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Dear Members,
Your Board of Directors ("the Board"/"the
Directors") is pleased to present the Nineteenth (19th) Board's
Report on the business and operations of Yatra Online Limited ("the Company" or
"Yatra") together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year
ended March 31, 2025 ("year under review"/ "FY 2024-25").
COMPANY OVERVIEW
The Company is a leading, full-service online travel company in India
and one of the most well-recognized travel brands in the country, addressing the needs of
both leisure and business travelers.
Our business is based on a common technology platform that serves our
customers through multiple mobile applications as well as our website www.yatra.com. Our
common platform approach provides us with a scalable, comprehensive, and consistent user
experience across each of our go-to-market channels and helps us innovate effectively. We
believe that this approach drives user familiarity with our service and encourages
cross-selling and repeat usage by our customers, which further enhances customer loyalty
for our business.
Our technology platform has been designed to deliver a high level of
reliability, security, scalability, integration and innovation.
During the year under review, in one of its significant moves to grow
inorganically, the Company acquired Globe All India Services Limited which has enabled the
Company to enter new verticals and markets, enhance market penetration, and integrate
additional capabilities into its existing business operations, thereby accelerating the
marketing of its products and services and broadening its revenue streams.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY
In terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
("Act"), and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), the Company
has prepared its standalone and consolidatedfinancial statements as per Indian Accounting
Standards ("Ind AS") for
FY 2024-25. The financial highlights of the Company's operations
for FY 2024-25 on standalone and consolidated basis are summarized as under:
Standalone and Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Amount in lakhs of Indian Rupees)
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(Amount in lakhs of Indian Rupees) |
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Particulars |
Standalone |
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Consolidated |
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2024-25 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
| Total Income |
52,595 |
31,933 |
82,327 |
44,827 |
| Total Expenses |
50,847 |
33,823 |
78,814 |
44,957 |
| Profit/(Loss) before Tax |
1,748 |
-1,890 |
3,513 |
-130 |
| Profit/(Loss) after tax |
1,748 |
-1,890 |
3,657 |
-451 |
| Total Operating Revenue (excluding interest
income) |
50,378 |
30,508 |
80,287 |
43,256 |
| Cost of Services |
27,847 |
8,551 |
40,390 |
8,640 |
| Revenue Less Service Cost (RLSC) |
21,479 |
21,161 |
38,754 |
33,592 |
The Company recorded an increase of approximately 64.70% and 83.65% in
Total Income on standalone and consolidated basis respectively in the year under review,
vis-vis performance in previous year with an increase by approximately 1.50% in Standalone
RLSC and by approximately 15.37% in Consolidated RLSC, respectively.
PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARIES
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company containing ncies
and the financial of its subsidiaries as well and a separate statement containing the
salient features of such financial statements in Form AOC-1, which is forming part of this
Annual Report, reflects the performance and financial details of the subsidiaries.
MATERIAL EVENT
Composite Scheme of Amalgamation under Section 230 and 232 of the Act
On August 12, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a
Composite Scheme of Amalgamation ("Scheme") involving the Company and its six
wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the "Amalgamating
Companies"). The primary objective of this amalgamation is to simplify management,
operational, and corporate generating synergies.structures,therebyenhancing The management
of the Company believes that, among other benefits, the Company will achieve greater
operational and economic efficiency. This will be accomplished through the pooling and
more effective utilization of combined resources, reducing overhead costs and expenses,
achieving economies of scale, eliminating duplication of work, and rationalizing
compliance requirements.
Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench
("NCLT") had delivered an order dated February 07, 2025 allowing the first
motion application.
Subsequently, the second motion application filed by the Company with
NCLT was allowed vide an order dated July 10, 2025. The Scheme is subject to additional
requisite approvals/consents, as may be required in this regard.
SHARE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The equity shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited
("BSE") and National Stock Exchange of India Limited ("NSE") and are
compulsorily tradable in electronic form and the entire share capital of the Company is in
dematerialized form.
a) Authorised Share Capital
As on March 31, 2025 and as on date of this report, the authorised
share capital of the Company is ` 200,000,000/- (Rupees Two Hundred Million Only) divided
into 200,000,000 (Two Hundred Million) equity shares of ` 1/- (Rupee One Only) each.
b) Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital
As on March 31, 2025 and as on date of this report, the issued,
subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company is ` 156,916,193 (Rupees One Hundred
Fifty-Six Million Nine Hundred Sixteen Thousand and One Hundred Ninety-Three) divided into
156,916,193 (One Hundred Fifty-Six Million Nine Hundred Sixteen Thousand and One Hundred
Ninety-Three) Equity Shares of ` 1/- (Rupee One Only) each.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any equity
shares or instruments convertible into equity shares of the Company or with differential
voting rights nor has granted any sweat equity, bonus issue or stock under any scheme.
