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    Director Report
    Mar2018   Mar 2023

    The Directors of your Company have the pleasure in presenting the 34th Annual Report of the Company, along with standalone and consolidated audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. The standalone and consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) as notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as amended from time to time.

    Financial Results: Standalone & Consolidated

    The Director''s Report is prepared on the basis of Standalone Financial Statements of the Company pursuant to Rule 8(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, this report also contains highlights of performance of subsidiaries and joint venture companies and their contribution to the overall performance of the Company during the period under review. Financials of following Wholly-owned Subsidiaries (WOS), and Joint Venture Companies (JVs) are consolidated in Consolidated Financial Statements.

    SN

    Name of Entities

    Country of Incorporation

    WOS/JV

    1.

    Fiem Research and Technology S.r.l (FRT)

    Italy

    WOS

    2.

    Fiem Industries Japan Co., Ltd.

    Japan

    WOS

    3.

    Fiem Kyowa (HK) Mould Company Limited

    Hong Kong

    50:50 JV

    4.

    Centro Ricerche Fiem Horustech S.r.l

    Italy

    50:50 JV

    The key financial highlights of standalone and consolidated financials of your Company are as under: (Rs in Lakhs)

    SN

    Particulars

    Standalone

    Consolidated

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    1

    Income from Operations

    a) Net Sales

    183404.26

    155772.52

    183404.26

    155772.52

    b) Other Operating Income

    1394.05

    1453.42

    1401.73

    1453.42

    Total Income from operations (Net)

    184798.31

    157225.94

    184805.99

    157225.94

    2

    Total Expenses (Excluding dep and finance cost)

    160013.74

    137881.18

    159942.43

    137829.85

    3

    Profit from operations before other income, finance costs, depreciation and exceptional items (1-2)

    24784.57

    19344.76

    24863.56

    19396.09

    4

    Add :- Other income

    1080.28

    259.77

    1080.34

    259.77

    5

    Profit from ordinary activities before finance costs, depreciation and exceptional items (3 4)

    25864.85

    19604.53

    25943.90

    19655.86

    6

    Less :- Finance costs

    743.07

    859.24

    743.07

    859.24

    Less :- Depreciation

    6295.69

    5865.44

    6339.02

    5900.11

    7

    Profit from ordinary activities after finance costs, depreciation but before exceptional items (5-6)

    18826.09

    12879.85

    18861.81

    12896.51

    8

    Exceptional Items

    -

    -

    -

    -

    9

    Profit/(Loss) from Ordinary Activities Before Tax (7-8)

    18826.09

    12879.85

    18861.81

    12896.51

    10

    Tax expense

    4863.37

    3353.95

    4874.13

    3365.47

    11

    Net Profit/(Loss) from Ordinary Activities After Tax (9-10)

    13962.72

    9525.90

    13987.68

    9531.04

    12

    Share of profit/(loss) of associates

    -

    -

    (4.50)

    (114.95)

    13

    Profit after tax for the year after share of profit/loss of associate

    13962.72

    9525.90

    13983.18

    9416.09

    14

    Other comprehensive income/(loss) (net of tax)

    (127.96)

    (25.69)

    (127.96)

    (25.69)

    15

    Total other comprehensive income (net of tax)

    13834.76

    9500.21

    13855.22

    9390.40

    16

    Weighted Earnings Per Share (EPS) (in Rs.)

    106.10

    72.39

    106.26

    71.55

    State of the Company''s affairs and Business Review

    Financial Year 2022-23 has been a year of recovery for Indian economy with 7% GDP growth. Automobile Industry has also performed well during the year. The Two-wheeler industry has also registered a growth of 9.8% in production volumes and 17.7% in domestic sales volumes.

    In line with Industry growth, Company''s performance has also remained very strong during the year. The highlights of the same are as under:

    - During FY 2022-23, the Company has achieved a Net Sales of Rs. 183404.26 Lakhs in comparison to Rs. 155772.52 Lakhs in FY 2021-22, representing a growth of 17.7%.

    - EBIDTA stood at Rs 24784.57 Lakhs, being 13.51% as compared to Rs. 19344.76 Lakhs, being 12.42% during FY 2021-22. This is a jump of over 28% driven by higher sales.

    - PAT of the Company stood at Rs. 13962.72 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 9525.90 Lakhs during FY 2021-22, which is higher by 46.5%.

