Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 40th Annual Report together with the audited financial statement of the Company for the year ended on 31st March 2026.
Financial Summary and State of Affairs
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Sl.
No.
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Standalone
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Consolidated
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Particulars
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Current Year (2025-26)
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Previous Year (2024-25)
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Current Year (2025-26)
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Previous Year (2024-25)
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1.
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Sales and other income
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1,10,958
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48,206
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1,18,743
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55,745
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2.
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Profit before Depreciation, Taxation and Exceptional Items
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17,803
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4,594
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17,226
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4,382
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3.
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Depreciation
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1,293
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1,242
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1,331
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1,263
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4.
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Profit after Depreciation but before Taxation and Exceptional Items
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16,510
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3,352
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15,895
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3,119
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5.
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Exceptional Items
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-
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500
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-
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500
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6.
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Profit after Depreciation and Exceptional Items but before Taxation
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16,510
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2,852
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15,895
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2,619
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7.
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Provision for Taxation
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4,148
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1,009
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4,105
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795
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8.
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Profit after Depreciation, Taxation and Exceptional Items
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12,362
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1,843
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11,800
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1,824
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9.
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Surplus brought forward from previous year
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2,011
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5,258
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1,425
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4,700
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10.
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Profit available for Appropriation
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14,373
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7,101
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13,225
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6,524
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11.
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Dividend paid including Interim Dividend
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(2,513)
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(2,513)
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(2,513)
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(2,513)
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12.
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Tax on Proposed Dividend/Interim Dividend/Buy-Back
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-
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-
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-
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-
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13.
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Transfer to Other Comprehensive income
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118
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(76.76)
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137
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(85)
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14.
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Transfer from/ (to) General Reserve
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(7,500)
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(2,500)
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(7,500)
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(2,500)
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15.
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Balance Surplus carried to Balance Sheet
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4,478
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2,011
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3,350
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1,425
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Business Overview
We are an integrated real estate development company involved in all activities associated with real estate development, including, identification and acquisition of land, planning, designing, construction, and marketing of our projects and providing facilities management services including services such as identification of third-party lessees/buyers for our existing customers. We undertake our projects through our in-house team of professionals and by engaging architects and consultants. While designing and developing a project, we rely on a research-based approach for layout planning, utilization of area earmarked for development as per our plans, approvals, unit size, amenities, interiors and sales and marketing strategy. Depending upon the market scenario, regulatory practice, and consumer preferences, we plan our development mix and product design. We also regularly interact with our customers to receive direct feedback on the quality of our projects. We believe that we have established a strong brand image, have a successful track record of execution and a diversified portfolio of real estate projects. Our products are categorised into Senior Living, Premium Housing & Elite Homes, and Kid Centric Homes. We are pioneer in Senior Living residential product in north India.
As of 31st March 2026, we successfully constructed 349.21 lakh sq. ft. of saleable area. As of 31st March 2026, we had:
(i) 1 5 ongoing projects (including projects in partnership) with approximately 91.83 lakh sq. ft. of saleable area; and
(ii) 9 future projects (including new phases of existing projects) with approximately 38.84 lakh sq. ft. of saleable area.
As of 31st March 2026, we had land available for future development aggregating to 57.50 lakhs square feet of saleable area. Our land available for future development comprises lands located at Milakpur (Bhiwadi)1, land located at Mahindra World City (Chennai) - for Ashiana Aaranya project, and lands at Wavrale -Raigad & Panvel both in Maharashtra.
• Land located at Milakpur (Bhiwadi) having a saleable area of around 31 lakh sq. ft. is under acquisition and company's writ petition is pending before the Hon'ble High Court at Rajasthan against acquisition.
Key Highlights of the Business and Operations:
• The Company registered a sales volume of 26.73 lakh sq. ft. in FY 2025-26 compared to 26.98 lakh sq. ft. in FY 2024-25. The average realization price increased from H7,179 per sq. ft. in FY 2024-25 to H9,059 per sq. ft. in FY 2025-26, marking an increase of 26.19%.
