Your Directors are pleased to present the Thirty Seventh (37th) Annual Report on your Company's operationsand performance together with the audited financial statements and the Auditor's Report thereon for thefinancial year ended March 31, 2025.
BUSINESS OVERVIEWFinancial highlights
The performance of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 on standalone and consolidatedbasis is summarised below:
Particulars
As on March 31,
2025
2024
Consolidated
Standalone
Revenue from operations
631.45
605.33
578.97
555.29
Other Income
21.90
25.34
12.74
13.00
Total revenues
653.35
630.67
591.71
568.29
Profit before Finance Charges, Tax & Depreciation(EBIDTA) including OCI
226.42
222.00
205.24
198.31
Finance Costs
(16.54)
(15.11)
(66.04)
(65.41)
Depreciation
(61.77)
(58.64)
(50.54)
(48.34)
Profit before tax
148.11
148.25
88.66
84.56
Exceptional Items
-
Profit/(Loss) for the year
83.60
84.93
68.77
65.78
Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
82.64
83.98
67.01
64.07
India's hospitality and tourism sector experienceda significant growth in the year 2024-25, fuelledby increased foreign tourist arrivals, domestictravel and government initiatives. Your Companyachieved the highest EBIDTA of INR 226.42 Croresto be among the best performing in the country. TheCompany reported a net profit of INR 83.60 Croresin comparison with a net profit of INR 68.77 Crores inthe previous year.
The consolidated total income for the year endingMarch 31, 2025 was at INR 653.35 Crores against INR591.71 Crores of the previous year.
The Company retained its leadership position inoccupancy and RevPAR. The revenue from Food& Beverages increased by 6.15% from INR 250.88Crores for FY24 to INR 266.30 Crores for FY25.
Share capital
The authorised share capital of the Company as onMarch 31, 2025 stood at INR 35,00,00,000 (RupeesThirty-Five Crore Only) divided into 35,00,00,000(Thirty-Five Crore) equity shares of face value ofINR 1/- each (Rupees One Only).
As on March 31, 2025, the issued, subscribed andpaid-up equity share capital of our Company stood atINR 21,33,74,246 (Rupees Twenty-One Crore Thirty-Three Lakh Seventy-Four Thousand Two HundredForty-Six Only) divided into 21,33,74,246 (Twenty-One Crore Thirty-Three Lakh Seventy-Four ThousandTwo Hundred Forty-Six Crore) equity shares of facevalue of INR 1/- each (Rupees One Only).
There has been no change in the paid-up share capitalof the Company from March 31, 2025 till the date ofthis Report.
The entire shareholding of the Company is held indematerialised form.
Dividend
As per Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ('theListing Regulations'), the top 1000 listed companiesbased on the market capitalisation shall formulate adividend distribution policy. Accordingly, the DividendDistribution Policy was adopted by the Board ofDirectors of the Company to set out the parametersand circumstances that will be taken into account by
the Board in determining the distribution of dividendto its shareholders and / or retaining profits earnedby the Company. The dividend distribution policy isavailable on the Company's website at https://www.theparkhotels.com/investor-relations/images/site-specific/corporate-site/dividend-distribution-policy.pdf.
In line with the above policy, your Directors haverecommended a final dividend of INR 0.50 (i.e. 50%)per equity share of INR 1 each for the financial yearended March 31, 2025, subject to approval of membersat the ensuing Annual General Meeting ('AGM'). Theproposed dividend payout based on the outstandingnumber of shares as on the date of this report, willamount to approx. INR 106.687 million.
The record date for the purpose of payment offinal dividend for the FY 2024-25, will be Friday,September 19, 2025. In view of the applicableprovisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, dividend paidor distributed by the Company shall be taxable inthe hands of the shareholders. Your Company shall,accordingly make the payment of the final dividendafter deduction of tax at source.
There was no change in the business of Company andits Subsidiary Companies during the Financial Year2024-25.
There were no material changes or commitmentsaffecting financial position of the Company occurringbetween the dates of financial statement & theBoard's Report.
During the year, the Company has not transferred anyamount to General Reserve.
