As on: Sep 11, 2026 04:01 AM
Your directors take pleasure in presenting the 40 th Annual Report of your Company together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.
? Financial Highlights
The financial performance of your Company for the year ending March 31, 2026, is summarized below:
( Rs. in lakhs)
? Material changes and commitments
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statement relates on the date of this report.
? Consolidated Accounts
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026 pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, form part of this Annual Report.
? Dividend
The Board has not recommended any dividend during the year as the Company have incurred a losses during the financial year.
? Transfer to reserves
The Company do not propose to transfer any amounts to the reserves except that amount of securities premium received on the issuance of equity shares by the Company.
? Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments
The particulars of loans / investments have been disclosed in the Financial Statements.
? Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has not invited any deposits from public as per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
During the financial year, the Company had received a loan from Mr. Pankaj Ramesh Samani, Managing Director of a sum of Rs. 155.00 lacs and same were outstanding as on March 31, which is treated as an excluded deposit as per provisions of Chapter V of the Companies Act 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 and the necessary declaration required under these rules has been received by the Company.
? Change in Capital Structure
During the year under review, the Company (a) allotted 35,82,068 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each, credited as fully paid-up, through preferential issue for consideration other than cash, to discharge its liability towards acquisition of equity shares of CRG Solutions Private Limited and Alpharithm Technologies Private Limited, which became subsidiaries of the Company; (b) converted 1,90,32,960 partly paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each into fully paid-up Equity Shares, pursuant to receipt of the first and final call money on the partly paid-up shares issued on March 3, 2025; and (c) forfeited 1,28,955 partly paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/-each, issued on March 3, 2025, due to non-payment of the first and final call money thereon. Consequently, the paid-up Equity Share Capital increased from Rs. 23,95,23,937.50/- (comprising 1,91,61,915 fully paid-up and 1,91,61,915 partly paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each) to Rs. 41,77,69,430/- (comprising 4,17,76,943 fully paid-up Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each).
? Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures / Associate Company
During the year under review, the Company has 4 (Four) subsidiaries namely Global Talent Track Private Limited, Itarium Technologies India Private Limited, Alpharithm Technologies Private Limited and CRG Solutions Private Limited.
The statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of the Company's subsidiaries/ joint ventures/ associates is given in Form AOC–1 attached and marked as 'Annexure - A' .
? Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
During the year under review, the following changes took place in the composition of the Board of Directors and KMP:
Appointment: Ms. Pallabi Saboo was appointed as an Independent Director with effect from September 05, 2025, and Mr. Hamad Jabor Jassim Al-Thani was appointed as a Director with effect from January 17, 2026. Mr. Deepak Abasaheb Shinde was appointed as an Independent Director with effect from January 17, 2026.
Change in Designation: With effect from April 18, 2025, the designation of Dr. Ganesh Natarajan (DIN: 00176393) was changed from Non-Executive Director (Chairman) to Chairman & Whole-time Director of the Company.
Resignation/Cessation: Mr. Shantanu Jagannath Surpure resigned as an Independent Director with effect from June 11, 2025. Mr. Samarjeetsinh Vikramsinh Ghatge vacated office as an Independent Director with effect from August 14, 2025, and Mr. Salil Sriram Shetty resigned as an Independent Director with effect
from December 01, 2025. Mr. Chirag Samani resigned from the Post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and KMP of the Company w.e.f. February 13, 2026.
Subsequent to the closure of the financial year ended March 31, 2026, the following changes occurred in the composition of the Board and KMP:
Appointment: Mr. Sai Manik Sud was appointed as an Independent Director with effect from May 26, 2026, and Mr. Charudatta Prabhakar Palwe was appointed as an Independent Director with effect from June 09, 2026 and Mr. Govind Paliwal appointed as CFO w.e.f. May 12,2026 to fill the casual vacancy caused due to the resignation of Mr. Chirag Samani.
Change in Designation: Consequent to the closure of the financial year, the designation of Dr. Ganesh Natarajan was changed to Non-Executive Director and Chairman w.e.f. July 01,2026.
Resignation/Cessation: Mr. Deepak Abasaheb Shinde resigned as an Independent Director with effect from June 15, 2026, and Mr. Nitin Neminath Patil resigned as a Director with effect from June 15, 2026.
Mr. Kaushal Uttam Shah (DIN: 02175130) retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment, as a Director of the Company. A resolution seeking Members' approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice of this AGM.
