Your Directors are pleased to present the 21st Annual Report on the business and operations of Global Health Limited ("the Company”) together with the Audited Annual Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Financial Year ("FY”) ended March 31, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Company’s financial (standalone and consolidated) performance during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the previous Financial Year, is summarised below:
Particulars
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Standalone - Year ended*
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Consolidated - Year ended
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March 31,2025
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March 31, 2024
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March 31,2025
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March 31,2024
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Revenue from Operations
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32,041.46
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29,747.24
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36,923.15
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32,751.11
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Other Income
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909.29
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905.87
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790.97
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746.64
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Total Income
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32,950.75
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30,653.11
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37,714.12
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33,497.75
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Less: Expenses
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26,221.32
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24,064.59
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30,742.59
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27,226.76
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Profit / (Loss) before exceptional item and Tax
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6,729.43
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6,588.52
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6,971.53
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6,270.99
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Profit/(Loss) before Tax
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6,230.47
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6,588.52
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6,472.57
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6,270.99
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Less: Tax Expenses (Net)
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1,615.19
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1,725.01
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1,659.39
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1,490.39
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Profit /(Loss) after Tax
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4,615.28
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4,863.51
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4,813.18
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4,780.60
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Profit/(Loss) after Tax (% of revenue)
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14%
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16%
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13%
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15%
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* Post taking into account merger of Medanta Holdings Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, into the Company.
During the year under review, the total income of your Company reported an increase of 7.50% on a standalone basis and 12.6% on consolidated basis. The net profit for the year under review, after taxation registered a decline of 5.10% on standalone basis and a growth of 0.68 % on consolidated basis. The de-growth in standalone profitability was primarily attributed to one time provisioning on account of merger expenses. There was no change in the nature of the business of the Company during the year under review.
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS ON CONSOLIDATED BASIS
The Company has continued to deliver strong performance in FY 2024-25. Consolidated total income was ' 37,714 millions, registering a growth of 12.6% year-on-year. This growth was primarily driven by higher patient volumes and increased occupied bed days.
The Company’s Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation ("EBITDA”) increased by 9.4% year-on-year, to ' 9,562 millions as compared to ' 8,737 millions in FY 2023-24. EBITDA margins
was at 25.4% in FY 2024-25 as compared to 26.1% in FY 2023-24. The Profit Before Tax ("PBT”) grew by 3.2% year-on-year to ' 6,473 millions. The Profit After Tax ("PAT”) was ' 4,813 millions, with PAT margins 12.8%.
The Board of Directors has recommended the Company’s first-ever dividend of 25% on the face value of ' 2 per share i.e. ' 0.50 per share.
Average Revenue per Occupied Bed ("ARPOB”) during FY 2024-25 was ' 62,722. The Average Length of Stay ("ALOS”) during the fiscal year declined to 3.17 days compared to 3.23 days in FY 2023-24. In terms of patient volume, the Out-patient Department ("OPD”) volume reached 2,937,400 reflecting a growth of 9.5% year-on-year. The In-patient Department ("IPD”) volume increased to 174,219 representing a robust growth of 11.7% on a year-on-year basis.
Matured hospitals comprising of Gurugram, Indore and Ranchi hospitals have a capacity of 1,815 beds and delivered Revenue of ' 26,119 millions, growth of 10.6% on y-o-y basis. EBITDA was ' 6,481 millions, growth of 12.1% year-on-year basis.
The developing hospitals comprising of Lucknow and Patna, continues to scale up with addition of 170 beds during the year and have reached a bed capacity of 1,227 beds at the end of FY 2024-25. Developing hospitals revenue was ' 10,940 millions, growth of 10.0% on y-o-y basis. EBITDA was ' 3,290 millions, growth of 1.8% year-on-year.
During the year, 219 new beds were added across the Medanta network, representing a 7.8% increase in overall bed capacity. This includes the addition of 49 bedded dedicated floor for mother and child at Medanta Gurugram. At the Patna hospital, a total of 112 beds were added in FY 2024-25, comprising 55 census beds and 57 day care beds, bringing the total capacity to 470 beds as of March 31, 2025. At the Lucknow hospital, 58 new beds were added during the year, increasing the total capacity to 757 beds as of March 31, 2025.