During the financial year, the Company did notaccept any deposits, including from public underChapter V of the Act. Further, no amount of principalor interest was outstanding as on the balance sheetclosure date.
There are no unclaimed dividends during the pastseven years. Therefore, the Company was not requiredto transfer any amount and/or shares to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund.
Particulars of loans given, investment made,guarantees given, if any, and the purpose forwhich the loan or guarantee and investment isproposed to be utilised are provided in the Notes toFinancial Statement.
In compliance with the statutory requirements andbest practices, the Company has constituted variouscommittees viz. Audit & Risk Management Committee,Nomination and Remuneration Committee,Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, and CorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) Committee.
Apart from the above Committees, the Company hasalso formulated operating Committee viz. Committeeof Directors to handle day to day operational mattersof the Company.
During the year under review, all the recommendationsmade by the Committees of the Board, including theAudit Committee, were accepted by the Board.
The Board of Directors met five times during the financialyear 2024-25. A detailed update on the Board, itscomposition, governance of various Board Committeesincluding their detailed charters and terms of reference,number of Board and Committee meetings held duringFY 2024-25 and attendance of the Directors thereat,is provided in the Report on Corporate Governance,which forms part of this Annual Report.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company heldfive Board Meetings on April 26, 2024, May 28, 2024,August 14, 2024, November 11, 2024 and February 08,2025 respectively.
Statutory auditors
In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Act,the members of the Company at the 34th AnnualGeneral Meeting ('AGM') held on September 29, 2022,approved the re-appointment of M/s S.R. Batliboi &Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm RegistrationNo. 301003E / E-300005), as the statutory auditorsof the Company for a second term of five consecutiveyears to hold office until the conclusion of the 39thAGM of the Company to be held in the year 2027.
Further, they are qualified to continue as StatutoryAuditors of the Company and satisfy the independencecriteria in terms of the applicable provisions of theAct and Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India.
Statutory auditors’ report
The Board has duly examined the Statutory Auditors'Report to the financial statements, which are self¬explanatory. The clarifications, wherever necessary,have been included in the Notes to financial statementssection of this Annual Report. The report does notcontain any observation, disclaimer, qualification, oradverse remarks.
The auditors have not reported any fraud u/s 143(12)of the Act, and therefore, no details are required to bedisclosed under Section 134(3)(ca) of the Act.
Secretarial auditor
In accordance with the provisions of Section 204of the Act, the Company had appointed Mr. ArupKumar Roy, Practicing Company Secretary, Kolkataas Secretarial Auditor for the Financial Year endedMarch 31, 2025.
The Secretarial Auditor has submitted his report to theBoard of Directors on the compliance of the Companyto all the applicable provisions. The Secretarial AuditReport does not contain any qualification, reservationor adverse remarks. The Secretarial Auditor's Reportforms part of this Report and marked as Annexure-A.
Further, in terms of the regulatory requirements,Mr. Arup Kumar Roy, Practicing Company Secretary,has issued the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report,confirming compliance by the Company of theapplicable SEBI regulations and circulars/guidelinesissued thereunder.
Pursuant in term of recent amendment in Regulation24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board ofDirectors of the Company at their meeting held onMay 26, 2025, approved the appointment of M/sSushil Tiwari & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretary, as the Secretarial Auditors of the Companyfor a term of five consecutive years commencingfrom the financial year 2025-26 to hold office untilthe conclusion of the 42nd AGM of the Company tobe held in the year 2030, subject to approval of theshareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.The necessary resolution for the appointment ofM/s Sushil Tiwari & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretary, forms part of the Notice convening theforthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Internal auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of theAct, the Company has appointed M/s. Ray Das &Gupta (Firm Registration No. 316182E), CharteredAccountants and M/s S S Kothari Mehta & Co. LLP,Chartered Accountants as the Internal Auditors forFinancial Year 2024-25 for conducting internal auditof the Company.
Cost auditors
Maintenance of cost records as specified by theCentral Government under Section 148 (1) of the Actis not applicable to the Company.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has threeSubsidiaries, namely, Apeejay Charter Private Limited,Apeejay Hotels & Restaurants Private Limited andApeejay North-West Hotels Private Limited.
