Your Directors are pleased to present the 39th Annual Report of your
Company alongwith the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st
March 2023.
1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE :
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 is
summarised below:
Rs. in Lacs
| Particulars |
As on 31.03.2023 |
As on 31.03.2022 |
| Revenue from operations |
5239.57 |
4595.41 |
| Total expenditure |
4134.13 |
3343.71 |
| Operating profit / (Loss) |
1105.44 |
1251.70 |
| Other Income |
200.48 |
724.82 |
| Profit (Loss) before interest, depreciation, amortization and Tax |
1305.92 |
1976.52 |
| Finance cost |
- |
1.43 |
| Depreciation |
78.55 |
87.31 |
| Profit/(Loss) before Tax |
1227.35 |
1887.78 |
| Tax expenses |
300.81 |
388.84 |
| Profit/(Loss) after tax |
926.54 |
1498.94 |
2. STATE OF COMPANYS AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS :
As you are aware the Company is engaged in Power and Telecommunication Sectors. Your
Company is making allefforts to achieve its core manufacturing activities in order to
achieve its objectives. The Company has over a period of few years added technical
expertise/facilities involving structural, telecommunication and instrumentation work to
the Companys expertise. It has taken continuous initiative to procure further business in
the area of supply and erection packages in telecommunication and power sector in a
emerging competitive market now.
3. SHARE CAPITAL
The Paid up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2023 was Rs.1344.00 lacs
and there has been no change in the capital structure of the Company.
During the year under review, the Company has neither issued shares with differential
voting rights / convertible warrant nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity. As
on March 31, 2023 none of the Directors of the Company hold instruments convertible into
equity shares of the Company.
4. DIVIDEND
In the financial year under review, the Board of Directors of the Company did not
recommend any dividend on the equity shares of the Company.
5. TRANSFER TO RESERVES
There was no transfer to General Reserves during the year under review.
6. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
During the period under review, there was no change in the nature of business of the
Company.
7. DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposit under Section 73
of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended).
As on 31st March 2023, there are no unclaimed deposits with the Company. The Company
has not defaulted in repayment of deposits or payment of interest on deposits thereon in
the past.
8. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY
The Company has an adequate system of internal control procedures which is commensurate
with the size and nature of its business. Detailed procedural manuals are in place to
ensure that all the assets are protected against loss and all transactions are authorized,
recorded and reported correctly. The internal control system of the Company is monitored
and evaluated by internal auditors and their audit reports are reviewed by the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors. The observations and comments of the Audit Committee
are placed before the Board.
9. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including any
statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force),
approval of the members be and is hereby accorded to appoint Mrs. Siddhishree Jhunjhunwala
(DIN : 08884963) as a Non-executive Director designated as Executive Director of the
company for a period of 5 (five) years from 1st October, 2023, the period of
her office shall be liable to retire by rotation, on the terms and conditions and
remuneration as follows, with liberty to the Board of Directors (hereinafter referred to
as "the Board" which term shall include the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee of the Board) to alter and vary the terms and conditions of the said appointment
and/or remuneration as it may deem fit.
10. STATUOTRY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
Pursuant to provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. H.P. Jhunjhunwala & Co. having Firm
Registration No. 302139E were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a
term of five years to hold office up to the conclusion of the 39th Annual General Meeting
of the Company. In accordance with the provisions of Section 139(2) of the Act, an auditor
can hold office as statutory auditors of the Company for a term of 5 years and cannot be
re-appointed thereafter for a period of five years. Accordingly, M/ s. H.P. Jhunjhunwala
& Co., Chartered Accountants shall retire as the Statutory Auditors of the Company at
the conclusion of the Thirty Nine Annual General Meeting.
The Board has recommended the appointment of M/s. B.R. Khaitan & Co., Chartered
Accountants, (Firm Registration No: 305012E) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in
the place of the retiring auditors for a term of five consecutive years, from the
conclusion of the ensuing 39th Annual General Meeting of the Company till the conclusion
of the Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2028, subject to the approval of the
Members in the ensuing AGM, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee in
compliance with the mandatory rotation of auditors as per provisions of the Companies Act,
2013.
