gi engineering solutions ltd share price Directors report


Dear Shareholders,

The Directors present the 17 th Annual Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS AND OPERATIONS

The financial performance of your Company for the year ended March 31,2023 is tabulated below:

(Rs. In Lakhs)

Particulars FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Revenue from Operations 84,038.47 11.20
Other Income 247.44 0.02
Total Income 84,285.91 11.22
Cost of material consumed - -
Purchase of Stock in trade 83,911.41 -
Employee Benefit Expense 12.36 3.75
Changes in Inventories - -
Financial Costs - 0.01
Depreciation 0.25 -
Other Expenses 31.29 9.63
Profit before Exceptional items 330.60 (2.17)
Less : Exceptional items - -
Net Profit Before Tax 330.60 (2.17)
Less Current Tax 42.36 -
Less Previous year adjustment of Income Tax - (2.89)
Less Deferred Tax (0.02) -
Profit for the Period 288.26 0.72
Earnings per share 0.79 0.01

During the year under review, the Company achieved a turnover of Rs. 84038.47 Lacs as against Rs. 11.20 Lacs for previous year whereas, the profit of the Company for the period under review were Rs. 288.26 Lacs as compared to profit of the company Rs. 0.72 Lacs in the previous year. Your company has managed to book good amount of profits during the period under review as compare to the previous year and your management is optimistic to back on track in near future and register good volumes with profitability

2. BUSINESS OVERVIEW

The Company continues to be engaged in the activities pertaining to Information Technology based Engineering Services, civil engineering, development of software, software programmes and other related services.

However, during the period under review, the management of your company after considering the companys long-term business plan to expand its business further into different segments and to utilize the resources in more optimum ways, has decided to amend the Main Objects which will enable your Company to take certain new activities including investments, venture into new products, processes, segments, businesses which are under the existing circumstances conveniently and advantageously could be combined with the present activities of the Company.

And accordingly, shareholders of the company at their annual general meeting held on September 30, 2022, has approved the amendment to the object clause of the MOA by renumbering the existing sub clause 2A of the Clause III(A) (Main Objects) of Memorandum of Association of the Company as sub clause 3 and adding sub clause 4 and 5 after existing sub clauses 3 of the Clause III(A) (Main Objects) of Memorandum of Association of the Company.

Further, the existing Memorandum of Association (MOA) and Articles of Association (AOA) were also amended in conformity with the Companies Act, 2013.

3. CHANGE IN CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT PURSUANT TO SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND OPEN OFFER

On March 4, 2022, the Companys erstwhile promoters Mr. Sajid Siraj Malik and Mrs. Saroja Malik has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Mr. Vishesh Gupta and M/s. Vrindaa Advanced Materials Limited (collectively known as Acquirers) for sell/ transfer their entire stake in the Company 33,89,116 fully paid-up equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each representing 39.35% of the paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company.

Consequently, an Open Offer in terms of Regulation 3(1) and Regulation 4 of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011 was made by the Acquires to acquire upto 26% of the total Voting Shares of the Company from public shareholders in terms of Letter of Offer dated March 21, 2022.

Upon completion of the said open offer, and in terms of the Share Purchase Agreement dated March 4, 2022, our Company was acquired by Mr. Vishesh Gupta and M/s. Vrindaa Advanced Materials Limited in the current fiscal i.e 2022-2023, by acquisition of total 34,26,154 Equity Shares representing 39.78% of the total Equity, and resultantly the management of your Company underwent a change.

In furtherance to change in management certain other changes took place in companys management, situation and object clauses of the Memorandum of Association of the Company among others.

4. CHANGE IN REGISTERED OFFICE FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER STATE

During the year under review, pursuant to share purchase agreement dated March 4, 2022 and open offer in terms of Regulation 3(1) and Regulation 4 of SEBI (SAST) Regulations, 2011, the management of the Company underwent a change and Mr. Vishesh Gupta and M/s. Vrindaa Advanced Materials Limited becomes the new promoters of the Company.

Therefore, with a view to carry out operations of the Company in an efficient manner, as majority of the Directors and/or KMP of the Company are residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Board of Directors of the Company considered that it will be in the best interest of the Company to shift the registered office of the Company from State of Maharashtra to NCT of Delhi and accordingly, members approval was obtained by way of passing Special Resolution on September 30, 2022 and necessary application was made to Regional Director, Western Region, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Regional Director, Western Region, Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Order bearing No. RD/Section13/SRN F42216523/7579 dated February 13, 2023 permitted the change in situation clause of Memorandum of Association of the Company from the state of Maharashtra to the State of Delhi. Thereafter, with effect from April 11, 2023 the Companys Registered office was shifted from 73A SDF-III, Seepz, Andheri (East), Mumbai-400096, Maharashtra, India to Build Up Space/Unit 1308, Aggarwal Corporate Heights, Netaji Subhash Palace, New Delhi-110034, India. Consequently, the Corporate Identification Number (CIN) of the Company was changed from L74110MH2006PLC163731 to L74110DL2006PLC413221.

