Your Directors are pleased to present the 20th Annual Report along with the Audited Financial Statements of yourCompany for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 ("FY 2024-25/ FY25”).
The Audited Financial Statements of your Company (Standalone and Consolidated) as on March 31, 2025, areprepared in accordance with the relevant applicable Indian Accounting Standards ("Ind AS”) and Regulation 33 ofthe Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015("SEBI Listing Regulations”) and the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act”).
The summarized financial highlight is depicted below:
Particulars
Consolidated
Standalone
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
5,411.68
4,816.49
5,397.90
4,813.48
Operating Expenses
3,685.10
3,189.53
3,680.11
3,187.73
Administrative & Other Expenses
593.35
523.24
584.65
522.01
Total Expenditure
4,278.45
3,712.77
4,264.76
3,709.74
Operating EBITDA
1,133.23
1,103.72
1,133.14
1,103.74
Other Income
30.80
44.02
33.66
46.62
EBITDA
1,164.03
1,147.74
1,166.80
1,150.36
Finance Costs
100.65
111.45
100.32
111.35
Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses
203.58
157.88
198.04
157.10
Profit for the year before Exceptional Items & Tax
859.80
878.41
868.44
881.91
Profit before tax
Tax Expense
220.42
228.81
Profit for the year before share of profit / (loss) from jointventures
639.38
649.60
648.02
653.10
Share of profit / (loss) from joint ventures
15.03
17.90
-
Net Profit / (Loss) after Joint Ventures
654.41
667.50
Notes:
1. There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of your Company which have occurredbetween the end of the financial year and the date of this report.
2. Previous year figures have been regrouped/re-arranged wherever necessary.
3. There has been no change in nature of business of your Company.
The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of your Company as on March 31, 2025, forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
The key aspects of your Company's consolidatedperformance during the FY 2024-25 are as follows:
Ý Your Company has achieved CNG Sales Volume of662.93 MMSCM which is @ 66.7% of FY 2024-25Sales Volume.
Ý Your Company has achieved the PNG SalesVolume 330.33 MMSCM which is @ 33.3% ofFY 2024-25 Sales Volume.
Ý Along with its JV i.e. IndianOil Adani Gas PrivateLimited (IOAGPL), your Company now has operatinglicense in 53 Geographical Areas.
Ý E-mobility - 2,338 charge point energised andapprox. 32 lakhs kWh (units) sold.
Ý Biomass Phase-1 of Barsana CBG Plant is operationalwith total 730 MT Compressed Biogas (CBG) and2,115 MT Organic Manure (Digestate FermentedOrganic Manure) sold in FY 2024-25.
Ý JV - SmartMeters Technologies Private Limited hassold 2,12,604 Mechanical Gas Meters in FY 2024-25.
Ý Revenue from Operations increased by 12% overFY 2023-24, from ' 4,816.49 crore to ' 5,411.68 crore.
Ý EBITDA has increased by 1% Y-o-Y to ' 1,164.03 crorevs. ' 1,147.74 crore in FY 2023-24.
On standalone basis, your Company registered revenuefrom operations of ' 5,397.90 crore and PAT of' 648.02 crore.
The detailed operational performance of your Companyhas been comprehensively discussed in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Section, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company's financial discipline and prudence arereflected in the strong credit ratings ascribed by ratingagencies. The details of credit ratings are disclosed inthe Corporate Governance Report, which forms part ofthis Integrated Annual Report.
Your Directors have recommended a dividend of ' 0.25(25%) per Equity Share of ' 1 each on Equity Shares outof the profits of your Company for FY 2024-25.
The dividend is subject to approval of shareholders atthe ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) and shallbe subject to deduction of tax at source. The dividend,if approved by the shareholders, would involve a cashoutflow of ' 27.5 crore.
The details of shareholders' pay-out since listing are:
529
504.66 529
471.95
82
4
56
24
200
100
0
28
71
27.5
12.02%
275i.30%
27 5 5.83%
27,5 5.45%
2755.19%
275 4.21%
275 4.24%
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
- PAT(In crore)
228.71
436.24
504.66
529.82
653.1
548.02
— Dividend(In crore)
. % of PAT
6.30%
5.83%
5.45%
5.19%
4.21%
4.24%
The Dividend Distribution and Shareholder ReturnPolicy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the SEBI ListingRegulations is available on your Company's website andlink for the same is given in Annexure-A of this report.
