Your Board of Directors takes great pleasure in presenting theReport on the performance of the Company ("the Company"or "HAL"), and its Audited Financial Statements for theFinancial Year ended March 31, 2025, together with Reports ofthe Statutory Auditors and the Comptroller & Auditor Generalof India (C&AG) thereon.
The financial highlights for the year ended March 31, 2025 aresummarised as under:
Particulars
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
30,98,092
30,38,084
Turnover
30,10,465
28,16,185
Exports
39,992
31,059
Profit Before Tax (PBT)
10,82,001
10,19,897
Provision for Tax
2,50,321
2,60,393
Profit After Tax (PAT)
8,31,680
7,59,504
R&D Expenditure
2,48,233
2,82,624
Earnings/ Share (in ')(Face value of ' 5 each)
124.36
113.57
Book Value / Share (in ')
520.99
434.32
During the year, the Revenue from Operations of the Companyhas increased by 2% to ' 30,98,092 Lakh from ' 30,38,084Lakh in the previous year. The turnover of the Company hasincreased by 7% to ' 30,10,465 Lakh from ' 28,16,185 Lakhin the previous year. The Profit before Tax for the year hasincreased by 6% to ' 10,82,001 Lakh from ' 10,19,897 Lakhin the previous year. The Profit After Tax (PAT) has increased by10% to ' 8,31,680 Lakh from ' 7,59,504 Lakh in the previousyear.
During the year, the Company has produced new Aircraft andHelicopters, covering Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A,LCA Tejas Trainer, Dornier Do-228, Advanced Light Helicopter(ALH) Dhruv and Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) in addition tothe production of New Engines and Accessories, at its variousDivisions. The Company has also carried out Repair andOverhaul of Aircraft & Helicopters and Engines in addition toproviding required spares support to the customers.
The Order Book position of the Company stands at' 1,89,30,200 Lakh as on March 31, 2025.
During the year, the Company has received manufacturingcontracts of over ' 1,02,00,000 Lakh and ROH Contracts ofover ' 17,50,000 Lakh. Major Orders bagged include Contractsfor supply of LCH to Indian Army (IA) and Indian Air Force (IAF),Su 30 MKI to IAF, Mid Life Upgrade of Dornier- 228 to IAF, AL-31FP engine to IAF.
During the year, your Company has declared and paid interimdividend of ' 25 per share of ' 5 each (500%) for the financialyear 2024-25, amounting to ' 1,67,193.75 Lakh.
To comply with the Guidelines of Department of Investmentand Public Asset Management (DIPAM) on Capital restructuringwith respect to payment of minimum dividend, the Board ofDirectors of the Company has recommended a final dividend of' 15/- per share of ' 5 each. The Final Dividend if approved bythe shareholders, would involve cash outflow of ' 1,00,316.25Lakh.
Thus, the total dividend including final dividend for the financialyear 2024-25 would be '40/- per equity share (800%),amounting to ' 2,67,510 Lakh.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 43A of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 [SEBI (LODR) Regulations] and the Guidelines of DIPAM,the Company has formulated a Dividend Distribution Policyand the same is available on the Company's website athttps://hal-india.co.in/backend/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Dividend-Distribution-Policy 13.02.2025.pdf
In order to maintain the state of the art infrastructure andtechnologies to meet Aerospace Standard and also to developsystems/platforms for meeting the requirements of the DefenceForces and to become Atmanirbhar, the Company has incurredCapital Expenditure (CAPEX) of ' 2,02,584 Lakh in FY 2024¬25 (PY ' 2,16,786 Lakh). The investments are mainly towardsGreen Field Helicopter project at Tumakuru, augmentation offacilities of LCA, ROH of SU-30, ROH of AL-31FP Engine etc.besides the regular replacement and rationalisation of theexisting facilities.
During the year, ' 92,176 Lakh was transferred to Research &Development Reserve, ' 18,435 Lakh to Indigenisation FundReserve and ' 4,69,032 Lakh to General Reserve.
As on March 31, 2025, short term and long term borrowingsof the Company was Nil.
Your Company has in place adequate internal financial controlswith reference to financial reporting.
A detailed note on internal control system and their adequacyis provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments as covered underthe provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013(''the Act") form part of Notes to the Financial Statements.
During the year, your Company has entered into transactionswith related parties after obtaining approval of the AuditCommittee and/ or Board, as the case may be.
Since, Audit Committee was not in valid constitution w.e.f.December 28, 2024, all proposals requiring recommendation/approval of the Audit Committee were put up directly to theBoard.
As per the threshold mentioned in the Related Party Transactions(RPTs) Policy, there were no material related party transactionswith any of the related parties.
The disclosures related to RPTs in accordance with theapplicable accounting standards are provided in ClauseNo. 45A of the Notes to the financial statements. Details ofcontract(s) or arrangement(s) with related parties referred toin Section 188(1) of the Companies Act read with Rule 8(2) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in the prescribed formAOC-2, is attached to this Report as Annexure-I.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for theyear ended March 31, 2025 have been prepared in accordancewith the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Companies Actand applicable Accounting Standards, and form part of thisReport.
Pursuant to the first proviso of Section 129(3) of the CompaniesAct read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, a separate statement containing salient features of theFinancial Statements of Subsidiaries / Associate / Joint VentureCompanies in Form AOC-1 is appended to this Report, whichforms part of the Financial Statements. The separate AuditedFinancial Statements in respect of the Subsidiaries are alsoavailable on the website of the Company at www.hal-india.co.in
As on March 31, 2025, your Company has 2 Subsidiariesincluding 1 Wholly Owned Subsidiary and 19 Joint Venture
Companies (JVCs) including 7 Not-for-Profit Companies(Section 8 Companies).
