| THE COMPANY CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, AND BOARD COMMITTEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SEBI (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015. THE PROCESS IS AIMED AT ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS, COMPOSITION, AND FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD AND IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNANCE AND DECISION-MAKING. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD IS EVALUATED BASED ON INPUTS FROM ALL DIRECTORS, CONSIDERING PARAMETERS SUCH AS COMPOSITION, DECISION-MAKING EFFECTIVENESS, QUALITY OF INFORMATION FLOW, AND OVERALL FUNCTIONING. SIMILARLY, THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMITTEES IS ASSESSED BY THE BOARD, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INPUTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND FACTORS SUCH AS COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS OF MEETINGS, AND ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES, IN LINE WITH SEBI’S GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION.A SEPARATE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IS HELD TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND THE CHAIRMAN. IN ADDITION, THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS BASED ON THEIR PARTICIPATION, PREPAREDNESS, AND CONTRIBUTION TO DELIBERATIONS. THE OUTCOMES OF THE EVALUATION ARE DISCUSSED AT THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING, ENABLING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. |