Your Directors present their Thirty Seventh Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Yearended March 31,2025.
('in Crores)
Particulars
FY 2024-25
FY 2023-24
Total Income
260.23
213.19
Profit / (Loss) before Depreciation, Exceptional Items and Tax (PBDT)
36.99
42.84
Less: Depreciation
11.57
5.23
Profit / (Loss) before Tax and Exceptional Items
25.42
37.61
Exceptional Items
1.55
173.19
Less: Provision for Taxation (Deferred Tax)
35.35
Nil
Profit / (Loss) after Tax (PAT)
(8.38)
210.80
Other Comprehensive Income for the year, net of tax
0.42
(0.17)
Total Comprehensive Income for the period, net of tax
(7.96)
210.63
Add: Balance brought forward from the last year
(7,907.10)
(8,117.90)
Loss available for appropriation
(7,915.48)
Appropriations:
Recommended for Equity Dividend
Dividend Distribution Tax
N.A.
Amount transferred to
- General Reserve
Balance Carried Forward
The financial highlights of the Company for the financial year under review are as follows:
• Total Income is ' 260.23 Crores as against ' 213.19 Crores for the previous financial year.
• Profit/ (Loss) before Depreciation, Exceptional Items and Tax (“PBDT”) is ' 36.99 Crores as against ' 42.84 Crores forthe previous financial year.
• Profit / (Loss) after Tax (“PAT”) before Exceptional Items is ' 25.42 Crores as against ' 37.61 Crores for the previous financial year.
As reported in the Directors' Report of last year and earlier years, on account of the adverse circumstances surrounding the telecomand power sectors, the Company got admitted into Corporate Debt Restructure (“CDR”) in July 2011 and its efforts to arrive at an OneTime Settlement (“OTS”) / NS did not yield fruitful results till 2023, on account of the various developments mentioned therein.
However, the years of effort and the continued discussion and co-operation extended by the Company, Promoter andManagement to the secured lenders has resulted in the Monitoring Institution communicating in January 2024 the securedlenders 'In-Principle approval' to the OTS proposal of ' 375.79 Crores, besides pass-through of all pending arbitrationproceeds in respect of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (“MSEDCL”) and GTL Infrastructure Limited(“GIL”), in the agreed ratio, subject to the approval by their respective sanctioning authorities and requisite conditions beingmet by both the Company and the lenders. Pursuant to that, after appropriation of the amount recovered by the securedlenders through sale of Company's immovable assets, the Company deposited the balance of ' 274.78 Crores in the EscrowAccount maintained for the purpose and settled the dues of ten original secured lenders (including Canara Bank and IDBI Bank)as per their respective OTS sanctions. Consequently,
i. on filing of Memorandum seeking withdrawal of Petition filed by Canara Bank, the Hon'ble National Company LawTribunal (“NCLT”) has dismissed the Petition as withdrawn.
ii. Canara Bank is also in the process of formally withdrawing the proceedings before Debt Recovery Tribunal (“DRT”).
iii. the DRT vide its order dated May 1,2025 has allowed withdrawal of applications filed by the nine original secured lenders.
iv. the Hon'ble High Court, Bombay by its order dated August 12, 2025, took on record letter dated June 4, 2025 of IDBIBank, for discontinuing the Wilful Default proceedings against the Company and Whole Time Director and some of itsformer Directors and disposed of the matter.
The Company has entered into Upside Sharing Agreement with eligible lenders for sharing 75% of the net recovery amountof Arbitration Proceedings, amongst the lenders in the agreed proportion. Pending the outcome of the Arbitration proceedings,the Company is continuing its efforts to arrive at a settlement in respect of Arbitration matters as well. The Company isawaiting the OTS sanctions from the rest of the lenders and also taking appropriate measures for resolution before dRt.
