Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 37th Annual Report of your Companyand the Audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 st March 2024together with Auditors’ Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The performance of the Company during the year is summarized below::
(Amount in Rs )
PARTICULARS
CURRENT YEARENDED 31.03.2024
PREVIOUS YEARENDED 31.03.2023
Net Sales
3701.84
3794.10
Other Income
194.12
229.77
Total Income
3895.95
4023.88
Profit for the year before exceptional items 789.50
747.57
Profit before Taxation
789.50
Provision for Taxation :
Current Tax
198.79
188.71
Deferred Tax
4.79
(0.26)
Profit after Tax
585.93
559.10
OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE
During the year under review, the Income from Operations is Rs. 3701.84 lakhsas against Rs. 3794.10 lakhs for the corresponding previous year. The ProfitBefore Tax is Rs. 789.50 lakhs as against Rs. 747.57 lakhs for the previousyear. The Profit After Tax is Rs. 585.93 lakhs as against Rs. 559.10 lakhs forthe corresponding period. The Basic Earnings Per Share for the year-ended31.03.2024 is Rs. 18.44 as against Rs. 17.59 for the corresponding previousyear ended 31.03.2023.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary or Associate Company or Joint Venture.SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e., SS-1 and SS-2, relatingto ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and ‘General Meetings’, respectively, have beenduly followed by the Company.
The paid-up Share Capital of the Company as on 31 st March, 2024 isRs.3,17,82,000/- divided into 31,78,200 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each. During theyear, there was no change in the Paid-up Capital of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company have not recommended for transfer of anyamount to the General Reserve for the financial year ended 31 st March, 2024.
The Board of Directors of your Company have recommended 20% dividend for thefinancial year 2023-24.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under schedule V ofthe SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015 formsan integral part of this Report and gives details of the overall industry structure,developments, performance and state of affairs of the Company’s business, inter¬nal controls and their adequacy, risk management systems and other material de¬velopments during the financial year.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section andforms part of the Annual Report as Annexure-II.
Corporate Social Responsibility reflects the strong commitment of the Company toimprove the quality of life of the workforce and their families and also the community
and society at large. The Company considers social responsibility as an integral part ofits business activities.
During the year, the Company has spent Rs. 10,00,000/- on CSR activities. A report onCorporate Social Responsibility as per Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 is annexed to this Board’s Report as Annexure-IV.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, with re¬spect to the Directors Responsibility Statement, the Board of Directors of the Companyhereby confirms:
(a) That the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 st March,2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper ex¬planation relating to material departures;
(b) That the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consis¬tently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financialyear 2023-24 and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) That the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of ad¬equate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguard¬ing the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregu¬larities;
(d) That the directors have prepared the annual accounts for the financial year endingon 31 st March, 2024, on a going concern basis; and
(e) That the directors have laid down Internal Financial Controls to be followed by thecompany and that such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operatingeffectively; and
(f) That the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the pro¬visions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effec¬tively.
The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration of independence, as re¬quired pursuant to sub-section (7) of section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 25(8) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regula¬tions, 2015 stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub¬section (6) of Section 149 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Com¬mittee, framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to selection, appoint¬ment and remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Managementand other employees of the Company. The details of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and Policy are stated in the Corporate Governance Report.
The details of Loans, Guarantees, Securities and Investments made during the finan¬cial year ended 31 st March, 2024, are given in the notes to the Financial Statements incompliance with the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withCompanies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014.
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on arm’slength basis and in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significantrelated party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Mana¬gerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict withthe interest of the Company at large. All Related Party Transactions are placed beforethe Audit Committee, as also before the Board for approval, where ever required. Prioromnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for the transactions which are ofa foreseeable and repetitive nature. A statement giving details of all related party trans¬actions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are placed before theAudit Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The Company hasdeveloped a Policy on Related Party Transactions for the purpose of identification andmonitoring of such transactions. The policy on Related Party Transactions as approvedby the Board is uploaded on the Company’s website.
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in sub¬section (1) of section 188 is prepared in Form AOC-2 pursuant to clause (h) of sub¬section (3) of section 134 of the Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 and the same is annexed herewith as “Annexure-III” to this Report.
The Audit Committee consists of Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain (Independent Director) asChairman, Shri Pravichandra Majumdar Popatlal (Independent Director), and SunilKumar Jain (Whole-Time Director) as members. The Committee inter alia reviews the
Internal Control System, Reports of Internal Auditors and Compliance of various regula¬tions. The Committee also reviews the financial statements before they are placed be¬fore the Board.