5. TRANSFER TO RESERVE

During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserve.

6. DIVIDEND

In order to conserve the resources of the Company, your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year under review.

7. SHARE CAPITAL

As on March 31, 2023, the Issued and Paid-up Share Capital of the Company stood at Rs. 36,26,18,780/- divided into 3,62,61,878 fully paid up equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- per share.

During the financial year 2022-23, to augment the long-term financial resources of the Company, the members by way of passing special resolution on September 30, 2022 approved the fund raising by way of following methods:

1) the Issue and allotment of 3,00,00,000 (Three Crore) Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each to persons belonging to Promoter & Promoter Group and Non-Promoter Category, on preferential basis, at an issue price of Rs. 10/- in accordance with provisions of Chapter V of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018.

2) issuance and allotment of equity shares for up to an aggregate amount of up to Rs. 100 Crores by way by way of QIPs, ADR, GDR, FCCB or any other method or combination thereof including series of Right Issue(s), each tranche not exceeding Rs. 50 Crore (Rs. Fifty Crores Only).

The Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 31, 2022 approved the allotment of 2,76,50,000 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each to the persons belonging to the Promoter & Promoter Group and Non-Promoter Category, on preferential basis, at an issue price of Rs. 10/- in accordance with provisions of Chapter V of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. consequently Issued, Subscribed and Paid up capital of Company increased from Rs. 8,61,18,780/- to Rs. 36,26,18,780/- divided into 3,62,61,878 fully paid-up equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- per share.

Post Closure of the Financial year under review, the pursuant to members approval, stock exchanges and other statutory approvals, the Company in Q1 of the current fiscal offered 4,98,60,082 fully Paid-up Equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each on Right basis to its existing shareholders, issue got overwhelming response and oversubscribed by 1.69 times and in terms of the Right Issue Offer Document the allotment in respect of Rights Equity shares was made on May 16, 2023 to the successful applicants and consequently Issued, Subscribed and Paid up capital of Company increased from Rs. 36,26,18,780/- to Rs. 86,12,19,600/- divided into 8,61,21,960 fully paid-up equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- per share.

8. DEPOSITS

Your Company has neither invited nor accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

9. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS

Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments have been disclosed in the notes to Financial Statements.

10. SUBSIDIARY & ASSOCIATES COMPANY

During the year under review, your Company did not have any subsidiary, associate and joint venture company.

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

Except the changes specifically described in this report, there has been no change/commitment affecting the financial position of the Company during the period from the end of the financial year 2022-23 to the date of this report.

12. WEB ADDRESS FOR ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to Section 92(3) Section 134 (3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed copy of Annual Return as on 31st March, 2023 as prescribed in Form MGT-7 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 on its website at http://giesl.in/investors.html. By virtue of amendment to Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company is not required to provide extract of Annual Return (Form MGT-9) as part of the Boards report.

13. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Management Discussion and Analysis of the financial conditions, future outlook and results of the operations of the Company for the year under the review, as stipulated under Regulation 34(2)(e) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 is given under separate section of this Annual Report and forms part of the Directors Report.

14. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

The Company believes in adhering to the best corporate governance practices and its philosophy emphasizes on fair and transparent governance and disclosure practices which helps your Company to follow the path of its vision and mission. It strongly believes in developing best corporate governance policies and procedures based on principals of fair and transparent disclosures, equity, accountability and responsibility. A detailed report on Corporate Governance, in terms of Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations is forming part of the Annual Report.

A certificate confirming compliance with requirements of Corporate Governance as enumerated under the extant provisions of Listing Regulations issued by Mr. Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Proprietor of Kumar G. & Co., Company Secretaries is also annexed to the said report.

15. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY AND VIGIL MECHANISM

The Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy has been put in place for the Directors and Employees to report their genuine concerns about the unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companys Code of Conduct. The mechanism provides for adequate safeguards against the victimization of directors and employees who avail of the mechanism. The Whistle blower Policy is available on the Companys website on http://giesl.in/investors.html.

16. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors provides the blue print to the success of any organization, it plans and implements various strategies to grow not only in numbers but in value and cater to its stakeholders.

