Sme Ar 26270 Rmdrip 2023 2024 01102024193226
Sme Ar 26270 Rmdrip 2023 2024 01102024193226
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Corporate Philosophy 4
Chairman’s Message 5
Director’s Report 21
Attendance Slip 45
Proxy Form 46
Statement of Profit & Loss for the year ended 31st March, 2024 61
Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2024 62
Notes to Financial Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2024 67
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CORPORATE INFORMATION:
CIN L27200MH2004PLC150101
Registered Address: Gat No. 475, Village Gonde, Taluka Sinnar Nashik 422113 Maharashtra,
India
Corporate Office: Plot No. 22, Bramhanand, Krushnaban Colony, Sadguru Nagar Road, Koshiko
Nagar, Nashik-422009, Maharashtra, India
Email Id: [email protected] | Website: www.rmdrip.com | Contact: Contact: +91 92265 09809
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s MASD & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants
Address: 101, Vasu Villa, Amar Building Compound, Zaveri Baug, Opposite Kandivali West MTNL, S.
V. Road, Mumbai 400067
Email: [email protected] | Contact: +91 9930598581
INTERNAL AUDITOR
M/s Bhushan Adhatrao & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Address: B5 Astet CHSL, Ram Mandir Road, Vazira Naka, Borivali West, Mumbai 91
Email: [email protected]| Contact: +91 9819416757
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
M/s Nuren Lodaya & Associates
Practicing Company Secretaries
Address: B 403, Pranav Commercial Plaza, MG Road, Mulund West, Mumbai 400080
Email: [email protected]| Contact: +91 9004811709
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CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY
MISSION:
Profitably providing defect-free, high-value products and services that promote the intelligent use of
water for worldwide irrigation applications. Achieving customer satisfaction by meeting or exceeding
customer expectations. Being a responsible employer respected by employees and the community.
Enabling employees to be the best they can be.
VISION:
The Company envisages its Growth by focusing on The Five Basic Attributes which are Enumerated
below.
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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
Dear Shareholders,
As you all are aware that your Company is agricultural based Company, so everything we do is to
benefit the farmers and to create a sustainable future for them. They are the backbone of this nation,
that's why they deserve support machinery that will constantly aid and guide them towards better
water management and increasing their crop yields. For which, we constantly Endeavour to find new
technological breakthroughs and work at bridging the gap between our businesses and rural
communities.
We as company always try to cater the demand and to try to meet the growing and changing needs of
agriculture and farm industry with our standard and unique products. Our company has utmost
managerial capacity and experienced staffs who always try to achieve the goals set by the Company.
We believe we have a much longer journey ahead to serve our customers with the best-in-class
products & services which are so essential to the future of mankind and the earth itself.
I take this opportunity to once again thank the Board Members and particularly distinguished
Independent Directors for their continued leadership support to the Company and its employees. I also
thank employees of Company without whose efforts and commitment, the Company could not have
performed well in challenging conditions. I would also like to deeply thank and acknowledge the
continued co-operation, trust and support of various Government/ Regulatory authorities, Company’s
valued customers, suppliers, vendors, investors, bankers and shareholders.
Best Regards,
Sd/-
Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date
Chairman
(DIN: 09843323)
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We have been very fortunate to have loyal and competent employees, supportive dealers,
understanding suppliers and above all, reliable bankers who back us in all way. With these qualities
blended together, sound management, clear direction and people-oriented approach; we have sailed
through over troubled water without much difficulty.
Before I conclude, I would like to place on record my heartfelt gratitude to all our employees and our
sincere thanks to Bankers, NSE, and all our shareholders and our precious customers who have
extended their valuable support and confidence in the Company.
Looking forward to have a better future ahead with us.
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NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE 20TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE
MEMBERS OF R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS LIMITED FOR THE FINANCIAL
YEAR 2023-2024 WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2024 AT 12.00 PM
(IST) AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AT GAT NO. 475, VILLAGE
GONDE, TAL. SINNAR, DIST. NASHIK-422103 TO TRANSACT THE FOLLOWING
BUSINESS:
ORDINARY BUSINESS:
2. Re-Appointment of Director –
To appoint Director in place of Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date (DIN: 09843323)
who retires by rotation as a Director and being eligible, offers himself for re-
appointment:
“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-
enactment(s) thereof, for the time being in force) Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date (DIN:
09843323) who retires by rotation as a Director at this AGM, be and is hereby re-
appointed as a Director of the Company liable to retire by rotation.”
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
3. Appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co. as the Statutory Auditors of the
Company to fill the casual vacancy caused by resignation of M/s MASD & Co.
LLP, till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting:
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification(s), the following
resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section 139,141 & 142 and other
applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules framed
thereunder and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 as amended from time to time (including any statutory
modification(s) or amendment(s) thereto or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being
in force), and in accordance with the provisions stipulated by SEBI vide its circular
no. CIR/CFD/CMD1/114/2019 dated October 18, 2019 and on the
recommendations of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the
Company, approval of the members of the Company be and is hereby accorded for
appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants [having Firm
Registration Number 101490W with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(ICAI)] as Statutory Auditors of the Company to fill the casual vacancy caused by the
resignation of M/s MASD & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants [having Firm
Registration Number 146249W with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(ICAI)] with effect from 31st August, 2024, to hold office as the Statutory Auditors of
the Company from 6th September, 2024 till the conclusion of the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of Company.”
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“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board of Directors, Chief Financial Officer and
the Company Secretary be and are hereby severally authorized to do all such acts,
deeds, matters and things as may be considered necessary, desirable or expedient to
give effect to this resolution including filing of necessary forms with the concerned
office of the Registrar of Companies, as may be required and to comply with all other
requirements in this regard.”
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without modification(s), the following
resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:
“RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections 139, 142 and other
applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit
and Auditors) Rules, 2014 [including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s)
thereof for the time being in force] and pursuant to the recommendations of the Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company, M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co.,
Chartered Accountants [having Firm Registration Number 101490W with the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)]be and is hereby appointed as
Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for a period of 5 (five) consecutive
years from the conclusion of this 20th Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of
25th Annual General Meeting to be held In the calendar year 2029, on payment of
such remuneration and reimbursement of expenses, as may be mutually agreed
between the Company and the said statutory auditors, and as may be further
approved by the Board of Directors on the recommendations of the Audit Committee
of the Board from time to time, with power to the Board of Directors, to alter and vary
the terms and conditions of appointment, etc., in such manner and to such extent
as may be mutually agreed with the Statutory Auditors.”
“RESOLVED FURTHER THAT for the purpose of giving effect to the foregoing
resolution, the Board of Directors (which term shall be deemed to include any
Committee of the Board authorised in this behalf), be and is hereby authorised to do
all such acts, deeds, and things, as it may in its absolute discretion deem necessary,
proper or desirable in this regard.
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NOTES
1. A MEMBER ENTITLED TO ATTEND AND VOTE IS ENTITLED TO APPOINT A PROXY
TO ATTEND AND VOTE INSTEAD OF HIMSELF AND THE PROXY NEED NOT BE A
MEMBER. PROXIES IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE
COMPANY NOT LATER THAN FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING
2. Members are requested to bring their attendance slips duly completed and signed
mentioning therein details of their DP ID and Client ID/ Folio No.
3. In case of joint holders attending the Meeting, only such joint holder who is higher
in the order of names will be entitled to vote at the Meeting.
5. In line with the MCA General Circular No. 20/2020 dated 5/5/2020, General
Circular No. 02/2021 dated 13/1/2021, General Circular No 02/2022 dated
5/5/2022 and General Circular No. 10/2022 dated 28/12/2022 read with SEBI
Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMDI1/CIR/P/2020/79 dated 12/5/2020, SEBI
Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD 2/CIR/P/2021/11 dated 15/1/2021, SEBI
Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD2/CIR/P/2022/62 dated 13/5/2022 and SEBI
Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD-2/P/CIR/2023/4 dated 05/01/2023, Notice of the
AGM along with the Annual Report for financial year 2023-2024 is being sent only
through electronic mode to those Members whose e-mail addresses are registered
with the Company/Depositories, unless any Member has requested for a physical
copy of the same.
6. The Notice convening the 20th AGM and the Annual Report for financial year 20223-
2024 has been uploaded on the website of the Company i.e.,
https://www.rmdrip.com and may also be accessed on the websites of the Stock
Exchanges i.e., NSE Limited www.nseindia.com.
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8. Members are requested to intimate changes, if any, pertaining to their name, postal
address, e-mail address, telephone/mobile numbers, PAN, mandates, nominations,
power of attorney, bank account (such as name of the bank and branch details, bank
account number, MICR code, IFSC code, etc.
- For shares held in electronic form: to their Depository Participants (DPs)
- For shares held in physical form: to the Company/Registrar and Transfer Agent in
prescribed Form ISR-1 along with relevant proofs and other forms pursuant to SEBI
Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/ CIR/2021/655 dated November
3, 2021.
9. Members are further requested to note that non-availability of correct bank account
details such as MICR(<Magnetic Ink Character Recognition=), IFSC (<Indian
Financial System Code=) etc., which are required for making electronic payment will
lead to rejection/failure of electronic payment instructions by the bank in which
case, the Company or RTA will use physical payment instruments for making
payment(s) to the Members with available bank account details of the Members.
