DEAR MEMBERS,
Your Directors are pleased to present 37th Annual Report of
Ajmera Realty & Infra India Limited ("the Company") together with the
Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31,2024.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
(' In Lakhs)
Key Financial Indicators |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
2023-2024 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
2022-2023 |
Revenue from Operations |
48,900.47 |
36,102.21 |
69,996.23 |
43,110.45 |
Other Income |
451.64 |
533.49 |
786.95 |
952.72 |
Total Income |
49,352.11 |
36,635.70 |
70,783.18 |
44,063.18 |
Total Expenditure |
37,955.52 |
27,148.12 |
56,902.29 |
34,444.52 |
Profit before share of profit/(loss) of Associate/ Joint
Venture |
11,396.59 |
9,487.58 |
13,880.89 |
9,618.65 |
Share of profit/(loss) of Associate/Joint Venture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Profit before Tax (PBT) |
11,396.59 |
9,487.58 |
13,880.89 |
9,618.65 |
Tax Expenses |
2,863.77 |
2,387.83 |
3,488.63 |
2,459.98 |
Profit After Tax (PAT) |
8,532.82 |
7,099.74 |
10,392.26 |
7,158.67 |
Non-Controlling Interests |
- |
- |
107.56 |
8.70 |
Other Comprehensive Income/ (loss) |
(17.47) |
26.40 |
(17.47) |
26.40 |
Total Comprehensive Income |
8,515.35 |
7,126.15 |
10,267.23 |
7,176.37 |
Opening Balance in Statement of Surplus of Profit and Loss |
50,948.65 |
45,333.52 |
58,190.88 |
52,530.56 |
Amount available for appropriation |
59,464.01 |
52,459.67 |
68,458.11 |
59,706.93 |
Less: Dividend Paid |
1,064.53 |
798.41 |
1,064.55 |
798.41 |
Less : Transfer to General Reserve |
851.54 |
712.62 |
1,026.72 |
717.64 |
Closing Balance in Statement of Surplus of Profit and Loss |
57,547.93 |
50,948.65 |
66,366.84 |
58,190.88 |
2. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS Consolidated:
The Consolidated turnover of the Company is Rs 69,996.23 Lakhs as
against Rs 43,110.45 Lakhs for the previous Financial Year. The PBT stood at Rs 13,880.89
Lakhs in the FY 2023-24 as compared to Rs 9,618.65 Lakhs in previous Financial Year.
Whilst the Standalone turnover stood at Rs 48,900.47 Lakhs as compared to Rs 36,102.21
Lakhs in the previous Financial Year under review and PBT stood at Rs 11,396.59 Lakhs in
FY 2023-24 as compared to Rs 9,487.59 Lakhs of previous Financial Year.
3. SHARE CAPITAL
The authorized share capital of the Company is
Rs 1,50,00,00,000/- (Rupees One hundred and Fifty Crores) divided into
15,00,00,000 (Fifteen Crores) no. of equity shares of Rs 10/- each. The issued
and paid up capital of the company consist of Rs 35,48,48,750/- (Rupees
Thirty Five Crores Forty Eight Lakhs Forty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty) divided
into 3,54,84,875 equity shares of Rs 10/- each.
The Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to
the dividend, voting or otherwise nor issued sweat equity shares. There is no scheme for
employee stock option or provision of money for shares of the Company to the employees or
Directors of the Company.
The Company did not issue any bonus shares for the FY 2023-24, nor has
company bought back any of its securities during the year under review. Also, no funds
have been raised through preferential allotment or qualified institutional placement
during the FY 2023-24.
4. DEPOSITORY SYSTEM:
Your Company's equity shares are available for dematerialisation
through National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India)
Limited. As on March 31, 2024, 99.91% of the equity shares of the Company were held in
dematerialised form.
5. DIVIDEND
Based on the overall Company's performance, the Directors are pleased
to recommend a dividend of Rs 4.00/- (40%) per share on 3,54,84,875 Equity Shares of '10/-
each of the Company for the FY 2023-24. The total quantum of the payout, if approved by
the member's at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM), will be Rs 1,419.40/- Lakhs
In view of the changes made under the Income-tax Act, 1961, by the
Finance Act, 2020, dividends paid or distributed by the Company shall be taxable in the
hands of shareholders. The Company shall, accordingly, make the payment of the final
dividend after deduction of tax at source as per applicable tax rates.
