a) Description of nature and purpose of each reserve:General reserve

General reserve is created from time to time by way of transfer profits from retained earnings for appropriation purposes. General reserve is created by a transfer from one component of equity to another and is not an item of other comprehensive income.

Retained earnings

Retained earnings are the profits that the Company has earned till date, less any transfer to general reserves, dividends and other distributions made to the shareholders.

Statutory reserve

As per Section 45-IC(1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, every non-banking financial company shall create a reserve fund and transfer therein a sum not less than twenty per cent of its net profit every year as disclosed in the profit and loss account and before any dividend is declared.

FVTOCI Equity investment reserve

The Company has elected to recognise changes in the fair value of investment in equity shares in other comprehensive income. These changes are accumulated within the FVTOCI investment reserve within equity. The Company will transfer amounts from the said reserve to retained earnings when the relevant equity shares are derecognised.

Note: Transactions relating to dividend paid or received were on the same terms and conditions that applied to other shareholders. Hence, dividend paid or received to and from subsidiary, associates and entities on which KMP(s) have significant control are not shown as related party transactions.

Transactions related to sale of assets are based on independent valuation report. Transactions related to acquisition of investments are based on par value of shares. Transactions relating to rental and leave & licence fees are as per related agreements. All other transactions are made on normal commercial terms and conditions.

All related party transactions are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Company.

All outstanding balances are unsecured and are receivable / repayable in cash.

33 Employee benefits expense

a. Defined contribution plans:

The Company makes contributions, determined as a specified percentage of the employee salaries in respect of qualifying employees towards provident fund, which is a defined contribution plan. The amount recognised as an expense towards contribution to provident fund for the year aggregated to ' 5.60 lakhs (31 March 2023: ' 5.28 lakhs)

The discount rate is based on the prevailing market yield of Indian government securities as at the balance sheet date for the estimated terms of the obligation.

An amount of ' 0.52 lakhs (previous year ' 2.27 lakhs) pertaining to compensated absences is recognised as an expense and included in "Employee benefits expense" in Note 26.

c Defined benefit plan: Gratuity

Gratuity scheme - This is an defined benefit plan and it entitles an employee, who has rendered atleast 5 years of continuous service, to receive one-half month's salary for each year of completed service at the time of retirement/exit.

i) On normal retirement / early retirement / withdrawal / resignation: As per the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 with vesting period of 5 years of service.

ii) On death in service: As per the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 without any vesting period.

Gratuity payable to employee in case (i) and (ii), as mentioned above, is computed as per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 except the Company does not have any limit on gratuity amount"

The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation for gratuity were carried out as at 31 March 2023 The present value of the defined benefit obligations and the related current service cost and past service cost, were measured using the Projected Unit Credit (PUC) Actuarial Method.

The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan in India governed by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. It entitles an employee who has rendered at least 5 years of continuous service, to gratuity at the rate of 15 days wages for every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of 6 months, based on the rate of wages last drawn by the employee concerned.

The Company is exposed to a number of risks in the defined benefit plans. Most significant risks pertaining to defined benefits plans and management estimation of the impact of these risks are as follows:

a) Discount Rate Risk : The defined benefit obligation calculated uses a discount rate based on government bonds. If bond yields fall, the defined benefit obligation will tend to increase.

b) Salary Growth Risk : Higher than expected increases in salary will increase the defined benefit obligation

c) Demographic Risk : This is the risk of variability of results due to unsystematic nature of decrements that

include mortality, withdrawal, disability and retirement. The effect of these decrements on the defined benefit

obligation is not straight forward and depends upon the combination of salary increase, discount rate and

vesting criteria. It is important not to overstate withdrawals because in the financial analysis the retirement benefit of a short career employee typically costs less per year as compared to a long service employee.

34 Financial instruments - Fair values and risk management (i) Valuation principles

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction in the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement date under current market conditions (i.e., an exit price), regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using a valuation technique. In order to show how fair values have been derived, financial instruments are classified based on a hierarchy of valuation techniques, as explained below:

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in an active market (level 1): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets that are measured by reference to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Valuation techniques with observable inputs (level 2): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets and liabilities, measured using inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices).

Level 3 - Valuation techniques with significant unobservable inputs (level 3): This level of hierarchy includes financial assets and liabilities measured using inputs that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). Fair values are determined in whole or in part, using a valuation model based on assumptions that are neither supported by prices from observable current market transactions in the same instrument nor are they based on available market data. This level of hierarchy includes Company’s investments in equity shares which are unquoted or for which quoted prices are not available at the reporting dates.

