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Darjeeling Ropeway Company Ltd. Directors Report
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Market Cap. (Rs.) 18.04 Cr. P/BV 3.78 Book Value (Rs.) 15.66
52 Week High/Low (Rs.) 75/17 FV/ML 10/1 P/E(X) 0.00
Bookclosure 26/09/2024 EPS (Rs.) 0.00 Div Yield (%) 0.00
Year End :2025-03 

Your Directors are present the 88th Annual Report on the Business and Operations of the Company along with
the Audited Statement of Accounts for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025.

1. FINANCIAL RESULT:

The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025 and for the
previous Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024 is given below:

Particulars

2024-25

2023-24

Revenue from Operations

91.01

0.00

Other Income

0.00

0.00

Total Revenue

91.01

0.00

Total Expenses

116.89

4.07

Profit/Loss Before Exceptional and Extra Ordinary
Items and Tax

(25.88)

(4.07)

Less: Exceptional Items

0

0

Profit / Loss before Tax Expenses

(25.88)

(4.07)

Less: Current Tax

0.00

0.00

Deferred Tax

(0.81)

(0.03)

Profit/Loss for the Period

(26.69)

(4.09)

Earning Per Share (in Rs. )

Basic

(0.88)

(0.13)

Diluted

(0.88)

(0.13)

2. OPERATIONS:

For the financial year 2024-25, the Company recorded revenue from operations of Rs. 91.01 lakhs, compared
to Nil revenue in the previous financial year 2023-24. The Company reported a loss before tax of Rs. 25.88 lakhs
in the financial year 2024-25, as against a loss of Rs. 4.09 lakhs in the previous financial year. The net loss after
tax for the financial year 2024-25 stood at Rs. 26.69 lakhs, compared to a net loss after tax of Rs. 4.09 lakhs in
the previous financial year.

3. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

The Company has incurred a loss for a Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2025. Accordingly, the loss has
been adjusted in the Profit and loss account under the “Reserves and Surplus”.

4. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS. IF ANY

During the Financial Year 2024-25, there is no change in nature of Business during the year under review.

5. WEBLINK OF ANNUAL RETURN:

Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on 31st March, 2025 is
available on the Company Website at
http://www.darjeelingrcl.com .

6. SHARE CAPITAL:

A. AUTHORISED SHARE CAPITAL:

The authorized share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs. 10,50,00,000/- (Rupees Ten

Crores Fifty Thousand Only) divided into 1,05,00,000 (One Crores Five Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs.

10.00/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.

B. PAID-UP SHARE CAPITAL:

The paid-up share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs. 3,05,00,000/- (Rupees Three

Crores Five Lakhs Only) divided into 30,50,000 (Thirty Lakhs Fifty Thousand) equity shares of Rs.

10.00/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.

7. DIVIDEND:

To conserve resources for future prospect and growth of the Company, your Directors regret to declare
Dividend for the Financial Year 2024-25(Previous Year - Nil).

8. BOARD MEETINGS:

The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in a quarter with the gap between two
meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Company’s policies and strategies apart from the Board
Matters.

During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 6 (Six) times i.e. 13th May, 2024, 10th August, 2024,
3rd September, 2024, 1st October, 2024, 23rd October, 2024, and 12th February, 2025.

9. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the
best of their knowledge and belief the Board of Directors hereby submit that:

a. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, for the year ended on 31stMarch, 2025 the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and there is no material departure from the same,

b. The Directors had 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 financial year and of the profit of the Company for the Financial Year ended on
31st March, 2025,

c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records
in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 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 going concern basis,

e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such
internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively and

f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws
and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

10. PARTICULARS OF LOANS. GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The details of loans, investment, guarantees and securities covered under the provisions of Section186 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are provided in the financial statement.

11. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES:

During the year under review, all the Related Party Transactions were entered at arm’s length basis and in the
ordinary course of business and were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing
Regulations.

Pursuant to Section 188 of the Act read with rules made thereunder and Regulation 23 of the Listing
Regulations, all Material Related Party Transactions (“material RPTs”) require prior approval of the
shareholders of the Company vide ordinary resolution.

The Company has formulated and adopted a policy on dealing with related party transactions, in line with
Regulation 23 of the Listing Regulations, which is available on the website of the Company at
darj eelingropeway@gmail. com.

