To the Members of URJA GLOBAL LIMITED
The Board presents 32nd Annual Report of the Company 'URJA GLOBAL LIMITED' on
the business and operations of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements
for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 ("the year under review" or
"the year" or "FY 2023-24"). The consolidated performance of the
Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to whenever required.
This report is in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
("the Act") and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("the Listing Regulations").
1. Financial Highlights
The financial highlights are set out below:
(In Rs.)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Year ended |
March 31, 2024 |
March 31, 2023 |
March 31, 2024 |
March 31, 2023 |
Total Revenue |
445,382,715 |
403,845,423 |
459,595,371 |
414,122,474 |
Less: Total Expenditure |
419,569,176 |
385,943,294 |
431139197 |
394,337,155 |
Profit before depreciation finance Costs & tax |
26,147,562 |
18,927,667 |
3,80,38,115 |
31,957,795 |
Less: Depreciation & amortization expenses |
334,024 |
211,177 |
2,940,809 |
3104988 |
Less: Finance Costs |
- |
814361 |
6,641,131 |
9076611 |
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
25,813,539 |
17,902,129 |
28,456,174 |
19785319 |
Less: Provision for Tax |
7,935,000 |
4,505,966 |
7,961,597 |
4505966 |
Add: Deferred Tax Liability |
88,287 |
(-12,364) |
144,838 |
29295 |
Profit for the year (before adjustment of Minority
of interest/ Associates) |
17,790,251 |
13,408,527 |
20,349,739 |
15250059 |
Pre-acquisition profit |
- |
- |
- |
|
Minority interest |
- |
- |
(-5,459) |
(-13147) |
Profit for the year (after adjustment of Minority of interest/ Associates) |
17790251 |
13,408,527 |
20,355,199 |
15,263,205 |
2. State of the Company's Affairs/Review of Operations
During the financial year 2023-24, total revenue on standalone basis increased to Rs.
4453.83 Lakhs against 4038.45 Lakhs in the previous year, thereby registering the increase
of Total Revenue by 10.28%.The Profit after tax (PAT) for the current year is increased to
Rs. 177.92 Lakhs against 134.09 in the previous year, thereby registering an increase of
Profit after tax by 10.28%.
On a consolidated basis, the group achieved Revenue of Rs. 4595.95 Lakhs against Rs.
4141.22 Lakhs during the previous year, thereby registering the increase of Total Revenue
by 10.98% However, group registered the Profit after Tax 203.50 Lakhs against Rs. 152.50
Lakhs in the previous year, thereby registering an increase in Profit after tax by 33.44%.
Company is taking effective steps to improve the performance of the Company through
growth in revenue, managing cost, strategic marketing, increasing brand awareness and
brand equity through advertisement campaign etc.
3. Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3) (p) of the Act and Regulation 17(10) of
the Listing Regulations, a Board Evaluation Policy is in place. A structured questionnaire
by an independent external agency covering various aspects of the Board's functioning,
Board culture, performance of specific duties by Directors and contribution to the Board
proceedings was circulated to the members of the Board for the Financial Year 2023-24.
Based on the responses received, the Board as a whole, the Committees, the Chairperson and
individual Directors were separately evaluated in the meeting of the Independent Directors
and at the meeting of the Board of Directors.
The process of review of Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole and also its
Committees were undertaken in a separate meeting of Independent Directors held on 30th
January, 2024 without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors and members of
management. At the meeting, the performance of the Chairman of the Company was reviewed
taking into account the views of the Executive Directors, Non-executive Directors and
Independent Directors. The meeting also assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of
information required for the Board to perform its duties properly. The entire Board,
excluding the Director being evaluated, evaluated the performance of each Independent
Director.
Based on the findings from the evaluation process, the Board will continue to review
its procedures, processes and effectiveness of Board's functioning, individual Director's
effectiveness and contribution to the Board's functioning in the Financial Year 2023-24 as
well with a view to practice the highest standards of Corporate Governance.
4. Share Capital
During the year under review, there was no change in the Share Capital of the Company.
5. Dividend
In order to conserve cash and ensure liquidity for the operations for the Financial
Year 2023-24, the Board of Directors decided not to recommend any dividend to the
shareholders for the Financial Year 2023-24.
Pursuant to the provisions of SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company had formulated a
Dividend Distribution Policy, which sets out the parameters and circumstances to be
considered by the Board in determining the distribution of dividend to its shareholders
and/ or retaining profits earned. The said Policy is available on the website of the
Company at https://www.urjaglobal.in/index.php.
