Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors present the 31st Annual Report of the Company along with the Audited
Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 (FY 2022-23')
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(H in million)
Year
Particulars |
Year ended 31 March 2023 |
Year ended 31 March 2022 |
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items, tax, interest and depreciation |
(2,403.4) |
(221.0) |
Less: Interest/Finance costs |
607.3 |
824.3 |
Less: Depreciation and amortisation expense |
225.3 |
437.2 |
Profit/(loss) before exceptional items and tax |
(3,236.0) |
(1,482.5) |
Exceptional item |
106.9 |
1,452.1 |
Profit/(loss) before tax |
(3,342.9) |
(2,934.6) |
Provision for taxation - Current tax |
(4.8) |
(17.5) |
- Deferred Tax charge (credit) |
1,097.9 |
- |
Profit/(loss) after tax |
(4,436.0) |
(2,917.1) |
Balance brought forward from previous year in the statement of profit
and loss |
3,567.9 |
6,552.2 |
Profit available for appropriation |
(868.1) |
3,635.1 |
Appropriations
a) Transferred to General Reserve |
|
|
b) Dividend paid |
- |
67.2 |
c) Corporate Dividend Tax paid |
- |
- |
Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet |
(868.1) |
3,567.9 |
Proposed Dividend |
- |
- |
DIVIDEND
In compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (the Listing Regulations'), as amended
from time to time, your Company has adopted a Dividend Distribution Policy. This policy
specifies the parameters of distribution of dividend with objective of delivering
sustainable value to its stakeholders. The Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company is
annexed as Annexure A' to this Report.
After reviewing the annual financial statements of the Company for FY 2022-23, the
Board did not recommend any dividend for the said financial year.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
No amount was transferred to reserves during FY 2022-23.
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS Operations- The year in a review
The financial year 2022-23 endured a period of upheaval as geopolitical uncertainties
dictated the investment sentiment and global trade. As businesses normalized and economies
recovered from the pandemic, the consumer demand and private sector expenditure ruled the
growth trajectory of few economies including India. However, the high inflation and
Banking crisis in the US remain major concerns for many developed and developing
economies. The IMF and World Bank, though optimistic about India, are pessimistic about
major economies including US, China, Europe, Japan, and emerging economies in Asia and
Africa.
India was the bright spot among all countries outperforming the global growth
demonstrating remarkable resilience and robustness. As the domestic consumption and
infrastructure spending grew, the power sector too reaped benefits of strong growth in
consumption and supply. India's coal imports increased by 30 per cent to 162.46 million
tonnes in the 2022-23 financial year against 124.99 MT in the year-ago period, according
to a report1. Domestic production, too recorded strong growth at 14.65%
touching output at 892.21 million tonnes against 778.21 million tonnes last year.
Thermal power stations across the country have witnessed favourable conditions this
year, benefiting from increased coal production, unseasonal rains in April and May, and
enhanced coordination among key ministries. As a result, there has been a substantial
improvement in the supply of coal compared to the supply crunch experienced last year. In
terms of coal stock, the situation is comfortable, with only 31 out of the 165 domestic
coal-based thermal power plants having critical coal stocks as of May 2023. This number
marks a significant
decrease from the approximately 96 plants facing critical stocks during the same period
last year. Currently, thermal power plants have approximately 33 million tonnes (MT) of
coal stocked, ensuring a steady and reliable fuel supply.
Despite a generally favourable domestic market environment, the main markets that your
company participates in have been a mixed bag. While the core services market size has
grown, the FGD market has not seen the target customers of your company close deals as we
had anticipated, primarily due to the government's decision to extend the deadline for
thermal plants to install FGD systems by an additional two years. Hydro has seen some
improvement in pumped storage, with the new budget having a good outlay for pumped hydro
storage.
In the above market situation, your company has been progressing well on its strategy
to grow Services, with double-digit growth in Q3 and Q4. In line with the FGD market
environment, order intake in this segment has been lower than expected. The company has
booked one order in the pumped hydro storage, 1280 MW Saundatti project, a major PSP that
will be executed by your Company in India with three units of 320MW each and two units of
160 MW each.
Your Company has undertaken restructuring to adjust capacity to market conditions, and
is now managing the balance of retaining competences, both to execute the backlog and to
address upcoming opportunities. We faced considerable challenges in execution, though,
including the NTPC Solapur fire incident, some of which are still ongoing. As a result of
these execution challenges, as well as the slower than expected FGD order intake, your
Company will take longer than anticipated to turn around and hence your Company has
written off deferred tax assets.
GE Power India Limited
ET - India's coal imports in FY23
BOILERS
Your Company's execution unit at Noida and manufacturing facility at Durgapur, West
Bengal, are capable of designing and manufacturing supercritical and ultra-supercritical
Boilers, using the latest manufacturing technologies. Your Company accomplished these
significant milestones in the FY 2022-23:
Major milestone achieved by your Company in FY 202223:
? 2X500 MW NLC: Successfully conducted PG test for both units
? 2X660 MW Barh super thermal power station: PG test of Unit#5 completed
? 2X660 MW Maitree : Unit#1 achieved full load operation
? 3X660 MW North Karanpura: Unit#1 COD completed
? 3X660MW Nabinagar: Unit#3 COD completed
Key erection and commissioning progress on Projects, in partnership with BHEL:
? 1X800MW North Chennai: Non drainable hydrotest completed.
? 1X660MW Bhusawal: Non drainable hydrotest completed
? 2X800MW Telangana: Unit#1 synchronisation completed
? 2X660MW Udangudi: Both units Drainable hydrotest completed
Manufacturing highlights of FY 2022-23 from Durgapur factory:
Boiler Pressure part Manufacturing
? 100 % pressure part supplies completed for Patartu Unit#2 and Unit#3
MILLS
Highlights during FY 2022-23:
? 16 Mills supply completed for NTPC Rihnad
? Mill spare parts supplied for Mouda projects
Export
? Supply of journal shaft and bowl hub assembly part for PAITON power plant
New product initiative:
? Lance Tubes were supplied to Primemetal for Tata Steel
Other manufacturing jobs from Durgapur factory:
? Service Boiler- Supply of unit 4 completed for Vedanta Jharsuguda
? FGD- Shell and bottom plate for Annupur completed for MB Power
AIR QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS
Key milestones in the projects under execution:
? Achieved Completion of Facilities or COF in the Unchahar Stage -IV FGD project.
