10.3 The Company has not issued bonus shares, not issued shares for consideration other than cash and has not bought back shares during the period of five years immediately preceding the reporting date.

10.4 Rights. Preference and Restriction attached to shareholders

Equity Shares : The Company has one class of equity shares having a par value of ' 10/- per Share. Each Shareholder is eligible for one vote per share held. In the event of liquidation, the equity shareholder are eligible to receive the remaining assets of the company after distribution of all preferential amounts in proportion to their shareholding.

Note 24. Employee Benefit Expenses

As per Indian Accounting Standard 19 - "Employee Benefits", the Disclosures as Defined are given below:

Defined Benefit Plan: Changes in defined benefit obligations for Gratuity.

The Company operates defined benefit scheme for gratuity retirement.The defined benefit schemes offer specified benefits to the employees on retirement. The gratuity benefit provides for a lump sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death while in employment or on termination of employment of an amount equivalent to 15 days’ salary payable for each completed year of service subject to a payment ceiling of Rs. 10 Lakhs. Vesting occurs upon completion of five continuous years of service. ......

The financial instruments are categorised into three levels based on the inputs used to arrive at fair value measurements as described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Inputs other than the quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3: Inputs are based on unobservable market data.

28.2 Financial risk management

The Company has exposure to the following risks arising from financial instruments:

a) Credit risk ;

b) Liquidity risk ; and

c) Market risk

Risk management framework

The company's board of directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the risk management framework.

The Company's risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management policies and systems are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company's activities.

a) Credit Risk

"Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company's receivables from customers, loans and advances to parties. The Company ensures that sales of services are made to customers with appropriate creditworthiness. The company has a prudent and conservative process for managing its credit risk arising in the course of its business activities.

b) Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by ensuring, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions.

c) Market risk

Market risk is the risk of loss of future earnings, fair values or future cash flows that may result from adverse changes in market rates and prices (such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates) or in the price of market risk-sensitive instruments as a result of such adverse changes in market rates and prices. The Company is only exposed to market risk primarily related to the market value of its investments into equity shares.

Currency Risk

Foreign Currency Risk is the risk that the Fair Value or Future Cash Flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign currency rates. Exposures can arise on account of the various assets and liabilities which are denominated in currencies other than Indian Rupee.

Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates.

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates primarily relates to borrowings from financial institutions.

Interest rate sensitivity - fixed rate instruments

The Company does not account for any fixed-rate financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. Therefore, a change in interest rates at the reporting date would not affect profit or loss for any of these fixed interest bearing financial instruments.

(i) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:

(a) Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or obehalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries)

(b) Provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(ii) The Company has not received any fund from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:

(a) Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or

(b) Provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) The Company does not have any transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

(iv) No proceedings have been initiated or pending against the company under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act,1988.

(v) The company has not been declared as a wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or any other lender.

(vi) The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or Section 560 of Companies Act 1956.

(vii) Financial Liabilities:

a) Trade payables and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at the value of the respective contractual obligation and as are payable in short maturity stated at their transaction value.

(viii) Bank guarantee outstanding ' 326.70 lacs (Previous Year ' 955.37 lacs).

(ix) As on 31st March, 2024 and 31st March 2023, there are no overdue amount outstanding dues to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. There is no interest due or outstanding on the same.

(x) Balance confirmations from debtors, creditors, deposits are not received till the date of signing the financial statements

Note 32 Previous year figures

Previous year's figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to correspond with the current year's classification / disclosure.