Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Forty- Fifth Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited FinancialStatements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The summarized financial results of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2025 as compared to the preceding yearare as under:
2024-25
2023-24
Income from Operations/Turnover
23133.66
13541.48
Profit Before Interest, Depreciation and Tax
5064.02
2138.17
Less:Interest
22.52
19.97
Less: Depreciation
400.79
371.24
Profit Before Tax
4640.71
1746.96
Income Tax:
Less: Current year Tax
1141.86
432.56
Less: Previous year Tax
0.00
0.93
Less: Deferred Tax
32.48
14.87
Net Profit
3466.37
1298.60
Add: Other Comprehensive Income (after Tax)
70.16
222.99
Total Comprehensive Income for the period
3536.53
1521.59
Proposed Dividend
70.89
59.08
Balance available for appropriation
3465.64
1462.51
Surplus B/F from Previous Year
8114.25
6651.74
Transfer to General Reserve
Surplus carried to Balance sheet
11579.89
The financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2025forming part of this Annual Report, have been prepared inaccordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
The total income of the Company was ' 23231.66 lakhs. Theoperating profit (EBIDTA) stood at ' 4640.71 lakhs. Duringthe year under review, the Company has earned at netprofit of ' 3536.53 lakhs. During the year under review, theperformance of the Company has increased considerablyand your Directors expect the company to perform evenbetter in years to come.
The Board of Directors has decided to retain the entireamount of profit for Financial Year 2024-25 in the statementof profit and loss.
As on 31st March, 2025, your Company has Total Paid upShare Capital of ' 3,93,85110 divided into 39,38,511Equity shares of ' 10/- each.
The Board is pleased to recommend a dividend of Re 1.8 perEquity Share (i.e @18%) of ' 10/- each of the Company forthe financial year 2024-25, payable to those shareholders,whose names appear in the Register of Members/Beneficial Ownership list provided by the depositories onthe record date, involving cash outflow of ' 70.89 lakh ofthe Company's standalone net profit for the financial year2024-2025. Dividend is subject to approval of membersat the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shall besubject to deduction of income tax at source.
• Coil Springs Division
During the year under review; your Company hasinstalled an automatic peeling machine to overcomethe production bottlenecks and an order for anotherpeeling machine is already placed in coil springs divisionwhich shall be executed in next two months tenure.
During the year under review your Company hasinstalled a six ton hammer and will be able to forgecomponents of higher weights.
In the Air Spring Division we have already installed moreCNC and Testing machines.
Initially at commencement we had a plant set up for100 coach sets Air Springs.The same is now increasedto up to 300 coach sets per month.
We are also buying new fatigue testing machine for in¬house testing of Air Springs for which earlier we weredependent on Contitech.
The Company has no Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture
Companies and as such the requirement of furnishing the
information relating to the financial position of Subsidiary,
Associate and Joint Venture Companies is not applicable.
? Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Associationof the Company Smt Manju Bhatia (DIN: 03480362),Whole-time Director of the Company retires fromthe Board by rotation, at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) of the Company and being eligibleshe has offered herself for re-appointment. The Boardrecommends the proposal of her re-appointment forconsideration of the members at the ensuing AGM ofthe Company.
? Based on the performance evaluation and therecommendation of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and Board of Directors of the Company andin accordance with the provisions of Section 149, 150and 152 read with Schedule IV of the Companies Act,2013 and Regulation 17 and 25 of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, the Members of the Company at 44th AnnualGeneral Meeting held on 28th September, 2024 hadre-appointed Shri Keshao Parnuji Somkumar (DIN:08712772) to hold the office for the second term of 5(five) consecutive years w.e.f. 8th February, 2025 to 7thFebruary, 2030.
? Based on the recommendation of Nomination andRemuneration Committee and in accordance withthe provisions of Section 149, 150, 152 and 161 read
Regulation 17 and 25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 theBoard of Directors of the Company at its meeting heldon 9th August, 2024 had appointed Shri SudhanshuMani (DIN:10124439) as an Additional (Independentand Non-Executive) Director of the Company witheffect from 9th August, 2024 for a term of 5 (five)consecutive year and the same were approved by theMembers of the Company by way of Special Resolutionat the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Companyheld on 28th September, 2024.
