Your directors present the 19th Annual Report on the business and operations of NAGARJUNA FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED (“NFCL”) together with the Audited Financial Statements of your Company for the year ended March 31,2025, and other accompanying reports, notes and certificates
A.Business and Financial Highlights
The Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of the Company for the year ended March 31,2025, prepared as per Ind AS reporting are as under:
Standalone Financial Results Rs in Crore Consolidated Financial Results Rs in Crore
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Particulars
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2024 - 2025 Current year
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2023 - 2024 Previous year
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Particulars
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2024 - 2025 Current year
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2023 - 2024 Previous year
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Net sales/income from operations
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703.20
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4,765.39
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Net sales/income from oper¬ ations
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703.20
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4,765.39
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Other income
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1549.32
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21.93
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Other income
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1549.32
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21.93
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Reversal of Impairment Provision
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1065.61
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|
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Reversal of Impairment Provi¬ sion
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1065.61
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Total expenditure
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|
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Total expenditure
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|
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a. Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in¬ trade and work in progress
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34.02
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10.83
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a. Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock-in¬ trade and work in progress
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34.02
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10.83
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b. Cost of materials con¬ sumed
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337.23
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2,440.98
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b. Cost of materials con¬ sumed
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337.23
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2,440.98
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c. Employee Benefits ex¬ pense
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29.19
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97.50
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c. Employee Benefits ex¬ pense
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29.19
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97.50
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d. Purchase of Stock-in-Trade
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0.13
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1.30
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d. Purchase of Stock-in-Trade
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0.13
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1.30
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e. Power and Fuel
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265.90
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2,105.86
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e. Power and Fuel
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265.90
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2,105.86
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f. Impairment losses
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-
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634.07
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f. Impairment losses
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-
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634.07
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g. Other expenses
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147.29
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265.59
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g. Other expenses
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147.29
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265.59
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Total
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813.76
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5,556.24
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Total
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813.76
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5,556.24
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Finance cost
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61.33
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479.13
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Finance cost
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61.33
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479.13
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Depreciation and amortiza¬ tion
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8.28
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49.69
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Depreciation and amortiza¬ tion
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8.28
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49.69
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Profit/ (Loss) before excep¬ tional items and tax
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2,434.76
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(1,297.73)
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Profit/ (Loss) before excep¬ tional items and tax
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2,434.76
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(1,297.73)
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Exceptional Items
|
-
|
-
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Exceptional Items
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-
|
-
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Profit/ (Loss) before tax
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2,434.76
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(1,297.73)
|
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Profit/ (Loss) before tax
|
2,434.76
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(1,297.73)
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Provision for tax
|
1.49
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-
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Provision for tax
|
1.49
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-
|
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Deferred tax
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8.40
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(13.74)
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Deferred tax
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8.40
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(13.74)
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Profit / (loss) after tax before minority interest
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2,424.87
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(1,283.99)
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Profit / (loss) after tax before minority interest
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2,424.87
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(1,283.99)
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Share of Loss transferred to
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-
|
-
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Share of Loss transferred to
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-
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-
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Minority Interest
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|
|
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Minority Interest
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|
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Share of Loss from Associate
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-
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-
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Share of Loss from Associate
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-
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-
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Company
|
|
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|
Company
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|
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Profit / (Loss) for the year
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2,424.87
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(1,283.99)
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Profit / (Loss) for the year
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2,424.87
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(1,283.99)
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Other Comprehensive in¬ come (net of tax)
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(0.40)
|
1.66
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Other Comprehensive in¬ come (net of tax)
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(0.40)
|
1.66
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Total Comprehensive income
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2,424.47
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(1,282.33)
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Total Comprehensive income
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2,424.47
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(1,282.33)
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Dividend-equity shares
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-
|
-
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Dividend-equity shares
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-
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-
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Tax on proposed dividend
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-
|
-
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Tax on proposed dividend
|
-
|
-
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Balance c/d to Balance Sheet
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2,424.47
|
(1,282.33)
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Balance c/d to Balance Sheet
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2,424.47
|
(1,282.33)
|
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Paid-up equity share capital
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59.81
|
59.81
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Paid-up equity share capital
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59.81
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59.81
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(Face value of Re.1/- per share)
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|
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(Face value of Re.1/- per share)
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|
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Reserves excluding revalua-
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(986.10)
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(3411.96)
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Reserves excluding revalua-
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(986.10)
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(3411.96)
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tion reserve
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|
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tion reserve
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|
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Earnings per share (annual¬ ized) - in Rs.
