As on: Jun 02, 2023 08:01 AM
To the Members,
M/s. Infronics Systems Limited
The Directors have pleasure in presenting before you the Boards' Report of the Company together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2021.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY/HIGHLIGHTS, OPERATIONS, STATE OF AFFAIRS:
The performance during the period ended 31st March, 2021 has been as under:
(Amount in Rs.)
2. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS:
There were no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the company between 31st March 2021 and the date of Board's Report. (i.e.14.08.2021)
3. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
During the period under review and the date of Board's Report there was no change in the nature of Business.
4. DETAILS RELATING TO DEPOSITS, COVERING THE FOLLOWING:
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of sec.73, 74 & 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 8(v) of Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014, during the financial year under review. Further, there are no deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
5. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The company has not transferred any amount to reserves for the year.
6. DIVIDEND:
Keeping the Company's revival plans in mind, the Directors have decided not to recommend dividend for the year.
7. REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under review
8. BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Directors duly met 7 (Seven) times on 25.07.2020, 15.09.2020, 31.10.2020, 13.11.2020, 03.12.2020, 13.02.2021 and 03.03.2021 and in respect of which meetings, proper notices were given and the proceedings were properly recorded and signed in the Minutes Book maintained for the purpose.
9. SHARE CAPITAL:
The authorized capital of the company stands at Rs. 11,00,00,000 /- divided into 1,10,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
The paid up Share capital of the Company stands at Rs.7,92,64,615/- divided into 79,26,462 equity shares of 10/- each.
10. DISCLOSURE OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the Company are adequate. During the year under review, no material or serious observation have been noticed for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls. The Company maintains appropriate system of internal control, including monitoring procedures, to ensure that all assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition. Company policies, guidelines and procedures provide for adequate checks and balances, and are meant to ensure that all transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly.
11. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS:
No orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impact on the going concern status and the Company's operations in future.
12. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATED PARTIES:
There were no contracts or arrangements entered into by the company during the financial year.
13. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Since the paid up equity share capital and net worth of the company does not exceed Rs. 10 crores and Rs. 25 crores respectively, Corporate Governance as mentioned in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are not applicable to the company.
14. ANNUAL RETURN:
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an annual return is uploaded on website of the company i.e https://www.infronics.com/.
15. DIRECTORS/CEO/CFO AND KEY MANANGERIAL PERSONNEL:
During the period under review following were the Directors/ Key Managerial Personnel resigned/appointed during the financial year 2020-21 including between the financial year ended 31st March 2021 and date of Board's report (i.e 14.08.2021):
Further as required under regulation 36 (3) of the SEBI (LODR), Regulations, 2015, brief particulars of the Directors seeking appointment/re-appointment are given as under: -
16. DECLARATION FROM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ON ANNUAL BASIS:
The Company has received declarations from Mrs. N. Satyavathi and Mr. K. Srinivasa Rao of the company to the effect that they are meeting the criteria of independence as provided in Subsection (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
17. COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE:
I. The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Regulation 18 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.
II. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee include a review of the following:
Overview of the Company's financial reporting process and disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statements reflect a true and fair position and that sufficient and credible information is disclosed.
Reviewing the utilization of loans and/or advance from /investment by the holding company in the subsidiary exceeding rupees 100 crores or 10 percent of the asset size of the subsidiary, whichever is lower.
Recommending the appointment and removal of external auditors, fixation of audit fee and also approval for payment for any other services.
Discussion with external auditors before the audit commences, of the nature and scope of audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern.
Reviewing the financial statements and draft audit report including quarterly/half yearly financial information.
Reviewing with management the annual financial statements before submission to the Board, focusing on:
1. Any changes in accounting policies and practices;
2. Qualification in draft audit report;
3. Significant adjustments arising out of audit;
4. The going concern concept;
5. Compliance with accounting standards;
6. Compliance with stock exchange and legal requirements concerning financial statements and
7. Any related party transactions
Reviewing the company's financial and risk management's policies.
Disclosure of contingent liabilities.
Reviewing with management, external and internal auditors, the adequacy of internal control systems.
Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, including the audit character, the structure of the internal audit department, approval of the audit plan and its execution, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure, coverage and frequency of internal audit.
Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow-up thereon.
Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into the matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board.
Looking into the reasons for substantial defaults in payments to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non-payment of declared dividends) and creditors.
Reviewing compliances as regards the Company's Whistle Blower Policy.
III. The previous Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on 29.12.2020 and Chairman of the Audit Committee, attended previous AGM.
IV. The composition of the Audit Committee and the attendance of each member of the Audit Committee are given below:
The Company has complied with all the requirements of Regulation 27 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 relating to the composition of the Audit Committee.