? Gas-In was achieved in one FGD unit each at NTPC Solapur and NTPC Tanda projects
? Successfully installed and commissioned the first Semi Dry FGD -NID, at Hindalco's
Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga plant in Odisha.
? Achieved PAC for three ESP units at M/s SWCC plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
SERVICES
Key highlights for FY 22-23
? Sustainable growth in core services orders, with increase in the share of orders from
other OEM (oOEM) fleet.
? ~40% of increase (YoY) in the number of overhauls executed.
? Achieved efficiency performance benchmarks while implementing a steam turbine
shaftline retrofit of 3X200MW for NTPC-Ramagundam. This enables the power plant to run
with extended life, improved efficiency, reduced coal consumption, lower cost per MW, and
lower CO2 emissions, supporting efforts to make coal power more reliable, affordable, and
sustainable.
? For the first time, New Product Introduction (NPI) fund investments were managed
locally from India. Invested H 66 million with significant impact on the growth of other
OEM services orders
? "First of its Kind" MoU signed with NTPC for the carbon reduction of coal
power generation. This project intends to reduce carbon intensity from NTPC's coal fired
units. Your Company will undertake feasibility studies, development, testing and
demonstration of decarbonization technologies utilizing torrefied biomass, Green
H2/Ammonia, Green Methanol as low/ zero carbon fuel in coal fired unit.
? Signed MoU's with key global technology partners to enable your Company to develop
and offer solutions for carbon reduction of coal power generation.
Key Milestones Achieved-Domestic
? With consortium partner, NGSL successfully synchronized the last unit (U2) for
NTPC-Ramagundam. Achieved COF (Completion of Facilities) & Operational Acceptance
Certificate as well as average heat rate improvement of 9.9%, turbine cycle efficiency
improvement of 4.5%, and CO2 reduction equivalent to 3.5 lakh tons for all 3 units.
? Successfully carried out boiler R&M job, including combustion modification and
complete replacement of newly designed economizer in other OEM boiler at
Vedanta-Jharsuguda.
? Dispatched First-of-a-kind fully bladed and dynamically balanced spare LP rotor for
500MW STG for MAHAGENCO Chandrapur TPS.
? Successfully completed PG Test for Unit#3 210 MW at NTPC Unchahar ESP upgrade. Test
emission values were recorded within guaranteed value of 50 mg/Nm3.
? Successfully completed PG Test for Unit#5 at 210 MW WBPDCL Bakreshwar ESP
refurbishment project. Test emission values were recorded within guaranteed value of 50
mg/Nm3.
? Completed rewinding of generator stator on oOEM 250 MW GVPI Generator at Jaypee Bina
Thermal Power Station. This was executed with 1st time execution of job with a locally
manufactured stator bar extraction tool in India.
? Successfully executed Your Company's 1st servicing job on 800 MW ST at Tata-Mundra.
Key Milestones achieved- Export
? Steam Turbine Generator - Technical field advisors (TFA's) supported overhauling of
SEC-600 m/c in Turkey.
? Boiler trouble shooting related services provided for customer in Dubai.
AUTOMATION AND CONTROL
Your Company's Automation and Control facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh is focused on
delivering leading Automation & Control solutions and technology, partnering with
customers and being one of the "Centers of Excellence" for engineering in the
world of Automation and Industrial Internet.
Your Company received the following new orders in the FY 2022-23:
? HMI upgradation and cyber security solution at Sostanj 1X660MW coal fired power plant
located in Slovenia
? HMI upgradation at HAMI 230MW coal fired power plant Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region, China
? Tzafit training & simulator panel for Turbine control, Dalia Power Energies LTD,
Israel
? Excitation system upgrade at REL Raikheda Unit#2 (685 MW) power plant located at
Chhattisgarh India
? Excitation system upgrade at Pulau Sakra power station for one Gas Turbine & one
Steam Turbine, 1189-megawatt (MW) Gas- fired power station, Jurong Island, Singapore.
? Supply of static excitation system (3x320 MW + 2x160 MW) at Saundatti Hydro power
project Karnataka, India.
? HMI upgradation and cyber security solution at Tuzla Unit-6 thermal power plant
715-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Bosnia-Herzegovina
? HMI upgradation at Klongluang 122-megawatt gas-fired power station, Pathum Thani,
Thailand.
? Upgrade of Digital Automatic Voltage Regulator (DAVR) brushless excitation system of
22.4 MW GTG for Kribhko Fertilizers Limited, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
? Supply of parts & spares for Shinkville, Adani Raikheda, NTPC Mouda, Solapur
& Tanda
Your Company achieved the following milestones in the FY 2022-23:
Domestic Projects:
? Supplied two units of Generator Health & Monitoring System & Generator
control panel to Central Power Research institute Bangalore in Q3 2022
? Supplied servers and workstation for TG #5 ALSPA Governing system at RPD, Rensusagar.
Supplied HMI Workstations & Engineering servers with upgraded HMI software, in Q1
2022.
? Supplied HMI machines to Utran after successful completion ALSPA HMI upgrade in Q1
2023.
? Supplied four units of GCP panel to North-Eastern of Electric Power Corporation
Limited, 4X21 MW power plant in Q4 2022.
? Supplied two units of generator excitation system to NHPC Limited, 4X125 MW hydro
power plant in Sikkim, India. In this retrofit project, Static Digital Excitation system
was supplied to NHPC Limited in Q4 2022, which includes design, engineering, supply,
testing and commissioning of generator excitation system.
? Supplied spares for Turbine governor control, Excitation system and C&I for Adani
Raikeheda, GSECL Wanakbori, NHPC Chamera, Obra and for NTPC projects Mouda, Solapur,
Tanda.
