Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Ninth Annual
Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2015.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lacs)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
31.03.2015 31.03.2014
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation (3113.04) (21.18)
Depreciation 3.66 10.35
Profit/(Loss) before tax and extraordinary (3116.70) (31.53)
items
Tax Expenses NIL NIL
Profit/(Loss) ) for the year after Tax and (3116.70) (31.53)
extraordinary items
DIVIDEND
Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any dividend for the
year under review.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
There was no production or sale of Methanol during the year under
review. The manufacturing operations of the Company continued to be
suspended during the entire year under review. The Company is a sick
company as defined under Section 3(1)(o) of the Sick Industrial
Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 and a Draft Rehabilitation
Scheme is under consideration of the Hon'ble BIFR. The segment wise
details as required by Accounting Standard - 17 are given in the notes
forming part of the Accounts.
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENTS
Methanol units are passing through difficult time due to non
availability of natural gas at viable price. This has resulted in the
closure of few units and others are operating at reduced capacity to
meet their captive demand. The short fall is being met by import.
REVIEW OF COMPANY OPERATIONS
The Methanol Plant of the Company continued to be closed during the
entire year under review since the operation of the Plant by using
Naphtha as feed stock continues to be economically unviable.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
There is very good demand for methanol in the country but the
manufacturing plants are unable to operate due to non availability of
natural gas at viable price. The future prospects of the company depend
on the availability of natural gas at competitive price. As of now the
domestic gas production is not sufficient to meet the demands of the
priority sector. However it is expected that the gas production would
increase in near future which would be made available to your company
at competitive price and plant may resume operation.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditor's Certificate
regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance pursuant
to clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is annexed hereto.
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report on compliance with conditions of Corporate Governance and wish
to state that the Company is taking steps to comply with requirement of
minimum number of independent directors and appointment of KMP.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3)( c ) of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Directors confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures, if any;
2. Appropriate policies have been selected and applied consistently
and have 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 as at March 31, 2015 and the loss of the Company for the year
ended March 31, 2015;
3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
5. Internal financial controls to be followed by the Company have been
laid down and that such internal financial controls are adequate and
were operating effectively; and
6. Proper systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate
and are operating effectively.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee comprising of the
following Directors viz. Mr. Mahendra Lodha (Chairman), Mr. D. N. Singh
and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni. The Audit Committee acts in accordance with the
terms of reference specified from time to time by the Board. There were
no instances when the recommendations of the Audit Committee were not
accepted by the Board during the year under review.
OTHER COMMITTEES
The Company has constituted the Stakeholders Relationship Committee
which presently consists of Mr. H. D. Ramsinghani (Chairman), Mr. D. N.
Singh and Mr. R G Kulkarni.
The Company has also constituted the Risk Management Committee which
presently consists of Mr. H. D. Ramsinghani (Chairman), Mr. D. N. Singh
and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni. The Board has formulated a Risk Management
Policy covering various risks associated with the business of the
Company.
The Company has also constituted the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee which presently consists of Mr. Mahendra Lodha (Chairman),
Mr. H. D. Ramsinghani and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni.
The Company has not constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee as the Company does not fulfill the prescribed criteria.
DISCLOSURES
Information relating to the conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo to the extent
applicable, is annexed hereto as Annexure A and forms a part of this
Report.
No remuneration was paid to the Whole Time Director during the year
under review and no remuneration was paid to non executive Directors
other than sitting fees for attending meetings of the Board or
committees thereof. There were no employees drawing remuneration in
excess of the limits prescribed under Rule 5(2) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014
during the year under review or part thereof. The Details pertaining
to remuneration as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rules 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed hereto as
Annexure B and forms a part of the Report.
Details of loans, guarantees and investments, if any, are given under
the Notes to Financial Statements.
All transactions entered in to with Related Parties during the year
under review were at an arms length at prevailing market rates and that
the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not
attracted. There were no material related party transactions with the
Promoters, Directors or the Key Managerial Personnel or their relatives
during the year under review.
There were no significant and material orders passed by the
Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status of the
Company and its future operations.
The Company has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy under which all
personnel have access to the Audit Committee to report genuine concerns
or grievances relating to the business activities of the Company in
general.