• On the execution front, the Company clocked an Equivalent Area Constructed (EAC) of 26.19 lakh sq. ft. (AHL: 25.25 lakh sq. ft. and Partnerships: 0.94 lakh sq. ft.) in FY 2025¬ 26 as compared to 20.12 lakh sq. ft. (AHL: 19.94 lakh sq. ft. and Partnerships: 0.18 lakh sq. ft.) in FY 2024-25, an increase by 30.17%.
• Pre-tax operating cashflows from operations witnessed an increase of 34% amounting to H 576.58 crores in FY 2025-26 compared to H 429.90 crores in FY 2024-25, driven by higher sales and collections.
• Sales and other income stood at H 1,187.43 crores for FY 2025-26, the highest ever recorded by the Company, vs H 557.45 crores in FY 2024-25. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by higher area delivered (20.42 lakh sq. ft. in FY 2025-26 vs. 10.00 lakh sq. ft. in FY 2024-25).
A summary of the on-going projects as on 31st March 2026 is as follows:
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Project Name & Location
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Product Segment
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Saleable Area (Lakhs sq. ft.)
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Area Booked (Lakhs sq. ft.)
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Ashiana Tarang (Ph 5, 6 & 7), Bhiwadi
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Premium Homes
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5.59
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5.32
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#Ashiana Advik (Ph 2 & 3), Bhiwadi
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Senior Living
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4.71
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2.91
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Ashiana Vatsalya (Phase 1 & 2), Chennai
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Senior Living
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5.03
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3.69
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Ashiana Anmol (Ph 3), Gurugram
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Kid Centric Homes
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4.47
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4.47
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Ashiana Amarah (Ph 1 to 5), Gurugram
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Kid Centric Homes
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20.84
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17.90
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Ashiana Aaroham (Ph 1 & 2), Gurugram
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Kid Centric Homes
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7.76
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5.44
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Ashiana Ekansh (Ph 3,4 and Plaza), Jaipur
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Premium Homes
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4.89
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4.79
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Ashiana Nitara (Ph 1-3 and Plaza), Jaipur
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Premium Homes
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6.72
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6.05
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One44 (Ph 1 & 2), Jaipur
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Elite Homes
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4.10
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3.19
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Ashiana Prakriti (Ph 1 & 2, & Plaza), Jamshedpur
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Premium Homes
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4.49
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4.49
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Ashiana Amaya (All Phases), Jamshedpur
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Premium Homes
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4.64
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2.49
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Ashiana Malhar (Ph 2, 3 & 4), Pune
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Premium Homes
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6.55
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4.34
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Ashiana Amodh (Ph 1,2 & 3), Pune
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Senior Living
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6.72
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4.44
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Ashiana Swarang (Ph 1,2 & 3), Chennai
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Senior Living
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4.06
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2.35
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Ashiana Aravali (All Phases), Jaipur
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Premium Homes
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1.26
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0.92
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Total
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91.83
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72.78
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Launches during Financial Year 2025-26:
• Ashiana Aravali located at Jaipur (Rajasthan) is a 'Premium Homes’ residential project launched in June 2025. This project has 3 BHK and 4 BHK units with saleable area of 1.24 lakhs square feet.
• Ashiana Advik Phase 3 is a 'Senior Living’ project located at Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) launched in February 2026. This project has 3 BHK units with total saleable area of 1.88 lakhs square feet, out of which 0.46 lakhs square feet was launched in FY 2025-26.
• Ashiana Tarang Phase 6 & 7 is a 'Premium Homes’ residential project located at Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) launched in June 2025 and March 2026 respectively. Phase 6 of this project has 2 and 3 BHK units with saleable area of 2.32 lakhs square feet and Phase 7 of this project has 4 BHK units with saleable area of 0.60 lakhs square feet.
• Ashiana Aaroham Phase 1 & 2 is a 'Kids Centric Homes’ project located at Gurugram (Haryana), both launched in February 2026. Both phases comprise 3 and 4 BHK units with saleable area of 3.88 lakhs square feet each, totalling 7.76 lakhs square feet. 1
• Ashiana Vatsalya Phase 2 is a 'Senior Living’ project located at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) launched in October 2025. This project has 1, 2 and 3 BHK units with saleable area of 2.03 lakhs square feet.
• Ashiana Malhar Phase 4 is a 'Premium Homes’ residential project located at Pune (Maharashtra) launched in March 2026. This project has 2 and 3 BHK units with saleable area of 1.31 lakhs square feet.
