| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION 134 AND 178 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND REGULATION 19 OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD HAS CARRIED OUT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION OF THE WORKING OF ITS AUDIT, NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE AND STAKEHOLDERS’ GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION 134 AND 178 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND REGULATION 19 OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE BOARD HAS CARRIED OUT THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION OF THE WORKING OF ITS STATUTORY COMMITTEES. THE COMPANY ENGAGED HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES, AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT, TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR THE YEAR. THIS AIMED TO ENSURE AN INDEPENDENT, TRANSPARENT, AND COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE BOARD INCLUDING ITS MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES. THE METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION COVERED VARIOUS ASPECTS SUCH AS A SURVEY ON OVERALL BOARD EFFECTIVENESS AND BOARD MEMBER 360 SURVEY, INTERVIEWS WITH DIRECTORS AND EXTERNAL MEMBERS, REVIEW BOARD PRACTICES INCLUDING STRUCTURE OF BOARD AND COMMITTEES, INFORMATION FLOW, DYNAMICS AND GOVERNANCE PROCESSES, SKILL AND COMPETENCIES OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR, TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT INCLUDING AREAS OF STRENGTH AND DEVELOPMENT. HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES CONDUCTED THE EVALUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 134 AND 178 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013, AND REGULATION 19 OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, INCLUDING ITS COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AND THE CHAIRPERSON, FOR FY25. A DETAILED REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES TO THE CHAIRPERSON. THE CHAIRPERSON COMMUNICATED THE FEEDBACK TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND DELIBERATED ON THE SAME. THE DIRECTORS EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE EVALUATION PROCESS. |