In fact, even the closure of the OTS of the Company, may not also scale up the Company's business operations or revenuesor profitability, unless GIL, its only customer also finds a solution to improve its financial health and its performance. Whileon the expiry of the current service contracts with GIL, the Company could manage to renew its contracts for a limitedperiod, its continuance depends upon further developments in both Companies. Thus, as has been stated in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, having exhausted / in the process of exhausting all its financial resources and with only onecustomer with a limited term contract period and emerging duopoly market scenario, (which may create financial impact onshort to medium term), it may become inevitable for the Company to restructure, realign, reposition or exit its existing businessand / or explore new business opportunities, while keeping in mind the interest of its employees and other stakeholders forgrowth prospects.
4. DEVELOPMENTSTelecom Industry
From the time the telecom industry got opened up for private participation, for little over first 2 decades, the industry had itsfair share of trials and turbulences in the form of policy uncertainties, litigations, exit of domestic and international players,high-cost spectrum, technological changes and financial stress. It is to the credit of the industry, after years of volatilityand churning, it is now looking for a period of stability and consolidation. The financial performance of the operators startedshowing signs of green shoots since Fy 2022-23. However, without giving any breathing time, the business exigencies madethe Operators to aggressively bid for 5G spectrum and roll out 5G from October 2022 onwards.
According to the Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, the 5G services have been rolled out in allstates and union territories across India and are now available in 99.8% of the country's districts. As of June 30, 2025, 0.486million 5G base transceiver stations (BTSs) have been installed by telecom service providers (TSPs) nationwide (Source :tele.net - July 2025). While the telecom service providers have heavily invested in telecom infrastructure, technology andspectrum for making this one to happen, the demand for expanding tower network, upgrading of legacy infrastructure, solarsite rollouts, lithium-ion battery upgrades technology up-gradation, etc. continues to cater to the future needs.
Challenges of the Telecom Industry
While highlighting India's swift roll out of 5G services, the Minister for Communications said that the domestic telecomoperators have collectively invested US$ 50 billion over the past 21 months to install next generation wireless networks.(Source: tele.net - May 2025). The roll out of 5G in a record time of 21 months is an important milestone in taking forwardIndia's digital journey. Needless to say, that further adoption of the advanced technologies as discussed above would requirefurther huge investments, at the same time would greatly benefit the economy. According to ICRA as reported in tele.net June2025 “the tariff revisions lento improved average revenue per user (ARPU), which though still the lowest globally, is estimatedto have increased from ' 184 in FY 24 to ' 200 in FY 25. Another hike anticipated by the end of FY 26 could further raise ARPU to' 220”. No doubt the ARPU has to go up further to generate sufficient returns on investment in this industry. In thiscontext it is pertinent to note that the operators have not been able to fully monetise the roll out of 5G. Apart fromthat the Operators have to also significantly generate new revenue streams. Currently unlimited 5G services are beingoffered at low tariffs, without differentiated pricing, though India ranks first in the world for internet data usage. Thus, itis in the interest of every stakeholder that the industry increases the industry ARPU and also generates revenue from 5Gbased commercially viable applications and use cases for accelerating these transformations and unlock the potentialof 5G and other technologies.
The net-worth of the Company has got eroded during the last few years. The Company's current liabilities are higher thanits current assets. However, for the reasons stated above under the head “Operations”, the Management is of the view thatit would be in a position to revive the Company and continue its operations. Hence, it continues to prepare its FinancialStatements on a going concern basis.
In view of the accumulated losses and the dividend restrictions imposed by the lenders, your Directors express their inabilityto recommend any dividend on the paid up Equity and Preference Share Capital of the Company for the financial year endedMarch 31,2025.
(i) Equity:
There is no change in Equity Capital due to allotment of shares or otherwise during the year under review. As such, EquityCapital of the Company at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year stood at ' 157.30 Crores (157,296,781Equity shares of the face value of ' 10 each).
The Company has only one class of equity share. Thus, the details required to be furnished, for equity shares withdifferential share rights and / or sweat equity shares and / or ESOS, under the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures)Rules, 2014 are not applicable.