The Company’s pharmacy business, (Hospital & Retail) continues to register strong growth, with revenue increasing by 26% year-on-year, from ^1,121 millions in FY 2023-24 to ^1,340 millions in FY 2024-25. Aligned with Medanta’s commitment to continuity of care and expanding access to healthcare, Medanta Labs was launched in January 2023. The initiative is designed to bring diagnostic services closer to patients’ homes, ensuring convenient and timely access to critical healthcare services. During the year, the Medanta Labs further strengthened its network by adding 2 new labs, 1 National Reference Laboratory and over 100 collection centers in key cities, expanding the total footprint to 11 labs and 225 collection points.
During the year, the Company launched new clinics in Gurgaon and Ranchi, expanding Medanta’s clinic network to 8 clinics across 5 cities, along with over 50 neighborhood primary care clinics in Gurugram, Delhi and Lucknow. In parallel, the Company is focussed on further strengthening its home care services, with an emphasis on post-acute bundled care for oncology and transplant patients. Key service areas include ICU-at- home, nursing and clinical care, medical equipment rental, and sleep studies delivering comprehensive, high-quality care in the comfort of patients’ homes.
During the year, the Company announced several strategic expansion plans to strengthen its presence across key regions. An Operations & Management (O&M) agreement was signed to operate a 110-bed hospital in Ranchi, equipped with advanced operating theatres and critical care facilities, which became operational in Q2 FY 2025-26. Construction of the Medanta Noida Hospital (with a planned capacity of 550 beds) is progressing rapidly, with the first phase comprising 300 beds expected to be operational in Q2 FY 2025-26 further enhancing Medanta’s footprint in the Delhi-NCR region.
In addition, the Company acquired 9,288 sq. meters of land in Oshiwara, Mumbai, to develop a 500 bed super specialty hospital and signed an O&M agreement for a 750-bed hospital in Pitampura, Delhi. A 400-bed super specialty hospital has also been approved in Guwahati, Assam, aimed at serving the healthcare needs of the entire Northeastern region.
Collectively, these expansion projects are expected to add approximately 1,000 beds over the next two years and an additional 2,000 beds over the subsequent 3-4 yea rs.
Scheme of Arrangement
The Board of Directors of your Company at its meeting held on March 21, 2024, approved the Scheme of Amalgamation ("Scheme”) between Medanta Holdings Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company ("MHPL”) and Global Health Limited and their respective Shareholders and Creditors. The Hon’ble NCLT has approved the merger vide its order dated February 20, 2025 and MHPL is dissolved and merged with GHL with appointed date as April 01, 2024. A one-time provision of ^499 millions was made towards stamp duty, with no consideration issued as MHPL was a wholly owned subsidiary.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act”), and in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards, specified under section 133 of the Act and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations”) forms part of this Annual Report together with Auditors’ Report thereon.
DIVIDEND
During the Financial Year under review, your Directors after considering holistically the relevant circumstances and keeping in view the Company’s Dividend Distribution Policy has recommended a dividend of ' 0.50/- per equity share for the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025 for the approval of Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting ("AGM”) of the Company. The said dividend once approved by the Members shall be paid with in prescribed timelines to all shareholders who hold shares on August 22, 2025 (Record Date).
Pursuant to Regulation 43A of Listing Regulations, the Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company is available on Company’s website at https://www.medanta.org/ investor relations/corporate-governance/governance- codes-policies.
The Company had not declared dividends in past and accordingly the provisions relating to the transfer of unpaid/unclaimed dividends to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (“IEPF”) are not applicable to the Company.
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits during the year under review, falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
TRANSFER TO RESERVE
The Board of Directors of your Company, has decided not to transfer any amount to the reserves for the year under review.
SHARE CAPITAL AND CHANGE IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
During the year under review, the Authorised Share Capital of the Company was increased by ' 100.00 crore due to amalgamation of MHPL into GHL and as on March 31, 2025, the Authorised Share Capital was ' 233,52,49,984/- (Rupees Two Hundred Thirty Three crore Fifty Two Lakhs Forty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Four Only) divided into 116,76,24,992 (One Hundred Sixteen crore Seventy Six Lakhs Twenty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Two Only) Equity Shares of ' 2/-(Rupees Two only) each.
