Your directors have the pleasure in presenting the 44th Annual Report along with the Audited FinancialStatements, Auditor’s Report on the business and operations of your company for the financial year endedMarch 31st, 2024.
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is summarizedbelow:
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Revenue from operations
3,067.93
3,201.74
Other Income
-
Total Revenue
Total Expenditure
3,057.35
3178.63
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional and extra-ordinary
10.58
23.11
items and taxes
Exceptional Items
Tax Expense
Current Tax
1.80
5.82
Deferred Tax
0.087
0.98
Profit/(Loss) after Tax
7.92
16.39
Earnings per equity shares in Rs.
0.08
0.16
During the year under review, the overall performance of the Company was reasonable considering to thesector/market conditions. The earnings from operations are Rs. 3,067.93 lakhs as against the previous year ofRs. 3,201.74 lakhs. Simultaneously, profit after tax of the company was decreased to Rs. 7.92 lakhs asagainst the profit after tax of the previous year Rs. 16.39 lakhs.
In view of the planned business growth, your directors deem it proper to preserve the resources of theCompany for its activities and therefore, do not propose any dividend for the Financial Year ended 31stMarch, 2024.
The Company has transferred INR 7.92 lakhs to Reserves during the financial year 2023-24.
During the year under review, there has been no change in the Share Capital of the Company.
The Authorized Share Capital of the company is Rs. 12,00,00,000/- (Rupees Twelve Crores only) dividedinto 1,20,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10./- (Rupees Ten only) each.
The Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 10,07,50,000 (TenCrore Seven Lakhs Fifty thousand) divided into 10,075,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10./- (Rupees Ten only)each. During the period under review there is no change in authorized and paid-up share capital of theCompany.
The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information as per provisionsof Section 43(a) (ii) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital andDebenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on September 02nd 2015, has issued SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 with an aim to consolidate and streamline theprovisions of listing agreement for different segments of capital market to ensure better enforceability. Thesaid regulations were effective from December 1st, 2015. Accordingly, all listed entities were required toenter into the Listing Agreement within 6 months from the effective date. The Company entered into listingagreement with the BSE Limited.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2023-24 BSE where theCompany’s Shares are listed.
The Board of Directors of your company is duly constituted. The Board consists of Four Directorscomprising of One Executive Director Three Non-Executive Director, and Two Independent Directors.
The Board is efficient and the directors have requisite knowledge and exposure to provide requisite insightsand direction to the Management of the Company.
The Directions given to the management are actually implemented and executed through the ManagingDirector and Whole Time Director.
With this structure, the management has ensured that the board is independent of the management in decisionmaking and provides the requisite insights of the various external factors which the internal employees donot have access to.
Your directors believe that the Board must consciously create a culture of leadership to provide a long-termvision and policy approach to improve the quality of governance. The Board’s actions and decisions arealigned with the Company’s best interests.
The company has maintained an optimum combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors.
The composition of the Board, Category, DIN of Directors are as follows:
S.
Name of the Director
Designation
DIN
No.
1.
Mr. Ravi Surana Pukhraj
Managing Director & CEO
01777676
2.
Ms. Venkata Surya Sri Lakshmi Malapaka
Non-Executive Director
07169994
3.
Mr. Kadakia Amish Bharat
Non-Executive IndependentDirector
06995671
4.
Mr. Patlolla Laxmi Kanth Reddy
08700773
1. Ms. Venkata Surya Sri Lakshmi Malapaka who was liable to retire by rotation was proposed to beappointed as director of the company in this Annual general meeting of the company.
The following are the Key Managerial personnel of the Company as on 31.03.2024:
No
Name
Mr. Pratik Rajendrakumar Koralwala
Company Secretary
Mr. Sree Jithender Kondabathini
Chief Financial Officer
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
The Board has duly met 4 (Four) times during the period under review. The gap between any two BoardMeetings is within the period prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Agreement. and the detailsof meetings are as follows:
S. No
Date of Board meeting
1
30/05/2023
2
14/08/2023
3
08/11/2023
4
13/02/2024
The Company has received declarations form the Independent Director under Section 149(6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 confirming their independence vis-a-vis the Company.
