Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Eighth Annual Report on the Business andOperations of the Company and the Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY:
The company’s financial performance during the financial year 2023-2024 has been slightlydecreased as compared to previous year. There has been a slight decrease in revenue andprofit of the company as compared to the previous year. The Operating results of thecompany for the year are as under:
(Amt in Lakhs)
Particulars
31/03/2024
31/03/2023
Standalone
Consolidated
Revenue From Operations and Other Income
' 501.76
604.64
538.25
539.67
Net Profit/Loss before Interest,Depreciation and Tax
100.48
(42.10)
95.27
95.73
Less: Finance Cost
. 21.14
22.80
7.69
Net Profit/Loss before Depreciation and
Tax Innovation. Expt
79.34
^rienc
(64.90)
e. Exc
87.58
ellenc
88.04
Less: Depreciation and amortization for theyear
15.17
17.13
7.71
Net Profit/Loss before exceptional andextraordinary items and tax
64.17
(82.03)
79.87
80.33
Less: Exceptional Items
0.00
Profit before extraordinary items and tax
Less: Extraordinary Items
Profit before tax
Less: Tax Expenses
i. Current tax expense
16.25
17.60
ii. Deferred tax Liability/(Assets)
(136)
(0.26)
iii. Tax for Earlier years
Profit/Loss for the period from continuingoperations
49.28
(96.92)
62.53
62.99
Profit/Loss from discontinuing operations
Tax expense of discontinuing operations
Profit/Loss from discontinuing operations(after tax)
Profit/Loss transferred/adjusted toGeneral Reserve
Basic earnings per equity share
1.37
(2.69)
1.74
1.75
Diluted earnings per equity share
2. STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS, RESULT OF OPERATION AND FUTUREOUTLOOK:
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COMPANY’S AFFAIRS AND RESULT OF OPERATION: (Amt in Lakhs) (Standalone)
The Total revenue of the Company stood at Rs. 501.76 Lakhs in the current year and
Rs. 538.25 Lakhs in the previous year. The Company made a net profit of Rs. 49.28 Lakhs
for the year ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the net profit of Rs. 62.53 Lakhs in the
previous year.
FUTURE OUTLOOK:
The Management is looking for the growth and diversification of the business of Company.
Further, the Management is hopeful that Company will register even higher growth rate infuture as the corporate and social community is getting alert towards duct cleaning during thepandemic. The Company is working rapidly and looking forward for opportunities to grabmore and more business and clients and the positive results of which will be seen in thecoming years.
3. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:a Composition of Board of Directors:
The Composition of Board of Directors as on 31st March, 2024 is as follows;
Sr. No
Name
DIN
Designation
1.
Mr. Jay P. Motghare
07559929
Whole Time Director
2.
Mr. Kartik E. Shende
02627131
Non-Ex Director
3.
Mr. Rajesh N. Admane
01504366
4.
Mr. Manish T. Pande
08712019
Independent Director
5.
Mr. Pradeep P. Thadani
08611572
6.
Mrs. Shweta Motghare
""09756777
Woman Director
b Key Managerial Personnel:
The following persons are the Key Managerial Personnel of Company as on 31st March 2024;
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i Mr. Atul Dhawad
AOYPD8411Q
Chief Financial Officer
Mrs
Neelam
Bahlani
CEBPB5550F
Company Secretary
c. Change in Director and KMP:
During the financial year, following changes have been occurred;
Sr
No
DIN/PAN
Appointment/ Cessation/Change inDesignation
Date ofAppointment/Cessation/Changein Designation
Mrs. NeelamBahlani
Company
Secretary
Appointment
16.08.2023
Mrs. JaspreetKaur Bhamra
BWJPS9650N
Cessation
14.08.2023
Mrs. Shweta
09756777
Additional
16.10.2023
Jay Motghare
Director
d. Retirement by Rotation of the Directors:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and theArticles of Association of the Company, Mr. Kartik Eknath Shende, Non-Executive Director(DIN: 02627131) of the Company, retires by rotation and offers himself for re- appointment.
e. Independent Directors:
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director underSection 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independencelaid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1) (b) and 25 ofSEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
4. DISCLOSURE BY DIRECTORS:
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The Directors on the Board have submitted notice of interest under Section 184(1) i.e. inForm MBP-1, intimation under Section 164(2) i.e. in Form DIR-8 and declaration as tocompliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company.
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5. CODE OF CONDUCT:
The Company has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and SeniorManagement and Independent Directors of the Company.
All the Board members including Independent Directors and Senior Management Personnelhave affirmed compliance with the code of conduct.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THEFINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURRED BETWEEN THE ENDOF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSRELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Companyoccurred between the end of the financial year to which these financial statements relate andthe date of this report.
7. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for FY 2024 havebeen prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘theAct’) and as stipulated under Regulation 33 of SEBI Listing Regulations as well as inaccordance with the Indian Accounting Standards notified under the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015. The audited consolidated financial statements togetherwith the Independent Auditor’s Report thereon form part of this Annual Report.
8. SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE OF THE COMPANY:
The company has a wholly-owned subsidiary in the name of “Nirmitee Robotics ACMaintenance LLC” in Dubai. Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containingthe salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary companies is attached to thefinancial statements in Form AOC-1 attached as Annexure I.
Note: The Company in its Board Meeting held on 21st February 2024, has passed a resolutionabout the closure/striking off of wholly-owned subsidiary viz, Nirmitee Robotics ACMaintenance L.L.C.
9. DIVIDEND:
The dividend policy for the year under review has been formulated taking into considerationgrowth of the company and to conserve resources, the Directors do not recommend anydividend for year ended March 31, 2024.
10. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION ANDPROTECTION FUND:
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there was nodividend declared and paid during the last year.
11. COMMITTEES OF BOARD:
The Board of Directors in line with the requirement of the act has formed variouscommittees.
The detailed terms of reference of the Committee are available on the website of theCompany at https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors/.
A. Audit Committee:
The Audit Committee was constituted pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and
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it consists of the following persons;
1. Mr. Rajesh Admane - Chairman
2. Mr. Manish Pande - Member
3. Mr. Pradeep Thadani - Member
All the recommendations made by Audit Committee were accepted by the Board ofDirectors. Further, during the year, Four (4) meetings of the audit committee were held andthe details of the same are as follows:
Date of Meeting
Members Attended
% of Attendance
30th May, 2023
3
100%
14th August, 2023
14th November, 2023
10th February, 2024
B. Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
The Nomination and Remuneration committee had duly formed in line with the provisions ofSection 178 of the Companies Act 2013. The details of the Committee are available on thewebsite of the Company at https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors /and it comprises offollowing persons;
1. Mr. Pradeep Thadani - Chairman
2. Mr. Kartik Shende - Member
3. Mr. Manish Pande - Member
All the recommendations made by Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.During the year, Three (3) meeting of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee washeld and the details of the same are as follows:
15th May, 2023
04th August, 2023
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16th October, 2023
C. Stakeholder Relationship Committee:
The Stakeholder’s Relationship Committee had been duly formed mainly to focus on theredressal of Shareholders’/Investors’ Grievances if any like Transfer / Transmission / Dematof Shares; Non-receipt of Annual Report; Dividend Warrants; etc.
The details of the Committee is available on the website of the Company athttps://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors / and it comprises of following persons;
2. Mr. Jay Motghare - Member
3. Mr. Kartik Shende - Member
During the year, Four (04) meetings of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee were heldand the details of the same are as follows;
08th April, 2023
06th July, 2023
10th October, 2023
10th January, 2024
D. Change in committees:
There was no change in committees during the financial year.
12. BOARD EVALUATION:
Your Board has devised an Evaluation Policy for evaluating the performance of the Board, itsCommittees, Executive Directors, and Independent Directors. Based on the same, theperformance was evaluated for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. As part of theevaluation process, the performance of Non- Independent Directors, the Chairman and the
Board was conducted by the Independent Directors. Excellence
The performance evaluation of the respective Committees and that of Independent and Non¬Independent Directors was done by the Board excluding the Director being evaluated.
The policy inter alia provides the criteria for performance evaluation such as Boardeffectiveness, quality of discussion, contribution at the meetings, business acumen, strategicthinking, time commitment, and relationship with the stakeholders, corporate governancepractices, contribution of the committees to the Board in discharging its functions etc.
13. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return in e-form MGT-7 for FY 2023-24 isavailable on Company’s website at URL https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors/.
14. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has a Vigil Mechanism which also incorporates a Whistle Blower Policy inline with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 to report genuine concerns orgrievances. The Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy may be accessed on theCompany’s website at https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors/
15. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITHRELATED PARTIES:
All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by the Company during F.Y. 2023-24 withrelated parties were on an arm’s length basis and in the ordinary course of business. Therewere no material Related Party Transactions (RPTs) undertaken by the Company during theyear that require Shareholders’ approval under Section 188 of the Act.
All the transactions were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act. Given that
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the Company has reported the transactions in pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act readwith Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form AOC-2 and the same hasbeen provided in Annexure-II.
