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DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute Ltd.

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Market Cap. (₹) 259.39 Cr. P/BV 4.28 Book Value (₹) 29.15
52 Week High/Low (₹) 139/55 FV/ML 10/1 P/E(X) 351.35
Bookclosure 13/08/2024 EPS (₹) 0.36 Div Yield (%) 0.00
Year End :2025-03 

Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 28th Annual Report of your Company together with the
audited accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025.

FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rsin Lakhs)

PARTICULARS

31.03.2025

31.03.2024

(Current year)

(Previous year)

Income from Operations and other income

5,086.38

4951.26

Less: Expenses

4,949.10

4550.48

Add/Less: Exceptional Items

0.98

0.59

Profit /(Loss) before Tax

138.26

401.37

Less: Provision for Taxes:

Current tax

36.34

100.19

Deferred Tax

27.99

9.73

Profit / (Loss) after tax

73.93

291.45

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

During the year under review company has increased its turnover and the company has set the path
of expansion by opening a new center at Karur. Ours is a net debt zero company. The net profit of the
company has gone down due to the expansion path as company has opened new center at Karur.

DIVIDEND:

The company has not declared any dividend during the financial year under review.

SHARE CAPITAL:

The Paid up equity share capital as on 31st March, 2025 was 2,079.63 Lakhs. During the year under
review, the Company has not issued any shares to the Shareholders. The company has neither issued
shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options or sweat equity shares.

UNPAID DIVIDEND:

Pursuant to Section 124 of Companies Act 2013 the transfer of unclaimed dividend shall commence
from the financial year 2024-25. The data pertaining to the unpaid dividend as on 31st march 2025 is
hereby mentioned below:

Financial Year

Date of declaration of
dividend

Final date of claiming
dividend

Unclaimed dividend

2017-18

24-08-2018

20-010-2025

99749

2020-21

17-09-2021

17-09-2028

335508.05

2021-22

22-09-2022

22-09-2029

289225

2022-23

25-09-2023

25-09-2030

275950.50

FINANCE:

Cash and cash equivalents as at 31st March, 2025 was Rs 201.11. Lakhs. The Company continues to
focus on prudent management of its working capital, receivables, inventories and other working
capital parameters which are kept under strict check and compliance through continuous monitoring.

TRANSFER TO RESERVE:

During the financial year under review no amount was transferred to reserves
DEPOSITS:

During the year under review, your company has neither accepted nor repaid any deposits from public
covered under Sections 73 to76 or any other relevant provisions of the Act and rules framed there
under.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:

During the financial year under review, your Company has not given any loans or guarantees covered
underthe provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The details of the investments made by the company is given in the notes to the financial statements.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

During the financial year under review the provisions of Section 135 of Companies Act 2013 did not
apply. During the last financial year 2023-24 when the CSR provisions became applicable for the first
time the company has utilized an amount of Rs 50,000 as part of on-going project involving
promotion of healthcare and the remaining amount of 7,27,900 was transferred to unspent bank
account maintained with Canara bank.

DIRECTORS: %

Directors retiring by rotation:

Ms. Kavetha Sundaramoorthy (DIN:2050806, Director of the Company retires by rotation at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment.

Information regarding the Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment:

Material information regarding the Directors seeking appointment /re-appointment as required by
Regulation 36 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 has been given in the Notice convening the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and in the Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Act.

Declaration by Independent Directors:

All Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid
down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

In opinion of the Board with Independent Directors possess integrity, expertise and experience
(includingthe proficiency).

Familiarisation Programme:

Your Company has adopted a policy on Familiarization programme of Independent Directors. During
the year under review one programme was conducted by the company. Details of such programme for
familiarisation of the Independent Directors are put on the website of the Company at the following
web-link:
https://www.lotuseye.org/Investors.php.

Statutory Disclosure:

None of the Directors of the Company is disqualified as per the applicable provisions of the Act. A
certificate in this regard is certified by the Secretarial Auditors is attached with the Corporate
Governance Report.

BOARD EVALUATION:

The Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, the Directors performance
individually as well as evaluation of the working of its Audit Committee and Nomination and
Remuneration Committee internally. As part of evaluation company has distributed questionnaires to
various directors and has received their evaluation as required under law.