Export projects
? Supplied training & simulator panel with engineering and HMI station for Dalia
Power Energies LTD, Israel in Q3 2022.
? Remote/virtual FAT completed successfully and supplied ALSPA HMI machines to DSW
1x170 MW Israel for Turbine Governor control in Q3 2022.
? Successfully completed ALSPA HMI upgrade with cyber packages including updates
protection for Termoelektrarna Sostanj unit 6,600 MW thermal power station in Sostanj,
Slovenia in Q4 2022.
GAS POWER
The Gas Power business of your Company is actively involved in supporting managing
projects in the South Asia region, and gas projects globally with Engineering, Procurement
and Construction services.
The Gas Power Noida execution center of your Company is presently engaged in supporting
Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction and commissioning for GE scope
in some key gas power projects in the South Asia region which are Summit Meghanghat II,
Unique Meghnaghat and Shahjibazar in Bangladesh.
Moreover, the engineering team of your Company's Gas Power business is engaged in
carrying out basic and detailed engineering for global gas power projects for balance of
plant equipment and Heat Recovery Steam Generator systems. Some of the key projects are
Datan 8&9, Hsinta, Taichung, part of Taiwan power corporation megadeal project in
Taiwan; Dolan Odra and Ostroleka projects in Poland; Pulau Indah in Malaysia; Tallawarra B
in Australia; Orot Rabin in Israel.
In addition to the extended scope projects, the engineering team is also supporting the
execution of equipment only project engineering for GE Gas Power globally.
HYDRO
Your Company signed 1280MW Saundatti PSP project contract with Greenko
Your Company has signed the Saundatti contract with Greenko on 5th July 2022 in
Hyderabad. The 1280 MW Saundatti project is another jumbo PSP that will be executed by GE
in India, in addition to Tehri and Kundah, which are already under execution. This new
project is located at the Belagavi district of Karnataka in India, and our customer is
Greenko KA01 I REP Private Limited, a Special Purpose Company (SPC) owned by Greenko
Energies Pvt. Ltd.
Bajoli Holi Project of India is commissioned and generating electricity
Your Company announces commissioning of the 180MW Bajoli Holi project located at
Himachal Pradesh and is now connected to the grid. All three units of 60MW each, are now
generating electricity.
The 2nd giant Rotor installed at Subansiri
Subansiri Project successfully lowered and installed the 2nd Rotor in the pit for Unit
2. Each Rotor's total lifting weight is 674 tons. Your Company achieved this milestone
safely and efficiently as committed to the customer.
Tidong all set to start its dry commissioning activities
First 2 units of Tidong project of 50MW each at Himachal Pradesh have been boxed up by
our team. With the boxing of these units, the project is now ready for dry commissioning
activities. The customer Statkraft is happy with the fast progress of the project.
Tehri Project lowered and installed the first PSP Runner at site
Your Company's Tehri project team lowered and installed the first runner of the
variable speed reversible pump turbine for the project on 22nd July '22. This milestone
was special as it was one of the first of its kind in India, and only the third project
worldwide.
India's first Variable Speed Rotor for Tehri PSP Project installed at the site
Your Company achieved a milestone on 27th December 2022, when it lowered the first 490T
Rotor for its 4 x 250 MW Tehri PSP Project in Uttarakhand, India. This variable speed PSP
rotor is a first of its kind in India.
The Rotor was unveiled and flagged off for lowering by our hon'ble Minister of Power,
New and Renewable Energy (Government of India) Shri R.K Singh and witnessed by Private
Secretary MOP Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, Tehri MLA Shri Kishore Upadhyay, THDCIL CMD Shri R.K
Vishnoi, THDCIL Executive Director (PSP) Shri L.P. Joshi, other dignitaries of THDCIL, GE
and HCC.
Tehri project lowered its first MIV and is getting closer to boxing up the unit
Your Company assembled the entire MIV in service bay and lowered the first MIV weighing
434 MT (inclusive lifting accessories) safely, at
its foundation in the pit, between the spiral case and penstock. This 1st unit
Installation is in its advance stage and would be boxed up later.
It was the first time for your Company's Hydro engineering team to design a spherical
valve with such a large diameter (4m).
Angat's first unit successfully restored and handed over to customer AHC
Your Company has handed over the first unit of Angat project to the customer on 25th
March '23 after successful rehabilitation works on the auxiliary unit three.
Your Company upgraded the turbine and generator of this unit and put it back into
operation. Your Company supported the customer through effective solutions &
commissioned the auxiliary unit 3 without total plant shutdown.
Dulhasti:
In August'22 , Your Company's Hydro business received request from our long-term
customer NHPC seeking support to fix a leakage issue in one of the Main Inlet Valves
(MIVs) of Dulhasti project. Our team went to the project site to assess the situation and
brought to the customer's notice that all the three MIVs needed immediate repair works and
to start with MIV unit 3 at the earliest.
With the team's strong conviction on our ability to execute on-time with an equal
commitment from the customer on perfect execution, the success of the project was well
secured. Our team did the required services on the job and have put the units back in
operation.
The first five Nozzles of Tala project, successfully installed at site leading the
project into generation
Your Company's Hydro business team delivered 5 large nozzles for Unit 1 of Tala project
(Pelton machine) to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) customer in Bhutan.
Our team completed the works of fixing the 5 nozzles of unit one to its casing. Later,
the team tested the machine at full load capacity as well as 10% stressed capacity
successfully. Unit 1 is now back to commercial operation and the customer is really
satisfied with the results.
WAY FORWARD
As India accelerates on its upward growth trajectory, the power sector will play a
crucial role, balancing the country's electricity needs with sustainability goals. The
government's commitment to increasing domestic production and reducing fuel import
dependence is expected to enhance the sector's cost structure and ensure a reliable power
supply to meet the growing demand. Simultaneously,
the focus on renewable power generation will contribute to building a lower carbon
energy infrastructure, although integrating renewable sources into the existing grid
remains a significant challenge.
