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EQUITY - MARKET SCREENER

Modipon Ltd
Industry :  Construction
BSE Code
ISIN Demat
Book Value()
503776
INE170C01019
-78.5101085
NSE Symbol
P/E(TTM)
Mar.Cap( Cr.)
MODIPON
0
45.75
EPS(TTM)
Face Value()
Div & Yield %
0
10
0
 

As on: May 08, 2024 10:33 PM

To the Shareholders,

Your directors have pleasure in presenting the 55th Annual Report with Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2022.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 2021-22 2020-21
$ Lacs $ Lacs
Turnover - -
Other Income 136.05 133.21
Gross Profit (Loss) before Dep. 66.38 58.50
Depreciation 0.23 0.31
Profit/(Loss) after Depreciation 66.15 58.19
Add/(Less) Exceptional Income/ (Losses) - -
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax 66.15 58.19
Less/ (Add) :
Provision for Taxation- Fringe Benefit Tax - -
Extra Ordinary item Taxes for earlier Year - -
Net Profit/(Loss) after Tax 66.15 58.19

CLOSURE OF MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS

As reported earlier, the unit of the Company ( i.e. Modipon Fibres unit) had been permanently closed down on 8th September, 2007 after seeking requisite permission from Government of Uttar Pradesh under the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Company is now exploring to develop the New project in the Modinagar to have optimal utilization of its real estate and the application for the same is filed with the

Government for approval.

CURRENT STATUS OF OPERATIONS

Since the Company owns substantial real estate, in its Endeavour to rehabilitate the Company and to tap its resources to augment finances so as to be able to liquidate its huge liabilities and to utilize the surplus for taking up new business activity in the Company, as authorized by the Memorandum of Association of the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company has taken on record some new project. The Company proposes to commence new project at an opportune time with the due approvals of the UP Government.

BOARD MEETINGS

The Board of Directors met 4 (Four) times during the period from 1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2022. The Directors met on 28th June, 2021, 11th August, 2021, 8th November, 2021, and 7th February, 2022.

DIVIDEND

In view of the Losses suffered by the Company in the past, your Directors are unable to recommend any Dividend on Equity Share Capital.

OPERATIONS

During the year under review, the Company had not earned revenue from the operations and has reported a profit after tax of Rs. 66.15 lacs after taking into account exceptional losses.

SHARE CAPITAL

As on March 31, 2022, the Authorized Share Capital of the Company was Rs.25,00,00,000 and having issued & paid-up share capital of the Company was 12,29,46,090 consisting of 1,15,76,689 equity shares of Rs.10/- each and 71,792 preference shares of Rs. 100 each.

DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

As on 31st March, 2022, the Board of Directors and KMP of the Company consist of:-

S. No. Directors Name Designation
1. Mr. Manish Modi Executive Director, Chairperson, MD
2. Mrs. Aditee Modi Non-Executive - Non-Independent Director
3. Mr. Mayur Maheshwari Nominee Director
4. Mr. Shashi Kant Ranjan Non-Executive - Independent Director
5. Ms. Kavita Rani Non-Executive - Independent Director
6. Mr. Nitesh Kumar Non-Executive - Independent Director
7. Mr. Vineet Kumar Thareja Company Secretary & CFO

During the Financial year 2021-22, the appointment of Mr. Nitesh Kumar (DIN: 06439789), as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company, not liable to retire by rotation, was ratified in 54 th Annual General Meeting held on 27th September, 2021, with effect from 2nd March, 2021.

Apart from the above, there are no changes in the Board of Directors and KMP of the Company.

KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

In pursuance of requirement of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Manish Modi, Chairman & Managing Director, Mr. Vineet Kumar Thareja, Chief Financial Officer/Company Secretary & Compliance officer were designated as Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

DECLARATION FROM INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ON ANNUAL BASIS

As required under Section 149(7) all the Independent Directors on the Board of the Company have issued their annual declaration stating that they meet all the criteria of independence as required under the Act.

In the opinion of the Board, all the Independent Directors possess the integrity, expertise and experience including the proficiency required to be Independent Directors of the Company, fulfill the conditions of independence as specified in the Act and the

Listing Regulations and are independent of the management and have also complied with the Code for Independent Directors as prescribed in Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013.

STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

The Securities of the Company are listed with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

COMMITTEES OF THE COMPANY

A. AUDIT COMMITTEE

In compliance with Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Audit Committee consist of following members as on 31st March, 2022:-

S. No. Name of Director Designation
1. Mr. Shashi Kant Ranjan Non-Executive- Independent Director, Chairperson
2. Mrs. Aditee Modi Non-Executive – Non-Independent Director, Member
3. Ms. Kavita Rani Non-Executive- Independent Director, Member
4. Mr. Nitesh Kumar Non-Executive- Independent Director, Member

The said Committee met on 28th June, 2021, 11th August, 2021, 8th November, 2021, and 7th February, 2022.

During the Financial Year 2021-22, there has been certain changes in the Composition of the Audit Committee of the Company as follows:

S. No Name of Director Category Date of Appointment/ Cessation
1. Mr. Nitesh Kumar Non-Executive - Independent Director Appointment as member of the committee on 28th June, 2021

There were no occasions during the year where the Board of Directors did not accept the recommendations of the Audit Committee. Further, as on date, the composition of Audit Committee is in compliance with Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 18 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

B. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

In compliance with Section 178(1) and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as on 31st March, 2022, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee consist of three Directors out of which two are Independent Director and one is Non-executive Non-Independent Director. Mr. Shashi Kant Ranjan is the Chairman, Ms. Kavita Rani and Mrs. Aditee Modi are the members of the said Committee. The said Committee was met on 7th February, 2022.

The said Committee laid down the Policy on Remuneration stating therein the positive attributes required for the Managing Director, Independent Directors and Key Managerial Personnel. The said policy also states the modus operandi for determining the remuneration to the above said personnel. The Policy on remuneration of the Company can be viewed on the Company's website www.modipon.net.

Further, as on date the composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in compliance with Section 178(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

C. STAKEHOLDERS' RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE

In compliance with Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as on 31st March, 2022, the Stakeholder's Relationship Committee consist of three Directors out of which two are Independent Director and one is Non-executive Non-Independent Director. Mr. Shashi Kant Ranjan is the Chairman, Ms. Kavita Rani and Mrs. Aditee Modi are members of the said Committee. The said Committee met was on 7th February, 2022.

Further, as on date, the composition of Stakeholders Relationship Committee is in compliance with Section 178(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 20 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

D. RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Company has also constituted a Risk Management Committee consisting of Mr. Manish Modi as Chairman and Mrs. Aditee Modi and Mr. Shashi Kant Ranjan as members and Mr. Vineet Kumar Thareja is the Secretary of the Committee. The said Committee laid down the Policy on Risk Management stating therein the objectives and purpose of the said policy. The main objective of this policy is to ensure sustainable business growth with stability and to promote a pro-active approach in reporting, evaluating and resolving those risks which are material in nature and are associated with the business. In order to achieve the key objective, the policy establishes a structured and disciplined approach to Risk Management, in order to guide decisions on material risk related issues.

RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY

The Risk Management Policy of the Company can be viewed on the Company's website www.modipon.net.

VIGIL MECHANISM

In compliance with Section 177 (9) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has framed a whistleblower policy which can be viewed on Company's website www.modipon.net. In terms of the said policy the Directors and employees are given direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee to report on alleged wrongdoings.

EXPORTS

On account of closure of the manufacturing operations of the

Company, there has not been any export during the financial year. The FOB value of exports during the previous financial year was nil.

WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY

The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy, including vigil mechanism to report genuine concerns of grievances, providing direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in appropriate and exceptional cases. The Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the website of the Company www.modipon.net.

INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL

The Company has managed its own the internal accounts of the Company due to acute business losses since last several years and there was no revenue from operation to the company.

NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY

Nomination & Remuneration Policy of the company, as formulated and approved by Nomination and Remuneration Committee in its meeting held on 1st August, 2015, governs Directors' appointment including criteria for determining their qualifications, positive attributes, their independence and remuneration for the Directors, KMPs and other employees. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy is posted on Company's website www.modipon.net.

PARTICULARS OF LOAN, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS

Details of loan(s), guarantee and investments are given in the notes to Financial Statements.

AMOUNT, IF ANY, PROPOSED TO BE TRANSFERRED TO RESERVES

During the year under review, the Company has not transferred any money towards General Reserve.