? Based on the recommendation of the Board of Directorsof the Company and Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and in accordance with the provisionsof Section 149, 150 and 152 read with Schedule IVof the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 and25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 the Members of theCompany at 44th Annual General Meeting held on 28thSeptember, 2024 had appointed Shri Surendra KumarPrem Narayan Gupta (DIN: 00054836) as a Non¬Executive Independent Director of the Company tohold the office for a term of 5 (five) consecutive yearswith effect from 1st October, 2024
? During the year under review, Shri Yash Pal Sethi(DIN: 00929185) and Shri Ramesh Kumar Bhatia(DIN: 00958948) ceased to be the Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director of the Company with effectfrom 28th September, 2024 due to the completion ofsecond term of 5 (five) consecutive years.
As per the provisions of Section 203 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 the following persons were designated as KeyManagerial Personnel and there had been no change in KMPduring the year under review:
Sr. No
Name
Designation
1)
Shri Kapil Bhatia
Managing Director
2)
Shri Dhruv Bhasin
Company Secretary
3)
Shri Neeraj Bhatia
Chief Financial Officer
The company had received the declarations u/s 149(7) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 from all Independent Directorsthat they meet the criteria of independence as laid downunder Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations. Interms of Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulationsthe Independent Directors have confirmed that they arenot aware of any circumstance or situation which exist ormay be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impacttheir ability to discharge their duties with an objectiveindependent judgement and without any external influence.
In terms of Section 150 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, Independent
Directors of the Company have confirmed that they haveregistered themselves with the databank maintained by theIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
In the opinion of the Board, all the independent directors onthe Board of the Company possess requisite qualificationsand attributes of integrity, expertise and experience. Theyfulfill the conditions specified in the Act read along withthe rules made thereunder and are independent of theManagement.
During the financial year 2024-25, 4 (Four) meetings ofthe Board of Directors were held and the details of whichare given in the Corporate Governance Report that formspart of this Annual Report. The intervening gap between twoconsecutive meetings were within the period prescribed bythe Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Boardof India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 "SEBI Listing Regulations").
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 10thFebruary, 2025 has carried out an annual evaluation ofits own performance, board committees and individualdirectors pursuant to provisions of the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations.
The performance of the Board and individual directorswas evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs fromall the directors on the basis of criteria such as the boardcomposition and structure, effectiveness of boardprocesses, information and functioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by theBoard after seeking inputs from the committee members onthe basis of criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
In the Board Meeting that followed the meeting of theindependent directors and meeting of Nomination andRemuneration Committee, the performance of the Board,its committees, and individual directors was also discussed.The Performance Evaluation of Independent Directorswas done by the entire Board, excluding the directorbeing evaluated. The Evaluation Process was conductedthrough a structured questionnaire prepared after takinginto consideration the various aspects laid down under theNomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company. TheBoard of Directors expressed satisfaction with the evaluationprocess.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors held on10th February, 2025 the performance of Non-IndependentDirectors, the Chairman of the Company and the Boardas a whole was evaluated taking into account the views ofExecutive and Non-Executive Directors of the Company.
The Company is committed to sound corporate governancepractices as well as compliance with all applicable lawsand regulations. The Board believes that combining thehighest level of ethical principles with our unmatchedbrand, experience and expertise, will ensure that FrontierSprings Limited will continue to be the leading companyin the Railway Sector. The Corporate Governance Report,as stipulated under Regulations 17 to 27 and 46(2) andParagraph C, D and E of Schedule V to the SEBI ListingRegulations, forms part of the Annual Report.
The Report on Corporate Governance as stipulated underRegulation 34 of SEBI Listing Regulations is annexed to theAnnual Report as Annexure-A and forms part of this report.