Your Companys Board consists of learned professionals and experienced individuals from different fields. As on the date of report, your Board comprises of Six Directors, and Company Secretary. Amongst the directors, three are executive, and three are Non-Executive Independent Directors including one Women Independent Directors on the Board.

Pursuant to change in control and management and on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee following changes took place in the composition of Board of Directors:

Sl. No. Incoming Directors DIN Name # Designation Change
1. 00255689 Mr. Vishesh Gupta Director Appointment (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
2. 09652245 Mrs. Swati Gupta Independent Director Appointment (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
3. 03513272 Mr. Suresh Kumar Dhingra* Whole Time Director Appointment (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
4. 09553402 Mr. Om Prakash Agarwal Independent Director Appointment (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
5. 09727614 Mr. Amandeep Singh Independent Director Appointment (w.e.f. September 5, 2022)
#
6. 06787018 Mr. Abhishek Goel Whole time Director Appointment (w.e.f. December 26, 2022)
Outgoing Directors
7. 00400366 Mr. Sajid Malik Managing Director Resignation (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
8. 00400421 Mrs. Saroja Malik Director Resignation (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
9. 00702346 Mr. Ganesh Yadava Acharya Independent Director Resignation (w.e.f. August 30, 2022)
10. 03051315 Mr. Manish Chhaganlal Patel Independent Director Resignation (w.e.f. September 7, 2022)

* Resigned as Whole time Director of the company w.e.f. December 2, 2022

# Post closure of the financial year ended March 31, 2023, Mr. Vishesh Gupta resigned from the post of director of the company with effect from May 16, 2023 and Mr. Abhishek Goel was appointed as Wholetime Director of the company w.e.f. December 26, 2022, thereafter, he was re-designated as Chairman and Managing Director of the company w.e.f. May 16, 2023.

Further, post closure of the financial year ended March 31, 2023, Mrs. Alka Jain (DIN: 10141712) and Mr. Nitin Bansal (DIN: 09522632) was appointed as an Additional Director (Executive Category) and Whole Time Director for the period of 5 year commencing from May 1, 2023 and May 16, 2023 respectively. Mrs Alka Jain was also re-designated as Chief Executive Officer of the Company w.e.f. May 16, 2023.

The appointment of Mr. Abhishek Goel, Mr. Nitin Bansal and Mrs. Alka Jain are recommended by the Board of Directors for the members approval in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Pursuant to Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, brief resume of above mentioned Directors, nature of their expertise in specific functional area and names of Companies in which a Director and Member/Chairperson of Committees of Board, are provided in the Notice forming part of the Annual Report.

The latest composition of Directors as on the date of report is set out in the table below:

Name of Directors Designation
Mr. Abhishek Goel Chairman and Managing Director
Mrs. Alka Jain CEO cum Wholetime Director
Mr. Nitin Bansal Wholetime Director
Mrs. Swati Gupta Independent Director
Mr. Amandeep Singh Independent Director
Mr. Om Prakash Aggarwal Independent Director

Declarations by Independent Directors

All the Independent Directors have given a declaration under section 149(7) of the Act confirming that they fulfil the criteria of independence as provided under section 149(6) of the Act [includingcompliance of Rule 5 and 6 of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014] and regulations 16(1)(b) & 25 of Listing Regulations and have also complied with the Code for Independent Directors as prescribed in Schedule IV of the Act.

All the Independent Directors of the Company have registered themselves in the data bank maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar (‘IICA"). In terms of section 150 of the Act read with rule 6(4) of the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, the Independent Directors are required to undertake online proficiency self-assessment test conducted by the IICA within a period of two (2) year from the date of inclusion of their names in the data bank. The Independent Directors, whosoever is required, shall undertake the said proficiency test.

In the opinion of the Board all Independent Directors possess strong sense of integrity and having requisite experience (including proficiency), qualification, skills and expertise as well as independent of the management.

There has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their status as Independent Director during the financial year under review.

None of the Directors disqualifies for appointment under Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Appointment and Resignation of Key Managerial Personnel

During the year under review, Mr. Shrawan Kumar Prasad was appointed as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. December 26, 2022.

Ms. Pranjali Joshi was resigned as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. October 14, 2022. Mr. Deepak was appointed as compliance officer w.e.f. November 5, 2022.Thereafter, he was designated as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer w.e.f. December 26, 2022.

