Your Directors are pleased to submit the 21st Annual Report on the business and operations of your
Company ("the Company" or "ABHA POWER AND STEEL LIMITED"), along with the audited financialstatements, for the financial yearended March 31, 2025.
The Financial Results for the year ended March 31st, 202 5 and the corresponding figure for the previousyear are as under:
PARTICULARS
F.Y. 2024-25 F.Y. 2023-24
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Revenue from operations
7,018.01
5,174.70
Other Income
64.98
7.97
Profit before depreciation, exceptional, extraordinary item andtax
952.46
609.28
Less: Depreciation & Amortization expense
102.70
102.25
Profit before exceptional, extraordinary item and tax
849.76
507.03
Add: Exceptional item
Less: Extraordinary item
Profit before tax
Less: Tax expense
226.93
128.84
Profit after tax
622.83
378.19
Earning Per Share (In Rs.)
3.94
2.62
• Equity shares are at par value of Rs 10/- per share.
• 41,39,200 equity shares were allotted pursuant to Initial Public Offer ("IPO”) on December 02,2024.
During the financial year under review, the Company does not propose any amount to be transferredto any reserves of the company.
In order to conserve the resources of the Company, your directors do not recommend any dividend forthe FY 2 025.
Your directors are pleased to share the exceptional operational and financial performance achieved bythe Company during financial year 2024-25.
The major highlights of the financial year 2 024-25 are as under:
> Revenue from operations stood at Rs. 7,018.01 lakhs in financial year 2024-25 as compared toRs. 5,174.70 lakhs in financial year 2023-24 thereby translating a growth of approx 35.62%.
> PAT stood at Rs. 622.83 lakhs in financial year 2024-25 as compared to Rs. 378.19 lakhs in infinancial year 202 3-24, thereby translating a growth of 64.69%.
The Company is well positioned to achieve better operation and financial performance in the financialyear 2025-26.
There is no Change in the nature of the business / operation of the Company done during theyear under review.
The Company was originally formed as a private limited company in the name and style of "AbhaPower And Steel Private Limited” bearing CIN: U27102CT2004PTC016654 pursuant to acertificate of incorporation dated 27th May, 2004 issued by the Registrar of Companies, Chhat-tisgarh. Subsequently, pursuant to a resolution passed by our Board of Director in their meetingheld on 28th March, 2024 and by the shareholders at an extra-ordinary general meeting held on30th March, 2024, our company was converted into a public limited company and consequentlythe name of our company was changed to "Abha Power and Steel Limited” and a fresh certif¬icate of incorporation dated 5 th June, 2024 was issued by the Assistant Registrar of Companies,Central Processing Centre. Subsequently our Company got listed onSME platform of NSE Emergeon 4th December, 2024. The Corporate Identification Number of our Company as on date of thisreport is L27102CT2004PLC016654
The Company has successfully completed the Initial Public Offer (IPO). The IPO comprised of fresh issueof 41,39,200 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each and an offer for sale of 10,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-each by Mr Subhash Chand Agrawal, Director of the Company at Rs. 75/- per share, including a sharepremium of Rs. 65/- per Equity Share. The issue was opened for subscription on 27th November, 2024and closed on 29th November, 2024. The Board has allotted 51,39,200 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- eachto the successful applicant on 2nd December, 2024. The equity shares of the Company got listed on 4thDecember, 2024 on the NSE Emerge. Your company share price debuted on National Stock Exchange ofIndia Limited at Rs 81.90/- per share, a premium of 9.2% over its issue price.
As on March 31, 2025, share capital of the Company stood at 18,58,78,300 Equity Shares of face valueof Rs 10/- each.
Further, the Company has not undertaken any buy back or split during the year under review.
During the year under review, it was informed that the initial public offering (the "Issue”) opened forsubscription on Wednesday, 27 November, 2024 and Friday, 29 November, 2024. The bidding for theAnchor portion opened and closed on November 22, 2024. The Issue Price for the equity shares of facevalue of Rs. 10/- each ("Equity Share") was fixed at Rs. 75/- per Equity Share, including a share premi¬um of Rs. 65/- per Equity Share. The Issue comprises of fresh issue of 41,39,200 Equity Shares by theCompany (the "Fresh Issue”) aggregating to Rs. 38.54 Crores.
