Dear Members,
Your Directors are pleased to present the 39th Annual Report together with
the Audited Financial Statements of Technical Associates Infrapower Limited for the
financial year ended March 31, 2024.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The Company's financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2024 is summarized
below:
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Particulars |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
Amount |
|
(Lakhs) |
(Lakhs) |
(Lakhs) |
(Lakhs) |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Profit Before Tax |
(0.09) |
(4.39) |
(6207.10) |
(4183.51) |
Less: Provision for Taxation |
- |
- |
16.55 |
20.37 |
Less: Income Tax Adjustment |
- |
- |
11.52 |
0.79 |
Less: Deferred Tax |
1.77 |
1.02 |
(13.25) |
5.14 |
Profit after tax |
(1.86) |
(5.41) |
(6221.93) |
(4209.81) |
Add: Other Comprehensive Income |
- |
- |
232.01 |
(321.80) |
Total Comprehensive Income for the Year |
(1.86) |
(5.41) |
(5989.92) |
(4531.61) |
Add : Balance in Profit & Loss Account |
21.73 |
27.14 |
18270.10 |
22801.71 |
Less : Appropriations |
- |
- |
104.82 |
- |
Closing Balance |
19.87 |
21.73 |
12175.5 |
18270.10 |
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND THE STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS
The highlights of the Company's performance are as under:
The Standalone financial statement of company has net loss of Rs. 1.86/- (in lakhs)
during the current year and the Consolidated statement of Company has net loss of Rs.
6221.93 (in lakhs) during the current year.
The Directors are hopeful for better performance in the future. The company continues
to maintain liquidity during the current financial year. The company maintains sufficient
cash to meet the short term requirements.
TRANSFER TO RESERVE
Your Directors do not propose to transfer any amount to the general reserves.
CHANGE(S) IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
No material changes have occurred from the date of close of the financial year till the
date of this Report, in the nature of business.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors does not recommend any dividend for the year.
WEBSITE FOR THE ANNUAL RETURN
A copy of the annual return as provided under sub-section (3) of section 92 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (the Act'), in the prescribed form, which will be filed with
Registrar of Companies/MCA, shall be hosted on the Company's website and can be accessed
at www.techassoinfra.com
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
Except as disclosed elsewhere in the Report, No material changes and commitments have
occurred from the date of close of the financial year till the date of this Report, which
might affect the financial position of the Company.
SUBSIDIARY
The Company has wholly owned Subsidiaries viz. Avees Trading and Finance Private
Limited and BPC Tradecom Private Limited. The Statement containing the salient features of
financial statements of the Company's subsidiary is set out in Annexure I to this report
(AOC-1).
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and Accounting
Standard AS-21 on Consolidated Financial Statements read with AS-23 on Accounting for
Investment in Associates, the audited consolidated financial statement is provided in the
Annual Report.
SHARE CAPITAL
The Company's authorized Share Capital as well as paid up share capital at present
stands at Rs. 3.00 Crores.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with
respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, the Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and no material departures
have been made therefrom.
(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 31st March, 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 annual accounts were prepared on a going concern' basis.
(e) The directors have laid down effective internal financial controls to consistently
monitor the affairs of the company.
(f) The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of
all applicable laws and the same are adequate and operating effectively.
DIRECTOR AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND CHANGE AMONG THEM
a) Retirement by rotation
In accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company and Section 152 of the
Act, Mr. Bhal Chandra Khaitan (DIN: 00343007) shall retire by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible has offered himself for
re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment. A brief resume of the Director
being reappointed as required under Regulation 36(3) of the Listing Regulations and the
Secretarial Standards on General Meetings forms a part of the Notice convening the ensuing
39th Annual General Meeting.
b) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Name of the Director / KMP |
Designation |
Appointment / Cessation |
Date of appointment /Resignation |
Munmun Ganguli |
Whole Time Director |
Cessation by Resignation |
29.09.2023 |
Manju Agarwal |
Whole Time Director |
Appointment |
29.09.2023 |
Mahesh Kumar Dhanuka |
Director |
Change in Designation |
29.09.2023 |
CS Anju Rathi |
Company Secretary |
Cessation by Resignation |
30.10.2023 |
CS Sonu Pugalia |
Company Secretary |
Appointment |
29.01.2024 |
As on the date of this report, the following are the designated Key Managerial
Personnel of the Company:
1. Mrs. Manju Agarwal Whole Time Director
2. Mr.Ramesh Kumar Saraogi Chief Financial Officer
3. Ms. Sonu Pugalia Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met 4 (Four) times during the Financial Year 2023-24, viz., on 29th
May, 2023; 12th August, 2023; 30th October, 2023; and 29th
January 2024.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
Your company has not accepted any deposits covered under Chapter V of the Companies
Act, 2013.
VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
In compliance with the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, and
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the company has
in line a Whistle Blower Policy/ Vigil mechanism for directors, employees and stakeholders
for reporting genuine concerns about any instance of any irregularity or misconduct. The
details of the mechanism are posted on the website of the company.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
During the year company has not granted loans or given any guarantee.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
During the year, the Directors have developed and implemented a Risk Management Policy
for the Company for the purpose of identification of elements of risk, if any, which in
the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of the Company.
CONTRACT AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the financial
year with related parties were in ordinary course of business and on an arm's length
basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any
contracts/arrangements/transaction with related parties which could be considered material
in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transaction.