    - During the year, the Company has made a capex of Rs. 5417 Lakhs.

    - During the year, Company has repaid all its debts and achieved a debt free status.

    At EV front, we continued our growth trajectory and already added 28 EV OEMs in our customer list. Though EV industry has seen some slowdown due to recent FAME subsidy challenges, we believe that the long term growth remains intact and we are committed to supporting our customers in this transition phase.

    MoU with Gogoro India - Diversification in EV Products Portfolio

    During the year, the Company has also signed one Memorandum of Understanding with Gogoro India to expand its product portfolio in the Two-Wheeler EV segment. Gogoro India is a group company of Gogoro Taiwan which is Taiwan''s largest EV Two-wheeler manufacturer and is a world leader in battery swapping technology.

    In partnership with Gogoro, in addition to our existing lighting and rear view mirror business with them, we plan to gradually indigenize in phased manner the Hub Motor Assemblies and Motor Control Units. For this Gogoro will provide the technical know-how and other support in setting up the manufacturing facility as well as production, quality, and testing support for the above new product line.

    While this partnership will pave the way for our diversification in EV Products portfolio, it also opens up new opportunities in electronics segment for the Company, which can provide significant growth and new opportunities in future.

    Dividend

    The company has been consistently declaring higher dividends every year since listing. In line with the same, the Board in its meeting held on May 30, 2023, had recommended a Final Dividend at the rate of 300% i.e. Rs. 30/- per equity share of Rs. 10/- each for the financial year ended on March 31, 2023. The Final Dividend payout is subject to approval of members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Final Dividend, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow of Rs. 3947.95 Lakhs.

    Dividend Distribution Policy

    Pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (Listing Regulations), the Board of Directors had approved and adopted a Dividend Distribution Policy in its meeting held on 30th June, 2021. The Dividend Distribution Policy is available on the Company''s website at link: https://fiemindustries.com/dividend-distribution-policy/

    Statutory disclosures as per provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”)

    1. Annual Return

    Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed a copy of the Annual Return on website of the Company, which can be seen at following link: https://fiemindustries.com/annual-returns/

    2. Number of meetings of the Board

    Meetings of the Board are held on regular intervals to discuss and decide on various business policies, strategies, operational, financial and other matters. Due to business exigencies, the Board also approve some proposals through resolution passed by circulation from time to time.

    During the financial year 2022-23, four (4) Board Meetings and one separate meeting of Independent Directors of the Company were held.

    Detailed information on the meetings of the Board is included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms an integral part of this Annual Report.

    3. Directors'' Responsibility Statement

    In terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, Your Directors state that:

    a) in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards (IndAs) have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any.

    b) the Directors have 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 at end of Financial Year ended March 31, 2023 and of the Profit and Loss of the Company for that period.

    c) the Directors have 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 have prepared the Annual Financial Statements on a ''going concern'' basis.

    e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating efficiently, and

    f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

    Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors, including review of internal financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors, and the reviews performed by management and the relevant board committees, including the audit committee, the board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during financial year 2022-23.

    4. Independent Directors'' Declaration

    The Company has received necessary declaration from each of Independent Director of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (''Listing Regulations''), as amended, that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations.

    The Board took on record the declaration and confirmation submitted by the Independent Directors regarding their meeting the prescribed criteria of independence, after undertaking due assessment of the veracity of the same as required under Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations.

    5. Directors'' Appointment Criteria and Remuneration Policy etc.

    The Nomination & Remuneration Committee has formulated criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of the Directors as well as Remuneration Policy for the Company as mandated under Section 178(3)/(4) of the Act and Regulation 19 read with Part D of Schedule II of the Listing Regulations.

    There has been no change in the Remuneration Policy of the Company during the year. The Remuneration Policy is enclosed as Annexure-I. This Policy is also available under Investor section of website of the Company and can be viewed at the following link: https://fiemindustries.com/remuneration-policy/

    6. Auditors & Auditor''s Reports

    (a) Statutory Auditors

    Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s Anil S Gupta & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 004061N), a partnership firm (Audit Firm) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at 33rd AGM of the Company held on August 24, 2022, for a term of 5 (five) years, starting from the conclusion of 33rd Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 38th Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2027.

