Tata Steel Limited and its Subsidiaries
Independent Auditors’ Report on Consolidated Financial Statements
TO THE MEMBERS OF TATA STEEL LIMITED
Report on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of TATA STEEL LIMITED (hereinafter referred to as “the
Holding Company”) and its subsidiaries (the Holding Company and its subsidiaries together referred to as “the Group”) its associates and jointly controlled entities, comprising of the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2015, the Consolidated Statement of Profit and Loss, the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the consolidated financial statements”).
Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements
The Holding Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements in terms of the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) that give a true and fair view of the consolidated financial position, consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flows of the Group including its Associates and
Jointly controlled entities in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting
Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The respective
Board of Directors of the companies included in the Group and of its associates and jointly controlled entities are responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Group and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; the selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are