Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 20th Annual Report of the Company alongwith the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2024.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Company's financial performance for the year under review along with previous year'sfigures are given hereunder:
Particulars
As on 31.03.2024
As on 31.03.2023
(in Rs. '000)
Total Income from Business operations
463.89
715.14
Total Expenses
30,310.76
30,460.82
Profit before tax
(29,666.87)
(29,745.68)
Current Tax
-
Tax relating to previous Year
Deferred tax
Mat Credit
Profit for the Year
Net Profit /(Loss) after Tax
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors does not recommend any dividend for the year under review.RESERVES
The company transferred loss of Rs. 29,666.87/- (Rupees in '000) to Surplus A/c during theyear.
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
The Company was engaged in the business of Trading and Manufacturing of Timber andTimber Products and since December 2018 onwards there is no operations due to the fireaccident which led to a complete standstill in our operations. Further, the company's bankerhave classified its account as Non-Performing Assets and presently the recoveryproceedings is going on. The auditors of the company have also classified our company as anon- going concern. The company is also contemplating to take necessary steps in arrivingat a resolution process.
HOLDING/SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATE
The Company does not have any Holding, Subsidiary or Associate Company & it has notentered into any joint ventures.
ACCEPTANCE OF FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any Fixed Deposits from general public within the purviewof Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, during the year under review.
SHARE CAPITAL
The paid-up share capital as on 31st March 2024 was Rs. 986.729 lakhs. The Company has notissued shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity.
DIRECTORS
The composition of Board of Directors as on 31st March 2024 is as under: -
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal - Managing DirectorMrs. Sunita Pirogiwal - Whole-Time DirectorMr. Vikash Kedia - Independent DirectorMrs. Sreejita Chowdhury - Independent Director
Mr. Vinod Ganesh Jamdhade - Additional Independent Director (Appointed w.e.f.
18.09.2024)
Mr. Somnath Nanda - Additional Executive Director (Appointed w.e.f. 10.10.2024)
Mr. Swapnil Nitin Kasar - Additional Executive Independent Director (Appointed w.e.f.
10.10.2024)
Ms. Manju Sanghamitra Nikale - Additional Non-Executive Director (Appointed w.e.f.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The composition of Key Managerial Personnel as on 31st March 2024 is as under: -
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal - Managing DirectorMrs. Sunita Pirogiwal - Whole-Time Director
Mr. Biswanath Singha - Chief Financial Officer (Resigned w.e.f. 09.10.2024)
Mr. Avinash Ramnath Shetye - Chief Financial Officer (Appointed w.e.f. 10.10.2024)
During the year under preview following changes took place in the composition of KeyManagerial Personnel:
Mr. Anil Yadav resigned from the post of Company Secretary w.e.f. 12th June 2023.
Mr. Biswanath Singha appointed as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 09th January 2023.
Mr. Sonia Shahdadpuri Kheskan appointed as Company Secretary w.e.f. 01st December2023.
Mr. Sonia Shahdadpuri Kheskan resigned from the post of Company Secretary w.e.f. 08thMarch 2024.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee works with the Board to determine theappropriate characteristics, skills and experience for the Board as a whole and its individualmembers with the objective of having a Board with diverse backgrounds and experience inbusiness, government, education and public service. The Company has constituted aNomination and Remuneration Committee with the responsibilities of formulating thecriteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a directorand recommend to the Board a policy relating to the remuneration for the directors, KeyManagerial Personnel and other employees.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received necessary declaration from all Independent Directors undersection 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 confirmingthat they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed in section 149(6) of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out the annualperformance evaluation of its own performance and of the Directors individually as well. Adiscussion was done considering the inputs received from the Directors, covering variousaspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and itsCommittees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations andgovernance. The performance evaluation of the Board and committees are usually carriedout on the basis of questionnaires devised in house.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors whowere evaluated on the basis of questionnaire, devised for this purpose. The Directorsexpressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
BOARD MEETINGS
The Board met four (4) times during the financial year, viz. 27-05-2023, 08-09-2023, 14-09¬2023, 07-12-2023 and 02-02-2024. The details of the Directors' attendance at the BoardMeetings are given below:
Sl. No.