6. Reserves
The board of directors has decided to retain entire amount of profit in the profit and
loss account. Accordingly, the company has not transferred any amount to the
"Reserves" for the year ended March 31, 2024.
7. Public Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited nor accepted any fixed
deposits from the public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
8. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
186 of the Companies Act forms integral part of the Standalone Financial Statement
provided in this Annual Report.
9. Audited Financial Statements of the Company & its Subsidiaries
The Board of Directors ofyour Company at its meeting held on 22nd May, 2024 approved
the Audited Financial Statements for the FY 2023-24 which includes financial information
of all its subsidiaries, and forms part of this report. The Consolidated Financial
Statements of your Company for the FY 2023-24, have been prepared incompliance with
applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) and SEBI (Listing Obligations &
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
As per provision of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient
features of the financial statement of company's subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is attached to
the financial statements of the company.
In accordance with provisions of Section 136 of the Act, the Standalone financial
statements and consolidated financial statements of the company, along with relevant
documents and separate audit accounts in respect of the subsidiaries, are available on the
website of the company. The company will provide the annual accounts of the Subsidiaries
and the related detailed information to the shareholders of the company on specific
request made to it in this regard by the shareholders.
10. Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures/Associates
The Company has 3 Subsidiary Companies. There are no Joint Ventures (JV's) and
Associate Companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The details of the subsidiaries are given below:
a. M/s Urja Batteries Limited, a subsidiary of the Company and a leading
manufacturer of lead acid batteries for Industrial, Solar and Standby Power Solutions.
b. M/s Sahu Minerals & Properties Limited, a subsidiary Company of the Company
which is engaged in the business of development of the land available with the Company for
residential buildings and commercial office complexes.
c. M/s Urja Digital World Limited, a subsidiary of the Company which will carry out
the online business of E- Urja, E - vehicles, E - connect, E - health & E - education,
E- rojgar at Urja Kendra's.
In accordance with regulation 16 read with regulation 24 of the listing regulations,
the Board identified "Sahu Minerals and Properties Limited" and Urja Batteries
Limited as unlisted subsidiary companies of the Company as "material subsidiary"
for the Financial Year 2023-24(based on Income/Net worth in the preceding accounting year
2022-23).
Therefore, in accordance with Regulation 24A of the listing regulations, Secretarial
Audit of the records of the unlisted material subsidiary, M/s Sahu Minerals and
Properties Limited and Urja Batteries Limited incorporated in India, was conducted by
M/s Siddiqui & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary for the Financial Year
2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report submitted by the Practicing Company Secretary does
not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark. The Secretarial Audit
Report of M/s Sahu Minerals and Properties Limited and Urja Batteries Limited is
annexed and forms part of the Annual Report.
During the year under review, none of the existing subsidiaries ceased to be
subsidiaries of the Company. There has been no major change in the nature of business of
your Company and its subsidiaries.
11. Corporate Governance
The company constantly endeavors to follow the corporate governance guidelines and best
practices sincerely and disclose the same transparently. The board is conscious of its
inherent responsibility to disclose timely and accurate information on the company's
operations, performance, material corporate events as well as on the leadership and
governance matters relating to the company.
The company has complied with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Listing obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 regarding
Corporate Governance. A report on the Corporate Governance practices and the Auditors'
certificate on the compliance of mandatory requirements thereof are given as an annexure
to this report and also available on the website of the company at
https://www.urjaglobal.in/index.html
12. Human Resources
The company's Human Resources (HR) management practices ensure fair and reasonable
process that are compliant with regulatory and governance requirements. The company has
developed a management framework that focuses on holistic growth of employees and aids
them with tools that help in continuously learning and the development of new skills.
As a growing enterprise, the company's HR policies and Industry-leading remuneration
practices aims to attract and retain top talent, thus supporting the company's long-term
strategy and driving a sustainable performance.
Finding, retaining and developing the right talent has always been a core strategy in
order to maintain high-productivity and a value-driven organizational culture. The company
finds it imperative to follow policies and regulations that produce an unbiased and safe
working environment.
In the last fiscal, the company focused on building systems and tolls that help track
career paths, provide guidance to develop new skills, educate employees on varied topics
and recognize and reward top performers.
13. Extract of Annual Return
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act, the Annual Return for the financial Year ended on
31st March, 2024 shall be uploaded
on the website of the Company and can be accessed through the link www.Urjaglobal.in.
