Dear Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 19th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company and the accounts for the Financial Year ended March
31, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY OR HIGHLIGHTS/PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY (STANDALONE AND
CONSOLIDATED)
The Board's Report shall be prepared based on the standalone financial statements of
the company. (Rs. in lakhs)
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Gross Income |
30139.03 |
24751.63 |
30139.03 |
24751.63 |
Profit Before Interest and Depreciation |
8460.11 |
6418.47 |
8459.92 |
6418.28 |
Finance Charges |
728.08 |
436.81 |
728.08 |
436.81 |
Profit Before Depreciation |
7732.03 |
5981.66 |
7731.84 |
5981.47 |
Depreciation |
1163.75 |
585.91 |
1163.75 |
585.91 |
Net Profit Before Tax |
6568.28 |
5395.75 |
6568.09 |
5395.56 |
Provision for Tax |
1358.6 |
584.16 |
1358.6 |
584.16 |
Net Profit After Tax |
5209.68 |
4811.59 |
5209.49 |
4811.40 |
2. BUSINESS PERFORMANCE a) Revenue from operation Standalone:
Your Company has total income during the period under review was Rs. 30139.03 Lakhs as
compared to Rs.24751.63 Lakhs in the previous year, registering an increase of 21.77 %
over the previous year.
Consolidated:
Your Company has total income during the period under review was Rs. 30139.03 Lakhs as
compared to Rs.24751.63 Lakhs in the previous year, registering an increase of 21.77 %
over the previous year.
b) Profits:
Standalone: The Profit before tax for the year 2023-24 was Rs. 6568.28 Lakhs as against
Rs. 5395.75 Lakhs inthe previous year. Profit after tax in the current year stood Rs.
5209.68 Lakhs as against Rs. 4811.59 Lakhs in the previous year.
Consolidated: The Profit before tax for the year 2023-24 was Rs 6568.09 Lakhs as
against Rs. 5395.56 Lakhs in the previous year. Profit after tax in the previous year
stood Rs. 5209.49 Lakhs as against Rs. 4811.40 Lakhs in the previous year.
3. DIVIDEND
During the year 2023-24, the Company has paid a total dividend (by way of interim
dividend) of Rs. 1,22,16,720/-@ Re.1- per share on 12216720 equity shares of Rs.10/- each
fully paid up. The interim dividend be treated as final dividend for the year 2023-24.
4.RESERVES
The Company proposes to transfer an amount of Rs.5223.09 Lakhs to general reserves.
5.SHARE CAPITAL
The authorized Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 15, 00, 00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen
Crore) divided into 1, 50, 00,000 (One Crore Fifty Lakh) Equity shares of Rs. 10/- and
paid up share capital of the Company is Rs.12, 21, 67,200/-(Rupees Twelve Crore Twenty One
Lakh Sixty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Only) divided
17 into 1,22,16,720 (One Crore Twenty Two Lakh Sixteen Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty)
Equity shares of Rs. 10/-
During the year under review, the Company has neither issued bonus shares nor issued
shares with differential voting rights nor granted stock options nor sweat equity and nor
opted buy back of its own securities.
6. Board of Directors
During the period under review, Mr. Balwinder Singh has ceased to be Non-Executive
Independent Director of the Company on 14.02.2024 upon completion of term of five years.
Mr. Parmod Kumar Sharma, Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company tendered his
resignation from the Board on 20.03.2024 due to personal reason. Mr. Atul Mehta,
Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company tendered his resignation from the Board
on 28.08.2024 due to personal reason. The Board has appointed Mr. Amrik Singh Chawla &
Mr. Mohit Saluja as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company w.e.f 14.02.2024
and shareholders had regularized them at the EGM dated 09.05.2024. The Board has appointed
Mr. Simran Kaur Josan as an Additional Director w.e.f 14.08.2024 subject to the approval
of the Members of the Company at the ensuing 19th Annual General Meeting of the
Company and there were no other changes to the Board of Directors of your Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 149 and 184 of the Companies Act, 2013 and under
Regulation 25 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Independent Directors of the Company have submitted a declaration that each of them meet
the criteria of Independence as prescribed in section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013
and SEBI Regulations and there has been no change in the circumstances which may have
affect their status as Independent Director during the year.
In accordance with the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr.
Sukhdev Singh Khinda Managing Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuring
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment. The brief
detail required to be disclosed in accordance with Regulation 36 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standards is
included in the notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting forming part of this Annual
Report.