During the year, following JVCs (Section 8 Companies) havebeen formed:
1. Electronic Warfare (Defence) Testing Foundation has beenincorporated on May 21, 2024 with equity contribution of20% (23,480 equity shares of ' 1,000 each) for setting upof Defence Testing Infrastructure under Electronic Warfaredomain with government financial assistance in the stateof Tamil Nadu;
2. Communication (Defence) Testing Foundation has beenincorporated on May 31, 2024 with equity contribution of25% (26,131 equity shares of ' 1,000 each) for setting upof Defence Testing Infrastructure under communicationdomain with government financial assistance in the stateof Uttar Pradesh;
3. Advanced Materials (Defence) Testing Foundation has beenincorporated on June 4, 2024 with equity contribution of20% (27,320 equity shares of ' 1,000 each) for settingup of Defence Testing Infrastructure for Mechanical andMaterial Testing with government financial assistance inthe state of Uttar Pradesh;
4. UAS Testing Foundation has been incorporated on June21, 2024 with equity contribution of 33.33% (50,000equity shares of ' 1,000 each) for setting up of DefenceTesting Infrastructure for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)with government financial assistance in the state of UttarPradesh; and
5. System Testing and Research for Advanced MaterialsFoundation has been incorporated on September 18,2024 with equity contribution of 20% (20,000 equityshares of ' 100 each) for setting up of Defence TestingInfrastructure for Mechanical & Material Testing withgovernment financial assistance in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Due to non-performance of Infotech HAL Ltd, a JVC, anapplication for its voluntary winding up had been submittedto NCLT on March 19, 2024. Winding-up Order from NCLT isawaited.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(q) of the CompaniesAct read with Rule 8(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, a Report on the performance and financial position ofeach of the JVCs and Subsidiary Companies is attached to thisReport as Annexure-II.
Significant achievements of the Company during the year areas follows:
? 1st Defence PSU to achieve the prestigious "Maharatna"
status on October 12, 2024.
? First AL-31FP Engine under 240 engines contract washanded over to Indian Air Force on September 30, 2024,ahead of schedule.
? Received Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)Certification for Upgraded Dhruv Civil ALH on November20, 2024.
? Delivered first Gas Generator (GG-01) module forCE-20, Cryogenic Engine from Integrated CryogenicManufacturing Facility (ICMF).
? Mistral-2 Missile Firing Trial conducted successfully onLCH Prachand, at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur,Odisha, on December 2, 2024.
? Supplying of 12 types of riveted structures, four types ofwelded propellant tankages, and two types of feedlines,four fully integrated L-40 liquid boosters, to ISRO for itsGSLV-F15 NVS-02 Mission.
? Received Certification from Centre for Military
Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC) forHTT-40 Trainer Aircraft in presence of Hon'ble RakshaRajya Mantri, during Aero India-2025.
During the year, the Company has produced the Light CombatAircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A & Mk1 Aircraft, Do-228 Aircraft,Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, Light Utility Helicopter(LUH), engines, accessories and aerospace structures againstvarious customer orders.
To ensure timely delivery to customers, production capacity isbeing ramped up in a phased manner for the major Projectsnamely, manufacturing of LCA at Bangalore and Nasik plants,manufacturing of LCH at Tumakuru plant, manufacturing& ROH of AL-31FP engines and manufacturing of ALH atBangalore.
To meet the future requirements of Indian defence forces andnon-military aerospace market in India, the Company continuedto boost the "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan" of Govt. of Indiawith its focused efforts towards design & development ofproducts and acquiring technologies & capabilities.
The Company has made considerable progress towards therealization of indigenous programmes viz. Basic Trainer Aircraft(HTT-40), Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) MK1A, Light UtilityHelicopter (LUH), Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) anddevelopment of engines. The progress achieved in respect ofthese Projects during the year is as under:
HTT-40 is the Basic Trainer aircraft indigenously designed anddeveloped by HAL. HTT-40 would be used for basic flight
training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close-formationflights whereas its secondary roles would include navigationand night flying. Two flying prototypes and one Structural TestSpecimen (STS) have been built.
The Company has received the Certification from CEMILAC inFebruary, 2025. Two production lines have been establishedat Aircraft Division, Bangalore and Aircraft ManufacturingDivision, Nasik, delivery planned to commence from FY 2025¬26 onwards.
LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT (LCA) Mk 1A
LCA Mk1A is an advanced variant of indigenously developedLCA Mk1 equipped with Active Electronically Scanned Array(AESA) Radar, unified Electronic Warfare (EW) suite, MissionComputer (MC), Digital Map Generator (DMG), SmartMulti-function Display (SMFD), Software Defined Radio (SDR),Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT), Advanced RadioAltimeter and capable to fire ASTRA and ASRAAM missiles.
The design and development activities for LCA Mk1A systemswere undertaken and design validation trials on LCA Mk1Aare in the advanced stages for achieving Type Certification.Concurrently, series production activities are also beingprogressed to facilitate delivery of aircraft from FY 2025-26onwards.
LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER (LUH)
LUH is a new generation helicopter in the 3-Ton classincorporating the state-of-the-art technology features likeGlass Cockpit with Multi-Function Displays (MFD) and poweredby single Turbo Shaft engine with sufficient power marginto cater to demanding high altitude missions. Three flyingprototypes have been built and were extensively flight tested.
INDIAN MULTI ROLE HELICOPTER (IMRH) AND DECKBASED MULTI ROLE HELICOPTER (DBMRH)
The Company has undertaken design and development ofIMRH, a Medium Lift Helicopter of 13-ton class primarily forhigh altitude troop and cargo transport. The sea variant ofIMRH is named as Deck Based Multi Role Helicopter (DBMRH).
IMRH and DBMRH are being designed to meet the requirementof all the three military services. Its future extension roleslike, off shore operations, utility, VVIP transport will help theCompany to diversify into Civil market.
The preliminary design studies of IMRH has been completed.The Company is progressing with the D&D activities as a Leadagency by adapting the following strategy for development:
? Design, development and production of Airframe,Mechanical Systems, Electrical & Avionics, AutomaticFlight Control System, Mission System and WeaponsIntegration through Indian Private Sector.
? Design, development and supply of Rotor & Transmissionsystem for IMRH & DBMRH through global OEMs.
? Design, development and production of Engines forIMRH/DBMRH through a Joint venture Company "SAFHALHelicopter Engines Pvt Ltd".
To enhance the operational capabilities of IAF, as LeadSystem Integrator, the Company has undertaken design anddevelopment for indigenous upgrade of Su-30MKI.
The Aircraft upgrade involves revamp of avionic architecturewith integration of Indigenous systems like Mission Computer,Improved Sensors viz. AESA Radar, Electro Optic / Infra-Red (EO/IR), Improved EW suite, Indigenous weapon control systemsand weapons, Higher Size displays, Sensor fusion, Net Centricwarfare capability and other associated indigenous avionicsystems.
