Your directors are pleased to present the 9th Board’s Report of your Company, along with AuditedFinancial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
The Company’s Standalone Financial Performance for the year under review along with theprevious year’s figures given under:
Amount in Lakhs
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
For the Yearended 31stMarch 2024
For the Yearended 31stMarch 2023
Income from Business Operations
370.67
599.77
464.27
810.70
Other Income
6.31
6.00
8.65
7.85
Total Income
376.98
605.78
472.92
818.55
Profit before Interest, Depreciation & Tax
6.37
33.64
(11.29)
54.31
Less: Interest
-
Less: Depreciation
5.98
6.84
Profit after depreciation and Interest
(17.27)
47.47
Less: Current Income Tax (Inc: earlier year tax)
1.38
8.48
13.63
Tax adjustments for earlier years
1.36
Less: Deferred Tax
0.22
0.09
(0.14)
(0.22)
Net Profit/Net Loss after Tax
4.76
23.72
(18.52)
34.06
Dividend (Including Interim if any and final)
Net Profit/Net Loss after dividend and Tax
Amount transferred to General reserve
Balance carried to Balance Sheet
Earnings per share (Basic -Weighted Average)
0.04
0.17
0.32
Earnings per Share (Diluted-Weighted Average)
No dividend was declared for the financial year ended 31st March 2024 by the Board of Directors.
During the year under review, the company has recorded total revenue of Rs. 376.98 Lakhs ascompared to the previous year amount of Rs. 605.78 Lakhs. The Expenditure incurred includingDepreciation during the year was Rs. 370.61 Lakhs as compared to the previous year amount ofRs. 572.13 Lakhs. The Company is looking forward to increase its numbers in the coming financialyear with the support of all the Stakeholders of the Company.
The company has not transferred any amount to any specific reserve fund during the financial yearunder review.
Your Company has not taken any Insurance on its Assets.
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company haveoccurred between the end of the Financial Year and the date of this report.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any new shares; therefore there was nochange in the Authorized, Issued and Paid-Up share capital of the Company.
• Has not allotted any shares with differential voting rights during the year, hence there isnothing to disclose under provisions of section 43 of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of theCompanies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
• Has not allotted any sweat equity shares during the year, in accordance with the provisionof section 54(1)(d) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 (13) of the Companies (ShareCapital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
• Has not allotted stock option to any employee during the year, as per Rule 12 (9) of theCompanies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
• The company has not given any loan pursuant to provisions of section 67 of the act to itsemployees for purchase of its own shares hence there is nothing to disclose underprovisions of section 67(3) of the Act read with 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital andDebentures) Rules, 2014.
There was no change in nature of Business of the Company during the year under review.
Equity Share of the Company is in Dematerialized Form with either of the depository’s viz. NSDL
and CDSL. The ISIN No. allotted is INEOBIW01023.
The company has not made any foreign currency transactions during the year.
The operations of the company are not energy intensive. Company takes various measures toreduce energy consumption by using energy efficient computer systems and procuring energyefficient computer systems and procuring energy equipment. As ongoing process companycontinuously adopts new technologies and techniques to make infrastructure more energyefficient.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.
The Company has not given any loan u/s 185 of the Companies Act, 2013. However, there wereloans, and investments made by the Company under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013during the year under review and the details of which are given in Notes No.28 of the FinancialStatements.
The Directors on the Board have submitted notice of interest under Section 184(1) i.e., in FormMBP-1, intimation under Section 164(2) i.e., in Form DIR-8 and declaration as to compliancewith the Code of Conduct of the Company. All Independent Directors have also givendeclarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) ofthe Act.
There was no Change in the Directors/Key Managerial Personnel during the period underreview, and the Composition of Board of Directors as on 31st March, 2024 is as follows;
NAME
DATE OFAPPOINTMENT
CURRENT DESIGNATION
Mr. Bharat
25th March 2015
Managing Director and Whole Time Director
Mrs. Kalavathy Bylappa
Whole time Director
Mr. Anand G Patil
05th April 2022
Independent Director
Mr. Nagaraj Susurla Ramasubbarao
Mr. Venkataraja C
Mrs. Preeti Sandeep Byse
14th December 2019
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mrs. Anitha R
17th December 2019
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer(CS & CO)
During the period under review, total of 6 Board meetings were held. The maximum time-gapbetween any two consecutive meetings did not exceed 120 days. The details of the Boardmeetings are:
SI NO
DATE
1
05.04.2023
2
30.05.2023
3
08.09.2023
4
14.11.2023
5
23.01.2024
6
29.03.2024
Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations and Section 149 read with Schedule IV of CompaniesAct, 2013 mandates that the Independent Directors of the Company shall hold at least onemeeting in a year, without the presence of Non-Independent Directors and members of themanagement and requires all the Independent Directors to be present at such meeting.