• Ashiana Amodh Phase 3 is a 'Senior Living’ project in Pune (Maharashtra) launched in March 2026. This project has 2 and 3 BHK units with saleable area of 2.86 lakhs square feet.
• Ashiana Amaya located at Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) is a 'Premium Homes’ residential project launched in December 2025. This project has 3 BHK and 4 BHK units with saleable area of 4.64 lakhs square feet.
Recognitions for Financial Year 2025-26:
Our company has been achieved the following recognitions during the FY 2025-26:
• Project-Specific Recognitions
• Ashiana Advik has been honored as the "Senior Living Project of the Year 2026 (Ongoing: North)" at The Economic Times Real Estate Awards 2026.
• Other Recognitions
• Honoured with Bhamashah Award at district level for contribution in strengthening educational infrastructure and supporting learning initiatives.
Other Developments:
• Credit Ratings:
• CARE has maintained our credit rating as "CARE A; Stable".
• CARE has re-affirmed us as CARE(A); Stable for H 97 Crores Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs - unsecured) allotted on 31st May 2021.
• CARE has re-affirmed us as CARE(A); Stable for H 32 Crores Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs - unsecured), out of which NCDs of H 26.40 Crores allotted on 20th July 2022 and NCDs of H 5.60 Crores allotted on 23rd February 2024.
• CARE has re-affirmed us as CARE(A); Stable for H 125 Crores Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs - secured) allotted on 13th May 2024.
• CARE has assigned us as CARE(A); Stable for H 100 Crores Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs-unsecured) allotted on 11th July 2025.
• CARE has assigned us as CARE(A); Stable for H 43.25 Crores Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs-unsecured) allotted on 24th April 2026.
Handovers during the year:
Financial year 2025-26 witnessed the highest ever sales and other
income recorded by the company i.e. H 1,187.43 Crores primarily
driven by higher area delivered (20.42 lakh sq. ft.) due to handover
in the following projects:
• Ashiana Anmol Phase-2 located at Gurugram, Haryana- (handover commenced in FY 2025-26 and in process).
• Ashiana Advik Phase-1 located at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan- (handover completed).
• Ashiana Tarang Phase-4B located at Bhiwadi, Rajasthan- (handover completed).
• Ashiana Shubham Phase-4B & 5 located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu- (handover completed).
• Ashiana Ekansh Phase -1 & 2 located at Jaipur, Rajasthan- (handover completed).
• Ashiana Dwarka Phase-5 located at Jodhpur, Rajasthan- (handover completed) and
• Ashiana Malhar Phase-1 located at Pune, Maharashtra- (handover completed)
Management Discussion & Analysis Report
Management Discussion & Analysis which forms part of the Directors’ Report as per Regulation 34(2)(e) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is given in the annual report.
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report as per Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed to this report as Annexure I in the format on the principles of National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRC) specified by Ministry of Corporate Affairs in 2019 and forms part of the Annual Report.
Capital and Debt Structure
There has been no change in authorised, issued, and subscribed capital of the Company during the period under review. There are no shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise. Further, there are no debentures with convertible rights. During the financial year under review, the Company has neither issued nor allotted any equity or preference shares. There are no preference shares in the capital structure of the company.
However, during the FY 2025-26, the Company issued and allotted 10,000 (Ten Thousand) number of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) at nominal value of H 1,00,000/- (Indian Rupees One Lakh Only) each, aggregating to H 100,00,00,000 /- (Indian Rupees One Hundred Crores) on private placement basis, on 11th July, 2025 to International Finance Corporation (IFC) with respect to the residential project namely "Ashiana Aaroham" at Gurugram (Haryana).
Further during the FY 2025-26, the Company had fully redeemed H 18.74 Crores of Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs) issued to International Finance Corporation in 2018 bearing ISIN INE365D08018 on 21st April 2025. The said investment was for the identified project of the Company "Ashiana Daksh", Jaipur (Rajasthan), with returns linked to project specific returns.