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|
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Earnings per share (annual¬ ized) - in Rs.
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|
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Basic and diluted
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40.57
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(21.47)
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Basic and diluted
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40.57
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(21.47)
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Financial Summary
The Profit after tax for the year was Rs. 2,424.87 crores against the loss after tax Rs. 1,283.89 crores for the previous year. The profit before exceptional items for the period is 2434.76 is mainly due to sale of assets of the company by ACRE under SARFAESI Act.
Share Capital
The Paid-up Equity Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025, is Rs.59,80,65,003/- consisting of 59,80,65,003 Equity Shares of Re.1/- each.
Transfer to Reserves
There has been no transfer to General Reserves during the Fi¬ nancial Year 2024-2025.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of your company, after considering the operational performance and keeping in view the company's dividend distribution policy, has decided not to recommend any Dividend for the year under review.
COMPANY’S AFFAIRS Plant Operations Urea
Your Company during the financial year 2024-25 manufactured 2.173 LMT of urea as against 13.102 LMT in the previous year. The production for the year 2024-25 is less compared to the usual level, owing to the sale of assets by ACRE to A M Green Ammonia India private limited on 31.05.2024.
Micro-Irrigation
We did not take up any active production during 2024-25, the plant ran only for 2 months (active on need basis) to service some left over orders of 2023-24.
Marketing
Urea
Your Company achieved a sale of manufactured urea of 2.25 LMT compared to 13.08 LMT in the previous year.
The total urea sales for both manufactured and imported urea was 2.25 LMT compared to 13.08 LMT of previous year.
Other Traded Products Traded Bulk Products
Your Company could not sell any of the Traded Bulk Products during the year. In the previous year also, there was no sale of Traded Bulk Products.
Specialty Fertilizers
Your Company could not sell any of the Water Soluble Fertiliz¬ ers during the year in comparison with sales of 41 MT during the previous year.
Micro-nutrients
Your Company could not sell any of the Micro-nutrients during the year. In the previous year also, there was no sale of Mi¬ cro-nutrients.
Supplements and OSR
Your Company could not sell any of the Supplements & OSR during the year. In the previous year also, there was no sale of Supplements & OSR.
Customized Fertilizers
Your Company could not sell any of the Customized Fertilizers during the year. In the previous year also, there was no sale of Customized Fertilizers.
Environment and Safety Environment
Your Company continues its mission of protecting the environ¬ ment and has inculcated the concept right down the organi¬ zation. The statutory compliance on environmental matters is being complied from time to time.
Health &Safety
By following the best practices and with adoption of interna¬ tional standards and procedures, Plant Operations continued. Your Company as on May 31, 2024, completed 1,07,75,204 accident free man-hours by employees and contractors of the Company.
Further to strengthen the procedures and practices, MAH in¬ spection at Ammonia Storage Tanks and Cooling Towers Area, Safe Work Practices Audit, PPE Audit etc., were conducted. Refresher Training has been given to Rescue Squad and basic Fire Fighting techniques to Associates.
Change in the nature of business and material changes and commitments
There were no Property, Plant & Equipment (PPE) available for operations in view of recovery from sale of Assets by the Lenders. Ammonia/Urea plants operated up to 4th June 2024, i.e., one plant till 31st May 2024 and the other plant till 04th June 2024, Micro Irrigation Plants operated till 31st May 2024 representing the discontinuation of business operations and effected the going concern of the Company since June, 2024 quarter. Post the recovery by Assets Care Reconstruction En¬ terprise (ACRE), Secured Creditor, there are no physical as¬ sets (which includes all Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE)) remaining with the company.
Settlement of debt from sale of assets by Secured Creditor:
Assets Care Reconstruction Enterprise (ACRE), Secured Cred¬ itor, had recovered from sale of core assets (Urea and MI facili¬ ties), non-core assets (all assets other than Urea and MI assets) amounting to Rs.1685 Crores and Rs. 200 crores respectively totalling to Rs. 1885 crores and cutback due till June 30, 2024, towards full and final settlement of debt outstanding of Rs. 3858 Crores claimed by ACRE as of 10th December 2023.