Your company recognizes the role that Independent Directors play in ensuring an efficient andtransparent work environment, hence all the Independent directors of the company separatelymet once during the year FY 2023-24 without the presence of any Non-Independent Directorsand/or any members of the management on March 28th 2024 and discussed about the flow ofInformation to the Board, Compliances, and various other Board Related matters and identifyareas where they need clarity or information from management and to annually review theperformance of Non- Independent Directors, the Board as whole and the Chairman.
The Independent Directors update the Audit Committee and the Board about the outcome of themeetings and actions, if any, required to be taken by the Company.
SI. No.
Type of Meeting
Date of Meeting
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
30th September 2023
The Committee comprises of three Directors viz. Mr. Nagaraj Susurla Ramasubbarao (Chairmanof the committee), Mr. Anand G Patil and Mrs. Kalavathy Bylappa. The Committee fulfils thecomposition requirement as specified under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 andListing Regulations.
The key responsibilities of the Audit Committee are to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversightresponsibilities in relation to financial reporting, the effectiveness of the system of riskmanagement and robustness of internal financial controls and risk management framework and
monitoring the qualifications, expertise, resources and independence of both the internal andexternal auditors and assessing the auditor’s performance and effectiveness each year.
During the year under review, 4(Four) meetings of the Audit Committee were held on 30th May2023, 8th September 2023, 14th November 2023, 20th January 2024 and 28th March 2024.
Review of Financial Results for FY 2023-24: The Committee reviewed the Standalone &Consolidated Financial Statements for FY 2023-24 and based on this review and discussionswith management, the Committee was satisfied that the Financial Statements were prepared inaccordance with applicable Accounting Standards and fairly presents the financial position andresults for the year ended March 31st, 2024. The Committee therefore recommended theFinancial Statements for the year ended March 31st, 2024 for approval of the Board.
The Company Secretary of the Company is the Secretary of the Committee.
All the recommendations of the Audit Committee made during the year were accepted by theBoard.
The Committee comprises of three Directors viz. Mr. Chekodu Venkataraja (Chairman of thecommittee), Mr. Anand G Patil and Mr. Nagaraj Susurla Ramasubbarao. All the Members of theCommittee are Independent Directors. The Committee fulfils the composition requirement asspecified under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations.
The Company recognizes the worth of sustaining an ongoing relation with the Company’sstakeholders to ensure a mutual understanding of the Company’s strategy, performance andgovernance. The Stakeholder Relationship Committee (SRC) assists the Company and its Boardin maintaining strong and long-term relationships with all its shareholders. The SRC mainlyoversees and reviews the timely redressal of the entire Security holder’s grievance; ways toenhance shareholder experience; performance of Registrar & Transfer Agent; shareholdingmovement etc.
During the year under review, one (1) meeting of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee were held on 28th March 2024.
All the recommendations of the Committee were accepted by the Board.
Company’s Registrar & Transfer Agent, BgSE Financials Limited entertains and resolvesinvestor grievances in consultation with the Compliance Officer. All grievances can beaddressed either to RTA or to the Company directly. An update on the status of complaints isquarterly reported to the Board and is also filed with stock exchanges.
Company has not received any complaints during the Financial Year 2023-24
The Committee comprises of three Directors viz. Mr. Anand G Patil, Mr. Nagaraj SusurlaRamasubbarao, Mr. Chekodu Venkataraja All the Members of the Committee are IndependentDirectors. The Committee fulfils the composition requirement as specified under the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations.
The NRC is responsible for making recommendations to the Board on the structure, size andcomposition of the Board, ensuring that the appropriate mix of skills, experience, diversity andindependence is present on the Board for it to function effectively. The Committee also carriesout the entire process of Board Evaluation.
When setting remuneration for the Executive Directors, the Committee takes into account theoverall business performance of the company operations and The Committee is also focused onaligning the interests of the Executive Directors and the management group with those ofshareholders, to build a sustainable performance culture.
