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Encode Packaging India Ltd			Industry : Packaging


BSE Code:	530733	NSE Symbol:	Not Listed	P/E(TTM):	24.41

ISIN Demat:	INE900O01014	Div & Yield %:	0	EPS(TTM):	0.7

Book Value(Rs):	10.2525301	Market Cap ( Cr.):	5.39	Face Value(Rs):	10

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The Members

Your directors have pleasure in presenting their 28^th Annual Report on the Business and Operations and the accounts for the Financial Year ended 31^st March, 2023 of the Company.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS

The Company's financial performance for the year under review along with previous year figures is given hereunder:

Particulars	For the year ended on 31.03.2023	For the year ended on 31.03.2022
Revenue from Operations	294.34	105.91
Other Income	0.00	0.06
Finance Charges	0.03	0.04
Provision for Depreciation	27.60	3.03
Profit Before Tax	(6.07)	(6.93)
Less: Current Tax		1.08
Deferred Tax	(1.60)	1.18
Profit After Tax	(4.47)	4.67
Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares	0.00	0.00
Tax on proposed Dividend	0.00	0.00
Transfer to Reserves	0.00	0.00
Surplus carried to Balance Sheet	(4.47)	4.67

2. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND THE STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS

The highlights of the Company's performance are as under:

• Revenue from operations Increased to 294.34 Lakhs in current year as compared to 105.91 Lakhs in previous year.

3. PROPOSED TRANSFER TO GENERAL RESERVES

As per section 134(3) (j) of Companies Act, 2013, No amount has transferred to the General Reserve.

4. DIVIDEND

In order to conserve the resources of the Company, the director's have decided not to declare any Dividend for the financial year 2022-23.

5. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT

The Company was changed its name dated 22.02.2022 to ENCODE PACKAGING INDIA LIMITED for diversification and growth of the Company and started new business line i.e Packaging Business and increased the turnover afterwards.

6. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE

There is none of the above-mentioned order(s) which impacts the going concern status and company's operations in future.

7. STATEMENT INDICATING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE COMPANY

The Company's approach to addressing business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks.

8. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, Foreign exchange Earnings and outgo as required under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure "A" and is attached to this report.

9. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable.

10. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed a copy of annual return of the financial year 2022-23 on its website at https://encodepackaging.com/

11. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES

The particulars of Contracts or Arrangements made with related parties pursuant to Section 188 of Companies act, 2013 is NIL during the Year.

12. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board hereby submits its Responsibility Statement that:-

(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

(b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the 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 in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and

(e) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

(f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

13. SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint venture or Associate Company.

14. DEPOSITS

The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the year under review, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on the date of balance sheet.

15. BOARD MEETINGS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL & COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

a) Board Meetings

The Board of Directors of the Company met 8 (Eight) times during the financial year 2022-23. The Details of above-mentioned Board Meetings are provided in Corporate Governance Report annexed herewith.

b) Changes in Directors And Key Managerial Personnel

1. Appointment of Mrs. Richa Khurana having Pan No BOUPK0835C as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 05.05.2022

2. Resignation of Subash Chander Kohli, having DIN- 05266510 from the post of Independent Director of the company w.e.f. 05.05.2022.

3. Appointment of Mr. Gagandeep Singh, having DIN 07734887 as additional Executive Director of the Company w.e.f 06.06.2022.

4. Appointment of Mr. Rajvir singh, having DIN- 07807886 additional Executive Director of the Company w.e.f 06.06.2022.

5. Resignation of Mr. Rajan Chopra, having DIN- 00092139 from the post of Whole-time director of the company w.e.f. 14.07.2022

6. Resignation of Mr. Sunil Kumar Chopra, having DIN- 00092090 from the post of Managing director of the company w.e.f. 14.07.2022.

7. Resignation of Mr. Varinder Sehgal, having DIN- 02846404 from the post of Independent Director of the company w.e.f. 14.07.2022.

8. Appointment of Mr. Mahipal Rawat, having DIN 09689753 as additional Independent Director of the Company w.e.f 10.08.2022.

