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Directors Report of KCP Ltd.

Mar 31, 2022

Your directors take pleasure in presenting their 81st Annual Report of the company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2022.

1. Statement of affairs of the Company:

The performance of the business is detailed out in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of the Annual Report

2. Financial Performance:

(Rs in Lakhs)
Particulars	Stand Alone		Consolidated (Group)
Particulars	31-03-2022	31-03-2021	31-03-2022	31-03-2021
Revenue from Operations	1,58,436	1,29,488	2,10,821	1,69,253
Profit (EBIDTA)	27,883	32,859	41,283	39,028
Less: a) Interest and Finance Charges	3,158	4,242	3,385	4,637
b) Depreciation	6,517	6,942	8,706	9,171
Profit before Tax	18,208	21,675	29,192	25,220
Tax	5,278	6,343	5,278	6,343
Profit After Tax from Continuing Operations	12,930	15,332	23,914	18,877
Profit / (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-
Less : Tax of Discontinued Operations	-	-	-	-
Profit / (Loss) from Discontinued Operations After Tax	-	-	-	-
Profit After Tax	12,930	15,332	23,914	18,877
Add : Share of Profit from Joint Veture	-	-	52	(381)
Less : Non-Controlling Share of Profit			5,152	2,198
Profit / (Loss) after Non controlling interest	12,930	15,332	18,814	16,299
Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)	70	100	2,865	(681)
Add : Share of OCI from Joint Veture	-	-	(7)	14
Less : Non-Controlling Share of OCI	-	-	955	(291)
OCI after Non controlling share	70	100	1,903	(376)
Total Comprehensive Income (TCI)	13,000	15,433	26,824	17,829
Less : Non-Controlling Share of TCI	-	-	6,108	1,906
Total Comprehensive Income after minority interest	13,000	15,433	20,717	15,923

3. Summary of Companyâs Operational and Financial performance:

â¢ The consolidated revenue from operations increased from Rs. 1,69,253 Lakhs to Rs.2,10,821 Lakhs.

â¢ The consolidated profit before tax was Rs.29,192 lakhs against Rs.25,220 lakhs of previous year.

â¢ The consolidated profit after tax was Rs.23,914 lakhs against Rs.18,877 lakhs of previous year.

4. Dividend

The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of Re. 1/- per Equity Share of Re. 1/- for the year ended March 31, 2022, subject to approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing 81st Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Dividend, if declared by the Shareholders will be paid on or after Thursday August 25, 2022.

In terms of the provisions of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended (âthe Listing Regulationsâ), the Company has formulated a Dividend Distribution Policy.

The recommended dividend is in line with our Companyâs dividend policy, which is available on the Companyâs website.

5. Transfer to Reserves

The Company has not transferred any amount to the Reserves for the year ended 31st March, 2022.

6. Share Capital

The Companyâs paid-up equity share capital continues to stand at 12,89,21,160 as on 31st March, 2022.

During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares or convertible securities. The Company does not have any scheme for the issue of shares, including sweat equity to its Employees or Directors.

7. Financial liquidity

Consolidated cash and cash equivalent as on 31st March, 2022 stood at Rs. 382.78 Lakhs and Rs.309.13 Lakhs in the previous year. The Companyâs working capital management is robust and involves a well-organized process, which facilitates continuous monitoring and control over receivables, inventories and other parameters.

8. Credit Rating

CRISIL, a reputed rating agency, has given the credit rating of A / STABLE for the long-term and A1 for the short-term financial instruments of the Company. This reaffirms the reputation and trust the Company has earned for its sound financial management and its ability to meet its financial obligations.

Facility	Period	Rated Value Crores (Rs.)	Rating assured
Total Bank loan	Long-term Rating	579.96	CRISIL A / Stable ( Upgraded from âCRISIL A/Stableâ)
facility	Short-term Rating	579.96	CRISIL A1 (Reaffirmed)
			F AA-/ Stable (Upgraded from âFA /
Fixed Deposits	-	125.00	Stableâ) and further migrated to CRISIL A / Stable.

9. Deposits from Public:

The total amount of Deposits outstanding as on 31st March, 2022 was Rs.8,554.11 Lakhs as against Rs.8,507.33 Lakhs outstanding on 31st March, 2021. Deposits matured and unclaimed was Rs.458.85 Lakhs from 360 depositors. Out of the said matured and unclaimed deposits, the company has renewed Deposits of Rs.128.43 Lakhs and Rs.14.09 Lakhs deposits repaid as on the date of the report.

Depositors are intimated about the maturity of deposits with a request to either renew or claim their deposits. As per the provisions of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant Rules, deposits remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date of maturity for payment have to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

established by the Central Government. Accordingly, during the year, an amount of Rs.0.88 Lakhs towards unclaimed deposits and Rs.0.50 Lakhs towards Stale cheque unclaimed on deposits has been transferred to the IEPF.

10. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments

The Company has No Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act read with the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014.

11. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, is presented in a separate section, forming part of the Annual Report.

12. Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with Related Parties:

The Company has developed a Related Party Transactions Manual and Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose of identification and monitoring Related Party transactions.

All transactions with Related Parties are placed before the Audit Committee as also the Board for approval.

Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee and the Board is obtained for the transactions which are foreseeable and of a repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to the approvals so granted are subjected to audit and a statement giving details of all related party transactions is placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

The details of contracts or arrangements entered with the related parties along with the Justification is provided in Form AOC 2 as Annexure- 6 of this report.

There were no materially significant related party transactions with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.

The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Companyâs website at www.kcp.co.in.

No whole time Director or Managing Director of the company is in receipt of any salary or Commission from Subsidiary company in terms of Section 197(4) of the Companies Act, 2013.

13. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

As part of its initiatives under âCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken projects in the areas of Education, Livelihood, Women empowerment, Health, Water and Sanitation. These projects are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.

The Company is committed to identifying and supporting programmes aimed at:

â¢ Empowerment of the disadvantaged sections of the society through education, healthcare, drinking water & sanitation and eradicating hunger and poverty, through livelihood generation and skill development;

â¢ Supporting environmental and ecological balance through afforestation, soil conservation, rain water harvesting.

â¢ Undertake rural development projects;

The Company has constituted CSR Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee has formulated and recommended to the Board, CSR Policy indicating the activities to be undertaken by the Company, which has been approved by the Board. The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Companyâs website at www.kcp.co.in.

The Companyâs CSR Policy as stated earlier is in alignment with the requirements of the Act. The CSR Policy Statement and Report on the activities undertaken during the year is annexed to the Boardâs Report as Annexure 3.

Details of various social projects and initiatives undertaken as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility are given in report on CSR activities which forms part of this Annual Report.

14. Risk Management

The Company has a robust Risk Management framework to identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities.

This framework seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business objectives and enhance the Companyâs competitive advantage.

The business risk framework defines the risk management approach across the organization at various levels, including documentation and reporting.

The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee to monitor the risk management plan for the Company and ensuring its effectiveness. The key risks identified by the Company and their mitigation measures are as under:

Raw Materials: Limestone being one of the primary raw materials used in the manufacture of cement, it is imperative for the Company to ensure its uninterrupted long-term availability.

Most of the Companyâs mining leases extended up to March 31,2052 thereby ensuring adequate limestone reserves to cater to the requirements of its plants till the said date, whereafter the Company will have to participate in auctions.

To address the above risks, the Company would like to participate in auctions with a view to secure new mining leases for its existing plants as well as

for its expansions at different locations as and when necessary.

Market Competition: The cement industry is witnessing a significant imbalance in its total installed capacity vis-a-vis the capacity utilization. Despite the capacity overhang, capacity expansion still continues, resulting in intense competition and adverse impact on the Companyâs market share, sales volume and profitability.

Cyber Security: With increased reliance on IT systems and the widespread usage of internet for doing business there is a constant threat to the Companyâs sensitive data assets being exposed to unethical hacking and misuse. The ramifications from cyber-attacks may not only been confined to mere loss of data but may result in business and reputation loss.

The Indian Government having recognized the cyber risks, has also introduced tighter Cyber Security laws. Responsibilities have been entrusted to the Directors of the Company under the Companies Act, 2013 to take appropriate steps to ensure cyber security.

The Companyâs cyber security management framework aligns with industry standards and regulations.

The Company has adequate processes and systems in place to review on a regular basis the cyber security risk.

Legal Risks: The risks arising out of pending legal cases are reviewed on a regular basis by the Board from the perspective of probability of imposition of heavy penalty or receiving adverse orders which could have a high financial and/or reputational impact on the Company.

All-important cases are being closely monitored by the Company and a broad strategy is outlined for effective management of litigation related risks.

Financial risk:

The financial risk for our Company emanates from fluctuations in interest rate, exchange rate and commodity prices. Your Company has well defined policies for foreign exchange, treasury investments, interest rate and imported coal hedging. The policies are reviewed periodically to align with the changes in financial market practices and regulations.

The Company has formulated a Risk Management Policy, which is available on company website www. kcp.co.in.

15. Internal Control Systems

The Companyâs internal financial controls are commensurate with the scale and complexity of its operations.

The controls were tested during the year and no reportable material weaknesses either in their design or operations were observed. The Company has put in place robust policies and procedures, which inter alia, ensure integrity in conducting its business, safeguarding of its assets, timely cementing relationships through Sustainability, Innovation and Inclusivity Integrated Report Statutory Reports Financial Statements preparation of reliable financial information, accuracy & completeness in maintaining accounting records and prevention & detection of frauds and errors.

16. Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle-blower Policy

Over the years, the Company has established a reputation for doing business with integrity and maintained zero tolerance for any form of unethical behavior.

Whistle-blower Policy is the vigil mechanism instituted by the Company to report concerns about unethical behavior in compliance with the requirements of the Act and the Listing Regulations.

The Audit Committee oversees the functioning of this policy.

Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle-blower through several channels to report actual or suspected frauds and violation of the Companyâs Code of Conduct.

Details of the Whistle-blower Policy have been disclosed on the Companyâs website and can be accessed at http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/investor/corporate-governance/whistle-blower-policy.pdf.

17. Subsidiary, Associate and Joint venture companies

Subsidiary Company:

Our Company does not have any Indian Subsidiary company.

KCP Vietnam Industries Limited, Vietnam is the material subsidiary as per the thresholds laid down under the SEBI Listing Regulations.

The Board of Directors of the Company has approved a Policy for determining material subsidiaries in line with the SEBI Listing Regulations as amended and the Policy has been uploaded on the Companyâs website.

The Audit Committee and Board review the financial statements, significant transactions, working and the financial results of the subsidiary company in Vietnam, KCP Vietnam Industries Limited.

There is no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiary.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient features of financial statements of the Companyâs subsidiaries in Form No. AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company as Annexure 5.

No company ceased to be its Subsidiary, joint venture or associate company during the year

In terms of provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, separate audited accounts of the subsidiary companies shall be available on its website at www. kcp.co.in.

The Company will make available physical copies of these documents upon request by any shareholder of the Company interested in obtaining the same.

Joint venture

Our company has a joint venture company Fives Cail KCP Limited.

18. Extract of Annual Return

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the extract of the Annual Return of the Company for the Financial Year March 31,2022 is uploaded on the website of the Company and can be accessed at http://www.kcp.co.in/agm-reports.html.

19. Human resources / industrial relations

Our Company continuously focus on people related programmes aimed at attracting, developing and retaining talent within organisation by way of:

a) Employee Engagement - Company enjoys high engagement levels from its employees which is reflected in its consistently improving performance. Company continuously aims to enhance the engagement levels of its people by ensuring that its business practices are in alignment with the holistic growth and development of its people which drives them to be actively engaged with the Company.

b) Talent Management - Company is continuously working on strengthening and building talent in

its Human Resources management team for supporting its growth.

c) Work Environment - Company provides a congenial work atmosphere where every employee enjoys his work and It works on creating people practices which makes it the best place to work for everyone.

d) Occupational Health and Safety

The Company continuously undertakes initiatives aimed at providing a healthy and safe workplace to its people.

Company regularly conducts Safety Audit to identify and eliminate potential safety risks through an objective assessment of various equipment. Further, Mock drills on emergency preparedness are conducted to meet any contingency.

Industrial Relations

Employee Relations at all the Units and divisions of the company remained cordial.

20. Board of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel Board of Directors A. Appointments/ Re-appointments

In terms of Section 152 of the Act, Sri. V. Chandra Kumar Prasad (DIN: 008744154), Non-Executive NonIndependent Director retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. A resolution seeking shareholdersâ approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice.

In terms of Section 152 of the Act, Dr. Subbarao Vallabhaneni (DIN: 008746927), Non-Executive NonIndependent Director, retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. A resolution seeking shareholdersâ approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice.

In terms of Section 152 of the Act, Sri. Ravi Chitturi (DIN: 00328364), Non-Executive Non-Independent Director, retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. A resolution seeking

shareholdersâ approval for his re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice.

The relevant details including profiles of Directors retiring by rotation and seeking re-appointment are included separately in the Notice of AGM.

The Board recommends their re-appointments for consideration of the members at the ensuing AGM of the Company.

B. Cessation

There was no instance of resignation/ cessation of Directorship during the year under review.

21. Key Managerial Personnel (âKMPâ)

There is no change in the KMP of the Company during the financial year ended on 31st March, 2022 and the KMP of the Company are as under:

1. Dr.V.L. Indira Dutt Chairperson & Managing Director

2. Smt.V. Kavitha Dutt Joint Managing Director

3. Sri.G.N. Murty Chief Financial Officer

4. Sri.Y. Vijayakumar Company Secretary

22. Independent Directors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the independent directors have submitted declarations that each of them meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations.

There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as independent directors of the Company. During the year under review, the nonexecutive, independent directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees and reimbursement of expenses, if any.

The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company possess requisite qualifications, experience and expertise in the fields of manufacturing, finance, strategy, auditing, tax and risk advisory services, infrastructure, banking, and they hold high standards of integrity.

Regarding proficiency:

The Company has adopted requisite steps towards the inclusion of the names of all Independent Directors in the data bank maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar (âIICAâ).

Accordingly, all the Independent Directors of the Company have registered themselves with IICA for the said purpose. In terms of Section 150 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 as amended, since all the Independent Directors of the Company except Smt. Janaki Pillai (independent Women Director) have served as Directors for a period of not less than three (3) years on the Board of Listed Companies as on the date of inclusion of their names in the database, they are not required to undertake online proficiency self-assessment test conducted by the said Institute and Smt. Janaki Pillai has appeared and cleared the proficiency test.

23. Remuneration policy and criteria for selection of candidates for appointment as Directors, KMP and Senior Leadership positions

The Company has in place a policy for remuneration of Directors and KMP as well as a well-defined criterion for the selection of candidates for appointment to the said positions, which has been approved by the Board.

The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophy and the basis for payment of remuneration to the Executive, Non-Executive Directors (by way of sitting fees and commission) and KMP.

The criteria for the selection of candidates for the above positions cover various factors and attributes, which are considered by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors while selecting candidates.

The policy on remuneration of Directors, KMP can be accessed at http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/investor/ corporate-governance/Remuneration-policy.pdf.

24. Number of meetings of the Board

Five meetings of the Board were held during the year.

For details of meetings of the Board, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report, which is a part of this report.

25. Board effectivenessa) Familiarization programme for Independent Directors

Over the years, the Company has developed a robust familiarization process for the newly appointed Directors with respect to their roles and responsibilities, way ahead of the prescription of the regulatory provisions.

The process has been aligned with the requirements under the Act and other related regulations. This process inter alia includes providing an overview of the industry, the Companyâs business model, the risks and opportunities, the new products, innovation, sustainability measures, digitization measures etc.

Details of the familiarization programme are explained in the Report on Corporate Governance and are also available on the Companyâs website and can be accessed at http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/investor/ corporate-governance/familiarisation-programmes-for-independent-directors.pdf

b) Formal annual evaluation

The Board carries out its annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually, as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, Risk Management, Stakeholdersâ Relationship and CSR Committees as mandated under the Act and the Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time.

The criteria applied in the evaluation process are explained in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of the Annual Report.

Board evaluation

The performance of the board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc.

The performance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.

The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.

In a separate meeting of independent directors, the performance of non-independent directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directors and non-executive directors.

26. Disclosure on Audit Committee

The Audit Committee as on March 31,2022 comprises of the following Members:

Sri. P.S. Kumar (Chairman), Smt. V. Kavitha Dutt, Joint Managing Director, Sri V.H. Ramakrishnan, Sri. Vijay Sankar, and Sri. M. Narasimhappa are the members of the committee.

All recommendations of Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.

27. Statutory Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s. K.S. Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.003109S) Hyderabad were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the to hold office from the conclusion of the 80th Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of 85th Annual General Meeting of the company.