14. Board Diversity
The Company recognizes and embraces the importance of a diverse board in its success.
The Company believes that a truly diverse board will leverage differences in thought,
perspective, knowledge, skill, regional and industry experience, cultural and geographical
background, age, ethnicity, race and gender, which will help the Company to retain its
competitive advantage. The Board has adopted the Board Diversity Policy which sets out the
approach to diversity of the Board of Directors.
15. Declaration by Independent Directors
The company has received necessary declaration from each of the Independent Directors
under section 149(7) of the company's act, 2013 that he/she meets the criteria of
Independence laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of
the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Based on such confirmation/ declarations, in the opinion
of the board, the independent Directors of our company fulfill the conditions specified
under the Act, the rules made there under and Listing Regulations and are independent of
the Management of the company.
16. Board Meetings
S. No. of Meeting |
DAY |
DATE |
01/2023-24 |
Tuesday |
02nd May,2023 |
02/2023-24 |
Monday |
07th August,2023 |
03/2023-24 |
Friday |
27th October,2023 |
04/2023-24 |
Tuesday |
30th January, 2024 |
During the year under review total Four (4) Board Meetings were held and the gap
between two meetings did not exceed 120 days. The Board meetings were held on:
The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap
between the Meetings was within the prescribed time limit under the Act.
17. Audit Committee
As on 31st March, 2024, the committee comprised of two independent directors i.e. Ms.
Mita Sinha (Chairperson) and Ms. Payal Sharma (Member) and one executive director i.e.,
Mr. Mohan Jagdish Agarwal (Member). The power and role of the committee are included in
the corporate Governance Report. During the year under review, all recommendation made by
the committee were accepted by board.
18. Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Your Company has in place the Nomination, Remuneration Committee which performs the
functions as mandated under the Act and the listing Regulations. The composition of the
Committee is detailed in the Corporate Governance Report.
In terms of the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Board of Directors of the Company
has framed and adopted a policy on appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the company, criteria for determining qualifications,
positive attributes, independence of a director and other related matters. The
remuneration paid to Directors, KMP of the company are as per the terms laid down in the
policy. The managing Director of your company does not receive remuneration or commission
from any subsidiaries of your company. The Policy of Nomination and Remuneration committee
is also made available on the Company's corporate website.
19. Director's and Key Managerial Personnel
19.1 APPOINTMENT AND TENURE
The directors of the Company are appointed by the shareholders at General Meetings. All
Executive Directors, except Managing Directors, are subject to retirement by rotation and
at every Annual General Meeting, 1/3rd of such Directors as are liable to retire by
rotation, if eligible, generally offer themselves for re-election, in accordance with the
provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and that of the Articles of
Association of the company. The executive Directors on the Board serve in accordance with
the terms of their contracts of services with the Company.
19.2 BOARD MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Matching the needs of the company and enhancing the competencies of the board are the
basis for the Nomination and Remuneration Committee to select a candidate for appointment
to the Board. When recommending a candidate for appointment, the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee:
Assess the appointee against a range of criteria including qualification, age,
experience, positive attributes, independence, relationships, diversity of gender,
background, professional skills and personal qualities required to operate successfully in
the position and has discretion to decide adequacy of such criteria for the concerned
position;
Assess the appointee on the basis of merits, related skills and competencies. No
discrimination is made on the basis of religion, caste, creed or gender.