In terms of requirements of the Listing Regulations, the Board has identified core
skills, expertise, and competencies of the Directors in the context of the Company's
businesses for effective functioning which are detailed in the Corporate Governance
Report.
7. Key Managerial Personnel
The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:
S.NO NAME OF THE PERSONS |
DESIGNATION |
1. Mr. Sukhdev Singh Khinda |
Managing Director |
2. Mrs. Salwinderjit Kaur |
Whole Time Director |
3. Mr. Balvinder Singh Sandha |
Chief Financial Officer |
Note: Ms. Aarti Mahajan, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company has
resigned w.e.f 23.03.2024. Further Ms. Aarti Mahajan appointed again as Company Secretary
and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f 22.04.2024.
8. BOARD MEETINGS
The Board of Directors of the Company met 9(Nine) times during the financial year
2023-24 i.e. May 29, 2023, August 14, 2023, September 02, 2023, November 14, 2023, January
11, 2024, February 14, 2024, February 23, 2024, March 11, 2024, and March 27, 2024. The
Details of above mentioned Board Meetings are also provided in Corporate Governance Report
annexed herewith. The intervening gap betweenthe Meetings was within the period prescribed
under the Companies Act, 2013.
9. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors have following committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholder Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
10.BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, The Board
has carried out an Annual Evaluation of its own performance, performance of the Directors
and the working of its Committees on the evaluation criteria defined by Nomination and
Remuneration Committee (NRC) of performance process evaluation process of the Board, its
Committees and Directors.
The Board functioning was evaluated on various aspects including inter-alia the
structure of the Board, meeting of the Board, functions of the Board, degree of fulfilment
of key responsibilities, establishment and delineation of responsibilities of various
Committees, effectiveness of Board process, information and functioning.
The Committees of the Board were assessed on the degree of fulfilment of key
responsibilities, adequacy of Committee composition and effectiveness of Meetings. The
Directors were evaluated on aspects such as attendance, contribution at Board/Committee
Meetings and guidance/ support to the Management outside Board/ Committee Meetings.
The performance assessment of Non-Independent Directors, Board as a whole and the
Chairman were evaluated in a separate meeting of Independent Directors. The same was also
discussed in the meetings of NRC and the Board. Performance evaluation of Independent
Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being
evaluated.
11. DECLARATION BY AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR(S) AND RE- APPOINTMENT, IF ANY
All independent directors give their declaration that they meet the criteria of
independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015
12.CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS
The consolidated Financial Statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with
the relevant Indian Accounting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India and forms an integral part of this Report. Pursuant to section 129(3) of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 a statement
containing salient features of the financial statements of subsidiaries is given in form
AOC- 1 as Annexure-A and forms an integral part of this report.
13.AUDITORS AND AUDITOR'S REPORT
In terms of the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. R.S Kalra and Associates, Chartered
Accountants (Firm Registration No. 007744N), have been appointed as Statutory Auditors of
the Company to hold office from the conclusion of 17th Annual General Meeting till the
conclusion of 22nd Annual General Meeting.
In accordance with the amendment to the provisions of Section 139 by the Companies
Amendment Act 2017, notified on May 7, 2018, by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the
appointment of Statutory Auditors is not required to be ratified by the Members at every
Annual General Meeting. Hence the resolution seeking ratification of the Members for
continuance of their appointment at this AGM is not being sought.
The Auditors' report for the financial year ended 31.03.2024 issued by M/s. R.S Kalra
and Associates, Chartered
Accountants does not have any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer
by the statutory auditors. Notes to Accounts and Auditors remarks in their report are
self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.
14.SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
In terms 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 M.L Arora
& Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Ludhiana (M.No.F1226 and CP.No. 2646) as
a Secretarial Auditors of the Company to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.
The Secretarial Audit Report submitted by them in the prescribed form MR-3 is enclosed as
Annexure-E and forms part of this report. No adverse comment has been made in the said
report by Practicing Company Secretaries for the Company. This report is self-explanatory
and not require any further comments.
15.COST AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with
notifications/ circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from time to time and
as per the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors at their meeting
held on May 29, 2024 appointed M/s Khushwinder Kumar & Co, Cost Accountants
(Registration No.100123), as the Cost Auditors of the Company for Financial Year 2024-25.
The Cost Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 due to be
filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on or before the September 2024 and the cost
audit report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2023 was filed with MCA.