The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditorsâ Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

28. Cost Auditors and their Report

As per Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules framed there under, the Board has appointed M/s Narasimha Murthy & Co, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad and S. Mahadevan & Co, Cost Accountants, Chennai, as the Cost Auditors for the Cement and Engineering units respectively for the year 2021-22. They were reappointed as Cost Auditors for the financial year 202223 to conduct cost audit of the accounts maintained by the Company in respect of the various products prescribed under the applicable Cost Audit Rules.

The remuneration of Cost Auditors has been approved by the Board of Directors on the recommendation of Audit Committee. The requisite resolution for ratification of remuneration of Cost Auditors by members of the Company has been set out in the Notice of ensuing annual general meeting. The Cost Auditors have certified that their appointment is within the limits of Section 141(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 2013 and that they are not disqualified from appointment within the meaning of the said Act.

The Cost Audit Report for the financial year 2020-21, of M/s Narasimha Murthy & Co, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad and Mahadevan & Co, Chennai as the Cost Auditors, in respect of the various products prescribed under Cost Audit Rules was filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs within the due date.

29. Secretarial Auditors and their Report

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made thereunder, the Company had appointed Smt. Sobana Pranesh (FCS No: 9825, CP No. 2403) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for FY 2021-22. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed in Form No. MR-3 and forms an integral part of this Report. The Secretarial auditor has not expressed any qualification in her Secretarial Audit report for the year under review.

Pursuant to Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated February 08, 2019, the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report of the Company forms part of this Report and is uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. www.kcp.co.in.

The Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 18, 2022 has appointed Smt. Sobana Pranesh (FCS No: 9825, CP No. 2403) as the Secretarial Auditor for FY 2022-23.

Details in respect of frauds reported by Auditors other than those which are reportable to the Central Government

The Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors or Secretarial Auditors of the Company have not reported any frauds to the Audit Committee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under.

30. Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors reaffirm their continued commitment to good corporate governance practices. During the year under review, the Company complied with the provisions relating to corporate governance as provided under the Listing Regulations. The compliance report together with a certificate from the Companyâs auditors confirming the compliance is provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of the Annual Report.

31. Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)

In terms of amendment to regulation 34 (2) (f) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, with effect from the financial year

2022-2023, filing of BRSR shall be mandatory for the top 1000 listed companies (by market capitalization) and shall replace the existing BRR. Filing of BRSR is voluntary for the financial year 2021-22.

As we are in top 1000 listed companies (by market capitalization) For FY 2021-22, we are submitting the BRSR voluntarily.

32. Compliance with Secretarial Standards

The Board of Directors affirms that the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards (âSSâ) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (SS1 and SS2), relating to Meetings of the Board and its Committees and General Meetings respectively, which have mandatory application during the year under review.

33. Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace

KCP is an equal employment opportunity Company and is committed to creating a healthy working environment that enables employees to work without fear of prejudice and gender bias.

As an organization, the Company is committed to ensure that every employee is treated with dignity and respect and works in a conducive work environment, which promotes professional growth of employee and encourages equality of opportunity. The Company has zero tolerance towards any act on the part of any employee, which may fall under the ambit of âsexual harassmentâ at workplace, and is fully committed to uphold and maintain the dignity of every woman employee working in the Company.

The Company has formulated a comprehensive policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal against sexual harassment of women at workplace, which is also in accordance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (âPOSHâ). The said policy has been made available on the internal portal of the Company as well as the website of the Company.

There were no complaints reported during the year

34. Transfer to the Investor Education and Protection Fund

The Unpaid/ unclaimed dividend for seven (7) years or more has to be transferred to the IEPF pursuant to the requirements under the Act.

Further according to the Rules, the shares in respect of which dividend has not been en-cashed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to IEPF Authority.

Details of which are provided on our website, at http:// http://kcp.co.in/downloads/investor/shareholders-information/unclaimed-dividend.xls

35. Particulars of Employees

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under, as amended, has been given in the annexure appended hereto and forms part of this report as Annexure 1.

None of the employees listed in the said Annexure is a relative of any Director of the Company. None of the employees hold (by himself or along with his spouse and dependent children) more than 2 (two) percent of the Equity Shares of the Company.

a) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median employeeâs remuneration for the financial year and such other details as prescribed is as given below:

Director

Remuneration

(Rs. Lakhs)

Median

Employeeâs

Remuneration

(Rs. Lakhs)

Ratio

Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt

Chairperson and Managing Director

778.81

5.63

138.33

Smt. V. Kavitha Dutt

Joint Managing Director

584.11

5.63

103.75

b) The percentage increase/ (decrease) in the median remuneration of employees in the Financial Year: (.006%)

c) The number of permanent employees (Management staff) on the rolls of company: 634

d) Is remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the company: Yes

36. Significant and Material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

37. Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo

The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, research and development, foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required to be disclosed under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure- 2 to this Report.

38. Other Disclosures

â¢ There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of the financial year and the date of this report.

â¢ The Company has not issued any shares with differential voting rights/ sweat equity shares.

â¢ There was no revision in the Financial Statements.

â¢ There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company as on the date of this report.

â¢ There are no proceedings, either filed by KCP or pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as amended, before National Company Law Tribunal or other courts during the year 2021-22.

39. Directorâs Responsibility Statement

To the best of knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statement in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Act:

(i) that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2022, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

(ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2022 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

(iii) that the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets

of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;

(v) that the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and

(vi) that the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Acknowledgements

The Board of Directors wishes to place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Governments, Companyâs Bankers, Customers, dealers and other business associates for the assistance, co- operation and encouragement they extended to the Company. Your directors wish to whole heartedly thank the employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the companyâs continued performance. Your directors are thankful to the shareholders and deposit holders for their continued patronage.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Chennai Dr. V.L. Indira Dutt

Date: May 18, 2022 Chairperson & Managing Director

Mar 31, 2017

Dear Shareholders,

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 76th Annual Report of the company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2017.

1. Financial Results:

(Rs in Lakhs)

Particulars	For the year ended		For the year ended
Particulars	31/03/2017	31/03/2016	31/03/2017	31/03/2016
	Stand Alone		Consolidated (GROUP)
Revenue from Operations	94,899	86,199	141,365	140,976
Profit for the year (PBDIT)	14,434	14,965	22,751	24,139
Less: a) Interest and Finance charges	4,630	4,541	4,967	5,234
b) Depreciation	5,053	3,912	6,469	4,829
Profit before Tax	4,751	6,512	11,315	14,077
a) Provision for current tax	1,026	1,392	1,137	1,461
b) Deferred Tax	1,386	2,122	1,383	2,194
c) Short / (Excess) Tax Provision for earlier years	-	102	11	97
Add: a) Refund of Income Tax	-	-	-	-
b) MAT Entitlement tax	649	1,390	628	1,420
Less : Minority share of profit	-	-	2,107	2,410
Profit for the Year from Continuing Operations	2,988	4,286	7,305	9,335
Profit / (Loss) from Discontinued Operations	(36)	-	(36)	-
Less : Tax expense of Discontinued Operations	(8)	-	(8)	-
Profit / (Loss) from Discontinued Operations After Tax	-28	-	-28	-
Profit for the Year	2,960	4,286	7,277	9,335
Add: Surplus brought forward from earlier year 7,571		4,709	19,097	11,275
Amount available for appropriations	10,531	8,995	26,373	20,610
Less:
Transfer to General Reserve	-	-	-	41
Proposed Final Dividend - Equity Shares				40
Interim Dividends Paid -Equity Shares	-	1,289	-	1,289
Tax on Distributed Profits - Equity shares		135	-	143
Surplus at the end of the Year	10,531	7,571	26,373	19,097

2. Financial Performance:

Your Company reported a top-line growth of 10% on Standalone basis and 3% on Consolidated basis over the Previous Year. At Standalone level, the Gross Revenue from operations stood at Rs.94,899 lakhs compared with Rs. 86,199 lakhs in the Previous Year. The Operating Profit before tax (PBDIT) stood at Rs.14,398 Lakhs as against 14,965 Lakhs in the Previous Year. The Net Profit for the year stood at Rs.2,960 Lakhs against Rs.4,286 Lakhs reported in the Previous Year.

The Consolidated Gross Revenue from operations for FY 2017 was at Rs.141,365 (Previous Year: 140,976 Lakhs), The Consolidated Operating Profit(PBDIT) stood at Rs.22,715 Lakhs (Previous Year: Rs.24,139 Lakhs). The Consolidated Profit after tax stood at Rs. 7,277 Lakhs (Previous Year: Rs.9,335 Lakhs).

There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of this Report.

3. Dividend

The Board of Directors at their Meeting held on May 22, 2017, recommended dividend for approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of Re.2/- per share i.e 200% on paid-up share capital of the company for the Financial Year 2016-17 (including Re.1/- as special dividend to Commemorate the 75th year of the company). The Dividend shall be paid to the members whose names appear on Companyâs Register of Members on August 25, 2017 in respect of physical shareholders and whose name appear in the list of beneficial Owners on August 25, 2017 furnished by NSDL and CDSL for this purpose. The dividend if declared at the Annual General Meeting will be paid on or after September 8, 2017.

In terms of Regulation 43A of Listing Regulations, Formulation of Dividend distribution policy is applicable to top 500 listed companies only.

4. Transfer to Reserves

Current yearâs profits along with carried forward balance of previous year amount to Rs.10,531 lacs., The board has not recommended any transfer to Reserves.

5. Share Capital

The paid up Equity Share Capital as at March 31, 2017 is 12,89,21,160. The Company has neither issued shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor issued shares (including sweat equity shares) to the employees or Directors of the Company, under any Scheme.

No disclosure is required under Section 67(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of voting rights not exercised directly by the employees of the company as the provisions of the said Section are not applicable and the company has not issued any convertible instruments during the year.

6. Credit Rating

During the year under review, the Rating agency CRISIL has revised (upgraded) the ratings of the Company bank loan facilities and other debt facilities as detailed below.

Long Term Rating	CRISIL A-/Stable (upgraded from CRISIL BBB /Positive)
Short Term Rating	CRISIL A2 (upgraded from A2)
Rs. 7000 lakhs Non-Convertible Debentures	CRISIL A-((upgraded from BBB /Positive))
Fixed Deposits	FA/Stable (upgraded from FA-/Positive).

7. Fixed Deposits:

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on March 31, 2017 was Rs.9231.02 Lacs as compared to the figure of Rs.8375.87Lacs as on March 31, 2016 and the total amount of Fixed Deposits matured and remaining unclaimed is Rs.150.05 lacs from 232 Depositors. Fixed Deposits of 48 Depositors amounting to Rs.60.55lacs have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs. 4.10lacs of 14 depositors repaid.

Formal intimations have been sent to Depositors about the maturity of deposits with a request to either renew or claim their deposits. Interms of the provisions of Section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, deposits remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment have to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government.

Accordingly, during the year, an amount of Rs.63000/-unclaimed deposits has been transferred to the IEPF.

8. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments

Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes to the financial statements.

9. Consolidated Financial statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2017 are prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and as stipulated under Regulation 33 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the Audited Financial Statements of the company, its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd, Joint venture Fives Cail K C P Ltd.

10. Management Discussion & Analysis report:

The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the Company, as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is provided in a separate section and forms part of this Report.

11. Line 2 Expansion of Brown filed cement project, Muktyala:

Discussed in detail in Management Discussion & Analysis report

12. Inter Corporate Loans and Investments

The Company has no inter corporate loans and investments or Guarantees given in terms of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013

13. Related Party transactions:

The details of contracts or arrangements entered with the related parties along with the Justification is provided in Form AOC 2 as Annexure- 6 of this report.

No whole time Director or Managing Director of the company is in receipt of any salary or Commission from Subsidiary company in terms of Section 197(4) of the Companies Act, 2013.

14. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

As part of its initiatives under âCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken projects in the areas of Education, Training, Women empowerment, Health, Water and Sanitation. These projects are largely in accordance with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013.

A Committee of the Board comprising of Smt V L Indira Dutt Joint Managing Director, Smt Kavitha D Chitturi Executive Director, Sri. P.S. Kumar, Sri V Gandhi and Sri Vijay Sankar has been formed to monitor the CSR activities and suggest further improvement to make it more productive.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed herewith as âAnnexure 3â.

Details of various social projects and initiatives undertaken as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility are given in report on CSR activities which forms part of this Annual Report.

15. Risk Management

Our Company has implemented a Risk Management framework aimed at timely identification and assessment of risks and implementing mitigation measures.

These risks are continuously reviewed to ensure their relevance and also to identify existence of any new risks.

The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee (even it is not mandatory) to monitor the risk management plan for the Company and ensuring its effectiveness.

The key risks identified by the Company and their mitigation measures are as under:

Financial Risk:

The Financial Risk for your Company emanates from fluctuations in interest rate, exchange rate and commodity prices. Your Company has well defined policies for foreign exchange, treasury investments, interest rate and imported coal hedging. The policies are reviewed periodically to align with the changes in financial market practices and regulations.

Competition Risks:

The Cement Industry is becoming intensely competitive with the foray of new entrants and some of the existing players adopting inorganic growth strategies. To mitigate this risk, the Company is leveraging on its expertise, experience and itâs created capacities to increase market share, enhance brand equity / visibility and enlarge product portfolio and service offerings.

16. Internal controls system and their adequacy

The company has designed and implemented a process driven framework for Internal controls within the meaning of the explanation to Section 134(5)(e) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the necessary control systems considering the business requirements, scale of operations, geographical spread and applicable statues of the company are in place in the organization.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same.

Internal Audit plays a key role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors. Significant Audit observations and corrective actions taken by the management are presented to the Audit Committee.

17. Human Resources / Industrial Relations

Our Company continuously focus on people related programmes aimed at attracting, developing and retaining talent within organization by way of:

b) Talent Management - Company is continuously working on strengthening and building talent in its Human Resources management team for supporting its growth.

c) Work Environment - Company provides a congenial work atmosphere where every employee enjoys his/her work and It works on creating people practices which makes it the best place to work for everyone.

d) Occupational Health and Safety

Safety of employees and workers is of utmost importance to the Company. Various training programmes have been conducted at the plants such as behavior based safety training program, Visible Safety Leadership program, Logistics Safety program etc.

The Company continuously undertakes initiatives aimed at providing a healthy and safe workplace to its people.

Industrial Relations

Employee Relations at all the Units and divisions of the company remained Cordial.

18. Sustainability

Companyâs sustainability initiatives are focused on low Carbon Emission, use of Alternate fuels, Water & resource conservation and environment management.

Focus on sustainability is manifested in the Company policies being recognized as one of the most energy efficient cement manufacturing organization with low energy consumption levels, use of alternative fuel and raw materials, low GHG emissions, etc.

19. Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) - convergence.

In terms of MCA notification dated 16.02.2015, Listed Companies having net worth of less than Rs. 500 crores are required to comply with Ind AS in the preparation of their financial statements for accounting period beginning on or after 1st April, 2017, with the comparatives for the period ending 31st March, 2017.

The Company and its subsidiary and joint venture Company will adopt Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) with effect from 1st April, 2017.

20. Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy

The Company has a vigil mechanism named Whistleblower Policy to deal with instance of Fraud and Mismanagement, if any.

The details of the Whistleblower Policy is explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the Company.

We blink: http: //www.kcp.co.in/downloads/PDF/wb-policy. pdf

21. Report under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act

Pursuant to The Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules framed there under Company has implemented a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplace.

All women, permanent, temporary or contractual including those of service providers are covered under the policy and an Internal Complaints committee has been formed to redress the complaints.

There were no complaints reported during the year.

22. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

During the year the shareholders of the company have approved the resolutions for appointment of Dr. V.L.Dutt as Executive Chairman, Smt. V.L.Indira Dutt as Managing Director, Smt. Kavitha Dutt Chitturi as Joint Managing Director and re-appointment of Sri.V. Gandhi as Technical director of the company.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companyâs Articles of Association, Dr.V.L.Dutt , retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and, being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment for the consideration of the Members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16 (b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:

1. Dr.V.L.Dutt: Chairman and Managing Director

2. Smt.V.L.Indira Dutt: Joint Managing Director

3. Smt.Kavitha Dutt Chitturi : Executive Director

4. Sri.V. Gandhi : Technical Director

5. Sri.G.N.Murty : Chief Financial Officer

6. Sri.Y.Vijayakumar: Company Secretary

23. Board Meetings

During the year five Board Meetings were convened and held and the details are given in the Corporate Governance Report.

The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act,2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

24. Board Evaluation

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act,

2013 and SEBI Regulations, the Board has carried out an Annual Evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.

The Details of Familiarization programme arranged for independent Directors have been disclosed on website of the company and is available at the following link:

We blink: http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/PDF/FProgamme. pdf

25. Auditors

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rules made there under the term of office of M/s. Brahmayya & Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada (Firm Registration No.000513S), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company will conclude from the close of ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.

