Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report of the Company with theaudited statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars
For the Year
2024-25
2023-24
Turnover & Other Income
1,280.58
203.50
Net Profit before Depreciation & amortization
647.62
2.96
Less: Depreciation
1.06
1.77
Net Profit/ Loss Before Extra-Ordinary Item
646.56
1.19
Current Tax
107.39
1.01
Net Profit for the year
539.17
0.18
The Company is engaged in business of drip irrigation system. During the year, yourCompany had a turnover and earned other income in tune of Rs. 1,280.58/- lakhs ascompared to the total revenue of Rs. 203.50 lakhs recorded for the previous year and thenet profit before tax for the current year is Rs. 646.56 lakhs as compared to the profit ofRs. 1.19/- lakhs as recorded in the previous year.
During the year under Report, there was no change in the nature of business of theCompany.
The Board of Directors has carried profit of Rs. 18,000/- to reserve account.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Company has not declared any Dividend. In theFinancial Year 2025-26, the Company has declared the intrim dividend at the rate of Rs.
0.10 per equity share of the company.
There is no dividend declared in the previous year and hence no amount is required to betransferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund
The Company neither has accepted nor invited any deposit from the public, within themeaning of section 73 of the Companies, Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder.
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs.5,00,00,000/- and paid-up sharecapital of the Company is Rs. 3,62,30,000/-. Each share is of Rs. 10/-
There are no any material changes and commitments occurred after the end of thefinancial year, which is affecting the financial position of the Company.
The company has changed the from Purva Sharegistry (India) Pvt. Ltd to AccurateSecurities And Registry Pvt Ltd w.e.f. 04th December, 2024.
There are no holding, subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate company of the Company.During the financial year ended on 31st March, 2025, the performance and financialposition of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as per rule 8(1) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
During the period of this report, there has been following changes in the top managementof the Company:
1. Mr. Rohilkumar Manishkumar Sadiwala (DIN: 10399147) had resigned from the post ofAdditional Director with effect from May 30, 2024.
2. Mr. Kamlesh Dayalal Patel (DIN: 10399140) had resigned from the post of AdditionalDirector with effect from May 30, 2024.
3. Ms. Juhi Rajendrakumar Chaturvedi had resigned from the post of Company Secretary
and Compliance officer of the Company on 15th September, 2024.
4. Ms. Swati Jain was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance officer of theCompany w.e.f. 14th November, 2024.
5. Ms. Swati Jain had resigned from the post of Company Secretary and Complianceofficer of the Company on 31st March, 2025.
6. Ms. Hemangi Akshaykumar Vasoya was appointed as the Compliance Officer of theCompany as per Regulation 6 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 w.e.f. 08th April, 2025.
Retirement by rotation and Re-appointment of Director:
Ms. Daxaben Jitenkumar Vaghasia, Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotationat the ensuing AGM in compliance with the provisions of Section 152 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules,2014 and the Articles of Association of the Company and being eligible has offered herselffor reappointment.
All the Directors of the Company have confirmed that they are not disqualified from beingappointed as directors in terms of section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT 9 is exemptedvide Ministry of Corporate Affairs Notification dated 05th March, 2022. The Annual Returnas referred in Section 134(3)(a) of the Act for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 isavailable on the website of the Company at https://www.narmadadrip.com
The company does not have and subsidiary, holding or Associate Company. The Companyhas not come into Joint Venture with any other organization.
During the year, the Board of Directors met 10 (Ten) times during the financial year 2024¬25, the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report that forms part ofthis Annual Report. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120days.
The Board held 10 (Ten) meetings during the period ended on 31st March, 2025 i.e., on
30.05.2024, 07.08.2024, 17.08.2024, 04.09.2024, 02.10.2024, 12.10.2024, 14.11.2024,
04.12.2024, 13.01.2025 and 31.03.2025.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance,Board Committees and individual directors based on inputs from the directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performanceof the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of theindividual director to the Board and committee meetings. Also, the Chairman wasevaluated on the key aspects of his role.
In the separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independentdirectors, performance of the board as a whole and performance of the Chairman wasevaluated. The same was discussed in the Board meeting that followed the meeting of theindependent directors, at which the performance of the Board, its committee andindividual director was also discussed.
The Company has adequate internal financial controls commensurate with the nature &size of business of the Company.
(Pursuant to Provisions of section 149(6) Of the Companies Act, 2013)
All the Independent Directors of the Company do hereby declare that:
(1) All the Independent Directors of the Company are neither Managing Director, nora Whole Time Director nor a manager or a Nominee Director.
(2) All the Independent Directors in the opinion of the Board are persons of integrityand possesses relevant expertise and experience.
(3) Who are or were not a Promoter of the Company or its Holding or subsidiary orassociate Company.
(4) Who are or were not related to promoters or directors in the company, itsholding, subsidiary or associate Company.
(5) Who has or had no pecuniary relationship with the company, its holding,subsidiary or associate company or their promoters or directors, during the twoimmediately preceding financial years or during the current financial Year.
