amrutanjan health care ltd share price Directors report

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Eighty Sixth (86th) Annual Report of the Company along with Audited Financial

Statement for the year ended March 31, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Your directors submit below the financial results for the year ended March 31, 2023

( in lakh)

Particulars	For the Current Year ended March 31, 2023	For the Previous Year ended March 31, 2022
Profit before Interest and Depreciation	5,893.40	9,485.63
Less :
Interest	7.71	48.45
Depreciation & Amortisation	521.15	379.52
	528.86	427.97
Profit before tax	5,364.54	9,057.66
Provision for Taxation
- Income Tax	(1,401.30)	(2,339.00)
- Deferred Tax	20.25	0.23
	(1,381.05)	(2,338.77)
Profit for the year	3,983.49	6,718.89
Add: Net other comprehensive income not to be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (net of tax)	(121.91)	(63.84)
Total comprehensive income for the year	3,861.58	6,655.05
Surplus from previous year brought forward	21,472.10	16,161.67
Profit for Appropriation	25,333.68	22,816.72
Appropriations:
Final Dividend Paid	760.00	760.00
Interim Dividend Paid	584.62	584.62
Balance Profit Carried to Balance Sheet	23,989.06	21,472.10
	25,333.68	22,816.72

Note : The sales/revenue wherever referred in Boards Report and MDA denotes Gross Sales (net sales plus taxes, discounts and claims), unless explicitly mentioned as Net Sales.

2. STATE OF AFFAIRS:

Business Performance at a Glance OTC & Beverage

Particulars	2022-23	2021-22	Change %
Production - Tonnes	1,098.59	1,256.59	-12.57
- Kilo Ltrs	6,088.64	5,186.47	17.39
Sales Volume - Tonnes	1,096.16	1,197.13	-8.43
- Kilo Ltrs	4,461.58	4,200.06	6.23
Net Sales ( in lakh)	37,963.60	40,584.24	-6.46
Operating EBITDA ( in lakh)	5,893.40	9,485.63	-37.87
Operating EBITDA Margin (%)	15.52	23.37	-33.59

3. DIVIDEND i. Interim Dividend:

Your Directors have declared two interim dividends for an aggregate of 2 per equity share of 1/- each (for the year 2022-23). Details of the Interim Dividend paid are given below:

S. No	Date of Board Meeting approving the Dividend	Rate of dividend	% of Interim Dividend to Face value	Total amount of interim dividend	Date of payment
1.	November 4, 2022	1	100%	292.31 lakh	November 29, 2022
2.	February 14, 2023	1	100%	292.31 lakh	March 8, 2023
	Total	2	200%	584.62 lakh

ii. Final Dividend:

The Board, in its meeting held on May 30, 2023, has recommended a final dividend of 2.60/- per equity share of face value of 1/- each for the approval of the shareholders in the upcoming Eighty Sixth (86th) Annual General Meeting. The dividend pay-out is as per the Dividend Distribution Policy adopted by the Company pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and any amendments thereto. The Dividend Distribution Policy is available on the website of the Company which is accessible through the web- link https://www.amrutanjan.com/pdf/DIVPOLICYJUN21.pdf

The members who are holding shares (as on the record date to be announced) in dematerialised mode and in physical mode will be paid final dividend within 30 days of declaration of the dividend. With respect to the shares held in dematerialised form, it would be paid to the members whose names are furnished by NSDL and CDSL as owners on the record date.

4. RESERVES

No amount is proposed to be transferred to reserves for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

5. SHARE CAPITAL

The share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2023 is as follows:

Particulars	FY23 (Amount in Indian Rupees)	FY22 (Amount in Indian Rupees)
Authorized Equity Share
Capital (Equity Shares of 1/-each)	51,000,000	51,000,000
Paid-up Equity Share
Capital (Equity Shares of 1/-each	2,92,30,630	2,92,30,630

(i) Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review.

(ii) Amrutanjan Health Care Limited Employees Stock Option Scheme 2020 (the "Scheme 2020")

Pursuant to approval given by the shareholders in the AGM on September 23, 2020, the Board has been authorised to introduce, offer, issue and provide Options convertible into equity shares to eligible employees of the Company under the Scheme 2020. In compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 as amended from time to time, your Board had authorized the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (‘Compensation Committee) to administer and implement the Scheme 2020 including deciding and reviewing the eligibility criteria for grant and issuance of stock options under the Scheme. The maximum number of shares under the Scheme 2020 shall not exceed 2,92,306 equity shares of 1/- each being 1.00% of the paid-up equity share capital of the

Company. The shares under the Scheme 2020 shall be issued by way of secondary acquisition of shares by Amrutanjan Health Care Limited ESOP Trust. Applicable disclosures relating to Employees Stock Options as at

March 31, 2023, pursuant to the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures)

Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, as amended from time to time, are set out in the ANNEXURE A to this Report and the details are also placed on the website of the Company at www.amrutanjan.com. The details of the

Plan form part of the notes to accounts of the Financial Statements given in this Annual Report.