None of the employee has received remuneration exceeding the limit as stated in Rule 5(2) ofthe Companies (Appointment and remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.Disclosures pertaining to the remuneration as required u/s 197 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 are given as Annexure B forming part of this Report.
As per provision to regulation Rule 4(1) of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015 notified vide Notification No.G.S.R.111 (E) on 16th Feb., 2015, Companies whose sharesare listed on SME exchange as referred to in Chapter XB of SEBI (Issue of Capital and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2009, are exempted from the compulsory requirement of adoptionof IND-AS w.e.f. 1st April, 2017. As your Company is listed on BSE Start-up Segment SMEPlatform of BSE Limited, it is covered under the exempted category and is not required tocomply with IND-AS for preparation of financial statements beginning with the period on orafter 1st April 2017.
The Company has one direct subsidiary. In accordance with Section 129 (3) of the Act, aseparate statement containing salient features of the financial statement of the subsidiaries ofthe Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure C. and your Company does not have anyAssociate or Joint Venture during the year under review.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the year under review.
Your company has appointed M/s. Luharuka & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN 328700E),Kolkata on 25/12/2020, as the Statutory Auditors to hold the office until the conclusion of the10th ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company.
The Company has received a certificate of eligibility from the statutory auditors in accordancewith the provisions of Section 141 of the Act. There is no requirement for ratification ofauditors in this Annual General Meeting as per the provision of Section 139 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 as amended.
Your Company has appointed Ms. CS Anitha R as its Internal Auditor. The Board has adoptedpolicies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, includingadherence to the Company’s policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection offraud, error reporting mechanisms, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, andtimely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
For previous Financial Year 2023-24 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Company had appointed CS Puja Pujari, Practicing Company Secretary toundertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.
The Secretarial Audit report for the FY 2023-24 of the Company has been annexed with theBoard’s Report as Annexure D.
The Company has adequate system of internal control to safeguard and protect from loss,unauthorized use or disposition of its assets. No observation or remark has been given by theAuditor during the period under review.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the Secretarial Auditors hasreported to the audit committee u/s 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any fraud committedagainst the Company by any of its officers, employees.
As your company has been listed on BSE Start-up Segment SME Platform of BSE Limited, byvirtue of Regulation 15 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the corporate Governance provisions as specified inregulation 17 to 27 and Clause (b) to (i) of sub regulation (2) of Regulation 46 and Para C, Dand E of schedule V are not applicable to the company. Hence Corporate Governance Reportdoes not form a part of this Board Report, though we are committed for the best corporategovernance practices.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of the board, its committees andindividual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and as prescribed by the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations2015 (‘SEBI Listing Regulations’).
The performance of the board was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness ofboard processes, information and functioning, etc. as provided by the Guidance Note on BoardEvaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017. Theperformance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the
Committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance ofindividual directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual directorto the board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed,meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent directorsand the board as a whole was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directorsand non-executive directors. The same was discussed in the board meeting that followed themeeting of the independent directors, at which the performance of the board, its committees,and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directorswas done by the entire board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
The Company has in place a Sexual harassment Policy in line with the requirements of theSexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013. All women employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered underthis policy.
The Company has a duly constituted Complaints Committee for redressal of sexual harassmentcomplaint (made by the victim) and for ensuring time bound treatment of such complaints.The Complaints Committee will comprise of the following members:
1. Ms. Vaishali Panchal - Whistle Officer -External Member
2. Ms. Kalavathy Bylappa - Director and Chairman/Preceding officer of Committee -Level 3Escalation
3. Ms. Anitha R - Company Secretary and Compliance officer - Level 2 Escalation
4. Ms. Babita Anand - HR -Admin- Level 1 Escalation.
During the year under review, 4(Four) meetings of the Committee were held 10th April 2023,26th July 2023, 20th November 2023 and 25th March 2024 and No complaints for sexualharassment were received during the year under review.
During the period under review, the personal and work relationship with the employeesremained cordial in all respects. The management has always carried out systematic appraisal ofperformance and imparted training at periodic intervals. The Company recognizes talent andhas judiciously followed the principle of rewarding performance. The Board wishes to place onrecord their sincere appreciation to the co-operation extended by all the employees inmaintaining cordial relations.
There were no significant and material Orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunalsimpacting the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions ofSection 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carriedout by the Company.
