ಅಡಿಟರ್ಸ್ ರಿಪೋರ್ಟ್Laxmi India Finance Ltd.

Mar 31, 2026

S.

No.

Key Audit Matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

1

Impairment of loans as at the balance sheet date (expected credit losses (ECL)
As described in Note 2 (C) of the financial statements

In assessing the impairment of financial loans under expected credit
loss (ECL) model, the assets have been segmented into three stages.
The three stages reflect the general pattern of credit deterioration of a
financial instrument. The differences in accounting between stages,
relate to the recognition of expected credit losses and the measurement
of interest income.

Determination of probability of defaults (PD) and loss given defaults
(LGD) based on the default history of loans, subsequent recoveries made
and other relevant factors.

The company has applied different provisioning rates for LAP and non¬
LAP cases based on their respective bucket classifications.

We have examined the policies approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company that articulate
the objectives of managing each portfolio and
their business models. We have also verified
the methodology adopted for computation of ECL
(''ECL Model'') that addresses policies approved by the
Board of Directors, procedures and controls for assessing
and measuring credit risk on all lending exposures.

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
''Laxmi India Finance Limited''(the"Company”), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2026 and the Statement of
Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash
Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial
statements including a summary of the material 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
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act”) in the manner
so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the
state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2026, its profit
including other comprehensive loss, its cash flows and the
changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit of the financial statements 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 made thereunder, 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
obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the
financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,
2026. 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 provide a separate opinion
on these matters. For each matter below, our description
of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that
context.

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 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 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 financial statements.

Other Information

The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the other
information. The other information comprises the information
included in the management discussion and analysis and
Board''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 such other information is materially
inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge
obtained in the 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.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged
with the Management 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 judgements 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.

The 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 judgement 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 financial controls
relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section
143(3) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate
internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements 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 statements, including the disclosures, and whether
the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair
presentation.

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, 2026 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 to
the extent applicable.

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 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
(including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash
Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity
dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account.

d. 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.

e. On the basis of the written representations received
from the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken
on record by the Board of Directors, none of the
directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 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 with reference to these financial statements
and the operating effectiveness of such controls,
refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B” to this
report;

g. In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the
year ended March 31,2026 has been paid / provided
by the Company to its directors in accordance with
the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to
the Act;

h. 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 - Refer Note 47 to the
financial statements.

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

iii. There were no amounts which are 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, 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, 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; Refer Note No. 42
to the financial statements.
b) The management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, 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. Refer
note No. 42 to the financial statements.
c) Based on such audit procedures performed
that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to our notice that has caused us
to believe that the representations under
sub-clause (iv) (a) and (iv) (b) contain any
material misstatement.

v. The Company has neither declared nor paid any
dividends during the year under audit

vi. Based on our examination on test check basis
and on verification of SOC 2 report from Service
Provider''s Auditor, the Company has used
accounting software for maintaining its books of
account which has a feature of recording audit
trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated
throughout the year for all relevant transactions
recorded in the software.

Based on the information and explanation made available
to us, the audit trail has been preserved by the company as
per the statutory requirements for record retention for the
financial year ended March 31,2026.

For S.C Bapna & Associates

Chartered Accountants
Firm''s Regn. No.115649W

Deepika Nalwaya

Partner

Place: Jaipur Membership No. 407184

Date: 13th May, 2026 UDIN: 26407184UVUYCC5399


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