The Board of Directors of your Company take pleasure in presenting the Thirtieth AnnualReport together with Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial yearended March 31, 2024.
(Amount in Rs.)
Particulars
As on March 31,2024
As on March 31,2023
Total Income
11,84,000
5,98,000
Total Expenses
21,02,000
23,67,000
Profit/(loss) before Tax
(9,18,000)
(17,69,000)
Provision for Income Tax(including for earlier years)
-
Net Profit/(Loss) After Tax
Your Company has earned an Income of Rs. 11,84,000 during the current financialyear. The total expenses decreased from Rs. 23,67,000 to Rs. 21,02,000. Accordingly,the Company has incurred a net loss of Rs. 9,18,000 in the current financial year ascompared to a net loss of Rs. 17,69,000 in the preceding financial year.
Company's financial position have occurred between the end of the financial year ofthe Company and date of this report.
The Board of Directors of your Company has not recommended any dividend for theyear under review.
The Company has not transferred any amount to the General Reserves during theyear.
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under review.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, no material changes and commitmentswhich could affect the Company's financial position have occurred between the end ofthe financial year of the Company and date of this report.
There were no changes in the nature of business during the financial year endingMarch 31, 2024.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts orTribunals impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations in future.
During the year under review, there was no change in the Authorised and Paid-upShare Capital of the Company.
As on March 31, 2024, the Authorised share capital stands at Rs. 25,00,00,000 dividedinto 2,50,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each whereas issued, subscribed & paid-upshare capital of your Company stands at Rs.10,00,00,000 divided into 1,00,00,000Equity Shares of Rs.10 each.
The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence noinformation as per provisions of Section 43(a) (ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of theCompanies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under reviewand hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1) (d) of the Act read withRule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
The Company has not issued any equity shares under Employees Stock Option Schemeduring the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section62(1) (b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital andDebenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
During the year under review, there were no instances of non-exercising of votingrights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuantto Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital andDebentures) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company.
The quarterly and annual results are generally published in English and MarathiNewspaper named Financial Express and Mumbai Pratahkal respectively andsimultaneously posted on the Company's website (www.aadiindustries.co) and arealso sent to the BSE Limited.
As per SEBI Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/24 dated June 8, 2018 andfurther amendment vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/49 datedNovember 30, 2018, transfer and transmission of securities held in physical mode hasbeen discontinued with effect from April 1, 2019 and hence, members were requestedto convert their physical holdings into dematerialized form.
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed andimplemented by the Company are adequate. During the year under review, nomaterial or serious observation has been received from the Auditors of the Companyfor inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
During the year under review, the following changes were made in the compositionof directors and KMPs.
• Pursuant to the recommendation of Nomination & Remuneration Committee(NRC), the Board at its meeting held on May 26, 2023, appointed Ms. SaachiMadnani (DIN: 10045589) as an Additional & Non-Executive IndependentDirector of the Company for a period of five (5) years with effect from July 01,2023 and subsequently, the members had approved the same in their meetingheld on September 26, 2023.
• Pursuant to the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee(NRC), the Board at its meeting held on September 01, 2023, approved theappointments of Ms. Khushboo Agarwal (DIN:10298514) and Mr. NeelabhKaushik (DIN:01755431), as an Additional and Non-Executive IndependentDirectors of the Company respectively, for a period of five (5) years with effectfrom September 01, 2023, and subsequently, the members had approved thesame in their meeting held on September 26, 2023.
• Ms. Sayli Munj gave her resignation from the post of Company Secretary andCompliance Officer w.e.f. January 16, 2024, due to other opportunities prevailingin the industry.
• Ms. Sonam Gandhi (DIN:09593620) gave her resignation from the post of Non¬Executive, Independent Director w.e.f. closure of business hours of April 11,2023 due to some personal and unavoidable circumstances. Also, Ms. Gandhihas confirmed that there are no other material reasons other than those
mentioned above, for her resignation as the Independent Director of theCompany.
As on date, your Board comprises 7 (seven) directors -
• Mr. Rushabh Shah (DIN: 01944390) (Executive-Chairman & ManagingDirector);
• Ms. Gayathri Nagaraj (DIN:06742638) (Non-Executive Independent Director);
• Mr. Sharanabasaweshwar Hiremath (DIN:08912844) (Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director);
• Ms. Saachi Madnani (DIN:10045589) (Non-Executive Independent Director);
• Ms. Khushboo Agarwal (DIN:10298514) (Non-Executive IndependentDirector);
• Mr. Neelabh Kaushik (DIN:01755431) (Non-Executive Independent Director)
Key Managerial Personnel - Mr. Sushil Surve resigned as CFO from the Companyw.e.f June 27, 2023 & in his place Mr. Sanjay Jadhav is appointed as the ChiefFinancial Officer Company with effect from June 27, 2023.
