IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE ACT READ WITH THE RULES MADE THEREUNDER, THE LISTING REGULATIONS AND THE POLICY MADE IN THIS REGARD, YOUR COMPANY HAS DEVISED A FRAMEWORK FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS SPECIFIED STATUTORY COMMITTEES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW, THE BOARD CARRIED OUT THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS SPECIFIED STATUTORY COMMITTEES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE EXERCISE WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE COVERING VARIOUS ASPECTS, AS UNDER: EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD BASED ON BOARD COMPOSITION, ITS FUNCTIONS VIZ: GUIDANCE ON CORPORATE STRATEGY, BUDGETS, INVESTOR GRIEVANCES, EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, CSR INITIATIVES, RISK MANAGEMENT ETC., ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES. EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMITTEES BASED ON ITS COMPOSITION, ADHERENCE TO ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE, PARTICIPATION AT THE MEETINGS, INDEPENDENCE OF THE COMMITTEE, ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES. BASED ON THEIR UNDERSTATING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANY, COMMITMENT TO BOARD AND CONCERNED COMMITTEE(S), ADHERENCE TO CODE OF CONDUCT, POSSESSION OF SUFFICIENT SKILLS, EXPERTISE ETC., DEMONSTRATION OF LEVEL OF INTEGRITY ETC. AND ADDITIONALLY, FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, FULFILMENT OF THE INDEPENDENCE CRITERIA AS SPECIFIED IN THE ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE MANAGEMENT, ADHERENCE TO CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THEM, ETC BASED ON HIS EFFECTIVE CONNECT WITH MD & CEO / CFO AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT ON ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND SHARING OF OPINION BY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, DEMONSTRATION OF HIGHEST LEVEL OF INTEGRITY, ETC. THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS SATISFACTION TOWARDS THE PROCESS FOLLOWED BY THE COMPANY FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DIRECTORS, BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. |