| Your Directors have pleasure in presenting this Integrated Annual Report/ Annual Report ('IAR'/ 'AR') of the Escorts KubotaLimited ('Escorts' or 'EKL' or 'Company') along with the Company's audited financial statements (standalone and consolidated)
 for the financial year ended on March 31,2025.
 
 Financial Results
|  | Standalone | Consolidated |  
| Particulars | Year ended onMarch 31, 2025
 | Year ended onMarch 31, 2024
 (Restated)*
 | Year ended onMarch 31, 2025
 | Year ended onMarch 31, 2024
 (Restated)*
 |  
| Revenue from operations | 10,186.96 | 9,730.72 | 10,243.88 | 9,803.59 |  
| Other income | 458.39 | 391.50 | 461.31 | 391.78 |  
| Total Income | 10,645.35 | 10,122.22 | 10,705.19 | 10,195.37 |  
| Profit from operations before Interest, Depreciation,Exceptional Items & Tax
 | 1,636.23 | 1,524.52 | 1,625.50 | 1,522.15 |  
| Finance Cost | 27.03 | 38.78 | 29.17 | 41.66 |  
| Profit from operations before Depreciation, ExceptionalItems & Tax
 | 1,609.20 | 1,485.74 | 1,596.33 | 1,480.49 |  
| Depreciation & Amortisation | 242.61 | 223.60 | 243.65 | 224.06 |  
| Profit from operations before Tax and exceptionalitems
 | 1,366.59 | 1,262.14 | 1,352.68 | 1,256.43 |  
| Exceptional Items | (27.08) | - | (1.67) | - |  
| Profit before Tax from Continuing Operations | 1,339.51 | 1,262.14 | 1,351.01 | 1,256.43 |  
| Tax Expense from Continuing Operations | 229.48 | 314.11 | 226.95 | 313.40 |  
| Net Profit for the period from Continuing Operations | 1,110.03 | 948.03 | 1,124.06 | 943.03 |  
| Net Profit for the period from Discontinued Operations | 140.89 | 133.59 | 140.89 | 133.59 |  
| Net Profit for the period | 1,250.92 | 1,081.62 | 1,264.95 | 1,076.62 |  Financial Performance/ State of Company AffairsThe brief highlights of the Company's performance(Standalone) for the financial year (‘FY') ended March
 31,2025 are:
 
 ' 10,645.35 croresTotal income of the Company for FY 2024-25 stood at' 10,645.35 crores (' 10,122.22 crores in FY 2023-24)
 ' 1,636.23 croresProfit from operations before Interest, Depreciation,Exceptional Items & Tax stood at ' 1,636.23 crores.
 ' 1,366.59 croresProfit from operations before Tax (PBT) andexceptional items stood at ' 1,366.59 crores. Net
 profit for the period stood at ' 1,250.92 crores.
 Our Company sold 1,15,554 tractors during the year underreview as against 1,14,396 tractors sold during the last
 financial year.
 The brief highlights of the Company's performance(Consolidated) for the financial year ended March 31, 2025
 are:
 •    Total income of the Company for FY 2024-25 stood at' 10,705.19 crores (' 10,195.37 crores in FY 2023-24)
 •    Profit from operations before Interest, Depreciation,Exceptional Items & Tax stood at ' 1,625.50 crores.
 •    Profit from operations before Tax (PBT) and exceptionalitems stood at ' 1,352.68 crores. Net profit for the
 period stood at ' 1,264.95 crores.
 *The figures of last financial year ended on March 31,2024 have been restated giving the impact of scheme of
 amalgamation among and between Escorts Kubota IndiaPrivate Limited, Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Private
 Limited with the Company, as approved by the Hon'ble
 National Company Law Tribunal ('NCLT'), Chandigarh Bench,
 vide its order dated August 21,2024.
 The details on the individual businesses of the Company areprovided in the Management Discussion & Analysis section
 provided in this annual report.
 Management Discussion & AnalysisIn terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
 (hereinafter referred as the 'SEBI Listing Regulations'), the
 Management Discussion and Analysis is set out in this Annual
 Report and provides a detailed analysis on the performance
 of individual businesses and their outlook.
 DividendDuring the FY 2024-25, the Board of Directors of theCompany at its meeting held on February 10, 2025 has
 declared the interim dividend @ 100% per share of face value
 of ' 10/- each (i.e. ' 10/- per share) for the financial year
 ended March 31,2025 and the record date for the purpose
 of interim dividend was February 14, 2025.
