Your Directors are pleased to present the 12th Board's Report on the Business and Operations ofthe Company together with the Audited Financial Statement and the Auditor’s Report for theFinancial Year ended on 31st March, 2024.
The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024 issummarized as below:
Particulars
Financial Year2023-24
Financial Year2022-23
Revenue from Operations
254.33
1409.25
Other Income
151.85
226.25
Total Revenue
406.18
1635.50
Total Expenses
398.92
1355.98
Profit / Loss before Depreciation, Exceptional andExtra Ordinary Items and Tax Expenses
13.26
289.91
Less: Depreciation / Amortization / Impairment
5.90
10.39
Profit / Loss before Exceptional and ExtraOrdinary Items and Tax Expenses
7.36
279.52
Add / Less: Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items
0
Profit / Loss before Tax Expenses
Less: Tax Expense
Current Tax
2.05
81.40
Deferred Tax
Profit / Loss for the Period
5.31
198.12
Total revenue from operations for Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 254.33 Lakhs compared to thetotal revenue from operations of Rs. 1409.25 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. The Companyhas incurred Profit before tax for the Financial Year 20223-24 of Rs. 7.36 Lakhs as compared toProfit before tax of Rs. 279.52 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. Net Profit after Tax for theFinancial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 5.31 Lakhs as against Net Profit after tax of Rs. 198.12 Lakhs ofprevious Financial Year. The Directors are continuously looking for the new avenues for futuregrowth of the Company and expect more growth in the future period.
There is no change in the nature of business during the year under review.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March31, 2024 is available on the Company’s website www.earumpharma.com.
In the Financial Year 2023-24 Company has not issued bonus shares to the member of thecompany
The authorized share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 62,35,00,000/-(Rupees Sixty-two Crores Thirty-five Lakhs Only) divided into 31,17,50,000 (Thirty-one CroresSeventeen Lakhs Fifty Thousand) Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each.
Further, the Company has increased the Authorised Share Capital from the existing Rs.
62.35.00. 000/- (Rupees Sixty-Two Crores Thirty-Five Lakhs Only) divided into 31,17,50,000/-(Thirty-One Crores Seventeen Lakhs and Fifty Thousand) Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- (Rupees TwoOnly) each to Rs. 140,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred and Forty Crores Only) divided into
70.00. 00.000 (Seventy Crores) Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each ranking paripassu in all respect with the Existing Equity Shares of the Company in Extra Ordinary GeneralMeeting held on 24th April, 2024
The paid-up share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024is Rs. 12,33,58,200/- (RupeesTwelve Crores Thirty-three Lakhs Fifty-eight Thousand Two Hundred Only) divided into6,16,79,100 (Six Crores Sixteen Lakhs Seventy-Nine Thousand One Hundred) equity shares ofRs. 2/- (Rupees Two Only) each.
To conserve the resources for future prospect and growth of the Company, your Directors donot recommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24 (Previous year - Nil).
Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of dividend remaining unpaidor unclaimed for a period of seven years shall be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund (“IEPF”). During the year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimeddividend in the “Unpaid Dividend Account” lying for a period of seven years from the date oftransfer of such unpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there were no funds which wererequired to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
The profit of the Company for the Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2024 is transferred toprofit and loss account of the Company under Reserves and Surplus.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March31, 2024 is available on the Company’s website at www.earumpharma.com
11. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THEFINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OFTHE REPORT:
During the year, on 20th June, 2023, the company, vide its Board Meeting, had allotted18,54,32,518 (Eighteen Crore Fifty-four Lakhs Thirty-two Thousand Five Hundred andEighteen) fully paid up equity shares of face value 2 (Two) each per equity share, at a price of
Rs. 2 per equity share (at par), aggregating to Rs. 37,08,65,036(Thirty-seven Crore Eight LakhsSixty-five Thousand Thirty-six Only).
Consequently, the paid-up equity share capital of the Company had increased from Rs.12,33,58,200 (Rs Twelve Crore Thirty-three Lakhs Fifty-Eight thousand two hundred Only) toRs. 49,42,23,236/- (Rupees Forty-nine Crores Forty-two Lakhs Twenty-three Thousand TwoHundred and Thirty-six Only).
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal, whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operation.
The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in a quarter with the gapbetween two meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Company’s policies andstrategies apart from the Board Matters.
