Your directors are pleased to present the 30th Board's Report of MansiFinance (Chennai) Limited ('the Company') along with the Audited FinancialStatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 ("FY2023-24").
State of Company's Affairs:
(A) Financial summary or highlights:
The standalone financial performance of the Company for the financialyear ended March 31, 2024, is summarised below:
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Total Income
806.29
696.09
Total Expenditure
529.98
428.64
Profit before interest, depreciation and tax
597.73
553.11
Finance cost
313.80
275.87
Depreciation
7.62
9.78
Profit before Exceptional & Extra-ordinaryitems and tax
276.31
267.46
Exceptional & Extra-ordinary items
-
Profit after Exceptional & Extra-ordinaryitems & before tax
Provision for taxation (Net of deferred tax)
69.37
67.67
Profit after tax
206.94
199.79
Amount available for appropriation
Appropriations:
Transfer to Statutory Reserve maintained u/s45IC of RBI Act, 1934
41.39
39.96
Transfer to General reserve
Proposed dividend
Tax on proposed dividend
Balance carried to Balance Sheet
165.55
159.83
(B) Operations:
Your company's net worth on a standalone basis grew marginally by Rs.206.94Lakhs to Rs.3459.33 Lakhs as of March 31, 2024, as against Rs.3252.39Lakhs as of March 31, 2023. The increase in net worth was mainly due to anincrease in profit. Your Company has been able to maintain its financial positionduring the current year. The gross amount of loans provided by the Companystood at Rs.5410.53 Lakhs as on March 31, 2024 as compared to Rs.5574.47Lakhs as on March 31, 2023.
The Standalone Financial Statements have been prepared in compliance with theIndian Accounting Standards (IND AS) as notified under the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended from time to time.
Extract of Annual Return (Form MGT-9):
The Annual Return as required under sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 ('the ActO in Form MGT-7 is made available on the website of the Companyand can be accessed at https://mansi.in
Number of board meetings conducted during the year under review:
The Board met four times during the financial year, the details of which are givenhereunder. Proper notices were given and the proceedings were recorded and signedin the Minutes Book as required by the Articles of Association of the Company andthe Act. The details of the attendance of Directors have been provided in theCorporate Governance Report which is being part of this Annual Report. Theintervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under theCompanies Act, 2013.
Quarter
Date of Board Meeting
1st April, 2023 to 30th June, 2023
29.05.2023
1st July, 2023 to 30th September, 2023
11.08.2023
1st October, 2023 to 31st December, 2023
14.11.2023
1st January, 2024 to 31st March, 2024
14.02.2024
During the year under review, the Company has followed applicable SecretarialStandards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
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 for the year ended 31st March,2024, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany 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 ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Actfor safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed bythe Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate andare operating effectively; and
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate andoperating effectively.
The Statutory Auditors of the Company in their report and notes forming part of thefinancial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2024 have stated that:
Auditors Comment:
According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputedamounts payable in respect of Income tax, Wealth tax, GST, Cess and other materialstatutory dues in arrears / were outstanding as at 31st March, 2024 for a period ofmore than six months from the date they became payable. However, according toinformation and explanations given to us, the following dues of Income Tax havenot been deposited by the Company on account of dispute:
Amount
(Rs)
Period to whichamount relates
Forum where thedispute is pending
Income Tax
42,087
Financial Year 2003-2004
Commissioner ofIncome Tax (Appeals),Chennai
119,420
Financial Year 2004-2005
452,270
Financial Year 2011-2012
Assessing Officer
457,920
Financial Year 2012-2013
Board's Reply:
Your Directors would like to state that the said disputed statutory dues arepending before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) and Assessing Officer,Chennai. Further, the Directors are of strong opinion that the decision at theappeal stage would be in their favour and accordingly they have not made anyprovision in the financial statements for the said dues.
The other observations made by the auditors in their report and notes to theaccounts referred to in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory.
The Secretarial Auditors have made the following observations in their reportfor the year ended 31st March, 2024:
Secretarial Auditor's Comment:
1. Except for genera! delays ranging upto 121 days, the Company hasprima facie been regular in submitting the documents as stipulatedunder the Companies Act, 2013;
Your Directors would like to state that they are making their best efforts infiling its statutory returns within the prescribed time. However, due totechnical difficulties in getting the digital signatures registered on thewebsite of MCA, the Company has submitted e-Form MGT-7 (Annual Returnof the Company) after the due date. Your Directors would like to assureyou that they shall take steps to ensure that the returns are filed wellwithin the prescribed time.