As India is advancing on its energy transition journey, coal will continue to play a
significant role for the foreseeable future, albeit, as more renewable energy sources are
being added to the grid, this role may change, and with that the operating models of coal
power producers, which will require different services needs. GE Power India Limited is
uniquely positioned as a partner to our customers through the energy transition. Your
Company's deep industry experience as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) as well as
its dedicated and highly skilled team in engineering and project execution are enabling
GEPIL to respond to customers' needs with the necessary speed and flexibility.
Turnaround for the Company has taken longer than expected due to sluggishness in FGD,
upgrades and various other challenges being faced by the Company. To mitigate the same,
your Company's strategy is to grow the service business, develop industrial/private
segment, focus on Non EPC projects more than EPC projects to derisk the portfolio and
target on cash accretive and margin accretive projects.
DIRECTORS
In compliance with Sections 152, 196, 197 and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013
(Act') read with Schedule V and other applicable provisions of the Act and the
Articles of Association of the Company and upon recommendation of Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 29 November 2021
re-appointed Mr. Prashant Chiranjive Jain as Managing Director of your Company for a
second term of five (5) years with effect from 17 April 2022 to 16 April 2027 subject to
the approval of the members and such other approvals as may be required. His appointment
was subsequently approved by the members of the Company through Postal Ballot on 20
January 2022.
The Board recommends re-appointment of Mr. Mahesh Shrikrishna Palashikar, Chairman
& Non- Executive Director (DIN 02275903), who is liable to retire by rotation in the
ensuing AGM.
The aforesaid Director, being eligible offers himself for re-appointment.
All the three Independent Directors as on 31 March 2023 have declared that they meet
the criteria of independence as laid down under the Act/Listing Regulations/any other
applicable law along with a declaration of compliance of Rule 6 of Companies (Appointment
and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time. The Independent
Directors have complied with the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV
to the Act. The Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation. Further, the
Company has in place the Code of Conduct for Directors and senior management personnel.
The Company is in receipt of disclosures from Directors and senior management personnel
with respect to adherence of the aforesaid code during FY 2022-23.
The particulars in respect of directors seeking reappointment as required under
Regulation 36(3) of Listing Regulations and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings
(SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India forms part of the Corporate
Governance Report. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 152, 160 and any
other applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, inter-alia
basis the performance evaluation, their expertise in specific functional areas,
background, contribution towards Company's performance etc. and as per the recommendation
of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board recommends aforesaid
reappointment.
GE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
GE Share Purchase Plan is a global benefit plan offered to full time employees
including GE Power India Ltd. The Company offers Share Purchase Plan (hereinafter referred
to as GE Share Purchase plan') of its ultimate holding Company i.e. General Electric
Company. Eligible employees have the option to purchase the GE share of General electric
company, USA by electing a monthly amount to be taken out of their pay. For Indian
employees under GE Power India Ltd. employees are entitled to purchase GE share up to 25%
of the monthly salary. GE Share participants also receive a 15% Company match on their
elected contributions. There is no holding or lock-in period on the shares received and
they may be sold or transferred at any time.
The GE Share Purchase plan had been approved by the members of the Company in the 27th
Annual General Meeting held on 23 July 2019.
The Company does not issue any shares of the Company (including sweat equity shares) to
its employees under any scheme.
SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE
The Registered Office of the Company stands shifted from Regus Magnum Business Centers,
9th floor, Platina, Block G, Plot C-59, BKC, Bandra (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400051 to
Regus Magnum Business Centers, 11th floor, Platina, Block G, Plot C-59, BKC, Bandra (E),
Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400051 w.e.f. 01 July 2022.
MEETINGS OF BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES
The Board meets at regular intervals to discuss on Company/ business's policy, strategy
and financial results apart from other Board business. The Board/Committee Meetings are
pre-scheduled and a tentative quarterly/half yearly calendar of the Board and Committee
Meetings is discussed and finalized by the Directors in advance to facilitate them to plan
their schedule and to ensure meaningful participation in the meetings. The maximum
interval between any two Board Meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days.
In order to further strengthen the Corporate Governance practices in the Company and
maintain the corporate culture of conscience and consciousness towards shareholders and
other stakeholders the Company has non-mandatory committees in place which focus on
strategy, innovation, sustainability, gender diversity etc. to help concentration on key
areas thereby enhancing the Board processes.
Your Company comprises of five mandatory committees which includes Audit Committee,
Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee,
Stakeholders Relationship Committee and Risk Management committee. Apart from the
mandatory committee your Company has three nonmandatory committees which includes
Sustainability Committee, Inclusion & Diversity Committee and Strategy &
Innovation Committee and sub committee to Strategy & Innovation Committee known as
Investment Committee.
The details of composition/change in composition, meetings, and attendance etc. at the
meetings of Board and its committees held during the FY 2022-23 and its terms of reference
are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
The Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS- 1) and the
Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India have been duly complied.
Non-mandatory Committees of the Company are managed in compliance with Secretarial
Standards -1 on meetings of the Board of Directors issued by the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India to the extent possible.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
Your Company has an Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in place. The terms of
reference of the Audit Committee are in line with Section 177 of the Act and the Listing
Regulations, as amended. There were no recommendations made by the Audit Committee which
were not accepted by the Board. There were no frauds reported by Auditors of your Company
under sub-section 12 of section 143 of the Act for the FY 2022-23.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
Your Company has in place a Nomination and Remuneration Policy to ensure that the Board
and top Management is appropriately constituted to meet its fiduciary obligation to
stakeholders, to identify and determine the integrity, qualification, expertise and
experience of persons who are qualified to become Directors or who may be appointed in
senior management and/or as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. This policy inter-alia
lays down the guidelines relating to appointment and remuneration for Executive Directors,
Non-Executive Directors/Independent Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior
Management, skill mapping of director before appointment, alignment with current HR
policies of the Company, criteria for paying remuneration/commission to NonExecutive
Directors etc. and can be accessed at www.ge.com/in/ge- power-india-limited.
BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Non-Executive,
Non-Independent Director and the Executive Directors of the Company were evaluated by the
Independent Directors of the Company in a separate meeting of Independent Directors held
during the year. The formal annual evaluation of the Independent Directors, Board as a
whole, Chairman, Committees namely Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee,
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, Risk Management Committee, Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, Strategy & Innovation Committee, Inclusion & Diversity
Committee and Sustainability Committee and all the individual Directors were undertaken in
the Board meeting. More details on the same including the evaluation mechanism are
provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS AND AUDIT REPORT Statutory Auditors
The Statutory Auditors of the Company, M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells (Firm
Registration No. 015125N) were appointed at the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Company
to hold office for a term of five (5) consecutive years until the conclusion of the 34th
Annual General Meeting of the Company at a remuneration as may be decided by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
Brief profile of Deloitte Haskins & Sells inter-alia highlighting their
competence and experience is given in the Notice of AGM.
Cost Auditors
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Act, your Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit
Committee, appointed M/s Yogesh Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants as Cost Auditors
of your Company for the FY 2023-24 to carry out the cost audit for the applicable business
at a remuneration of H 300,000/- (Rupees Three Lacs only) plus applicable taxes and
reimbursement of out of pocket expenses. A Certificate from M/s Yogesh Gupta &
Associates, Cost Accountants has been received confirming that their appointment as Cost
Auditors of the Company, would be in accordance with the limits specified under Section
141 of the Act.
Brief profile of M/s Yogesh Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants inter-alia
highlighting their competence and experience is given in the Notice of AGM.
As required under the Act, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor is required to
be placed before the members of the Company in the general meeting for ratification.
Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the Company recommends to members the ratification
of the remuneration payable to M/s Yogesh Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants for the
FY 2023-24 at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
M/s. Shome & Banerjee, Cost Accountants shall conduct the Cost Audit of the Company
for FY 2022-23. The Cost records as specified by the Central Government in compliance with
sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are being duly maintained by the
Company.
Secretarial Audit
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act your Directors appointed M/s
Hemant Singh & Associates, Company Secretaries to undertake the Secretarial Audit of
your Company for FY 2022-23. The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3 for FY 2022-23 is
annexed as Annexure B' to this Report.
Further in compliance with Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations, Annual Secretarial
Compliance Report for the year ended 31 March 2023, issued by M/s Hemant Singh &
Associates, Company Secretaries is annexed as Annexure C' to this Report. The same
was filed with stock exchanges (BSE & NSE) on 26 May 2023.
Brief profile of M/s Hemant Singh & Associates, Company Secretaries inter-alia
highlighting their competence and experience is given in the Notice of AGM.
There were no qualifications, reservations, observations or adverse remarks made by the
Auditors in their report for FY 2022-23.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors state that:
I. in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March
2023, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures, if any;
II. such accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and made such
judgements 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 the end of the financial year 31 March
2023 and of the profit of the Company for that period;
III. proper and sufficient care have been taken 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;
IV. the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;
V. financial controls have been laid down and followed by the Company and that such
internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
VI. proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
SUBSIDIARIES/SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPANY
GE Power Boilers Services Limited (GEPBSL') is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company. It is a non-material non-listed Indian subsidiary. It was initially engaged in
the services related to boilers. The aforesaid subsidiary did not have any business
operations during the year. During FY 2022-23, GEPBSL had other income of H 5.7 million
(Previous Year: H 5 million) along with Profit after tax of H 5.7 million (Previous Year:
Profit after tax of H 3.9 million). As at 31 March 2023, GEPBSL's accumulated losses of H
3.8 million have eroded its paid-up equity capital of H 3.4 million.
In compliance with the first proviso to sub-section 3 of section 129 of the Act a
statement containing salient features of the financial statement of Company's subsidiary
for FY 2022-23 in the prescribed format Form AOC-1 is as under :-
Part A: Subsidiaries
(H in million)
Name of the subsidiary |
The date since when subsidiary was acquired |
Share capital |
Reserves and
surplus |
Total assets |
Total liabilities |
Invest ments |
Turnover Profit/ (loss) before taxation |
Provision for taxation |
Profit/ (loss) after taxation |
Proposed Dividend |
Extent of shareholding (in %) |
GE Power Boilers Services Limited |
31-10-2002 |
3.40 |
(3.85) |
0.05 |
0.50 |
|
- 5.70 |
|
5.70 |
|
100 |
Reporting period for the subsidiary is same as holding Company's reporting period i.e.
from 1 April to 31 March. The above-mentioned subsidiary is not a foreign subsidiary and
its reporting currency is Indian Rupee (H).
Part B: Associates and Joint Ventures
The Company holds 3,000,000 equity shares of H 10 each in NTPC GE Power Services
Private Limited (NGSL). The Company is having 50% voting rights and right to net assets in
NGSL thereby giving joint control over NGSL. Investment in Joint venture is accounted for
using the equity method of accounting, after initially being recognized at cost. During
the FY 2022-23, NGSL had a total profit after tax of H 59.8 million out of which H 29.9
million has been recognised part of your Company's financials.
Key updates during FY 2022-23:-
? Achieved Revenue H 4,150 Million and Profit Before Tax H 90 million, all time high in
NGSL's history
? Order Book H 15,600 Million and Order inflow H 3,960 million
? EPC for Solar power plant at Shahajapur, M.P. started
? NTPC Gadarwara and NALCO Damanjodi ESP Projects - Completed
? Won ICAI prestigious award for "Excellence in Financial Reporting" for FY
2021-22
? Got the ISO 9001:2015 certificate from TUV India Private Limited
? Rating by ICRA, has reaffirmed the long-term rating at "[ICRA]A+" and the
short-term rating at "[ICRA]A1"
? Received 12 Safety awards
Statement pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 related to Associate
Companies and Joint Ventures basis the management certified accounts-
(H in million)
Name of Latest audited Shares of Associate or Joint Ventures held by the Description
Reason why Net worth* Profit or Loss for the year*
Association or Balance sheet company on the year end of how the associate/ attributable
to
Joint Venture Date No. Amount of Investment Extent of is Joint shareholding
Considered in Not
in Associates or Joint Holding (in sigmficant venture ls not
Consolidation Considered in
Venture percentage) influence c?ns?lidated
Consolidation
NTPC GE Power 31.03.2022 3,000,000 72 50 Company has Not Applicable 130.7 29.9 29.9
Services Private equity joint control
Limited shares
* The management certified accounts have been considered for consolidation.