During the financial year 2020-21, (4) four meetings of the Audit Committee were held on the 25.07.2020, 15.09.2020, 13.11.2020 and 13.02.2021.
The details of the composition of the Committee and attendance of the members at the meetings are given below:
NED(ID): Non- Executive Independent Director ED: Executive Director
18. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
A). Brief Description of terms of reference:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee set up by the Board is responsible for:
i. formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees.
ii. formulation of the criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and the board of directors.
iii. devising a policy on diversity of board of directors.
iv. identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the Board of Directors their appointment and removal.
v. whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on the basis of the report of performance evaluation of Independent Directors.
vi. recommend to the Board, remuneration, payable to senior management.
vii. such other matters as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
B) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE, MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE DURING THE YEAR:
There were one Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meetings held during the financial year on 13.02.2021.
NED(I): Non Executive Independent Director
19. STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE:
A) Composition of the Committee, Meetings and Attendance during the Year:
The Details of composition of the Committee are given below:
B) Powers:
The Committee has been delegated with the following powers:
To redress shareholder and investor complaints relating to transfer of shares, Dematerialization of Shares, non-receipt of Annual Reports, non-receipt of declared dividend and other allied complaints.
To approve, transfer, transmission, and issue of duplicate/fresh share certificate(s)
Consolidate and sub-division of share certificates etc.
To redress, approve and dispose off any, other complaints, transactions and requests etc., received from any shareholder of the company and investor in general.
The Board has delegated the power to process the transfer and transmission of shares to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agents, who process share transfers within a week of lodgment in the case of shares held in physical form.
20. VIGIL MECHANISM:
Vigil Mechanism Policy has been established by the Company for directors and employees to report genuine concerns pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 46 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. The same has been placed on the website of the Company.
21. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
The company follows a comprehensive system of risk management. The company has adopted a procedure for assessment and minimisation of probable risks. It ensures that all the risks are timely defined and mitigated in accordance with the wee-structured risk management process.
22. BOARD EVALUATION:
Evaluation of all Board members is performed on an annual basis. The evaluation is performed by the Board, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Independent Directors with specific focus on the performance and effective functioning of the Board and Individual Directors.
In line with Securities and Exchange Board of India Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2017/004, dated January 5, 2017 and the Companies Amendment Act, 2017 the Company adopted the recommended criteria by Securities and Exchange Board of India.
The Directors were given evaluation forms for the following:
(i) Evaluation of Board;
(ii) Evaluation of Committees of the Board;
(iii) Evaluation of Independent Directors;
(iv) Evaluation of Chairperson;
(v) Evaluation of Non-Executive and Non-Independent Directors; and
(vi) Evaluation of Whole time Director.
The Directors were requested to give following ratings for each criteria:
1. fair;
2. satisfactory; and
3. very satisfactory.
The Directors have sent the duly filled forms to Nomination & Remuneration committee. Based on the evaluation done by the Directors, the Committee has prepared a report and submitted the Evaluation Report. Based on the report, the Board of Directors has informed the rankings to each Director and also informed that the performance of Directors is satisfactory and they are recommended for continuation as Directors of the Company.
23. DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In pursuance of section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors hereby confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
e) 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.
f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
24. FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMMES:
The Company familiarises its Independent Directors on their appointment as such on the Board with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, etc. through familiarisation programme. The Company also conducts orientation programme upon induction of new Directors, as well as other initiatives to update the Directors on a continuing basis. The familiarisation programme for Independent Directors is disclosed on the website of the Company.
25. INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE/FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE SUBSIDIARIES/ASSOCIATES:
There were no Subsidiaries or associate companies of the company during the financial year 2020-21.
26. NAMES OF THE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE ITS SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES DURING THE YEAR.
There were no companies which have become or ceased to be the subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or associate companies during the year.
27. DETAILS IN REPECT OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SUBSECTION (12) OF SECTION 143 OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH ARE REPORTABLE TO CENTRALGOVERNMENT.
There have been no frauds reported by the auditors as per section 143 (12).
28. STATUTORY AUDITORS:
The members of the Company in accordance with Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 had passed a resolution for appointment of M/s. V. Ravi & Co., Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 5 years in the AGM held on 29.12.2020 to hold office up to the conclusion of 25th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
29. INTERNAL AUDITORS:
The company has appointed M/s. Bandaru & Associates as internal auditors for the Financial Year 2020-21.
30. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(f) & Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, Secretarial audit report for the financial year 2020-2021 as provided by Mrs. Aakanksha, Practicing Company Secretary is annexed to this Report as Annexure - II.
31. QUALIFICATIONS IN AUDIT REPORTS:
(a) Statutory Auditors Report:
The Board has duly reviewed the Statutory Auditor's Report on the Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2021 and has noted that the same does not have any reservation, qualification or adverse remarks. However, the Board decided to further strengthen the existing system and procedures to meet all kinds of challenges and growth in the market expected in view of the robust growth in the industry.
