| THE BOARD HAS CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TO EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, AND COMMITTEES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND REGULATION 19 READ WITH SCHEDULE II OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015. THE CRITERIA FOR BOARD EVALUATION INCLUDE ASPECTS SUCH AS THE BOARD SIZE, STRUCTURE, EXPERTISE OF THE BOARD, DEVELOPMENT OF SUITABLE STRATEGIES AND BUSINESS PLANS, OBLIGATIONS, GOVERNANCE, EFFORTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS, ETC. THE CRITERIA FOR COMMITTEE EVALUATION INCLUDE ASPECTS SUCH AS THE COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES, APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF MEETINGS, CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS DISCUSSIONS /DECISIONS, SUGGESTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, ETC. THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS INCLUDE ASPECTS SUCH AS THE APPROPRIATENESS OF QUALIFICATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATION IN BOARD FUNCTIONING, THE EXTENT OF DIVERSITY IN KNOWLEDGE AND INDUSTRY EXPERTISE, ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE MEETINGS AND WORKING THEREOF, INITIATIVE TO MAINTAINING HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND ETHICS, ETC. BASED ON THE AFORESAID CRITERIA, THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD HAVE EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. IN A SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED. THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WAS ALSO EVALUATED IN THE SAID MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. |