2. The Company has not updated its website with regard to variousmatters which are statutorily required to be placed on the website ofthe Company.
Your Directors would like to state that the Company has provided all thedata to the external technical supporter for the web applications and isexpecting the same to be updated shortly. As informed by the web supporter,the website has been majorly updated and only a portion is pending to beupdated and will be done shortly.
3. As informed by the management, the Company has installed andmaintained the structured digital database as contemplated underRegulation 3(5) & 3(6) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)Regulations, 2015 with effect from January, 2024. Further, we haveverified for the specific compliance of the said software for the periodbetween January 1,2024 to March 15,2024 and found that the requiredUPSI was getting captured in the database. We have also issued aseparate certification in this regard as sought by the BSE. As informedby the management, there were no other information which wasrequired to be captured in the database during the period betweenMarch 16, 2024 to March 31, 2024.
The observation provided by the secretarial auditor is detailed and self¬explanatory in nature and accordingly the Board has not provided anyfurther explanation on the said observation.
4. The Company has delayed in submitting the Quarterly ConfirmationCertificate for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 received fromthe Registrar and Share Transfer Agent in respect of the compliance ofRegulation 74(5) to the Stock Exchange.
Your Directors would like to state that they had received the said certificatewith a delay from the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent and was thereaftersubmitted immediately upon receipt.
5. During the financial year 2022-23, the Company has received an emailfrom the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) consolidating thevarious outstanding penalties levied on the Company since the quarterended March 31, 2014 amounting to Rs.1513227/- (including GSTamount of Rs.230831/-). As informed by the management, theCompany has paid and settled all the outstanding dues to the exchange.
Your Directors would like to state that the Company has paid and settledall the outstanding dues to the exchange.
6. The Company is yet to inform the Registrar of Companies, Tamilnaduabout the demise of late Shri. SURESH BAFNA (DIN: 00007655),Chairman and Managing Director of the Company.
Your Directors would like to state that the Board of Directors of the Companyhas passed a resolution at their meeting held on February 14, 2024proposing to appoint Shri. ADIT S BAFNA (DIN: 00058663) as a Director inplace of late Shri. SURESH BAFNA (DIN: 00007655), Chairman and ManagingDirector of the Company. The Company in this regard, being a Non-bankingFinance Company, has made an application to the Hon'ble Reserve Bank ofIndia for granting prior approval for the said change in the Board of theCompany. In anticipation of the said approval, the Board is waiting for aresponse from the Hon'ble Reserve Bank of India for proceeding further.The Board is regularly following with the Hon'ble Reserve Bank of India forthe said approval and based on their advice have not yet filed any documentswith the Registrar of Companies, Tamilnadu intimating any kind of changein the Board of the Company including the intimation of sudden demise oflate Shri. SURESH BAFNA (DIN: 00007655), Chairman and ManagingDirector of the Company.
7. We have not been provided with the copies of the RegistrationCertificate by the Company in respect of registration of independentdirectors in the Independent Director's Databank maintained by theIndian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Your Directors would like to state that they have informed the IndependentDirectors about the said requirement by the secretarial auditors. We assurethat the same will be obtained and submitted to the auditors for theirverification in due course of time.
During FY 2023-24, Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditors of the Companyhave not reported any instances of fraud committed against the Company byits officers or employees to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Therefore, the Company is not required to make anydisclosures under Section 134(3)(ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company being a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) has in the ordinarycourse of business made loans or advances or given guarantees or providedsecurities or made investments in bodies corporate and other persons duringthe financial year. Your Directors would like to draw your attention to the notesto the financial statements which sets out the details of loans and investmentsmade.
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company duringthe financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of businessand on arm's length basis. Related Party Transactions which were not in theordinary course of business entered either at arm's length basis or not at arm'slength basis were duly approved by the Audit Committee and the Board ofDirectors in compliance with the provisions of section 188 of the CompaniesAct 2013. The Company presents a statement of all related party transactionsbefore the Board of Directors of the Company for their approval. During thefinancial year, the Company has entered into transactions with related parties.Your Directors would like to draw your attention to the notes to the financialstatements which sets out related party disclosures. A statement in Form AOC-2 pursuant to the provisions of clause (h) of sub-section (3) of section 134 ofthe Act read with sub-rule (2) of rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014 is furnished in Annexure-1 and is attached to this report.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with relatedparty transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company'swebsite at https://mansi.in.