Significant estimates

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques. The Group uses its judgement to select a variety of methods and make assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period 35 Financial risk management Introduction and risk profile

The Company is a Non Banking Financial Company registered with Reserve Bank of India.

The Company's audit committee oversees how management monitors compliance with the Company’s risk management policies and procedures, and reviews the adequacy of the risk management framework in relation to the risks faced by the Company. The audit committee is assisted in its oversight role by internal audit. Internal audit undertakes both regular and ad hoc reviews of risk management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to the audit committee.

Credit risk

"Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations and arises partially from the investments."

Credit risk is being managed using a set of credit norms and policies. The Company has defined roles and responsibilities for originators and approvers. All credit exposure limits are approved by Board of Directors. The Company follows a process of time-to-time revisiting the credit policy and processes, on the basis of experience and feedback.

The Company has categorised all its financial assets at low credit risks on account of no past trends of defaults by any parties. Therefore, the provision for expected credit loss has been made as per the Reserve Bank of India's prudential norms at 0.40% of the loan assets (which are not credit impaired)

The carrying amount of financial assets represent the maximum credit risk exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting was:

Credit risk relating to cash and cash equivalent and bank deposits is managed by only accepting banks and financial institution counterparties after evaluating parameters like capital adequacy, non- performing assets, profitability and liquidity ratios and net worth and by diversifying bank deposits in different banks across the country. ii. Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they are due, under both normal and stressed conditions in a timely manner, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity include cash and bank balances, deposits, investment in mutual funds and cash flow from operating activities. As at 31 March 2024, the Company had a working capital of ' 7461.47 lakhs (31 March 2023: ' 4213.70 lakhs ) including cash and cash equivalent of ' 459.21 lakhs (31 March 2023: ' 53.48 lakhs ).

Consequently, the Company believes its revenue, along with proceeds from financing activities will continue to provide the necessary funds to cover its short term liquidity needs.

Exposure to liquidity risk

The following are the remaining contractual maturities of financial liabilities at the reporting date. The amounts are gross and undiscounted, and include estimated interest payments and exclude the impact of netting agreements.

iii) Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices, which will affect the Company’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.

a) Foreign 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 exchange rates. The Company is not exposed to foreign currency risk as the Company does not have receivables or payables in foreign currency.

b) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company is not exposed to interest rate risk from the external borrowings that are used to finance their operations.

c.) Market price risk

The Company is mainly exposed to the price risk due to its investment in mutual funds and quoted equity shares. The price risk arises due to uncertainties about the future market values of these investments. The Company has laid policies and guidelines which it adheres to in order to minimise price risk arising from investments in mutual funds and equity shares.

iv) Legal and operational risk

a) Legal Risk

Legal risk is the risk relating to losses due to legal or regulatory action that invalidates or otherwise precludes performance by the end user or its counterparty under the terms of the contract or related netting agreements. There is currently no legal risk on the company.

b) Operational risk

Operational risk framework is designed to cover all functions and verticals towards identifying the key risks in the underlying processes. The framework, at its core, has the following elements:

1. Well defined Governance Structure.

2. Regular workshops and training for enhancing awareness and risk culture.

3. Documented Operational Policy.

36 Capital management

The Company actively manages it's capital base to maintain adequacy of capital to cover risks inherent to it's business. The objective is to maintain appropriate levels of capital to support it's business strategy taking into account the regulatory, economic and commercial environment . As a Non Banking Finance Company , the R.B.I requires the Company to maintain a minimum capital to risk weighted assets ratio ("CRAR") consisting of Tier I and Tier II capital of 15% of aggregate risk weighted assets. The Company endeavours to maintain a higher capital base than the mandated regulatory capital at all times.

For the purpose of Company's capital management, capital includes issued equity share capital, other equity reserve less cash and cash equivalents. The primary objective of capital management is to maintain an efficient capital structure to reduce the cost of capital and to maximize shareholder's values.

38 Commitments and contingencies

The Company has no contingent liability as at March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 The Company has no commitments as at March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023

39 Operating segment

The Board of Directors of the Company takes decision in respect of allocation of resources and assesses the performance basis the reports/ information provided by functional heads and is thus considered to be chief operating decision maker.

The Company is engaged in the business of holding investments in various entities within the group and investing funds into other relevant securities with the objective to earn reasonable return. Considering the nature of company’s business and operations, there are no separate reportable segments (business and/or geographical) in accordance with the requirements of In AS 108 ‘Operating segment’ and hence, there are no additional disclosures to be provided other than those already provided in the financial statements.

