| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, THE COMPANY FOLLOWS A STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, BASED ON CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD LEADS THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION EXERCISE, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMPANY SECRETARY. THE EVALUATION IS BASED ON PARAMETERS SUCH AS THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTORS, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AWARENESS OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS AND COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT, AND INSIGHT INTO STRATEGIC ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. THE PERFORMANCE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS IS ASSESSED WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE TIME DEVOTED, STRATEGIC GUIDANCE PROVIDED, CONTRIBUTION TO POLICY DECISIONS, APPLICATION OF EXTERNAL EXPERTISE, AND THE EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE JUDGMENT IN BOARD DELIBERATIONS. THE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE CONSIDERS FACTORS SUCH AS ITS COMPOSITION, THE PROCESS OF APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS, THE SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THE QUALITY AND TIMELINESS OF BOARD MATERIALS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIC DIRECTION, ADVICE, AND DECISION-MAKING. THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS ACTIONS TAKEN BASED ON THE OUTCOMES OF PREVIOUS EVALUATION EXERCISES. EACH COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES A SELFASSESSMENT BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT HAS FULFILLED ITS KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AS OUTLINED IN ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ARE EVALUATED ON CRITERIA INCLUDING ATTENDANCE, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, CONTRIBUTION, AND THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT. FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2026, THE EVALUATION EXERCISE WAS CONDUCTED INTERNALLY AND COVERED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, AND PEER EVALUATION OF DIRECTORS. EVALUATION FORMS WERE CIRCULATED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, AND EACH DIRECTOR PROVIDED FEEDBACK THROUGH COMPLETED ASSESSMENTS. THE RESULTING SCORES AND QUALITATIVE INPUTS WERE REVIEWED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY THE CHAIRPERSON. FEEDBACK ON COMMITTEE PERFORMANCE WAS SHARED BY THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS WITH THEIR MEMBERS. THE OVERALL OUTCOMES AND KEY ACTION POINTS WERE DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD IN MAY 2026, WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE BRIEFING THE BOARD ON THE RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHAIRMAN HELD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH EACH DIRECTOR AS PART OF THE SELF-APPRAISAL AND PEER EVALUATION PROCESS, FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK. |