Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company and the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
1. Performance Highlights (Standalone)
Your Company has performed during the reporting period as follows:
On Rs.Lacsl
Particulars
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FY 2023-24
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FY 2022-23
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Revenue from operations
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10,865.52
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7,336.28
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Other income
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9.30
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6.12
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Total revenue
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10,874.81
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7,342.40
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EBIDTA
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413.36
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280.53
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EBIDTA margin %
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3.80%
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3.82%
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Less:
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Finance Costs
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102.33
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81.74
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Depreciation
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10.32
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10.11
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Profit before tax, exceptional and extraordinary items
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300.72
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188.69
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Add/(Less): Exceptional/Extraordinary income/(expense)
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—
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—
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Profit before tax
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300.72
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188.69
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Less: Taxes on income
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76.54
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47.32
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Profit after tax
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224.18
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141.37
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PAT margin %
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2.06%
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1.93%
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EPS - Basic
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2.17
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2.11
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EPS - Diluted
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2.17
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2.11
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Note: Previous year's figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to correspond with the current year's classification/disclosure.
2. Transfer to Reserves
The Company has not transferred any amounts to Reserves during the period under review.
3. Share Capital
The paid-up equity share capital of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 13,09,95,680/- [Rs. Thirteen Crores Nine Lacs Ninety-Five Thousand six hundred and eighty/- Equity Shares of Rs. 10.00 each.
4. Dividend
The Company has not proposed any dividend during the period under review.
5. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Conservation of energy:
(i)
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The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy
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Company has already installed tools/ equipment for conservation of Electricity.
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(ii)
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The steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy
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There is no need to take additional measure in this regard
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(iii)
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The capital investment on energy conservation equipment's
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The Company does not have any proposal for additional investment in this regard.
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Technology absorption:
The research and experiments are carried on as part of the normal business activities and as such no separate figures are available.
(0
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The efforts- made toward technology absorption
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Company is not required to make any efforts towards the technologies absorption during the year
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(ii)
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The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution
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Company is not required to acquire any technologies during the year
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(iii)
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In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year)-
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Company has not imported any technologies during the year
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(a) The details of technology imported
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Nil
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(b) The year of import;
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Nil
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(c) Whether the technology been fully absorbed
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Nil
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(d) If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place and the reasons thereof
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Nil
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(iv)
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The expenditure incurred on Research and Development
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Nil
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Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Particulars
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Amount in Rs.
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Earnings
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Nil
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Outgo
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Nil
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6. Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associates
The Company does not have any subsidiaries, joint ventures or associates in the period under review.
7. Significant Events After Balance Sheet Date
There have been no significant events after the Balance Sheet date which require any disclosure.
8. Change in the nature of business
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company in the period under review.
9. Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposits in the period under review.
10. Auditors' Qualifications, Reservations, Adverse Remarks in the Auditors' Report
There are no other qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks on the financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2024. The statements made by the Auditors in their Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.
11. Corporate Social Responsibility
As the Company does not fall under the criteria as mentioned under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, the provisions of Corporate Social Responsibility do not apply to the Company
12. Extract of Annual Return
The extract of the Annual return in Form MGT-9 is annexed herewith to the Board's Report.
13. Declaration given by Independent Directors
Provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 does not apply to the Company.
14. Details of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel Appointed/Resigned during the year
There has been following changes in the composition of Board of Directors in the period under review.
Sr. No.
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Name
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Type of Change
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Designation
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Date
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01
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Truptiben Ashokbhai Monsara
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Appointment
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Director
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27.05.2023
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02
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Mitesh Rasiklal Jasani
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Appointment
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Director
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16.08.2023
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03
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Ashokkumar Haribhai Koyani
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Appointment
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Director
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16.08.2023
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04
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Yash Gunvantbhai Khokhariya
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Appointment
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CFO
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16.08.2023
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05
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Vidhi Mehta
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Appointment
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CS
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03.01.2024
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15. Number of Meetings of the Board of Directors
During the year 14 Board meetings were convened and held, details of which are as follows:
Sr.
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Date of Board
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No. of Directors entitled
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No. of Directors present
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No.
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meeting
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to attend the meeting
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01
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15.05.2023
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02
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02
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02
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07.06.2023
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03
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03
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03
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28.08.2023
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05
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05
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04
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03.09.2023
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05
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05
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05
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04.09.2023
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05
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05
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06
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12.09.2023
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05
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05
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07
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14.09.2023
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05
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05
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08
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07.10.2023
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05
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05
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09
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09.10.2023
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05
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05
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10
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12.10.2023
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05
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05
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11
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21.10.2023
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05
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05
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12
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20.11.2023
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05
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05
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13
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03.01.2024
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05
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05
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14
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24.03.2024
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05
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05
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16. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments
Reference may be made to the financial statements of the Company in this regard.
17. Related Party Transactions
During the reporting period, the Company had entered into transaction with related parties which were on arm's length basis or which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC 2 is applicable.
Systems are in place for obtaining prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee on an annual basis for transactions with related parties which are of a foreseeable and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted and a statement giving details of all transactions with related parties are placed before the Audit Committee for their review on a periodic basis.
18. Managerial Remuneration
a. Remuneration to Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
The remuneration of the Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel during the period under review is as follows:
Sr. no.
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Name of Director/KMP
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Amount in Rs. Lacs
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01
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Ashok Bhagvanbhai Monsara
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4.50
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02
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Yash G. Khokhariya
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1.98
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03
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Vidhi Mehta
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0.54
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Total
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7.02
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b. Employee Particulars
There are no employees who have remuneration in excess of the remuneration stated in Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013.
19. Reporting of Fraud
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
20. Risk Management Policy
The Company has a robust Risk Management framework to identify measure and mitigate business risks and opportunities. This framework seeks to create transparency, minimise adverse impact on the business objective and enhance the Company's competitive advantage. This risk framework thus helps in managing market, credit and operations risks and quantifies exposure and potential impact at a Company level.
21. Director's Responsibility Statement
Your Directors state that:
a. in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed with no material departures.
b. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the Directors have prepared the annual financial statements on a going concern basis;
e. the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and
f. The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
22. Statutory Auditors
The Company's auditors M/s. H. B. Kalaria & Associates (Firm Registration Number 104571W) have been appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
In accordance with provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
M/s H. B. Kalaria & Associates have informed the Company that their appointment if made would be within the limits prescribed under Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Auditors have also furnished a declaration confirming their independence as well as their arm's length relationship with the Company as well as declaring that they have not taken up any prohibited non-audit assignments for the Company.
23. Cost Audit
The Company is not required to appoint a cost auditor for conducting the cost audit in respect of the products manufactured by the Company as per the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the period under review.
24. Others
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the period under review:
1. Details relating to issue of equity shares including sweat equity shares and shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise, since there was no such issue of shares.
2. None of the Whole-Time Directors of the Company received any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries.
3. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
4. Your Directors further state that during the period under review, there were no cases filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
25. Acknowledgements
We take this opportunity to thank the employees for their dedicated service and contribution to the Company.
We also thank our banks, business associates and our shareholders for their continued support to the Company.
Date: 30.08.2024 For and on behalf of the Board,
Place: Jasdan. GAJANAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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