 Further, based on the Company's performance, your Directorsare pleased to recommend, for approval of the members,
 the final dividend @ 180% per share of face value of ' 10/-
 each (i.e. ' 18/- per share) for the financial year ended March
 31, 2025, payable on all outstanding shares after deducting
 applicable tax thereon.
 The dividend payout is subject to the approval of members atthe ensuing Annual General Meeting ('AGM').
 The record date for the purpose of dividend will be July 04,2025.
 The total dividend for the FY ended March 31, 2025 worksout to 280% per share of face value of ' 10/- each (i.e. ' 28
 per share).
 The dividend payout for the period under review has beenformulated in accordance with shareholders' aspirations
 and the Company's Dividend Distribution Policy to pay
 sustainable dividend linked to long-term growth objectives of
 the Company to be met by internal cash accruals.
 The dividend distribution policy is available on the followingweb link https://www.escortskubota.com/new/pdf/reg-46-
 sebi/24-02-2025/2024 05 09 Dividend-Distribution-Policv.
 pdf.
 Transfer to ReservesDuring the financial year ended March 31,2025, no amount(previous year: nil) transferred to general reserves.
 Further, the movement in Reserves and Surplus is provided innote 17 of standalone and note 18 of consolidated financial
 statements.
 Employee Stock Option SchemeThe Escorts Employees Stock Option Scheme ('ESOS') isin line with the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and
 Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 ('SEBI SBEB Regulations').
 The other details pertaining to the ESOS are provided innote 38 of the Notes to Accounts of Standalone Financial
 Statement of the Company.
 The Scheme is being implemented in accordance with theSEBI SBEB Regulations and the resolution(s) passed by
 the members. The Secretarial Auditors Certificate would be
 available during the Annual General Meeting for inspection
 by the members. The details as required to be disclosed
 under the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as “the
 Act”) and/ or SEBI SBEB Regulations would be available on
 weblink at https://static.escortskubota.com/images/other-
 documents/2025/EKL 2025 05 08 ESOP Disclosure
 Reg 14.pdf
 Change in Share CapitalDuring the FY 2024-25, the Company allotted 13,79,493 EquityShares of nominal value ' 10/- each, pursuant to the Scheme
 of Amalgamation ('Scheme')among and between Escorts
 Kubota India Private Limited, Kubota Agricultural Machinery
 India Private Limited with the Company as approved by
 Hon'ble NCLT, Chandigarh Bench vide its order dated August
 21, 2024. Consequently, the paid-up equity share capital of
 the Company, after said allotment, stood at ' 1,11,87,77,540/-
 consisting of 11,18,77,754 equity shares of ' 10/- each.
 Further, pursuant to the Scheme, the authorised sharecapital of the Company increased to ' 16,39,00,00,000/-
 (Rupees one thousand six hundred and thirty-nine crores
 only) consisting of 75,10,00,000 (Seventy five crore and ten
 lakh) Equity Shares having face value ' 10 (Rupees Ten only)
 each and 88,80,00,000 (Eighty eight crore and eighty lakh)
 unclassified shares of ' 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each.
 Merger & AmalgamationYour Directors have pleasure to inform you that the duringthe FY 2024-25, the Scheme of Amalgamation (“Scheme”)
 among and between Escorts Kubota India Private Limited,
 Kubota Agricultural Machinery India Private Limited with the
 Company, under Sections 230 to 232 and other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed
 thereunder, has been approved by the NCLT, Chandigarh
 Bench, vide its order dated August 21,2024.
 Accordingly, the Scheme became effective w.e.f. September01,2024 i.e. upon filing of said NCLT Order with Registrar of
 Companies, NCT of Delhi & Haryana.
 DivestmentIn line with Company's strategic focus on the agri andconstruction equipment sectors and aligning with the vision
 of the parent company i.e. Kubota Corporation, the Company
 has executed the Business Transfer Agreement with Sona
 BLW Precision Forgings Limited ('Sona Comstar') on October
 23, 2024 for transferring the existing Railway Equipment
 Business Division ('RED') as going concern, on slump sale
 basis, for a lumpsum cash consideration of ' 1,600 crores
 (Indian Rupees One Thousand and Six Hundred crores Only),
 without values being assigned to the individual assets and
 liabilities.
 Further, on February 10, 2025 the Company has enteredinto an amended and restated business transfer agreement
 with Sona Comstar to amend certain terms and conditions
 of the initial agreement including revision in expected date of
 completion of sale/ transfer of RED Business from September
 30, 2025 to May 01,2025.