The recommendations made by the Audit Committee to the Board, from time to timeduring the year under review, have been accepted by the Board. Other details withrespect to the Audit Committee such as its terms of reference, the meetings of the AuditCommittee and attendance thereat of the members of the Committee, are separatelyprovided in this Annual Report, as a part of the Report on Corporate Governance.
The Annual Return in Form MGT-7 is available on the Company’s website, the web linkfor the same is http://vrlindia.in/investorsrelation.html.
The information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign ExchangeEarnings and outgo required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Compa¬nies Act, 2013, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are pro¬vided in ‘Annexure-I’ forming part of this Report.
In terms of the requirement Section 134(3)(n) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regula¬tion 21 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has developed and implemented theRisk Management Policy. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area offinancial risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions aresystematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis. The devel¬opment and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in the man¬agement discussion and analysis report, which forms part of this report. At present theCompany has not identified any element of risk which may threaten the existence of thecompany.
During the year under review, the Independent Directors of the company in terms ofSchedule 4 and Regulation 25(3)(4) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, evaluated theperformance of the Board as a whole, each Non-Independent Director and the Chair¬person of the Company. Further, in terms of Section 178(2) of the Companies Act,2013, as amended, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee evaluated the per-
formance of the Board as a whole and the Individual Directors. The Board also as perthe provisions of Regulation 17(10) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, evaluated theperformance of the Independent Directors and the Committees of the Board in terms ofSection 134(3)(p) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 8(4) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014. The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction withthe evaluation process.
During the year under review Mr. Rajesh Kumar Jain Independent director of the com¬pany has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company w.e.f 24.05.2023, andthe Company has appointed Mr. Manish Jain and Ashish Kedia as independent direc¬tors of the Company and Mr. Manish Kumar Jain as a Whole-Time Director of the Com¬pany on 01.08.2024.
Further Mr. Ashish Kedia has resigned from the Board of the Company on 04.04.2024and the Board has appointed Mr. Vinod Kumar Jain as an Additional cum IndependentDirector on 03.07.2024.Further there was no change in the Directors and KMP of theCompany during the FY 2023-24.
During the financial year under review, 8 (Eight) Board Meetings were convened andheld. The details of the meetings are given in the Corporate Governance Report. Theintervening gap between the meetings was within the period of 120 days as prescribedunder the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has not accepted any deposits in terms of Section 73 or 76 of the Com¬panies Act, 2013 and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on publicdeposits was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.
The Company’s equity shares are listed on the following Stock Exchanges:
(i) BSE Limited, Phiroze JeeJeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai - 400 001,Maharashtra, India; The Company has paid the Annual Listing Fees to the said StockExchanges for the Financial Year 2023-24.
M/s. Mamta Jain & Associates, Chartered Accountants were re-appointed as Statu¬tory Auditors of your Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 30 th September,2022, for a term of five consecutive years subject to ratification by Members at everyAnnual General Meeting. However, in accordance with the Companies AmendmentAct, 2017, enforced on 7 th May, 2018 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the appoint¬ment of Statutory Auditors is not required to be ratified at every Annual General Meet¬ing. M/s. Mamta Jain & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Regn No:328746E) have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors ofthe Company.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by M/s. Mamta Jain& Associates, Chartered Accountants, and Statutory Auditors in their report for thefinancial year ended 31 st March, 2024.
The Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee ofthe Company in the year under review.
The Board of Directors based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee hasappointed M/s. S.B. Kabra & Co., Chartered Accountants as the Internal Auditors ofyour Company. The Internal Auditors are submitting their reports on quarterly basis tothe Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
The Provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies(Cost records and audit) rules, 2014 relating to Maintenance of Cost Records and CostAudit are not applicable to the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mrs. Rakhi Agarwal, Company Sec¬retary in Practice, Hyderabad, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2023¬24. The Secretarial Audit Report issued by Mrs. Rakhi Agarwal, Company Secretary inPractice for the financial year 2023-24, is annexed herewith as Annexure-V. The Secre¬tarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors and SecretarialAuditor have not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by itsOfficers or Employees to the Audit Committee under section 143(12) of the Compa¬nies Act, 2013, details of which needs to be mentioned in this Report.
The Company has implemented the procedures and adopted practices in conformitywith the Code of Corporate Governance as per the requirements of SEBI (Listing Obli¬gations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.