As a part of the mandate under the Listing Regulations and the terms of reference, the Audit Committee
undertakes quarterly review of related party transactions entered into by the Company with its related parties.
Pursuant to Regulation 23 of Listing Regulations and Section 177 of the Act, the Audit Committee has granted
omnibus approval in respect of transactions which are repetitive in nature, which may or may not be foreseen,
not exceeding the limits specified thereunder. The transactions under the purview of omnibus approval are
reviewed on quarterly basis by the Audit Committee. Pursuant to Regulation 23(9) of the Listing Regulations,
your Company has filed the disclosures on Related Party Transactions in prescribed format with the Stock
Exchanges.

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the details of
contracts/arrangements entered with related parties in prescribed
Form AOC-2, is annexed herewith as
Annexurel to this Report.

12. DETAILS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL CONTROL:

The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statement across the
organization. The same is subject to review periodically by the internal audit cell for its effectiveness. During
the financial year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in the design or operations
were observed. The Statutory Auditors of the Company also test the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls
in accordance with the requisite standards prescribed by ICAI. Their expressed opinion forms part of the
Independent Auditor’s report.

Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk management process, addressing financial and
financial reporting risks. The internal financial controls have been documented, digitized and embedded in the
business processes.

Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls is obtained through management reviews, control
self-assessment, continuous monitoring by functional experts. We believe that these systems provide
reasonable assurance that our internal financial controls are designed effectively and are operating as
intended.

During the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.

13. REPORTING OF FRAUDS BY THE AUDITORS:

During the year under review, neither the Statutory nor the Secretarial Auditors has reported to the Audit
Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraud committed against the
Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board's Report.

14. RESERVES & SURPLUS:

Sr. No.

Particulars

Rs. in Lakhs

1.

Balance at the beginning of the year

198.24

2.

Current Year’s Profit / Loss

(26.69)

3.

Amount of Securities Premium and other Reserves

0.00

Total

171.55

15. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):

The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to your Company as the Company
does not fall under the criteria limits mentioned in the said section of the Act.

Hence, the Company has not taken voluntary initiative towards any activity mentioned for Corporate Social
Responsibility.

16. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:

Issue of Warrants, convertible into Equity shares to person(s) and/ or entitv(ies) belonging to "Non-promoter
Category" on a Preferential basis:

The Shareholders have approved agenda for the issuance of 70,00,000 Convertible warrants at a price of Rs.
16.80/- (comprising Face value of Rs. 10.00/- each and Premium of Rs. 6.80/- each) aggregating of Rs.
11,76,00,000/- in the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on Monday, 18th November, 2024. In-principle
approval for the said issue from BSE Limited is yet to be received.

17. TRANSFER TO UNCLAIMED DIVIDEN TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND:

Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed
for a period of seven years shall be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (“IEPF”). During
the year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimed dividend in the “Unpaid Dividend Account” lying for
a period of seven years from the date of transfer of such unpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there
were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.

18. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS:

There is no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal, which would impact
the going concern status of the Company and its future operation.

19. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND
OUTGO:

The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption etc. as required to be given under Section
134(3)(m) of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is not given as the
Company has not taken any major step to conserve the energy etc.

Export revenue constituted 0 % of the total revenue in FY 2024-25;

Sr.

No.

Foreign exchange earnings and outgo

F.Y. 2024-25

F.Y. 2023-24

1.

Foreign exchange earnings

NIL

NIL

2.

CIF value of imports

NIL

NIL

3.

Expenditure in foreign currency

NIL

NIL

4.

Value of Imported and indigenous Raw Materials, Spare-parts and
Components Consumption

NIL

NIL

20. STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT
POLICY OF THE COMPANY:

The Company has framed formal Risk Management framework for risk assessment and risk minimization for
Indian operation which is periodically reviewed by the Board of Directors to ensure smooth operations and
effective management control. The Audit Committee also reviews the adequacy of the risk management frame
work of the Company, the key risks associated with the business and measures and steps in place to minimize
the same.

21. MANAGING THE RISKS OF FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES:

a) Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy:

The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower policy for Directors and
employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of
Company's Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.

b) Business Conduct Policy:

The Company has framed “Business Conduct Policy”. Every employee is required to review and sign the
policy at the time of joining and an undertaking shall be given for adherence to the Policy. The objective
of the Policy is to conduct the business in an honest, transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy
provides for anti-bribery and avoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of the Company.

22. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company as none of the Employees of the Company has received
remuneration above the limits specified in the Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during the financial year 2024-25.

23. LOANS FROM DIRECTOR / RELATIVE OF DIRECTOR:

During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any materially significant related party
transactions which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Suitable disclosures
as required are provided in AS-18 which is forming the part of the notes to financial statement.

24. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are summarized below:

Sr.

No.

