<dhhead>DIRECTORS REPORT To the Members, K&R Rail
Engineering Limited Hyderabad, Telangana, India </dhhead>
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and
operations of your
Company (the Company or KRRAIL) along with the
audited Financial statement for the financial Year ended March 31, 2024. The Consolidated
performance of the Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to where required.
1. Financial summary/highlights:
The performance during the period ended 31st March, 2024 has been as
under:
(Amount in Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Turnover/Income (Gross) |
61223.31 |
30778.49 |
66240.58 |
38985.39 |
Other Income |
347.64 |
37.25 |
350.03 |
37.25 |
Profit/loss before Depreciation, |
1,462.14 |
1217.31 |
1591.26 |
1379.11 |
Finance Costs, Exceptional items |
|
|
|
|
and Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
Less: Depreciation/ Amortisation/ |
330.01 |
310.48 |
330.22 |
310.69 |
Impairment |
|
|
|
|
Profit /loss before Finance Costs, |
1,132.13 |
906.83 |
1,261.04 |
1068.42 |
Exceptional items and Tax |
|
|
|
|
Expense |
|
|
|
|
Less: Finance Costs |
136.82 |
167.92 |
167.29 |
182.92 |
Profit /loss before Exceptional |
995.31 |
738.91 |
1093.75 |
885.50 |
items and Tax Expense |
|
|
|
|
Add/(less): Exceptional items |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Profit /loss before Tax Expense |
995.31 |
738.91 |
1093.75 |
885.50 |
Less: Tax Expense (Current & |
-283.42 |
-216.60 |
-315.29 |
-257.38 |
Deferred) |
|
|
|
|
Profit /loss for the year (1) |
711.89 |
522.31 |
778.46 |
628.12 |
Total Comprehensive Income/loss |
0 |
4.36 |
2.46 |
4.36 |
(2) |
|
|
|
|
Total (1+2) |
711.89 |
526.68 |
776.00 |
632.48 |
Balance of profit /loss for earlierx1 years |
-- |
2461.99 |
-- |
0.00 |
Less: Transfer to Debenture |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Redemption Reserve |
|
|
|
|
Less: Transfer to Reserves |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Less: Dividend paid on Equity |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Less: Dividend paid on Preference |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Shares |
|
|
|
|
Less: Dividend Distribution Tax |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Balance carried forward |
-- |
2988.67 |
-- |
632.48 |
2. Overview & state of the companys affairs: Revenues
Standalone
During the year under review, the Company has recorded an income of Rs.
61223.31 Lakhs and profit of Rs. 526.68 Lakhs as against the income of Rs. 30815.74 Lakhs
and profit of Rs. 526.68 Lakhs in the previous financial year ending 31.03.2023.
Revenues Consolidated
During the year under review, the Company has recorded an income of Rs.
66240.58 Lakhs and profit of Rs. 778.46 Lakhs as against the income of Rs. 38985.39 Lakhs
and profit of Rs. 628.12 Lakhs in the previous financial year ending 31.03.2023.
The Company is looking forward for good profit margins in near future.
3. Dividend:
Keeping the Companys growth plans in mind, your directors have
decided not to recommend dividend for the year.
4. Transfer to reserves:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134 (3) (j) of the Companies Act,
2013, the company has not proposed to transfer any amount to general reserves account of
the company during the year under review.
5. Investor Relations:
The Company continuously strives for excellence in its Investor
Relations engagement with International and Domestic investors through structured
conference-calls and periodic investor/analyst interactions like individual meetings,
participation in investor conferences, quarterly earnings calls and analyst meet from time
to time. The Company ensures that critical information about the Company is available to
all the investors, by uploading all such information on the Companys website.
6. Material changes & commitment affecting the financial
position of the company:
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the
financial position of the Company which have occurred during the end of the Financial Year
of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
7. Significant & material orders passed by the regulators or
courts or tribunals:
No significant or material orders have been passed against the Company
by the Regulators,
Courts or Tribunals, which impacts the going concern status and
companys operations in future.
However, Honble NCLT, Hyderabad Bench, vide orders dated
29.05.2023 extended the Period of Redemption of Optionally Convertible Redemption of
Preference Shares (OCRPS) for five years from 15.12.2020 to 14.12.2025 as prayed for by
the Company.
