Your directors have immense pleasure in presenting their 39th Annual Report on the business and operations ofthe Company together with Audited Financial Statements for the year ended on 31st March, 2024.
(in Rs.)
PARTICULARS
F.Y. 2023-24
F.Y. 2022-23
Revenue from Operations
0
Other Income
1103832.00
1070806.00
Total Income
Less: Total Expenses
3136059.06
2135632.37
Profit/(Loss) from ordinary activities before finance costs,exceptional items and Tax
(2032227.06)
(1064826.37)
Less: exceptional items
22642500.00
2669232.00
Profit/(Loss) from ordinary activities after finance costs,exceptional items but before Tax
(24674727.06)
(3734058.37)
Less: Taxation (including FBT & Deferred Taxation)
Net Profit / (Loss) after Tax & exceptional items
The Company is engaged in trading and retailing of IMFL and beer. Due to Strong polices and unexpecteddecisions of the government, which were not in the favour of your company, your company did not carry anybusiness activity of retail selling of IMFL and beer during financial year 2016-17, 2017- 18, 2018-19, 2019-20,2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 the total Revenue from operations of the company was Nil while otherincome during the year under review was Rs. 1103832.00/-. Further, the company has incurred total expenditureof Rs. 3136059.06/- as against expenditure of Rs. 2135632.37/- incurred during the previous financial year.Although the company has no profit after tax during the under review, your directors expect that the company willperform better in the ensuing year.
Your Directors have not proposed to transfer any sum to the General Reserve.
In the interest of the Company no dividend has been recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company.CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There is no change in the nature of Business of the Company during the financial year ended on March 31, 202 4.Your company did not carry any business activity during financial year under review.
In pursuance to Section 134(3) (l) of the Act, no material changes and commitments have occurred after theclosure of the financial year to which the financial statements relate till the date of this report, affecting thefinancial position of the Company.
There was no change made in the financial statements or the Report in respect of three preceding financial yearseither voluntarily or pursuant to the order of a judicial authority.
During the FY 2023-24 there is no change in capital structure of the Company and paid up share capital of thecompany stands at Rs. 7,48,87,580/- (Rupees Seven Crore Forty Eight Lakh Eighty Seven Thousand Five Hundredand Eighty Only).
There are no employee’s stock options given by the company during the financial year 2023-24.
1. Mr. Parasram Jhamnani (DIN: 01266196), retired by rotation in previous AGM held on 10th July 2023 was re¬appointed by the shareholders.
2. Ms. Amrita Modi (DIN: 07761166), retires by rotation and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment at theensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. Based on the performance evaluation and recommendation ofthe Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board recommends her re-appointment.
3. Mr. Rinku Goyal (DIN: 10454843) was appointed by the Board as an Additional Director under the category ofIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 12th February 2024 to hold position upto the date of the ensuingAnnual General meeting of the company, as per the recommendation received from Nomination and remunerationcommittee of the company. Approval of Shareholders is sought for appointment of Mr. Rinku Goyal as anIndependent Director of the Company at this AGM for a period of five year 11th February 2029. The Boardrecommends his appointment in this AGM. Brief Profile of Mr. Rinku Goyal is given in the Notice of the AGM andit’s in the opinion of the board that Mr. Rinku Goyal having vast experience and expertise in the businessoperation.
4. Second term of appointment of Mr. Raj Kumar Jain (DIN: 05182042) Independent Director of the Company wasexpired on 31st March 2024.
Except aforesaid changes further no changes occurred in the KMP during the year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the independent directors have submitted declarations thateach of them meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framedthereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations. There has been no change in thecircumstances affecting their status as independent directors of the Company.
