| THE COMPANY FOLLOWS A COMPREHENSIVE AND STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD, BOARD COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS, ENSURING ALIGNMENT WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND EVOLVING GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. THE ANNUAL EVALUATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT, SEBI LISTING REGULATIONS, THE COMPANY'S NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY, THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION AND INSTITUTE OF COMPANY SECRETARIES OF INDIA’S GUIDANCE NOTE ON BOARD EVALUATION. THE ANNUAL EVALUATION WAS UNDERTAKEN THROUGH STRUCTURED, ROLE- BASED QUESTIONNAIRES DESIGNED TO ASSESS GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVENESS, STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE DISCHARGE OF FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES, WHILE FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, SOUND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION. UNDER THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, THE BOARD AS A WHOLE AND BOARD COMMITTEES WERE EVALUATED BY ALL DIRECTORS, THE CHAIRPERSON BY ALL DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE CHAIRPERSON), THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BY ALL DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE RESPECTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR), THE NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS BY THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS BY ALL DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE RESPECTIVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). THE EVALUATION CONSIDERED, INTER ALIA, BOARD COMPOSITION, LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS, GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, RISK MANAGEMENT, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGEMENT, PARTICIPATION IN BOARD AND COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, ETHICAL CONDUCT, STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION, EFFECTIVENESS IN DISCHARGING DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITIES, QUALITY OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE OVERALL CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS STRENGTHENING THE COMPANY'S GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK AND LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION. |