DEBENTURES
Unlisted Non-Convertible Debentures
During the year under review, 400 (Four Hundred) numbers of Unlisted,
Secured, Redeemable, Non-convertible Debentures (NCDs), bearing ISIN INE0JR607021 having
face value of ` 500,000/- (Rupees Five Hundred Thousand Only) each, having an Outstanding
Principal Amount of ` 163,636,364/- (Rupees One Hundred Sixty-Three Million Six Hundred
Thirty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Four Only) as on August 20, 2024, were redeemed in
full on August 20, 2024, in advance of its maturity date pursuant to the terms of
Debenture Trust and Hypothecation Deed dated August 17, 2023, to the existing Debenture
holders.
UTILIZATION OF PROCEEDS OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER
Your Company discloses to the Audit Committee the uses/application of
proceeds/funds raised from the Initial Public Offer ("IPO") as part of the
quarterly review of financial results. The Company has appointed ICRA Limited as the
Monitoring Agency in terms of
Regulation 41 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations 2018 ("ICDR
Regulations"), as amended from time to time, to monitor the
utilization of IPO proceeds.
The Company has obtained monitoring reports from the Monitoring Agency
on a quarterly basis confirming no deviation or variation in the utilization of IPO
proceeds from the objects stated in the Prospectus. The Company has submitted the
statement(s) and Monitoring Agency Report as required under Regulation 32 of the Listing
Regulations to both the exchanges where the equity shares of the Company are listed i.e.
NSE and BSE.
UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE ACCOUNT/DEMAT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT
As on the closure of FY 2024-25, the Company does not have any shares
in unclaimed suspense account/demat suspense account.
DIVIDEND
Pursuant to Regulation 43A of the Listing Regulations, the Company has
adopted the Dividend Distribution Policy, setting out the broad principles for guiding the
Board and the management in matters relating to declaration and distribution of dividend.
The policy is available on the website of the Company at https://s22.q4cdn.
com/850749348/files/doc_downloads/2022/04/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf .
Your Directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year
2024-25.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
FUND
Since there was no Dividend declared and paid in previous years, the
relevant provisions of Section 125 of the Act are not applicable to the Company for the
year under review.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company
during the year under review.
REVISION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
There was no revision of the financial statements for the year under
review.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT a. Statutory Auditors and their
Report
Consequent upon the completion of the tenure of M/s. S.R. Batliboi
& Associates LLP in the 18th AGM held in the calendar year 2024 M/s. M S K A &
Associates were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company at 18th Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") held on September 25, 2024, for a period of years i.e. till the
conclusion of 23 five rd AGM of the Company to be held in the calendar year 2029.
M/s. M S K A & Associateshaveconfirmedthat they are not
disqualified the Company.
Except as disclosed hereinafter, the Auditors' Report for the year
under review does not contain any other qualification, reservation or adverse remark or
disclaimer.
qualification, reservation or adverse
remark Auditors' |
Management Comments |
STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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| The following weaknesseshavebeenidentified
in the operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over
financial reporting as at March 31, 2025, which could potentially result in misstatement
of financial statements: le and vendor code fi forpackages,updateofvendormaster |
Our internal controls over financial
reporting were ineffective due to: Inadequacy of documents evidencing performance of
review of certain control attributes relating to payments / receipts creation; and |
| The Company has not retained adequate
documents evidencing performance of review of certain control attributes relating to
payment /receipt for packages, updation of vendor masters and vendor code creation. |
Control attributes pertaining to review of
ageing and vendor reconciliation were not operating effectively during part of the year. |
| Certain control attributes pertaining to
review of ageing and vendor reconciliation were not operated effectively during part of
the year. |
Our remediation process principally will
include: |
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We will enhance our use of IT systems and
evaluate further process automation to reduce reliance on manual controls and thereby
reducing the efforts behind documentation and retaining of evidences for appropriate
execution of controls; |
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We will enhance our individual
accountability framework for any ongoing non-compliances impacting operating effectiveness
of controls; |
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Wewillplanfortimelyremediationofcontroldeficiencies
the control environment to be effective for a sufficient period of time during the next
fiscal year. |
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The Company's Management believes
that the measures described above will remediate the ineffectiveness that has been
identified and is committed to improving the Company's disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting. |
| The Auditors have, vide paragraph vii (a),
of the Auditors' report, commented on certain slight delays relating to payment of
statutory dues. |
The Company has taken note of it and is
aware of its duty towards depositing statutory dues in time and is taking necessary steps
to comply with the statutory requirement. |
| In regard to accounting software managed
by the entity (Others) |
The Company has used various accounting
software for maintaining its books of accounts wherein; a) the audit trail feature (edit
log) facility in primary accounting software (ERP) was enabled during the year and
operated effectively since the date of enablement, except for direct changes at database
level. |
| The Company has used certain accounting
software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility, except that no audit trail feature was not enabled at the database
level in respect of certain accounting software's to log any direct data changes as
explained in Note 42 to the financial statements. |
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The Management has adequate internal
controls over financial reporting which were operating effectively for the year ended
