To,
The Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 17th Annual Report of your
Company, together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended March
31, 2023, prepared as per Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) as prescribed under Section
133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act).
Financial Highlights
The financial performance of your Company for the year ended March 31, 2023 is
summarised below:
(_in million)
Particular |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
Revenue from operations |
5,311.51 |
6,144.29 |
13,453.49 |
14,458.53 |
Other Income |
196.58 |
34.22 |
346.84 |
150.17 |
Total Income |
5,508.09 |
6,178.51 |
13,800.33 |
14,608.70 |
Total Expenses |
5,197.37 |
5,558.07 |
12,260.59 |
12,597.79 |
EBIDTA |
310.72 |
620.44 |
1,539.74 |
2,010.91 |
Less : Finance cost |
1,063.03 |
1,085.75 |
1,154.71 |
1,203.98 |
Less : Depreciation |
1,890.32 |
1,849.88 |
3,443.79 |
3,307.09 |
Profit/(Loss) before share of profit/(loss) of associates and joint ventures,
exceptional item and tax |
(2,642.63) |
(2,315.19) |
(3,058.76) |
(2,500.17) |
Share of profit/(loss) of associates and joint ventures |
0.00 |
0.00 |
(3.97) |
(3.83) |
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional item and tax |
(2,642.63) |
(2,315.19) |
(3,062.73) |
(2,504.00) |
Exceptional items |
346.20 |
237.96 |
80.51 |
85.90 |
Profit /(Loss) before tax & after exceptional items |
(2,988.83) |
(2,553.15) |
(3,143.24) |
(2,589.90) |
Provision for taxation (net) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
11.16 |
19.81 |
Profit/(Loss) after tax & exceptional items |
(2,988.83) |
(2,553.15) |
(3,154.40) |
(2,609.71) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit liability |
2.19 |
0.90 |
8.79 |
5.52 |
Total comprehensive profit/(loss) for the period |
(2,986.64) |
(2,552.25) |
(3,145.61) |
(2,604.19) |
Business Overview
During FY 2022-23, rise of streaming services has had a significant impact on Cable TV,
particularly in terms of changing purchasing TV patterns. With the boom of OTT platforms
and the integration of smart TV features, consumers have shifted their preferences towards
televisions with more advanced capabilities. consumers can stream a wide variety of movies
and TV shows without using cable or broadcast television.
Despite the impact of OTT services, LCOs continued to provide services to consumers and
ensured seamless connectivity on the ground. Despite some recovery in incomes during the
year, several households cut their expenses to bare necessity. This resulted in TV Package
downgrades or deactivation of TV connections.
The Company's wholly subsidiary SITI Broadband is moving rapidly towards expanding its
presence in the Broadband space and in keeping with the opportunity and trends,
Broadband is its primary focus. The Company also runs an expansive partner platform,
accessible through both online mediums in the form of an Android application and a website
as well as a strong offline medium operated through a call center. Its DOCSIS + GPON
hybrid technology enables it to offer integrated Cable and Broadband Services.
Directors & Key Managerial Personnel
Your Board comprises of six (6) Directors including three (3) Independent Directors,
two (2) Non-Executive Non-Independent Director and one (1) Executive Director. Independent
Directors provide declarations both at the time of appointment and annually confirming
that they meet the criteria of Independence as prescribed under the Act and SEBI (Listing
Regulations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing
Regulations"). During the financial year 2022-23, your Board met six (6) times,
details of which are available in the Corporate Governance Report annexed to this report.
As per Section 152 of the Act, Mr. Amitabh Kumar (DIN 00222260) will retire by rotation
at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for
re-appointment. Your Board, based on recommendations of Nomination & Remuneration
Committee, recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Amitabh Kumar.
During the period under review-
(i) Mr. Vikash Khanna had resigned from the office of Chief Financial Officer
("CFO") of the Company w.e.f. the close of business hours on March 21, 2023 due
to personal reasons.
(ii) Your Board, based on recommendations of Audit Committee and Nomination &
Remuneration Committee, had approved the appointment of Mr. Vikram Singh Panwar as CFO of
the Company w.e.f. April 15, 2023.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 203 of the Act, Mr. Suresh Arora,
Whole-Time Director, Mr. Yogesh Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vikram Singh Panwar,
Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Suresh Kumar, Company Secretary of the Company are Key
Managerial Personnel of the Company. Pursuant to the provisions under Section 134(3)(d) of
the Act, with respect to statement on declaration given by Independent Directors under
Section 149(6) of the Act, the Board hereby confirms that all the Independent Directors of
the Company have given a declaration and have confirmed that they meet the criteria of
independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act read with Regulation 16 of SEBI
Listing Regulations.