REMUNERATION POLICY: \

The Policy on Board Diversity and Nomination & Remuneration Policy as recommended by the
Nomination & Remuneration Committee has been approved by the Board of Directors. The said
policies are annexed to the Board's Report and are also available on the Company's website at the
following link:
https://www.lotuseye.org/Investors.php.

MEETINGS:

During the year, four Board Meetings, four Audit Committee Meetings, one Nomination and
Remuneration Committee Meeting was convened and held. One Stakeholder Relationship Committee
Meetings for the financial year 2024-25were held. The details of there are given in the Corporate
Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under
the Companies Act, 2013.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:

Currently the Company has three Committees i.e. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee and Stakeholders' Relationship Committee. All the committees are Independent under the
Chairmanship of an Independent Director. The details of the compositions, terms of reference,
meetings, etc., of said Committees are given in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms part
of this Report.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors would like to state that:

I. In the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting standards have been
followed.

II. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently, and judgments and
estimates that have been made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of
the company at the end of the financial year and of the company for that period.

III. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the
company and for the preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

IV. Annual accounts have been prepared on going concern basis.

v. Internal financial controls to be followed by the company were followed and those internal financial
controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

vi. Devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that
such system were adequate and operating effectively.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm's length
basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There were no subsequent material
modifications to the existing related party transactions. There are no materially significant related party
transactions made by the company with Promoters, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large. Accordingly, no
transactions are being reported in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act, read with Rule 8 of
the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.

SIGNIFICANT MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals which would
impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:

There are no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the Company which
have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the Financial Statements
relate and date of this report.

CODE OF CONDUCT:

The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the
Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company. The Company
believes in "Zero Tolerance" against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings / behaviors of any form
and the Board has laid down the directives to counter such acts. The code laid down by the Board is
known as "Code of Conduct" which forms an Appendix to the Code. The Code has also been posted on
the Company's website at the following link:
https://www.lotuseye.org/lnvestors.php.

The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the
Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to
integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. The Code gives
guidance through examples on the expected behavior from an employee in a given situation and the
reporting structure.

All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code.
All Management Staff were given appropriate training in this regard.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The details of the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company, their appointment / cessation during the
year under review and remuneration are given in the draft Annual Return. Further the board took note
that the compliance officer is one level below the board as per the SEBI circular dated 12th Dec, 2024

VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

Your Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by
adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behavior.

Your Company is committed to developing a culture where it is safe for any Whistle Blower to raise
concerns about any poor or unacceptable practice and any event of misconduct. The alleged misconduct
may be classified in many ways; namely, violation of a law, rule, regulation and / or a direct threat to
public interest, such as health and safety violations and corruption.

Your Company will not tolerate any form of victimization and will take appropriate steps to protect a bona
fide whistle blower and shall treat any retaliation as a serious disciplinary offence that merits disciplinary
action. The Company will protect the identity of the whistle blower, if so desired, provided that the
whistle blower will need to attend any disciplinary hearing or proceedings as may be required for
investigation of the complaint. The mechanism provides for a detailed complaint and investigation
process. If circumstances so require, the employee can make complaint directly to the Chairman of the
Audit Committee. The said mechanism can also be availed by the Directors of the Company.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:

The Company does not have any subsidiary company.

CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:

During the year under review, there is no change in nature of business of the Company.

'Whistle Blower Policy' of your Company is available on the website of the Company at the followin^^
link:
https://www.lotuseye.org/lnvestors.php.

PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate
trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre¬
clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by
the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive
information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed.
Company has put in place pan level freezing for all designated persons so as to prohibit dealing in
shares of the company. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. The compliance of the
regulation and code is reviewed by the Audit committee on a regular basis.

The same Code is available in the website of your Company at the following link:
https://www.lotuseye.org/Investors.php.

All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
AUDITOR'S REPORT:

The observation made in the Auditors' Report read together with relevant notes thereon are self¬
explanatory and hence, do not call for any further comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act,
2013.

AUDITORS:

M/s. Anbarasu & Jalapathi, Chartered Accountants are your statutory auditors, who shall hold office till
the conclusion of 30th Annual General Meeting i.e., FY 2026-27.

INTERNAL AUDITORS:

CA P Vishnu Adithan, Practicing Chartered Accountant was appointed as the Internal Auditors of the
Company for the financial year 2024-25 pursuant to Section 138(1) of the Act.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT/AUDITORS:

Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 24A (1C) the
Board of directors have appointed Mr.P .Eswaramoorthy (CP No. 7069) Company Secretary in Practice
for a period of 5 years subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting from
Financial year 2025-26 to 2029-30 to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.