    (b) Statutory Auditor''s Reports

    The Auditor''s Reports given by M/s Anil S Gupta & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors on the financial

    statements of the Company, both standalone and consolidated, for the financial year 2022-23 is part of the Annual Report. There has been no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in their Reports.

    Further, during the year under review, the Auditors has not reported any matter of offence of fraud under Section 143 (12) of the Act, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under Section 134 (3)(ca) of the Act.

    (c) Secretarial Auditor

    In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 the Audit Committee recommended and the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 30, 2023 has appointed M/s Ranjana Gupta & Associates, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (C.P. No. 9920) as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company to conduct the secretarial audit for the financial year 2023-24. The Company has received their consent for appointment.

    (d) Secretarial Audit Report

    The Secretarial Audit under section 204 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as well as in compliance of Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations was conducted by M/s Ranjana Gupta & Associates, Company Secretaries (C.P. No. 9920) for the financial year 2022-23. The Report in Form No, MR-3 given by the Secretarial Auditors is annexed as Annexure-II and forms integral part of this Report. There has been no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in their Report for the year under review; hence no explanation by Directors is warranted.

    In addition to above, ''Annual Secretarial Compliance Report'' in compliance with Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations and as per format prescribed under SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated February 8, 2019 was also obtained from M/s Ranjana Gupta & Associates, Company Secretaries (C.P. No. 9920) and submitted to stock exchanges i.e. BSE and NSE within stipulated period.

    During the year under review, the Secretarial Auditors has not reported any matter of offence of fraud under Section 143 (12) of the Act, therefore no detail is required to be disclosed under Section 134 (3)(ca) of the Act.

    (e) Cost Auditor

    In terms of Section 148 of the Act read with Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors in their meeting held on May 30, 2023 has appointed M/s Jay Narain & Co., Cost Accountants, Reg. No.-004576 (Proprietor, Mr. Jay Narain, Memb. No.-26054) as the Cost Auditor to conduct Cost Audit for the Financial Year 2023-24 at a remuneration of Rs. 2,90,000/-.

    The Company had received his consent that his reappointment is in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act and rules framed thereunder and he is not disqualified to be appointed as Cost Auditor.

    The above remuneration needs to be ratified by the shareholders. The Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company has requisite resolution for ratification of remuneration of Cost Auditors by the members of the Company.

    7. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments under Section 186

    Details of the loans given, guarantees or securities provided (if any) and investments made by the Company along with their purposes, have been disclosed in the financial statements. Please refer to Note No.46 in the standalone financial statement.

    8. Contracts and Arrangements with Related Parties

    All contracts/ arrangement/ transactions entered with Related Parties during the year under review were on arm''s length basis and in the ordinary course of business. Due approvals from Audit Committee were taken under the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder read with applicable Listing Regulations. As all the transactions with Related Parties during the year under review were on arm''s length basis and in the ordinary course of business, so no approval from Board was applicable.

    During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered ''material'' in accordance with Related Party Transactions Policy of the Company. Hence, no approval from shareholder required for any related party transaction during the year under review.

    As all the transactions with Related Parties were on arm''s length basis and there was no ''material'' transaction during the year, hence disclosure in form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not required.

    Further, during the year under review, there were no materially significant related party transactions entered into by your Company with the Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other senior management personnel, which might have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

    Members may refer Note No.46 to the financial statements which sets out related party disclosures pursuant to Ind AS.

    Your Company has formulated a policy on related party transactions. The policy is available on Company''s website at https://www.fiemindustries.com. This policy provides the governing framework for review and approval of related party transactions.

    The web-link of the same has been provided in the Corporate Governance Report.

    9. Transfer to Reserves

    Your Company has transferred Rs. 1400 Lakhs to the General Reserve from the profits of the Company.

    10. Material changes and commitment affecting financial position of the Company / Change in the Nature of the Business

    There is no material change and/or commitment affecting the financial position of your Company has occurred between April 1, 2023 and the date of signing of this report.

    11. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo

    Details of Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Research and Development and Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure - III to this Report.

    12. Risk Management

    Risk management is an important function considering the dynamic business environment in which Company operates. Risk management is an area of continuous focus across all functions and operations, so that risk mitigation can be implemented on immediate basis to minimize adverse effect of any emerging risk.