During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 19 (Nineteen) times viz. 19th April,2023, 23rd May, 2023, 291 May, 2023, 201 June, 2023, 261 June, 2023, 141 July, 2023, 211 July,2023, 28th July, 2023, 8th August, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 23rd August, 2023, 30th September,2023, 9th December, 2023, 5th January, 2024, 30th January, 2024, 9th February, 2024, 14thFebruary, 2024, 15th March, 2024, 29th March, 2024.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, to the best of their knowledge and belief the Board of Directors hereby submit that:
a. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, for the year ended on 31st March, 2024 theapplicable accounting standards have been followed and there is no material departurefrom the same;
b. The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently andmade judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of financial year and of the profit ofthe Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024.
c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
d. The Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis;
e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to your Company asthe Company does not fall under the criteria limits mentioned in the said section of the Act.
Hence, the Company has not taken voluntary initiative towards any activity mentioned forCorporate Social Responsibility.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule V ofthe SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integralpart of this Report, as per Annexure - 1.
The Company has shifted its Registered office within the city w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 from A -1106, Empire Business Hub Near AUDA Water Tank, Science City Road, Sola NA Ahmedabad -380 060 to S.F. Shop - 3/2/B Samruddhi Residency Raspan Arcade Cross Road Nr. SatyamComplex Nikol Ahmedabad- 382 350.
The Company has shifted its Registered office within the city w.e.f. 9th February, 2024 from S.F.Shop - 3/2/B Samruddhi Residency Raspan Arcade Cross Road Nr. Satyam Complex NikolAhmedabad- 382 350 to A1311, Sun West Bank, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380 009.
The Company has shifted its corporate office w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 from A - 1106, EmpireBusiness Hub Near AUDA Water Tank, Science City Road, Sola NA Ahmedabad -380 060 to S.F.Shop - 3/2/B Samruddhi Residency Raspan Arcade Cross Road Nr. Satyam Complex NikolAhmedabad- 382 350.
The Company has shifted its corporate office within the city w.e.f. 9th February, 2024 from S.F.Shop - 3/2/B Samruddhi Residency Raspan Arcade Cross Road Nr. Satyam Complex NikolAhmedabad- 382 350 to A1311, Sun West Bank, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380 009.
The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary/Associate Company and Joint Venture.
During the year under review, the Company did not accept any deposits from the public and notborrowed money from the Banks and Public Financial Institutions. Accordingly, provisions ofSection 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings ofBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014 does not apply to the Company.
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable SecretarialStandards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Company hasdevised proper systems to ensure compliance with its provisions and is in compliance with thesame.
The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning, that of the Committees and ofindividual Directors, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. TheBoard sought the feedback of Directors on various parameters including: 1
• Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and its Committees;
• Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management;
• Board / Committee culture and dynamics; and
• Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management.
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
The Chairman of the Board had one-on-one meetings with each Independent Director and theChairman of NRC had one-on-one meetings with each Executive and Non-Executive, Non¬Independent Directors. These meetings were intended to obtain Directors’ inputs oneffectiveness of the Board/ Committee processes.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, theBoard as a whole, and the Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account theviews of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individualdirectors and the Board as a whole.
In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and the meeting ofNomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, andindividual directors was discussed.
The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members’ confidence in the ethical standards of theCompany, the resilience of the Board and the Management in navigating the Company duringchallenging times, cohesiveness amongst the Board Members, constructive relationshipbetween the Board and the Management, and the openness of the Management in sharingstrategic information to enable Board Members to discharge their responsibilities and fiduciaryduties.
The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and that of itscommittees and individual directors as per the formal mechanism for such evaluation adoptedby the Board. The performance evaluation of all the Directors was carried out by theNomination and Remuneration Committee.
The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent Directors and the Board as awhole was carried out by the Independent Directors. The exercise of performance evaluationwas carried out through a structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Boardfunctioning such as composition of the Board & committees, experience & competencies,performance of specific duties & obligations, contribution at the meetings and otherwise,independent judgment, governance issues etc.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performanceevaluation of the Directors individually as well as evaluation of the working of the Board by wayof individual feedback from directors.
The evaluation frameworks were the following key areas:
a) For Non-Executive & Independent Directors:
• Knowledge
• Professional Conduct
• Comply Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI Duties
• Role and functions
b) For Executive Directors:
• Performance as leader
• Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward Scenarios
• Key set investment goal
• Professional conduct and integrity
• Sharing of information with Board.