The Company has complied with the provisions of Secretarial Standards (I & II) issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government undersection 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Companies Act 2013 along with the SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 and mandate toformulation of certain policies for all listed Companies. Accordingly, the Company hasformulated the Policies for the same as the Company believed to retain and Courage high level ofethical standard in business transaction.
The Board has, pursuant to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and the ListingRegulations framed “Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism” (“the Policy”).
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair andtransparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity andethical behavior.
The Policy has been framed with a view to provide a mechanism, inter alia, enablingstakeholders, including Directors, individual employees of the Company and theirrepresentative bodies, to freely communicate their concerns about illegal or unethicalpractices and to report genuine concerns or grievance as also to report to the managementconcerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company’sCode of Conduct or ethics policy.
The Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanism may be accessed on the Company’s websiteat the link. www.tranwayinc.com.
The Company has formulated a Policy pursuant to regulation 9 of the Securities ExchangeBoard of India (Listing obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 (“Regulations”) on Preservation of the Document ensure safekeeping of the record and
safeguard the Documents from getting mutilated or destroyed, while at the same timeavoiding superfluous inventory of Documents.
Policy on Preservation on the documents may be accessed on the Company’s website at thelink www.tranwayinc.com
The Policy is framed in accordance with the requirements of the Regulation 30 of Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2015 ("Regulations"). The object of the policy is to determine materiality ofevents of information of the Company and to ensure that such information is adequatelydisseminated in pursuance with the Regulation and to provide an overall governanceframework for such determine of materiality.
Policy on criteria for determining materiality of events may be accessed on the Company’swebsite at the link: www.tranwayinc.com
Based on the requirement under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 1992 readwith SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015, as amended from time to time, thecode of conduct for prevention of insider trading and the Code for Fair Disclosure ("Code"), asapproved by the Board from time, are in force by the Company. The objective of this Code is toPrice the interest of shareholders at large, to prevent misuse of any price sensitive informationand to prevent any Insider Trading activity by dealing in shares of the Company by its Directors,designated employees and other employees and other employees. The Company also adopts theconcept of Trading window closure, to prevent its Directors, Officers, designated employees andother employees from trading in the securities of Tranway Technologies Limited at the timewhen there is unpublished price sensitive information.
Policy on criteria for Insider Trading Regulations may be accessed on the Company’s website atthe link: www.tranwayinc.com.
41. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES:
There are no material related party transactions during the year under review with thePromoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel(s) (KMP(s)). All related party transactions arementioned in the notes to the accounts. The Company has formulated a Policy on “Materiality ofRelated Party Transactions” and on “the process of dealing with such transactions”, which are inline with the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 23 of SEBILODR Regulations, 2015. The same is also available on the company website.
During the year under review, there were no material related party transactions underRegulation 23 (4) of SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015 entered into by the Company, whichnecessitates approval of Shareholders.
42. RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct ofits business, including adherence to the Company’s policies, safeguarding of its assets, preventionand detection of fraud, error reporting mechanisms, accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, and timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures. These procedures arebeing periodically reviewed to ensure that management controls risk through the means ofproperly defined framework of the Company.
43. CODE OF CONDUCT:
The Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for all its Senior Management Personnel andDirectors and the same is affirmed by all the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel.
44. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORTS:
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 and schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Management’s discussion and analysis report isannexed in “ANNEXURE-E”.
In compliance with Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations, the CEO/CFO certification onthe financial statements, duly signed by the CFO of the Company, for the year endedMarch 31, 2024 is enclosed at the end of the Report. The Company has adopted a back-upcertification system by Business & Functional Heads for compliance with respect to theirconcerned areas in order to imbibe a compliance & ethical culture in the organization.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board
hereby submits its responsibility Statement: —
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profitand loss of the company for that period;
(c) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assetsof the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors have 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 andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
In accordance with Section 134(3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return of thecompany is provided on the website of the company at www.tranwayinc.com.
During the year under review, the provision of section 125(2) of Companies Act, 2013 does notapply to your company; hence the company was not required to transfer any amount to theInvestor Education Protection Fund (IEPF) established by Central Government of India.
Your director’s place on record their appreciation for their overwhelming co-operation andassistance received from investors, customers, business associates, banker, vendors, as well asregulatory and governmental authorities, Your Directors also thank the employee at all levels,our consistent growth was made possible by their hard work, solidarity, cooperation andsupport.