PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT, THE LISTING REGULATIONS AND THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION POLICY OF THE COMPANY, THE BOARD HAS CARRIED OUT ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ITS PERFORMANCE, ITS COMMITTEES, CHAIRPERSON AND DIRECTORS, THROUGH THE STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRES. PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BY EACH DIRECTOR ON THE PARAMETERS SUCH AS ITS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES, BUSINESS RISKS, CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY AND EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT, UNDERSTANDING OF OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES, AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY INFORMATION IN A TIMELY MANNER, REGULAR EVALUATION OF PROGRESS TOWARDS STRATEGIC GOALS AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, ADOPTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND ADEQUACY AND LENGTH OF MEETINGS, ETC. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS ALSO CARRIED OUT EVALUATION OF THE BOARD PERFORMANCE. BOARD COMMITTEES WERE EVALUATED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE PARAMETERS SUCH AS ITS ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE VIS-A-VIS ASSIGNED ROLE, APPROPRIATENESS OF COMMITTEE COMPOSITION, TIMELY RECEIPT OF INFORMATION BY THE COMMITTEE, EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION BY THE COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL. PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON WAS EVALUATED BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, ON THE PARAMETERS SUCH AS DEMONSTRATION OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, CONTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD’S WORK, RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD AND SHAREHOLDERS, USE OF TIME AND OVERALL EFFICIENCY OF BOARD MEETINGS, QUALITY OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, PROCESS FOR SETTLING BOARD AGENDA, ETC. DIRECTORS WERE EVALUATED INDIVIDUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCEPT THE DIRECTOR HIMSELF) ON THE PARAMETERS SUCH AS HIS/ HER PREPAREDNESS AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, ATTENDANCE AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, DEVOTION OF TIME AND EFFORTS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPANY AND ITS BUSINESS, QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTION AT THE BOARD MEETINGS, APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WHILE CONSIDERING THE STRATEGY, EFFECTIVENESS OF FOLLOW-UP IN THE AREAS OF CONCERN, COMMUNICATION WITH BOARD MEMBERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL, ETC. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WERE ADDITIONALLY EVALUATED FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AND FULFILMENT OF CRITERIA OF INDEPENDENCE AND THEIR INDEPENDENCE FROM THE MANAGEMENT. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE NON - INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY. THE CHAIRMAN BRIEFED THE OUTCOME OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TO THE BOARD. |