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10. Members may please note that SEBI vide its Circular No. SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_
RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/8 dated January 25, 2022 has mandated the listed companies
to issue securities in dematerialized form only while processing service requests viz.
Issue of duplicate securities certificate; claim from unclaimed suspense account;
renewal/ exchange of securities certificate; endorsement; sub-division/splitting of
securities certificate; consolidation of securities certificates/ folios; transmission and
transposition.
11. Accordingly, Members are requested to make service requests by submitting a duly
filled and signed Form ISR-4, the format of which is available on the website of the
Company’s RTA at www.bigshareonline.com. It may be noted that any service request
can be processed only after the folio is KYC Compliant.
12. SEBI vide its Circular dated January 25, 2022 has mandated that all requests for
transfer of securities including transmission and transposition requests shall be
processed only in dematerialized form. In view of the same and to eliminate all risks
associated with physical shares and avail various benefits of dematerialization,
Members are advised to dematerialize the shares held by them in physical form.
Members can contact the Company or RTA, for assistance in this regard.
13. Members holding shares in physical form, in identical order of names, in more than
one folio are requested to send to the Company or RTA, the details of such folios
together with the share certificates along with the requisite KYC Documents for
consolidating their holdings in one folio. Requests for consolidation of share
certificates shall be processed in dematerialized form.
14. As per the provisions of Section 72 of the Act and aforesaid SEBI Circulars, the
facility for making nomination is available for the Members in respect of the shares
held by them in physical mode. Members who have not yet registered their
nomination are requested to register the same by submitting Form No. SH-13 with
RTA.
15. Further members holding physical shares are informed that they can opt out of
nomination or cancel the existing nomination by filing following form with RTA:
16. Any query relating to financial statements must be sent to the company’s Registered
Office at least seven days before the date of the Meeting.
17. A Route Map along with Prominent Landmark for easy location to reach the venue of
Annual General Meeting is annexed with the notice of Annual General Meeting.
18. The Register of Members and the Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed
from 24th September, 2024 to 30th September, 2024 (both days inclusive).
19. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 of the Act, dividend which remains unpaid
or unclaimed for a period of seven (7) consecutive years from the date of its transfer
to unpaid dividend account, is required to be transferred by the Company to Investor
Education and Protection Fund (<IEPF=), established by the Central Government
under the provisions of Section 125 of the Act, not applicable during the current
financial year. Shareholders who have not encashed the dividend so far are requested
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20. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule
20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, and Regulation
44 of the SEBI(Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
executed by the company with the Stock Exchange, the company is pleased to
provide members the facility to exercise their right to vote at the Annual General
Meeting (AGM) by electronic means and the business may be transacted through e-
voting services provided by Bigshare Services Pvt. Ltd..
21. During the e-voting period, members of the company holding shares either in
physical form or dematerialized form, as on the cut-off date i.e. Monday, 23rd
September, 2024 may cast their votes electronically.
22. A person, whose name is recorded in the register of members or in the register of
beneficial owners maintained by the depositories as on the cut-off date, shall be
entitled to avail the facility of remote evoting as well as voting at the AGM through
ballot paper.
23. Any person, who acquires shares of the Company and become member of the
Company after dispatch of the notice and holding shares as of the cut-off date i.e.
Monday, 23rd September, 2024, may obtain the login ID and password by sending a
request to https://ivote.bigshareonline.com.
24. The facility for voting through ballot paper shall be made available at the AGM and
the members attending the meeting who have not cast their vote by remote e-voting
shall be able to exercise their right at the meeting through ballot paper.
25. Once the vote on a resolution is cast by a shareholder, the shareholder shall not be
allowed to change it subsequently.
26. Member may participate in the AGM even after exercising his right to vote through
remote e-voting but shall not be allowed to vote again at the AGM.
27. The said Notice sent to the Members will also be available on the Company’s website
https://www.rmdrip.com/investors.html and on the website of the Stock Exchanges
i.e. NSE Limited https://www.nseindia.com/ and on the website of Bigshare
https://ivote.bigshareonline.com.
28. CS Nuren Lodaya (Membership No. ACS 60128/ CP No. 24248) of M/s. Nuren Lodaya
& Associates Practicing Company Secretary has been appointed by the Board of
Directors of the Company as Scrutinizer for scrutinizing the remote e-voting process
as well as voting at the AGM, in a fair and transparent manner.
29. The Scrutinizer shall, immediately after the conclusion of voting at the AGM first
count the votes cast at the Meeting, thereafter unblock the votes cast through remote
e-voting in the presence of at least two witnesses not in the employment of the
Company and make not later than two days of conclusion of the Meeting a
consolidated Scrutinizer’s report of the total votes cast in favour or against, if any, to
the Chairman or a person authorized by him in writing who shall countersign the
same.
30. The results declared along with the Scrutinizer’s Report shall be placed on the
Company’s website https://www.rmdrip.com/investors.html and on the website of
the Stock Exchanges i.e. NSE Limited https://www.nseindia.com/ and on the
website of Bigshare https://ivote.bigshareonline.com within two (2) days of passing
of the resolution at the AGM of the Company.
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31. The resolutions shall be deemed to be passed on the date of the AGM, subject to
receipt of sufficient votes through a compilation of Voting results (i.e. remote e-Voting
and the voting held at the AGM).
ii. Shareholders who have already voted prior to the mee ng date would not be en tled to
vote at the mee ng venue.
Currently, there are mul ple e-vo ng service providers (ESPs) providing e-vo ng facility
to listed en es in India. This necessitates registra on on various ESPs and maintenance
of mul ple user IDs and passwords by the shareholders.
In order to increase the efficiency of the vo ng process, pursuant to a public consulta on,
it has been decided to enable e-vo ng to all the demat account holders, by way of a
single login creden al, through their demat accounts/ websites of Depositories/
Depository Par cipants. Demat account holders would be able to cast their vote without
having to register again with the ESPs, thereby, not only facilita ng seamless
authen ca on but also enhancing ease and convenience of par cipa ng in e-vo ng
process.
1. Pursuant to above said SEBI Circular, Login method for e-Vo ng for Individual
shareholders holding securi es in Demat mode is given below:
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1) Users who have opted for CDSL Easi / Easiest facility, can login through
their exis ng user id and password. Op on will be made available to reach
Individual
e-Vo ng page without any further authen ca on. The URL for users to
Shareholders
holding login to Easi/Easiest is
securi es in h ps://web.cdslindia.com/myeasitoken/home/login or visit CDSL website
Demat mode www.cdslindia.com and click on login icon & New System Myeasi Tab and
with CDSL then use your exis ng my easi username & password.
2) A er successful login the Easi / Easiest user will be able to see the e-Vo ng
op on for eligible companies where the evo ng is in progress as per the
informa on provided by company. On clicking the evo ng op on, the user
will be able to see e-Vo ng page of BIGSHARE the e-Vo ng service
provider and you will be re-directed to i-Vote website for cas ng your vote
during the remote e-Vo ng period. Addi onally, there is also links
provided to access the system of all e-Vo ng Service Providers i.e.
BIGSHARE, so that the user can visit the e-Vo ng service providers’
website directly.
4) Alterna vely, the user can directly access e-Vo ng page by providing
Demat Account Number and PAN No. from a link
h ps://evo ng.cdslindia.com/Evo ng/Evo ngLogin The system will
authen cate the user by sending OTP on registered Mobile & Email as
recorded in the Demat Account. A er successful authen ca on, user will
be able to see the e-Vo ng op on where the evo ng is in progress, and
also able to directly access the system of all e-Vo ng Service Providers.
Click on BIGSHARE and you will be re-directed to i-Vote website for cas ng
your vote during the remote e-vo ng period.
1) If you are already registered for NSDL IDeAS facility, please visit the e-
Services website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the following URL:
Individual
h ps://eservices.nsdl.com either on a Personal Computer or on a mobile.
Shareholders
holding Once the home page of e-Services is launched, click on the “Beneficial
securi es in Owner” icon under “Login” which is available under ‘IDeAS’ sec on. A new
demat mode screen will open. You will have to enter your User ID and Password. A er
with NSDL successful authen ca on, you will be able to see e-Vo ng services. Click
on “Access to e-Vo ng” under e-Vo ng services and you will be able to see
e-Vo ng page. Click on company name or e-Vo ng service provider name
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BIGSHARE and you will be re-directed to i-Vote website for cas ng your
vote during the remote e-Vo ng period.
2) If the user is not registered for IDeAS e-Services, op on to register is
available at h ps://eservices.nsdl.com. Select “Register Online for IDeAS
“Portal or click at
h ps://eservices.nsdl.com/SecureWeb/IdeasDirectReg.jsp
3) Visit the e-Vo ng website of NSDL. Open web browser by typing the
following URL: h ps://www.evo ng.nsdl.com/ either on a Personal
Computer or on a mobile. Once the home page of e-Vo ng system is
launched, click on the icon “Login” which is available under
‘Shareholder/Member’ sec on. A new screen will open. You will have to
enter your User ID (i.e. your sixteen digit demat account number hold with
NSDL), Password/OTP and a Verifica on Code as shown on the screen.
A er successful authen ca on, you will be redirected to NSDL Depository
site wherein you can see e-Vo ng page. Click on company name or e-
Vo ng service provider name BIGSHARE and you will be redirected to i-
Vote website for cas ng your vote during the remote e-Vo ng period.