The company believes formal evaluation of the board and of the individual directors, on an annual basis, is apotentially effective way to respond to the demand for greater board accountability and effectiveness. For thecompany, evaluation provides an ongoing means for directors to assess their individual and collectiveperformance and effectiveness. In addition to greater board accountability, evaluation of board membershelps in:
a. More effective board process
b. Better collaboration and communication
c. Greater clarity with regard to members roles and responsibilities
d. Improved chairman - managing directors and board relations
The evaluation process covers the following aspects
- Self-evaluation of directors
- Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of the board
- Evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of the committees
- Feedback from the non-executive directors to the chairman
- Feedback on management support to the board.
The Company shall through its Senior Managerial personnel familiarise the Independent Directors with thestrategy, operations and functions of the Company. The Independent Directors will also be familiarised withtheir roles, rights and responsibilities and orientation on Statutory Compliances as a Board Member.
On appointment of the Independent Directors, they will be asked to get familiarised about the Company’soperations and businesses. An Interaction with the key executives of the Company is also facilitated to makethem more familiar with the operations carried by the company. Detailed presentations on the business of thecompany are also made to the Directors. Direct meetings with the Chairman and the Managing Director arefurther facilitated for the new appointee to familiarize him/her about the Company/its businesses and thegroup practices as the case may be and link is available at the website www .pmtele. com.
The Company’s remuneration policy is driven by the success and performance of the individual employeeand the Company. Through its compensation programme, the Company endeavours to attract, retain, developand motivate a high-performance workforce. The Company follows a compensation mix of fixed pay,benefits and performance based variable pay. Individual performance pay is determined by businessperformance and the performance of the individuals measured through the annual appraisal process.
The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy forselection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration including criteria fordetermining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director. The Remuneration Policy isavailable on the website of the Company viz. www.pmtele.com.
Pursuant to the requirement under section 134 (3) and (5) of the Companies Act 2013, with respect toDirectors’ Responsibility Statement, your board of directors to the best of their knowledge and abilityconfirm that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and the Directors madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit/loss of the Company for thatyear;
c. proper and sufficient care was taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e. internal financial controls have been laid down to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operating effectively;
The Audit Committee of the company is duly constituted as per section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.Composition and Scope of Audit Committee is provided under the Corporate Governance report annexedherewith.
Audit Committee
1. Mr. Kadakia Amish Bharat - Chairman
2. Mr. Patlolla Laxmi Kanth Reddy - Member
3. Mr. Ravi Surana Pukhraj - Member
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee along with Stakeholders Relationship committee is constitutedas per the applicable provisions and its composition is as follows:
Nomination & Remuneration Committee cum Compensation Committee
3. Ms. Malapaka Venkata Surya Lakshmi - Member
Stakeholders Relationship Committee
In pursuance of Regulation 15 to 27 read with Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, entered into with the Stock Exchanges, Corporate Governance report shallapplicable to the company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
However, in pursuance of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, a certificate from Mr. N.V.S.S. Suryanarayana, Practicing Company Secretary, (Mem No.5868 & Certificate of Practice Number 2886) in compliance with (i) of Point (10) of Para C of Schedule V ofSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 is annexed as Annexure-II & III and forms part of this Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 read with Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the companyis required to obtain Secretarial Audit Report from Practicing Company Secretary. Mr. N.V.S.S.Suryanarayana, Practising Company Secretary (Mem No. 5868 & Certificate of Practice Number 2886) wasappointed as secretarial auditor to issue Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March,2024.
Secretarial Audit Report issued by Mr. N.V.S.S. Suryanarayana an, Practising company secretary in FormMR-3 for the financial year 2023-24 forms part to this report as ‘Annexure - IV’.
Qualification
Management response
The financial results were not published in thenewspaper as per Regulation 47 of SEBI(Listing and Obligations and Disclosurerequirements) Regulations, 2015.
Considering the shortage of workingcapital, the company was unable togive newspaper publication of noticeof Board meeting and financialResults. However, Company willEnsure to comply with same.
The Website not functional containing basicinformation about the Company As perRegulation on 46 and 62 of Securities andExchange Board of India (SEBI) (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulation, 2015(“Listing Regulation”),
Considering the shortage of workingcapital, the company was unable togive newspaper publication of noticeof Board meeting and financialresults. However, Company willensure to comply with same.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report highlighting the industry structure and developments,opportunities and threats, future outlook, risks and concerns etc. is annexed as Annexure V.