A separate report on corporate governance practices followed by the Company, to¬gether with a Certificate from the Company’s Auditors confirming compliances formsan integral part of this Report.
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy establishing vigil mechanism toprovide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report concerns aboutunethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Code of Conduct and Eth¬ics. It also provides for adequate safeguards against the victimization of employeeswho avail of the mechanism and provides direct access to the Chairperson of the AuditCommittee in exceptional cases. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company hasbeen denied access to the Audit Committee. The policy of vigil mechanism is availableon the Company's website. The Whistle Blower Policy aims for conducting theaffairs in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professional¬ism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior.
A. Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as re¬quired under Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) Companies (Ap¬pointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided asfollows:
(i) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of theemployees of the company for the financial year;
Name of the Director Ratio to Median Remuneration
Shri Sanjay Kumar Jain WTD 1.69
Shri Manish Kumar Jain WTD 1.69
Shri Sunil Kumar Jain CFO/WTD 2.07
Shri Rajesh Pokarna MD 5.92
Shri Seema Jain, Women Director 1.30
(ii) The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, Chief Financial Officer,Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or Manager, if any, in the financial year;
Name of Person % increase in remuneration
Shri Sanjay Kumar Jain WTD ---
Shri Manish Kumar Jain WTD ---
Shri Sunil Kumar Jain CFO/WTD ---
Shri Rajesh Pokarna MD ---
Shri Seema Jain, Women Director ---
Shri Santosh Kumar Jha, Com. Sec. --¬
(iii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financialyear is: (0.69)
(iv) The number of permanent employees on the rolls of company: 41
(v) Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other thanthe managerial personnel in the last financial year and its comparison with the percen¬tile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and point out ifthere are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration;
(vi) The average increase in salaries of employees other than managerial personnel in2023-24 was 0.38% Percentage increase in the managerial remuneration for the yearwas Nil.
(vii) Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the company:Yes.
B. In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014, a statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remunera¬tion drawn and names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration inexcess of the limits set out in the said rules forms part of this Report.
Having regard to the provisions of the second proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act andas advised, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to themembers of the Company. The said Annexure is open for inspection at the Registeredoffice of your Company. Any member interested in obtaining copy of the same maywrite to Company Secretary.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale andcomplexity of its operations. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the InternalAudit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy ofinternal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, ac¬counting procedures and policies at all locations of the Company and its subsidiaries.Based on the report of internal audit function, process owners undertake correctiveaction in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant auditobservations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee ofthe Board.
There is no change in nature of business of the Company.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts orTribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its futureoperations.
During the year, no corporate insolvency resolution process was initiated under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, either by or against the Company, before Na¬tional Company Law Tribunal.
No disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the details of difference betweenamount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement and the valuation donewhile taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions, as the Company had not madeany one time settlement with any bank or financial institution during the year.
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of theCompany which occurred between the end of the financial year 31 st March, 2024 towhich the financial statements relates and the date of signing of this report.
Many initiatives have been taken to support business through organizational efficiency,process change support and various employee engagement programs which has helpedthe Organization achieve higher productivity levels. A significant effort has been under¬taken to develop leadership as well as technical/ functional capabilities in order to meetfuture talent requirement.
The Company has adopted policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace in accordance with The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Pre¬vention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company is in compliance with the provisions relating to the constitution of anInternal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the financial year 2023-24, the Company has not received any Complaints per¬taining to Sexual Harassment.
Statements in the Board’s Report and the Management Discussion & Analysisdescribing the Company’s objectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward-look¬ing within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual results maydiffer materially from those expressed in the statement. Important factors that couldinfluence the Company’s operations include global and domestic demand and supplyconditions affecting selling prices of finished goods, input availability and prices, changesin government regulations, tax laws, economic developments within the country andother factors such as litigation and industrial relations.
The Board desires to place on record its sincere appreciation for the support and co¬operation that the Company received from the suppliers, customers, strategic partners,Bankers, Auditors, Registrar and Transfer Agents and all others associated with theCompany. The Company has always looked upon them as partners in its progress andhas happily shared with them rewards of growth. It will be the Company’s endeavor tobuild and nurture strong links with trade based on mutuality, respect and co-operationwith each other.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsVASUNDARA RASAYANS LIMITED
Place: Secunderabad SUNIL KUMAR JAIN RAJESH POKERNA
Date: 07.09.2024 WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR
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