9. Resignation of Mr. Chetan Balubhai Patel, having DIN: 03556088 from the post of director of the company w.e.f. 10.08.2022

10. Resignation of Mr. Gagandeep Singh, having DIN 07734887 from the post of director of the company w.e.f. 10.08.2022

11. Resignation of Mrs. Vibhuti Bhatti, having DIN: 08191843 from the post of director of the company w.e.f. 14.02.2023

12. Appointment of Mrs. Shikha Lakhi, having DIN 10046436 as additional Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f 14.02.2023.

c) Independent Directors

The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the above Act.

d) Details of Ratio of Remuneration to Directors

The information relating to remuneration of directors as required under Section 197(12) of the Act -NIL

e) Board Committees

The Board has constituted 3 committees which are as follows:-

1. Audit Committee

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee

3. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee

f) Board Evaluation

As required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (p), the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and the manner in which such performance evaluation was carried out is as under:

The performance evaluation framework is in place and has been circulated to all the directors to seek their response on the evaluation of the entire Board and independent directors. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall carry out evaluation of Director's performance.

The criteria of evaluation is exercise of responsibilities in a bona fide manner in the interest of the Company, striving to attend meetings of the Board of Directors/ Committees of which he/she is a member/ general meetings, participation constructively and actively in the meetings of the Board /Committees of the Board, etc.

g) Vigil Mechanism

The Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in place a mechanism for reporting illegal or unethical behavior. The Company has a Vigil mechanism and Whistle blower policy under which the employees are free to report violations of applicable laws and regulations and the Code of Conduct. The reportable matters may be disclosed to the Ethics and Compliance Task Force which operates under the supervision of the Audit Committee. Employees may also report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. During the year under review, no employee was denied to have access for the same.

h) Related Party Transactions

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There were no other material significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

16. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS

Details of Loans, Guarantees or Investments made by the Company are provided in the Financial Statements of the Company.

17. STATUTORY AUDITORS

M/s. SARNA & AGGARWAL (FRN- 011796C) appointed as the Statutory auditors of the Company to hold office from the date of this 27th Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Company, at remuneration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors in consultation with the said Auditors.

18. CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS AND SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS

The Register of Members and Share Transfer books of the company will be closed with effect from 23^rdSeptember,2023 to 30th September,2023 (both days inclusive).

19. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Your Company has been complying with the provisions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Regulations 24, 27 and other relevant provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. A separate as applicable report on Corporate Governance along with Auditors' certificate on compliance of the Corporate Governance norms as stipulated in Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 and Management Discussion & Analysis forming part of this report are provided elsewhere in this Annual Report.

20. Disclosure as required under Section 22 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Internal Complaints Committee ("ICC") has been set up to redress the complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees are covered under this policy.

The following is the summary of the complaints received and disposed off during the financial year 2022-23:

(a) No. of complaints received: NIL

(b) No. of complaints disposed: NIL

21. LISTING FEES

The Company confirms that it has paid the annual listing fees for the financial year 2022-2023.

23. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The internal control and internal audit system are not commensurate with the size and nature of business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods. But, regarding internal audit, the company has no formal internal Audit system; however, such checking is being carried out by the staff of the Company. Regarding internal control, appropriate steps are being introduced by the management of the company.

Moreover, the Company has appointed M/s Ritesh Khatter & Company, Chartered Accountants, as its Internal Auditors and they periodically test the efficacy of the prevailing internal control systems.

24. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Your directors place on record their sincere thanks to bankers, business associates, consultants, and various Government Authorities for their continued support extended to your Company's activities during the year under review. Your directors also acknowledges gratefully the shareholders for their support and confidence reposed on your Company.

	By Order of the Board
	For ENCODE PACKAGING INDIA LIMITED
	Sd/-	Sd/-
	NAVDEEP SINGH BHATTI	RAJVIR SINGH
Place: JALANDHAR	WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR	DIRECTOR
Dated: 02.09.2023	(DIN: 03232929)	(DIN: 07807886)