Ms. Hiral Doshi was appointed as the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of theCompany w.e.f. April 15, 2024.
As per the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Rushabh Shahretires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offerhimself for re-appointment.
The Company has received declarations of Independence as stipulated under Section149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 from Independent Directors i.e Ms. GayathriMuttur Nagaraj, Mr. Sharanabasaweshwar Hiremath, Ms. Sacchi Madnani, Ms.Khushboo Agarwal & Mr. Neelabh Kaushik confirming that he/she is not disqualifiedfrom appointing/continuing as Independent Director as laid down in section 149(6)of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI LODR Regulations. Thesame is also displayed on the website of the Company i.ehttps://www.aadiindustries.co/. The Independent Directors have complied with theCode for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV to the Companies Act,2013. The Independent Directors of the Company have registered / in the process ofregistering themselves with the data bank maintained by Indian Institute ofCorporate Affairs (IICA). In terms of Section 150 of the Act read with Rule 6(4) of theCompanies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, the IndependentDirectors are required to undertake an online proficiency self-assessment testconducted by the IICA within a period of two (2) years from the date of inclusion oftheir names in the data bank. The said online proficiency self-assessment test will beundertaken by the Independent Directors of the Company, as applicable, within theprescribed timelines.
During the year under review, the Board of your company met seven(7) times. The details of the Board Meeting held and the participation of Directorsthereat is enumerated as below:
Sr. No.
Date of meeting
Total No. ofDirectors onthe Date ofMeeting
No. of
Directors
attended
% ofAttendance
1.
07-04-2023
4
100.00
2.
26-05-2023
3
3.
27-06-2023
4.
11-08-2023
5.
01-09-2023
6
6.
10-11-2023
7.
13-02-2024
The details of Board Meetings held from April 01, 2023 to March 31, 2024 andattendance of each Director thereat is as follows:
Sr.
No.
Name of the BoardMember
No. ofMeetingsentitled toattend
Meetings
Mr. Rushabh Shah
100
Ms. Gayathri Nagaraj
Mr.
Sharanabasaweshwar
Hiremath
Ms. Sonam Gandhi*
Ms. Saachi Madnani**
Ms. KhushbooAgarwal***
Mr. Neelabh Kaushik***
*Ms. Sonam Gandhi resigned as an Independent Director of the Company effectivefrom April 11, 2023
** Ms. Saachi Madnani appointed as an Independent Director of the Companyeffective from July 01, 2024
*** Ms. Khushboo Agarwal & Mr. Neelabh Kaushik were appointed as anIndependent Directors of the Company respectively effective from September 01,2024
The Board of Directors based on the recommendations of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, identified the following core skills/ expertise/competencies of Directors as required in the context of business of the Companyfor its effective functioning:
Sr. No
Skills/Expertise/Competencies
1
Leadership qualities
2
Industry knowledge and experience
Understanding of relevant laws, rules and regulations
Financial Expertise
5
Risk Management
Following are the details of the skills and competence possessed by the Board ofDirectors:
S
N
Name ofDirectors
Leadership
qualities
Industry
knowledge
and
experience
Understandingof relevantlaws, rules andregulations
Financial
Expertise
Risk
Managemen
t
Mr. RushabhShah
Expert
Ms.
Gayathri
Nagaraj
Proficient
Sharanabas
aweshwar
Ms. Sonam
Kinjal
Gandhi*
Ms. SaachiMadnani**
Khushboo
Agarwal***
7
Mr. NeelabhKaushik***
** Ms. Saachi Madnani appointed as an Independent Director of the Companyeffective from July 01, 2023
*** Ms. Khushboo Agarwal & Mr. Neelabh Kaushik were appointed as IndependentDirectors of the Company respectively effective from September 01, 2023
The identified skills/competencies are broad-based and marking of ‘Proficient'against a particular member does not necessarily mean the member does notpossess the corresponding skills/competences.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors as constituted by theBoard of Directors of the Company in accordance with the requirements of Section178 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The composition of the committee as on date is as under:
1. Mr. Neelabh Kaushik, Independent Director, Chairman.
2. Ms. Khushboo Agarwal, Independent Director, Independent Director, and
3. Mr. Rushabh Shah, Executive Director
The Board has in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 178of the Companies Act, 2013, formulated the policy setting out the criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director andpolicy relating to remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and otheremployees.
