DIRECTORS' REPORT To, The Shareholders, Yamini Investments Company Limited The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 32nd Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2015. OPERATIONS The Company has earned profit after tax of Rs. 32, 85,055.68/- during the current financial year as against Rs. 3, 39,974.02/- earned during the previous financial year. Profit before tax is 49, 39,953.69/-as compared to 4, 94,974.02/- in previous year. DIVIDEND In view of the carry forward losses incurred in the earlier years and pursuant to section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013, the board regrets its inability to declare any dividend for the year under review. DEPOSITS As on 31.03.2015, the company held no deposit in any form from anyone. There was no deposit held by the company as on 31.03.2015, which was overdue or unclaimed by the depositors. For the present the broad of directors have resolved not to accept any deposits from public. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE As per the directions of SEBI and the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., accordingly the company has been adhering to the directions and guidelines as required. The report on the code of corporate governance is annexed separately in this Annual report. DIRECTORS The Companies Act, 2013, provides for the appointment of independent directors. Sub-section (10) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that independent directors shall hold office for a term of up to five consecutive years on the board of a company; and shall be eligible for re-appointment on passing a special resolution by the shareholders of the Company. Further, according to Sub-section (11) of Section 149, no independent director shall be eligible for appointment for more than two consecutive terms of five years. Sub-section (13) states that the provisions of retirement by rotation as defined in Sub-sections (6) and (7) of Section 152 of the Act shall not apply to such independent directors. The Board has recommended the appointment of Mr. Surendra Kumar Sharma and Mr. Deep Chand Sharma as the Independent Director of the company with effect from 17.01.2015 and appointment will be confirmed by the members at the Annual general meeting to be held on 30th September, 2015 as required under Section 149(10). Both the Directors are not liable to retire by rotation. During the year under review the following directors due to preoccupation resigned from the Board of the company, Mr. Mahesh Prasad Bansal and Ms. Meena Bansal Director of the Company resigned from the Board on 14/08/2014 and Kirti Agarwal Director of the company resigned from the Board on 30/04/2014 NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD The Board met 11 times during the financial year, the details of which are given in the corporate governance report that forms part of this Annual Report. The intervening gap between any two meetings was within the period prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD Currently, the Board has five committees: 1. Audit Committee, 2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee, 3. Stake Holders Relationship Committee, 4. Share Transfer Committee, 5. Risk Management Committee. A detailed note on the Board and its committees is provided under the corporate governance report section in this Annual Report. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, that he/she meets the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS DECLARATIONS In the opinion of the Board, the independent directors are, individually, person of integrity and possess relevant expertise and experience. The Independent Directors under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 declared that: 1. They are not a promoter of the Company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company; 2. They are not directors in the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company. 3. The independent Directors have/had no pecuniary relationship with company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company, or their promoters, or directors, during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year; 4. None of the relatives of the Independent Directors have or had pecuniary relationship or transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company, or their promoters, or directors, amounting to two percent. or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakh rupees or such higher amount as may be prescribed, whichever is lower, during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year; 5. Independent Director, neither himself nor any of his relatives— • holds or has held the position of a key managerial personnel or is or has been employee of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the financial year in which he is proposed to be appointed; • is or has been an employee or proprietor or a partner, in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the financial year in which he is proposed to be appointed, of— > a firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company; or DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 134(3) (c) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) under the historical cost convention on accrual basis. GAAP comprises mandatory accounting standards as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act'), read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the provisions of the Act (to the extent notified) and guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). There are no material departures from prescribed accounting standards in the adoption of these standards. The directors hereby confirm that: 1. In preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2015, the applicable accounting standards have been followed. 2. The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period. 3. The directors have taken proper and sufficient care towards the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities. 4. The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis. 5. The directors have laid down internal financial controls, which are adequate and are operating effectively. 6. The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequate and operating effectively. AUDITORS STATUTORY AUDITORS M/s. Agarwal Desai And Shah, Chartered Accountants(FRN: 124850W) are Propose to be appointed as statutory auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in the calendar year 2018. In this regard, the Company has received a certificate from the auditors to the effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013. AUDITOR'S REPORT The Auditors have not made any qualification to the financial statement. Their reports on relevant notes on accounts are self explanatory and do not call for any comments under section 134 of the companies Act, 2013. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR Ms. Rachna Bhasin, Practicing Company Secretaries was appointed to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2014-15, as required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder. The secretarial audit report for FY 2014-15 forms part of the Annual Report and part of the Board's report as Annexure -1. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the company with Promoters, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large. CODE OF CONDUCT The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company. The Company believes in "Zero Tolerance" against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings / behaviors of any form and the Board has laid down the directives to counter such acts. The Code has been posted on the Company's website www.einsedutechltd.com <http://www.einsedutechltd.com> The Code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. The Code gives guidance through examples on the expected behaviour from an employee in a given situation and the reporting structure. All the Board Members and the Senior Management personnel have confirmed compliance with the Code. All Management Staff were given appropriate training in this regard. VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY The Company has a vigil mechanism named Fraud and Risk Management Policy to deal with instance of fraud and mismanagement, if any, in staying true to our values of Strength, Performance and Passion and in line with our vision of being one of the most respected companies in India, the Company is committed to the high standards of Corporate Governance and stakeholder responsibility. The Company has a Fraud Risk and Management Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any. The FRM Policy ensures that strict confidentiality is maintained whilst dealing with concerns and also that no discrimination will be meted out to any person for a genuinely raised concern. A high level Committee has been constituted which looks into the complaints raised. The Committee reports to the Audit Committee and the Board. PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Your Directors would like to acknowledge and place on record their sincere appreciation to all stakeholders -Clients, Financial Institutions, Banks, Central and State Governments, the Company's valued investors and all other business partners for their continued co-operation and excellent support received during the year. Your Directors recognize and appreciate the efforts and hard work of all the employees of the Company and their continued contribution to its growth. By Order of the Board For YAMINI INVESTMENTS COMPANY LIMITED Sd/- Vandana Agarwal Director DIN-02347593 Place : Mumbai Date : 13.08.2015 |