Name

Designation

DIN/PAN

1.

Mr. Sahil Gujral

Chief Financial Officer

APYPG0639J

2.

Mr. Pranav Vajani

Non-Executive and Independent Director

09213749

3.

Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel1

Non-Executive and Independent Director

09324872

4.

Mr. Himanshu Shah3

Chief Executive Officer

ACSPS6353A

5.

Ms. Priyanka litendrakumar Bakhtyarpur4

Company Secretary

AYAPB2174J

6.

Mr. Pradeep Sutodiya7

Non-Executive and Independent Director

01025354

7.

Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Iain5

Managing Director

03013476

8.

Ms. Viha Ashok Jain6

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

10818292

9.

Ms. Megha Gujral7

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

09687697

10.

Mr. Surindra Pal Singh5

Managing Director

103794167

11.

Mr. Digesh Deshaval2

Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director

09218553

12.

Ms. Adya Ojha10

Company Secretary

ABGP04428B

1Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel has been appointed as non-executive and independent director of the Company, w.e.f. 3rd September, 2024.
2Mr. Digesh Deshaval resigned from the post of independent director w.e.f. 3rd September,2024
3Mr. Himanshu Shah Appointed as Chief Executive Director resigned w.e.f 3rd September, 2024.

4Ms. Priyanka Jitendra Kumar Bakhtyarpuri has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company, w.e.f. 1st October, 2024.

5Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Jain has been appointed as Managing Director w. e. f. 23rd October, 2024.

6Ms. Viha Ashok Jain has been appointed as Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director w. e. f. 23rd October, 2024.

7Mr. Pradeep Sutodiya has been appointed as non-executive and independent director of the Company, w. e. f. 23rd October, 2024.

8Ms. Megha Gujral has resigned from the post of non-executive and non-independent Director w.e.f. 25th October, 2024.

9Mr. Surinder Pal Singh has also resigned from the post of Managing Director of the Company, w.e.f. 25th October, 2024.

10Ms. Adya Ojha had given resignation from the post of Company Secretary w.e.f. 27th June, 2024

Apart from the above changes, there were no other changes in the composition of the Board of Directors of the
Company during the Financial Year 2024-25 and till the date of Board’s Report.

As per Companies Act, 2013 the Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation.

25. STATEMENT ON ANNUAL EVALUATION MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning, that of the Committees and of individual Directors,
pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The Board sought the feedback of Directors
on various parameters including:

• Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities towards stakeholders (by way of monitoring corporate
governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning, etc.);

Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and Committees;

• Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and its Committees;

• Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management;

• Board / Committee culture and dynamics; and

• Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management.

The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and
Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.

The Chairman of the Board had one-on-one meetings with each Independent Director and the Chairman of NRC
had one-on-one meetings with each Executive and Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors. These meetings
were intended to obtain Directors’ inputs on effectiveness of the Board/ Committee processes.

In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a
whole, and the Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of Executive Directors
and Non-Executive Directors.

The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individual directors and the
Board as a whole.

In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and the meeting of Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, and individual directors was
discussed.

The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members’ confidence in the ethical standards of the Company, the
resilience of the Board and the Management in navigating the Company during challenging times, cohesiveness
amongst the Board Members, constructive relationship between the Board and the Management, and the
openness of the Management in sharing strategic information to enable Board Members to discharge their
responsibilities and fiduciary duties.

The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and that of its committees
and individual directors as per the formal mechanism for such evaluation adopted by the Board. The
performance evaluation of all the Directors was carried out by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole was
carried out by the Independent Directors. The exercise of performance evaluation was carried out through a
structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Board functioning such as composition of the
Board & committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties & obligations, contribution at
the meetings and otherwise, independent judgment, governance issues etc.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of the
Directors individually as well as evaluation of the working of the Board by way of individual feedback from
directors.

The evaluation frameworks were the following key areas:

a. For Non-Executive & Independent Directors:

• Knowledge

• Professional Conduct

• Comply Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI Duties

• Role and functions

b. For Executive Directors:

• Performance as leader

• Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward Scenarios

• Key set investment goal

• Professional conduct and integrity

• Sharing of information with Board.

• Adherence applicable government law

The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.

26. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel, Mr. Pranav Vajani and Mr. Pradeep Sutodiya Independent Directors of the
Company have confirmed to the Board that they meet the criteria of Independence as specified under Section
149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and they qualify to be Independent Director. They have also confirmed that
they meet the requirements of Independent Director as mentioned under Regulation 16 (1) (b) of SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The confirmation was noted by the Board.

27. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Since the Paid-up Capital of Company is less than Rs. 10.00 Crores and Turnover is less than Rs. 25.00 Crores
therefore by virtue of Regulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
the compliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulations 17 to 27 and clauses (b)
to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D and E of Schedule V are not applicable to the Company.
Hence Corporate Governance does not form part of this Board's Report.

28. DISCLOSURES RELATING TO HOLDING / SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE COMPANY AND IOINT VENTURES:

The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary/Associate Company and Joint Venture.

29. DEPOSITS:

As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits
during the Financial Year 2024-25. Hence the Company has not defaulted in repayment of deposits or payment
of interest during the Financial Year.

30. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:

During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Company has devised proper systems to ensure
compliance with its provisions and is in compliance with the same.

31. AUDITORS AND THEIR REPORTS:

A. Statutory Auditor:

M/s. K M Chauhan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Rajkot, (FRN: 125924W), were appointed as
the Statutory Auditors of the Company in the 87th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on
Thursday, 26th September, 2024.

The Report issued by Statutory Auditors for Financial Year 2024-25 does not contain any qualifications
or adverse remark. The Statutory Auditors have not reported any fraud under section 143(12) of the
Act. Auditor’s report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025 has been issued with an unmodified
opinion, by the Statutory Auditors.

Maintenance of cost records as specified under Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.

B. Secretarial Auditor:

The Board of Directors pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 had appointed
M/s. Jay Pandya & Associates, Company Secretaries, Ahmedabad (FRN: S2024GJ963300) to conduct
Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2024-25.

The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexed herewith as
Annexure - II in form MR-3. There are no Remarks or qualification marks in the Secretarial Audit
report except;

a) Company has not appointed Company secretary within 3 Months as per Regulation 6 of
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 and as per Section 203(4) of Companies Act 2013.

Reply:

The previous Company Secretary tendered their resignation effective 27th June 2024. The
Company appointed a new Company Secretary with effect from 1st October 2024.

During the interim period, the Company was actively engaged in the process of identifying and
finalizing a suitable candidate for the position. Despite best efforts, the appointment was
delayed by three days beyond the stipulated timeframe due to procedural and selection-
related considerations.

The delay was inadvertent and not intentional, and the Company remains committed to
complying with all applicable provisions under Regulation 6 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and Section 203(4) of the Companies Act,
2013. The Company has since regularized the appointment, and necessary disclosures have
been made, where applicable.

C. Internal Auditor:

The Board of directors has appointed Mr. Harshil Shah, Chartered Accountant, as the internal auditor
of the Company. The Internal Auditor conducts the internal audit of the functions and operations of the
Company and reports to the Audit Committee and Board from time to time.

32. DISCLOSURES:

A. Composition of Audit Committee:

During the year under review, meetings of members of the Audit committee were held on 13th May, 2024,
10th August, 2024, 3rd September, 2024, 23rd October, 2024, and 12th February, 2025 the attendance records
of the members of the Committee are as follows:

Name

Designation

No. of the
Committee
Meeting entitled

No. of Committee
Meeting attended

Mr. Pranav Vajani

Member

5

5

Mr. Surinder Pal Singh2

Member

3

3

Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel1

Chairperson

3

3

Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Jain2

Member

2

2

Mr. Digesh Deshaval1

Chairperson

2

2

1 Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel has been appointed as Chairperson and Mr. Digesh Deshaval resigned as Chairperson of Audit
Committee of the Company w.e.f. 3rd September, 2024.

2. Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Jain had appointed as member and Mr. Surinder Pal Singh has been resigned from the Member of Audit
Committee w.e.f. 23rd October, 2024.

During the year all the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.

B. Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee:

During the year under review, meetings of the members of the Nomination and Remuneration committee,
was held on 3rd September, 2024, 1st October, 2024 and 23rd October, 2024 the attendance records of the
members of the Committee are as follows:

Name

Designation

No. of the
Committee
Meeting
entitled

No. of
Committee
Meeting
attended

Mr. Pranav Vajani

Member

3

3

Ms. Megha Gujral2

Member

2

2

Mr. Digesh Deshaval2

Member

NA

NA

Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel1

Chairman

3

3

Ms. Viha Ashok Iain2

Member

1

1

1 Mr. Premaram Jaitaram Patel had appointed as Chairman and Mr. Digesh Deshaval has been resigned from the post of member of
the Audit Committee w.e.f 3rd September,2024.

2. Ms. Viha Ashok Jain had appointed as member and Ms. Megha Gujral has been resigned from the post of member of the Audit
Committee w.e.f. 23rd October, 2024.