8. Transfer of un-claimed dividend to Investor Education and
Protection:
Your Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a
period of seven years. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be
transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
9. Details of Nodal Officer:
The Company has designated Mr. Amit Bansal, Executive Director of the
Company as Nodal Officer for the purpose of IEPF.
10. Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF):
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Act, Investor
Education and Protection
Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016
("IEPF Rules") read with the relevant circulars and amendments thereto, the
amount of dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years from the due
date is required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
("IEPF"), constituted by the Central Government. However, the company does not
have any un-paid or un claimed dividend in the Past to be transferred to IEPF.
11. Revision of financial statements:
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under
review.
12. Change in the nature of business, if any:
The Company has not undergone any change in the nature of business
during the FY 2023-24.
13. Deposits from public:
The Company has not accepted any public deposits during the Financial
Year ended March 31, 2024 and as such, no amount of principal or interest on public
deposits was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet and hence, there has been no
non-compliance with the requirements of the Act.
14. Depository System:
SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 mandate that the transfer, except transmission and transposition, of securities shall
be carried out in dematerialized form only with effect from 1st April 2019. In view of the
numerous advantages offered by the Depository system as well as to avoid frauds, members
holding shares in physical mode are advised to avail of the facility of dematerialization
from either of the depositories. The Company has, directly as well as through its RTA,
sent intimation to shareholders who are holding shares in physical form, advising them to
get the shares dematerialized.
15. Subsidiary companies:
Your Company has one subsidiary namely Robsons Engineering &
Construction Private Limited as on March 31, 2024.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Act, Consolidated Financial
Statements have been prepared which form part of this Annual Report. As required under
Section 129(3) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a
statement containing the salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary in
the prescribed form AOC-1 is enclosed as Annexure B to this Report.
In accordance with Section 136 of the Act, the separate audited
accounts of the subsidiary company will be available on the website of the Company,
www.krrailengg.com and the
Members desirous of obtaining the accounts of the Companys
subsidiary may obtain the same upon request. These documents will be available for
inspection by the members, till the date of AGM during business hours at registered office
of the Company.
The Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries, adopted by your
Board, in conformity with the SEBI Listing Regulations can be accessed on the
Companys website at www.krrailengg.com
16. Performance highlights of key operating subsidiary:
|
F.Y 2023-24 Rs. |
Turnover |
50,17,26,665 |
Profit Before Tax |
1,14,36,733 |
Profit After Tax |
82,50,701 |
17. Companies which have become or ceased to be subsidiaries:
During the FY 2023-24, there was no change in subsidiaries. For further
analysis on the consolidated performance, the attention is invited to the section on
Management Discussion and Analysis and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
18. Investment in subsidiary:
During financial year 2023-24, the Company had not infused any capital
in Subsidiary Companies.
19. Independent directors familiarization programmes:
Independent Directors are familiarized about the Companys
operations, businesses, financial performance and significant development so as to enable
them to take well-informed decisions in timely manner. Interaction with the Business heads
and key executives of the Company is also facilitated. Detailed presentations on important
policies of the Company are also made to the directors. Direct meetings with the
Chairperson are further facilitated to familiarize the incumbent Director about the
Company/its businesses and the group practices.
The details of familiarisation programme held in FY 2023-24 are also
disclosed on the Companys website and its web link is http:// www.krrailengg.com
20. Board Evaluation
Performance of the Board and Board Committees was evaluated on various
parameters such as structure, composition, diversity, experience, corporate governance
competencies, performance of specific duties and obligations, quality of decision-making
and overall Board effectiveness. Performance of individual Directors was evaluated on
parameters such as meeting attendance, participation and contribution, engagement with
colleagues on the Board, responsibility towards stakeholders and independent judgement.
All the Directors participated in the evaluation process. The results
of evaluation were discussed in the Board meeting held in February 2024. The Board
discussed the performance evaluation reports of the Board, Board Committees, Individual
Directors. The Board upon discussion noted the suggestions / inputs of the Directors.
Recommendations arising from this entire process were deliberated upon by the Board to
augment its effectiveness and optimize individual strengths of the Directors.
The detailed procedure followed for the performance evaluation of the
Board, Committees and Individual Directors is enumerated in the Corporate Governance
Report.