The Board of Directors places on record their appreciation to the services rendered by M/s.Brahmayya &Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.

Subject to the approval of the Members, the Board of Directors of the Company have recommended the appointment of M/s. K.S. Rao & Co, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.003109S) Hyderabad as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.

Accordingly, the Board recommends the resolution in relation to appointment of Statutory Auditors, for the approval by the shareholders of the Company.

There is No Audit qualification for the year under review. 26. Cost Auditors

Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules,

2014 as amended from time to time, your Company has been carrying out Audit of Cost Records relating to Cement and Engineering Divisions of the company.

The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of Audit Committee, have appointed M/s Narsimhamurthy & Co, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad and M/s Mahadevan & Co, Chennai as the Cost Auditors for the Cement and Engineering Divisions respectively for the year 2017-18.

As required under the Companies Act, 2013, a Resolution seeking memberâs approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting for their ratification.

The Cost Audit Reports for the year 2015-16 were filed by the Cost Auditors within the due date.

27. Secretarial Audit

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company has appointed Smt. Sobana Pranesh, Company Secretary in Practice (CP No. 2403) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.

The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed as âAnnexure 7â and forms part of this Report.

There is No Secretarial Audit qualification for the year under review.

The Board has appointed Smt. Sobana Pranesh as Secreterial Auditor of the Company for the Year 2017-18.

28. Subsidiary Company:

Your Company does not have any Indian Subsidiary company.

The Audit Committee and Board review the financial statements, significant transactions, Working and the Financial Results of the Subsidiary company in Vietnam, KCP Vietnam Industries Limited.

There is no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiary.

A statement containing brief financial details of the subsidiaries is included in the Annual Report in Form AOC 1 as Annexure 5.

The Annual accounts of the subsidiary and the related information will be made available to any member of the Company for inspection at the registered office of the Company during business hours. The Company shall furnish a copy of the details of annual accounts of the subsidiary to any member on request.

The Annual accounts of the subsidiary company will be placed on the website of the company www.kcp.co.in.

No company ceased to be its Subsidiary, joint venture or associate company during the year

29. Transfer of amounts to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

Pursuant to sections 124 and 125 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, all Unclaimed Dividend, and interest on Deposits as well as the principal amount of Deposits, as applicable, remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment, have been transferred to the IEPF established by the Central Government.

30. Transfer of shares to DEMAT account of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority.

Pursuant to Section 124(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules, all shares in respect of which dividend has not been claimed by the shareholder for seven consecutive years or more shall be transferred by the Company in the name of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) and the company is in the process of transferring the said shares to the DEMAT account of IEPF Authority.

31. Corporate Governance:

As per Regulation 34 (3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a separate section on Corporate Governance practices followed by the Company, together with a certificate from the Companyâs Auditors confirming compliance forms part of this Report.

32. Remuneration Policy:

The Board of Directors have framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. This policy also lays down criteria for selection and appointment of Board Members.

The details of this policy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report and is placed on website of the company: www.kcp.co.in

33. Particulars of Employees

The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed as Annexure - 1 and forms part of this Report.

The above Annexure is not being sent along with this Annual Report to the Members of the Company in line with the provision of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013. Members who are interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered office of the Company. The aforesaid Annexure is also available for inspection by Members at the Registered office of the Company, 21 days before and up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting during the business hours on working days and is also available on the website of the Company.

a) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median employeeâs remuneration for the financial year and such other details as prescribed is as given below:

Name of the Director	Director remuneration (Rs. Lacs)	Median employeeâs remuneration (Rs. Lacs)	Ratio
Dr.V.L.Dutt - CMD	216.95	4.31	50 : 1
Smt.V.L.Indira Dutt - JMD	166.05	4.31	38 : 1
Smt.Kavitha Dutt Chitturi - ED	165.60	4.31	38 : 1
Sri.V.Gandhi - TD	160.73	4.31	37 : 1

b) The percentage increase/ (decrease) in the median remuneration of employees in the Financial Year: 10.52%

c) The number of permanent employees (Management staff) on the rolls of company: 548

d) Average increase in Managerial Remuneration is at par with increase in remuneration of Employees other than Managerial Personnel and there is/are no exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration.

e) If remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the company: Yes

34. Extract of Annual return

The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9, as required under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013, is annexed and forms part of this Report as âAnnexure 4â.

35. Significant and Material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

36. Particulars regarding Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption and Foreign exchange earnings and outgo

The information on Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo pursuant to Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure - 2 and forms part of this Report.

37. Director''s Responsibility Statement

To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by us, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:

(a) that in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2017, the applicable accounting standards, read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;

(b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(c) that the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) that the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a ''going concernâ basis;

(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and

(f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

38. Appreciation

The Board of Directors wishes to place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Governments, Companyâs Bankers, Customers, Dealers and other Business Associates for the assistance, co- operation and encouragement they extended to the Company.

Your Directors wish to whole heartedly thank the employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the companyâs continued performance and are thankful to the Shareholders and Deposit holders for their continued patronage.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Chennai (V.L. DUTT)

Date: 22nd May, 2017 Chairman and Managing

Director

Global Economy

Mar 31, 2016

Your Directors take pleasure in presenting their 75th Annual Report of the company together with the Audited Financial Statements
for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016.

1. Financial Results:

Financial Performance and Review:

Financial information - Standalone and Consolidated

(Rs.in lakhs)

For the year ended For the year ended

Particulars 31/3/2016 31/3/2015 31/3/2016 31/3/2015

Stand Alone Consolidated (GROUP)

Revenue from
Operations 86,199 69,669 140,976 127,775

Profit for the
year (PBDIT) 14,965 10,763 24,139 18,073

Less: a) Interest
and Finance charges 4,541 4,886 5,233 5,146

b) Depreciation 3,912 3,431 4,829 4,821

Profit before Tax 6,512 2,446 14,077 8,106

c) Provision for
current tax 1,392 528 1,461 1,020

d) Deferred Tax 2,122 834 2,194 859

e) Short / (Excess)
Tax provision for
earlier years - - 72 97 -77

Add:
a) Refund of Income Tax - - - -

b) MAT Entitlement tax 1,390 487 1,420 497

Less: Minority
share of Profit - - 2,410 1,709

Profit for the Year
from Continuing
Operations 4,286 1,642 9,335 5,092

Profit / (Loss) from
Discontinued Operations - - 83 - -83

Less : Tax expense of
Discontinued Operations - -28 - -28

Profit / (Loss) from
Discontinued Operations
After Tax - -55 - -55

Profit for the Year 4,286 1,587 9,335 5,037

Add: Surplus brought
forward from earlier
year 4,709 4,365 11,275 14,279

Amount available for
appropriations 8,995 5,952 20,610 19,316

Less:

Transfer to General
Reserve - - 41 -

Transfer to Capital
Reserve / Bonus Shares - - - 6,160

Proposed Final
Dividend - Equity
Shares - 967 40 967

Interim Dividends
Paid -Equity Shares 1,289 - 1,289 637

Interim Dividends
Paid -Preference Shares - 66 - 66

Tax on Distributed
Profits- Equity shares 135 197 143 197

Tax on Distributed
Profits- Preference shares - 14 - 13

Surplus at the end
of the Year 7,571 4,709 19,097 11,275

2. Business Performance: Cement Division:

- Average pan-India prices remains stable and registered a moderate growth of 0.6% only against 5% growth in 2014-15. Prices
dropped in North. The Southern region, however , continued to show increase in prices without much variation in volume off-take.

Inspire of that our Company''s cement division registered an impressive performance in 2015-16, aided by the price rise as well as
improvements in volumes.

- KCP Exports Cement to neighboring countries and the realization from the same were affected by slowdown in international prices
and strengthening of US Dollar.

Engineering Division:

- Engineering Unit continues to reel under the lower growth rate of the economy.

- Efforts to bring the unit in to Profits dampened with the record breaking rains followed by devastating flood in Chennai.

- Hence, the engineering unit registered losses in 2015 -16 also.

Power Division:

- Severe drought in river Krishna basin has affected the operation of the hydel unit which generated negligible power. However
the performance of the thermal and other powers units was satisfactory. Surplus power generated at Thermal Power unit was
exported to the state grid and also sold through the Power Exchanges.

- The Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) accrued to the company were sold at a very slow pace as the market for RECs was not
very active.

The performance of the Company is being discussed in greater detail in the Management Discussion & Analysis Report forming part
of this report.

3. Dividend

During the year the company has declared and distributed an interim dividend of Re 1/ per share (100% on paid-up share capital).

4. Transfer to Reserves

Current year''s Profits along with carried forward balance of previous year amount to Rs. 8995 lakhs.,

the Surplus Account will have Rs. 7571 lakhs to be carried forward to the next year.

The Board has not recommended any transfer to reserves as not mandated by the Act.

5. Share Capital

The paid up Equity Share Capital as on March 31, 2016 is 12,89,21,160. The Company has neither issued shares with differential
rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise nor issued shares (including sweat equity shares) to the employees or Directors of the
Company, under any Scheme.

No disclosure is required under Section 67(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013(Act) as the provisions of the said Section are not
applicable

6. Credit Rating

CRISIL has revised the ratings of the Company bank loan facilities and other debt facilities as detailed below.

CRISIL BBB /Positive(Outlook
Long Term Rating revised from ''Stable'' and rating
reaffirmed)

Short Term Rating CRISIL A2 (Reaffirmed)

Rs. 7000lakhs CRISIL BBB /Positive (Outlook
Non-Convertible revised from ''Stable'' and rating
Debentures reaffirmed)

FA-/Positive (Outlook revised from
Fixed Deposits '' Stable and rating reaffirmed).

7. Fixed Deposits:

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on 31st March, 2016 was Rs.8375.87 Lakhs as compared to the figure of
Rs.7977.39 Lakhs as on 31/3/2015. As on 31st March, 2016, Fixed Deposits matured and remained unclaimed were Rs.265.57 Lakhs
from 296 depositors and Fixed Deposits relating to 74 Depositors amounting to Rs.154.19 Lakhs have been renewed and Fixed
Deposits of Rs. 26.08 Lakhs of 22 depositors repaid.

Depositors have been intimated regarding the maturity of deposits with a request to either renew or claim their deposits. As per
the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,rules made there under deposits remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from
the date they became due for payment have to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by
the Central Government, during the year, an amount of Rs.21000/-towards unclaimed deposits and Rs.96000/- stale cheque unclaimed
on deposits has been transferred to the IEPF.

The Company has not accepted any deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act,
2013 and rules made there under.

8. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments

Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are provided in the notes to
the financial statements.

9. Consolidated Financial statements

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Rules made there under, Accounting standards and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015, the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the audited financial statements of the company,
its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd, Joint venture Fives Cail K C P Ltd.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 the financial statements of the company, the consolidated
financial statements along with relevant documents are available on the website of the company at the website: www.kcp.co.in

10. Management Discussion & Analysis report:

All matters pertaining to Industry structure and developments, opportunities and threats, segment/ product wise performance,
outlook, risks and concerns, internal control and systems, etc are discussed in Management Discussion & Analysis report forms
part of this report.

11. Hotel Project and Ready Mix Concrete project:

Discussed in detail in Management Discussion & Analysis report

12. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

As part of its initiatives under "Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Company has undertaken projects in the areas of
Education, Livelihood, Women empowerment, Health, Water and Sanitation. These projects are largely in accordance with Schedule
VII of the Companies Act, 2013.

A Committee of the Board comprising of Smt V L Indira Dutt Joint Managing Director, Smt Kavitha D Chitturi Executive Director,
Sri.P.S.Kumar, Sri V Gandhi and Sri Vijay Sankar has been formed to monitor the CSR activities and suggest further improvement to
make it more productive.

The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed herewith as "Annexure 3".

Details of various social projects and initiatives undertaken as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility are given in
separate report on CSR activities which forms part of this Annual Report

The unspent amount of Rs.7.71 Lakhs for the year 2014-15 was spent during the year 2015-16.

13. Risk Management

Our Company has implemented a risk management framework aimed at timely identification and assessment of risks and implementing
mitigation measures. These risks are continuously reviewed to ensure their relevance and to also identify the existence of any
new risks.

The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Risk Management Committee (event it is not mandatory) to monitor the risk
management plan for the Company and ensuring its effectiveness. The key risks identified by the Company and their mitigation
measures are as under:

Financial risk:

The financial risk for your Company emanates from fluctuations in interest rate, exchange rate and commodity prices. Your Company
has well defined policies for foreign exchange, treasury investments management, interest rate and imported coal hedging. The
policies are reviewed periodically to align with the changes in financial market practices and regulations.

Competition Risks:

The Cement Industry is becoming intensely competitive with the foray of new entrants and some of the existing players adopting
inorganic growth strategies. To mitigate this risk, the Company is leveraging on its expertise, experience and it''s created
capacities to increase market share, enhance brand equity / visibility and enlarge product portfolio and service offerings.

14. Internal controls system and their adequacy

The company has designed and implemented a process driven framework for Internal Financial controls within the meaning of the
explanation to Section 134(5)(e) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the necessary control systems considering the business
requirements, scale of operations, geographical spread and applicable statues of the company are in place in the organization.
The systems include policies and procedures, IT systems, delegation of authority, segregation of duties, internal audit and
review framework etc.

Company has designed the necessary internal financial controls and systems with regard to adherence to Company''s policies, the
safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting
records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.

15. Human resources / industrial relations

Our Company continuously focus on people related programmes aimed at attracting, developing and retaining talent within
organization by way of;

a) Employee Engagement - Company enjoys high engagement levels from its employees which is reflected in its consistently
improving performance. Company continuously aims to enhance the engagement levels of its people by ensuring that its business
practices are in alignment with the holistic growth and development of its people which drives them to be actively engaged with
the Company.

b) Talent Management - Company is continuously working on strengthening and building talent in its Human Resources management
team for supporting its growth.

c) Work Environment - Company provides a congenial work atmosphere where every employee enjoys his work and It works on creating
people practices which makes it the best place to work for everyone.

d) Occupational Health and Safety

Safety of employees and workers is of utmost importance to the Company. To reinforce the safety culture in the Company, it has
identified occupational Health & Safety as one of its focus areas. Various training programmes have been conducted at the plants
such as behavior based safety training program, Visible Safety Leadership program, Logistics Safety program etc.

The Company continuously undertakes initiatives aimed at providing a healthy and safe workplace to its people.

Company regularly conducts Safety Audit to identify and eliminate potential safety risks through an objective assessment of
various equipment. Further, Mock drills on emergency preparedness in night hours are conducted to meet any contingency.

Industrial Relations

Employee Relations at all the Units and divisions of the company remained cordial.

16. Sustainability

Company''s sustainability initiatives are focused on low carbon emission, use of alternate fuels, water & resource conservation
and environment management. Focus on sustainability is manifested in the Company being recognized as one of the most efficient
cement manufacturing organization with low energy consumption levels, use of alternative fuel and raw materials, low GHG
emissions, etc.

17. Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) â convergence.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its notification Dt.16/02/2015 has notified the Companies (Indian Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2015.

In Pursuance of this notification the company, its subsidiary and Joint venture company have to adopt IND AS with effect from 1st
April, 2017, with comparatives for the period ending 31st March, 2017.

18. Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy

The Company has a vigil mechanism named Whistleblower Policy to deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any.

The details of the Whistleblower Policy is explained in the Corporate Governance Report and also posted on the website of the
Company.

We blink: http: //www.kcp.co.in/downloads/PDF/wb-policy. pdf

19. Report under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act

Pursuant to the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules
framed there under Company has implemented a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at the
workplace, All women, permanent, temporary or contractual including those of service providers are covered under the policy and
an Internal Complaints committee has been formed to redress the complaints. There were no complaints reported during the year.

20. Directors and KMP

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and in terms of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Company, Smt.V.L.Indira Dutt, Joint Managing Director of the company retires by rotation and is eligible for re-appointment.

During the year Sri.M.R,Ramachandran, Chief Financial Officer retired from the services of the company and Mr.G.N. Murty was
appointed as new Chief Financial officer of the company.

The Independent Directors of the Company have declared that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section
149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations.

21. Board Meetings

During the year five Board Meetings were convened and held.

The details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period
prescribed under the Companies Act,2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

22. Board Evaluation

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Regulations, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its
own performance and it''s Chairman, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees. The
manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.

The Details of familiarization programme arranged for independent Directors have been disclosed on website of the company and are
available at the following link:

Weblink:http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/PDF/ FProgamme.pdf

23. Related Party Transactions

All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and as also the Board for approval and the same were
approved by the shareholders of the company.

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act,
2013 are furnished in Form AOC-2 attached to and forms part of this report as Annexure 6

The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board is placed on the Company''s website.