Individual You can also login using the login creden als of your demat account
Shareholders through your Depository Par cipant registered with NSDL/CDSL for e-
(holding Vo ng facility. A er Successful login, you will be able to see e-Vo ng
securi es in op on. Once you click on e-Vo ng op on, you will be redirected to
demat mode) NSDL/CDSL Depository site a er successful authen ca on, wherein you
login through can see e-Vo ng feature. Click on company name or e-Vo ng service
their provider name and you will be redirected to e-Vo ng service provider
Depository website for cas ng your vote during the remote e-Vo ng period.
Par cipants
Important note: Members who are unable to retrieve User ID/ Password are advised to use Forget
User ID and Forget Password op on available at abovemen oned website.
Helpdesk for Individual Shareholders holding securi es in demat mode for any technical issues
related to login through Depository i.e. CDSL and NSDL
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Individual Shareholders holding securi es in Demat Members facing any technical issue in login can
mode with NSDL contact NSDL helpdesk by sending a request at
evo [email protected] or call at 022- 48867000.
2. Login method for e-Vo ng for shareholder other than individual shareholders
holding shares in Demat mode & physical mode is given below:
Click on “LOGIN” bu on under the ‘INVESTOR LOGIN’ sec on to Login on E-Vo ng Pla orm.
Please enter you ‘USER ID’ (User id descrip on is given below) and ‘PASSWORD’ which is
shared separately on you register email id.
o Shareholders holding shares in CDSL demat account should enter 16 Digit Beneficiary ID as
user id.
o Shareholders holding shares in NSDL demat account should enter 8 Character DP ID followed
by 8 Digit Client ID as user id.
o Shareholders holding shares in physical form should enter Event No + Folio Number
registered with the Company as user id.
Note If you have not received any user id or password please email from your registered email id or
contact i-vote helpdesk team. (Email id and contact number are men oned in helpdesk sec on).
NOTE: If Shareholders are holding shares in demat form and have registered on to e-Vo ng system of
h ps://ivote.bigshareonline.com and/or voted on an earlier event of any company then they can use their
exis ng user id and password to login.
If you have forgo en the password: Click on ‘LOGIN’ under ‘INVESTOR LOGIN’ tab and then
Click on ‘Forgot your password?
Enter “User ID” and “Registered email ID” Click on I AM NOT A ROBOT (CAPTCHA) op on
and click on ‘Reset’.
(In case a shareholder is having valid email address, Password will be sent to his / her registered e-mail address).
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confirm, else “CANCEL” to modify. Once you confirm, you will not be allowed to modify your
vote.
Once you confirm the vote you will receive confirma on message on display screen and also
you will receive an email on your registered email id. During the vo ng period, members can
login any number of mes ll they have voted on the resolu on(s). Once vote on a resolu on
is casted, it cannot be changed subsequently.
Shareholder can “CHANGE PASSWORD” or “VIEW/UPDATE PROFILE” under “PROFILE”
op on on investor portal.
Investor Mapping:
First you need to map the investor with your user ID under “DOCUMENTS” op on on
custodian portal.
o Click on “DOCUMENT TYPE” dropdown op on and select document type power of
a orney (POA).
o Click on upload document “CHOOSE FILE” and upload power of a orney (POA) or
board resolu on for respec ve investor and click on “UPLOAD”.
Note: The power of a orney (POA) or board resolu on has to be named as the “InvestorID.pdf”
(Men on Demat account number as Investor ID.)
o Your investor is now mapped and you can check the file status on display.
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To cast your vote select “VOTE FILE UPLOAD” op on from le hand side menu on custodian
portal.
Select the Event under dropdown op on.
Download sample vo ng file and enter relevant details as required and upload the same file
under upload document op on by clicking on “UPLOAD”. Confirma on message will be
displayed on the screen and also you can check the file status on display (Once vote on a
resolu on is casted, it cannot be changed subsequently).
Custodian can “CHANGE PASSWORD” or “VIEW/UPDATE PROFILE” under “PROFILE” op on
on custodian portal.
Shareholder‘s other than individual shareholders In case shareholders/ investor have any queries regarding E-
holding shares in Demat mode & Physical mode. voting, you may refer the Frequently Asked Questions
(‘FAQs’) and i-Vote e-Voting module available at
https://ivote.bigshareonline.com, under download section or
you can email us to [email protected] or call us at:
1800 22 54 22, 022-62638338
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Casual vacancy caused by the resignation of auditor can be filled by the shareholders in
General Meeting within three months from the date of recommendation of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company, on recommendations of the Audit Committee, at its
meeting held on 6th September, 2024 approved the appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta &
Co. Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 101490W) as the Statutory Auditors of
the Company to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of M/s MASD & CO LLP,
Chartered Accountants subject to approval of shareholders.
M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants shall hold the office of the Statutory
Auditors of the Company until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
Further, on recommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors have proposed
the appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants having FRN
101490W as “Statutory Auditors” of the Company for a term of 5 years, subject to approval
of shareholders in the Annual General Meeting and to hold office the conclusion of 25th
Annual General Meeting to be held in the calendar year 2029.
M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co. Chartered Accountants have conveyed their consent to be
appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company along with a confirmation that, their
appointment, if made by the members, would be within the limits prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013.
Accordingly, Ordinary Resolution is submitted to the meeting for the consideration and
approval of members.
None of the Directors, Key Managerial Persons of their relatives, in any way, concerned or
interested in the resolution as mentioned in Item Number 3 & 4.
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT
To,
The Members of,
R M Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited
Your directors have pleasure in presenting 20th (Twentieth) Annual Report together with
Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Report on financial statements of the
Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
The following are the financial results of the Company for the year ended 31 st March, 2024.
The total revenue of the Company during the financial year 2023-2024 was Rs. 1381.99
Lakhs against the total revenue of Rs. 1381.99 Lakhs of previous financial year 2022-2023.
The total expenses of the Company during the financial year 2023-2024 was Rs. 5341.61
Lakhs against the expenses of Rs. 1914.04 Lakhs of the previous financial year 2022-2023.
During the F.Y. 2023-2024, your Company has incurred a profit of Rs. 713.54 Lakhs as
compared to the profit of Rs. 7.74 Lakhs of the previous financial year 2022-2023.
3. DIVIDEND:
With a view to provide cushion for any financial contingencies in the future and to strengthen
the financial position of the Company, your Directors have decided not to recommend any
dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
4. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 134(1)(j) of the Companies Act 2013, the Company has not
proposed to transfer any amount to general reserve account of the Company during the year
under review.
6. FINANCE:
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The Company continued to focus on operational improvement also keeping continuing focus
on operational levels of inventory, sound business performance, operating efficiencies in
main segment of business and cost saving drive across the organization, which has helped
it to manage the cash flow from business operations.
Your Company has utilized the financial resources for the purpose for which same were
availed and there is no deviation in the same.
7. DEPOSITS:
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits falling within the purview of
Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules,
2014 as amended from time to time, during the year under review and therefore details
mentioned in Rule 8(5) (v) & (vi) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 relating to deposits,
covered under Chapter V of the Act is not required to be given.
The Observations made by the Statutory Auditors & Internal Auditor are self-explanatory
and have been dealt with an Independent Auditor's Report and its Annexure forming part of
this Annual Report and hence do not require any further clarification.
There has been no instance of fraud reported by the statutory auditors under Section
143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
13. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS AS PER SUB SECTION (1) OF SECTION 148 OF
THE ACT:
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The provisions of section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, for the maintenance of the cost
records are not applicable to the Company.
B. Changes in Board of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel during the year under
review:
During the period under review, there has been no change in the Board of Directors & Key
Managerial Personnel
In the ensuing Annual General Meeting Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date (DIN: 09843323),
director of the Company liable to retire by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-
appointment.
Considering the requirement of skill sets on the Board, eminent people having an
independent standing in their respective field / profession and who can effectively contribute
to the Company’s business and policy decisions are considered by the Board of Directors,
for appointment, as an Independent Director on the Board. The Board of Directors inter alia
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During the year under review, Independent Directors Meeting was held on 29th February,
2024 to review the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the overall performance
of the Board of the Company.
17. SHARES:
Rights Issue:
The Company has proposed Right Issue in the Board Meeting held on 27th March, 2024.
Buyback of Shares:
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year under review.
Sweat Equity:
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year under review.
Preferential Issue:
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 18th February 2023 and approval of the
members of the Company at their Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on 14th March 2023
have approved;
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a. To create, offer, issue and allot from time to time, in one or more tranches upto 36,00,000
(Thirty-Six Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Each) for cash at an issue price of
Rs. 20.70/- (Rupees Twenty & Seventy Paise Only) at a premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten
& Seventy Paise Only) per share aggregating to Rs. 7,45,20,000/- (Rupees Seven Crore Forty-
Five Lakhs Twenty Thousand Only) by way of preferential issue to the Non-Promoters
Category of allottees;
b. To create, offer, issue and allot from time to time, in one or more tranches upto
1,58,10,000 (One Crore Fifty-Eight Lakhs Ten Thousand) Fully Convertible Warrants
(“Warrants/ Convertible Warrants”) for cash at an issue price of Rs. 20.70/- (Rupees Twenty
& Seventy Paise Only) per warrant with a right to the warrant holders to apply for and be
allotted 1 (One) Equity Share of face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) each of the Company
(“Equity Shares”) at a premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten & Seventy Paise Only) per share
for each warrant within a period of 18 (Eighteen) months from the date of allotment of the
Warrants, aggregating to Rs. 32, 72,67,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Two Crore Seventy-Two Lakhs
Sixty-Seven Thousand Only) by way of preferential issue to the Non-Promoters Category of
allottees.
