The Board of Directors are pleased to present the 18th (Eighteenth) Annual
Report of Jubilant Industries Limited ("the Company") together with the Audited
Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended March
31,2024 ("FY 2024").
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
(K in million)
Particulars |
Consolidated |
Standalone |
|
Year ended March 31,2024 |
Year ended March 31,2023 |
Year ended March 31, 2024 |
Year ended March 31,2023 |
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
Total Revenue from Operations |
12,532.63 |
14,729.18 |
- |
|
Total Expenses |
11,802.77 |
14,035.82 |
- |
- |
Operating Profit/(Loss) |
729.86 |
693.36 |
- |
- |
Other Income |
13.91 |
28.71 |
- |
- |
Profit/(Loss) before Exceptional Items and |
743.77 |
722.07 |
- |
- |
Tax from continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
Exceptional items |
334.82 |
- |
- |
- |
Profit/(Loss) after Exceptional Items but before Tax from continuing operations |
408.95 |
722.07 |
- |
- |
Tax Expenses |
116.94 |
194.10 |
- |
- |
Profit/(Loss) for the year from continuing operations |
292.01 |
527.97 |
- |
- |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
Profit/(Loss) before Tax from discontinued operations |
(11.03) |
112.64 |
(8.85) |
112.65 |
Tax Expenses |
(0.37) |
19.21 |
(0.37) |
19.21 |
Profit/(Loss) for the year from discontinued operations |
(10.66) |
93.43 |
(8.48) |
93.44 |
Profit/(Loss) for the year from continuing and discontinued operations |
281.35 |
621.40 |
(8.48) |
93.44 |
Other Comprehensive Income |
(2.94) |
(2.76) |
(0.16) |
0.02 |
Total Comprehensive Income for the year (comprising profit and other comprehensive
income for the year) |
278.41 |
618.64 |
(8.64 |
93.46 |
Retained Earnings brought forward from previous year |
400.34 |
(221.06) |
1,423.50 |
1,330.06 |
Retained Earnings to be carried forward |
681.69 |
400.34 |
1,415.02 |
1,423.50 |
2. OVERVIEW
The Company was engaged in the business of manufacturing Indian made foreign liquor
(IMFL). During the year under review, the company did not engage in any operational
business activities.
The Company's Wholly-owned Subsidiary, Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited
("JACPL") is engaged in the manufacturing of Performance Polymers &
Chemicals and Agri Products comprising Single Super Phosphate, a wide range of Crop
Nutrition, Crop Growth, at its manufacturing facilities situated at Gajraula &
Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh,
Kapasan in Rajasthan and Savli in Gujarat. JACPL is the sole manufacturer of food grade
Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) in India having state of the art manufacturing facility situated
at Gajraula in Uttar Pradesh and also the dominant player in manufacturing of VP Latex
having state of the art manufacturing facility situated at Savli in Gujarat.
The Company's brand 'Ramban' in Agri Products, 'Jivanjor' & 'Vamicol' in Wood
Adhesive and 'Charmwood' & 'Ultra Italia' in Wood Finish are well known brands in
their segments.
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the FY 2024.
Consolidated Financials
In FY 2024 the consolidated revenue from operations was I 12,532.63 million. EBITDA
before exceptional items for the year was I 1,076.68 million. Net Profit after tax from
continuing operations was I 292.01 million and Basic EPS from continuing operations on
consolidated basis stood at I 19.38.
The Consolidated Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as the 'Act') and Ind-AS 110 'Consolidated
Financial Statements' prescribed under Section 133 of the Act, forms part of the Annual
Report.
Standalone Financials
In FY 2024 total revenue from continuing operations was Nil. EBITDA for the year stood
at Nil. Net Loss after tax from continuing and discounted operations was I 8.48 million.
3. DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year
2023-24.
The Board of Directors of your Company has approved a Dividend Distribution Policy in
line with Regulation 43A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing
Regulations"). The said policy is available on the website of the Company at
https://www.iubilantindustries.com/ pdfs/Dividend%20Distribution%20Policy%20 aug%2024.pdf.
4. RESERVES
During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount to the
Reserves.
