We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Agio Paper & Industries Limited ("the Company"), which
comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31 2024, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including the Statement of Other
Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flow and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then
ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "the financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so required
and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the
Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS ") and other
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and loss
(including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and changes in equity 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 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that
are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules there under, and
we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of
Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion on the financial statements.
Emphasis of Matters
Attention is drawn to the note no. 36 of the financial statement regarding suspension of the operation at the factory
due to reasons mentioned in the note and disposal of substantial portion of the plant & machinery and capital work
in progress. These conditions indicate material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern. However, the statement has been prepared on a going concern basis for the
reasons stated in the above mentioned note. The appropriateness of the said basis is inter alia dependent on the
Company's ability to infuse requisite funds for meeting its obligations, and resuming operations. Our opinion is not
modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of
our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not pceyie^a
separate opinion on these matters. We have determined that there are no key audit matters to be communicated in
our report.
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information
comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include financial statements and our auditors'
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.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to
the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as
amended. 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 the 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 statements that give 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 charged with governance 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:
a. 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 misstatemenU^fuS^fe)m
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fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
b. 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 Act, 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.
c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
related disclosures made by management.
d. 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.
e. 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 for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 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
1) 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 Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2) As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
i. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and
belief are necessary for the purpose of our audit.
ii. 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.
iii. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit & Loss (including other comprehensive income), Statement of Cash
Flows and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
iv. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the accounting standards specified under section
133 of the Act read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended from time to time.
v. On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by
the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director
in terms of section 164(2) of the Act.
vi. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to the financial statement of the
Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure B .
vii. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of
section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of
section 197 of the Act.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16)
of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
viii. 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 litigation as on March 31, 2024 on its financial position in its
financial statement - refer note no. 34
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 during the year.
iv) a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries") with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall.
• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Company or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received
by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"J^with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
• directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever
("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has
come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under subclause (iv) (a) and (iv) (b)
contain any material mis-statement.
v) There was no dividend declared or paid during the year by the company.
vi) Poviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rule 2014 for maintain books of account using software which
has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the company with effect from April 1, 2023,
and based on our examination which included test checks the company has used accounting software for
maintaining books of accounts which has an edit log feature and the same has 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.
For Baid Agarwal Singhi & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No : 328671E
Dhruv Narayan Agarwal
(Partner)
Membership No : 306940
UDIN:24306940BKCOAB7933
PlaceKolkata
Date:- 22mlDay of May, 2024
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