A. AUDIT COMMITTEE: -
Name Designation Attendance and position held at the Committee
Meetings held on
29/08/20 07/09/20 10/11/20
27/05/2023
23 23 23
Mr. Mayur Bhatt Yes Yes Yes Yes
Independent
Member & Member & Member & Member &
Director
Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman
Mr. Hiren Independent No Yes Yes Yes
Makwana Director Member Member Member Member
Mrs. Kavita Independent Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ashish Pandare Director Member Member Member Member
Mr. Somnath Non- Yes Yes Yes Yes
Khanderao Date Executive
Non-
Independent Member Member Member Member
Director
1. Oversight of the Company's financial reporting process and the disclosure of its
financial information to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and
credible.
2. Recommending to the Board, the appointment, re-appointment and, if required, the
replacement or removal of the statutory auditor and the fixation of audit fees.
3. Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the
statutory auditors
4. Reviewing, with the management, the annual financial statements before submission
to the board for approval, with particular reference to:
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Name Designation
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01/04/2023 27/05/2023
Yes Yes
Mr. Mayur Bhatt Independent Director Member & Member &
Chairman Chairman
Yes No
Mr. Hiren Makwana Independent Director
Member Member
Yes Yes
Mrs. Kavita Ashish Pandare Independent Director
Member Member
The Remuneration Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company at the
link https://www.rmdrip.com/investors.html.
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a. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating
to material departures;
b. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and
made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024;
c. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets
of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a ‘going concern’ basis; and
e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company
and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
f. The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
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The Board of Directors in their meeting held on 6th September, 2024, on the
recommendations of the Audit Committee, have considered and approved the appointment
of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants having FRN 101490W as “Statutory
Auditors” of the Company to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of M/s MASD
& Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, subject to approval of shareholders in the ensuing
Annual General Meeting.
Further, on recommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors have proposed
the appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants having FRN
101490W as “Statutory Auditors” of the Company for a term of 5 years, subject to approval
of shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors
of the Company. There are no qualifications or adverse remarks in the Auditors’ Report
which require any clarification/explanation. The Notes on financial statements are self-
explanatory, and needs no further explanation. The Statutory Auditors have not reported
any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee of the Company during the year under review.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2024, is annexed
herewith marked as ANNEXURE I to this Report.
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The Company's Nomination and Remuneration committee has set up formal mechanism to
evaluate the performance of board of directors as well as that of its committees and
individual directors, including chairman of the board, key managerial personnel / senior
management etc.
The evaluation exercise is being carried out through an evaluation process covering aspects
such as composition of the board, experience, competencies and governing issues etc.
34. INSURANCE:
All the properties and insurable interest of the Company to the extant required are
adequately insured.
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parameters for protection of environment, safety of operations and health of people at work
are monitored regularly. The Risk Management Policy of the Company is available on the
website of the Company at the link https://www.rmdrip.com/investors.html
The Vigil Mechanism Policy of the Company is available on the website of the Company at
the www.rmdrip.com/investors.html
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The team comprises of collectively exhaustive yet mutually exclusive, highly motivated
individuals. Your Company, in addition to milestone-based appraisals, regularly hosts off-
site outings and pushes various team members to attend training workshops and seminars
for professional development. Owing to some focused and well executed HR management,
your Company has been able to achieve some of the lowest churn levels in the industry and
has also successfully streamlined internal HR policies and processes.
46. LISTING:
Equity shares of your Company is listed at National Stock Exchange of India on NSE SME
Emerge platform w.e.f. 04/10/2017. The Annual Listing fees for F.Y. 2024-2025 have been
paid to the concerned Stock Exchange.
The Company policy against Sexual Harassment of woman at workplace is available on the
website of the Company at the Link https://www.rmdrip.com/investors.html.
The Annual Report on Sexual Harassment Policy for the period 1st April, 2023 to 31st March,
2024 is as under:
Complaints Status for the period 01/04/2023 To 31/03/2024
Total Complaints Received 0
Total Resolved Complaints 0
Total Pending Complaints 0
Total Complaints Withdrawn 0
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1. Allotment of 36,00,000 (Thirty-Six Lakhs) Equity Shares at an issue price of Rs. 20.70/-
(Rupees Twenty & Seventy Paisa only), having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) per
share at premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten & Seventy Paisa only); &
2. Allotment of 1,46,90,000 (One Crore Forty-Six Lakhs Ninety Thousand) fully Convertible
Warrants (“Warrants/ Convertible Warrants”) into Equity Shares for cash at an issue price
of Rs. 20.70/- (Rupees Twenty & Seventy Paisa only) per warrant convertible into equivalent
number of Equity Shares having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) per share at
premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten & Seventy Paisa only):
Apart from the above there are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial
position of the Company occurred during the financial year.
b. The shareholders through postal ballot on May 15, 2023 approved the resolution for
migration of listing / trading of equity shares of the company from Nse Emerge/Sme
Exchange platform of National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) to main board of
National Stock Exchange of India Limited as well as on main board of Bse Ltd.
51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors take this opportunity to place on record the appreciation of the valuable
contribution and dedication shown by the employees of the Company, RTA, Auditors and
Practicing Company Secretary which have contributed to the successful management of the
Company’s affairs. The Directors also take this opportunity to thank all the stakeholders,
Investors, Clients, Banks, Central & State Governments, Customers, Suppliers, Advisors,
Consultants, Regulatory Authorities and Stock Exchange for their continued support.
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To,
The Members,
R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS LIMITED
I have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions
and the adherence to good corporate practices by R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS
LIMITED (hereinafter called the Company). Secretarial Audit was conducted in a manner
that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts / statutory
compliances and expressing our opinion thereon.
Based on my verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns
filed and other records maintained by the company and also the information provided by
the company, its officers, agents and authorised representatives during the conduct of
secretarial audit and as per the explanations given to us and the representations made by the
Management, I hereby report that in our opinion, the Company has, during the audit period
covering the financial year ended on 31st March 2024 generally complied with the statutory
provisions listed hereunder and also that the Company has proper Board processes and
compliance mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner and subject to the reporting
made hereinafter:
I have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records
maintained by the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March 2024 according to the
provisions of:
I. The Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and the rules made there under to the extent applicable;
II. The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (“SCRA”) and the Rules made thereunder;
III. The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed thereunder;
IV. Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the Rules and Regulations made
thereunder to the extent of Foreign Direct Investment, Overseas Direct Investment and
External Commercial Borrowings;
V. The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange
Board of India Act, 1992 (“SEBI Act”) to the extent applicable to the Company: -
a. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and
Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
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b. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations & Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015;
c. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,
2015;
d. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2018;
e. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer
Agents) Regulations, 1993;
d. The Company has complied with the requirements under the Equity Listing Agreements
entered into with NSE Limited.
e. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat
Equity) Regulations, 2021;
f. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non Convertible
Securities) Regulations, 2021;
I have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:
b. The Listing Agreements entered into by the Company with NSE Limited
During the period under review the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act,
Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Standards, etc. mentioned above subject to the observations
noted against each legislation.
Following are the changes made in the composition of Key Managerial Personnel:
Adequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the Meetings of the Board and
Committees. Except where consent of directors was received for scheduling meeting at a
shorter notice, agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in
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advance, and a system exists for seeking and obtaining further information and
clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at
the meeting.
All decisions at Board Meetings and Committee Meetings were carried out unanimously as
recorded in the respective minutes of the meetings.
The company issued and allotted 36,00,000 (Thirty-Six Lakhs) Equity Shares at an issue price
of Rs. 20.70/- (Rupees Twenty & Seventy Paisa only), having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees
Ten Only) per share at premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten & Seventy Paisa only)
The company issued and allotted 1,46,90,000 (One Crore Forty-Six Lakhs Ninety Thousand)
fully Convertible Warrants (“Warrants/ Convertible Warrants”) into Equity Shares for cash
at an issue price of Rs. 20.70/- (Rupees Twenty & Seventy Paisa only) per warrant convertible
into equivalent number of Equity Shares having face value of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) per
share at premium of Rs. 10.70/- (Rupees Ten & Seventy Paisa only.
We further report that during the audit period:
a) Minutes of Board, Committees of Boards, and General Meetings have been drafted
in due time and signed.
b) The Auditor, M/s Prakash G. Pathak & Company have tendered their resignation
vide resignation letter dated 05th September 2023 informing their inability to
continue as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
c) M/s MASD & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants was appointed y to fill the casual
vacancy caused by the resignation of M/s Prakash G. Pathak & Company Chartered
Accountants with effect from 07th September 2023.
d) M/s Bhushan Adhatrao & Co., Chartered Accountants was appointed as “Internal
Auditors” of the Company for Financial Year 2023-24.
e) The Company has established a Structured Digital Database (SDD) to maintain
records of unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI) and persons with whom
such information is shared, in compliance with Regulation 3(5) SEBI (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
f) The Company has instituted a policy for trading window closure during price-
sensitive events, as mandated under Regulation 9 of SEBI (PIT).