Board Committees
In compliance with the requirements of Act and SEBI Listing Regulations, your Board had
constituted various Board Committees including Audit Committee, Nomination &
Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee. Details of the constitution of these Committees, which are in
accordance with regulatory requirements, have been uploaded on the website of the Company
viz. www.sitinetworks.com.
Details of scope, constitution, terms of reference, number of meetings held during the
year under review along with attendance of Committee Members therein form part of the
Corporate Governance Report annexed to this report.
Board Evaluation
At a separate meeting of Independent Directors, held without presence of other
Directors and Management, the Independent Directors had, based on various criteria,
evaluated performance of the Executive Directors and performance of the Board as a whole
and various Board Committees. A report on such evaluation done by Independent Directors
was taken on record by the Board and further, the Board had in compliance with the
requirements of Act, evaluated performance of all Independent Directors based on various
parameters including attendance, contribution etc. The details of the evaluation process
are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
Auditors and Audit Report
Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, the Statutory
Auditors of the Company, M/s DNS & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Gurugram having
Firm's Registration No. 006956C, were appointed by the Members at 14th Annual
General Meeting of the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the 19th
Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held in the calendar year 2025.
Audit Report
During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors has reported the following
modification(s) in the Audit Report:
The modification(s) in the Audit Report reported by Statutory Auditor during the
financial year under review and explanations or comments by the Board of Directors thereon
are as follows:
(a) Standalone Financial Results: (i) Audit Qualification:
The Company's Revenue from Operations' include broadcasters' share in
subscription income from pay channels, which has correspondingly been presented as an
expense which is not in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS-115, Revenue from
contracts with customers'. Had the management disclosed the same on net basis, the
Revenue from operations' and the Pay channel, carriage sharing and related
costs' each would have been lower by 795.30 million and 3,284.54 million for the
quarter and year ended March 31, 2023, respectively, while there would have been no impact
on the net loss for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023.
Explanations or comments by the Board:
As explained by the Management of the Company, the Board is of the view that as per
their interpretation and cable industry practices of recognising revenue under Ind AS 115,
the Company has appropriately shown gross revenue and content cost separately. Further,
there is no impact on the net loss for the year and year ended March 31, 2023
(ii) Audit Qualification:
The Company has defaulted in repayment of Bank loans and accounts have been classified
as Non-Performing Assets (NPA) by the lenders under the consortium. The Company has not
provided additional and penal interest as part of finance cost in terms with conditions
put forth in arrangements entered into between the banks and financial institutions with
the Company and in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments.
Explanations or comments by the Board:
The Company is in the process of calculation of additional and penal interest as part
of finance cost in terms with conditions put forth in arrangements entered into between
the banks and financial institution with the Company and in accordance with the
requirement of Ind AS 109, Financial Instrument.
(b) Consolidated Financial Results
(i) Audit Qualification:
The Group's Revenue from Operations' includes broadcasters' share in subscription
income from pay channels, which has correspondingly been presented as an expense which is
not in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS-115, Revenue from contracts with
customers'. Had the management disclosed the same on net basis, the Revenue from
Operations' and the Pay channel, carriage sharing and related costs' each would have
been lower by 1,838.34 million and 7,387.76 million for the quarter and year ended
March 31, 2023, respectively, while there would have no impact on the net loss for the
quarter and year ended March 31, 2023.
Explanations or comments by the Board:
As explained by the Management of the Company, the Board is of the view that as per
their interpretation and cable industry practices of recognising revenue under Ind AS 115,
the Company has appropriately shown gross revenue and content cost separately. Further,
there is no impact on the net loss for the year and year ended March 31, 2023
(ii) Audit Qualification:
The Holding Company and some of its subsidiaries has defaulted in repayment of Bank
loans and accounts have been classified as Non-Performing Assets (NPA) by the lenders
under the consortium. The Holding Company and some of its subsidiaries has not provided
additional and penal interest as part of finance cost in terms with conditions put forth
in arrangements entered into between the banks and financial institutions with the Company
and in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 109, Financial Instruments.