The Board of Directors met four (4) times during the financial year 2023-24. Frequency and quorum at thesemeetings were in conformity with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Secretarial Standard -1 on Meetingsof the Board of Directors and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
Attendance of Directors in AGM and Board meetings held during the financial year 2023-24 are as follows:
Name of Director
In previousAGM
Board meeting
% of
Attendan
ce
10.05.2023
10.08.2023
08.11.2023
12.02.2024
Mr. Parasram Jhamnani
Yes
100%
Mr. Raj Kumar Jain
Mr. Anmol Jindal
Ms. Amrita Modi
Mr. Rinku Goyal
N.A.
The company has the audit committee in line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The audit committee met four (4) times during the financial year 2023-24. Frequency and quorum at thesemeetings were in conformity with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Securities and ExchangeBoard of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Audit Committee consists of 3 (Three) directors out of which Two (2) are Independent Directors as on thelast day of financial year 2023-24 and is chaired by Mr. Raj Kumar Jain, an Independent Director. Composition ofCommittee is as follows:
S. No.
Name
Position
Category
1
Chairman
Independent
2
Member
3
Executive
Mr. Raj Kumar Jain (DIN: 05182042), Chairman of Audit Committee attended previous AGM held on 10th July 2024.Further all the recommendations of the Audit Committee time to time were accepted by the Board.
Attendance at Audit Committee meetings held during the financial year 2023-24 as follows:
Date of Meeting
Attendance
The company has the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee in line with the provisions of Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
The Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee consists of 3 (Three) directors out of which Two (2) are IndependentDirectors as on the last day of financial year 2023-24 and is chaired by Mr. Raj Kumar Jain, an IndependentDirector. The Composition of Committee is as follows:
Attendance of Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee meetings held during the financial year 2023-24 are asfollows:
Ms. Parasram Jhamnani
The company has the Nomination and Remuneration Committee in line with the provisions of Section 178 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of 3 (Three) directors out of which Two (2) areIndependent Director as on the last day of financial year 2023-24 and is chaired by Mr. Raj Kumar Jain, anIndependent Director. Composition of Committee is as follows:
Non-Executive
Attendance at Nomination and Remuneration Committee meetings held during the financial year 2023-24 asfollows:
Attendances
Mr. Amrita Modi
In line with the requirements of Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has formulated a Nomination and Remuneration Policy.
The Nomination and Remuneration policy provides guidelines to the Nomination and Remuneration Committeerelating to the Appointment, Removal & Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and SeniorManagement. This policy formulates the criteria for determining qualifications competencies, positive attributesand independence for the appointment of a director (executive / non-executive) and also the criteria fordetermining the remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and otherEmployees. It also provides the manner for effective evaluation of performance of Board, its committees andindividual directors.
Nomination and remuneration policy of the Company is available on the Company's website atwww.chambalkota .in, and on web-link: http://www.chambalkota.in/download/nomination%20&%20Remuneration%20policy.pdf We affirm that the remuneration paid to Directors, senior management and otheremployees is in accordance with the remuneration policy of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, a separate exercise was carried out to evaluate theperformance of Board, Directors including the Chairman of the Board and Board Committees.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees, andindividual directors pursuant to Section 149(8) read with Schedule IV, Section 178(2), Section 134(3)(p) ofCompanies Act, 2013.
The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basisof criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information andfunctioning, etc.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of com mittee meetings, etc.The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities andExchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
In a separate meeting of independent direct ors, performance of non-independent directors, the Board as a wholeand Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive di rectors and non¬executive directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of individual directorson the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetingslike preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings,etc.
At the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and meeting of Nomination andRemuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees, and individual directors was alsodiscussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding theindependent director being evaluated.
The Company has put in place an adequate system of internal control commensurate with its size and nature ofbusiness. These systems provide a reasonable assurance in respect of providing financial and operationalinformation, complying with applicable statutes, safeguarding of assets of the Company and ensuring compliance
with corporate policies. The Audit Committee reviews adherence to internal control systems and internal auditreports issued by internal auditors of the company.
