We have audited the standalone financial statements ofAadhar Housing Finance Limited ('the Company'), whichcomprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2026, theStatement of Profit and Loss, including the statement ofOther Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statementand the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year thenended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,including a summary of material accounting policies andother explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended('the Act') in the manner so required and give a true and fairview in conformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company asat March 31, 2026, its profit including other comprehensiveincome, its cash flows and the changes in equity for theyear ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for theAudit of the Standalone Financial Statements' sectionof our report. We are independent of the Companyin accordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our auditof the financial statements under the provisions of theAct and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion onthe standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial yearended March 31, 2026. These matters were addressedin the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.For each matter below, our description of how our auditaddressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in theAuditor's responsibilities for the audit of the standalonefinancial statements section of our report, including inrelation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit includedthe performance of procedures designed to respond to ourassessment of the risks of material misstatement of thestandalone financial statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed to addressthe matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinionon the accompanying standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
(a) Impairment of loans (expected credit losses) (refer note 7 and note 39 to the financial statements)
Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 109 Financial
Our audit procedures included the following:
Instruments requires the Company to provide forimpairment of its loans using the expected creditloss (ECL) approach. ECL involves an estimation ofprobability weighted loss on financial assets overtheir life, considering reasonable and supportable
• Considered the Company's accounting policies forimpairment of loans and assessed compliance with IndAS 109 and the governance framework approved bythe Board of Directors pursuant to applicable Reserve
information about past events, current conditions,
Bank of India guidelines ('the RBI Guidelines').
and forecasts of future economic conditions and
• Evaluated the reasonableness of the management
other factors which could impact the credit quality of
estimates by understanding the process of ECL
the Company's loans.
estimation and related assumptions. Tested theinternal controls around extraction, validation andcomputation of the input data used in such estimation• Assessed the criteria for staging of loans basedon their overdue status to check compliance withrequirement of Ind AS 109. Tested a sample ofperforming (stage 1) loans to assess whether anySICR or impairment indicators were present requiringthem to be classified under stage 2 or stage 3.
In the process, a significant degree of judgement and
• Involved internal specialist for testing of the ECL
estimates have been applied by the management for:
estimates, including factors that affect the PD, LGDand EAD considering various forward looking macro-
• Grouping of borrowers (retail loan portfolio) basedon homogeneity for estimating probability of
economic and other factors.
default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and exposure
• Tested assumptions used by the management in
at default (EAD);
respect of post-model adjustments.
• Staging of loans (i.e. classification as 'significant
• Tested the arithmetical accuracy of computation of
increase in credit risk' (SICR) or 'credit impaired'categories) based on overdue status and/or
ECL provision performed by the Company.
qualitative assessment;
• Assessed adequacy of disclosures included inthe standalone financial statements in respect of
• Application of an appropriate statistical/quantitative model for determining the PD, LGDand EAD estimates;
• Determining relevant macro-economic and otherfactors impacting credit quality of loans.
The Company has also recorded a managementoverlay as part of its ECL, to reflect among otherthings an increased risk of deterioration in relevantmacro-economic factors.
In view of the high degree of management'sjudgement involved in estimation of ECL and theoverall significance of the impairment loss allowanceto the standalone financial statements, it isconsidered as a key audit matter.
expected credit losses.
(b) IT systems and controls related to the financial reporting process
The financial accounting and reporting systems of
Our audit procedures, assisted by our IT experts, on the
the Company are fundamentally reliant on IT systems
IT infrastructure and applications relevant to financial
and IT controls to process significant transactionvolumes. Automated accounting procedures and ITenvironment controls, which include IT governance,
reporting included the following:
• The aspects covered in the assessment of IT generalcontrols comprised: (i) User Access Management;
general IT controls over program developmentand changes, access to programs and data and
(ii) Program Change Management; (iii) Other relatedITGCs - to understand the design and test the
IT operations, are required to be designed and tooperate effectively to ensure accurate financial
operating effectiveness of such controls in respect
of information systems that are important to financial
reporting.
reporting ('in-scope applications').