Web link: http://www.kcp.co.in/downloads/PDF/ rtpolicy.pdf

24. Auditors

At the 73rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held on 11th August, 2014, M/s. Brahmayya & Co, Chartered Accountants,
Vijayawada (Firm Registration No.000513S) have been appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of 3 years.
In terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under it is necessary to get the appointment ratified
by the shareholders in every Annual General Meeting until the expiry of the period of original appointment.

The Board of Directors recommends your ratification of the appointment of M/s. Brahmayya &Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada
(Registration No.000513S) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the year 2016-17.

The Board has further recommended for the approval of the Shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting the appointment of
M/s K.S. Rao & Co, Chartered Accountants (Registration No.003109S), Hyderabad as Joint Auditors of the Company for the year
2016-17.

The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further
comments.

25. Cost Auditors

Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended, your
Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Narsimhamurthy & Co, Cost Accountants,
Hyderabad and Mahadevan & Co, Chennai as the Cost Auditors for the Cement and Engineering products for the year 2015-16.

The Cost Audit Reports for the year 2014-15 were fi led by the Cost Auditors within due date.

26. Secretarial Audit

Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Smt. Sobana Pranesh, Company Secretary in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of
the Company.

The Report of the Secretarial Audit Report for the year 2015-16 is annexed to the report herewith as

"Annexure 7".

27. Subsidiary Companies:

Your Company does not have any Indian Subsidiary company.

The Audit Committee and Board review the financial statements, significant transactions, working and the financial results of the
subsidiary company in Vietnam, KCP Vietnam Industries Limited.

There is no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiary. A statement containing brief financial details of
the subsidiaries are provided in Form AOC 1 and attached as Annexure 5.

The annual accounts of the subsidiary and the related information will be made available to any member of the Company for
inspection at the registered offi ce of the Company during business hours. The Company shall furnish a copy of the details of
annual accounts of the subsidiary to any member on demand.

The annual accounts of the subsidiary company will be placed on the website of the company www.kcp. co.in.

No company ceased to be its Subsidiary, joint venture or associate company during the year.

28. Transfer of amounts to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

Pursuant to sections 124 and 125 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, all Unclaimed dividend, and
interest on deposits as well as the principal amount of deposits, as applicable, remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years
from the date they became due for payment, have been transferred to the IEPF established by the Central Government.

29. Corporate Governance:

A separate section on corporate governance practices followed by the Company, together with a certificate from Company''s auditor
confirming the compliance, forms a part of this Annual Report as per SEBI Regulations.

Policy on Directors'' Appointment and Remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a Director, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees. (Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013)

The Board shall have minimum 3 and maximum 14 directors, unless otherwise approved. The Company shall have such person on the
Board who complies with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, Provisions of the Listing Agreement, Memorandum of
Association and Articles of Association of the Company.

Composition of the Board shall be in compliance with the SEBI Regulations. Majority of the Directors shall have specialized
knowledge/experience in the areas like Banking, Accountancy, Finance, etc.

The Company has constituted the Nomination and Remuneration committee, which has formulated the criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors and recommended a Remuneration policy to the Board Except for
the Chairman and Managing Director, Joint Managing Director, Executive Director and Technical Director, no other directors are
paid remuneration, but are paid only sitting fees.

The Chairman and Managing Director, Joint Managing Director, Executive Director and Technical Director are paid remuneration as
approved by the Shareholders as per the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under but are not
paid sitting fees.

The Chairman and Managing Director, Joint Managing Director, Executive Director, Technical Director, Company Secretary and Chief
Financial Officer shall be the Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) of the Company.

All persons who are Directors / KMPs, members of Senior Management and all other employees shall abide by the Code of Conduct.
Independent Directors are not entitled for ESOPs.

Directors/KMPs shall not acquire any disqualification and shall be persons of sound integrity and honesty, apart from knowledge,
experience, etc. in their respective filelds.

Particulars of Employees

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under, as amended, has been
given in the annexure appended hereto and forms part of this report as Annexure 1.

a) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median employee''s remuneration for the financial year and such other
details as prescribed is as given below:

Name of the Director Director remuneration Medium employee, Ratio
(Rs, Lakhs) remumeration
(Rs, Lakhs)

Dr.V.L.Dutt - CMD 289.44 3.90 74:1

Smt.V.L.Indira
Dutt - JMD 217.08 3.90 56:1

Smt.Kavitha Dutt
Chitturi - ED 108.54 3.90 28:1

Sri.V.Gandhi - TD 108.54 3.90 28:1

b) The percentage increase/(decrease) in remuneration of each director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Company Secretary (CS), in
the financial year:

Name of the
Director Director Director Increase in Percentage
CFO/CS CFO/CS remuneration increase in
(2014-2015 ) (2015-2016) (Rs,Lakhs) remuneration
(Rs,Lakhs) (Rs,Lakhs) (%)

Dr.V.L.Dutt
- CMD 109.56 289.44 179.88 164

Smt.V.L.
Indira
Dutt - JMD 82.17 217.08 134.91 164

Smt.Kavitha
Dutt
Chitturi -
ED 46.44 108.54 62.10 134

Sri.V.
Gandhi - TD 43.50 108.54 65.04 150

Sri.M.Rama
chandran â
CFO Up to: 43.79 15.90 NA NA

Sri. G. N.
Murty - CFO
From:
01.09.2015 Nil 25.20 NA NA

Sri.Y.Vija
yakumar - CS 15.64 17.15 1.51 10

c) The percentage increase/ (decrease) in the median remuneration of employees in the Financial Year: (1.10%)

d) The number of permanent employees on the rolls of company (as on date): 1306

e) The explanation on the relationship between average increase in remuneration and company Performance:

The average increase in remuneration of Directors and other Key managerial Personnel is at par with the Company performance.

f) Comparison of the remuneration of the Key Managerial Personnel against the performance of the company:

Name Designation CTC % Increase PAT % Increase
(Rs, Lakhs) in CTC (Rs,LAKHS) IN PAT

Dr.V.L
Dutt CMD 289.44 164 4286.02 170

Smt.V.L.
Indira
Dutt JMD 217.08 164 4286.02 170

Smt.
Kavitha
Dutt
Chitturi Executive
Director 108.54 134 4286.02 170

Sri.V.
Gandhi Technical
Director 108.54 150 4286.02 170

Sri.M.R.
Rama
chandran
Upto:
31.08.
2015 CFO 15.90 NA 4286.02 170

Sri.G.N.
Murty
From:
01.09.
2015 CFO 25.20 NA 4286.02 170

Sri.Y
Vijaya
kumar CS 17.15 10 4286.02 170

g) Variations in the Market capitalization of the company, Price Earnings ratio as at the closing date of the current financial
year and previous financial year and percentage increase or decrease in the market quotations of the shares of the company in
comparison to the rate at which the company came out with the last public offer:

Date Issued Closing market EPS PE Ratio Market
Capital price per Capitali-
(Equity shares (Rs,) sation
Share) (Rs, Lakhs)

31.03.2015 128921160 62.75 1.17 53.63 80898

31.03.2016 128921160 82.80 3.32 25 106747

Increase /
(Decrease) Nil 20.05 2.15 (28.63) 25849

% of Increase/
(Decrease) NA 32% 184% NA 32%

Issue Price
of the share
at the last
Pubic Offer
(IPO)

Increase in
market price
as on NA
31.03.2016 as
compared to
Issue (the Company has never gone for any public issue)
Price of IPO

Increase in %

h) Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last
financial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereof and any
exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:

Average increase in managerial remuneration is at par with increase in remuneration of Employees other than Managerial Personnel
and there is/are no exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration.

i) The key parameters for any variable component of remuneration availed by the Directors:

Except Dr.V.L.Dutt, Chairman & Managing Director, Smt.V.L.Indira Dutt, Joint Managing Director, Smt. Kavitha Dutt Chitturi,
Executive Director and Sri.V.Gandhi, Technical Director of the Company no director was paid any remuneration.

Sitting Fees was paid to the independent Directors and for the above said whole time Directors variable component was paid in the
form of Commission, which is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 and rules made there under and approved by the shareholders of the company.

j) The ratio of the remuneration of the highest paid director to that of the employees who are not directors but receive
remuneration in excess of the highest paid director during the year: NA

k) Is remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the company: Yes

Extract of Annual return:

The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT 9 is annexed herewith as "Annexure 4".

Significant and Material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the
Company and its future operations.

Particulars regarding Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption and Foreign exchange earnings and outgo

Details provided in Annexure: 2 forming part of the Annual report

Director''s Responsibility Statement

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make
the following statement in terms of section 134 of the Act.

(a) in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31st March, 2016, the applicable accounting
standards, read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures
from the same;

(b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and for preventing and detecting
fraud and other irregularities;

(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a ''going concern'' basis;

(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial
controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and

(f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems
are adequate and operating effectively.

Acknowledgements

The Board of Directors wishes to place on record their gratitude to the Central and State Governments, Company''s Bankers,
Customers, dealers and other business associates for the assistance, co-operation and encouragement they extended to the Company.

Your Directors wish to whole heartedly thank the employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the company''s continued
performance.

Your Directors are thankful to the shareholders and deposit holders for their continued patronage.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Chennai (V.L. DUTT)

Date: 27th May, 2016 Chairman and Managing Director

Mar 31, 2014

Dear Shareholders,

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 73rd Annual Report of the company together with the Audited Accounts for the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2014.

Financial Results

Brief summary of the Company''s fi nancial performance (Stand Alone and Consolidated) is as under:

(Rs in Lacs)

For the year ended For the year ended Particulars 31-03-2014 31-03-2013 31-03-2014 31-03-2013 Stand Alone Consolidated (GROUP)

Revenue from Operations 72,257 81,701 1,04,310 1,25,493

Profi t for the year (PBDIT) 8,003 11,349 14,765 18,316

Less: a) Interest and Finance charges 4,473 3,812 4,631 3,971

b) Depreciation 3,410 3,198 4,712 4,442

Profi t before Tax 120 4,339 5,422 9,903

c) Provision for current tax 27 871 449 1,177

d) Deferred Tax 5 866 93 667

e)Tax provision for earlier years - 8 - 8

f) Minority share of profit 1544 1980 Add:

a) Refund of Income Tax 12 8 12 9

b) MAT Entitlement tax 27 444 90 444

c) Excess Provision of income tax of earlier years credited back 11

Profit for the Year 127 3,046 3,449 6,524

Add: Surplus brought forward from earlier year 5,374 5,234 18,418 20,167

Amount available for appropriations 5,501 8,280 21,867 26,691

Less: Transfer to Preference Capital Redemption Reserve 800 700 800 700

Transfer to General Reserve - 450 - 2,191

Proposed Dividend

-Preference Shares 30 55 30 55

Proposed Final Dividend Â Equity Shares 129 645 129 645

Interim Dividends Paid ÂEquity Shares - 645 1,779 4,271

Interim Dividends Paid ÂPreference Shares 124 166 124 166

Tax on Distributed Profits Â Equity shares 22 209 22 209

Tax on Distributed Profits Â Preference shares 31 36 31 36

Surplus at the end of the Year 4,365 5,374 18,952 18,418

Year in retrospect: Cement

- The cement despatches and the average price realization were lower than the previous year, but economy in power cost and in the cost of logistics and transportation and market distribution resulted in the company''s operations for the year under review being considerably better than in the corresponding year.

- Production also was signifi cantly lower than the previous year.

- The various incentives also contributed to the improvement in the operations though the realization of the same have not yet materialized.

- Wide disparity witnessed in the price of cement across the geographical segments of India resulted in highly skewed profi tability.

- Export of cement to nearby countries commenced in a modest way.

Engineering:

- The slowdown of the global economy and the sluggishness of the Indian economy resulted in the signifi cant impact in the year under review. The company had to resort to taking up low contributory sales for better utilization of the capacity.Power:

Power:

- All the present captive power units reported gratifying results thanks to a good monsoon and a reasonable wind pattern last year.

- The company erected and commissioned a Solar Power Plant of 1.15MW at Muktyala for its captive use.

Dividend from subsidiary

During the year under review the company received a dividend of Rs 1504 lacs (Rs 4390 lacs in the previous year) from its subsidiary, KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd, Vietnam.

Dividend on Preference Share Capital

Your Directors recommend a dividend of 12% on the Rs 800 lacs Preference Share Capital of the company for the year 2013-14. On 8/12/2013 the company has redeemed Rs. 700 lacs preference share capital, along with the corresponding interim dividend for the Rs 1500 lacs preference share capital till the date of the redemption amounting to Rs. 124.27 lacs and further an amount of Rs.29.72 lacs being the preference dividend for the balance period on the reduced capital has been provided.

Redemption of Preference Shares and capital redemption reserve account

Pursuant to the Share subscription agreement dated 23rd November, 2009, entered with M/s Tata Capital Financial Services Limited (earlier Tata Capital Limited), Rs.800 Lacs preference share capital is due for redemption in December 2014. In terms of section 80(1) (d) of the Companies Act, 1956, a sum of Rs.800 Lacs has been transferred to capital redemption reserve account.

Dividend on Equity Shares

The Board of Directors has recommended, for approval of the members, a fi nal dividend of Rs. 0.10 per share (i.e 10 per cent). The fi nal dividend, if approved, will be paid to members within the period stipulated by the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014.

Transfer to Reserves

Your Directors recommend the following appropriations from the profi ts available for appropriation:

To Preference Capital Redemption Reserve Rs. 800 lacs (under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956)

To General Reserve NIL

This will leave Rs.4365 lacs in the Surplus Account to be carried forward to the next year.

The total amount in General Reserve as on 31st March 2014 would stand at Rs. 27450 lacs.

Management Discussion & Analysis report:

All matters pertaining to Industry structure and developments, opportunities and threats, segment/product wise performance, outlook, risks and concerns, internal control and systems, etc are discussed in Management Discussion & Analysis report forms part of this report.

Projects under implementation:

- The Captive Power Plant with a capacity of 18MW was originally envisaged with a total outlay of Rs 11300 lacs. The revised project has gone up marginally to Rs 11900 lacs. Implementation of the same is nearing completion and commissioning is expected in this quarter.

- The Hotel, on the other hand suffered overruns both in terms of commissioning time and the cost due to various factors some outside the control of the company. The project which was envisaged at Rs 6500 lacs is now estimated to cost around Rs 8500 lacs.

Exit from Biotech Division

Further to the approval of the shareholders on 31/01/2013 by way of Postal ballot, the company is in the process of selling of its Fixed Assets in the Biotech business.

Fixed Deposits:

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on 31st March, 2014 was Rs.76,39,35,000/- as compared to the fi gure of Rs. 66,50,98,000/- as on 31/03/2013. As on 31st March, 2014, Fixed Deposits matured and remained unclaimed were Rs.2,05,03,000/- from 224 depositors. As on the date of this report, Fixed Deposits relating to None have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs. 24,73,000/- of 47 depositors repaid.

Depositors have been intimated regarding the maturity of deposits with a request to either renew or claim their deposits. As per the provisions of Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, deposits remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment have to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government. Accordingly, during the year, an amount of Rs. 2.11 lacs has been transferred to the IEPF.

Credit Rating

CRISIL which had initially rated the debt facilities as A- Stable has now revised the rating to BBB (Negative). This was done taking into consideration both the operations of the year under review and also based on CRISIL perceptions on the scenario in the segments in which the company operates.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

India is a country of myriad contradictions. On the one hand, it has grown to be one of the largest economies in the world, and an increasingly important player in the emerging global order, on the other hand, it is still home to the largest number of people living in absolute poverty (even if the proportion of poor people has decreased) and the largest number of undernourished children.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notifi ed the Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 20 I4 effective from 1st April, 2014.

Even before this enactment, the company has in its own way been contributing to the benefi t of the society by taking steps in developing the infrastructure of the vicinity of the units. , providing potable drinking water to the town, and plantation of trees to improve the environment.

A Committee of Board consisting of Sri.P.S.Kumar, Sri Vijay Sankar apart from Smt V L Indira Dutt Joint Managing Director and Smt Kavitha D Chitturi Executive Director has been formed to monitor the CSR activities and suggest further improvement to make it more productive.

A more detailed report on activities under Corporate Social Responsibility is furnished separately in this Annual Report.

Directors

The Board of Directors deeply regrets the sad demise of Dr.A. Ramakrishna an Independent Director of the company on 20th August, 2013. The Board of Directors would like to place on record its sincere gratitude to Dr. A. Ramakrishna and appreciates the contribution made by him during his association with the Company.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under Sri. O Swaminatha Reddy, Sri.V.H.Ramakrishnan and Sri. Vijay Sankar Directors retiring by rotation and are eligible to be appointed as Independent Directors of the company and their appointments are recommended for the approval shareholders of the company.