• Adherence applicable government law
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financialstatement across the organization. The same is subject to review periodically by the internalaudit cell for its effectiveness. During the financial year, such controls were tested and noreportable material weaknesses in the design or operations were observed. The StatutoryAuditors of the Company also test the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls in accordancewith the requisite standards prescribed by ICAI. Their expressed opinion forms part of theIndependent Auditor’s report.
Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk management process, addressingfinancial and financial reporting risks. The internal financial controls have been documented,digitized and embedded in the business processes.
Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls is obtained through managementreviews, control self-assessment, continuous monitoring by functional experts. We believe thatthese systems provide reasonable assurance that our internal financial controls are designedeffectively and are operating as intended.
During the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.
The observations of the Statutory Auditor, when read together with the relevant notes to theaccounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not calls for any further comment.
The observation of the Secretarial Auditor, as per Secretarial Report i.e. MR-3 and do not callsfor any further comment.
The details of loans, investment, guarantees and securities covered under the provisions ofsection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in the financial statement.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, isattached as Annexure - 2.
The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee toframe, implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. TheCommittee is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the risk management plan andensuring its effectiveness. The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area offinancial risks and controls. The major risks identified by the businesses and functionsare systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis. Thedevelopment and implementation of risk management policy has been covered in theManagement Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this report.
The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower policy forDirectors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual orsuspected fraud or violation of Company’s Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.
c) Business Conduct Policy:
The Company has framed “Business Conduct Policy”. Every employee is required toreview and sign the policy at the time of joining and an undertaking shall be given foradherence to the Policy. The objective of the Policy is to conduct the business in anhonest, transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy provides for anti-bribery andavoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of the Company.
Sr. No.
Amount
1.
Balance at the beginning of the year
637.07
2.
Current Year’s Profit
3.
Utilization of Reserve
-
4.
Amount of Securities Premium and other Reserves
Total
642.38
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption etc. as required to be given undersection 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,is not given as the Company has not taken any major step to conserve the energy etc.
Export revenue constituted 0.00 percent of the total revenue in FY 2023-24;
Sr.
No.
Foreign exchange earnings and outgo
F.Y. 2023¬24
F.Y. 2022¬23
Foreign exchange earnings
NIL
CIF value of imports
Expenditure in foreign currency
Value of Imported and indigenous RawMaterials, Spare-parts and ComponentsConsumption
The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company as none of the Employeesof the Company has received remuneration above the limits specified in the Rule 5(2) & (3) ofthe Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during thefinancial year 2023-24.
During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any materially significantrelated party transactions which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company atlarge. Suitable disclosures as required are provided in AS-18 which is forming the part of thenotes to financial statement.
The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are summarized below as on date:
Name
Designation
DIN
Mr. Bhumishth Patel5
Non-Executive Director
02516641
Mrs. Payal Patel6
Whole-Time Director
05300011
Ms. Payal Patel8
Chief Financial Officer
ATCPP0254C
Mr. Dahyabhai Patel7
07061899
5.
Mr. Parimal Patwa15
Independent Director
00093852
6.
Mr. Harsh Kothari16
09310696
9.
Ms. Madhuri Mistry1
Company Secretary
ALOPM3351M
10.
Mr. Sanjaykumar Nai2
Additional Non-ExecutiveDirector
10083298
11.
Mr. Vijaykumar Patel3
Managing Director
08073622
12.
Mr. Premaram Patel4
Additional Non-Executiveand Independent Director
09324872
13.
Mr. Sunil Patel9
CRXPP4293E
14
Mr. Manthan RameshbhaiTilva10
10453462
15
Mr. Sanket Ladani11
10453446
16
Mr. Vaghasiya BrijeshkumarMathurbhai12
C hief Financial Officer
AGOPV1784C
17
Mr. Vinod Rajabhai Bhadarka13
09829560
18
Ms. Khyati Kanaiyalal Patel14
10548061
19
Mr. Akshay TalshibhaiSanepara18
10552630
20
Ms. Sangita Rajpurohit19
CHIPR0064A
21
Ms. Nitixa BharatkumarRamanuj17
Non-Executive andIndependent Director
10288703
1. Ms. Madhuri Mistry had resigned as a compliance officer of the company w.e.f. 5th August,2023.
2. Mr. Sanjaykumar Nai appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and had resigned from the Post of Non¬Executive Director w.e.f. 19th January, 2024.
