THE COMPANY BELIEVES THAT THE PROCESS OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AT THE BOARD LEVEL IS PIVOTAL TO ITS BOARD ENGAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS. THE COMPANY OVERHAULED ITS BOARD EVALUATION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW THEREBY WITH A COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPRISING OF SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS THEREBY BROADENING THE SCOPE AND PARAMETERS FOR ASSESSMENT. THE REVISED CRITERIA FOR BOARD EVALUATION WAS DULY APPROVED BY THE NRC ON 13 FEBRUARY 2024, ACCORDING TO WHICH THE BOARD CONDUCTED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALLY, AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION OF THE WORKING OF ITS COMMITTEES AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AS MANDATED UNDER THE ACT AND THE SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE BOARD, COMMITTEES, DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AND CHAIRPERSON ENCOMPASS AN ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS ASPECTS CRUCIAL FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING WITHIN THE COMPANY. THE BOARD EVALUATION IS STRUCTURED AROUND VARIOUS KEY AREAS INCLUDING THE ASPECTS LIKE BOARD STRUCTURE, MEETINGS, FUNCTIONS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND DIGITAL STRATEGY. THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR COMMITTEES ADDITIONALLY FOCUSES ON THEIR MANDATE, COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS, CONTRIBUTION TO BOARD DECISIONS AND INCLUSIVITY. SIMILARLY, FOR ALL DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE EVALUATION CRITERIA ENCOMPASS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THE EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES THEY BRING TO THE TABLE, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS, CONTINUOUS UPDATION AND PREPARATION. |