PERSONNEL

Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is applicable on listed companies. The Company has 4 (Four) No. of employees as on 31st March, 2022. Subsequent to the closure of the Manufacturing Operations of the Company, all issues of ex-workmen/employees have been amicably resolved. The total dues of these workmen/ employees (other than 8 workmen who have not yet collected their payment) have been paid. These 8 ex-workmen/employees had approached DRT-II, New Delhi seeking order for payment of dues in excess of the legal dues as paid to the other workmen/ employees. Hon'ble DRT had directed them to approach the Labour Commissioner for adjudication of their dues. None of the worker has approached the Labour Commissioner as directed by DRT. Online However, as directed by DRT, the Company had deposited the amount payable to them with DRT which in the absence of any claim by these workmen, has been released by DRT to PNB.

Details as required pursuant to MCA Notification G.S.R. 646(E) dated 30th June, 2016 Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, none of the employee was in receipt of remuneration of Rs. One Crore and Two Lacs or more per year throughout the year or Rs. Eight Lacs and Fifty Thousand per month for the part of the year. Further, none of the employees holds by himself or along with his spouse and dependent children, not less than 2% of equity shares of the Company.

It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the

Remuneration Policy of the Company.

Particulars about Key Managerial Personnel a. Pursuant to the Rule 5(1) Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the information required to be disclosed by every Listed Companies in its Board Report are as follows:-

Name of Director/ KMP and Designation Remu- neration of Directors/ KMPs for FY 2021-22 % in- crease in remunera- tion in FY 2020-21 Ratio of Remunera- tion to the median remunera- tion of employee
Mr. Manish Modi – Chairman & Managing Director - - -
Mr. Vineet Kumar Thareja – Company Secretary & CFO* 17,99,996 17,99,996 -

* Remuneration paid to him includes bonus and excludes Travelling expenses etc. b. The Median remuneration (based on salary) of employees of the Company during the financial year 2021-22 was Rs. 2,30,000/-. c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration (based on salary) of employees in the financial year 2021-22 was

NIL. d. Average percentile increases 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 point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration: Since Company is a non-operational company and in view of losses, nominal increase was made in the managerial remuneration while the remuneration of Managing Director is NIL. e. It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company.

FIXED DEPOSITS

At the beginning of the financial year, the balance on account of

Fixed Deposits accepted from the Public and Members stood at Rs. Nil. There was no deposit liable to be transferred to the credit of Investors' Education and Protection Fund. The Company has not accepted any deposits during the year as envisaged under Sections 73, 74 & 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.

MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT, IF ANY, AFFECTING

FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY FROM THE END OF FINANCIAL YEAR AND TILL THE DATE OF THIS REPORT:

There has been no material change and commitment, affecting the financial performance of the Company occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company to which the Financial Statements relate and the date of this Report.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN

EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO

In view of the permanent closure of the Manufacturing Operations, provisions relating to furnishing of the details of (i) Conservation of Energy, (ii) Research & Development and Technology Absorption and (iii) Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo in accordance with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are not applicable.

AUDITORS AND AUDIT REPORT

M/s B.M. Chatrath & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, Noida (Firm Regn. No.E300025) were Appointed as the statutory auditors for a period of Five (5) years in the Annual General Meeting held on 27th September, 2021. The requirement for ratification of appointment of Auditors by Members at each Annual General Meeting has been omitted as per Section 40 of the Companies

(Amendment) Act, 2017 (notified on May 7, 2018). With reference to the qualifications contained in the Auditors' Report, the Directors wish to state that the Notes on Accounts and Significant Accounting Policies referred to by the Auditors in their Report are self-explanatory and hence do not call for any further comment.

COST AUDIT

In view of permanent closure of operations, the Company had applied for exemption from the requirement of Cost Audit. Accordingly, appointment of Cost Auditor is not envisaged.

Reporting of frauds:

There was no instance of fraud during the financial year under review, which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the Audit Committee and /or Board under Section 143(12) of the Act and Rules framed thereunder.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors of your Company declare as under: (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 the end of the Financial year and of the Profit of the Company for that period;

(iii) that the Directors had 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) that in view of the permanent closure of the Manufacturing Operations of the Company, the Directors had not prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis.

(v) that the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; (vi) that the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

The Company does not have any Subsidiary Company.

EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN

Pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, is available on the Company's Website www.modipon.net and can accessed through link http://www.modipon.net/corporatefiling .