PROMOTER SHAREHOLDING
The name of the Promoter entity is GE Steam Power International BV. It holds 46,102,083
equity shares constituting 68.58% of the paid-up capital of the Company.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In compliance with provisions of Section 129 of the Act and Listing Regulations, as
amended, your Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with
the requirements of Ind-AS Rules. The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements along with
the Auditors' Report thereon forms part of this Annual Report.
Further, as per the fourth proviso of Section 136(1) of the Act, Audited Financial
Statements of the subsidiary Company have been displayed on the website of the Company
viz. www.ge.com/in/ge-power-india- limited
Members interested in obtaining a copy of audited financial statements of the
subsidiary Company may write to the Company Secretary of the Company.
VIGIL MECHANISM
Your Company is committed to best Corporate Practices based on the principle of
transparency, accountability, fairness and integrity to create long term sustainable value
for its stakeholders. Your Company has in place Vigil Mechanism (Ombuds and Open Reporting
Procedure) to provide an avenue to all Stakeholders to report concerns, whether actual or
potential, about integrity violation or violation of law. The Company provides adequate
safeguard to the Concern Raiser. If a Concern Raiser faces any retaliation as a result of
reporting a Concern or supporting an investigation, the aforesaid Procedure provides
adequate provision to report the incident to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. In
addition, your Company has adopted an internal Code of Conduct namely The Spirit
& The Letter'(S&L') which is followed by anyone who works for or represents
GE, which includes your Company.
Employees have the power to influence GE's reputation worldwide by how they embrace the
spirit of integrity. The Spirit & The Letter and the said policy helps ensure that the
work employees do continues our long-standing tradition of working with unyielding
integrity. It
helps us create an atmosphere where people want to work without any fear.
During the year, 33 stakeholders' complaints were received out of which 27 complaints
have been resolved to the satisfaction of the complainants. Out of the total resolved
complaints ~ 50% of the complaints were confirmed.
The aforesaid policies are available on the Company's website viz.
www.ge.com/in/ge-power-india-limited
FIXED DEPOSIT
The Company has not accepted any deposits and as such no amount of principal or
interest was outstanding as at the end of FY 2022-23.
CREDIT RATING
Summary of the last credit rating obtained by the Company during FY 2022-23 is provided
below: -
Name of the credit rating agency |
ICRA Limited for long term and short term borrowings from Bank |
Date on which the credit rating was obtained |
20 December 2022 |
Long Term rating |
(The outlook for long term rating is Negative) |
Short- Term rating |
A2+ |
Reasons provided by the rating agency for a downward revision |
The reason for such downward revision is significant cost pressures,
one-time expenses due to accident at a project execution site which may be recovered
partly through insurance proceeds and slow pace of project execution. |
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS)
For your Company safety, health and well-being of employees, contractors and customers
are of prime importance. Your Company is governed by its EHS directives and instructions
to protect itself and its stakeholders. EHS process is managed in accordance with the
highest standards and from time to time these standards are evaluated. Your Company
follows Zero Tolerance Policy'. In addition to this, every stakeholder is authorised
to Stop Work' when there
is a potential threat of individual injury / illness or having chances of property
damages. All locations have well-equipped healthcare facilities and arrangement for
emergencies. Employees at all levels are given trainings so that they have an
understanding of EHS requirements and build a culture of safety and well-being.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion and Analysis is presented in a separate section, which forms
part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Corporate Governance Report is presented in a separate section, which forms part of
this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
During the year your Company did not grant any new Inter-Corporate Deposits (ICDs).
Also there were no ICDs subsisting as on the date of this report. Particulars of
investments made by your Company during FY 2022-23 have been provided in Note no. 7 of the
Notes to Standalone Financial Statements which forms part of this Annual Report. Your
Company has not given any Guarantee during FY 2022-23.
UPDATE
The Board of Directors of the Company in its meeting held on 09 August 2022 accorded
in-principle approval for exploring and considering acquisition of upto 100% stake in GE
Steam Power S AND E Africa Proprietary Limited from GE Steam Power S&E Africa Pty.
Ltd. (a related party) to explore potential opportunities in compliance with applicable
laws and charter documents. The same was intimated to Stock Exchanges on 09 August 2022.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the FY 2022-23, Related Party Transactions as defined under Section 188 of the
Act and the Listing Regulations, as amended, were at arm's length and in ordinary course
of business. Your Company has in place a Related Party Transactions Policy which was last
amended on 21 March 2022, which inter-alia comprised of amendments relating to
material modifications, voting on related party transactions, threshold for material
modifications. During FY 2022-23, shareholders approval for Material related party
transaction was obtained at the 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company. However, your
Company did not enter into material related party transactions, as defined under the
Listing Regulations and the Related Party Transaction Policy of the Company.
Omnibus approval for related party transactions (at arm's length and in ordinary course
of business) which were foreseen and repetitive in nature was obtained from the Audit
Committee. All the related
party transactions entered during the year were at arm's length and in ordinary course
of business. During the period under review, your Company did not enter into any Related
Party Transaction which may be considered material in terms of Section 188 of the Act and
thus disclosure in Form AOC-2 is not applicable to the Company.
The disclosures pertaining to transactions with Related Parties in compliance with
applicable accounting standards have been provided in Note no. 37(b) of the Notes to
Standalone Financial Statements.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings & outgo as stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act is annexed as
Annexure D' to this Report.