Major criteria defined in the policy framed for appointment of and payment ofremuneration to the Directors of the Company, are as under
The details of the Meeting held and the participation of Members of the Committeethere at is as below:
Total No. ofDirectors on theDate ofMeeting
07.04.2023
100%
26.05.2023
27.06.2023
01.09.2023
13.02.2024
The details of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meetings held fromApril 01, 2023 to March 31, 2024, and attendance of each Director thereat is asfollows:
Sharanbasaweshwar
The terms of reference of the Committee inter alia, include the following:
1. Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributesand independence of a director and recommend to our Board a policy relating tothe remuneration of the Directors, key managerial personnel and otheremployees;
2. The Committee shall evaluate the balance of skills, knowledge and experience onthe Board and on the basis of such evaluation, prepare a description of the role andcapabilities required of an independent director. For the purpose of identifyingsuitable candidates, the Committee may:
a. Use the services of an external agencies, if required;
b. Consider candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, having due regardto diversity; and
c. Consider the time commitments of the candidates.
3. Formulation of criteria for evaluation of independent directors and the board of
directors;
4. Devising a policy on diversity of board of directors;
5. Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may beappointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, andrecommend to our Board their appointment and removal;
6. Whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independentdirector, on the basis of the report of performance evaluation of independentdirectors.
7. Recommend to the board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to seniormanagement.
I Selection of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
In case of Executive Directors and Key Managerial Personnel, the selection canbe made in either of the ways given below:
a) by way of recruitment from outside;
b) from within the Company hierarchy; or
c) Upon recommendation by the Chairman or other Directors.
The appointment may be made either to fill up a vacancy caused by retirement,resignation, death or removal of an existing Executive Director or it may be afresh appointment.
In case of Non-Executive directors the selection can be made in either of the waysgiven below:
a) By way of selection from the data bank of Independent Directors maintained bythe Government.
b) Upon recommendation by Chairman or other Directors.
While appointing a Director, it shall always be ensured that the candidatepossesses appropriate skills, experience and knowledge in one or more fields offinance, law, management, sales, marketing, administration, research, corporategovernance, technical operations or other disciplines related to the Company'sbusiness.
a) In case of appointment as an Executive Director, the candidate must have therelevant technical or professional qualifications and experience as areconsidered necessary based on the job description of the position. In case nospecific qualification or experience is prescribed or thought necessary for theposition then, while recommending the appointment, the job description to theCommittee shall be provided and along with justifications that thequalifications, experience and expertise of the recommended candidate aresatisfactory for the relevant appointment.
b) The Board, while making the appointment of a Director, shall also try to assessfrom the information available and from the interaction with the candidate thathe is a fair achiever in his chosen field and that he is a person with integrity,diligence and open mind.
While making appointment of directors, following principles shall be observedby the Board, as far as practicable:
a) There shall be a proper mix of Executive and Non-Executive Directors andIndependent and Non-independent directors on the Board. The Company shallalways be in compliance of the provisions of Section 149 of the Companies Act,2013 in this regard.
b) There shall be a workable mix of directors drawn from various disciplines liketechnical, finance, commercial, legal, etc.
c) While appointing a director to fill in a casual vacancy caused by death,resignation etc. of a director, an effort shall be made, as far as possible, toappoint such a person in his place who has the relevant experience in the fieldsor disciplines in which the outgoing director had with relevant expertise asrequisite to Business of the Company.
d) No preference on the basis of gender, religion or cast shall be given whileconsidering the appointment of directors.
e) While appointing independent directors, the criteria for the independentdirectors, as laid down in Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 shall befollowed.
a) Remuneration to Directors is based on various factors like Company's size,economic and financial position, Directors' participation in Board andCommittee Meetings and after benchmarking with peer companies. Based onthe same and performance evaluation of the concerned director, NRCrecommends to the Board, remuneration payable to the Directors.
b) The remuneration paid to Managing Director and Executive Director(s) includesbase salary and variable compensation while remuneration to IndependentDirectors is based on the various factors like committee position, chairmanship,attendance, participation and performance evaluation. The IndependentDirectors are entitled to receive remuneration by way of sitting fees,reimbursement of expenses for participation in the Board/Committee meetingsand commission.
