| IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 134(3)(P) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 8(4) OF THE COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS) RULES, 2014 AND REGULATION 17(10) OF THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITSELF, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. IN A SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE REVIEWED. THE EVALUATION PROCESS INVOLVED A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS ASPECTS, INCLUDING THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD, ITS CULTURE, FUNCTIONING, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, AND EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. COMMITTEE EVALUATIONS FOCUSED ON PARAMETERS SUCH AS COMPOSITION, FREQUENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MEETINGS, AND THE QUALITY OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO THE BOARD. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WERE ASSESSED BASED ON THEIR LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS DURING MEETINGS. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WERE EVALUATED COLLECTIVELY BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, ENGAGEMENT, AND ADHERENCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS AND ITS OUTCOMES. |