Your Directors are pleased to present their 33rd Annual Report on the business and operations of your Companyfor the year ended 31st March, 2024.
Particulars
Rs in Lakhs
2024
2023
Total Revenue
22.08
32.44
Profit before Interest, Depreciation & Taxation
4.81
17.58
Interest/Finance Cost
0.00
8.64
Depreciation
4.53
7.91
Profit before tax
0.28
1.03
Less: Provision for Taxation
0.20
0.31
Profit after Tax
0.08
0.72
Less: Transferred to Statutory reserve
0.02
0.14
Add: Balance Brought Forward
51.83
51.76
Statutory Reserve
12.95
12.93
Surplus carried to Balance Sheet
64.78
64.69
During the year under review the Company has achieved an aggregate profit before depreciation, interest andtax of Rs. 4.81 lakhs against Rs. 17.58 lakhs in the previous year. Changes were due to limited revenueopportunities and lot of ongoing litigations.
The Board believes that it will be prudent for the company to conserve resources in view of future revenueenhancement plants for the coming year, which will enhance the profitability. Hence, your directors are notrecommending any dividend for the Financial Year ending 2024.
The post COVID- 19 virus era has changed countries and businesses around the world. The NBFC sector,which has been going through a liquidity crisis since the IL&FS default in September 2018, and the resultantrisk aversion on part of the debt markets and the banking system, came under further pressure on account ofCOVID-19. The Government of India and the RBI have responded swiftly, announcing sweeping measures toarrest the economic slowdown by facilitating credit flow to the affected sectors. Specific measures were alsoannounced towards providing liquidity support to HFCs, NBFCs and MFIs. The RBI provided liquidity boostto these sectors through its TLTRO 2.0 operations worth Rs 50,000 Crores; special liquidity scheme of upto Rs30,000 Crores; Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme of Rs. 45,000 Crores; and more recently Rs. 10,000 Croresthrough Additional Standing Liquidity Facility. We hope the economy will revive with the correction measuresby regulators and also the Make in India boost. Hence we are prudently taking the decisions towards our fundsand investments and monitise the opportunities.
Company General Information
The Company is registered in the State of West Bengal. TheCorporate Identity Number (CIN) allotted to the Company bythe Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) isL40300WB1991PLC053444. The Company’s shares are listedin BSE under code 526865
Change in status of the company
Nil
Key business developments
Company is focusing on investments and making better use ofthe funds
Change in the financial year
Capital expenditure programme
No present Capital Expenditure plan
Details and status of acquisition,merger, expansion, modernization anddiversification
No such immediate plan
Developments, acquisition andassignment of material IntellectualProperty Rights
N.A.
Any other material event havingan impact on the affairs of thecompany
The Covid situation has deeper impact in the market andcompany is not safeguarded from the same, the impact onvalue of investments and recoverability of has taken big hit.Also the long pending debtors have raised disputes on theclaim of the company, legal actions has been initiated againstmajority.
Commencement of any new Business
During the financial year under review no new businesscommenced by the company
No revision of the financial statement or Annual report has been revised during Financial Year 2024 for any ofthe three Preceding financial year.
a) Authorized Capital: Rs. 100000000/- (Rs. Ten Crore Only (in words)) divided into 10000000 Equity Sharesof Rs. 10 /- each.
b) Issued Capital: Rs. 100000000/- (Rs. Ten Crore Only (in words)) divided into 10000000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 /- each.
c) Subscribed and Paid-up Capital: Rs. 100000000/- (Rs. Ten Crore Only (in words)) divided into 10000000Equity Shares of Rs. 10 /- each.
During the financial under review, there was no further issue of share capital.
A detailed report on Board of Directors and various committee of Board is annexed as Annexure 1.
SARKAR GURUMURTHY & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants, having ICAI registration number (FRN:03140627E/ M No : 051550) has been appointed in the AGM held on 29/09/2023 as Statutory Auditor for a period of5 years i.e. until 37th AGM. The provisions relating to ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors has been doneaway with effect from 7th May, 2018 by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017. Hence, no resolution is to be put upfor ratification.
The Board has duly examined the Statutory Auditors’ Report to the accounts and clarifications, wherevernecessary, have been included in the Notes to the Accounts section of the Annual Report.
For the Financial year 2024, the Statutory Auditor has not reported any instances of frauds committed in theCompany by its Officers or Employees.
The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, andthe rules made there under or Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
A detailed business outlay and Business Prospect in Current Year has already been discussed in above, furtherother matters are as follows:
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Statement in this report, particularly those which relate to Management Discussion and Analysis, description ofcompany’s objective, estimates and expectations may constitute forward looking statements within the meaningof applicable laws or regulations. Actual results might differ materially from those either. The Company takesno responsibility for any consequence of decisions made based on such statements and holds no obligation toupdate these in the future.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Company has a risk management framework in place under which the management identifies and monitorsbusiness risks on a continuous basis which may threaten the existence of the Company and initiates appropriaterisk mitigation steps as and when required. The Company periodically place before the Board the riskassessment and minimization procedures being followed by the company and steps taken by it to mitigate thoserisks through a properly defined framework. Further various risk management has been also discussed inFinancial Statement Note 24.4 and 24.5.