The Certificates from M/s P. Manghwani & Associatescertifying that:
(1) the Company has complied with the requirementsof Corporate Governance in terms of SEBI(LODR)Regulations,2015;
(2) none of the Directors on the Board of the Company havebeen debarred or disqualified from being appointed orcontinuing directors of Companies by SEBI/MCA; areattached and forms part of this report.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of Executiveand Independent directors to maintain the independenceof the Board, and separate its functions of governanceand management. The Company has duly constituted theNomination and Remuneration Committee of the Boardin compliance with the provisions of Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of SEBI ListingRegulations and the committee inter-alia periodicallyevaluates:
1. The need for change in composition and size of theBoard;
2. Recommend/review remuneration of the ManagingDirector(s) and Whole-time Director(s) based on theirperformance;
3. Recommend the policy for remuneration of Directors,KMPs & others senior level employees of theCompany and review the same in accordance with theperformance of the Company and industry trend.
The Nomination & Remuneration Policy of theCompany is available on the website of the Companyat the link https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Nomination%20and%20Remuneration%20Policy.pdf
There has been no change in the policy during the yearunder review. We affirm that the remuneration paid tothe Directors is as per the terms laid out in the Policy.
The copy of Annual Return as required under Section92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013is placed on the Company's website and can be accessedat https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/MGT-annual-report-2024-25.pdf
M/s Sanjay Nandini & Co., Chartered Accountants, Kanpur(ICAI Registration No. 006941C) were appointed as theStatutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for aterm of 5 (Five) consecutive years from the conclusion ofthe Forty Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Companyheld on 28th September, 2024 until the conclusion of theForty Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company to beheld in the year, 2029. Accordingly, they continued to holdthe office of Statutory Auditors of the Company during thefinancial year under scrutiny.
The Auditors' Report for the Financial Year 2024-2025 doesnot contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarkrequiring clarification or explanation in the Directors' Report.
Pursuant to the Rules made by the Central Governmentof India, the Company is required to maintain cost recordsas specified under Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act,2013 in respect of its products. The Board of Directors of theCompany on the recommendation of the Audit Committeehas approved the appointment of M/s. R. M. Bansal & Co.,Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No.: 000022), as theCost Auditors of the Company to conduct the audit of theCost Accounts of the Company, for the financial year 2025¬26. M/s. R. M. Bansal & Co. have furnished a certificate oftheir eligibility and consent for appointment under Section139(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framedthereunder.
The Board on the recommendation of the Audit Committeehave approved the remuneration payable to the CostAuditor, subject to ratification of their remuneration bythe members at this Annual General Meeting.As requiredunder the Companies Act, 2013, the resolutions seekingmembers' ratification for the remuneration payable to CostAuditors forms part of the Notice convening the AnnualGeneral Meeting.
M/s P. Manghwani & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretary ((bearing Unique Identification No.S2016UP357400) are the Secretarial Auditor of theCompany for the financial year 2024-25. The SecretarialAuditor Report issued by M/s P. Manghwani & Associatesfor the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexedherewith as Annexure-B to this report.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2024-25does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremark.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,and amended Regulation 24A of SEBI Listing Regulationsread with SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/CIR/P/2024/185 dated December 31, 2024 the Boardof Directors based on the recommendation of the AuditCommittee has approved the appointment of M/s VAgnihotri & Associates, a peer reviewed firm of PracticingCompany Secretary (bearing Unique Identification No.S2019UP652800)as Secretarial Auditor of the Companyfor a period of 5 (five) consecutive years with effect from1st April, 2025 to 31st March, 2030 subject to the approvalof the Members of the Company at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting.
The resolution approving the above proposal is being placedfor approval of the Members in the Notice of Annual GeneralMeeting.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 138 read with Rule 13 ofCompanies (Accounts) Rules 2014, your Company engagedthe services of M/s J Chandra & Co., Chartered Accountants,Kanpur, to conduct the Internal Audit of the functions andactivities of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.The Quarterly Internal Audit Report is placed before theAudit Committee of the Company for its review, at regularintervals.
There was no instance of fraud during the year under review,which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the AuditCommittee and/or Board under Section 143(12) of the Actand Rules framed there under.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI Listing Regulations,a Management Discussion & Analysis Report for the yearunder review is annexed as a separate section forming partof this Annual Report.
Information as per Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 relating to conservation of energy, technologyabsorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo for thefinancial year 2024-25 is annexed as Annexure-C whichforms part of this Report.