Consequently, ACRE has issued a No Due Certificate dated 11th July 2024, confirming that NFCL stands unconditional¬ ly and irrevocably released and discharged of any liabilities, dues, demands or claims in respect of the outstanding debt, other amounts due and payable to ACRE, including release of all security created in favour of ACRE, personal guarantees and pledge of shares of NFCL held by promoter (Amlika Mer¬ cantile Private Limited). NFCL, as on 11th July, 2024, does not have any term loans and working capital debt outstanding with the Banks.
Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or Associate Companies
During the year under review the company has only one sub¬ sidiary viz., Jaiprakash Engineering and Steel Company Limit¬ ed (JESCO) (a company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 bearing CIN U00337KA1993PLC014694 having its Regis¬ tered Office at 510, 3RD A Cross, 2nd Main,3rdBlock Rajmahal Vilas-II, Dollars Colony, Bangalore-560094, Karnataka.
Jaiprakash Engineering and Steel Company Limited (JESCO), erstwhile subsidiary of the Company, went into Voluntary Liqui¬ dation under IBC with effect from April 25, 2022.
Subsequently, the liquidator, basis the considered opinion that JESCO will not be able to pay its debts in full from the proceeds of assets to be sold in the liquidation and as per Regulation 40(2) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Voluntary Liquidation) Regulations 2016, filed, before the Hon'ble NCLT, Bengaluru, withdrawal memo for the withdrawal of the company petition CP (IB) 164/59lBB,/2023, to suspend the process of liquidation. The Hon'ble NCLT, Bengaluru, was please to pass an Order dated April 16, 2024, through which, the company has exited the liquidation process effective from April 16, 2024.
Consequent to assignment of debt by the Consortium Lenders to Assets Care and Reconstruction Enterprise Limited (ACRE), Secured Creditor, the shares of JESCO held by the Company were sold as part of Non-core Assets on 12th June 2024, there¬ by JESCO ceases to be a subsidiary of the Company effective from June 12, 2024.
The company has an Associate Company viz., K V K Raju In¬ ternational Leadership Limited (a company incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 bearing CIN U51100TG1995PLC022410 and having its registered office at Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta Hyderabad - 500082, Telangana).
There are no changes in the status of subsidiaries or associ¬ ates' companies during the year under review. Further, there are no material fact that requires mention on the performance and financial position of the Associate Companies.
Accounts of Associate Company:
Consolidated financial statements incorporating the accounts of the associate company K V K Raju International Leadership Limited is enclosed along with the financial statements of the Company.
Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of Associate Company appears as Annexure I to this Report.
Except mentioned above regarding JESCO there are no mate¬ rial fact that requires mention on the performance and financial position of the Associate Company.
The Financial Statements of the Associate Company are avail¬ able for inspection by the Members at the Registered Office of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act 2013. The Company shall provide free of cost, a copy of the financial statements of its associate company to the Members upon request. The statements of the associ¬ ate company are also available on the website of the Com¬ pany at http://www.nfcl.in/index.php/investors-desk/subsidiar- ies-and-associates.
A.DIRECTORS, BOARD COMMITTEES, KEY MANAGERIAL
PERSONNEL AND REMUNERATION
Directors
Completion of 2nd term of office of Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, Independent Director:
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram, had step down as an Independent Di¬ rector on the Board upon the completion of consecutive 2nd term of five years effective from April 18, 2025.
Completion of 1st term of office of Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela, Independent Director:
Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela, Independent Director, had com¬ pleted his 1st term of five years as Independent Director on May 27, 2025.
Re-appointment of Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela as an Inde¬ pendent Director.
In accordance with Section 149, 152 and Schedule IV read with relevant Rules of the Companies Act, 2013, and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela, has been re-appointed as an In¬ dependent Director for a 2nd term of five (5) years with effect from May 28, 2025, not liable to retire by rotation, by the Board of Directors of the Company subject to the approval of the members of the Company.
Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela, will attain the age of 75 years on December 06, 2025, during the term of Independent Director¬ ship of the Company.
In terms of Regulation 17(1A) SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the appointment / continuation of the appointment of Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gon¬ ela, after the attainment of 75 years is subject to the approval of the Members by way of Special Resolution
Accordingly, the Board of Directors considering the experience and expertise and so as to utilize his services for the Company, have proposed to continue Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela (DIN: 02354356), as an Independent Director of the Company, after attaining the age of 75 years till the completion of the term of Independent Directorship till May 27, 2030, in compliance with Regulation 17(1A) SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The proposed appointment is being placed before the mem¬ bers at the 19th AGM for their approval.