Practicing Company Secretarys Certificate to the effect that the Scheme of the Company has been implemented in accordance with the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and as per the resolution passed by the members of the Company, as prescribed under Regulation 13 of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations,

2021 has been obtained and shall be made available for inspection during the Annual General Meeting of the Company electronically.

(iii) Buyback

On June 30, 2023, the Board of Directors of your Company approved the buyback of equity shares, for purchase by the Company of up to 3,20,000 equity shares of face value of 1/- each (being 1.10% of the total number of equity shares in the paid-up equity capital of the Company) from the shareholders of the Company on a proportionate basis by way of a tender offer at a price of 900/- per equity share for an aggregate amount not exceeding 28,80,00,000 excluding tax and transaction costs in accordance with the provisions contained in the Securities and

Exchange Board of India (Buy-back of Securities) Regulations, 2018, the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. The Buyback has since been closed with the acceptance of 3,20,000 equity shares surrendered by the shareholders.

6. DEPOSITS

During the year, your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of provisions of Chapter V (Acceptance of Deposits by Companies) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies

(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and was not holding any amount under Deposit Account as on March 31, 2023. As such, there has been no default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year. Further, the company has no deposits which are not in compliance requirements of Chapter V of the Act.

7. FINANCE

The Profit before tax for FY23 was 5,364.54 lakh compared to 9,057.66 lakh for FY22. The Investments, Fixed Deposit, Cash and Cash equivalents has grown from 21,933.69 (as at March 31, 2022) to 22,763.62 (as at March 31, 2023)

8. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS

Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and as required under Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [SEBI LODR] are given below

Particulars	As on	As on
	March 31, 2023	March 31, 2022
Loans (Secured & Unsecured)	-	-
Investments ( in lakh)	517.00	1,287.50
Guarantees ( in lakh)	205.44	205.44

The total amount stated above does not exceed the limit mentioned in Section 186 of Companies Act, 2013.

9. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (MDA)

In terms of Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time, the MDA capturing the financial performance, industry trends and other material changes with respect to your Company is presented in "ANNEXURE B" of this

Report.

10. CORPORATE GOVERNANACE

Pursuant to regulation 34 read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)

Regulations, 2015 (SEBI LODR), the following Reports/ Certificates form part of this report. a) The Report on Corporate Governance ("ANNEXURE C") b) The declaration by the Managing Director & CEO regarding compliance by the Board members and senior management personnel with the Companys

Code of Conduct; c) The PCS Certificate on Corporate Governance d) The PCS Certificate on Directors eligibility.

The Certificate duly signed by the Chairman & Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer on the Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023 as submitted to the Board of

Directors at its meeting held on May 30, 2023 pursuant to Regulation 17(8) of the SEBI LODR is also provided under the Report on Corporate Governance. In terms of Section 118(10) of the Act, the Company has complied with all the applicable Secretarial Standards i.e. SS-1, SS-2 and SS-4, relating to the ‘Meetings of the Board, ‘General Meetings and ‘Report of the Board of Directors respectively, as specified by the Institute of

Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and approved by the Central Government.

11. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT (BRSR)

As mandated in Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report (‘BRSR) forms part of the Annual Report as

ANNEXURE D. The report on the nine principles of the

National Voluntary Guidelines on social, environmental, and economic responsibilities of business as framed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs is provided in relevant sections of the BRSR.

12. DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL & SENIOR MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

(a) Non-executive Director:

Dr. Pasumarthi Sathyanarayana Murthi, (DIN 00051303), Non-executive Non-Independent Director of the Company, had expired on April 9, 2023. Ms. Ramaa Prabhakar Arikirevula (DIN 09465903), belongs to Promoter Category, has been appointed by the Board on June 30, 2023 as a Non-executive Non-Independent Director to fill the casual vacancy caused by the death of Dr. PSN Murthi. The proposal to appoint Ms. Ramaa Prabhakar Arikirevula as Non-executive Non-

Independent Director subject to retirement by rotation will also be placed in the 86th Annual General Meeting for members approval.