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Act, read with Rule5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a statementcontaining salient features of financial statements ofsubsidiaries in prescribed form AOC-1, is annexed tothe consolidated financial statements of the Companywhich forms part of this Annual Report. The saidstatement also provides the details of performanceand financial position of each subsidiary, associateand joint venture and their contribution to the overallperformance of the Company.
The Company does not have any joint venture companyor an associate company as on March 31, 2025.
In terms of the requirement of Section 136 of the Act,the financial statements of each of the subsidiarycompanies are available on the Company's website athttps://www.theparkhotels.com/investor-relations/annual-reports.html.
The audited financial statements of each subsidiary,associate and joint venture companies are availablefor inspection at the Company's registered office. Thephysical copies of annual financial statements of thesubsidiary companies will also be made available tothe members of the Company upon request.
The Policy for determining material subsidiaries ofthe Company is also provided on the Company'swebsite at https://www.theparkhotels.com/images/site-specific/corporate-site/policy-on-material-subsidiaries.pdf. Details of material subsidiaries ofthe Company as per Regulation 16(1)(c) of ListingRegulations are disclosed in the Report of CorporateGovernance forming part of this Annual Report.
Appointment, re-appointment and resignation
During the Financial Year, the following changes tookplace in the Board:
Appointments and re-appointments
Ms. Priya Paul (DIN: 00051215), Whole Time Directorof the Company, retires by rotation at the forthcomingAnnual General Meeting and being eligible offer
herself for re-appointment and an appropriateresolution has also been included as part of the Noticeconvening the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.The Board, on the recommendation of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee, recommended herreappointment at the ensuing AGM.
Ms. Priya Paul, Whole Time Director of the Company,completed her present term on May 31, 2025. TheBoard at its meeting held on February 08, 2025based on the recommendation of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee and subject to theapproval of shareholders, has re-appointed Ms. PriyaPaul as the Whole Time Director of the Company fora further term of five (5) years with effect from June01, 2025. Approval of shareholders was obtained byPostal Ballot by way of E-Voting, which concluded onMay 04, 2025 and Scrutiniser's Report was submittedon May 06, 2025.
The Board at its meeting held on February 08, 2025based on the recommendation of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee and subject to theapproval of shareholders, appointed Mr. Ranjit KumarPachnanda (DIN: 03358887) as an IndependentDirector of the Company for a term of five (5) yearswith effect from February 15, 2025. Approval ofshareholders was obtained by Postal Ballot by wayof E-Voting, which concluded on May 04, 2025 andScrutiniser's Report was submitted on May 06, 2025.
Retirement and resignation
Mr. Debanjan Mandal (DIN: 00469622), IndependentDirector, retired from the Board with effect from theclose of business hours on February 20, 2025, uponcompletion of his second term of office. The Boardplaced on record its appreciation for the immensebenefit the Company has gained from Mr. Mandal asa mentor and a guide to the Company and for givinghis valuable time despite his busy schedule andcontributing to the successful IPO of the Company.
During the Financial Year, there was no change in theKey Managerial Personnel.
In the opinion of the Board, all the directors, includingthe aforesaid directors, possess the requisitequalifications, experience, expertise, proficiency andhold high standards of integrity.
Brief resume, nature of expertise, disclosure ofrelationships between directors inter-se, detailsof directorships and Committee membership heldin other companies of the Directors proposedto be appointed/ re-appointed, along with theirshareholding in the Company, as stipulated underSecretarial Standard- 2 and Regulation 36 of theListing Regulations, is appended as an Annexure tothe Notice of the ensuing AGM.
Key managerial personnel (KMP)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act,the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as onMarch 31, 2025, are:
1. Mr. Vijay Dewan, Managing Director;
2. Ms. Priya Paul, Whole Time Director;
3. Mr. Atul Khosla, Chief Financial Officer; and
4. Ms. Shalini Keshan, Company Secretary andCompliance Officer.
As on the date of this report, ICRA Limited rated theLong-Term Rating to [ICRA]A (Stable), Long term -Fund-based working capital rating to [ICRA]A , andShort Term -Non-Fund Based limit rating to [ICRA]A1.Further, ICRA Limited rated the Long term/Short term- Unallocated limit to [ICRA]A (Stable)/[ICRA]A1.
Pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Act, the Companyhas received declarations from all the IndependentDirectors of the Company confirming that theymeet the criteria of independence as prescribedunder Section 149(6) of the Act, as amended, readwith Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations. In terms of Regulation25(8) of the Listing Regulations the IndependentDirectors have confirmed that they are not awareof any circumstance or situation which exists ormay be reasonably anticipated that could impair orimpact their ability to discharge their duties with anobjective independent judgement and without anyexternal influence and that they are independent ofthe management.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed thatthey have complied with the Company's Code ofConduct and that they are registered on the databankof Independent Directors maintained by the IndianInstitute of Corporate Affairs. The Directors havefurther confirmed that they are not debarred fromholding the office of director under any SEBI order orany other such authority.
The Board is of the opinion that all the IndependentDirectors are persons of integrity and possessrelevant expertise and experience and their continuedassociation as Directors will be of immense benefitand in the best interest of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company have takenon record the aforesaid declaration and confirmationsubmitted by the Independent Directors.
The Board of Directors recognises that diversityin background, gender, age, geographicalrepresentation, skills, knowledge and viewpointsenhances decision-making and supports long-termsustainable growth. We are committed to fosteringan inclusive boardroom culture and maintaining acomposition that reflects the diversity of the globalcommunity we serve.
In line with Section 178 of the Companies Actand the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board hasimplemented a Policy on Nomination, Remunerationand Board Diversity. This policy outlines theprinciples for appointing Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel (KMPs), Senior Management and otherdesignated employees, along with guidelines for theirremuneration structure and related disclosures.
During the reporting year, the Company undertooka thorough review of this Policy to ensure thatthe remuneration framework for Non-ExecutiveIndependent Directors aligns with leading globalstandards. The Policy can be accessed at https://www.theparkhotels.com/pdf/policy-on-nomination--remuneration---board-diversity.pdf.
In terms of Regulation 25(7) of the Listing Regulations,the Company familiarises its Directors about their roleand responsibilities at the time of their appointmentthrough a formal letter of appointment. The format ofthe letter of appointment/re-appointment is availableon our website at https://www.theparkhotels.com/images/site-specific/corporate-site/policy-on-familiarization-of-independent-directors.pdf.
In terms of the provisions of Section 178 of the Actread with Rules issued thereunder and Regulation19 read with Part D of Schedule II of the ListingRegulations, the Board of Directors in consultationwith Nomination and Remuneration Committee hasformulated a framework for evaluation of the Board,Board Committees and Individual Directors includingthe Independent Directors, Chairman and ManagingDirector & Chief Executive Officer.
During the financial year, customised questionnaireswere distributed to all Board members, and theirresponses were analysed. The results were discussedby the Board, and recommendations from theevaluation process were considered to enhance theBoard's effectiveness. A detailed update on the BoardEvaluation is included in the Corporate Governancereport within this Annual Report.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has EmployeeStock Option Plan 2023 in place to retain the talentedemployees with the approval of Shareholders of theCompany. The said scheme is in compliance with theSEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and SweatEquity) Regulations, 2021 ('ESOP Regulations'). TheNomination and Remuneration Committee monitorsthe Company's ESOP scheme.
Pursuant to the provisions of SEBI (Share BasedEmployee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations,2021, a disclosure with respect to ESOP Plan ofthe Company as on March 31, 2025, is availableon the website of the Company at https://www.theparkhotels.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance.html.
During the previous year, there were no materialchanges in the aforesaid ESOP Scheme of theCompany and the ESOP scheme is in compliancewith SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and SweatEquity) Regulations, 2021. A certificate from Mr. ArupKumar Roy, Practicing Company Secretary, Kolkata,certifying that the scheme(s) are implemented inaccordance with the ESOP Regulations and theresolutions passed by the Members of the Company,are available for inspection by the Members inelectronic mode and copies of the same will also beavailable for inspection at the registered office of theCompany and during the AGM.