The Details of all outstanding NCDs as on 31st March 2026 are given below:
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Sl. ISIN of Active
Name of the Allottees Coupon Rate No. NCDs
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Outstanding as on 31.03.2026
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Brief Terms
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1. International Finance INE365D08026 Eight percent 8% per
Corporation# annum provided that the (NCDs issued for ‘Ashiana interest rate may be varied Amarah’ project, located at in accordance with the
Gurugram, Haryana) reset process set out in the
Debenture Trust Deed.
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H 61.86 Crores
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Non-convertible, Redeemable, Rated, Unsecured, Listed Tenure: 20 years from the date of allotment i.e. 31st May 2021.
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Sl. ISIN of Active
Name of the Allottees Coupon Rate No. NCDs
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Outstanding as on 31.03.2026
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Brief Terms
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2. ##International Finance INE365D08034 Eight percent 8% per
Corporation annum provided that the (NCDs issued for Ashiana interest rate may be varied Vatsalya project, located at in accordance with the Chennai, Tamil Nadu) reset process set out in the
Debenture Trust Deed.
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H 26.40 Crores
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Non-convertible, Redeemable, Rated, Unsecured, Listed. Tenure: 20 years from the date of allotment i.e. 20th July 2022.
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3. ##International Finance INE365D08067 Eight percent 8% per
Corporation annum provided that the (NCDs issued for Ashiana interest rate may be varied Vatsalya project, located at in accordance with the Chennai, Tamil Nadu) reset process set out in the
Debenture Trust Deed.
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H 5.60 Crores
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Non-convertible, Redeemable, Rated, Unsecured, Listed. Tenure: 20 years from the date of allotment i.e. 23rd February 2024.
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4. ICICI Prudential Regular INE365D07085 Interest Rate of 9.95% p.a. Savings Fund, and ICICI (Nine point nine five per Prudential Credit Risk Fund cent per annum), payable (NCDs issued, amongst quarterly beginning from other objects, for general August I3, 2°24, with corporate purpose, including last interest payment on land acquisitions, cost of the Final Maturity Date construction, real estate in accordance with the development etc.) Transaction documents.
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H 125 Crores
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Non-convertible, redeemable, Rated, Secured, Listed. Tenure:
5 Years from the date of allotment i.e. 13th May 2024.
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5. International Finance INE365D08075 Seven 7% per annum
Corporation### provided that the interest (NCDs issued for 'Ashiana rate may be varied in Aaroham’ project, located at accordance with the reset Gurugram, Haryana) process set out in the
Debenture Trust Deed.
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H 74.78 Crores
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Non-convertible, Redeemable, Rated, Unsecured, Listed. Tenure: 20 years from the date of allotment i.e. 11th July 2025
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All the above NCDs are listed on BSE.
# The Company has redeemed H 15.60 Crores of the Non-Convertible Debentures in the Financial Year 2025-26. The investment is for the identified project of the company “Ashiana Amarah”, Gurugram, with returns linked to project specific returns.
## The investment is for the identified project of the company “Ashiana Vatsalya”, Chennai, with returns linked to project specific returns.
### These are 10,000 (Ten Thousand) Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) which were issued and allotted at a nominal value of H 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) each aggregating to H 100,00,00,000 (Rupees One Hundred Crores) on private placement basis, on 11th July 2025 to International Finance Corporation (IFC). The investment is for the identified project of the company namely “Ashiana Aaroham”, at Gurugram, with returns linked to project specific returns. During the financial year the Company has redeemed H 25.22 Crores against these NCDs.
Disclosure Relating to Sweat Equity Shares
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
Disclosure Relating to Employee Stock Option Scheme
The Company does not have any employee stock option scheme.
Disclosure in Respect of Voting Rights not Directly Exercised by Employees
Since there are no shares of the Company in which the “voting rights are not exercised directly by the employees” hence no disclosure under Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is required to be furnished.
Extract of Annual Return
An extract of the Annual Return of your Company, pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, is available on the website of the Company at the following link:
httos://www.ashianahousing.com/real-estate-investors/
financial-reoorts#3
Board of Directors
The Company has an optimum combination of Executive and Non¬ Executive Directors in conformity with Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015. The Board consists of eight Directors, of which three are Executive Directors and others are Independent Directors. Further details, including statutory disclosures, are provided in the Corporate Governance Report as part of the Directors Report.