Details of outstanding and unclaimed dividendspreviously declared and paid by your Company are givenunder the Corporate Governance Report, which formspart of this Integrated Annual Report.
As permitted under the Act, the Board of Directors ofyour Company ("Board”) does not propose to transfer anyamount to General Reserves. The closing balance of theretained earnings of your Company for FY 2024-25, afterall appropriations and adjustments, was ' 3,922.70 crore.
During the year under review, there was no change in theauthorised and paid-up share capital of your Company.The equity authorised share capital of your Company is' 509.95 crore and preference authorised share capitalis ' 0.05 crore. The paid-up equity share capital of yourCompany is ' 109.98 crore.
There were no outstanding deposits within the meaningof Section 73 and 74 of the Act read with rules madethereunder at the end of FY 2024-25 or the previous
financial years. Your Company did not accept any depositduring the year under review.
The provisions of Section 186 of the Act, with respectto loans, guarantees, investments or securities are notapplicable to your Company, as your Company is engagedin providing infrastructural facilities which are exemptedunder Section 186 of the Act. The particulars of loans,guarantees and investments made during the yearunder review, are given in the notes forming part of thefinancial statements.
A list of subsidiaries / associates / joint ventures ofyour Company is provided as part of the notes to theconsolidated financial statements.
Your Company has following subsidiaries/joint venturesas on March 31, 2025:
Ý Adani TotalEnergies E-Mobility Limited
Ý Adani TotalEnergies Biomass Limited
Ý IndianOil - Adani Gas Private Limited
Ý Smartmeters Technologies Private Limited
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129, 134 and 136 ofthe Act read with rules made thereunder and Regulation33 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company hasprepared consolidated financial statements of theCompany and a separate statement containing thesalient features of financial statement of subsidiaries,joint ventures and associates in Form AOC-1, which formspart of this Integrated Annual Report.
The annual financial statements and related detailedinformation of the subsidiary companies shall be madeavailable to the shareholders of the holding and subsidiarycompanies seeking such information on all working daysduring business hours. The financial statements of thesubsidiary companies shall also be kept for inspectionby any shareholders during working hours at yourCompany's registered office and that of the respectivesubsidiary companies concerned. In accordance withSection 136 of the Act, the audited financial statements,including consolidated financial statements and relatedinformation of your Company and audited accounts ofeach of its subsidiaries, are available on website of yourCompany (www.adanigas.com).
Your Company has formulated a policy for determiningMaterial Subsidiaries. The policy is available on yourCompany's website and link for the same is given inAnnexure-A of this report. As on March 31 2025, yourCompany did not have any Material Subsidiary.
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act read with rules madethereunder, the details of developments at the level ofsubsidiaries and joint ventures of your Company arecovered in the Management Discussion and AnalysisReport, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
As of March 31, 2025, your Company's Board had tenmembers comprising of four Non-Executive Directors,one Executive Director and five Non-ExecutiveIndependent Directors including one Woman Director.The details of the Board and Committee composition,tenure of Directors, and other details are available in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
In terms of the requirement of the SEBI ListingRegulations, the Board has identified core skills, expertise,and competencies of the Directors in the context of yourCompany's business for effective functioning. The keyskills, expertise and core competencies of the membersof the Board are detailed in the Corporate GovernanceReport, which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
During the year and as on the date of this report, followingchanges took place in the Directorships/KMPs:
Ý Mr Thibault Lesueur (DIN: 10658488) wasappointed as Additional Director (Non-Executiveand Non-Independent) by the Board on July 29,2024 and subsequently by the shareholders by wayof postal ballot process on September 24, 2024.
Ý Mr Bharat Vasani (DIN: 00040243) was appointedas Additional Director (Non - Executive Independent)by the Board on October 21, 2024 and subsequentlyby the shareholders by way of postal ballot processon December 28, 2024.
Ý Mr Sashi Shanker (DIN: 06447938) will be completinghis initial term of three (3) years as an IndependentDirector on May 4, 2025. The Board at its meetingheld on April 28, 2025, on the recommendation ofNomination and Remuneration Committee and aftertaking into account the performance evaluation ofhis first term and considering the business acumen,
knowledge, experience, skills and contribution,have re-appointed him as an IndependentDirector for a second term of three (3) years w.e.f.May 5, 2025, subject to approval of shareholders atthe ensuing AGM.
