INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the Members of Vardhman Special Steels Limited
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Vardhman
Special Steels Limited ("the Company") which comprise
the balance sheet as at 31 March 2023, and the statement
of profit and loss (including 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
financial statements give the information required by
the Companies Act, 2013 ("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 31
March 2023, and its profit and other comprehensive
loss, 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 Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs

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 Act 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 on
the financial statements.

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 of the current
period. 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.

and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the
financial statements and 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 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.

Management's and Board of Directors Responsibilities
for the Financial Statements

The Company's Management and Board of Directors
are 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
state of affairs, profit and other comprehensive income,
changes in equity and cash flows 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. 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 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, the Management
and Board of Directors are 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 the Board of Directors either intends
to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has
no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors is 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 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 the
Management and Board of Directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the
Management and Board of Directors use of the
going concern basis of accounting in preparation
of financial statements 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.

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

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report)
Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central
Government of India in terms of Section 143(11)
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 A. 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 (including other comprehensive income),
the statement of changes in equity and the
statement of cash flows dealt with by this
Report are in agreement with the books of
account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial
statements comply with the Ind AS specified
under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors of the Company
as on 31 March 2023 taken on record by the
Board of Directors of the Company , none of
the directors of the Company is disqualified as
on 31 March 2023 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 financial
statements of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our
separate Report in "Annexure B".

B. 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, in
our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations as at 31 March 2023 on its
financial position in its financial statements -
Refer Note 40 to the financial statements.

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

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

d (i) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in the Note 50 (v) & 50 (vi) to
the financial statements, 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 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.

(ii) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in the Note 50 (v) & 50 (vi) to
the financial statements, 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 directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the
Funding Parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
provide any guarantee, security or the like
on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),
as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain
any material misstatement.

e. The final dividend paid by the Company during
the year, in respect of the same declared
for the previous year, is in accordance with
Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies
to payment of dividend.

As stated in Note 48.2 to the financial statements,
the Board of Directors of the Company have
proposed final dividend for the year which is
subject to the approval of the members at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend
declared is in accordance with Section 123 of
the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of
dividend.

f. As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the
Company only with effect from 1 April 2023,
reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not
applicable.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the
Auditor's Report under Section 197(16) of the
Act:

In our opinion and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the remuneration
paid by the Company to its directors during the
current year is in accordance with the provisions
of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid
to any director is not in excess of the limit laid
down under 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.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants
Firm's Registration No.:101248W/W-100022

Gaurav Mahajan

Partner

Place: Chandigarh Membership No.: 507857

Date: 27 April 2023 ICAI UDIN:23507857BGYNVT8815