5. CAPITAL STRUCTURE & STOCK OPTIONS Authorised Share Capital
The authorized share capital of the Company as at March 31,2024 was I 18,10,00,000
(Rupees Eighteen Crore Ten Lakh only) consisting of 1,81,00,000 (One Crore Eighty One
Lakh) equity shares of I 10 (Rupees Ten) each.
Paid-up Share Capital
As at March 31, 2024, the paid-up share capital was I 15,06,71,010 (Rupees Fifteen
Crore Six Lakh Seventy-One Thousand and Ten only) consisting of 1,50,67,101 (One Crore
Fifty Lakh Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred and One) equity shares of I 10 (Rupees Ten)
each.
Employees Stock Option Scheme
At present, the Company has two Employees Stock Option Schemes, namely JIL Employees
Stock Option Scheme 2013 ("Scheme 2013") and JIL Employees Stock Option Scheme
2018 ("Scheme 2018").
Both the Schemes are in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 ('SEBI (SBEB)
Regulations') and other applicable laws. The details pursuant to the SEBI (SBEB)
Regulations, have been placed on the website at
https://www.iubilantindustries.com/shareholders- meeting.html.
The Company has received a certificate from its Secretarial Auditor certifying that
both the Schemes have been implemented in accordance with the SEBI (SBEB) Regulations. The
certificate would be placed at the ensuing 18th Annual General Meeting for
inspection by the members.
The Shareholders vide their Special Resolutions passed in their Annual General Meeting
held on September 21, 2023, made following changes in the Scheme 2013 and Scheme 2018,
respectively:
Scheme 2013: Enhanced the maximum number of Options and consequent shares issued and/or
transferred upon exercise of such Options for each Participant under the Scheme from
1,50,000 (One Lakh and Fifty Thousand Only) to 3,00,000 (Three Lakh Only), in aggregate.
Scheme 2018: Amended the Vesting Schedule of Scheme 2018 as per the following:
Earlier Vesting Schedule |
Amended Vesting Schedule |
Vesting Schedule shall mean the options granted to participant under the scheme shall
vest at the end of third year from the date of grant. |
Vesting Schedule shall mean the following schedule of Vesting of the Options Granted
to the Participant under the Scheme: |
|
First 20% (twenty percent) of the total Options Granted shall vest on the 1st
(first) anniversary of the Grant date; |
|
Subsequent 30% (thirty percent) of the total Options Granted shall vest on the
2nd (second) anniversary of the Grant date; and |
|
Balance 50% (fifty percent) of the total Options Granted shall vest on the 3rd
(third) anniversary of the Grant date. |
6. COMPOSITE SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT
With a view to simplify and streamline the Promoters' shareholding structure by
eliminating shareholding tiers and to bring greater transparency in the Promoters'
shareholding and to enable the shareholders of the Company to directly hold shares in the
operating Subsidiary Company, i.e., Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited, the Board
of Directors of your Company had, at its meeting held on August 12, 2022, approved the
Composite Scheme of Arrangement among HSSS Investment Holding Private Limited
("Amalgamating Company 1"), KBHB Investment Holding Private Limited
("Amalgamating Company 2"), SSBPB Investment Holding Private Limited
("Amalgamating Company 3"), Jubilant Industries Limited
("Company"/"JIL") and Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited
("Amalgamated Company") and their respective Shareholders and Creditors under
Sections 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules
made thereunder (the 'Scheme'), which is subject to requisite statutory approval(s).
Upon approval of the Board of Directors and pursuant to the observation letters issued
by the stock exchanges, the Company had filed the said Scheme with the Hon'ble NCLT,
Allahabad Bench. The Hon'ble NCLT heard the matter and passed an order on May 3, 2023, for
calling the meeting of the Equity Shareholders of the Company and Secured Creditors &
Unsecured Creditors of Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited on July 28, 2023 and
July 29, 2023, respectively. Equity Shareholders of the Company and Secured Creditors
& Unsecured Creditors of Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited in their
respective Meetings held in this regard, have approved the scheme and thereafter 2nd
(Second) motion petition have been filed with Hon'ble NCLT, Allahabad Bench.
The Scheme is available on the website of the Company at
https://www.iubilantindustries.com/ composite-scheme-of-arrangement.html.
7. SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATES
The Company has two Wholly-owned Subsidiaries, Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products
Limited ("JACPL") and Jubilant Industries Inc., USA.
i) Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited
JACPL is engaged in the manufacturing of Agri Products comprising Single Super
Phosphate, a wide range of Crop Nutrition, Crop Growth, Performance Polymers and
Chemicals.
During the FY 2024, JACPL has revenue from operations 1 12,260.71 million. EBITDA for
the year stood at 1 1,040.26 million.Net Profit after tax for the FY 2024 is at 1 257
million.
In terms of Regulation 16 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing
Regulations"), JACPL is a material non-listed Wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company.
ii) Jubilant Industries Inc., USA
Jubilant Industries Inc., USA is a Wholly- owned Subsidiary of the Company. It has been
engaged in overseas trading of Solid Poly Vinyl Acetate and VP Latex.
During FY 2024, it was engaged in overseas trading of Solid Poly Vinyl Acetate and
Latex. It had revenue from operations amounting to 1 1,018.25 million. Net Profit after
tax for the year 2024 is 1 16.75 million.
During FY 2024, there were no associates or joint ventures of the Company.
A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of Company's
subsidiaries including therein contribution of subsidiaries to the overall performance of
the Company is given in Form AOC 1 attached to the financial statements.
8. DIRECTORS AND KEY Managerial PERSONNEL
Appointment, Re-appointment and Resignation of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Priyavrat Bhartia (DIN:
00020603) will retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) and being eligible, has
offered himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment to the members
in the ensuing 18th AGM.
During the financial year under review:
Mr. Manu Ahuja (DIN: 05123127), Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
the Company ceased from the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
the Company due to his sad demise on December 9, 2023;
Mr. Radhey Shyam Sharma (DIN: 00013208) reappointed as an Independent Director
effective from October 25, 2023 for a second term of 5 (five) consecutive years ;
Mr. Jagat Sharma (DIN: 02997958), was
appointed as Whole-time Director of the Company w.e.f. December 12, 2023 for a period
of 3(three) years;
Ms. Shivpriya Nanda (DIN: 01313356) has
completed her 2nd consecutive term as Independent Director on March 31,2024;
Ms. Sanjanthi Sajan (DIN: 00431379) was
appointed as Women Independent Director w.e.f February 10, 2024 for a period of 5
(five) years;
Mr. Abhishek Mishra, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, resigned w.e.f.
April 15, 2023;
Mr. Abhishek Kamra was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
w.e.f. May 25, 2023, for interim period; and
Mr. Brijesh Kumar was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
w.e.f. Aug 7, 2023. Consequent to the said appointment, Mr. Abhishek Kamra who was
appointed on interim basis has stepped down from the position of Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer of the Company.
As on FY 2024, Mr. Jagat Sharma, Whole Time Director, Mr. Umesh Sharma, Chief Financial
Officer and Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the
Company.
Declaration by Independent Directors
All Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of
independence with relevant integrity, expertise, experience and proficiency as provided
under Section 149 read with Schedule IV of the Act and Regulation 16 of the Listing
Regulations and have also confirmed for compliance of inclusion of name in the data bank,
being maintained with 'Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs' as provided under the Act
read with applicable rules made thereunder. The Company has also received declaration from
the Independent Directors that they have complied with the code of conduct of Directors
and Senior Management.
Meetings of the Board
During the FY 2024, 5 (five) meetings of Board of Directors were held. The details of
Board Meetings and the attendance of Directors have been provided in the Corporate
Governance Report, attached to this Report.
Appointment and Remuneration Policy
The Company has implemented Appointment and Remuneration Policy pursuant to the
provisions
of Section 178 of the Act and Regulation 19 read with Schedule II, Part D of the
Listing Regulations. Salient features of the Policy and other details have been disclosed
in the Corporate Governance Report, attached to this Report. The Policy is available at
the website of the Company at https://www.
jubilantindustries.com/pdfs/JIL-Appointment-and- Remuneration-Policy.pdf.
Annual Performance Evaluation of the Board
The Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its performance and as well as that
of its Committees and individual Directors, including the Chairperson of the Board. The
evaluation was carried out through a structured questionnaire covering various aspects of
the functioning of Board and its Committees. The detailed process of annual performance
evaluation of the Board, its Committees, Chairperson and of individual Directors is
disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report attached to this Report.