Proprietor
M.No.60128
PCS No.24248
UDIN: A060128F001095613
Place: Mumbai
Date: 31/08/2024
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‘ANNEXURE ’
To,
The Members,
R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS LIMITED
2. I have followed the audit practices and processes as were appropriate to obtain reasonable
assurance about the correctness of the contents of the Secretarial records. The verification
was done on test basis to ensure that correct facts are reflected in Secretarial records. I believe
that the processes and practices we followed, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. I have not verified the correctness, appropriateness of financial records and books of
accounts of the Company.
4. The compliance of the provisions of corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations,
standards is the responsibility of the management. Our examination was limited to the
verification of procedures on test basis.
5. The Secretarial Audit Report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the
Company nor of the Company or of the efficacy or effectiveness with which the management
has conducted the affairs of the Company.
Proprietor
M.No.60128
PCS No.24248
UDIN: A060128F001095613
Place: Mumbai
Date: 31/08/2024
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To,
The Members of
R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS LIMITED,
GAT NO. 475, VILLAGE GONDE,
TALUKA SINNAR, NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, 422113
I/We have examined the relevant registers, records, forms, returns and disclosures
received from the Directors of R M DRIP AND SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS LIMITED having CIN
L27200MH2004PLC150101 and having registered office at GAT NO. 475, VILLAGE
GONDE, TALUKA SINNAR, NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, 422113 (hereinafter referred
to as ‘the Company’), produced before me by the Company for the purpose of issuing this
Certificate, in accordance with Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V Para-C Sub clause
10(i) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
In my/our opinion and to the best of my/our information and according to the verifications
(including Directors Identification Number (DIN) status at the portal www.mca.gov.in) as
considered necessary and explanations furnished to me / us by the Company & its
officers, I hereby certify that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company as stated
below for the Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2024 have been debarred or
disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of companies by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, or any such other
Statutory Authority.
Ensuring the eligibility of for the appointment / continuity of every Director on the Board
is the responsibility of the management of the Company. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these based on our verification. This certificate is neither an assurance as
to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficiency or effectiveness with which the
management has conducted the affairs of the Company.
CS Nuren Lodaya
Proprietor
M.No.60128
Peer Review No. 5666/2024
Place: Mumbai PCS No.24248
Date: 04/09/2024 UDIN: A060128F001129592
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The solution lies in implementing the innovative and advance models as contribution to
higher efficiency of water usage. Micro irrigation is proved to be a one such efficient method
which enables better control and monitoring of existing water. Recognizing the importance
of micro irrigation, the current government manifesto has talked about Har Khet Ko Pani.
However, in spite of the efforts made by central and state governments, the adoption of Micro
irrigation by farmers needs more motivation.
COMPANY PROFILE:
R M Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited designs and manufactures efficient, durable and
simple systems within its factory. The Company also assists the farmers in designing and
installation of its Sprinkler and Drip Irrigations systems according to their needs. The dealer
network expands from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and extended its
market to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.
R M Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited believe on the principle "Born to Serve the Farming
Community". Considering this as motive, employees of the Company are trained and
accustomed to work strategically to improve the quality and maintain the product standards.
Company's world-class testing facility help to improve quality by timely analysis and quick
implementation of its results. The laboratory is well equipped for analysing the various
critical parameters of the product. Company's Quality Assurance department works hand
in hand with the manufacturing team to achieve zero defects in the goods dispatched from
the factory. The Company aims to achieve zero defects in every consignment it ships from
its premises. Like no one else, RM Drip delivers on leading product brands, large scale
operations, and global distribution to the irrigation industry and growing worldwide. The RM
Drip approach combines the industry’s leading irrigation products with the right people.
India’s population is rapidly increasing so there is a need for the production to increase at a
fast clip in order to meet the ever growing demand created with this population increase.
Given this fact that land and water are limited resources, this would require an innovation
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and improvement in the productivity of crops. With the need to increase productivity while
saving water, micro irrigation will play a key role for the future of Indian Agriculture.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Micro irrigation system minimizes the conveyance loss. Also provides significantly higher
water usage efficiency due to proximity and focused application. Efficient water use leads to
multiple benefits such as increase in the area under irrigation as well as more usage of
marginal/unirrigated or cultivable land.
The Company envisaged satisfactory growth over previous years. Government is providing
various subsidies under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Vikas Yojna for Micro Irrigation all over the
country. With over 1 decade’s experience in manufacturing, the Customers are also growing
rapidly. We have always maintained high quality standard and also created a good track
record, at the same time, there is intense price pressure from the competitors and
international financial crisis.
Micro Irrigation Industry also faces threats such as uneven distribution of rainfall,
competition from unorganized sector, government policies and a constant fluctuation in raw
material prices.
INITIATIVES:
Company is working constantly on improving the product quality, adoption of advanced
technologies and reduction of costs at appropriate level and thereby to supply the efficient,
advance and durable products to the Indian Farming Community helping maximize the
Farming Productivity and Farm produce marketability. New machineries were installed to
provide better result and to cope up with changing requirement of the industry. The
employees at all levels are being made aware of the changing conditions and the challenges
of the open market conditions and to train the personnel to tackle the difficult situations
which will improve the overall technology, productivity, quality and profitability. Also
initiatives were taken by Company to directly connect with farmers and also providing them
quality services and requisite knowledge.
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HUMAN RESOURCES:
In current competitive economy, the proper utilization of human resources plays a crucial
role. It begins with best practices in recruiting people and moves through learning and
development, engagement, employee feedback and rewards and recognition. Towards this,
your Company took various initiatives and has maintained healthy and harmonious
industrial relations at all levels. The dedication and hard work of production and dynamic
goal oriented team is the key factor to the success of your Company. We believe that hiring
the right personnel and proper retaining has been the key to this success. To keep the
Company and its human resource competitive, we organized various training programs and
experts were engaged to train the employees at various levels. This active process of learning
has allowed employees to enhance their competence and motivation.
FUTURE PLAN:
The main challenge before the Company is Working Capital Management. In order to
overcome this challenge and to ensure robust financial health the Company plans to:
The Company has been registered under Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and are
planning to manufacture HDPE pipes above 110mm to 300 mm for Jal Jeevan
Scheme. This will led to increase in turnover of the Company.
The Company is sourcing raw material directly from manufacturers to curtain cost
of traders.
The Company is planning to capture the State of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
and Tripura to supply its products.
Marketing team has been increased three times as compared to previous year.
CAUTIONARY NOTE:
This report contains forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and
expectations of future events. Actual performance, results or achievements and risks and
opportunities may differ from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking
statements. The Company assumes no responsibility to publicly amend, modify or revise
any forward-looking statements, on the basis of any subsequent developments, information
or events.
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Pursuant to section 197(12) of The Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the
details are as follows:
a) The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the
employee of the Company for the Financial year:-
Sr. Name of Director / KMP Remunerat % increase in Ratio of
No. ion of the Remuneration of
Director/ remuneration each Director/to
KMP for for median
FY: 2023- FY: 2023- remuneration of
24 Rs ) 2024 Employee
1 Mr. Nivrutti Pandurang Kedar
NIL NIL NIL
(Managing Director)
2 Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date
NIL NIL NIL
(Non-Executive Director)
3 Mr. Tushar Belgaonkar
891512 NIL 15.19:1
(CFO)
9 Ms. Anita Pagare 560867 NIL 2.38:1
Since independent Non-executive Directors received no remuneration except sitting fees for
attending board and committee meetings the required details are not applicable.
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ANNEXURE IV
CERTIFICATION BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Pursuant to Regulation 17 (8) of Listing Obligation and Disclosure Regulation)
To,
The Board of Directors,
R M Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited
Registered Address: Gat No. 475, Village Gonde, Taluka Sinnar Nashik 422113
Maharashtra, India.
Corporate Office: Plot No. 22, Bramhanand, Krushnaban Colony, Sadguru Nagar Road,
Koshiko Nagar, Nashik-422009, Maharashtra, India.
I, Mr. Tushar Madhukar Belgaonkar, Chief Financial Officer of R M Drip and Sprinklers
Systems Limited, to the best of our knowledge and belief, certify that:
a) I have reviewed Financial Statements and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for
the year ended 31st March 2024 and that to the best of our knowledge and belief:
i. these statements do not contain any materially untrue statement or omit any material fact
or contain statements that might be misleading;
ii. these statements together present a true and fair view of the Company’s affair and are in
compliance with existing Accounting Standards, applicable laws and regulations.
b) To the best of my knowledge and belief, no transactions entered into by the Company
during the year ended 31st March 204 are fraudulent, illegal or violative of the Company’s
code of conduct.
c) I accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal controls for financial
reporting and that we have evaluated the effectiveness of internal control systems of the
Company pertaining to financial reporting and have disclosed to the Auditors and the Audit
Committee, deficiencies in the design or operation of such internal controls, if any, of which
that are aware and the steps they have taken or propose to take to rectify these deficiencies.
