PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND THE LISTING REGULATIONS, ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, THE DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED THROUGH AN EXTERNAL AGENCY.THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE OF THE COMPANY HAS ENGAGED AN EXTERNAL AGENCY TO CARRY OUT THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR, COMMITTEE AND BOARD AS A WHOLE. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH A DIGITAL PLATFORM, BASED ON A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE, FORMULATED TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CRITERIA APPROVED BY THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE. EVALUATION CRITERIA OF THE BOARD WAS MADE BASED ON THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE BOARD IN THE GOVERNANCE, OVERALL FUNCTIONING, EVALUATING STRATEGIC PROPOSALS, FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS, INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND REVIEW OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS. THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR WAS CARRIED OUT BASED ON VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEE MEETINGS, CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS STRATEGIC PROPOSALS, SUGGESTING RISK MITIGATION MEASURES, PUTTING IN PLACE INTERNAL CONTROLS, GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP, AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGING EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD WAS CARRIED OUT BASED ON THE CRITERIA SUCH AS CONSTITUTION, EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMITTEES AS PER THE TERMS OF REFERENCE, PERIODICAL SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN BY THE COMMITTEES TO THE BOARD, ETC. IN THE MEETING OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HELD DURING THE YEAR, THE MEMBERS CONSIDERED EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN BASED ON CRITERIA SUCH AS GIVING GUIDANCE TO THE BOARD AND ENSURING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE BOARD, ETC. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON- INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS ALSO EVALUATED BASED ON THEIR CONTRIBUTION MADE TO THE GROWTH OF THE COMPANY, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND BOARD DELIBERATIONS. |