To enable stowage in Indian Navy ships, Utility Helicopter -Maritime (UH-M), a 5.7 tonne dedicated Helicopter is beingdeveloped for deck-based operations with all four Main RotorBlades foldable, for reducing its size.
Design and Development activities are progressing with internalfunding. Preliminary Design Review (PDR) has been completedand further design review of major systems like Traversingsystem and other LRUs is progressing. Flight tests on UH-MPrototypes are planned in FY 2025-26.
The Company has undertaken Design and development of a25kN thrust class turbofan engine, which can be used on Basic/Advanced military trainers, on small business jets and also largeUAV applications. The engine can be used on a 5-ton weightclass aircraft in single engine configuration and on aircraft ofup to nine- ton weight class with twin-engine configuration.Two core engines and one full engine have been built andtested. Core engine tested for light up, acceleration and speedsup to 99.5%. Further trials are under progress.
Design and development of a 1200 kW Turbo shaft engineis being undertaken for 3 to 6-ton category helicopters. Twoprototype engines (Jet mode engine & Power mode engine)have been built. Components like radial straightener, diffuser,and rear bearing support have been 3-D printed and evaluatedin the Jet mode version engine. Power mode engine run upto a power level of 600 kW. Further trials are under progress.
During the year, the Company has incurred a total R&Dexpenditure of '2,48,233 Lakh, which is 8.25 % of the
Turnover. The Company has transferred a sum of ' 92,176Lakh (15% of Operating PAT) to R&D reserve for contributionto R&D corpus.
The significant R&D achievements are as under:
? To enhance departure characteristics and spin resistanceacross the flight envelope, Hindustan Jet Trainer (HJT-36),HAL's flagship jet trainer aircraft, has been renamed as'Yashas' following extensive modifications.
? First flight of indigenous Automatic Flight Control System(AFCS) for LUH, carried out on August 30, 2024 and furtherevaluation trials towards certification are progressing.
? Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of the first Jaguar DARIN IIIFixed Base Full Motion Simulator (FBFMS) completed.
? HAL has been identified as the Centre of Excellence forDesign, Development and Upgrade of flight simulators forboth fixed wing and rotary wing platforms.
? HAL has received export orders from M/s Lockheed Martin,USA for design, development and Supply of SIL units ofCIT for Indian Navy's MH60R program.
? HAL is developing AESA radar for UH-M platform in designconsultancy with LRDE, DRDO.
? HAL developed Full Authority Digital Engine Control(FADEC) has been cleared for flight test.
? HAL has completed development of Software DefinedRadio (SDR), latest development in aviation communication.
? Combat Air Teaming Systems (CATS) was displayed inAero India 2025.
? HAL obtained ITSO certification from DGCA for VHF Radioused for Voice communication in ATC frequency band.
? Flight trials of indigenously designed & developed NoseLanding Gear Actuator completed successfully on Do-228,on January 10, 2025.
? First run of improved PTAE-7 engines in TWIN engineconfiguration for CATS-W application completed onNovember 21, 2024.
? Design & Development of Mission Management Systemfor DO-228 aircraft completed.
? Release trials of RudraM-III weapon from modifiedSu-30MKI aircraft successfully carried out.
During the year, the Company has filed 208 IPR applications,out of which, 94 IPRs have been granted.
Further, out of total number of 2620 IPRs filed by the Company,1127 IPRs have been granted so far (Patents - 371, IndustrialDesigns - 171, Copyrights - 583, Trademark - 2).
During the year, the Company has entered into following majorstrategic partnerships and collaborations:
? Manufacturing of GE-414 aero-engines for LCA Mk2Aircraft in India through ToT with General Electric (GE),USA.
? Airframer contract with SAFHAL Helicopters EnginesPvt. Ltd. (a JVC with Safran Helicopter Engines, France)for design, development, manufacture and support ofEngines for IMRH and DBMRH.
? Contract with Safran Aircraft Engines (SAE), for export ofring forgings for LEAP engines.
? Establishing up to 6 yearly C Checks facility for A-320 familyof aircraft at Nasik in collaboration with M/s Airbus, France.It is intended to establish an integrated MRO hub in Indiafor providing one stop MRO solutions to commercialairlines.
During the year, the Company has taken many R&D initiativesfor providing customised and superior technology solutionsthrough indigenous Design & Development for both Fixed andRotary Wing platforms. Some development initiatives are asunder:
? Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for Civil Hindustan-228aircraft for Pilots training.
? Directional Infra-Red Counter-Measure (DIRCM) for LCH.
? Smart Multi-Function Display (SMFD), Software for MissionComputer (MC), Head Up Display & Up-Front ControlPanel and Control Display Unit for Su-30 MKI indigenousupgrade.
? Environment Control & Fuel Monitoring system- ElectronicUnit (ECFM-EU), Radio Altimeter (RAM), VHF Omni¬Range / Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS), Tactical AirNavigation (TACAN) for LCA Mk2.
The Company is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in variousaspects of defense systems development for reducing PilotWorkload, enhancing Situation Awareness, Safety & Fleetavailability for Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing platforms.
The Company has also taken initiatives in Industry 4.0 & Quality4.0 in selected areas.
During the year, 13 (Thirteen) Board Meetings were held andthe maximum interval between any two meetings was notmore than 120 days.
The details of meetings of the Board and Committees thereofheld during the year are furnished in the Corporate GovernanceReport, which forms part of this Report.
As on March 31,2025, the Board has five Statutory Committeesnamely Audit Committee, Nomination & RemunerationCommittee, Corporate Social Responsibility & SustainableDevelopment Committee, Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee and Risk Management Committee. However,due to non-appointment of requisite number of IndependentDirectors, Audit Committee and Nomination & RemunerationCommittee were not in valid constitution.
A detailed note on the composition, terms of reference andmeetings of the Board and its Committees is provided in theCorporate Governance Report.
During the year, following changes took place in the Board ofDirectors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company:
? Dr. D K Sunil, Director (Engineering and R&D) wasappointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)w.e.f. September 09, 2024.
? Shri Shalabh Tyagi, Joint Secretary (P&C), DDP, MoDwas appointed as Government Nominee Director w.e.f.September 10, 2024.
? Dr. Rajalakshmi Menon, DS&DG, DRDO was appointedas Government Nominee Director w.e.f. September 13,2024.
? Shri Barenya Senapati, Executive Director (Finance) wasappointed as Director (Finance) w.e.f. October 22, 2024and as CFO w.e.f. November 14, 2024.
