Your Directors are pleased to present the 42nd Annual Report along with the Audited Financial Statements of yourCompany for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 ("FY 2024-25/ FY25”).
Financial Performance
The Audited Financial Statements of your Company as on March 31, 2025, are prepared in accordance with the relevantapplicable Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS”) and Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations”) and the provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013 ("Act”).
The summarised financial highlight is depicted below:
Particulars
Consolidated
Standalone
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
35,044.76
33,159.64
19,453.58
17,919.34
Other Income
2,654.25
1,166.40
1,899.10
852.63
Total Income
37,699.01
34,326.04
21,352.68
18,771.97
Expenditure other than Depreciation and Finance Cost
29,074.11
26,760.14
16,488.21
14,548.50
Finance Cost
- Interest and Bank Charges
215.94
276.38
95.50
162.25
- Derivative Gain (net)
-
- Foreign Exchange (Gain)/Loss (net)
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses
2,478.34
1,627.90
1,038.48
937.95
Total Expenditure
31,768.39
28,664.41
17,622.19
15,648.70
Profit before share of Profit/(Loss) from joint ventures,exceptional items and tax
5,930.62
5,661.63
3,730.49
3,123.27
Share of Profit/(Loss) from joint venture (net)
13.22
22.90
Profit before exceptional items and tax
5,943.84
5,684.53
Exceptional Items
21.47
(211.57)
12.89
15.82
Total Tax Expense/(Credit)
763.96
1,161.47
(37.35)
772.76
Profit/(Loss) for the year
5,158.41
4,734.63
3,754.95
2,334.69
Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income (net of tax)
(39.63)
29.97
(2.26)
1.72
Total Comprehensive (Loss)/Income for the year (net of tax)
5,118.78
4,764.60
3,752.69
2,336.41
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent
4,145.11
3,588.92
Non-controlling interests
973.67
1,175.68
1. There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of your Company which have occurred between the end of thefinancial year and the date of this report.
2. Previous year figures have been regrouped/re-arranged wherever necessary.
3. There has been no change in nature of business of your Company.
The key aspects of your Company's operational performanceduring the FY25 are as follows:
Ý Consolidated income, comprising Revenue fromOperations and other income, for FY 2024-25 wasC 37,699.01 crore as against C 34,326 crore in FY 2023-24.
Ý Consolidated Profit before Tax for the FY 2024-25 wasC 5,922.37 crore vis-a-vis C 5,896.10 in FY 2023-24.
Ý Consolidated Profit after Tax for the FY 2024-25was C 5,158.41 crore compared to C 4,734.63 crorein FY 2023-24.
Ý Consolidated Cement production is 61.58 Milliontonnes in FY 2024-25 as against 56.61 MillionTonnes in FY 2023-24.
Ý Consolidated Cement Sales Volume is 63.48 Milliontonnes in FY 2024-25 as against 58.04 MillionTonnes in FY 2023-24.
Ý The net sales in cement is C 33,362 crore in FY 2024-25as against C 32,530 crore in FY 2023-24.
The detailed operational performance of your Companyhas been comprehensively discussed in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company's financial discipline and prudence isreflected in the strong credit ratings ascribed by ratingagencies. The details of credit rating are disclosed in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company has a robust track record of rewarding itsshareholders with a generous dividend payout. The Boardof Directors of your Company ("Board”) has recommendeda dividend of C 2 (100%) per Equity Share of C 2 each for theperiod ended FY25. This represents a pay-out ratio of 13%.
The dividend is subject to approval of shareholders atthe ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shall besubject to deduction of tax at source. The dividend, ifapproved by the shareholders, would involve a cash outflowof C 492.63 crore.
The Dividend Distribution and Shareholder Return Policy, interms of Regulation 43A of the SEBI Listing Regulations isavailable on your Company's website and link for the sameis given in Annexure - A of this report.
Details of outstanding and unclaimed dividends previouslydeclared and paid by your Company are given under theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
As permitted under the Act, the Board does not proposeto transfer any amount to General Reserves. The closingbalance of the retained earnings of your Company forFY25, after all appropriations and adjustments, wasC 9,926.76 crore.
During the year under review, there was no change in theauthorised share capital of your Company. The authorisedshare capital of your Company is C 8,153.50 crore comprisingof authorised equity share capital of C 8,003.50 crore andauthorised preference share capital of C 150 crore.
