Mar 31, 2025
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 15⢠ANNUAL REPORT of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for
the Financial Year 2024-25 ended 31st March, 2025.
1. COMPANY''S PERFORMANCE. STATE OF COMPANY''S AFFAIRS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK:
Our Company was incorporated as "Richa Info Systems Private Limited" at Gandhinagar on October 1, 2010, under the provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 vide certificate of incorporation issued by the Assistant Registrar of Companies, Gujarat, Dadra and
Nagar Havelli. Subsequent to the conversion of our Company into public limited company, the name of our Company was changed
to "Richa Info Systems Limited" and fresh certificate of incorporation dated September 14, 2021 was issued by the Registrar of
Companies, Ahmedabad.
We started our Business from the office Automation products and at present we are engaged in assembling of innovative products
and systems Integrator of multifaceted solutions of leading quality products like Interactive Flat Panel, Interactive Board, Digital
Podium, Digital Kiosk, CCTV Cameras to esteemed customers in sectors like Government, PSUs, Education, Defense. We provide
wide choice of "Innovative Solutions", providing service to Government organizations across India through Government e
Marketplace (GeM).
During the year under review, the Company has achieved a gross turnover of Rs. 12772.89 Lakhs in comparison to previous year''s
turnover which was Rs. 3933.92 Lakhs. It represented the increase of 8838.97 Lakhs over the previous year. Your Company has
earned a net profit of Rs. 523.80 Lakhs against last year''s Rs. 70.73 Lakhs. It represented a increase of Rs. 453.07 Lakhs over the
previous year. Key aspects of Financial Performance of your Company for the current financial year 2024-25 along with the
previous financial year 2024-25 are tabulated below in the Financial Results.
The future outlook of the Company and its professional management makes an enterprise of high quality and high efficiency as
core competition. Our focus on quality has enabled us to sustain and grow our business model to benefit our customers. Our
Company is managed by a team of experienced personnel having experience in different aspects of software industry. We believe
that our qualified and experienced management has substantially contributed to the growth of our business operations. We
believe our track record of timely delivery of quality products and demonstrated technical expertise has helped in forging strong
relationships with our customers.
2. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
|
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
Total Revenue (including other income) |
12772.89 |
3933.92 |
|
Profit before Interest and Depreciation |
806.14 |
277.78 |
|
Less: Interest |
65.02 |
111.16 |
|
Profit before Depreciation |
741.12 |
166.62 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
24.74 |
71.61 |
|
Profit before Taxation |
716.38 |
95.01 |
|
Exceptional Item |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Profit After Exceptional Item |
716.38 |
95.01 |
|
Less: Provision for Taxation - Current |
183.00 |
33.94 |
|
Less: Provision for Taxation - Deferred |
9.58 |
(9.66) |
|
Profit for the year |
523.80 |
70.73 |
3. DIVIDEND:
To strengthen the Company''s financial position and support future growth and expansion plans, the Board of Directors has
deemed it prudent not to recommend any dividend for the financial year 2024-25.
The Board of Directors of the Company had approved the dividend distribution policy in line with Regulation 43A of the Listing
Regulations. The Policy broadly specifies the external and internal factors including financial parameters that shall be considered
while declaring dividend and the circumstances under which the shareholders of the Company may or may not expect dividend
and how the retained earnings shall be utilized, etc. The policy is uploaded on the website of the Company at
https://www.richainfosvs.com/policies.php.
4. LISTING:
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on SME Emerge Platform of NSE Limited w.e.f. 21st February, 2022.
5. DEMATERIALISATION OF EQUITY SHARES:
All the Equity Shares of the Company are in dematerialized form with either of the depositories viz. NSDL and CDSL. The ISIN No.
allotted is INE0J1P01015.
6. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
The Company continued to operate in the same line of business, with no change in its nature of operations during the year under
review.
7. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company proposes to transfer an amount to the General Reserve.
8. SHARE CAPITAL:
The Company has an Authorized Capital of Rs. 25,00,00,000/- divided into 2,50,00,000/- equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The Company has Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital of Rs. 10,32,80,000/- divided into 1,03,28,000/- equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each.
9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:
No material changes or commitments have occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of this report which could
affect the financial position of the Company..
10. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has neither accepted nor renewed any ''Public Deposit'' within the meaning of
section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
11. SUBSIDIARY(IES) COMPANY:
The Company has one subsidiary during the current financial year, located in Dubai.
12. ASSOCIATE COMPANY:
The Company does not have any ''Associate Company'' within the meaning of section 2(6) of the Act during the financial year under
review.
13. ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed a copy of the Annual Return
as of March 31, 2025, on its website at https://richainfosvs.com/annual-returns.
14. DIRECTORS 8i KMP:
a. The Board of Directors duly met 17 times during the financial year under review.
b. A brief profile of the Director who is being re-appointed as required under Regulations 36(3) of Listing Regulations, 2015 and
Secretarial Standard on General Meetings is provided in the notice for the forthcoming AGM of the Company.
c. The Company has received the necessary declaration from each Independent Director of the Company under Section 149(7)
of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) that they meet with the criteria of their independence laid down in Section 149(6) of
the Act.
d. Formal Annual Evaluation:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating the performance of the Board of
Directors as well as that of its committees and individual Directors, including Chairman of the Board, Key Managerial
Personnel/ Senior Management etc. The exercise was carried out through an evaluation process covering aspects such as
composition of the Board, experience, competencies, governance issues etc.
e. Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby confirmed:
i. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with
proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. That the Directors had 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
31st March, 2025 being end of the financial year 2024-25 and of the profit of the Company for the year;
iii. That the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for 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. That the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. 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.
vi. 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.
f. Disclosure Relating To Remuneration:
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the company for the
financial year; and the percentage increase in remuneration of each director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer,
Comoanv Secretary or Manager, if anv. in the financial vear 2024-25 is as under:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Director, KMP & Designation |
% increase/decrease in |
Ratio of remuneration of |
|
i. |
Tushar Dineshchandra Shah, Managing |
150% |
5.35:1 |
|
2. |
Hemaben Tushar Shah, Whole time |
(100%) |
- |
|
3. |
Dineshchandra Fulchand Shah, Director |
- |
- |
|
4. |
Sejal Pandya, Independent Director |
- |
- |
|
5. |
Utsavkumar Acharya, Chief Financial |
11.01% |
2.91:1 |
|
6. |
Sruti Prakash Soni, Company Secretary |
0.00% |
2.08:1 |
3. The median remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year 2024-25 was Rs. 5,56,077.
4. Number of Permanent Employees on the rolls of Company as on 31st March, 2025: 27
5. It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Nomination & Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel and other Employees.
6. The information as per Rule 5 (2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 is as follows:
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as
required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of the Annual Report.
Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section
136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Registered Office of the Company. Any Member interested in
obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.
In terms of Companies Act, 2013, our Company has already constituted the following Committees of the Board:
1) Audit Committee;
2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
3) Stakeholders Relationship Committee;
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 (or any
subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof), in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021, constituted the Audit
Committee. The constitution of the Audit Committee as on 31.03.2025 is as under:
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Mehul Arvind Gadani |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Chairman cum Managing Director |
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 (or any
subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof), in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021, constituted the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee. The constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee as on 31.03.2025 is asunder;
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Mehul Arvind Gadani |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Chairman cum Managing Director |
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (or any
subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof) in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021, constituted Stakeholders
Relationship Committee. The constitution of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee as on 31.03.2025 is as under;
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Mehul Arvind Gadani |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Executive & Non-Independent |
The policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section 178 can be accessed at
https://richainfosv5.com/uploads/policies/NOMINATION-REMUNERATION-AND-EVALU ATION-POLICY.pdf.
17. GENERAL:
During the year;
i) The Company has not issued shares.
ii) The Company does not have any ESOP scheme for its employees / Directors;
iii) The Company has not bought back any of its securities;
iv) The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares;
18. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY:
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence
to the Company''s policies, safeguarding of assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of
the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
19. AUDITORS:
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
The present Auditors of the Company M/s. PATEL JAIN & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad (Firm Registration No.
129797W), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 14th Annual General Meeting for a period of 5 years i.e.
for financial years 2024-25 to 2028-29. They continue to hold office as Statutory Auditors till the conclusion of 19th AGM to beheld
in the year 2028-29.
The remarks of Auditor are self-explanatory and have been explained in Notes on Accounts.