21. Meetings of the Board:
During the year, 10 (Ten) meetings of the Board of Directors of the
Company were convened and held in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The date(s)
of the Board Meeting, attendance by the directors is given in the Corporate Governance
Report forming an integral part of this report.
22. Committees of the Board:
There are various Board constituted Committees as stipulated under the
Act and Listing Regulations namely Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
Stakeholders Relationship and CSR Committee. Brief details pertaining to composition,
terms of reference, meetings held and attendance thereat of these Committees during the
year have been enumerated in Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual
Report.
23. Audit Committee Recommendations:
During the year, all recommendations of Audit Committee were approved
by the Board of Directors.
24. Directors and key managerial personnel:
As on date of this report, the Company has Six Directors, out of which
two are Independent Directors including one Woman Independent Director.
a) Appointment/Re-appointment of Directors of the Company:
In accordance with the provisions of the companies Act, 2013 and
Articles of Association of the company Mr. Sukesh Kumar Sharma, Executive Director, retire
by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
b) Resignation/ Cessation of Directors of the Company:
During the Year Mr. Suresh Solanki (DIN 09462065) was resigned as
Director (Executive - Non Independent) with effect from 13th April, 2024.
During the year, Mr. Shaik Suhail Nasir (DIN: 06866848) was appointed
as Director (Executive - Non Independent) with effect from 13th April 2024.
c) Key Managerial Personnel:
Key Managerial Personnel for the financial year 2023-24
? Mr. Shaik Suhail Nasir, Executive Director of the Company.
? Mr. Amit Bansal, Whole Time Director & CEO of the Company.
? Mr. K. Prahallada Rao, Chief financial officer of the company.
? Mr. Narasimhan Mangavally, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
of the Company.
25. Statutory audit and auditors report:
The members of the Company at their Extra Ordinary General Meeting held
on 11th May, 2024 have appointed M/s P Murali & Co., as statutory auditors of the
Company to hold office until the conclusion of 41th Annual General meeting of the Company.
M/s. P Murli and co., Chartered Accountant, who have tendered their
resignation vide their letter dated 13.08.2024, from the position of Statutory Auditors of
the Company for the reasons mentioned in the said letter.
As the term of P Murli and co., Chartered Accountants is going to end
in the upcoming Annual general meeting. The Board of Directors in its meeting held on
13.08.2024 has appointed M/s. MIs. J Singh & Associates Chartered Accountants as the
Statutory Auditors of the Company for the period of five years from the conclusion of the
41st Annual General Meeting for the FY 2023-24 till the conclusion of the 46th
Annual General Meeting for the FY 2028-29, subject to the approval of the shareholders in
the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
26. Statutory Auditors Qualification:
The qualifying remarks, reported by the Statutory Auditor in their
report for the Standalone Financials for the year ended 31st March, 2024 and the
explanations of the management are tabulated below:
Sl. No |
Observation/ Qualification |
Explanation by the Management |
1. |
The company has converted
53,91,224 share warrants into equity shares on 02.05.2023 and 16.08.2023 as mentioned in
the note no.5 of the financials results. |
The Company has converted
53,9 1,224 Share Warrants of face value of Rs 10/-at an issue price of Rs 71 .60 into
Equity shares during the 1st and 2nd quarters of the FY 2023-24 and a certificate in this
regard has been obtained from the then statutory auditors M/s. Chowdary & Rao,
Chartered Accountants. |
2. |
The company has utilised the
proceeds of issue of share warrants of an amount of Rs. 33.20 Crore for red emption
of8,16,388 preference shares of face value of Rs.10/- each at Rs. 796.19 which is not in
accordance with objects of the preferential issue as per resolution of the EGM dated 10th
February 2023. Subsequently, the company has modified and approved to include the
utilization of funds for |
The Company has originally
passed a Resolution in their EGM dated 10th February, 2023 for objects of the
preferential issue/particulars of the offer. Subsequently, the Company has passed
resolution for Modification of the objects of the preferential issue in the EGM dated 6th
July, 2024 to include the utilisation of proceeds of Share warrants for Redemption of |
redemption of preference shares in the optionally convertible
Redeemable EGM dated 7th July, 2024 (Refer to Preference Shares. Note No.6 of the
financial results).
3. Some of the Trade Receivables/ Trade Since the Management is in the
Payables are subject to confirmations & process of recovering the reconciliations.