As on March 31, 2025, the share of the Company held in demat form represents 100% of the total issuedand paid-up capital of the Company The Company ISIN No. is INE0UYG01015. M/s Skyline FinancialServices Private Limited is the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company and handles inves¬tors related matters under the supervision of the Company.
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred duringthe period from the end of the financial year to which the financial statement related till the date of thisreport.
During the financial year under review, the Company has not undertaken any alteration or amendmentto the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company.
As per the provision of the Companies Act, 2 013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, duringthe financial year under review and till the date of this report, the following changes have occurred inthe Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company:
Sr.
No.
Name
DIN/PAN
Particulars
Effective
Date
1.
Shri Atish Agrawal
03540841
Appointment as Managing Director
01.04.2024
2.
Shri Satish Kumar Shah
02324456
Appointment as Whole-time Direc¬tor
3.
Shri Naleen Shah
GFJPS5434G
Appointment as Chief Financial
Officer (CFO)
4.
Ms. Pratibha Patel
FYWPP4846J
Appointment as Company Secre¬tary (CS)
5.
Shri Pankaj Jhawar
01571775
Appointment as IndependentDirector
22.04.2024
6.
Shri Harsh Singrodia
09118132
7.
Ms. Shristi Garg
07711088
8.
Shri Subhash ChandAgrawal
01644038
Re-designation as Non-ExecutiveDirector
9.
*Shri Harsh Singrodia
Cessation from the post of Inde¬pendent Director
10.03.2025
10.
Shri Shanky Santani
10949071
29.05.2025
*The Board places on record its appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Shri Harsh Singrodiaduring his tenure of Directorship of the Company.
** Shri Shanky Santani was appointed as an Additional Director (Independent Director) on May 29,2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013,, and as per clauses of Articles ofAssociation of the Company, Shri Atish Agrawal (DIN- 03540841) is liable to retire by rotation at theensuing Annual General Meeting and is eligible for re-appointment. Necessary resolution for his re-ap¬pointment is included in the Notice of AGM for seeking approval of Members. The Directors recommendhis re-appointment for your approval. A brief profile of Shri Atish Agrawal (DIN- 03540841) will begiven in the Notice convening the forthcoming AGM for reference of the shareholders.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, each of the Indepen¬dent Directors has confirmed to the Company that he or she meets the criteria of independence laiddown in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015 (the Listing Regulations) as amended.
In the opinion of the Board of Directors, all Independent Directors of the Company fulfils the conditionsspecified in the Act and Rules made thereunder
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Regulation 17(10) of the Listing Regulationsand in line with our corporate governance guidelines, peer evaluation of all Board members, annualperformance evaluation of its own performance, as well as the evaluation of the working of Board'sCommittees was undertaken. This evaluation is led by the Chairman of the Nomination and Remunera¬tion Committee with a specific focus on the performance and effective functioning of the Board and itsCommittees. The evaluation process, inter alia, considers attendance of Directors at Board and commit¬tee meetings, acquaintance with business, communication inter se board members, the time spent byeach of the Board members, core competencies, personal characteristics, accomplishment of specificresponsibilities and expertise.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directors onthe basis of the criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of Board processes,information and functioning etc.
The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the Com¬mittee Members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of Committees, effectiveness ofcommittee meetings, etc.
The report on the performance evaluation of the Individual Directors was reviewed by the Board andfeedback was given to the Directors.
14 (Fourteen) board meetings held during FY 2024-25, in accordance with the provisions of CompaniesAct, 2013.
The intervening gaps between two consecutive meetings were within the limit prescribed under theCompanies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations.
During the financial year 2024-25, the meeting of the Independent Directors was held in accordancewith applicable regulations. At this meeting, the Independent Directors discussed various key matters,including - Growth strategies, Flow and quality of information shared with the Board, Business strategyand leadership strengths, Compliance and corporate governance, Human resource-related issues, Per¬formance evaluation of Executive Directors. The meeting provided an opportunity for the IndependentDirectors to engage in a candid discussion and offer insights on strategic and governance-related mat¬ters, thereby contributing to the effective oversight of the Company.
