Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 52nd Annual Report together
with Audited Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account for the year ended on 31st
March, 2025. The highlights of the financial results are as under:
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Company's financial performance for the year under review, along with the previous
year's figures, are summarized hereunder:
(Amt in Rs.)
Particulars |
Current Year 2024-25 |
Previous Year 2023-24 |
Revenue From Operations |
63,53,26,564.00 |
12,92,67,526.76 |
Other Operating Revenue Income |
15,58,468.00 |
9,76,326.00 |
Total Revenue |
63,68,85,032.00 |
1,30,243,852.76 |
Less: Expenses excluding Finance cost and Depreciation |
52,56,51,301.00 |
11,93,56,884.66 |
Profit / (Loss) before Interest, Tax and Depreciation |
11,12,33,731.00 |
1,08,86,968.60 |
Less: Finance Cost |
640.00 |
3,544.69 |
Profit/(Loss) Before Depreciation |
11,12,33,091.00 |
1,08,83,423.91 |
Less: Depreciation and amortization |
86,442.00 |
70,829.08 |
Profit /(Loss) Before Tax |
11,11,46,649.00 |
1,08,12,594.83 |
Less: Current Tax |
72,07,706.00 |
27,52,140.00 |
Less: Deferred Tax |
(7,299.00) |
33,590.00 |
Profit / (loss) after tax |
10,39,46,242.00 |
80,26,864.83 |
STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS:
The company has Profit of Rs.10,39,46,242.00 /- in 2024-25 as compared to
Rs.80,26,864.83/- profit during the financial year 2023-24.
DIVIDEND:
Your Directors do not recommended any dividend during the year.
CHANGE OF REGISTERED OFFICE:
During the year under review, the Company has changed its registered office from S F
213, I Square Near Shukan Mall, Science City Road, Sola, Daskroi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
380060 to S F 225, I Square Near Shukan Mall, Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, 380060.
THE AMOUNTS COMPANY PROPOSES TO CARRY TO ANY RESERVES:
The Board of the Company has decided not to carry any amount to Reserves but continued
to be credited to surplus profit and loss account.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY OCCURED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT
RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company
occurred between the end of the financial year till the date to this report.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:
During the year under review, no Companies have become or ceased to be Company's
subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies. As the Company does not have any
subsidiaries, associates or joint venture companies as per the Companies Act, 2013
(the Act), no report on the performance of such companies is provided.
SHARE CAPITAL Authorised Share Capital:
The Authorized share capital of the Company is Rs. 75,00,00,000/- (Rupee Seventy Five
Crore only) divided into 74,90,00,000 (Seventy Four Crore Ninety Lakh only) Equity Shares
of Re. 1/- (Rupees One Only) each and 10,000(Ten Thousand) Preference Shares of Rs.100/-
(Rupees Hundred Only) each.
During the year, the Company has increased its Authorised capital from 11,00,00,000/-
(Rupee Eleven Crore only) divided into 1,10,00,000 equity share of Rs. 10/- (Rupee Ten
Only) each to Rs. 75,00,00,000/- (Rupee Seventy Five Crore only) divided into 74,90,00,000
(Seventy Four Crore Ninety Lakh only) Equity Shares of Re. 1/- (Rupees One Only) each and
10,000(Ten Thousand) Preference Shares of Rs.100/- (Rupees Hundred Only) each.
During the year Company has made sub-division of equity shares of the Company of the
nominal value of equity shares of the Company from the existing nominal value of Rs. 10
each to nominal value of Re. 1/- resulting in issuance 10 (ten) Equity Shares of Rs. 1/-
(one) each fully paid up, thereby keeping the paid up capital intact.
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Capital: The Issued, Subscribed and paid- up Capital of
the Company is ^71,12,00,000/- divided into 71,12,00,000 equity shares of Re. 1/- each.
During the year, the Company did not issue any shares with differential rights or
convertible securities. The Company does not have any scheme for the issue of shares,
including sweat equity, to its employees or directors. The Company does not have a scheme
for purchasing its shares by employees or trustees for the benefit of employees.
The Company has allotted 4,00,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Three Crore only) equity shares
of Rs. 10 each pursuant to conversion of warrants on September 24, 2024.
Further, The Company has allotted 20,32,00,000 equity shares of Re.1/- each pursuant to
right issue on March 24, 2025.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
The Company has met the criteria of Section 135 of the Companies act, 2013 from the
financial year ending on March 31, 2025. Hence, the company will comply with the provision
of Section 135 of the Companies act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 from this financial year.
DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The Board of Directors of your Company has an optimum combination of Executive,
Non-Executive and Independent Directors. As on the date of this report, the Board
comprises of 4(Four) Directors, out of which 1 is Executive Directors and 3 are
Non-Executive Independent Directors that includes one Woman Director. The Chairman of the
Board is a executive Director.
The Board of Directors duly met 15 (Fifteen) times during the year. The Composition and
attendance of each Director at the Board and Annual General Meeting of each Director is
mentioned in corporate governance report which forms part of this report.
a) Change in the Board during the year:
Mr. Apurvkumar Pankajbhai Patel(DIN: 09551283) has resigned from the post of
Non-executive Director of the Company w.e.f. October 08, 2024.
Mr. Dhruvlkumar Patel (DIN: 10439439) has resigned from the post of the
independent director of the Company w.e.f. October 19, 2024.
Mr. Jaydeep Bakul Shah (DIN: 09535615) has resigned from the post of the
independent director of the Company w.e.f. October 19, 2024.
Mr. Naveen Sharma (DIN: 10659785) has been appointed as an Additional Director
of the Company for the Category of Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f. October
19,2024.
Mrs. Saloni Mehra (DIN: 10062907) as has been an Additional Director of the
Company for the Category of Non-Executive Independent Director w.e.f. October 19, 2024.
b) Retirement by rotation:
Mr. Pankajkumar Patel (DIN:09054613) who retires by rotation at this Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself for reappointment. The Board of Directors
on recommendation of the Nomination and remuneration Committee has recommended his
reappointment.
c) Declaration of Independence:
Mrs. Saloni Mehra, Mr. Naveen Sharma and Mrs. Jayaben Hirenbhai Patel are Independent
Directors of your Company during the financial year ended on March 31, 2025. Your Company
has received declarations from all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet the
criteria of independence as prescribed under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Schedules and Rules issued there under as well as Regulation 16(1)(b) of
Listing Regulations (including any Statutory modification(s) or reenactments) for the time
being in force.
The Board is of the opinion that all Independent Directors of your Company possess
requisite qualifications, experience, expertise and they hold highest standards of
integrity. During the year under review, the nonexecutive directors of your Company had no
pecuniary relationship or transactions with your Company, other than sitting fees and
reimbursement of expenses incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the
Board /Committee of your Company.
d) Performance Evaluation:
Pursuant to the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of SEBI Listing
Regulations, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of its own
performance, performance of the Chairman, the Committees and independent Directors without
Participation of the relevant Director. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the
Board continuously evaluates the performance of the Board and provides feedback to the
Chairman of the Board. The independent directors had a separate meeting on March 24, 2024
without the presence of any non-independent directors and management and considered and
evaluated the Board's performance, performance of the Chairman and other non independent
directors and shared their views with the Chairman. The Board had also separately
evaluated the performance of the Committees and independent directors without
participation of the relevant director. None of your Company's directors is disqualified
from being appointed as directors, as specified in Section
164(1) and Section 164(2) and Rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014.
e) Key Managerial Personnel:
As on the date of this report, the following are the key Managerial Personnel of your
company:
Pankajkumar Patel - Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Shilpa Bansal - Company Secretary*
* During the Year Mr. Sohitkumar Dineshchandra Mehta, Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer of the Company resigned with effect from September 18, 2024. Ms. Shilpa
Bansal was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer with effect from
September 18, 2024.
f) Board Committees:
As required under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, your
board has constituted following Committees:
(1) Audit Committee
(2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee and
(3) Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
A detailed note on the composition of the Committees, role and responsibilities
assigned to these Committees etc. are mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Act, with respect to Directors'
responsibility statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
1. in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. the directors had 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 31st March, 2025 and of
the profit and loss of the Company for the said period;
3. the directors have taken proper and sufficient care of the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. the directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis;
5. the directors of the Company have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively;
6. the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
DEPOSITS FROM PUBLIC:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account
of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the
balance sheet.
HARSHIL AGROTECH LIMITED
Formerly Known as MIRCH TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) LIMITED CIN -L01611GJ1972PLC147529
Regd. Office: S F 225 I Square Near Shukan Mall, Science City Road, Sola, Sola,
Ahmedabad, Daskroi, Gujarat, India, 380060 Website: www.harshilagrotech.com.
