| IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT AND SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ADOPTED AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES, CHAIRPERSON AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE FRAMEWORK IS BASED ON THE GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION ISSUED BY THE SEBI CIRCULAR NO. SEBI/HO/ CFD/ CMD/ CIR/P/2017/004 DATED JANUARY 05, 2017. YOUR COMPANY HAS LAID DOWN A STRUCTURED PROCESS, FORMAT, ATTRIBUTES AND CRITERIA FOR CARRYING OUT THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK CONSIDERS VARIOUS PARAMETERS SUCH AS THE ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF DIRECTORS, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, PARTICIPATION IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS, ABILITY TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE AND INDEPENDENT VIEWS, INTEGRITY, CONFIDENTIALITY, ADHERENCE TO THE COMPANY’S POLICIES AND ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD IN DISCHARGING ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2025-26, THE COMPANY HAD UNDERTAKEN THE EVALUATION THROUGH A STRUCTURED ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRE – “JOT FORM”, A WEB-BASED MODULE, COVERING THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BOARD’S FUNCTIONING SUCH AS ADEQUACY OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES, BOARD CULTURE, EXECUTION AND PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND GOVERNANCE. THE DIRECTORS CAN EVALUATE RELATED GROUP AND PROVIDE RANKING ACCORDINGLY AT ONE PLACE IN MATRIX-BASED FORM UPON WHICH AUTOMATED REPORT IS GENERATED WHICH MAINTAINS COMPLETE CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANONYMITY. FURTHER, THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AT THEIR SEPARATE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 06, 2026, EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRPERSON, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRPERSON OF NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE OVERSEE THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND REVIEWS THE OUTCOMES OF THE EVALUATION AND PRESENT THE SAME TO THE BOARD. BASED ON THE EVALUATION CARRIED OUT, THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE EVALUATION PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE COMPANY. |