The Dividend, if approved at the AGM, will be paid to:
(a) All members whose names appear on Register of Members of the
Company as on Friday, August 02, 2024, and
(b) To those whose names appear as beneficial owner, as on Friday,
August 02, 2024 as furnished by National Securities Depositories Ltd. and Central
Depository Services (India) Ltd. for the purpose.
6. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
Your Company has complied with Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the
Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India ("ICSI").
7. RESERVES
Your Company has transferred Rs 851.54 Lakhs to Reserves during the
Financial Year.
8. DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any Deposits during the Financial Year
and hence provisions of the Act, relating to acceptance of Public Deposits are not
applicable to the Company.
9. LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
Details of loans, guarantee and investments under the provisions of
section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Meeting of Board and its
powers) Rules, 2014 as on March 31, 2024 are set out in Notes 5 & 6 of the Standalone
Financial Statements of the Company.
10. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
Management Discussion and Analysis as stipulated under SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate
section forming part of this Annual Report. It speaks about overall industry structure,
global and domestic economic scenarios, developments in business operations / performance
of the Company's various projects, internal controls and their adequacy, risk management
systems and other material developments during the FY 2023-24.
11. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has prescribed certain
corporate governance standards vide Regulations 24 and 27 of the Listing Regulations. Your
Directors re-affirm their commitments to these standards and a detailed Report on
Corporate Governance together with the Auditors' Certificate on its compliance is annexed
hereto.
12. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
In compliance with the Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI circulars issued
from time to time, the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting for the
financial year ended March 31, 2024 has been separately furnished in the Annual Report and
forms a part of the Annual Report.
13. SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES & JOINT VENTURES
The details of financial statements of all Subsidiaries, Associates
& Joint Ventures of the Company in the prescribed Form AOC-1 "Annexure-I"
forms part of consolidated financial statements in compliance with Section 129(3) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The said
format highlights the financial performance of each of the Subsidiaries, Associates &
Joint Venture companies included in consolidated financial statements of the Company
pursuant to Rule 8(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
In accordance with Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the
consolidated financial statements along with the financial statements, other documents
required to be attached and audited financial statements of each of the subsidiary and
associate companies are available for inspection by the members at the registered office
of the Company during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays up to the date of the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') and the same are also
available on the website under https://ajmera. com/investor-corner/annual-reports/
The Company has formulated policy for determining material
subsidiaries. The policy may be accessed on the website of the Company (https://ajmera.
com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/policy-for- determining-material-subsidiaries.pdf) .
Material Unlisted Subsidiary
During the year under review, your Company has one material unlisted
subsidiaries as per provision of the SEBI (LODR), Regulation, 2015 which is Ajmera Mayfair
Global WLL.
The audit committee of the company have reviewed the financial
statements, in particular the investments, if any made by Ajmera Mayfair Global WLL during
the financial year under the review. Also all the significant transactions and
arrangements made by Ajmera Mayfair Global WLL were brought to the notice of Board of
Directors of the Company.
Companies which have become or ceased to be its subsidiaries, joint
ventures or associate companies during the year:
Ajmera Luxe Realty Private Limited have become joint venture of the
Company with effect from 30th January 2023.
New Horizon Acres Private Limited was incorporated as Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of the Company. Incorporation date of the New Horizon Acres Private Limited is
3rd January, 2024.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All contracts /arrangements/transactions entered by the Company with
Related Parties were in ordinary course of business and at arm's length basis.
During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any
contracts/ arrangements/ transactions were related parties qualify as material in
accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions or
as per the provision of Listing Regulation.
All transactions with related parties were reviewed and approved by the
Audit Committee and are in accordance with the Policy on Related party Transactions
formulated by the Company. There are no materially significant related party transactions
that may have potential conflict with interest of the Company at large.
The details of related party transactions as per Indian Accounting
Standards (IND AS)-24 are set out in Note 44 to the standalone Financial Statements of the
Company.
15. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the year, the Board of Directors at its meeting held on November
01, 2023 on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
and approved of the Shareholders of the Company through Postal Ballot
on January 11, 2024, Mr. K. G. Krishnamurthy (DIN: 00012579) was re-appointed as an
Independent Director, not liable to retire by rotation, for the second consecutive term of
five years, i.e., from November 5, 2023 to November 4, 2028 (both days inclusive).
Mr. Sanjay C. Ajmera (DIN: 00012496), retires by rotation and being
eligible offers himself for re-appointment. A resolution seeking shareholders' approval
for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the notice.
During the year under review, the non-executive directors of the
Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting
fees, commission, and reimbursement of expenses, if any.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act following are the
Key Managerial personnel of the Company as per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and
rules made there under:
Mr. Manoj I. Ajmera - Managing Director
Mr. Nitin D. Bavisi - Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Chandra Prakash Jugani - Company Secretary*
Mr. Kartik Sharma - Company Secretary**
Mr. Vinit Tanna - Company Secretary**
Note :
** During the period under the review Mr. Vinit Tanna has resigned from
the post of Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 15th May, 2023
and Mr. Kartik Sharma was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f.
25th July, 2023 who resigned from the post of Company Secretary &
Compliance Officer w.e.f. 21st March, 2024.
Mr. Chandra Prakash Jugani has been appointed as a Company
Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. from 9th May, 2024.
16. NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS
During FY 2023-24, 4 (Four) Board Meetings were held details of which,
along with particulars of attendance of the Directors at each of the Board Meetings are
given in the Corporate Governance Report of the Company, which forms a part of this
report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under
the Act and the Listing Regulations.
17. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received the Certificate of Independence from all the
Independent Directors pursuant to Section 149 of the Act and Regulation 16 of the Listing
Regulations, confirming and certifying that they have complied with all the requirements
of being an Independent Director of the Company.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied
with the Company's Code of Conduct. The Company has also received declarations under
Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations from the Independent Directors confirming that
they were no existence or anticipation of any circumstances during the year that could
impair or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent
judgement and without any external influence.
18. FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
The Company has in place a system to familiarize the Independent
Directors with the organization, its operations, business, technologies, and on-going
events. The details of familiarization programme are disclosed on the Company's website on
the web link https://ajmera.com/wp-content/uploads/7077/10/
familiarisation-programme-for-independent- directors.pdf
STATEMENT REGARDING OPINION OF THE BOARD WITH INTEGRITY, EXPERTISE AND
EXPERIENCE (INCLUDING THE PROFICIENCY) OF THE INDEPENDEMT DIRECTORS APPOINTED DURING THR
YEAR.
The composition of the Board is in conformity with Section 149 of the
Act and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations. The Board comprises of 6 (Six) Directors
out of which 3 (Three) are Executive Directors and 3 (Three) are Non-Executive Independent
Directors.
Based on recommendation of the NRC, the Board re- appointed Mr. K. G.
Krishnamurthy (DIN: 00012579) as an Independent Director, not liable to retire by
rotation, for the second consecutive term of five years, i.e., from November 5, 2023 to
November 4, 2028 (both days inclusive) and same was approved by the members through postal
ballot on January 11,2024.
Mr. K. G. Krishnamurthy has vast experience of over three decades in
the real-estate sector and has been widely consulted by the industry on real estate
matters. He has advised International and Domestic real estate funds having an aggregate
corpus of INR 71 billion and has offered his services to the Asian Development Bank to
develop a housing package for Project affected individuals under Karnataka Urban
Infrastructure Project and also to the USAID to build up a mortgage market in Sri Lanka.
His contribution the Board and business of the Company through
financial his expertise, business acumen ship along with strategic guidance left an
indelible mark on our Company.
COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD
The Company has constituted the following Statutory Committees of the
Board of Directors:-
1. Audit Committee;
2. Stakeholders Relationship Committee;
3. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee;
4. Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
5. Risk Management Committee; and
6. Committee of Independent Directors.
The Report of Corporate Governance contains the details of the
composition of each of the above Committees, their respective role and responsibilities.
19. PECUNIARY RELATIONS
The Non-executive Directors including Independent Directors, apart from
receiving Directors' remuneration by way of sitting fees and reimbursement expenses for
attending Board and its Committee meetings do not have any other material pecuniary
relationship or transactions with the Company. No commission on the net profit of the
Company is paid to any Director.
20. REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND PARTICULARS
OF EMPLOYEES
The remuneration paid to Directors is in accordance with Nomination and
Remuneration Policy formulated in accordance with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013
and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015. The information required under section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including
any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force) in
respect of Directors /employees of the Company is set out in the "Annexure-II"
to this report.
Further information as required as per the provisions of Section 197 of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and Rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, "(including amendments
thereof), forms part of this report. However, the above-mentioned statement is not being
sent to the members along with the Annual Report in accordance with the provisions of
Section 136 of the Act.
The aforesaid information is available for inspection by the members up
to the date of this Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), on all working days, during business
hours, at the Registered Office of the Company. Members who are interested in obtaining
the said particulars may please write to the Company at investors@ajmera.com .
The Managing Director of the Company has not received any remuneration
or commission from any of Company's subsidiary.
21. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company has adopted Nomination and Remuneration Policy in
accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules issued there under
and SEBI Listing Regulations.
The said Policy of the Company, inter alia, provides that the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall formulate the criteria for appointment of
Executive, Non-Executive Director, and Independent Directors on the Board of Directors of
the Company and persons in Senior Management of the Company, their remuneration including
determination of qualifications, positive attributes, independence of Directors and other
matters as provided under subsection (3) of section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 (including
any statutory modification(s) or re- enactment (s) thereof for time being in force).
The salient features of the Policy is set out in the Corporate
Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report. The Policy is also available on
the website of the Company https://ajmera.com/ wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nomination-and-
remuneration-policy.pdf
22. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of the
Board, committees, and other individual Directors (including independent Directors) which
include criteria for performance evaluation of the non-executive Directors and executive
Directors. The evaluation process inter- alia considers attendance of the Directors at the
Board and Committee meetings, acquaintance with business, communication inter-se Board
Members, effective participation, domain knowledge, compliance with code of conduct,
vision and strategy, benchmarks established by the global peers, etc., which is in
compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
The Board carried out annual performance evaluation of the Board, Board
Committee and individual Directors and Chairperson. The Chairman of the respective Board
Committee shared the report on evaluation with the respective committee members. The
performance of each committee was evaluated by the Board, based on report of evaluation
received from respective Board Committees.
The reports on performance evaluations of the individual Directors were
reviewed by the chairman of the Board. During the year, the separate meeting of
Independent Directors was held on March 05, 2024. In this meeting, the performance of the
Non- Independent Directors, performance of the Board as a whole and performance of the
Chairman was evaluated.
23. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement of clause (c) of subsection (3) of Section
134 of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March
31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under
Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed along with proper explanations
relating to material departures, wherever applicable.
(b) The Directors have 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 as at March 31, 2024
and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going
concern' basis;
(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are
operating effectively; and
(f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating
effectively.
24. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee is in alignment with provisions of Section 177 of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules issued there under and Regulation 18 of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The members of the
Audit Committee are financially literate and have experience in financial management.
During the period under the review Audit Committee comprises of Mr.
Ambalal C. Patel, Mrs. Aarti M. Ramani and Mr. Rajnikant S. Ajmera. The majority of the
members are Independent Directors and Mr. Ambalal C. Patel, Independent Director was
Chairman of the Committee. During the year, all recommendations made by Audit Committee
were accepted by the Board of Directors of the Company.
25. AUDITORS AND AUDITOR'S REPORT Statutory Auditor:
The Auditor's report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, on
financial statements of the Company forms a part of this Annual Report. The Auditor's
Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 does not contain any qualification,
reservation or adverse remark.
Cost Auditor:
The Board of Directors, on recommendation made by Audit Committee, have
appointed M/s. D. R. Mathuria & Co. Cost Accountants (Firm Reg. No.101535) as Cost
Auditor of the Company to conduct the audit of cost records for the FY 2024-25. The
remuneration proposed to be paid to the Cost Auditor, subject to ratification by the
shareholders of the Company, at the ensuing 37th Annual General Meeting would not exceed
Rs 92,500/- (Rupees Ninety Two Thousand Five Hundred) excluding taxes and out of pocket
expenses, if any.