During the year under review there is no change in the Compo¬ sition of Board of Directors except mentioned above
Key Managerial Personnel Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Mr. A. Sudhakara Rao Annam, has resigned from the office of Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from January 04, 2025.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 04, 2025, had appointed Mr. Srirama Raju Kapalli, as the Chief Fi¬ nancial Officer of the Company with effect from January 04, 2025.
Resignation of Company Secretary
Mr. Vijaya Bhasker M, has resigned from the office of Com¬ pany Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from February 03, 2025.
Appointment of Company Secretary
Mr. Sreekanth Chanda, has been appointed as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from February 03, 2025.
Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Srirama Raju Kapalli, has resigned from the office of the “Chief Financial Officer” of the Company with effect from April 17, 2025
Executive Director
Mr. K. Rahul Raju, is the Managing Director of the Company for a period of 3 years effective from August 01,2023.
Key Managerial Personnel
The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Compa¬ ny as defined under Sections 2(51), 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Appointment and Remunera¬ tion of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, for the year ended March 31,2025:
a) Mr. K. Rahul Raju, Managing Director
b) Mr. Sreekanth Chanda, Company Secretary
Retiring by Rotation
In terms of the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the company, Mr. Uday Shankar Jha and Mr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav, retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
Mr. Uday Shankar Jha, has attained the age of 75 years on June 16, 2025.
In terms of Regulation 17(1A) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the appointment / continuation of the appointment of Mr. Uday Shankar Jha, after the attainment of 75 years is subject to the approval of the Members by way of Special Resolution.
The Board of Directors considering the vast experience and ex¬ pertise and so as to utilize the services for the Company, have proposed the appointment of Mr. Uday Shankar Jha and Mr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav as the Non-Executive Directors of the Company and continue the appointment of Mr. Uday Shankar Jha as a Non-Executive Director, after attaining the age of 75 years, in compliance with Regulation 17(1A) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Board of Directors recommend the reappointment of Mr. Uday Shankar Jha and his continuation after attaining the age of 75 years and Mr. Chandrapal Singh Yadav, as directors lia¬ ble to retire by rotation, for the consideration of the Members of the Company.
Declaration by Independent Directors
The Independent Directors have submitted their declaration to the Board that they meet the criteria of Independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of Listing Regulations so as to qualify as an In¬ dependent Director of the Company.
Meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors of the Company had met eight times during the year on May 20, 2024, August 31,2024, September 07, 2024 (Adjourned meeting), September 16, 2024, Novem¬ ber 12, 2024, January 04, 2025, February 03, 2025 and Feb¬ ruary 14, 2025.
Remuneration and other particulars of the Directors/ Key Managerial Personnel/ Employees
The information relating to remuneration and other particulars
of the Directors / Key Managerial Personnel / Employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Re¬ muneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 appears as Annexure - II(a) to this report.
Personnel
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Ap¬ pointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said Rules appears as Annexure - II (b) to this report.
Familiarization Program and Performance Evaluation
Details of the Familiarization Program and Performance Eval¬ uation are incorporated in the Corporate Governance Report.
COMMITTEES Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is in compli¬ ance with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Reg¬ ulations, 2015. The terms of reference are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Law.
The Chairman of the Committee is Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gon- ela, an Independent Director as on March 31, 2025, and the Committee consists of three Independent Directors, and one Non-Executive Director. The Board has accepted all the rec¬ ommendations made by the Audit Committee.
The Committee meets periodically to review the internal audit report, quarterly financial results and annual audited financial statements among others and recommends its findings to the Board apart from taking action independently whenever re¬ quired. The Statutory Auditors, Company Secretary, Internal Auditor and Cost Auditors attend and participate in the Audit Committee Meetings.
The Audit Committee comprises of
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Name
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Directorship
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Category
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Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela
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Independent Director
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Chairman
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|
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
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Independent Director
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Member
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Mr. Sudhakar Kudva
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Independent Director
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Member
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Mr. Uday Shankar Jha
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Non-executive
Director
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Member
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Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee was consti¬ tuted with effect from April 22, 2014, in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has adopted a Nomination and Remuneration Policy with effect from October 1, 2014, for determining, inter- alia, qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director, matters relating to the remuneration, appointment, removal and evaluation of performance of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and other employees.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprises of:
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Name
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Directorship
|
Category
|
|
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
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Independent Director
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Chairperson
|
|
Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela
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Independent Director
|
Member
|
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Mr. Uday Shankar Jha
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Non-executive
Director
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Member
|
Stakeholders Relationship Committee
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee was constituted with effect from April 22, 2014, in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013and Regulation 20 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Committee reviews and ensures Redressal of investors' grievances.
