g g automotive gears ltd Directors report


To,

The Members,

G. G. AUTOMOTIVE GEARS LIMITED.

Your Directors have great pleasure in presenting 49th Annual Report along with the Audited Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account, for the year ended 31 st March, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

(Rs. in INR)

Particulars

Year ended
31.03.2023 31.03.2022
Earnings before Interest, Depreciation and Tax 8,02,73,931 5,98,83,926
Less: Finance Cost 2,62,60,715 2,34,04,750
Less: Depreciation 3,58,68,649 3,23,07,226

Profit before tax

1,81,44,567 41,71,949
Less: Current Tax 30,49,169 6,50,828
MAT Credit (91,06,549) -
Deferred Tax 47,94,557 (636706)

Profit after tax for the year

1,94,07,389 41,57,828

2. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS & STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY:

During the year, your Company has reported a total turnover of 77,27,60,927 /- (Rupees Seventy-Seven Crore Twenty-Seven Lacs Sixty Thousand and Nine Hundred Twenty-Seven only). And the total expenditure incurred by the Company during the year under review amounted to Rs. 75,83,36,800/-(Rupees Seventy Five Crore Eighty Three LacsThirty Six Thousand Eight Hundred Only).Profit Ninety-Four Lacs Seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Nine Only).

Your Directors constantly putting their efforts to develop new products for domestic and export, to improve revenue and profit of your company

3. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

The company is engaged in the business of Manufacturing of Railway Gears & Pinions, Industrial Gear, and Industrial Gear Boxes etc. There has been no change in the business of the company during the financial year ended 31st March, 2023.

4. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY

To maintain our dominant presence in the Indian Railways and explore newer markets globally with key areas being East Asia & the America. There have been numerous projects undertaken under the R&D wing of the company that should reach fruition in the near future and complement our pursuit of growth.

5. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

There are no transfers to any specific reserves during the year.

6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:

There have been no material changes and commitments, which affect the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the year to which the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.

7. DIVIDEND:

In view of conserving the resources, your company has not recommended any dividend for the year under review.

8. CASH FLOW STATEMENTS:

As required under Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a Cash Flow Statement is part of the Annual Report.

9. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT:

The Company does not have any subsidiaries as on 31stMarch, 2023 and hence not required to publish Consolidated Financial Statements.

10. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:

During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).

11. NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS AND ITS COMMITTEES: During the year under review, 6 (six) Board Meeting were held as under:

1 16.05.2022
2 07.07.2022
3 23.07.2022
4 20.10.2022
5 03.11.2022
6 20.01.2023

12. COMMITTEES OF THE BORAD

The Companys Board has the following committees:

1. Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee

3. Shareholders/Investors Grievance Committee (Stakeholders Relationship Committee) The said committee consists of 3 (Three) Members out of which 2 (Two) members are Independent and 1 (one) is Promoter Director.

13. DISCLOSURE OF COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND VIGIL MECHANISM a. Audit Committee comprises of following members:

Sr. no. Director Designation

1

Pravin Kumar Shishodiya

Chairperson & Non Executive Independent Director

2 Kennedy Ram Gajra Member &Independent Non-Executive Director
3 Shailendra Ajmera Member &Independent Non-Executive Director

The Company has established a vigil mechanism policyto oversee, the genuine concerns expressed by theemployees and other Directors. b. Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of following members:

Sr. no. Director Designation

1

Pravin Kumar Shishodiya

Chairperson & Non-Executive Independent Director

2 Ruchi Sogani Member &Independent Non-Executive Director
3 Shailendra Ajmera Member &Independent Non-Executive Director

C. Stakeholders Relationship Committee comprises of following members:

Sr. no. Director Designation

1

Pravin Kumar Shishodiya

Chairperson & Non-Executive Independent Director

2 Kennedy Ram Gajra Member &Independent Non-Executive Director
3 Shailendra Ajmera Member &Independent Non-Executive Director

14. MEETING OF COMMITTEES OF BOARD

During the year there were in total 4 Audit Committee Meetings, 2 Nomination & Remuneration Committee and 3 Stakeholders Relationship Committee were held.

a. Audit Committee

Sr. No

Date
1 16.05.2022
2 07.07.2022
3 20.10.2022
4 20.01.2023

b. Nomination and Remuneration committee

Sr. No

Date
1 03.11.2022
2 20.01.2023

c. Stakeholder relationship Committee

Sr. No

Date
1 20.01.2023

15. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

Your Company has always considered its workforce as its valuable asset and continues to invest in their excellence and development programs. Your Company has taken several initiatives for enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction.

16. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

Shri Kennedy Ram Gajra, Managing Director & CEO, Mr. Anmol Gajra, Whole time Director, Shri Manoj Sharma, CFO and Ms. Lata Narang as a Company Secretary of the Company are the Key Managerial Personnel of your Company in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51), 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).

Mr. Anmol Gajra (DIN)has been appointed as Whole Time Director for a period of 3 years w.e.f 1st June, 2023 to 31st May, 2026 on such remuneration subject to members approval at this AGM.