Number of Meetings of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors met 5 times during the financial year ended March 31,2026, dates of these meetings are 30th May 2025, 12th August 2025, 12th November 2025, 11th December 2025 and 10th February 2026 respectively. Proper intimations of these meetings were given, and Board proceedings were properly recorded in the minute books maintained for the purpose. The Board members actively participated in the meetings and provided their valuable inputs on the matters brought before them from time to time. Additionally, on March 12, 2026, the Independent Directors held a separate meeting in compliance with the requirements of Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Further, details regarding the meetings of the Board Committees are mentioned separately as part of the Corporate Governance Report.
Directors’ Responsibility Statement
As required under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors of your company hereby state that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
2. The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements 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.
3. 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.
4. The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on going concern basis.
5. The Directors had laid down Internal Financial Controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls were adequate and were operating effectively.
6. The Directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such system were adequate and operating effectively.
Disclosures from Independent Directors
Mr. Narayan Anand, Ms. Piyul Mukherjee, Mr. Krishna Suraj Moraje and Mr. Vinit Taneja, all Independent Directors of the Company, have submitted the requisite declarations in the first meeting of the Board, confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as specified under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Mr. Vikas Badriprasad Choudhury, Independent Director of the Company, has also provided such declaration in the first Board meeting held subsequent to his appointment. All the aforesaid Independent Directors have affirmed that they have adhered to and complied with the Code of Conduct for Independent Directors prescribed under Schedule IV of the Act as well as the Code of Conduct of the Company.
All Independent Directors of the Company who are required to undertake the online proficiency self-assessment test as contemplated under the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, either have passed such test, or have time available to them to undertake such test.
A statement regarding opinion of the Board with regard to integrity, expertise, and experience (including the proficiency) of the Independent Directors appointed / reappointed during the year are given in the Corporate Governance section of the annual report which forms part of the Directors’ Report.
Audit Committee and Vigil Mechanism
In compliance with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company has framed the Vigil Mechanism for Directors and employees of the Company. Details of the Audit Committee, terms of reference of the Audit Committee and Vigil Mechanism of the Company are given in the Corporate Governance section of this annual report which forms part of the Directors’ Report.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and its Policy
A Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in existence in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. Please refer section on Corporate Governance for matters relating to constitution, meetings, functions of the Committee and the policy formulated by this Committee.
Reservation and qualification in Auditor’s Report
The Statutory Auditors’ Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark during the year under review.
Further, there are no adverse remarks or any reservation or qualifications by the Secretarial Auditor in their report for the year under review.
Remuneration of Directors
The disclosure pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to the remuneration of each director is given in Annexure II.
Loans, Guarantee, and Investments
The particulars of Loans, Guarantee and Investments made by company under Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013 is given in Annexure III.
Particulars of Related Party Transaction
The particulars of related party transactions entered into by the company during the year pursuant to Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013, are given in Annexure IV.
General Reserve
An amount of H 75 Crores has been transferred to General Reserve during the period under review.
Dividend
The Company has distributed an Interim dividend @ 50% i.e. H 1 per equity share H 2/- for the Financial Year 2025- 26 which was declared in the Board Meeting held on 10th February 2026. The Board of Directors of your company have recommended the final dividend @ 75 % i.e. H 1.5/- per equity share of H 2/- for the Financial Year 2025-26, approval for which is being placed before the members in the upcoming Annual General Meeting. Dividend (interim for FY 2025-26 and final for FY 2024-25) has been distributed as per the Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company which is also given in the Corporate Governance section of this Annual Report.
Material Changes and Commitments
The Company has also issued and allotted, on 24th April 2026, 4,325 (Four Thousand Three Hundred Twenty- Five) Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs) at nominal value of H 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) each aggregating to H 43,25,00,000/- (Rupees Forty-Three Crores Twenty-Five Lakhs). The NCDs were issued for the proposed Senior Living project of the Company to be located at Vadgaon - Pune, Maharashtra.