Further, during the year under review, the Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Equity Share Capital was increased from ' 53,70,14,764/- (Rupees Fifty Three Crore Seventy Lakh Fourteen Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Four Only) divided into 26,85,07,382 (Twenty Six Crore Eighty Five Lakhs Seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Two Only) Equity Shares of ' 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each to ' 53,71,74,764/- (Rupees Fifty Three Crore Seventy One Lakh Seventy Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Four Only) divided into 26,85,87,382 (Twenty Six Crore Eighty Five Lakhs Eighty Seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Two Only) Equity Shares of ' 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each, pursuant to allotment of Equity Shares under ESOP 2016, as detailed under:
Sr
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No. of Equity
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Details of
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No.
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Shares of ' 2/- each
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Allotment
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1 July 12, 2024
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40,000
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ESOP 2016
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2 November 14, 2024
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40,000
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Scheme
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Total
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80,000
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As there was no outstanding issue proceeds or any new issue (preferential or otherwise) other than mentioned above and accordingly disclosures in respect of deviation from issue proceeds or details of utilisation, as required under the Listing Regulations, are not required.
DEPOSITORIES
Your Company has arrangements with National Securities Depository Limited (“NSDL”) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (“CDSL”), the Depositories, for facilitating the various services like Dematerialisation of shares, Corporate Actions, Pledging of securities, e-voting etc. The Annual Custody fees for the FY 2024-25 has been paid to both the Depositories.
DEBENTURES
The Company had allotted 1,000 secured, unlisted, redeemable, transferable and interest bearing Non¬ Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”) of the face value of ' 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh Only) each aggregating to ' 100,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred crore Only) to Asian Development Bank on May 18, 2021, redeemable in three equal tranches beginning from May 19, 2022. During May 2024, the last tranche of aforesaid NCDs was duly redeemed and paid.
During the period under review, the Company has not issued any debentures pursuant to Section 71 of the Act read with relevant Rules thereunder.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURE AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2025, your Company has three (3) wholly-owned subsidiaries viz. Global Health Patliputra Private Limited (“GHPPL”), GHL Pharma & Diagnostic Private Limited (“GHL Pharma”), Global Health Institute of Medical Sciences Foundation (“GHIMS”) and one (1) subsidiary i.e. GHL Hospital Limited in which the Company holds 50 % stake. All subsidiaries of the Company are managed by their respective Board of Directors in the best interest of those companies and their shareholders.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Act, the Company has prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, which form part of this Annual Report. Further, a statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of subsidiaries in the prescribed format AOC-1 is appended as Annexure 1 to the Board’s Report. The
contribution of subsidiaries to the overall performance of the Company is outlined in Note No. 48 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
The Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are available under ‘Investors Section’ on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta. org/investor-relation/ The same are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office and shall also be made available to the Members of the Company seeking such information at any point of time.
In compliance with the provision of Regulation 16 (1) (c) of Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a policy for determining Material Subsidiaries. The said policy is also available on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta.org/investor relations/ corporate-governance/governance-codes-policies.
In terms of Policy, GHPPL qualifies as Material Subsidiary for FY 2025-26.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION
There are no material changes and commitments that have occurred between March 31, 2025 and as on the date of this Report, other than those disclosed in this Report and the Financial Results, forming part of this Report or forming part of other financial results/ outcomes duly shared with the Stock Exchanges.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees or Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act and schedule V of the Listing Regulations are given in the Note No. 11 (Loan) and Note No. 10 (Investment) to the Standalone Financial Statements.
There were no one time settlement or request for re¬ adjustment of any loan taken by the Company from Banks and Financial Institutions.