Your Director draws attention of the member to Note 21 to the financial statement which
set out related party transaction and the material transactions are stated in Form AOC-2
enclosed as Annexure II to this report.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The company has in place adequate internal financial controls commensurate with its
size, scale and complexity of its operations, The Company has policies and procedure in
place to properly and efficiently conduct its business, safeguard its assets, detect
frauds and errors, maintain accuracy and completeness of accounting records and prepare
financial records in a timely and reliable manner.
During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in the
design or operation was observed.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS / COURTS /
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
No significant or material orders were passed by Regulators or Courts or Tribunals
which impact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section
197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are annexed to this report as Annexure - III.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTGO
Particulars of conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, read with rule 8 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure - IV and forms part of this report.
STATUTORY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT
M/s Mamta Jain & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Reg. No.: 328746E) were
appointed in the 37th Annual general Meeting as Statutory Auditors of the
company for a period of five years to hold office till the conclusion of the 42th Annual
General Meeting.
The Auditor's Report on the standalone and consolidated financial statements of the
Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024 forms part of this Annual Report and there are
no qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimer made by the statutory
auditors in their report.
RESPONSE TO AUDITOR'S REPORT
There are no observations, reservations or qualifications or adverse remark in any of
the aforesaid reports.
SECRETERIAL AUDITOR
The Board has appointed CS Shruti Agarwal (M. No. 38797, CP. No. 14602), Practising
Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2023-24. The
Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is annexed herewith
marked as Annexure V to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
In addition to the above, pursuant to regulation 24A (2) of the Listing Regulations,
2015, disclosure for non-applicability of Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the
financial year ended 31 March 2024 has been submitted with the stock exchanges within the
given timeframe. The disclosure of the same is available at Company's website.
CERTIFICATE OF NON-DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS FROM COMPANY SECRETARY IN PRACTICE
A certificate confirming that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company has
been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as directors of companies
by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such
other Statutory Authority, has been received from Ms. Shruti Agarwal (M. No. 38797, CP No.
14602), Company Secretary in Practice and the same is annexed to this report as Annexure
VI.
DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION&
REDRESSAL) ACT 2013
Your Director further state that during the year under review, there were no cases
filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated
under Regulation 34 of Listing Regulations is presented in separate section and is annexed
to this report as Annexure VII.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
This is in reference to the captioned subject in connection with the non-applicability
of Regulations 27(2) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. We respectfully submit that as the
Company does not falls under criteria as specified under the Regulations 15 (2) of SEBI
(LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the paid up equity share capital and net worth of the Company
is below Rs. 10 Crores and 25 Crores, respectively as on 31st March, 2024.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Your Company believes in best HR practices by providing its employees a world class
working environment, giving them equal opportunities to rise and grow. We continue to
implement the best of HR policies so as to ensure that talent retention is ensured at all
levels. Employee relations continued to be cordial and harmonious at all levels and in all
divisions of the Company during the year.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Your Company has complied with all the applicable laws. The Company has been complying
with relevant laws and has been taking all necessary measures to protect the environment
and maximize worker protection and safety.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Since the company's net worth does not exceed Rs 500 crores or company's turnover does
not exceed Rs 1000 crores or the company's net profit does not exceed Rs 5 crores for any
financial year, the provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not
applicable.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has complied with the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standards 1 and
2 issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and notified by Ministry of
Corporate Affairs.
DETAILS RELATING TO MATERIAL VARIATIONS
The listed entity has furnished an explanation for the deviation/ variation in use of
proceeds of an issue as specified in Regulation 32(4) of the Listing Regulations and
details of the same has been hosted at company's website at www.techassoinfra.com
COST AUDIT
Cost Audit is not applicable to your Company as per the provisions of Section 148 of
the Act.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors have constituted Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, to deal with specific areas/activities
that need a closer review and to have an appropriate structure for discharging its
responsibilities. The composition, terms of reference, attendance of directors at the
meetings of all the above Committees have been maintained as per the rules.
There has been no instance where the Board has not accepted any of the recommendations
of the Audit Committee.
CERTIFICATE UNDER UNDER REGULATION 17(8) OF LISTING REGULATIONS
The CFO and whole-time director certificate on the adequacy and correctness of
financial statements of the Company as required under Regulation 17(8) of Listing
Regulations is annexed to the Report as Annexure-VIII
CODE OF PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR FAIR DISCLOSURE OF UNPUBLISHED PRICE SENSITIVE
INFORMATION
The Board has formulated Code of Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of
Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (Fair Disclosure Code) for fair
disclosure of events and occurrences that could impact price discovery in the market for
the Company's securities and to maintain the uniformity, transparency and fairness in
dealings with all stakeholders and ensure adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
The copy of the same is available on the website of the Company.
GENERAL
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 under review:
i) Issue of equity shares with differential voting rights as to dividend, voting or
otherwise.
ii)Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under
any scheme.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their gratitude for all the shareholders,
customers, and business associates for reposing their trust and confidence in the Company.
Your Directors would also take this opportunity to express their appreciation for hard
work and dedicated efforts put in by the employees and for their untiring commitment; and
the entire senior management for continuing success of the business in difficult times.
Your Directors further take this opportunity to record their gratitude to Ministry of
Corporate Affairs (MCA'), and other governmental and regulatory authorities for
their support, guidance and co-operation from time to time.
For Technical Associates Infrapower Limited |
Manju Agarwal |
Bhal Chandra Khaitan |
Whole-time Director |
Director |
DIN: 10310703 |
DIN: 00343007 |
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Date: 28.05.2024 |
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