Ý Ms Mira Soni was appointed as Company Secretaryand Compliance Officer (Key Managerial Personnel)of the Company by the Board on June 20, 2024.Further, she resigned as Company Secretary andCompliance Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) ofthe Company effective from close of business hourson May 31, 2025.
Ý Mr Anil Agrawal has been appointed as CompanySecretary and Compliance Officer (Key ManagerialPersonnel) of the Company effective from June 1,2025.
Ý Mr Olivier Sabrie (DIN: 09375006) ceased as aDirector of your Company w.e.f. June 26, 2024, dueto his assignment outside TotalEnergies Group.
Ý Mr Naresh Kumar Nayyar (DIN: 00045395) ceasedas Independent Director of your Company fromthe close of business hours on October 21, 2024,consequent to completion of his second term.
The Board places on record the deep appreciation forvaluable services and guidance provided by Mr OlivierSabrie and Mr Naresh Kumar Nayyar during their tenureas Directors of your Company.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of theAct, read with rules made thereunder and Articles ofAssociation of your Company, Mr Suresh P. Manglani(DIN: 00165062) and Mr Pranav V. Adani (DIN: 00008457)are liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM andbeing eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
The Board recommends the re-appointment ofMr Suresh P. Manglani and Mr Pranav V. Adani as Directorsfor your approval. Brief details, as required underSecretarial Standard-2 and Regulation 36 of SEBI ListingRegulations, are provided in the Notice of ensuing AGM.
Your Company has received declarations from all theIndependent Directors of your Company confirming thatthey meet the criteria of independence as prescribedunder Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and there has beenno change in the circumstances which may affect theirstatus as an Independent Director. The IndependentDirectors have also given declaration of compliance with
Rules 6(1) and 6(2) of the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, with respect totheir name appearing in the data bank of IndependentDirectors maintained by the Indian Institute ofCorporate Affairs.
As on the date of this Integrated Annual Report,following are the Key Managerial Personnel ("KMPs”) ofyour Company as per Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act:
Ý Mr Suresh P. Manglani, Executive Director & ChiefExecutive Officer
Ý Mr Parag Parikh, Chief Financial Officer
Ý Ms Mira Soni, Company Secretary
As required under the Act and the SEBI ListingRegulations, your Company has constituted variousstatutory committees. Additionally, the Board has formedother governance committees and sub-committees toreview specific business operations and governancematters including any specific items that the Board maydecide to delegate. As on March 31, 2025, the Board hasconstituted the following committees / sub-committees:
Ý Audit Committee
Ý Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Ý Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Ý Risk Management Committee
Ý Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Ý Corporate Responsibility Committee
Ý Information Technology & Data Security Committee
Ý Legal, Regulatory & Tax Committee
Ý Reputation Risk Committee
Ý Merger & Acquisitions Committee
Ý Public Consumer Committee
Ý Commodity Price Risk Committee
Details of all the committees such as terms of reference,composition and meetings held during the year underreview are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report,which forms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
The Board met 5 (five) times during the year underreview. The intervening gap between the meetings didnot exceed 120 days, as prescribed under the Act and
SEBI Listing Regulations. The details of board meetingsand the attendance of the Directors are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
The Independent Directors met on March 31, 2025,without the attendance of Non-Independent Directorsand members of the management. The IndependentDirectors reviewed the performance of Non-IndependentDirectors, the Committees and the Board as a whole alongwith the performance of the Chairman of your Company,taking into account the views of Executive Directorsand Non-Executive Directors and assessed the quality,quantity and timeliness of flow of information betweenthe management and the Board that is necessary for theBoard to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC)engaged Institute of Directors ("IOD”) an independentexternal agency, to facilitate the evaluation andeffectiveness process of the Board, its committees andindividual Directors for FY 2024-25.
A detailed Board effectiveness assessment questionnairewas developed by IOD based on the criteria andframework adopted by the Board. Virtual meetings wereorganized with the Directors and discussions were heldwith the Directors.
The results of the evaluation confirmed high level ofcommitment and engagement of the Board, its variouscommittees and senior leadership. The recommendationsarising from the evaluation process were discussed at theIndependent Directors' meeting held on March 31, 2025,and also at the NRC meeting and Board meeting held onApril 28, 2025. The suggestions were considered by theBoard to optimize the effectiveness and functioning ofthe Board and its committees.
