| IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL EVALUATION, INCLUDING ASSESSMENTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING INPUT FROM ALL THE DIRECTORS BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS THE BOARD COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE, MEETINGS, STRATEGY, GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE, RISK MANAGEMENT, INTERNAL CONTROLS & FINANCIAL REPORTING, STAKEHOLDER VALUE & RESPONSIBILITY. THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH COMMITTEE WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER OBTAINING INPUTS FROM THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FACTORS SUCH AS THE COMMITTEE’S STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONING, EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. IN A SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY WAS EVALUATED, CONSIDERING THE VIEWS OF BOTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS THEIR ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE, AND FULFILMENT OF THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN LINE WITH THE COMPANY’S OBJECTIVES AND REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS. |