16.INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
As per the provision of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made their
under, the Board appointed M/s. Ashwani Kant & Associates Chartered Accountant,
Jalandhar as Internal Auditor of the Company, to check the internal controls and
functioning of the activities and recommend ways of improvement. Internal Audit is carried
out on quarterly basis; the report is placed in the Audit Committee Meeting and Board
meeting for consideration and directions.
The internal financial controls with reference to financial statements as designed and
implemented by the Company. During the year under review, no material or serious
observation is received from the Internal Auditor of the Company for inefficiency and in
adequacy of such controls.
17.VIGIL MECHANISM
In pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013,
a Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns of fraud &
misconduct in the company has been established. The Vigil Mechanism Policy has been
uploaded on the website of the Company at www.agiinfra.com under Investors relations/Vigil
Mechanism Policy link. Further, the Company has not received any protected disclosure as
per the vigil policy framed by the board.
18.EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to section 134(3) (a) and 92(3) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Companies
(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the draft Annual Return of the Company in
Form MGT-7 for FY 2023-24 has been placed on company website and can be accessed at the
following link https://www.agiinfra.com/investor-relations/ and an extract of annual
return in MGT-9 is annexed herewith as a part of this Annual Report as
Annexure- C.
19.REPORTING OF FRAUD
There is no instance of fraud during the year under review, which is required the
Statutory Auditor report to the Audit Committee and/or Board of Directors under section
143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder.
20.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:
The Company has listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) on 15.07.2024.
There has been no material change and commitment, affecting the financial performance of
the Company which occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which
the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.
21. ACCEPTANCE OF DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted deposit from the public falling within the ambit of
Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
2014.
22. PARTICULARSOF LOAN, GUARANTEE OR INVESTMENTS
Particulars of loan given are provided under Note No.10 to the financial statements. No
investments have been made and Guarantees have been provided in connection with any other
body corporate or person covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013
23. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year 2023-24
were on an arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and were in
compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing
Regulations. None of the transactions with related parties fall under the scope of Section
188(1) of the Act. There are no material related party transactions made by the Company
during the year under review. All such transactions are placed before the Audit Committee
for review/approval. The Audit Committee grants omnibus approval for the transactions that
are in the ordinary course of the business and repetitive in nature. All related party
transactions are placed before the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. As good
governance practice, the same are also placed before the Board for seeking their approval
and approved by the Board.
24. LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES:
The Equity shares of the Company are already listed on the BSE Ltd & listed on
National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) on 15.07.2024.
25. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and
adhere to the corporate governance requirements set out by SEBI. The report on Corporate
Governance as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 forms part of the Annual Report.
26.CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
The Company has a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy in place and the same
can be accessed at http://www.agiinfra.com. The details about committee composition and
terms of reference of committee aregiven in Corporate Governance Report and forms integral
part of this report. A CSR Report' on activities undertaken by the Company and
amount spent on them is attached as ANNEXURE F' to this report.
27. ANNUAL SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE REPORT
The Company has filed Annual Secretarial Report under Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 within its due date issued by
M/s M.L Arora & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Ludhiana for the year
ended March 31, 2024 by confirming Compliance of SEBI Regulations/guidelines/ circulars
issued thereunder and applicable to the Company. No adverse comment has been made in the
said report by Practicing Company Secretaries for the Company. This report is
self-explanatory and not require any further comments.
28. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPA NIES
The company has one wholly subsidiary named AGI Cold Chain Private Limited
which was incorporated on 23, 2016 and its main objectives are 1. To carry on the business
of set up the Chain cold storage and carrying the business of storing, trading, dealing,
distributing of vegetables, fruits and dry fruits etc. 2. To carrying on business of
leasing or renting the Cold chain facility. The Wholly Subsidiary Company has a net loss
of 19456.65/-during financial year 2024-25. The company does not have any joint venture
companies or associate's companies the period under review. Also, there was no company
which has ceased to become the subsidiaries/joint ventures/ associate company (ies) during
the year.
29. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Directors' Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of
Section 134 of theCompanies Act, 2013, shall state that (a) in the preparation of the
annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along proper
explanation relating to material departures; (b) 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 of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that
period; (c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; (d)
they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and (e) they have laid
down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal
financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively. (f) they have devised
proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that
such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
30. MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Details of Managerial remuneration required pursuant to Section 197 and Rule 5 of the
Companies' Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel rule, 2014 is annexed as
Annexure-D 31. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
AND OUTGO
As the Company is engaged in the development of Group Housing, the Electricity is the
only mode of energy which is purchased from PSEB and generated through own power
generator. Every effort is made to use the most economic mode of supply which saves the
considerable power. a. Flats are so designed which have ample source of natural light
which minimizes the consumption ofelectricity. b. Installed A/C drives in the lifts, c.