Sri.P.S.Kumar, who was appointed in the casual vacancy caused by the death of Sri. A. Ramakrishna and Sri. M. Narasimhappa appointed as additional director of the company hold offi ce up to the date of this Annual General Meeting of the Company and are eligible to be appointed as Independent Directors of the company and their appointments are recommended for the approval of shareholders of the company.

Sri. V. Gandhi, Technical Director of the company, retires by rotation and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment.

Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be reappointed and other details as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement are provided with the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting

Auditors

M/s Brahmayya & CO, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada, Statutory Auditors of the company retires at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, we have to rotate the Auditors within a period of three years.

M/s Brahmayya & CO have furnished their written consent and a certifi cate stating that that the appointment, if made, shall be in accordance with the conditions as may be prescribed in sub section (I) of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013

The Board recommends the appointment of M/s Brahmayya & CO Vijayawada, as Auditors of the company for a period of three years to hold offi ce till the conclusion of the 76th Annual General Meeting of the company subject to ratifi cation by shareholders in every Annual General Meeting.

The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

Cost Auditors

The Central Government has approved the appointment of M/s Narsimhamurthy & Co, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad and M/s Mahadevan & Co, Chennai as the Cost Auditors for the Cement and Engineering units for the year 2013-14.

Pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 M/s Narsimhamurthy & Co Hyderabad has been appointed to conduct the Cost audit for the Cement unit and M/s Mahadevan and Co, Chennai has been appointed to conduct the Cost audit for the Engineering unit of the company.

The Cost Audit Reports/Cost compliance audit reports for the year 2012-13 were fi led by the Cost Auditors within the due date.

Particulars of Employees

The Information required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, and the Rules made there under, in respect of employees of the Company, is provided is in Annexure-1 forms part of this report.

Subsidiary company and consolidated fi nancial statements

The Company has a subsidiary in Vietnam, KCP Vietnam Industries Limited. There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the subsidiary.

Pursuant to the provision of section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its circular dated February 8, 2011 has granted general exemption from attaching the balance sheet, statement of profi t and loss and other documents of the subsidiary companies with the balance sheet of the Company.

A statement containing brief fi nancial details of the Company''s subsidiary for the fi nancial year ended March 31, 2014 is included in the annual report. The annual accounts of the subsidiary and the related information will be made available to any member of the Company and are available for inspection by any member of the Company at the registered offi ce of the company during business hours.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Pursuant to the requirements of Accounting Standard Â 21 and the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, unaudited fi nancial statements consolidating those of its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd and its Joint Venture company, Fives Cail KCP Ltd, considering the minority interest in them and duly audited have been attached to this Directors'' Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo:

The particulars as prescribed under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are set out in Annexure "2" to this report.

Transfer of amounts to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

Pursuant to sections 205A and 205C and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 1956, all Unclaimed dividend, and interest on deposits as well as the principal amount of deposits, as applicable, remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment, have been transferred to the IEPF established by the Central Government.

Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis:

As per clause 49 of the Listing Agreements entered into with the Stock Exchanges, Corporate Governance Report with auditors'' certifi cate thereon and Management Discussion and Analysis are attached and form part of this report.

As per clause 55 of the Listing Agreements entered into with the Stock Exchanges, a Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report is attached and forms part of the annual report.

Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development (HRD) is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. It encompasses providing such opportunities as employee training, employee career development, performance management and development, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, key employee identifi cation, tuition assistance, and organization development. Development of human resources is essential for any organization that would like to be dynamic and growth-oriented. Unlike other resources, human resources have rather unlimited potential capabilities. The potential can be used only by creating a climate that can continuously identify, bring to surface, nurture and use the capabilities of people.

The company realizes the importance HRD and has put in place several measures such as :

- In house training under a class room atmosphere

- Sponsoring for various seminars that would help the employees in continuously updating their skills.

- Visit to other units to enable the employees see for themselves the technology developments happening around them.

- Initiating and persuading the employees to go in for higher education to make them more versatile.

- Arranging for the live demo of other profi table activities for the spouse to make them possess skills that can be used to generate income.

Director''s Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the requirement of section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, and based on the representations received from the operating management, the directors hereby confi rm that:

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the fi nancial year 2013-14, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;

(b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the fi nancial year and of the profi t of the Company for the fi nancial year;

(c) they have taken proper and suffi cient care to the best of their knowledge and ability for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. They confi rm that there are adequate systems and controls for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

Acknowledgements

The Board wishes to place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Governments, Company''s Bankers, Customers, dealers and other business associates for the assistance, co- operation and encouragement they extended to the Company. Your Directors wish to whole heartedly thank the employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the company''s continued performance. Your Directors are thankful to the shareholders and deposit holders for their continued patronage.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Chennai (V.L. DUTT)

Date: 22nd May, 2014 Chairman and Managing Director

Mar 31, 2013

Dear Shareholders,

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 72nd Annual Report on the Business and Operations of the company together with the Audited Accounts for the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2013.

Financial Results

Brief summary of the Company''s fi nancial performance (Standalone and Consolidated) is as under:

(Rs. In Lacs)

For the year ended For the year ended

Particulars 31-03-2013 31-03-2012 31-03-2013 31-03-2012 Standalone Consolidated (Group)

Revenue from operations 81,701 68,725 125493 110557

Profit for the year (PBDIT) 11,349 15,208 18316 23625

Less: a) Interest and Finance charges 3812 3795 3971 4154

b) Depreciation 3198 2935 4442 4104

Profit before Tax 4339 8478 9903 15367

c) Current tax 871 1675 1177 1983

d) Deferred Tax 866 1701 667 1685

e) Tax provision for earlier years 8 28 8 28

f) Minority share of profit 1980 2146

Add: a) Refund of Income Tax 8 10 9 11

b) MAT Entitlement 444 1070 444 1070

Profi t for the year 3046 6153 6524 10605

Add: Surplus brought forward from earlier year 5234 4108 15580 13228

Amount available for appropriations 8280 10201 22104 23833

Less: Transfer to Preference Capital Redemption Reserve 700 500 700 500

Transfer to General Reserve 450 2000 2191 2119

Proposed Dividend - Preference Shares 55 240 55 240

Proposed Final Dividend - Equity Shares 645 322 645 322

Proposed Special Dividend - Equity Shares 645 645

Interim Dividends Paid - Equity Shares 645 967 4271 4074

Interim Dividends Paid - Preference Shares 166 166

Tax on Distributed Profits - Equity shares 209 314 209 314

Tax on Distributed Profits - Preference shares 36 39 36 39

Surplus at the end of the year 5374 5234 13831 15580

Year in retrospect: Cement

Notwithstanding the higher volume of Cement sold, operations were deeply impacted by the following:

* High incidence of power cost on account of purchase of power under Open Access resulting from monthly 12 days Power Holiday in the State of Andhra Pradesh for most part of the year.

* Higher consumption of outside power due to inadequate generation of power from the Captive Hydel plant.

* Higher logistic costs due to the spread of the cement despatches across various States .

Engineering:

* Continuance of the recessionary trends which has affected the operations of the Engineering Division.

* Customers have either not taken delivery of the materials ordered or in some cases deferring / cancelling the order

Outlook:

Cement:

Given the slight moderation in credit growth in the housing and commercial real estate sector, growth of demand may be expected to be between 5%- 8% in year 2013. With the expected stabilization in demand, capacity utilizations may have bottomed out. But South Zone based companies especially those from Andhra Pradesh may continue to experience pressure on capacity utilization. This is due to the demand-supply gap in the region.

Engineering:

Government''s focus on infrastructure development is expected to keep demand for the engineering sector high. Continued growth of manufacturing sector and favorable regulatory policies would further propel the sector''s growth in the long run. The slowdown it appears may just be over and the fortune of the Indian engineering industry is likely to look up.

Dividend from subsidiary

During the year under review the company received a dividend of Rs 4390 lacs from its subsidiary, KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd, Vietnam.

Dividend on Preference Share Capital

Your Directors recommend a dividend of 12% on the Rs 1500 lacs Preference Share Capital of the company for the year 2012-13. On 08/12/2012 the company has redeemed Rs. 500 lacs preference share capital, along with the corresponding interim dividend for the entire preference share capital of Rs 2000 lacs till the date of the redemption amounting to Rs 165.69 lacs and further an amount of Rs 55.72 lacs being the preference dividend for the balance period on the reduced capital has been provided.

Redemption of Preference Shares

Pursuant to the Share subscription agreement dated 23rd November, 2009, entered with M/s Tata Capital Financial Services Limited (earlier Tata Capital Limited), Rs.700 Lacs preference share capital is due for redemption in December 2013. In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the same amount has been transferred to the Capital Redemption Reserve created for the purpose.

Dividend on Equity Shares

During the year two interim dividends of Re.0.25 per share (i.e. Re.0.50 per share) was declared and paid. The Board of Directors has recommended a fi nal dividend of Rs. 0.50 per share (i.e 50 per cent) to the members for their approval. The fi nal dividend, if approved, will be paid to members within the period stipulated by the Companies Act, 1956.

Transfer to Reserves

Your Directors recommend the following appropriations from the profi ts available for appropriation:

To Preference Capital Redemption Reserve Rs. 700 lacs (under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956)

To General Reserve Rs. 4500 lacs

This will leave Rs 5374 lacs in the Surplus Account to be carried forward to the next year.

The total amount in General Reserve as on 31st March 2013, after the proposed appropriation, would stand at Rs.27450 lacs.

Management Discussion and Analysis Report

All matters pertaining to Industry structure and developments, opportunities and threats, segment/

product wise performance, outlook, risks and concerns, internal control and systems, etc are discussed in Management Discussion and Analysis report forms part of this report.

Fixed Deposits:

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on 31st March, 2013 was Rs.6650.98 lacs (Rs.6824.18, lacs on 31-3-2012) and Fixed Deposits matured and remained unclaimed were Rs.133.97 lacs from 268 depositors. As on the date of this report, Fixed Deposits relating to 58 depositors amounting to Rs. 3.93 lacs/- have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs. 20.75 Lacs of 13 depositors repaid.

Depositors have been intimated regarding the maturity of deposits with a request to either renew or claim their deposits.

As per the provisions of Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956, deposits remaining unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment have to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government. Accordingly, during the year, an amount of Rs. 2.18 lacs has been transferred to the IEPF.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

CSR has been defi ned as the "continuing commit- ment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large"

Such a practice cannot have a Sustainable Development without taking along the rural populace in the path of development.

CSR is not a new concept to the company, the CSR activities are long being guided by the vision of the Founder Chairman Sri V.Ramakrishna. The long cherished aim of the company has also been to main- tain integrity with which a company governs itself, fulfi lls its mission, lives by its values, engages with its stakeholders, measures its impact and reports on its activities in a transparent manner.

A Committee of Board consisting of Dr. A. Ramakrishna, Sri Vijay Sankar apart from Smt V L Indira Dutt Joint Managing Director and Smt Kavitha D Chitturi Executive Director has been formed to monitor the

CSR activities and suggest further improvement to make it more productive.

A more detailed report on activities under Corporate Social Responsibility is furnished separately in this Annual Report.

Directors

The Board of Directors deeply regrets the sad demise of Sri.P.Kotewararao an Independent Director of the company on 27th September, 2012. The Board of Directors would like to place on record its sincere gratitude to Sri.P.Kotewararao and appreciates the contribution made by him during his long association with the Company.

Sri. O Swaminatha Reddy and Sri. Vijay Sankar Directors, retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible; offer themselves for reappointment.

Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be re- appointed and other details as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement are provided with the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting

Auditors

M/s Brahmayya & CO, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada, Statutory Auditors of the company retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They are, however eligible for reappoint- ment. They have furnished a certifi cate to the effect that their appointment if made, will be in accordance with the limits specifi ed in sub section (IB)of Section 224 of the Companies Act .1956

The Board recommends the reappointment of M/s Brahmayya & CO Vijayawada, as Auditors of the company to hold offi ce till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.

The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

Cost Auditors

The Central Government has approved the appointment of M/s Narsimhamurthy and Co, Cost Accountants,

Hyderabad and M/s Mahadevan & Co, Chennai as the Cost Auditors for the Cement units for the year 2012-13.

Pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 M/s Narsimhamurthy and Co Hyderabad has been appointed to conduct the Cost audit for the Cement and Biotech units and M/s Mahadevan and Co, Chennai has been appointed to conduct the Cost audit for the Engineering unit of the company.

The Cost Audit Reports/Cost compliance audit reports for the year 2011-12 were fi led by the Cost Auditors within the due date.

Particulars of Employees

Information as per Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,1956 read with the Companies(Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011 is provided in Annexure-1 which forms part of this report.

Subsidiary company

The Company has fulfi lled all the conditions pre- scribed under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act 1956 read with General Circular No. 2/2011 dated 8th February,2011 to avail exemption from publishing the Balance Sheet and other statements of its subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam for the fi nancial year 2012-13. However, a statement giving certain information as required in the said cir- cular is placed along with the Consolidated Accounts.

The company will provide to any shareholder, on request and without any cost, the Balance Sheet and other particulars and statements of accounts of the subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam.The Annual Accounts of the subsidiary will also be available for inspection at the Registered Offi ce of the Company.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Pursuant to the requirements of Accounting Standard Â 21 and the Listing Agreement with National Stock Exchange, unaudited fi nancial statements consolidating those of its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd and its Joint Venture company, Fives Cail K C P Ltd, considering the minority interest in them have been attached to this Directors'' Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo:

The particulars as prescribed under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are attached as Annexure "2" to this report.

Transfer of amounts to Investor Education and Protection Fund

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205A (5) of the Companies Act, 1956, relevant amounts (Dividend and Deposits) which remained unclaimed for a period of 7 years have been transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.

Corporate Governance:

Pursuant to clause 49 of the listing agreement exe- cuted with the Stock Exchanges, A Management Discussion and Analysis, Corporate Governance Report, Managing Director''s and Auditor''s Certifi cate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance are made part of the Annual Report.

Human Resource Development

It is rightly said that "machines are important in the production process but the man behind the machines is more important". He transforms the lifeless factors of production into useful products.

Human Resources Development (HRD) as a theory is a framework for the expansion of human capital within an organization through the development of both the organization and the individual to achieve performance improvement. Human Resource Development is the integrated use of training, orga- nizing , and providing career development efforts to improve individual, group and organizational effec- tiveness. HRD develops the key competencies that enable individuals in organizations to perform current and future jobs through planned learning activities

The company and its workforce go together. Since its inception, each and everyone associated with it has been a driving force to catapult its growth to where it is today. The company is proud of its people and are focussed towards enriching their careers in terms of professional and personal development. It strives to bring the best and leaves no stone unturned to ensure that their growth is in line with that of the organisation.

It is also equally important to retain the human force available and to this end the company has been devis- ing attractive remuneration package within the legal framework to ensure that the workforce is happy and contented. It recognises the fact Productivity is best brought out when the workforce is taken care of properly.

The total number of employees as an Date is 1566.

Director''s Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confi rm that:

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

2. The Selected Accounting Policies were applied consistently and the Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2013 and of the profi t of the Company for the year ended as on date.

3. They have taken proper and suffi cient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, and

4. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

Acknowledgements

The Board wishes to place on record their gratitude to the Central Government, State Governments, Company''s Bankers, Customers, Dealers and other Business Associates for the assistance, co- operation and encouragement they extended to the Company.

Your Directors wish to whole heartedly thank the employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the company''s continued performance and are thankful to the Shareholders and Deposit holders for their continued patronage.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Chennai V.L. DUTT

Date: 17th May, 2013 Chairman and Managing Director

Mar 31, 2012

The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 71st Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2012.