The Company has proposed to transfer a sum of Rs.41.39 Lakhs to statutoryreserve maintained under section 45IC of the RBI Act, 1934 during the financialyear. The closing balance of such Statutory reserve as on 31st March, 2024 wasRs.593.62 Lakhs..
In view of requirement of working capital, your Directors do not recommendany dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
The Company was not required to transfer any amounts in unpaid dividendaccount, application money due for refund, matured deposits, matureddebentures and the interest accrued thereon which have remained unclaimedor unpaid for a period of seven years to Investor Education and ProtectionFund.
Material changes and commitment if any affecting the financialposition of the company occurred between the end of the financialyear to which this financial statements relate and the date of the report(01/04/2024 to 29/05/2024):
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financialposition of the Company between the period 1st April, 2024 to 29th May, 2024.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo under section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act,2013 read with rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014:
In terms of clause (m) of sub-section (3) of section 134 of the Companies Act,2013 and the rules framed thereunder, the particulars relating to conservationof energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo isgiven below:
(i)
the steps taken or impact onconservation of energy;
Your Company is not engaged inany manufacturing activity and
(ii)
the steps taken by the Companyfor utilising alternate sources ofenergy;
thus its operations are not energyintensive. However, adequatemeasures are always taken to
(iii)
the capital investment on energyconservation equipments;
ensure optimum utilization andmaximum possible saving ofenergy.
2) TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
the efforts made towards technologyabsorption;
the benefits derived like productimprovement, cost reduction, productdevelopment or import substitution;
in case of imported technology (importedduring the last three years reckoned fromthe beginning of the financial year) -
(a) the details of technology imported;
(b) the year of import;
(c) whether the technology has been fullyabsorbed;
The Company has noactivity relating totechnology absorption.
(d) if not fully absorbed, areas whereabsorption has not taken place, and
the reasons thereof, and
(iv)
the expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment.
(Amount in Lakhs)
Value of exports calculated on FOB basis
Value of Imports calculated on CIF basis:
Raw Materials
Components and Spare parts
Capital Goods
Expenditure in Foreign Currency:
Travel
Others
There was no change in the nature of business of the Company during thefinancial year.
In accordance with the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors)Rules, 2014 and the Company's Articles of Association, Smt. SAJJANKANWAR BAFNA (DIN: 00007725), retires by rotation at the forthcomingAnnual General Meeting, and she being eligible, offers herself for re¬appointment. The Board recommends the re-appointment.
As of the date of this report, your Company's Board comprised of 3 (Three)Directors, with 3 (Three) Non-Executive Directors, out of which 2 (Two)are Independent Directors, and 1 (one) Non-Independent Director.
During FY 2023-24, the following changes in the Board composition andKey Managerial Personnel took place:
i. Due to sudden demise of late Shri. SURESH BAFNA (DIN: 00007655),the Board has lost one of its founder director. The Board expresses itsdeep condolences at the untimely and sad demise of Shri. SURESHBAFNA (DIN: 00007655) and offers prayers for the deceased soul torest in peace. The Board placed on record its appreciation for thevaluable contribution during his association as Managing Director ofthe Company.
ii. The Board at its meeting held on February 14, 2024, proposed toappoint, subject to approval of Hon'ble Reserve Bank of India, Shri.ADIT S BAFNA (DIN: 00058663) as a Non-executive, Non-independentDirector of the Company. The Company has not yet received the saidapproval till the date of signing of this report.
In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of theSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,the performance evaluation of the Board, its Committees and individualDirectors was carried out during the year under review.
Questionnaire approach was adopted for said evaluations. The outcome ofthis performance evaluation was presented at the meetings of theNomination and Remuneration Committee, Independent Directors, and theBoard for the consideration of the members.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) at its meeting carriedout a separate exercise for evaluating every Directors performance. Theevaluation of Independent Directors was carried out without the presenceof that Director. A separate meeting of the Independent Directors wasconvened which reviewed the performance of the Board (as a whole), theNon-Independent Directors and the Chairman.