Subsidiary Comp any: Nil
oint Venture: Nil
The Company has neither invited nor accepted or renewed any fixed deposits from public within the meaning ofSection 73-76 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with The Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 duringhe year under review.
During the year under review, the company has not given any guarantee or provided security in connection with aloan nor it has acquired by way of subscription, purchase or otherwise the securities of any other body corporate.Further the particulars of the Loans given and advances made by the company are provided in the Note No. 5 offinancial statements of the company.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024 were onan arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. Therefore, the provisions of Section 188 of theCompanies Act, 2013 were not attracted. Further, there are no materially significant related party transactionsduring the year under review made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel orother designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Thus,disclosure in Form AOC-2 is not required.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as theprovisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the relevant rules and guidelines are not so farapplicable to the Company.
The Company has framed and implemented a Risk Management Policy to identify the various business risks. Thisframework seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business objectives and enhance theCompany’s competitive advantage. The Risk Management Policy defines the risk management approach acrossthe enterprise at various levels including documentation and reporting. The policy is available on the Company’swebsite at http://www.chambalkota.in/ and the web link i.e. http://www.chambalkota.in/download/Risk%20manageme nt%20policy.pdf
Pursuant to section 177(9) and (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of the SEBI(LODR)Regulations, 2015, the Company has a Whistle Blower Policy for establishing a vigil mechanism to deal with thecases of unethical behaviour in all its business activities, fraud, mismanagement and violation of Code of Conductof the Company. The policy provides systematic mechanism to report the concerns and adequate safeguardsagainst the victimization, if any. The policy is available on the Company’s website at the weblink i.e.http://www.chambalkota.in/download/whistle%20blower%20policy.pdf during the finan cial yea r, no whistleblower event was reported and mechanism is functioning well. No personnel have been denied access to the AuditCommittee.
No such material legal decision has been passed during the year by the regulators or courts or tribunals whichmay affect the going concern status of the company and company's operation in future.
There is no such case during the financial 2023-24
There is no agreements specified in clause 5A of para A of part A of schedule III during the financial 2023-24.
M/s VAG & Company, Chartered Accountants, Kota (Firm registration Number: 003014C), were appointedas Statutory Auditors of the Company in 34th Annual General Meeting of the C ompany to hold office till theconclusion of the 39th Annual General Meeting of the company for the second term. The tenure/term of M/s VAG &Company, Chartered Accountants, Kota (Firm registration Number: 003014C) is coming to end at the conclusionof ensuing AGM. The existing auditors cannot be re-appointed as the Auditors for a further period of 5 years as perthe provisions of Companies Act, 2013.
Therefore appointment of M/s Lokesh Maheshwari & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Kota, (FirmRegistrati on Number: 020075C) being sought in the annual general meeting , to hold the office from conclusionof the 39th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 44th Am ual General Meeting of the Company the termand condition of appointment are provided under the notice of AGM.
There is no reservation, qualification or adverse remark contained in the Auditor's Report attached to FinancialStatements of company as at 31st March, 2024 Information referred in Auditor’s Report are self-explanatory anddo not call for any further comments.
During the financial year 2023-24, no fraud was reported by the Statutory Auditors of the Company in their AuditReport.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, the Board has appointed M/s DCJ and Associates, Chartered Accountants, Kota (FRN: 015039c) as
Internal Auditor of the Company to carry out the internal audit of the company for the F.Y. 20 23-24.
The internal audit report received from the internal auditors were reviewed by the Audit Committee and Board ofDirectors and the observations, if any, mentioned in the Internal Audit Report received for the financial year2023-24 were duly looked into by the Management from time to time.
During the financial year 2023-24, no fraud was reported by the Internal Auditor of the Company in their AuditReport.