 Further, the Company has also entered into an agreement tosell with Sona Comstar on February 10, 2025 for the sale/
 transfer of the Company's spare part division land and building
 measuring 33,423 (Thirty three thousand four hundred twenty
 three) square yards equivalent to 27,945.885 (Twenty seven
 thousand nine hundred forty five point eight eight five) square
 meters, forming part of the RED division industrial plot
 bearing no. 115 and half of plot no. 114 located in Sector
 24, Faridabad, Haryana for a total sale consideration of ' 110
 crores (Indian Rupees One Hundred and Ten crores only).
 Further, pursuant to sale of land to Sona Comstar, theCompany has shifted its operations pertaining to spare part
 division business from Sector 24, Faridabad, Haryana to
 Apeejay Global Industrial & Logistics Park, Building No. 09
 (Shed No. 2.3), 23/5 Milestone, Delhi Mathura Road,
 Ballabhgarh, Haryana - 121004.
 
Utilisation of FundsDuring the FY 2024-25, the fund of ' 1,041.903 crore raised on a preferential basis on July 16, 2020 has been fully utilised for thepurpose for which it was raised i.e. inter-alia for the Agri Machinery Business of the Company and there has been no deviation or
 variation in utilisation of this fund.
 Further, the details of utilisation of funds of ' 1,872.745 crore raised on February 18, 2022 on a preferential basis, as on March31,2025, are as follows:
   
| Original Object | ModifiedObject, if
 any
 | Original Allocation | Modifiedallocation,
 if any
 | Funds Utilised | Amount ofDeviation/
 Variation for
 the quarter
 according to
 applicable object
 | Remarksif any
 |  
| For expansion of its agri-machinery businessof manufacturing, assembly, sales, marketing,
 financing, servicing, research and development
 of: (a) tractors; (b) combine harvester &
 rice transplanter; (c) utility vehicles; (d) turf
 equipment; (e) construction machinery; (f)
 engines; (g) implements; (h) transmission
 for tractors, construction equipment and
 implements; (i) other farm mechanisation
 equipment; (j) spare parts of the items referred
 in (a) to (i) above
 | Not Applicable | ' 1,855.306crore*
 | Nil | ' 131.168crore
 | Nil |  |    Directors and Key Managerial PersonnelIn accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013(hereinafter referred as 'the Act') and Articles of Association
 of the Company, Mr. Bharat Madan (DIN: 00944660) and
 Ms. Nitasha Nanda (DIN: 00032660) Directors of the Company,
 retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offer
 themselves for re-appointment. The shareholders at the
 AGM held on July 18, 2024, had appointed Mr. Sunil Kant
 Munjal (DIN: 00003902) and Ms. Tanya Arvind Dubash (DIN:
 00026028) as Independent Directors for second term for 5
 years and Mr. Kinji Saito (DIN: 00049067) as an Independent
 Director for a term for 5 years in place of Mr. Kenichiro
 Toyofuku (DIN: 08619076), who had resigned due to his pre¬
 occupation in other professional assignment. The resignation
 letter of Mr. Toyofuku states that there is no material reason
 other than the reason stated in the resignation letter. The
 shareholders at AGM held on July 18, 2024, had also re¬
 appointed Ms. Nitasha Nanda as Whole-time Director for a
 further period of 3 year.
 Further, the tenure of Mr. Harish Narinder Salve (DIN:01399172), Independent Director is going to end on July 15,
 2025 i.e. completing his first term. The Board of Directors,
 on recommendation of Nomination, Remuneration and
 Compensation Committee ('NRC'), in their meeting held on
 May 08, 2025 had recommended the re-appointment of
 Mr. Salve as an Independent Director for second term for
 5 years for approval of members of the Company as a special
 resolution at the ensuing AGM.
 Mr. Vicky Chauhan, Compliance Officer of the Company hasresigned w.e.f. February 10, 2025 due to his pre-occupancy
 and in his place Mr. Arvind Kumar, Company Secretary
 and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company, has been
 appointed as a Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f.
 February 10, 2025.
 The Company has received declarations from all IndependentDirectors of the Company that they meet the criteria of
 independence as prescribed under sub-section (6) of
 Section 149 of the Act and under Regulations 16 and 25
 of SEBI Listing Regulations and there has been no change
 in the circumstances affecting their status as independent
 directors of the Company. The Company has also received a
 declaration from all the independent directors that they have
 registered their names in the independent director data bank
 and pass/ exempt requisite proficiency test conducted by
 Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
 In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of theCompany are the persons of integrity, expertise and fulfil the
 conditions as per the applicable laws and are independent of
 the management of the Company.