? Shri Ravi K, Executive Director (Corporate Planning) wasappointed as Director (Operations) w.e.f. November 26,2024.
? Shri C B Ananthakrishnan ceased as Director (Finance) &CFO due to superannuation on August 31, 2024.
? Shri Jayadeva E P ceased as Director (Operations) due tosuperannuation on August 31, 2024.
? Shri T Natarajan ceased as Government Nominee Directordue to withdrawal of Nomination w.e.f. September 10,2024.
? Shri M Z Siddique ceased as Government Nominee Directordue to withdrawal of Nomination w.e.f. September 13,2024.
? Dr. Divya Gupta ceased as Independent Director oncompletion of her tenure w.e.f. December 27, 2024.
? Shri Atasi Baran Pradhan ceased as Director (HR) due tosuperannuation on February 28, 2025.
Declarations from Independent Directors of the Companyhave been received, confirming that the Independent Directormet the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section149(6) of the Companies Act and Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI(LODR) Regulations.
The appointment, tenure and remuneration of FunctionalDirectors including Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)are determined by the Government of India. The Terms& Conditions of appointment, including the period ofappointment, the Scale of Pay and other entitlements arenotified by the Government of India.
Government Nominee Directors are appointed by theDepartment of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence andthey are not entitled to any remuneration / sitting fees.
Independent Directors are appointed by the Government ofIndia and they are entitled to sitting fees for attending theBoard / Committee meetings as prescribed by the Board in linewith the Companies Act and Rules made thereunder.
As per Gazette Notification No GSR 463 (E) dated June 5, 2015of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), the Company,being a Government Company, is not required to frame aPolicy on Directors' appointment and remuneration, includingcriteria for determining qualifications etc. under Section 134(3)(e) of the Companies Act.
Pursuant to the Gazette Notification No GSR 463 (E) datedJune 5, 2015 of the MCA, formal annual evaluation by theBoard of its own performance, its Committees and individualdirectors, are exempted for the Company.
However, the performance of the Functional Directors isevaluated by the Independent Directors in their meeting. Theperformance evaluation of Independent Directors is carried outby the Board without the presence of Independent Directors.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,Annual Return in the prescribed format has been hosted onwebsite of the Company at https://hal-india.co.in/backend/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Draft-MGT-7.pdf
The Company complies with all applicable mandatorySecretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India.
Your Company being a defence Central Public SectorEnterprise (CPSE), the disclosure of information with respectto conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreignexchange earnings and outgo under the provisions of Section134(3)(m) read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, is exempted vide Notification GSR No.680 (E)dated September 4, 2015.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the CompaniesAct, Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,2014 & Amendment thereof and DPE Guidelines, the Companyhas undertaken various activities during the year as per its CSRPolicy. The projects / programmes / activities taken up are inline with Schedule VII of the Companies Act. The thrust areasunder CSR are Health care, Education, Skill Development,Rural Development, Women Empowerment, Promotion ofSports, etc. The other areas in which support extended werecontribution of vehicles and Assistive Devices to Divyangjans,Organizing camps for early detection of Cancer amongWomen, addressing Malnutrition and Stunting amongstChildren, provisioning of portable hand held X-Ray Machinesfor screening of patients under National TB EliminationProgramme (NTEP), Setting up of Green Gyms, Sanitation etc.The Company has spent an amount of ' 16,711 Lakh underCSR for the Financial Year 2024-25 against the CSR budget/obligation of ' 14,411 Lakh.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, Composition of theCommittee and CSR Projects/ Activities of the Company isavailable on the Company's website at https://hal-india.co.in/investors/corporate-social-responsibility-2. Salient features ofthe Policy form part of the Annual Report.
Annual Report on CSR activities undertaken by the Companyduring the year, pursuant to Section 135 of the CompaniesAct read with Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014, as amended, is attached to this Report asAnnexure-III.
In terms of Regulation 34(2)(f) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,the Company has prepared Business Responsibility andSustainability Report (BRSR) on Environment, Social andGovernance (ESG) parameters in the prescribed format forthe year 2024-25 and attached to this Report, along withreasonable assessment or assurance Report of BRSR Core,received from Independent Assessment or Assurance Provider.
The Company has a Board approved Risk Management Policy,in place. The Policy aims at elimination or reduction of riskexposures through identification and analysis of various typesof risks and facilitating timely action for taking risk mitigationmeasures.
In line with Regulation 21 of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations,the Board of Directors had constituted the Risk ManagementCommittee for monitoring and reviewing of the riskmanagement plan and such other functions as it may deemfit, including Financial, Operational, ESG, Cyber Security andBusiness Continuity Plan, etc.
During the year, no significant and material orders were passedby the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact thegoing concern status and operation of the Company in future.
Your Company has not accepted any deposit during the year.Further, there was no outstanding deposit and/or unpaid orunclaimed principal amount or interest against any depositeither at the beginning or at the end of the year 2024-25.
During the year, the Company has not issued any equity shareswith differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
No material change / commitment of the Company hasoccurred after the end of the year 2024-25 and till the date ofthis report, which affect the financial position of the Company.
Pursuant to Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 463 (E) datedJune 5, 2015 issued by the MCA, disclosure of particularsof employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limitsspecified under provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Actand the relevant Rules thereof, are exempted for the Company.
Your Company has signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government ofIndia (GoI) for the year 2024-25, the performance rating ofwhich is awaited.
However, your Company has achieved "Excellent" performancerating with a score of 92.50 for the year 2023-24.
Concerted efforts are undertaken by the Company to enhanceself-reliance, boost innovation, improve national security andeconomic growth. Towards this, some of the key initiativestaken by the Company are as under:
? Complex Aircraft systems, LRUs & other critical items areidentified for indigenisation under Positive IndigenisationLists (PILs).
? Creation of a dedicated indigenisation fund by transfer of3% Operating Profit after Tax of the Company, to offerfurther impetus towards indigenisation.
? A total of 3,215 items (including 51 PILs items) have beenindigenised, resulting into anticipated annual ForeignExchange saving of around ' 25,800 Lakh.
? NIL value PSO (Project Sanction Orders) for 60 items arereleased to Indian Industry Partners there by taking thisnumber to a total of around 660 items for indigenisationunder Make-II.