The Audit Committee of the Board was constituted pursuant to a meeting of our Board held on 22ndApril, 2024 comprising of:
Name of Directors
Category
Mr Pankaj Jhawar
Independent Director - Chairperson
Independent Director
Mr Harsh Singrodia
Mr Atish Agrawal
Managing Director
Further, as mentioned in point no. 11 above, Mr. Harsh Singrodia, Independent Director of the Company,being a member of the Audit Committee has resigned from the post of his Directorship on 10th March,2025. Accordingly, the Composition of Audit Committee was altered. The Audit Committee of the Boardcomprises of following w.e.f., 10th March, 2025:
During the year under review, there has been no instance where the recommendations of the AuditCommittee have not been accepted by the Board. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee arein accordance with the provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and in line with SEBI Listing Regulationsalthough the listing regulation pertaining to Audit Committee is not applicable to the Company.
b. nomination and remuneration committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board was constituted pursuant to a meeting ofour Board held on 22 nd April, 2 024 comprising of:
Further, as mentioned in point no. 11 above, Mr. Harsh Singrodia, Independent Director of the Company,being a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has resigned from the post of his Di¬rectorship on 10th March, 2025. Accordingly, the Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Com¬mittee was altered. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board comprises of followingw.e.f., 10th March, 2025:
Mr Subhash Chand Agrawal
Non- executive Director
During the year under review, there has been no instance where the recommendations of the Nomina¬tion and Remuneration Committee have not been accepted by the Board. The terms of reference of theNomination and Remuneration Committee are in accordance with the provision of the Companies Act,2013 and in line with SEBI Listing regulation although the listing regulation pertaining to Nominationand Remuneration Committee is not applicable to the Company.
c. stakeholders relationship committee
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board was constituted pursuant to a meeting of ourBoard held on 2 2 nd April, 2024 comprising of:
Further, as mentioned in point no. 11 above, Mr. Harsh Singrodia, Independent Director of the Company,being chairperson of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee has resigned from the post of his Direc¬torship on 10th March, 202 5. Accordingly, the Composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committeewas altered. The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Board comprises of following w.e.f., 10thMarch, 2025:
During the year under review, there has been no instance where the recommendations of the Stake¬holders Relationship Committee have not been accepted by the Board. The terms of reference of theStakeholders Relationship Committee are in accordance with the provision of the Companies Act, 2013and in line with SEBI Listing Regulations although the listing regulation pertaining to Stakeholders Re¬lationship Committee is not applicable to the Company.
To meet the requirement under Section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2 013 and Regulation 2 2of the Listing Regulations the Company has adopted a vigil mechanism named Whistle Blower Policy for
directors and employees to report genuine concerns, which shall provide adequate safeguards againstvictimization of persons who use such mechanism. Under this policy, we encourage our employees toreport any reporting of fraudulent financial or other information to the stakeholders, any conduct thatresults in violation of the Company's Code of Business Conduct, to management (on an anonymous ba¬sis, if employees so desire).
Likewise, under this policy, we have prohibited discrimination, retaliation, or harassment of any kindagainst any employee who, based on the employee's reasonable belief that such conduct or practice hasoccurred or are occurring, reports that information or participates in the said investigation. The WhistleBlower Policy is displayed on the Company's website at www.abhacast.com
No individual in the Company has been denied access to the Audit Committee or its Chairman during the
financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee framed a policyfor the selection and appointment of Directors and Senior Management Personnel and their remunera¬tion. The Company's policy relating to the Directors appointment, payment of remuneration, criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters providedunder section 178(3) is available on the website of the Company at www.abhacast.com
The Corporate Social Responsibility undertaking the activities as specified in Schedule VII to the Com¬panies Act, 2013 had been approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. A copy ofCSR Policy is enclosed herewith as Annexure-'l'.The contents of the CSR Policy have been displayed onthe Company's website.
During the financial year under review, the Company was required to spend Rs. 5,04,553/- Lakhs onthe CSR Activities for the financial year 2 024-25 under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. Afterobtaining necessary approval from the Board of Directors, the Company has incurred expenditure onthe following CSR activities during the financial year 2024-25:
SR.
CSR ACTIVITIES
MODE
AMOUNT
NO.
(DIRECTLY/IMPLEMENTING AGENCY)
IN RS.