 The Board at its meeting held on February 10, 2025 hasreviewed and made requisite amendment(s) in the Policy
 on Appointment and Removal of Director's and Members
 of Senior Management. The Policy on Appointment and
 Removal of Director's and Members of Senior Management
 and Remuneration Policy for Director's, Key Managerial
 Personnel, Senior Management and other Employees are
 enclosed as Annexure A and Annexure B respectively and
 forms an integral part of this Report.
 Annual performance evaluation of the Board, its committees,individual directors (including independent directors) and
 Chairman of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the
 Act and the Corporate Governance requirements under SEBI
 Listing Regulations have been carried out in accordance with
 the Policy. The process, and result of performance evaluation
 given in Corporate Governance Report, was followed by
 the Board for evaluation of its own performance and its
 committees and individual directors including independent
 directors and Chairman of the Company.
 The Company has devised a process whereby variouspresentations/ programmes are being conducted to familiarise
 the directors with various developments at industry level,
 new business initiatives and organisation strategies, policy
 on Business Responsibility & Sustainability etc. The details
 of programme for familiarisation of independent directors
 with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the
 Company, nature of industry in which the Company operates,
 business model of the Company and related matters are
 put up on the website of the Company - https://www.
 escortskubota.com/investors/regulation-46-of-sebi.
 The Company recognises and embraces the importanceof a diverse board in its success. Your Company believes
 that a truly diverse board will leverage differences in
 thought, perspective, knowledge, skill, regional and
 industry experience, cultural and geographical background,
 age, ethnicity, race and gender, which will help it retain its
 competitive advantage.
 The brief resumes, rationales and justifications whereverapplicable and other details relating to the director who
 are proposed to be appointed/ re-appointed, as required
 to be disclosed as per the provisions of the SEBI Listing
 Regulations/ Secretarial Standard are given in the Annexure
 to the Notice of the 79th AGM.
 Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption,Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technologyabsorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as
 required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act
 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are enclosed as
 Annexure C and forms an integral part of this Report.
 Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance is about maximising shareholdersvalue, ethically and sustainably. At Escorts Kubota the goal
 of corporate governance is to ensure fairness for every
 stakeholder. Your Company believes that strong corporate
 governance is critical to enhancing and retaining investor
 trust. Your Company also endeavours to enhance long
 term shareholder value and respect minority rights in all its
 business decisions.
 Your Company reaffirms its commitment to the goodcorporate governance practices and has adopted the
 Code of Business Conduct which has set out the systems,
 processes and policies conforming to international standards.
 Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) of the SEBI Listing Regulations,
 Corporate Governance Report alongwith a Certificate
 regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance
 from Company Secretary in Practice are enclosed as
 Annexure D and forms an integral part of this Report.
 Further, other governance related disclosures are available on
 the website of the Company at https://www.escortskubota.
 com/investors/governance.
 Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR')The key philosophy of all CSR initiatives of the Companyis to make CSR a key business process for sustainable
 development of the society. The initiatives aim at enhancing
 welfare measures of the society based on the immediate
 and long term social and environmental consequence of its
 activities. The Company intends to undertake other need-
 based initiatives in compliance with Schedule VII of the Act.
 The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Company's websiteat https://www.escortskubota.com/investors/governance.
 During the year, the Company has spent ' 11.72 crores out of
 total CSR obligation of ' 17.85 crore for FY 2024-25. Further,
 the remaining balance ' 6.13 crore has been deposited in a
 separate account in compliance of Section 135(6) of the Act,
 which is attributable to ongoing projects conceived during the
 financial year. Further, other details are provided in note 29 of
 the standalone financial statement.
 For constitution and other details of the CSR Committee,please refer Report on Corporate Governance enclosed as
 Annexure D to this Report.
 The Annual Report on CSR activities, which include thesalient features of the CSR Policy and change therein, if any,
 is enclosed as Annexure E and forms an integral part of this
 Report.
 Consolidated Financial StatementThe Consolidated Financial Statement have been preparedin accordance with the Act and Indian Accounting Standard
 (IND AS) - 110 applicable to the Consolidated Financial
 Statement read with IND AS - 28 on Accounting for
 Investments in Associates and IND AS - 31 on Financial
 Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures issued by The Institute
 of Chartered Accountants of India. The Audited Consolidated
 Financial Statement along with the Auditors' Report thereon
 are annexed with Annual Report
 Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate CompaniesIn accordance with Section 129(3) of the Act, a statementcontaining salient features of the financial statements of the
 subsidiary(ies), joint venture(s) and associate(s) companies
 in Form AOC - 1 is provided in this Report. The statement
 also provides details of performance and financial position of
 each of the subsidiaries, joint venture(s) and associates and
 their contribution to the overall performance of the Company
 during the period under report. Audited financial statements
 together with related information and other reports of each
 of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the
 website of the Company at https://www.escortskubota.
 com/investors/regulation-46-of-sebi/subsidiary-financial-
 statements. The Consolidated Financial Statement presented
 by the Company include the financial results of its subsidiaries
 and associate companies.