Financial Results

Brief summary of the Company's financial performance (Stand Alone and Consolidated) is as under:

(Rs. In Lacs)

Particulars For the year ended For the year ended 31-03-2012 31-03-2011 31-03-2012 31-03-2011 Stand Alone Consolidated (GROUP)

Revenue from operations 68,725 36,182 1,10,557 70,467

Profit for the year (PBDIT) 15,208 8,224 23,625 15,288

Less: a) Interest and Finance charges 3,795 1,394 4,154 1,565

b) Depreciation 2,935 1,233 4,104 2,233

Profit before Tax 8,478 5,597 15,367 11,490

c) Current tax 1,675 1,118 1,983 1,529

d) Deferred Tax 1,701 1,361 1,685 1,380

e)Tax provision for earlier years 28 - 28 -

f) Minority share of profit - - 2146 1,725 Add:

a) Refund of Income Tax 10 18 11 18

b) MAT Entitlement 1,070 751 1,070 751

c) Excess Provision of income tax of earlier years credited back - 248 - 248

Profit for the year 6,153 4,135 10,605 7,874

Add: Surplus brought forward from earlier year 4,108 2,755 13,228 8,597

Amount available for appropriations 10,261 6,890 23,833 16,471 Less:

Transfer to Preference Capital Redemption Reserve 500 - 500 -

Transfer to General Reserve 2,000 1,000 2,119 1,033

Proposed Dividend - Preference Shares 240 240 240 240

Proposed Final Dividend - Equity Shares 322 322 322 322

Proposed Special Dividend - Equity Shares 645 - 645 -

Interim Dividends Paid - Equity Shares 967 967 4,074 1,396

Tax on Distributed Profits - Equity Shares 314 214 314 214

Tax on Distributed Profits - Preference Shares 39 39 39 39

Surplus at the end of the year 5,234 4,108 15,580 13,227

Segment wise Sales performance

Particulars 2011-12 2010-11 Sales Value % to Total Sales Sales Value % to Total Sales (Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)

Engineering 14,091 20.50% 13,067 36.12%

Cement 54,232 78.92% 22,375 61.84%

Power 56 0.08% 52 0.14%

Others 346 0.50% 688 1.90%

Total 68,725 100.00% 36,182 100.00%

Year in Retrospect Financial results

There has been a quantum increase in turnover of the company of about 90% consequent to the commissioning of the 1.52 MTPA green field cement plant at Muktyala during the year under review. The Plant commenced production with both Cement mills in operation in August 2011 and during this period of stabilization, achieved an average capacity utilization of around 49%. The quantity of cement produced from this Plant was 5,48,991 MTs accounting for about Rs 26,300 lacs of the total turnover.

During the current year, the new plant has further increased its capacity utilization and is expected to achieve a figure of about 70% by the close of the year.

The Engineering Division maintained the turnover of the last year with a marginal increase of about Rs. 1,024 lacs (8%). Dispatches' continued to be sluggish in view of the continuing slow recovery of the global economy. With the weight of the European financial crisis looming large, world industrial production has been slack with the capital goods industry, as is natural, bearing the brunt as enterprises cancel or delay expansions, additions and new ventures. Domestic demand remained stable but active and contributed to a good portion of the Order Book.

Overall Financial position

The Profit before Depreciation, Interest and Tax also increased by Rs. 6984 Lacs, that is about 85% over the previous year. The Net Profit of Rs. 6153 Lacs against Rs. 4135 lacs accounts for an increase of 49% largely due better cement realization and dividend from Subsidiary. The continued healthy liquidity

position is a matter of considerable satisfaction even while the company had to defray substantial amounts towards the New Cement Plant, the upcoming Hotel Project etc. The income from investment in the subsidiary, namely KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd in the form of dividend substantially contributed to this position in addition to the increased cash generation from operations.

The utilization of working capital limits with Banks was, however higher on account of the necessity to maintain significant stock of coal for both the cement units in the face of the uncertainty in its availability.

Your Directors are confident that the current position will be sufficient to meet the company's obligations in completing the on-going Projects, service capital and debt and also take care of unexpected exigencies.

Power units

The various captive power generating units performed satisfactorily during the year. Shareholders' attention is drawn to the detailed Management Discussions and Analysis.

Captive Power Plant at Muktyala

Your Directors are of the opinion that a Captive Power Plant is essential to protect the large investment in the new cement plant by ensuring uninterrupted supply of quality power.

However, with the coal situation undergoing considerable changes since the last report, it has been decided to limit the capacity of the Plant to 18 MW only with provision for subsequent addition of another 18 MW at an appropriate time. Power generated over and above the captive requirement will be sold to third parties at reasonably profitable market rates.

The Project Cost and the loan component thereof have been suitably revised.

Upcoming Hotel Project

The Hotel Project at Somajiguda in Hyderabad is progressing well and is expected to be commissioned before the first half of the next financial year that is by June 2013. The Hotel will be a four star business category which has good business potential, under Management Agreements with a leading international chain.

Replacement of cement Mills at Macherla

With the continuing improvement in production technologies as a result of innovation on a global scale, to meet competition, eliminate pollution and increase margins, the company has taken steps to replace the existing four old grinding mills with a single mill with latest technology at an estimated cost of Rs. 3400 lacs with a loan component of Rs. 2100 lacs. The process of replacement is expected to be completed during the current fiscal.

Outlook for the future

A detailed analysis on the various segments in which the company operates has been furnished in the Management Discussions and Analysis.

Dividend from subsidiary

During the year under review the company received a dividend of Rs 2800 lakhs from its subsidiary, KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd, Vietnam on its investment of Rs. 2371 lacs.

Investment in BGE Global Inc

As a strategic investment which would provide the Engineering Unit an opportunity for growth and also establish an export base, the company, during the year under review, has invested an amount of USD 9,00,000 equivalent to Rs. 462 Lacs as on 31.3.2012 in a US based company BGE Global Inc. U S A mainly engaged in providing Engineering and other related services and also offer key cement machinery and equipment through its affiliates, The investment comprises USD 150,000 in Common Non Voting Stock of a face value of USD 0.01 per share and USD 750,000 in Preferred Non Voting Stock of face value of USD 0.01 bearing a fixed dividend of about 2.5% per annum.

Your Directors are of the opinion that the strategic investment will be beneficial in furthering the interests of its business prospects in the coming years to meet global competition.

Dividend on Preference Share Capital

Your Directors recommend a dividend of 12% on the Preference Share Capital of the company. The amount of such dividend is Rs 240 lacs for the year.

Redemption of Preference Shares

Pursuant to the Share subscription agreement dated 23rd November, 2009, entered with M/s Tata Capital Limited, 25% of the total subscription amounting to Rs.500 lacs is due for redemption in December 2012. As required under the Companies Act, 1956, a Preference Capital Redemption Reserve of an equivalent amount has been allocated out of the profits and created during the year under review.

Dividend on Equity Shares

Based on the continued good financial performance and working results of the company during the last three quarters of the financial year 2011-12 and other relevant parameters, the Board had declared and paid three interim dividends of 25% each during the financial year amounting to 75 % (Rs 0.75 per share) as of date.

Your Directors are now pleased to recommend a final dividend of 25% (Rs 0.25 per share) making a total equity dividend of 100% (Rs 1/-per share) for the year. The total amount of dividend paid on equity capital excluding Dividend Distribution Tax thereon will be Rs 1,289 lacs, which is the same as in the previous year.

Special dividend on completion of 70th Year

Shareholders will be happy to know that the company has completed 70 years of its existence having been incorporated in 1941. During this period, it has made consistent progress and taken great strides in expansions, diversifications etc. to reach a record group turnover in excess of Rs. 1000 crores. In appreciation of the continued support of the shareholders and to commemorate the 70th year, your Directors have considered it appropriate and fit to declare a Special Dividend of Rs.0.50 per Share that is 50% on the paid up Equity Capital.

The dividend will be paid to members whose names appear in the Register of Members as on 13th August,2012 and in respect of shares held in dematerialised form, it will be paid to members whose names are furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited, as beneficial owners as on that date.

Transfer to Reserves

Your Directors recommend the following appropriations from the profits available for appropriation:

To Preference Capital Redemption Reserve

(under the provisions of

the Companies Act, 1956) - Rs. 500 lacs

To General Reserve - Rs.2000 lacs

This will leave Rs 5234 lacs in the Surplus Account to be carried forward to the next year.

The total amount in General Reserve as on 31st March, 2012, after the proposed appropriation, would stand at Rs.27000 lacs.

Fixed Deposits

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on 31st March, 2012 was Rs.6824.18 Lacs as compared to the figure of Rs.7624.61 Lacs as on 31-3-2011. As on 31st March, 2012, Fixed Deposits matured and remained unclaimed were Rs.141.14 Lacs from 243 depositors. As on the date of this report, Fixed Deposits relating to 57 depositors amounting to Rs.28.62 Lacs have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs.20.51 Lacs of 25 depositors repaid.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

For a business to take responsibility for its actions, that business must be fully accountable. Social accounting, a concept describing the communication of social and environmental effects of a company's economic actions to particular interest groups within society and to society at large, is thus an important element of CSR.

The rise in popularity of ethical consumerism over the last two decades can be linked to the rise of CSR.

As global population increases, so does the pressure on limited natural resources required to meet rising consumer demand (Grace and Cohen 2005, 147). Industrialization, in many developing countries,

is booming as a result of both technology and globalization. Consumers are becoming more aware of the environmental and social implications of their day-to-day consumer decisions and are therefore beginning to make purchasing decisions related to their environmental and ethical concerns.

The company in its own way has been taking a number of initiatives in supporting on-going long term projects while undertaking new ones.

With Corporate Social Responsibility in India having acquired a new dimension and being discussed at Government levels as a formal necessity for business in the recent years, your company has always laid considerable stress on voluntary compliance in this regard. It will be a repetition to state that long before CSR acquired its current nomenclature, KCP has been actively engaged in setting up projects and services to take care of surrounding community in its factory zones and has made their life more meaningful. Education, Health care, Community welfare measures are major areas in which it has laid its foundations in the early years of its existence and carefully added to them in succeeding years.

A more detailed report on activities under Corporate Social Responsibility is furnished separately in this Annual Report.

Directors

Sri. A. Ramakrishna and Sri V.H.Ramakrishnan, Directors of the Company, retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for reappointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Company's Articles of Association.

Sri. Vijay Sankar had been appointed an Additional Director of the Company effective from 7th November, 2011 and will hold office till the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Company has presently received a notice in writing from a member, with the requisite fee proposing the candidature of Sri Vijay Sankar as a Director of the company subject to retirement by rotation, in terms of Section 257 of the Companies Act, 1956 to be considered at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

A resume of the Directors seeking re-appointment/ appointment is furnished along with the notice for the Annual General Meeting for the information of shareholders.

Director's Responsibility Statement

The Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

2. The selected accounting policies were applied consistently and the Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2012 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended as on date.

3. They have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, and

4. They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis.

Auditors

M/s Brahmayya and Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada, Auditors of the company retires at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They are, however eligible for reappointment. They have furnished a certificate to the effect that their appointment will be in accordance with the limits specified in sub section (IB) of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956.

The Board recommends the reappointment of M/s Brahmayya & Co Vijayawada, as Auditors of the company to hold office till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.

The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

Cost Auditors

The Central Government has approved the appointment of M/s Narsimhamurthy and Co, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad the Cost Auditor for the Cement units for the year 2011-12. The Cost Audit Report for the year 2010-11 was filed by the Cost Auditor within the due date.

Pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 M/s Narsimhamurthy and

Co Hyderabad has been appointed to conduct the Compliance audit for the Biotech unit and M/s Mahadevan and Co, Chennai has been appointed to conduct the Compliance audit for the Engineering unit of the company.

Revised Schedule VI

It has been notified that in the preparation of the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for financial year commencing on or after 1st April 2011, the Revised Schedule VI as prescribed shall be followed. The accounts for the year have therefore been drawn in the new format. The most significant requirement of the Revised Schedule VI is the form of segregation of Assets and Liabilities to more effectively reflect their Current and Non Current nature and would be one step toward the achievement of IFRS.

Human Resources

Realising that human resources are the main assets of an enterprise, the company follows a policy suited to train and retain talent, recognise performance, provide motivation and opportunity for growth. Ensuring that the right person is assigned to the job best suited to his background and experience, the potential to grow and contribute towards organisational excellence has been encouraged and nurtured for mutual benefit. Stability of the workforce and meeting their aspirations is the foremost objective of the company and to this end the company has being taking a series of measures which includes training and development at different levels, merit-based promotions and other incentives. The families of employees are also brought into the overall fold in the form of periodical cultural meets, friendly get-togethers and other welfare measures. The Company has developed a unique "KCPeers culture" which binds employees together and keeps them happy resulting a high engagement level in the company.

The total number of employees as on date was 1233. Particulars of Employees

Information as per Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011 is provided in Annexure - 1 forms part of this report.

Subsidiary company

The Company has fulfilled all the conditions prescribed under Sec 212 (8) of the Companies Act 1956 read with General Circular 2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011 to avail exemption from publishing the Balance Sheet and other statements of its subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam for the financial year 2011-12. However, a statement giving certain information as required in the said circular is included in the Annual Report.

The company will provide to any shareholder, on request and without any cost, the Balance Sheet and other particulars and statements of accounts of the subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam. The said Annual Accounts of the subsidiary Company will also be available for inspection at the Registered/Corporate Office of the Company.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Pursuant to the requirements of Accounting Standard - 21 and the Listing Agreement with National Stock Exchange Ltd, financial statements consolidating those of its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd and its Joint Venture company, Fives Cail K C P Ltd, considering the minority interest in them and duly audited have been attached to this Directors' Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo

The particulars as prescribed under Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are attached as Annexure "2" to this report.

Occupational Health and Safety

We have well defined health and safety policies which are widely circulated internally to ensure appropriate attention to health and safety hazards and to build a safe working environment. All the manufacturing plants have medical facilities with qualified doctors. Annual medical check-up is mandatory for all employees of the Company. Training related to safety aspects is provided to all employees prior to engaging them in respective jobs.

The company insists their lab our contractors to adopt similar Occupational Health and Safety practices while engaging them for Company work.

There is a system of periodical review of the activities done in the area of health, hygiene and safety and to address challenges in these areas.

Regular personal development sessions like "Art of living" etc. are also conducted with a view to maintain work life balance.

Transfer of amounts to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205A (5) of the Companies Act, 1956, relevant amounts which remained unpaid or unclaimed for a period of 7 years have been transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.

Corporate Governance

Corporate governance is a term that refers broadly to the rules, processes, or laws by which businesses are operated, regulated, and controlled. The term can refer to internal factors defined by the officers, stockholders or constitution of a corporation, as well as to external forces such as consumer groups, clients and government regulations. India's SEBI Committee on Corporate Governance defines corporate governance as the "acceptance by management of the inalienable rights of shareholders as the true owners of the corporation and of their own role as trustees on behalf of the shareholders. It is about commitment to values, about ethical business conduct and about making a distinction between personal and corporate funds in the management of a company."

Corporate Governance has always been at the core of the company's management philosophy aimed at bringing about a managerial style of functioning which reflects transparency coupled with efficiency so as to benefit the larger interests of all stakeholders. The theme of management is to provide for sufficient internal checks and balances to ensure professional decision-making in the day-to-day affairs of the company with minimum exposure to risks. All Directors and employees are bound by Code of Conduct that

sets out the financial standards to be followed in all actions carried out on behalf of the company.

A Detailed Report on matters relating to Corporate Governance as statutorily required is annexed as part of this Annual Report together with the report of the Auditors on its compliance.

Acknowledgements

Your Directors wish to thank the Central and State Governments, Financial Institutions, Banks,

Government authorities, customers, vendors and shareholders for their continued co-operation and support extended. Your Directors wish to whole heartedly thank our employees for their sincere and devoted contribution to the company's continued good performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, your involvement as shareholders is deeply valued. Your Directors look forward to your continued support in all Endeavour's for stability, growth and prosperity for the company.

Place: Chennai For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Date: 28th May, 2012 VL DUTT

Chairman and Managing Director

Mar 31, 2011

1.The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 70th Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011.

2. Financial Results

(Rs. In Lakhs)

For the year ended For the year ended PARTICULARS 31-03-2011 31-03-2010 31-03-2011 31-03-2010 Stand Alone Consolidated (GROUP)

Gross Turnover 36,172 41,175 70,467 68,362

Profit for the year (PBDIT) 8,224 11,053 15,280 17,298

Less:

a) Interest and Finance charges 1,394 949 1,565 1,336

b) Depreciation 1,233 1,057 2,233 2,167

Profit before Tax 5,597 9,047 11,482 13,795

c) Provision for Current Tax 1,118 3,000 1,529 3,166

d) Deferred Tax 1,361 45 1,380 79

e) Minority share of Profit - - 1,725 1,485 Add:

a) Refund of Income Tax 18 - 18 -

b) MAT Entitlement tax 751 - 751 -

c) Excess Provision of income tax of earlier years credited back 248 - 248 10

Net Profit: 4,135 6,002 7,865 9,076

Add Surplus brought forward from earlier year 2,755 2,347 8,597 5,114

Amount available for appropriations 6,890 8,349 16,462 14,190

Less Transfer to General Reserve 1,000 4,000 1,000 4,000

Less Preference Capital Dividend 240 742 40 74

Less Interim Dividend- Equity Shares 967 967 1,396 967

Less Dividend proposed - Equity Shares 322 322 322 322

Tax on Distributed Profits - Equity 214 219 214 219

Tax on Distributed Profits - Preference 39 12 39 12

Surplus carried to next year 4,108 2,755 13,251 8,597

Segment wise Sales performance:

2010-2011 2009-2010 PARTICULARS Sales Value % to Total Sales Value in lakhs Sales in lakhs % to Total Sales

Engineering 13,067.64 36.13% 16,594.33 40.30%

Cement 22,375.21 61.86% 24,058.00 58.43%

Power 52.14 0.14% 47.56 0.12%

Others 677.55 1.87% 475.26 1.15%

Total 36,172.54 100.00% 41,175.15 100.00%

Analysis of financial results:

Profit before Tax has registered a downward trend in the year under review as compared to the previous year. The cement industry, throughout the country suffered severe setbacks in demand and steep fall in selling prices especially in the fi rst half. Though a number of reasons could be attributed, some of the more major ones were a perceptible fall in pub- lic infrastructure spending in the State of Andhra Pradesh caused by political instability, severe strain on Government revenues, unusual changes in sea- sonal patterns, market reaction to a perception of large scale additions to manufacturing capacity etc. A major part of the year also witnessed scarce avail- ability of coal necessitating resort to imported coal of larger quantities at higher prices pushing up the cost of production. The combination of a multitude of such factors resulted in lower off take, a slump in the aver- age realization for the product and fall in profi ts.

