To,The Members,
Svarnim Trade Udyog Limited
Your Directors hereby present the 42 Company together with the Audited Financialnd
Board's Report on the Business and Operations of theStatements along with the Auditor's
Report for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31 summarized
as below: st March, 2024 is
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars |
Financial Year |
Financial Year |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Total Revenue |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Total Expenses |
3.37 |
31.19 |
Profit / Loss before Depreciation, Exceptional and |
(3.37) |
(31.19) |
Extra Ordinary Items and Tax Expenses |
|
|
Profit / Loss before Exceptional and Extra Ordinary |
(3.37) |
(31.19) |
Items and Tax Expenses |
|
|
Profit / Loss before Tax Expenses |
(3.37) |
(31.19) |
Profit / Loss for the Period |
(3.37) |
(31.19) |
2. Total revenue from operations for Financial Year 2023-24 and 2022-23 is Nil. The
Company hasOPERATIONS: incurred Loss before tax for the Financial Year 2023-24 of Rs.
(3.37) Lakhs as compared to Lossof Rs. (31.19) Lakhs of previous Financial Year. Net Loss
after Tax for the Financial Year 2023- 24 is Rs. (3.37) Lakhs as against Net Loss of
Rs. (31.19) Lakhs of previous Financial Year. The Directors are continuously looking for
the new avenues for future growth of the Company and expect more growth in the future
period. 3. There is no change in the nature of business during the year under
review.CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY: Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with
Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March4. WEBLINK OF ANNUAL RETURN: 31,
2024 is available on the Company's website at www.svarnim.com.
5. SHARE CAPITAL:
A. AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL:
The authorized share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 3,50,00,000/-
(Rupees Three Crores Fifty Lakhs Only) divided into 35,00,000 (Thirty-Five Lakhs)
Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
B. PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL:
(Rupees Two Crores Forty-Three Lakhs and Fifteen Thousand Only) divided into
24,31,500The paid-up share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs.
2,43,15,000/- (Twenty-Four(Rupees Ten Only).Lakhs Thirty-One Thousand Five Hundred) equity
shares of Rs. 10/-
6. DIVIDEND:
In view of losses, your directors do not recommend any dividend for the Financial Year
2023-24
(Previous year - Nil).
7. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of dividend remaining
unpaidFUND: orProtectionunclaimedFundfor ("IEPF").a period Duringof
seventheyearsyear shallunderbereview,transferredtheretowasthenoInvestorunpaidEducationor
unclaimedand transfer of such unpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there were
no funds which weredividend in the "Unpaid Dividend Account" lying for a period
of seven years from the date of required to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund.
8. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
Theprofit and loss account of the Company under Reserves and Surplus.loss of the
Company for the Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2024 is transferred to
9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO
WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE There have been no material
changes and commitments, which affect the financial position ofREPORT: statements relate
and the date of this Report.the Company which have occurred between the end of the
financial year to which the financial
10. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
There are no TRIBUNALS: significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts
or Tribunal, which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future
operation. The Directors of the Company met 11. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: at
regular intervals at least once in a quarter with the gap between two meetings not
exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Company's policies and strategies apart from the
Board Matters.
During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 7 (Seven) times viz. 29th
May, 2023, 14th July, 2023, 12th August, 2023, 5th September, 2023, 9th November, 2023
10th November, 2023 and 5th February, 2024.
No. of Board |
Name of Director |
Meeting held & attended during 2023- 24 |
Surbhi Aggarwal |
Chiranggi Rahul Goud |
Gulshan Kumar |
Sangeeta Aggarwal |
Manish Bachani |
last attended AGM held on 28-09-2023 |
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In accordance with the provisions 12. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT: of Section
134 (3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 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 the applicable accounting standards
read with requirements set out under Schedule III to theAct, have been followed and
there is no material departure from the same; b. made 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 Directors had selected such
accounting policies and applied them consistently and the Company for the financial year
ended on 31st March, 2024. c. accountingThesafeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and otherDirectorsrecordshad takenin accordanceproper
andwithsufficientthe provisionscare for theof CompaniesmaintenanceAct,of 2013adequatefor
irregularities; d. The Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern
basis; f. e. that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating
effectively andThe Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by
the Company and applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not
applicable to your Company as13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
the Company does not fall under the criteria limits mentioned in the said section of
the Act. Hence,Corporate Social Responsibility.the Company has not taken voluntary
initiative towards any activity mentioned for
14. EXPLANATIONS / COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION, RESERVATION OR ADVERSE
REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE:
The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together with the relevant notes
to the i. Auditors' Report: accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do
not call for any further comment. The observation of the Secretarial Auditor, as per
Secretarial Report i.e., MR-3 and do not callii. Secretarial Auditor's Report: for any
further comment.
15. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES, SECURITIES COVERED OR INVESTMENTS
TheMADE CompanyUNDER SECTION has not given 186 OF anyTHE loans,COMPANIES
guarantees,ACT, securities2013: covered or investments made under the provisions of
section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. All16. transactionsPARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS to be
entered by theOR CompanyARRANGEMENTS with relatedMADE partiesWITH willRELATED be in
thePARTIES: ordinary -any related party transaction, as provided in Section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013, with theCourse of business and on an arm's length basis. However, the
Company has not entered into not applicable to the Company.related party. Hence,
Disclosure as required under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is The Management
Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule17. MANAGEMENT
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT: Vintegral part of this Report, and provides the Company's
current working and future outlook asof the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an per Annexure I.
The 18. INTERNAL FINANCIAL Company has in placeCONTROL SYSTEMS adequate internal
financialAND THEIR controlsADEQUACY: with reference to financial auditstatementcell
foracrossits theeffectiveness.organization.DuringThe thesamefinancialis subjectyear,to
reviewsuch controlsperiodicallywere bytestedthe internaland no Auditors of the Company
also test the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls in accordancereportable
material weaknesses in the design or operations were observed. The Statutory
withIndependent Auditor's report.the requisite standards prescribed by ICAI. Their
expressed opinion forms part of the Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of
the risk management process, addressing financial 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 management reviews, control self-assessment, continuous monitoring by
functional experts. We believe that effectively and are operating as intended. these
systems provide reasonable assurance that our internal financial controls are designed During
the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.
19. RESERVES & SURPLUS:
(Amount in Lakhs)
Sr. No. Particulars |
Amount |
Total |
(243.25) |
20. STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT The
Company hasPOLICY framedOFformalTHE COMPANY: Risk Management framework for risk assessment
and risk ensure smooth operations and effective management control. The Audit Committee
also reviewsminimization for Indian operation which is periodically reviewed by the Board
of Directors to the business and measures and steps in place to minimize the same.the
adequacy of the risk management frame work of the Company, the key risks associated with
21. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
The details EARNINGS AND of conservation of energy, technology absorption etc. as
required to be given underOUTGO: section 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.There were no foreign exchange earnings or outgo
during the year under review.
Sr. No. Foreign exchange earnings and outgo |
F.Y. 2023-24 |
F.Y. 2022-23 |
Spare-parts and Components Consumption |
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22. The POLICY RemunerationON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT policy is directed towardsAND
rewardingREMUNERATION: performance based on review of industry practice and is designed to
create a high-performance culture. It enables the Companyachievements on a periodical
basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existing disclosuresto attract,
retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company has made adequateto the
members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. The determiningCompany's
Policyqualifications,on director'spositive appointmentattributes, independenceand
remunerationof a directorincludingand othercriteriamattersfor providedwww.svarnim.com
under Section. 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the Company at
23. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE COMPANY AND JOINT VENTURES:
The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary / Associate Company and Joint
Venture. During24. SECRETARIAL the year underSTANDARDS: review, the Company has complied
with the applicable Secretarial Standardsdevised proper systems to ensure compliance with
its provisions and is in compliance with theissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India (ICSI). The Company has same. 25. During the year under review, neither the
Statutory nor the Secretarial Auditors has reported toREPORTING OF FRAUDS BY THE AUDITORS:
committed against the Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would
need tothe Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances
of fraud be mentioned in the Board's Report. 26. ManagementSTATE OF DiscussionCOMPANY'S
andAFFAIRS: Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated in It contains a
detailed write up and explanation about the performance of the Company.Regulation 34(2)(e)
of SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part of the Annual Report. The27.