Further, during the financial year 2025-26 the Government
of India consolidated 29 Labour Legislations into four Labour Codes, which were notified to be effective from 21st November 2025. The Company has carried out an assessment of the impact of these Labour Codes on its financial statements. Based on such assessment, the Company has recognized additional impact of H 2.43 crores (on consolidation basis) towards provision for gratuity, computed based on the
definition of wages as prescribed under the said Codes, as at 31st March 2026. The aforesaid assessment has been carried out based on the rules/ framework presently notified by the Central Government. The impact, if any, from notification/ implementation of State specific rules and regulations will be recognised in the period in which such
rules become effective.
Apart from this, there are no material changes and
commitments, which have affected the financial position of the Company between the end of financial year and the date of this report.
Particulars of Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The information on the conservation of energy, technology absorption, and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given in Annexure V.
Further, during the year under review, there were no foreign exchange earnings but there has been foreign exchange outgo of H 496.83 Lakhs. (Out of this amount H 147.82 Lakhs was towards capital advance).
Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with the mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Risk Management
Your Company has a Risk Management Committee. Details of the Risk Management Committee and Risk Management Policy are given in the Corporate Governance section of the Annual Report. The risk management approach is based on a clear understanding of the variety of risks that the organization faces, disciplined risk monitoring
and measurement and continuous risk assessment and mitigation measures. Major risk perception which may threaten existence of the Company are discussed in the Management Discussion and Analysis section of the Annual Report.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives
Details of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and its policy are given in the Corporate Governance section of this annual report, which forms part of the Directors’ Report. Further, the details of activities undertaken under the CSR initiatives of the Company are given in a separate section in this Annual Report followed by Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
Statutory Report on Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives undertaken by the company during the year are given in Annexure VI.
Formal Annual Evaluation of the Board
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board has formulated a Performance Evaluation Framework, under which the Committee has identified criteria upon which every Director, every Committee, and the Board as a whole shall be evaluated. During the year under review the said evaluation had been carried out. A statement indicating the performance of the Board and its committee, and its individual directors is given in Annexure VII.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
The Board of Directors of the Company comprises of eight directors out of whom three are Executive Directors and others are Independent Directors. Details of the Board of Directors of the Company are as follows:
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Sl. No.
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Name
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Category of Directorship
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1.
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Mr. Vishal Gupta
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Managing Director
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2.
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Mr. Ankur Gupta
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Jt. Managing Director
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3.
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Mr. Varun Gupta
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Whole Time Director
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4.
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Ms. Piyul Mukherjee
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Independent Director
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5.
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Mr. Narayan Anand
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Independent Director
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6.
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Mr. Krishna Suraj Moraje
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Independent Director
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7.
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Mr. Vinit Taneja
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Independent Director
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8.
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Mr. Vikas Badriprasad Choudhury
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Independent Director
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Further, there are two other KMPs in the Company, namely:
a) Mr. Vikash Dugar, Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
b) Mr. Nitin Sharma, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.
During the financial year 2025-26 Mr. Vikas Badriprasad Choudhury was appointed as Independent Director of the Company in the Board Meeting held on 10th February 2026. His appointment as Independent Director was approved by the members in the Extra¬ Ordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 22nd April 2026 for a term of 3 years.
Subsidiary Companies
A statement pursuant to Rule 5 & 8 of Chapter IX of the Companies Act, 2013 containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiaries/associate companies/joint ventures of the Company and their contribution to the overall performance of the
Company during the period under review is given in Annexure VIII. During the year under review, no other new Company has become or ceased to be subsidiaries, associate, and joint venture.
Fixed Deposits
During the year under review, your Company had neither invited nor accepted any deposits from the public in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules.
Orders of Court/Tribunal/Regulator
During the year under review, there was no order passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals which was material enough to impact the going concern status and operations of your company.
Corporate Restructuring
During the financial year 2025-26 there was no acquisition or merger of any entity by or with the Company. Further, none of the group company names were struck off from the records of the Registrar of Companies during the financial year being reported.
Internal Financial Controls
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed. Please also refer to the Internal Controls section in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of the Director’s Report.
Insider Trading Code
The Company has adopted the Employee Share Dealing Code in terms of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading), Regulations 2018. This code is applicable to all Directors and Designated employees of the Company. The code seeks to prevent dealing in Company’s share by people having access to unpublished, price sensitive information. The Company regularly monitors the transactions in terms of this code. In accordance with the SEBI PIT Regulations, the Company has a Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report trading by Designated Persons ("Code for Prevention of Insider Trading") and a Code of Practices and Procedures for fair disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information ("Code of Fair Disclosure"). The Company has established systems and internal controls to support compliance with the SEBI PIT Regulations and the Code for Prevention of Insider Trading, including mechanisms for identification of Designated Persons, maintaining required records and oversight through periodic reporting.