The Company has foreign direct investment; however, it is neither owned nor controlled by persons residents outside India, hence the disclosures relating to downstream investments and certification from statutory auditors required under the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 is not applicable.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEMES
The Company has four (4) Stock Option Schemes viz. Employees Stock Option Scheme 2014 (“ESOP 2014”), Employees Stock Option Scheme 2016 (“ESOP 2016”), Global Health Limited Employee Stock Option Plan 2021 (“ESOP Scheme 2021”) and GHL Employee Long Term Share Based Incentive Plan 2024 (“GHL Plan 2024”), in alignment with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 (“SEBI SBEB & SE Regulations”).
During the year under review, the Board in its Meeting held on November 14, 2024 and Shareholders through Postal Ballot on December 27, 2024 had approved the Global Health Limited (GHL) Employees Long Term Share Based Incentive Plan -2024 consisting of Part A-GHL Employees Stock Option Scheme, 2024 and Part B GHL Employees Stock Purchase Scheme, 2024 (“collectively referred as GHL LTIP 2024 ”) and its implementation through Trust for eligible employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Accordingly, during the year under review GHL Employees Welfare Trust was registered and Mr. Saurabh Upadhyay and Mr. Rahul Khare were appointed as Trustees. None of the trustees are Directors or Key Managerial Personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Associates. Further, the shareholders have also approved the winding up of ESOP Scheme 2021 on same date.
During the year under review, there were neither ESOP grants nor any outstanding ESOPs under GHL ESOP 2014 and ESOP Scheme 2021. Further, the shareholders at its meeting held on September 17, 2021 had resolved that no fresh grants shall be made under GHL ESOP 2014 and GHL ESOP 2016. During FY 2024-25, no amendments have been made to ESOP 2014 and ESOP 2016.
Further, since the Company has not opted for expensing of share based employee benefits using the intrinsic value, the requirement of disclosure required under SEBI SBEB & SE Regulations, of the difference between the employee compensation cost so computed and the employee compensation cost that shall have been recognised if it had used the fair value including the impact of this difference on profits and on earnings per share ("EPS"), in the Boards' report of the company is not applicable. Further, there are no material change in the aforesaid ESOP Plans, except as stated above, and the above ESOP Plans are in compliance with the SEBI SBEB & SE Regulations.
The details of ESOP(s) available and allocated under GHL ESOP 2016 during the FY 2024-25 are as under:
Particulars
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No. of options under GHL ESOP 2016
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Total options granted during FY 2024-25
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NIL
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Total options vested during FY 2024-25
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NIL
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Total options exercised during FY 2024-25
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16,000
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The total number of shares arising as a result of exercise of option (Exercise of 1 option will result into allotment of 5 equity Shares of ' 2/- each)
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80,000
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Options lapsed during FY 2023-24
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NIL
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The exercise price of each option
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' 2/-
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Variation of terms of options during FY 2024-25
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NA
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Money realised by exercise of options during FY 2024-25
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' 160,000/-
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Total number of options in force as on March 31, 2025 (vested but not yet exercised)
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4,000
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Employee-wise details of options granted to:-
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(i) Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
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NIL
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(ii) Any other employee who receives a grant of options in any one year of option amounting to 5% or more of options granted during that year;
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NIL
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(iii) Identified employees who were granted option, during any one year, equal to or exceeding 1% of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the Company at the time of grant
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NIL
|
During the year under review no fresh grants were made under GHL LTIP Plan 2024. The details of ESOP under various ESOP Schemes are provided in the notes to accounts in the Financial Statements forming part of this Annual Report and the disclosures as mandated under SEBI SBEB & SE Regulations is available on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta. org/investor-relation . Certificate from M/s MAKS & Co., Company Secretaries, Secretarial Auditors of the Company, with respect to the implementation of ESOP Schemes shall be placed before the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Composition of Board
The Company has a balanced and diverse Board. The Company’s Board has an optimum mix of Executive and Non-Executive Directors, to maintain independence and separate the functions of governance and management. The composition of the Board is in conformity with Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations read with Section 149 of the Act. As on March 31, 2025, the Board consists of 9 (Nine) Directors, comprising of 2 (Two) Executive Directors and 7 (Seven) Non-Executive Directors out of which 5 (Five) are Independent Directors [including 1(one) Women Independent Director]. Dr. Ravi Gupta acts as Lead Independent Director. The composition of the Board and various Committees of the Board are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
Change in Board of Directors
During the year under review, Mr. Ratnasami Venkatesh, resigned as Non-Executive Nominee Director w.e.f. November 14, 2024.
