| IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD UNDERTOOK AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN FUNCTIONING, THAT OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS ITS VARIOUS COMMITIEES—NAMELY THE AUDIT COMMITIEE, NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITIEE, STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITIEE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITIEE, INTERNAL COMPLAINT COMMITIEE AND TENDER, INVESTMENT AND FINANCE COMMITIEE. THE EVALUATION PROCESS, DETAILS OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED IN THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT, WAS CONDUCTED USING A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED SEPARATELY FOR THE BOARD, ITS COMMITIEES, THE CHAIRMAN, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE ASSESSMENT COVERED KEY PARAMETERS SUCH AS BOARD EFFECTIVENESS, TRANSPARENCY AND QUALITY OF DISCUSSIONS, INFORMATION FLOW BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS, BOARD DYNAMICS, COMPOSITION, AND DIRECTORS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. COMMITIEE PERFORMANCE WAS EVALUATED BASED ON THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING THEIR RESPECTIVE MANDATES. THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS ALSO ASSESSED THROUGH PEER EVALUATION, FOCUSING ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DELIBERATIONS, KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT MATIERS, AND AWARENESS OF EVOLVING TRENDS. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE CHAIRMAN WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AT A SEPARATE MEETING IN LINE WITH THE APPLICABLE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. |