Your directors have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Company together with theAudited Accounts for the financial year ended March 31st, 2024.
(Amount in Rs)
PARTICULARS
F.Y.
2023-24
2022-23
Sales/ Income from operations
3,370,177
29,22,141
Total Expenses
(2,562,456)
(23,492,792)
Profit/ (loss) before exceptional item and tax
807,721
(20,570,651)
Less: Exceptional Items
0.00
Profit/ (loss) before tax for the year
Less: Income tax and deferred tax expenses
49,73,935
Profit after tax for the year
5,781,656
Company has been indulged in the enhancement of shareholder value through sound businessdecisions, prudent to financial management and high standard of ethics throughout theorganization.
During the year company in AGM held on 30/09/2023 passed the resolution and alerted itsobject clause by adding new activity of information technology and software development.
Ms. Ishu Agarwal (DIN 07734570) is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible offer herself for re-appointment.
During the year following appointments/ resignation took place: -
Mrs. Ankita Agarwal company secretary cum compliance officer of the company resigned fromthe said position on 03.06.2024 and Ms. FUNNISHA was appointed as company secretary cumcompliance officer of the company w.e.f. 01/07/2024
DIRECTORS COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS: -
S.NO
NAME
DESIGNATION
1.
MR. ATUL KUMAR AGARWAL
Non-Executive Director
2.
MR. SUNIL KUMAR AGARWAL
Managing Director/ Chief Financial Officer
3.
MR. RAJEEV GARG
Independent & Non-Executive Director
4.
MRS. ISHU AGARWAL
Non-Independent & Non - Executive Director
5.
MR. RAJESH KUMAR VAID
As on 31st March 2024, the Company has no subsidiary, Joint-Venture or Associate companies.CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
As on 31st March 2024, the Company has no subsidiary, Joint-Venture or Associate companies.Therefore, there is no requirement of consolidation Financial Statement.
During the year under review the Company has not accepted any deposit falling within themeaning of section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORSOR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDCOMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
During the year there was no significant and material order passed by any regulators or court ortribunal which would impact the going concern status and company's operations in future.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexityof its operations. The internal Audit functions reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committeeand to Chairman and Managing Director of the Company.
The Internal Audit monitors and evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of internal controlsystems in the company. It's compliances with operating systems, accounting procedure a ndpolicies at all locations of the Company.
Business Risk Assessment procedures have been set in place for self-assessment of businessrisks, operating controls and compliance with Corporate Policies. There is an ongoing process totrack the evolution of risks and delivery of mitigating action plans.
The company Profit has increased as compared to last year. Even though the provisions ofCompanies Act, 2013 regarding corporate social responsibility are not attracted to the companyyet the company has been indulged in the enhancement of shareholder value through soundbusiness decisions, prudent to financial management and high standard of ethics throughout theorganization.
During the year company has not transferred any amount general reserves.
A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During the yearNine (9) Board Meetings held. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the periodprescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
During the year Financial Year from 1st April, 2023 to 31st March, 2024, the board of directorsmet Ten (10) times
1) 22.04.2023
2) 29.04.2023
3) 29.05.2023
4) 14.08.2023
5) 06.09.2023
6) 03.10.2023
7) 09.11.2023
8) 23.01.2024
9) 24.01.2024
10) 07.02.2024
The Board has not recommended any dividend for the year 2023-24.
There was no material change during the year 2023-24 that affect the financial position ofcompany and therefore no requirement was raised to disclose remedial measures.
Management has overviewed of the industry in respect of our company and observed that therewas no important change in industry during the last year 2023-24 which had impacts oncompany's performance.
The Authorized Capital of the company is 8, 00, 00,000.00/- and paid-up Equity Share Capital ason 31st March, 2024 was 6,52,54,000.00/- each @ 10/- per share. There was no change in thecapital structure of company and company has not issued any new share or convertible securitiesduring the year 2023-24. The Company not issued shares with differential voting rights norgranted stock options nor sweat equity. Instead of above that the company was not issued anydebentures, bonds, warrants or any non-convertible securities during the year 2023-24.
The company has not held any shares in trust for the benefit of employees where the voting rightsare not exercised directly by the employees.