(b) Independent Directors:

Mr. G. Raghavan, Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, will retire at the conclusion of the 86th Annual General Meeting after serving two consecutive terms. Accordingly, he would cease to be the Independent

Director of the Company with effect from the conclusion of 86th AGM. However, the Board has approved the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee to appoint Mr. G. Raghavan as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company to continue to avail the valuable advice and guidance of Mr. G. Raghavan on Board matters. The Appointment of Mr. G. Raghavan as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director will be placed before the shareholders for approval in the 86th Annual General Meeting.

The independent directors have affirmed that they satisfy the criteria laid down under section 149(6) of the Companies Act 2013, Regulation 16(1)(b) and other applicable regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time. Further, the Independent

Directors have also submitted their declaration in compliance with the provision of Section 150 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, which mandated the inclusion of an Independent Directors name in the data bank of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (‘IICA) for a period of one year or five years or life time till they continue to hold the office of an independent director and have passed the proficiency test, if applicable to them. All Independent Directors hold office for a fixed term of five years and are not liable to retire by rotation.

In the opinion of the Board, all the independent directors have integrity, expertise, and experience (including proficiency) to occupy the positions.

None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified as per the provisions of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company has obtained a certificate from a Company Secretary in Practice that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company has been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of the Company by the SEBI / Ministry of Corporate affairs or any such authority.

The Directors have made necessary disclosures, as required under various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI Listing Regulations.

The terms and conditions of appointment of the Independent Directors are placed on the website of the Company www.amrutanjan.com. The details of familiarization programme conducted to the Independent Directors are available at the weblink https://www.amrutanjan.com/pdf/FR.pdf (c) Key Managerial Personnel (KMP):

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(51) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are Mr. S. Sambhu Prasad, Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. N. Swaminathan, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. M. Srinivasan, Company Secretary. There was no change in the KMPs during the year.

(d) Committees of the Board: e) Board level Committees: Audit Committee (‘AC), Risk Management (fiv AsonMarch31,2023,theCompanyhas5

Committee (‘RMC), Nomination and Remuneration Committee /Compensation Committee (‘NRC), Stakeholders Relationship Committee (‘SRC) and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (‘CSR). The composition of the above committees, during the year 2022-23, is disclosed as under:

S. No	Name of Members	Category	AC	RMC	NRC	SRC	CSR
1	S. Sambhu Prasad (DIN: 00015729)	Chairman & Managing Director (Promoter)	M	C	-	-	M
2	Dr. Pasumarthi S.N. Murthi (DIN : 00051303)	Non-Executive Director (Promoter)	-	-	M	M	-
3	Dr. (Ms.) Marie Shiranee Pereira (DIN: 05177560) (upto 22.09.22)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	-	-	-	<p >-	-
4	Dr. S. Vydeeswaran (DIN: 06953739) (upto 22.09.22)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	-	-	M	M	C
5	G. Raghavan (DIN :00820000)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	M	M	C	-	-
6	Raja Venkataraman (DIN: 00669376)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	C	M	-	-	M
7	Muralidharan Swayambunathan (DIN: 09198315)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	M	M	M	C	M
8	Ms. Meenalochani Raghunathan (DIN: 07145001) (effective from 12.08.2022)	Non-Executive & Independent Director	-	-	-	M	C
9	N. Swaminathan Officer	ChiefFinancial	-	M	-	-	-
10	S. Jeyakanth	Chief Operating Officer	-	M	-	-	-

13. BOARD MEETINGS

During the year, Four (4) meetings of the Board of

Directors were held. The intervening gap between any two Meetings was less than 120 days in compliance with the provisions of Section 173(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. The complete details of the meetings are furnished in the Report on Corporate Governance. which forms part of this annual report.

14. MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS specifies optimum combination

During the year, one (1) separate meeting of Independent Directors was held. In the said meeting, the independent directors assessed the quality, quantity, and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the Board and have expressed that the current flow of information and contents were adequate for the Board to effectively perform its duties. They also reviewed the performance of the non-independent directors and the board as a whole and the performance of the Chairperson of the

Company considering the views of Executive Director and Non- Executive Directors.

15. BOARD DIVERSITY

The Company recognizes and embraces the importance of a diverse board in contributing to its success. Adequate diversity on the Board is essential to meet the challenges of business globalization, rapid deployment of technology, greater social responsibility, increasing emphasis on corporate governance and enhanced need for risk management. The Board enables efficient functioning through differences in perspective and skill, and fosters differentiated thought processes at the back of varied industrial and management expertise, gender, knowledge, and geographical backgrounds. The Board has adopted the Board Diversity Policy which sets out the approach to diversity of the Board. The policy is available at the website of the Company at www.amrutanjan.com.