During the FY 2024-25, your Company has issued andallotted 265,447,491 equity shares of face value of C 2/-each, at a premium of C 416.87 per share, pursuant tothe exercise and conversion of 265,447,491 convertiblewarrants on April 17, 2024. Post this conversion, there areno outstanding convertible warrants. Accordingly, the paidup capital of your Company increased to C 492.62 crore ason March 31, 2025.
During the year under review,
Ý Your Company acquired 1.5 MTPA cement grindingunit in Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) on a slump sale basisfrom My Home Industries Private Limited (MHIPL).The acquisition was concluded on April 22, 2024.
Ý Your Company entered into a Share PurchaseAgreement for acquisition of 100% stake in PennaCements Industries Limited (PCIL) at enterprisevalue of C 10,422 crore. The said acquisition wascompleted and the Company acquired 99.92% stake onAugust 16, 2024.
Ý Your Company sold 60,92,000 Equity Sharesrepresenting 2.56% of the total issued and paid-upEquity Share Capital of Sanghi Industries Limited(a subsidiary company) through offer for salethrough stock exchange mechanism (pursuant tothe notice dated June 25, 2024), which is one of themethods identified under one of the SEBI circulars toachieve minimum public shareholding requirements.As on March 31, 2025, your Company holds 15,00,45,102Equity Shares representing 58.08% of the equity sharecapital of Sanghi Industries Limited.
Ý Your Company has subscribed to 220 crore, 8%Non-convertible Cumulative Redeemable PreferenceShares (RPS) of face value of C 10 each aggregateamounting to C 2,200 crore issued by Sanghi IndustriesLimited (SIL) in tranches during the month ofJuly 2024. Out of the proceeds received, SIL has repaidthe outstanding loan of C 2,200 crore to your Company.The outstanding loan to SIL as on March 31, 2025is C 285 crore.
Ý Your Company entered into the Share PurchaseAgreements to acquire Orient Cement Limited ("TargetCompany”). As on date of this report, your Company hascompleted the acquisition of 9,58,73,163 equity sharesconstituting 46.66% of the existing share capital of theTarget Company on April 22, 2025. Your Company is inthe process to make open offer to acquire 5,34,19,567equity shares constituting 26% of expanded sharecapital (as defined under Public Announcement) ata price of C 395.40 per equity share from the publicshareholders of the Target Company under theprovisions of the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)Regulations, 2011.
Ý The Board has approved Scheme of Amalgamation ofAdani Cementation Limited ("Transferor Company”)with Ambuja Cements Limited ("Transferee Company”)on June 27, 2024 in accordance with Sections 230 to232 and other applicable provisions of the Act readwith the rules framed thereunder w.e.f. appointed dateApril 1, 2024. The Company has received No-objectionsletters from both the stock exchanges namely BSELimited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of IndiaLimited (NSE). Also, the Company has filed the jointcompany application before the Hon'ble NationalCompany Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad.
Ý The Board has approved the Scheme ofArrangement between Sanghi Industries Limited("Transferor Company”) and Ambuja CementsLimited ("Transferee Company”) and their respectiveshareholders on December 17, 2024 in accordancewith the Sections 230 to 232 and other applicableprovisions of the Act read with the rules framedthereunder w.e.f. appointed date April 1, 2024.The Company has filed stock exchange applicationswith BSE and NSE to obtain their No-objection letters.
Ý The Board has approved the Scheme of Arrangementbetween Penna Cement Industries Limited ("TransferorCompany”) and Ambuja Cements Limited ("TransfereeCompany”) and their respective shareholders onDecember 17, 2024 in accordance with the Sections230 to 232 and other applicable provisions ofthe Act read with the rules framed thereunderw.e.f. appointed date August 16, 2024. The Companyhas filed stock exchange applications with BSE andNSE to obtain their No-objection letters.
There were no outstanding deposits within the meaningof Section 73 and 74 of the Act read with rules madethereunder at the end of FY25 or the previous financialyear. Your Company did not accept any deposit during theyear under review.
The details of loans, guarantees and investments coveredunder the provisions of Section 186 of the Act read withthe Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules,2014 are given in the Notes to the Financial Statements(Refer Note 53).
A list of subsidiaries/associates/joint ventures of yourCompany is provided as part of the notes to the consolidatedfinancial statements.