M/s. B.R. Khaitan & Co., Chartered Accountants have confirmed their eligibility and
qualification required under the Act for holding the office, as Statutory Auditors of the
Company.
Accordingly, an Ordinary Resolution, proposing the appointment of M/s. B.R. Khaitan
& Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 305012E), forms part of the Notice
of the 39th AGM of the Company.
The Auditors Report to the Members on the Accounts of the Company for the year ended
March 31, 2023 is a part of the Annual Report. The said Audit Report does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark. During the financial year 2022 -23, the
Auditors had not reported any matter under Section 143(12) of the Act, therefore no detail
is required to be disclosed under Section 134(3) (ca) of the Act.
11. COST AUDITORS
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Act and Rules made thereunder, the Board had appointed
M/s. A S & Associates, Cost Accountants for a term of one year, to conduct cost audit
of the Company for the Financial Year 2022-23 and had recommended their remuneration to
the shareholders which was ratified at the Annual General Meeting held on 29th September,
2022. Subsequent to the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board has re-appointed
M/s. A S & Associates as the Cost Auditors of the Company, ILA Apartment, 102 Banerjee
Para, Kolkata-700 031 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 and their
remuneration is sought to be ratified by the shareholders at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting and is included as an agenda item in the Notice convening the 39th Annual
General Meeting of the Company.
12. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, M/s. Agarwal Priti
& Associates, Practising Company Secretaries were appointed as the Secretarial Auditor
of the Company to undertake the Secretarial Audit in the prescribed form MR-3 for the
financial year 2022-2023. The Secretarial Auditors report to the members is annexed to
this report as "Annexure ‘I.
A Secretarial Compliance Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 on
compliance of all applicable SEBI regulations and circulars/guidelines issued thereunder,
was obtained from M/s. Agarwal Priti & Associates, Practising Company Secretary, and
submitted to both the stock exchanges.
During the FY 2022 -23, your Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
13. DIRECTOR
In terms of Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Mina Roy (DIN: 07161164),
Director of the Company retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible have offered herself for re-appointment.
14. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under
Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independence
laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) & 25(8)
of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
15. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The following persons have been designated as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company
pursuant to Section 2(51) and section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules
framed thereunder :
a. Mr. Biswanath Jhunjhunwala : (DIN : 00331168), Chairman and Managing Director.
b. Mrs. Siddhishree Jhunjhunwala (DIN : 08884963), Director
c. Mr. M.K. Chowdhury : (DIN : 00477522), Director
d. Mrs. Mina Roy : (DIN : 07161164), Independent Director
e. Mr. Pradip Kumar Ghosh : (DIN : ‘07083871), Independent Director
f. Mr. Gautam Bharati (Membership No.
A050139), Company Secretary
16. BOARD EVALUATION
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors had laid down the
criteria for evaluation of the performance of the Board as a whole, the Directors
individually as well as the evaluation of the working of the Committees of the Board.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance,
board committees and individual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as
amended.
The process for Board evaluation is inclusive of the following :
• The Board evaluates the performance of the Independent Directors excluding the
Director being evaluated;
• The Nomination & Remuneration Committee evaluates the performance of each
Director;
• The Independent Directors evaluate the performance of the Non Independent
Directors including the Chairperson of the Company taking into account the views of the
Executive and Non-Executive Directors and the Board as a whole;
• Performances of the Committees of the Board are also evaluated.
The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from
the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees,
effectiveness of committee meetings, etc. The above criteria are broadly based on the
Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of non-independent
directors, the Board as a whole and the Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into
account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of
individual directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual
director to the board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be
discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
At the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and meeting
of Nomination and Remuneration committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees,
and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of Independent
Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the independent director being
evaluated.
