The Directors have pleasure in presenting before you the 30th Board’s Report of the Companytogether with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2022.
The performance during the period ended 31st March, 2022 has been as under:
Particulars
SI
andalone
2021-22
2020-21
Revenue from Operations
74,83,379
98,25,694
Other Income (Including ExceptionalItems)
--
1,30,447
Total Expenses
19,21,12,974
99,31,970
Profit Before Tax
(18,46,29,595)
24,171
Less: Provision for Taxation
6,285
Profit / (Loss) After Tax
17,887
Other Comprehensive Income
Total Comprehensive Income
Earning per Equity Share (in Rs.)
Basic
Diluted
(0.92)
(0.00)
During the Year under the review, the total revenue of the Company for the financial year 2021¬22 was Rs. 74,83,379 as against Rs. 99,31,970 for the previous financial year. The net loss for thefinancial year 2021-22 is Rs. (18,46,29,595) as against the net profit of Rs. 17,887 for theprevious year.
During the period under review and the date of Board’s Report there was no change in the natureof Business.
The Directors have not recommended dividend for the year 2021-22.
The information on Company’s affairs and related aspects is provided under ManagementDiscussion and Analysis report, which has been prepared, inter-alia, in compliance withRegulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) regulations, 2015 andforms part of this Report.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134 (3) (j) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has notproposed to transfer any amount to general reserves account of the company during the yearunder review.
No amount was transferred to reserves for the year ended 31st March, 2022 since the company hasincurred losses in the previous years.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the companybetween 31st March, 2022 and the date of Board’s Report. (i.e., 08.09.2022)
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under review.
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company stands at Rs. 24,00,00,000 (Rupees Twenty-FourCrore only) divided into 2,40,00,000 (Two crores Forty Lakhs only) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-(Rupees Ten) each.
The Paid-up Share Capital is Rs. 20,17,17,850/- (Rupees Twenty Crore Fifty Seventeen LakhSeventeen Thousand and Eight Hundred and Fifty Only) divided into 2,01,71,785 (Two CroreOne Lakh Seventy-One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-five Only) equity shares of Rs. 10/-each.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Act, Investor Education and Protection FundAuthority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (“IEPF Rules”) read with therelevant circulars and amendments thereto, the amount of dividend remaining unpaid orunclaimed for a period of seven years from the due date is required to be transferred to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund (“IEPF”), constituted by the Central Government.
During the Year, no amount of dividend was unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years andtherefore no amount is required to be transferred to Investor Education and Provident Fund underthe Section 125(1) and Section 125(2) of the Act.
During the year no resignation or appointment took place except the appointment of Ms. RuthuParampogi, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f., 22.10.2021.
The Company has received declarations from Mr. Muralikrishna Mohan Rao Kunapareddy,Independent director of the company to the effect that they are meeting the criteria ofindependence as provided in Sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 andunder regulation 16(1)(b) read with regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirement) Regulations, 2015.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied Company’s Code ofConduct. In terms of Regulations 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors
have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or situation, which exists or may bereasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with anobjective independent judgement and without any external influence.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship ortransactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement ofexpenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Board of Directors andCommittee(s).
The Board of Directors duly met five (5) times on 30.06.2021, 14.08.2021, 18.09.2021,22.10.2021 and 12.02.2022 in respect of which meetings, proper notices were given and theproceedings were properly recorded and signed in the Minutes Book maintained for the purpose.
Evaluation of all Board members is performed on an annual basis. The evaluation is performed bythe Board, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Independent Directors with specificfocus on the performance and effective functioning of the Board and Individual Directors.
In line with Securities and Exchange Board of India Circular No.SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2017/004, dated January 5, 2017 and the Companies AmendmentAct, 2017 the Company adopted the recommended criteria by Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia.
The criteria for performance evaluation covers the areas relevant to the functioning of the Boardand Board Committees such as its composition, oversight and effectiveness, performance, skillsand structure etc.
Under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014 read with Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013 aremuneration of Rs. 4,50,000 /- is being paid to Mr. Ramesh Chandra Partani, Managing Directorof the Company and a remuneration of Rs. 4,50,000 /- is being paid to Mrs. Premlata Partani,Director of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best oftheir knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
(c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Company has well established procedures for internal control across its various locations,commensurate with its size and operations. The organization is adequately staffed with qualifiedand experienced personnel for implementing and monitoring the internal control environment.
The internal audit function is adequately resourced commensurate with the operations of theCompany and reports to the Audit Committee of the Board.
During the Financial Year 2021-22, the Auditors have not reported any matter under section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under section134(3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Certification on the financial statements u/rregulation 17 (8) of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015for the year 2021-2022 is annexed in this Annual Report.
The Company does not have any subsidiaries/associates/joint ventures.
22. NAMES OF THE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE ITSSUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES DURING THEYEAR.
There have been no companies which have become or ceased to be the subsidiaries, during theyear.
The Company has not accepted any public deposits during the Financial Year ended March 31,2022 and as such, no amount of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding as on thedate of the balance sheet.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm’s lengthbasis and were in the ordinary course of business. During the financial year 2021-22, there wereno materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potentialconflict with the interest of the Company at large.
In line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Act read with the Companies (Meetings of theBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014, omnibus approval for the estimated value of transactions withthe related parties for the financial year is obtained from the Audit Committee. The transactionswith the related parties are routine and repetitive in nature.