    Company has framed a Risk Management Policy comprises the risk management framework and the same has been approved by the Board of Directors. The framework covers various categories of risks including market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, cyber security risks, foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk, commodity price risk, natural calamities etc. and measures and controls that have been implemented to manage & prevent such risks and continuous improvement of systems and processes for risk management.

    Company''s risk management framework consider both external and internal risks to devise effective mitigation strategies. Risk identification, analysis, mitigation and monitoring are undertaken periodically by the Management and overseen by the Risk Management Committee. Post-assessment mitigation plans are developed, and reported periodically to the Risk Management Committee (RMC) of the Board. RMC continues to monitor the risk management framework. Several senior management team members are actively involved in the process.

    A brief about the risk and concern is also given in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report.

    13. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

    During the year, Company''s CSR focus has remained on Women Empowerment, Mahaila Samman and Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) awareness by way of setting-up Sanitary Pad Projects across various states.

    Other ''Health Care'' Projects like extending financial-aid for needy patients (AIIMS-Delhi), Organizing Eye Operation Camps for poor and underprivileged in Kutch area of Gujarat with the help of implementation partner-Kutch Vikas Trust were also undertaken. Majorly, our CSR initiatives are based on the premise of helping the underprivileged in the hour of need.

    Further, Company has whole-hearted participated in ''Har Ghar Tiranga'' campaign organized across its factories and offices before Independence Day.

    Company also continued its ''on-going'' project - Armed Forces Veterans Support (PITHU-FIEM) during FY 2022-23.

    Following is the list of major CSR Projects undertaken by the Company during the year:

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Ghaziabad (Extn)

    - Sanitary Pad Project- Varanasi (Extn)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Delhi (Extn)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Lucknow (Extn)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Bihar (Extn)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Dehradun (New)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Hamirpur (New)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Orissa (New)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Phagwara (New)

    - Sanitary Pad Project-Solan, HP (New)

    - Financial Aid to Needy Patients

    - Medicare Support Project

    - Eye Operation Camp (KVT)

    - Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign

    - Project Swavlamban

    - Project Helping Hand

    - Armed Forces Veterans Support (PITHU-FIEM)

    Further, salient features and brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy of the Company and the CSR initiatives undertaken by the Company during the year are set out in Annexure - IV of this report in the format prescribed in the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended. For details regarding the CSR Committee, please refer the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of Annual Report.

    14. Annual Evaluation of the Performance of the Board, its Committees and Individual Directors

    Performance Evaluation is aimed to use constructively as a mechanism to improve Board''s effectiveness, maximize strengths and tackle weaknesses of Board members. It involves questionnaires to be filled by every Director about his own performance (self-assessment), performance of Board as whole, performance of Chairman and performance of respective Committee(s) where he/she is a Member. At the time of individual performance evaluation of the respective director, he himself remains outside the evaluation process.

    Initially, Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC) carry out the preliminary evaluation of every Director''s performance which is subject to next level of evaluation by the Board and Independent Directors. As per Section 178(2) of the Act, the NRC conduct the performance evaluation of every Individual Director. As per Performance Evaluation framework of the Company, the evaluation process consists of evaluation on the basis of filled questionaries'' received from all directors and opinions, inputs from NRC members and any other information as may be required by the NRC.

    The outcome of NRC in respect of Independent Directors is subject to final evaluation by the Board. Outcome of NRC in respect of Non-Independent Directors is subject to final evaluation by the Independent Directors. Performance evaluation of Board as a whole as well as Chairman of the Board is also conducted by the Independent Directors. The performance evaluation of the Committees is conducted by the Board.

    The final outcome is collated and presented before the NRC in its next meeting for its consideration as well as before the Board for noting and future reference.

    15. Highlights of performance of subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies and their contribution to the overall performance of the company during the period under review.

    During FY 2022-23, there were 2 JV Companies (JVC) and 2 Wholly-owned subsidiaries (WOS) as listed in initial paragraph of this report. The highlights of performance of each of these companies are as under:

    a) Fiem Kyowa (HK) Mould Company Limited:

    This JV Company was formed in Hong Kong as 50:50 joint venture company with Kyowa Co., Ltd. of Japan. The purpose of setting up of JV was to engage in the business of high class moulds / tools for Automotive and other applications. The Company has started its operations during FY 2018-19. There is no major investment in this company and this company is providing support for mould development for OEMs. The contribution / or impact on performance of Fiem Industries is very small.