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In accordance with Regulation 17(5)(a) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board Members and
Senior Management Personnel of the Company have confirmed compliance with the Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
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ATTENDENCE SLIP
Registered Folio
OR
DP ID & Client ID
( For holders holding
shares in DEMAT/
Electronic Form)
Name and Address of
the Shareholder(s)
Joint Holder 1
Joint Holder 2
I certify that , I am /We are registered shareholder/ proxy for registered shareholder of
the company and hereby record my/our presence at the 20th Annual General Meeting of
the Company held at Gat No. 475, Village Gonde, Taluka Sinnar, Nashik - 422113,
Maharashtra, India, on Monday, the 30th Day of September, 2024 at 12.00 Noon
Member's/Proxy's Signature:_______________
Name of proxy :-
Note:
1. Please fill in the Folio/DP ID/Client ID No., Name and Sign this Attendance Slip and
hand over at the Attendance Verification Counter at the Entrance of the Meeting Hall.
2. Members signature should be in accordance with the specimen signature in the Register
of Members of the Company.
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Proxy form
[Pursuant to section 105(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 19(3) of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014]
CIN L27200MH2004PLC150101
Registered office Gat No. 475, Village Gonde, Taluka Sinnar, Nashik - 422113,
Maharashtra, India
Name of Member(s)
Residential Address/
Registered Address
E-mail Id
Folio No / Client Id
DP ID
I/We, being the member (s) of ___________ shares of the above named company, hereby appoint
1.
NAME
Address
E-mail Id
Signature
Address
E-mail Id
Signature
as my/our proxy to attend and vote (on a poll) for me/us and on my/our behalf at the 20th Annual
General Meeting/ Extraordinary general meeting of the company, to be held on the Monday, 30th Day
of September, 2024 at 12.00 Noon at Gat No. 475, Village Gonde, Taluka Sinnar, Nashik - 422113,
Maharashtra, India and at any adjournment thereof in respect of such resolutions as are indicated
below:
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Ordinary business
Resolutions :-
1. To receive, consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the
Financial Year ended on 31st March 2024 and the Reports of the Board of Directors and the
Auditors’ thereon.
2. To re-appoint Directors in place of Mr. Somnath Khanderao Date(DIN: 09843323) who retires
by rotation at this Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
3. Appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co. as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to fill
the casual vacancy caused by resignation of M/s MASD & Co. LLP, till the conclusion of the
Annual General Meeting.
4. 5Appointment of M/s Bilimoria Mehta & Co. as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Note:
1. This form of Proxy in order to be effective should be duly completed and deposited at the
Registered Office of the Company, not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the
Meeting.
2. A person can act as a proxy on behalf of the members not exceeding fifty and holding in the
aggregate not more than 10% of the total share capital of the Company carrying voting rights may
appoint a single person as proxy and such shall not act as proxy for any other person or
shareholder.
3. Appointing a proxy does not prevent a member from attending the meeting in person, if he so
wishes.
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Registered Office:
Gat No. 475, Village Gonde,
Taluka Sinnar, Nashik - 422113,
Maharashtra, India
Email:
[email protected]
Web: www.rmdrip.com
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To
The Members
RM Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to
us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner
so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and
its Profit and cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under
section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are
further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are
relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other
information comprises the information included in the Annual report, but does not include
the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the
other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially
inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we
conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to
report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. The
Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of the financial statements
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that give a true and fair view of the financial position & financial performance in accordance
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with provisions of the Act for
safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting the frauds and
other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making
judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent and design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are operating effectively ensuring
the accuracy and completes of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatements whether due to fraud or error.
The board of directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting
process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue
an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of
assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs specified
under Section 143(10) of the Act, will always detect a material misstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or
in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of
users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those
risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher
than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional
omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design
audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of
accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists
related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are
required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial
statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions
are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However,
future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with
relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our
independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the
Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies
Act, 2013, we give in the Annexure “A”, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs
3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
Further to our comments in Annexure A, as required by section 143(3) of the Act, based on
our audit, we report, to the extent applicable, that
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best
of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b. In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the
Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and statement of cash flows
dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting
Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e. On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,
2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on
March 31, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting
of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report
in “Annexure B”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance
with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the
best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company has no pending litigations hence no impact is disclosed on its financial
position in the financial statements.
(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivatives contracts
for which there are any material foreseeable losses as at 31st March 2024.
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(iii) There were no amounts that were required to be transferred to the Investor Education
and Protection Fund by the Company
(iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or
loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or
kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity
(“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that
the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or
entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate
Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate
Beneficiaries;
(b) Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the
Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether,
directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable
and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us
to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided
under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the period in
contravention of the provisions of section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013.
vi. Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of
account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)
facility is applicable to the Company with effect from April 1, 2023, and accordingly, the
company has maintained books of accounts using accounting software which has feature of
recording audit trail.
vii. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors’ Report under section 197(16)
of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the
remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current period is in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act. The company has passed special
resolution to comply with the provision of the above stated section.
As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (the “Order”) issued by the
Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in “Annexure A” a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For MASD & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants
FRN – 101490W
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To the best of our information and according to the explanations provided to us by the
Company and the books of account and records examined by us in the normal course of
audit, we state that:
(i) (a) In respect of the Company’s Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets:
i.The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including
quantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment.
ii.The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.
(b)The Company has a program of physical verification of Property, Plant and Equipment so
to cover all the assets once in every three years. Property, Plant and Equipment were
physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c)The company has the title deeds for all the immovable properties held as disclosed in the
financial statements.
(d)The Company has not revalued any of its Property, Plant and Equipment.
(e)No proceedings have been initiated during the year or are pending against the Company
as at March 31, 2024 for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions
(Prohibition) Act, 1988 (as amended in 2016) and rules made thereunder.
ii.(a) The Company has a policy of physical verification of the inventory once in a year and
the procedure adopted in inventory verification was considered appropriate and the
discrepancies if any has been considered in books accordingly.
(b) The Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of ₹ 5 crore, in
aggregate during the year, from banks on the basis of security of current assets. The
company is required to submit the quarterly returns or statements with such banks or
financial institutions and are in agreement with the books of accounts of the company.
iii.(a) The Company has not provided any loans or advances in the nature of loans or stood
guarantee, or provided security to any other entity during the year, and hence reporting
under clause 3(iii)(a) of the Order is not applicable.
(b)The company has not made any investments or granted loans hence reporting under
clause 3(iii)(b) is not applicable.
(c) The company has not granted loans hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(c) is not applicable
(d) As company has not provided loans, hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(d) is not
applicable
(e) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, it has no existing
loans or advance in its books of accounts from any entity or person on account of or to meet
the obligations of its subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures, and hence reporting under
this clause is not applicable.
(f) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, it has not granted
any loans or advances during the year, and hence reporting under this is not applicable.
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iv. According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our
examination of the records of the Company, the company has complied with Section 185
and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposit or amounts which are deemed to be deposits.
Hence, reporting under clause 3(v) of the Order is not applicable.
vi. The maintenance of cost records has not been specified by the Central Government under
sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the business activities carried
out by the Company. Hence, reporting under clause (vi) of the Order is not applicable to the
Company.
(a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our
examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted/ accrued in the books of
account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Goods and Services Tax (‘GST’),
Provident fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income-tax, Duty of Customs, Cess and other
material statutory dues have not been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.
The following are the arrears of the outstanding undisputed statutory dues on the last day
of the financial period for the period of more than six months from the date they became
payable:
(Amount in Rs.)
Name of the Nature of the Amount Forum where dispute
Statute Dues is pending.
Goods & Services Difference between 32,84,928 GST Appellate Tribunal
Tax Act, 2017 E-way and GSTR
3B
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are the material
dues which have not been deposited with the appropriate authorities on account of any
dispute:
(Amount in Rs.)
Name of the Nature of the Amount Forum where dispute
Statute Dues is pending.
Goods & Services Demand as per 1,10,99,772 GST Appellate Tribunal
Tax Act, 2017 Appeal
Goods & Services Department Audit 20,00,000 GST Appellate Tribunal
Tax Act, 2017
viii. According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no transactions
which are not accounted in the books of account which have been surrendered or disclosed
as income during the year in Tax Assessment of the Company. Also, there are no previously
unrecorded income which has been now recorded in the books of account. Hence, the
provision stated in paragraph 3(viii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
ix. (a) The Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any bank or
financial institution or government during the year. The Company did not have any
outstanding debentures during the year.
(b) The Company has not been declared willful defaulter by any bank or financial institution
or government or any government authority.
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(c) The Company has not taken term loan during the year and hence the reporting under
paragraph 3(ix)(c) is not applicable.
(d) The Company has not taken a short-term loan during the year and hence the reporting
under paragraph 3(ix)(d) is not applicable.
(e) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, the Company has
no subsidiaries, and hence reporting under paragraph 3(ix)(e) is not applicable.
(f) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, the Company has
no subsidiaries and hence reporting under this is not applicable.
x. (a) In our opinion and according to the information explanation given to us, the Company
did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt
instruments) during the year. Hence, the provisions stated in paragraph 3 (x)(a) of the Order
are not applicable to the Company.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information explanation given to us, the Company
has made preferential allotment or private placement of shares or convertible debentures or
share warrants convertible into equity shares during the year and the requirements of
Section 42 and Section 62 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with and the
funds raised have been used for the purposes of which the funds were raised.
xi. (a) No fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or
reported during the year.
(b) No report under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act has been filed in
Form ADT-4 as prescribed under rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
with the Central Government, during the year and up to the date of this report.
