TO THE MEMBERS
Your Directors present the Forty Second (42 ) Board's Report on the business and
operations of the Company along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial
Year (FY) ended 31*' March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(RS.In Lakhs)
Particular |
For the year ended : |
For the year ended |
|
31% March, 2024 |
31* March, 2023 |
(Loss) / Profit before taxation |
(11.91) |
(5.02) |
Less: Tax Expense |
|
|
Current tax |
- |
- |
Deferred Tax |
- |
- |
Income tax of prior years |
- |
(0.01) |
(Loss) / Profit after taxation |
(11.91) |
(5.01) |
Add: Balance brought forward from earlier year |
39.83 |
44.84 |
Balance carried to Balance Sheet |
27.92 |
39.83 |
During the year under review, the Company has made Loss after tax of ? 11.91 (= In
Lakhs) as against the Loss of % 5.02 (% In Lakhs) in the previous year.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT IN PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Indian Accounting
Standards (Ind AS) as per the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 notified
under Section 133 and other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
2. DIVIDEND:
Considering the loss incurred in the current financial year and keeping in view the
future fund requirements of the Company your Directors have not recommended any dividend
for the Financial Year.
3. TRANSFER TO RESERVE:
The Company has not proposed to transfer any amount to the General Reserve.
4. OPERATIONS:
The Company had leased its factory premises located at Valsad, Gujarat upto 30"
June, 2021.
5. HOLDING AND SUBSIDIARIES:
The Company does not have any holding, subsidiary, joint venture or associate
Companies.
Registered Address:
Neville House, J. N. Heredia Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai - 400 001
Telephone No: 91 22 2261 8071 Fax: 91 22 67495200 CIN: L74210MH1982PLC027651
6. ALTERATION OF MAIN OBJECT CLAUSE OF THE COMPANY:
During the year Company has altered its main object of the Company by inserting the
following sub clause 3 after sub clause 2 of clause III A as under:
To provide services in the areas of- Wo Accountancy and secretarial;
Financial and strategic management; Legal and taxation; SIDA Economic
matters;
Management development and human resources; Corporate affairs; Corporate
communications; Information technology;
The said alteration in main object clause was duly approved by Board of Directors of
the Company at their meeting dated 21 December, 2023 and by the Shareholders of the
Company at Extra Ordinary General Meeting dated 18" January, 2024 by passing a
special resolution.
The said alteration in main object clause of the Company and Shareholders special
resolution approved by Registrar of the Company, Mumbai, Maharashtra by issuing their
approval certificate dated 4" March, 2024.
DEPOSITS:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public in the Financial Year
2023-2024.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
In view of the nature of activities which are being carried out by your Company, the
provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, pertaining to the conservation of energy and technology
absorption, are not applicable to your Company.
There were no Foreign Exchange earnings or outgo during the period.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
As a part of its philosophy of adhering to highest ethical standards, transparency and
accountability, your Company has historically adopted the practice of undertaking related
party transactions only in the ordinary and normal course of business and at arm's length.
During the year, all transactions entered into with the related parties as defined
under the Companies Act, 2013 were in the ordinary course of business and on arm's length
basis and do not attract the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. There
were no materially significant transactions with the related parties during the financial
year. Also, suitable disclosure as required by the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS 24)
has been made in the notes to Financial Statements, which forms a part of the Annual
Report.
POLICY ON RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As per Regulation 15 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Company is exempted from
complying with Regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and hence preparing a Policy
on Related Party Transactions is not applicable to the Company.
During the year under review, the Company did not enter into any contract / arrangement
/ transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with
the related party transactions. The related party transaction is disclosed under Note No.
26 of the Notes to the Financial Statements for the year 2023-2024.
10. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
During the year under review, the Company has no outstanding Loans, Guarantees or
Investments pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
11. ANNUAL RETURN:
The MCA vide the Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules, 2021 dated
March 05, 2021 substituted Rule 12 of the Rules as A copy of the annual return shall
be filed with the Registrar with such fees as may be specified for this purpose.