Email Id: mirchtechnologiesindialimited@gmail.com Contact No: +917575872987
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your Company has been complying with the principals of good Corporate Governance over
the years and is committed to the highest standards of compliance. Transparency is the
cornerstone of our company's philosophy, and your Company adheres to all corporate
governance requirements in letter and spirit. All the Committees of the Board of Directors
meet regularly as required in terms of SEBI Listing Regulations. The Board of Directors
has taken the necessary steps to ensure compliance with statutory requirements. The
Company's Directors, Key Management Personnel, and Senior Management Personnel have
complied with the approved Code of Conduct for Board of Directors and Senior
Management Personnel'. According to schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, a
declaration to this effect, signed by the Managing Director and CEO of the Company, forms
part of the Annual Report. The Report on Corporate Governance, as required under
Regulation 34(3), read along with Schedule V of the SEBI Listing Regulations, is given in
Annexure A. The Auditors' Certificate on compliance with corporate governance
norms is also attached to this Report. Furthermore, as required under regulation 17(8) of
the SEBI Listing Regulations, a certificate from the Managing Director & CEO and
Director Finance & CFO is annexed to this Report.
AUDITOR
The matters related to Auditors and their Reports are as under:
a) Statutory Auditors:
The Board of Director has recommended to the shareholder of the Company for their
approval in Annual General Meeting to appointment of M/s. MARKS & CO. (FRN:139476W),
Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to fill the
casual vacancy caused by the resignation of M/s. S K Bhavsar & Co., Chartered
Accountants (Firm Registration No.0145880W) for a period of 5 consecutive years commencing
from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the Annual
General Meeting to be held for the financial year March 31, 2030 on such remuneration and
out-of-pocket expenses, as may be fixed by the Management of the Company, in consultation
with them.
The Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors
of your Company and they hold a valid certificate issued by the ICAI.
During the financial year 2024-25, no frauds have either occurred or noticed and/or
reported by the Statutory Auditors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended from time to time).
Audit Report of the Statutory Auditor
The Statutory Auditor has given favorable Report for the Financial year ended as on
31.03.2025. There is no any qualification mark in the Audit Report.
b) Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the Provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with Rule 9 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company engaged
the services of Mittal V Kothari & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries,
Ahmedabad to conduct the Secretarial Audit of your Company for the financial year ended
March 31, 2025. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025
in Form No. MR - 3 is attached as Annexure B' to this report. The said report
contains certain observation and qualification which are mentioned here in under.
The said report contains observation or qualification which is mentioned as below:
OBSERVATION |
EXPLANATION |
Company has failed to file newspaper publication for financial results
for the quarter ended March 2024, June 2024 and September 2024. |
The management has clarified that such nondisclosure was
unintentional, inadvertent in nature with no malafide intention and the company has
assured that the same error will not be repeated in future instances. |
Company has failed to file large disclosure entity for the financial
year 2024-25. |
The management has clarified that the Company does not fall under the
purview of Large Corporate entity. However, the non-disclosure of Non-applicability of
Large Corporate entity was unintentional, inadvertent in nature with no malafide
intention. |
Company has failed to file newspaper disclosure for Annual General
Meeting and Extra-ordinary General Meeting held during the financial year 2024-25. |
The management has clarified that such nondisclosure was
unintentional, inadvertent in nature with no malafide intention and the company has
assured that the same error will not be repeated in future instances. |
Company has filed few MCA forms delayed. |
The management has clarified that such delayed compliance was
unintentional with no malafide intention and the Company assures that the same error will
not be repeated in future instances. |
c) Cost auditor:
As the cost audit is not applicable to your Company, therefore your Company has not
appointed the Cost Auditor pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014. Further, maintenance of cost
records as specified by the Central Government under subsection (1) of section 148 of the
Companies Act, 2013, is not required by your Company and accordingly such accounts and
records are not made and maintained.
d) Internal Auditor
The Board of Directors has on the recommendation of Audit Committee, and pursuant to
the provision of Section 138 of the Companies Act 2013, has appointed an Internal Auditor
of your Company.
ANNUAL RETURN:
The Annual Return of the Company for FY 24-25 in Form MGT-7 in accordance with Section
92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014, will be available on the website of the Company at
www.harshilagrotech.com within 60 days after the Conclusion of 52nd Annual
General Meeting.
DEMATERIALIZATION OF SHARES:
As on March 31, 2025, there were 70,92,69,150 Equity Shares dematerialized through
depositories viz. National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services
(India) Limited, which represents about 99.73% of the total issued, subscribed and paid-up
capital of your Company.