C. Composition of Stakeholder Relationship Committee:

During the year under review, meeting of the Stakeholder Relation committee was held on 3rd September,
2024 and 23rd October, 2024 and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:

Name

No. of the Committee Meeting

No. of Committee Meeting

entitled

attended

Mr. Surinder Pal Singh3

1

1

Ms. Megha Gujral2

1

1

Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Jain3

1

1

Mr. Pranav Vajani1

2

2

Mr. Pradeep Sutodiya2

1

1

Mr. Digesh Deshaval1

1

1

1 Mr. Pranav Vajani had appointed as Member and Mr. Digesh Deshaval has been resigned from the post of member of the Stakeholder
Relationship Committee w.e.f 3rd September, 2024.

2. Mr. Pradeep Sutodiya appointed as Chairperson and Ms. Megha Gujaral has been resigned from the post of Chairperson of the
Stakeholder Relationship Committee w.e.f 23rd October, 2024

3. Mr. Ashok Dilipkumar Jain appointed as Member and Mr. Surinder Pal Singh has been resigned from the post of Member of the
Stakeholder Relationship Committee w.e.f 23rd October, 2024

33. DISCLOSURES UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION. PROHIBITION
& REDRESSAL) ACT. 2013:

The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to its employees.
Your Directors further state that during the year under review there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the
Internal Complaints Committee as constituted by the Company.

The following no. of complaints was received under the POSH Act and the rules framed thereunder during the
year:

a. Number of complaints filed during the financial year - NIL

b. Number of complaints disposed of during the financial year - NIL

c. Number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year - NIL

34. POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION:

The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review of achievements on a
periodical basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existing industry practice and is designed
to create a high-performance culture. It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to
achieve results. The Company has made adequate disclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to

Directors from time to time. The Company's Policy on director's appointment and remuneration including
criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters
provided under Section 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the Company at
http://www.darieelingrcl.com.

35. DEMATERIALISATION OF EQUITY SHARES:

As per direction of the SEBI, the shares of the Company are under compulsory demat form. The Company has
established connectivity with both the Depositories i.e. National Securities Depository Limited and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited and the Demat activation number allotted to the Company is ISIN:
INE830S01014. Presently shares are held in electronic and physical mode.

36. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:

The provisions relating to maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub¬
section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, are not applicable to the Company and accordingly such
accounts and records are not required to be maintained.

37. THE DETAILS OF APPLOCATION MADE OR ANY PROCEDDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016:

During the year under the review, there were no application made or any proceeding pending in the name of
Company under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

38. THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME
SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS:

The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and the
valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof is not
applicable to the Company.

39. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing
Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integral part of this Report, and provides
the Company's current working and future outlook as per
Annexure - III.

40. STATE OF COMPANY’S AFFAIRS:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated in Regulation 34(2)(e) of
SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part of the Annual Report. It contains a detailed write up and
explanation about the performance of the Company.

41. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:

The Directors are pleased to report that the relations between the employees and the management continued to
remain cordial during the year under review.

42. FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS BY BOARD:

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Board has carried the
evaluation of its own performance, performance of Individual Directors, Board Committees, including the
Chairman of the Board on the basis of attendance, contribution towards development of the Business and various
other criteria as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company. The evaluation
of the working of the Board, its committees, experience and expertise, performance of specific duties and
obligations etc. were carried out. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process and
outcome.

In a separate meeting of Independent Directors i.e. held on Wednesday, 12th February, 2025, the performance of
Executive and Non-Executive Directors were evaluated in terms of their contribution towards the growth and
development of the Company. The achievements of the targeted goals and the achievements of the expansion
plans were too observed and evaluated, the outcome of which was satisfactory for all the Directors of the
Company.

43. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistance received from
the Bankers, Regulatory Bodies, Stakeholders including Financial Institutions, Suppliers, Customers and other
business associates who have extended their valuable sustained support and encouragement during the year
under review.

Your Directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record their gratitude and appreciation for the
commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff at all levels of the Company. We look forward for the
continued support of every stakeholder in the future.

Registered Office: By the Order of the Board

104, Floor-1, Shreeji Darshan, Tata Road No. 2, Darjeeling Ropeway Company Limited

Roxy Cinema Opera House, Girgaon, Mumbai -
400 004

Sd/- Sd/-

Ashok Dilipkumar Jain Viha Ashok Jain

Date: 28th July 2025 Managing Director Director

Place: Mumbai DIN: 03013476 DIN: 09213749


 
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