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee comprises of:
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Name
|
Directorship
|
Category
|
|
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
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Independent Director
|
Chairperson
|
|
Mr. Rajendra Mohan Gonela
|
Independent Director
|
Member
|
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Mr. Uday Shankar Jha
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Non-executive
Director
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Member
|
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee
The CSR Committee comprises of three members, of which one is an Independent Director. The Chairman of the Commit¬ tee is an Independent Director.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee comprises of:
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Name
|
Directorship
|
Category
|
|
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
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Independent Director
|
Chairperson
|
|
Mr. K Rahul Raju
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Executive Director
|
Member
|
|
Mr. Uday Shankar Jha
|
Non-executive
Director
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Member
|
Risk Management Committee
The Risk Management Committee was constitutedin compli¬ ance with the provisions of Regulation 21 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The committee comprises of three members, including one Independent Director. The Chairman of the Committee is an Executive Director.
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Name
|
Directorship
|
Category
|
|
Mr. K Rahul Raju
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Executive Director
|
Chairman
|
|
Mrs. Lalitha Raghuram
|
Independent Director
|
Member
|
|
Mr. Uday Shankar Jha
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Non-executive
Director
|
Member
|
B. DISCLOSURES
Company Policy Matters
Your Company's endeavor has always been to maintain trans¬ parency and accountability to its stakeholders. In this direc¬ tion, various policies mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report have been implemented to enable the stakeholders to appreciate the various interventions the Company has taken.
The implementation of these policies are reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors and updated regularly.
The Company has set up a Grievance Redressal Mechanism for all its associates. The Grievance Redressal Mechanism is aimed to redress the grievances of associates expeditiously to ensure good working atmosphere and culture in the orga¬ nization.
The Company has in place Policy on Bio-diversity, Gift Policy, Health Safety and Environment Policy and Human Rights Policy.
Risk Management Policy
The Company had constituted Risk Management Committee- which frames, implements and monitors Risk Management Plan of the Company and lays down procedures to inform the Board of the risk assessment and risk minimization procedures in the Company much before it was introduced as statutory compliance.
The Risk Management Committee is in compliance with the provisions of Regulation 21 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has an Enterprise Risk Management System set up as required by the Listing Regulations.
As per the Enterprise Risk Management System, the risks of the Company are being regularly identified/assessed and document¬ ed by way of individual profiles and risk registers. The Company is also maintaining web-based risk management application by each department/division at Plant as well as Corporate Office to manage and control the risk in structured manner.
The Risk Management Organization Structure consists of Risk Management Steering Committee (RMSC) at apex level, and at divisional level, Corporate Risk Management Committee (CRMC) and Plant Risk Management Committee (PRMC) were formed to facilitate monitoring and governance of the ERM pro¬ cess on an ongoing basis.
Periodical meetings of the CRMC and PRMC are being held wherein the critical, cautionary and acceptable risks are pre¬ sented by the departments through web-based RMS applica¬ tion. During such presentations, various cross-functional delib¬ erations take place on the contributing factors and the control measures to mitigate the risks. The outcome of CRMC and PRMC deliberations and the analysis of risks are presented to RMSC on a quarterly basis.
Policy on Board Evaluation
The Policy on Board Evaluation was adopted with effect from October 01, 2014, by the Board of Directors in compliance of Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations.
The purpose of the policy is to assess the effectiveness of the Board as a whole, Committees of Board and Individual Direc¬ tors on regular basis and to take necessary steps for improving the effectiveness of the Board.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has devised the methodology, identified sample tools for evaluation and also laid down the parameters for evaluation of Board of Directors, its Committees, Chairman, Managing Director and Individual Directors for the year ended March 31,2025.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee at their meeting held on May 30, 2025 , had approved the criteria for evaluation of the Board and its Committees and Individual Directors for the Financial Year 2024-25.
The Board of Directors, based on the responses received from all the Directors, evaluated the performance of the Board of Directors, its Committees, Chairman, Managing Director and the individual Directors at their Meeting held on September 08, 2025.
Further, Independent Directors at their meeting held on Sep¬ tember 08, 2025, have reviewed the performance of Non-Inde¬ pendent Directors, Chairman and the Board as a whole.
In view of the evaluation not linked to payment of remuneration, as the Company has opted only for payment of sitting fees, the evaluation has no financial implications on the Company.
Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism
The Company formulated the Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mech- anismin compliance with Regulation 22 of Listing Regulations and Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Policy aims to prohibit managerial personnel from tak¬ ing adverse personnel action against employees disclosing in good faith, alleged wrongful conduct on matters of public concern involving violation of any law, mismanagement, and misappropriation of public funds among others.
Employees / associates aware of any alleged wrongful conduct are encouraged to make a disclosure to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee periodically reviews the existence and functioning of the mechanism. No personnel of the Company have been denied access to the Audit Committee. The above mechanism has been appropriately communicated within the Company across all levels and has been displayed on the Company's website. The Web link for the same is http://www. nfcl.in/images/pdfs/Whistle_Blower_Policy.pdf
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The Company has in place a CSR Policy in line with Sched¬ ule VII of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company has always desired to play a proactive role in societal development with an intention to bring positive change in the lives of many. The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link: http://www.nfcl.in/images/pdfs/Policy_on_Corporate_So- cial_Responsibility.pdf
An initiative started in 2009 with the spirit of making a differ¬ ence, haddeepened its roots and bigger impact and changing many more lives. The dedicated support, strength, initiative and encouragement from the associates to be part of this ini¬ tiative gave impetus to the movement.
The Company supports CSR activities through Nagarjuna Foundation and Nagarjuna Education Trust which runs a school under the name of Akshara School and supports Agri¬ cultural research and formal training through Nagarjuna Agri¬ cultural Research and Development Institute.
During the year under review, the Company was not required to spend on CSR as the company had been incurring losses for the past few years. The Annual Report on CSR Activities carried out by the Company appears as Annexure- III to this Report.
The salient features of the policy on CSR appears as Annex¬ ure - 111(a)
Corporate Governance
Your Company driven by a desire to be more competitive and recognized globally, had inculcated more than a decade ago rules defining ethical business, much before it was introduced as statutory compliance.
Your Company firmly believes that building a culture of com¬ pliance is more than meeting regulations and standards. Your Company has always proactively met mandated standards and practiced Corporate Governance in spirit and not just as letter of the law.
The goal of the Company in the area of Corporate Governance is to ensure fairness for every stakeholder; the company be¬ lieves best practice Corporate Governance is critical to en¬ hance and retain investor trust and to perform with integrity.
The Annual Report contains a separate section on the Compa¬ ny's corporate governance practices, together with a certificate from M/s. KBG Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries on compliance with conditions of Corporate Governance as stipu¬ lated under Listing Regulations.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A detailed report on the Management Discussion and Analysis in terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is provided as a separate section in the Annual Report.
Related Party Transaction
All related party transactions done by the Company during the financial year were at arm's length and in ordinary course of business. During the financial year, your Company has not entered into any material transaction as per the Listing Regu¬ lations with any of its related parties which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
Disclosures pursuant to Accounting Standards on related par¬ ty transactions have been made in the notes to the Financial Statements (refer Note 33). All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review and approval, as appropriate. To identify and monitor signifi¬ cant related party transactions, the Company has also framed a Policy on the Related Party Transactions and the same is available on the Company's website. Web link for the same is http://www.nfcl.in/images/pdfs/Policy_on_Related_Party_ Transactions.pdf
All the related party transactions entered during the year were in Ordinary Course of the Business an don Arm's Length basis.
Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with Related parties appears as Annexure-IV to this report.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments
There are no loans, guarantees and investments under Section 186 of the Act as at the end of the Financial Year 2024-25.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Disclosure in terms of Section 134(3)(m) read with Rule 8(3) of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, in respect of conser¬ vation of energy, technology absorption, earnings and outgo of foreign exchange is attached as Annexure-V to this Report.
Annual Return
The Annual Return of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025, is placed on the website of the Company. The web link for the same is http://www.nfcl.in/index.php/inves- tors-desk/annual-returns
Compliance with Secretarial Standards
The Board of Directors affirms that the Company has com¬ plied with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Companies Secretaries of India SS-1 - Meetings of Board of Directors and SS-2 - General Meetings.
Significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company’s operations in future
There were no significant awards that have been passed by any Court or Judicial Authority against the company during the Financial Year 2024-25.
Adequacy of Internal Financial Controls with reference to Financial Statements
The Company maintains all its records in SAP system and the workflow and approvals are routed through SAP.