Disclosure Relating to Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and particulars of Employees: The remuneration paid to the Directors is in accordance with the Nomination and Remuneration Policy formulated in accordance with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the Listing Regulations (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force). The Managing Director & CEO of your Company does not receive remuneration from any of the subsidiaries of your Company.

The information required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of Directors/ employees of your Company is set out in Annexure IV to this report.

17. LISTING OF SHARES:

The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited, Mumbai. The Company has paid the Listing Fees for the Financial Year 2022-23 and Financial Year 2023-24.

18. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The extracts of Annual Return pursuant to the provisions of Section 92 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and administration) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure II and is attached to this Report.

19. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

The Board of Directors hereby confirms: i) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standard had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures. ii) That the Directors have 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 at the end of the financial year and of the Profit or Loss of the Company for that period. iii) That the Directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenances of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provision of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities. iv) That the Directors have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis. v) That the directors had laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating . vi) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating.

20. ATTRIBUTES, QUALIFICATIONS & INDEPENDENCE OF DIRECTORS, THEIR APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION

The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Directors have approved a Policy for Selection,Appointment and Remuneration of Directors which inter-alia requires that composition andremuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors, KMP andsenior management employees and the Directors appointed shall be of high integrity withrelevant expertise and experience so as to have diverse Board and the Policy also lays downthe positive attributes/criteria while recommending the candidature for the appointment asDirector.

21. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Boardthattheyfulfillall the requirements as stipulated in Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves to be appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the relevant rules.

22. POLICYONDIRECTORSAPPOINTMENT,REMUNERATION&BOARDPERFORMANCE: During the year, the Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its performance and as well as that of its Committees and individual Directors, including the Chairman of the Board. The exercise was carried out through a structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Boards functioning such as composition of the Board & committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties & obligations, governance issues etc. Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman, who were evaluated on parameters such as attendance, contribution at the meetings and otherwise, independent judgment, safeguarding of minority shareholders interest etc.

The evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board and that of the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors were carried out by the Independent Directors.

The Directors were satisfied with the evaluation results, which reflected the overall engagement of the Board and its Committees with the Company.In the opinion of the Board, Independent Directorsare of high integrity with relevant expertise andexperience.

23. FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

1. The meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company are normally organized at manufacturing plant of the Company and every time, a visit is organized for the Directors, including Independent Directors along with a direct interaction with the heads of production processes to provide a brief idea to the Directors of the production processes and operations of the Company.

2. An elaborated note on business operations with regard to the operations and financial position of theCompany as at the end of each quarter is circulated to the Board members with the Agenda of eachBoard Meeting and also presented at the meeting in the form of a power point presentation. The same is duly deliberated upon at the Meeting in presence of the Key Managerial Personnel who answer the queries of the Directors, if any arising out of such reports to the satisfaction of the Directors.

3. The Company strives towards updating the Directors of any amendments in laws, rules and regulations as applicable on the Company through various presentations at the Board Meeting(s) inconsultation with the Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors and the Secretarial Auditors of the Companylikewise the Companies Act, SEBI Laws, Listing Agreement and such other laws and regulations as maybe applicable.

4. The Company has framed Code of Conduct and Ethics and Code of Conduct for prevention of Insider Trading respectively which all the Directors need to comply with. The said code(s) of conduct are placed before the Board for review so as to familiarize the Directors withthe codes and ensure that the said code(s) are in conformity with the latest laws, rules and regulations.

Disclosure: This familiarization process is uploaded on the official website of the Company i.e https://ggautomotive.com/policies/ Review: The familarisation process shall be reviewed at regular intervals to analyse if there is a need to amendthe same as may be deemed necessary to keep the Directors of the Company informed of theoperations of the Company vis-a-vis the latest developments vis-a-vis the laws and regulations asapplicable on the Company for the time being in force.

24. ANNUAL EVALUATION BY THE BOARD

In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, andRegulation 17 of the Listing Regulations, the performanceevaluation of the Board and its Committees were carriedout during the year under review.

25. STATUTOY AUDITORS:

M/s. Mukesh & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 106599W) appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company in the 45th Annual General Meeting held on 29th August, 2019 hold office till the conclusion of the 50 th Annual General Meeting.

26. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS

The Company has appointed M/s. HSPN & Associates LLP (formerly known as HS Associates), Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai, as Secretarial Auditors of the Company to carry out the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2022-23 and to issue Secretarial Audit Report as per the prescribed format under rules in terms of Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.

27. SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:

The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed M/s. HSPN & Associates LLP (formerly known as HS Associates), Practicing Company Secretaries; to conduct the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2022-23and their Report on Companys Secretarial Audit is appended to this Report as Annexure I.

Auditors observation:

1. Pursuant to Regulation 31(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, major portion of the Promoters Shareholding is in Demat Mode except 238732 ( Two Lac thirty eight thousand seven hundred thirty two only) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each constituting 90.72 % held by Promoters are yet to be dematerialized. Directors Comments: The same is under process.