(ii) Preference:
As the Preference Shareholder did not exercise its right for conversion of the preference shares into equity within thestipulated time period, there will not be any impact on the Company's equity capital.
(iii) NCDs:
As reported in earlier Annual Reports, in respect of 14,000 Rated Rupee denominated Redeemable Unsecured NCDs of theface value of ' 10 Lakhs each aggregating to ' 1,400 Crores, the NCD holder has also signed the Inter-Creditor Agreement forsettlement, subject to secured lenders approval.
There are no unclaimed deposits lying with the Company and during the year under review, the Company has not acceptedany fresh fixed deposit either from the Public or from its Shareholders.
During the year, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. D. S. Gunasingh (DIN: 02081210) and Mr. Navin J. Kripalani(DIN: 05159768) as Additional Directors in capacity of Non-Executive Non-independent Directors of the Company liableto retire by rotation w.e.f. September 16, 2024, upon completion of their respective terms as Independent Directors onSeptember 15, 2024, to which the shareholders gave their consent through Postal Ballot concluded on December 9, 2024.
Ms. Jyotisana S. Kondhalkar (DIN: 10729811) was appointed as an Additional Director (Independent) to hold office up tothe next Annual General Meeting and as an Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive yearscommencing from August 14, 2024 to August 13, 2029 (both days inclusive), to which shareholders gave their consent at theAGM held on September 12, 2024.
Mr. Sunil S. Valavalkar (DIN: 01799698) retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (“AGM”). Consequent to hisinforming the Board of Directors, his decision not to seek re-appointment, he ceases to be Director / Whole-time Director ofthe Company at ensuing AGM. The Board places on record its appreciation for his contribution and guidance.
The Board appointed Mrs. Rufina Juliana Fernandes (DIN: 06712021) as an Additional Director w.e.f. September 4, 2025, tohold the office up to the ensuing AGM and as Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of three years with effect fromOctober 1,2025, subject to requisite approvals. Resolutions seeking Shareholders approval for the appointment of Mrs. RufinaFernandes along with other required details form part of the Notice of AGM.
Mr. Harshad Kulkarni was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel (“KMP”) of the Company w.e.f.August 7, 2025 in place of Mr. Milind Bapat, who ceased to be Chief Financial Officer and KMP w.e.f. August 6, 2025 uponretirement. The Board places on record its appreciation for Mr. Bapat's contribution to the Company.
The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, is given below:
(i) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for thefinancial year and percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary orManager, if any, in the financial year:
Name
Ratio to medianremuneration
% increase inremuneration inthe financial year *
Executive Director
Mr. Sunil S. Valavalkar
1 : 2.94
7
Non-executive Directors (Sitting Fees only) #
Mr. D. S. Gunasingh
Mr. Navin J. Kripalani
Mrs. Siddhi M. Thakur
Dr. Mahesh M. Borase
Ms. Saniana S. Pawar
Ms. Jyotisana S. Kondhalkar
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Milind V. Bapat
5
Company Secretary
Mr. Deepak A. Keluskar
# Since Non-executive Directors received no remuneration except sitting fees, the required details are not applicable
* Considered CTC for calculation.
(ii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: 8.3%
(iii) Number of employees: The number of employees of the Company and its Associates is 1,544 as on March 31,2025.
(iv) Average percentage increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the lastfinancial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof andany exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration: As against the average annual increase insalaries of employees (other than managerial personnel) of 5.9%, the percentile increase in managerial remuneration is 7%.The increase of 1.1% in the remuneration of the managerial personnel is as per the terms of appointment, as approved by theShareholders of the Company and within the limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
(v) Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company: The Company affirms that theremuneration is as per remuneration policy of the Company.
In terms of the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) of the Act, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, inrespect of the year ended March 31,2025, confirm that:
i) i n the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there are nomaterial departures;
ii) they had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financialyear and of the profit / loss of the Company for that period;
iii) they had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
iv) they had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v) they had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and were operating effectively; and
vi) they had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemswere adequate and operating effectively.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have furnished a declaration to the effect that they meet the criteria ofindependence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act.