The Business Responsibility Reporting as required by Clause 55 of the
Listing Agreement is not applicable to the Company as on March 31,
2015.
The Company has an adequate system of internal controls that ensures
that all assets are protected against loss from unauthorized use or
disposition and all transactions are recorded and reported in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
There were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 during the
year under review.
DIRECTORS
During the year under review, four Board Meetings were held on May 28,
2014, July 31, 2014, November 11,2014 and February 11, 2015.
Mr. D N Singh retires from the Board of Directors by rotation and is
eligible for re-appointment.
The Board of Directors of the Company have appointed Mrs. N H
Ramsinghani (DIN01327609) as an Additional Director. In accordance with
the provisions of sections 161 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mrs.
Ramsinghani will hold office of the Director up to the date of the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Company has received a Notice
from a Member pursuant to the provisions of Section 160 of the
Companies Act, 2013 signifying the intention to propose the name of
Mrs. N H Ramsinghani as a Director of the Company.
All Independent directors have given declarations that they meet the
criteria of independence as laid down in Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
The Board of Directors have framed a policy in relation to remuneration
of directors, Key Managerial Personnel and senior Management and it
lays down criteria for selection and appointment of Board Members.
The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the non executive
Directors was carried out by the Independent Directors of the Company
in their meeting held on February 11, 2015.
STATUTORY AUDITORS REPORT
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state that the Company is taking appropriate legal
remedies for claiming the value of material auctioned by the custom
authorities.
AUDITORS
M/s. Dayal & Lohia, the Auditors of the Company retire at the
conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offer themselves for reappointment. The Company has received a
certificate from them certifying that their appointment, if made, would
be in compliance with all the applicable provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
and the rules made there under, the Company has appointed Sanjay
Dholakia & Associates to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the
Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed hereto as Annexure C
and forms a part of this Report.
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Secretarial
Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report and wish to state that the
Company is taking steps to comply with requirement of minimum number of
independent directors and appointment of KMP.
COST AUDIT
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as
amended till date, the Company was not required to undertake an audit
of the cost records for the year under review.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT 9 pursuant to the
provisions of Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is annexed hereto
as Annexure D and forms a part of this Report.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
Rama Capital and Fiscal Services Pvt Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company which is engaged in the business of providing financial
services. The turnover of the subsidiary during the year under review
was Rs. 1.25 Lakh and the loss after tax was Rs. 2.05 Lakh. There
were no other entities which became or ceased to be subsidiaries,
associates or joint ventures during the year under review.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any public deposits and as such no amount
on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding
as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & PROTECTION
The Company has taken all the necessary steps for safety and
environmental control and protection.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations remained cordial during the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely record their appreciation with gratitude for
the continued support and assistance extended to the Company by the
Banks and various Government Departments and Agencies.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in this Report describing the Company's objectives,
projections, estimates, expectations or predictions are based on
certain assumptions and expectations of future events. Actual results
could differ materially from those expressed or implied. Important
factors that could make a difference to the Company's operations
include domestic and global prices of Methanol/Naphtha, changes in
Government regulations, future availability of gas, litigation and
industrial relations. The Company assumes no responsibility to amend,
modify or revise any of the statements on the basis of subsequent
developments, information or events.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Mumbai H. D. RAMSINGHANI
Date : August 4, 2015 CHAIRMAN
DIN: 00035416
Mar 31, 2014
Dear members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Eighth Annual
Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2014.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs. in lacs)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
31.03.2014 31.03.2013
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation (21.18) (136.21)
Depreciation 10.35 11.92
Profit/(Loss) before tax and extraordinary
items (31.53) (148.13)
Extraordinary Items Nil Nil
Profit/(Loss) ) for the year after Tax
and extraordinary items (31.53) (148.13)
DIVIDEND
Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any dividend for the
year under review.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The Methanol Plant of the Company continued to be closed during the
entire year under review since the operation of the Plant by using
Naphtha as feed stock continues to be economically not viable. The
Company is registered with BIFR and a draft rehabilitation scheme is
currently under preparation.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Future prospects of the company depends on the availability of natural
gas at competitive price. As of now the domestic gas production is not
sufficient to meet the demands of the priority sector , however it is
expected that the gas production would increase in near future and
would be made available to our company at competitive price and plant
may resume operation.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditor''s Certificate
regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as also
a Management Discussion and Analysis Report pursuant to clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement are annexed hereto.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that.