In terms of Regulation 46 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the criteria forpayment to Non-Executive Directors is made available on the website of theCompany - https: //www.aadiindustries.co /
For details of remuneration paid/payable to Directors for the year ended March31, 2024. The same is available on https: //www.aadiindustries.co /
The Audit Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the provisions of
Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013. The composition of the AuditCommittee is in conformity with the provisions of the said section. The AuditCommittee as on date comprises of:
1. Mr. Neelabh Kaushik, Chairperson,
2. Ms. Khushboo Agarwal, Independent Director and
The scope and terms of reference of the Audit Committee have been amended inaccordance with the Act and the Listing Agreement entered into with the StockExchanges. During the year under review, the Board of Directors of theCompany had accepted all the recommendations of the Committee.
The details of Audit Committee Meeting held and participation of Members ofthe Committee there at is as below:
No. of Directorsattended
The details of Audit Committee Meetings held from April 01, 2023 to March 31,2024 and attendance of each Member thereat is as follows:
% olAttendance
Hiremat
The Committee is governed by a term of reference, which is in line with theregulatory requirements mandated by the Companies Act, 2013. Some of theimportant functions performed by the Committee are:
1. Oversight of the Company's financial reporting process and the disclosure ofits financial information to ensure that the financial statements are correct,sufficient and credible;
2. Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointmentof auditors of our Company;
3. Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered bythe statutory auditors;
4. Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements andauditor's report thereon before submission to our Board for approval, withparticular reference to:
(a) Matters required to be included in the Director's Responsibility Statement, tobe included in our Board's report in terms of clause (c) of sub-section 3 ofsection 134 of the Companies Act;
(b) Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for thesame;
(c) Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise ofjudgment by management;
(d) Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of auditfindings;
(e) Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financialstatements;
(f) Disclosure of any related party transactions; and
(g) Modified opinion(s) in the draft audit report.
5. Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements beforesubmission to our Board for approval;
6. Reviewing, with the management, the statement of uses / application offunds raised through an issue (public issue, rights issue, preferential issue,etc.), the statement of funds utilized for purposes other than those stated inthe offer document / prospectus / notice and the report submitted by themonitoring agency monitoring the utilization of proceeds of a public orrights issue, and making appropriate recommendations to our Board to takeup steps in this matter;
7. Reviewing and monitoring the auditor's independence and performance,and effectiveness of audit process;
8. Approval of any subsequent modification of transactions of our Companywith related parties;
9. Scrutiny of inter-corporate loans and investments;
10. Valuation of undertakings or assets of our Company, wherever it isnecessary;
11. Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems;
12. Reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and internalauditors, adequacy of the internal control systems
13. Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including thestructure of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of theofficial heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequencyof internal audit;
14. Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow upthereon;
15. Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internalauditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or afailure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting thematter to our Board;
16. Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about thenature and scope of audit as well as post- audit discussion to ascertain anyarea of concern;
17. Looking into the reasons for substantial defaults in the payment todepositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment ofdeclared dividends) and creditors;
18. Reviewing the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism;
19. Approval of appointment of CFO (i.e., the whole-time finance Director or anyother person heading the finance function or discharging that function) afterassessing the qualifications, experience and background, etc. of thecandidate;
20. Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference ofthe Audit Committee.
21. Reviewing the utilization of loans and/ or advances from/investment by theholding company in the subsidiary exceeding rupees 100 crore or 10% ofthe asset size of the subsidiary, whichever is lower including existing loans /advances / investments existing as on the date of coming into force of thisprovision.]
22. Consider and comment on rationale, cost-benefits and impact of schemesinvolving merger, demerger, amalgamation etc., on the listed entity and itsshareholders.
23. Carrying out any other function as may be mentioned in the terms ofreference of the Audit Committee.
All the Members on the Audit Committee have the requisite qualification for
appointment on the Committee and possess sound knowledge of finance,
accounting practices and internal controls.
The Company Secretary acts as the Secretary to the Committee
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of Directors was constituted pursuantto the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The composition ofthe Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in conformity with the provisions ofthe said section.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee as on date, comprises of:
1. Ms. Khushboo Agarwal, Chairperson,
2. Mr. Neelabh Kaushik, Independent Director and
The details of Meeting held and the participation of Members of the Committeethere at is as below:
% of
Attendance
The details of Stakeholders Relationship Committee Meetings held from April01, 2023 to March 31, 2024 and attendance of each Director thereat is asfollows:
No. ofMeetingsentitledto attend
Ms. Sayli Munj - ceased to be the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of theCompany w.e.f. January 16, 2024 and in her place, Ms. Hiral Doshi appointed as theCompany Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. April 15, 2024
During the financial year under review there were no complaints receivedduring the year, no complaints were unresolved and no complaints arepending.
