Your Directors are pleased to present the 41st Annual Report of your Company alongwith the Audited Accounts for thefinancial year ended 31st March 2025.
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is summarised below:
Particulars
As on31.03.2025
As on31.03.2024
Revenue from operations
5231.06
6799.46
Total expenditure
5147.83
5186.62
Operating profit / (Loss)
83.23
1612.84
Other Income
1218.06
334.23
Profit (Loss) before interest, depreciation, amortization and Tax
1301.29
1947.07
Finance cost
23.20
-
Depreciation
74.84
73.56
Profit/(Loss) before Tax
1203.25
1873.51
Tax expenses
201.14
464.16
Profit/(Loss) after tax
1002.11
1409.35
As you are aware the Company is engaged in Powerand Telecommunication Sectors. Your Company ismaking all efforts to achieve its core manufacturingactivities in order to achieve its objectives. TheCompany has over a period of few years addedtechnical expertise/facilities involving structural,telecommunication and instrumentation work to theCompany’s expertise. It has taken continuousinitiative to procure further business in the area of supplyand erection packages in telecommunication and powersector in an emerging competitive market now.
The Paid up Equity Share Capital of Rs. 1165.25lacs as on 31st March, 2025 and there has been nochange in the capital structure of the Company.
During the year under review, the Company hasneither issued shares with differential voting rights /convertible warrant nor has granted any stockoptions or sweat equity. As on March 31,2025 none
of the Directors of the Company hold instrumentsconvertible into equity shares of the Company.
The dividend policy for the year under review hasbeen formulated taking into consideration of growthof the Company and to conserve recourses, theBoard of Directors does not recommend any dividendfor the financial year ended March 31,2025.
There was no transfer to General Reserves duringthe year under review.
During the period under review, there was no changein the nature of business of the Company.
During the year under review, the Company has notaccepted any deposit under Section 73 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the Companies(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended).As on 31st March 2025, there are no unclaimeddeposits with the Company. The Company has notdefaulted in repayment of deposits or payment ofinterest on deposits thereon in the past.
The Company has an adequate system of internalcontrol procedures which is commensurate with thesize and nature of its business. Detailed proceduralmanuals are in place to ensure that all the assetsare protected against loss and all transactions areauthorized, recorded and reported correctly. Theinternal control system of the Company is monitored
and evaluated by internal auditors and their auditreports are reviewed by the Audit Committee of theBoard of Directors.
The observations and comments of the AuditCommittee are placed before the Board.
The Audit Committee and the members at the annualgeneral meeting of the company were held on 29thSeptember, 2023 approved of appointment of M/s.B.R. Khaitan & Co., Chartered Accountants havingFirm Registration No. 305012E as Statutory Auditorsof the Company to hold office for a term of five years
i.e. from the conclusion of the 39th Annual GeneralMeeting till the conclusion of 44th Annual GeneralMeeting to be held in the year 2028.
The Auditors Report for the financial year 2024-25does not contain any qualification, reservation oradverse remark. The Auditors’ Report is enclosedwith the Financial Statements in this Annual Report.Further, pursuant to Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Statutory Auditors of theCompany have not reported any instances of fraudscommitted in the Company by its officers oremployees. The details relating to fees paid to theStatutory Auditors are given in the FinancialStatements and Corporate Governance Report in theAnnual Report.
The Board of Directors on the recommendation ofthe Audit Committee has re-appointed M/s. A S &Associates (Registration No. 000523), as the CostAuditors of the Company to conduct audit of CostRecords maintained by the Company for theFinancial Year 2025-26 in accordance with Section148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 after obtaininghis consent and certificate under Section 139, 141and 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 wherethey have confirmed their consent and eligibility toact as Cost Auditors of the Company and hasmaintained cost records and accounts as specifiedby the Central Government under sub-section (1) ofSection 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverseremarks made by Cost Auditors in their Report forFY 2024-25. Further, the Cost Audit Report for theFY 2023-24 was filed with due date and for the FY2024-25, the Cost Audit Report to be filed within duedate.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 179 and 204of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules madethereunder, the Board of had appointed M/s. AgarwalPriti & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaryas Secretarial Auditor of the Company for thefinancial year 2024-25 to undertake secretarial auditof the Company. The Company has received theSecretarial Audit Report in the prescribed Form MR-3 and the same is marked with this report asAnnexure-I. However, there are certain observationsand the same are mentioned in the Secretarial Audit,which are self-explanatory and therefore, do not callfor any further explanation or comments from theBoard under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act,2013.