The summary statement of transactions entered into with the related parties are reviewed andapproved by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
The Form AOC-2 pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2)of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure-1 to this report.
The required information as per Sec.134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act 2013 is providedhereunder:
A. Conservation of Energy: Your Company’s operations are not energy intensive. Adequatemeasures have been taken to conserve energy wherever possible by using energy efficientcomputers and purchase of energy efficient equipment.
B. Technology Absorption: All the Factors mentioned in Rule 8 (3)(b) Technology absorptionare not applicable to the Company.
Foreign Exchange Earnings: NILForeign Exchange Outgo: NIL
(I) . AUDIT COMMITTEE: The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted in line withthe provisions of Regulation 18(1) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations with the Stock Exchange readwith Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 are included in the Corporate Governance report,which forms part of this report.
(II) . NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE: The Nomination andRemuneration Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Regulation19(1) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations with the Stock Exchange read with Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013 are included in the Corporate Governance report, which forms part of thisreport.
(III) . STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE: The Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Regulation 20 of SEBI(LODR) Regulations with the Stock Exchange read with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013are included in the Corporate Governance report, which forms part of this report.
Since the Company does not have the net worth of Rs. 500 Crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000Crore or more, or a net profit of Rs. 5 Crore or more during the financial year, section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013 relating to Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable and hence theCompany need not adopt any Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.
The Board of Directors has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy which is in compliance with theprovisions of Section 177(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of the ListingRegulations. The Company promotes ethical behaviour and has put in place a mechanism forreporting illegal or unethical behaviour. The Company has a Vigil Mechanism and Whistle¬blower policy under which the employees are free to report violations of applicable laws andregulations and the Code of Conduct. Employees may report their genuine concerns to theChairman of the Audit Committee. During the year under review, no employee was denied accessto the Audit Committee.
Vigil Mechanism Policy has been established by the Company for directors and employees toreport genuine concerns pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
The members of the Company in accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 havepassed a resolution for appointment of M/s. L Siva Kumar & Associates., Chartered Accountants,Hyderabad as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years in the 29th AGM held on30.09.2021 to hold office up to the conclusion of 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Companyto be held in the year 2025.
The Company has not appointed Secretarial Audit for FY 2021-22.
The Company does not have an Internal Auditor for FY 2021-22.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions ofSection 148(1) of the Act, are not applicable for the business activities carried out by theCompany.
Management discussion and analysis report for the year under review as stipulated underRegulation 34 (e) read with schedule V, Part B of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements), Regulations 2015 with the stock exchange in India is annexed herewith asAnnexure- 2 to this report.
The Company familiarizes its Independent Directors on their appointment as such on the Boardwith the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry inwhich the Company operates, etc. through familiarization programme. The Company alsoconducts orientation programme upon induction of new Directors, as well as other initiatives toupdate the Directors on a continuing basis.
The Company has implemented all of its major stipulations as applicable to the Company. Asstipulated under Regulation 34 read with schedule V of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, a reporton Corporate Governance duly audited is appended as Annexure-3 for information of theMembers.
None of the Independent / Non-Executive Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactionswith the Company which in the Judgment of the Board may affect the independence of theDirectors.
No compensation was paid to the Independent and Non-Executive Directors
35. COMPANY’S POLICY ON DIRECTORS’ APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATIONINCLUDING CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING QUALIFICATIONS, POSITIVEATTRIBUTES, INDEPENDENCE OF A DIRECTOR AND OTHER MATTERSPROVIDED UNDER SUB-SECTION (3) OF SECTION 178:
The assessment and appointment of Members to the Board is based on a combination of criterionthat includes ethics, personal and professional stature, domain expertise, gender diversity andspecific qualification required for the position. The potential Board Member is also assessed onthe basis of independence criteria defined in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 27 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
In accordance with Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19(4) of SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015, on the recommendations of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, the Board adopted a remuneration policy for Directors, Key Management Personnel(KMPs) and Senior Management. The Policy is attached a part of Corporate Governance Report.We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors is as per the terms laid down in theNomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with therequirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 and the applicableSecurities laws. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company lays down guidelines and proceduresto be followed, and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company, as well asthe consequences of violation. The policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor and ensurereporting of deals by employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing inCompany securities.
The Company is not a NBFC, Housing Companies etc., and hence Industry based disclosures isnot required.
During the year under review, no corporate actions were done by the Company which werefailed to be implemented.
During the year under review, the Company has not taken up any of the following activitiesexcept as mentioned:
1. Issue of sweat equity share: NA
2. Issue of shares with differential rights: NA
3. Issue of shares under employee’s stock option scheme: NA
4. Disclosure on purchase by Company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares: NA
5. Buy back shares: NA
6. Disclosure about revision: NA
7. Preferential Allotment of Shares: NA
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the overwhelming co-operation andassistance received from the investors, customers, business associates, bankers, vendors, as wellas regulatory and governmental authorities. Your Directors also thanks the employees at alllevels, who through their dedication, co-operation, support and smart work have enabled thecompany to achieve a moderate growth and is determined to poise a rapid and remarkable growthin the year to come.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of business constituents, banks andother financial institutions and shareholders of the Company, SEBI, BSE, ROC etc. for theircontinued support for the growth of the Company.
Date: 08.09.2022 Managing Director Director
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