STATEMENT Board evaluatedON ANNUAL the effectivenessEVALUATION of itsOFfunctioning,BOARD'S
PERFORMANCE: that of the Committees and of individual Directors, pursuant to the
provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The Board sought the feedback of
Directors on various parameters including:
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;
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
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by
the Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management. Securities and
Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017. Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee had one-on-one meetings with eachThe Chairman of the Board had one-on-one
meetings with each Independent Director and the Executiveobtain Directors' inputs on
effectiveness of the Board/ Committee processes. and Non-Executive, Non-Independent
Directors. These meetings were intended to 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 the views of Executive
Directors and Non-Executive Directors. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
reviewed the performance of the individual directors and the Board as a whole. Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, andIn the Board
meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and the meeting of
The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members' confidence in the ethical standards
of the challengingCompany, the resilience of the Board and the Management in navigating
the Company duringtimes, cohesiveness amongst the Board Members, constructive relationship
betweenstrategic information to enable Board Members to discharge their responsibilities
and fiduciarythe Board and the Management, and the openness of the Management in sharing
duties.
Thecommittees and individual directors as per the formal mechanism for such evaluation
adopted byBoard carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and
that of its Remuneration Committee. the Board. The performance evaluation of all the
Directors was carried out by the Nomination and
The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent Directors and the Board
as a
was carried out through a structured evaluation process covering various aspects
of the Boardwhole was carried out by the Independent Directors. The exercise of
performance evaluation performancefunctioning suchof specificas compositionduties &
ofobligations,the Boardcontribution& committees,at theexperiencemeetings&
andcompetencies,otherwise, independent judgment, governance issues etc. PursuantDisclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performanceto the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and of individual
feedback from directors. evaluation of the Directors individually as well as evaluation of
the working of the Board by way 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.
28. MANAGING THE RISKS OF FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES: A. VIGIL
MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY: DirectorsThe Company has established vigil mechanism
and framed whistle blower policy forand employees to report concerns about unethical
behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics
Policy.
B. BUSINESS CONDUCT POLICY:
Thereview and sign the policy at the time of joining and an undertaking shall be given
forCompany has framed "Business Conduct Policy". Every employee is required to
adherence to the policy. The objective of the policy is to conduct the business in an honest,
transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy provides for anti-bribery and
avoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of the Company. The29.
PARTICULARS OF provisions of RuleEMPLOYEES:5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment
& Remuneration of of the Company has received remuneration above the limits specified
in the Rule 5(2) & (3) ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the
Company as none of the Employees financial year 2023-24.the Companies (Appointment &
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during the During the year under review,
the Company has entered into related party transactions, Suitable30. LOAN FROM DIRECTOR /
RELATIVE OF DIRECTOR: disclosures as required are provided in AS-18 which is forming
the part of the notes to financial statement.
31. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are summarized below:
Sr. No. Name |
Designation |
DIN / PAN |
th
2.
Ms. Sangeeta Aggarwal had been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director
w.e.f. 12th August, 2023 and regularized in Annual General Meeting held on 28th September,
2023
3.
Change in Designation of Ms. Surbhi Aggrwal from Non-executive Director to
Whole-time Director w.e.f. 12th August, 2023 and regularized in Annual General Meeting
held on 28th September, 2023
4.
Mr. Gulshan Kumar had given resignation from the post of Independent Director
w.e.f. 4th September, 2023
5.
Mr. Manish Bachani had been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent
Directors w.e.f. 5th September, 2023 and regularized in Annual General Meeting held on
28th September, 2023
6. Ms. Priya Singh had been appointed as the Company Secretary w.e.f 2nd May, 2024
Directors of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24 and till the date of Board's
Report.Apart from the above changes, there were no other changes in the composition of the
Board of As per Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors are not liable to retire by
rotation.
32. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
Ms.confirmed to the Board that they meet the criteria of Independence as specified
under SectionChiranggi Rahul and Mr. Manish Bachani, Independent Directors of the Company
have confirmed149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and they qualify to be Independent
Director. They have alsothat they meet the requirements of Independent Director as
mentioned under 2015. The confirmations were noted by the Board.Regulation 16 (1) (b) of
SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 33. As per Regulation
15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE: 2015, quarterly compliance report on requirement Corporate Governance is not
applicable to the Company.