Explanations or comments by the Board:
The Company is in the process of calculation of additional and penal interest as part
of finance cost in terms with conditions put forth in arrangements entered into between
the banks and financial institution with the Company and in accordance with the
requirement of Ind AS 109, Financial Instrument.
Secretarial Auditors
M/s Amit Agrawal & Associates, Company Secretaries in Whole Time Practice, having
Firm Registration No. I2001DE191600, were appointed as Secretarial Auditors of the Company
for the financial year 2022-23 pursuant to Section 204 of the Act. The Secretarial Audit
Report of the Company submitted by the Secretarial Auditor, along with the Secretarial
Audit Report of all material subsidiary companies of the Company, in the prescribed form
MR-3, are collectively annexed to this report as Annexure I and forms part thereof.
The reports of Secretarial Auditor(s) forming part of this report do not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark(s).
Further, pursuant to Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations read with SEBI
Circular No. CIR/CFD/ CMD1/27/2019 dated February 8, 2019, an Annual Secretarial
Compliance Report issued by the Secretarial Auditor of the Company confirming that the
Company had complied with all applicable SEBI Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines, which
has been filed with Stock Exchanges, is annexed to this report as Annexure - II.
Cost Auditors
In compliance with the requirement of Section 148 of the Act, read with Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended, M/s. SK Mittal & Co., Cost Accountants,
having Firm's Registration No. 000079, has been appointed to carry out Audit of the Cost
Records of the Company during financial year 2022-23.
The Company has maintained cost accounts and records in accordance with the provisions
of Section 148(1) of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Act, in relation to Annual Financial Statements for the
financial year 2022-23, your Directors hereby confirm that:
i. the Financial Statements of the Company comprising of the Balance Sheet as at March
31, 2023 and the Statement of Profit & Loss for the year ended on that date, have been
prepared on a going concern basis;
ii. in preparation of these Financial Statements, applicable accounting standards have
been followed and there are no material departures;
iii. accounting policies selected were applied consistently and the judgments and
estimates related to the financial statements have been made on a prudent and reasonable
basis, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at
March 31, 2023 and of the profit/loss of the Company for the year ended on that date;
iv. proper and sufficient care has been taken for maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, to safeguard the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
v. requisite internal financial controls, to be followed by the Company, were laid down
and that such financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and
vi. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
There have been no material changes and commitments that have occurred after close of
the financial year till the date of this report, which affect the financial position of
the Company. Based on the internal financial control framework and compliance systems
established in the Company, the work performed by Statutory, Internal, Secretarial
Auditors and reviews performed by the Management and/or Audit Committee of the Board, your
Board is of the opinion that the Company's internal financial controls were adequate and
working effectively during financial year 2022-23.
Subsidiaries & Joint Ventures
As on March 31, 2023, your Company has 24 nos. of subsidiary companies, 2 associate
companies and 1 wholly owned Limited Liability Partnership.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the
salient features of financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries and associate
company(ies) in Form AOC-1 is annexed to this report as Annexure III and forms part
thereof.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the financial statements
of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and
separate audited financial statements in respect of subsidiaries, are available on the
website of the Company www.sitinetworks.com. These documents will also be available for
inspection during business hours on all working days (except Saturday) at the Registered
Office of the Company.
Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted or invited any deposits as
defined under Section 2(31) read with Chapter V of the Act and Rule 2(1)(c) of the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Dividend
Your Board has not recommended dividend for the year under review.
Transfer to Reserves
The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves in view of losses during the
year under review.
Employee Stock Option Scheme
In pursuance of Employees Stock Option Scheme of the Company (SITI ESOP 2015), your
Company had granted 4,663,500 options to eligible employees on September 3, 2015. During
the year under review, neither any option was granted, nor any grantee had exercised the
vested option(s).
The applicable disclosures as stipulated under Regulation 14 of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021
with regard to SITI ESOP 2015 are annexed to this report as Annexure - IV. The said
disclosures on SITI ESOP 2015 will also be available on Company's website
www.sitinetworks.com. The certificate of Statutory Auditors of the Company M/s DNS &
Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm's Registration No. 006956C), certifying that the
SITI ESOP 2015 have been implemented in accordance with the SEBI (Share Based Employee
Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and the resolution passed by the
shareholders, will be placed at the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Share Capital
During the period under review, there is no change in Authorised Share Capital of the
Company. As on March 31, 2023 the Authorised Capital of the Company is 1,300 million
comprising of 1,290,000,000 Equity Shares of Re.1/- each and 10,000,000 Preference Shares
of 1/- each and the Paid-up Share Capital of the Company is 872.08 million comprising
872,053,848 Equity Shares of 1/- each fully paid-up and 23,436 Preference Shares of
1/- each fully paid-up.