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors of your Company has laid down a Risk Management Policy for the
Company. Further the Company has Risk Management Committee (RMC) in place. The Committee
assists the Board in fulfilling its risk management oversight responsibilities with regard
to identification, evaluation and mitigation of operational, strategic and external
environment risks. The Company has an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework is in
place. This helps in identifying elements of risks inherent to the business pertaining to
tendering activities, contract execution, operational and financial management,
environment, health and safety, reputation and image, currency fluctuation, compliance
etc. These risks are assessed with respect to factors - external as well as internal to
your Company which can impact its business operations and growth aspirations. There is a
structured process to identify enterprise level critical risks and to develop their
respective mitigation action plans. Status of these risks and mitigation action plans are
periodically reviewed by the RMC.
The framework of Internal Financials Controls (IFC) and the system of Internal Audit
complements the Policy by scientifically identifying, scoping and mapping risks to
significant businesses, profit centers and functional areas. Risk matrices that map
controls against risks in each area, are evaluated periodically. There exists an objective
rating criterion for observations and time bound mitigations that are monitored. Every
unit and function is required to deploy the control measures and ensure timely reporting.
In the opinion of the Board, none of the above-mentioned risks threaten the existence of
your Company.
REPORTING UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION
AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
In compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder the Company has in place a policy
on Sexual Harassment at workplace. The Company has complied with the provision relating to
the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at
the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules made
thereunder. During FY 2022-23, the Company conducted awareness programs remotely, covering
employees at its various locations in respect to sexual harassment at workplace. No case
was reported relating to sexual harassment during FY 2022-23.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Board of Directors of your Company is satisfied with the internal financial control
process with reference to the financial statements. Internal control environment of the
company is reliable with well documented framework to mitigate risks. A detailed analysis
is provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis.
ANNUAL RETURN
In accordance with the Act, the annual return in the prescribed format is available at
https://www.ge.com/in/ge-power-india-limited/ reports-financials.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information as required under Section 197 of the Act in respect of employees of the
Company is annexed as Annexure E' to this Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There were no significant and material orders passed against your Company by the
regulators or courts or tribunals during FY 2022-23 impacting the going concern status and
your Company's operations in future.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL EVENT HAVING AN IMPACT
ON THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the
Company which have occurred between the end of FY 2022-23 and on the date of the report.
GENERAL DISCLOSURES
I. During the FY 2022-23, One case against the Company under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ('Code') was initiated and is subsisting as on 31 March 2023.
Unistar Metals Private Limited Vs GE Power India Limited
1. Forum: NCLT, Mumbai - Court V
2. Filing Date: 03.06.2022
3. Proceedings initiated under: The petitioner had moved the application under section
9 of the IBC, 2016 to initiate a corporate insolvency resolution process on account of
alleged failure of the Company to pay for certain goods supplied by the petitioner.
4. Status as on 31.03.2023: The matter is pending at the stage of filling of rejoinder
by the petitioner.
There was one application initiated against the Company during the FY 2022-23 under the
aforementioned Code which was quashed by the Honorable Court before 31 March 2023.
II. There was no instance of onetime settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
III. There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.
IV. During the year the Company did not issue any equity shares with differential
rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility and inclusiveness are part of the Company's
sustainability strategy. Diversity, efficient resources management and engaging our
internal and external stakeholders in the process of sustainability are part of the
overall agenda. Through employee volunteering, sustainability goals and CSR efforts, the
Company has endeavoured to prioritise commitment towards sustainable and inclusive
development.
During FY 2022-23, the Company did not have the statutory CSR budget under the Act.
However, apart from continuing the Ongoing Projects, the Company voluntarily spent H
5,50,000 towards Education program in GE Model Tribal villages promoting education and
rural development during FY 2022-23.
INITIATIVE UNDERTAKEN BY YOUR COMPANY IN FY 2022-23
Basic Education for poor children in the tribal villages of Durgapur
Your Company in partnership with Swami Vivekananda Vani Prachar Samity (SVVPS) provided
basic education in tribal villages of Durgapur, West Bengal (Moldanga, Fuljhor &
Kathaldanga) benefitting the education of 120 Children. This project included running of 3
education centres at Modaldanga, Fuljhor and Kathaldanga which facilitated in providing
teachers, educational materials like Books, copies etc., organizing cultural programs,
annual sports and excursion. The Project got completed during FY 2022-23.
ONGOING PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY YOUR COMPANY IN FY 2021-22
Educators Empowerment Program
Teachers from the rural community are expected to provide learners with appropriate and
contemporary experiences that allow them to successfully engage with digital technology
and prepare them for 21st century. It is the need of the hour to initiate effective
teaching and learning process simultaneously by using latest tools and web- based
collaborative learning methods.
Your Company in partnership with ICT Academy had launched Educators Empowerment Program
to train 1200 teachers of Primary/ Middle/Higher Secondary at various locations including
Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar and Ahmedabad on Digital Teaching Skills to help teachers at
schools advance their teaching style to meet the demands of this new digital world and
make the virtual classroom a great learning environment. This project began in FY 2021-22
and was marked as an Ongoing project which successfully got completed before 31 March 2023
by achieving the project objective of training 1200 teachers.
Employment linked Skill Training Program for youths
Your Company in partnership with Tech Mahindra Foundation has initiated a project which
aimed at providing employable skills in Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start program on
Cloud Computing to 1,000 youths from Delhi, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi NCR,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Visakhapatnam. AWS re/Start is a full-time,
classroom- based skills development and training program that prepares learners for entry-
level careers in cloud computing technology and connects them to potential employers.
Through real-world, scenario-based learning, hands-on labs, learners gain the technical
skills they need for entry-level cloud roles. AWS re/Start also focuses on building
professional skills such as adaptive communication, time management, and collaboration.
579 students have been enrolled till 31 March 2023. The program's mission is to build a
diverse pipeline of entry-level cloud talent. This project began in FY 2021-22 and was
marked as an Ongoing project which is targeted to be completed before 31 March 2024.
