PNB Reappoints Five Audit Firms as Statutory Central Auditors for FY 2025–26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of five Chartered Accountant firms as the Statutory Central Auditors (SCAs) for Punjab National Bank (PNB) for the financial year 2025–26. PNB stated that all five firms are continuing auditors, meaning they have already been serving as SCAs and will now continue for another year. Their tenure ranges from the second year to the fourth year, depending on the firm.

The five approved audit firms are:

1. M/s Ummed Jain & Co., Mumbai – 3rd year
2. M/s N K Bhargava & Co., Delhi – 3rd year
3. M/s P S D & Associates, Jaipur – 3rd year
4. M/s Prem Gupta & Co., Delhi – 4th year
5. M/s P A & Associates, Odisha – 2nd year

Detailed Profiles of Appointed Audit Firms

1. M/s Ummed Jain & Co., Mumbai

• Address: 51, Snehdhara Jeevan Vikas Kendra Marg, Andheri East, Mumbai – 400069
• FRN: 119250W
• Senior Partners: Ummed Mal Jain, Pushkar Raj Solanki, Godika Dinesh
• Year of Establishment: 1981
• No. of Partners: 14
• Phone: 02226827498

2. M/s N K Bhargava & Co., Delhi

• Address: C–31, 1st Floor, Acharya Niketan, Phase–I, Mayur Vihar, New Delhi – 110091
• FRN: 000429N
• Senior Partners: Narendra Kumar Bhargava, Rajendra Kumar Gupta, Salil Gupta
• Year of Establishment: 1978
• No. of Partners: 15
• Phone: 01145784938

3. M/s P S D & Associates, Jaipur

• Address: 324, 3rd Ganpati Plaza, M.I. Road, Jaipur – 302001
• FRN: 004501C
• Senior Partners: Prakash Sharma, Durga Dutt Dadhich, Som Prakash Mittal
• Year of Establishment: 1988
• No. of Partners: 22
• Phone: 01412389181

4. M/s Prem Gupta & Co., Delhi

• Address: Plot No.–2342, Ashok Nagar, Faiz Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi – 110005
• FRN: 000425N
• Senior Partners: Prem Behari Gupta, Anil Kumar Gupta, Naresh Kumar Garg
• Year of Establishment: 1977
• No. of Partners: 16
• Phone: 01145070187

5. M/s P A & Associates, Odisha

• Address: 12 Govind Vihar, Bamikhal, Bhubaneshwar – 751010
• FRN: 313085E
• Senior Partners: Prashant Shekhar Panda, Shyam Sunder Poddar, Kailash Chandra Agarwal
• Year of Establishment: 1980
• No. of Partners: 15
• Phone: 06742571065