During F.Y. 2023-24, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with the Company other than sitting fees, commission andreimbursement of expenses, as applicable.
The Company formulated a policy on Related Party Transactions (RPTs) in accordance withthe Act including any amendments thereto for identifying, reviewing approving andmonitoring of RPTs. The said policy is available on the Company’s website URLhttps://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors/.
16. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION ANDFOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchangeearnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule, 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, do not apply to the Company.Accordingly, these particulars have not been provided.
During the year under review, there was foreign export of goods and services whichamounted to Rs. 32,51,829.45/-. The foreign exchange loss of Rs. 2,18,330/- due to thedifference between the exchange rate on the transaction date and the settlement date which isduly debited to the profit and loss account in accordance with the provisions of AS - 11.
I". AUDITORS:
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a. Statutory Auditors:
M/s. BPSD & Associates, Chartered Accountants Nagpur (FRN: 118251W), havesuccessfully conducted the statutory audit of Company for the financial year end 31st March,2024.
M/s BPSD & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 118251W) were appointed asStatutory Auditors of the Company at AGM held on 25th September, 2021 and they shall beholding their office till the conclusion of AGM relevant to Financial Year 2025-26.
There is no requirement for ratification of auditors in this Annual General Meeting as per theprovision of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 as amended.
The notes to accounts referred to in the Auditors’ Report are self-explanatory and therefore,do not call for any further comments.
b. Secretarial Auditor:
The Secretarial Audit Report as required under section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRule 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014in the Form MR-3 is annexed herewith for your kind perusal and information as Annexure-
III.
c. Cost Auditor:
Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.
d. Internal Auditor:
The Board has appointed M/s Radheshyam Bhattad & Co (Membership No. 102572) as anInternal Auditor pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 to ensure the routineinternal audits and controls w.e.f. 15th February, 2024.
Further, CA Kasturi Panchawatikar (Membership No. 186682) has resigned from the post ofInternal Auditor of the Company w.e.f. 31st December 2023.
18. MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION:
The Company has paid managerial remuneration during the financial year 2023-24 and thedetails of the same are disclosed in Management Discussion and Analysis Report (MDAR) asA""e'",e-1'
19. REMUNERATION POLICY:
The Company's policy on the appointment and remuneration of Directors and KeyManagerial Personnel provides a framework based on which our human resourcesmanagement aligns their recruitment plans for the strategic growth of Company and the sameis available on the Company’s website URL https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/investors/
20. REPORTING OF FRAUD BY AUDITOR:
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor hasreported to the audit committee, under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013, anyinstances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, the details ofwhich would need to be mentioned in the Board’s report.
21. LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS:
During the year under review the Company has given long-term loan and advances and hasmade investment under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the details of which arementioned below:
Sr. No.
Name of the Party
Nature of Transaction
Amount (inLakhs)
Nirmitee Robotics AC
Loan term loans and advances
90.99
Maintenance LLC
Investment in Equity
70.66
During FY24, the Company has not given guarantees to any of its subsidiaries, joint ventures,associates companies and other body corporates and persons.
22. DEPOSITS:
The company has not invited/accepted any deposits from the members as well as publicduring the year ended March 31, 2024. There were no unclaimed or unpaid deposits as onMarch 31, 2024.
23. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARRASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Your Company has put in place a policy for prevention, prohibition and redressal against
sexual harassment of women at the work place, to protect women employees and enable themto report sexual harassment at the workplace in line with the requirements of The SexualHarassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.No complaints were received during F.Y. 2023-24.
24. EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONSOR ADVERSE REMARKS OR DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE AUDITORS ANDSECRETARIAL AUDITORS IN THEIR REPORTS:
There was no comment on qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimersmade by the auditors and secretarial auditors in their reports.
25. NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS CONDUCTED DURING THE YEAR UNDERREVIEW:
The Company had 14 Board meetings during the financial year under review. The interveninggap between any two meetings was within the period prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013.
Further, the Directors state that the applicable secretarial standard i.e. SS-1 relating to‘Meeting of the Board of Directors’ has been duly followed bv the Comnanv.
Sr.
No.
Date ofmeeting
Total No. ofDirectors on theDate of Meeting
No. ofDirectorsattended
% of
Attendance
1
28/04/2023
6
4
66.67
2
17/05/2023
05/06/2023
5
83.33
06/07/2023
22/07/2023
14/08/2023
100
7
28/09/2023
8
16/10/2023
9
14/11/2023
10
25/11/2023
11
06/01/2024
12
10/02/2024
13
04/01/2024
14
21/03/2024
26. SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
As stipulated by the Code of Independent Directors under the Companies Act, 2013; aseparate meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on March 8th, 2024to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the entire Board. TheIndependent Directors also reviewed the quality, content and timeliness of the flow ofinformation between the Management and the Board and its’ Committees which is necessaryto effectively and reasonably perform and discharge their duties.