 In terms of the Company's Policy on determining 'materialsubsidiary', during the financial year ended March 31,2025,
 there is no material subsidiary of the Company whose
 turnover or net worth exceeds 10% of the consolidated
 turnover or net worth respectively of the Company and its
 subsidiary in the immediately preceding Accounting Year.
 Further, during the FY 2024-25, there is no cessation of anysubsidiary, joint ventures or associate except Escorts Kubota
 India Private Limited and Kubota Agricultural Machinery
 India Private Limited, joint ventures companies, which have
 been merged with the Company pursuant to scheme of
 amalgamation as approved by the Hon'ble NCLT, Chandigarh
 Bench, vide its order dated August 21,2024.
 Further, during the FY 2024-25, Escorts Kubota FinanceLimited, wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Company
 has commenced its business as a non-banking financial
 institution without accepting public deposits with effect from
 November 26, 2024.
 The complete list of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associate companies as on March 31,2025, in terms of the Act and/ or INCAS is provided herein below:
 
| S. No. | Name of the subsidiary/ associate companies/ joint ventures | Relationship | % of shares/interest
 |  
| 1. | Escorts Crop Solutions Limited | Subsidiary | 100% |  
| 2. | EKL CSR Foundation (Formerly Escorts Skill Development) | Subsidiary | 100% |  
| 3. | Escorts Kubota Finance Limited | Subsidiary | 100% |  
| 4. | Invigorated Business Consulting Limited (Formerly Escorts Finance Limited) | Subsidiary | 67.87% |  
| 5. | Farmtrac Tractors Europe Spolka Z.o.o. | Subsidiary | 100% |  
| 6. | Escorts Benefit and Welfare Trust | Subsidiary | 100%* |  
| 7. | Escorts Benefit Trust | Subsidiary | 100%* |  
| 8. | Adico Escorts Agri Equipments Private Limited | Joint Venture | 40% |  
| 9. | Escorts Consumer Credit Limited | Associate | 29.41% |  'Beneficial interest. The details of the above investments/ disinvestment are provided in note 7 of the Notes to Accounts of Standalone FinancialStatement of the Company.
 Downstream InvestmentDuring the FY 2024-25, the Company has made totaldownstream investment of ' 40 crores to subscribe equity
 shares offered under right issue(s) by Escorts Kubota Finance
 Limited, wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Company,
 in compliance with the applicable provisions of the laws, rules
 and regulations. Further, the requisite filing/ intimation and
 auditor's certificate in this regard have been dully completed.
 Contracts and Arrangements with Related PartiesAll contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered by theCompany during the financial year with related parties were
 in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length
 basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any
 contract/ arrangement/ transaction with related parties which
 could be considered material in accordance with the policy of
 the Company on the materiality of related party transactions
 and dealing with related party transactions.
 The particulars of contracts or arrangements, with relatedparties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Act, in the
 prescribed Form AOC-2, is enclosed as Annexure F to this
 report and forms an integral part of this Report.
 The Policy on materiality of related party transactions anddealing with related party transactions may be accessed on
 the Company's website at https://www.escortskubota.com/
 investors/regulation-46-of-sebi.
 Your Directors draw attention of the members to note 46 inthe notes to accounts in the standalone financial statement
 and to note 47 in the notes to accounts in the consolidated
 financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
 Auditors and Auditors’ ReportStatutory Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act readwith rules thereunder, the shareholders of the Company at
 the 76th AGM held on July 14, 2022 had re-appointed M/s.
 Walker Chandiok & Co LLP, Chartered Accountants, New
 Delhi (Firm Registration No. 001076N/ N500013) as Statutory
 Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years i.e. upto the
 conclusion of AGM to be held in the year 2027.
 The comments given by M/s. Walker Chandiok & Co LLP,Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors, in their report
 read together with notes to Accounts for the FY ended March
 31, 2025 are self-explanatory and hence, do not call for any
 further explanations or comments under Section 134 of the
 Act.