During the year under review, the following entitieswere formed/acquired by your Company/subsidiaries/joint ventures:
Ý Penna Cement Industries Limited (PCIL) and itsstep-down subsidiaries namely Pioneer CementIndustries Limited, Marwar Cement Limited, SinghaCement Industries Limited
During the year under review, none of the entities ceasedto be subsidiary/joint venture/associate of your Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129, 134 and 136 ofthe Act read with rules made thereunder and Regulation33 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company hasprepared consolidated financial statements of theCompany and a separate statement containing the salientfeatures of financial statement of subsidiaries, jointventures and associates in Form AOC-1, which forms partof this Integrated Annual Report.
The annual financial statements and related detailedinformation of the subsidiary companies shall be madeavailable to the shareholders of the holding and subsidiarycompanies seeking such information on all working daysduring business hours. The financial statements of thesubsidiary companies shall also be kept for inspection byany shareholders during working hours at your Company'sregistered office and that of the respective subsidiarycompanies concerned. In accordance with Section 136of the Act, the audited financial statements, includingconsolidated financial statements and related informationof your Company and audited accounts of each of itssubsidiaries, are available on website of your Company(www.ambujacement.com).
Based on Financial Statement as on March 31, 2025, yourCompany has one material subsidiary namely ACC Limited,a listed company. Your Company has formulated a policy fordetermining material subsidiaries. The policy is available onyour Company's website and link for the same is given inAnnexure - A of this report.
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with rules madethereunder, the details of developments at the level ofsubsidiaries and joint ventures of your Company are
covered in the Management Discussion and AnalysisReport, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Effective from April 1, 2025, your Company's Board hasten members comprising of two Executive Directors, onenominee director, two Non-Executive & Non-IndependentDirectors and five Independent Directors including oneWoman Director. The details of Board and Committeecomposition, tenure of Directors, and other details areavailable in the Corporate Governance Report, which formspart of this Integrated Annual Report.
In terms of the requirement of the SEBI Listing Regulations,the Board has identified core skills, expertise, andcompetencies of the Directors in the context of yourCompany's business for effective functioning. The keyskills, expertise and core competencies of the membersof Board are detailed in the Board of Directors section ofIntegrated Annual Report.
During the year under review, there was no change in theDirectors of the Company.
1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of theAct, read with rules made thereunder and Articlesof Association of your Company, Mr. M. R.Kumar (DIN: 03628755) is liable to retire by rotationat the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offershimself for re-appointment. The Board recommendsthe re-appointment of Mr. M. R. Kumar as Directorfor your approval.
2. Based on the recommendations of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee (the "NRC”), theBoard at its meeting held on March 28, 2025approved the following:
(a) Mr. Ajay Kapur (DIN: 03096416), who hadbeen appointed as a Wholetime Director andChief Executive Officer of the Company by theBoard and Shareholders for a term of three (3)years from September 17, 2022 was elevatedand reappointed as Managing Director of theCompany (Key Managerial Personnel) for a termof two (2) years effective from April 1, 2025 underthe provisions of the Act, read with applicableprovisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations, subjectto the approval of the Members of the Company.
(b) Mr. Vinod Bahety, who had been serving asChief Financial Officer of the Company sinceSeptember 16, 2022, was elevated and appointedas Wholetime Director and Chief ExecutiveOfficer (DIN: 09192400) of the Company (KeyManagerial Personnel) for a term of three (3)years effective from April 1, 2025. Consequently,Mr. Bahety had relinquished his position as ChiefFinancial Officer of the Company with effect fromthe close of business hours on March 31, 2025.
(c) Mr. Praveen Garg (DIN: 00208604) was appointedas an Additional Director (Non-Executiveand Independent) of the Company under theprovisions of the Act, read with applicableprovisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations,with effect from April 1, 2025 for an initial termof 3 (three) consecutive years, subject to theapproval of Members of the Company.
The Board recommends the appointmentof Mr. Ajay Kapur, Mr. Vinod Bahety andMr. Praveen Garg as per terms mentioned above.
(d) Mr. Rakesh Tiwary was appointed as a ChiefFinancial Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) ofthe Company with effect from April 1, 2025.