M/s. Gupta Raj & Co. Chartered Accountant, Mumbai (Firm Registration No. 001687N) were appointed asStatutory Auditors of the Company, for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years, at the 39th Annual GeneralMeeting held on 30th September, 2019 to hold the office at P.M. Telelinnks Limited till the conclusion of 44thAnnual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the year 2024. They have confirmed that they are notdisqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Board Proposes to re-appoint M/s. Gupta Raj & Co, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No.001687N), as Statutory Auditors of the Company, for a period of 5 (Five) years, from the conclusion of theupcoming 44th (Forty Fourth) Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 49th (Forty Nineth) AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company to be held for the financial year 2029-30, at such remuneration as may befixed by Board of Directors of the Company in mutual consent with the Auditors.
Auditors’ observations are suitably explained in notes to the Accounts and are self-explanatory.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to theaudit committee, under Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instance of fraud committedagainst the company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in theDirectors’ Report.
With reference to observations made in Auditor’s Report, the notes to account are self-explanatory andtherefore do not call for any further comments.
The Company has not appointed the Internal Auditor for the Financial Year 2023-24Cost Audit Report
The provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 does not apply to the Company and hence, nocost auditors are appointed.
Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/45 dated26.12.2019 (Securities and Exchange Board of India - Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)(Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2019 has mandated the inclusion of BRR as part of the Annual Report forthe top 1000 listed entities based on their market capitalization on BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange ofIndia Ltd as at 31st March of every year. In view of the requirements specified, the company is not mandatedfor the providing the BRR and hence do not form part of this Report.
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the saidprovisions shall not applicable to the company.
There are no loans, guarantees, or investments to report under the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under andpursuant to the applicable provision of SEBI (Listing Obligations and disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 the listing agreement entered with stock exchanges, the company has established a mechanism throughwhich all stake holders can report the suspected frauds and genuine grievances to the appropriate authority.
The Whistle blower policy which has been approved by the board of directors of the company has beenhosted on the website of the company viz www.pmtele.com.
The Company has complied with all the applicable secretarial standards for the financial year 2023-24.Prevention of Insider Trading
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulatetrading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre¬clearance for dealing in the Company’s shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by theDirectors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information inrelation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed.
Members of the Board have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Your Company has put in place a risk management policy based on globally recognized standards whichenables the company to proactively take care of the internal and external risks of the company and ensuressmooth business operations.
The company’s risk management policy ensures that all its material risk exposures are properly covered, allcompliance risks are covered and the company’s business growth and financial stability are assured. Boardsof Directors decide the policies to ensure the protection of company from any type of risks.
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The SexualHarassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. InternalComplaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment.All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
The following is a summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed of during the periodunder review:
• No. of complaints received: - NIL
• No. of complaints disposed of: - NIL
All the related party transactions that were entered during the financial years were in the ordinary course ofbusiness of the company and were on arm length basis. There were no materially significant related partytransactions entered by the company during the year with the promoters, directors, key managerial personnelor other persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the company.
Particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to insub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’s length transactions underthird proviso thereto shall be disclosed in Form No. AOC-2 as ‘Annexure I’ to this report.
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company whichoccurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of thereport.
No significant and material order has been passed by the regulators, courts, tribunals impacting the goingconcern status and Company's operations in future
The Company has not accepted any Deposits during the year and there are no outstanding or overduedeposits as on this date within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 as amended and inforce.
Details in respect of remuneration paid to employees as required under Section 197(12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014, as amended, forms part of this report. In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 thesame is open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company.
Your Company is paying any remuneration to its Director hence, the ratio of the remuneration of eachDirector to the median employee’s remuneration and other details in terms of Section 197(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014, does not form part of this Report.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or an Associate Company as on 31.03.2024.Annual Return
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 effective from 28th August,2020, has dispensed the requirement to attach extract of Annual Return in form MGT-9 to the Board’sreport, provided every Company shall place a copy of Annual return on the website of the Company, if anyand disclose the web-link of such Annual return in the Board’s report.