 Pursuant to provisions of the Section 143(12) of the Actneither the Statutory Auditors nor Secretarial Auditors nor
 Cost Auditors have reported any incident of fraud to the Audit
 Committee or the Board during the FY under review.
 Cost AuditorsPursuant to the Section 148 of the Act read with rulesthereunder, your Company is required to maintain the cost
 records and the said cost records are required to be audited.
 The Company is maintaining all the aforesaid cost records. The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of AuditCommittee, has re-appointed M/s. Ramanath Iyer and Co.,
 Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No. 000019), as Cost
 Auditors of the Company for conducting the audit of cost
 records for the FY 2025-26.
 The due date of filing the Cost Audit Report for the year endedon March 31,2024 was September 30, 2024 and the same
 had been filed on August 29, 2024.
 Secretarial AuditorsThe Board had appointed M/s. Jayant Gupta and Associates,Practicing Company Secretaries, as Secretarial Auditors to
 conduct secretarial audit of the Company for the FY 2024-25.
 However, due to the casual vacancy in the office of SecretarialAuditors, upon sudden demise of Mr. Jayant Gupta, sole
 proprietor of M/s. Jayant Gupta and Associates on November
 12, 2024, M/s. Neelam Gupta & Associates has been
 appointed as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the
 FY 2024-25, to hold the office of the Secretarial Auditors
 up to the conclusion of AGM to be held in the year 2025.
 The Secretarial Audit Report of the Company as prescribed
 under Section 204 of the Act is enclosed herewith as
 Annexure G and forms an integral part of this Report.
 The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification,reservation and adverse remarks and the comments given by
 the Secretarial Auditors in their report are self-explanatory and
 hence, do not call for any further explanations or comments
 under Section 204(3) of the Act.
 Further, the Board at its meeting held on May 08, 2025, onthe recommendation of Audit Committee, has recommended
 the appointment, of M/s. Neelam Gupta & Associates, (Firm
 Registration No. S2006DE086800), a peer reviewed firm of
 Practicing Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditors of the
 Company for a term of 5 consecutive years from the conclusion
 of the ensuing AGM till the conclusion of the AGM to be
 held in the year 2030, to the shareholders of the Company
 for their approval. The Company has received a letter from
 M/s. Neelam Gupta & Associates, Practicing Company
 Secretaries confirming that their appointment, if made,
 would be within the limits prescribed under SEBI Listing
 Regulations and that they are not disqualified for such
 appointment under the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
 Secretarial Audit of Material Unlisted Indian SubsidiaryThere is no material unlisted Indian subsidiary of the Companyas on March 31, 2025 and as such the requirement under
 Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations regarding the
 Secretarial Audit of material unlisted Indian subsidiary is not
 applicable to the Company for FY 2024-25.
 Risk ManagementThe Risk Management Committee of the Board has beenentrusted with the responsibility to assist the Board in (a)
 Overseeing and approving the Company's enterprise wide
 risk management framework; and (b) Overseeing that all therisks that the organisation faces such as strategic, financial,
 operational, sectoral, credit, market, liquidity, security,
 property, information technology, sustainability, cyber
 security, legal, regulatory, reputational and other risks have
 been identified and assessed and in the opinion of the Board
 there is an adequate risk management infrastructure in place
 capable of addressing and mitigating those risks.
 The Company has laid down a Risk Management Policyand the same is available on the website of the Company at
 https://www.escortskubota.com/investors/governance.
 The details of constitution of Risk Management Committee ofthe Company is provided in Report on Corporate Governance
 at Annexure D of this Report.
 Internal Financial Control and its AdequacyThe Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuringthe orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including
 adherence to Company's policies, the safeguarding of its
 assets, the prevention and detection of fraud, error reporting
 mechanisms, the accuracy and completeness of the
 accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable
 financial disclosures.
 The Company has in place adequate internal financialcontrols including with reference to financial statement and
 for ensuring the orderly & efficient conduct of its business.
 During the year, such controls were tested and no reportablematerial weakness in the design or operation was observed.
 DisclosuresMeetings of the Board
Six meetings of the Board of Directors were held during theyear. For further details, please refer Report on Corporate
 Governance enclosed as Annexure D to this Report.
 Audit CommitteeFor constitution and other details of the Audit Committee,please refer Report on Corporate Governance enclosed as
 Annexure D to this Report.
 All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee wereaccepted by the Board.
 CSR CommitteeFor constitution and other details of the CSR Committee,please refer Report on Corporate Governance enclosed as
 Annexure D to this Report.