The companys dependence on diversifi ed activ- ity within, however, eased the stress on its overall fi nances in that the Engineering Division continued to perform comparatively well under the circumstances. Its operations were at lower levels compared to the previous year when it had a one-time high value export order.

Also significantly, during the year 2010-11, the new Cement Unit II at Muktyala completed only the com- missioning of its clinker Plant with cement production having commenced in the current financial year.

The net cash generation of the company during the year under review was relatively better in view of a substantially lower provision for income-tax of Rs. 1118 lacs (Rs.3000 lacs) on the basis of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) resulting from an increased claim of depreciation under Income-tax Rules on the capitalization of the new Cement Unit upto the clinkerisation stage.

Overall Financial position:

However, following prudent financial management of working capital, the companys cash resources have been retained at a healthy level of Rs. 7146 lacs provid- ing sufficient comfort for on-going and other projects in the pipeline. The utilization of working capital limits with Banks has also been minimal.

Dividend on Preference Share Capital:

Your Directors recommend a dividend of 12% on the Preference Share Capital of the company. The amount of such dividend is Rs. 240.00 lacs for the year.

Sub-Division of Equity Shares:

During the year, Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each were sub-divided into ten Equity Shares of Rs. 1 each.

Dividend on Equity Shares:

The Board, on a periodical review of the working results of the company and assessment of the fi nan- cial position, had declared and paid three interim dividends of 25% each during the financial year amounting to 75 % (Rs. 0.75 per share) as of date.

Your Directors are now pleased to recommend a final dividend of 25% (Rs. 0.25 per share) making a total equity dividend of 100% (Rs. 1/-per share) for the year. The total amount of dividend paid on equity capital excluding Dividend Distribution Tax thereon will be Rs. 1,289 lacs, which is the same as in the previous year.

Reserves:

Your Directors recommend a transfer to General Reserve, of a sum of Rs. 1000 lacs from out of the Profits available for appropriation for the year which will leave Rs. 4,108 lacs in the Surplus Account to be carried forward to the next year. The total amount in General Reserve as on 31st March 2011, after the proposed appropriation, would stand at Rs. 25,000 lacs.

Credit Rating:

The Credit Rating assigned by CRISIL to the company was revised to A- Positive from (A-Stable) for Term loans and Cash Credit facilities and continued as P2+ in respect of for Non Fund Based limits.

Fixed Deposits:

The total amount of Fixed Deposits outstanding as on 31st March 2011 was Rs. 7624.61 lacs as compared to the fi gure of Rs. 6224.91 lacs as on 31st March 2010.

As on 31st March 2011, Fixed Deposits amounting to Rs. 130.36 lacs had matured and remained unclaimed from 229 depositors. As on the date of this Report, Fixed Deposits relating to 65 depositors amounting to Rs. 28.16 lacs have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs. 4.00 lacs of 17 depositors repaid.

Cement Unit II: Muktyala Cement Project

The expansion of the companys cement production undertaken by way of establishment of a Greenfield plant at Muktyala, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh with a capacity of 1.52 million tons was partly com- missioned in May 2011. The delay beyond the expected date was mainly due to unprecedented unseasonal rains hampering completion of certain portions of civil works and other procedural delays in statutory matters resulting from intermittent and fre- quent State-wide public agitations on certain political issues. The final commissioning, however, coincided with a recovery in cement prices which had witnessed a downward trend in the earlier part of the year.

The new Plant up to the stage of clinkerisation had however, been commissioned on 7th March 2011 within the financial year 31.3.2011, with a total clinker production of 73,638 MTs of which 28,507 MTs had been transferred to the Cement Unit I at Macherla for grinding into cement.

The company has now entered into a phase of its becoming a larger player in the cement industry with a combined production capacity of 2.18 million tons and has taken all steps to enlarge its marketing operations. Management is also considering various ways and means of taking the final product nearer to the consumer in the more rewarding markets. Establishment of grinding units, packing plants, con- sidering proposals for forward integration etc are in the process of discussion relating to economic and technical viability and are expected to be finalized during the course of the current year.

Modernization/Expansion: Engineering Unit

The Unit has completed the modernisation and debot- tlenecking of operations comprised in the initial phase of its modernization-cum-expansion proposals at a cost of Rs. 1600 lacs funded from internal generations.

The second phase of the proposed scheme, namely, the expansion of the Foundry estimated to cost about Rs. 6000 lacs and expected to be implemented in 2010- 11 has presently been rescheduled to be taken up in the second half of the current financial year. This has been necessitated due to the fact that following the recovery from the global economic slow-down; cus- tomers are in the process of consolidating their posi- tion before going in for procurement of capital goods to increase their capacities. They are seen to be revisiting their requirements for acquisition of capital machinery and equipment and enquiries are expected to fl ow in during the current year. The rescheduling of this phase of the proposal would conserve resources for the present and save considerable interest cost. The statutory approvals in respect of civil works have also witnessed delays and are expected to be in place in time for commencement of implementation later in the year.

The Banks which had sanctioned term loans for this purpose have been requested to cancel the same for the present to avoid incurrence of unnecessary com- mitment and other charges. Fresh proposals would be submitted at the appropriate time for funding the project.

Diversifi cation: Hotel Project at Hyderabad

Approvals of building plans by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have been slower than expected due to the requirement of simultaneous clearances from multifarious State agencies. Nevertheless, the proposal already has on hand NOCs from the Airport Authority of India, the Fire Department and the Metro Rail authorities and has been placed and discussed at the level of the High Rise Building Committee of the Corporation. The final approvals are expected in due course of time. Pending this, excavation of land is being completed and consultations in respect of other facilities and amenities for a Hotel Project have been taken on hand. As reported last year, the con- tract for civil works has been awarded and work is being carried on as per schedule commensurate with the statutory approvals.

The company has tentatively agreed on preliminary terms for a management contract and operation of the Hotel with a leading international hotel chain. The brand under consideration has models perceived as a business hotel in the upper middle segment with four star category standards and is one of the leading franchises on a global basis. In India, several proper- ties of such brand are coming up in almost all leading cities and the growth phase for this brand appears to be impressive. The detailed terms and conditions of the agreement are under consideration and discus- sions before a final view is taken and agreed upon.

The estimated cost of the Project, excluding land cost, remains at Rs. 6302 lacs for a 130 room facility for which an in-principle sanction of a term loan of Rs. 4500 lacs has already been given by a Bank. Finalization of the loan facility is awaiting the sanction by GHMC of the plans which is a pre-requisite.

Establishment of a Captive Power Plant:

The proposal of the company to set up a 2x18 MW Power Plant at the site of New Cement Unit II at Muktyala for captive use of generated power in its cement production facilities has been finalized. The Detailed Project Report has been received according to which the Cost of the Project has been estimated at Rs. 16400 lacs. Based on this, sanction from a bank has been received for Term Loan of Rs. 11400 lacs.

From a present study of power requirements for the two cement units, it is expected that a major portion of the total generation of power will be consumed on a captive basis, with the balance to be sold to the State Grid or to private consumers through Power Trading companies. The generation of power at this proposed facility will ensure continuous supply of quality power to the cement units which will maintain the quality of the final product in addition to considerable saving in its cost of production.

The basic input for the proposed Project, namely coal is to be procured under the Coal Linkage System for which necessary applications to the relevant authori- ties have been made and approvals awaited.

Corporate Social Responsibility:

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a form of corporate self-regulation to practice an intertwined model of business management system which auto- matically integrates ethical standards to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, the public and the sur- rounding community, has been in vogue in one form or another in the Company over the years. Viewed as a medium to reward the community in which it works, management has endeavored to bring in best inter- national practices in its day-to-day management of its affairs which in itself provides for the fulfi llment of its responsibility in this direction. While addressing a care for its various stake holders, it is also seen as a catalyst to many integrated community service proj- ects which can, to some extent supplement efforts of the Governments. Clean and transparent manage- ment is one of the many ways of practicing corpo- rate social responsibility as it includes public interest, prudent use of common resources such as energy, air, water and other natural elements leading to more efficient use of public funds.

The more visible form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) involves responsibilities of a corporate in the following areas:

- Integrated Rural & Urban Community Development programmes with communi- ties living in the periphery of its units, includ- ing provision of potable water, plantation of trees, renovation of places of worship etc.

- Encouraging voluntary involvement of employees to devote time and effort to address social issues.

A more detailed report on activities under Corporate Social Responsibility is furnished separately in this Annual Report.

Management Discussions and Analysis:

Details of Management discussions and analysis for each segment of the companys business are pre- sented separately for ease of access and perusal.

Details of Retiring Director seeking re-appointment

Name of Director Sri. O. Swaminatha Reddy Sri. Pinnamaneni Koteswara Rao

Date of Birth 25-12-1930 08-09-1929

Nationality Indian Indian

Date of Appointment 14-03-1991 29-01-1976

Expertise in specific general Chartered Accountant and Former functional area Banker Agriculturist

Qualifi cation B.Com (Hons),ACA Agriculturist

List of outside Chair manships / 1 M/s. Transport Corporation of India Ltd, 1. Veeraiah Non-co nventional Directorships held Ltd, New Delhi Power Projects Ltd.,

2. M/s. Surana Ventures Ltd, Hyderabad

3. M/s. Bhagyanagar India Ltd, Hyderabad

4. M/s. K.M. Power Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

5. M/s. Thembu Power Pvt. Ltd, Pune

6. M/s. E.P.R. Gene Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

7. M/s. E.P.R. Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

8. M/s. E.P.R. Centre for Cancer Research and Biometrics Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

9. M/s. Sagar Cements Ltd - Hyderabad

10. M/s. T.C.I. Finance Ltd - Hyderabad

11. M/s. Sagar Power Ltd - Hyderabad

12. M/s. T.C.I. Developers Ltd - New Delhi

Chairman / Member of the 1. Audit Committee Ã Chairman 1. Audit Committee- Member Committee of the Board of 2. Remuneration Committee Ã Directors of the Company Chairman

3. Investment Committee- Chairman

4. Shareholders Grievance Committee-Chairman

Chairman / Me mber of the Committee of Directors of other Public Limited Compa nies in which he / she is a Director

a) Audit Committee 1. M/s. Sagar Cement Ltd ÃChairman -

2. M/s. Transport Corp. of India Ltd ÃChairman

3. M/s. Bhagyanagar India Ltd - Chairman

4. M/s. Surana Ventures Ltd - Chairman

b) Sharehol ders Griev ance - - committee

Note: Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, Chairmanship/membership of the Audit Committee and the Sharholders Grievance Committee alone have been considered.

Directors Responsibility Statement:

The Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

2. The selected accounting policies were applied consistently and the Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2011 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended as on that date.

3. They have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, and

4. They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis.

Auditors:

M/s Brahmayya and Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada, Auditors of the company retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They are, however eligible for reappointment. They have furnished a certifi cate to the effect that their appointment, if made will be in accordance with the limits specifi ed in sub section (IB) of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956.

The Board recommends the reappointment of M/s Brahmayya & Co Vijayawada, as Auditors of the company to hold offi ce till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.

Cost Auditors:

Pursuant to the directives from the Central Government and the provisions of Section 233B of the Companies Act 1956, M/s Narasimhamurthy & Co. Cost Accountants, Hyderabad have been appointed as Cost Auditors of the company subject to the approval of the Central Government for the ensuing year to conduct the cost audit of the cement and Power units of the company.

Human Resources:

Industrial Relations in the company, across all its units, have remained cordial throughout the year. The employees have always been a pillar of strength to the company. Your Directors appreciate the significant contribution made by the employees to the operations of your company during the year.

The information required on Particulars of Employees as per Sec. 217 (2A) of the Companies Act 1956, read with Companies, (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011 forms part of this report.

Subsidiary company:

The Company has fulfi lled all the conditions pre- scribed under Sec 212 (8) of the Companies Act 1956 read with General Circular 2/2011 to avail exemption from publishing the Balance Sheet and other state- ments of its subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam for the financial year 2010-11. However, a statement giving certain information as required in the said circular is placed along with the Consolidated Accounts.

The company will provide to any shareholder, on request and without any cost, the Balance Sheet and other particulars and statements of accounts of the subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam as per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Consolidated Financial Statements:

Pursuant to the requirements of Accounting Standard Ã 21 and the Listing Agreement with National Stock Exchange, financial statements consolidating those of its subsidiary KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd and its Joint Venture company, Fives Cail K C P Ltd, consid- ering the minority interest in them and duly audited have been attached to this Directors Report.

Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo:

The particulars as prescribed under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are attached as Annexure "2" to this report.

Cautionary Statement:

Statements in the "Management Discussion and Analysis" describing the Companys objectives, expectations or predictions are as perceived currently. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the statement. Important factors that could infl uence the Companys operations include domestic supply and demand conditions affecting selling prices of fi nished goods, input prices, changes in government regulations, tax laws, economic developments within the country and other factors such as litigation and industrial relations.

Safety and Pollution Control:

The manufacturing units are fully compliant with pol- lution control measures as directed by the statutory authorities from time to time and have obtained nec- essary approvals from them.

Adequacy of Internal control systems:

The company firmly believes that Internal control is a process, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the effectiveness and effi ciency of opera- tions of a company, the reliability on its systems of financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, effective implementation of transpar- ency in significant transactions, agreements, con- tracts which may impact its financial performance, prevention of the occurrence of frauds and collusions in the conducts of its affairs, adequate reporting sys- tems to apprise management by way of periodical MIS reports etc. The Board perceives that this process has been adequately put in place and to ensure its effective administration and implementation, internal audits are periodically carried out by duly appointed Internal Auditors

The planning of the internal audit function by the Internal Auditors typically include test checks and pro- cesses to ensure the adequacy of the system of inter- nal control, the reliability of data, and the effi cient use of the organizations resources etc. Internal auditors also identify control problems and suggest and fol- low up implementation of solutions for improving and strengthening such controls on a progressive basis. Internal auditors in their reports to the Board concern themselves with the entire range of an organizations internal controls, including operational, financial, and compliance controls.

Quarterly reports are placed and discussed in con- siderable detail by the Internal Auditors with mem- bers of the Audit Committee and suggestions and corrective action, where necessary, are taken up and conveyed to the CFO, Company Secretary and other senior fi nance functionaries at such meetings. The responses of the concerned offi cials are also obtained and discussed on the reports of the Internal Auditors.

Risk Management System:

As a system designed to contain and minimize an organizations exposure to risk, Risk Management policies have been laid out by the Board. With opera- tions spanning different segments of business and in different regions and countries, the company periodi- cally evaluates the procedures by collating informa- tion in this regard from its operating units, the policies of Government, the evolving economic development, emerging competition, changes following technologi- cal upgradation, improvement in international best practices, study of peer company approaches etc. Discussions at various levels are held to analyze the various inputs and take corrective action and make changes in established risk management policies. A continuing awareness in this regard is an important ingredient to manage risk.

The Risk Management Policy as formulated by the Board is being followed as a guide in on-going assessment and the steps to be taken as necessary from time to time.

Corporate Governance:

The company places significant reliance on a ethi- cal and prudent governance. It has followed such a system of corporate governance over a long period of time and the same is enumerated and placed on record. Transparency in operations by means of professional management with empowered manag- ers is firmly believed as the heart of a healthy sys- tem of corporate governance. The various internal controls laid down for day-to-day operations provide the necessary checks and balances to prevent collu- sion and subjective decisions and these in turn go to make governance effective. Authority fl ows down a line of executives in a given order with top manage- ment seeking to provide leadership and policy inputs. The mechanism also results in prudent and diligent decision making at all levels ensuring for the overall benefit of all stakeholders. It also gives considerable comfort to banks, deposit holders, vendors, custom- ers and others who interact with the company in their assessment of the companys performance.

A Detailed Report on matters relating to Corporate Governance as statutorily required is annexed as part of this Annual Report together with the report of the Auditors on its compliance.