There are long Receivables and negotiating with the outstanding balances of Trade
Creditors, it is in the opinion that a Receivables / Trade Payables, but the provision is
not necessary at this company has not made any provision juncture. for the same.
The qualifying remarks, reported by the Statutory Auditor in their
report for the Consolidated Financials for the year ended 31st March, 2024 and the
explanations of the management are tabulated below:
Sl. No |
Observation/ Qualification |
Explanation by the Management |
1. |
The Holding company has converted 53,91,224
share warrants into equity shares on 02.05.2023 and 16.08.2023 as mentioned in the note
no.5 of the financial results |
The Holding Company has converted 53,91,224
Share Warrants of face value of Rs 10/-at an issue price of Rs 71.60 into Equity shares
during the 1 st and 2nd quarters of the FY 2023-24 and a certificate in this
regard has been obtained from the then statutory auditors M/s. Chowdary & Rao,
Chartered Accountants. |
2. |
The Holding company has utilised the
proceeds of issue of share warrants of an amount of Rs. 33.20 Crore for red emption of
8,16,388 preference shares of face value of Rs.10/- each at Rs. 796.19 which is not in
accordance with objects of the preferential issue as per resolution of the EGM dated 10th
February 2023. Subsequently, the company has modified and approved to include the
utilization of funds for redemption of preference shares in the EGM dated 7th July, 2024
(Refer to Note No.6 of the financial results). |
The Management has originally passed a
Resolution in their EGM dated 10th February, 2023 for objects of the
preferential issue/particulars of the offer. Subsequently, the Company has passed
resolution for Modification of the objects of the preferential issue in the EGM dated 6th
July, 2024 to include the utilisation of proceeds of Share warrants for Redemption of
optionally convertible Redeemable Preference Shares. |
3. |
Some of the Trade Receivables/ Trade
Payables are subject to confirmations & reconciliations. There are long outstanding
balances of Trade Receivables / Trade Payables, but the company has not made any provision
for the same. |
Since the Management is in the process of
recovering the Receivables and negotiating with the Creditors, it is in the opinion that a
provision is not necessary at this juncture. |
The Auditors have confirmed that they have subjected themselves to the
peer review process of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and hold valid
certificate issued by the Peer Review Board of the ICAI.
27. Internal audit:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 138 read with Rule 13 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and Section 179 read with Rule 8(4) of the Companies
(Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014; during the year under review, the Internal
Audit of the functions and activities of the Company was undertaken by M/s E Srinivas
& Co., the Internal Auditor of the Company.
Deviations if any, are reviewed periodically and due compliance was
ensured. Summary of Significant Audit Observations along with recommendations and its
implementations are reviewed by the Audit Committee and concerns, if any, are reported to
the Board. There were no adverse remarks or qualification on accounts of the Company from
the Internal Auditor.
28. Secretarial Audit & Audit Report:
In terms of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, based upon
the recommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors had appointed Mr.
Sanjeev Dabas Practicing Company Secretary (CP No. 24418) as the Secretarial Auditor of
the Company, for conducting the Secretarial Audit for financial year ended March 31, 2024.
The Secretarial Audit was carried out by Mr. Sanjeev Dabas Practicing
Company Secretary (CP No. 24418) for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. The Report
given by the
Secretarial Auditor is annexed herewith as Annexure-L and forms
integral part of this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification,
reservation nor adverse remark.
29. Annual Secretarial Compliance Report:
SEBI vide its Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated February 08, 2019
read with Regulation 24(A) of the Listing Regulations, directed listed entities to conduct
Annual Secretarial compliance audit from a Practicing Company Secretary of all applicable
SEBI Regulations and circulars/guidelines issued thereunder. Further, Secretarial
Compliance Report dated May 30, 2024, was given by Mr. Sanjeev Dabas, Practicing Company
Secretary which was submitted to Stock Exchanges within 60 days of the end of the
financial year.
30. Cost records and cost audit:
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed
under the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act, are not applicable for the business
activities carried out by the Company.
31. No Frauds reported by statutory auditors
During the Financial Year 2023-24, the Auditors have not reported any
matter under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore no detail is required
to be disclosed under section 134(3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.