The role of the Committee shall inter-alia include the following:
1. Resolving the grievances of the security holders of the listed entity includingcomplaints related to transfer/transmission of shares, non-receipt of annualreport, non-receipt of declared dividends, issue of new/duplicate certificates,general meetings etc.
2. Review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights byshareholders.
3. Review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the listed entity inrespect of various services being rendered by the Registrar & Share TransferAgent.
4. Review of the various measures and initiatives taken by the listed entity forreducing the quantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuring timely receipt ofdividend warrants/annual reports/statutory notices by the shareholders of thecompany.
The Board of Directors of the Company has, pursuant to the provisions ofSection 178 (9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies(Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, framed “Vigil MechanismPolicy” for Directors and employees of the Company to provide a mechanismwhich ensures adequate safeguards to employees and Directors from any
victimization on raising of concerns of any violations of legal or regulatoryrequirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any, financial statements andreports, etc.
The employees of the Company have the right / option to report their concern/ grievance to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moraland legal conduct of business operations. The Whistle Blower Policy is hostedon the Company's website at: www.aadiindustries.co.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board had prepared and sent,through its Chairman, feedback forms for evaluation of the Board, IndependentDirectors and the Chairman. The Independent Directors at their meetingconsidered and evaluated the Board's performance, the performance of theChairman. The Board subsequently evaluated performance of the Board, theCommittees and Independent Directors; without the participation of theconcerned Director.
As stipulated by the Code of Independent Directors under the Companies Act,2013 and the Listing Agreement, a separate meeting of the IndependentDirectors of the Company was held on March 30, 2024, to review theperformance of Non-Independent Directors (including the Chairman) and theBoard as whole.
Performance evaluation of Independent Directors was conducted by the Boardof Directors, excluding the Director being evaluated. The criteria forperformance evaluation of Independent Directors laid down by theNomination, Remuneration and Compensation Committee is as below:
[ Ethics and values,
[ knowledge and
[ proficiency, diligence,
[ Behavioral traits and[ Efforts for personal development
Similarly, performance evaluation of the Chairman was carried out by theIndependent Directors.
Familiarization Program:
The Company has familiarized the Independent Directors with the Company,their roles, responsibilities in the Company, nature of industry in which theCompany operates. The details relating to the familiarization program areavailable on the website of the Company at: https://www.aadiindustries.co/
As stipulated by the Code for Independent Directors in Schedule IV of the Actand Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations, a separate meeting of theIndependent Directors of the Company was held on March 30, 2024 to reviewthe performance of all Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole andthe performance of the Chairman of the Company taking into account the viewsof other executive and non-executive directors. The independent directors alsoreviewed the quality, content and timeliness of the flow of informationbetween the Management and the Board and its Committees towards effectiveand reasonable performance and discharge of their duties.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteriaof independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,2013.
Periodic assessments to identify the risk areas are carried out andmanagement is briefed on the risks in advance to enable the company tocontrol risk through a properly defined plan. The risks are classified asfinancial risks, operational risks and market risks. The risks are taken intoaccount while preparing the annual business plan for the year. The Board isalso periodically informed of the business risks and the actions taken tomanage them.
Pursuant to Section 125 of the Act, to the extent notified, dividends that areunclaimed for a period of seven years are to be transferred to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund (IEPF) administered by the CentralGovernment and no claim shall lie against IEPF. As the Company has notdeclared any dividend before, there are no dividends due for transfer.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for the Prevention of InsiderTrading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors anddesignated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance fordealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Com panyshares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession ofunpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and duringthe period when the Trading Window is closed. The Compliance Officer isresponsible for implementation of the Code.
The code of prevention of Insider Trading and fair disclosures is there on thewebsite of the Company - https://www.aadiindustries.co/ .
All Board Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliancewith the Code.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 139 and other applicable provisions, if any, ofthe Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act') and the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time, Mr. Ramanatha Shetty, Partnerhaving Membership No: 218600 from M/s. Rak Champs & Co. LLP, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No. 131094W) were appointed as StatutoryAuditor of the Company for a period of five years from the conclusion of 27thAnnual General Meeting (AGM) till the conclusion of the 32nd Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) of the Company to be held in 2025-26.
The Auditor's Report to the members of the Company on the financial statementsfor the financial year ended March 31, 2024, forming part of this report contains aQualified opinion as the Company has measured the financial liability i.e. borrowingsat Rs. 4,608 based on the statement of accounts received from the bank. However, thepayable to bank is subject to confirmation and adjustment, if any, required upon suchconfirmation. Pending such confirmation, the effect thereof on interest and penalinterest on the financial statement is not ascertainable.