(b) Secretarial Audit Report:
The Board has duly reviewed the Secretarial Audit Report according to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act 2013. Following are the observations made by the secretarial auditor and management reply is provided below for the same.
32. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Since Company does not have the net worth of Rs. 500 Crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 Crore or more, or a net profit of Rs. 5 Crore or more during the financial year, Section 135 of the companies Act, 2013 relating to Corporate social responsibility is not applicable and hence the company need not adopt any corporate social responsibility.
33. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The company has not given loans or Guarantees during the year under review.
34. CREDIT & GUARANTEE FACILITIES:
The Company has not availed any facilities of credit and guarantee during the year.
35. DISCLOSURE ABOUT COST AUDIT:
Cost Audit is not applicable to your Company.
36. COMPLIANCE WITH SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015:
The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandated formulation of certain policies for all the listed companies. All the policies are available on Company's website i.e. www.infronics.com. The policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and updated based on need and new compliance requirement.
37. STATEMENT SHOWING THE NAMES OF THE TOP TEN EMPLOYEES IN TERMS OF REMUNERATION DRAWN AND THE NAME OF EVERY EMPLOYEE AS PER RULE 5(2) & (3) OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT & REMUNERATION) RULES, 2014:
A table containing the particulars in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure IV (a) to this Report.
A statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the name of every employee is annexed to this Annual report as Annexure IV (b).
During the year NONE of the employees is drawing a remuneration of Rs.1,02,00,000/- and above per annum or Rs.8,50,000/- and above in aggregate per month, the limits specified under the Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
38. RATIO OF REMUNERATION TO EACH DIRECTOR:
No remuneration is paid to any of the Director of the Company
39. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTGO:
The required information as per Sec.134 of the Companies Act 2013 is provided hereunder:
A. Conservation of Energy:
Your Company's operations are not energy intensive. Adequate measures have been taken to conserve energy wherever possible by using energy efficient computers and purchase of energy efficient equipment.
B. Technology Absorption: All the Factors mentioned in Rule 8 (3) (b) Technology absorption are not applicable to the Company.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Out Go:
Foreign Exchange Earnings: Rs. NIL
Foreign Exchange Outgo: Rs. NIL
40. INSURANCE:
The properties and assets of your Company are adequately insured.
41. NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION AND DISCLOSURES:
None of the Independent/Non-Executive Directors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company which in the Judgment of the Board may affect the independence of the Directors.
42. INDUSTRY BASED DISCLOSURES AS MANDATED BY THE RESPECTIVE LAWS GOVERNING THE COMPANY:
The company is in compliance with Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2 issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India on Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meeting.
43. CORPORATE INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS INITIATED UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (IBC):
There is no application filed for corporate insolvency resolution process, by a financial or operational creditor or by the company itself under the IBC before the NCLT.
44. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with the requirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 Amended Regulations 2018. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company lays down guidelines and procedures to be followed, and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company, as well as the consequences of violation. The policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor and ensure reporting of deals by employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing in Company securities.
The Insider Trading Policy of the Company covering code of practices and procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct for the prevention of insider trading, is available on our website.
45. EVENT BASED DISCLOSURES:
During the year under review, the Company has not taken up any of the following activities:
1. Issue of sweat equity share: The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Act read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
2. Issue of shares with differential rights: The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information as per provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
3. Issue of shares under employee's stock option scheme: The Company has not issued any equity shares under Employees Stock Option Scheme during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 62(1) (b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
4. Non- Exercising of voting rights: During the year under review, there were no instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.
5. Disclosure on purchase by company or giving of loans by it for purchase of its shares:
The Company did not purchase or give any loans for purchase of its shares.
6. Buy back shares: The Company did not buy-back any shares during the period under review.
7. Disclosure about revision: Since the company did not undergo any revision, this clause is not applicable to the company for the period under review.
8. Preferential Allotment of Shares: The Company did not allot any shares on preferential basis during the period under review.
46. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review which forms part of Annual Report pursuant to the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 as ANNEXURE III.
47. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees are covered under this policy.
The following is the summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed during the calendar year.
48. CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLIANCE:
All Members of the Board and Senior Management have affirmed compliance to the Code of Conduct for the Financial Year 2020-21. A declaration signed by the Whole time Director affirming compliance with the Company's Code of Conduct by the Board of Directors and Senior Management for the Financial Year 2020-21 as required under Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed as Annexure I.
49. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the contribution made by the employees at all levels, for the continued growth and prosperity of your Company.
The Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of business constituents, banks and other financial institutions, other statutory authorities like SEBI, ROC, Stock Exchanges, NSDL, CDSL, etc and shareholders of the Company for their continued support for the growth of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of