17. BOARD MEETINGS
The Board met 11 (Eleven) times during the financial year. The meeting details are
provided in the corporate governance report that forms part of this Annual Report. The
maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days, as prescribed by the
Companies Act, 2013.
18. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Committees of the Board focus on certain specific areas and make informed decisions
in line with the delegated authority. The following substantive Committees constituted by
the Board function according to their respective roles and defined scope :
1. Audit Committee (AC)
2. Nominations and Remuneration Committee (NRC)
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee (SRC)
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (CSR)
The details of the Committees along with their composition, number of meetings held and
attendance at the meetings is provided in the Report on Corporate Governance Report which
forms part of the Annual Report.
19. POLICY ON DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
A Nomination and Remuneration Policy formulated and adopted by the Board of Directors,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 and other applicable provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 and Rules thereto inter alia define the Companies policy on Directors
appointment and remuneration by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
20. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate report on Corporate Governance practices followed by the Company together
with a Certificate from the Companys Auditors M/s. H.P. Jhunjhunwala & Company,
Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.302139E) confirming the compliances to
conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Schedule V (E) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, as amended, is annexed.
21. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report
on the operations of the Company is set out in this Annual Report.
22. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) and 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013,
the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that -
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2023, the
applicable Indian Accounting Standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III
to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at March 31, 2023 and of the profit of
the company for that period;
(c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a ‘going concern basis;
(e) The Directors, have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively; and
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
23. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy and has established the necessary vigil
mechanism for directors and employees in confirmation with Section 177(9) of the Act and
Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations, to report concerns about unethical behaviour.
The Policy is available on the Companys website at www.modernmalleables.com under
"Investors" Section. The functioning of the Vigil mechanism is reviewed by the
Audit Committee from time to time. No complaint under this head has been received by the
Company during the year.
24. ANNUAL RETURN
In Accordance with Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 12 of
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the copy of the Annual Return for
the year ended 31-03-2022 has been placed on the website of the Company.
25. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ON BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS
During the Financial Year, the Company has complied with all the applicable mandatory
provisions of Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of
India.
26. SUBSIDIARY/ASSOCIATES/JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
The Company does not have any subsidiary / associate / joint venture Company for the
year ended March 31, 2023.
27. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE COMPANY
The Company has made an investments prescribed under Section 186 (3) and any other
applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year, the consent of the
members be and is hereby accorded to the Board of Directors for making investment(s) in
excess of limits specified u/sec.186 of Companies Act, 2013 from time to time as may be
considered notwithstanding that such investment and acquisition together with the
Companys existing investments in all other bodies corporate, loans and guarantees given
and securities provided shall be in excess of the limits prescribed u/sec. 186(3), of the
Companies Act, 2013. Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and
securities provided along with the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security
provided is proposed to be utilised by the recipient are provided in the standalone
financial statements.
28. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All transactions entered into by the Company with related parties were in the ordinary
course of business and at arms length basis. The Audit Committee grants omnibus approval
for the transactions that are in the ordinary course of the business and repetitive in
nature. For other transactions, the Company obtains specific approval of the Audit
Committee before entering into any such transactions. A statement giving details of all
Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis.
Disclosures as required under Indian Accounting Standards ("IND AS") - 24 have
been made in the Standalone Financial Statements.
29. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or
Tribunals that would impact the going concern status and the Companys operations in
future.
30. MATERIAL CHANGES FROM END OF FINANCIAL YEAR TO DATE OF THIS REPORT
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, there have been no material changes and
commitments, which can affect the financial position of the Company, occurred after the
closure of the financial year till the date of this report.
31. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
(R&D), AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The Company has strong commitment towards conservation of energy, natural resources and
adoption of latest technology in its areas of operation. The particulars relating to
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as
required to be disclosed under clause (m) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Act
read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed to the Boards Report
as Annexure II.
32. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") Committee of the Directors inter
alia gives strategic direction to the CSR initiatives, formulates and reviews annual CSR
plans and programmes, formulates annual budget for the CSR programmes and monitors the
progress on various CSR activities.