The statutory auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the independence criteria required under the Companies Act, 2013 and
other applicable guidelines and regulations.
AUDITOR''S REPORT AND BOARD''S COMMENTS THEREON
The Statutory Auditors of the Company have submitted the Audit Report for the financial year 2024-25. The Auditor''s report does
contain some qualification, reservation and adverse remarks. The notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditor''s report
are self-explanatory and do not call for any comments.
COST AUDITOR:
The provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules,
2014, are not applicable to the Company. Accordingly, no Cost Auditor has been appointed.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed M/s. SCS and Co. LLP, to conduct Secretarial Audit of the
Company for the FY 2024-25.
The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR-3 for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, is enclosed to this Report as
Annexure -2. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by the Secretarial Auditor.
20. DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING TREATMENT:
In the preparation of the financial statements, the Company has followed the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 133 of
the Companies Act, 2013 except as qualified by the Auditor in its Report. The significant accounting policies which are consistently
applied are set out in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
21. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As per Regulation 15 read with Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 relating
to Corporate Governance Disclosure is not applicable to the Company listed on the SME platform. Hence, the Company is not
required to make disclosures in Corporate Governance Report.
22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION:
Details of Related Party Transactions and details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section
188 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 respectively are given in the notes to the Financial Statements attached to the Auditors''
Report.
During the year under review, the Company has entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties which
is required to be reported in Form No. AOC-2 in terms of Section 134(3)(h) read with Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Rule 8A of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Hence, a disclosure as required in the Form AOC-2 is attached with this Report
as Annexure -1.
23. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES, INVESTMENT & SECURITIES PROVIDED:
During the year under review, the company has not made any Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of
Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
24. SIGNIFICANT / MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING
CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY''S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
During the year under review, no significant or material orders were passed by any regulator, court, or tribunal against the
Company which would impact its going concern status or future operations..
25. RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Company has in place risk management system to identify, evaluate and minimize the Business risks. The Company during the
year had formalized the same by formulating and adopting Risk Management Policy. This policy intends to identify, evaluate,
monitor and minimize the identifiable risks in the Organization.
26. VIGIL MACHANISM/WHISTLEBLOWER:
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism Policy, to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report
their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of Conduct or ethics policy.
The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for
direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company have been denied access to
the Audit Committee.
27. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The Company has no information to furnish with respect to conservation of energy, technology absorption, as are needed to be
furnished under section 134(3) (m) of the Act read with rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
|
Sr. No. |
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
1 |
Foreign Exchange Earnings |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2 |
Foreign Exchange Outgo |
3045.00 |
34533.00 |
28. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBIUTY:
As per the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee
and matters relating to it is not applicable to Company. Hence, there is no information regarding the same.
29. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014
read with the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby informed that none of the employees of the Company was in receipt of
remuneration of Rs. 8.5 lakhs per month or Rs. 1.02 crore per annum during the year under review.
30. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate section as Annexure -3 forming part of the
Annual Report.
31. SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT:
(a) Safety: The Company encourages a high level of awareness of safety issues among its employees and strives for continuous
improvement. All incidents are analyzed in the safety committee meetings and corrective actions are taken immediately.
Employees are trained in safe practices to be followed at work place.
(b) Health: Your Company attaches utmost importance to the health of its employees. Periodic checkup of employees is done to
monitor their health. Health related issues if any are discussed with visiting Medical Officer.
(c) Environment: Company always strives hard to give importance to environmental issues in normal course of operations.
Adherence to Environmental and pollution control Norms as per Gujarat Pollution Control guidelines is of high concern to the
Company.
32. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT,
2013:
Your Company has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee, under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and has a policy and framework for employees to report sexual harassment
cases at workplace which can be accessed on the website of the Company at https://www.richainfosvs.com/policies.php .
The below table provides details of complaints received/disposed during the financial year 2024-25.
Number of complaints at the beginning of the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints filed during the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints disposed during the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints pending at the end of the financial year - Nil
Further, the Constitution of the Internal Complaints Committee as on 31.03.2025 is as under:
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mrs. Hemaben Tushar Shah |
Chairperson |
Executive & Non-Independent |
|
**Ms. Mansiba Jadeja |
Member |
Employee |
|
Mrs. Manishaben Shah |
Member |
Social Worker |
|
Mr. Hashmukhbhai Solanki |
Member |
Social Worker |
33. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ''Meetings of the Board of Directors'' and
''General Meetings'', respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.
34. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Certain Statements in the Management Discussion and Analysis section may be forward looking and are stated as required by
applicable laws and regulations. Many factors may affect the actual results, which would be different from what the Directors
envisage in terms of the future performance and outlook.
35. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board places on record its appreciation for the continued co-operation and support extended to the Company by its
customers which enables the Company to make every effort in understanding their unique needs and deliver maximum customer
Satisfaction.
We place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by the employees at all levels, whose hard work, cooperation and
support helped us face all challenges and deliver results. We acknowledge the support of our vendors, the regulators, the
esteemed league of bankers, financial institutions, rating agencies, government agencies, stock exchanges and depositories,
auditors, legal advisors, consultants, business associates and other stakeholders.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
For, RICHA INFO SYSTEMS LIMITED
SD/- SD/-
Tushar Dineshchandra Shah Hemaben Tushar Shah
Date: 28.08.2025 Chairman & Managing Director Whole Time Director
Place: Gandhinagar DIN: 03115836 DIN: 03115848
Mar 31, 2024
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 14th ANNUAL REPORT of the Company together with the Audited Financial
Statements for the Financial Year 2023-24 ended 31st March, 2024.
1. COMPANY''S PERFORMANCE, STATE OF COMPANY''S AFFAIRS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK:
Our Company was incorporated as "Richa Info Systems Private Limited" at Gandhinagar on October 1, 2010, under
the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 vide certificate of incorporation issued by the Assistant Registrar of
Companies, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Havelli. Subsequent to the conversion of our Company into public limited
company, the name of our Company was changed to "Richa Info Systems Limited" and fresh certificate of
incorporation dated September 14, 2021 was issued by the Registrar of Companies, Ahmedabad.
We started our Business from the office Automation products and at present we are engaged in assembling of
innovative products and systems Integrator of multifaceted solutions of leading quality products like Interactive Flat
Panel, Interactive Board, Digital Podium, Digital Kiosk, CCTV Cameras to esteemed customers in sectors like
Government, PSUs, Education, Defense. We provide wide choice of "Innovative Solutions", providing service to
Government organizations across India through Government e Marketplace (GeM).
During the year under review, the Company has achieved a gross turnover of Rs. 3,93,392 thousand in comparison
to previous year''s turnover which was Rs. 342,759 thousand. It represented the increase of 50,633 thousand over
the previous year. Your Company has earned a net profit of Rs. 7,073 thousand against last year''s Rs. 8,162
thousand. It represented a decrease of Rs. 1,089 thousand over the previous year. Key aspects of Financial
Performance of your Company for the current financial year 2023-24 along with the previous financial year 2022-23
are tabulated below in the Financial Results.
The future outlook of the Company and its professional management makes an enterprise of high quality and high
efficiency as core competition. Our focus on quality has enabled us to sustain and grow our business model to
benefit our customers. Our Company is managed by a team of experienced personnel having experience in different
aspects of software industry. We believe that our qualified and experienced management has substantially
contributed to the growth of our business operations. We believe our track record of timely delivery of quality
products and demonstrated technical expertise has helped inforging strong relationships with ourcustomers.
2. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Rs. in thousand)
|
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
Total Revenue (including other income) |
3,93,392 |
3,42,759 |
|
Profit before Interest and Depreciation |
27,884 |
36,543 |
|
Less: Interest |
11,117 |
16,619 |
|
Profit before Depreciation |
16,767 |
1,9924 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
7,266 |
7,813 |
|
Profit before Taxation |
9,501 |
12,111 |
|
Exceptional Item |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Profit After Exceptional Item |
9,501 |
12,111 |
|
Less: Provision for Taxation - Current |
3,394 |
1,485 |
|
Less: Provision for Taxation - Deferred |
(966) |
2,464 |
|
Profit for the year |
7,073 |
8,162 |
3. DIVIDEND:
Since the Company needs to plough back the profits for the future development and expansion, hence the Board of
Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year 2023-24.