'. Based on the recommendations of the NRC,the Board at its meeting held on April 29, 2025approved the reappointment of Mr. Maheswar Sahu(DIN: 00034051), Mr. Rajnish Kumar (DIN: 05328267),Mr. Ameet Desai (DIN: 00007116) and Ms. Purvi Sheth(DIN: 06449636) as Independent Directors for asecond term of three (3) years with effect fromSeptember 16, 2025. They were appointed asIndependent Directors of the Company pursuant toSection 149 of the Act, read with the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,2014 ("the Appointment Rules”) by the Board,effective from September 16, 2022, to hold officeup to September 15, 2025. The NRC, after takinginto account their performance evaluation duringtheir first term of 3 (three) years and consideringtheir knowledge, acumen, expertise, experience,substantial contribution and time commitment, hasrecommended to the Board about their reappointmentfor a second term of 3 (three) years. The NRC andthe Board are of the view that they possess therequisite skills and capabilities, which would be ofimmense benefits to the Company, and hence, it is
desirable to reappoint them as Independent Directors.Further, they fulfil the conditions as specified in theAct, and Rules made thereunder and SEBI ListingRegulations for their reappointment as independentdirectors of the Company and they are independentof the management of the Company.
Your Company has received declarations from all theIndependent Directors of your Company confirmingthat they meet the criteria of independence asprescribed under Section 149(6) of the Act andRegulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulationsand there has been no change in the circumstanceswhich may affect their status as an IndependentDirector. The Independent Directors have also givendeclaration of compliance with Rules 6(1) and 6(2)of the Companies (Appointment and Qualificationof Directors) Rules, 2014, with respect to their nameappearing in the data bank of Independent Directorsmaintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
The Board recommends the reappointmentof Mr. Maheswar Sahu, Mr. Rajnish Kumar,Mr. Ameet Desai and Ms. Purvi Sheth as IndependentDirectors of the Company, for a second term of3 (three) years effective from September 16, 2025 toSeptember 15, 2028 (both days inclusive).
As on the date of this report, following are the KeyManagerial Personnel ("KMPs”) of your Company as perSections 2(51) and 203 of the Act:
Ý Mr. Ajay Kapur, Managing Director (w.e.f. April 1, 2025)
Ý Mr. Vinod Bahety, Wholetime Director & CEO(w.e.f. April 1, 2025)
Ý Mr. Rakesh Tiwary, Chief Financial Officer(w.e.f. April 1, 2025)
Ý Mr. Manish Mistry, Company Secretary
As required under the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations,your Company has constituted various statutorycommittees. Additionally, the Board has formed othergovernance committees and sub-committees to reviewspecific business operations and governance mattersincluding any specific items that the Board may decide todelegate. As on March 31, 2025, the Board has constitutedthe following committees/sub-committees.
Ý Audit Committee
Ý Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Ý Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Ý Risk Management Committee
Ý Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Ý Corporate Responsibility Committee
Ý Information Technology & Data Security Committee
Ý Legal, Regulatory & Tax Committee
Ý Reputation Risk Committee
Ý Merger & Acquisitions Committee
Ý Commodity Price Risk Committee
Ý Public Consumer Committee
Details of all the Committees such as terms of reference,composition and meetings held during the year underreview are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report,which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
The Board met 12(Twelve) times during the year underreview. The intervening gap between the meetings didnot exceed 120 days, as prescribed under the Act andSEBI Listing Regulations. The details of board meetingsand the attendance of the Directors are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
The Independent Directors met three times during theyear. They met on June 27, 2024, and December 17, 2024,to consider and approve the Scheme of Arrangement/Amalgamation. The Independent Directors alsomet on March 28, 2025, without the attendanceof Non-Independent Directors and members of themanagement. The Independent Directors reviewed theperformance of Non-Independent Directors, the Committeesand the Board as a whole along with the performance ofthe Chairman of your Company, taking into account theviews of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directorsand assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow ofinformation between the management and the Board thatis necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonablyperform their duties.
Your Company has engaged an independent external agencyTalentonic HR Solutions Private Limited ("Talentonic”) tofacilitate the evaluation and effectiveness process of theBoard, its committees and individual Directors for FY25.
A detailed Board effectiveness assessment questionnairewas developed by Telentonic based on the criteria andframework adopted by the Board. Virtual meetings wereorganised with the Directors and discussions were heldon five key themes i.e. Fiduciary Role of the Board, Boardinvolvement in strategy, quality of Board discussions, Boardleadership and organisation health and talent and BoardStructure & Capability.