The Company has received consent from M/s D. R. Mathuria & Co.,
Cost Accountants, to act as the Cost Auditor for conducting audit of the cost records for
the FY 2024-25 along with a certificate confirming that they are independent firm of Cost
Accountants and are at arm's length relationship with the Company.
Secretarial Auditor:
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Ms. Shreya Shah,
Practicing Company Secretary (Certificate of Practice No.15859) as the Secretarial Auditor
to conduct an audit of Secretarial records for the FY 2024-25.
The Company has received consent from Ms. Shreya Shah to act as the
auditor for conducting audit of Secretarial records for the financial year ending March
31,2025.
The Secretarial Audit Report along with the Secretarial Compliance
Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is set out in "Annexure-III"
to this Report.
Internal Auditor:
Pursuant to section 138(1) of Companies Act, 2013 read with the Company
(Accounts) Rules, 2014, Mr. Vinay Parekh, a qualified Chartered Accountant is appointed as
the Internal Auditor of the Company under whole-time employment. The Internal Auditor
conducts the internal audit of the functions and operations of the Company and reports to
the Audit Committee and Board quarterly.
26. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY AUDITORS
During the year under review, no instances of fraud were reported by
the Statutory Auditor of the Company under section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
27. HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Your company firmly believes that employees are the most valuable
assets and key players of business success and sustained growth. The Company continued to
conduct various employee benefit, recreational and team building programs to enhance
employee skills, motivation as also to foster team spirit. Company also conducted in-
house training programs to develop leadership as well as technical/functional capabilities
to meet future talent requirements. Industrial relations were cordial throughout the year.
28. EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) and section 92(3) of the Act read with
Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return
(Form MGT-7) for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024 is hosted on the website of the
Company at https://ajmera.com/investor- corner/annual-reports/
29. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Company's management systems, organisational structures, processes,
standards, code of conduct and behaviours together form the system that governs how the
Group conducts the business of the Company and manages associated risks. The approach is
based on identification, evaluation, and mitigation of operational, strategic, and
environmental risks, disciplined risk monitoring and measurement and continuous risk
assessment and mitigation measures.
The Audit committee is responsible for reviewing the risk management
plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The audit committee has additional oversight in the
area of financial risks and controls.
30. VIGIL MECHANISM
A "Vigil Mechanism Policy" for Directors and employees of the
Company is constituted, to provide a mechanism which ensures adequate safeguards to
employees and Directors from any victimization on rising of concerns of any violations of
legal or regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any, Financial
Statements and reports, etc.
The Whistle blower policy has been approved and adopted by Board of
Directors of the Company in compliance with the provisions of 177(10) of the Companies
Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclose Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
The same is available on the Company's website:
https://ajmera.com/wp-content/uploads/7077/10/ whistle-blower-policy.pdf
31. DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
Since your Company comes under the top 1000 companies as per Market
Capitalization, Board of Directors has adopted Dividend Distribution Policy in compliance
with Regulation 43A of the SEBI Listing Regulations and the same is available at
https://ajmera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
32. POLICY ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE
Your Company has zero tolerance towards any action on the part of any
one which may fall under the ambit of 'Sexual Harassment' at workplace, and is fully
committed to uphold and maintain the dignity of every women working with the Company. The
Company has constituted an Internal Complaint Committee pursuant to the provisions of
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
for prevention, prohibition and redressal of complaints/grievances on the sexual
harassment of women at work places. Your Directors further states that during the year
under review, there were no complaints received pursuant to the above Act.
The Company also has in place Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment
at Workplace is in line with the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company conducts sessions for employees across the organization to
build awareness amongst employees about the policy and the provisions of Prevention of
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.
33. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
During the year the Company spent Rs 1,18,72,589 (Rupees One Crore
Eighteen Lakh Seventy Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Nine Only) towards CSR Expenditure.
The Company's CSR initiatives were as per the CSR Policy of the Company
available on our website www.ajmera.com which is in accordance with Section 135 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014 and details of the same is set out in "Annexure-IV".
34. DETAILS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS RELATED TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Our company has a proactive approach to manage and mitigate risks. The
major business and process risks are identified from time to time by the functional heads.
Risk management forms an integral part of the management policies and is an ongoing
process integrated deeply into everyday operations. These risks are timely reviewed by the
Board and mitigation strategies are suggested to reduce the impact.