Reply: Your directors state that- The Company is in the process of getting the desireddetails/bank certificates from the bank.
The Company had inadvertently made a submission of audited financialstatements for the year ended March 31, 2024, without the filing of Statement onImpact of Audit Qualifications (for audit report with modified opinion) asmentioned above, with BSE on May 26, 2023, and later the correct resubmissionwas done on June 16, 2023. Hence, in lieu of this, the BSE has charged a fine of Rs.1,00,300 pursuant to SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/12 datedJanuary 22, 2020, and the same fine was paid by the Company on July 25, 2023.
The Board appointed Ms. Shipra Agarawal from M/s. S.A. & Associates, CompanySecretaries (COP No. 3173), Practising Company Secretary, to conduct SecretarialAudit for the FY: 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit report for the financial yearended March 31, 2024, is annexed herewith marked as Annexure 3 to thisreport.
The provisions of Section 148 under Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable tothe Company.
The transactions falling under Section 188 are annexed hereto as Annexure 2.However, related party transactions as per IND AS 24 forms part of the financials.
The particulars of loans, guarantees or investments covered under Section 186 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 form part of the notes to the financial statementsprovided in this Annual Report.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act')and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014,extract of annual return is displayed on the website of the Company -https://www.aadiindustries.co/
As per notification dated 22nd January, 2019 issued by MCA on form DPT-3, it hasbeen classified that all companies according to Rule 16 and Rule 16A of theCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 had to inform ROC about theoutstanding loans of the Company by filing form DPT-3. Your Company has notaccepted any deposits from public in terms of Section 73, 74, 75, 76 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and accordingly your company has filed form DPT-3.
Social Welfare Activities has been an integral part of the Company since inception.The Company is committed to fulfill its social responsibility as a good corporatecitizen. However, the Company is not covered by the provisions of Section 135 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, as it does not satisfy the conditions of Net Worth andNet Profit as laid therein.
The Company does not have any employee whose particulars are required to begiven in terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read along with Rule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Your directors stated that during the year under review, there were no cases filedpursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 related to the Company.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy and technology absorptionstipulated in the Companies (Accounts) Rules, is attached as Annexure 1. Thereare no foreign exchange earnings or outgo during the year under review.
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information andexplanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements interms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act,2013:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standardshad been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures, if any;
b) they had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial
year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
c) they had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguardingthe assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d) they had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
e) they had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Companyand that such internal financial controls are adequate and operatingeffectively.
they had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company does not fall under purview of Regulations of CorporateGovernance.
Pursuant to the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosures Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the provisions of reporting of Corporate Governance asspecified in Regulation 27 (2) is not applicable to the Company, as it does notmeet the threshold of paid-up capital of Rs. 10 crores and net worth of Rs. 25crores as on March 31, 2024.
Accordingly, the Company is fully compliant with the applicable provision and theCompany is committed to ensure compliance with all modifications withinprescribed norms under the Companies Act, 2013. The company is committed tomaintaining the highest standards of corporate practices as set out by SEBI asgood Corporate Governance, which forms part of the Directors Report.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors andSecretarial Auditors have not reported any instances of frauds committed in theCompany by its officers or employees, to the Audit Committee under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, details of which needs to be mentioned inthe Report.
Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India withrespect to board and general meetings are compiled by the Company.
The Company had appointed via. circular resolution vide. March 30, 2024, Ms.Hiral Doshi, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company and in herabsence Mr. Rushabh Shah, Managing Director as a designated person, to ensurecompliance with MCA notification on this matter.
Date
Time
Venue
September 30,2024
12:00 Noon
AGM will be held at 421, 4th Floor, KailashPlaza Building, Vallabh Baug Lane,Ghatkopar (East) Mumbai- 400 075.
b) Financial Calendar for the year 2022-23
Financial year
April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024
Book Closure Dates
September 23, 2024 to September 30, 2024 (both daysinclusive)
Listing on Stock Exchange:
BSE Limited (“BSE”)
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy TowersDalal Street, Mumbai- 400 023SCRIP CODE: 530027ISIN No. INE563D01013
F.Y
AGM
Location
Details of specialresolutions passed
2022-23
29 th
Tuesday,September26, 2023
12:00
noon
421, 4th Floor, KailashPlaza Building, VallabhBaug Lane, Ghatkopar(East) Mumbai-400075
1. Appointment of Ms.Saachi Madnani (Din:10045589) as anIndependent Director.
2. Appointment of Ms.Khushboo Agarwal(DIN: 10298514) as anIndependent Director.
3. Appointment of Mr.Neelabh Kaushik (DIN:01755431) as anIndependent Director.
2021-22
28th
Thursday,June 30,2022
11:00 a.m.