41 Expenditure in foreign currency

The Company has not incurred any expenditure in foreign currency for the year ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023

42 Leases As lessee

Right of Use and Lease liability recognised in the financial statement represents the office premises The Lease is for period ranging from 03 years to 99 years

The following table lets out a maturity analysis of lease payment, showing undiscounted lease payments to be made after the reporting date.

44 Other Statutory Information

a. The Company does not have any borrowings or long term debts or debts from financial institution or other lenders in financial Year 2022-23 & 2023-24. Therefore the Company is neither a defaulter nor does it require to file any return in this regard.

b. All immovable properties in the books of the Company are held in it's name. There is no proceeding under Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 against the Company as on date.

c. The Company has not done any revaluation of it's Plant, Property & Equipments in current or previous financial year

d. The Company has not created any charge on any of it's movable or immovable property. Therefore the requirement of registering charge with Registrar of Companies do not arise.

e. The Company does not trade in goods or services and therefore does not have any trade receivable or payable in current or previous financial year.

f. The Company does not have any intangible asset under development in current or previous financial Year.

g. All transactions done by the Company during current or previous financial year have been duly recorded in it's books of accounts.

h. The Company has not done any transaction with struck off companies under section 248 of the companies Act, 2013 during current or previous financial year.

i. The Company has not entered into any scheme of arrangement covered under section 230 to 237 of The Companies Act, 2013.

j. No fund have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other

sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities

(“Intermediaries”) with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall lend or invest in party identified by or on behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries).

k. The Company has not received any fund from any party(s) (Funding Party) with the understanding that the

Company shall whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified by or on behalf of

the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

l. The company has fully complied with the number of layers prescribed under Clause (87)of Section 2 of the Act read with Companies (Restriction of number of layers) Rules 2017 .

m. The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency during current or previous financial year

45 Information as per RBI Circulars

a. Disclosure as per Master Direction - Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Company - Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2023 dated 19 October, 2023.

i) As per the above mentioned direction issued by the Reserve Bank of India NBFCs that are part of a common Group or are floated by a common set of promoters shall be viewed on consolidated basis for RBI categorisation and compliance purpose and accordingly the following three NBFC's companies are controlled by the same group of promoter whose assets value is more than Rs. 1,000 crore as on 31st March,2024 and all disclosure are accordingly has been given:

1) Dhunseri Investment Limited ( RBI Reg. No: 05.06909 dated 15th July, 2011)

2) Mint Investments Limited ( RBI Reg. No: 05.02262 dated 16th May, 1998)

3) Naga Dhunseri Group Limited ( RBI Reg. No:05.01813 dated 13th April, 1998)"

ii) The company has not obatined any registration from any financial sector regulartors during the current finncial year, hence the same is not applicable to the company.

iii) No penalty has been levied on the company by any regulators.

iv) The company has neither any subsidiary nor any joint venture operation, but the company has an associate company namely M/s. Dhunseri Investments Limited which also engaged in the NBFC's business in India.

v) The company has no dealing or operations in derivatives and Interest rate Swaps / Forward Rate Agreements hence no disclosure is applicable to the company.

vi) Maturity Pattern of assets and liability of the company is given in note no: 43.

vii) No prior period adjsutment has been made in the current or previous financial year.

viii) The company has not made any excess exposures than the prudential exposure norms for granting the loans during the year.

ix) The company has not given any secured loan during the current or 31 March, 2024.

x) The company has no non performing assets "NPA" during the current or 31 March, 2024 hence no disclosure for NPA has been made in the financials.

b. The company not being a primary dealer in Government Securities, disclosure requirements as stated in Circular No RBI/IDMD/2016-17/29 (Master Direction IDMD.PDRD.01/03.64.00/2016-17) dated July 1, 2016 and updated thereafter, are not applicable.

c. The company has not done any securitisation of assets during current or previous financial year. Therefore disclosure requirements as stated in circular no RBI/DOR/2021-22/85 (DOR.STR.REC.53/21.04.177/2021-22) dated September 24, 2021 and amended thereafter are not applicable.

d. No loan or non-performing asset has been transferred to or from the company in current or previous financial year. Therefore disclosure requirements as stated in Circular No RBI/DOR/2021-22/86 (DOR.STR.REC.51/21.04.048/2021-22) dated September 24, 2021 are not applicable

46 Previous year figures are regrouped and / or rearranged to confirm to current years presentation.