9. AUDIT COMMITTEE
As on March 31, 2024, the Audit Committee consists of four members: Mr. Ravinder Pal
Sharma, Chairman, Mr. Radhey Shyam Sharma, Mr. Jagat Sharma and Ms. Sanjanthi Sajan.
All the recommendations made by Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of
Directors.
Further information about the Audit Committee is provided in the Corporate Governance
Report attached to this Report.
10. AUDITORS & AUDITORS' REPORT Statutory Auditor
In terms of the provisions of Section 139 of the Act, BGJC & Associates LLP,
Chartered Accountants, were appointed as the Company's Statutory Auditors by the
shareholders at their 13th AGM held on September 25, 2019, for a period of five
years i.e. till the conclusion of 18th (Eighteenth) AGM of the Company to be
held in the year 2024. The Board of Directors of the Company, based on the recommendation
of the Audit Committee, in its meeting held on 27 May 2024, approved and recommended to
the Members for the re-appointment of BGJC & Associates LLP, as the Statutory Auditors
of the Company, for a second term of 5 (five) consecutive years from the conclusion of 18th
Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 23rd Annual General Meeting of
the Company. The reappointment of BGJC & Associates LLP as Statutory Auditors is
subject to approval of members of the Company at ensuing Annual General Meeting of the
Company. They have also given their consent to act as Statutory Auditors along with
eligibility certificate for the said period.
The reports of Statutory Auditors on Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements
forms part of the Annual Report. There are no qualifications, reservations, adverse
remarks, disclaimer or emphasis of matter in the Auditors' Reports.
Secretarial Auditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board had appointed M/s. Sanjay
Grover & Associates (ICSI Firm Registration No.: P2001DE052900), Company Secretaries,
in its meeting held on November 6, 2023, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company
for the FY 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report is attached as Annexure 1 to this report
and does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.
Further, JACPL, material subsidiary of the Company, has also undergone Secretarial
Audit as per Section 204 of the Act and Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations.
Accordingly, the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024
of JACPL issued by M/s Sanjay Grover & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, is
attached as Annexure 1A. The said report is self-explanatory and do not contain any
qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers.
11. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS
During the year, there were no instances of fraud reported by auditors under section
143(12) of the Act.
12. RISK Management
The Company has in place a Risk Management Policy which assists in;
identifying the elements of risk, if any, which in the opinion of the Board may
impact the Company;
monitoring and reviewing the risk management plan; and
implementing the risk management framework of the Company.
A detailed section on Risk Management is provided in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report forming an integral part of the Annual Report.
13. HUMAN RESOURCES
At Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products, our employees have always been at the core of
our strategy. This year was a consolidation year wherein the strides and initiatives taken
during the last year spanning across all the businesses were critically reviewed on the
stage gated success milestones.
Our teams across business were pivotal in driving the initiatives and were ably
supported by adequacy of resource alignment to ensure each of our employees succeeded in
their respective accountabilities. Our People processes, starting from the Organization
design, Talent acquisition, On-boarding, engagement, and capability building were tightly
aligned to the business strategy thereby acting as a catalyst.
At Jubilant Industries, we ensure an ethically compliant workplace, work ethos and a
high level of corporate governance for our employees. We review our policies and people
processes to make sure we are competitive across the relevant markets. We are confident in
our strides, we assess and evaluate our hits and misses, we learn from both to fuel our
journey of continual improvement.
"Caring, Sharing and Growing" are our core guiding principles, which are
radiated through our integrated Talent Management initiatives, which is closely knit to
the business strategy. This defines who we are and what we stand for.
Workforce planning is a live action agenda that we undertake. The markets and the
customer needs are dynamic and so are our organization structure where each region, each
product line and each customer is adequately touched through the dynamic and resilient
organization plan that we create and sustain. Our people structures reflect a high level
of customer centricity. New requirements stemming out of these structures are met through
internal talent or infusing the right talent from the market.
Succession planning and internal talent dashboards are reviewed periodically to
identify possible voids and plans created to ensure adequacy of talent across all critical
and unique rolls. Critical positions have been filled either through internal talent
portability or some critical capabilities have been addressed through lateral hires. The
target setting exercise is done in a top down flow to ensure adequate sanctity and
transparency across the organization.