As per the requirement under the provisions of section 203 of the Act, the following are the Key Managerial Personnel (‘KMP) of the Company as on the date of this report:

Name Designation
Mr. Abhishek Goel Chairman and Managing Director
Mrs. Alka Jain CEO cum Wholetime Director
Mr. Nitin Bansal Wholetime Director
Mr. Shrawan Kumar Prasad Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Deepak Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

There has been no change other than above in the Directors and the Key Managerial Personnel during the financial year 2022-23.

17. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD

In line with the statutory requirements enshrined under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, the Board carried out a performance evaluation of itself, its Committees, the Chairman and each of the other Directors. The performance evaluation was carried out on the basis of framework approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Committee had unanimously consented for an ‘in-house review built on suggestive parameters. Based on the suggestive parameters approved by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the following evaluations were carried out:

• Review of performance of the non- independent Directors and Board as a whole by Independent Directors.
• Review of the performance of the Chairperson by the Independent Directors.
• Review of Board as a whole by all the Members of the Board.
• Review of all Board Committees by all the Members of the Board.
• Review of Individual Directors by rest of the Board Members except the Director being evaluated.

Results of all such above referred evaluations were found satisfactory.

18. AUDITORS

a) STATUTORYAUDITORS & AUDIT REPORT

Since the tenure of the M/s. Sachin Phadke & Associates, Chartered Accountants was up to conclusion of the 16 th Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors on the recommendation of Audit Committee, recommended to appoint M/s. A.K. Bhargav & Co. as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold the office from five consecutive years i.e. from the conclusion of the 16 th AGM till the conclusion of 21 st AGM to be held in the year 2027 subject to the approval of shareholders.

The shareholders of the company at their meeting held on September 30. 2022 approved the appointment of M/s. A.K. Bhargav & Co. as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold the office from five consecutive years i.e. from the conclusion of the 16 th AGM till the conclusion of 21 st AGM to be held in the year 2027.

Further, the statutory auditors report for the financial year 2022-23 do not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks. The auditors report is attached to the financial statements of the Company.

There are no frauds reported by the auditors of the Company under sub section 12 of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the financial year under review.

b) SECRETARIALAUDIT

Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has obtained the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2023 from M/s. Kumar G & Co., Company Secretaries and the same forms part of the Annual Report. Explanation to the observations in secretarial audit report is given as below;

1. Appointment of Internal auditor and Secretarial auditor for the F.Y. 2022-23 was not reported to the stock exchanges in the outcome of the Board meeting dated January 10, 2023 in terms Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR), 2015.

It is clarified that inadvertently skipped to include the same in the outcome of board meeting January 10, 2023 and the company assures to comply the regulation in near future within the timeline.

2. Regulation 29(2) of SEBI Takeover Code:- Intimation was delayed reported to the stock exchanges on August 10, 2022 by the erstwhile promoters of the company i.e. Sajid Malik but the transaction was executed on August 3, 2022.

Regulation 29(1) of SEBI Takeover Code:- Intimation was delayed reported to the NSE by the new promoters of the company i.e. Mr. Vishesh Gupta on May 12, 2023.

This is to inform that inadvertently skipped to submit the disclosure in terms of Regulation 29 (1) of takeover code to NSE on time. Though the same was reported to BSE on time. Further, Inadvertently skipped to submit the disclosure Regulation 29 (2) to the stock exchanges and the company assures to comply the regulation in near future within the timeline

3. Intimation regarding appointment of compliance officer was reported delayed to stock exchanges on November 18, 2022 by 14 days in terms Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR), 2015

It is noted that the delay was inadvertent and emphasized that going forward prescribed timelines should be strictly adhered to as far as practically possible.

4. Half year ended September 30, 2022:-Related Party Disclosure in terms of Regulation 23(9) of SEBI (LODR), 2015 was reported delayed to the stock exchanges on November 4, 2022 after 15 days from the date of publication of its results.

Half year ended March 31, 2023:-

Disclosure of Related Party Transactions in terms of Regulation 23(9) of SEBI (LODR), 2015 made after the date of publication of its standalone financial results i.e. on April 27, 2023.

It is noted that the delay was inadvertent and emphasized that going forward prescribed timelines should be strictly adhered to as far as practically possible.

5. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company was not appointed during the period from May 31, 2021 to December 25, 2022.

The same have been rectified and the Board of Directors at their meeting held on December 26, 2022 appointed Mr. Shrawan Kumar Prasad as CFO of the Company w.e.f. 26.12.2022.

Further, pursuant to the Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations read with SEBI Circular No CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019, dated February 08, 2019, the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the financial year 2022-2023 was filed with Stock Exchanges(s), i.e. BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited, on May 30, 2023.

c) COST AUDIT

Provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding maintenance of cost records and audit thereof is not applicable to your Company.

d) INTERNAL CONTROLS SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY

The Board is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal financial control as per Section 134 of the Act. Your Companys internal control systems and processes commensurate with scale of operations of the Business.