Project Dependence to Independence
Your Company in partnership with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust had initiated a project
to enable people with movement disabilities with prosthetic care like jaipur foot,
Calipers, Crutches and Prosthetic hands. This project aimed to provide free prosthetic
limbs to the identified beneficiaries in Sanand, Ahmedabad (Gujarat). This project
involved stages like mobalization, measurement camps, manufacturing and finally
distributing the equipment to the beneficiary making them independent. Under this project
380 prosthetics were distributed. This project began in FY 2021-22 and was marked as an
Ongoing project which successfully got completed before 31 March 2023.
INVESTOR EDUCATION & PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Pursuant to Section 124(5) of the Act read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit,
Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (the Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are
required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF established by the Central
Government, after the completion of seven years. In accordance with the aforesaid
provisions, H 3,108,820/- was transferred to IEPF Authority in respect of dividend for FY
2014-15.
Pursuant to Section 124(6) of the Act, such shares in respect of which dividend has
remained unpaid or unclaimed for seven consecutive years shall be transferred to Demat
account maintained by IEPF Authority. In accordance with the aforesaid provisions 16,611
equity shares of the Company in respect of which dividend has remained unpaid or unclaimed
for seven consecutive years from 2014-15 were transferred to the Demat account maintained
by IEPF Authority.
No dividend was declared or paid by the Company for FY 202122, hence no amount was due
to be credited in compliance with Section 124(6) of the Act) to IEPF Authority during the
FY 2022-23. Additionally, no dividend has been declared by the Company for FY 2022-23.
Details of year wise amount of unpaid/unclaimed dividend lying in the unpaid account
which are liable to be transferred to the IEPF Authority and the due dates for such
transfer form part of the notes to notice of ensuing Annual General Meeting of the
Company.
As on 31 March 2023, no equity shares were eligible to be transferred to IEPF Authority
in this financial year as no dividend was paid by the Company in FY 2015-16. Therefore no
dividend and its corresponding shares for the year mentioned above shall be transferred to
the IEPF.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to thank all its shareholders, valued
customers, banks, Government and statutory authorities, investors and stock exchanges for
their continued support to the Company. Your Directors wish to place on record their deep
sense of appreciation for the committed services by employees. Your Directors acknowledge
with gratitude the encouragement and support extended by the valued shareholders and the
Promoter of the Company.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The Company is voluntarily submitting Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report
in place of the mandatory Business Responsibility Report which is annexed as
Annexure G' to this Report.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
|
Mahesh Shrikrishna Palashikar |
Place: Noida |
Chairman & Non-Executive Director |
Date: 26 May 2023 |
(DIN 02275903) |
To,
The Members,
GE Power India Limited
Regus Magnum Business Centers Private Limited,
11th Floor, Platina, Block G, Plot C-59 BKC, Bandra (E)
Mumbai City, MH -400051
We have conducted the Secretarial Audit of the compliance of applicable statutory
provisions and the adherence to good corporate practices by GE POWER INDIA LIMITED having
CIN L74140MH1992PLC068379 (hereinafter called "the Company"). Secretarial Audit
was conducted in a manner that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate
conducts/statutory compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.
Based on our verification of the Company's books, papers, minute books, forms and
returns filed and other records maintained by the Company and also the information
provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized representatives, during the
conduct of Secretarial Audit, the explanations and clarifications given to us and the
representation made by the Management , we hereby report that in our opinion, the Company
has during the audit period covering the financial year ended on 31st March 2023,
generally complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder and also that the
Company has proper Board-processes and compliance mechanism in place to the extent, in the
manner and subject to the reporting made hereinafter:
We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other
records maintained by the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2023,
according to the provisions of:
i. The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act') and the rules made thereunder;
ii. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (SCRA') and the rules made
thereunder;
iii. The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;
iv. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and regulations made thereunder
to the extent of Foreign Direct Investment and Overseas Direct Investment;
v. The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI Act'):-
(a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and
Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
(b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015;
(c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 2015;
(d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period);
(e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits &
Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period);
(f) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities)
Regulations, 2008 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period);
(g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share
Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993;
(h) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares)
Regulations, 2009 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period);
(i) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations,
2018 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period) and;
(j) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible
Securities) Regulations, 2021 (Not Applicable to the Company during the Audit Period)
vi. The operations of the Company include a composite range of activities viz.
engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and servicing of power plants and
power equipment. In our opinion, the Company being operating in the aforesaid diversified
activities, various laws/regulations are applicable to it. The other major laws, as
informed by the management of the Company which are specifically applicable to the Company
based on their sector/industry are:-
a) Indian Boilers Act, 1923;
b) The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986;
c) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & Central
Rules/concerned State Rules;
d) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 & Central
Rules/concerned State Rules;
e) The Factories Act, 1948;
We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:
a) Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
During the period under review, the Company has complied with the provisions of the
Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Standards, etc. as mentioned above.
We further report that
As per our inspection of records of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company
is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors,
Women Director and Independent Directors. The changes in the composition of the Board of
Directors that took place during the period under review were carried out in compliance
with the provisions of the Act.
Adequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the Board Meetings seven days in
advance except where consent of the directors was received for scheduling meeting at a
shorter notice. Agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in
advance, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and
clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at
the meeting.
All the decisions of the Board were carried out through unanimous votes, no dissenting
views of any Director was recorded in the minutes maintained by the Company.
We further report that based on the review of the compliance mechanism established by
the Company and on the basis of the compliance certificate(s) issued by various
departments and taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meetings, we are of the
opinion that there are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with the
size and operations of the Company to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws,
rules, regulations and guidelines.
We further report that during the audit period there has not been any such activity
having a major bearing on the Company's affairs in pursuance of the above referred laws,
rules, regulations, guidelines etc.
For Hemant Singh & Associates
Company Secretaries
|
Hemant Kumar Singh |
|
(Partner) |
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Membership No: F6033 |
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COP No : 6370 |
Date: 06.07.2023 |
UDIN:F006033E000467505 |
Place: New Delhi |
PR NO.: S2010DE139000 |
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