Director
No. of Meetingsattended
1
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal (Managing Director)
5
2
Mrs. Sunita Pirogiwal (Whole-Time Director)
3
Mr. Vikash Kedia (Independent Director)
4
Mr. Sreejita Chowdhury (IndependentDirector)
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with regardto the Directors' Responsibility Statement, your Board confirms that:-
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024,the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanationrelating to material departures;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true andfair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit/loss of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions ofall applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
f) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Companyand that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to provisions of Section 135 of the Act, the Company is not required to constitutea Corporate Social Responsibility Committee or to undertake any CSR activities.
Therefore, the Company is not required to make any disclosure as specified in Section134(3) (o) of the Act.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated underRegulation 34 of the SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015 with the Stock Exchanges in India, isincluded in a separate section annexed to and forming part of the Director's Report.
AUDIT COMMITTEE & NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
Pursuant to Sections 177 and 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules madethereunder, the Company has constituted an Audit Committee, Nomination andRemuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board as theCompany is listed with BSE Ltd.
The Audit Committee is working according to the terms of the Companies Act, and SEBIListing Regulations, 2015 which includes duties and functions and also such other functionsas maybe specifically delegated to it by the Board from time to time. Therefore, the Boardhas duly constituted Audit Committee comprising of Mr. Vikash Kedia, IndependentDirector (Chairman); Mrs. Sreejita Chowdhury, Independent Director (Member) and Mr.Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal, Executive Director (Member). The Audit committee held fourmeetings during the year 2023-24.
The Audit Committee held four meetings on 27-05-2023, 08-09-2023, 14-09-2023, 07-12-2023and 02-02-2024 during the year ended 31st March 2024. The necessary quorum was presentfor all the meetings.
The Company Secretary acts as a Secretary to the Committee.
The terms of reference of Audit Committee includes:-
a) the recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment ofauditors of the company;
b) review and monitor the auditor's independence and performance, and effectiveness ofaudit process;
c) examination of the financial statement and the auditors' report thereon;
d) approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with relatedparties;
e) scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
f) valuation of undertakings or assets of the company, wherever it is necessary;
g) evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
h) monitoring the end use of funds raised through public offers and related matters;
i) any other as may be decided by the Board.
The Board has also constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprising ofMr. Vikash Kedia, Independent Director (Chairman); Mrs. Sreejita Chowdhury,Independent Director (Member) and Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal, Executive Director(Member).
The role of Nomination and Remuneration Committee includes formulation of the criteriafor determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director andrecommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration of the Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel and other employees etc. The Nomination & Remunerationcommittee met four times during the year.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee held four meetings on 27-05-2023, 08-09¬2023, 07-12-2023 and 02-02-2024 during the year ended 31st March 2024. The necessaryquorum was present for all the meetings.
STAKEHOLDERS' RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE (FORMERLY SHARE TRANSFERCUM INVESTORS' GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE) NOMENCLATURE AND TERMS OFREFERENCE OF THE COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of the Company has formed 'Stakeholders' Relationship Committee'('the committee'). The committee deals with various matters relating to satisfactory redressalof shareholders and investors' grievances and recommends measures for overallimprovement in the quality of investor services. The Stakeholder's Relationship Committeemet once during the year. An insight of the matters deals with by the committee is givenhereunder:
• To review and note all matters relating to the registration of transfer andtransmission of shares and debentures, transposition of shares, sub-division ofshares, issue of duplicate share certificates or allotment letters and certificates fordebentures in lieu of those lost/misplaced;
• To look into the redressal of shareholders' and investors' complaints relating to thetransfer of shares, non-receipt of Annual Report/notices, dividends, etc;
• To oversee the performance of the Registrar & Share Transfer Agents;
• To review dematerialization and rematerialization of the shares of the Company;
• To comply with all such directions of Ministry of Corporate Affairs & otherregulatory bodies w.r.t. shareholders'/investors' rights and market regulations, fromtime to time.
DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM
As per the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 and 7 ofthe Companies (Meeting of the Board and its Powers) Rules, 2013 the Company has formedvigil mechanism named 'Whistle Blower Policy', wherein the employees / directors canreport the instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or any violation of theCode of Conduct and / or laws applicable to the Company and seek redressal. Thismechanism provides appropriate protection to the genuine Whistle Blower, who avail of themechanism.
ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to theFinancial Statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable materialweakness was observed in the design or implementation.
RISK MANAGEMENT
During the year, Management of the Company evaluated the existing Risk ManagementPolicy of the Company to make it more focused in identifying and prioritizing the risks, roleof various executives in monitoring & mitigation of risk and reporting process. Its aim is toenhance shareholders value and provide an optimum risk-reward tradeoff. The Risk
Management Policy has been reviewed and found adequate to the requirements of theCompany, and approved by the Board.
The Management evaluated various risks and that there is no element of risk identified thatmay threaten the existence of the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibilityinitiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.
LOAN, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on anarm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There were no materiallysignificant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel or other designated Persons which may have a potential conflict withthe interest of the Company at large. Accordingly, no transaction are being reported in FormAOC- 2 in terms of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee as also the Board forapproval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for the transactionswhich are of a foreseen in repetitive nature. The Company has developed a Related PartyTransactions Policy for purpose of identification and monitoring of such transactions.
AUDITORS & AUDITORS' REPORT
M/s Bijan Ghosh & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 323214E) were appointed asStatutory Auditors of the Company at the 19th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion ofthe 24th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The yearly ratification of appointment of Auditors has been done away with the amendmentin the Companies Act, 2013. (As per Companies (Amendment) Act 2017, Section Notified on07.05.2018) according no resolution has been proposed.
The Auditors have subjected themselves for the peer review process of the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and they hold a valid certificate issued by the "PeerReview Board" of ICAI.
The observations, if any, made by the Auditors of the Company in their report read withrelevant notes to the Accounts are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any furthercomments.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has appointedMr. Pankaj Kumar Modi, Company Secretaries, Kolkata, to undertake Secretarial Audit ofthe Company for the Financial Year 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexedherewith as Annexure "A". The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification,reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
INTERNAL AUDIT
As per the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board with therecommendation of the audit committee has appointed M/s AK Barman & Associates,Chartered Accountants, to undertake Internal Audit of the Company. The Internal AuditReport does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits laid downunder section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration) Rules, 2014. Hence, no particulars arerequired to be given for the same.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGEEARNINGS AND OUTGO
The Company is not engaged in manufacturing, has no foreign collaboration and has notexported or imported any goods or services.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The Annual Return in Form MGT - 9 has been done away by the Companies (Managementand Administration) Amendment Rules, 2021.
STATUTORY DISCLOSURES
A copy of audited financial statements of the said Companies will be made available to themembers of the Company, seeking such information at any point of time. A cash flowstatement for the year 2023-24 is attached to the Balance Sheet.
GENERAL DISCLOSURES
The Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the followingitems during the year under review as:
1. During the year under review, no significant or material orders were passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company'soperations in future.
2. No material changes and commitments have occurred between the end of financial yearof the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the Report,affecting the financial position of the Company under section 134(3)(1) of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
3. No Deposits covered under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 were accepted.
4. No equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise; or shares(including sweat equity shares) were issued to employees of the Company under anyscheme.
5. During the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
FRAUD REPORTING (REQUIRED BY THE COMPANIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2015)
The Company has adopted best practices for fraud prevention and it follows confidential,anonymous reporting about fraud or abuse to the appropriate responsible officials of theCompany. No fraud on or by the company has been reported by the Statutory Auditors.
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation to the Central and State Governments,Banks, Customers, Vendors and the Company's valued investors for their continued co¬operation and support.
Your Directors also wish to acknowledge the support and valuable contributions made bythe employees, at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board Directors
For Diksha Greens Limited For Diksha Greens Limited
Rajesh Kumar Pirogiwal Somnath Nanda
Managing Director Director
(DIN: 01279323) DIN: 10776583
Place: Kolkata Place: Kolkata
Date: 23th October, 2024 Date: 23th October, 2024