The results of the evaluation showed high level ofcommitment and engagement of Board, its variouscommittees and senior leadership. The recommendationsarising from the evaluation process were discussed atthe Independent Directors' meeting and also at the NRCmeeting and Board meeting all of which were held onMarch 28, 2025. The suggestions were considered by theBoard to optimise the effectiveness and functioning of theBoard and its committees.
The Board is regularly updated on changes in statutoryprovisions, as applicable to your Company. The Board is alsoupdated on the operations, key trends and risk universeapplicable to your Company's business. These updateshelp the Directors in keeping abreast of key changesand their impact on your Company. An annual strategyretreat is conducted by your Company where the Boardprovides its inputs on the business strategy and long- termsustainable growth for your Company. Additionally, theDirectors also participate in various programs/meetingswhere subject matter experts apprise the Directors on keyglobal trends. The details of such programs are providedin the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part ofthis Integrated Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Companyhas framed a policy on Directors' appointment andremuneration and other matters ("Remuneration Policy”)which is available on the website of your Company and linkfor the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.
The Remuneration Policy for selection of Directorsand determining Directors' independence sets outthe guiding principles for the NRC for identifying thepersons who are qualified to become the Directors.Your Company's Remuneration Policy is directed towardsrewarding performance based on review of achievements.The Remuneration Policy is in consonance with existingindustry practice.
We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors is asper the terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy.
Your Company recognises and embraces the importanceof a diverse Board in its success. The Board has adoptedthe Board Diversity Policy which sets out the approach tothe diversity of the Board. The said Policy is available onyour Company's website and link for the same is given inAnnexure - A of this report.
Your Company has an effective mechanism for successionplanning which focuses on orderly succession of Directors,Key Management Personnel and Senior Management.The NRC implements this mechanism in concurrencewith the Board.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board, to thebest of their knowledge and based on the informationand explanations received from the management of yourCompany, confirm that:
a. in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements,the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed and there are no material departures;
b. t hey have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of yourCompany at the end of the financial year and of theprofit of your Company for that period;
c. proper and sufficient care has been taken for themaintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding the assets of your Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the annual financial statements have been preparedon a going concern basis;
e. they have laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by your Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate andoperating effectively;
f. proper systems have been devised to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems are adequate andoperating effectively.
The details in respect of internal financial controlsand their adequacy are included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company has a structured Risk ManagementFramework, designed to identify, assess and mitigate risksappropriately. The Board has formed a Risk ManagementCommittee (RMC) to frame, implement and monitor therisk management plan for your Company. The RMC isresponsible for reviewing the risk management plan andensuring its effectiveness. The Audit Committee hasadditional oversight in the area of financial risks andcontrols. The major risks identified by the businesses aresystematically addressed through mitigation actions on acontinual basis. Further, details on the Risk Managementactivities, including the implementation of risk managementpolicy, key risks identified and their mitigations are coveredin Management Discussion and Analysis Report, whichforms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Your Company has deployed a Statutory ComplianceMechanism providing guidance on broad categories ofapplicable laws and process for monitoring compliance.In furtherance to this, your Company has institutedan online compliance management system within theorganisation to monitor compliances and provide updateto the senior management on a periodic basis. The AuditCommittee and the Board periodically monitor the statusof compliances with applicable laws.
The details of various policies approved and adopted bythe Board as required under the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations are provided in Annexure - A to this report.
The details of the CSR Committee are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report. The CSR policy is available onthe website of your Company and link for the same is givenin Annexure - B of this report.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed and formspart of this report.
The Chief Financial Officer of your Company hascertified that CSR spends of your Company for FY25have been utilised for the purpose and in the mannerapproved by the Board.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for theyear under review, as stipulated under the SEBI ListingRegulations, is presented in a section forming part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company is committed to maintain high standards ofcorporate governance practices. The Corporate GovernanceReport, as stipulated by SEBI Listing Regulations, formspart of this Integrated Annual Report along with therequired certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary,regarding compliance of the conditions of corporategovernance, as stipulated.
In compliance with corporate governance requirementsas per the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company hasformulated and implemented a Code of Conduct for allBoard members and senior management personnel ofyour Company ("Code of Conduct”), who have affirmed thecompliance thereto. The Code of Conduct is available onthe website of your Company and the link for the same isgiven in Annexure - A of this report.