? During the year, approx. 2,000 items are uploaded onSrijan Portal (an Indigenisation portal) for inviting IndianIndustry Partners to participate in the indigenisationprograms of the Company. This number stand at around27,000 in total.
? Taking forward the vision of Atmanirbharta and to sensitizeIndian Industry Partners for opportunities available forindigenisation and their enhanced participation in theCompany's indigenisation programs, 34 various vendordevelopment programs/ seminars/ webinars/ conclaves/exhibitions covering wide spectrum of vendors across theCountry were conducted/ participated by the Company.
During the year, the Company has achieved approx. 29%higher exports in comparison to previous Financial Year. Toboost export, following initiatives have been taken by theCompany:
? The Company participated in leading international Air &Defence Shows including Defence Services Asia (DSA)-2024 (Malaysia), Farnborough International Air Show(FIA)-2024 (UK), Egypt International Air Show (EIAS)-2024, Selangor Aviation Show (SAS)-2024 (Malaysia),Africa Aerospace & Defence (AAD)-2024 (South Africa),Asian Defense and Security (ADAS)-2024 (Philippines),Vietnam International Defence Expo (VIDEX)-2024. Flying& Static display of Do-228 and ALH were undertakenduring Selangor Aviation Show (SAS)-2024 (Malaysia) andEgypt International Air Show (EIAS)-2024 respectively.
? Customer Demonstration Flights (CDFs) on HAL'splatforms and visits to HAL facilities were extended to theprospective overseas customers during Aero India 2025.
? Imparting trainings to Guyana Defence Forces requisite foroperating HAL supplied Hindustan-228 aircrafts.
? Successfully completed major overhaul of one ALHhelicopter of Mauritius Police Force.
? HAL's exportable products have been enlisted on the AeroExpo portal—a virtual international exhibition platform ofaviation sector.
During the year, the Company has taken several vendordevelopment initiatives to increase the number of vendors.
The Company has conducted 46 Vendor DevelopmentProgrammes, of which 08 were for Micro & SmallEnterprises (MSEs) owned by SC/ST Entrepreneurs & WomenEntrepreneurs, 03 was meant exclusively for MSEs ownedby SC/ST Entrepreneurs, 04 was meant exclusively for MSEsowned by Women Entrepreneurs while the balance 31 werefor across all categories.
The Company has registered with RXIL, Mynd Solution and alsoA TReDS Ltd. for enabling payments through TReDS platformto MSMEs. A total of 83 Invoices worth of ' 5,400 Lakh wereuploaded and discounted on TReDS platforms.
The Company has registered with MSME SAMBANDH portaland the procurement details are being updated monthlyin this Portal. The Company has also registered with MSMESAMADHAAN and CHAMPION portal and the same is beingmonitored regularly for resolution of payment or proceduralcomplaints of MSEs, if any.
The Company has implemented companywide e-Procurementsystem through its own e-Procurement portal which is adoptedfor tenders issued outside GeM portal. A 24X7 e-Procurementhelp desk has been established to provide information, support,training, operational issues/clarifications to the vendors.
To encourage 'Make in India' and promote manufacturingand production of goods & services in India, the Companyhas implemented the Public Procurement (Preference to Makein India), Order 2017, and its amendments thereof, issuedby Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT).
The Company has implemented companywide procurementthrough GeM portal. All efforts are continuously being madeto persuade the potential domestic suppliers (covering area ofGoods, Services and Outsourcing) to on-board them on theGeM Portal.
During the year, more than 14,278 orders were placed throughGeM portal amounting to ' 3,86,900 Lakh.
The Company has implemented the Public ProcurementPolicy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012 &its amendments issued by Ministry of MSME vide order No.21(22)-2018-MA dated November 9, 2018. The Company hasachieved 53% of procurement from MSEs in the year 2024-25,which is more than the mandated procurement of 25% fromMSE entrepreneurs (excluding specific defence procurement asper Sl.No.14 of the policy).
During the year, the total value of procurement (includingoutsourcing) made from MSEs was ' 2,59,300 Lakh.
The Company has made payment to all its MSE vendors withinthe specified time in compliance with Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006.
Your Company has system of signing of Integrity Pact (IP)with vendors for all procurement of Goods, Services & Works/ contracts having value of ' 5 Crore and above. Only thosevendors/ bidders, who commit themselves to IP with theCompany would be considered competent to participate inthe bidding process. Further, to encourage competition inprocurement and to reduce processing lead time, the Companyhas implemented the Omnibus Integrity Pact with effect fromJanuary 1, 2018. This Omnibus IP shall be valid upto 5 yearsand the same can be proposed by bidder for considerationagainst any offers submitted by the vendor during the validityperiod of Omnibus IP.
The strength of employees as on March 31, 2025 stood at23,999.
As on March 31, 2025, a total of 4,019 Apprenticeship wereengaged in the Company in various Trades, which forms11.56% of the total manpower strength including contractualstaff.
The Company continues to provide a wide range of welfaremeasures for employees and their families, includingcomprehensive Medical Facilities, Housing Facilities, EducationalFacilities for employees' children and Sports Facilities, amongothers. Further, various initiatives are also being taken tosupport employee well-being and overall development. In linewith this, the Company has introduced HAL Sabbatical Schemefor employees enabling them to take leave for self-renewal,skill development, or personal pursuits, offering flexibility toaddress social obligations, family support needs, or wellnessjourneys.
In furtherance of its employee-centric approach, the Company continues to provide financial security through the Group LifeInsurance Policy of ' 10 Lakh for all employees. Additionally, the Financial Assistance Scheme offers monthly monetary supportranging from ' 15,000/- p.m. to ' 50,000/- p.m., based on the Grade/Scale of the employee, to dependents of deceasedemployees, reaffirming the Company's dedication to comprehensive employee welfare beyond the workplace.
Category (Grade / Scale of Pay)
Total Strength
as on
Number of SCs as on
Number of STs as on
31.3.2024 31.3.2025
31.3.2024
31.3.2025
Group - A (Grade - II & above)
7,454
7,265
1,355
1,329
473
465
Group - B (Grade-I)
12
125
2
23
1
7
Group - C (Scale-3 to Special Scale)
16,299
16,608
2,920
2,991
1,315
1,341
Group - D (Scales - 1 & 2)
(i) Excluding Safai Karmacharis
-
(ii) Safai Karmacharis
Total
23,766
23,999
4,277
4,343
1,789
1,813
Recruitments made during the period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 and the SC/STs amongst them.