The Company has put in place appropriate policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters providedin Section 178(3) of the Act, which is provided in the Policy Dossier that has been uploaded on the Company's websitewww.gtllimited.com. Further, salient features of the Company's Policy on Directors' remuneration have been disclosed in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report.
The Board of Directors has carried out annual evaluation of its own performance, Board Committees and individual Directors,pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Securities & Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 (“Listing Regulations”).
The performance of the Board and its Committees were evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the Board /Committee members on the basis of the criteria such as composition of the Board / Committees and structure, effectivenessof Board / Committee processes, providing of information and functioning etc. The Board and Nomination & RemunerationCommittee also reviewed the performance of individual Directors on the basis of criteria such as attendance in Board /Committee meetings, contribution in the meetings, qualification, experience, knowledge, competency, contribution & integrity,independence & their independent views and judgment etc.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, performance of the Board asa whole and performance of the Chairman were evaluated, taking into consideration views of executive and Non-ExecutiveDirectors. The Meeting also assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the CompanyManagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report (“MDAR”) for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34read with Schedule V to the Listing Regulations, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
A separate Corporate Governance Report on compliance with Corporate Governance requirements as required underRegulation 34(3) read with Schedule V to the Listing Regulations forms part of this Annual Report. The same has been reviewedand certified by M/s. GDA & Associates, Chartered Accountants, the Auditors of the Company. The Compliance Certificate inrespect thereof is given in Annexure A to this Report.
The Company has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy (details of which are furnished in the Corporate Governance Report),thereby establishing a vigil mechanism for directors and employees for reporting genuine concerns, if any.
The major risks faced by the Company have been outlined in the MDAR and Note no. 43 of the Financial Statements to allowstakeholders and prospective investors to take an independent view. We strongly urge stakeholders / investors to read andanalyze these risks before investing in the Company.
The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Policy of the Company and other details are furnished inAnnexure B of this Report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014.
The Company undertakes, when permissible, various projects directly and / or through “Global Foundation, a Public CharitableTrust. For the CSR initiatives reference may be made to MDAR under the caption “Corporate Social Responsibility”. The CSRPolicy is available on the Company's website www.gtllimited.com.
For the details in respect of compliance to the above regulations, reference may be made to the information given under thehead - Human Resources, which forms part of MDAR.
The details in respect of composition of the Audit Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which formspart of this Annual Report.
M/s. GDA & Associates (FRN: 135780W), Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed as Auditors at the Thirty Fourth (34th) AGMto hold office from conclusion of the said meeting till the conclusion of the Thirty Ninth (39th) AGM. Accordingly, they continueto be in office for FY 2025-26.
Cost Auditors
In terms of the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, asamended, since the Company's business is not included in the list of industries to which these rules are applicable, theCompany is not required to maintain cost records.
Auditors’ Report
As regards the Auditors' modified opinion and emphasis of matters, the Board has furnished required details / explanations inNote nos. 32.1,22.4 & 49 and Note no. 47 of Notes to financial statements respectively.
Secretarial Auditors’ Report
The Secretarial Audit report and the Secretarial Compliance Report are given in Annexure C and Annexure D respectively.Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with applicable Secretarial Standards as prescribed by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company has neither made any investments nor given any loans during the FY 2024-25. As regards Guarantees andInvestments reference may be made to Note nos. 39C and 7 of the Financial Statements respectively.
During the year under review, your Company has not entered into any material contracts or arrangements or transactionswith any related party either at arm's length or otherwise as referred in Section 188(1) of the Act read with the rules madethereunder. Accordingly, the statement pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules 2014 giving the particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in section 188 (1) of the Act, isnot enclosed as a part of this Report.