 Annual ReturnThe Annual Return for FY 2024-25* is available on theweblink at https://static.escortskubota.com/images/other-
 documents/2025/EKL 2025 03 31 Form MGT 7.pdf
 *Ensuing AGM related information i.e. attendance etc. will beupdated after AGM.
 Vigil MechanismThe Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policyestablishing vigil mechanism for Directors and Employees
 to report their concerns about unethical behaviour, actual
 or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of
 Conduct. The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards
 against victimisation of effected Director(s) and Employee(s).
 In exceptional cases, Directors and Employees have direct
 access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed
 that no personnel of the Company has been denied access
 to the Audit Committee.
 The Whistle Blower Policy is available on Company's websiteat https://www.escortskubota.com/investors/governance.
 The Board has also adopted the Anti-Bribery Policy and thesame is available on Company's website at https://www.
 escortskubota.com/investors/governance.
 Registrar and Share Transfer AgentThe share transfer and related activities are being carriedout by M/s. KFin Technologies Limited, Registrar and Share
 Transfer Agent from the following address:
 M/s. KFin Technologies LimitedSelenium Building, Tower B, Plot No. 31-32,
 Financial District, Nanakramguda, Serilingampally,Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Telangana - 500032
 Particulars of Loans given, Investments made,Guarantees given and Securities provided
A statement regarding Loans/ Guarantees given andInvestments made and Securities provided covered under the
 provisions of the Section 186 of the Act is made in the notes
 to the financial statements.
 Particulars of Employees and related disclosuresIn terms of provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act, readwith the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
 Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing
 the names and other particulars of the employees drawing
 remuneration in excess of the prescribed limits are available
 with the Company Secretary.
 
In terms of the first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, theAnnual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being
 sent to the members of the Company. Any member interested
 in obtaining such particulars may write to the Company
 Secretary of the Company and the same will be furnished on
 request.
 Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details asrequired under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule
 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
 of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is enclosed as
 Annexure H and forms an integral part of this Report.
 Public Deposits The Company has not accepted/ renewed any deposit (ascovered under Chapter V of the Act) during the financial year
 under review and as such no amount of principal or interest
 was outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.
 Investor Education and Protection Fund ('IEPF') Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act, read withIEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)
 Rules, 2016 (‘the Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends
 are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF
 established by the Central Government, after the completion
 of seven years. Accordingly, the Company has transferred
 ' 20.58 lakhs, pertaining to unclaimed dividend, during the
 period under review, to IEPF.
 Further, according to the rules, the shares in respect of whichdividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for
 seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to
 the demat account created by the IEPF Authority. Accordingly,
 the Company has transferred 40,463 shares, during the
 period under review, to IEPF. The detailed information is
 available at our website https://www.escortskubota.com/
 investors/policies-and-documents.
 As on March 31, 2025, no unclaimed deposits are pendingwhich required to be transferred to IEPF.
 Credit Rating The present credit rating of the Company is as under: CRISIL Limited granted long term rating as “AA  with stableoutlook” and Short-Term rating as “A1 ”
 During the financial year 2024-25, there has been no changein the credit rating.
 Material Changes and Commitment affecting thefinancial position
 There are no material changes affecting the financial positionof the Company subsequent to the closure of the FY 2024-25
 till the date of this report.
   Change in the Nature of BusinessThere has been no change in the nature of business ofthe Company, except as detailed out under the para of
 Divestment in this report.
 Prevention of Sexual HarassmentThe Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment atworkplace and has adopted a policy on Prevention, Prohibition
 and Redressal of Sexual Harassment at Workplace in line
 with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women
 at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
 2013 and the rules thereunder for prevention and redressal
 of complaints of sexual harassment at workplace. The
 Company is committed to provide equal opportunities without
 regard to their race, caste, sex, religion, colour, nationality,
 disability, etc. All women associates (permanent, temporary,
 contractual and trainees) as well as any women visiting the
 Company's office premises or women service providers are
 covered under this Policy. All employees are treated with
 dignity with a view to maintain a work environment free of
 sexual harassment whether physical, verbal or psychological.
 The Company has also complied with provisions relating tothe constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the
 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
 Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
 One case was filed and resolved during the year under reviewpursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
 (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
 Human Resources ManagementOur employees are our most important assets. We arecommitted to hiring and retaining the best talent being
 among the industry's leading employers. For this, we focus
 on promoting a collaborative, transparent and participative
 organisation culture, and rewarding merit and sustain high
 performance. Our human resources management focuses on
 allowing our employees to develop their skills, grow in their
 career.
 Secretarial StandardsThe Company is in compliance with all the applicableSecretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company
 Secretaries of India.