Totalnumber of
No. of Reservationsmade for
No. of Posts filled byappointment of
Post filled
SCs
STs
58
8
16
1,057
205
95
192
72
1,131
214
97
201
73
Vacancy based Promotions made during the period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 and the SC/STs amongst them.
Category (Grade / Scale of Pay) Total
number
No. of Posts filled byPromotion of
Promoted
Group - A (Grade - II & above) 1,174
NA
76
Group - B (Grade-I) 105
14
Group - C (Scale-3 to Special Scale) -
(i) Excluding Safai Karmacharis -
(ii) Safai Karmacharis -
Total 1,279
206
83
The Employee Relations / Industrial Relations Scenario remained peaceful & cordial during the year. Effective communicationbetween the Management and the Trade Unions / Associations paved way for maintenance of industrial harmony and to eliminateany scope of conflicts & misunderstandings. Meetings with the representatives of the Recognized Unions / Officers Associations atthe Divisional, Complex & Corporate Levels were held periodically to discuss various issues and its resolutions.
Plant Level, Shop Level and various bi-partite Committees withrepresentatives from the Management / Union are functioningin the Divisions to discuss & resolve production related &other matters. In order to address Employee Grievance /Representations, Grievance Redressal Mechanisms are also inplace in the Company. Employee Grievance Redressal Portalhas been launched during the year for employees to submittheir Grievances online.
Women Empowerment & Leadership Programs are beingconducted by the Company. The main objective of theprograms is to enhance self-awareness & self-management,enhance competencies to drive business results, enhance abilityto influence & harness the power of effective networking andto build essential leadership competencies. At present, around82 Women Employees hold Senior Management posts i.e.,above Grade VII.
HAL is a Corporate Life Member of Women in Public Sector(WIPS) Forum. Women employees are encouraged toparticipate in programmes / activities of WIPS Forum. TheCompany has been conferred with "Second Place for BestEnterprise Award", under Maharatna Category during the 35thNational Meet of WIPS Forum held on February 17-18, 2025 atVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Ladies Clubs / Families Welfare Associations are also functioningat different locations to take up various philanthropic / socio¬cultural activities. Women's Day is celebrated on 8th Marchevery year.
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 has been notified in theCompany. In line with the Guidelines received from time totime, necessary actions have been taken to prevent SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace. The HAL CDA Rulesapplicable to Officers and the Certified Standing Ordersapplicable to Workmen have the required provisions in thisregard.
Internal Complaints Committees as per Section 4 of the Acthave been constituted. Information for the year 2024-25 interms of Section 22 of the Act and Schedule V of SEBI (LODR)Regulation 2015, is as indicated below:
(i)
Number of Cases pending as on :01.04.2024
Nil
(ii)
Number of Complaints of Sexual :
5
Harassment received in the
Financial Year 2024-25
(iii)
Number of Complaints disposed ofduring the Financial Year 2024-25
: 3
(iv)
Number of Cases pending as on
: 2
31.03.2025 & its status
[Inquiry
completed &
Report awaited]
Awareness Programme on Sexual Harassment were alsoconducted at Divisions / Offices during the year.
The Company is constantly taking efforts to implementOfficial Language in all the Divisions/ Offices effectively asper directives issued by Dept. of Official Language, Ministryof Home Affairs and Dept. of Defence Production, Ministry ofDefence. The inspection reports pertaining to ParliamentaryCommittee inspections and compliance reports related to theassurances given to the Committees are being forwarded tothe concerned Authorities/ Offices in time after reviewing thereport at the Corporate Office level.
The meetings of Official Language Implementation Committeein all the Divisions including Corporate Office are beingconducted regularly. Guidelines issued by the Dept. of OfficialLanguage, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi are beingcirculated to all the Divisions/ Offices, to make aware of latestorders pertaining to implementation of Official Language. Theperiodical reports are also being sent online as per directivesissued by the Department of Official Language, Ministry ofHome Affairs, New Delhi.
Hindi Incentive Scheme has been implemented effectively inthe Company. Further, In-House Hindi Magazines are beingpublished by the Divisions/ Offices to motivate the employees.In accordance with the Official Language guidelines, Hindiworkshops and seminars are also being conducted on varioustopics from time to time by the Company, so that Employeescould do their routine work in Hindi as far as possible.
The Inspection meetings were successfully done by Committeeof Parliament on Official Language at various Divisions of theCompany such as Kanpur Division, ACD, Aircraft Division andLiaison Office, New Delhi.
During the year, Company has organized two days NationalSeminar on Technical Terminology in Indian Languages incoordination with CSTT, New Delhi under the aegis of TownOfficial Language Implementation Committee, (Undertakings),Bangalore and two half-yearly meetings of Town OfficialLanguage Implementation Committee, (Undertakings),Bangalore has also been organized under the Chairmanshipof HAL. Further, the Company has conducted 5 days TechnicalTranslation Training Programme exclusively for the OfficialLanguage professional of the Company by Central Translation
Bureau, New Delhi. Akhil Bharatiya Kavi Sammelan was alsoorganized to popularize Hindi in 'C' region.
During the year, your Company has taken many IT initiativestowards adopting the latest technology, increasing customersatisfaction, implementing paperless processes and improvingCyber security. Some of the major IT initiatives and achievementsof the Company during the year are:
? Project Parivartan - upgrade of ERP system: ProjectParivartan was conceptualised for upgradation of existingIFS to the higher version (IFS Apps 10) and deploymentin a centralised new generation hardware with built-inredundancy and establishment of disaster recovery site atBangalore. Initial phases of the project such as Businessprocess as-is study, To-be process finalisation, ProjectOffice & Hardware setup and Process demonstrations havebeen completed. Development of customisations, reportsand dashboards are in progress.
? Integrated Communication System for LAN &internet: To take forward the digital transformation,an integrated system has been evolved where criticalinformation will be made available to top executives in asecured manner on demand at faster pace.
? Infrastructure Modernisation: IT infrastructure in theCompany have been modernised by replacing obsoletedesktop machines and undertaking 3486 MS OfficeLicenses.
? Implementation of Maya OS & Chakravyuh server:
Maya OS is a hardened Linux OS developed by CIRA(Cyber Information Research Agency) with severaladvanced security implementations in place which reducesthe probability of impact during any security breach.As per recommendation of CIRA, Maya OS has beendeployed in 700 internet facing machines. For windowsbased machines, log collector has been installed in 1216machines, which helps to monitor the security aspectscentrally by CIRA.
