LED BY NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD EVALUATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS FUNCTIONING, THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS COMMITTEES, THE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. THE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD INCLUDED DECIDING ON LONG TERM STRATEGY PLANNING, STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION AND ROLE CLARITY OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES, DISCHARGING OF GOVERNANCE AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES, HANDLING CRITICAL ISSUES ETC. THE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE COMMITTEES INCLUDED COMPOSITION AND ROLE OF THE COMMITTEES, IDEAS SHARED BY THE DIRECTORS IN COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THEIR ATTENDANCE, EXTENT OF CO-ORDINATION AND COHESIVENESS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES, TO NAME A FEW. THE CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE DIRECTORS INCLUDED CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE DIRECTORS AT THE BOARD / COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ATTENDANCE, INSTANCES OF SHARING BEST PRACTICES, CONTRIBUTIONS IN LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLANNING, DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE, VISION, STRATEGY, ENGAGEMENT WITH SENIOR MANAGEMENT ETC. IN A SEPARATE MEETING, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ALSO REVIEWED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THEY ALSO ASSESSED THE QUALITY, QUANTITY AND TIMELINESS OF FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND REASONABLY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. |