ISIN: INE098E01026
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Email ia: mircntecnnoiogiesinaiaiimitea@gmaii.com contact no: +91/5/58/298/
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(e) read with Paragraph B of Schedule V of Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations,
2015, the detailed Management's Discussion and Analysis Report is given as an Annexure
C to this report.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All Contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the financial
year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on arm's length
basis.
The details of related party transactions are annexed to this Board Report in Form
AOC-2 and marked as Annexure D to this report.
POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTEMENT AND REMUNERATION AND OTHER DETAILS:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company formulates the criteria for
determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and
recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, key
managerial personnel and other employees.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY:
The Company has adequate system of internal financial controls that are commensurate
with its size and nature of business to safeguard and protect the Company from loss,
unauthorized use or disposition of its assets.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS GIVEN, INVESTMENTS MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND SECURITIES PROVIDED
UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
There were no loans, guarantees or investments made by the Company under Section 186 of
the Companies Act, 2013 during the year.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL:
All Directors and senior management personnel have affirmed compliance with the Code of
Conduct for the Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel. A declaration to that
effect is attached to the Corporate Governance report.
EQUTIY SUSPENSE ACCOUNT:
In accordance with the requirement of Regulation 34 (3) and Schedule V Part F of SEBI
Listing Regulations, no equity shares of the company are in suspense account.
VIGIL MECHANISM:
Your Company is committed to highest standard of ethical, moral and legal business
conduct. Accordingly, the Board of Directors have formulated a Whistle Blower Policy which
is in compliance with the provisions of Section 177(10) of the Act. The policy provides a
framework and process whereby concerns can be raised by its employees against any kind of
discrimination, harassment, victimization or any other unfair practice being adopted
against them.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO:
Presently, your Company has been carrying the business activities whose nature does not
require to take steps for the conservation of energy. Additionally, the Company will
introduce and implement several technological upgradations, with an objective to obtain
improved quality of output at a reduced cost in upcoming times, if it requires. Further,
there was neither Foreign Exchange Earning nor Foreign Exchange outgoing during the year
under review.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
Your Company has substantially and materially complied with applicable Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, as amended from time to
time.
REMUNERATION POLICY
Remuneration to Executive Directors:
The remuneration paid to Executive Directors is recommended by the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and approved by Board in Board meeting, subject to the subsequent
approval of the shareholders at the General Meeting and such other authorities, as may be
required.
Remuneration to Non-Executive Directors:
The Non-Executive Directors are paid remuneration by way of sitting fees and
commission.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Your Company has no employees, who draws the remunerations in excess of limits
specified in Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Disclosure pertaining to the remuneration and other
details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder is
enclosed as Annexure E' to this report.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE:
No significant and material orders were passed by any Regulators or Courts or Tribunals
impacting the going concern status and Company's operations in future during the year
under review.
DISCLOSURE AS PER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND
REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Company has adopted a policy for prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace
and has set up Committee for implementation of said policy. During the year Company has
not received any complaint of harassment.
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The Company's goal has always been to create an open and safe workplace for every
employee to feel empowered, irrespective of gender, sexual preferences and other factors,
and contribute to the best of their abilities. In line to make the workplace a safe
environment, the Company has set up a policy on prevention of sexual harassment in line
with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment
of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH
Act). Further, the Company has complied with the provisions under the PoSH Act
relating to the framing of an anti-sexual harassment policy and the constitution of an
Internal Committee.
The Company has not received any complaints of work place complaints, including
complaints on sexual harassment during the year under review. OR The following is a
summary of complaints received and resolved during the reporting period:
Sr. No. |
Nature of Complaints |
Received |
Disposed off |
Pending |
1. |
Sexual Harassment |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
2. |
Workplace Discrimination |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
3. |
Child Labour |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
4. |
Forced Labour |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
5. |
Wages and Salary |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
6. |
Other HR Issues |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
DEATAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE
FINANCIAL YEAR:
There was no application made or any proceedings pending under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and
co-operation received from the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities,
customers, vendors and members during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to
place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by Company's
executives, staff, workers and valued shareholders.
For and on behalf of the Board of Director of HARSHIL AGROTECH LIMITED
Sd/-
PANKAJKUMR PATEL DIN: 09054613
Managing Director and Chairperson
Date: 05/09/2025 P l a c e : A h m e d a b a d
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