The Board has also re-appointed the aforesaid firm as Internal Auditor to conduct the internal audit of theCompany for the F.Y. 2024-25.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board has appointed M/s Bharat Rathore & Associates,Company Secretaries, Kota (FRN: S2018RJ589300) as Secretarial Auditor of the Company to carry out thesecretarial audit of the company for the F.Y. 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report as received from the aforesaidsecretarial auditors in form MR-3 for the F.Y. 2023-24is annexed herewith as (ANNEXURE "I”).
The Secretarial Audit report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remark and is self explanatory and does not call for any further comments.
The board has also re-appointed M/s Bharat Rathore & Associates, Company Secretaries, Kota as SecretarialAuditor to conduct secretarial audit of the Company for the F.Y. 2024-25.
Company has complied with all secretarial standards applicable on company during the financial year 2023-24.MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of theCompanies Act, 2013, is not applicable on the company during the financial year.
There are no process initiated under the insolvency and bankruptcy code, 2016 (2016) during the financial year2023-24.
Your Company continuously strives to conserve energy, adopt environment friendly practices and employtechnology for more efficient operations.
As per the Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in(ANNEXURE "II”) to this report.
A detailed discussion on the industrial structure, development, opportunities, threats, review of operationalperformance and risks, as required under Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (ListingRegulations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of this report as (ANNEXURE "III”).
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3) read with Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, theAnnual Return for the financial year ended on 31st March 2024 in the prescribed form MGT-7 is disclosed on thewebsite at www.chambalkota.in.
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median employee’s remuneration and other details in termsof sub-section 12 of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, and the statement containing particulars of employeesas required under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are provided in (Annexure "IV”) formingpart of this report.
The Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace inline with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and authorized the Audit Committee of the Company forimplementation of said policy.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the year 2023-24
Number of complaints pending at the beginning of the year : NIL
No. of complaints received during the year : NIL
Number of complaints disposed off during the year : NIL
Number of cases pending at the end of the year : NIL
The board has adopted a code for the prohibition of insider trading to regulate, monitor and report trading byinsiders/designated persons in securities of the Bank. The code inter alia requires pre-clearance for dealing in thesecurities and prohibits the purchase or sale of securities while in possession of unpublishe d price sensitiveinformation and during the year when the trading window is closed during the year.
The policy is available on our website on www.chambalkota.in and web-link http://www.chambalkota.in/download/C0DE%200F%20FAIR%20DISCL0SURE%20AND%20C0DE%200F%20C0NDUCT.pdf.
The code lays down guidelines advising them on procedures to be followed and disclosures to be made in dealingwith shares of Company.
The equity shares of the company are listed with the BSE Limited having Scrip Code: 512301 and confirm thatlisting fee has been paid for financial year 2023-24.
During the financial year 2023-24, there is no resolution passed through Postal Ballot.
In pursuance of section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby stateand confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and thatthere are no material departures from the same;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company atthe end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) the directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
As per Regulation 15(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, compliance of provisions of Regulation 17, 17A, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A,25, 26, 27 and clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule Vshall not apply, to the following class of companies:
(a) the listed entity having paid up equity share capital not exceeding rupees ten crore and net worth notexceeding rupees twenty five crore, as on the last day of the previous financial year:
(b) the listed entity which has listed its specified securities on the SME Exchange:
As such, our Company falls in the ambit of aforesaid exemption (a), hence compliance with the provisions ofRegulation 27(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 shall not apply on our Company.
Consequently Corporate Governance Report under Regulation 27 of Securities and Exchange Board of India(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 does not form part of the Annual Report forthe Financial Year 2023-24.
Other disclosures with respect to Board's Report as required under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rulesnotified thereunder and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 are either NIL or NOT APPLICABLE.
The Board of Directors wish to place on record its sincere appreciation for due co-operation received from theCompany's Bankers, Government, Advisors, Shareholders etc. The Directors are also thankful to the employees atall levels for their continued support.
Place: Kota
Date: 30.05.2024 Sd/- Sd/-
Anmol Jindal Parasram Jhamnani
Director Chairman and Managing Director
DIN : 07618593 DIN:01266196