The necessary disclosures required under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") and Secretarial Standards-2 on General Meetings issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, for the above-mentioned reappointment is provided in the Notice of ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
? Declaration by Independent Directors
The Company has received the declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet with the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Act and the Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations") . There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors of the Company and in the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors fulfil the conditions specified under the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations and are Independent of the management.
? Familiarisation Programme for the Independent Directors
In compliance with the requirements of Regulation 25(7) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has put in place a familiarisation programme for the Independent Directors to familiarise them with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model etc. The details of the Familiarisation Programme are available on the website of the Company at www.gttdata.ai/investors/policies/ .
? Performance Evaluation
The performance evaluation of the Board as a whole, the Board committees and individual board members carried out through questionnaire approach wherein a questionnaire for performance evaluation of the Board as a whole, Board committees and individual Board members was circulated seeking input from each Board
member in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations and various guidance note provided thereunder.
? Remuneration Policy and Criteria for Appointment of Directors
The Company has in place a process for selection of any Director, wherein the Nomination and Remuneration Committee identifies persons of integrity who possess relevant expertise, experience and leadership qualities required for the position and the Committee also ensures that the incumbent fulfils such criteria with regard to qualifications, positive attributes, independence, age and other criteria as laid down under the Act, SEBI Listing Regulations or other applicable laws and the diversity attributes as per the Board Diversity Policy of the Company.
Further, the Company has a Policy on remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other Employees. The salient features of the Remuneration Policy of the Company are as under:
? Guiding Principles for Remuneration: The Company shall remunerate all its personnel reasonably and sufficiently as per industry benchmarks and standards. The remuneration shall be commensurate to retain and motivate the human resources of the Company The remuneration to directors, key managerial personnel and senior management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long-term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the company and its goals.
? Components of Remuneration: The following will be the various remuneration components which may be paid to the personnel of the Company based on the designation and class of the personnel.
? Fixed Compensation;
? Variable Compensation;
? Non-monetary compensation.
The Remuneration Policy as approved by the Board is available on the website of the Company and can be accessed at www.gttdata.ai/investors/policies/ .
? Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management Discussion and Analysis as prescribed under Part B of Schedule V read with Regulation 34(3) of the Listing Regulations is provided in a separate section and forms part of this Report which includes the state of affairs of the Company and there has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during FY25-26.
? Corporate Governance Report
The Corporate Governance Report and the certificate from the practicing company secretaries as stipulated in Schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, are provided in a separate section and forming part of this Report.
? Number of Board Meetings
The Board of Directors of the Company met 6 (Six) times during the year under review. The dates of the Board meeting and the attendance of the Directors at the said meetings are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Report.
? Committees of the Board
As on March 31, 2026, the Board has 3 (Three) statutory committees. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee and 2 (One) voluntary committee i.e. Rights Issue Committee and Merger and Acquisition Committee. The details pertaining to the meetings and composition of the Committees of the Board are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.
? Related Party Transactions
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is available on the website of the Company at www.gttdata.ai/investors/policies/ .
All the related party transactions were entered by the Company in ordinary course of business and were in arm's length basis. The disclosure in Form AOC-2 as per rule 8(2) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended is given and marked as 'Annexure - B' . The details of the related party transaction have been stipulated in the financial statements and notes thereto forming part of the annual report.
? Directors Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(5) read with Section 134(3)(c) of the Act, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
? in the preparation of the annual accounts, for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 the applicable accounting standards have been followed;
? the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were 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 loss of the Company for the year under review;
? 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;
? the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
? the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
? the directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.
? Internal Controls and Internal Financial Controls
The Company has established a comprehensive internal controls framework. This framework encompasses an array of policies, procedures, and mechanisms that are pivotal in augmenting operational efficiency and effectiveness, curtailing risks and expenditures, and fostering enhanced decision-making and accountability.
The internal financial controls framework, an integral component of the broader internal controls system, is pivotal in guaranteeing the dependability and precision of financial reporting. This framework facilitates the meticulous preparation of financial statements by generally accepted accounting standards.
? Whistle-blower Policy / Vigil Mechanism
The Company is committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of business operations and in order to maintain these standards, the Company encourages the employees to voice their genuine concerns without fear of censure, therefore Company has built in and set up the Whistle Blower Policy, according to which all the directors, employees of the Company including third party, are eligible to make disclosures under the mechanism in relation to the matter concerning the Company.
The policy is available on the website of the Company www.gttdata.ai/investors/policies/ .
? Annual Return
The draft Annual Return as required under sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the Act in form MGT-7 is made available on the website of the Company and can be accessed at www.gttdata.ai/investors/annual-return/
? Auditors
? Statutory Auditors
The Statutory Auditor's Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, has been issued with an unmodified opinion, by the Statutory Auditors M/s. Mehta and Mehta , Chartered Accountants (FRN: 016513C).