? Implementation of e-Office: With a view to achievepaperless office and enabling document movement indigital form across organisation, e-Office system has beenimplemented.
During the year, your Company has received various Awardsand Recognitions. Some of the important accolades conferredto the Company are as under:
? "Outstanding PSU of the year" awarded at All IndiaManagement Association (AIMA) Managing awardceremony on April 23, 2024 at New Delhi.
? First prize in the "33rd National Award for InnovativeTraining & Skill Development Practices" from IndianSociety for Training & Development (ISTD) on April 10,
2024 at New Delhi.
? First prize in the "Swacchta Pakhwada Award - 2023"organized by DDP, MoD during December, 2023, whichwas announced on June 18, 2024.
? Gold award at the "ET Government PSU Leadership& Excellence Awards 2024" in the category of 'SkillDevelopment & Capacity Building' during the 5th NationalPSU Summit held at New Delhi on June 21, 2024 for itsoutstanding initiatives towards Critical Skill Transfer (CST).
? "Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar" First prize for the year 2023-24among the Public Sector Undertakings category of Region'C' for excellence in implementation of Official Languageduring the Hindi Day and 4th All India Official LanguageConference organized at New Delhi on September 14,2024.
? Dun & Bradstreet award for being "India's Top ValueCreator 2024 - Defence" during the Dun & Bradstreet- G7CR Technologies 'India's Top 500 Value Creators' summitheld on November 29, 2024 in Mumbai.
? Platinum award for "Operational Performance Excellence"as well as Bronze award for "Corporate Social Responsibilityand Sustainability" at 14th PSE Excellence award eventheld on December 12, 2024 in New Delhi.
? "IEI Industry Excellence Award 2024" (Platinum Award)under Engineering Manufacturing and ProcessingCategory for demonstrating Outstanding Performancewith High Order of Business Excellence. The award waspresented by The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) in anevent held at Kolkata on December 19, 2024.
? "Aerospace and Defence Awards 2025" under thecategory "Outstanding Contribution in AerospaceIndustry" instituted by "SAP Media Worldwide Ltd"during the 10th Aerospace & Defence Awards ceremonyheld on February 09, 2025 at Bengaluru.
? "Sunrise Sector Pioneer Award" at Global Investors Meet
2025 for leading Aerospace and Defence Innovation onFebruary 13, 2025.
? Conferred with the certificate of appreciation for thesuccessful indigenisation of VPX-135 Single BoardComputer for Light Combat Aircraft in association withM/s Mistral Solution Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore during theindigenisation event "Samarthya" held during AeroIndia 2025, Bangalore in the presence of Hon'ble RakshaMantri.
The Company has a well establishment and dedicated VigilanceDepartment headed by Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO). Touphold high ethical standards, transparency, accountability andresponsibility in the workplace, the Company has implementedvarious initiatives. Towards this, vigilance officers are postedat various Divisions and Offices of the Company. Preventivevigilance has been the thrust area of the Vigilance Departmentduring the current year.
Some of the key activities that have been carried out byVigilance Department during the year are as under:
i. Preventive Vigilance: 191 complaints were handled, 341regular scrutiny/surprise checks and 06 CTE type intensiveexaminations were carried out across the Company. Foursystem studies were also carried out on various topics andsystem improvement suggestions were made.
A total of 190 awareness sessions were conducted onvarious topics. Key note address by eminent speakerswere organized to spread vigilance awareness amongemployees on various topics.
ii. Vigilance Publications: Two in-house vigilancee-magazines were published, as under:
? "Marg Darshan Vol.XXI" Issue No.1, an annualmagazine was released during Vigilance AwarenessWeek (VAW) 2024 on the theme "Gender Dimensionin Fighting Corruption".
? "Vishleshan IV-A compendium of Vigilance
Interventions" - a preventive vigilance initiativewherein an attempt is made to bring out the deviationsnoticed by vigilance department in certain areas andsystem improvement suggestions implemented toimprove the area.
recommendations of vigilance, several system
improvements have been implemented by themanagement in the areas of HR, IMM, stores, worksand finance etc. Some of major system improvementundertaken such as Sensitization of guidelines - provisionsapplicable to MSME; Online Employee grievance redressalsystem, Police Verification of Contractual Employees,Calculation of Liquidated Damages (LD) on accountof delay in completion of works, Monitoring of EstateManagement, Procurement on proprietary basis, R&Dproject and content management portal, VigilanceGuidelines for Recruitment Activities, Directive on useof Remote Access Software and Rate contract terms &conditions for procurement, supply of In-house pharmacy.
iv. Vigilance Awareness Week: Vigilance AwarenessWeek was conducted throughout the organization fromOctober 28, 2024 to November 03, 2024 on the theme"Culture of Integrity for Nation's Prosperity". In order tospread wider awareness and to promote transparency,accountability & integrity amongst employees, otherstakeholders and school children, various activities andevents were conducted.
Further, three months' campaign was also carried outfrom August 16, 2024 to November 15, 2024 in the areasof:
? Capacity Building programs,
? Identification and Implementation of SystemicImprovement measures,
? Updation of Circulars /Guidelines /Manuals
? Disposal of Complaints
? Dynamic Digital Presence
26th annual conference of vigilance officers of theCompany was conducted during October, 2024, asa part of capacity building measures, which providesa platform for vigilance professionals for knowledgesharing, adoption of transparent policies etc. Also trainingprograms are conducted for officers and staff in premiertraining institutions of the Country.
vi. Digital Initiatives: The R&D project & contentmanagement portal and Online Employee grievanceredressal system in the Company was launched inDecember, 2024, as part of digital initiatives.
? During the year, DGCA has granted fresh approval tovarious divisions of the Company for the following:
a) CAR 21 - POA "Production Organisation Approval"granted to Engine Division, Bangalore.
b) CAR 145 - MOA "Maintenance OrganisationApproval" granted to Helicopter-MRO Division,Bangalore and Avionics Division, Korwa.