The focus for the last two years has been to ensure a transition as a digital
organization. The core team at the corporate office and a pool of strategic partnerships
are working round the clock to ensure a phased digital ecosystem for all the businesses.
The digital strategy is two pronged while the key focus has been to ensure that the work
life of our field champions transforms, and the internal back-office system also
experiences a digital revolution to ensure holistic integration. The digital blue print is
based on our vision of giving "The Power to You", empowering our customer facing
employees to leverage this technology edge and deliver superior customer delight and
improved business results.
Driving excellence across processes has been another key initiative. As we speak, the
Sales Excellence vertical works very closely with the B2C businesses delivering on the two
Ps, people capability and process. All customer-interfacing roles get assessed for
competencies to ensure "The Jubilant Way of Selling" is delivered across the
geography. This also includes the influencer engagement teams who have the key
responsibility to engage with influencers and deliver the sell-out. The training and
certification programs are delivered Pan-India and this investment is showing early
promising signs translating in to business results.
POLICY FOR PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Company as an employer is committed to creating a work place that is free from all
forms of sexual harassment. In order to deal with sexual harassment at workplace, the
Company has implemented the Policy for Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy (POSH) with
training to all employees by an external consultant having expertise in subject matter.
The Company has also constituted Internal Complaints Committee in compliance with the
provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 ("POSH").
During the year under review, no case has been reported under POSH.
14. AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
During the year, Our Wholly-owned Subsidiary Company, i.e, JACPL and its plants
received below awards during the year:
> JACPL Gajraula plant has received Greentech Safety Award", for plant's
performance in Safety Excellence.
> JACPL Gajraula plant has received Four Star Rating" from VZ-RSI (Vision Zero
Rating System India), for our EHS system and performance
> JACPL Sahibabad plant has received Greentech
Environment Award", for Environment
Excellence
> JACPL Sahibabad plant has received "Certificate of Appreciation", during
award function by NSCI (National Safety Council of India), for Safety performance.
> JACPL Chittorgarh plant has received 4 star rating towards Kalinga Environment
Excellence Award for outstanding contributions in our Environment Management systems.
> JACPL Gajraula Plant has obtained an International Recognition from EcoVadis, and
has been awarded a Bronze EcoVadis Medal
> Jubilant's Savli (Vadodara) Plant has obtained an International Recognition from
EcoVadis and has been awarded a Bronze EcoVadis Medal.
15. SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The Company firmly believes in inclusive growth of its business with the Environmental
enrichment and Social development based on the triple bottom line concept of Sustainable
Development.
The Company will publish its Corporate Sustainability Report 2023-24 conforming to
Global Reporting Initiative GRI STANDARDS fulfilling the 'In Accordance'-Comprehensive
reporting criteria. As a green initiative, this report will be available on the website of
the Company (www.jubilantindustries.com). As an extension of the green initiative to
minimise the impact on environment, the Annual Report is emailed to shareholders whose
email id is registered with the Company/Registrar & Transfer Agent/Depository
Participants (DPs) to reduce use of paper.
Sustainability initiatives have been undertaken for reduction of emission parameters,
energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Energy Conservation drive have been
carried out to strengthen the awareness and participation of employees in reducing
avoidable Energy losses. Steam and Power consumptions norms improvement achieved while
taking Energy Conservation drive in SPVA and Latex plants. Wastewater generated in
fertilizer plant is completely recycled and reused. In other plants it is treated and
disposed as per Consent conditions. Natural Resource conservation measures have been
strengthened through reuse of hazardous wastes i.e. silica sludge, Sulphur sludge and
fly-ash in the fertilizer plant. Further Renewable fuel (Rice Husk, Fuel Wood, Saw Dust
& Mustard Husk Briquettes) have been successfully used, completely eliminating use of
coal in hot air generators at our Gajraula Plant in the reporting year. Similar initiative
is also being started at our Kapasan plant to eliminate coal consumption by use of mixture
of green fuel like rice husk and Coal. This has resulted in considerable GHG reduction.
Replacement of existing Diesel Gensets with PNG Gensets at Sahibabad (Clean Fuel),
benefits on the same with regard to GHG emission has been achieved in FY24.
16. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an essential pillar of Jubilant. CSR
activities at Jubilant are in accordance with the provisions of Section 135 read with
Schedule VII to the Act. The CSR initiatives at the Company are in line with the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Jubilant Bhatia Foundation ('JBF'), formed in the year 2007, a not-for-profit arm of
the Jubilant Bhartia Group works towards conceptualisation and implementation of CSR
activities of all group companies of Jubilant. The Company's CSR activities are in
Healthcare, Education & Livelihood.
With 4P (Public-Private-People-Partnership) model, the CSR activities of the Company
focuses towards empowering and adding value in the lives of the communities around the
area of operations of the Company. JBF's detailed activities are available on its website
www.jubilantbhartiafoundation.com.
During FY 2023-24, with a vision to bring progressive social change through strategic
multi-stakeholder partnership involving knowledge generation & sharing, experiential
learning and entrepreneurial ecosystem, the JBF continued working towards enhancing the
quality of life of the community around the manufacturing locations.
The brief information of CSR activities carried out by the JBF is stated below:
a) Aarogya: Rendering Basic Healthcare services to a population of 33000 in 16 villages
in Kapasan. The aim is to provide affordable healthcare through mobile clinic enabled with
JUBICARE - Tele-clinic platform along with need based health awareness camps.
b) Muskaan-Supporting Rural Government Education to ensure inclusive and equitable
quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Khushiyon Ki Pathshala: A child centric program where with teachers acting as
facilitators. This project entails training of teachers on making the school more
inclusive and thereby, creating a child friendly society. At the same time, it also helps
in moulding the teachers'personality.
Mobile Science Lab: The aim is to teach the students from rural backgrounds by
providing hands-on science experiments through Mobile Science Lab
Career Counselling- to help students of rural area to make informed career
choices.
The program included Career Counselling Wall, Skill Test, Career Handbook, Physical
Career Counselling Session, Digital Career Counselling Course, and Telephone Helpline for
select students.
c) Nayee Disha- Under livelihood initiatives, local women beneficiaries from the
community were engaged as Paryavaran Sakhi in neem plantation.
d) Rural Development- To strengthen the services in the rural areas for the community,
Jansuvidha Kendra for community for awareness and easy access to government's social
welfare schemes was established.
During FY 2023-24, the Company was not required to make CSR Contribution on standalone
basis. However, Jubilant Agri and Consumer Products Limited, wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company has made contribution of I 114.50 Lakhs towards CSR Activities.
The Annual Report on CSR including contents of the CSR Policy and composition of
Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Committee is attached as Annexure 2
to this Report.
17. INVESTOR SERVICES
In its endeavour to improve investor services, your Company has taken the following
initiatives:
The Investor Section on the website of the Company (www.iubilantindustries.com)
is updated regularly for information of the shareholders.
Disclosure(s) made to the Stock Exchanges are promptly uploaded on the website
of the Company, as per the requirement of the SEBI Listing Regulations, for information of
the Investors.
There is a dedicated e-mail id investorsiil@ iubl.com for sending communications
to the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.
Members may lodge their requests, complaints and suggestions on this e-mail as well.
18. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
The Company's internal control framework are commensurate with the size and nature of
its operations. BGJC & Associates LLP, Statutory Auditors have audited the financial
statements of the Company included in this annual report and have also confirmed the
adequacy and operational effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Section 143 of the Act) as on
March 31,2024. A detailed section on Internal Controls and their Adequacy is provided
in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report forming an integral part of the Annual
Report.
19. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Report in terms of Clause 34(2)(f) of the Listing Regulations, a Business
Responsibility & Sustainability Report, on various initiatives taken by the Company,
is enclosed to this report as 'Annexure 3'.
20. OTHER STATUTORY DISCLOSURES
i. Extract of Annual Return: In terms of Sections 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Act,
annual return is available under the 'Investors' section of the Company's website and can
be viewed at the following link: https://www.jubilantindustries.
com/shareholders-meeting.html.
ii. Deposits: The Company did not invite/accept any deposits covered under Chapter V of
the Act. Accordingly, no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of details
relating to deposits covered under the said Chapter.
iii. Loans, Guarantees and Investments: Details of loans, guarantees/ securities and
investments along with the purpose for which the loan, guarantee or security is proposed
to be utilised by the recipient have been disclosed in Note nos. 04, 05 and 28 to the
Standalone Financial Statements.
iv. Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with the Related Parties: The Company had
formulated a policy on Related Party Transactions ('RPTs'), dealing with the review and
approval of RPTs. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for RPTs which are of repetitive
nature. All RPTs are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval.
