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To the Members
Your directors are pleased to present this 30th ANNUAL
REPORT of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2025.
1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| PARTICULARS |
STANDALONE |
CONSOLIDATED |
|
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
| Total Income |
2,349.43 |
2,853.41 |
3,580.99 |
4,094.51 |
| Total Expenses |
2,174.26 |
2,380.93 |
3,230.36 |
3,433.50 |
| Profit Before Tax & Exceptional items |
175.17 |
472.48 |
350.63 |
661.01 |
| Exceptional items |
- |
105.00 |
- |
105.00 |
| Current & Prior Tax |
82.25 |
62.47 |
147.30 |
62.48 |
| Deferred Tax |
76.72 |
(233.35) |
76.72 |
(233.35) |
| Profit After Tax |
16.20 |
538.36 |
126.62 |
726.89 |
During the year under review (2024-25), your Company's total
income achieved is ^3,580.99 Lakhs and has earned profit of ^126.62 Lakhs on Consolidated
basis during the year.
2. ANNUAL RETURN
For Annual Return click the Link mentioned herein
https://indowind.co.in/wp- content/uploads/2024/11/ANNUAL-RETURN-FY-2023-24.pdf
3. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the Financial Year 2024-25, Eight (8) Board Meetings were held,
the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap
between any two meetings was within the period as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013
and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and MCA
circulars thereon.
4. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134 (3) (c) and 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013,
the Board of Directors hereby states that.
1. In the presentation of the Annual accounts, applicable standards
have been followed and there are no material departures.
2. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and apply 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 profit / Loss for the Company for the year ended 31st March
2025.
3. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care in the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act
for safe guarding 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, have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively and
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.
5. STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS U/S 149(6)
OF THE COMPANIES ACT.2013
The Company has obtained a declaration from the independent directors
that they meet the criteria of Independence as provided in the section mentioned herein
above.
6. COMPANY'S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT.
PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND OTHER MATTERS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 178(3) OF THE COMPANIES
ACT. 2013
The Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, had framed a policy that inter alia provides the criteria for the selection and
appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management, evaluation of their
performance, and the remuneration payable to them. The criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes, and independence of Directors have been stated in the
Nomination and Remuneration Policy. The Nomination and Remuneration policy of the company
is available in the website of the Company at http://indowind.co.in/wp-
content/uploads/2024/05/rempolicy.pdf
7. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SUB-SECTION
(12) OF SECTION 143 OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH ARE REPORTABLE TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
The Statutory Auditors have stated that, no fraud by the Company or no
fraud on the Company by its officers and employees had been noticed or reported during the
year.
8. EXPLANATIONS OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION.
RESERVATION OR ADVERSE REMARK OR DISCLAIMER MADE:
The above-mentioned explanation is given in ANNEXURE I of the Report.
9. PARTICULARS OF LOANS. GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The Company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the
provision of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. The details of the investments made
by the Company are given in the notes to the financial statements which forms part of this
Annual Report.
10. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Detailed information is provided with respect to the list of Related
Parties under Notes on Accounts and with respect to transactions with related parties,
details are given in the format Form AOC-2. which forms part of this report in ANNEXURE
-II.
11. STATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS:
As per the Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
12. DIVIDEND
Your Company has not declared any Dividend for the year ended 31st
March 2025.
13. TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Net Profit after tax is transferred to the reserves.
14. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial
position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year and the
date of this Report.
15. PARTICULARS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 134 OF THE COMPANIES ACT.2013
AND ITS COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS) RULES 2014
The particulars required to be given in terms of section 134 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and its Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, regarding conservation of
Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Foreign Exchange outgo are
not applicable to your Company.
16. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The CSR activities are not applicable to the company for the financial
year 2024-25.
17. STATEMENT INDICATING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RISK
MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE COMPANY
The company has developed and implemented risk management policy
including identification therein of elements of risk, if any, which in the opinion of the
Board may threaten the existence of the company;
18. BOARD EVALUATION:
Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 states that formal evaluation
needs to be made by the Board, of its own performance and that of its committees and the
individual Directors Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and regulation 17(10) of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 states that the
performance evaluation of Independent Directors shall be done by the entire Board of
Directors excluding the Directors being evaluated.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 134 (3) (p) of the Companies Act,
2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own
performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its
Committees. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs
received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the Board's functioning such
as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution
and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance. A separate exercise was
carried out to evaluate the performance of Individual Directors including the Chairman of
the Board, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution,
independence of judgment, safeguarding the interest of the Company and its mandatory
shareholders etc. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
19. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(1),5(2) and 5(3) of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the ratio of
the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the
company for the financial year;
| NAME |
DESIGNAT ION |
RATIO |
| Dr.K.S. |
Whole- |
11:1 |
| Ravindranath |
Time Director |
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| Mr.N.K.Haribabu |
Whole Time Director |
7:1 |
Except the above-mentioned Directors, no other director was in receipt
of remuneration except sitting fees.