 Integrated ReportThe Company has provided Integrated Report, whichincludes non-financial and financial information to have a
 better understanding of the Company’s long-term strategy.
 This report also touches upon aspects such as organisationsstrategy, governance framework, performance and prospects
 of value creation based on six forms of capital viz. financial
 capital, manufactured capital, intellectual capital, human
 capital, social and relationship capital and natural capital as
 per International <IR> framework.
 Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report('BRSR')
In November 2018, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs ('MCA')constituted a Committee on Business Responsibility
 Reporting ('the Committee') to finalise business responsibility
 reporting formats for listed and unlisted companies, based
 on the framework of the National Guidelines on Responsible
 Business Conduct ('NGRBC'). Through its report, the
 Committee recommended that BRR be rechristened BRSR,
 where disclosures are based on ESG Corporate Overview,
 Management Discussion and Analysis, Financial Statements
 parameters, compelling organisations to holistically engage
 with stakeholders and go beyond regulatory compliances in
 terms of business measures and their reporting. Pursuant
 to Regulation 34 of SEBI Listing Regulations, the BRSR is
 mandatory for the top 1,000 listed companies (by market
 capitalisation). The BRSR disclosures are enclosed as
 Annexure I and forms an integral part of this report.
 Application made or any proceeding pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code
As on the date of the Report no application is pendingunder the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the
 Company did not file any application under ('IBC') during the
 FY 2024-25.
 Further, the Company has not made any one-time settlement.Compliance by Large Corporate
 Your Company does not fall under the category of largecorporate, as defined by SEBI vide its circular no. SEBI/
 HO/DDHS/P/CIR/2021/613 dated August 10, 2021 read
 with updated circular dated April 13, 2022 and Circular No.
 SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS-RACPOD1/P/CIR/2023/172 dated
 October 19, 2023, as such no disclosure is required in this
 regard.
 Disclosure of Certain Type of Agreements BindingListed Entity
Pursuant to Regulation 30A(2) of SEBI Listing Regulations,there is no agreement impacting the management or control
 of the Company or imposing any restrictions or create any
 liability upon the Company except as already disclosed in the
 Annual Report of financial year 2023-24.
 Directors’ Responsibility StatementPursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Act,with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, your
 Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, hereby
 confirm that:
 (i)    i n the preparation of the annual accounts for the yearended March 31, 2025, the applicable accounting
 standards read with requirements set out under
 Schedule III to the Act, have been followed along with
 proper explanation relating to material departures;
 (ii)    the Directors have selected such accounting policiesand 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 as at March 31,2025 and of the profit of the
 Company for the year ended on that date;
 (iii)    the Directors have taken proper and sufficient carefor 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;
 (iv)    the Directors have prepared the annual accountsfor financial year ended March 31, 2025 on a ‘going
 concern' basis;
 (v)    the Directors have laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and such internal
 financial controls are adequate and are operating
 effectively; and
 (vi)    the Directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and
 such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
 GeneralYour Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is requiredin respect of the following items as there were no transactions
 on these items during the year under review:
 1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as todividend, voting or otherwise.
 2.    Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) toemployees of the Company under any scheme save and
 except ESOS referred to in this Report.
 3.    Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-timeDirectors of the Company receive any remuneration
 or commission from any of its subsidiaries/ holding
 company except Mr. Seiji Fukuoka, Whole-time Director
 designated as Deputy Managing Director, who is taking
 a remuneration from holding company of the Company.
 4.    No significant or material orders were passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the
 going concern status and Company's operations in
 future. However, members attention is drawn to note
 32 in the notes to accounts in the standalone financial
 statement and to note 34 in the notes to accounts in
 the consolidated financial statement which sets out
 information on Commitments and Contingencies.
 5.    Details of difference between amount of valuation doneat the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done
 while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions
 along with the reasons thereof.
 6.    No political contribution made during the year underreview.
 AcknowledgementYour Directors would like to express their sincere appreciationof the positive co-operation received from the Central
 Government, the Government of Haryana, Maharashtra,
 Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Financial Institutions and the
 Company's Bankers, Customers, Dealers and all other
 business associates.
 The Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense ofappreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives,
 officers, workers, employee unions and staff of the Company
 resulting in the successful performance of the Company
 during the FY.
 The Board also takes this opportunity to express its deepgratitude for the continued co-operation and support received
 from its valued shareholders.
 For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsSd/-    Sd/-
 Place: Faridabad    Nikhil Nanda    Seiji Fukuoka Date: May 08, 2025    Chairman and Managing Director    Deputy Managing Director  
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