Registered Office
During the year under review, the Registered office of the Company is continued to be
situated at Unit No. 38, 1st Floor, A wing, Madhu Industrial Estate, P. B
Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400013'.
Corporate Governance & Policies
Your Company is in compliance with the Corporate Governance requirements mentioned
under SEBI Listing Regulations and applicable provisions of the Act. In terms of Schedule
V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, a detailed report on Corporate Governance together with
the Compliance Certificate issued by Secretarial Auditor of the Company is attached to and
forms an integral part of this report. Management Discussion and Analysis Report as per
SEBI Listing Regulations are presented as separate section forming part of the Annual
Report.
In compliance with the requirements of Act and SEBI Listing Regulations, your Board has
approved various Policies including Code of Conduct for Directors & Senior Management,
Material Subsidiary Policy, Insider Trading Code, Document Preservation Policy, Material
Event Determination and Disclosure Policy, Fair Disclosure Policy, Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy, Whistle Blower and Vigil Mechanism Policy, Related Party
Transaction Policy, Dividend Policy and Remuneration Policy. All these policies and codes
have been uploaded on Company's website www.sitinetworks.com. Additionally, Directors
Familiarisation Programme and Terms and Conditions for appointment of Independent
Directors can be viewed on Company's website www.sitinetworks.com.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 178 of the Act, the Nomination &
Remuneration Committee of your Board had fixed various criteria for nominating a person on
the Board which inter alia include desired size and composition of the Board, age
limits, qualification / experience, areas of expertise and independence of individual. The
Committee had also approved in-principle that the term of an Independent Director shall
not exceed three (3) years.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The provisions of Section 135(5) of the Act, which provides for spending in every
financial year at least two percent of the average net profits of the Company made during
the three immediately preceding financial years, is not applicable to the Company as the
Company had incurred losses during the three immediately preceding financial years.
Disclosures
i. Particulars of Loans, Guarantee or
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments made by the Company required under
Section 186(4) of the Act are contained in Note No.6 & 42 of the Standalone Financial
Statements and are not reproduced for the sake of brevity.
ii. Related Parties Transactions: All contracts/ arrangements/ transactions entered
by the Company during the financial year with related parties were on arm's length basis,
in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with the applicable provisions of the
Act and SEBI Listing Regulations.
During the financial year 2022-23, there are no materially significant related party
transactions by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other
designated persons, if any, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the
Company at large. Details of related party transactions will be available on Company's
website www.sitinetworks.com.
All related party transactions, specifying the nature, value and terms and conditions
of the transactions including the arms-length justification, are placed before the Audit
Committee for its approval and statement of all related party transactions carried out is
placed before the Audit Committee for its review on a quarterly basis. During the year
under review, there have been no materially significant related party transactions by the
Company as defined under Section 188 of the Act and Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing
Regulations and accordingly, no transactions are required to be reported in Form AOC-2 as
per Section 188 of the Act.
iii. Extract of Annual Return: The extract of annual return in MGT-9 as required
under Section 92(3) of the Act read with Companies (Management & Administration)
Rules, 2014 will be available on the website of the Company www.sitinetworks.com.
iv. Internal Financial Control systems and their adequacy:
Your Company has approved internal financial controls and policies/ procedures for
orderly and efficient conduct of the business including safeguarding of assets, prevention
and detection of frauds and errors, ensuring accuracy and completeness of the accounting
records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information. The Audit Committee
evaluates the internal financial control system periodically. Your Company has adopted
accounting policies which are in line with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS)
notified under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2015. These are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles in India.
v. Vigil Mechanisms/Whistle Blower Policy: The Company has established a vigil
mechanism/framed a whistle blower policy of the Directors and employees in confirmation
with Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation 22 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. The
policy enables the employees and other stakeholders to report to the Management instances
of unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code of
conduct or ethics policy. The said policy is available on website of the Company at
www.sitinetworks.com.
