DIRECTORS' REPORT Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Twenty Second Annual Report together with the audited statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE & FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE : During the year under report Company has earned net Cash profit of Rs. 978.32 lacs in compare to previous year Rs. 616.55 lacs. Company has earned Net Profit of Rs. 20.80 lacs against previous year Rs. 24.17 lacs after providing depreciation, miscellaneous expenses and prior period item. During the year Turnover and other income of the Company was increased to Rs.2662.37 Lacs from Rs. 1527.03 Lacs. Director has continued their efforts to reduce expenses & increase turnover of the Company. Your directors are hopeful about better performance of the company in coming years. DIVIDEND : In view of insufficient profit no dividend has been proposed by your Directors. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS : Review the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's system and internal controls. Review and discuss with the Management the Company's major financial risk exposures and steps taken by the Management to monitor and control such exposure. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES : Your Company has not any Subsidiary or Joint Venture or Associate Company. PUBLIC DEPOSITS : The Company has not accepted any deposits falling under Companies Act, 2013. AUDITORS' REPORT : The notes to the accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self explanatory and therefore do not require any further comments under Companies Act, 2013. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : Your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for good corporate governance. A separate Report on Corporate Governance is given in Annexure - B, Auditor's statement on Compliance of Corporate Governance is given in Annexure - C, Certificate by Managing Director regarding compliance of clause 49 of listing agreement in Annexure 'D' and Management discussion and analysis in Annexure - E. AUDITORS : M/s. Raman M. Jain & Co. Chartered Accountant retires as auditors of the company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers them for reappointment. DIRECTORS : (a) Mr. Harshad G. Patel (DIN 03572394) retire by rotation, and being eligible, have offered themselves for reappointment. The Board recommends their re-appointment. (b) Declaration by an Independent Director(s) and re- appointment, if any: A declaration by an Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (7) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 has been received and taken on note. (c) Formal Annual Evaluation: The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board has formulated a Performance Evaluation Framework, under which the Committee has identified the criteria upon which the Committee has identified the criteria upon which every Director shall be evaluated. The Policy also provides the manner in which the Directors, as a collective unit in the form of Board Committees and the Board function and perform DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM FOR DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES : The Company promotes ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in implementation of a mechanism wherein the Employees are free to report illegal or unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Codes of Conduct or Corporate Governance Policies or any improper activity to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company or Chairman of the Company or the Compliance Officer. The Whistle Blower Policy has been appropriately communicated within the Company. Under the Whistle Blower Policy, the confidentiality of those reporting violation(s) is protected and they are not subject to any discriminatory practices. No personnel have been denied access to the Audit Committee. PARTICULARS OF LOANS GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 : The company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act,2013.The details of the investments made by company is given in the notes to the financial statements. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in subsection (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm's length transactions under third proviso thereto shall be disclosed in Form No. AOC-2. However your company has not entered in any transaction attracting provision of Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013. Hence AOC-2 is not required to be attached. MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION : Your company has paid Rs. 10, 80,000/- remuneration to the Managing Director JAGDISH NATHALAL PATEL of the Company. Your Company has not any employee, who was in receipt of remuneration in excess of limits specified in the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. SECRETARIAL AUDIT : Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Meenu Maheshwari & Associates , Company Secretary in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR 3 for the financial year ended March 31, 2015 is annexed as Annexure - F to the Report. The following qualification was observed by the Secretarial Auditor in her Report to which the Board has shared the following explanation: Qualification 2:Non appointment of CFO as at 31st March 2015 [section 203 non compliance] Response: In complying with the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act 2013 regarding appointment of CFO your company was in the process of identifying a suitable person and accordingly has appointed Mr. Ashok C Jardosh as CFO of the company effective 30th, May 2015 RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY : A statement indicating development and implementation of a risk management policy for the Company including identification therein of elements of risk, if any, which in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of the company. The Board of Directors has duly developed and implemented a risk management policy for the company. CODE OF CONDUCT : The Board has laid down a Code of Conduct for Board Members and for Senior Management and Employees of the Company ("Code"). All the Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have affirmed compliance with these Codes. A declaration signed by the Managing Director to this effect is enclosed at the end of this Report. The Board has also laid down a Code of Conduct for Independent Directors pursuant to section 149(8) and Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013 via terms and conditions for appointment of Independent Directors, which is a guide to professional conduct for Independent Directors and is uploaded on the website of the Company. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF WOMAN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL ACT, 2013 : The Company has been employing about one woman employee. The Company has in place an Anti- harassment policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaint Committee is set up to redress complaints received regularly, is monitored and directly report to the Chairman & Managing Director. There was no compliant received from employee during the financial year 2014-15 and hence no complaint is outstanding as on 31.03.2015 for Redressal. DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT : Your Directors confirm : i. that in the preparation of annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed; ii. that 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 at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2015 and of the profit of the Company for the year; iii. that 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 for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; iv. That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS : Members' attention is drawn to the statement on contingent liabilities, commitments in the notes forming part of the financial statement. SHARE CAPITAL : The paid up capital of the Company is Rs. 4, 00, 00,000/-. Your Company has not issue any kind of Share during the financial Year ending on 31st March, 2015. EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN : The extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT - 9 shall form part of the Board's report (comment: as on 31/03/2015 status of annual return) PARTICULARS OF THE EMPLOYEES : The Particulars required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not required to be given as there is no employee drawing Rs.2,00,000/- p.m. or Rs.24,00,000/- p.a., during the year under report. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUT GO : (A) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY : The information required under 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 [Chapter IX] in respect of Conservation of Energy is annexed hereto and forms part of this Report. (B) TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION : Being the fact that the manufacturing process has been indigenously developed; there is nothing to report on the status of technology absorption. (C) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT : The Company has established an in house laboratory with the modern facilities to carry out intensive analysis of variety of Raw materials & Finished goods. During the year under consideration, continuous efforts were made for up gradation of the products of your company. (D) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING & OUTGO : No Foreign Exchange earning or outgo has occurred during the year. AUDIT COMMITTEE : During the year under review, the Audit Committee was constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and listing agreement entered into by the Company with the Stock Exchanges. FIXED DEPOSITS : During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : Your Company has complied with the Corporate Governance guidelines as per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges. A report on Corporate Governance practices followed by your Company, in terms of Clause 49(VI) of the Listing Agreement and a Certificate from the Auditors of the company regarding compliance with Corporate Governance guidelines as stipulated and Management Discussion & Analysis reports have been attached by way of separate section as part of this Annual Report. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS : Your Directors thanks various Government Authorities, banks & other business associates for the support & assistance extended to the Company from time to time and looks forward to their unstinted co-operation in development of the Company. Your Directors sincerely thanks the members for the confidence reposed by them in the company and look forward to their valuable support for the future plans of the Company. For & On Behalf of the Board Jagdish N.Patel Chairman & Managing Director Place : Ahmedabad. Dated : 30th May 2015 |