| PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS, 2015, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CARRIED OUT THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, ITS COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN. THE EVALUATION PROCESS WAS CONDUCTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: BOARD EVALUATION: THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD WAS ASSESSED BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA, INCLUDING ITS COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY, STRUCTURE, EFFECTIVENESS OF PROCESSES, QUALITY OF DELIBERATIONS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AND OVERALL FUNCTIONING. FEEDBACK WAS SOUGHT FROM ALL DIRECTORS TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE AND OBJECTIVE REVIEW. COMMITTEE EVALUATION: EACH COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WAS EVALUATED BASED ON ITS COMPOSITION, CLARITY OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, FREQUENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MEETINGS, AND THE QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR EVALUATION: THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDED PARAMETERS SUCH AS LEVEL OF PREPAREDNESS, PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS, CONSTRUCTIVE INPUTS DURING DELIBERATIONS, AND OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TO THE GOVERNANCE AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE COMPANY. CHAIRMAN EVALUATION: THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN WAS EVALUATED SEPARATELY, FOCUSING ON LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, FOSTERING AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT ENVIRONMENT, AND FACILITATING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE BOARD AND MANAGEMENT. A SEPARATE MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS HELD, WHERE THEY EVALUATED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NON INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE, AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CHAIRMAN. THE OUTCOME OF THIS EVALUATION WAS DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. ADDITIONALLY, THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE ENTIRE BOARD, EXCLUDING THE DIRECTOR BEING EVALUATED. THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATIONS CONFIRMED THAT THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES ARE FUNCTIONING EFFECTIVELY AND THAT THE DIRECTORS ARE CONTRIBUTING MEANINGFULLY TO THE COMPANY’S GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE. |