Your Company has followed good corporate governance practices since its inception and in accordance withthe code of Corporate Governance. Pursuant to Regulation 27 of SEBI LODR with the Stock Exchanges,Corporate Governance report together with the certification from the company's auditors confirming thecompliance of conditions on Corporate Governance is not applicable for the company as per the regulation 15(2) (a) of Chapter IV of SEBI (LORD) Regulations, 2015 as the paid up capital of the company is Rs. 10 crore
i.e. not exceeding Rs. 10 crore and the net worth is less than Rs. 25 crore as on the last date of previousfinancial year.
The compliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulations 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V isnot applicable on the Company, and therefore, disclosures as required under para C, D and E of Schedule V isnot given for the financial year 2023- 2024.
The company has not acquired any Credit rating from any agencies during the year.
As per MCA vide Notification dated 05.03.2021 The Extract of Annual Return as required under section 92(3)of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form MGT-9 is not required to be prepared from Financial Year 2020-21onwards hence not applicable.
The copy of Annual Return as required under section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, is made available onCompany’s website i.e. https://jainco.in/investors-2
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The SexualHarassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (SHW Act). InternalComplaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. Allemployees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. Your Directors statethat during the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the SHW Act.
The shares of the Company are under compulsory demat trading. The Company has made necessaryarrangements with NSDL and CDSL for demat facility. As on 31st March, 2024, 90% (approx.) of theCompany’s Shares are dematerialized.
Outstanding GDRs/ADRs/Warrants or any convertible instruments, conversion and likely impact on equity: NilDematerialization mandatory for effecting share transfers
SEBI has vide proviso to Regulation 40(1) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, mandated that requests for effecting transfer of securities shall not be processed unless thesecurities are held in the dematerialized form with a depository. In view of the same, the Company shall notprocess any requests for transfer of shares in physical mode. Shareholders who desire to demat their shares canget in touch with any Depository Participant having registration with SEBI to open a demat account and followthe procedure for share transfers.
The remuneration paid to employees during the year was in affirmation to the remuneration policy of thecompany. The Company has no employee drawing remuneration in excess of the limits specified in section197(12) of the Companies Act '2013 read with rule 5(1) to 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Shri Dharmendra Shaw, Independent Director resigned as director wef 28/11/2023.
During the year there has been resignation and appointment of Company Secretary.
In terms of the provisions of sub rule 2 of Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016 (CARMP), no employee of the Company is drawingremuneration in excess of Rs. 8,50,000/- (Rupees Eight Lacs Fifty Thousand) per month or Rs. 1,02,00,000/-(Rupees One Crore Two Lacs) per annum.
Further Director has not drawn any remuneration during the year, hence CARMP 5(i) & 5(x) is not applicableAlso there is no change in remuneration of Director, other KMP or employees during the year, hence CARMP5(ii), (iii) & (viii) is not applicable.
The company has 4 permanent employee in its roll during the year.
Further as required under CARMP 5(xii) the director and employees of the company affirm that theremuneration paid to employees is as per the remuneration policy of the company.
(a) Energy conversation measures taken: The Company is using LED lighting at its office spaces and otherlocation also tried to deploy as found feasible.
(b) Additional investments and proposals, if any, being implemented for reduction of consumption of energy: Noadditional investments for reduction in energy consumption have been made or are proposed to be madepresently.
(c) Impact of the measures at (a) and (b) above for reduction of energy consumption and consequent impact onthe cost of production of goods: the company has achieved marginal savings during the year due to the measuresat (a) above.
No Research & Development activities have been carried out by the company during the year.
The Company always keeps a check on global innovation and techniques to avail the latest technology trendsand practices. The Company has not imported any technology or process in the financial year.
The Company had no Foreign Exchange earnings and Outgo during the year under review.ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS
Company has obtained all the required certificates and License from Environment Control Regulators to checkSafe and Environment friendly Operations. The Company is quite alert in providing clean environment on acontinuous basis.
SAFETY: The Company has adequate system for Industrial Safety. In the said year the company hasstrengthen its fire safety equipment at it units. The year under review continued to be NIL accident year.
The Directors’ Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134/ Section134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the company confirms that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the companyat the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities; wherever any untoward incidences were found, necessary legal actionshas been initiated.
(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company.
The company has no material subsidiaries.
The Company takes pride in the commitment, competence and dedication of its employees in all areas of thebusiness. The Company has a structured induction process at all locations and management developmentprograms to upgrade skills of managers. Objective appraisal systems based on key result areas (KRAs) are inplace for senior management staff.
The Company is committed to nurturing, enhancing and retaining its top talent through superior learning andorganizational development. This is a part of our Corporate HR function and is a critical pillar to support theorganization’s growth.