The Company has a Vigil Mechanism - a WhistleBlower Policy in place for its Directors and employeesto report concerns and issues in accordance withSection 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013. In termsof the said Policy, the directors and employees of theCompany can make protected disclosures through aletter to the Ethics Counsellor or to the Chairman ofthe Audit & Risk Management Committee. The WhistleBlower Policy of the Company is disclosed on theCompany's website at https://www.theparkhotels.com/images/site-specific/corporate-site/whistle-blower-policy.pdf.
During the year ended on March 31, 2025, the Companydid not receive any complaint under the scheme.
Your Company is committed to creating long-termsustainable value by aligning social initiatives withbusiness objectives. Since inception, giving back tothe communities that support our growth has beena priority.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 135 ofthe Act read with the Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, the Company hasin place a Corporate Social Responsibility Policyrecommended by Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) Committee and approved by the Board. ThePolicy is available on the website of the Companyat https://www.theparkhotels.com/images/site-specific/corporate-site/csr-policv.pdf.
In terms of applicable provisions of Section 135 ofthe Act, the Company was obligated to contributean amount of INR 0.35 Crores towards CSR activitiesduring FY 2024-25.
The details of the Policy and the Annual Report onCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities forthe financial year 2024-25 are given in the statementattached to this Report and marked as Annexure-B.
The details pertaining to the composition, meetingsand terms of reference of the CSR Committee areincluded in the Report on Corporate Governancewhich forms part of the Annual Report.
As required under Section 134(3)(q) of the CompaniesAct 2013 read with Rule 8(5)(viii) of Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Company has in placeproper and adequate internal financial control systemcommensurate with the size, scale, complexity andnature of its business operations. Proper policies andprocedures are adopted ensuring the orderly andefficient conduct of business, including safeguardingof its assets, prevention and detection of errors andfrauds, accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords and timely preparation of reliable financialinformation and the same is reviewed at regularintervals depending upon situation of business of theCompany. The Company's management has assessedthe effectiveness of the Company's internal financialcontrol over financial reporting as of March 31, 2025.The Statutory Auditors of the Company have, in theirReport on Internal Financial Control, certified that thesame are adequate in all material respects.
Present internal financial control measures are testedover time and no material reportable weakness inthe design or operation was observed. The Internalfinancial controls of the Company have been furtherdiscussed in detail in the Management Discussion &Analysis section.
The Company has in place a mechanism to identify,evaluate and mitigate the operational, strategic andexternal environment risks to key business objectives.The Company fulfils its legal requirements as per thestatute in monitoring and mitigating the risks through
regular review of its overall operations and improvingwork place safety continues to be the top priority. Asof now, the Directors do not envisage any element ofrisk which may threaten the existence of the Company.
The Board of Directors has constituted the Audit &Risk Management Committee to identify key risksacross the Company and prioritise relevant actionplans to mitigate these risks. The Risk Managementframework is reviewed periodically by the Board andthe Audit & Risk Management Committee.
The details pertaining to the composition, meetingsand terms of reference of the Risk ManagementCommittee are included in the Report on CorporateGovernance which forms part of the Annual Report.
The details of energy conservation, technologyabsorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoas required under Section 134(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, read with the Rule 8 of Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith asAnnexure-C to this report.
The Central Government has not mandatedmaintenance of cost records in respect of products /services of the Company under Section 148(1) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and accordingly such accountsand records are not required to be maintained.
During the year, no significant and/or material orderwas passed by any Regulator, any Court in India orany Tribunal impacting the going concern status andthe Company's operations in future.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Companyhas complied with the applicable provisions of theSecretarial Standards (SS-1 and SS-2) relating to'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and 'GeneralMeetings' issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India and notified by Ministry ofCorporate Affairs in terms of the provisions of Section118 of the Act.
Disclosures relating to remuneration of Directors andEmployees u/s 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 are annexed as Annexure-Dto this report.
Related party transactions
All transactions with Related Parties, as definedunder the Companies Act, 2013, were entered intoin the ordinary course of business and on an arm'slength basis and do not attract the provisions ofSection 188 of the Act. During the year, the Companyhad not entered into any contract / arrangement /transactions with Related Parties which could beconsidered as material. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC-2 is not required.
In accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS-24), the details of Related Party Transactions areset out in the Notes to the Standalone & ConsolidatedFinancial Statements.