Details of the composition of the CSR Committee have been disclosed separately as part
of the Corporate Governance Report. The CSR Policy of the Company adopted in accordance
with Schedule VII of the Act, outlines various CSR activities to be undertaken by the
Company in the areas of health, water, sanitation, promoting education, animal field,
skill development etc. is annexed to the Boards Report as Annexure III.
During the year under review, the Company was required to spend 2 percent of the
average net profits for the preceding three financial years calculated in terms of the
provisions of Section 198 of the Act and has therefore made contributions to the
Implementing Agency.
33. DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 5(1) OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF
MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel), Rules, 2014 in respect of
employees of the Company and Directors.
34. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of the requirements of sub-section (12) of Section 197 of the Act read with
sub-rule (1) of the Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of the
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, the disclosures pertaining
to the remuneration and other details are given in Annexure. In terms of the provisions of
sub-rules (2) and (3) of Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing the names and other details of the
employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in these Rules forms part
of the Annual Report. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, this report is being sent to the
Members and others entitled thereto excluding the aforesaid.
35. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
The Company has adopted the RPG Code of Corporate Governance & Ethics ("RPG
Code") applicable to all the Directors and employees of the Company. The Code
provides for the matters related to governance, compliance, ethics and other matters.
In accordance with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressed) Act, 2013, the Company has adopted a Policy on
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace ("the Policy") to ensure
prevention, prohibition and redressed of sexual harassment at workplace. The Policy has
been formed to prohibit, prevent and deter the commission of the acts of sexual harassment
at workplace and to provide the procedure for redressed of complaints pertaining to sexual
harassment. The Company provides an equal employment opportunity and is committed for
creating a healthy working environment that enables employees to work without fear of
prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment. The Company also believes that all employees
of the Company have the right to be treated with dignity.
An Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received
regarding sexual harassment. All employees are covered under this Policy and the Policy is
gender neutral. During the year under review, no complaints of any nature were received.
36. HUMAN RESOURCE/INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Company understands that its diverse employees are its most vital and valuable
assets. The Company recognises people as the primary source of its competitiveness and
continues its focus on people development through digital and bespoke interventions. The
Company has developed a continuous learning human resource base to unleash potential and
fulfill the aspirations of the employees. The strategic thrust of Human Resource has been
on improvement of the performance of employees through training & development and also
to identify out performers who have the potential for taking higher responsibilities. The
employee relations remained cordial throughout the year. The Board places on record its
sincere appreciation for the valuable contribution made by employees across all levels
whose enthusiasm, team efforts, devotion and sense of belonging has always made the
Company proud.
37. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Company is engaged in Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC")
business and is exposed to various risks in the areas it operates. The Company has a
well-defined risk management framework in place which works at various levels across the
enterprise. The risk management mechanism forms an integral part of the business planning
and review cycle of the Company and it is designed to provide reasonable assurances that
goals are achieved by integrating management control into daily operations, by ensuring
compliance with legal requirements and by safeguarding the integrity of the Companys
financial reporting and its related disclosures. The identification, analysis and putting
in place the process for mitigation of these risks is an ongoing process. The Company has
a mechanism in place to inform the Risk Management Committee and Board members about risk
assessment, minimization procedures and periodical review thereof.
38. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Board of Directors thank the Companys shareholders, customers, vendors, dealers,
investors, business associates and bankers for their continued support during the year. We
place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by employees at all levels. Our
resilience to meet challenges was made possible by their hard work, solidarity,
co-operation and support.
The Directors also thank the Government of India, the State Governments and their
departs for cooperation. We appreciate and value the contributions made by all our
employees.
|
For and on behalf of the Board |
| Place : Kolkata |
Biswanath Jhunjhunwala |
| Date : 31.08. 2023 |
Chairman & Managing Director |
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(DIN : 00331168) |
+91-9892691696