3. Mr. Vijaykumar Patel appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and change in designation From AdditionalNon-Executive Director to Managing Director w.e.f. 14th August,2023 and had resigned from the Post of Managing Director w.e.f. 19thJanuary, 2024.
4. Mr. Premaram Patel appointed as Additional Non-Executive and Independent Director w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and has resigned from the
post of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 23rd August, 2023.
5. Mr. Bhumishth Patel had resigned as Non- Executive Director w.e.f. 8th August,2023.
6. Mrs. Payal Patel was resigned as whole Time Director w.e.f. 8th August, 2023.
7. Mr. Dahyabhai Patel was resigned as Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 8th August, 2023.
8. Mrs. Payal Patel was resigned as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 9th August, 2023.
9. Mr. Sunil Patel appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. 14th August, 2023 and had resigned w.e.f. 10th February, 2024.
10. Mr. Manthan Ramesbhai Tilva appointed as Managing Director of the Company w.e.f. 5th January, 2024.
11. Mr. Sanket Ladani appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 5th January, 2024.
12. Mr. Vaghasiya Brijeshkumar Mathurbhai appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company w.e.f. 9th February, 2024
13. Mr. Vinod Rajabhai Bhadarka appointed as Additional Non-executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
14. Ms. Khyati Kaniyalal Patel appointed as Additional Non-executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
15. Mr. Parimal Suryakant Patwa had resigned from the post of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
16. Mr. Harsh Mahendrakumar Kothari had resigned from the post of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
17. Ms. Nitixa Bharatkumar Ramanuj was appointed as Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 23rd August, 2023 and had resigned fromthe post of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
18. Mr. Akshay Talshibhai Sanepara appointed as Additional Non-executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 29th March, 2024.
19. Ms. Sangita Rajpurohit appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 4th April, 2024.
Apart from the above changes, there were no other changes in the composition of the Board ofDirectors of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24 and till the date of Board's Report.
As per Companies Act, 2013 the Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation.
Mr. Parimal Patwa, Mr. Harsh Kothari, Mr. Premaram Patel, Ms. Nitixa Ramanuj, Mr. VinodBhadarka, Ms. Khyati Patel and Mr. Akshay Sanepara Independent Directors of the Company hasconfirmed to the Board that he meets the criteria of Independence as specified under Section149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and he qualifies to be an Independent Director. They hadalso confirmed that they meets the requirement of Independent Director as mentioned underRegulation 16 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015. The confirmations were noted by the Board.
As per Regulation 34 (3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, Report on Corporate Governance, and a certificate regardingcompliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance are appended to the Annual Report asAnnexure - 3.
As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has neither accepted nor renewedany deposits during the financial year. Hence, the Company has not defaulted in repayment ofdeposits or payment of interest during the financial year.
M/s D G M S & Co., Chartered Accountants, Jamnagar, bearing registration number 112187W,Statutory Auditors of the company.
The Auditors have also furnished a declaration confirming their independence as well as theirarm’s length relationship with your Company as well as declaring that they have not taken upany prohibited non-audit assignments for your Company. The Audit Committee reviews theindependence of the Auditors and the effectiveness of the Audit Process.
The Board of Directors pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, hasappointed Mr. Jay Pandya, Proprietor of M/s. Jay Pandya & Associates, Company Secretaries,Ahmedabad as a Secretarial Auditor of the Company to conduct Secretarial Audit for theFinancial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 is annexed herewith as Annexure -4 in Form MR-3.
The Board of directors has appointed M/s. S Parth & Co, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad asthe internal auditor of the Company. The Internal Auditor conducts the internal audit of thefunctions and operations of the Company and reports to the Audit Committee and Board fromtime to time.
A. Composition of Audit Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of members of the Audit committee as tabulated below,was held on 19th April, 2023, 29th May, 2023, 8th August, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 9th December,2023 and 14th February, 2024 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee areas follows:
Status
No. of the CommitteeMeetings entitled
No. of the CommitteeMeetings attended
Mr. Harsh Kothari6
Chairperson
6
Mr. Parimal Patwa7
Member
Mr. Dahyabhai Patel2
3
Mr. Sanjaykumar Nai1
2
Ms. Khyati Patel4
Mr. Sanket Ladani3
1
Mr. Vinod Bhadarka5
1. Sanjaykumar Nai appointed as member of the audit Committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and resigned w.e.f. 19th January, 2024
2. Mr. Dahyabhai Patel was resigned as member of audit committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023.
3. Mr. Sanket Ladani appointed as member of audit committee w.e.f. 5th January, 2024
4. Ms. Khyati Patel appointed as Chairperson of audit committee w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
5. Mr. Vinodbhai Bhadarka appointed as member of audit committee w.e.f. 15th March, 2024
6. Mr. Harsh Kothari resigned as Member w.e.f 15th March, 2024
7. Mr. Parimal Patwa resigned as Chairperson w.e.f. 15th March, 2024
During the year all the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by theBoard.