The copy of Annual Return in Form MGT-7 as on March 31, 2024 will be available on the Company’swebsite and can be accessed at the given web-link www.pmtele.com.
(i)
the steps taken or impact onconservation of energy
Awareness to Employees to Switch off the Machines, AC's,Lights, Fans etc whenever not required
(ii)
the steps taken by the company
The Company shall take necessary steps to utilize alternate
for utilizing alternate sources ofenergy
sources of energy.
(iii)
the capital investment on energyconservation equipment’s
Nil
(B) Technology absorption
the efforts made towards technologyabsorption
The Company has neither absorbed nor adoptedany new technology. The Company has also notmade any innovation in technology other thanthe R&D.
the benefits derived like product improvement,cost reduction, product development or importsubstitution
No benefits derived in the year under review.
in case of imported technology (importedduring the last three years reckoned from thebeginning of the financial year)-
No new technology is imported
(a) the details of technology imported
(b) the year of import;
(c) whether the technology been fully absorbed
(d) if not fully absorbed, areas whereabsorption has not taken place, and the reasonsthereof
(iv)
the expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment
There were no foreign earnings and outgo during the financial year 2023-24.Internal Audit & Controls
The Company has adequate Internal Financial Controls consistent with the nature of business and size of theoperations, to effectively provide for safety of its assets, reliability of financial transactions with adequatechecks and balances, adherence to applicable statues, accounting policies, approval procedures and to ensureoptimum use of available resources. These systems are reviewed and improved on a regular basis. It has acomprehensive budgetary control system to monitor revenue and expenditure against approved budget on anongoing basis.
The Directors have laid down Internal Financial Controls procedures to be followed by the Company whichensure compliance with various policies, practices and statutes in keeping with the organization’s pace ofgrowth and increasing complexity of operations for orderly and efficient conduct of its business. The Board,from time to time, evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of internal financial control of the Companywith regard to: -
1. Systems have been laid to ensure that all transactions are executed in accordance with management'sgeneral and specific authorization. There are well-laid manuals for such general or specificauthorization.
2. Systems and procedures exist to ensure that all transactions are recorded as necessary to permitpreparation of Financial Statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles orany other criteria applicable to such statements, and to maintain accountability for aspects and thetimely preparation of reliable financial information.
3. Access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general and specificauthorization. No assets of the Company are allowed to be used for personal purposes, except inaccordance with terms of employment or except as specifically permitted.
4. The existing assets of the Company are verified/checked at reasonable intervals and appropriateaction is taken with respect to differences, if any.
5. Proper systems are in place for prevention and detection of frauds and errors and for ensuringadherence to the Company’s policies.
The company enjoyed cordial relations with its employees during the year under review and the Boardappreciates the employees across the cadres for their dedicated service to the Company, and looks forward totheir continued support and higher level of productivity for achieving the targets set for the future.
Your Company treats its “human resources” as one of its most important assets.
Your Company continuously invests in attraction, retention and development of talent on an ongoing basis.Y our Company thrust is on the promotion of talent internally through j ob rotation and j ob enlargement
During the period under review, there was neither application made nor any proceeding initiated or pendingunder the Insolvency and Bankruptcy code, 2016
Details Of Difference Between Amount of The Valuation Done at The Time of One Time Settlementand The Valuation Done While Taking Loan from The Banks or Financial Institutions Along with TheReasons Thereof
During the period under review, there was no one time settlement with BankGeneral
Your directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following matters as therewere no transactions on these matters during the year under review:
• Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
• Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the company under any scheme save andexcept Employees’ Stock Options Schemes referred to in this report.
• There has been no change in the nature of business of the company.
• There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
• There was no instance of onetime settlement with any bank or financial institution
Your directors place on records their appreciation for the services rendered by the employees. The relationbetween the management and the employees has been cordial throughout the year.
Your directors wish to express their appreciation of the support and co-operation of the Central and the StateGovernment, bankers, financial institutions, business associates, employees, shareholders, customers,suppliers and alliance partners and seeks their continued patronage in future as well.
Date: 13.08.2024 Venkata Surya Sri Lakshmi Malapaka Ravi Surana Pukhraj
Director Managing Director & CEO
DIN: 07169994 DIN: 01777676