(6) None of whose relatives has or had pecuniary relationship or transaction with thecompany, its holding, subsidiary, or associate company, or their promoters, ordirectors, amounting to two percent or more of its gross turnover or total incomeor fifty lacs rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed, whichever islower, during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the currentfinancial year,
(7) Who neither himself, nor any of his relatives,
(a) Holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or is or hasbeen employee of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associatecompany in any of three financial years immediately preceding the financial
year in which I\he is proposed to be appointed.
(b) Is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of the threefinancial years immediately preceding the financial years in which he isproposed to be appointed of
(i) A firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors ofthe company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company; OR
(ii) Any legal or a consulting firm that has or had any transaction with thecompany, its holding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to tenper cent, or more of the gross turnover of such firm;
(iii) Holds together with his relatives two per cent, or more of the total votingpower of the company; OR
(iv) Is a Chief Executive or director, by whatever name called, or any non¬profit organization that receives twenty five per cent or more of itsreceipts from the Company, any of its promoters, directors or its holding,subsidiary or associate company or that holds two per cent or more ofthe total voting power of the company; OR
(v) Who possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed.
In terms of section 134 Clause(C) of Sub-Section (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, in
relation to financial statements for the year 2024-25, the Board of Directors state:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March2024, as far as possible and to the extent, if any, accounting standards mentioned bythe auditors in their report as not complied with, all other applicable accountingstandards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdeparture;
b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistentlyand made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financialyear and profit and loss account of the Company for that period;
c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities.
d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
e) The directors in the case of a listed company had laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and were operating effectively.
f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operatingeffectively.
In compliance with Section 178 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors dohereby declare that:
a. The Company has proper constitution of the Board of Directors includingIndependent Directors.
b. The Company has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee,Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Audit Committee as per requirements ofprovisions of the Companies Act 2013.
c. The Company has the policy for selection and appointment of independent directorswho are persons of reputation in the society, have adequate educationalqualification, sufficient business experience and have integrity & loyalty towardstheir duties.
d. Company pays managerial remuneration to its Managing/ Whole Time Director.
e. The Independent Directors are not paid sitting fee for attending Board and othercommittee meetings held by the Board from time to time.
f. The Company is not paying any commission on net profits to any directors.
The Detail pertaining to composition of audit committee, its scope and attendance ofmembers are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisreport.
M/s. Dharit Mehta & Co, Chartered Accountants (M. No. 137728W) were appointed forthe period of five years that is from conclusion of 29th Annual General meeting till theconclusion of 34th Annual general meeting to be held in financial year 2025-26.
During the year, M/s. Dharit Mehta & Co, Chartered Accountants (M. No. 137728W) hasresigned as Statutory Auditors of the Company w.e.f 10th September, 2024 and M/s.Rajendra J. Shah & Co., were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company until theconclusion of this 33rd Annual General Meeting.
At this 33rd AGM the Board Members proposed the appointment of M/s. Rajendra J. Shah& Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 0108369W) as Statutory Auditors ofthe Company to hold office for a period of five years from the conclusion of this AGM tillthe conclusion of the 38th AGM to be held in the year 2029-2030.
The Report given by the Statutory Auditors on the financial statement for the financial
year ending on 31st March, 2025 of the Company is part of this Report. There are noqualifications or adverse remarks in the Auditors' Report which require any clarification/explanation. The Notes on financial statements are self- explanatory, if any, and needs nofurther explanation.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board ofDirectors appointed M/s. Bharat Prajapati & Co., (ICSI Firm Registration Number:S2012GJ176800, Peer Review No.: 2367/2022) to conduct Secretarial Audit of theCompany for Financial Year 2024-25. The Report of the Secretarial Audit Report is set outin an annexure as Annexure 'I' to this report.
In compliance with Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations and Section 204 of theAct, the Board at its meeting held on August 13, 2025, based on recommendation of theAudit Committee, has approved the appointment of M/s. Bharat Prajapati & Co., (ICSIFirm Registration Number: S2012GJ176800, Peer Review No.: 2367/2022), PractisingCompany Secretaries, a peer reviewed firm as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for aterm of five consecutive years commencing from FY 2025-26 till FY 2029-30, subject toapproval of the Members at the ensuing AGM.
With regard to observations of the Secretarial Auditor for non-compliances of variousprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, it is stated that theCompany is not having major operations and the management of the Company is strivinghard to operative effectively and taking steps to make necessary compliances under theCompanies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulation.
In connection, with the auditors' observation in the Secretarial Audit Report, theexplanation/ clarifications of the Board of Directors are as under:
Observations by the Secretarial Auditor
Reply to the Observations bythe Board
1. During period under review, thecompany has not installed StructuredDigital Database (SDD) to trackinsider trading from 01st April, 2024.
The company has installed theStructured Digital Database (SDD)to track insider trading fromJanuary, 2025.