16. BOARD EVALUATION

Pursuant to Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(4) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and SEBI LODR, the Board of Directors during the year carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually (without participation of the relevant director) and the Chairman. The evaluation was carried through a structured methodology approved by the

Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The criteria for performance evaluation have been detailed in the

Corporate Governance Report. The outcome of the evaluation also forms the basis for the Nomination and Remuneration Committee while considering the reappointment of Directors.

17. REMUNERATION POLICY

The Remuneration policy of the Company deals with the appointment of and remuneration to the

Executive & Non- executive Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Executives of the Company including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other related matters. It aims to attract, recruit and retain exceptional talent and ensures that the remuneration is performance driven. The Policy can be accessed in the website of the Company through the link https://www.amrutanjan.com/policy.html.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has also framed a Policy on Board diversity appropriate to the business requirements of the Company, of which inter-alia Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, and Independent Directors. The role of Nomination and Remuneration Committee is to ensure that the Policy on Board diversity is considered while recommending the appointment of new directors on the Board of the company.

The details of remuneration paid / payable to the directors during the financial year 2022-23, are furnished in the Report on Corporate Governance annexed to this report.

18. WHISTLE BLOWER MECHANISM

Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 22 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors had approved the Policy on Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower and the same was further amended effective from April 1, 2019 to comply with the amended SEBI Insider Trading Regulations. The Policy is hosted on the website of the Company https://www.amrutanjan.com/pdf/

Whistle%20Blower%20Policy.pdf The Policy inter-alia provides direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Your Company hereby affirms that no Director/ employee has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. One complaint was received during the year.

19. UNCLAIMED SHARES

The details of unclaimed shares held in Unclaimed Shares Suspense Account pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance annexed to this report.

20. STATUTORY AUDITORS & THEIR REPORT

M/s. B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, (ICAI Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022), were appointed as Statutory Auditors, at the conclusion of Eighty fifth (85th) AGM held on September 22, 2022, for a second term of five (5) consecutive years till the conclusion of the ninetieth (90th) Annual General Meeting of the Company.

The Auditors Report is provided with the financial statements and is forming part of the annual report. In their report, the auditors drew the attention to

Note 39 of the financial statements of the Company with respect to a whistle blower complaint received by the Company. The management had appointed

M/s. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP to conduct the forensic audit on the allegations contained in the whistle blower complaint. The investigation was still in progress on the date of the report of the Statutory Auditors with respect to contract / casual labour expenses pertaining to sales activities. The management has subsequently appointed M/s. PKF

Sridhar & Santhanam, Chartered Accountants, to review the gaps identified by Deloitte with respect to casual labour payments. Both the reports were placed before the Board of Directors on 2nd August, 2023 and disclosed to the Stock Exchanges along with the management comments. The Board of Directors has accepted the reports with the remarks that the findings did not result in any material impact on the financials.

During the year, the statutory auditors have not reported to the Audit Committee any material fraud on the Company by its officers or employees under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 requiring disclosure under Section 134(3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.

21. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR & AUDIT REPORT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the

Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies

(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed M/s SPNP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2022- 23.

The secretarial audit reportcertified by the secretarial specified form MR-3 is annexed herewith auditors,inthe and forms part of this report as "ANNEXURE E".

The secretarial audit report does not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks, or disclaimer.

22. COST AUDITOR

The Company is required to maintain cost records in respect of its OTC products and accordingly such accounts and records are made and maintained.

Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on August 2, 2023, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee has appointed M/s. Geeyes &

Co (Reg. No. 000044), Cost Accountants, as the Cost

Auditor to conduct the cost audit with respect to OTC business of the company for the financial year ending

March 31, 2024.

23. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES

The CSR activities carried out by your Company during the financial year 2022-23 were mainly focused on (a) Animal Welfare (b) Health and Sanitation (c) Promoting Education and (d) Environment. The activities undertaken by the Company are in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013, the CSR Policy of the Company and as per recommendations of the CSR Committee.

The CSR Committee met two times (2) during the year to oversee the activities, programs, and execution of initiatives as per the predetermined guidelines of the Board and to approve the amount to be spent towards CSR. The Board takes pleasure to inform that the Company has spent more than the mandatory amount to be incurred towards the CSR spends for the year 2022-23.