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed.
2. Appropriate policies have been selected and applied consistently and
have 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 as
at March 31, 2014 and the loss of the Company for the year ended March
31, 2014.
3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the 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. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee comprising of the
following Directors viz. Mr. Mahendra Lodha (Chairman), Mr. Deonath
Singh and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni. The Audit Committee acts in accordance
with the terms of reference specified from time to time by the Board.
OTHER COMMITTEES
The Company has constituted the Stakeholders Relationship Committee
which presently consists of Mr. H. D. Ramsinghani (Chairman), Mr. D.
N. Singh and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni-Directors.
The Company has also constituted the Risk Management Committee which
presently consists of Mr. H. D. Ramsinghani (Chairman), Mr. D. N.
Singh and Mr. R. G. Kulkarni - Directors.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
In accordance with the General Circular dated February 8, 2011, issued
by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the Balance
Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and other documents of the
subsidiary company are not being attached with the Balance Sheet of the
Company. The Company will make available the Annual Accounts of the
subsidiary company and the related detailed information to any member
of the Company who may be interested in obtaining the same. The annual
accounts of the subsidiary company will also be kept open for
inspection at the Registered Office of the Company and that of the
subsidiary company. The Consolidated Financial Statements presented by
the Company include the financial results of its subsidiary company.
Further, the necessary particulars in respect of the said subsidiary
have been disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements as
required by the said Circular.
SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & PROTECTION
The Company has taken all the necessary steps for safety and
environmental control and protection.
DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS
Information as required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 relating to the
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outgo to the extent applicable, is annexed hereto and
forms a part of this Report.
PERSONNEL
There were no employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits
prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 during the year under
review or part thereof.
DIRECTORS
Mr. H.D. Ramsinghani retires from the Board of Directors by rotation
and is eligible for re-appointment.
In accordance with the provisions of section 149 and 152 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under, it is proposed to
appoint Mr. Mahendra Lodha and Mr. R.G. Kulkarni as non executive
Independent Directors for period of five years form date of the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS REPORT
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state as under.
a) The Company has filed a Writ Petition in the Hon''ble Bombay High
Court and is hopeful of receiving the value of materials auctioned by
the Custom Authority which was lying in Bonded Warehouse.
b) The Company has not provided for interest on unpaid Custom Duty and
for the unpaid Custom duty in view of the difficult financial position
and closure of the plant during the entire year under review.
c) The Company has not provided for interest on late payment of Custom
Duty in view of the difficult financial position and closure of the
plant during the entire year under review.
d) The Company has not paid statutory liability on account of Sales Tax
dues in view of difficult financial position and closure of the plant
during the entire year under review.
e) The Company is a Sick Industrial Company as defined in Section
3(1)(o) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985
and the Draft Rehabilitation Scheme is under consideration of the
Hon''ble BIFR.
f) The Company does not have a formal Internal Audit system since the
manufacturing activities continued to be suspended during the year
under review.
g) The Company has used short term funds for funding the accumulated
losses.
AUDITORS
M/s. Dayal & Lohia, the Auditors of the Company retire at the
conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offer themselves for reappointment. The Company has received a
certificate from them certifying that their appointment, if made, would
be within the limits specified under Section 141 (3)(g) of the
Companies Act, 2013.
