imred drld d:uoE#doi:r oe)d.a 'o Kamataka Urban lnfrastructure *{ dmolD 0rldl 0o$$d Q Development and Finance Corporation Ltd., (dmrei iaordd w{S) (Govemment of Kamataka Undertaking) No. KUIDFC /FIN/WB/KUWSMP/2024-25 /lth Decem ber, 2024 Ms. Upneet Singh Senior Water Specialist Task Team Leader - KUWSMP The World Bank, 70, Lodi Estate, New Delhi- 110 003. Madam, Sub : Audit Certification for World Bank assisted KUWSMp Loan No. IBRD 8601 lN Ref : KUWSMP Loan and Project Agreements With reference to the subject cited above, as per covenants of the Loan Agreement No. 8601 lN, we are forwarding herewith the signed Audit Certificate (Audited Project Accounts) for FY 2023-24 for the World Bank assisted Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project (KUWSMP) Loan No. 8601 lN certified by M/s. MNS & Co., Chartered Accountants, Bangalore vide audit report dated 1,2.1,2.2024 for your information & records. Thanking you, a General Manager (Finance) Encl : As above copy to : l-. controller of Aid Accounts & Audit, Ministry of Finance (DEA), 5'h Floor, Wing, Janpath Bhavan, New Delhi- 110001. 2. Mr. Krishna Murthy, Financial Management Specialist, The world Bank, 70, Lodi Estate, New Delhi- 11 0003. 3. The Secretaryto Government (FR), Finance Department,4th Floor,4th Gate, M.S. Building, Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore dneooood dqleo : drlooatdrq qldd, + 22,l7de'apr' erdd$ d$e abqpc d& qoaoadrld, 2de dod, dorlsta&-560 038 Regd. Ofiice : Nagarabhivruddi Bhavan, # 22, 17th'F' Cross, Old Madras Road, lndira Nagar 2nd Stage , Bengaluru-560 038. Phone : 080-25196124-129 Fax: 080-25'196110 E-mail : info@kuidfc.com, website : www.kuidfc.com PAN 'AMCK6953F TAN : BLRK01111F GST No. ' 29AAACK6953FIZC CIN : U85't101(A1993SGC014869. MNS&Co. Chartered Accountants # 163,2nd Floor, R.V. Road, Near Minerva Circle, Bangalore - 560 004. Phone :080 - 2657 2290,2657 3319 E-mail :camnsco@gmail.com Independent Auditot's Report To. The Board of Directors, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Cor.ooration Limited. Nagarabhivruddi Bhavana, #22,17rn 'F'cross,Old Madras Road, lndiranagar 2"d Stage, Bangalore- 560 038 Report on the Audit of the special Purpose Project Financial statements 0pinion We have audited the accompanyingSpecial Purpose Project Financial Statements ( hereinafter referred to as the "PFS") of Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Proiect (herein after referred to as the project") financed by the Lrtemational Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) under Loan No. 86O1-IN project implemented by Hubballi- Dharwad Municipal Corporation, Belagavi Municipal Corporation and Kalaburagi Municipal Corporation and Kamataka Urban lnfrastructure Development & Finance Corporation Limited (KUIDFCL) the implementing and monitoring agency, which comprise Expenditure eligible for financing and Reconciliation of claims with claimable expenditure under the loan/credit agreement vides Loan No. 8601-IN for the year ended 31* March 2024. In our opiniory the accompanying Speciat Purpose Project f inancial Statements give a true and fair view of the component wise expendifure eligible for financing under the said loan and Reconc-iLat-io-n of C-la*rrr with c-laimatr-le expe-od-itu-re o-f the -P-roject -fo-r the yea-r eaded Mareh 3'1.,2024 in accordance with the financial reporting provisions as required under Section 5.09 of the General Conditions for IBRD financing of the World Bank read with the F avnc in g / T-oan A greem en-t and Proj ec t Agreem en t bo f-!r_ d a te d 2_4 05 20 L6 . / / Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by Institute of Chartered Accountanb of India (ICAI).Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in tl.e Auditors Responsibilities for the Audit of the Special Purpose Pra;lect Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the implementing agency in accordance with the ICAI's Code of Ethics for undertaking this assignment, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Responsibilities of Management and those charged with Governance for the Special Purpose Project Financial Statements The Management of the implementing agency is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the Special Purpose Proiert Financial Statements in accordance with the finaurciai repurting provisiuls uf St:ciisn 5.09 of tire Geleral Cqntiiiiuls for IBRD finarcing of the World Bank, and for such internal control as marngement determines necessary to enable the preparation of the aforesaid Special Purpose Project Financial Statements. This responsibility includes : designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of special purpose project financial statements that are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and appiying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. The Marngement and those charged with govemance are responsible for overseeing the implementing agency's financial management and reporting process. Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Special Purpose Project Financial Statements Our objectives a-re to obta,ur,re.asonable a$su,ra-nce about qhethe-r the Spec-ial Pu-rpose P-rojeet Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement. \ /hether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditols report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a hish --o^- level -- ora-csurance but i-s n-ot a- s)ara-ntee that an aurlit conducted b'r- a-ccordao-ce wif-h &e Standards of Auditing 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 Standard ol Auditing, we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also : . Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement or the Special Purpose Project Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures resrronsive -'-r---*- to flro-se risks- ald obtabt audit e'tidence that i-c srrfficient an-d eootoottal,r 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 unclerstanding of internal control rcIevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures ttnt are appropriate in the circumstances. . Evaluate .fte appropriateness of accounting policies used and tlre reasonableness or accountingestimates and related disclosures made by management. Evaluate the overall presentation, strucfure and content or the Special Purpose Project Financial Statements, including the disclosures and whether these special purpose project financial statements present the Projectt operations and underltring t_ransacfio_ns and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation in accordance with the financial reporting provisions. 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