The Board of Directors of the Company had approved the dividend distribution policy in line with Regulation 43A of
the Listing Regulations. The Policy broadly specifies the external and internal factors including financial parameters
that shall be considered while declaring dividend and the circumstances under which the shareholders of the
Company may or may not expect dividend and how the retained earnings shall be utilized, etc. The policy is
uploaded on the website of the Company at https://www.richainfosvs.com/policies.php.
4. LISTING:
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on SME Emerge Platform of NSE Limited w.e.f. 21st February, 2022.
5. DEMATERIALISATION OF EQUITY SHARES:
All the Equity Shares of the Company are in dematerialized form with either of the depositories viz. NSDL and CDSL.
The ISIN No. allotted is INE0J1P01015.
6. CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
There was no change in the nature of business of the Company during the year under review.
7. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
The Company does propose to transfer amount to General Reserves.
8. SHARE CAPITAL:
The Company has an Authorized Capital of Rs. 25,00,00,000/- divided into 2,50,00,000/- equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each.
The Company has Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital of Rs. 2,43,00,000/- divided into 24,30,000/- equity shares
of Rs. 10/- each.
9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY:
No material changes have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial
statements relate and the date of the report, which is affecting or might affect the financial position of the
Company.
10. PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has neither accepted nor renewed any ''Public Deposit'' within
the meaning of section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit)
Rules, 2014.
11. SUBSIDIARY(IES) COMPANY:
The Company has One Subsidiary Company during the Current financial year which is situated at Dubai.
12. ASSOCIATE COMPANY:
The Company does not have any ''Associate Company'' within the meaning of section 2(6) of the Act during the
financial year under review.
13. ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed a copy of the
Annual Return as of March 31, 2024, on its website at https://richainfosvs.com/annual-returns.
14. DIRECTORS & KMP:
a. The Board of Directors duly met 10 times during the financial year under review.
b. A brief profile of the Director who is being re-appointed as required under Regulations 36(3) of Listing
Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial Standard on General Meetings is provided in the notice for the forthcoming
AGM of the Company.
c. The Company has received the necessary declaration from each Independent Director of the Company under
Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) that they meet with the criteria of their independence
laid down in Section 149(6) of the Act.
d. Formal Annual Evaluation:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating the performance
of the Board of Directors as well as that of its committees and individual Directors, including Chairman of the
Board, Key Managerial Personnel/ Senior Management etc. The exercise was carried out through an
evaluation process covering aspects such as composition of the Board, experience, competencies, governance
issues etc.
e. Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby confirmed:
i. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed
along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. That the Directors had 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 31st March, 2024 being end of the financial year 2023-24 and of the
profit of the Company for the year;
iii. That the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for 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. That the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. 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.
vi. 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.
f. Disclosure Relating To Remuneration:
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the company
for the financial year; and the percentage increase in remuneration of each director, Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Executive Officer. ComDanv Secretarv or Manaeer. if anv. in the financial vear 2023-24 is as under:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Director, KMP & Designation |
% increase/decrease in |
Ratio of remuneration of |
|
1. |
Tushar Dineshchandra Shah, Managing |
(61.43%) |
5.35:1 |
|
2. |
Hemaben Tushar Shah, Whole time |
(100%) |
- |
|
3. |
Dineshchandra Fulchand Shah, Director |
- |
- |
|
4. |
Sejal Pandya, Independent Director |
- |
- |
|
5. |
Utsavkumar Acharya, Chief Financial |
18.30% |
2.91:1 |
|
6. |
Sruti Prakash Soni, Company Secretary |
0.00% |
2.08:1 |
3. The median remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year 2023-24 was Rs.
202002.50/-.
4. Number of Permanent Employees on the rolls of Company as on 31st March, 2024:17
5. It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Nomination & Remuneration Policy for
Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other Employees.
6. The information as per Rule 5 (2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 is as follows:
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of
employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure
forming part of the Annual Report.
Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In
terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Registered Office of the
Company. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.