Internal Auditors
As per provisions of Section 138 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, every listed Company is required toappoint an Internal Auditor to conduct internal auditof the functions and activities of the Company.
The Board of Directors in its meeting held on 21stMay, 2024 based on the recommendation of the AuditCommittee, has approved the appointment of M/s.H. Kabra & Co., Chartered Accountants, P-41,Princeep Street, Kolkata-700072 as the InternalAuditor of the Company for the financial year endedon 31st March, 2025 to conduct the internal audit ofthe activities of the Company.
In terms of Articles of Association of the Company,Mrs. Siddhishree Jhunjhunwala, Director of theCompany retire by rotation at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting and being eligible have offeredherself for re-appointment.
The Independent Directors of your Company haveconfirmed that (a) they meet the criteria ofIndependence as prescribed under Section 149 ofthe Act and Regulation 16 of the SEBI (LODR)Regulations 2015, and (b) they are not aware of anycircumstance or situation, which could impair orimpact their ability to discharge duties with anobjective independent judgement or situation, whichcould impair or impact their ability to discharge dutieswith an objective independent judgement and withoutany external influence. Further, in the opinion of theBoard, the Independent Directors fulfill the conditionsprescribed under the SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015and are independent of the management of theCompany.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed thatthey have complied with the Company’s Code ofConduct.
The following persons have been designated as KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company pursuant toSection 2(51)
and section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith the Rules framed thereunder :
a. Mr. Biswanath Jhunjhunwala (DIN : 00331168),Chairman and Managing Director.
b. Mrs. Siddhishree Jhunjhunwala (DIN :08884963), Executive Director
c. Mr. Prabir Kumar Dey (DIN : 02328254),Independent Non-Executive Director
d. Mr. Atanu Sen Sarma (DIN : 00347353),Independent Non-Executive Director
e. Mrs. Dipti Sengupta (DIN : 10769457),Independent Non-Executive Director
f. Mr. Pradip Kumar Ghosh (DIN : 07083871),Independent Non-Executive Director
g. Mr. Gautam Bharati (Membership No.A050139), Company Secretary
The Board of Directors met 11 times during thefinancial year 2024-25. The maximum intervalbetween any two meetings didn’t exceed 120 days,as prescribed in the Companies Act, 2013. In orderto transact urgent business, approval of the Board/Committee were taken by passing resolutionsthrough circulation pursuant to Section 175 of theCompanies Act, 2013, which were noted at thesubsequent meeting of the Board/Committees, asthe case may be.
Further, details of the meetings of the Board and itsCommittees are given in the Corporate GovernanceReport, which forms part of the Annual Report.
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of theBoard of Directors had laid down the criteria forevaluation of the performance of the Board as awhole, the Directors individually as well as theevaluation of the working of the Committees of theBoard.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annualevaluation of its own performance, board committeesand individual Directors pursuant to the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, as amended.
• The Board evaluates the performance of theIndependent Directors excluding the Directorbeing evaluated;
• The Nomination & Remuneration Committeeevaluates the performance of each Director;
• The Independent Directors evaluate theperformance of the Non Independent Directorsincluding the Chairperson of the Companytaking into account the views of the Executiveand Non-Executive Directors and the Board asa whole;
• Performances of the Committees of the Boardare also evaluated.
The performance of the Committees was evaluatedby the Board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of criteria such as thecomposition of committees, effectiveness ofcommittee meetings, etc. The above criteria arebroadly based on the Guidance Note on BoardEvaluation issued by the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India.
In a separate meeting of independent directors,performance of non-independent directors, the Boardas a whole and the Chairman of the Company wasevaluated, taking into account the views of executivedirectors and non-executive directors.
The Board and the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee reviewed the performance of individualdirectors on the basis of criteria such as thecontribution of the individual director to the boardand committee meetings like preparedness on theissues to be discussed, meaningful and constructivecontribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
At the Board meeting that followed the meeting ofthe independent directors and meeting of Nominationand Remuneration committee, the performance ofthe Board, its Committees, and individual directorswas also discussed. Performance evaluation ofIndependent Directors was done by the entire Board,excluding the independent director being evaluated.
The Committees of the Board focus on certainspecific areas and make informed decisions in line
with the delegated authority. The followingsubstantive Committees constituted by the Boardfunction according to their respective roles anddefined scope :
1. Audit Committee (AC)
2. Nominations and Remuneration Committee(NRC)
3. Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee (SRC)
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee(CSR)
The details of the Committees along with theircomposition, number of meetings held andattendance at the meetings is provided in the Reporton Corporate Governance Report which forms partof the Annual Report.