1. Appointment of Dr.Sharanabasaweshwar G Hiremath (DIN:08912844) as anIndependentDirector.
2. Appointment of Ms.Sonam Kinjal Gandhi(DIN: 09593620 AsAn IndependentDirector.
2020-21
27th
Wednesday, December
Via electronic mode[video conference or
1. To increaseborrowing powers of
29, 2021
other audiovisualmeans (“OAVM”)]
Deemed Location: 421,4th Floor, Kailash PlazaBuilding, Vallabh BaugLane, Ghatkopar (East)Mumbai- 400075
the board andauthorization limit tosecure theborrowings underSection 180(1)(c)and 180(1)(a) of theCompanies, Act,2013.
2. To makeinvestments, giveloans, guaranteesand security inexcess of limitsspecified u/s 186 ofCompanies Act,2013.
3. Re-appointment ofMr. Rushabh Shah(DIN:01944390) asManaging Director.
No Extra - Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) held during the year. No special resolutionwas required to be carried out through postal ballot during the last year. No resolution isproposed by postal ballot at the ensuing Annual general meeting.
The high/low of the market price of the shares of the Company is as follows:
Month
BSE (Rs.)
High
Low
April 2023
04.05
3.35
May 2023
3.99
3.40
June 2023
3.85
3.45
July 2023
4.35
August 2023
3.01
September 2023
3.89
3.11
October 2023
3.48
3.02
November 2023
3.94
December 2023
5.50
3.15
January 2024
8.90
4.80
February 2024
7.33
4.94
March 2024
7.65
6.29
The Registrar and Share Transfer Agent (RTA) of the Company is Link Intime IndiaPrivate Limited. The registered office address and contact details of RTA are asfollows:
C-101, 247 Park L.B.S Marg,
Vikhroli West,
Mumbai - 400083
Tel: 2851 5606/ 5644/ 6338.
Fax: 2851 2885
website: www.linkintime.co.in
The Board has the authority for approving transfer, transmission of theCompany's securities. The Company ensures that the half yearly ComplianceCertificate pursuant to regulations 40(9) and 40 (10) of the SEBI ListingRegulations are filed with the Stock Exchanges.
As per SEBI Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/24 dated June 8, 2018 andfurther amendment vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/49 datedNovember 30, 2018, requests for effecting transfer of securities (except in case oftransmission or transposition of securities) cannot be processed from April 1,2019 unless the securities are held in the dematerialized form with thedepositories. Therefore, Members holding shares in physical form are requestedto take necessary action to dematerialize the holdings.
Category
(Shares)
Shareholders
Shares
Number
%
1-500
4007
77.2657
466459
4.6646
501 TO 1000
464
8.9472
388642
3.8864
1001 TO 2000
269
5.187
417138
4.1714
2001TO 3000
1.9283
254210
2.5421
3001 TO 4000
54
1.0413
194299
1.9430
4001 TO 5000
68
1.3112
326062
3.2606
5001 TO 10000
103
1.9861
787702
7.8770
10001 TO
121
2.3332
7165488
71.6549
Total
4710
10000000
The Company's shares are required to be compulsorily traded on Stock Exchanges indematerialized form. As per SEBI Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/24 datedJune 8, 2018 and further amendment vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-
NRO/GN/2018/49 dated November 30, 2018, transfer and transmission of securitiesheld in physical mode has been discontinued with effect from April 1, 2019 and hence,members were requested to convert their physical holdings into dematerialized form.
The number of shares as on 31st March, 2024 held in dematerialized and physicalform are as under:
No. of Shares
NSDL
2965861
29.66
CDSL
6253982
62.54
Physical
780157
7.80
1,00,00,000
The Company has complied with all mandatory requirements of ListingRegulations and has not adopted any non-mandatory requirements that are notapplicable to the Company.