Any gaps in the IT control environment could result in
• Tested the changes that were made to the in-scope
a material misstatement of the financial accounting
applications during the audit period to assess changes
and reporting records.
that have impact on financial reporting.
Therefore, in view of the pervasive nature and
• Tested the Company's periodic review of access
complexity of the IT environment, the assessment of
rights. We also inspected requests for changes to
the general IT controls and the application controls
systems for appropriate approval and authorization.
specific to the accounting and preparation of the
• Tested the configuration of the audit trail feature in
financial information is considered to be a key
the accounting software and maintenance of back-up
audit matter.
as per extant regulatory requirements.
• Performed tests of controls (including othercompensatory controls, wherever applicable) on the ITapplication controls and IT dependent manual controlsin the system.
• Tested the design and operating effectiveness ofthe compensating controls in case deficiencies wereidentified and, where necessary, extended the scopeof our substantive audit procedures.
Information Other than theFinancial Statements and Auditor’sReport Thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible forthe other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Annual report, but doesnot include the standalone financial statements and ourauditors' report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we do not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether such otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the financialstatements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit orotherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based onthe work we have performed, we conclude that there isa material misstatement of this other information, we arerequired to report that fact. We have nothing to report inthis regard.
Responsibilities of Management andThose Charged with Governance forthe Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, cash flows and changes in equity of the Companyin accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Actread with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of theassets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparation and presentation ofthe standalone financial statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements,management is responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, asapplicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unless management
either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are also responsiblefor overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Auditof the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditors' report that includes ouropinion. 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 itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressingour opinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference to financialstatements in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditors' report to the related disclosuresin the financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to the
date of our auditors' report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditors' report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because theadverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report)Order, 2020 ('the Order'), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) ofsection 143 of the Act, we give in the 'Annexure 1' astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report,to the extent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account asrequired by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of thosebooks except that, for the accounting softwareused by the Company to maintain payroll records,we have not been able to obtain sufficient andappropriate audit evidence that the backup ofbooks of account maintained in electronic modewas maintained on servers physically located in
India on a daily basis, as explained in note 57to the standalone financial statements, and thematters stated in the paragraph 2(i)(vi) belowon reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profitand Loss including the Statement of OtherComprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statementand Statement of Changes in Equity dealt withby this Report are in agreement with the booksof account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with the AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of theAct, read with Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on March 31,2026 taken on record by the Board of Directors,none of the directors is disqualified as onMarch 31, 2026 from being appointed as adirector in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph (b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to thesestandalone financial statements and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in 'Annexure 2' to this report;
(h) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration forthe year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors inaccordance with the provisions of section 197read with Schedule V to the Act;
(i) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, as amended in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial positionin its standalone financial statements- Refer Note 34 to the standalonefinancial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as requiredunder the applicable law or accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses,if any, on long-term contracts includingderivative contracts. Refer note 14 to thestandalone financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company;
iv. a) The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the note 54 tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been advanced orloaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ('Intermediaries'),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the note 55 tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreignentities ('Funding Parties'), with theunderstanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit proceduresperformed that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has cometo our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations undersub-clause (a) and (b) contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paidduring the year by the Company.
vi. Based on our examination which includedtest checks, the Company has usedaccounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account which have a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility, andthe same has operated throughout the yearfor all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware except that, in respect of certainsoftware (operated by third-party softwareservice providers) for general ledger andpayroll record maintenance and processing,in the absence of an appropriate ServiceOrganization Controls report, we are unableto comment on whether the audit trail featurewas enabled and operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recordedin such software or whether there wereany instances of the audit trail featurebeing tampered with, as described in note57 to the standalone financial statements.Further, during the course of our audit wedid not come across any instance of audittrail feature being tampered with, wherethe audit trail was enabled. Additionally,the audit trail of relevant prior years hasbeen preserved by the Company as per thestatutory requirements for record retention,to the extent it was enabled and recorded inthose respective years, as stated in Note 57to the financial statements.
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