For full details of Related Party Disclosures reference may be made to note nos. 40.1 and 40.2 of the Financial Statements ofthe Company.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website www.gtllimited.com.None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationships or transactions vis-a-vis the Company.
Save and except as discussed in this Annual Report, no material changes have occurred and no commitments were given bythe Company thereby affecting its financial position between the end of the financial year to which these financial statementsrelate and the date of this report.
The Company does not have any subsidiary company. Hence, a statement pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Actin Form No. AOC-1 is not furnished.
a. Conservation of Energy:
The Company provides Operations, Maintenance and Energy Management services to its customers and by virtue of thesame, energy efficiency, conservation and its optimal utilization are its key deliverables. As a result, the Company continuesits focus and efforts towards implementing and operating various Energy related initiatives to fulfill its objectives.
i) the steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
The Company is only a service provider. Accordingly, it has taken up the following initiatives for Energy Conversationof its customer viz. GTL Infrastructure Limited.
a. Phase wise implementation of Li-Ion (LFP) Battery Bank with the salient features like higher depth ofdischarge (DoD), fast charging and with a high load carrying capacity viz a viz VRLA battery bank with thesame AH rating. This feature provides the sound battery backup in case of long time EB failures resulting inreduction of DG run hrs and fuel consumption.
b. Implementation of Adaptive Charging at sites where currently operator has increased their load byimplementing 5G (NR) or capacity enhancement in existing 4G (LTE) to optimize DG up-gradation cost and atthe same time increasing DG efficiency thereby saving fuel.
c. Implementation of Preventive Maintenance activity through App based tool resulting in improved governanceand monitoring of DG sets and EB availability. This has helped Energy (fuel and EB) optimization.
d. Enabled 3,555 sites for operating as green sites (Q-O-Q limit on fuel consumption), thereby ensuring optimalfuel stock and minimal wastage.
e. New EB Connection done at 37 Sites which were diesel dependent, now operating with optimal dieselutilization.
ii) the steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate source of energy : Not Applicable
iii) the capital investment on energy conservation equipment : Not Applicable
b. Technology Absorption:
1.
Efforts made towards technology absorption
Not applicable as the Companyhas not absorbed any newtechnology.
2.
The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, productdevelopment or import substitution
3.
In case of imported technology (imported during last 3 years reckoned fromthe beginning of the financial year) following information may be furnished
a. the details of technology imported
b. the year of import
c. whether the technology been fully absorbed?
d. i f not fully absorbed, the areas where absorption has not takenplace, reasons thereof
Not applicable as the Companyhas not imported any technologyin the last 3 years.
4.
the expenditure incurred on Research and Development
No expenditure incurred duringthe year.
c. Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo:
During the year under review, there are no foreign exchange earnings and foreign exchange outgo.
The details in respect of adequacy of internal financial control with reference to the financial statements are included in theMDAR, which forms part of this Annual Report.
The Company's employees and associate base stood at 1,544 as on March 31,2025, as against 1,553 as on March 31,2024.For full details of the HR functioning, facilities extended, compliance with regulatory requirements, employee engagement etc.reference may be made to the write up given under the head - Human Resources,which forms part of the MDAR.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft Annual Return having all the available information ofthe Company as on March 31,2025 is available on the Company's website at http://www.gtllimited.com/ind/inv info.aspx
9 (Nine) meetings of the Board were held during the year, details of which are furnished in the Corporate Governance Reportthat forms part of this Report.
Mr. Manoj G. Tirodkar is the Promoter of the Company.
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees asrequired under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is forming part of this report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to theMembers excluding the aforesaid statement. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said statement is open for inspection andany Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary. None of the employees listed inthe said statement is related to any Director of the Company.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation and acknowledge with gratitude, the support and cooperationextended by the clients, employees, vendors, bankers, financial institutions, investors, media and both the Central and StateGovernments and their Agencies, and look forward to their continued support.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Navi Mumbai D.S. Gunasingh
Date : September 04, 2025 Chairman