To,
The Members,
Kody Technolab Limited
Your Directors hereby present the 7th Board's Report on the Business
and Operations of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements along with
the Auditor's Report for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended
on
31st March, 2024 is summarized as below:
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Revenue from Operations |
2245.70 |
1095.20 |
Other Income |
77.74 |
13.88 |
Total Income |
2323.45 |
1109.08 |
Total Expenses |
1672.92 |
696.88 |
Profit / Loss Before Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items and
Tax |
650.53 |
412.20 |
Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items |
0 |
0 |
Profit / Loss Before Tax |
650.53 |
412.20 |
Tax Expense: Current Tax |
186.39 |
121.19 |
Deferred Tax |
(24.73) |
(0.86) |
Profit / Loss for the Period / After Tax |
488.87 |
291.87 |
Earnings Per Share (EPS) |
|
|
Basic |
7.67 |
8.45 |
Diluted |
7.67 |
8.45 |
2. OPERATIONS
Total revenue from operations for Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs.
2,323.45 Lakhs compared to the total revenue from operations of Rs. 1,109.08 Lakhs of
previous Financial Year. The Company has incurred Profit before tax for the Financial Year
2023-24 of Rs. 650.53 Lakhs as compared to Profit of Rs. 412.20 Lakhs of previous
Financial Year. Net Profit after Tax for the Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 488.87 Lakhs as
against Net Profit of Rs. 291.87 Lakhs of previous Financial Year.
3. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
During the Financial Year 2023-24 there was no changes in nature of
Business of the Company.
4. WEBLINK OF ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the
Annual Return as on March 31, 2024 is available on the Company's website at
www.kodytechnolab.com.
5. SHARE CAPITAL:
A. AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL:
The authorised Equity share capital of the Company as on 31st March,
2024 is Rs. 6,50,00,000/- (Rupees Six Crores Fifty Lakhs Only) divided into 65,00,000
(Sixty Five Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
B. PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL:
The paid-up Equity share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024
is Rs. 6,37,37,800/- (Rupees Six Crore Thirty Seven Lakhs Thirty Seven Thousand Eight
Hundred Only) divided into 63,73,780 (Sixty Three Lakhs Seventy Three Thousand Seven
Hundred Eighty) equity shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only).
6. DIVIDEND:
To conserve the resources for future prospect and growth of the
Company, your directors do not recommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24
(Previous Year - Nil).
7. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
FUND:
Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of
dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years shall be transferred to
the Investor Education and Protection Fund ("IEPF").
During the year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimed dividend
in the "Unpaid Dividend Account" lying for a period of seven years from the date
of transfer of such unpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there were no funds
which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
8. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The profit of the Company for the Financial Year ending on 31st March,
2024 is transferred to profit and loss account of the Company under Reserves and Surplus.
9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
On 23rd July, 2024 Company has incorporated a Subsidiary Company i.e.
M/s. Kody Middle East Holding LLC. M/s. Kody Technolab Limited has subscribed 75% of Share
Capital (AED) in M/s. Kody Middle East Holding LLC.
10. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR
COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or
Courts or Tribunal, which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its
future operation.
11. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in
a quarter with the gap between two meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the
Company's policies and strategies apart from the Board Matters.
During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 8 (Eight)
times viz 15th May, 2023, 7th June, 2023, 27th June, 2023, 28th June, 2023, 8th August,
2023, 22nd September, 2023, 9th November, 2023 and 7th March, 2024.
12. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITYSTATEMENT:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) and Section
134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the best of their knowledge and belief the Board of
Directors hereby submit that:
a In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, for the year ended on 31st
March, 2024 the applicable
accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III
to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departure from the same;
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 financial
year and of the profit of the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024.
c* The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies
Act, 2013 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;
e* The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are
operating effectively and
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. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not
applicable to your Company as the Company does not fall under the criteria limits
mentioned in the said section of the Act.
Hence, the Company has not taken voluntary initiative towards any
activity mentioned for Corporate Social Responsibility.
14. EXPLANATIONS / COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION,
RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE:
Auditors' Report:
The observations of the Statutory Auditor, when read together with the
relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not
calls for any further comment.
Secretarial Auditor's Report:
The Secretarial Auditor has provided observations in their Secretarial
Audit Report i.e. MR-3 and Board has provided their reply to the observations of the
Secretarial Auditor
15. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES, SECURITIES COVERED OR INVESTMENTS
MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
The details of loans, investment, guarantees and securities covered
under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in the
financial statement.
16. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All transactions to be entered by the Company with related parties will
be in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. However, the Company
has not entered into any related party transaction, as provided in Section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013, with the related party. Hence, Disclosure as required under Section
188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.
17. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under
Regulation 34 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 forms an integral part of this Report, and provides the Company's
current working and future outlook as per Annexure - 1.
18. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with
reference to financial statement across the organization. The same is subject to review
periodically by the internal audit cell for its effectiveness. During the financial year,
such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or
operations were observed. The Statutory Auditors of the Company also test the
effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls in accordance with the requisite standards
prescribed by ICAI. Their expressed opinion forms part of the Independent Auditor's
report.
Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk
management process, addressing financial and financial reporting risks. The internal
financial controls have been documented, digitized and embedded in the business processes.
Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls is
obtained through management reviews, control self-assessment, continuous monitoring by
functional experts. We believe that these systems provide reasonable assurance that our
internal financial controls are designed effectively and are operating as intended.
During the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.
19. RESERVES & SURPLUS:
Sr. No Particulars |
Amount |
1. Balance at the beginning of the year |
121.77 |
2. Securities Premium account |
2,459.99 |
3. Current Year's Profit / Loss |
488.87 |
Total |
3073.30 |
20. STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY OF THE COMPANY:
The Company has framed formal Risk Management framework for risk
assessment and risk minimization for Indian operation which is periodically reviewed by
the Board of Directors to ensure smooth operations and effective management control. The
Audit Committee also reviews the adequacy of the risk management frame work of the
Company, the key risks associated with the business and measures and steps in place to
minimize the same.
21. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, Foreign
Exchange Earnings and Outgo etc. as required to be given under section 134(3)(m) of the
Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is as below.
Sr. No Foreign exchange earnings and outgo |
F.Y. 2023-24 |
F.Y. 2022-23 |
1. Foreign exchange earnings |
0.00 |
0.22 |
2. CIF value of imports |
18.64 |
0.00 |
3. Expenditure in foreign currency |
1.99 |
0.00 |
4. Value of Imported and indigenous Raw Materials,
Spare-parts and Components Consumption |
18.64 |
0.00 |
22. POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION:
The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based
on review of achievements on a periodical basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance
with the existing industry practice and is designed to create a high-performance culture.
It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The
Company has made adequate disclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors
from time to time. The Company's Policy on director's appointment and remuneration
including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a
director and other matters provided under Section 178 (3) of the Act is available on the
website of the Company at www.kodytechnolab.com.
23. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE COMPANY AND
JOINT VENTURES:
The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary/Associate Company
and Joint Venture during the period under review. However on 23rd July, 2024 Company has
incorporated a Subsidiary Company i.e. M/s. Kody Middle East Holding LLC. M/s. Kody
Technolab Limited has subscribed 75% of Share Capital (AED) in M/s. Kody Middle East
Holding LLC.
24. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the
applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India
(ICSI). The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with its provisions
and is in compliance with the same.
25. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY THE AUDITORS:
During the year under review, neither the Statutory nor the Secretarial
Auditors has reported to the Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act,
2013 any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees,
the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board's Report.
26. STATE OF OMPANY'S AFFAIRS:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as
stipulated in Regulation 34(2)(e) of SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part
of the Annual Report. It contains a detailed write up and explanation about the
performance of the Company.
27. STATEMENT ON ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARD'S PERFORMANCE:
The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning, that of the
Committees and of individual Directors, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI
Listing Regulations. The Board sought the feedback of Directors on various parameters
including:
Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities towards
stakeholders (by way of monitoring corporate governance practices, participation in the
long-term strategic planning, etc.);
Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and
Committees;
Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and
its Committees;
Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management;
Board / Committee culture and dynamics; and
Quality of relationship between Board Members and the
Management.
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board
Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
The Chairman of the Board had one-on-one meetings with each Independent
Director and the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee had one-on-one
meetings with each Executive and NonExecutive, Non-Independent Directors. These meetings
were intended to obtain Directors' inputs on effectiveness of the Board/ Committee
processes.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of
Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole, and the Chairman of the Company was
evaluated, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive
Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of
the individual directors and the Board as a whole.
In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent
directors and the meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the
Board, its committees, and individual directors was discussed.
The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members' confidence in the
ethical standards of the Company, the resilience of the Board and the Management in
navigating the Company during challenging times, cohesiveness amongst the Board Members,
constructive relationship between the Board and the Management, and the openness of the
Management in sharing strategic information to enable Board Members to discharge their
responsibilities and fiduciary duties.
The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own
performance and that of its committees and individual directors as per the formal
mechanism for such evaluation adopted by the Board. The performance evaluation of all the
Directors was carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent
Directors and the Board as a whole was
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the
annual performance evaluation of the Directors individually as well as evaluation of the
working of the Board by way of individual feedback from directors.