Retire by Rotation
Mr. Ravi Kant Jaipuria (DIN: 00003668), Non-Executive Nominee Director of the Company, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) pursuant to the provisions of Section 152(6) of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
Appropriate resolution for his re-appointment is being placed for approval of the Shareholders of the Company at the ensuing AGM. The Board, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, in its meeting held on August 07, 2025 considered the said re-appointment and noted that it is in the interest of the Company and hence has recommended the same to the Shareholders for approval in ensuing AGM.
Re-appointment of Directors
Based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) and considering eligibility, knowledge, skills, experience, time commitment, Contribution in Board and Committee Meetings and basis the annual performance evaluation reports of Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta (DIN: 00041197) and Mr. Hari Shankar Bhartia (DIN: 00010499), the Board at its meeting held on August 07, 2025, approved and recommended the re-appointment of Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta and Mr. Hari Shankar Bhartia as Non-Executive Independent Directors of the Company for the second term of 5 years for approval at the ensuing AGM of the Company.
Further, the Board based on the recommendation of NRC at its meeting held on February 04, 2025 had appointed Ms. Praveen Mahajan (DIN: 07138514) as
Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. from July 10, 2025 for the second term of 5 years, which was subsequently approved by the members of the Company, vide resolution dated March 17, 2025 passed through Postal Ballot.
Further, considering the Board succession planning and long term Board management strategy, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on August 07, 2025 recommended for the approval of Members of the Company for appointment of Dr. Naresh Trehan as Chairman & Managing Director for a period of five years with effect from August 01, 2026. The detailed terms of the appointment as required under the Act and/Listing Regulations is given in the explanatory statement to the Notice calling ensuing AGM which forms part of this report.
Brief resume and other details of Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment as stipulated under Regulation 36 of the Listing Regulations and Secretarial Standard-2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, are detailed in the Notice convening the AGM of the Company.
Declaration of Independence from Independent Directors.
Your Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions of Section 149(6) of the Act read with the Schedules and Rules issued thereunder as well as under Listing Regulations.
In the opinion of the Board, Independent Directors fulfil the conditions specified in the Act read with the Schedules and Rules made thereunder as well as in Listing Regulations and are independent from the management of the Company.
In the opinion of the Board, all the directors, including Independent Directors of the Company, possess the requisite qualifications, experience, expertise, proficiency and uphold high standards of integrity.
KEY MANEGERIAL PERSONNEL
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the following were the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on March 31, 2025:
i) Dr. Naresh Trehan :
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Chairman & Managing Director
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ii) Mr. Pankaj Sahni :
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Group CEO & Director
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iii) Mr. Yogesh Kumar Gupta
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Chief Financial Officer
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iv) Mr. Rahul Ranjan :
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Company Secretary
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BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The number of meetings of the Board and various Committees of the Board including composition are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the provisions of Section 173 of the Act and Listing Regulations.
In accordance with the provisions of Schedule IV to the Act and applicable Regulations, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on March 25, 2025 without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of the Management.
ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARD'S PERFORMANCE
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations, the Board has carried out annual evaluation of (i) its own performance; (ii) Individual Directors ' Performance; (iii) Chairman of the Board; and (iv) Performance of all Committees of Board for the Financial Year 2024-25. The evaluation process involved obtaining viewpoints from the Board Members on the functioning of the Board, Committee or Directors' performance through the use of Questionnaires which were designed basis guidelines of SEBI issued in this respect and approved by Nomination and Remuneration Committee, 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. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Non-Independent Directors and Chairman of the Board was carried out by the Independent Directors in a separate meeting.
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Further, the evaluation report confirmed that the Board and its Committees continue to operate effectively and the performance of the Directors and the Chairman was satisfactory during the period under review.
POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(e) and Section 178(3) of the Act, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC) of your Board had fixed the criteria for nominating a person on the Board which inter alia include desired size and composition of the Board, age limit, qualification / experience, areas of expertise and independence of individual. Further, pursuant to provisions of the Act, the NRC of your Board has formulated the Nomination
and Remuneration Policy for the appointment and determination of remuneration of the Directors, Key Management Personnel, Senior Management and other Employees of your Company. The NRC has also developed the criteria for determining the qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors and for remuneration to Executive Directors of the Company. The policy is available on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta.org/investor relations/corporate-governance/governance-codes- policies.
Salient features of NRC Policy
• Define the process for identifying and selecting individuals for positions of Directors, KMP, and Senior Management;
• Ensure a fair and transparent mechanism for determining remuneration;
• Establish performance evaluation criteria for Directors and Board Committees;
• Promote Board diversity in terms of gender, skills, background, and experience;
• Ensure alignment of remuneration with business objectives and long-term growth; and
• Facilitate succession planning for leadership roles.
Your Directors affirm that the remuneration paid to the Directors, Key Management Personnel, Senior Management and other employees is as per the Nomination and Remuneration Policy of your Company. Further, the criteria of making payment to non-executive directors is available on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta.org/investor relations/corporate-governance/governance-codes- policies.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are provided in the prescribed format and annexed herewith as Annexure 2 to this Board’s Report.
The information required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Report. Further, pursuant to first proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, this report is being sent to the members excluding the said annexure. Any Shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of such statement may
write to the Company Secretary of the Company at compliance@medanta.org .
As on March 31, 2025, the total numbers of permanent employees on the rolls of the Company (standalone) are as under:
Sr
No Category of Employees
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Total No. of Employees
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1. Permanent Employees
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8,465
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2. Retainers
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1,208
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Total Employees
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9,673*
|
(This includes 2,449 Lucknow unit staff earlier with Medanta Holdings Private Limited, which was merged with the Company during the year).
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In compliance with the requirements of the Act and Listing Regulations, the Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions which is available on Company’s website at https://www.medanta.org/ investor relations/corporate-governance/governance- codes-policies. The Policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the Company and its Related Parties. All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for Related Party Transactions which are of repetitive nature and / or entered in the Ordinary Course of Business and are at Arm’s Length.
All contracts, arrangements and transactions entered into by the Company with related parties during FY 2024-25 were in the ordinary course of business and on arm’s length basis. The Company did not enter into any transaction, contract or arrangement with related parties that could be considered material in accordance with the Company’s policy on dealing with related party transactions. Further, during the year under review, there were no material related party transaction(s) or other related party transactions which are not at arm’s length basis. Further, all Related Party Transactions entered by the Company do not have any potential conflict with the interest of the Company. The Related Party Transactions approved by the shareholders in previous year(s) continue to be within the limits as approved.
Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in Form AOC-2 is not applicable. However, detailed disclosure on related party transactions as per IND AS-24 containing name of related parties and details of the transactions entered into with them have been provided under Note No. 42 of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company.
AUDITOR AND AUDITOR'S REPORT Statutory Auditors
The Shareholders of the Company in the 18th Annual General Meeting held on September 5, 2022 have approved the re-appointment of M/s Walker Chandiok & Co. LLP, having Firm Registration No. 001076N/ N500013, as Statutory Auditors for the second term of five (5) consecutive years i.e. from the conclusion of 18th AGM held on September 5, 2022 till the conclusion of 23rd AGM to be held in the year 2027.
Further, the Audit Report issued by the Statutory Auditors on the Financials Statements (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for FY 2024-25 is annexed to the Financial Statements, forming an integral part of this Annual Report. The said Report is self- explanatory and does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remarks or disclaimers.
During FY 2024-25, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, as required to be reported under section 143(12) of the Act read with the rules made thereunder.
Internal Auditors
M/s Pricewaterhousecoopers, Services LLP were the Internal Auditors of the Company during the year under review and the Board in its meeting held on March 26, 2025 has re-appointed them for another 3 (three) years i.e. FY 2025-26, FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 basis the recommendation of Audit Committee post evaluation of prescribed criteria.
Internal Audit Reports are discussed with the management and are also reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Company. During the year under review, the Internal Auditors carried out their functions as per the scope of work assigned and placed their reports at the meetings of the Audit Committee and Board, during quarterly intervals.