| (i) the percentage increase in remuneration
of each director, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary or
Manager, if any, in the financial year; |
NIL |
| (ii) the percentage increase in the median
remuneration of employees in the financial year; |
8 |
| (iii)average percentile increase already made
in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial
year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and
justification thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for
increase in the managerial remuneration; |
7.83 |
| the number of permanent employees on the
rolls of company |
The number of permanent employees on the
rolls of company is 67. |
| Affirmation that the remuneration is as per
the remuneration policy of the company. |
It is affirmed that the remuneration is as
per the remuneration policy of the Company. |
| Disclosure under 5(2) & 5(3) |
Pursuant to the provisions of the second
proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act and as advised, the Annual Report excluding the
aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company. Any member interested
in obtaining such information may address their email to bsharath@indowind.com .The said
information is available for inspection at the registered office of the Company during
working hours up to the date of ensuing AGM. |
20. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The details are furnished under the Corporate Governance Report (CGR)
annexed to this Report. AH the recommendations of the Committee were accepted by the
Board.
21. DETAILS OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE WHICH WERE NOT
ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD ALONG WITH REASONS - NIL.
22. CODE OF CONDUCT AND PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for its Directors and
Employees while performing their duties and responsibilities. Similarly, Code of Conduct
to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Designated Persons has also been adopted by the
Company as per the Guidelines issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India for
Prohibition of Insider Trading. The Code prohibits trading in securities of the Company by
the Designed persons while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in
relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. All the
Directors, Key Management Personnel, and Senior Management Personnel are aware of the
above code and an annual confirmation on the compliance of the said codes has been
received by the Company from the concerned parties. The declaration to this effect made by
the Managing Director is attached to this report. The code of conduct of the Board of
Directors and Senior Management Personnel and the code for Insider Trading are available
in the Company's website.
23. VIGIL MECHANSIM POLICY:
As required under Section 177 of companies Act, 2013 (the Act) and
Regulation 22 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations
2015, the Company has established a vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report
genuine concerns through the whistle blower policy of the Company as published in the
website of the Company. As prescribed under the Act and the Listing Regulations, provision
has been made for direct access to the chairperson of the Audit Committee in appropriate
or exceptional cases.
24. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SUBSIDIARY COMPANY - INDOWIND POWER
PVT. LTD, (IPPL)
The Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of
Subsidiaries are given in Form AOC-1 which is attached as ANNEXURE III.
25. STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Venkatesh &co, Chartered Accountants, Chennai (ICAI Firm
Registration No.004636S) was appointed in the 27th Annual General Meeting and
will hold the office up to the conclusion of 32nd Annual General Meeting of the
Company.
26. SECRETARIAL AUDIT
KRA & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, is the
secretarial auditor of the company for the year under review and their report is attached
with this in the format Form MR-3, which forms part of this report in ANNEXURE -IV. There
are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made in the Report.
Further as per Regulation 24A of SEBI LODR Regulations 2015, the
Secretarial Audit Report of Material Subsidiary of the company namely INDOWIND POWER
PRIVATE LIMITED is also annexed in the above- mentioned ANNEXURE IV.
27. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS ON BOARD AND GENERAL MEETINGS
During the Financial Year 2024-25, your Company has complied with
applicable Secretarial Standards, namely SS-1 & SS-2 issued by the Institute of
Company Secretaries of India.
28. DISCLOSURES UNDER RULE 8 AND SUB RULE 5 OF COMPANIES ACCOUNTS RULES
2014
i. Change in nature of business, if any: NIL
ii. Name of Companies that have become or ceased to be its
subsidiaries, Joint Ventures or associate companies during the year:
NIL
iii. Statement regarding opinion of the board with regard to integrity,
expertise and experience (including the proficiency) of the independent directors
appointed during the year:
Not Applicable.
iv. Details of directors or key managerial personnel who were appointed
or have resigned during the financial year
| DIRECTOR/KMP |
DATE OF APPOINTMENT/ CESSATION |
| 1. Dr.K.S.Ravindranath Whole-Time Director |
Reappointed w.e.f 1st November
2024. |
| 2. Ms.Rachana Hingar Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer |
Cessation w.e.f 02/07/2024 |
| 3. Mr. N K. Haribabu Whole-Time Director |
Reappointed w.e.f 07/06/2024. |
| 4. Mr.B.Sharath - Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer |
Appointed on 03/07/2024. |
v. The details relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the
Act-
During the year under review the company has not accepted any deposits
from the public within the ambit of section 73 of the companies Act, 2013 and the
companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
vi. The details of deposits which are not in compliance with the
requirements of Chapter V of the Act;
Not applicable.
vii. The details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls
with reference to the Financial Statements.
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size,
scale and complexity of its operations. The Internal Audit function is carried out by an
independent firm of Chartered Accountants. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit
function is defined by the Audit Committee. The Internal Audit Reports are placed before
the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis for its scrutiny and suggestions, if any. The
Internal Auditor attends the Audit Committee meetings. The Internal Auditors monitor and
evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of the internal control system in the Company, its
compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of
the Company. Based on the Report of the Internal Auditors, the Company undertakes
corrective action in the respective areas and strengthens controls.
viii. Disclosure, as to whether maintenance of cost records as
specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies
Act, 2013:
Not Applicable.
ix. Statement that the company has complied with provisions relating to
the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has formed Internal Complaints Committee and Sexual
Harassment Policy in accordance with the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal
Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual
harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under
this policy.