The evaluation frameworks were the following key areas:
a) For Non-Executive & Independent Directors:
Knowledge
Professional Conduct
Comply Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI Duties
Role and functions
b) For Executive Directors:
Performance as leader
Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward
Scenarios
Key set investment goal
Professional conduct and integrity
Sharing of information with Board.
Adherence applicable government law
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
28. MANAGING THE RISKS OF FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND UNETHICAL BUSINESS
PRACTICES:
A. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower
policy for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or
suspected fraud or violation of Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.
B. BUSINESS CONDUCT POLICY:
The Company has framed "Business Conduct Policy". Every
employee is required to review and sign the policy at the time of joining and an
undertaking shall be given for adherence to the policy. The objective of the policy is to
conduct the business in an honest, transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy
provides for anti-bribery and avoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of
the Company.
29. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment
& Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company
as none of the Employees of the Company has received remuneration above the limits
specified in the Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during the financial year 2023-24.
30. LOAN FROM DIRECTOR / RELATIVE OF DIRECTOR:
During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any
materially significant related party transactions which may have potential conflict with
the interest of the Company at large. Suitable disclosures as required are provided in
AS-18 which is forming the part of the notes to financial statement.
31. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are
summarized below:
Sr. No Name |
Designation |
DIN/PAN |
01 Mr. Manav Patel |
Managing Director |
07409757 |
02 Mrs. Manali Patel |
Whole-Time Director |
07792457 |
03 Mrs. Pooja Patel |
Non-Executive Director |
07792474 |
04 Mr. Bhoomik Patel |
Independent Director |
10094552 |
05 Mr. Harshil Gajjar |
Independent Director |
10094554 |
06 Mr. Sanjaykumar Kidecha |
Chief Financial Officer |
FUMPK9310J |
07 Ms. Sanchita Ojha |
Company Secretary |
AEMPO2106F |
08 Mr. Sanjaykumar Kidecha |
Chief Operating Officer |
FUMPK9310J |
09 Mr. Niraj Sanghvi |
Chief Financial Officer |
AAFPS2912L |
10 Mr. Pramod Vasave |
Independent Director |
10705184 |
11 Mr. Neeraj Kumar Srivastava |
Non-Executive Director |
10709963 |
01. Mr. Sanjaykumar Kidecha has resigned from the post of Chief
Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 8th June, 2024 and has been appointed as Chief
Operating Officer of the Company w.e.f. 8th June, 2024
02. Mr. Niraj Sanghvi has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of
the Company w.e.f. 8th June, 2024
03. Mr. Pramod Vasave has been appointed as Independent Director of the
Company w.e.f. 23rd July, 2024
04. Mr. Neeraj Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as Non-Executive
Director of the Company w.e.f. 23rd July, 2024
Apart from the above changes, there were no other changes in the
composition of the Board of Directors of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24 and
till the date of Board's Report.
As per Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors are not liable to
retire by rotation.
32. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
Mr. Harshil Gajjar and Mr. Bhoomik Patel, Independent Directors of the
Company have confirmed to the Board that they meet the criteria of Independence as
specified under Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and they qualify to be
Independent Director. They have also confirmed that they meet the requirements of
Independent Director as mentioned under Regulation 16 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligation
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The confirmations were noted by the Board.
33. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Since the Company has listed its specified securities on the SME
Exchange therefore by virtue of Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations &
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the compliance with the corporate governance
provisions as specified in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b) to (i) of subregulation
(2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company.
Hence, Corporate Governance does not form part of this Board's
Report.
34. DEPOSITS:
As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has neither
accepted nor renewed any deposits during the financial year. Hence, the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of deposits or payment of interest during the financial year.
35. FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS BY BOARD:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made
thereunder, the Board has carried the evaluation of its own performance, performance of
Individual Directors, Board Committees, including the Chairman of the Board on the basis
of attendance, contribution towards development of the Business and various other criteria
as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. The evaluation
of the working of the Board, its committees, experience and expertise, performance of
specific duties and obligations etc. were carried out. The Directors expressed their
satisfaction with the evaluation process and outcome.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, the performances of
Executive and Non - Executive Directors were evaluated in terms of their contribution
towards the growth and development of the Company. The achievements of the targeted goals
and the achievements of the expansion plans were too observed and evaluated, the outcome
of which was satisfactory for all the Directors of the Company.