Some of the key criteria's for performance evaluation were as follows:
1. Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities;
2. Board structure and composition;
3. Effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning;
4. Board Culture and Dynamics;
5. Quality of relationship between the Board and the Management;
6. Establishment and delineation of responsibilities to committees.Performance evaluation of Directors:
1. provide meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs inmeetings;
2. display a good degree of understanding of the Company, industry,sector, geography;
3. display independence of judgment.
The Independent Directors of the Company are persons of integrity,possessing rich experience and expertise in the field of corporatemanagement, finance, capital market, economic and business information.
The Company has issued appointment letter to the Independent Directorssetting out in detail, the terms of appointment, duties, roles &responsibilities and expectations from the appointed Director. The Boardof Directors has complete access to the information within the Company.Presentations are regularly made to the Board of Directors / AuditCommittee / Nomination & Remuneration Committee / StakeholdersRelationship Committee on various related matters, where Directors haveinteractive sessions with the Management.
During the financial year 2023-24, the Company has conducted onefamiliarization programme on 14th February, 2024. Discussions were heldon topics such as:
- Roles, rights, responsibilities of the Director and Statutory compliancesrequired to be made by the Company and the Directors as a part ofthe Board;
- Business model of the Company;
- Industry overview and organizational structure of the Company,operations and product overview & statutory changes in the law andits effect on the industry;
- Strategies and growth plans of the Company;
- Business Structure and Overview, Corporate Strategy;
- Competition update;
- Strategic risks and mitigation;
- Corporate Governance;
- Cost control mechanism; and
- Awareness with respect to roles and responsibilities as specified inthe SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Company does not have any subsidiary companies or associatecompanies or joint ventures.
The Company has adequate internal financial controls in place. During FY2023-24, these controls were tested, and no reportable materialweaknesses in design or operation were observed. Management hasreviewed the existence of various risk-based controls in the Companyand also tested key controls to ensure compliance for the present financialyear.
In the opinion of the Board, the existing internal control framework isadequate and commensurate with the size and nature of the Company'sbusiness. Furthermore, the Statutory Auditors independently tested theadequacy of internal financial controls over financial reporting as mandatedunder the provisions of the Act. During FY 2023-24, there were no instancesof fraud reported by the auditors to the Audit Committee or the Board ofDirectors.
In terms of sub-section (3) of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013and the rules framed thereunder, the particulars relating to deposits isgiven below:
(a) accepted during the year;
Your Company has neitheraccepted nor renewed anydeposits from public within themeaning of section 73 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read withthe Companies (Acceptance ofDeposits) Rules, 2014 duringthe financial year and as such,no amount of principal orinterest was outstanding as onthe Balance Sheet date.
(b) remained unpaid or unclaimed as at theend of the year;
(c) whether there has been any default inrepayment of deposits or payment ofinterest thereon during the year and ifso, number of such cases and the totalamount involved-
(i) at the beginning of the year;
(ii) maximum during the year;
(iii) at the end of the year;
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators orcourts or tribunals during the year impacting the going concern status andCompany's operations in future.
Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negativeconsequences on the Company's businesses. Risk Management is astructured approach to manage uncertainty. Risk Management is the processof identification, assessment and prioritization of risks followed bycoordinated efforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of
opportunities. Although the Company does not have a formal riskmanagement policy but a formal enterprise-wide approach to RiskManagement is being adopted by the Company and key risks will now bemanaged within a unitary framework. The Company has laid down aComprehensive Risk assessment and minimization procedure which isreviewed by the Board from time to time. These procedures are reviewedto ensure that executive management controls risks through means of aproperly defined framework. Key business risks and their mitigation arealso considered in the annual / strategic business plans and in periodicmanagement reviews.
There was no revision of the financial statements of the Company duringthe financial year.
The Company has not made any application nor any application orproceeding is pending against the Company under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 during the financial year.
The Company has not entered into any one time settlement with the Banksor financial institutions. Accordingly, the reporting on the details of differencebetween amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlementand the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or FinancialInstitutions along with the reasons thereof does not arise.
a. capital structure:
The Authorised Share Capital of your Company is Rs.5,50,00,000/-comprising of 55,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each and the Paid-up Share Capital is Rs.3,53,49,000/- comprising of 35,34,900 EquityShares of Rs.10/- each.
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during thefinancial year.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during thefinancial year.
No Bonus Shares were issued during the financial year.
e. employees stock option plan:
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to theemployees during the financial year.