Periodical reviews are carried out by the Internal Auditors and are subject to assessment and trial to provide reasonable assurance as to reliable information & compliance. The Internal Audit Report submitted by the Internal Auditors, M/s. G Mansi & Associates, Practicing Chartered Accountants, for the year under review is apprised by the Audit Committee and noted by the Board.

19. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES

Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and 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 is been annexed to this report as ‘Annexure A.

None of the employees of the Company are being paid remuneration exceeding the prescribed limit under the said provisions and rules. Further, particulars of employees pursuant to Rule 5(2) & 5(3) of the above Rules form part of this report. However, in terms of provisions of section 136 of the said Act, the Annual Report is being sent to all the members of the Company and others entitled thereto, excluding the said particulars of employees. Any member interested in obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at E-mail - cs@giesl.in.

20. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

The information on technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed to this Report as ‘Annexure B.

21. MEETINGS

A. BOARD MEETINGS

The Board meets at least once a quarter to review the quarterly results and other items of the Agenda. During the financial year ended on March 31, 2023, Nine (9) Board Meetings were held and the gap between the two consecutive meetings was within the statutory limit. Details of the Board meetings are given in the Corporate Governance Report annexed herewith for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

B. DISCLOSURE OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

I. AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company has constituted a well qualified and Independent Audit Committee as required under Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 as also in fulfillment of the requirements of Regulations 18 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to monitor and provide effective supervision of the managements financial reporting process with a view to ensure accurate, timely and proper disclosure and transparency, integrity and quality of financial reporting.

The Audit Committee met Six (6) times during the financial year. The details of meetings with attendance thereof and terms of reference of Audit Committee have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.

II. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE

The composition of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in compliance with the provisions of Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

The Stakeholders Relationship Committee met one (1) time during the financial year. The details about the composition of the said committee of the Board of Directors along with attendance thereof have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.

III. NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

In terms of section 178 of the Act read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and regulation 19 of the Listing Regulations, your Company has in place duly constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors. The details of the composition of the committee along with other details are available in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.

22. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY

The Board has in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per the Listing regulations, formulated the policy setting out the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and policy relating to remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees which is also available on the Companys website at www.giesl.in.

23. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with applicable Rules, not applicable during the year under review.

24. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND

Your Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).

25. DISCLOSURE REGARDING INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE

Your company is not required to constitute Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as there are less than 10 employees in the company.

26. RISK MANAGEMENT

Internal financial control system and timely review of external, operational and other risks enables the Board of your company towards identification and mitigation of the risks. The Companys approach to mitigate business risks is through periodic review and reporting mechanism to the Audit Committee and the Board and thereby maximizing returns and minimizing risks

27. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS/COURTS, IF ANY

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concern status of your Company and its future operations.

28. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

All related party transactions during the year under review were on arms length basis, in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with the Policy on Related Party Transactions of the Company. During the year, the Company has not entered into any contracts / arrangements / transactions with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions.

The provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and/or Regulation 23 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 were duly complied. The Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their approval on quarterly basis.

The particulars of every contract and arrangement entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arms length transactions under third proviso thereto are disclosed in Form No. AOC-2 which is annexed to this Report.

The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Companys website www.giesl.in. The disclosure on Related Party Transactions is made in the Notes to Financial Statement of the Company.

29. COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards during the year.

30. 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 statement in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:

a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that there have are no material departures;

b) They 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 as at 31st March, 2023 and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period;

c) They have taken proper and sufficient care 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) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

e) They 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) They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provision of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

31. DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016

During the year under review, there were no application made or proceedings pending in the name of the company under the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

32. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION AMOUNT ON ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND

VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of Loans taken from Banks and Financial institutions.

33. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Your Directors acknowledges the efforts of its employees, at all levels, for their continued hardwork, dedication and commitment towards the growth of the Company.

The Directors also places on record continued support of its investors, clients, vendors, bankers and financial institutions during the year under review and look forward for the same in the years to come.

The Company also expresses its sincere gratitude to the Stock Exchanges, Regulatory Authorities and all the government agencies for the continued support extended during the year 2022-23.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
GI Engineering Solutions Limited
Abhishek Goel Alka Jain
Chairman & Managing Director CEO cum Wholetime Director
(DIN : 06787018) (DIN : 10141712)
Place : Delhi
Dated : 03/07/2023