Use LED lighting in the common area as well as in flats. d. Install sub-meters to check
energy uses at different level.
Keeping in view the cost of electricity accelerating every year the company has set up
a roof top solar power generation in the project developed by the Company. It saves a huge
amount on account of electric consumption. It is an Inexhaustible and renewable source of
energy. Other than these measures many more measures are being taken like provision of
dual plumbing which saves considerable ground water and electricity.
32. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
During the year, the total foreign exchange out go was Rs.4, 37, 44,441/-on account of
imports made from China. Sometimes payments against sale of flats to NRI Customers are
received through Banking Channel which is credited to their accounts by getting converted
into Indian Rupees on the same date which is equivalent to
33. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
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).
34. Management Discussion and Analysis Report
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under regulation 34(3) read
with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 is presented in the separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
35. Human Resources and Industrial Relations
The Company takes pride in the commitment, competence and dedication of its employees
in all areas of the business. The Company has a structured induction process at all
locations and management development programs to upgrade skills of managers. Objective
appraisal systems based on key result areas (KRAs) are in place for senior management
staff. The Company is committed to nurturing, enhancing and retaining its top talent
through superior learning and organizational development. This is a part of our Corporate
HR function and is a critical pillar to support the organization's growth and its
sustainability in the long run.
36. RISK MANAGEMENT
Business risk evaluation and management is an ongoing process within the Company. The
Assessment is periodically examined by the Board. The management of the Company has
identified some of the major areas of concern having inherent risk, viz. Financial,
Commodity Price, Regulatory, Human Resource, Interest rate Risks. The processes relating
to minimizing the above risks have already been put in place at different levels of
management. The management of the Company reviews the risk management processes and
implementation of risk mitigation plans. The processes are continuously improved.
37. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
On December 31, 2018, Securities and Exchange Board of India amended the Prohibition of
Insider Trading Regulations, 2015, prescribing various new requirements with effect from
April 1, 2019. In line with the amendments, your Company has adopted an amended Code of
Conduct to regulate, monitor and report trading by Designated Persons and their Immediate
Relatives under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider
Trading) Regulations, 2015. This Code of Conduct also includes code of practices and
procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information which has been
made available on the Company's website at www.agiinfra.com.
38. OBLIGATION OF COMPANY UNDER THE SEXUAL H ARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
In accordance with Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed their under, the Company has framed and
adopted the policy for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. The internal
committee constituted under the said act has confirmed that no complaint/case has been
filed/ pending with the Company during the year.
39. PROCEEDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE (IBC), 2016
The Board hereby declares that there is not any Application made or any proceeding
pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016' during the year. Therefore,
status at the end of the financial year of such cases or proceedings is Nil.
40. VALUATION OF SHARES FOR ONE TIME SETTLEMENT (OTS)
The Company has not undertaken or availed any One Time Settlement' (OTS) with the Bank
during the financial year. Therefore, the difference between the amounts of the valuation
executed at the time of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from
the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof, does not arises.
41.CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statement in this Management's Discussion and Analysis detailing the Company's
objectives, projections, estimates, expectations or predictions are forward looking
statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual
results could differ materially from those expressed or implied. Important factors that
could make a difference to the Company's operations include global and Indian
demand-supply conditions, finished goods prices, cyclical demand and pricing in the
Company's principal markets, changes in Government regulations, tax regimes, economic
developments in India and other factors such as litigation and labor negotiations.
42. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors takes this opportunity to thanks to all Government Authorities, Bankers,
Shareholders, Costumer, Investors and other stakeholders for their assistance and
co-operation to the Company. Your Director expresses their deep sense of appreciation and
gratitude towards all employees and staff of the company and wishes the management all the
best for further growth and prosperity.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
AGI INFRA LIMITED |
AGI INFRA LIMITED |
Sd- |
Sd- |
Sukhdev Singh Khinda |
Salwinderjit Kaur |
Managing Director |
Whole Time Director |
DIN: 01202727 |
DIN: 00798804 |
Place: Jalandhar |
Date: - 02.09.2024 |
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