COST AUDIT
The Cost Account Records for "Chemicals" are subject to yearly audit by
qualified Cost Auditors. However, the Company has applied to the
Central Government for exemption from maintaining cost records and
audit of the same for the year under review in view of the fact that
the manufacturing activities of the Company have been closed during the
entire financial year.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any public deposits and as such no amount
on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding
as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations remained cordial during the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely record their appreciation with gratitude for
the continued support and assistance extended to the Company by the
Banks and various Government Departments and Agencies.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place: Mumbai
Date : July 31, 2014 H. D. RAMSINGHANI
CHAIRMAN
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Sixth Annual
Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lacs)
YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED
31.03.2012 31.03.2011
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation 2.15 (258.53)
Depreciation 10.84 11.47
Profit/(Loss) before tax and
extraordinary items (8.69) (270.00)
Extraordinary Items 420.52 87.99
Release of Deferred Tax Liability - 27.28
Profit/(Loss) ) for the year
after Tax and extraordinary items 411.83 (154.73)
DIVIDEND
Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any dividend for the
year under review.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The Methanol Plant of the Company continued to be closed during the
entire year under review since the operation of the Plant by using
Naphtha as feed stock continues to be economically not viable.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Till date allocation of natural gas by Govt. of India has not been made
It is our view that availability of natural gas from domestic producers
will improve in near future at competative price and would be possible
to resume the plant operations. Short fall in the availability of
methanol continues and is being met by imports.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditor's Certificate
regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as also
a Management Discussion and Analysis Report pursuant to clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement are annexed hereto.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
2. Appropriate policies have been selected and applied consistently
and have 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, 2012 and the profit of the Company for the year
ended March 31, 2012;
3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the 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. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In accordance with the provisions of Section 292A of the Companies Act,
1956 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has
constituted an Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors
viz. Mr Mahendra Lodha (Chairman), Mr Deonath Singh and Mr C. R.
Malaviya.The Audit Committee acts in accordance with the terms of
reference specified from time to time by the Board.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
In accordance with the General Circular dated February 8, 2011, issued
by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the Balance
Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and other documents of the
subsidiary company are not being attached with the Balance Sheet of the
Company.The Company will make available the Annual Accounts of the
subsidiary company and the related detailed information to any member
of the Company who may be interested in obtaining the same.The annual
accounts of the subsidiary company will also be kept open for
inspection at the Registered Office of the Company and that of the
subsidiary company. The Consolidated Financial Statements presented by
the Company include the financial results of its subsidiary company.
Further, the necessary particulars in respect of the said subsidiary
have been disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements as
required by the said Circular.
SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & PROTECTION
The Company has taken all the necessary steps for safety and
environmental control and protection.
DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS
Information as required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 relating to the
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earning
and outgo to the extent applicable, is annexed hereto and forms a part
of this Report.
PERSONNEL
There were no employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits
prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 during the year under
review or part thereof.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Mahendra Lodha retires from the Board of Directors by rotation and
is eligible for re-appointment.
AUDITORS REPORT
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state as under :
a) The Company has not provided for interest on unpaid Custom Duty in
view of the difficult financial position and closure of the plant
during the entire year under review.
b) The Company has not provided for interest on late payment of Custom
Duty in view of the difficult financial position and closure of the
plant during the entire year under review.
c) The Company has not paid statutory liability on account of Sales Tax
dues in view of difficult financial position and closure of the plant
during the entire year under review.
d) The Company has not disclosed information regarding dues to Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises since no information is available
regarding their status.
e) The Company is a Sick Industrial Company as defined in Section
3(1)(o) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) act, 1985
and the Draft Rehabilitation Scheme is under consideration.
f) The Company does not have formal Internal Audit system since the
manufacturing activities continued to be suspended during the year
under review.