Acknowledgements:

Your Directors wish to thank the Central and State Governments, Financial Institutions, Banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and shareholders for their continued co-operation and support extended. We wish to whole heartedly thank our employees for their sincere and devoted contribu- tion to the companys continued good performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, your involvement as share- holders is deeply valued. Your Directors look forward to your continuing support in all their endeavors.

For and on behalf the Board

Place: Chennai (V. L. DUTT) Date: 27th, May, 2011 Chairman and Managing Director

Mar 31, 2010

1. The Directors have pleasure in submitting their Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts of your company for the financial year ended 31 st March, 2010.

2. Financial Results

(Rs. In Lakhs)

For the year ended For the year ended Particulars 31-03-2010 31-03-2009 31-03-2010 31-03-2009 Stand Alone Consolidated (GROUP)

Gross Turnover 41,175 40,046 68,362 58,501

Profit for the year (PBDIT) 11,053 11,369 17,298 15,427

Less a) Interest and finance charges 949 671 1,336 1,279

b) Depreciation 1,057 914 2,167 2,014

Profit before Tax 9,047 9,784 13,795 12,134

c) Provision for current tax 3,000 3,200 3,166 3,285

d) Fringe Benefit Tax - 30 - -

e) Deferred Tax 45 17 79 22

f) Minority share of profit - - 1,485 793 Add Refund of Income Tax - 54 - 54 Net Profit 6,002 6,591 9,065 8,088 Add excess provision/Deferred tax credit - - 11 30 Add Surplus brought forward from earlier year 2,347 2,264 5,167 3,557 Less Amount available for appropriations 8,349 8,855 14,243 11,675 Transfer to General Reserve 4,000 5,000 4,000 5,000 Dividend-Preference Shares 74 - 74 -

Interim Dividend- Equity Shares 967 967 967 967

Dividend proposed -Equity Shares 322 322 322 322

Tax on distributed Profits - Equity 219 219 219 219

Tax on Distributed Profits - Preference 12 - 12 -

Surplus carried to next year 2,755 2,347 8,649 5,167

Segment wise Sales performance:

(Rs. In Lakhs)

2009-2010 2008-2009 Particulars % to Total Sales Value Sales Sales Value % to Total Sales

Engineering 16,594.33 40.30% 14,626.08 36.52%

Cement 24,058.00 58.43% 24,962.81 62.33%

Power 47.56 0.12% 35.60 0.09%

Others 475.26 1.15% 421.82 1.06%

Total 41,175.15 100.00% 40,046.31 100.00%

Authorised Share Capital:

In pursuance of the approval of the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 27th July, 2009, the Authorised Share Capital of the company was restructured as under:

The total number of 5,50,00,000 shares of Rs. 10/each was divided into 1,28,97,748 (One crore twenty-eight lakhs ninety seven thousand seven hundred and forty eight) Equity shares of Rs. 10/ each and 4,21,02,252 (Four crores twenty one lakhs two thousand two hundred and fifty two) Unclassified Shares of Rs. 10/ each with power to the Board to divide the shares in the capital for the time being into several classes and attach thereto such preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges or conditions as may be determined and to classify and re-classify them from time to time.

Issue of Preference Shares:

Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 27th July 2009 had authorized the Board of Directors to offer and issue 2,00,00,000 (Two crores) Redeemable, cumulative, Non-convertible, Preference Shares of Rs. 10/ each at a coupon rate to be fixed by the Board in one or more tranches for cash at par or premium on private placement basis to promoters and their group , associates and /or to any other financial institution/banks/companies subject to certain conditions. In pursuance of the same, 2,00,00,000 shares out of the Unclassified and Unissued shares of Rs 10 each were classified by the Board at their meeting held on 29th October 2009, as Redeemable, Cumulative, Non convertible Preference shares of Rs 10/- each. Accordingly, during the year under review, the Board issued to M/s Tata Capital Ltd, on the basis of a Subscription Agreement, 2,00,00,000 12% Non Convertible Redeemable, Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs 10/- each on private placement basis and the allotment was completed on 9th December 2009.

Proposal for sub-division of the Equity and Unclassified Shares:

Considering the need for ensuring improved marketability of the companys equity shares which are listed for the benefit of the retail investor and convenience of bettertrading of the same, the Directors are of the view that the Equity and unclassified shares in the authorised, issued share capital of the company which are of the face value of Rs.10/- each should be subdivided into Equity and unclassified shares both of Rs.1/- each. Accordingly, suitable resolutions to amend the relevant clauses of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company are being proposed at this Annual General Meeting and are recommended for approval by the shareholders. The Company will obtain necessary approvals from the appropriate authorities where necessary and notify Stock Exchanges etc. in this regard.

Dividend on Preference Share Capital:

Your Directors recommend a maiden dividend of 12% on the Preference Share Capital of the company on a proportionate basis from the date of allotment. The amount of such dividend is Rs 74.30 lacs for the year.

Dividend on Equity Shares:

The Board, based on the performance of the company, had declared and paid three interim dividends of 25% each during the financial year making a total of 75% (Rs.7.50 per share). Your Directors are now pleased to recommend a final dividend of 25% (Rs.2.50 per share) making a total equity dividend of 100% (Rs.10/- per share) for the year. The total payment excluding Dividend Distribution Tax thereon will be Rs. 1,289 Lacs which is the same as in the previous year.

Reserves:

Your company proposes to transfer from out of the profits for appropriation an amount of Rs 4,000 lacs to General Reserve leaving a sum of Rs 2,755 lacs in Surplus Account to be carried forward to the next year.

After the above appropriations, the total reserves of the Company as on 31st March 2010, stand at Rs. 27,189 lacs.

Credit Rating:

The Credit Rating assigned by CRISIL to the company at A- Stable for Term loans and Cash Credit facilities and P2+for Non Fund Based limits remains unchanged.

Fixed Deposits:

The Companys Scheme of Fixed Deposits both under the Fixed and the Cumulative deposit category met with overwhelming response from the shareholders and public alike. The Company thanks the deposit holders for the confidence reposed by them. As at the end of the year on 31st March 2010, the total Fixed Deposits stood at Rs. 62,24,91,000/- compared to Rs. 13,91,50,000/ as on 31st March 2009. As on 31st March 2010, Fixed Deposits matured and unclaimed were Rs.52,07,000/- from 183 depositors. Since then, Fixed Deposits of Rs. 16,75,000/- relating to 53 depositors have been renewed and Fixed Deposits of Rs. 4,11,000/- of 13 depositors repaid.

Projects on hand:

Greenfield Expansion: Muktyala Cement Project

The 1.52 million tons capacity plant being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 352 crores at Muktyala, Krishna District, A.P has progressed well and is expected to be commissioned by September 2010. The Plant is one of the most modern plants of its kind in India with state-of-the-art technology enabling consider- able reduction in labour, power and other production costs. Among other statutory approvals, the unit has received the requisite clearance from the Ministry of Forests and Environment Protection and the final approval from the State Pollution Control Board is in the final stages and expected shortly.

Modernization/Expansion: Engineering Unit:

The first phase of the project, namely debottlenecking of the operations has been completed as per sched- ule. The second phase consisting of the expansion of the Foundry will be taken up on receipt of approv- als for civil works for the building from the concerned authorities. Orders for the equipment for this Phase, which are subject to short delivery periods, will be placed thereafter and the expansion completed by the end of the current financial year.

Diversification: Hotel Project at Hyderabad:

As had been reported earlier, the company had proposed to enter the Hospitality sector by putting to use the valuable land available at Hyderabad. A busi- ness class Hotel in the three/four Star category has been planned to be set up at the said land. The Hotel is expected to cost Rs. 63.02 crores without taking into account any cost for the land. Financial Closure for the project has been completed with Indian Overseas Bank, Chennai sanctioning a Term loan of Rs 45 crores. The balance of Rs. 18.02 crores is to sourced from internal generations of the company.

Final building plans have been submitted to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and approval for the demolition of the existing structure at the site has been obtained and has been completed. The building permit for commencement of civil works is expected shortly. In the meanwhile, Consultants for Project Management, MEP services, Structural engineer- ing, Kitchen and F&B areas etc have been appointed and are at work to finalise the various aspects of the proposed Hotel. The contract for Civil work has been awarded and the Project is scheduled to be complete in all respects and the Hotel commissioned within a period of 24 months. Discussions are also being car- ried on with the reputed Hotel Chains for franchise options and assistance in technical management and marketing of the hotel.

Proposal for a Captive Power Plant:

As part of economising the operations at the New Cement Plant at Muktyala and to ensure continuous supply of adequate quantity of quality power for the unit, a proposal to set up a Captive Power Plant, as a natural backward integration, with a capacity of 2x 18 MW is under active consideration of the company. While initial estimates indicate that the Capital Cost would be around Rs. 160 crores, a Detailed Project Report to study the technical and economic feasibility has been commissioned with a leading Consultancy organization and the same is expected to be submitted shortly. A decision in this regard will be taken after studying the said Report.

Proposal for Cement Packing Units:

With a view to take cement nearer to the consumer and take advantage of logistics in movement of the product, a few packaging units with cement silos are being planned nearer to the consumer bases at Vijayawada and other markets. The cost of establish- ing such units are marginal and substantial saving in marketing costs are expected to flow with quicker movement of the product to benefit the ultimate consumer.

Corporate Social Responsibility:

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has brought out a set of voluntary Guidelines, 2009 for responsible business which will add value to the operations and contribute towards the long term sustainability of their business. These guidelines are expected to enable business to focus as well as contribute towards the interests of the stakeholders and the Society. As part of the same, companies are encouraged to introduce in their Corporate Social Responsibility programme, the following matters:

Care for all Stakeholders

Ethical Functioning

Respect for Workers Right and Welfare

Respect for Human rights

Respect for Environment

Activities for social and Inclusive Development.

The Companys Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) philosophy focuses on growing the business while ensuring that the concerns encompassing natu- ral environment as well as the communities that live within its areas of operation are suitably addressed. An overview of the activities of the company in the area of CSR is given separately.

Management Discussions and Analysis:

Details of Management discussions and analysis for each segment of the companys business are presented separately for ease of access and study.

Insurance and Risk Policy:

All the Insurable interests of your Company includ- ing inventories, buildings, plant & machinery etc. are adequately covered to take care of all the normal risks. The company presently has in place a detailed Risk policy covering the various aspects and action is taken accordingly.

Details of Retiring Directors:

Sri V H Ramakrishnan and Sri A Ramakrishna, Directors, retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.

Brief profiles of the retiring Directors, Sri V H Ramakrishnan and Sri A Ramakrishna are furnished below:

a) Sri VH Ramakrishnan is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant by qualification. He is a retired General Manager of Bank of India with more than 36 years of experience in industrial finance, international banking and other related areas in India and abroad. He is on the panel for Nominee Directors of IDBI and other Financial Institutions.

b) Sri A Ramakrishna is a Structural Engineer by profession and has over 41 years experience in field of management and technology. He retired as President and Deputy Managing Director of Larsen and Toubro Ltd.

Directors Responsibility Statement:

The Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

2. The selected accounting policies were applied consistently and the Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March, 2010 and of the profit of the company for the year ended as on date .

3. They have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities and

4. They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis.

Auditors:

M/s Brahmayya and Co, Chartered Accountants, Vijayawada, Auditors of the company retire at the con- clusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They are, however eligible for reappointment. They have furnished a certificate to the effect that their appoint- ment will be in accordance with the limits specified in sub section (IB) of Section 224 of the Companies Act 1956.

The Board recommends their reappointment as Auditors of the company to hold office till the conclu- sion of the next Annual General Meeting.

Cost Auditors:

Pursuant to the directives from the Central Government and provisions of Section 233B of the Companies Act 1956, M/s Narasimhamurthy & Co. Cost Accountants, Hyderabad have been appointed, as Cost Auditors of the company subject to the approval of the Central Government for the ensuring year to conduct the cost audit of the cement units of the company.

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS):

The application of international Financing Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the preparation of annual accounts of companies to ensure common report- ing formats globally has been engaging the atten- tion of the Government of India. A detailed time table has been drawn up in consultation with the various interests, for the companies to make their Financial Statements IFRS-compliant.

Under the above timeframe, your company will come under Phase-Ill, namely, "Listed companies which have a net worth of Rs. 500 crores or less will convert their opening Balance Sheet as at 1st April, 2014, if the financial year commences on or after 1st April, 2014, whichever is later, in compliance with the noti- fied accounting standards which are convergent with IFRS".

The company is taking earnest steps to comply with the time table and has plans to take on hand, preliminary steps in time to be ready for the conver- gence without any difficulty.

Human Resources:

Industrial Relations in the company, across all its units, have remained cordial throughout the year. The employees have always been a pillar of strength to the company. Your Directors appreciate the signifi- cant contribution made by the employees to the oper- ations of your company during the year.

The information required on particulars of employees as per Sec. 217 (2A) of the Companies Act 1956, read with Companies, (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 forms part of this report.

Subsidiary company:

The Company has received exemption from the Government of India vide letter of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide letter No. 47/209/2010-CL- III under Section 212 (8) of the Companies Act, 1956 from publishing the Balance Sheet and other statements as per Section 212 of the said Act of its subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam for the financial year 2009-10. However, a statement giving certain information as required in the said exemption letter is placed along with the Consolidated Accounts.

The company will provide to any shareholder, on request and without any cost, the Balance Sheet and other particulars and statements of accounts of the subsidiary company, M/s KCP Vietnam Industries Ltd. Vietnam as per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956.

Consolidated Financial Statements:

As required by Accounting Standard - 21 and Listing Agreement with exchanges, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsid- iary are attached which also includes the companys share in the Joint Venture Fives-cail KCP Ltd.

Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo:

The Particulars as prescribed under Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are attached as Annexure "1" to this report.

Cautionary Statement:

Statements in the "Management Discussion and Analysis" describing the Companys objectives, expectations or predictions are as perceived cur- rently. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the statement. Important factors that could influence the Companys operations include domestic supply and demand conditions affecting selling prices of finished goods, input prices, changes in government regulations, tax laws, economic devel- opments within the country and other factors such as litigation and industrial relations.

Safety and Pollution Control:

The various units of the company are fully compliant with pollution control measures as directed by the statutory authorities and had the necessary approv- als from them. In particular, the new Cement Plant coming up at Mukthyala has also obtained approval relating to Pollution Control.

Adequacy of Internal control systems:

Your Directors place considerable emphasis on the internal control systems prevalent in the company and its working which is constantly reviewed and management information statements and information generated for analysis and action.

These systems are supplemented and supported with the appointment of external professional firms of Chartered Accountants, namely M/s R G N Price & Co, Chennai and M/s M Bhaskara Rao & Co, Hyderabad. They undertake regular and periodical audits of the financial aspects besides the perfor- mance and adherence to internal controls, prescribed manuals and regulatory orders relating to tracking of transactions, selective audit of authorization and sanctions of expenditure such as purchases within the units, stocking of materials, maintenance of stock records etc. They regularly visit the factories and audit the self-regulatory norms prescribed and follow up of recorded suggestions to enhance compliance etc. Detailed reports are presented by both the firms to the Audit Committee at regular intervals, interact with its members on their audit and the reports and analyse risks and their management.

Risk Management System:

Your company which is operating in various business segments and in different cities and countries is aware of the necessity to take steps to recognize, analyse and mitigate risks, potential and apparent. A compre- hensive Risk Policy is in place and every Unit includ- ing the Corporate Office has a Risk Management Committee to constantly study the prevalence of risks and suggest steps to mitigate the same. Mitigation includes timely recognition of the risks and action taken to eliminate, minimize their effect or provide for compensatory mechanisms to supplement any finan- cial losses likely to be caused thereby.

Corporate Governance:

The Company has fully complied with the manda- tory provisions of Corporate Governance as pre- scribed under the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges. It keeps track of changes in this regard and is constantly taking steps to fall in line to comply with such new provisions as and when they are pro- mulgated or announced by the authorities from time to time.

A separate detailed Report on matters governing Corporate Governance is annexed as part of this Annual Report together with the report of the Auditors on its compliance.

Particulars of Employees:

The information required under Section 217(2A) of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, is provided in an Annexure forming part of this Report. In terms of Section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the shareholders excluding the aforesaid Annexure. Any Shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.

Acknowledgements:

Your Directors wish to thank the Central and State Governments, Financial Institutions, Banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and shareholders for their continued co-operation and support extended. We wish to whole heartedly thank our employees for their sincere and devoted contribu- tion to the companys continued good performance.

Ladies and gentlemen, your involvement as share- holders is deeply valued. Your Directors look forward to your continuing support in all their endeavours.

For and on behalf the Board

Place: Chennai Date: 28th, May, 2010

(V. L. DUTT)

Chairman and Managing Director

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