15. COMMITTEES
In terms of Companies Act, 2013, our Company has already constituted the following Committees of the Board:
1) Audit Committee;
2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee;
3) Stakeholders Relationship Committee;
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013
(or any subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof), in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021,
constituted the Audit Committee. The constitution of the Audit Committee as on 31.03.2024 is as under:
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Milap Arvindkumar Mehta |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Chairman cum Managing Director |
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013
(or any subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof), in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021,
constituted the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee as on 31.03.2024 is as under;
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Milap Arvindkumar Mehta |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Chairman cum Managing Director |
STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of our Company has, in pursuance to provisions of Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013
(or any subsequent modification(s) or amendment(s) thereof) in its Meeting held on September 22, 2021,
constituted Stakeholders Relationship Committee. The constitution of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee as
on 31.03.2024 is as under;
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mr. Sejal Shaileshbhai Pandya |
Chairperson |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Milap Arvindkumar Mehta |
Member |
Non-Executive & Independent |
|
Mr. Tushar Dineshchandra Shah |
Member |
Executive & Non-Independent |
16. POLICY ON DIRECTORSâ APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The policy on directors'' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive
attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section 178 can be
accessed at https://richainfosvs.eom/uploads/policies/NOMINATION-REMUNERATION-AND-EVALUATION-
POLICY.pdf .
17. GENERAL:
During the year;
i) The Company has not issued shares.
ii) The Company does not have any ESOP scheme for its employees / Directors;
iii) The Company has not bought back any of its securities;
iv) The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares;
18. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY:
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business,
including adherence to the Company''s policies, safeguarding of assets, prevention and detection of frauds and
errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial
disclosures.
19. AUDITORS:
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. M B JAJODIA & ASSOCIATES (Firm''s Registration No. 139647W), Chartered Accountants, 901, Aaryan
Workspaces 2, Near Navkar Public School, Gulbai Tekra Road, Ahmedabad-380006, has resigned from the Company.
Due to preoccupation in other assignments, Auditor has resigned from the office from May 31, 2024.
Due to casual vacancy caused by the above resignation, the board was required to appoint another statutory auditor
M/s. PATEL JAIN & ASSOCIATES, (having FRN: 129797W), Chartered Accountants, 702,7th Floor, Silicon Tower, Opp
Axis Bank, Law Garden, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-380006 of the company who held the office from the conclusion of
AGM until the conclusion of AGM to be held in the year 2028-2029.
The board has also received Consent and Eligibility Certificate from M/s. PATEL JAIN & ASSOCIATES, (having FRN:
129797W), Chartered Accountants, to act as Statutory Auditors of the Company for the term of consecutive five
years along with confirmation that, their appointment, if made, would be within the limit prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013.
The statutory auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the independence criteria required under the Companies
Act, 2013 and other applicable guidelines and regulations.
AUDITOR''S REPORT AND BOARDâS COMMENTS THEREON
The Statutory Auditors of the Company have submitted the Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24. The
Auditor''s report does not contain any qualification, reservation and adverse remarks. The notes on financial
statement referred to in the Auditor''s report are self-explanatory and do not call for any comments.
COST AUDITOR:
The provisions of section 148 of the Companies Act read with rule 3 of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit)
Rules, 2014 do not apply to the Company. Accordingly, the Company has not appointed the Cost Auditor.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed M/s. SCS and Co. LLP, to conduct
Secretarial Audit of the Company for the FY 2023-24.
The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR-3 for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, is enclosed to this
Report as Annexure -2. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by the Secretarial Auditor.
20. DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING TREATMENT:
In the preparation of the financial statements, the Company has followed the Accounting Standards referred to in
Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 except as qualified by the Auditor in its Report. The significant accounting
policies which are consistently applied are set out in the Notes to the Financial Statements.
21. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As per Regulation 15 read with Regulation 27 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 relating to Corporate Governance Disclosure is not applicable to the Company listed on the SME platform.
Hence, the Company is not required to make disclosures in Corporate Governance Report.
22. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION:
Details of Related Party Transactions and details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions
of Section 188 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 respectively are given in the notes to the Financial Statements
attached to the Auditors'' Report.
During the year under review, the Company has entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction with related
parties which is required to be reported in Form No. AOC-2 in terms of Section 134(3)(h) read with Section 188 of
the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8A of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Hence, a disclosure as required in
the Form AOC-2 is attached with this Report as Annexure -1.
23. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES, INVESTMENT & SECURITIES PROVIDED:
During the year under review, the company has not made any Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under
the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
24. SIGNIFICANT / MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE
GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANYâS OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
During the year; there was no significant / material order passed by any regulator, court or tribunal on the Company
impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
25. RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Company has in place risk management system to identify, evaluate and minimize the Business risks. The
Company during the year had formalized the same by formulating and adopting Risk Management Policy. This policy
intends to identify, evaluate, monitor and minimize the identifiable risks in the Organization.
26. VIGIL MACHANISM/WHISTLEBLOWER:
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism Policy, to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees
to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of
Conduct or ethics policy. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail
of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no
personnel of the Company have been denied access to the Audit Committee.
27. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The Company has no information to furnish with respect to conservation of energy, technology absorption, as are
needed to be furnished under section 134(3) (m) of the Act read with rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
|
Sr. No. |
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
1 |
Foreign Exchange Earnings |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2 |
Foreign Exchange Outgo |
3045.00 |
34533.00 |
28. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
As per the provisions of Section 1B5 of the Companies Act, 2013, constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) Committee and matters relating to it is not applicable to Company. Hence, there is no information regarding
the same.
29. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 read with the Companies Act, 2013, it is hereby informed that none of the employees of the Company
was in receipt of remuneration of Rs. 8.5 lakhs per month or Rs. 1.02 crore per annum during the year under review.
30. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under Regulation 34 of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is presented in a separate section as Annexure
-3 forming part of the Annual Report.
31. SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT:
(a) Safety: The Company encourages a high level of awareness of safety issues among its employees and strives for
continuous improvement. All incidents are analyzed in the safety committee meetings and corrective actions
are taken immediately. Employees are trained in safe practices to be followed at work place.
(b) Health: Your Company attaches utmost importance to the health of its employees. Periodic checkup of
employees is done to monitor their health. Health related issues if any are discussed with visiting Medical
Officer.
(c) Environment: Company always strives hard to give importance to environmental issues in normal course of
operations. Adherence to Environmental and pollution control Norms as per Gujarat Pollution Control
guidelines is of high concern to the Company.
32. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION &
REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Your Company has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee, under the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and has a policy and framework for employees to
report sexual harassment cases at workplace which can be accessed on the website of the Company at
https://www.richainfosvs.com/policies.php.
The below table provides details of complaints received/disposed during the financial year 2023-24.
Number of complaints at the beginning of the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints filed during the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints disposed during the financial year - Nil
No. of complaints pending at the end of the financial year - Nil
Further, the Constitution of the Internal Complaints Committee as on 31.03.2024 is as under:
|
Name of the Director |
Designation in the Committee |
Nature of Directorship |
|
Mrs. Hemaben Tushar Shah |
Chairperson |
Executive & Non-Independent |
|
*Ms. Teenu Dabas |
Member |
Employee |
|
**Ms. Mansiba Jadeja |
Member |
Employee |
|
Mrs. Manishaben Shah |
Member |
Social Worker |
|
Mr. Hashmukhbhai Solanki |
Member |
Social Worker |
*Ms. Teenu Dabas resigned from the company w.e.f. July 2023.
**Ms. Mansiba Jadeja has been appointed as a member in the Internal Complaints Committee w.e.f. July 2023
33. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS-2, relating to ''Meetings of the Board of
Directors'' and ''General Meetings'', respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.
34. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT:
Certain Statements in the Management Discussion and Analysis section may be forward looking and are stated as
required by applicable laws and regulations. Many factors may affect the actual results, which would be different
from what the Directors envisage in terms of the future performance and outlook.
35. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board places on record its appreciation for the continued co-operation and support extended to the Company
by its customers which enables the Company to make every effort in understanding their unique needs and deliver
maximum customer Satisfaction.
We place on record our appreciation of the contribution made by the employees at all levels, whose hard work,
cooperation and support helped us face all challenges and deliver results. We acknowledge the support of our
vendors, the regulators, the esteemed league of bankers, financial institutions, rating agencies, government
agencies, stock exchanges and depositories, auditors, legal advisors, consultants, business associates and other
stakeholders.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
For, RICHA INFO SYSTEMS LIMITED
SD/- SD/-
Tushar Dineshchandra Shah Hemaben Tushar Shah
Date: 05.09.2024 Chairman & Managing Director Whole Time Director
Place: Gandhinagar DIN: 03115836 DIN: 03115848
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