? During the year, various divisions of the Companyhave been awarded fresh approvals by the authorityof the National Aerospace and Defence ContractorsAccreditation Program (NADCAP) Management Councilfor special processes, which are as under:
a) Hardening process & Tempering process at AccessoriesDivision, Lucknow.
b) Sulphuric Acid Anodising at Avionics Division,Hyderabad.
c) Sulphuric Acid Anodizing & Magnesium Chromatingat TAD-Kanpur.
d) Chemical processes at Aircraft Division, Bangalore.
? As per Govt. of India initiative of 100 days 100 projectsfor Quality 4.0 in 2024, 10 Quality 4.0 projects weresuccessfully completed on-time by the Company.
? Institute of Printed Circuit (IPC) training has beenconducted by Institute of Printed Circuit India for HALemployees working in Electrical & Electronics field andcertified 161 employees of the Company during the year.
? 263 Operators have been approved by DGAQA acrossHAL divisions for self-verification of inspection stages toempower the Operators for intermediate inspection stagesand less complex inspection stages as per Guidelines onOperator Self-Verification Program (CQAG 9015).
? Conducted 18 training programs/workshops at customerbases/field units and 70 training programs/workshops atHAL premises for Customers on critical aircraft systems.
? During the year, Internal Corporate Quality Audit has beensuccessfully Completed for 18 Manufacturing & OverhaulDivisions, 10 R&D Centres, 4 PBL Bases of ICG and 5 IAFBases.
? HAL & DGAQA have jointly released a guideline forApproval of Supplier/ Sub-contractor & its QualityManagement System (CQAG-9017: ASQMS) enablingSuppliers/ Sub-contractors to clear and supply Productsproduced by them under "Certificate of Confirmity(COC)". During Aero India 2025, M/s Godrej & BoyceMfg. Co. Ltd, Mumbai has been approved under ASQMSby HAL Accessories Division, Lucknow.
? Trained HAL officers by accreditation body to conductaudits for AS9100 compliance across the divisions toensure the product meets the highest standards of Safetyand Quality. The total number of auditors available acrossthe HAL Divisions are:
a) Lead Auditors - 10 Officers
b) Internal Auditors - 691 Officers
? LCA-Tejas Division, Bangalore has developed AI Basedsolution for Snag Disposition Information ManagementSystem.
? A fully automated system has been developed andintegrated with SCADA (Supervisory Control and DataAcquisition) system with Heat Treatment furnaces tocontrol & monitor the furnaces parameters online without
human intervention and to eliminate the errors at TADKanpur, Engine Division, Koraput and Engine Division,Bangalore.
? Foundry & Forge Division, Bangalore has establishedRapid Quench Heat Treatment (RQHT) facility and thefacility is integrated with Industry 4.0 features utilizingSCADA system for comprehensive record management,documentation and process control. Key features ofthis facilities are 3 Axis Robotic Manipulator, automatedloading and unloading which will result in 133% increasein working volume and improvement in productivity by4-6 folds.
HAL being a CPSE, Statutory Auditors of the Company wereappointed by the Comptroller & Auditor General of India(C&AG). M/s Gupta Nayar & Co, Chartered Accountants,Bengaluru was appointed as Statutory Auditors for auditingthe Accounts of the Company for the year and 17 firms ofChartered Accountants were appointed as Branch Auditors.The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remarks.
The Auditors' Report on financial statements for the year2024-25 and comments of the Comptroller & Auditor Generalof India (C&AG) under Section 143(6) of the Companies Actare attached to this Report, which is self-explanatory.
The Company has appointed M/s Murthy & Co. LLP, CostAccountants, Bengaluru as Cost Auditors for conducting theCost Audit of the Company for the year 2024-25. The Companymaintains cost records as specified by the Central Governmentunder Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, which are auditedby Cost Auditors.
The Company has appointed 13 firms of Chartered Accountantsand 1 Cost Accountant firm for carrying out internal audit ofthe Company for the year 2024-25.
Secretarial Auditors
In pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Board of Directors has appointed, M/s. DPSP& Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Bengaluru asSecretarial Auditors of the Company for the year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed to this Report asAnnexure - IV. The management's reply on the qualificationof the Secretarial Auditor, form part of Secretarial Audit Report,which is self-explanatory.
As per Regulation 24A of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, theCompany has filed the Annual Secretarial Compliance Reportfor the year 2024-25, signed by the Secretarial Auditor withthe BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limitedwithin the stipulated time.
In terms of Regulations 34 read with Schedule V of SEBI(LODR) Regulations and DPE Guidelines, a report on CorporateGovernance for the year 2024-25 along with ComplianceCertificate on Corporate Governance issued by the SecretarialAuditor of the Company, is attached to this Report.
As per Regulations 34(2)(e) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, theManagement Discussion and Analysis Report (MDAR) formspart of the Annual Report.
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy approved by theBoard. The details of the Whistle Blower Policy are explainedin the Corporate Governance Report and the same is hosted onthe Company's website at www.hal-india.co.in/investors
Employees are encouraged to raise any of their concerns byway of whistle blowing and none of the employees have beendenied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) of the CompaniesAct, your Directors state that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the yearended March 31, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyas on March 31, 2025 and of the profit and loss of theCompany for the year ended on that date;
(c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care forthe maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a"going concern" basis;
(e) the directors have laid down internal financial controlswhich are being followed by the Company and thatsuch internal controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively;
(f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Directors are extremely thankful and acknowledge theexcellent support extended by the Government of India, inparticular the Ministry of Defence, Department of DefenceProduction, Defence Acquisition and Defence Finance aswell as other Ministries of the Government of India in all theendeavours of the Company.
Your Directors also place on record their sincere appreciationtowards the Company's valued customers, in particular theIndian Defence Services, for the support and confidencereposed by them in the Management of the Company, andlook forward to the continuance of this mutually supportiverelationship in the future.
The Company wishes to place on record its appreciation forthe co-operation extended and services provided by theComptroller & Auditor General of India (C&AG), the PrincipalDirector of Commercial Audit & Ex-officio Member, AuditBoard, Statutory/ Internal Auditors, Cost Auditors, SecretarialAuditor, Bankers, Collaborators, JV Partners and Suppliers.
Your Directors are also thankful to the shareholders forthe trust and confidence reposed in the Company and lookforward to their continued support to propel the Company togreater heights.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep senseof appreciation for the committed services by the Company'sExecutives and Workmen for progress and prosperity of theCompany.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsHindustan Aeronautics Limited
Chairman and Managing Director
Place : BengaluruDate : July 21, 2025