I. Composition of Board of Directors
S.No Name of Director |
DIN |
Designation |
Initial Date of appointment |
No. of Board Meetings to be Held |
No. of Board meetings attended |
Attendance at the last AGM |
No of Director ship in listed entities including this listed entity
(Refer Regulation 17A of Listing Regu lations) |
No of Indepen dent Director ship in listed entities including this
listed entity (Refer Regulation 17A(1) of Listing Regu lations |
Number of member ships in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee(s) including this
listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regu lations) |
No of post of Chair person in Audit/ Stakeholder Committee held in
listed entities including this listed entity (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regu
lations) |
1 Mr. Mohan Jag dish Agarwal |
07 627568 |
Managing Director |
11-08-2021 |
4 |
4 |
Present |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 Mita Sinha |
08067460 |
Independent Director |
14-02-2018 |
4 |
4 |
Present |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 Payal Sharma |
07190616 |
Independent Director |
27-05-2020 |
4 |
4 |
Present |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 Yogesh Kumar Goyal |
01644763 |
Whole-Time Director |
12-05-2012 |
4 |
4 |
Present |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 Puneet Kumar Mohlay |
01855702 |
Independent Director |
01-05-2008 |
4 |
4 |
Absent |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 Gajanand Gupta |
01819397 |
Non- Executive Director |
03-03-2023 |
4 |
4 |
Present |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19.3 BOARD COMPOSITION, CATEGORY OF DIRECTORS, MEETING AND ATTENDANCE RECORD OF EACH
DIRECTORS:
The company has a balanced Mix of executive and Non-executive Independent Directors. As
on March 31, 2024, the board of directors comprises of 6 Directors out of which 4 are
non-Executive, including two woman directors. The Chairman is executive director of the
company. The number of Independent Directors is 3 which are in compliance with the
stipulated One-second of the total Number of Directors. All independent Directors are
persons of eminence and bring a wide range of expertise and experience to the Board
thereby ensuring the best interest of stakeholders and the company. A brief profile of the
Directors is available on the Company's Website www.urjaglobal.in.
All Independent Directors meet with the criteria of Independence as prescribed both
under sub-section (6) of section 149 of the Act and under Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI
(LODR) Regulations.
No Director is related to any other director on the board in terms of the definition of
"relative" as defined in section 2(77) of the companies Act, 2013. None of the
Directors on the Board are Director/Independent Director of more than seven listed
entities and none of the Whole-time Directors are independent Directors of any Listed
Company.
None of the Directors on the Board is a member of more than 10 Committees or
chairperson of more than 5 committees (as specified in Regulation 26 of SEBI (LODR)
Regulations) across all the public companies in which he/she is a director. The necessary
disclosures regarding committee position in other public companies have been made by the
directors. The Information stipulated under Part A of Schedule II of SEBI (LODR)
Regulation is being made available to the Board.
The details of composition of the Board as at March 31, 2024, the attendance record of
the Directors at the Board Meetings held during financial year 2023-24 and at the last
Annual General Meeting
(AGM) as also the number of directorships, committee Chairmanships and Memberships held
by them in other Public companies are given below:
Executive Director
Mr. Yogesh Kumar Goyal (Whole-time Director), Mr. Mohan Jagdish Agarwal (Managing
Director) are two executive directors and Mr. G.N. Gupta is non executive director in the
board . There is no change in the composition of executive & non executive directors
of the Company in Financial Year 2023-24.
Independent Director
The term of Ms. Payal Sharma as Independent Director is for the second term of five
year from May 27, 2020 to May 26, 2025. Hence there is no requirement for re-appointment
of the same.
Mr. Prithwi Chand Das as Independent Director was for the second term of five year from
June 27, 2020 to June 26, 2025. The Board of Directors in the Board Meeting held on 27th
October, 2023 noted the sad demise of Late Shri Prithwi Chand Das on 25th August, 2023 and
the invaluable contributions made by Late Shri Prithwi Chand Das as a Director of the
Company during his tenure and association with the Company.
The term of Mr. Puneet Kumar Mohlay shall expire on 30th May, 2022 as Independent
Director and has been re-appointed as Independent Director of the Company for a further
period of five year from 30th May, 2022 to 29th May, 2027.
The term of Ms. Mita Sinha expired on 14th February, 2023 as Independent Director and
has been re-appointed as Independent Director of the Company for a further period of five
year from 14th February, 2023 to 14th February, 2028.
Director's retiring by Rotation
In accordance with the Act and the Article of Association of the Company, Mr. Yogesh
Kumar Goyal, Whole-time Director (DIN: 01644763)is liable to retire by rotation at the
ensuing AGM and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment as the Director.
Accordingly, the re-appointment of Mr. Yogesh Kumar Goyal as Whole-time Director is being
placed for the approval of the Members at the ensuing AGM. A brief profile of Mr. Yogesh
Kumar Goyal along with other related information forms part of the Notice convening the
ensuing AGM.
Key Managerial Personnel
Ms. Priyanka was Group Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company for
the Financial Year 2023-24, who was appointed with effect from 03rd March, 2023
Further, in the board meeting of the Company held on dated 07th August, 2023 Mr. Kamal
Kumar Sharma resigned from the post of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and in his place Mr.
Sushil Prajapati was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.
20. Related Party Transactions
All Transactions with the related parties are placed before Audit and Risk Management
Committee ("the committee") for its approval. All related party transactions
that were entered into during the FY 2023-24 were on an arm's length basis and were in the
ordinary course of business and in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules
made there under, the listing regulations and company's policy on Related Party
transactions.