    The Financial highlights of Fiem Kyowa (HK) Mould Company is as under:

    (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

    Particulars

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    % of shareholding

    50%

    50%

    Total Income

    29.95

    4.85

    Total Expenses

    32.95

    17.28

    Profit or (loss) after tax

    (3.00)

    (12.43)

    Total comprehensive income

    (3.00)

    (12.43)

    b) Centro Ricerche Fiem HorustecH S.r.l. (CRFH) (Joint Venture in Italy):

    The Company was set-up in Italy as a 50:50 JV with Horustech Lighting of Italy, which is a Designing Company. The purpose of settingup of JV was to strengthen R&D and Designing capabilities of the Company. However, due to some financial problems in Horustech group companies, the management of both companies i.e. Horustech Lighting and Fiem Industries Limited had mutually decided to move ahead to liquidate the CRFH. Currently this company is under liquidation. There is no major investment in this company and this company was providing Design Services to Fiem Industries and other customers. The contribution or impact on performance of Fiem Industries is nil or negligible.

    The Financial highlights of CRFH is as under:

    (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

    Particulars

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    % of shareholding

    50%

    50%

    Total Income

    -

    -

    Total Expenses

    1.50

    2.50

    Profit or (loss) after tax

    (1.50)

    (2.50)

    Total comprehensive income

    (1.50)

    (2.50)

    c) Fiem Industries Japan Co., Ltd. (Wholly-owned Subsidiary):

    This WOS was set-up in Japan as an extended arm of the Company for liaison with Japanese customers like Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha etc., support in Designing, R&D and new business development. While the parent Company (Fiem) was getting full support in above areas in earlier years, during last year, the activity remain negligible in this WOS. Now onwards, the activities have started and should be normalized during current year. The financials of the subsidiary are at very small scale. There is no major financial contribution or impact on performance of Fiem Industries.

    The Financial highlights of CRFH is as under:

    (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

    Particulars

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    % of shareholding

    100%

    100%

    Revenue

    -

    -

    Total Income

    7.68

    -

    Total expenses

    12.64

    17.72

    Profit/(Loss) before taxation

    (4.96)

    (17.72)

    Provision for taxation

    0.43

    0.49

    Profit/ (Loss) after taxation

    (5.40)

    (18.21)

    d) Fiem Research and Technology S.r.l. (Wholly-owned Subsidiary in Italy):

    This Wholly-owned Subsidiary (WOS) was incorporated in Italy on December 17, 2018 and a Design Centre set-up under this Company in Turin, Italy. Fiem Industries is getting Design Services from this WOS on regular basis on Automotive LED and other Lamps for esteemed OEM customers. This is a wholly-owned subsidiary and providing Design Services to Fiem Industries only, so working like an extended arm of Fiem Industries for Design Services.

    Financial Highlights of Fiem Research and Technology S.r.l (Italy) (Amount Rs. in Lakhs)

    Particulars

    FY 2022-23

    FY 2021-22

    % of shareholding

    100%

    100%

    Revenue

    763.79

    489.01

    Total expenses

    723.11

    454.63

    Profit/(Loss) before taxation

    40.68

    34.38

    Provision for taxation

    10.33

    11.01

    Profit/ (Loss) after taxation

    30.36

    23.37

    The financial position of the subsidiaries and Joint Venture Companies is also given in AOC-1 in the financial statements.


    16. Other statutory disclosures as required under Rule 8(5) of the

    Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014

    i) Financial summary/ highlights of the Company are already mentioned in the beginning of the report.

    ii) There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year under review.

    iii) Change in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:

    • Pursuant to provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with provisions of Articles of Association of the Company, Ms. Aanchal Jain and Mr. Rahul Jain, Whole-time Directors of the Company are liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible have offered themselves for reappointment and they are not disqualified under Section

    164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. The details of Directors being proposed for re-appointment as required under the Listing Regulations are provided in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Board recommend the shareholders for re-appointment of above Directors.

    • On recommendation of Nomination & Remuneration Committee as well as after considering all requisite information and consents & declarations received from Mr. Vineet Sahni, Board of Directors at their Meeting held on April 29, 2023, appointed him as an Additional Director designated as Chief Executive Officer & Whole-time Director (Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company effective from May 1, 2023 for a term of 3 years, subject to approval by the members of the Company.