Company's Health and Safety Policy commits to comply with applicable legal and other requirementsconnected with occupational Health, Safety and Environment matters and provide a healthy and safe workenvironment to all employees of the Company.
The Company did not give any Loan or Guarantee or provided any security or make investment covered underSection 186 of the Companies Act 2013 during the year except as allowed under Companies Act 2013 / ingeneral course of business of the company as NBFC and covered in the notes to the Financial Statements.
There have been no materially significant related party transactions between the Company and the Directors, themanagement, the subsidiaries or the relatives except for those disclosed in the financial statements.
Accordingly, particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) alongwith the justification for entering into such contract or arrangement in Form AOC-2 does not form part of thereport.
Your Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore, therewere no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
Company does not require to open demat suspense account/unclaimed suspense account.
The Companies Act, 2013 re-emphasizes the need for an effective Internal Financial Control system in theCompany. The system should be designed and operated effectively. Rule 8(5) (viii) of Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 requires the information regarding adequacy of Internal Financial Controls with reference to thefinancial statements to be disclosed in the Board's report. To ensure effective Internal Financial Controls theCompany has laid down the following measures:
1. The internal financial control systems are commensurate with the size and nature of its operations.
2. All legal and statutory compliances are ensured on a monthly basis. Non-compliance, if any, is seriously takenby the management and corrective actions are taken immediately. Any amendment is regularly updated byinternal as well as external agencies in the system.
3. Approval of all transactions is ensured through a preapproved Delegation of Authority Schedule which isreviewed periodically by the management.
4. The Company follows a robust internal audit process. Transaction audits are conducted regularly to ensureaccuracy of financial reporting, safeguard and protection of all the assets. Fixed Asset verification of assets isdone as per the schedule defined by the management. The reports for the above are compiled and submitted toBoard of Directors for review and necessary action.
The present financial position of your Company does not mandate the implementation of corporate socialresponsibility activities pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.The Company will constitute CSR Committee, develop CSR policy and implement the CSR initiatives wheneverit is applicable to the Company.
The Board has appointed DKS & Co., Company Secretaries, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year.The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is annexed herewith marked asAnnexure-2 to this Report. The qualification reservation or adverse remarks (if any) in secretarial AuditReport are self- explanatory.
The Company is in compliance with Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia on Board and General Meetings of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Cost Records and Audit)Amendment Rules, 2014, the cost audit records maintenance is not applicable on the company.
The Company has applied for delisting of shares from Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. (CSE), which is underprocess. The Company had already take approval from its shareholders for delisting from all other StockExchanges except exchange with nationwide connectivity.
• Company has long back applied for delisting from The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. (CSE), hencestopped payment of listing fees to CSE LTD.
• NSE has wrongfully inserted the name of the company in the Promoter group of Xedd TelecomLimited (Liquidated Company). The management are taking steps to remove the name of the companyfrom the promoter group of Xedd Telecom Limited.
• Apart from the above the Company has complied with all the requirements of the Listing Agreementswith Stock Exchanges as well as the regulations and guidelines of SEBI and other statutory authorities.
• Whereever there was delay in some filings / regulatory compliance which was rectified and fees / latefees was also paid for regularisation of the same.
• The details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year: NIL
• The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement andthe valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasonsthereof- Not Applicable.
The Central Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of section 148 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 in respect of Company
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or Courts or Tribunals, which wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations. Many ongoing litigations are filedagainst / by the company and incase any adverse order was received, appeal has been preferred.
Your Board has received confirmation from its managerial staff that they had no personal interest in anymaterial, financial and commercial transactions of the company except as mentioned elsewhere in the report.
The Statutory Auditors have not given any Qualification, Reservation or made any adverse remarks ordisclaimer in their Audit Report including reporting of fraud under section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The observations of the Statutory Auditors in their report, read together with the notes on Accounts, are self¬explanatory, and therefore, in the opinion of the Directors, do not call for any further explanation.
There are no qualifications, reservations or major adverse remarks or major disclaimers in the Secretarial AuditReport. It has mentioned certain observations in its report as per Annexure which is self-explanatory for whichthe directors are taking due care to resolve the same at earliest as all of them are curable and due care is beingtaken that such points of compliance are not missed.
Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the company which haveoccurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relatedand the date of the report
There have not been any material changes and commitments occurred, between the end of the financial year ofthe Company i.e. 31st March, 2024 and the date of this report affecting financial position of the Company.
The Board records its sincere appreciation for the valuable support extended by the Company’s Bankers,Financial Institutions and the Government Agencies. The Board also wishes to thank all its suppliers /customers / distributors / dealers and all those associated with the Company. The Board further conveys cordialthanks to all the employees for their sincere works and takes this opportunity to thank Shareholders for theircontinued confidence reposed in the Management of the Company.
By order of the Board of DirectorsFor JAINCO PROJECTS (INDIA) LIMITED
(SUMIT BHANSALI)
Place: Kolkata MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dated: 30/05/2024 DIN: 00361918