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 theBoard of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and abilityin respect of the financial year ended on 31st March, 2025confirm that:
1) in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, theapplicable Accounting Standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures;
2) they have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany at the end of the financial year and of theprofit of the Company for that period;
3) they have taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of this Act forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4) they have prepared the Annual Accounts of theCompany on a going concern basis.
5) they have laid down internal financial controls tobe followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively; and
6) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliancewith the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
In terms of Section 135 and Schedule VII of the CompaniesAct 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 as amended, the Boardof Directors of your company had constituted a CorporateSocial Responsibility Committee which under take CSRactivities, projects and programs as provided in the CSRPolicy of the Company and identified under Schedule VIIof the Companies Act, 2013. The Composition of the CSRCommittee along-with the detailed report on CSR activitiesas required under the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 as amended is annexedwith this report as Annexure-D and forms an integral partof this Report. During the year under report, the companywas unable to spend an amount of INR. 4,29,547/- towardsCSR activities, due to unprecedented operational hurdles. Incompliance with the second proviso to Section 135(5) ofthe Companies Act, 2013, the Company has transferred anamount of INR 4,35,000/- to the PM CARES Fund.
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Boardhas developed a CSR policy which can be accessed onhttps://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/FSL Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility%20Policy-.pdf
During the year under review, the Company has neitheraccepted nor renewed any deposits from public in termsof provisions of Section 73 and 76 of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014.
In terms of Rule 2(1)(c)(viii) of the Companies (Acceptanceof Deposits) Rules, 2014, the Company, during the year, hadnot accepted any unsecured loans from the Directors of theCompany.
The disclosure required under Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 (1) & 5(2) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed as Annexure-E andforms an integral part of this report. The information showingnames and other particulars of employees as per Rule 5(2)and 5(3) of the aforesaid rules forms part of this report.
Your Company has not given any loans or providedguarantees and/or any securities or provided securityattracting provisions of Section 186 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations.However, the details of investments made are provided inthe Note No.2 of the Notes to the Financial Statements forthe year ended 31st March, 2025.
The Equity Shares of Company continued to be listed atBSE Limited and the Annual Listing Fee for the financial year2025-26 has been paid up-to date within the stipulatedtime period.
The Company has in place internal financial control systems,commensurate with the size of the Company and the natureof its business, with reference to financial statements. TheAudit Committee of the Board of Directors regularly reviewsthe adequacy and effectiveness of Internal Control Systemsand suggests improvement to strengthen them.
During the year under review, the Company has dulycomplied with the applicable provisions of the SecretarialStandards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1)and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by The Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India.
The composition of Audit Committee is in line with theprovisions of Section 177 of the Act read with Regulation18 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015. The Audit Committee comprises of 5 (five) membersand all members are Independent Directors of the Company.The Company Secretary is the Secretary of the Committee.All transactions with related parties are on arms' lengthbasis. During the year, there are no instances where theBoard had not accepted the recommendations of the AuditCommittee.
Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company hasadopted Whislte Policy for vigil mechanism for Directors and
Employees, to report genuine concerns about any wrongfulconduct with respect to the Company or its business oraffairs. This policy covers malpractices, misuse or abuseof authority, fraud, violation of the Company's policies orrules, manipulations, negligence causing danger to publichealth and safety and other matters or activity on accountof which the interest of the company is affected or likely tobe affected and formally reported by whistle blowers. If aninvestigation leads the Chairman of the Audit Committeeshall recommend to the management of the Companyto take such disciplinary or corrective action as he maydeem fit.
The policy has been posted on the website of the Companyand may be accessed at the link: https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Whistle%20Blower%20Policy.pdf
RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk is an inherent factor in business cycle and cannot beavoided. However, proper planning and checks lead to riskmitigation. The Audit Committee has also been delegatedthe responsibility for monitoring and reviewing riskmanagement, assessment and minimization procedures,developing, implementing and monitoring the riskmanagement plan and identifying, reviewing and mitigatingall elements of risks which the Company may be exposed to.The Board also reviews the risk management, assessmentand minimization procedures.