32. Declaration by the Company
None of the Directors of the Company are disqualified for being
appointed as Directors as specified in Section 164 (2) of the Act read with Rule 14 of
Companies (Appointment and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014.
33. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
outgo:
The required information as per Sec.134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act
2013 is provided hereunder and Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014:
A. Conservation of Energy:
Your Companys operations are not energy intensive. Adequate
measures have been taken to conserve energy wherever possible by using energy efficient
computers and purchase of energy efficient equipment.
B. Technology Absorption:
1. Research and Development (R&D): NIL
2. Technology absorption, adoption and innovation: NIL
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Out Go:
1. Foreign Exchange Earnings: Nil 2. Foreign Exchange Outgo: Nil
34. Management discussion and analysis report:
Management discussion and analysis report for the year under review as
stipulated under Regulation 34(2) (e) read with schedule V, Part B of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2015 with the stock exchange in
India is annexed herewith as Annexure- G to this report.
35. Risk management policy:
The Board of Directors had constituted Risk Management Committee to
identify elements of risk in different areas of operations and to develop policy for
actions associated to mitigate the risks. The Committee is responsible for reviewing the
risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The major risks identified by the
businesses and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a
continual basis.
36. Corporate governance:
Your Company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions of Corporate Governance as prescribed under the Listing Regulations. A separate
section on Corporate Governance, forming a part of this Report and the requisite
certificate from the
Companys Auditors confirming compliance with the conditions of
Corporate Governance is attached to the report on Corporate Governance as Annexure E.
37. Annual Return:
Pursuant to Sections 92 & 134(3) of the Act and Rule 12 of the
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return in Form MGT-7 is
also available on the Companys website URL: www.krrailengg.com
38. Authorised and paid-up capital of the company:
The Authorised capital of the company stands at Rs. 45,00,00,000
(Rupees Forty-Five Crores only) divided into Rs. 30,85,00,000 (Rupees Thirty Crores and
Eighty-Five Lakhs Only) divided into 3,08,50,000 (Three Crores Eight Lakhs and Fifty
Thousand) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each, and Rs.14,15,00,000 (Rupees Fourteen Crores and
Fifteen Lakhs Only) divided into 1,41,50,000 (One Crore Forty-one Lakhs and Fifty
Thousand) 7% Optionally Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each.
The board of Directors in its meeting held on 02.05.2023 allotted
34,59,976 equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each to fully paid-up pursuant to the
exercise of 34,59,976 convertible warrants (partial conversion of the outstanding
warrants) on receipt of Rs 53.70 per warrant - being 75% of the balance warrant issue
price, aggregating to Rs.18,58,00,712. (Issue price is Rs.71.60/- per convertible
Warrant).
The board of Directors in its meeting held on 28.08.2023 has approved
Allotment of 22,17,459 equity shares of face value of Rs.10/- each to fully paid-up
pursuant to the exercise of 22,17,459 convertible warrants (partial conversion of the
outstanding warrants) on receipt of Rs 53.70 per warrant - being 75% of the balance
warrant issue price, aggregating to Rs.11,90,77,550/- (Issue price is Rs.71.60/- per
convertible Warrant).
39. Declaration of independence:
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent
Directors of the Company confirming that they meet with both the criteria of independence
as prescribed under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and under
Regulation 16(1)(b) read with Regulation 25 of the Listing Regulations attached as
Annexure K.
In compliance with Rule 6 of Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Rules, 2014, all the PIDs of the Company have registered themselves with the
India Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Manesar and have included their names in the
databank of Independent Directors within the statutory timeline.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied
with Schedule
IV of the Act and the Companys Code of Conduct.
In terms of Regulations 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, the
Independent Directors have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or
situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact
their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgement and
without any external influence.
During the year, Independent Directors of the Company had no pecuniary
relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission and
reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the
Board of Directors and Committee(s).
40. Directors Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of
Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that for the financial year
ended March 31, 2024:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year
ended 31 March 2024, the applicable accounting standards and schedule III of the Companies
Act, 2013 have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
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 your Company as on 31 March 2024
and of the profit and loss of the Company for the financial year ended 31 March 2024;
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken 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 annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) Proper internal financial controls laid down by the Directors were
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively; and
f) Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws were followed and that such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
41. Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy:
The Company has formulated a Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy
pursuant to Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations and Section 177(10) of the Act,
enabling stakeholders to report any concern of unethical behaviour, suspected fraud or
violation.