The main objectives of CSR policy of the Company are to help build socio-economic development of the nation through different projects and to ensure environmental sustainability. The Policy has widened scope to undertake all activities permitted under law. The CSR Policy is available on the website of the Company at the web-link https://www.amrutanjan.com/pdf/ahcl-csr-policy.pdf

The detailed report on CSR activities carried out during the financial year is given in" ANNEXURE F.

24.PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES

The ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median employee remuneration and such other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided in "ANNEXURE G.

25. ANNUAL RETURN

A copy of the Annual Return referred to in Section 134(3) (a) and 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of FY

2022-23 will be placed on the website of the Company after the conclusion of the 86th AGM in the web-link https://www.amrutanjan.com/Annualreturn.html.

26.CONSERVATION OF ENERGY/TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS/OUTGO

Information as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 relating to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 are furnished in "ANNEXURE H" to this Report.

27. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Your Company has no subsidiaries or Joint venture or

Associate companies during the year under review.

No material significant related party transaction was made by the Company during the year with

Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large and accordingly, applicability of Form AOC-2 does not exist. The related party transactions consist of remuneration, commission and sitting fees paid to the

KMPs and Non-executive Directors which are detailed in the financial statements.

28.DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) &134(5) of the Companies

Act, 2013: a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures. b) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and had made judgment 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 the year ended on that date; c) that proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities. d) that the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. e) that proper internal financial controls were followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls require further improvement to ensure that controls are operating effectively. f) Those proper systems had been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively

29. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY

The Company has a proper and adequate internal control system to ensure that all the assets of the Company are safeguarded and protected against any loss and that all the transactions are properly authorised and recorded. The internal control system is subject to continuous improvement, with system effectiveness, assessed regularly. Information provided to management is reliable and timely. Company ensures the reliability of financial reporting and compliance with laws and regulations. The Details of the same are provided in the

Management Discussion and Analysis Report.

30.RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

In accordance with the amended SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 effective from May 05, 2021, your Company has formed a Risk Management Committee and has put in place an enterprise wide Risk Management Framework with the objective of timely identification of risks, assessment and evaluation of such risks in line with the overall business objectives or strategies and define adequate mitigation strategy and adopted Risk Management Policy by the Board. Periodical in-house risk audits were conducted to detect and mitigate the risks in a timely and effective manner. Management Discussion and Analysis Report contain more details on the risk management practiced by the Company.

31. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY

There is no change in the nature of the business of the Company during the year. There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the closure of the financial year 2022-23 and the date of this report except to the extent the buyback of shares as reported in para

5(iii) of this report.

32. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and

Companys operations in future. No application has been made or proceedings pending under Insolvency

& Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in respect of the Company.

33. ENHANCING SHAREHOLDERS VALUE

Your Company believes that its members are among its most important stakeholders. Accordingly, your Companys operations are committed to the pursuit of achieving high levels of operating performance and cost competitiveness, consolidating, and building for growth, enhancing the productive asset and resource base, and nurturing overall corporate reputation.

Your Company is also committed to creating value for its other stakeholders by ensuring that its corporate actions positively impact the socio-economic and environmental dimensions and contribute to sustainable growth and development.

34. POLICY ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Your Company has in place a Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

An Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. During the year 2022-23, no complaints were received by the committee related to sexual harassment.

35. TRANSFER OF UNPAID AND UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (‘IEPF)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the

Companies Act, 2013, dividend which remain unclaimed for a period of seven years is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) of the Central Government. The details of unclaimed dividend transferred to IEPF are furnished in the Report on Corporate Governance and unpaid and unclaimed dividends lying with the Company as on the date of last Annual General Meeting has been uploaded on the website of the Company https://www.amrutanjan.com/si.html

36.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Directors wish to express their sincere appreciation to all the Government Departments, Bankers, Customers,

Distributors, Suppliers and the shareholders for their co-operation and support extended during the year.

Industrial relations continued to remail congenial during the year under review and the Directors also wish to thank all the employees for their contribution, support, and continued commitment throughout the year.

	By Order of the Board
	For and on behalf of the Board
Place: Chennai	S. Sambhu Prasad
Date: August 02, 2023	Chairman & Managing Director

Registered Office: Amrutanjan Health Care Limited

CIN: L24231TN1936PLC000017

No. 103, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 Tel : 044-2499 4465 Fax : 044-2499 4585 Email : shares@amrutanjan.com Website : www.amrutanjan.com