We have audited the standalone financial statements of Aastamangalam Finance Limited (Formerly
Upasana Finance Limited), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2024, and the
Statement of Profit and Loss including the statement of other comprehensive income, Statement of
Changes in Equity and Statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and Notes to the Financial
Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules
2015 and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2024, its profit including the other comprehensive income, changes in
equity and its cash flows 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 Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our
report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant
to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were
addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in
forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated
in our report.

We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the
standalone financial statements section of our report including in relation to these matters.
Accordingly our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results
of our audit procedures including the procedures performed to address the matters below provide
the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.

Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon

The Company's Board of Directors and Management is responsible for the preparation of the other
information. The other information comprises the information obtained at the date of this auditor's
report, but does not include the financial statements 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 of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with
the financial statements or our knowledge obtained 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 misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We
have nothing to report in this regard.

Responsibility of the Management and those charged with Governance for the Standalone
Financial Statements

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in
equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally
accepted in India, including the accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This
responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing 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 of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the
accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation
of the financial statement that gives a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and
using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the
Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so. Those Board of
Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a
whole are free from material 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 accordance with SAs will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered
material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence 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 maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due 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 our opinion.
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one
resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the
Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the
company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating
effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists
related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability 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 the financial
statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are
based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,
future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue 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 underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Financial Statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the
Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors
in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to
evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Financial Statements.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in
internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with
relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters
that were of most significance in the audit of the Financial Statements of the current period and are
therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or
regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,
we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse
consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of
such communication

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

As required by the Non-Banking Financial Companies Auditor's Report (Reserve Bank) Direction,
2016, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1A) of
Section 45MA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, we give in the "Annexure A", an additional
Audit Report addressed to the Board of Directors containing our statements on the matters specified
therein

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 the best 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 by the Company so far
as it appears from our examination of those books.

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by
this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS prescribed
under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as
amended

(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2024
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March,
2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the
Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in
"Annexure B". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls with reference to Financial Statements.

(g) 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,as amended 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 on its financial position in its financial
statements wherever necessary.

ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there
were any material foreseeable losses.

iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.

iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as
disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either
from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or
in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("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 whatsoever
by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the
like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;

(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as
disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have been received by the company from any
person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly,
lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of
the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

(c) Based on audit procedures which we considered reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to their notice that has caused them to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) contain any material mis-statement.

iv. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year in contravention of the
provisions of section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.

(h) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors' Report under Section 197(16) of the
Act, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the limit
prescribed by section 197 for maximum permissible managerial remuneration has been complied
with.

Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software
for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of audit trail (edit log) facility and the same
has been operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.
Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature
being tampered with. Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention.

As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central
Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give
in the Annexure C statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the
extent applicable.

As per our Report attached
For M/s. Venkat and Rangaa LLP
Chartered Accountants
FRN:0004597S

T. Zameer
Partner

M. No.: 230441
UDIN:24230441BKCKUE4184
Place: Chennai
Date: 21-05-2024