36. AUDITORS:
A. Statutory Auditor:
M/s. Khandhar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm
Registration No. 118940W), Ahmedabad, were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the
Company for the period of 4 (Four) consecutive years from the conclusion of 6th Annual
General Meeting held in the year 2023 till the conclusion of 10th Annual General Meeting
of the Company to be held in the year 2027.
The Auditor's report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024
has been issued with an unmodified opinion, by the Statutory Auditor.
B. Secretarial Auditor:
The Board of Directors pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, has appointed Mr. Darshan Kinkhabwala, Proprietor of M/s.
Kinkhabwala & Associates, Company Secretaries, as a Secretarial Auditor of the Company
to conduct Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 is annexed
herewith as Annexure - 2 in Form MR-3. There are no adverse observations in the
Secretarial Audit Report which call for explanation.
Query 1:
Company has paid Remuneration to Pooja Patel a Non-executive Director
not accordance with the Provision of Section 197 of the Companies Act 2013.
Reply 1:
Company has paid remuneration to Ms. Pooja Patel for her rich
experience and expertise in Market research, Strategic Planning and Marketing strategies
of the Company. Further Company has also proposed to revise the remuneration payable to
Ms. Pooja Patel in the 7th Annual General Meeting to be held on 5th September, 2024.
Query 2:
Statutory auditor Peer Review Certificate has been expire on November
2023 however statutory auditor is in process the renew the Peer renew certificate.
Reply 2:
Company has received confirmation from Statutory Auditor of the Company
regarding renewal of their Peer Review Certificate. They have confirmed that they made the
application of renewal and will inform the Company once the application is approved and
certificate is received.
Query 3:
Company has filed PAS- 3 form after due date also Company has utilised
some portion of the money before filing of the form.
Reply 3:
We take this non-compliance into consideration and ensure that in
future such non-compliance will not be repeated. Further we would like to inform
stakeholders that Company has utilised the funds as per the objects of the issue mentioned
in the Prospectus of the Company.
37. DISCLOSURES:
A. Composition of Audit Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of members of the Audit
committee as tabulated below, was held on 28th June, 2023, 8th August, 2023, 9th November,
2023 and 7th March, 2024 the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as
follows:
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. of the Committee Meetings attended |
Mr. Bhoomik Patel |
Chairman |
4 |
4 |
Mr. Harshil Gajjar |
Member |
4 |
4 |
Mr. Manav Patel |
Member |
4 |
4 |
B. Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of the members of the Nomination
and Remuneration committee, as tabulated below, was held on 22nd September, 2023 and 9th
November, 2023 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. of the Committee Meetings attended |
Mr. Bhoomik Patel |
Chairperson |
2 |
2 |
Mr. Harshil Gajjar |
Member |
2 |
2 |
Ms. Pooja Patel |
Member |
2 |
2 |
C. Composition of Stakeholders' Relationship Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of the members of the Nomination
and Remuneration committee, as tabulated below, was held on 22nd September, 2023 and 7th
March, 2024 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. of the Committee Meetings attended |
Mr. Bhoomik Patel |
Chairperson |
2 |
2 |
Mr. Harshil Gajjar |
Member |
2 |
2 |
Ms. Manali Patel |
Member |
2 |
2 |
38. DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive
work environment to its employees. Your Directors further state that during the year under
review there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the Internal Complaints
Committee as constituted by the Company.
39. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The Directors are pleased to report that the relations between the
employees and the management continued to remain cordial during the year under review.
40. VARIATION IN UTILIZATION OF PROCEEDS OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING:
Details of amount utilized from Initial Public Offer till March 31,
2024 is as follows:
Original Object |
Modified Object, if any |
Original Allocation |
Funds Utilised |
Funding Capital Expenditure Towards setting Up development
Center at Gift city, Gandhinagar |
|
273.52 |
273.52 |
To Meet Incremental Working Capital Requirements |
- |
1250.00 |
1250.00 |
Repayment/ Prepayment of certain Borrowings avail by Company |
|
580.00 |
580.00 |
General Corporate Purpose |
- |
598.48 |
598.48 |
41. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
According to information and explanation given to us, the Central
Government has not prescribed maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act
in respect of activities carried out by the Company.
42. THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016:
During the year under review, there were no applications made or
proceedings pending in the name of the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
2016.
43. THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT
THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM THE BANKS
AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of
Loans taken from Banks and Financial Institutions.
44. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the
co-operation and assistance received from the Bankers, Regulatory Bodies, Stakeholders
including Financial Institutions, Suppliers, Customers and other business associates who
have extended their valuable sustained support and encouragement during the year under
review.
Your Directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record
their gratitude and appreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers
and staff at all levels of the Company. We look forward for the continued support of every
stakeholder in the future.
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