vi. Risk Management: Your Company has well-defined operational processes to ensure
that risks are identified and the operating management is responsible for identifying and
implementing the mitigation plans for operational and process risks. Key strategic and
business risks are identified and managed by senior management team. The risks that matter
and their mitigation plans are updated and reviewed periodically by the senior management
and integrated in the business plan for each year. In the opinion of the Board, currently,
there are no risks that may threaten existence of the Company.
vii. Sexual Harassment: The Company is committed to provide safe and conducive
working environment to all its employees (permanent, contractual, temporary and trainees,
etc.) and has zero tolerance for Sexual Harassment at workplace. The Company has adopted a
Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of Sexual Harassment at workplace in line
with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Woman at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and has constituted Internal
Complaints Committee to redressal complaints received regarding sexual harassment.
During the year under review, your Company has not received any complaint on sexual
harassment.
viii. Regulatory Orders: No significant or material orders were passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's
operations in future.
However, Hon'ble National Company Law Board ("NCLT"), Mumbai vide its order
dated February 22, 2023 on the petition filed by Indusind Bank Ltd., had admitted the
Company under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP") and had appointed
the Interim Resolution Procession. The said order of Hon'ble NCLT has been stayed by the
Hon'ble National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), New Delhi vide its
order dated March 7, 2023 and the same order is operative as on date.
ix. Application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016 during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year:
(a) Your Company has filed an Application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016, before the Hon'ble NCLT Mumbai against the Broadcaster- Pioneer
Channel Factory Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor") claiming an amount of 2,340,000/-
from the Corporate Debtor on account of non-payment of agreed placement fee in terms of
the Agreement executed between the parties. The matter is currently pending and listed for
further proceedings.
(b) Your company has filed a Statement of Claim before the Official Liquidator at New
Delhi against Broadcaster - Macro Commerce Pvt. Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor") in
terms of order passed by Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai in another petition filed against the
Corporate Debtor. Your Company had submitted Statement of Claim of 4,828,720/- before
the Official Liquidator in terms of agreement executed between Your Company and Corporate
Debtor. Your Company has received an amount of 2,449,467/- so far. This matter is
pending before the Official Liquidator for further proceedings.
(c) Your Company has filed a Statement of Claim before the Official Liquidator at
Mumbai against Broadcaster- Shop CJ Network Pvt. Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor")
claiming an amount of 8,216,487/- before the Official Liquidator in terms of agreements
executed between Your Company and the Corporate Debtor. The official Liquidator has
released an amount of 5,338,299/- to your Company so far. This matter is pending before
Official Liquidator for further proceedings.
(d) Your Company has filed a Statement of Claim before the Official Liquidator at
Mumbai against the Broadcaster - Fearless Media Pvt. Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor")
claiming an amount of 591,665/- from the Corporate Debtor on account of non-payment of
agreed placement fee in terms of the Agreement executed between your Company and the
Corporate Debtor. This matter is pending before the Official Liquidator for further
proceedings.
(e) Your Company has filed a Statement of Claim before the Official Liquidator at
Mumbai against the Broadcaster - Mi Marathi Media Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor")
claiming an amount of 396,171/- from the Corporate Debtor on account of non-payment of
agreed placement fee in the terms of the Agreement executed between your Company and the
Corporate Debtor. This matter is pending before Official Liquidator for further
proceedings.
(f) Your Company has filed an Application under Section 9 of the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code 2016, before the Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai, against the Broadcaster - TV Home
Shopping Network Ltd. ("Corporate Debtor") claiming an amount of 4,368,363/-
from the ("Corporate Debtor") on account of non-payment of agreed placement fee
in terms of the Agreement executed between your Company and the Corporate Debtor. This
matter is pending before Hon'ble NCLT Mumbai for further proceedings.
(Yg) our Company has filed an Application under 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
2016, before the Hon'ble NCLT Mumbai against the Broadcaster - Broad cast Initiatives Ltd.
("Corporate Debtor")claiming an amount of 3,622,735/- from the corporate
debtor on account of non-payment of agreed placement fee in terms of the Agreement
executed between the your Company and the ("Corporate Debtor"). The matter was
dismissed for want of prosecution. Your Company is in the process of filing a restoration
application for further adjudication.
(h) IndusInd Bank Ltd. had filed a Petition against the Company under Section 7 of the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, before the Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai, for default in
payment of Term Loans sanctioned under loan facilities agreements availed by the Company.