Providing safe drinking water
Paid directly by the Company to GramPanchayat, Basiya
Rs. 37,410/-
Total
CSR Liabilities for the Financial Year 2024-2 5
Rs. 5,04,553/-
Excess/(Short) Expenditure
(Rs. 4,67,143)
Further, since the Company could not identify suitable project in alignment with the Company's CSRpolicy and the provisions of schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board in its meeting held on31st March, 2025 approved to transfer the unspent CSR amount of Rs. 4,67,143/- to the prime Minis-
ter’s National relief Fund (PMNRF), a fund specified under schedule VII of the Company’s Act, 2013.The above fund was duly transferred by the Company on 20th August, 2 025. Accordingly, as on date, theCompany has nil unspent CSR amount.
The Report on CSR Activities in compliance of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is annexed here¬with as an Annexure-'l'.
Your Company’s Risk Management Framework is designed to enable risks to be identified, assessed andmitigated appropriately. The Risk Management framework seeks to create transparency, minimize ad¬verse impact on the business objectives and enhance the Company's competitive advantage.
The Company has constituted an internal Risk Management Committee. The Board reviews the samefrom time to time to include new risk elements and its mitigation plan. Risk identification and its miti¬gation is a continuous process in our Company.
Your Company is not having any Subsidiary Company, Joint venture, or Associate Company
As per Provision to regulation Rule 4(1) of the companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015notified vide Notification No. G.S.R 111 (E) on 16th February, 2 015, Companies whose shares are listedon SME exchange as referred to in Chapter XB of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2009, are exempted from the compulsory requirements of adoption of IND-AS w.e.f., 1stApril, 2017. As your Company is listed on SME Platform of NSE, it is covered under the exempted cate¬gory and not required to comply with IND-AS for preparation of financial statements.
During the year under review, no significant and material orders have been passed by the Regulators,Courts, or Tribunals impacting the going concern status of the Company and its operation in the future.
During the year under review, the requirement specified in regulations 17,17A, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23,24, 24A, 25, 26, 26A, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C,D and E of Schedule V of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2 015 are not applicable to the Company In additionsto the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 become applicable to the company immediatelyup on the listing of Equity Shares on the NSE SME. However, the Company has complied with the corpo¬rate governance requirement, particularly in relation to appointment of Independent Directors includ¬ing woman director in the Board, constitution of an Audit Committee, Nomination and RemunerationCommittee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee. The Board functions either on its own or throughcommittees constituted thereof, to oversee specific operational areas.
Pursuant to Section 139(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014, the Company at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 30th September, 2 024, had ap¬pointed M/s N B T & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (MH), having FRN- 140489W, as StatutoryAuditors to hold office from the conclusion of the AGM held on 30th September, 2024 until the conclusionof the AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2029. Accordingly, N B T & Co., Chartered Accountants,continues to be the Statutory Auditors of the Company till the conclusion of the AGM to be held in theyear 2029, as approved by the shareholders at the AGM held on 30th September, 2024.
The Statutory Auditors' Report is annexed to this Annual Report. The Statutory Audit Report does notcontain any qualification reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer made by Statutory Auditors ex¬cept as mentioned in Point (xx) (A) of Annexure I to the Independent Auditors' Report i.e., "The CSRprovision has applicable on company based on immediately preceding financial years in respect ofother than ongoing projects, the company has not transferred unspent amount to a Fund specified inSchedule VII to the Companies Act till the date of the signing of this report which is supposed to betransferred within a period of six months of the expiry of the financial year in compliance with secondproviso to sub-section (5) of section 135 of the said Act". To this, Management wants to state that sincethe Company could not identify suitable project in alignment with the Company's CSR policy and theprovisions of schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board in its meeting held on 31st March, 2025approved to transfer the unspent CSR amount of Rs. 4,67,143/- to the Prime Minister's National reliefFund (PMNRF), a fund specified under schedule VII of the Company’s Act, 2013. The above fund wasduly transferred by the Company on 20thAugust, 2025. Accordingly as on date of signing of this report,the Company has nil unspent CSR amount.