The Board is regularly updated on changes in statutoryprovisions, as applicable to your Company. The Board is alsoupdated on the operations, key trends and risk universeapplicable to your Company's business. These updateshelp the Directors in keeping abreast of key changes andtheir impact on your Company. An annual strategy retreatis conducted by your Company where the Board providesits inputs on the business strategy and long- termsustainable growth for your Company. Additionally, theDirectors also participate in various programs /meetingswhere subject matter experts apprise the Directorson key global trends. The details of such programs are
provided in the Corporate Governance Report, whichforms part of this Integrated Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 178(3) of the Act, your Companyhas framed a policy on Directors' appointment andremuneration and other matters ("Remuneration Policy”)which is available on the website of your Company andlink for the same is given in Annexure-A of this report.
The Remuneration Policy for selection of Directors anddetermining Directors' independence sets out the guidingprinciples for the NRC for identifying the persons whoare qualified to become the Directors. Your Company'sRemuneration Policy is directed towards rewardingperformance based on review of achievements.The Remuneration Policy is in consonance with existingindustry practice.
We affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors isas per the terms laid out in the Remuneration Policy.
Your Company recognizes and embraces the importanceof a diverse Board in its success. The Board has adoptedthe Board Diversity Policy which sets out the approachto the diversity of the Board of Directors. The said Policyis available on your Company's website and link for thesame is given in Annexure-A of this report.
Your Company has an effective mechanism for successionplanning which focuses on orderly succession of Directors,Key Management Personnel and Senior Management.The Nomination and Remueration Committee implementsthis mechanism in concurrence with the Board.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Board, to thebest of their knowledge and based on the informationand explanations received from the management of yourCompany, confirm that:
a. in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements,the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed and there are no material departures;
b. they have selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as togive a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofyour Company at the end of the financial year andof the profit of your Company for that period;
c. proper and sufficient care has been taken for themaintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding the assets of your Company andfor preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d. the annual financial statements have been preparedon a going concern basis;
e. they have laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by your Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate andoperating effectively;
f. proper systems have been devised to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems are adequate andoperating effectively.
The details in respect of internal financial controlsand their adequacy are included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company has a structured Risk ManagementFramework, designed to identify, assess and mitigate risksappropriately. The Board has formed a Risk ManagementCommittee (RMC) to frame, implement and monitor therisk management plan for your Company. The RMC isresponsible for reviewing the risk management plan andensuring its effectiveness. The Audit Committee hasadditional oversight in the area of financial risks andcontrols. The major risks identified by the businessesare systematically addressed through mitigationactions on a continual basis. Further details on the RiskManagement activities, including the implementationof risk management policy, key risks identifiedand their mitigations are covered in ManagementDiscussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company has deployed a Statutory ComplianceMechanism providing guidance on broad categories ofapplicable laws and process for monitoring compliance.In furtherance to this, your Company has institutedan online compliance management system within theorganization to monitor compliances and provide updateto the senior management on a periodic basis. The AuditCommittee and the Board periodically monitor the statusof compliances with applicable laws.
The details of various policies approved and adopted bythe Board as required under the Act and SEBI ListingRegulations are provided in Annexure-A to this report.
The details of the CSR Committee are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report. The CSR policy is available onthe website of your Company and link for the same isgiven in Annexure-A of this report.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed andforms part of this report as Annexure-B.
The Chief Financial Officer of your Company has certifiedthat CSR spends of your Company for FY 2024-25 hasbeen utilized for the purpose and in the manner approvedby the Board of your Company.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for theyear under review, as stipulated under the SEBI ListingRegulations, is presented in a section forming part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
Your Company is committed to maintain high standardsof corporate governance practices. The CorporateGovernance Report, as stipulated by SEBI ListingRegulations, forms part of this Integrated Annual Reportalong with the required certificate from a PracticingCompany Secretary, regarding compliance of theconditions of corporate governance, as stipulated.
In compliance with corporate governance requirementsas per the SEBI Listing Regulations, your Company hasformulated and implemented a Code of Conduct for allBoard members and senior management personnel ofyour Company ("Code of Conduct”), who have affirmedthe compliance thereto. The Code of Conduct is availableon the website of your Company and the link for the sameis given in Annexure-A of this report.