During the year there are no materially significant related party transactions made by
the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
Accordingly, no disclosure is made in respect of related party transaction in Form AOC-2
in terms of Section 134 of the Act and Rules framed there under. The policy on Related
Party Transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website of the
Company at www.Urjaglobal.in.
21. Auditors
21.1. STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s Uttam Abuwala Ghosh & Associates, Chartered Accountants (Registration No.
111184W) was Statutory Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2023-24, was
appointed in 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company to hold the office till the
conclusion of this 35th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Auditors' Report
The Report of Auditors of the Company M/S UTTAM ABUWALA GHOSH & ASSOCIATES,
Chartered Accountants on the Annual Accounts of the Company- Standalone and Consolidated
with Subsidiary Companies forms part of this report. The report contains qualified opinion
on accounts of the Company from the Statutory Auditors.
The notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors' Report are
self-explanatory and need no further comments. Report on frauds u/s 143 (12) of the Act
The Auditors during the performance of their duties have not identified any offence of
fraud committed by the Company or its officers or employees. Therefore, no frauds have
been reported to the Central Government under Section 143 (12) of the Act.
21.2. INTERNAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Act and the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014, during the year under review the Internal Audit of the functions and
activities of the Company was undertaken by the Internal Auditors of the Company M/s.
Mishra Anurag & Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed M/s Mishra Anurag & Company,
Chartered Accountants (FRN: 031607N), to conduct the Internal Audit as per Rule 13 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 prescribed under Section 138 of the Act for the FY
2023-24.
21.3. SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of Act and the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors has appointed
M/S Siddiqui & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries for conducting Secretarial
Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24.
Pursuant to Amendment in SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements
Regulations), 2015 the Secretarial Audit is to be conducted of the Company's Material
Unlisted Subsidiary Company incorporated in India and its Secretarial Audit Report is to
be annexed with the Annual Report of the Listed Entity. Therefore, the Board of Directors
had appointed M/S Siddiqui & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries for conducting
Secretarial Audit of the Material Unlisted Subsidiary Entity i.e. Sahu Minerals &
Properties Limited and Urja Batteries Limited for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report of both the Companies for Financial Year 2023-24 is
annexed herewith as "Annexure-B"
22. Particulars of Employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as
amended, a statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing
remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules and the disclosures
pertaining to ratio of remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of
the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the said Rules are annexed to this report.
Having regard to the provisions of the second proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, the
Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the
Company and others entitled thereto. The said information is available for inspection by
the Members. The Members desiring inspection/ interested in obtaining copy thereof, may
write to the Company Secretary at cs@urjaglobal.in. The Annual Report including the
aforesaid information is made available on the Company's corporate website
www.urjaglobal.in.
23. Corporate Social Responsibility
The objective of the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') initiatives is
to improve the quality of life of communities through long-term value creation for all
stakeholders. The Company's CSR policy provides guidelines to conduct CSR activities of
the Company. For decades, the Company has pioneered various CSR initiatives. The Company
continues to address societal challenges through societal development program and remains
focused on improving the quality of life. During the year under review, the Company has
impacted the lives of people from the most vulnerable sections of society.
During the year under review, your Company has spent Rs. 3 Lakhs on CSR activities,
which are under the mandated 2% of the average net profit of last three years as required
under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
24. Energy conservation, Technology absorption and Foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The information required Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8(3) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 with respect to Conservation of Energy, Technology
absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings Outgo is provided in "Annexure-C" and
forms an integral part of this report.
25. Risk Management & Internal Control System and their Adequacy Risk Management
Your Company has established a robust risk management system to identify, assess the
key risks and mitigate them appropriately. Further such system ensures smooth and
efficient operations of the business. The Company has in the light of the Covid-19
pandemic outbreak, reviewed the major risks including risks on account of business
continuity, supply chain management, third party risks, legal compliance and other risks
which may affect or has affected its operations, employees, customers, vendors and all
other stakeholders from both the external and the internal environment perspective. On the
basis of this review, appropriate actions have been initiated to mitigate, partially
mitigate, transfer or accept the risk (if need be) and monitor such risks on a regular
basis.
The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee to frame,
implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. The committee is
responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The
Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls.
Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed
through mitigating actions on a continuing basis.