B. Composition of Nomination and Remunaration Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of members of committee as tabulated below, was heldon , 8th August, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 23rd August, 2023 and 5th January, 2024, 9th February,2024, 15th March, 2024 and 29th March, 2024 the attendance records of the members of theCommittee are as follows:
No. of the
Committee Meetingsentitled
Chairman
Mr. Dahyabhai Patel1
1. Mr. Dahyabhai Patel was resigned as member of Committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023.
2. Mr. Sanjaykumar Nai appointed as member of the Committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and resigned w.e.f. 19th January, 2024
3. Mr. Sanket Ladani appointed as member of committee w.e.f. 5th January, 2024
4. Ms. Khyati Patel appointed as Chairperson of committee w.e.f. 15th March, 2024.
5. Mr. Vinodbhai Bhadarka appointed as member of committee w.e.f. 15th March, 2024
C. Composition of Stakeholders' Relationship Committee:
During the year under review, meetings of members of Stakeholders’ Relationship committee astabulated below, was held on, 26th June, 2023 and 8th August,2023 and the attendance records ofthe members of the Committee are as follows:
Ms. Khyati Kanaiyalal Patel4
1. Mr, Dahyabhai Patel was resigned as member of audit committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023.
2. Mr Sanjaykumar Nai appointed as member of the Committee w.e.f. 8th August, 2023 and resigned w.e.f. 19th January, 2024
5. Mr. Vinodbhai Bhadarka appointed as member of committee w.e.f. 15 th March, 2024
The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment toits employees. Your directors further state that during the year under review there were nocases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the Internal Complaints Committee as constituted bythe Company.
The Directors are pleased to report that the relations between the employees and themanagement continued to remain cordial during the year under review
The provisions relating to maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Governmentunder sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, are not applicable to theCompany and accordingly such accounts and records are not required to be maintained.
There is no application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year.
The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one-timesettlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutionsalong with the reasons thereof is not applicable to the Company.
The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review ofachievements on a periodical basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existingindustry practice and is designed to create a high-performance culture. It enables the Companyto attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company has made adequatedisclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. TheCompany's Policy on director's appointment and remuneration including criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other mattersprovided under Section 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the Companyat www.earumpharma.com
Separate meetings of the Independent Directors of the Company were held on 10th February,2023 to discuss the agenda items as prescribed under applicable laws. All IndependentDirectors have attended the said meeting. In the opinion of the Board, all the IndependentDirectors fulfil the conditions of Independence as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI (LODR), 2015 and are independent of the management of the Company.
During the year under review, neither the Statutory nor the Secretarial Auditors has reported tothe Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraudcommitted against the Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need tobe mentioned in the Board's Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated inRegulation 34(2) (e) of SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part of the Annual Report.It contains a detailed write up and explanation about the performance of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Board hascarried the evaluation of its own performance, performance of Individual Directors, BoardCommittees, including the Chairman of the Board on the basis of attendance, contribution towardsdevelopment of the Business and various other criteria as recommended by the Nomination andRemuneration Committee of the Company. The evaluation of the working of the Board, itscommittees, experience and expertise, performance of specific duties and obligations etc. werecarried out. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process and outcome.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of Loans taken from Banksand Financial Institutions
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation andassistance received from the Bankers, Regulatory Bodies, Stakeholders including FinancialInstitutions, Suppliers, Customers and other business associates who have extended theirvaluable sustained support and encouragement during the year under review.
Your Directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record their gratitude andappreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff at all levels of theCompany. We look forward for the continued support of every stakeholder in the future.
A-1311, Sun West Bank, Ashram Road, Murae Organisor Limited
Ashram Road P.O, Ahmedabad, City Taluka, [Formally known as Earum Pharmaceuticals Limited)
Gujarat, India, 380009
Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities towards stakeholders (by way of monitoringcorporate governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning, etc.);
• Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and Committees;