A detailed note on the procedure adopted by theCompany in dealing with contracts and arrangementswith Related Parties is provided in the Report onCorporate Governance, which forms part of theAnnual Report.
The Policy on the Related Party Transactions isavailable on the website of the Company at https://www.theparkhotels.com/images/site-specific/corporate-site/policv-on-related-partv-transactions.pdf.
Extract of annual return
As required pursuant to Section 92(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder,the Annual Return of the Company in Form MGT-7 hasbeen placed on the website of the Company, https://www.theparkhotels.com/investor-relations/annual-reports.html.
The Annual Return will be electronically submittedto the Registrar of Companies within the timelinesprescribed under the Act.
Dematerialisation of shares
The Equity Shares of the Company are registered withNational Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL) & CentralDepository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for havingthe facility of Dematerialisation of shares and its ISINis INE988S01028.
Business responsibility andsustainability report
In accordance with the Regulation 34(2)(f) of theListing Regulations read with SEBI Circular no.
SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD-2/P/CIR/2021/562 dated May10, 2021, the Business Responsibility & SustainabilityReport ('BRSR') for the Financial Year 2024-25,describing the initiatives taken by the Company fromenvironmental, social and governance perspectiveforms part of the Annual Report.
Management discussion and analysisreport
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(e) of the ListingRegulations, a detailed Management Discussion andAnalysis Report for the Financial Year under review ispresented in a separate section, forming part of theAnnual Report.
Corporate governance
The Company is committed to maintain the higheststandard of corporate governance and adopting thebest corporate governance practices adhering tothe provisions of the Listing Regulations. A detailedreport on the Corporate Governance pursuant to therequirements of the Listing Regulations forms part ofthe Annual Report.
A certificate from the Statutory Auditors of theCompany, S.R. Batliboi & Co. LLP, CharteredAccountants, confirming compliance of conditionsof corporate governance as stipulated in the ListingRegulations is annexed as Annexure-E to this report.
Prevention of sexual harassment atworkplace
The Company has in place the requisite InternalComplaints Committee as envisaged in the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 for providing aredressal mechanism pertaining to sexual harassmentof employees at workplace. Six complaints werereceived and disposed off within the statutory period.
Further, details regarding the policy, including thedetails of the complaints received and disposed-offare provided in the Report on Corporate Governanceand Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report,which forms part of this Annual Report.
Statement containing additionalinformation as required underschedule V of the act
A statement containing additional information, asrequired under Clause IV of Section II of Part II ofSchedule V of the Companies Act, 2013, is providedin the Report on Corporate Governance, which formspart of this Integrated Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,
2013, the Directors to the best of their knowledge and
belief confirm that;
I. in preparation of the annual accounts, theapplicable accounting standards had beenfollowed along with proper explanations relatingto material departures;
II. the Directors had selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at the end of thefinancial year and of the profit of the companyfor that period;
III. t he Directors had taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with theprovision of this Act for safeguarding theassets of the Company and for detecting fraudand other irregularities;
IV. the Directors had prepared the annual accountson a going concern basis;
V. the Directors had devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems wereadequate & operating effectively; and
VI. the Directors had devised proper systems toensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems wereadequate and operating effectively.
There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
There was no instance of onetime settlement with anyBank or Financial Institution.
The Company does not have any holding company.
The Managing Director & CEO and the Chairpersonof the Company do not receive any remuneration orcommission from the subsidiary companies.
The other disclosures not commented upon in thisreport, pursuant to Section 134 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with rules, are not applicable to theCompany for the financial year under review.
The Board wishes to place on record its sincereappreciation and gratitude to the Government ofIndia and State Governments, various GovernmentAgencies and Regulatory Authorities, Banks, otherbusiness associates, vendors and the valued customersfor their continued support and confidence in theCompany. Your Directors also take this opportunity tothank all employees for sharing the Company's visionand philosophy and for their commitment, dedicationand co-operation.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Priya Paul Vijay Dewan
Date: May 26, 2025 Chairperson & Whole Time Director Managing Director
Place: Delhi DIN:00051215 DIN: 00051164