A Nomination and Remuneration Policy formulatedand adopted by the Board of Directors, pursuant tothe provisions of Section 178 and other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rulesthereto inter alia define the Companies policy onDirectors’ appointment and remuneration by theNomination and Remuneration Committee.
A separate report on Corporate Governancepractices followed by the Company together with aCertificate from the Company’s Auditors M/s. B. R.Khaitan & Company, Chartered Accountants, (FirmRegistration No. 305012E) confirming thecompliances to conditions of Corporate Governanceas stipulated under Schedule V (E) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements),Regulations, 2015, as amended, is annexed.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34(3) of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion andAnalysis Report on the operations of the Companyis set out in this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) and134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board ofDirectors, to the best of their knowledge and ability,confirm that -
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts forthe year ended March 31,2025, the applicableIndian Accounting Standards read withrequirements set out under Schedule III to theAct, have been followed and there are nomaterial departures from the same;
(b) The Directors had selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a trueand fair view of the state of affairs of thecompany as at March 31,2025 and of the profitof the company for that period;
(c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with theprovisions of this Act for safeguarding theassets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities ;
(d) The Directors have prepared the annualaccounts on a ‘going concern’ basis;
(e) The Directors, have laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequateand were operating effectively; and
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
The Board has, pursuant to the provisions of Section177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and itsPowers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 22 of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, formulated Whistle Blower Policy
and Vigil Mechanism for Directors and Employeesunder which protected disclosures can be made bya whistle blower and provide for adequatesafeguards against victimization of Director(s) oremployees(s) or any other person who avail themechanism.
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairsof its constituents in a fair and transparent mannerby adopting highest standards of professionalism,integrity and ethical behavior. During the year underreview, no reference has been received underthe Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanismfor Directors and Employees. The VigilMechanism- cum-Whistle Blower Policy may beaccessed on the Company’s website at the link:www.modernmalleables.com .
In accordance with Section 92(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, read with Rule 12 of Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, thecopy of the Annual Return for the year ended 31-03¬2025 has been placed on the website of theCompany.
22. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIALSTANDARDS ON BOARD AND GENERALMEETINGS
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Companyhas complied with all the applicable mandatoryprovisions of Secretarial Standards issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company does not have any subsidiary/associate/joint venture Company for the year endedMarch 31,2025.
The Company has made an investments prescribedunder Section 186 (3) and any other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 during theyear, the consent of the members be and is hereby
accorded to the Board of Directors for makinginvestment(s) in excess of limits specified u/sec.186of Companies Act, 2013 from time to time as maybe considered notwithstanding that such investmentand acquisition together with the Company’s existinginvestments in all other bodies corporate, loans andguarantees given and securities provided shall bein excess of the limits prescribed u/sec. 186(3), ofthe Companies Act, 2013. Particulars of loans given,investments made, guarantees given and securitiesprovided along with the purpose for which the loanor guarantee or security provided is proposed to beutilised by the recipient are provided in thestandalone financial statements.
All transactions entered into by the Company withrelated parties were in the ordinary course ofbusiness and at arm’s length basis. The AuditCommittee grants omnibus approval for thetransactions that are in the ordinary course of thebusiness and repetitive in nature. For othertransactions, the Company obtains specific approvalof the Audit Committee before entering into any suchtransactions. A statement giving details of all RelatedParty Transactions are placed before the AuditCommittee on a quarterly basis. Disclosures asrequired under Indian Accounting Standards (“INDAS”) have been made in the Standalone FinancialStatements.
There were no significant and material orders passedby the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals that wouldimpact the going concern status and the Company’soperations in future.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, therehave been no material changes and commitments,which can affect the financial position of theCompany, occurred after the closure of the financialyear till the date of this report.
28. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGYABSORPTION, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT(R&D), AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSAND OUTGO
The Company has strong commitment towardsconservation of energy, natural resources andadoption of latest technology in its areas of operation.The particulars relating to conservation of energy,technology absorption, foreign exchange earningsand outgo, as required to be disclosed under clause(m) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Act readwith Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014is annexed to the Boards’ Report as Annexure II.
The Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”)committee of the Directors inter alia gives strategicdirection to the CSR initiatives, formulates andreviews annual CSR plans and programmers,formulates annual budget for the CSR programmesand monitors the progress on various CSR activities.Details of the composition of the CSR Committeehave been disclosed separately as part of theCorporate Governance Report. The CSR Policy ofthe Company adopted in accordance with ScheduleVII of the Act, outlines various CSR activities to beundertaken by the Company in the areas of health,water, sanitation, promoting education, animal field,skill development etc. is annexed to the Boards’Report as Annexure III.
During the year under review, the Company wasrequired to spend 2 percent of the average net profitsfor the preceding three financial years calculated interms of the provisions of Section 198 of the Act andhas therefore made contributions to theImplementing Agency.
30. DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 5(1) OF THECOMPANIES (APPOINTMENT ANDREMUNERATION OF MANAGERIALPERSONNEL) RULES, 2014
The information required pursuant to Section 197read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel), Rules,2014 in respect of employees of the Company andDirectors.
In terms of the requirements of sub-section (12) ofSection 197 of the Act read with sub-rule (1) of theRule 5 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of the Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 as amended from time to time, the disclosurespertaining to the remuneration and other details aregiven in Annexure. In terms of the provisions of sub¬rules (2) and (3) of Rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing thenames and other details of the employees drawingremuneration in excess of the limits set out in theseRules forms part of the Annual Report. In terms ofSection 136 of the Act, this report is being sent tothe Members and others entitled thereto excludingthe aforesaid.
32. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUALHARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT THE WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION ANDREDRESSAL) ACT, 2013.
The Company has in place an Anti-SexualHarassment Policy in line with the requirements ofThe Sexual Harassment of Women at the WorkPlace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013 and rules made thereunder. An InternalComplaints Committee (ICC) is in place as per therequirements of the said Act to redress complaintsreceived regarding sexual harassment.
All women employees (permanent, contractual,temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.Pursuant to Section 134(3)(q) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 8(5)(x) of Companies (Accounts)Rules,2014, no case has been reported during theyear under review.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors,Cost Auditors and the Secretarial Auditors of theCompany have not reported any instances of fraudscommitted in the Company by its Officers orEmployees to the Audit Committee under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule
13(1) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, details of which needs to be mentioned in thisReport.
The Company understands that its diverseemployees are its most vital and valuable assets.The Company recognises people as the primarysource of its competitiveness and continues its focuson people development through digital and bespokeinterventions. The Company has developed acontinuous learning human resource base to unleashpotential and fulfill the aspirations of the employees.The strategic thrust of Human Resource has beenon improvement of the performance of employeesthrough training & development and also to identifyout performers who have the potential for takinghigher responsibilities. The employee relationsremained cordial throughout the year. The Boardplaces on record its sincere appreciation for thevaluable contribution made by employees across alllevels whose enthusiasm, team efforts, devotion andsense of belonging has always made the Companyproud.
35. STATEMENT ON RISK MANAGEMENT/DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ARISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, theBoard formally adopted steps for framing,implementing and monitoring the risk managementplan for the company by way of Risk ManagementPolicy. The main objective of this policy is to ensuresustainable business growth with stability and topromote a pro-active approach in reporting,evaluating and mitigating risks
associated with the business. The policy establishesa structured and disciplined approach to riskmanagement, in order to guide decisions on riskrelated issues. In today’s challenging and competitiveenvironment, strategies for mitigating inherent risksassociated with business and for accomplishing thegrowth plans of the company are imperative. The
common risks inter alia are risks emanating fromregulations, competition, business, technologyobsolescence, investments, and retention of talent,finance, politics and fidelity. As a matter of policy,these risks are assessed and steps as appropriateare taken to mitigate the same.
During the year under review the company hasdeveloped and effectively implemented the riskmanagement policy, a statement of which includingidentification therein of elements of risk, if any, whichin the opinion of the Board may threaten theexistence of the company as per the provisions ofSection 134(3)(n) of Companies Act, 2013, has beenannexed in Annexure IV of Directors’ Report.
The Board of Directors thank the Company’sshareholders, customers, vendors, dealers,investors, business associates and bankers for theircontinued support during the year. We place on
record our appreciation of the contribution made byemployees at all levels. Our resilience to meetchallenges was made possible by their hard work,solidarity, co-operation and support.
The Directors also thank the Government of India,the State Governments and their departs for co¬operation. We appreciate and value the contributionsmade by all our employees.
Place : Kolkata Biswanath Jhunjhunwala
Date : 25.08.2025 Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN :00331168)