The Company's Internal Auditors scrutinize on periodical basis and ensure that the internal controls and the work flow of the organization are being done through the approved policies of the Company. In every quarter, the Internal Auditors present the Internal Audit Report and Management comments on the Internal Audit observations to the Audit Committee.
The Board of Directors of the Company have adopted various policies like the Related Party Transaction, Whistle Blower Pol¬ icy etc., for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business for safeguarding its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of account¬ ing records and timely preparation of reliable financial infor¬ mation.
Details in respect of frauds reported by Auditors other than those which are reportable to the Central Government
The Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors or Secretarial Auditors of the Company have not reported any frauds to the Audit Com¬ mittee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, including rules made thereunder.
Registrar and Share Transfer Agents
The Company has been functioning as Category - II, Share Transfer Agent (in-house) pursuant to the approval of the Se¬ curities and Exchange Board of India.
Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling under the ambit of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under, during the year nor are there any unpaid /unclaimed deposits at the end of the year. Accordingly, no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of details relating to deposits.
Maintenance of Cost records and accounts
The Company in terms of provisions of Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013, is required to maintain cost records. Ac¬ cordingly, the Company had maintained Cost Accounts and Records for the year ended March 31,2025.
C. AUDITORS AND AUDIT REPORT
Statutory Auditors
The Members of the Company at the 16thAnnual General Meet¬ ing held on November 29, 2022, appointed M/s. P Murali & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 007257S), Hyderabad, Statutory Auditors of the Company for term of five years to hold office from the conclusion of 16th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 21st Annual General Meeting.
Auditor’s Report
M/s. P Murali & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Audi¬ tors', have submitted the Statutory Auditors Report for the year ended March 31,2025, and have invited attention on emphasis of matters in relation to:
Emphasis of Matters:
a) Refer Note No. 29: Consequent to the settlement of Debt vide receipt of sale proceeds from Core and Non-Core as¬ sets by ACRE, there are no other assets including property plant and equipment left with the Company for operations. “No Dues and Security release Certificate” from ACRE was received on 11th July 2024, thereby affecting the Going Concern of the Company and accordingly drawn the Fi¬ nancial statements for the year ended on March 31,2025.
Without considering the energy and other claims from the Government, the current liabilities exceed the current as¬ sets by Rs. 86,095.55 Lakhs.
b) Refer Note No. 32: There are claims against the company, which are not acknowledged as debts and are disputed in various forums, courts, appeals, including arbitration awards amounting to Rs 81,596.07 lakhs.
GAIL has recovered interest in the past and also raising claims for interest on the amounts due which is being dis¬ puted by the company. The company is not accounting for further interest from 1st July 2024 onwards
c) Refer Note No. 32.4: Given the financial situation, NFCL has assigned its rights in favor of AMPL to represent it in all legal forums/proceedings to pursue claims from GAIL in¬ cluding Arbitration claim in its name as an assignee along with agency coupled with interest under the provisions of Indian Contract Act, 1872. Should GAIL satisfy the award in the future, NFCL shall use the award as it deems fit after clearing its liabilities
d) Refer Note No. 30: De-escalation of Urea subsidy and De-escalation of Gas Costs used as Raw material and gen¬ eration of Power for FY 2022-23.
During the 3rd quarter, the final Gas Pool price for the year 2022-23 has been notified by the DOF (Annual cumulative Gas Pool price has come down) in line with which GAIL has issued Credit note and NFCL has recognized reduc¬ tion in Gas Costs by Rs. 17,555.01 Lakhs and correspond¬ ingly NFCL has reduced its Urea Subsidy claim by Rs. 16,879.16 Lakhs for FY 2022-23. Accordingly, the reduc¬ tion in cost of raw material / power and fuel and conse¬ quent de-escalation of the subsidy revenues, respective¬ ly, belonging to FY 2022-23 have been accounted in line with the said notification and continued accounting policy. Further adjustments required, if any, will be considered on notification of final prices. As there is no production from
4th June 2024 there is no revenue from Operations to be recognised for the second quarter
e) Refer Note No. 30: The Government from time to time ex¬ tended the present energy norms which were valid till 31st March 2023. Accordingly, Subsidy income is recognized based on Target Energy Norms as per NUP-2015 policy for the Quarter ended June 2024 and there is no produc¬ tion from June 2024 as the Plants were sold.
f) Refer Note No. 32.5: Claim from a related party assert¬ ing its right for Royalty for the period from 29.01.1998 to 31.12.2021. The company agreed without impairment and prejudice to the rights of AMPL to settle the claims in a manner such that the dues are secured and paid on a priority basis from the receipts if any from claims against GAIL if and when GAIL satisfies the award in relation to pipeline accident.
