Directors' Report To, The Members, 1. Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 20th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2015. 2. Performance: During the year 2014-15, the Company has incurred a Net Income of Rs.12.47 Lakhs. The Company main business is software services. The year under review has been encouraging and we expect ensuing financial year to be more fruitful as the company is setting the floor for achieving its targets. 3. Dividend The company has not declared any Dividend during the Financial Year. 4. Reserves Since, the company has not declared the dividend during the financial year transfer of amount from profits to reserves does not arise. 5. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel To appoint a director in place of Shri D. Sudhakar who retires by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. 6. Particulars of Employees Pursuant to the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, statement of particulars of employees is annexed as Annexure IV. 7. Meetings A calendar of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During the year five Board Meetings and five Audit Committee 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. 8. Board Evaluation Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and Compliance Committees. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report. 9. Declaration by an Independent Director(s) and re- appointment, if any A declaration as envisaged under Section 149 (6) has been given by the Independent Directors and the Board has noted the same. An independent director shall hold office for a term up to five consecutive years on the Board of a Company, but shall be eligible for reappointment for next five years on passing of a special resolution by the Company and disclosure of such appointment in the Board's report. 10. Remuneration Policy The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration. The Remuneration Policy is stated in the Corporate Governance Report. 11. Details of Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies The Company does not have any Subsidiaries. 12. AUDITORS: The Auditors, M/s. LNP & Co, Chartered Accountants, Secunderabad retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment for a period of 5 Years from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting [AGM] until the conclusion of Fifth Annual General Meeting to be held after this meeting. 13. AUDITORS' REPORT The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification. Notes to Accounts and Auditors remarks in their report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. 14. Secretarial Audit Report In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, M/s. VCSR & Associates, Company Secretaries have been appointed Secretarial Auditors of the Company. The report of the Secretarial Auditors is enclosed as Annexure IV to this report. The report is self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. 15. Internal Audit & Controls During the year, the Company continued to implement his suggestions and recommendations to improve the control environment. His scope of work includes review of processes for safeguarding the assets of the Company, review of operational efficiency, effectiveness of systems and processes, and assessing the internal control strengths in all areas. Internal Auditor findings are discussed with the process owners and suitable corrective actions taken as per the directions of Audit Committee on an ongoing basis to improve efficiency in operations. 16. Vigil Mechanism: In pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, a Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been established. The Vigil Mechanism Policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.Seshachal.com under investors/policy documents/Vigil Mechanism Policy link. 17. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN: As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an extract of annual return in MGT 9 as a part of this Annual Report as ANNEXURE I. 18. Deposits The Company has not accepted any Fixed Deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act. 19. The company has not given any loans or guarantees or Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. 20. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties: The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the Company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm's length transactions under third proviso thereto shall be disclosed in Form No. AOC-2. As Annexure III (Format enclosed). 21. Corporate Governance Certificate (Applicable to Listed Companies) The Compliance certificate from the auditors or practicing company secretaries regarding compliance of conditions of corporate governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing agreement shall be annexed with the report. 22. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS The Management Discussion and Analysis forms part of this Annual Report for the year ended 31st March 2015. 23. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo -NA The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are as follows: a) Conservation of energy; Not Applicable (b) Technology absorption: Not Applicable (c) Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo - Nil 24. Directors' Responsibility Statement The Directors' Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, shall state that (a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; (b) 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 the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; (c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; (d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and (e) the directors, in the case of a listed company, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively. (f) 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. 25. LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES: The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2015-2016 to BSE where the Company's Shares are listed. 26. REDUCTION OF CAPITAL The company has received in principal approval for reduction of share Capital from Bombay Stock Exchange. The Exchange has noted the confirmation given by the company stating that the scheme does not in way violate or override or circumscribe the provisions of the SEBI Act, 1992, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the companies Act 2013, the rules, regulations and guidelines made under these Acts, and the provisions of the Listing Agreement or the requirements of BSE Limited (BSE). 27. Acknowledgements An acknowledgement to all with whose help, cooperation and hard work the Company is able to achieve the results. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors Sd/- Anita Chitturi Managing Director (DIN: 02873548) Ch. Narendra Director (DIN: 00955611) Place: Hyderabad Date: 12.08.2015 |