Further, the notes to the accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and, therefore,do not call for any further comments.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 04 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, theCompany had appointed CS Abbas Vithorawala (Membership No. 23671,C.P No. 8827), Practicing Com¬pany Secretary, to carry out the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. He ishaving more than 15 years of the experience in the field of Companies Act, NBFC Compliances and SEBIRegulations. The Secretarial Audit Report submitted by him, for the financial year 2024-2 5 is annexedherewith marked as “Annexure - 2"to this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark, and,therefore, does not call for any further comments.
Pursuant to the provisions of the section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 13 of the Companies(Accounts Rules) 2014, and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read withrules made thereunder (including any statutory modification(s) or enactment thereof for the time beingin force), and on recommendation of Audit Committee, M/s. Sushil & Surendra, Chartered Accountants(FRN No.0003929C), were appointed as the Internal Auditor of the company to conduct an internal au¬dit of the functions and activities of the company for the Financial Year 2024-25 at such remuneration asmay be mutually agreed upon between the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Internal Auditors.
The Internal Auditor conducts the internal audit of the functions and operations of the Company andreports to the Audit Committee and Board from time to time. There are no qualifications or adverseremarks of the Internal Auditor in the Report issued by them for the Financial Year 2024-25 which callsfor any explanation from the Board of Directors.
During the year under review, the Company has duly complied with the applicable provisions of theSecretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issuedby the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
The Company has an adequate Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale, and com¬plexity of its operations. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Auditor reports tothe Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Internal Audit is conducted by an Independent Professional Firm of Chartered Accountants. The Inter¬nal Audit Reports are reviewed and discussed with the senior management team. The representativeof Statutory Auditor and the Internal Auditor are permanent invitees to the Audit Committee meetings.The measures as suggested by the Audit Committee are implemented as per the direction of the AuditCommittee.
The controls comprise of:
a) Officials of the Company have defined authority and responsibilities within which they performtheir duty;
b) Maker-checker system is in place;
c) Any deviations from the previously approved matter require fresh prior approval;
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditor and Internal Auditor have not reported any instanc¬es of fraud committed in the Company by its officers or employees to the Audit Committee under section143(12) and Rule 13 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2 014 of the Companies Act, 2 013.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Returnfor the year ending on March 31, 2 025 is available on the Company's website at www.abhacast.com.
During the year under review, your Company has neither provided any loan nor guarantee or made anyinvestment covered by Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sec¬tion 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
During the financial year under review, the Company has not entered into any transaction falling withinthe preview of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the Company is not required to pro¬vide the particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties as referred to in Section 188(1)of the Companies Act, 2013.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's web¬site: www.abhacast.com.
The details of conservation of energy and technology absorption as required by the Company alongwith, the foreign exchange earnings and outgo for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 in accor¬dance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules 2014 in the prescribed format are annexed hereto as “Annexure 3" andforms part of this report.
35) STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 197(12) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITHRULE 5 OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PER¬SONNEL) RULES, 2014
The information required under the provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is giv¬en as below:
Further, the percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer and CompanySecretary during the financial year 2024-2025, ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the medianremuneration of the employees of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-2025 and the comparisonof remuneration of each Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) against the performance of the Company areas under:
Name of Director/Key ManagerialPersonnel
Designation
% Increase in Remu¬neration in the year
2024-25
Ratio of Remuneration ofeach Director to Medianremuneration of employ¬ee
Atish Agrawal
100%
6.34
Satish Kumar Shah
Whole-time Director
1.97
Subhash ChandAgrawal
Non-executive
Non-Independent
Director
Nil
Naleen Shah
Chief Financial Offi¬cer
1.41
Pratibha Patel
Company Secretary
1.13
*percentage increase in remuneration is not applicable because there were no KMPs during previousyear
Notes: Remuneration to Non-executive & Independent Directors includes only sitting fees.
i. The median remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year was Rs. 4,2 6,000/-p.a.
ii. In the financial year, there was increase of 0.20 % p.a in the median remuneration of employees;
iii. The Company was having 104 total number of employees as on 31-03-2025 which includes 103 MaleEmployees, 01 Female Employee and Nil Transgender Employees.
iv. Average percentage increase made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnelin the last financial yeari.e. 2023-24 was 18.10 %. Since no remuneration was paid to Directors and KeyManagerial Personnel during FY 2023-24, comparison is not available for increase in their remunera¬tion.
v. Further, no employee was in receipt of remuneration from the Company amounting to Rupees One
Crore Two Lakhs or more during the financial year 2024-25.
vi. Remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel andother Employees. None of the Directors of the Company are in receipt of any commission from the Com¬pany.