In accordance with the SEBI Listing Regulations, the BRSRfor FY 2024-25, describing the initiatives taken by yourCompany from an environment, social and governance(ESG) perspective, forms part of this Integrated AnnualReport. In addition to BRSR, the Integrated AnnualReport of your Company provides an insight on variousESG initiatives adopted by your Company.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the draft annualreturn as on March 31, 2025 prepared in accordancewith Section 92(3) of the Act is made available on thewebsite of your Company and can be accessed using thewww.adanigas.com
All transactions with related parties are placed beforethe Audit Committee for its prior approval. An omnibusapproval from Audit Committee is obtained for therelated party transactions which are repetitive in nature.
All transactions with related parties entered into duringthe year under review were at arm's length basis and inthe ordinary course of business and in accordance withthe provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder,the SEBI Listing Regulations and your Company's Policyon Related Party Transactions.
The Audit Committee comprises solely of the IndependentDirectors of your Company. The members of the AuditCommittee abstained from discussing and voting in thetransaction(s) in which they were interested.
During the year, your Company has not entered into anycontracts, arrangements or transactions that fall underthe scope of Section 188 (1) of the Act. Accordingly, theprescribed Form AOC-2 is not applicable to your Companyfor FY 2024-25 and hence does not form part of this report.
Your Company did not enter into any related partytransactions during the year under review, which couldbe prejudicial to the interest of minority shareholders.
The Policy on Related Party Transactions is available onyour Company's website and can be accessed using thelink given in Annexure-A of this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 23 of theSEBI Listing Regulations, your Company has filed halfyearly reports with the stock exchanges, for the relatedparty transactions.
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Act read with rulesmade thereunder, as amended, M/s Walker Chandiok &Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No001076N/N500013) were appointed as the StatutoryAuditors of your Company for the first term of fiveyears till the conclusion of 23rd Annual General Meeting(AGM) of your Company to be held in the year 2028.A representative of the Statutory Auditors attended theprevious AGM of your Company held on June 25, 2024.The Notes to the financial statements referred in theAuditors' Report are self-explanatory.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, readwith the rules made thereunder, the Board re-appointedCS Ashwin Shah, Practicing Company Secretary, toundertake the Secretarial Audit of your Company forFY 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the yearunder review is provided as Annexure-C of this report.
Further, pursuant to amended Regulation 24A of SEBIListing Regulations, and subject to members approvalbeing sought at the ensuing AGM; M/s Makarand M.Joshi & Co, Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai(Peer Review Number: P2009MH007000) has beenappointed as a Secretarial Auditor to undertake theSecretarial Audit of your Company for the first term offive consecutive years from financial year 2025-26 tofinancial year 2029-30. M/s Makarand M. Joshi & Co, haveconfirmed that they are not disqualified to be appointedas a Secretarial Auditor and are eligible to hold office asSecretarial Auditor of your Company.
During the year under review, your Company hascomplied with all the applicable provisions of SecretarialStandard-1 and Secretarial Standard-2 issued by theInstitute of Company Secretaries of India.
During the year under review, in accordance with Section148(1) of the Act, your Company has maintained theaccounts and cost records, as specified by the CentralGovernment. Such cost accounts and records are subjectto audit by M/s N. D. Birla & Co., Cost Auditors of theCompany for FY 2024-25.
The Board has re-appointed M/s N. D. Birla & Co., CostAccountants as Cost Auditors of your Company forconducting cost audit for FY 2025-26. A resolutionseeking approval of the Shareholders for ratifying theremuneration payable to the Cost Auditors for FY 2025-26is provided in the Notice of the ensuing AGM.
The Cost accounts and records as required to bemaintained under section 148 (1) of the Act are dulymade and maintained by your Company.
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors andSecretarial Auditor of your Company have not reportedany instances of fraud committed in your Company byCompany's officers or employees, to the Audit Committee,as required under Section 143(12) of the Act.
Your Company had 578 (consolidated basis) employeesas of March 31, 2025.
The information required under Section 197 of the Act,read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,relating to percentage increase in remuneration, ratioof remuneration of each Director and Key ManagerialPersonnel to the median of employees' remuneration areprovided in Annexure-D of this report.