Adequate internal control systems commensurate with the nature of the
Company's business, size and complexity of its operations are in place and have been
operating satisfactorily. Internal control systems comprising of policies and procedures
are designed to ensure reliability of financial reporting, timely feedback on achievement
of operational and strategic goals, compliance with policies, procedure, applicable laws
and regulations. The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system supports in standardisation
of processes and automation. Internal control systems are designed to ensure that all
assets and resources are acquired economically, used efficiently and adequately protected.
35. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
There were no awards and recognitions received for the FY 2023-24.
Past Achievements of the Company in FY 2019-20:
1. Ajmera Group awarded with "Developer of the Year-
Residential" Award 2019 at 11th Realty Plus Conclave & excellence Award
2019-West.
2. Shri. Rajnikant Ajmera Hon.CMD of Ajmera Group has been awarded the
"Lifetime Achievement Award" at 11th Realty Plus Conclave & excellence Award
2019-West.
3. Ajmera Won the "Best OOH Campaign of the year 2018" at
Marketing Maverick Award -March 2019.
4. Mr. Dhaval Ajmera Director of Ajmera Group has been awarded the most
iconic Personality in Realty of the year- at The Iconic Achievers Award 2019.
5. Awarded by Hurun Report 2018 GROHE HURUN - Special Felicitation for
excelling 50 years in Indian Real Estate - Ajmera Realty on 26th Feb 2019.
36. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND AND SHARES TO IEPF
As per Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Investor
Education Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016
("Rules"), all dividends remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of 7 (seven)
years and also the shares in respect of which the dividend has not been claimed by the
shareholders for 7 (seven) consecutive years or more are required to be transferred to
Investor Education Protection Fund in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the
Rules. Hence, the Company urges all the shareholders to encash /claim their respective
dividend during the prescribed period. Accordingly, the unclaimed and unpaid Final
dividend amounts pertaining to the FY 2016-17 will be transferred to the IEPF Account
during FY 2024-25.
37. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION UNDER
SECTION 134(3) (l) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, no material changes and
commitments which could affect the Company's financial position have occurred between the
end of the financial year of the Company and the date of this report.
38. DISCLOSURE OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE
REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S
OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
Your Company on recommendation of its Audit Committee at its board
meeting held on 13th January, 2020, considered and approved a Scheme of
Arrangement between Ajmera Realty & Infra India Limited ("the Demerged
Company") and Radha Raman Dev Ventures Private Limited ('RRDVPL' or 'the Resulting
Company') and their respective shareholders under sections 230 to 232 and other applicable
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder ("Scheme").
The Resulting Company is the wholly owned subsidiary of the Demerged Company.
As per provisions of the Regulation 37 of the SEBI Listing Regulations
your Company filed draft Scheme of arrangement with Stock Exchanges on January 14, 2020
and received Observation Letter from Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) & National Stock
Exchange (NSE) on March 26, 2021.
The Letter confirms that BSE & NSE has no adverse observations with
limited reference to those v matters having a bearing on listing/de- listing/continuous
listing requirements within the provisions of Listing Agreement, enabling the company to
file the scheme with Hon'ble NCLT.
The shareholders at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) convened
meeting held on November 15, 2021 approved the Scheme. The said scheme is yet to be
approved by the NCLT.
39. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo as stipulated in Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies
Act, 2013 and rules framed there under is enclosed herewith as "Annexure - V".
40. DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS
AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR.
During the year under review, neither there is any application made nor
any proceedings are pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016).
41. DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE
TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF:
During the year under review, no such exercise has happened.
42. GREEN INITIATIVE
Your company has adopted green initiative to minimize the impact on the
environment. The Company has been circulating the copy of the Annual Report in electronic
format to all those members whose email addresses are available with the Company. Your
Company appeals other Members also to register themselves for receiving Annual Report in
electronic form.
43. APPRECIATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors on record their gratitude for all stakeholders viz.,
customers, shareholders, dealers, suppliers, bankers, employees and all other business
associates for the continuous support given by them to the Company and its Management.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors For Ajmera Realty
& Infra India Limited |
Sd/- |
Date: July 09, 2024 Place: Mumbai |
Rajnikant S. Ajmera Chairman & Managing Director
DIN:00010833 |