Board approved methodologywherein assessment for allowance is carried out by an externalagency for impairment based on certain criterion/frameworkclassifying the assets into various stages depending uponcredit risk and level of evidence of impairment.
Impairment allowance is measured as product of theProbability of Default, Exposure at Default and LossGiven Default being the key parameters for assessing theimpairment allowance.
The key indicators underlying for assessment of impairmentallowance are appraised on an ongoing basis by themanagement.
Further the management has adopted a methodologywhich in addition to the model adopted as above is furtheranalyzed on case-to-case basis and wherever impairmentimpact needs to be changed the same is considered in thefinancial statements. In view of significance and impact onthe financial statements we have considered the impairmentallowance of loan assets a key audit matter.
We have applied following audit procedures in this regard:
a) Evaluation and testing of the key internal control mechanisms withrespect to the loan assets monitoring, assessment of the loan impairmentincluding testing of relevant data quality and review of the real dataentered.
b) We have obtained the report of the external agency and verifiedthe criterion/framework with various regulatory updates along withCompany's internal guidelines and procedures in respect of theimpairment allowance.
c) Verification of loan assets on test check basis covering substantial part oftotal loans with respect to monitoring thereof for recovery/performanceaspects and assessment of the loan impairment considering managementperception on the same.
d) Recoveries are verified applying the standard audit procedures toascertain level of stress. Loan balances are confirmed and quality of theborrower is evaluated and tested with key control parameters.
e) Assessment of impairment based upon performance of the loan assets iscarried out on the basis of relevant evidence on record provided to us.
f) We have discussed with the management wherever underlying weaknessis observed and management assessment is carried out in detail in suchcases.
2.
Fair valuation of Derivative Financial Instruments
(Refer Note No. 8 to the Standalone Financial Statementsread with accounting policy No. 3.11)
The Company enters into derivative contracts in accordancewith Reserve Bank of India guidelines to mitigate its currencyand interest rate risk in accordance with the Company'sboard approved currency risk management policy.Derivative contracts are either categorised at Fair Valuethrough Profit and Loss (FVTPL) or under Cash Flow Hedge(Hedge Accounting). Mark to market gain/loss on derivativescategorised at FVTPL is recognised in Statement of Profitand Loss and that of Cash Flow Hedge is recognised in theother comprehensive income. In view of significance andimpact on the financial statements we have considered thefair valuation of the derivative financial instruments as a keyaudit matter.
We have applied following audit procedure in this regard:
a) Discussing and understanding management's perception and studyingpolicy of the Company for risk management.
b) Verification of fair value of derivative in term of Ind AS 109 "FinancialInstruments”.
c) Evaluation of key internal control over classification of derivativeinstruments.
d) Company obtains fair value of derivative from the counterparty banks.Our procedure includes evaluation of details of various financial derivativecontracts outstanding as on 31st March 2026, and fair value thereon.
e) Additionally, we verified the accounting of gain or loss on mark to marketbasis of derivative contracts in Statement of Profit and Loss and OtherComprehensive Income in case of derivatives contracts under Cash FlowHedge.
f) Reviewed the appropriateness and adequacy of disclosures by themanagement as required in terms of Ind AS 109 "Financial Instruments”.
We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements
of REC Limited ("the Company”) which comprise the Balance Sheet asat 31st March, 2026, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (includingOther Comprehensive Income) and the Statement of Change in Equityand the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and notes tothe Standalone Financial Statements including a summary of MaterialAccounting Policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referredto as "the Standalone Financial Statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statementsgive the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, ("the Act”) in themanner so required and give a true & fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended,("Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of the affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2026, and its Profit(including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cashflow for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs)specified under Section 143 (10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the
Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements Section of our report. We areindependent of the Company, in accordance with the Code of Ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, andwe have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidencewe have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw your attention to Note No. 68 of the Standalone FinancialStatements with respect to constitution of audit committee and adoptionof Standalone Financial Statements.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters ("KAM”) are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements of the current year. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, 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.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statementsand Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation ofthe other information. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Company's Annual Report but does not include theStandalone Financial Statements and our report thereon. Such otherinformation is expected to be made available to us after the date of thisAuditor's Report.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover theother information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information identified above when itbecomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other informationis materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements, or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is amaterial misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matterto those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of the Management and Those Charged withGovernance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the matters statedin Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of theseStandalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance (including other comprehensiveincome), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended ("IndAS”). This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, Board of Directors areresponsible 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.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company'sfinancial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements
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 SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered materialif, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of theseStandalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. Wealso:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of theStandalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. 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, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedure that are appropriate inthe circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• 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 the goingconcern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained,whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continueas a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based onthe audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report.However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto 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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone FinancialStatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that theeconomic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the StandaloneFinancial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect ofany identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
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.
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.
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 benefitsof such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("theorder”), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬Section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure-A, astatement on the matters specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. On the basis of information and explanations given to us by thecompany we are enclosing our report in Annexure-B on thedirections/sub-directions issued by Comptroller and Auditor Generalof India in terms of Section 143(5) of the Act.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by lawhave been kept by the Company so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books.
c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement ofProfit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), theStandalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the StandaloneStatement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of accounts.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statementscomply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Actread with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015 as amended.
e) The Notification number G.S.R. 463(E) dated 5th June, 2015issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Section 164(2) of the Actregarding the disqualifications of Directors is not applicable tothe Company, since it is a Government Company.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controlsover financial reporting with respect to Standalone FinancialStatements of the company and operative effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate report in "Annexure-C”;
g) As per Notification no. G.S.R. 463(E) dated 5th June 2015 issuedby the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, provisions of Section197 of the Act are not applicable to the company, since it is aGovernment Company; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor'sReport in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014 as amended, in our opinion and tothe best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its StandaloneFinancial Statements - Refer Note 44 to the StandaloneFinancial Statements.
(ii) According to information and explanation given to us theCompany did not have any long-term contracts includingderivative contracts.
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
(iv) (a) The Management has represented (Refer Note 10.5)
that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or in theaggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds) by the Companyto or in any other person or entity, including foreignentity ("Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented (Refer Note 22.4),that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or inthe aggregate) have been received by the Companyfrom any person or entity, including foreign entity("Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 asamended and provided under (a) and (b) above,contain any material misstatement.
(v) The dividend declared, paid and proposed by theCompany during the year is in accordance with Section123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(vi) Based on our examination which included test checks,the company has used an accounting software formaintaining its books of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during the course ofour audit we did not come across any instance of audittrail feature being tampered with and the audit trail hasbeen preserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
Kailash Chand Jain & Co. M/s SCV & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants, Chartered Accountants,
ICAI Firm Registration: 112318W ICAI Firm Registration:000235N/N500089
Saurabh Chouhan Abhinav Khosla
Partner Partner
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Place: DelhiDate: 28th April 2026