In accordance with the SEBI Listing Regulations, theBRSR for the FY25 describing the initiatives taken by yourCompany from an environment, social and governance(ESG) perspective, forms part of this Integrated AnnualReport. In addition to BRSR, the Integrated Annual Reportof the Company provides an insight on various ESGinitiatives adopted by your Company.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft annualreturn as on March 31, 2025 prepared in accordance withSection 92(3) of the Act is made available on the websiteof your Company and can be accessed using the link givenin Annexure - A of this report.
All transactions with related parties are placed beforethe Audit Committee for its prior approval. An omnibusapproval from Audit Committee is obtained for the relatedparty transactions which are repetitive in nature.
All transactions with related parties entered into duringthe year under review were at arm's length basis and inthe ordinary course of business and in accordance withthe provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder,the SEBI Listing Regulations and the Company's Policy onRelated Party Transactions.
The Audit Committee comprises solely of the IndependentDirectors of your Company. The members of the AuditCommittee abstained from discussing and voting in thetransaction(s) in which they were interested.
During the year, your Company has not entered into anycontracts, arrangements or transactions that fall underthe scope of Section 188 (1) of the Act. Accordingly, theprescribed Form AOC-2 is not applicable to your Companyfor FY25 and hence, does not form part of this report.
During the year, the material related party transactionspursuant to the provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBIListing Regulations were duly approved by the shareholdersof your Company vide Postal Ballot(s) on May 18, 2024.
Your Company did not enter into any related partytransactions during the year under review, which could beprejudicial to the interest of minority shareholders.
The Policy on Related Party Transactions is available onyour Company's website and can be accessed using thelink given in Annexure - A of this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 23 of theSEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has filed halfyearly reports to the stock exchanges, for the relatedparty transactions.
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Act read with rules madethereunder, as amended, M/s. S R B C & Co. LLP, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No.: 324982E/E300003)were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of your Companyfor the first term of five years till the conclusion of44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of your Company tobe held in the year 2027. The Statutory Auditors haveconfirmed that they are not disqualified to continueas Statutory Auditors and are eligible to hold office asStatutory Auditors of your Company. A representative ofthe Statutory Auditors of your Company attended theprevious AGM of the Company held on June 26, 2024.The Notes to the financial statements referred in theAuditors' Report are self-explanatory.
Statutory Auditors have expressed their unmodified opinionon the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statementsand their reports do not contain any qualifications,reservations, adverse remarks, or disclaimers. The Notesto the financial statements referred in the Auditor's Reportare self-explanatory. The Auditor's Report is enclosed withthe financial statements forming part of this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, readwith the rules made thereunder, the Board re-appointedM/s. Mehta & Mehta, Practicing Company Secretary, toundertake the Secretarial Audit of your Company for theFY25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the year underreview is provided as Annexure - C of this report.
Further, pursuant to amended Regulation 24A of SEBIListing Regulations, and subject to your approval beingsought at the ensuing AGM, M/s Mehta & Mehta, PracticingCompany Secretary (C. P. No. 2486; Peer reviewedcertificate no. 3686/2023) has been appointed as aSecretarial Auditors to undertake the Secretarial Audit ofyour Company for a term of five (5) consecutive years, toconduct the Secretarial Audit of five consecutive financialyears from 2025-26 to 2029-30. Secretarial Auditors haveconfirmed that they are not disqualified to be appointedas a Secretarial Auditor and are eligible to hold office asSecretarial Auditor of your Company.
In their report, the Secretarial Auditors have commentedabout certain delays in the statutory compliances.The Company submits that the said delays were inadvertentand not material in nature. The processes have beenstrengthen to ensure timely compliances in future.
During the year under review, your Company hascomplied with all the applicable provisions of SecretarialStandard - 1 and Secretarial Standard - 2 issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India (as amended).
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors andSecretarial Auditor of your Company have not reportedany instances of fraud committed in your Company byCompany's officers or employees, to the Audit Committee,as required under Section 143(12) of the Act.
Your Company had 4,509 employees as of March 31, 2025.
The information required under Section 197 of the Act,read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,relating to percentage increase in remuneration, ratioof remuneration of each Director and Key ManagerialPersonnel to the median of employees' remuneration areprovided in Annexure - D of this report.
