PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND AS PER REGULATIONS UNDER SEBI (LODR), 2015, THE BOARD HAS CARRIED OUT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE, THE DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALLY, AS WELL AS, THE EVALUATION OF THE WORKING OF ITS COMMITTEES. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM ALL THE DIRECTORS ON THE BASIS OF THE PARAMETERS/CRITERIA INCLUDING THE MATTERS STATED IN GUIDANCE NOTES ISSUED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA, SUCH AS, DEGREE OF FULFILLMENT OF KEY RESPONSIBILITY BY THE BOARD, BOARD STRUCTURES AND COMPOSITION, FREQUENCY OF ITS MEETINGS, ESTABLISHMENT AND DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE COMMITTEES, EFFECTIVENESS OF BOARD PROCESSES, INFORMATION AND FUNCTIONING, BOARD CULTURE AND DYNAMICS AND, QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE MANAGEMENT. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMITTEES’ VIZ. AUDIT COMMITTEE AND NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE WAS EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AFTER SEEKING FEEDBACK FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF PARAMETERS/CRITERIA SUCH AS DEGREE OF FULFILLMENT OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, ADEQUACY OF COMMITTEE COMPOSITION, EFFECTIVENESS OF MEETINGS, COMMITTEE DYNAMICS AND, QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE WITH THE BOARD AND THE MANAGEMENT. THE DIRECTORS EXPRESSED THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND OUTCOME. THE PERFORMANCE OF CHAIRMAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS AND NON- EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS WERE EVALUATED BASED ON INTER ALIA LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY, ATTENDANCE RECORD, INTENSITY OF PARTICIPATION AT MEETINGS, QUALITY OF INTERVENTIONS AND SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE BOARD MEETING, IDENTIFICATION, MONITORING AND MITIGATION OF SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE RISKS, ETC. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WERE ADDITIONALLY EVALUATED BASED ON INDEPENDENCE AND THEIR ABILITY OF EXPRESSING INDEPENDENT VIEWS AND JUDGMENT, ETC. THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF EACH OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. |