M/s. SIROHIA & CO (FRN: 003875S), Chartered Accountants, Chennaiwere appointed for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years from the conclusionof the 28th Annual General Meeting held in the calendar year 2022 till theconclusion of the 33rd Annual General Meeting to be held in the calendaryear 2027, as required under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
In accordance with the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act,2013, the Board has appointed M/s. MUNDHARA & CO, CompanySecretaries in Whole-time Practice, Chennai as the Secretarial Auditors forthe financial year 2023-24 and 2024-25. The report of the SecretarialAuditors for the financial year 2023-24 is annexed to this report.
The Company follows a robust Internal Audit process, with audits conductedregularly throughout the year according to the agreed audit plan. For theFY 2023-24, CA Shri. T.S. Srinivasan (M. No. 019118) was appointed asInternal Auditor to conduct the Internal Audit of key functions and assessInternal Financial Controls etc., among other responsibilities.
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by theCentral Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the CompaniesAct, 2013.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Directors wouldlike to state that the Company does not have any employees drawingremuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules.
Your Company has requisite policy for the Prevention of Sexual Harassment,which is available on the Company's website at https://mansi.in. Thiscomprehensive policy ensures gender equality and the right to work withdignity for all employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, and trainees).
The Company has adequate measures including checks and corrections inline with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at theWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. InternalCommittee (IC) has been set up to redress complaints received regardingsexual harassment.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received anddisposed off during the financial year:
- No. of Complaints received : NIL
- No. of Complaints disposed off : NIL
- No. of cases pending for more than 90 days : NIL
- No. of workshops / awareness programmes carried out : ONE
- Nature of action taken by the employer / DO : Not Applicable
The Company adopted a Whistleblower Policy as part of its vigil mechanism.The Policy ensures that strict confidentiality is maintained while dealingwith concerns raised and that no discrimination will be meted out to anyperson for a genuinely raised concern about any unethical and improperpractices, fraud, or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct. The Policy,which covers all employees, Directors, and other people associated withthe Company, is hosted on the Company's website at https://mansi.in.
A brief note on the Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy is also providedin the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of this AnnualReport.
Your Company is generally complying with the directions of the ReserveBank of India regarding prudential norms of accounting, capital adequacyratio, provisions for bad and doubtful debts and other requirements as perthe directions issued from time to time.
Corporate governance:
The Company has complied with all the mandatory requirements ofCorporate Governance specified by the Securities and Exchange Board of
India through Part C of Schedule V of Listing Regulations. As required bythe said Clause, a separate report on Corporate Governance forms part ofthe Annual Report of the Company.
A certificate has been obtained from Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN:00007725), Director of the Company certifying that the Company has dulycomplied with requirements relating to the code of conduct as laid down inthe Listing Agreement entered with the Stock Exchange and SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A certificate has been obtained from Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN:00007725), Director and Shri. DINESH KUMAR M JAIN (PAN: AAEPJ0465G),Chief Financial Officer as required under regulation 34(3) of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 on CorporateGovernance which is enclosed and is forming part of this Report and isannexed as Annexure-3to this report.
Certificate on compliance with the conditions of corporate governanceunder the Listing Agreement and the SEBI (Listing Obligations &Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015:
A certificate from M/s. Sirohia & Co, Practicing Chartered Accountantsregarding compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governancepursuant to Part E of Schedule V of SEBI Listing Regulations is Annexedto the Corporate Governance Report is forming part of this annual report.
The Equity Shares of the Company continue to be listed on Bombay StockExchange Limited.
In terms of the provisions of regulation 34(3) of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the requiredManagement's Discussion and Analysis Report is set out in this AnnualReport.
In accordance with Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, andRegulation 25 of the Listing Regulations, Shri. MAHESH KUMAR TATED(DIN: 00488121) and Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI (DIN:05345622) were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company.
All Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteriaof independence with relevant integrity, expertise, experience andproficiency as provided under Section 149, read with Schedule IV of theAct and Regulation 16 and 17 of the Listing Regulations and have alsogiven declaration for compliance of inclusion of name in the data bank,being maintained with 'Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs' as providedunder Companies Act, 2013 read with applicable rules made thereunder.
In the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, the independentdirectors have the required integrity, expertise and experience (includingthe proficiency) to continue as independent directors.