DIRECTORS & KMP:

Neitherthere was appointment northere was resignation of directors or KMP during the financial year
2024-25.

SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:

As required under section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has obtained a secretarial
audit report. The Company Secretary in Practice has made his observation in Secretarial Audit Report.
(MR-3) which is annexed herewith as "
Annexure - IV.

COST AUDIT:

The applicability of cost audit under section 148 is not applicable
DRAFT ANNUAL RETURN:

The details forming part of the draft Annual Return in form MGT-7 is posted in the website
https://www.lotuseye.org/Investors.php.

BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:

The Company has a robust Risk Management plan to identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities.
This framework seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business objectives and
enhance the Company's competitive advantage. As part of the Risk Management framework, the
Company reviewed periodically the various risks and finalized the mitigation plans. The identified risk
areas were covered by the Internal Audit and major risks were discussed periodically. Since company is
governed by NBEMS the company has a risk management plan for each and every department.

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

Statements containing the details as required in terms of the provisions of Section 197 of the Act read
with Rule 5(1), (2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 are attached to this Report as
Annexure -I.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT:

The Corporate Governance and Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which form an integral part
of this Report, is set out as separate Annexure, together with the Certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance as stipulated in SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
(Refer "Annexure - II" and
"Annexure - III"

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND
OUTGO:

The details of Energy, Technology, Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are as under:
a) Conservation of Energy:

Steps taken for conservation

The operation of the Company being service related
requires normal consumption of electricity. The
Company is taking every necessary step to reduce the
consumption of energy.

Steps taken for utilizing alternate
sources of energy

Nil

Capital investment on energy
conservation equipments

In view of the nature of activities carried on by the
Company, there is no capital investment on energy
conservation equipments.

b) Technology Absorption:

Efforts made for technology absorption

Nil

Benefits derived

Nil

Expenditure on Research & Development, if any

Nil

Details of technology imported, if any

Nil

Year of import

Nil

Whether imported technology fully absorbed

Nil

Areas where absorption of imported technology has not taken place,
if any

Nil

c) Foreign Exchange Earnings/ Outgo (Rs. In Lakhs):

Earnings

Nil

Outgo

Nil

DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE (PREVENTION, ^
PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

The Company has in place an Anti-harassment policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There are no
complaints received by the company during the financial year 2024-25.. Company has carried out an
awareness program for all its woman employees regarding their various rights under the Act while
working in an organization.

The Company has complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961.

INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016:

There was no application made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 during the financial
year under purview.

FRAUDS UNDER SECTION 143(12) REPORTED BY STATUTORY AUDITORS:

There were no instances of fraud reported during the financial year 2024-25 by the statutory auditors.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:

Company is in compliance with secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of
India.

LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES:

The company has listed its equity shares in Bombay Stock Exchanges and National Stock Exchanges.
QUALIFICATION ADVERSE REMARKS RESERVATIONS BY AUDITORS IF ANY:

There are no Qualification, Adverse Remarks Reservations by statutory Auditors in the Independent
Auditors Report and secretarial auditors in the Independent Auditors Report.

DETAILS OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND INTERNAL AUDIT:

Your Company has put in place, well defined and adequate Internal Control System and Internal
Financial Control (IFC) mechanism commensurate with size, scale and complexity of its operations to
ensure control of entire business and assets. The functioning of controls is regularly monitored to
ensure their efficiency in mitigating risks. A comprehensive internal audit department functions in
house to continuously audit and report gaps if any, in the diverse business verticals and statutory
compliances applicable.

BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT:

A Business Responsibility And Sustainability Report describing the initiatives taken by the Company
from an environmental, social and governance perspective, as required in terms of the provisions of
Regulation 34(2)(f) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Since
the compliance is on voluntary basis and the company does not fall under the threshold for mandatory
compliance company is not obliged to annex the same with the annual report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Company and its Directors wish to extend their sincerest thanks to the Members of the Company,
Bankers, State Government, Local Bodies, Customers, Suppliers, Executives, Staff at all levels for their
continuous cooperation and assistance.

For and on behalf of the Board

Place: Coimbatore (Sd/-)

Date: 29.05.2025 Ms. Sangeetha Sundaramorthy

Managing Director

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