Failure to implement Corporate Action
During the financial year under review, there was no failure to implement any Corporate Action.
Internal Control Systems
Adequate internal control systems commensurate with the nature of the Company’s business, size and complexity of its operations are in place and have been operating satisfactorily. Internal control systems comprising of policies and procedures are designed to ensure reliability of financial reporting, timely feedback on achievement of operational and strategic goals, compliance with policies, procedure, applicable laws and regulations. Internal
control systems are designed to ensure that all assets and
resources are acquired economically, used efficiently and
adequately protected.
Auditors
a) Statutory Auditors
B. Chhawchharia & Co., Chartered Accountants, are the Statutory Auditors of the Company. They were appointed by the shareholders for a period of five years from the conclusion of their Annual General Meeting held on 17th September 2022. The existing tenure of the Statutory Auditors is upto the conclusion of the 41st Annual General Meeting i.e. the Annual General Meeting for the financial year 2026-27.
The Statutory Auditors submitted their report to the Board of Directors on the annual financials of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26. The Statutory Auditors’ Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark supported by a certificate expressing an Unmodified Opinion on the Annual Financials of the Company. The report on Corporate Governance and the report of the Statutory Auditors regarding compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance have been furnished in the Annual Report and forms a part of the Annual Report. The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors’ Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.
b) Secretarial Audit and Secretarial Audit Report
The Board of Directors had appointed Mr. A.K. Verma C/o A.K. Verma & Co., Practising Company Secretary, for a period of 5 years, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2025-26 onwards, which was approved by the shareholders in their Annual General Meeting held on 25th September 2025. However, Mr. A. K. Verma resigned from the position of Secretarial Auditor, due to preoccupation in other assignments, on 26th May 2026. The Board of Directors, then, appointed Anjali Yadav & Associates (Company Secretaries) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five years in place of A.K. Verma & Co. Her appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2025-26 for the Secretarial Audit done by A.K. Verma & Co. is given in Annexure IX. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark. The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standard Issued by the ICSI.
c) Cost Auditor
Maintenance of Cost Records and Cost Audit as prescribed under section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are applicable on our Company and accordingly such records and accounts are maintained by the Company. Your Company also gets annual audit of cost records under this section. Based on the recommendation of Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed Pant S. & Associates (Cost Accountant having Membership No. 32283), as the Cost Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2026-27 in their meeting held on 27th May 2026. The Company has received a letter from him to the effect that this appointment is within the limits prescribed
under section 141(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 2013, and that he is not disqualified for such appointment in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
d) Internal Auditor
Based on the recommendations of the Audit Committee the Board of Directors, in their meeting held on 27th May 2026, has re-appointed Grant Thornton (Bharat) LLP (Chartered Accountants) as the Internal Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2026-27.
Auditors’ Report on Fraud
The Statutory Auditors, Secretarial Auditor and Cost Auditors have reported no instance of fraud in respect of the Company by its officers or employees under Section 143(12) of the Act.
Compliance with the provisions under The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
As per the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act"), the Company has formulated a Policy for prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace ("POSH Policy") and set up Internal Complaints Committees, to redress complaints relating to sexual harassment at workplace. Your Company has complied with the provisions of the above Act in letter and spirit. The POSH Policy is available on the Company’s website at https://www.ashianahousing. com/real-estate-investors/corporate-governance#2
The Company periodically conducts sessions for employees across the organization to build awareness about the Policy and the provisions of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act.
The information with respect to the complaints filed under POSH during the financial year is as follows:
(i) Total number of sexual harassment complaints received during the financial year: 1
(ii) Number of complaints disposed of during the financial year: 1
(iii) Number of complaints pending for a period exceeding ninety days as on the end of the financial year: Nil
Compliance with the provisions of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
During the year under review, your Company has complied with the provisions pertaining to statutory entitlements (such as paid maternity leave including other benefits) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There are no proceedings initiated or pending against the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof:
During the financial year under review, there were no instances of one-time settlement with any bank or financial institution. Accordingly, the requirement of sub rule xii of rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 pertaining to difference in the valuation in respect of loans taken from banks/ financial institutions does not apply on the company.