SECRETARIAL AUDIT

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, the Company had appointed M/s. Ranjeet Verma & Associates., Practicing Company Secretary (FCS No. 6814, CP No.7463) of Vaishali (Ghaziabad) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the period from 1st April, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

M/s. Ranjeet Verma & Associates have submitted their Secretarial Audit Report and have issued their certificate as per the prescribed format in MR-3 to the shareholders of the Company, which is annexed to this Report as Annexure -1. They have confirmed that the Company has proper board processes, a compliance mechanism in place and has also complied with the relevant statutes, rules and regulations applicable to the Company. They have also confirmed that the Company has complied with the necessary secretarial standards, as applicable.

For the Financial Year 2022-23 also Company has appointed M/s. Ranjeet Verma & Associates, Vaishali (Ghaziabad) as Secretarial Auditors of the Company.

SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS

During the year under review, there have been no significant and material orders passed by any regulators/courts/tribunals that could impact the Company's operations in future, except the pendency of various litigation before the UP Government and High Court/NCLT/Supreme Court.

PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS

During the period under review, the Company has not made any loan to any third party as envisaged under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.

The Company has not given any guarantee during the year.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As required under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 23 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulation, 2015, the Company places before the Audit Committee the list of related parties with whom arrangements have been made for sharing of expenses of maintaining of Office and transactions of loan etc., if any

The Audit Committee accords its omnibus approval for such related party transactions on an annual basis. The updates on the transactions with the related parties are placed before the audit committee on a quarterly basis. The details are also placed before the Board of Directors for its information.

As required under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has formulated a policy on related party transactions and the same was approved by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. The said policy has been uploaded on Company's website www.modipon.net.

No, related party transaction in the context of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 23 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulation, 2015 has been entered during the year under review. Pursuant to Clause (h) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Act, Form no. AOC-2 showing NIL details of related party transactions for the Financial Year 2021-22, is enclosed as Annexure – 2.

FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION

As required under Section 134 (2) (p) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 17 and 19 and part D of Schedule II of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors approved the evaluation criteria as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee for evaluating the performance of the Board of Directors, its Committees and the performance of Independent Directors. Accordingly, as required under Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Regulation 17 and 19 and part D of Schedule II of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Independent Directors evaluated performance of the non-independent Directors and the Board as a whole. They also reviewed the performance of the Chairman of the Company and also assessed the quality, quantity and timelines of flow of information between the Company Management and the Board that was necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.

Also, as required, the Board assessed the performance of the Independent Directors as per the criteria laid down and have recommended their continuation on the Board of the Company. The Board of Directors assessed the performance of the individual Directors on the Board based on parameters such as, relevant experience and skills, ability and willingness to speak up, focus on shareholder value creation, governance standards, knowledge of business, processes and procedures followed, openness of discussion/integrity, relationship with management, impact on key management decisions etc. The members of the Committee of Audit, Nomination & Remuneration and Stakeholders Relationship were also assessed on the above parameters and also in the context of the Committee's effectiveness vis-?-vis the Act and the listing requirements.

Disclosure on confirmation with the Secretarial Standards:

Your directors confirm that the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India have been duly complied with.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Report on Corporate Governance together with the Statutory

Auditors' Certificate thereon are annexed hereto and forms part of this Report. The Management Discussion and Analysis Report are annexed hereto and forms part of this Report.

POLICY ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT

WORKPLACE

The Company has also adopted the mandatory policy on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Employees have been sensitized on the provisions of this enactment and the Company has also constituted an internal complaints committee with effect from 28th May, 2015 to deal with complaints, if any, under the said Act. There was no complaint received during the financial year to report.

ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROLS

Your Company has in place adequate internal control systems combined with delegation of powers and periodic review of the process. The control system is also supported by internal audits and management reviews with documented policies and procedures.

ISSUE OF SHARES

During the year under review, the Company has not issued any Sweat equity shares or shares with differential rights or under Employee Stock Option Scheme nor did it buy-back any of its shares.

STATUTORY DISCLOSURES

None of the Directors are disqualified under the provisions of

Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. The Directors have made the requisite disclosures, as required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

APPRECIATION

Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation to the various Departments of the Central and State Governments, UPSIDC's directors and Investors for their continued valuable support and assistance. Your directors also wish to thank all the Officers and Staff of the Company at all levels for their contribution, support and continued co-operation throughout the year.

For and on behalf of the Board,
Dated: August 08, 2022 (Manish Modi) (Aditee Modi)
Placed: New Delhi Managing Director Director