24. DISCLOSURE WHETHER MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS AS SPECIFIED BY THECENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 148 OF THE COMPANIESACT, 2013
Under Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Central Government has prescribedmaintenance and audit of cost records vide the Companies (Cost Records and Audit)Rules, 2014 to such class of companies as mentioned in the Table appended to Rule 3 ofthe said Rules. The Company does not fall under Maintenance and audit of cost recordsand accordingly maintenance cost records and audit provisions are not applicable to theCompany.
The particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of theCompanies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is set out in an Annexure 'II' to thisreport. On an average during the year total employees in the Company were fourexcluding Managing Director and Whole time Director of the Company.
The particulars of employees falling under the purview of Section 197 read with Rule 5(2)of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014are - NIL.
There were no offences involving an instance of fraud reported by the Auditors of theCompany under sub- section (12) of Section 143 of the Act other than those which arereportable to the Central Government for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Details of Loan, Guarantee and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
All the transactions entered into with related parties as defined under the Companies Act,2013 and the Listing Regulation, if any, during the year were on an arm's length pricebasis and in the ordinary course of business. Such transactions have been approved by theAudit Committee. The Board of Directors of the Company has formulated the Policy onRelated Party Transactions.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Company did not have any material pecuniaryrelationship or transactions with Non-Executive Directors. In the preparation of financialstatements, the Company has followed the Accounting Standards. The significantaccounting policies which are applied have been set out in the Notes to FinancialStatements. The Board has received disclosures from Key Managerial Personnel, relatingto material, financial and commercial transactions where they and/or their relatives havepersonal interest. There are no materially significant related party transactions whichhave potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large as per Annexure III.
The Company production unit is closed since more than three years; hence this clause isnot applicable as mentioned in Annexure IV.
Provisions of Para C, D and E of Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosuresRequirements) Regulations, 2015 are not applicable to your Company. Hence, report onCorporate Governance is not annexed.
Pursuant to Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement Regulation, 2015 of the SEBI,Management Discussion and Analysis Report are annexed herewith and form part of thisReport.
The provisions for Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Corporate SocialResponsibility activities are not applicable to the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
The Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in place amechanism for reporting illegal or unethical behavior. The Company has adopted aWhistle-Blower Policy/ Vigil mechanism, which provides a formal mechanism for allemployees of the Company to make protected disclosures to the Management aboutunethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code ofConduct. Disclosures reported are addressed in the manner and within the time framesprescribed in the Policy. During the year under review, no employee of the Company hasbeen denied access to the Audit Committee.
The Board of Directors of your Company had already constituted various Committees incompliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and / or Listing Regulation viz.Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders RelationshipCommittee. During the year under review, in compliance with the Listing Regulations.
All decisions pertaining to the constitution of Committees, appointment of members andfixing of terms of reference/ role of the Committee are taken by the Board of Directors.
Details of the role and composition of these Committees, including the number ofmeetings held during the financial year and attendance at meetings, are provided in theAnnexure V the Annual Report.
During the year under review, the Independent Directors of the Company met on 03rdJune, 2024, interalia to discuss:
i) Evaluation of Performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board of Directorsof the Company as a whole.
ii) Evaluation of performance of the Chairman and/ or Managing Director of theCompany, taking into views of Executive and Non-executive Directors.
iii) Evaluation of the quality, content and timelines of flow of information between theManagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively andreasonably perform its duties.
Your Company's policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other mattersprovided in Section 178 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is set out in an annexure as'Annexure VI' to this report.
The Board reviews the risks associated with the Company every year while considering thebusiness plan. Considering the size of the Company and its activities, it is felt that thedevelopment and implementation of a Risk management policy is not relevant to theCompany and in the opinion of the Board there are no risks which may threaten theexistence of the Company.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Ind AS prescribed underthe Companies Act, 2013 as amended from time to time and other relevant provisions ofthe Act.
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and 'General Meetings', respectively, have been dulyfollowed by the Company.
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any Bonus Shares during the year under review.
The Company has not provided any Stock Option Scheme to the employees.
All the Members of the Board and the Senior Management Personnel have affirmed theircompliance with the Code of Conduct as on 31st March, 2025 and a declaration to thateffect, signed by the Managing Director, forms an integral part of this report.
The Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment policy in line with therequirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention,Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Complaints Committee has been setupto redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent,contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
During the year 2024-25, no complaints were received by the Company related to sexualharassment.
The Board states that the company has complied with provisions relating to the constitutionof Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 along with the following details: -
(a) number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year - NIL
(b) number of complaints disposed off during the year - NIL
(c) number of cases pending for more than ninety days year -- NA
The company is in compliance with respect to the provisions relating to the MaternityBenefit Act, 1961.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation and gratitude for thevaluable support and co-operation received from the Customers and Suppliers, variousFinancial Institutions, Banks, Government Authorities, Auditors and Shareholders duringthe year under review. Your Directors wish to place on record their deep sense ofappreciation for the devoted services of the Executives, Staff and Workers of theCompany for its success.
By the order of the Board
Place: Ahmedabad WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR
Date: 04.09.2025 DIN: 02433557