Employee remuneration:
The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median employee'sremuneration and other details in terms of sub-section 12 of section 197of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014are forming part of this report and are annexed as Annexure-2 to thisreport.
The Company has established the following committees as part of bestcorporate governance practices in compliance with the relevant provisionsof applicable laws and statutes:
The Audit Committee met four times during FY 2023-24: May 29, 2023,August 11, 2023, November 14, 2023 and February 14, 2024. As of March31, 2024, the Committee comprised Shri. MAHESH KUMAR TATED (DIN:00488121) as Chairman, Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI (DIN:05345622) and Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN: 00007725) asMembers. The board accepted all recommendations made by the AuditCommittee.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee met four times during FY2023-24: May 29, 2023, August 11, 2023, November 14, 2023 and February14, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Committee comprised Shri. MAHESHKUMAR TATED (DIN: 00488121) as Chairman, Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARIANGALI (DIN: 05345622) and Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN:00007725) as Members. All recommendations made by the Nominationand Remuneration Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee met three times during FY 2023¬24: May 29, 2023, August 11, 2023 and November 14, 2023. As of March31, 2024, the Committee comprised Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI(DIN: 05345622) as Chairman, Shri. MAHESH KUMAR TATED (DIN:00488121) and Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN: 00007725) asMembers. All recommendations made by the Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee were accepted by the Board.
The Risk Management Committee met three times during FY 2023-24:May 29, 2023, August 11, 2023 and November 14, 2023. As of March 31,2024, the Committee comprised Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI(DIN: 05345622) as Chairman, Shri. MAHESH KUMAR TATED (DIN:00488121) and Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN: 00007725) asMembers.
As of March 31, 2024, the Board of Directors comprised two IndependentDirectors: Shri. MAHESH KUMAR TATED (DIN: 00488121) and Smt.RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI (DIN: 05345622). The IndependentDirectors meeting was held on February 14, 2024 without the attendanceof Non-Independent Directors and members of the management of theCompany. The Independent Directors, inter alia, evaluated theperformance of the Non-Independent Directors, the Chairperson of theCompany and the Board of Directors as a whole for the Financial Yearended March 31, 2024. They also assessed the quality, content andtimeliness of flow of information between the Management and the Boardthat is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably performtheir duties. The Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisAnnual Report, provides a detailed note on these committees.
Nomination and Remuneration Policy:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(e) and 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors has approved a policy onthe appointment and remuneration of Directors. This policy includes termsof appointment, criteria for determining qualifications, performanceevaluation of Directors, and other related matters. A copy of the policy isavailable on the Company's website at https://mansi.in.
As informed by the statutory auditors, the Company is not meeting withthe threshold limits provided under the provisions of section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and accordingly the reporting on thesame is not applicable to the Company.
The Company has voluntarily constituted a CSR Committee in accordancewith section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee hasformulated and recommended to the Board, a CSR Policy indicating theactivities to be undertaken by the Company which has been approved bythe Board.
As a part of its initiative under "Corporate Social Responsibility" drive,the Company has undertaken projects on its own and through variouscharitable trusts engaged in philanthropic activities in the field of educationand healthcare, while also pursuing various other CSR activities for thebenefit of the community in and around its local areas of operations.
The members of the committee, inter alia, include the following Directors:
Shri. MAHESH TATED (DIN: 00488121), Chairman, Independent Director;
Smt. RAJENDHIRAN ESWARI ANGALI (DIN: 05345622), Member,Independent Director; and
Smt. SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA (DIN: 00007725), Member, Non-ExecutiveNon-Independent Director.
The Company has not prepared and presented any separate annual reporton the CSR activities as the said provisions are not applicable to theCompany.
Your Directors wish to acknowledge all their stakeholders and are gratefulfor the excellent support received from the shareholders, bankers, financialinstitutions, government authorities, esteemed clients, customers andother business associates. Your Directors recognize and appreciate thehard work and efforts put in by all the employees of the Company andtheir contribution to the growth of the Company in a very challengingenvironment.
For and on behalf of the Board
(SAJJAN KANWAR BAFNA) (MAHESH TATED)
Director Director
DIN: 00007725 DIN: 00488121
Place- Chenna No. 4/9B, Branson Garden Street, New No. 45, Old No. 22,
Place- Chennai Kilpauk, Mulla Sahib Street, Sowcarpet
Date : 29.05.2024 Chennai - 600 010. Chennai - 600 001.