We would like to further add that the Company provides a conducive work
environment in terms of sexual harassment for the women employees and has sufficient
checks to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace.
Details of Sexual Harassment cases are following:
| Particulars |
Details |
| 1. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints
received |
NIL |
| 2. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints
disposed off |
NA |
| 3. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints
pending beyond 90 days. |
NA |
x. Disclosure under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There was no application made or any proceeding pending under the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the financial year.
xi. the details of difference between amount of the valuation done at
the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or
Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof
Not Applicable.
xii. statement by the company with respect to the compliance of the
provisions relating to the Maternity Benefit Act 1961
The Company is committed to ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive
work environment for all employees. The Company has complied with the provisions of the
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and extends all benefits and protections under the Act to
eligible employees. Adequate internal policies and procedures are in place to uphold the
rights and welfare of women employees in accordance with the applicable laws.
xiii. 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 /details of application made or any proceeding pending under the
insolvency and bankruptcy code
The High Court of Judicature at Madras, by its order dated 13.12.2024,
dismissed the petition filed by the Bank of New York Mellon [Comp. A/35/2021 in CP
172/2011 ] as withdrawn by the petitioner.
29. RIGHTS ISSUE:
You company has issued 2,14,66,956 (Two Crores Fourteen Lakhs Sixty-Six
Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Six) fully paid-up Equity Shares of face value of Rs. 10
each (the Rights Equity Shares) for cash at a price Rs. 22.50 per Equity Share
(including a premium of Rs. 12.50 per Equity Share) aggregating to Rs. 4,830.06 lakhs
(Rupees Forty Eight Crores Thirty Lakhs and Six thousand only).The issue period was from
July 26, 2024, to August 05, 2024 on a rights basis to its eligible equity shareholders in
the ratio of 1 (One) Rights Equity Share for every 05 (Five) fully paid-up Equity Shares
held as on record date i.e. July 16, 2024..The issue resulted into subscription of
3,40,60,362 shares resulting into subscription of 1.59 times. The Board approved the
allotment on 12.08.2024 and have received both Listing & Trading Approvals from Stock
Exchanges.
Further in the Board Meeting held on 18th December 2024, the
Board approved notice of Postal Ballot for variation in objects of Rights Issue mentioned
in Letter of Offer dated 10th July 2025 as mentioned below.
| OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE AS PER LETTER OF OFFER |
PROCEEDS FROM THE ISSUE |
REVISED OBJECTS |
AMOUNT FUNDED FROM THE NET PROCEEDS |
| To invest for developing the 6 MW(DC) Solar
Power Project at Tamil Nadu (the Power Project) |
2,694.95 Lakhs |
Investment in acquiring 3 MW wind farm
project in Karnataka, with generation of about 65 lakhs unit per year under normal
conditions. |
1,350 Lakhs |
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1.3 MW Wind Power Projects in the state of
Tamil Nadu with generation of about 12 lakhs units per year & potential to improve
under normal conditions. |
400 Lakhs |
|
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Settlement of LIC Loans to save interest
cost. |
700 Lakhs |
The proposed project in the LOF was delayed in implementation on
account of grid availability constraints. Consequently, the Company proposed to acquire
wind farm projects which were already operational, thereby immediately augmenting the
revenue of the Company. This helped to improve turnover from the current quarter itself.
The Company continued to pursue completion of the solar projects by other means, as and
when grid approvals came through in its existing wind locations as per the new Hybrid
policies. Further, closure of loans availed from LIC of India improved the liquidity of
the Company, enabling it to utilize the funds for expansion.
On January 18th 2025, the shareholders approved the postal
ballot for change in objects of Rights Issue with requisite majority. Further the funds
allocated for the new objects were utilized successfully within the financial year ended
31st March 2025.
30. MERGER WITH IND ECO VENTURES LTD:
The Company has filed a petition before the Hon'ble National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench, seeking approval for the proposed merger of
its wholly owned subsidiary, IND ECO VENTURES LIMITED (Transferor Company) with INDOWIND
ENERGY LIMITED (Transferee Company). The merger, once approved, is expected to bring
greater synergies, strengthen operational efficiency, and enhance overall business
prospects. The petition is currently under consideration before the Hon'ble NCLT, and
the Company remains optimistic of a favourable outcome.
31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors wish to place on record their sincere thanks and
gratitude to all its Shareholders, Bondholders, Bankers, State Governments, Central
Government and its agencies, statutory bodies, suppliers, and customers, for their
continued cooperation and excellent support extended to the Company from time to time.
Your directors place on records their utmost appreciation for the sincere and devoted
services rendered by the employees at all levels.
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On behalf of the Board for INDOWIND ENERGY
LIMITED |
| DATE:12/08/2025 |
K.S RAVINDRANATH |
N.K. HARIBABU |
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WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR |
WHOLE TIME DIRECTOR |
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