The details of the Risk Management Policy is explained in the Corporate Governance
Report and also posted on the website of the Company at www.urjaglobal.in.
Internal control system & their adequacy
Internal financial controls are an integral part of the risk management process,
addressing financial and financial reporting risks. The internal financial controls have
been documented and embedded in the business processes. The Company has laid down internal
financial controls, through a combination of entity level controls, process level controls
and IT general controls, inter-alia, to ensure orderly and efficient conduct of business,
including adherence to the Company's policies and procedures, accuracy and completeness of
accounting records and timely preparation and reporting of reliable financial
statements/information, safeguarding of assets, prevention and detection of frauds and
errors.
The Company maintains appropriate systems of internal controls, including monitoring
procedures, to ensure that all assets and investments are safeguard against loss from
unauthorized use or disposition. Company policies, guidelines and procedures provide for
adequate checks and balances and are meant to ensure that all transactions are authorized,
recorded and reported correctly. M/s Mishra Anurag & Company, Chartered
Accountants, Internal Auditors of the Company, submit their report periodically which is
placed before the Board and reviewed by the Audit Committee.
26. Vigil Mechanism
Your Company has established a Vigil Mechanism and adopted a Whistle Blower policy in
line with the Regulations 18 and 22 of the Listing Regulations and Section 177 of the Act.
Under this Policy, the Whistle Blower can raise concerns relating to reportable matters
such as unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code
of conduct or ethics policy or any other malpractice, impropriety or wrongdoings,
illegality, of regulatory requirements. The mechanism adopted by the Company encourages to
report genuine concerns or grievances and provides for adequate safeguards against
victimization of Whistle Blower, who avail of such mechanism and also provide for direct
access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional cases. We
affirm that no employee of the Company was denied access to the Audit Committee. The
guidelines are designed to ensure that stakeholders may raise any concern on integrity,
value adherence without fear of being punished for raising that concern.
The details of the Whistle Blower Policy is explained in the Corporate Governance
Report and also posted on the website of the Company at www.urjaglobal.in
27. Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Act, the Directors state that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year 2023-24, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating
to material departures, if any;
b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and have
made 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 March 31, 2024 and of the profit
and loss of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024;
c) Proper and sufficient care has 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;
d) The annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 have been prepared
on a going concern basis;
e) Proper internal financial controls were followed by the Company and such internal
financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f) Proper systems are devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
28. POLICY ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) the Company continues to follow all the
statutory requirements and guidelines in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment
of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules
framed thereunder. The POSH Committee established as per the statutory requirements,
continues to operate in every Unit and at the registered office. In case of any instances,
employees are advised to approach the internal Committee and appropriate action in this
regard is initiated post detailed review of the matter. The Company stands strong against
any kind of sexual harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace.
During the year under review Company has not received complaints of sexual harassment
from any employee of the Company. The policy on prevention of sexual harassment at the
workplace as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website at www.urjaglobal.in
29. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFTER THE END OF FINANCIAL YEAR
As prescribed under Section 134(3) of the Companies Act 2013, there were no material
changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which occurred
between the ends of the financial year to which this financial statement relates on the
date of this Report.
30. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY REGULATORS OR COURTS
Following below is the significant and material orders were passed by regulators or
courts or tribunals which could impact the going concern status and Company's operation in
future.
1. A SEBI order no. WTM/AB/CFD/CMD-2/16388/2022-23 dated May 13, 2022 against the
Company that imposed some restriction on the company for 2 years.
31. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as
stipulated under Regulation 34 of Listing Regulations is presented in a separate section
forming part of the Annual Report.
32. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the year under review, your Company has complied with the Secretarial Standards
1 and 2 on meetings of the Board of Directors and on General Meetings, respectively,
issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with effect from 1st October 2017
and notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, in terms of Section 118 (10) of the
Act.
33. APPRECIATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We thank our customers, business partners, suppliers, bankers and shareholders for
their continued support during the year. We thank the Government of India, the State
Governments where we have business operations and other government agencies for their
support and look forward to their continued support in the future.
Your Directors are also happy to place on record their sincere appreciation to the
co-operation, commitments & contribution extended by all the employees of the "URJA"
Family & look forward to enjoying their continued support & co- operation.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors |
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URJA GLOBAL LIMITED |
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Place: New Delhi |
Mohan jagdish Agarwal |
Yogesh Kumar Goyal |
Date: 30.07.2024 |
Managing Director |
Whole Time Director |
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