| IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED THE PROCESS, ATTRIBUTES, CRITERIA AND FORMAT FOR THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS PROVIDES THAT THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SHALL BE CARRIED OUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DURING THE YEAR, THE EVALUATION PROCESS WAS COMPLETED BY THE COMPANY, WHICH INCLUDED EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, BOARD COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AND BOARD COMMITTEES WAS EVALUATED ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, QUALITY, DIVERSITY, EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES, PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, QUALITY OF DECISION-MAKING, AND OVERALL BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS WAS EVALUATED ON PARAMETERS SUCH AS ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETINGS, PARTICIPATION AND CONTRIBUTION, RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS STAKEHOLDERS, AND INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR WAS EVALUATED ON CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY, LEADERSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, AND COMMUNICATIONS. ALL DIRECTORS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVALUATION SURVEY, AND REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH A PEER-EVALUATION EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. THE RESULT OF THE EVALUATION WAS DISCUSSED IN THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR’S MEETING, RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES MEETINGS, AND IN THE BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD MEMBERS NOTED THE SUGGESTIONS/INPUTS OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, HR, NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, AND RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND ALSO DISCUSSED VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN BOARD EFFECTIVENESS. |