(c) The company has not received any whistle blower complaints during the year hence
reporting under clause 3(xi)(c) is not applicable.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause (xii) of the Order
is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion, the Company is in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013 with respect to applicable transactions with the related parties and
the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the standalone financial
statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. (a) In our opinion and based on our examination, the company has an internal audit
system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(b) We have considered the Internal Audit reports of the company issued till date, for the
period under Audit.
xv. In our opinion during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash
transactions with its directors or persons connected with its directors and hence provisions
of section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
xvi. (a) In our opinion, the Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of
the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.Hence, reporting under clause 3(xvi)(a), (b) and (c) of
the Order is not applicable.
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(b) In our opinion, there is no core investment company within the Group (as defined in the
Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016) and accordingly reporting
under clause 3(xvi)(d) of the Order is not applicable.
xvii. The Company has not incurred cash loss during the current financial year (2023-24)
and immediately preceding financial year (2022-2023).
xviii. There has been a resignation of the statutory auditors of the Company during the year.
We have taken into consideration the issues, objections or concerns raised by the outgoing
auditors.
xix. On the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and expected dates of realization of financial
assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying the financial
statements and our knowledge of the Board of Directors and Management plans and based
on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our
attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of
the audit report indicating that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at
the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the
balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability
of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of
the audit report and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities
falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by
the Company as and when they fall due.
xx. Requirement for Corporate Social Responsibility as per Section 135 of Companies Act,
2013 is not applicable to the Company.
xxi. Since there is no subsidiary of the company reporting under clause (xxi) is not
applicable.
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Report on the internal financial controls over financial reporting under clause (i) of sub –
section 3 of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of RM Drip and
Sprinklers Systems Limited (“the Company”) as at March 31, 2024, in conjunction with our
audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Auditors’ responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the internal financial controls over financial
reporting of the Company based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with
the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the
“Guidance Note”) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the
standards on auditing prescribed under Section 143 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the
extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India. Those standards and the guidance note require that we
comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting were
established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of
the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating
effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included
obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing
the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend
on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement
in the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained, is sufficient and appropriate to provide
a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial control system over
financial reporting.
1. Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company.
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Opinion
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company
has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial control system over financial
reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating
effectively as at March 31, 2024, based on the internal control over financial reporting
criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control
stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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(Rs. In Lakhs)
Note Year ended on 31st March,
Particulars Year ended on 31st March, 2023
No 2024
Revenues
Revenues from operations 21 5,026.92 1,095.41
Other income 22 314.69 286.58
Total Revenues 5,341.61 1,381.99
Expenses:
Cost of materials consumed 23 3,587.36 658.99
Changes in inventories 24 -597.39 148.82
Employee benefit expenses 25 287.14 109.52
Finance costs 26 35.01 94.10
Depreciation and amortization expenses 11 113.58 89.01
Other expenses 27 1,202.38 273.81
Total Expenses 4,628.08 1,374.25
As per our report of even date For RM Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited
For MASD & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountant
FRN - 146249W
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All assets and liabilities have been classified as current & non-current as per company’s normal operating cycle and other criteria set out
in the Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the nature of services and time between acquisition of assets for rendering of
services and their realization in cash and cash equivalents, operating cycle is less than 12 months. However, for the purpose of current /
non- current classification of assets and liabilities, period of 12 months have been considered as normal operating cycle.
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1.7 Impairment
The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date for any indication of impairment based on internal / external
factors. An impairment loss is recognized wherever the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable
amount is the greater of the asset’s net selling price and value in use. Value in use is the present value of estimated future cash flows
expected to arise from the continuing use of an asset and from its disposal at the end of its useful life. Based on the assessment done at
each balance sheet date, recognised impairment loss is further provided or reversed depending on changes in circumstances. After
recognition of impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss as applicable, the depreciation charge for the property, plant and
equipment is adjusted in future periods to allocate the asset’s revised carrying amount, less its residual value (if any), on a systematic
basis over its remaining useful life. If the conditions leading to recognition of impairment losses no longer exist or have decreased,
impairment losses recognized are reversed to the extent it does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined after
considering depreciation / amortization had no impairment loss been recognized in earlier years.
1.8 Investments:
Investments that are readily realizable and intended to be held for not more than a year from the date on which such investments are
made are classified as current investments. All other investments are classified as long-term investments. On initial recognition, all
investments are measured at cost. The cost comprises purchase price and directly attributable acquisition charges such as brokerage,
fees and duties. If an investment is acquired, or partly acquired, by the issue of shares or other securities, the acquisition cost is the fair
value of the securities issued. If an investment is acquired in exchange for another asset, the acquisition is determined by reference to
the fair value of the asset given up or by reference to the fair value of the investment acquired, whichever is more clearly evident.
Current investments are carried at lower of cost and fair value determined on an individual investment basis. Long term investments are
carried at cost. However, provision for diminution in value of long term investments is made to recognise a decline, other than
temporary, on an individual investment basis.
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. In determining the holding cost of investments and the gain or loss on
sale of investments, the ‘weighted average cost’ method is followed.
1.9 Inventories
i. Raw materials and components, packing materials, consumables, stores and spares are valued at lower of cost and net realizable value.
2 Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, cheque on hand, bank balances and deposits with banks with maturity period less than
12 months.
2.1 Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the revenue can be
reliably measured. Revenue is recognized net of Goods and Services Tax wherever applicable.
Sales of Goods: Sales of goods are recognized when significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have been transferred to the
buyer which generally coincides with delivery and are recorded net of rebates, trade discounts and sales returns.
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(i) Current Tax : Tax expenses comprises of current tax, deferred tax charge or credit, minimum alternative tax and adjustments of taxes
for earlier years. Provision for current tax is made as per the provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961.
(ii)Deferred Tax : Deferred tax charge or credit reflects the impact of current year timing differences between taxable income and
accounting income for the year and reversal of timing differences of earlier years and are measured based on the tax rates and the tax
laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent there is reasonable certainty that sufficient future taxable income will be available
against which such deferred tax assets can be realised. In situations where the Company has unabsorbed depreciation or carry forward
tax losses, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be
realised against future taxable profits. Deferred tax assets are reviewed for the appropriateness of their respective carrying amounts at
each balance sheet date. At each balance sheet date the Company re-assesses unrecognized deferred tax assets. It recognizes
unrecognized deferred tax assets to the extent that it has become reasonably/virtually certain as the case may be that sufficient future
taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realized.
Events occurring after the balance sheet date that indicate that an asset may have been impaired, or that a liability may have existed, at
the balance sheet date are, therefore, taken into account in identifying contingencies and in determining the amounts at which such
contingencies are included in financial statements.
2.27 The various figures of financial statement have been regrouped or reclassified wherever necessary.
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Intangible Assets
1 Tally Software 0.43 - - 0.43 0.43 - 0.00 - 0.43 0.00 0.00
2 Website 0.75 - - 0.75 0.74 - 0.00 - 0.75 0.00 0.01
3 Trade Mark 2.10 - - 2.10 2.00 - 0.07 - 2.06 0.04 0.11
4 Payroll Software 15.80 1.60 - 17.40 15.51 - 0.80 - 16.31 1.09 0.29
Sub- Total 19.08 1.60 - 20.68 18.67 - 0.87 - 19.55 1.13 0.40
- - -
Total 1,437.46 624.13 1.31 2,060.28 940.23 - 113.58 0.31 1,053.51 1,006.77 497.19
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C) Reconciliation of shares outstanding at the beginning & at the end of the reporting period
As on As on
Particulars
31-03-2024 31-03-2023
Equity Shares
Balance of number of ordinary equity shares at the beginning of the year 66,90,000 66,90,000
Add : Shares issued and subscribed during the year 36,00,000 -
Add: Share warrants converted during the year 47,89,000
Add : Bonus Shares issued - -
Balance of number of ordinary equity shares at the end of the year 1,50,79,000 66,90,000
Equity Shares: The company has one class of equity shares having a par value of Rs.10 each. Each shareholder is eligible for one vote per
share held. The dividend proposed (if any) by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual
General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation, the equity shareholders are eligible to receive the
remaining assets of the Company after distribution of all preferential amounts, in proportion to their shareholding.
F) Details of Equity shares held by shareholders holding more than 5 % of aggregate shares in the Company.
As on As on
Particulars
31-03-2024 31-03-2023
Nivrutti Pandurang Kedar
No. of Shares Held 27,11,027 27,11,027
Percentage of holding 17.98% 40.52%
G) Terms and details of shares reserved for issue under options and contracts/commitments - Nil
H) Details of ordinary equity shares issued in immediately preceding five years as on the date of Balance sheet. : Nil
I) Terms if any securities convertible into equity/preferece share in decending order of conversion : Nil
J) Calls issued and unpaid : Nil
K) Paid Up value of Shares forfeited : Nil
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Shares held by promoters at the end of the year As at 31st March, 2024 As at 31st March, 2023
% Change during
% of total the year
Sr. No. Promoter Name No. of Shares No. of Shares % of total shares
shares
1 Nivrutti Pandurang Kedar 27,11,027 17.98% 27,11,027 40.52% 22.54%
2 Arjun Ramji Makani - - 3,027 0.05% 0.05%
3 Shubhangi Vijaykumar Kshirsagar - - 1,738 0.03% 0.03%
4 Vijaykumar Hanmant Kshirsagar - - 661 0.01% 0.01%
6 Lilaben Arjun Makani - - 104 0.00% 0.00%
7 Surekha Nivrutti Kedar 2,44,104 1.62% 2,44,104 3.65% 2.03%
8 Kedar Nivrutti Pandurang (HUF) 2,70,104 1.79% 2,70,104 4.04% 2.25%
9 Shivlal Arjun Makani - - 104 0.00% 0.00%
10 Vinod Arjun Makani - - 4,104 0.06% 0.06%
11 Anuja Nivrutti Kedar 2,38,104 1.58% 2,38,104 3.56% 1.98%
12 Public 1,16,15,661 77.03% 32,16,923 48.09% -28.95%
Total 1,50,79,000 100.00% 66,90,000 100.00% 0.00%
Note: Share Warrants (99,01,000 fully convertible warrants of Rs. 10/- each at a issue price of Rs. 20.7/- on a preferential basis) (25% of
the subscription amount received).