Pursuant to Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors report as under:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed.
b) That the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit orloss of the company for that period.
c) That the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assetsof the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
d) That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
e) That the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Companyand that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively.
f) That the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions ofall applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company Board has two (2) Independent Directors i.e., Mr. Rajeev Garg and Mr. RajeshKumar Vaid. The company has received necessary declaration from both Directors under section149 of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independent laid down in section149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
During F.Y. 2023-24, one (1) meeting of the Independent Directors was held on 7th February,2024. The Independent Directors, inter-alia, reviewed the performance of Non-IndependentDirectors, board as a whole and Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views ofexecutive directors and non-executive directors.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of executive, non-executive and independentDirector to maintain the independence of the Board, and separate its functions of governance andmanagement. As of 31st March, 2024, the Board had Five (5) Directors.
The Policy of the company on directors' appointment and remuneration, including the criteriafor determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters,as required under sub-section (3) of section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 is in place andmaintained by company as per law.
The detail of any loan or guarantee or securities and investments made during the year 2023-24covered under the provision of section 186 of companies act, 2013 given under note 27 tofinancial statement.
There are materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with thePromoters, Key Management Personnel or other designated persons which may have potentialconflict with interest of the Company at large. The AOC-2 as per the Companies Act, 2013 hasbeen attached herewith under “Annexure A”.
The information required to be furnished under section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 relating to Conservation of Energy, Technologyabsorption and Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo is annexed in “Annexure B” herewith andforming part of this report.
The main objective of this policy is to ensure sustainable business growth with stability and topromote a pro-active approach in reporting, evaluating and resolving risks associated with thebusiness. In order to achieve the key objective, the policy establishes a structured and disciplinedapproach to Risk Management, in order to guide decisions on risk related issues.
In today's challenging and competitive environment, strategies for mitigating inherent risks inaccomplishing the growth plans of the Company are imperative. The common risks inter alia are:Regulations, competition, Business risk, Technology obsolescence, Investments, retention oftalent and expansion of facilities.
Business risk, inter-alia, further includes financial risk, political risk, fidelity risk, legal risk.
As a matter of policy, these risks are assessed and steps as appropriate are taken to mitigate thesame.
The Company needs not to comply with the provisions of Section 135 of Companies act, 2013, asthe company does not fall in eligibility ambit of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
During the year under review, your Company enjoyed cordial relationship with workers andemployees at all level.
As per the SEBI Circular No. SEBI/LAD NRO/GN/2015-16/013 dated 2nd September, 2015, ofSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Paid-up equity capital as on the last day of previous financial year i.e., on
31st March 2024 was' 6,52,54,000.00/- and Net Worth was' 3,26,51,306/-
Therefore, in terms of the said circular the compliance with the corporate governance provisionsas specified in Regulations 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of sub¬regulation (2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applied to our Company.
The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members ofthe Board and all employees in the course of day-to-day business operations of the Company.
The Audit Committee of the Company duly constituted by the following members: -
i) Mr. Rajeev Garg
ii) Mr. Rajesh Kumar Vaid
iii) Mr. Atul Kumar Agarwal
The Committee met Eight (8) times on 29.05.2023, 14.08.2023, and 06.09.2023, 03.10.202309.11.2023, 23.01.2024, 24.01.2024 and 07.02.2024 during the financial year ended March 31,2024.
The Minutes of the Meetings of the Audit Committee are discussed and taken note by the boardof directors.
The Statutory Auditor, Internal Auditor and Executive Directors/ Chief Financial Officer areinvited to the meeting as and when required.