The Risk Management Policy has been uploaded on theCompany's website and may be accessed at the link https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Risk%20Mangement%20Policy.pdf
INSIDER TRADING
In compliance with the provisions of the SEBI (Prohibitionof Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and to preserve theconfidentiality and prevent misuse of unpublished pricesensitive information, the Company has adopted a Codeof Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading byInsiders ('Insider Trading Code') and a Code of Practices andProcedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price SensitiveInformation ('Code of Fair Disclosure').
The Insider Trading Code is intended to prevent misuseof unpublished price sensitive information by insiders andconnected persons and ensures that the Directors andspecified persons of the Company and their dependentsshall not derive any benefit or assist others to derive anybenefit from access to and possession of price sensitiveinformation about the company which is not in the publicdomain, that is to say, insider information.
The Code of Fair Disclosure ensures that the affairs of theCompany are managed in a fair, transparent and ethicalmanner keeping in view the needs and interest of all thestakeholders.
The Code of Conduct for Insider trading is placed on thewebsite of the Company and can be accessed throughthe link: https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Code ofConduct for Prevention of Insider Trading FSL%20(2).pdf
POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Prevention and control of sexual harassment at workplaceconstitutes an important part of corporate culture whilealigning with best practices and improving managementprocesses. The company has zero tolerance for sexualharassment at workplace and has adapted a policy onprevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassmentat workplace with a mechanism of lodging complaints andhas constituted an Internal Complaints Committee in linewith the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013and the rules framed there under.
No complaints were reported to the Board for sexualharassment of women at work place during the financial year2024-25.
The policy on Sexual Harassment at Workplace is placedon the website of the Company and can be accessedthrough the link: https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Policy%20Against%20Sexual%20Harrasment%20at%20Workplace-%20%20FSL.pdf
MATERNITY BENEFIT COMPLIANCE
During the year under review, the company has ensured fullcompliance with the provisions of the maternity BenefitAct, 1961. The company remains committed to upholdingthe Rights and welfare of its female employees by providingall statutory maternity benefits and other entitlements asmandated under the act.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS,
IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURREDBETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEARTO WHICH THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSRELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
No material changes and commitments affecting thefinancial position of the Company occurred from the endof the financial year 2024-25 till the date of this Report.Further, there was no change in the nature of business ofthe Company.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERSPASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
During the year under review, there were no significantand material orders passed by the Regulators, or Courts orTribunals which would impact the going concern status ofthe Company and its future operations.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS ORARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATEDPARTIES
During the financial year under review, the transactionsentered/continue to be entered into with related partieswere in the ordinary course of business and on an arm'slength basis. The omnibus approval from the AuditCommittee was obtained on Annual basis for transactionsof repetitive nature and which are subsequently approvedby the Board of Directors of the Company. During the
year, the Company had not entered into any contract,arrangement/transaction with related parties which couldbe considered material in accordance with the Company'srelated party transaction policy and accordingly, thedisclosure of Related party transaction as required underSection 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, in FormAOC-2 does not form part of this report. However, therelated party transactions entered by the Company aredisclosed under Note No.32 of the Notes to the financialstatements for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
Pursuant to SEBI Listing Regulations, the Resolution forseeking approval of the Members on material related partytransactions is being placed at this AGM.
In line with the requirements of the Act and the ListingRegulations, the Company has formulated a Policy onRelated Party Transactions and the same can be accessedon the Company's website at https://frontiersprings.co.in/downloads/Policy%20on%20Related%20Party%20Transactions.pdf
• The Company has not issued any equity shares withdifferential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
• The Company has not issued any shares (includingsweat equity shares) to employees of the Company orits subsidiary under any scheme.
• There is no change in the Share Capital Structure of theCompany during the year under review.
• There was no revision in the financial statements.
• There has been no change in the nature of business ofthe Company.
• There is no proceeding initiated/pending against theCompany under the Insolvency/Bankruptcy Code,2016.
• There was no instance of time settlement with anybank or financial institution.
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for thecontributions made by employees towards the success ofthe Company. Your Directors gratefully acknowledge theco-operation and support received from the shareholders,customers, vendors, bankers, Regulatory and Governmentauthorities.
For and on behalf of the BoardSd/-
Kundan Lal Bhatia
Place: Kanpur Chairman cum Managing Director
Date: 27.08.2025 (DIN: 00581799)