| EVALUATION AIMS TO IDENTIFY STRENGTHS, AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND TO ENHANCE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND LISTING REGULATIONS, THE BOARD HAS CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AS WELL AS ITS COMMITTEES. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AND NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (“NRC”). EVALUATION WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE BOARD, COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, ALIGNED WITH SEBI’S GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION. QUESTIONNAIRE WERE CIRCULATED TO ALL DIRECTORS. ALL RESPONSES ARE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND USED SOLELY FOR IMPROVING THE BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. ASSESSMENT COVERED ASPECTS SUCH AS STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD, EXPERIENCE OF DIRECTORS, MIX OF QUALIFICATIONS, DIVERSITY IN THE BOARD, MEETING EFFECTIVENESS, STAKEHOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES, GOVERNANCE, AND COMPLIANCE. DIRECTORS WERE EVALUATED ON CRITERIA INCLUDING QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCY, INDEPENDENCE, FULFILLMENT OF FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND ATTENDANCE, COMMITMENT, CONTRIBUTION AND INTEGRITY. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATIONS FOCUSED ON THEIR MANDATE, COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS, STRUCTURE, MEETINGS, INDEPENDENCE, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD, GOVERNANCE, AND COMPLIANCE. THE PERFORMANCE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS REVIEWED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE RESPECTIVE DIRECTOR UNDER EVALUATION. THE DIRECTORS WERE SATISFIED WITH THE EVALUATION OUTCOMES, WHICH AFFIRMED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES. |