Total Reserves and Surplus at the end of the year (A+B) 2,043.22 604.56
B) Unsecured Loans
Loan from Directors 69.63 124.63
Inter Corporate Deposit - 192.50
Total of Long Term Borrowing (A+B) 69.63 334.11
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5.1 Management has estimated the cost of meeting the warranty obligation regarding micro irrigation systems sold at 0.25% of the sale
value. Accordingly every year an amount of 0.25% of sale of materials (total sales minus scrap sale and transport charges recorded in
sales bills) is set aside as a provision by debiting the statement of profit and loss. Since the warranty period is 5 years, the provision is
carried as a liability over a period of 5 years. Every year 1/5th of the liability diminishes which is debited to the provision and written back
to statement of profit and loss. Out of total provision, the amount related to immediately following period of twelve months from the
reporting date is identified as short term provision and balance amount is shown as long term provision.
Secured by hypothecation of Inventory and Book Debts, collateral of Land & Building of company and individual properties of directors
and Personal Guarantee of Directors.
7 Trade Payables
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
Due to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 105.69 12.90
Due to Others 1,076.81 570.56
Total 1,182.50 583.46
7.1 During the current year, the company has classified its creditors as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as required under Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006.
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*MSME as per the Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises Development Act, 2006.
As at 31st March, As at 31st March,
Particulars
2024 2023
105.69 12.90
Principal amount and Interest due thereon remaining unpaid to any supplier
(a)
covered under MSMED Act, 2006 :
The amount of interest due and payable for the period of delay in making - -
payment (which have been paid but beyond the appointed day during the year)
(c)
but without adding the interest specified under MSMED Act, 2006.
The amount of interest accrued and remaining unpaid at the end of each - -
(d) accounting year; and
- -
The amount of further interest remaining due and payable even in the succeeding
years, until such date when the interest dues as above are actually paid to the
(e)
small enterprise for the purpose of disallowance as a deductible expenditure
under section 23 of the MSMED Act, 2006.
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11 Capital Work-in-progress
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Particulars Total
Less than 1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years More than 3 years
Project in
progress 2.76 - - - 2.76
Projects
temporarily
suspended - - - - -
b) For capital-work-in progress, there are no project completion which has overdue or has exceeded its cost compared to its original plan.
12 Non-current investments
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
16 Inventories
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
(a) Raw materials, Stores, Spares and Components 339.33 114.52
(b) Work-in-progress 735.21 51.30
(c) Finished goods 56.55 143.07
Total 1,131.09 308.89
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17 Trade receivables
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
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22 Other income
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
(a) Interest income
Interest on Fixed deposits 7.70 1.66
Interest on MSEDCL Deposits 0.38 -
Interest on IT Refund 0.03 -
(b) Other non-operating income
Other Income - 131.01
Written back a/c 306.58 -
Provision For Repairs and Maintainace Reversed - 153.91
Total 314.69 286.58
Opening Stock of Raw materials, Stores, Spares and Components 114.52 42.04
Add :- Purchases of Raw Materials, Stores, Spares and Components 3,812.16 731.47
Less :- Closing Stock of Raw Materials, Stores, Spares and Components (339.33) -114.52
Total 3,587.36 658.99
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24 Changes in inventories
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
A) Finished Goods
Opening Inventory of Finished Goods 143.07 314.24
Less :- Closing Inventory of Finished Goods (735.21) (143.07)
Decrease / (Increase) in Inventory Total (A) (592.14) 171.17
B) Work-in-Progress
Opening Inventory of Work-in-Progress 51.30 28.95
Less :- Closing Inventory of Work-in-Progress (56.55) (51.30)
Decrease / (Increase) in Work-in- Progress Total (B) (5.25) (22.35)
25 Gratuity Expenses:
Details of Gratuity Expenses As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
Change in Present Value of Obligation
Opening Present Value of Benefit Obligation 11.24 16.52
Current Service cost 6.20 2.69
Interest cost 0.80 1.22
Benefits paid (2.26) -
Actuarial losses (gains) 0.23 (9.19)
Closing Present Value of Benefit Obligation 16.20 11.24
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26 Finance costs
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
Bank Interest Expenses 33.88 77.08
Other Interest Expenses 1.13 2.84
Other Borrowing Costs - 14.18
Total 35.01 94.10
27 Other expenses
Particulars As on 31-03-2024 As on 31-03-2023
A) Manufacturing
Transport Inward 47.72 6.32
Packing Charges 0.10 0.01
Factory Expenses 14.59 4.36
Laboratory Expenses - 0.03
Labour Charges 74.49 25.01
B) Power 203.72 67.77
C) Rent 1.02 0.98
D) Repairs
Maintenance Consumables 2.96 3.12
Factory Maintenance 2.70 6.03
Office Expenses & Maintainace 15.32 2.87
Vehicle Maintenance 27.39 4.50
E) Insurance 2.46 6.46
F) Rates and Taxes
Gram Panchayat property tax 0.16 2.35
G) Printing and Stationery 3.40 0.72
H) Transportation
Transport Outward 140.39 11.88
I) Bad Debts
Bad Debts and Balances Written off - -
K) Professional and Legal Expenses 21.49 7.43
Consultancy and Professional Charges 14.76 16.12
Legal Expenses 4.26 1.46
L) Installation and Commissioning charges 71.09 -
N) Miscellaneous Expenses
Telephone and Internet Charges 2.33 1.55
Vehicle Contract 8.04 -
Petrol and Diesel Expenses 5.08 0.56
Daily Allowances 8.72 -
Travelling Expenses 20.93 13.28
Directors sitting fees 3.17 -
Security charges 7.82 -
Marketing Expenses 6.24 1.05
Business Registration and License Renewal Charges 2.73 4.78
Provision for litigation 28.23 -
Written off a/c 359.61 -
Advertisement Expenses 6.44 0.55
Sales Commission Expenses 27.83 9.49
Other Interest/Late Fee/Penalty Expenses 26.10 2.15
Other Miscellaneous Expenses 34.84 65.04
Profession Tax 0.03 0.05
O) Payment to Auditors :
Statutory Audit Fees 2.77 3.50
Tax Audit Fees 0.94 2.00
Internal Audit Fees 2.50 2.40
Total 1,202.38 273.81
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Emoluments
Chief Financial Officer 8.21 1.00
Company Secretary 5.32 0.66
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31 Segment Reporting: -
The Company is operating only in one segment i.e. Micro Irrigation Systems. Hence segment reporting is not applicable.
32 Impaired Assets: -
The Board is of the opinion that there is no impairment loss in the Carrying Amounts of all the assets of the company at the Balance Sheet
date. Hence during the financial year company has not provided for impairment loss in the carrying amount of assets.
34 Contingent Liabilities: -
Contingent liability is a possible obligation arising from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-
occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity or a present obligation that arises from past
events but is not recognized because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to
settle the obligation or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability.
Guarantees given by banks and counter guarantees given by the company 48.00 48.00
LCs outstanding - -
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b) The Company and its Subsidiaries has not traded or invested in Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year/period.
c) The Company and its Subsidiaries does not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
The Company and its Subsidiaries does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or
d) disclosed as income during the period/year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search or survey or any other relevant
provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
The Company has not been declared a willful defaulter by any bank or other lender (as defined under the Companies Act, 2013), in accordance
e)
with the guidelines on willful defaulters.
f) The Company has used the borrowings from banks and financial institutions for the specific purpose for which it was taken.
The Company is in compliance with the number of layers prescribed under Clause (87) of Section 2 of the Companies Act read with the Companies
g)
(Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.
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35 Ratios
FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23
Current Previous
Sr.No. Particulars Variance Reason for change
Numerator Denominator Numerator Denominator Period Period
The ratio has been Increased
due to the increased value of
a) Current Ratio 5,253.38 2,332.93 2,343.06 1,156.31 2.25 2.03 0.23
trade receivables and
inventories.
The ratio has been decreased
as a result of an increase in
Debt-Equity
b) 1,979.30 4,063.49 1,588.61 1,273.56 0.49 1.25 -0.76 increase in profits and issue
Ratio of additional equity shares
during the year.
The ratio has been elevated
Debt Service as a result of decrease in the
c) Coverage 862.13 615.24 190.86 849.91 1.40 0.22 1.18 borrowings and increase in
Ratio the amount as profit as
compared to previous year.
As per our report of even date For RM Drip and Sprinklers Systems Limited
For MASD & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountant
FRN - 146249W
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