SN
Shareholding of eachdirector and each KeyManagerial Personnel
Shareholding at the
beginning
of the year
Cumulative
Shareholding duringthe Year
No. ofshares
% of totalshares ofthe
company
No. ofShares
At the beginning of theyear
24,86,429
24.86
Date wise Increase /Decrease in PromotersShareholding during theyear specifying thereasons for increase /decrease (e.g.allotment / transfer /bonus/ sweat equityetc.):
No change
At the end of the year
Indebtedness of the Company including interest outstanding/accrued but not duefor payment
Unsecured
Loans
Deposits
Indebtedness
Indebtedness at
i) PrincipalAmount
ii) Interest due butnot paid
iii) Interestaccrued but notdue
35,00,000
6,60,29,788
Nil
Total (i ii iii)
Change inindebtedness duringthe financial year
• Addition
• Reduction
34,95,391.34
3,10,000
2,617,914
Net Change
-34,95,391.34
23,07,914
Indebtedness at theend of the financialyear
46,08,66,000
6,83,37,702
6,83,42,310.66
Name of theDirectors
Salary,
Allowance,
perquisite
s and
other
benefits
Performance-
linked
Income/Bonus/
Commission
Paid/Payable
Stock
Option
Pension
SittingFees Paid
Executive Directors
3,00,000
Non-Executive Directors
Ms. GayathriMuttur Nagaraj
1,20,000
Sharanabasawe
shwar
80,000
Ms. SonamGandhi*
60,000
46,000
*Ms. Sonam Gandhi resigned as an Independent Director of the Company effective fromApril 11, 2023
** Ms. Saachi Madnani appointed as an Independent Director of the Company effective fromJuly 01, 2024
*** Ms. Khushboo Agarwal & Mr. Neelabh Kaushik were appointed as an IndependentDirectors of the Company respectively effective from September 01, 2024
Sl.
Remuneration in (Rs.)
Company
Secretary*
CFO**
Gross salary
(a) Salary as per provisions contained insection 17(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961
(b) Value of perquisites u/s 17(2) Income-tax Act, 1961
(c) Profits in lieu of salary undersection17(3) Income-tax Act, 1961
2,00,000
Stock Option
Sweat Equity
- as % of profit
- others, specify...
Others, please specify
* Resigned from the post of the Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. June 27, 2023
** Ms. Sayli Munj - ceased to be the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the
Company w.e.f. January 16, 2024
Type
Section
of
the
Companies
Act
Brief
Descripti
on
Details ofPenalty /Punishment/Compoundingfees imposed
Authority[RD /NCLT/COURT]
Appealmade,if any(giveDetails)
A. COMPANY
Penalty
Punishment
Compounding
NONE
B. DIRECTORS
C. OTHER OF]
FICERS IN DEFAULT
A. Ratio of remuneration of each Director to the median remuneration of theemployees of the Company for FY 2023-24 as well as the percentage increase inremuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary is asunder:
Name of Director/ KeyManagerial Personnel
The ratio of remunerationto the medianremuneration
% increase inremuneration overthe previous year
Ms. Gayathri MutturNagaraj
This is not applicable as the Company did not pay anyremuneration to its directors.
Ms. Sonam Gandhi1
Ms. Saachi Madnani2
Ms. KhushbooAgarwal3
Mr. NeelabhKaushik3
NA @
NA
Key Managerial Personnel
Ms. Hiral Doshi#
Mr. Sanjay Jadhav ##
@Median remuneration calculation does not apply to the Company, as there is a singleemployee who is paid salary in a/c of the company as on March 31, 2024.
B. Percentage decrease in the median remuneration of employees in FY 2023-24: NotApplicable, as there is a single employee who is paid salary in a/c of the company as onMarch 31, 2024.
C. Number of permanent employees on the rolls of the Company as on March 31, 2024:
D. Comparison of average percentile increase in salary of employees other than themanagerial personnel and the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration:
% change in remuneration
Average increases in salary of employees(other than managerial personnel)
Not Applicable, as there is a singleemployee who is paid salary in a/c ofthe company as of March 31, 2024.
Average increase in remuneration ofmanagerial personnel
Affirmation: It is affirmed that the remuneration paid to the Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel and other employees is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company.
Your Directors would like to express their appreciation for co-operation andassistance received from Government authorities, financial institutions, banks,vendors, customers, shareholders and other business associates during the yearunder review. The Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense ofappreciation for the committed services by all the employees of the Company
Aadi Industries Limited
Sd/-
Mr. Rushabh ShahManaging Director(DIN:01944390)
Place: Mumbai
Date: September 06, 2024
Ms. Sonam Gandhi resigned as an Independent Director of the Company effective fromApril 11, 2023
Ms. Saachi Madnani appointed as an Independent Director of the Company effective fromJuly 01, 2024
Ms. Khushboo Agarwal & Mr. Neelabh Kaushik were appointed as IndependentDirectors of the Company respectively effective from September 01, 2024#Appointed as the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. April 15, 2024## Appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. June 27, 2023