    As he will be holding the position as Additional Director only up to ensuing Annual General Meeting, hence a resolution for his regularization as Director and approval of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer & Whole-time Director (Key Managerial Personnel) is moved at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Board recommend the shareholders for his regularization as well as approval of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer & Whole-time Director (Key Managerial Personnel).

    • The details of Directors being proposed for appointment / re-appointment as required under the Listing Regulations are provided in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

    • The Company has received one notice in writing, under Section 160 of the Act from one member of the Company proposing the candidature of Mr. Vineet Sahni as Director.

    • During the year, Mr. J.K. Jain, Chairman & Managing Director; Mr. O.P. Gupta, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Arvind K. Chauhan, Company Secretary remained Key Managerial Personnel of the Company within the meaning of Section 203 of the Act. Additionally, Mr. Vineet Sahni, Chief Executive Officer also appointed as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company w.e.f. May 01, 2023.

    • During the financial year 2022-23, no company become Subsidiary, Joint venture Company or Associate of the Company. The details of subsidiary and joint venture companies already provided in the preceding paragraphs.

    iv) Details relating to Deposits:

    The Company has not accepted any Deposit from public within the meaning of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975 or Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 and as such there was no outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet on account of principal or interest on deposits from public.

    v) No significant and material orders were passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.

    vi) Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statement:

    The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls, which are commensurate to size and operations of the Company. During the year, no area of concern, continuing failure or major weakness was observed.

    vii) It is confirmed that maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, is required by the Company and accordingly such accounts and records are made and maintained.

    viii) It is confirmed that the Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee(s) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

    ix) It is confirmed that during the year under review, no complaints were received under the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017.

    x) It is confirmed that there was no application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

    xi) It is confirmed that no settlements have been done with banks or financial institutions.

    xii) Other disclosures required under provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, as may be applicable:

    • As per provisions of Section 177(8) of the Act, composition of the Audit Committee has been disclosed under Corporate Governance Report. The Board, during the year under review, had accepted all the recommendation made to it by the Audit Committee.

    Establishment of vigil mechanism as per provision of Section 177(10) of the Act: Company has already in place a vigil mechanism namely, ''Whistle Blower Policy''. The details of the same are reported under Corporate Governance Report.

    • The details about the ratio of remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, is provided in Annexure-V, forming part of this Report.

    • The statement containing names and other details of top 10 employees, in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2)&(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended, is provided in Annexure-VI forming part of this report.

    • Disclosure as required under Section 62(1)(b) of the Act read with Sub-rule 9 of Rule 12 of the Companies (Share and Capital Debentures) Rules, 2014, are not applicable, as during the year no shares were issued under ESOS / ESOP or under sweat equity scheme.

    • Disclosure as required under Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Sub-rule 4 of Rule 4 of the Companies (Share and Capital Debentures) Rules, 2014, are not applicable as during the year no equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise were issued.

    • Neither the Managing Director nor any Whole-time Director of the Company receive any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries, hence no such disclosure applicable.

    • The Company duly complied the applicable Secretarial Standards (SS) i.e. SS-1 & SS-2 on Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings, respectively.

    Corporate Governance Report and Management Discussion & Analysis Report

    Pursuant to Listing Regulations, Management Discussion & Analysis Report, Report on Corporate Governance, Certificate on Corporate Governance issued by Practicing Company Secretary and the declaration by the Chairman & Managing Director regarding affirmation for compliance with the Company''s Code of Conduct forms part of the Annual Report.

    Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report

    Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report forms part of Annual Report.

    Consolidated Financial Statements

    In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) read with IndAS, the audited consolidated financial statements are provided in the Annual Report. The accounts of Wholly-owned Subsidiary companies and JV Companies are consolidated with the accounts of the Company.

    Acknowledgement

    The Board of Directors acknowledges and places on record their sincere appreciation to valued OEM customers and all other stakeholders viz. vendors, dealers, banks, other business partners and Government, for their continued co-operation and support received from them.

    The Board also wishes to place on record its appreciation to the esteemed investors for showing their confidence and reposing faith in the Management of the Company.

    Your Board also appreciate the efforts and hard work of all the employees of the Company throughout the year.

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