Name Of Members
Category / Designation
No. of Meetings
Held Attended
Attendance
Percentage
(%)
Chairperson
8
100
Member
No sitting fees have been paid to any director during the year. The remuneration paid to all Keymanagement Personnel was in accordance with remuneration policy adopted by the company.All members have attended the meeting in person.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company duly constituted by the followingmembers: -
i) Mr. Rajesh Kumar Vaid
ii) Mr. Rajeev Garg
The Committee met Four (4) time on 22/04/2023, 29/04/2023, 06/09/2023 and 03/10/2023during the financial year ended March 31, 2024
Category /Designation
,, AttendeHeld ,d
4
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Company duly constituted by the followingmembers: -
The Committee met four (4) times on 10/04/2023, 11/07/2023, 06/10/2023 and 08/01/2024during the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
Held
Attende
d
Percentage (%)
MR. ATUL KUMARAGARWAL
During F.Y. 2023-2024, one (1) meeting of the Independent Directors was held on 7th February,2024. The Independent Directors, inter-alia, reviewed the performance of Non-IndependentDirectors, board as a whole and Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views ofexecutive directors and non-executive directors. No other Director was present in meeting exceptIndependent Director.
In order to ensure that the activities of the Company and its employees are conducted in a fairand transparent manner by adoption of highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrityand ethical behavior the company has adopted a vigil mechanism policy.
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view toregulate in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Coderequires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or Sale ofCompany shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession ofunpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period whenthe Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code.
All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the code.
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of theCompanies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return is available on thewebsite of the Company link https://tridevinfraestates.in/corporate-announcements/
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company hasappointed M/S Cs Divya Rani, Company Secretary in Whole Time Practice to undertake the SecretarialAudit of the Company.
The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as “Annexure C” in the Form MR-3.STATUTORY AUDITOR AND INTERNAL AUDITOR REPORTS
G A M S & Associates LLP was the statutory auditor of the company for the FY 2023-24 who wasappointed in AGM held on 30/09/2022 for five years i.e 2022-2023 to 2026-2027.
The Independent Auditor Report is annexed herewith.
M/s Sandeep Kumar Singh & Co, (Firm Registration No. 035528N) who have been appointed as InternalAuditor of the company. As per the MCA Notification Dated 7th May, 2018 read with The Companies(Amendment) Act, 2017 also read with section 139 of Companies Act, 2013, there is no need to ratify theterm of auditor in every ensuing Annual General Meeting till the continuation of his term. Hence, noresolution required to be inserted for ratification of Statutory Auditor. The Independent auditor report isannexed herewith.
There was qualification remark given by Statutory Auditor in the auditor report.
Qualification: The Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of accounts for thefinancial year ended on March 31, 2024 which does not have a feature of recording audit trails (edit log)facility and the same has been operated throughout the year for all relevant transaction recorded in thesoftware.
Management Reply: The Company is in the process of updating its accounting software to include theability to record audit trails and alter logs. The company has accelerated the process of updating itsaccounting software, and soon it will be used to maintain its books of accounts audit trails (edit log)feature
There was no qualification, reservation and adverse remark given by Secretarial Auditor.
There have been no instances of fraud reported by the Statutory Auditors under Section 143 of the Actread with relevant Rules framed there under either to the Company or to the Central Government.
The company has complied with the provision relating to the constitution of Internal ComplaintsCommittee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 and also SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,as follows:
a) number of complaints filed during the financial year: Nil
b) number of complaints disposed of during the financial year: Nil
c) number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year: Nil
All the applicable Secretarial Standard was compiled by company during the year 2023-24.Applicable Secretarial Standard-1 and Secretarial Standard-2 took in consideration whilemeeting of Board of Directors and General meetings are conducted during the year. SecretarialStandard-4 was considered for preparation of Board Report of company during the year 2023¬24.
The Company has not paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2023-24 so far to BSE where theCompany's Shares are listed.
Your directors place on records their sincere appreciation of the services rendered by theemployees of the Company. They are grateful to shareholders, bankers, depositors, Customersand vendors of the company for their continued valued support. The Directors look forward to abright future with confidence.''
The statements contained in the Board's Report contain certain statements relating to the futureand therefore are forward looking within the meaning of applicable securities, laws andregulations various factors such as economic conditions, changes in government regulations, taxregime, other statues, market forces and other associated and incidental factors may howeverlead to variation in actual results.
For and on behalf of the BoardTRIDEV INFRAESTATES LIMITED(Formerly Ashutosh Paper Mills Limited)
Sunil Kumar Agarwal Atul Kumar Agarwal
(DIN: 00033287) (DIN: 00022779)
(MD) (Director)
Dated: 05.09.2024Place: Delhi