Further, the Board of Directors recommends appointment of M/s. N A M M & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 037143C) as Statutory Auditors of the Company in place of M/s. Mehta and Mehta , Chartered Accountants (FRN: 016513C), who have tendered their resignation as Statutory Auditors of the Company with effect from close of business hours of August 13,2026. The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on August 13,2026 have appointed M/s. N A M M & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 037143C), subject to approval of shareholders at ensuing Annual General Meeting, to hold office from the conclusion of 40th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 45th Annual General Meeting.
The Board hereby recommends to the members of the Company for approval of the appointment of M/s. N A M M & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN: 037143C) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
? Cost Auditors
The Cost Audit pursuant to section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company.
? Secretarial Auditor
The Company has appointed M/s. SKGK & Associates LLP, Company Secretaries, Pune to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years, commencing from the 39th AGM to hold office till the conclusion of the 44th AGM of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report in the Form No. MR - 3 for the year is provided as Annexure – C1 to this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year contains observation / remark as follows:
In accordance with the provision of Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations, Secretarial Audit of four material unlisted Indian subsidiaries of the Company namely, Global Talent Track Private Limited (GTTPL) Itarium Technologies India Private Limited (ITIPL), Alpharitm Technologies Private limited and CRG Solutions Private Limited was undertaken by M/s. Ismail Noman & Co, Company Secretaries, having [Membership No. A62186 and the Secretarial Audit Reports issued by them are provided as Annexure - C2,Annexure - C3, Annexure – C4 and Annexure – C5 respectively to this Report.
? Fraud Reporting
There were no frauds reported by the auditor during the year under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
? Maintenance of Cost Records
The Company is not required to maintain the cost records under the provisions of section 148 of the Company Act, 2013.
? Energy conservation, technology absorption & Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
? Conservation of energy:
Steps taken / impact on conservation of energy, with special reference to the following:
? Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy: Installation of energy-efficient lighting along with motion sensors to prevent unnecessary power wastage.
? Steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of energy including waste generated: Nil
? Capital investment on energy conservation equipment: Nil
? Technology absorption:
? Efforts, in brief, made towards technology absorption: Nil
? Benefits derived as a result of the above efforts, e.g., product improvement, cost reduction, product development, import substitution, etc.: Nil
? In case of imported technology (imported during the last 3 years reckoned from the beginning of the financial year), following information may be furnished: Nil
? Details of technology imported: Nil
? Year of import: Nil
? Whether the technology been fully absorbed: Nil
? If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and the reasons therefore: Nil
? The expenditure incurred on Research and Development: Nil
? Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo (at actuals):
INR in Lakhs
? Business Risk Management
The Board of Directors have developed & implemented a robust risk management policy which identifies the key elements of risks that threatens the existence of the Company.
? Significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
? Particulars of Employees
The information required pursuant to 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 given in Annexure
D . Further, during the period under review, no employee of the Company drew remuneration in excess of the limits specified under the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, read with Rules 5(2) and
5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and hence no disclosure is required to be made in the Annual Report.
? Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has in place a prevention of sexual harassment policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
Further, the Company was committed to providing a safe and conducive work environment to its employees during the year under review. Your directors further state that during the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of during the financial year:-
No. of complaints received: 0 No. of complaints disposed off: 0
No of cases pending for more than ninety days :0
? Statement regarding compliances of applicable Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with the provisions of applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
? Succession Plan
Your Company has an effective succession planning mechanism focusing on the orderly succession of Directors, Key Management Personnel and Senior Management and the same is available on the website of the Company at www.gttdata.ai/investor /policies/.
? Cautionary Statement
The statements contained in the Board's Report contain certain statements relating to the future and therefore are forward looking within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations.
Various factors such as economic conditions, changes in government regulations, tax regime, other statues, market forces and other associated and incidental factors may however lead to variation in actual results.
? Acknowledgement
Your directors wish to express their grateful appreciation to the continued co-operation received from the banks, government authorities, customers, vendors and shareholders during the year under review. Your directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed service of the executives, staff, and workers of the Company.
For & on behalf of the Board of Directors GTT Data Solutions Limited
(Formerly known as Cinerad Communication Limited)
Sd/-
Pankaj Ramesh Samani Sd/-
DIN: 06799990
Managing Director
Date: August 13, 2026 Place: Pune
Kaushal Uttam Shah DIN: 02175130
Director
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