With the said amendment, the MCA has done away with the requirement of attaching the
extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT 9 with the Board's Report even for those
companies which do not have websites, thereby simplifying the format of the Board's
Report. Companies which are having websites are required to place the copy of their annual
return in e-form MGT-7 on the website of the Company.
Pursuant to the said amendment the copy of the annual return in e-form MGT-7 is
uploaded on the website of the Company i.e www.Technojet.in
12. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the Independent Directors have
submitted declarations that each of them meet the criteria of independence as provided in
Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (SEBI Listing Regulations). There has been no
change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors of the
Company.
During the year under review, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no
pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company.
During the year under review, the existing Independent Director of the Company, Mr.
Sanjive Arora (DIN: 07852459), who was appointed as such by the members of the Company at
the 37 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive
years which expires on 29" August, 2024, is being re-appointed as the Independent
Director of the Company in terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules
made thereunder, for a second term of five (5) consecutive years commencing from the
conclusion of the ensuing AGM till the AGM to be held in the year 2029, not liable to
retire by rotation.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel of
the Company as on 31% March, 2024 are Mr. Nikhil Kadekar, Company Secretary and Chief
Financial Officer and Mr. Vipul Panchal, Manager.
The Company has received declarations from all the Directors of the Company confirming
that they are not disqualified under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 from being
appointed as the Directors of the Company and have also affirmed compliance with the Wadia
Code of Ethics and Business Principles as required under Regulation 26(3) of SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015.
13. DIRECTOR RETIRING BY ROTATION
The Chairman briefed the Board that pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 and all
other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made
thereunder, not less than one-third of the total number of Directors of a Public Company
were liable to retire by rotation at every Annual General Meeting of the Company. Such
retiring Director would be eligible for re-appointment only subject to approval of the
members of the Company in the ensuing General Meeting.
In accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. J. C. Bham
(DIN: 02806038), a Non Executive Director on the Board of the Company, retires by rotation
and being eligible to offers himself for re-appointment. Necessary information for the re-
appointment of Mr. J. C. Bham has been provided in Annexure I of the Notice
convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting. During the year, the Non Executive Director
of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company.
14. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the year under review, total Five (5) Board Meetings were held on 9" May
,2023, 10" August, 2023, 8 November, 2023, 21t December, 2023 and 13 February, 2024
respectively. The Company has adhered to the timeline of gap required to be maintained
between each of the Board meetings as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
15. BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Regulation 17 of Listing Regulations, the
Board has carried out an annual performance valuation of its own performance and that of
its statutory committee's viz. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and
that of the individual Directors.
The evaluation framework for assessing the performance of Directors comprises of
various key areas such as attendance at the Board and the Committee Meetings, quality of
contribution, strategic insights or inputs regarding future growth of the Company and its
performance, ability to challenge views in a constructive manner, knowledge acquired with
regard to the Company's business/activities, understanding of industry and global trends,
etc.
The performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire
Board excluding the Director being evaluated. The performance evaluation of the Chairman
and the Non-Independent Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors.
Qualitative comments and suggestions of Directors were taken into consideration by the
Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The
Directors have expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
The Board reviewed the performance of each of the Directors of the Company and
expressed its satisfaction on the same.
16. Independent Directors Meeting
During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on 13" February, 2024,
inter alia, to discuss:
e Evaluation of the performance of the Board as a whole; e Evaluation of performance of
the Non-Independent Non-Executive Directors and Chairman of the Board;
? To assess the quality, quantity and timelines of the flow of information between the
Company and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably
perform their duties.
All the Independent Directors were present at the meeting.
17. AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee is constituted by the Board of Directors of the Company in
accordance with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Regulation 18 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Members of the Audit Committee are
financially literate and have requisite accounting and financial management expertise.
Mr. Sanjive Arora, Mr. N.H. Datanwala, Independent Directors and one Non Independent
Director Mr. S. Raja are the members of the Committee respectively.
During the year under review, total Four (4) Audit Committee Meetings were held on
9"" May
,2023, 10 August, 2023, 8'" November, 2023 and 13" February, 2024
respectively.
