The Company is pleased to present the 40th Board's Report of the Company together with the Company's Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year (FY) ended March 31, 2024 ("FY 2023-24").
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
A brief summary of the Company's financial performance for the financial year is as under:
Particulars
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FY 2023-24
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FY 2022-23
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Revenue from operation
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827.70
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816.20
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Other income
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4.05
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0.76
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Total revenue
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831.74
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816.96
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Less: Depreciation and Amortization expenses
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182.37
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168.70
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Less: Other expenses
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631.27
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636.48
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Total expenses
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813.64
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805.18
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Profit/Loss before tax
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18.10
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11.78
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Less: Current tax
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-
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-
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Less: Deferred tax (Liability/Asset)
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151.39
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(20.71)
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Profit/Loss after tax
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(133.29)
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32.49
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Earnings Per Share: Basic and diluted
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(3.01)
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0.73
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2. STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS (FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS)
During the FY 2023-24, the revenue from operations was ^ 827.70 lakhs. The revenue from operations of the Company has been increased by 1.34% during the FY 2023-24 as compared to ^ 816.20 lakhs in the previous FY 2022-23. The Company suffered loss after tax of ^ 133.29 lakhs during the FY 2023-24. The Company continues to take effective steps in broad-basing its range of activities.
3. DIVIDEND
During the FY 2023-24 no dividend is being recommended by the Director.
4. DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public and as such no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet.
However, the Company had received loan from its director/relative of director as on 31st March, 2024 and outstanding amount payable to them is Rs. 10,09,078/-. The details of loan received from director/relative of director is provided in the financial statements.
5. TRANSFER TO RESERVE
During the said financial year, the Company has not transferred any amount to any reserve of the Company.
6. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
As on March 31, 2024, the Company has Authorized Share Capital of ^ 10,00,00,000/- and Paid Up share capital of ^ 4,42,82,070/-. The equity shares of the Company are listed with BSE. There are no arrears on account of payment of listing fees to the said Stock Exchange.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares or granted stock options or sweat equity shares, accordingly, there is no change in the share capital during the year.
7. REPORTING OF FRAUD
During the said financial year, no instances of fraud were reported by the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
8. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company during the said financial year.
9. COST RECORDS
A Disclosure under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 for maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government is not applicable to the Company, and such accounts and records are not required to be made and maintained by the Company.
10.SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS, IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY OPERATION IN FUTURE
No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operation in the future.
11. NAMES OF COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE THE SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES, HOLDING OR ASSOCIATE DURING THE YEAR
During the said financial year no Company has become or ceased to be a subsidiary or joint venture or associate Company.
12. PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE. 2016
The Company has neither filed any application nor is any proceeding pending against the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, during the financial year.
13. 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
The Company has not done any one time settlement with the Banks or Financial Institutions during the financial year.
14.STATUTORY AUDITORS
In the terms of the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, OP Bagla & Co. LLP Chartered Accountant, (ICAI FRN: 000018N/N50009), were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2021 till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held for financial Year 2025-26.
The Auditors Report annexed to Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024 is self¬ explanatory and do not call for any further comments. Further, the Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remarks or disclaimer.
15.SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
The Board appointed Mr. Chetan Gupta, Managing Partner of APAC and Associates LLP, (Unique ICSI Code.: P2011DE025300) on 29th May, 2024 to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the FY 2023-24 as required under Section 204 of the Act and rules framed thereunder.
There is no qualification, reservation or adverse remark made in their secretarial audit report. The Audit Report of the Secretarial Auditor is attached herewith as per "Annexure A".
16. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The risk management is overseen by the Audit committee & Board of Directors of the Company in a continuous basis. Major risks, if any, identified by the business and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating action on a continuous basis. The Risk Management policy is available on the Company website http://www.crmetal.in/.
17. I NTERNAL FINANCIALS CONTROLS
The Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial control system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2024 based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control. The Company has an adequate Internal Control system, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operation were observed.
18. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
The Management discussion & Analysis Report for the FY 2023-24, as stipulated under the SEBI (LODR) 2015, presented in the separate section forming part of the Board's Report as "Annexure B".
19. CORPORTATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
As on date, the Company does not fall within the preview of CSR requirements in terms of Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013.
20. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT
Apart from the instances mentioned in this report, there have been no other material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of the financial year and the date of this report.
However, following Directors were resigned or appointed in the Company after the end of the financial year and before the date of this report:
Independent Director
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*Mr. Krishan Batra
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Independent Director
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Resignation
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25/05/2024
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Mr. Prakash Arya
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Independent Director
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Appointment
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29/05/2024
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* Mr. Krishan Batra resigned from the designation of Independent Director w.e.f. 25/05/2024 due to his pre-occupation.
21. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEE AND DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, 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 the Audit and Nomination & Remuneration Committees and the same was based on questionnaire and feedback from all the Directors on the Board as a whole, Committees and self-evaluation.
A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration of the inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance. A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman of the Board, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independence of judgment, safeguarding the interests of the Company and its minority shareholders etc.
The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Chairman of the Board and the Executive Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors.
22. MEETINGS HELD DURING THE YEAR
The Board met 7 (Seven) times during the financial year, and the intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013, whereas the Audit Committee met 4 (Four) times, Nomination & Remuneration Committee met 3 (Three) times, Stakeholder Relationship Committee and Independent Directors have met 1 (One) time each.
In addition to this, dates of meetings are given below:
Date of Meetings of Board of Director
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Date of meetings of audit
committee
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Date of meeting of Nomination & Remuneration committee
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Date of meeting of Stakeholder relationship committee
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Date of meeting of Independent Director
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May 23, 2023
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-
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-
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-
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-
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May 29, 2023
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May 29, 2023
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May 29, 2023
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-
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-
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July 28, 2023
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July 28, 2023
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July 28, 2023
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-
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-
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September 25, 2023
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-
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-
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-
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-
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November 08, 2023
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November 08, 2023
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-
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-
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-
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December 01, 2023
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-
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December 01, 2023
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-
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-
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February 12, 2024
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February 12, 2024
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-
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February 12, 2024
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February 12, 2024
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23. BOARD COMMITTEE
The Board had constituted the following committees viz. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders' Relationship Committee. Composition of the aforesaid committees are specified below:
S. No.
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Committee
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Members
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Role in Committee
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1
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Audit
Committee
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Sanjay Kumar
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Chairman
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Prakash Arya
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Member
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Uma Rajaram
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Member
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2
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Nomination & Remuneration Committee
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Sanjay Kumar
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Chairman
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Prakash Arya
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Member
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Velu Paneerselvem
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Member
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3
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Stakeholders
Relationship
Committee
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Sanjay Kumar
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Chairman
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Vinay Kumar Goyal
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Member
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Uma Rajaram
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Member
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24. I NDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' DECLARATION
All independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 which has been relied on by the Company and placed at the Board Meeting of the Company.
Mr. Prakash Arya was appointed as an Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company also gave proper declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
25. DIRECTORS/KMP APPOINTED OR RESIGNED DURING THE YEAR
Following Directors/KMP were appointed or resigned during the year under review:
A. Ms. Prachi Mittal was terminated from the post of the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 23rd May, 2023.
B. Mr. Vinay was appointed as a Company Secretary cum Legal & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 29th May, 2023.
C. Mr. Vinay was resigned from the post of the Company Secretary cum Legal & Compliance officer w.e.f. 16st September, 2023;
D. Mr. Kanhaiya Lal Pandey ceased from the designation of director due to expiry of tenure w.e.f. 17th September, 2023.
E. Ms. Divya Arora was appointed as a Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 01st December, 2023.
26. RETIREMENT BY ROTATION
In accordance with the provision of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Velu Paneerselvam, Non-Executive Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible and has offered himself for his reappointment.
27. POLICY OF DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
Directors' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under section 178 of the Act are covered under the Board's policy formulated by the Company and the same is available on the Company website http://www.crmetal.in/.
28. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING / OUTGO
The nature of business does not involve any Technology Absorption, and Conservation of Energy as stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, efforts to reduce and optimize the use of energy through improved operations and other means continue.
Foreign Exchange 31.03.2024 31.03.2023 Earnings and Outgo
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Earnings in foreign currency
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NIL
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NIL
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Expenditure in Foreign Currency
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NIL
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NIL
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29. DISCLOSURE AS PER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has in place a policy on prevention, prohibition and Redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under. In view of Limited Number of Employees at present Internal Complaints Committee has not been formed so far. During the financial year 2023 - 2024, the Company has not received any sexual harassment complaints.
30. EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2024 is available on the Company's website www.crmetal.in.
31. HUMAN RESOURCES
Industrial harmony was maintained during the year through peaceful and productive employee relations. To augment the skills of employees, few training sessions were imparted to employees on matters related to ethics and compliance, discipline, safety of the employees and environmental awareness. Wide-ranging employee engagement initiatives were organized to sustain the engagement levels of employees.
32. TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
In terms of Section 124(6) of the Act read with Rule 6 of Investors Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (as amended from time to time thereof), the dividends {unpaid/ unclaimed for a period of 7 (seven) years from the date of transfer to the Unpaid / Unclaimed dividend account} and underlying equity shares {on which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the members for seven consecutive years} are required to be transferred to the Investor Education & Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority established by the Central Government.
The Company didn't declared any dividend in the past 7 (Seven) years and nothing is transferred to the IEPF during the said Financial Year.
33. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/VIGIL MECHANISM
Pursuant to section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and as per the provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors had approved the policy on vigil mechanism / whistle blower and the same was hosted on the website of the Company www.crmetal.in.
The policy inter-alia provides a direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Company hereby affirms that no Director / employee has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and that no complaints were received during the year.
34. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
During the said financial year, the Company has not given any loan or guarantee or made any investment which is covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
35. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year FY 2023-24, the Company has entered into any transaction with related parties as per section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 as per "Annexure C".
36.SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has complied with the applicable secretarial standards, i.e. Secretarial Standard-1 (Secretarial Standard on Meeting of Board of Directors) and Secretarial Standard- 2 (Secretarial Standard on General Meeting) during the said financial year.
37. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors had adopted a Code of Conduct for the Board Members and employees of the company. This code helps the Company to maintain the standard of business ethics and ensure compliance with the legal requirements of the company. The code is aimed at preventing any wrongdoing and promoting ethical conduct at the Board and employees. The Compliance officer is responsible to ensure adherence to the Code by all concerned The code lays down the standard of conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code. The same was available on the website of the Company www.crmetal.in.
38.STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
Pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 of top ten employees of the Company in terms of remuneration drawn including those employed throughout the year who was in receipt of the remuneration exceeding One Crore and Two lakh Rupees per annum or if employed for a part of the financial year Eight Lakh and Fifty Thousand Rupees or more per month forms part of this report as "Annexure D".
39. DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO DEMAT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT/ UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
The Company has nothing to disclose with respect to demat suspense account/ unclaimed suspense account.
40. DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING TREATMENT
No differential treatment has been followed during the financial year 2023 - 2024 in preparation of the financial statements.
For those statements, the Company cautions that numerous important factors could affect the Company's actual results and could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements.
41. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules made thereunder, as amended from time to time, your Directors hereby state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the FY 2023-24 the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material departures;
b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied are consistent and judgments and estimates are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts for the FY 2023-24 have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) adequate internal financial controls have been laid and effectively followed by the Company; and
f) proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
42. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Board of Directors wishes to place on record its deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by all the employees of the Company at all levels, who, through their hard work, solidarity, co-operation, support, and commitment have enabled the Company to achieve the growth. The Board gratefully acknowledges the support and co-operation extended by the Bankers, Shareholders and other business associates.
By order of the Board of Directors For Crimson Metal Engineering Company Limited
Chandrakesh Pal Vinay Kumar Goyal
Date: 31.07.2024 Whole Time Director Managing Director
Place: Delhi DIN: 07277936 DIN:00134026
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