DIRECTORS' REPORT The Members, MAHARASHTRA CORPORATION LIMITED Your Directors are pleased to present their 33rd Annual Report together with the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 and the Auditors Report thereon. OPERATIONS : During the year under review, the Company earning a total revenue of Rs. 284.52/- Lacs in comparison to the total revenue of Rs. 196.55/- Lacs generated in previous nine months period ended 31st March 2014. The profit after tax comes to Rs. 2.10 lakhs during the year as compared to Rs. 4.57 Lakhs in previous nine months period ended 31st March 2014. The reason behind the decrease in profit after tax is increase in total expenses. Your Directors are trying hard to reduce the expenses so that the profit margin can be increased. Your Directors are optimistic about favourable market conditions in the coming years which shall further result into good profits. DIVIDEND: In order to plough back the profits for future operations, the Board of Directors of your Company do not recommend any dividend for the year 2014-15. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL APPOINTED OR RESIGNED: In accordance with the provisions of section 152[6] of the Act and in terms of Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Tilokchand Kothari [DIN: 00413627] will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for reappointment. The Board recommends his reappointment. During the year under review, Mr. Ravi Grover has resigned from the Directorship w.e.f. 23rd January 2015. The Board has accepted his resignation by way of Circular Resolution. Mr. Kanwarlal Rathi has been appointed on Board w.e.f. 27th August 2014. He was regularized at the Annual General Meeting held on 30th September 2014 and in the same Meeting, the Shareholders have granted their approval for appointing him as Whole - Time Director of the Company. DECLARATION FROM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS: The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet with the criteria of independence as prescribed both under Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY: The Company has in place an established internal control system designed to ensure proper recording of financial and operational information, compliance of various internal controls and other regulatory and statutory compliances. Internal Audit is conducted throughout the organization by qualified independent Internal Auditors. Findings of the Internal Audit Report are reviewed by the Management and by the Audit Committee of the Board and proper follow up actions are ensured wherever required. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS: During the period under review, there is no change in the nature of business of the Company. The Company continues to operate in the trading of grey cloth. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN: The details forming part of the extract of Annual Return in Form MGT-9 as required under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 (herein after referred to as "the Act") forms an integral part of this Report as "Annexure A". MEETINGS OF THE BOARD: During the year, Eight (8) Board Meetings were held by the Company on May 15, 2014, May 29, 2014, July 09, 2014, July 25, 2014, August 13, 2014, August 27, 2014, November 14, 2014 and February 14, 2015. The intervening gap between the meetings was as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered with the BSE. The details of the Committee Meetings held during the period under review forms part of the Corporate Governance Report. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT As required under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors state that: a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; e) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively 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. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE POLICY: The Board has on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration. The Remuneration Policy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report as hosted on the www.mahacorp.in website of the company. AUDIT COMMITTEE: The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, comprises of three (3) Members, namely Mr. Rajendra Mehta, Ms. Jayanti Sharma and Mr. Tilokchand Kothari. Two-third of the Members are Independent Directors and one is Executive Director. The Chairman of the Committee is Mr. Rajendra Mehta who is an Independent Director. The detail of terms of reference of Audit Committee, number and dates of meetings held and attendance of the Members therein have been specified separately in the attached Corporate Governance Report. The Board accepted the recommendations of the Audit Committee whenever made by the Committee during the year. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD: Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination and Remuneration and other Committees. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report. BOARD PROCEDURE: Board members are given appropriate documents and information in advance of each Board and Committee Meeting to enable the Board to discharge its responsibilities effectively by taking well informed decisions. To enable the Board to discharge its responsibilities effectively, the Managing Director reviews Company's overall performance. The functions performed by the Board includes, in addition to the legal matters compulsorily required to be performed by it, review of: - Strategy and Business Plan - Annual operating and capital expenditure budgets - Investment and exposure limits - Compliance with statutory/regulatory requirements and review of major legal issues - Approval of quarterly/annual results - Review of the minutes of the Board Meeting, Audit Committee Meeting, Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee. AUDITORS & AUDITORS REPORT: M/s. Lakhpat M. Trivedi & Co., the Auditors retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for reappointment. The Company has received the letter from Auditors to the effect that their appointment if made it would be within the prescribed limits under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Statutory Auditors M/s. Lakhpat M. Trivedi & Co., Chartered Accountants have issued their reports on Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2015. There are no adverse remarks or qualifications in the said report. The Notes on Accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. Your Directors recommend reappointment of M/s. Lakhpat M. Trivedi & Co. as the Auditors of the Company. SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT: In compliance with the provisions of Sec 204 and other applicable provisions of Companies Act 2013, a secretarial audit was conducted during the year by Secretarial Auditors M/s. Rituraj & Associates. The Secretarial Auditor's Report is attached as annexure and form part of this report. There is one observation made by the Secretarial Auditors in their Audit Report as follows: Company has not appointed Company Secretary under section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules there under To this we would like to clarify that the Company had made very attempt to appoint a Company Secretary in the year under review. However, Company was not able to find the same on the salary which can be at par with the Company's growth and financial ability. However, your Directors assures that they shall appoint a befitting candidate as soon as possible. The Secretarial Audit Report forms part of this Notice as "Annexure B". INTERNAL AUDITOR: During the financial year the Company has appointed M/s. RNA & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 136734W) as Internal Auditor of the Company as per Section 138 of the Act. RISK MANAGEMENT: Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate/control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. The Company has laid a comprehensive Risk Assessment and Minimization Procedure, which is reviewed by the Audit committee and approved by the Board from time to time. These procedures are reviewed to ensure that executive management controls risk through means of a properly defined framework as hosted on the www.mahacorp.in website of the company. PUBLIC DEPOSITS: The Company has not accepted any deposit from the general public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: There were no related party transactions made by the Company during the year, hence Form AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company. The policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company's website at the link: <http://mcl.visagar.com/attachments/policyrtp.pdf>. The Disclosures on related party transactions are set out in Notes to the Financial Statement. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS BY THE COMPANY UNDER SECTION 186: Details of Loan, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of the Act, are disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements. MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY: During the year ended 31st March 2015, there were no material changes and commitment affecting the financial position of the Company have occurred between the year ended 31st March 2015 to which financial results relate and the date of the Report. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD: Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination and Remuneration and other Committees. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE: Since the provisions as laid down in the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company, hence no such Committee has been formed. However, Company had always tried in its best possible ways to involve itself in social development activities. SHARE CAPITAL: The Issued, Subscribed & Paid up Capital of the Company as on 31st March 2015 stands at Rs. 135,333,330/- divided into 135,333,330 Equity Shares of Re. 1/- each. During the year, the Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor granted any stocks options or sweat equity. The Company had however during the year, sub-divided the Equity Share of the Company having a Nominal Face Value of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten) Only each fully paid-up, into 10 (Ten) Equity Shares of the Nominal Face Value of Re. 1/- (Rupee One only) each fully paid-up. DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES: Your Company has connectivity with the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) & Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) for dematerialization of its Equity Shares. The ISIN No. INE272E01027 has been allotted for the Company Shares. Therefore, the members and/or investors may keep their shareholdings in the electronic mode with their Depository Participant. LISTING OF SHARES: Equity Shares of the Company are listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited. Your Company had duly paid the Annual Listing Fees to the Stock Exchange. INSURANCE: The fixed assets of the Company have been adequately insured. VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY: The Company has a vigil mechanism policy in place to enable the Directors and employees to report their genuine concerns or grievances by having a direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The details of the vigil mechanism is explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also hosted on the website of the Company, the web link of which is <http://mcl.visagar.com/attachments/VIGILMechanismMCL.pdf> SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS: There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS: Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual Report at "Annexure - C". CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: As per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered with the BSE, a separate Report on Corporate Governance practices followed by the Company, together with a Certificate from the Company's Auditors confirming compliance forms an integral part of this Report. Further, as per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered with the BSE, CEO/CFO Certification confirming the correctness of the financial statements, adequacy of the internal control measures and reporting of matters to the Audit Committee forms an integral part of this Report as "Annexure-D". PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES: The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company is not applicable to the Company as the Directors and Key Managerial Persons are not in receipt of any remuneration Ms.Jayanti Sharma, Mr.Rajendra Mehta and Mr. Tilokchand Manaklal Kothari have been paid sitting fees,details of which are given in MGT-9 Annexed hereto. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING & OUTGO: There was no technology absorption and no foreign exchange earnings or outgo, during the year under review. Hence, the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is to be regarded as Nil. The Company has not entered into any technology transfer agreement. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMAN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013: The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Committee has been set up to redress the complaints received regarding sexual harassment at workplace and the same is hosted on the www.mahacorp.in website of the company. All employees including trainees are covered under this policy. The following is the summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the current financial year. Number of Complaints received: Nil Number of Complaints disposed off: Nil APPOINTMENT POLICY The Appointment Policy for Independent Directors, Key Managerial Personnel & Senior Executives will be as under- A. Independent Directors: Independent Directors will be appointed based on the criteria mentioned under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and in accordance with other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder & Listing Agreements entered with Stock Exchanges. B. Key Managerial Personnel (KMP): KMP will be appointed by the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, based on qualifications, experience and exposure in the prescribed field. Removal of the KMP will also be done by the resolution of Board of Directors of the Company. Appointment/ Removal will be in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, rules made thereunder and Listing Agreements entered with Stock Exchanges. C. Senior Executives: Senior Executive will be appointed by the Chairman and the Managing Director and/or Executive Director of the Company based on their qualifications, experience and exposure. Removal of the Senior Executives will also be by Chairman, Managing Director and/or Executive Director. Further, appointment and removal will be noted by the Board as required under clause 8(3) of Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Your Directors take the opportunity to express their grateful appreciation for the excellent assistance and co-operation received from their Bankers, Customers etc. Your Directors also thank all the shareholders for their continued support and all the employees of the Company for their valuable services during the year. By Order of the Board of Directors Sd/- Tilokchand Kothari Chairman & Director (DIN: 00413627) Place: Mumbai Date: 30.05.2015 Registered Office: 907/908, Dev Plaza, Opp. Andheri Fire Station, For Maharashtra Corporation Limited S.V. Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai - 400058 |