Further, the statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and theparticulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in aseparate "Annexure - 4” forming part of this report.
Your Company is maintaining Cost Records of the product of the Company as prescribed by the CentralGovernment under provision of Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year under review, neither any application was made nor any proceedings is pending againstthe Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There was no one time settlement by the Company with the Banks or Financial Institutions during theyear under review, thus, the details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time ofone time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutionsalong with the reasons thereof are not applicable.
The Director's Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of Sub-section (3) of Section 134 of theCompanies Act, 2013 shall state that
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;
b) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the
state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit & loss of the com¬pany for that period;
c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The directorshave laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively, and
f) The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applica¬ble laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading, in accordance with therequirements of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,2015, as amended from time to time.
The Company Secretary is the Compliance Officer for monitoring adherence to the said Regulations. TheCode is displayed on the Company's website at www.abhacast.com.
The Company has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment at the workplace and has adopted a policy onprevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplace in line with the provisionsof the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013and the rules framed thereunder. The Company has set up Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) underthe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 alongwith its relevant Rules.
There was no complaint pending at the beginning and at the end of financial year 2024-25. No com¬plaints have been received by the Committee during the financial year 2024-2 5.
The Company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, including all appli¬cable amendments and rules framed thereunder. The Company is committed to ensuring a safe, inclu¬sive, and supportive workplace for women employees. All eligible women employees are provided withmaternity benefits as prescribed underthe Maternity BenefitAct, 1961, includingpaid maternity leave,nursing breaks, and protection from dismissal during maternity leave.
The Company also ensures that no discrimination is made in recruitment or service conditions on thegrounds of maternity. Necessary internal systems and HR policies are in place to uphold the spirit andletter of the legislation.
In term of requirements of Regulation 34(2)(e) of SEBI (LODR) Regulation 2015, a “Management Dis¬cussion and Analysis Report" are set out as a separate section in this Annual Report which forms anintegral part of this report.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Ac¬counting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2 016 ("the IEPF Rules”), all unpaid or unclaimed dividendsare required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF, established by the Government of India, afterthe completion of seven years. Further, according to the Rules, the shares on which dividend has notbeen paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years are also to be transferred to theDemat account of the IEPF Authority.
During the year, there was no unclaimed and unpaid dividend and corresponding equity shares on whichdividend were unclaimed/unpaid for seven consecutive years which was required to be transferred asper the requirement of the IEPF Rules.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(6) of the Act read with the relevant Rules madethereunder, as there was no equity shares on which dividend has not been paid or claimed for seven(7) consecutive years or more, no shares are due for transfer to the IEPF as notified by the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs.
Our employees are our core resource and the Company has continuously evolved policies to strengthenits employee value proposition. Your Company was able to attract and retain best talent in the marketand the same can be felt in the past growth of the Company. The Company is constantly working onproviding the best working environment to its Human Resources with a view to inculcate leadership,autonomy and towards this objective; your company makes all efforts on training. Your Company shallalways place all necessary emphasis on continuous development of its Human Resources. The belief"Great People create Great Organization” has been at the core of the Company's approach to its people.
Your directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following matters asthere were no transactions on these items during the year under review:
• Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
• Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
• The Company does not have any scheme of provision of money for the purchase of its own shares
by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees.
In commitment to keeping in line with the Green Initiative and going beyond it to create new green ini¬tiations, an electronic copy of the Notice of the 2 0thAnnual General Meeting of the Company along witha copy of the Annual Report is being sent to all Members whose email addresses are registered with theCompany/ Depository Participant(s) and is also available at the Company's website at https://www.abhacast.com
Your directors take this opportunity to express their sincere thanks to the Central Government and Gov¬ernments of various states, Financial Institutions, Bankers and Customers for their co-operation andassistance extended.
Your directors also wish to express their deep appreciation for the integrity and hard work of all theemployees of the Company at all levels to cope-up the challenging scenario and strive for the growth ofour Company.
The Board also takes this opportunity to express their deep gratitude for the continued co-operationand support received from the shareholders.
DIN- 03540841 DIN-02324456