All RPTs entered into during FY 2023-24 were in the ordinary course of business and
were entered on arm's length basis. No material RPTs were entered into during FY 2023-24
by the Company as defined in the Policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions and
dealing with Related Party Transactions. Accordingly, the disclosure of RPTs as required
under Section 134(3) (h) of the Act in Form AOC 2 is not applicable. Your Directors draw
attention of the members to Note no. 26 to the Standalone Financial Statements which sets
out the Related Party disclosures.
v. Material Changes in Financial Position: No material change or commitment has
occurred after the close of the Financial Year 2023-24 till the date of this Report, which
affects the financial position of the Company.
vi. Significant or Material orders: No significant or material orders have been passed
by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal impacting the going concern status of the Company
and its future operations.
vii. Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy: The details of Vigil Mechanism (Whistle
Blower Policy) adopted by the Company have been disclosed in the Corporate Governance
Report, which forms an integral part of this report.
viii. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and
Outgo: The Company had been engaged in the business of manufacturing of IMFL, and as the
Company did not have any operating business during the FY 2023-24, most of the information
as required under Section 134 of the Act, read with Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014, as amended, is not applicable. However, the information as applicable has been given
in Annexure 4 and forms part of this Report.
ix. Particular of Employees: Particulars as required under Section 197(12) of the Act
read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, are given in Annexure 5 and forms part of this Report.
x. Secretarial Standards of ICSI: The Company has complied with the Secretarial
Standard-1 on 'Meetings of the Board of Directors' and Secretarial Standard-2 on 'General
Meetings' issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
xi. Cost Records: Pursuant to section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, the Company is not required to maintain
the cost records.
xii. Transfer to Investor Education and Protection Fund: The details of unpaid or
unclaimed dividend and shares thereof transferred to Investor Education and Protection
Fund have been disclosed in Corporate Governance Report and forms an integral part of this
report.
xiv. The details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along-with their status as at the
end of the financial year: Not Applicable
xv. The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one
time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial
Institutions along with the reasons thereof: Not Applicable.
xvi. The disclosures as required under Rule 4, Rule 8, Rule 12 and Rule 16 of the
Companies (Share Capital & Debentures) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company.
21. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors, based on the representation received from the management, confirm that:
in the preparation of annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
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 as on March 31,2024 and
of the profit or loss of the Company for the year ended March 31,2024;
the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
the Directors have laid down adequate internal financial controls to be followed
by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating
effectively; and
the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating
effectively.
22. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As a responsible corporate citizen, the Company is committed to maintain the highest
standards of Corporate Governance and believes in adhering to the best corporate practices
prevalent globally.
A detailed Report on Corporate Governance pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 34
read with Schedule V of the Listing Regulations, is attached as Annexure 6 and forms part
of this Report. A certificate from the Statutory Auditor confirming compliance with the
conditions of Corporate Governance, as stipulated in Clause E of Schedule V to the Listing
Regulations, 2015 is attached to the Corporate Governance Report.
The Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with the
Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management for the year ended March 31,2024. A
certificate from the Whole-time Director confirming the same is attached to the Corporate
Governance Report.
A certificate from the Whole-time Director and Chief Financial Officer confirming
correctness of the financial statements, adequacy of internal control measures, etc. is
also attached to the Corporate Governance Report.
23. Management DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as stipulated under the Listing Regulations,
is presented in a separate Section forming part of this Annual Report.
For the sake of brevity the items covered in the Report are not repeated in the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
24. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the cooperation and assistance received from
the Central and State Government Authorities. Your Directors thanks the Shareholders,
Banks/other Lenders, Customers, Vendors and other business associates for the confidence
reposed in the Company and its management and look forward to their continued support. The
Board places on record its appreciation for the dedication and commitment of the employees
at all levels, which has continued to be our major strength. We look forward to their
continued support in the future.
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For and on behalf of the Board |
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Priyavrat Bhartia |
Place: Gurugram |
Chairman |
Date: 27th May 2024 |
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