2. Company has complied with submission of Continual Disclosure of Shares in pursuant to SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 [Regulation 7 (2) read with Regulation 6(2) for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023. However Ms. Bela Gajra had made purchase during Trading window closure dated 02nd January, 2023, 07th January, 2023 & 09th January, 2023.

Directors Comments: The same is taken care of for future.

28. COST AUDITORS

The provision of Cost Audit as per section 148 of Companies Act, 2013 and rule there under is not applicable to the company.

29. COMMENTS ON STATUTORY AUDITORS REPORT:

Thereareno qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by M/s.Mukesh & Associates, Statutory Auditors, in their report.

30. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

There are no Loans, Guarantees or Investment made by the Company under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.

31. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES

The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, is appended as- Annexure III. All Related Party Transactions are presented to the Audit Committee and the Board. A statement of all related party transactions is presented beforethe Audit Committee specifying the nature, value and terms and conditions of the transactions.

32. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY & FOREIGN EXCHANGE:

Information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and out go, is required to be given pursuant to provision of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed hereto marked Annexure IV and forms part of this report.

33. CREDIT RATING

The company has been rated byInfomerics Valuation and Rating Pvt. Ltd, accredited by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve bank of India(RBI) for bank facility and SME. The company has been awarded with ‘IVR BB+for bank facility

34. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT

The Managements Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, is annexed under Annexure V to this report.

35. SUBSIDIARIES/ JOINT VENTURES & ASSOCIATE COMPANYS:

The Company operates as a single entity with no subsidiaries or Joint Venture or Associate Companies as explained within the meaning of the Companies Act, 2013. Since the company has no Joint Venture or Associate companies the company is not required to give information in AOC-1 as required under Companies Act, 2013.

36. INTERNAL AUDITORS:

As per section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has appointed M/s Tanishq Tharani & Co. internal auditors for the year to 2023-24 to conduct the internal audit and to ensure adequacy of the Internal controls, adherence to Companys policies and ensure statutory and other compliance through periodical checks and reviews.

37. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND:

The requirement of transfer of unclaimed dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund as per the provisions of Sec.125 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013, does not apply to the Company, for the year ended on March 31, 2023.

38. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT.

As per Schedule V Part C of Listing obligation and disclosure requirements, the provision of corporate governance is not applicable to the Company as equity share capital of the company does not exceed 10 crores and net worth of the Company does not exceed 25 Crore as on last previous Financial Year. Note As per Schedule V Part C [(10) (i)] of Listing obligation and disclosure requirements, Company does not require to take certificate of ‘Non- Disqualification of Director from practicing Company Secretary.

39. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL:

The Company has inplaceadequateinternalfinancialControls with reference to financial statements. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed.

40. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

41. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

There are no employees in the Company, who if employed throughout the financial year, were in receipt of remuneration, whose particulars if so employed, are required to be included in the report of the Directors in accordance with the provisions of Rule 5(2) and Rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.

42. DETAILS OF MATERIAL AND SIGNIFICANT ORDER PASSED BY THE REGULATORS, COURTS AND TRIBUNALS

No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern status and Companys operations in future.

43. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

As per the regulatory requirement of Companies Act, 213 and Rules framed there under, Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable to the company. As such CSR Committee has not been formulated.

44. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment and prioritization of risk followed by coordinated efforts to minimize, monitor, and mitigate the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or o maximize the realization of opportunities. The company has laid down a comprehensive Risk assessment and minimization procedure which is reviewed by the Board from time to time. Theseprocedure are reviewed to ensure that executive management controls risk through means of properly defined framework.

45. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/VIGIL MECHANISM:

The Company has established a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees to report their genuine concerns, details of which have been available on the Companys website: https:// ggautomotive.com/policies/ .No instance under the whistle Blower policy was reported during the financial year 2022-23.

46. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT:

The company has complied with the provision of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committeeand other applicable provisions.During the financial year under review, the Company has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the employees of the Company.

47. POLICIES

The Company seeks to promote highest levels of ethical standards in the normal business transaction guided by the value system. The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandates formulation of certain policies for Listed Companies. The Policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and are updated based on the need and compliance as per the applicable laws and rules and amended from time to time. of the Company at Thepoliciesare available on the official https://ggautomotive.com/ policies/

47. OTHER DISCLOSURES

The company does not have any Employees Stock Option Scheme in force and hence particulars are not furnished, as the same are not applicable.

No application has been made under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: hence requirement to disclose the details of application made or any proceedings pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the Financial Year is not applicable to the Company.

The requirement to disclose the details of difference between amount of valuation done at the time of onetime settlement and valuation done while taking loan from the Banks and Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof is also not applicable.

48. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the support which the Company has received from its shareholders, promoters, lenders, business associates including distributors, vendors and customers, the press and the employees of the Company.

By order of the Board of Directors of
G. G. AUTOMOTIVE GEARS LIMITED
Sd/-
KENNEDY RAM GAJRA
Place : Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. MANAGING DIRECTOR
Date : 21st July, 2023 (DIN:02092206)