Transfer of dividend and shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund
The company transferred H 6,52,132/- on 25th October 2025 to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the central government in compliance with section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013. This amount represented the unclaimed interim dividend in respect of the FY 2017-18, which was lying with the Company for a period of seven years from the date of transfer to unpaid- unclaimed dividend account. Prior to transferring the aforesaid sum, the Company had sent reminders to the shareholders and has been intimating to the shareholders about the unpaid/unclaimed dividend in every AGM notice. The Company had transferred 75,812 number of shares to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government in compliance with section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013. These shares are in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed for seven consecutive years. Prior to transferring the aforesaid shares, the Company had sent reminders to the shareholders. The Company Secretary, Mr. Nitin Sharma, is the Nodal Officer for the Transfer of Shares to Investor Education Fund and the shareholder can also check their details on website https://www.ashianahousing.com/real-estate-investors/investors- contact#5 or can mail at nitin.sharmaBashianahousing.com.
Members can claim from IEPF Authority their dividend entitlements and/ or shares transferred to IEPF by following the required procedure.
Service of documents through electronic means
Subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and applicable law, all documents, including the Notice and Annual Report shall be sent through electronic transmission in respect of members whose email IDs are registered in their demat account or are otherwise provided by the members. A member shall be entitled to request for physical copy of any such documents.
Particulars of Employees and Related Disclosures
During the year under review, none of the employees of the Company was in receipt of the remuneration in excess of that drawn by the Managing Director or Whole Time Director, and is/was holding, along with his/her spouse and dependent children not less than two percent of the equity shares of the Company. The information relating to particulars of employees under Section 197 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure II.
Further, the statement containing names of top ten 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) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is open for inspection and any
member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary at nitin.sharmaBashianahousing.com.
Payment of remuneration/commission to Executive Directors from holding or subsidiary companies
Neither the Managing Director, nor the Whole Time Director of the Company are in receipt of remuneration/ commission from any subsidiary company of the Company. The Company has no holding company.
Other Statutory Committees
Other committees constituted by the Board of Directors, including Board Committees, play a significant role in the governance structure. These Committees oversee specialized areas of operations and provide recommendations based on expertise. Details of the other committees of the Board are given in the Corporate Governance Section of this annual report.
Other Disclosures
(a) wherever applicable, the consolidated financial statement is also being presented in addition to the standalone financial statement of the company.
(b) details about key initiatives with respect to Stakeholder relationship, Customer relationship, Environment, Sustainability, Health, and Safety are given in the Business Responsibility Statement section (Annexure I) to this report.
(c) there was no delay in holding the Annual General Meeting for the financial year 2024-25.
(d) the Board of Directors have recommended the re-appointment of Mr. Krishna Suraj Moraje as Independent Director of the Company for another term of five years. His re-appointment is subject to confirmation of members of the Company in their ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Acknowledgements
The Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the unwavering hard work, dedication, and commitment of all its employees, whose efforts continue to underpin the Company’s industry-leading performance. Their passion and resilience have been instrumental in sustaining the Company’s leadership and driving its continued success. With such a strong foundation and shared vision, the Board is confident to drive continued success in the years ahead.
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express its grateful thanks and wish to place on record its appreciation to the Government of India, respective state governments and their agencies for providing us excellent business opportunities, to our bankers for their continued support and guidance from time to time. The Directors also express their sincere thanks to all the shareholders, suppliers/vendors, investors, and customers for their continued support and trust they have reposed on the Management.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date: 11th August 2026 Vishal Gupta Ankur Gupta
Place: New Delhi (Managing Director) (Jt. Managing Director)
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Ashiana Swarang Phase 2 & 3 is a 'Senior Living’ project located at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) launched in August 2025 and January 2026 respectively. Both the phases of this project have 1, 2 and 3 BHK units with saleable area of 0.88 lakhs square feet in Phase 2 and 1.61 lakh square feet in Phase 3 respectively.
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