The statement containing particulars of employees, asrequired under Section 197 of the Act, read with rule5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in aseparate annexure forming part of this report. However, interms of Section 136 of the Act, the Integrated AnnualReport is being sent to the shareholders and othersentitled thereto, excluding the said annexure, whichis available for inspection by the shareholders at theRegistered Office of your Company during business hourson working days of your Company. If any shareholder isinterested in obtaining a copy thereof, such shareholdermay write to the Company Secretary in this regard.
As per the requirement of The Sexual Harassmentof Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder,your Company has laid down a Prevention of SexualHarassment (POSH) Policy and has constituted InternalComplaints Committees (ICs) at all relevant locationsacross India to consider and resolve the complaintsrelated to sexual harassment. The ICs include externalmembers with relevant experience. The ICs, presidedby senior women, conduct the investigations and makedecisions at the respective locations. Your Company haszero tolerance on sexual harassment at the workplace.The ICs also work extensively on creating awareness onrelevance of sexual harassment issues, including whileworking remotely. The employees are required to undergomandatory training/ certification on POSH to sensitizethemselves and strengthen their awareness.
During the year under review, your Company has notreceived any complaint pertaining to sexual harassment.
All new employees go through a detailed personalorientation on POSH Policy adopted by your Company.
Your Company has adopted a whistle blower policyand has established the necessary vigil mechanism forDirectors and employees in confirmation with Section 177
of the Act and Regulation 22 of SEBI Listing Regulations,to facilitate reporting of the genuine concerns aboutunethical or improper activity, without fear of retaliation.
The vigil mechanism of your Company provides foradequate safeguards against victimization of whistleblowers who avail of the mechanism and also providesfor direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committeein exceptional cases.
No person has been denied access to the Chairman ofthe Audit Committee. The said policy is uploaded on thewebsite of your Company and link for the same is givenin Annexure-A of this report.
During the year under review, your Company has notreceived any complaints under the vigil mechanism.
The information on conservation of energy, technologyabsorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgostipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read withRule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, asamended, is provided as Annexure-E of this report.
In view of increased cyberattack scenarios, the cybersecurity maturity is reviewed periodically and theprocesses, technology controls are being enhancedin-line with the threat scenarios. Your Company'stechnology environment is enabled with real timesecurity monitoring with requisite controls at variouslayers starting from end user machines to network,application and the data.
During the year under review, your Company did not faceany incidents or breaches or loss of data breaches inCyber Security.
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct ("PITCode”) to regulate, monitor and report trading in yourCompany's shares by your Company's designated personsand their immediate relatives as per the requirementsunder the Securities and Exchange Board of India(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.The PIT Code, inter alia, lays down the procedures to befollowed by designated persons while trading/ dealingyour Company's shares and sharing Unpublished PriceSensitive Information ("UPSI”). The PIT Code covers yourCompany's obligation to maintain a digital database,mechanism for prevention of insider trading and handlingof UPSI, and the process to familiarize with the sensitivityof UPSI. Further, it also includes code for practices and
procedures for fair disclosure of UPSI which h been madeavailable on your Company's website and link for thesame is given in Annexure-A of this report.
The employees undergo mandatory training/ certificationon this Code to sensitize themselves and strengthentheir awareness.
Executive Director & CEO of your Company did notreceive any remuneration or commission from any of thesubsidiaries of your Company.
Your Directors state that during the year under review:
1. Your Company did not issue any equity shares withdifferential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. Your Company did not issue shares (Includingsweat equity shares) to employees of your Companyunder any scheme.
3. No significant or material orders were passed bythe Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impactthe going concern status and your Company'soperation in future.
4. No application was made and no proceedingwas pending under the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016.
5. No one time settlement of loan was obtained fromthe Banks or Financial Institutions.
6. There were no revisions made in the financialstatements and Directors' Report of your Company.
Your Directors are highly grateful for all the guidance,support and assistance received from the Government ofIndia, Governments of various states in India, concernedGovernment Departments, Financial Institutionsand Banks. Your Directors thank all the esteemedshareholders, customers, suppliers and businessassociates for their faith, trust and confidence reposedin your Company.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincereappreciation for the dedicated efforts and consistentcontribution made by the employees at all levels, toensure that your Company continues to grow and excel.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Gautam S. Adani
Place: Ahmedabad Chairman
Date: April 28, 2025 DIN: 00006273