Secretarial Auditors
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company had appointed M/s MAKS & Co., Company Secretaries (FRN P2018UP067700) as Secretarial Auditors to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for FY 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 is attached herewith as Annexure 3. In compliance with the requirements of Listing Regulations, Secretarial Audit Report of Material Wholly Owned Subsidiary viz. GHPPL is also attached herewith as Annexure 3. The Secretarial Audit Reports form integral part of this Board’s Report and are self¬ explanatory and do not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
During FY 2024-25, the Secretarial Auditors have not reported any fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, as required to be reported under section 143(12) of the Act read with the rules made thereunder.
Further, the Board in its meeting held on August 07, 2025, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee and subject to the approval of the Shareholders, has approved the appointment of MAKS & Co., Company Secretaries as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company to conduct secretarial audit for a period of five financial years commencing from the Financial Year 2025-26 till Financial Year 2029-30. Appropriate resolution seeking shareholders approval to the appointment of MAKS & Co., Company Secretaries is appearing in the Notice convening the AGM of your Company.
Cost Auditors
In term of Section 148 of the Act, the Company is required to maintain cost records and get them audited every year. Accordingly, such accounts and records were made and maintained for the Financial Year 2024-25.
M/s Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 000019), were appointed to carry out Audit of Cost Records of the Company for the FY 2024-25. The Cost Auditors have issued their unqualified Report for the Financial Year 2024-25, which has been taken on record by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors at their respective meetings.
During FY 2024-25, the Cost Auditors have not reported any fraud committed against the Company by its officers or employees, as required to be reported under section 143(12) of the Act read with the rules made thereunder.
Further, the Board, in its meeting held on August 7, 2025 on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approved the re-appointment of M/s Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No. 000019), as Cost Auditors to carry out Audit of Cost Records of the Company for the Financial Year 2025-26. Requisite proposal seeking approval of remuneration to be paid to the Cost Auditors for the FY 2025-26, by the Shareholders as per Section 148 of the Act, read with Rule 14 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, forms part of the Notice of ensuing AGM.
ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of the Act read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, copy of the Annual Return are placed on the website of the Company at https://www.medanta.org/investor-relation.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has a risk management system aimed at identifying, analyzing, assessing, mitigating, monitoring risk or potential threat to achievement of its strategic and business objectives and prepare mitigation plans for all business units / corporate functions and review of implementation, effectiveness and adequacy of the risk management plans, systems & processes. The Company, through its Risk Management Policy, strives to contain impact and likelihood of the risks within the risk appetite as agreed from time to time with the Board of Directors. The details of the Risk Management Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report.
WHISTLE BLOWER MECHANISM
Pursuant to Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations, the Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to provide a mechanism to the employees to report genuine concerns about any unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of your Company’s Code of Conduct to the Chairman of Audit Committee. During the year under review, the Board of Directors had modified the policy to accommodate recommended procedural guidelines basis review of an expert third party and the said policy is also placed on the website of the Company at https:// www.medanta.org/investor relations/corporate- governance/governance-codes-policies.
During the year under review, the Company received 2 (Two) potential complaints under whistle blower mechanism of the Company which were reported to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Basis the framework approved by the Chairman of Audit Committee, an independent enquiry was conducted and a fact finding Report thereof was duly submitted to the Audit Committee. The Committee noted that complaints received were not having any verifiable contents and hence, a closure report was filed to the Committee.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company recognises its social responsibility as an integral part of its corporate citizenship. Driven by its value system, your Company commits to support and nurture community through innovative solutions to satisfy evolving needs of the society. During the year under review, the Company had conducted its CSR activity through its implementation agency i.e. Medanta Foundation-Poor And Needy Patients Welfare Trust ("Medanta Foundation”).
In accordance with the provisions of Section 135 of the Act and Rules made thereunder, your Company has formed a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee to monitor CSR activities of the Company. The details of the Committee and its terms of reference
are set out in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Report.