The Board has adopted an Audit Committee Charter, for its functioning. The Audit
Committee Charter has been uploaded on the Company's website i.e. www. Technojet.in
18. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE:
The Company has constituted a Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) in conformity
with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 18 of
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
The Company has Nomination and Remuneration Policy which provides the criteria for
determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and policy
relating to remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees in
accordance with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination
and Remuneration Policy of the Company is hosted on the Company's website
www.Technojet.com.
Mr. Sanjive Arora, Mr. N. H. Datanwala, Independent Directors and one Non Independent
Director Mr. J. C. Bham are the members of the Committee respectively. During the year
under review, the Committee met on 13% February, 2024.
The broad terms of reference of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee includes: e
Setup and composition of the Board and its committees. Evaluation of performance of the
Board, its committees and Individual Directors. e Remuneration for Directors, KMP and
other employees.
The Board has adopted, on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their
remuneration. The Nomination & Remuneration Charter has been posted on the website of
the Company at www.Technojet.in
19. VIGIL MECHANISM POLICY:
The Board of Directors of the Company has pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 (9)
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its
Powers) Rules, 2014, established Vigil Mechanism Policy-Whistle Blower Policy for
Directors and employees of the Company to provide a mechanism which ensures adequate
safeguards to employees and Directors from any victimization on raising of concerns of any
violations of legal or regulatory requirements, incorrect or misrepresentation of any
financial statements and/or reports, etc. The employees of the Company have the right to
report their concern or grievance to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Company is
committed to adhere to the highest standards of ethical, moral and legal conduct of
business operations. The Whistle Blower Policy is hosted on the Company's website at www.
Technojet.in.
20. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the
best of their knowledge, confirms that:
1) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed and there are no material departures;
2) They 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 at the end of the financial year and loss for that
period;
3) They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4) They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis; and
5) They have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
6) They have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and
that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems
established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory and
secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by Management and the relevant Board
Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opmion that the Company's
internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the financial year
2023-2024.
21. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Details of remuneration of Directors, KMP's and employees as per Section 197 of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, forms part of Report as Annexure A.
However as per the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual
Report is being sent to the Members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information
on employees' remuneration particulars as required under Rule 5(2) & (3) of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. The
disclosure is available for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the
Company during business hours on all working days of the Company up to the date of the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy thereof may
write to them an e- mail to Technojetconsultnatslimited@ gmail.com
22. AUDITORS AND REPORTS:
The matters related to Auditors and their reports are as under:
Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to Sect4ion 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder,
appointed M/s. Kalyaniwalla & Mistry, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, (CAI Registration
No. 104607W) as the statutory Auditor of the Company for the second term for a period of
five years commencing from the 38" Annual General Meeting (AGM) until the conclusion
of the 43 AGM at a remuneration determined by the Board of Directors of the Company as per
the recommendation of the Audit Committee.
The Report given by the M/s. Kalyaniwalla & Mistry LLP, Chartered Accountants on
the Financial Statement of the Company for F.Y 2023- 24 forms part of the Annual Report.
Observations Of Statutory Auditors On Accounts For The Year Ended 31st March 2024
The Auditor's Report for the financial year ended 31? March 2024 does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark and therefore, does not call for any further
explanation or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Secretarial Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has
appointed M/s. Parikh & Associates, Company Secretaries in Practice, to undertake the
Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor is annexed
herewith as Annexure B.
The said reports do not contain any observation or qualification requiring explanation
or comments from the Board under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has complied with all applicable mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by
the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Internal Auditors
The Internal Auditor of the Company - M/s. Sandip Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 133680W), have conducted the internal audit of the Company for the F.Y.
2023-2024. The reports and findings of the Internal Auditor are periodically reviewed by
the Audit Committee.
Fraud Reporting
During the year under review, there were no instances of fraud falling within the
purview of Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, by
officers or employees reported by the Statutory Auditors of the Company during the course
of the audit conducted.
23. SIGNIFICANT OR MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR
COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:
There have been no significant and material orders passed by the regulators, courts and
tribunals impacting the going concern status and the Company's operations in future.
24. MATERIAL CHANGES:
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company
occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which this financial
statement relates up to the date of this report.
25. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
Internal Audit plays a key role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors with
respect to the Company having adequate Internal Financial Control Systems. The Company has
adequate Internal Control System and processes in place with respect to its financial
statements which provides reasonable assurance and reliability of financial reporting and
preparation of Financial Statements.
The reports and findings of the internal auditor and the internal control system are
reviewed periodically by the Audit Committee. To maintain its objectivity and
independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee
of the Board.
26. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
Risks are events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences
on the Company's businesses. Risk management is a structured approach to manage
uncertainty. The Company has formulated a Risk Management Policy for dealing with
different kinds of risks and risk mitigating measures to be adopted by the Board. The
Company has adequate internal control systems and procedures to combat the risk. The Risk
Management procedure will be reviewed by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors on
time to time basis. The said Policy is available on the website of the Company at
www.Technojetconsultants.in
27. DISCLOSURES AS PER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT
WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and has adopted a
Policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line
with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder. The policy aims to provide
protection to employees at the workplace and prevent and redress complaints of sexual
harassment and for matters connected or incidental thereto, with the objective of
providing a safe working environment, where employees feel secure.
The Company has not received any complaint of sexual harassment during the financial
year 2023-2024. The policy for Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace has been posted on
the Company's website i.e. www.Technojet.in
28. CODE OF CONDUCT
The Board of Directors has adopted the Code of Ethics and Business Principles for Non-
Executive Directors as also for the employees including Whole-Time Directors, Manager and
other members of Senior Management. All members of the Board and senior management
personnel have affirmed compliance with the Code. The said Code has been communicated to
all the Directors and members of the Senior Management. The Code has also been posted on
the Company's website at www.Technojet.in
29. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING CODE:
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by
Designated Persons and code of practices and procedures for fair disclosures of
unpublished price sensitive information (Code) m terms of SEBI (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 and any statutory amendment (s)/ modification(s)
thereof. In compliance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2018, (Amendment Regulations), Company has amended the Code.
The Code is applicable to Directors, Employees, Designated Persons and other Connected
Persons of the Company.
30. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY:
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 w.r.t Corporate Social
Responsibility are not applicable to the Company. 31. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Your Company
continues to place greater emphasis on managing its affairs with diligence, transparency,
responsibility and accountability and is committed to adopting and adhering to best
Corporate Governance practices. The Board considers itself as a trustee of its
shareholders and acknowledges its responsibilities towards them for creation and
safeguarding their wealth. As a part of its growth strategy, it is committed to high
levels of ethics and integrity in all its business dealings that avoid conflicts of
interest. However, as per provisions of Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, providing a separate report on Corporate
Governance under
Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is not applicable to the Company.
32. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2) (e) management discussion & analysis report forms part
of Director's Report. Statements in this Management Discussion & Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations of the Company describing the Company's objectives,
expectations or predictions may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable
securities laws and regulations. The financial statements are prepared on accrual basis of
accounting, and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), as notified under the Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules 2016 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs in
respect of sections 133 of Companies Act 2013. The management of Technojet Consultants
Limited has used estimates and judgments relating to the financial statements on a prudent
and reasonable basis, in order that the financial statements reflect in a true and fair
manner, for the year.
Risks & Concerns
Risk is inherent to business and the Company is no exception. The Company has adequate
internal control systems & procedures to combat the risk. The Company has a detailed
risk management policy in place. Apart, from that, rising inflation continues to be a
major concern.
Internal Control Systems & Adequacy
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and
complexity of its operations.
M/s. Sandip Shah & Co. was the internal auditor of the Company for F.Y. 2023-2024.
The Internal auditors monitor and evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of internal control
systems in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and
policies at all locations of the Company. Based on the internal audit, process owners
undertake corrective action in the respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.
Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit
Committee of the Board. Key Financial Ratios The comparison of key financial ratios are
disclosed under Note No. 31 of the Notes to the Financial Statements for the year
2023-2024. 33. APPRECIATION: The Directors express their appreciation to all the employees
of the Company for their diligence and contribution of their performance. The Directors
also record their appreciation for the support and co-operation received from agents,
suppliers, bankers and all other stakeholders. Last but not the least, the Directors wish
to thank all shareholders for their continued support.