The statement containing particulars of employees, asrequired under Section 197 of the Act, read with rule5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in aseparate annexure forming part of this report. However, interms of Section 136 of the Act, the Integrated AnnualReport is being sent to the shareholders and others entitledthereto, excluding the said annexure, which is available forinspection by the shareholders at the Registered Office ofyour Company during business hours on working days ofyour Company. If any shareholder is interested in obtaininga copy thereof, such shareholder may write to the CompanySecretary in this regard.
As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassment of Womenat Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act,2013 and rules made thereunder, your Company has laiddown a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy andhas constituted Internal Complaints Committees (ICs) at allrelevant locations across India to consider and resolve thecomplaints related to sexual harassment. The ICs includesexternal members with relevant experience. The ICs,presided by senior women, conduct the investigations andmake decisions at the respective locations. Your Companyhas zero tolerance on sexual harassment at the workplace.The ICs also work extensively on creating awareness onrelevance of sexual harassment issues, including whileworking remotely. The employees are required to undergomandatory training/certification on POSH to sensitisethemselves and strengthen their awareness.
During the year under review, your Company has receivedone (1) complaint pertaining to sexual harassment.There was no complaint pending at the end of the year.
All new employees go through a detailed personalorientation on POSH Policy adopted by your Company.
Your Company has adopted a whistle blower policy and hasestablished the necessary vigil mechanism for Directorsand employees in confirmation with Section 177 of the Actand Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations, to facilitatereporting of the genuine concerns about unethical orimproper activity, without fear of retaliation.
The vigil mechanism of your Company provides foradequate safeguards against victimisation of whistleblowers who avail of the mechanism and also provides fordirect access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee inexceptional cases.
No person has been denied access to the Chairman ofthe Audit Committee. The said policy is uploaded on thewebsite of your Company and link for the same is given inAnnexure - A of this report.
During the year under review, your Company has received28 complaints under the vigil mechanism, which wereduly resolved. Further details are mentioned in CorporateGovernance Report / BRSR, which is part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
The information on conservation of energy, technologyabsorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgostipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read withRule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, asamended, is provided as Annexure - E of this report.
In view of increased cyberattack scenarios, the cybersecurity maturity is reviewed periodically and the processes,technology controls are being enhanced in-line with thethreat scenarios. Your Company's technology environmentis enabled with real time security monitoring with requisitecontrols at various layers starting from end user machinesto network, application and the data.
During the year under review, your Company did notface any incidents or breaches or loss of data breach inCyber Security.
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct ("PIT Code”)to regulate, monitor and report trading in your Company'sshares by your Company's designated persons and theirimmediate relatives as per the requirements under theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition ofInsider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The PIT Code, inter alia,lays down the procedures to be followed by designated
persons while trading/ dealing your Company's shares andsharing Unpublished Price Sensitive Information ("UPSI”).The PIT Code covers your Company's obligation to maintaina digital database, mechanism for prevention of insidertrading and handling of UPSI, and the process to familiarisewith the sensitivity of UPSI. Further, it also includes codefor practices and procedures for fair disclosure of UPSIwhich has been made available on your Company's websiteand link for the same is given in Annexure - A of this report.
The employees undergo mandatory training/certificationon this Code to sensitise themselves and strengthentheir awareness.
Neither the Chairman nor the Wholetime Director & CEO ofyour Company received any remuneration or commissionfrom any of the subsidiary of your Company.
Your Directors state that during the year under review:
1. Your Company did not issue any equity shares withdifferential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. Your Company did not issue shares (Including sweatequity shares) to employees of your Companyunder any scheme.
3. No significant or material orders were passed bythe Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impactthe going concern status and your Company'soperation in future.
4. No application was made and no proceedingwas pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016.
5. No one time settlement of loan was obtained fromthe Banks or Financial Institutions.
6. There were no revisions made in the financialstatements and Directors' Report of your Company.
Your Directors are highly grateful for all the guidance,support and assistance received from the Government ofIndia, Governments of various states in India, concernedGovernment Departments, Financial Institutions andBanks. Your Directors thank all the esteemed shareholders,customers, suppliers and business associates for their faith,trust and confidence reposed in your Company.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincereappreciation for the dedicated efforts and consistentcontribution made by the employees at all levels, to ensurethat your Company continues to grow and excel.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Gautam S. Adani
Place: Ahmedabad Chairman
Date: April 29, 2025 (DIN: 00 0 0 6273)