The Board of Directors of the Company has further formulated and adopted a policy on CSR which can be accessed at https://www.medanta.org/investor relations/corporate-governance/governance-codes- policies. A Report on CSR activities as prescribed under the Act and Rules made thereunder is annexed herewith as Annexure 4 to this Board’s Report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is detailed in Annexure 5 to this Board’s Report.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 (POSH)
The Company has in place a policy on prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace. Internal Complaint Committee(s) under POSH has been constituted to handle / investigate the matters relating to sexual harassment at various locations of the Company.
Complaints received during the FY 2024-25 under POSH are mentioned below:
Particular
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No. of Complaints
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A.
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Received during the Year
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10
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B.
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Resolved during the year
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09
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C.
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Pending as on March 31, 2025
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01*
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D.
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Received during the year but closed/still open for more than 90 days.
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0
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DISCLOSURE UNDER THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. The Company has adopted a comprehensive maternity leave policy designed to provide robust support and care to female employees during the maternity period. During the FY 2024-25, all requests for maternity leaves have been accepted and granted as per the rules.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
Your Company has adequate internal financial controls and processes for orderly and efficient conduct of the business including safeguarding of assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, ensuring accuracy
and completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information. The Audit Committee evaluates the internal financial control system periodically and at the end of each Financial Year.
During Financial Year 2024-25, the Internal Financial controls were examined and evaluated by an independent third party i.e. M/s TRC Corporate Consulting Private Limited and found the same adequate considering the size and scale of the operations of the Company and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed. The Directors have in the Directors Responsibility Statement confirmed the same to this effect. Nonetheless, the Company recognises that any internal control framework, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations and accordingly, regular audit and review processes ensure that such systems are reinforced on an ongoing basis.
DISCLOSURE RELATED TO INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY
During the Financial Year under review, there is no application made and/or no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
SIGNIFICANT/MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no significant/material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status of your Company and its operations in future.
COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has duly complied with applicable Secretarial Standards (SS-1 and SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134 of the Act, in relation to the Annual Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2024-25, your Directors confirm that:
a) The Financial Statements of the Company comprising of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025 and the Statement of Profit & Loss for the year ended on that date, have been prepared on a going concern basis;
b) In the preparation of these Financial Statements, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there are no material departures;
c) Accounting policies selected were applied consistently and the judgments and estimates related to the financial statements have been made on a prudent and reasonable basis, 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 on standalone basis for the year ended on that date;
d) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, to safeguard the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
e) Requisite Internal financial controls were laid down and that such financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and
f) Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has complied with the corporate governance requirements under the Act and Listing Regulations. A separate section on corporate governance, along with a certificate from the Practicing Company Secretary confirming compliance with corporate governance requirements, is provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Report.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for FY 2024-25, as stipulated under the Listing Regulations, forms part of the Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report for FY 2024-25, as stipulated under the Listing Regulations, forms part of the Annual Report.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
There are no disclosure or reporting made in respect of the following items, as there were no such transactions during FY 2024-25:
a) The issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise;
b) There were no reclassification or sub-division of the authorised share capital;
c) Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme, except Employees’ Stock Options Schemes referred to in this report;
d) There were no instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a Scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. The Company has implemented GHL Employees Stock Purchase Scheme, 2024 under GHL LTIP 2024, a stated above;
e) There were no buy-back or capital reduction of shares in the Company;
f) There were no change in accounting treatment different from that prescribed in an Accounting Standard in preparation of the financial statement of the Company;
g) The Chairman and Managing Director and Whole¬ time Director of the Company has not received
any remuneration or commission from any of its subsidiaries during FY 2024-25;
h) There was no revision in the financial statements and Board’s Report; and
i) There was no instance where the Company failed to implement any corporate action within the prescribed statutory timelines.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Board takes this opportunity to place on record its appreciation for the dedication and commitment of employees shown at all levels which have contributed to the success of your Company. Your Directors also express their gratitude for the valuable support and co-operation extended by all stakeholders including Banks, Financial Institutions, Viewers, Vendors, Service Providers and Regulatory Authorities.
For and on behalf of the Board Global Health Limited
Dr. Naresh Trehan
Place: Gurugram Chairman & Managing Director
Date: August 07, 2025 (DIN: 00012148)
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