Management Explanation to emphasis on the matter
a) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (a) of the Auditor's Re¬ port on standalone financial statements read with Note No.
29 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial state¬ ments for the year ended March 31,2025, are self-explan¬ atory and do not call for any further comments.
b) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (b) of the Auditor's Re¬ port on standalone financial statements read with Note 32 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial state¬ ments for the year ended March 31,2025, are self-explan¬ atory and do not call for any further comments.
c) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (c) of the Auditor's Report on standalone financial statements read with Note 32.4 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.
d) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (d) of the Auditor's Re¬ port on standalone financial statements read with Note
30 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial state¬ ments for the year ended March 31,2025, are self-explan¬ atory and do not call for any further comments.
e) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (e) of the Auditor's Re¬ port on standalone financial statements read with Note 30 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial state¬ ments for the year ended March 31,2025, are self-explan¬ atory and do not call for any further comments.
f) Emphasis of Matter given in Note (f) of the Auditor's Report on standalone financial statements read with Note 32.5 of Notes forming part of the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.
Cost Auditor’s & Cost Audit Report
Cost Auditor
In terms of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder the Company is required to undertake Audit of the cost accounts maintained by the Company by a Cost Auditor.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, at their meeting held on May 20, 2024, appointed M/s. D V & Associates as Cost Auditor, at a remuneration of Rs.4 Lakh plus taxes as applicable and reimbursement of out-
of-pocket expenses for conducting the audit of cost records of the company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
Cost Audit Report
M/s. D V & Associates, Cost Auditors have issued Cost Audit Report for Financial Year 2024-25, which does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
Secretarial Auditor & Secretarial Audit Report
Secretarial Auditor
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 30, 2025,pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Com¬ panies Act, 2013, have appointed Mr. C S S Krishna, Partner, M/s.KBG Associates, Company Secretaries, Hyderabad as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company to undertake Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2025-26.
Secretarial Audit Report
M/s.KBG Associates, Secretarial Auditor, have issued the Sec¬ retarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2024-25, which does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark. The Secretarial Audit Report appears as Annexure - VI to this Report.
Internal Audit
The Company has well established system of Internal Audit which carries out audit on Risk based Internal Audit framework covering the gamut of financial, marketing, plant operations and service functions.
The Company's Internal Audit function has obtained Quality Management System ISO 9001, certificate since December 2006 and the same was upgraded to ISO 9001:2015.
A Chief Internal Auditor of the Company has been appointed by the Board of Directors, in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations.
Remuneration Policy
The salient features of the policy on director's appointment and remuneration, including criteria for determining qualifica¬ tions, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, adopted by the Board, appears as Annexure VII to this report. We affirm that the remuneration paid to the directors is as per the terms laid out in the nomination and remuneration policy of the Company. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link: http://www.nfcl.in/images/pdfs/Nomination%20and%20Remu- neration%20Policy%20-%20nfcl.pdf
Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Your Company has in place Policy on Sexual Harassment at workplace in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harass¬ ment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to address complaints received regarding sex¬ ual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, tem¬ porary, trainees) are covered under this Policy.
The Company has not received any complaints pertaining to sexual harassment during the FY ended March 31,2025.
D. DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) and 134(5) of the Companies
Act, 2013 your Directors hereby report that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with prop¬ er explanation relating to material departures.
(b) The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and esti¬ mates 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;
(c) The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accor¬ dance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) The Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a go¬ ing concern basis;
(e) The Directorshad laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure com¬ pliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
During the year, the industrial relations at all the works of the
company were cordial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors place on record their gratitude to the Govern¬ ment of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Government of Telangana and the Financial Institutions and Company's Bank¬ ers for their assistance and cooperation.
Further, the Company places on record its sincere apprecia¬ tion for the continuing support and unstinting efforts of inves¬ tors, dealers and associates and all stakeholders.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
The Board's Report may contain certain statements that the Company believes are or may be considered to be “forward looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities law and regulations. All these forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including but not lim¬ ited to Government action, economic developments, risks in¬ herent to the Company's growth strategy and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements and the company is not obliged to update any such forwarding looking statements.
By Order of the Board Uday Shankar Jha
Hyderabad Chairman
September 08, 2025 DIN: 00056510
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