34. DEPOSITS: deposits or payment of interest during the financial year.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 of
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the
Board35. FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS BY BOARD: Committees,has carried the evaluation
of its own performance, performance of Individual Directors, Boardincluding the Chairman
of the Board on the basis of attendance, contribution Nomination and Remuneration
Committee of the Company. The evaluation of the working of thetowards development of the
Business and various other criteria as recommended by the etc. were carried out. The
Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process andBoard, its
committees, experience and expertise, performance of specific duties and obligations
outcome. ExecutiveIn a separateDirectorsmeetingwereof evaluatedIndependentin
termsDirectors,of theirthe performancescontribution towardsof Executivethe growthand
Nonand- the expansion plans were too observed and evaluated, the outcome of which was
satisfactorydevelopment of the Company. The achievements of the targeted goals and the
achievements of for all the Directors of the Company.
36. AUDITORS:
A. Statutory Auditor:
M/s D G M S & Co., Chartered Accountants, Jamnagar (Firm Registration No.
0112187W),were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the period of
5 (Five) consecutive years from the conclusion of 40th Annual General Meeting held in the
year 2022 till the conclusion of 45 year 2027. th Annual General Meeting of the Company to
be held in the The Auditor's report for the Financial Year ended 31 st March, 2024 has
been issued with an unmodified opinion, by the Statutory Auditor. B. TheSecretarial Board
of DirectorsAuditor: pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, has appointed Mr. Darshan Kinkhabwala, Proprietor of M/s. Kinkhabwala
& Associates, Company Secretaries, Ahmedabad as a Secretarial Auditor of the
Company to conduct Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2023-24. The Secretarial
Audit Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 is annexed herewith as Report which call for
explanation.Annexure II in Form MR-3. There are no adverse observations in the Secretarial
Audit
C. Internal Auditor:
TheAccountant,Board ofJamnagar,directorsas hasthe internalappointedauditorM/s. ofB theB
GusaniCompany.& Associates,The InternalCharteredAuditor to the Audit Committee and
Board from time to time.conducts the internal audit of the functions and operations of the
Company and reports 37. DISCLOSURES
A. During the year Composition of Audit Committee: under review, meetings of members of
the Audit committee as tabulated below,February, 2024 the attendance records ofwas held on
29th May, 2023, 12the August, members of the Committee are as follows:2023, 10th November,
2023 and 5th
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. Committee of the Meetings attended |
B. DuringComposition the yearof Nomination under review,and Remuneration meetings of
theCommittee: members of the Nomination and Remuneration committee, as tabulated below,
was held on 14th July, 2024, 12th August, Committee are as follows:2023 and 5th September,
2023 and the attendance records of the members of the
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. Meetings attended of the Committee |
C. During Composition the yearofunderStakeholders' Relationship Committee: review,
meetings of members of Stakeholders' Relationship committeerecords of the members of the
Committee are as follows:as tabulated below, was held on 5th September, 2024 and the
attendance
Name |
Status |
No. of the Committee Meetings entitled |
No. of the Committee Meetings attended |
38. DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, The Company
has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment toPROHIBITION
& REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013: itscases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionemployees. Your Directors further state that during the
year under review there were no the Company.and Redressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the
Internal Complaints Committee as constituted by The39. INDUSTRIAL Directors
areRELATIONS:pleased to report that the relations between the employees and the management
continued to remain cordial during the year under review. According 40. MAINTENANCE to
informationOF COST andRECORDS: explanation given to us, the Central Government has not
carried out by the Company.prescribed maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of
the Act in respect of activities
41. THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY
During the year under review, there were no applications made or proceedings pending in
theAND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016: name of the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
2016.
42. THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE
TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE AVAILING LOAN
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of Loans taken from
BanksFROM THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: and Financial Institutions. Your43.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the
co-operation and Institutions,assistance receivedSuppliers,fromCustomersthe Bankers,and
otherRegulatorybusinessBodies,associatesStakeholderswho
haveincludingextendedFinancialtheir valuable sustained support and encouragement during
the year under review. Yourappreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives,
officers and staff at all levels of theDirectors take this opportunity to recognize and
place on record their gratitude and Company. We look forward for the continued
support of every stakeholder in the future.
Registered Office: Lane |
st Floor |
By the Order of the Board of |
House Na Kolkata WB A Mangoe 1 - 700 001 Surana |
Svarnim Trade Udyog Limited |
Sd/- |
Sd/- |
Surbhi Aggarwal |
Sangeeta Aggarwal |
Director |
Director |
DIN: 08409763 |
DIN: 10252827 |
Place: 27 Kolkata th August, 2024 |
Date: |