The said policy inter-alia provides safeguard against victimization of
the Whistle Blower. Stakeholders including directors and employees have access to the
Managing Director & CEO and Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
During the year under review, no stakeholder was denied access to the
Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
The policy is available on the website of the Company at
www.krrailengg.com
42. Corporate social responsibility policy:
Since your Company has a net profit of exceeding Rs. 5 Cr for the
financial year 2023-24, section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to Corporate
Social Responsibility is applicable and hence the Company has adopted Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy which is placed on website of the Company www.krrailengg.com
43. Secretarial Standards:
The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India and such systems are adequate and operating effectively. During the
year under review, the Company was in compliance with the Secretarial Standards (SS) i.e.,
SS-1 and SS- 2, relating to "Meetings of the Board of Directors" and
"General Meetings", respectively.
44. Insurance:
The properties and assets of your Company are adequately insured.
45. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments
During the year under review, the Company has not given any loans,
guarantees and investments to Robsons Engineering & Constructions Private Limited (a
Subsidiary Company)
46. Internal Financial Control Systems:
Your Company has well laid out policies on financial reporting, asset
management, adherence to Management policies and also on promoting compliance of ethical
and well-defined standards. The Company follows an exhaustive budgetary control and
standard costing system. Moreover, the management team regularly meets to monitor goals
and results and scrutinizes reasons for deviations in order to take necessary corrective
steps. The Audit Committee which meets at regular intervals also reviews the internal
control systems with the Management and the internal auditors.
The internal audit is conducted at the Company and covers all key
areas. All audit observations and follow up actions are discussed with the Management as
also the Statutory Auditors and the Audit Committee reviews them regularly.
47. Related Party Transactions:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year were on arms length basis and were in the ordinary course of
business. During the financial year 2023-24, there were no materially significant related
party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel
or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the
Company at large.
The summary statement of transactions entered into with the related
parties pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are reviewed & approved by the
Audit Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. The summary statements
are supported by an independent audit report certifying that the transactions are at an
arms length basis and in the ordinary course of business.
The Form AOC-2 pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure-
C to this report.
48. Policy on directors appointment and remuneration:
In adherence to the provisions of Section 134(3)(e) and 178(1) &
(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the
Nomination and
Remuneration Committee approved a policy on Directors appointment
and remuneration, including, criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a Director and other matters. The said Policy extract is covered in
Corporate Governance
Report which forms part of this Report and is also uploaded on the
Companys website at www.krrailengg.com
49. Particulars of Employees and related Disclosure:
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required
under section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure
D to this Report.
The Statement containing the particulars of employees as required under
section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(2) and other applicable rules
(if any) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report
and the accounts are being sent to the members excluding
During the year none of the employees is drawing a remuneration of
Rs.1,02,00,000/- and above per annum or Rs.8,50,000/- per month and above in aggregate per
month, the limits specified under the Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with
Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014.
50. Implementation of Corporate Action
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the
specified time limit for implementation of Corporate Actions.
51. Shares transferred to investor education and protection fund:
No shares were transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund during the year under review.
52. Ratio of remuneration to each director:
Under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rule 5(1) (2)
& (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration) Rules, 2014 read with Schedule
V of the Companies Act, 2013 the ratio of remuneration of Mr. Amit Bansal, Executive
Director of the Company to the median remuneration of the employees is 14 times and of Mr.
Prahlada Rao CFO of the Company is 7 times.
53. Non-executive directors compensation and disclosures:
None of the Independent / Non-Executive Directors has any pecuniary
relationship or transactions with the Company which in the Judgment of the Board may
affect the independence of the Directors.
54. Industry based disclosures as mandated by the respective laws
governing the company:
The Company is not a NBFC, Housing Companies etc., and hence Industry
based disclosures is not required.
55. Failure to implement corporate actions:
During the year under review, no corporate actions were done by the
Company
56. Corporate insolvency resolution process initiated under the
insolvency and bankruptcy code, 2016.
No corporate insolvency resolution processes were initiated against the
Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, during the year under review.
57. Policies:
The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 mandated the formulation of certain policies for all listed companies. All the
policies are available on our website (https://www.krrailengg.com/investors/ policies).
The policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and updated based on need and new
compliance requirement.