2-. GENERAL MEETING:
During the year under review, Annual General Meeting of the Company pertaining toFinancial Year 2022-23 was held on 23rd September, 2023.
The Directors state that the applicable secretarial standard i.e. SS-2, relating to ‘GeneralMeeting’, has been duly followed by the Company.
28. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS:
During the year under review, no such significant and material orders passed by theregulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company’s operationsin future.
29. DETAILED REASON OR REPORT ON REVISION OF FINANCIALSTATEMENTS:
There is no revision of financial statement. Hence, it is not applicable to your company.
30. SHARES:
i. Issue of shares or other convertible securities:
The Company has not issued any equity shares during the year.
ii. Issue of equity shares with differential rights:
The Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights during the year underreview.
iii. Issue of sweat equity shares:
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review.
iv. Details of employee stock options:
The Company has not issued any Employee Stock Options during the year under review.
v. Shares held in Trust for the benefit of employees where the voting rights are notexercised directly by the employees:
The Company does not held any shares in trust for the benefit of employees where the votingrights are not exercised directly by the employees during the year under review.
vi. Issue of Debentures, Bonds or Any Non-Convertible Securities:
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The Company has not issued any debentures, bonds or any non-convertible securities duringthe year under review.
vii. Issue of Warrants:
The Company has not issued any warrants during the year under review.
31. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has adequate and efficient internal and external control system, whichprovides protection to all its assets against loss from unauthorized use and ensures correctreporting of transactions.
The internal control systems are further supplemented by internal audits carried out by therespective Internal Auditors of the Company and Periodical review by the management. TheCompany has put in place proper controls, which are reviewed at regular intervals to ensurethat transactions are properly authorized, correctly reported and assets are safeguarded.
32. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) ofsection 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, is not required by the Company and accordinglysuch accounts and records have not been made and maintained.
33. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The Company is not required to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee as itdoes not fall within purview of Section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and hence it isnot required to formulate policy on corporate social responsibility.
34. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEE:
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, are given in the Annexure-V formingpart of this report.
35. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a good corporate governance practice the Company has generally complied with thecorporate governance requirements. Our disclosures seek to attain the best practices incorporate governance. We also endeavor to enhance long-term shareholder value and respectminority rights in all our business decisions.
As our company has been listed on Start-up Segment of the SME Platform on BSE Limited,
therefore by virtue of Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the corporate Governance provisionsas specified in regulation 17 to 27 and Clause (b) to (i) of sub regulation (2) of Regulation46 and Para C, D and E of schedule V are not applicable to the company.
Hence, corporate governance report does not form a part of this Board Report, though we arecommitted towards best corporate governance practices.
36. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Your Directors state that:
a. in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31,2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed with no material
departures;
b. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and ofthe profit and loss of the Company for the year ended on that date;
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 andother irregularities;
d the Directors have prepared the annual financial statements on a going concern basis;
e the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operatingeffectively; and
f the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
37. RISK MANAGEMENT:
Your Board has adopted a well-defined process for managing its risks on an ongoing basisand for conducting the business in a risk conscious manner. The Company has a structuredand comprehensive Risk Management Frame work under which the risks are identified,assessed, monitored and reported as a part of normal business practice.
The Risk Management System is fully aligned with the corporate and operational objectives.There is no element of risk which in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence ofthe Company.
38. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 and schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligationand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Management’s discussion and analysisreport is annexed in Annexure- IV.
39. WEBSITE:
The Company is maintaining its functional website and the website contains basic as well asinvestor related information. The link of website is https://www.nirmiteerobotics.com/
40. DISCLOSURES:
The Company believes in providing safe and harassment free workplace for every individualworking in the Company. The Company always endeavors to create and provide anenvironment that is free from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassmentand for this purpose the Company has in place a robust policy, aiming to obtain thecomplaints, investigate and prevent any kind of harassment of employees at all levels.
For the current financial year end, no complaint was received by the company.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors place on record their sincere thanks to bankers, business associates,consultants, and various Government Authorities for their continued support extended to yourCompanies activities during the year under review. Your Directors also acknowledgesgratefully the shareholders for their support and confidence reposed on your Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
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Jay Prakash Motghare Kartik Eknath Shende
Whole Time Director Non-Executive Director
DIN: 07559929 DIN:02627131
Date: 24.08.2024Place: Nagpur