The outstanding claimed by IndusInd Bank was 1,488.29 million. In said matter, the
Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai vide its order dated February 22, 2023, inter alia, has admitting the
Company under CIRP and has appointed the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP).
However, Hon'ble National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ("NCLAT"), while
considering the appeal filed by suspended Director the Company, vide its order dated March
7, 2023 has stayed the operation of order dated February 22, 2023 of Hon'ble NCLT.
(i) Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. ("HDFCL") has filed a
Petition against your Company under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016,
before the Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai, for default in payment of loan. The outstanding claimed
by HDFCL was 2,960.64 million as on 31.01.2022. The Hon'ble NCLT vide its order dated
March 6, 2023, has, inter alia, dismissed the said petition, as it became infructuous as
that Company is already Section under CIRP vide order dated February 22, 2023 of the
Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai.
(j) IDBI Bank Limited ("IDBI") has filed a Petition against your Company
under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, before the Hon'ble NCLT,
Mumbai, for default in payment of loans. The outstanding claimed by IDBI was 1,684.58
million. The Hon'ble NCLT vide its order dated February 28, 2023, has, inter alia,
dismissed the said petition, as it became infructuous as that Company is already under
CIRP vide order dated February 22, 2023 of the Hon'ble NCLT, Mumbai.
x. Reporting of frauds by auditors: During the year under review, neither the
statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to the Audit Committee, under
Section 143(12) of the Act, any instances of fraud committed against the Company by its
officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board's
report.
xi. Secretarial standards: The Company has complied with all the applicable
provisions of Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of
India and approved by the Central Government.
xii. Listing on stock exchanges: The Company's shares are listed on BSE Limited and
the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The Company is a Multi System Operator (MSO) and is carrying on business of, inter
alia, reception of signals of channels of various Broadcasters and distribution of
same through cable networks. Since this does not involve any manufacturing activity, most
of the Information required to be provided under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with
the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are nil / not applicable. The information, as
applicable are given hereunder:
Conservation of Energy: |
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i. The steps taken or impact or conservation of energy |
Your Company, being a service provider, has minimal energy consumption. Though, every
endeavour is made to ensure optimal use of energy, avoid wastages and conserve energy as
far as possible. |
ii. The steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternate sources of energy |
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iii. The capital investment on energy conservation equipments |
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Technology Absorption: |
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i. The efforts made towards technology absorption |
Your Company uses latest technology and equipment for distribution of Cable TV
signals. However, since the Company is not engaged in any manufacturing, the information
in connection with technology |
ii. The benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development
or import substitution |
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iii. In case of imported technology (imported during the last three years reckoned
from the beginning of the financial year)- |
absorption is Nil. |
a. the details of technology imported |
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b. the year of import; |
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c. whether the technology been fully absorbed |
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d. if not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place, and the reasons
thereof |
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iv. The expenditure incurred on Research and Development |
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Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo: During the year under review, your Company had
foreign exchange earnings of 0.00 million and outgo of 87.51 million.
Human Resources & Particulars of Employees
As a people-centric organization, your Company strongly believe in nurturing a culture
that enables the growth, well-being, welfare and career progression of employees. You
Company has a company-wide ethos of caring and sharing with our people and continue to
invest in their learning and development on an ongoing basis. You Company also remain
consistently focused on being connected and engaged with employees to keep them motivated
and inspired, treating them as equal partners in our growth journey.
During FY2023, we undertook various initiatives to build on our human resource culture
and ensure the sustained welfare and wellbeing of our employees. Your Company conducted
regular health checkups for our employees through special camps and supported employees
diagnosed with any medical issues.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a
statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in
excess of the limits set out in the said rules is attached as Annexure V, which
forms part of this report.
Acknowledgements
Your Directors thanks the Company's employees, customers, broadcasters, cable operators
and other business associates, vendors and shareholders for their continuous supports. The
Directors also thanks the bankers, financial institutions, various Governmental
Authorities including Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Communication
and Information Technology, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Stock Exchanges,
Registrar & Share Transfer Agent and Depositories for their co-operation.
Your Directors appreciate and value the contribution made by every member of SITI
family.
For and on behalf of the Board
Suresh Arora |
Amitabh Kumar |
Whole Time Director |
Non-Executive Director |
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