Name of the policy |
Brief Description |
Website link |
Board Diversity Policy |
At K&R Rail Engineering
Limited, we believe that a truly diverse board will leverage differences in thought,
perspective, knowledge, skill, regional and industry experience, cultural and geographical
background, age, ethnicity, race and gender, which will help us retain our competitive
advantage. The Board has adopted the Board Diversity Policy which sets out the approach to
diversity of the Board of Directors. |
https:// www.krrailengg.com |
Nomination and Remuneration Policy |
This policy formulates the
criteria for determining qualifications, competencies, positive attributes and
independence for the appointment of a director (executive / non-executive) and also the
criteria for determining the remuneration of the Directors, key managerial personnel and
other employees. |
https:// www.krrailengg.com |
Related Party Transaction |
The policy regulates all
transactions between the Company and its related parties. |
https:// www.krrailengg.com |
Policy Code of conduct for the prevention of
insider trading: |
The policy regulates all
transactions of the insiders in this scrips of the Company. |
https:// www.krrailengg.com |
CSR Policy |
The Corporate Social
Responsibility activities to be undertaken by the Company. |
https:// www.krrailengg.com |
58. Statutory compliance:
The Company has complied with the required provisions relating to
statutory compliance with regard to the affairs of the Company in all respects.
59. Code of conduct for the prevention of insider trading:
Pursuant to the provisions of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time, the Company has formulated a Code of
Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading ("Insider Trading Code") and a Code of
Practices and Procedures for fair disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information
("UPSI").
The Code of Practices and Procedures for fair disclosure of UPSI is
available on the website of the Company at https://www.krrailengg.com
60. CEO/CFO Certification:
As required Regulation 17(8) read with Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the CEO/CFO certification is
attached with the annual report as Annexure I.
61. Prevention of sexual harassment at workplace:
The Company has always believed in providing a safe and harassment free
workplace for every individual working in its premises through various policies and
practices. The Company always endeavors to create and provide an environment that is free
from discrimination and harassment including sexual harassment.
The Company has adopted a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at
Workplace which aims at prevention of harassment of employees and lays down the guidelines
for identification, reporting and prevention of undesired behavior. An Internal Complaints
Committee ("ICC") has been set up by the senior management
(with women employees constituting the majority). The ICC is responsible for redressal of
complaints related to sexual harassment and follows the guidelines provided in the Policy.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2024, no complaints
pertaining to sexual harassment have been received.
62. Green Initiatives:
In commitment to keep in line with the Green Initiative and going
beyond it to create new green initiatives, electronic copy of the Notice of 41st
Annual General Meeting of the Company are sent to all Members whose email addresses are
registered with the Company/Depository Participant(s). For members who have not registered
their e-mail addresses, physical copies are sent through the permitted mode.
63. Event Based Disclosures
During the year under review, the Company has not taken up any of the
following activities:
1. Issue of sweat equity share: NA
2. Issue of shares with differential rights: NA
3. Issue of shares under employees stock option scheme: NA
4. Disclosure on purchase by Company or giving of loans by it for
purchase of its shares: NA
5. Buy back shares: NA
6. Disclosure about revision ratings: NA
64. Disclosure pursuant to Part A of Schedule V of SEBI LODR
Disclosure pursuant to Part-A of Schedule V read with Regulation 34(3)
of SEBI is attached as Annexure-H of this report.
65. Other Disclosures:
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in
respect of the following items as there were no transactions on these items during the
year under review:
a. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,
voting or otherwise. b. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of
the Company under any scheme save and except ESOS referred to in this Report. c. Neither
the Managing Director nor the Whole-time Directors of the Company receive any remuneration
or commission from any of its subsidiary.
66. Appreciation & acknowledgement:
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the overwhelming
co-operation and assistance received from the investors, customers, business associates,
bankers, vendors, as well as regulatory and governmental authorities. Your Directors also
thanks the employees at all levels, who through their dedication, co-operation, support
and smart work have enabled the company to achieve a moderate growth and is determined to
poise a rapid and remarkable growth in the year to come.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of
business constituents, banks and other "financial institutions and shareholders of
the Company like SEBI, BSE, , NSDL, CDSL, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank etc. for their
continued support for the growth of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Director |
K&R Rail Engineering Limited |