AUDITORS
M/s. Dayal & Lohia, the Auditors of the Company retire at the
conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offer themselves for reappointment.The Company has received a
certificate from them certifying that their appointment, if made, would
be within the limits specified under Section 224 (1-B) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
COST AUDIT
The Cost Account Records for "Chemicals" are subject to yearly
audit by qualified Cost Auditors. However, the Central Government has
exempted the company from maintaining cost records and audit of the
same for the year under review in view of the fact that the
manufacturing activities of the Company have been closed during the
entire financial year.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any public deposits and as such no amount
on account of principal or interest on public deposits was outstanding
as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations remained cordial during the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely record their appreciation with gratitude for
the continued support and assistance extended to the Company by the
Banks and various Government Departments and Agencies.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Mumbai H. D. RAMSINGHANI
Date : August 10, 2012 CHAIRMAN
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Fourth Annual
Kepoit together with the Audited Statement of Accounts lor the year
ended March 31. 2010.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lacs)
YEAR ENDED YEAR ENDED
31.03.2010 31.03.2009
Prolit/f Loss (before Depreciation (81.61) (261.06)
Depreciation 11.77 12.03
Profit/loss) before lax and Except
ional Items (93.38) (273.09)
Exceptional Items 301.15 Nil
Profit/I Loss) before Tax and extr
aordinary Items* (394.53) (273.09)
Release ol Deferred Tax Liability 20.13 2.15
fringe Benefit Tax Nil O.84
Prior years I ncome/f Expenditure) Nil (2.51)
Extra ordinary Items Nil 383.75
Profit/(Loss) tor the Year (374.40) 109.46
Balance brought forward from previous
year (3125.65) (3235.11)
Balance curried to Balance Sheet (3500.05) (3125.65)
DIVIDEND
Your Directors regret their inability to recommend any dividend for the
year under review.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
There was no Sides Turnover of the Methanol Division during the year
under review as aiso in the previous year. The Methanol Plant of the
Company continued to be closed during the entire year under review
since the operation of the Plant by using Naphtha as feed stock
continues to be economically not viable .
FUTURE PROSPECTS
The gap between demand and supply is increasing and the shortfall
quantity is being met by import. As there has been enhancement in the
availability of natural gas in the country and better clarity of its
pricing the directors view the future prosjKcts with cautious
optimism.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditors Certificate
regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as also
a Management Discussion and Analysis Report pursuant to clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement are annexed hereto.
DIRECTORS-RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 2l7(2AA).of the Companies Act. 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
1. In (he preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
2. Appropriate policies have been selected and applied consistently
and have 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. 2010 and the loss of the Company for the year
ended March 31. 2010;
3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken lor the 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. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In accordance with ihe provisions of Section 292Aof the Companies Act,
1956 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has
constituted an Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors
viz. Mr Mahendra Lodha (Chairman). Mr Deonath Singh and Mr S. S. Arora.
The Audit Committee acts in accordance with the terms of reference
specified from time to time by the Board.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
The Statement as required under Section 212 of the Companies Act. 1956
in respect orthe Subsidiary Company viz. Rama Capital and Fiscal
Services Pvt. Ltd. is annexed hereto and forms a part of the Report.
SAFETY, KNVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & PROTECTION
The Company has taken all the necessary steps for safety and
environmental control and protection.
DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS
Information as required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules. 19X8 relating to the
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earning
and outgo to the elent applicable, is annexed hereto and forms a part
of this Report.
PERSONNEL
There were no employees drawing remuneration in excess of the limits
prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 during the year under
review or part thereof.
DIRECTORS
Mr. S S Arora retires from the Board of Directors by rotation and is
eligible for reappointment.
AUDITORS REPORT
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state as under :
A) The Company has not provided for interest on working capital loan in
view of the difficult financialposition and closure of the plant during
the entire year under review.
b) The Company has not provided for interest on Custom Duty in view of
the difficult financial position and closure ol the plant during the
entire year under review.
c) The Company has not paid statutory liability on account of Sales Tax
dues in view of difficult financial position and closure of the plant
during the entire year under review.
d) The Company is In the process of obtaining confirmation of debit /
credit balances referred to in Note No. 4.
e) The Company has not disclosed information regarding dues to Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises since no information is available
regarding their status.
f) The Company is a Sick Industrial Company as defined in Section 3(1
Wo) of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) act,1985 and
the Draft Rehabilitation Scheme is under consideration.
AUDITORS
M/s. Haribhakli
COST AUDIT
The Cost Account Records for "Chemicals" are subject to yearly audit by
qualified Cost Auditors. However, the Company has applied to the
Central Government for exemption from maintaining cost records and
audit of the same for the year under review in view of the fact that
the manufacturing activities of the Company have been closed during the
entire financial year.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations remained cordial during the year under review.
-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely record their appreciation with gratitude for
the continued support and assistance extended to the Company by the
Banks and various Government Departments and Agencies.
For and on behalf of the Board
for RAMA PETROCHEMICALS LTD
Place : Mumbai H.D. RAMSINGHANI
Date : July 26. 2010 CHAIRMAN
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