March 31, 2025. Further, management is in the process of evaluating the options to ensure
full compliance in the relevant software with the requirements of proviso to Rule 3(1) of
the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 referred above in respect of audit trail (edit log). |
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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| The following weaknesses have been
identified in the operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial
controls over financial reporting as at March 31, 2025, which could potentially result in
misstatement of financial statements: |
Our internal controls over financial
reporting were ineffective due to: |
| The Company has not retained adequate
documents evidencing performance of review of certain control attributes relating to
payment /receipt for packages, updation of vendor masters and vendor code creation. |
Inadequacy of documents evidencing
performance of review of certain control attributes relating to payments / receipts for
packages, update of vendor master file and vendor code creation; and |
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Control attributes pertaining to
review of ageing and vendor reconciliation were not operating effectively during part of
the year. |
| Certain control attributes pertaining to
review of ageing and vendor reconciliation were not operated effectively during part of
the year. |
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Auditors' qualification,
reservation or adverse remark |
Management Comments |
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Our remediation process principally will
include: |
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We will enhance our use of IT
systems and evaluate further process automation to reduce reliance on manual controls and
thereby reducing the efforts behind documentation and retaining of evidences for
appropriate execution of controls; |
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We will enhance our individual
accountability framework for any ongoing non-compliances impacting operating effectiveness
of controls; |
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We will plan for timely remediation
of control deficiencies for the control environment to be effective for a period of time
during the next fiscal year. |
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The Company's Management believes
that the measures described above will remediate the ineffectiveness that has been is
committed to improving the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting |
| In regard to accounting software managed
by the entity (Others) |
The Company has used various accounting
software for maintaining its books of account wherein; a) the audit trail feature (edit
log) facility in primary accounting software (ERP) was enabled during the year and
operated effectively since the date of enablement, except for direct changes at database
level. The Management has adequate internal controls over financial reporting which were
operating effectively for the year ended March 31, 2025 and further management is in the
process of evaluating the options to ensure full compliance in the relevant software with
the requirements of proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 referred
above in respect of audit trail (edit log). |
| Based on examination which included test
checks, the Company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account
which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility, except that no audit
trail feature was enabled at the database level in respect of certain accounting
software's to log any direct data changes as explained in Note 43 to the financial
statements. In regard to accounting software managed by third party (Business Central) |
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| Based on examination which included test
checks, the Company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account
which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated
throughout the year for all the relevant transaction recorded in the software at
application level. Additionally, the audit trail of prior year has been preserved by the
Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention to the extent it was
enabled and recorded in respective year. However, in the absence of sufficient and
appropriate audit evidencing including SOC report we are unable to comment whether the
audit trail feature was enabled at the database level in respect of an accounting software
to log any direct data changes or whether there is any instances of audit trail feature
being tampered with. |
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| The details of Qualifications or adverse
remarks made by the respective auditors of the subsidiaries in the Companies
(Auditor's Report) Order 2020 (CARO) Reports issued till the date of our audit report
for the companies included in the consolidated financial statements are as follows: |
1) Yatra MICE and Holidays Private Limited
has borrowed money from the Company for working capital needs but defaulted on repayments
and interest. Both companies are currently negotiating a mutually agreeable payment plan,
and the Company has not demanded repayment during the relevant financialyear. |
Sr. No. Name of the Company |
CIN |
Type of Company (Holding/ |
Clause number of the CARO report which
qualified or adverse |
| 1 Yatra MICE and Holidays Private Limited
(formerly known as Adventure and Nature Network Limited) |
U63030HR201 |
Subsidiary |
Clause (ix)(a) |
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2PLC047095 |
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| 2 Globe All India Services Ltd. |
U63040WB199 |
Subsidiary |
Clause (ii)(b) |
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4PLC062139 |
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2) The discrepancy mentioned under Clause (ii)(b) of CARO report of
Globe All India Services Limited is majorly on account of the details being submitted on
the basis of provisional books / financialstatements. Adjustments pertaining to cut offs
are done onlyonfinalization . of b. Secretarial Auditors and their Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act read with
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and amended
Regulation 24A of the
Listing Regulations, the Board, on the recommendations of the
Audit Committee, at their meeting held on August 08, 2025, approved
appointment of M/s. Chandrasekaran Associates, a Peer-Reviewed firm of Company Secretaries
in practice (Firm Registration Number: P1988DE002500), as the Secretarial Auditors of the
Company, for a period of five consecutive years commencing from FY 2025-26 to FY 2029-30,
subject to approval of the shareholders at the ensuing AGM of the Company.
Accordingly, approval of the members will be sought at the forthcoming
19th AGM for appointment of Secretarial Auditors.
Further SKP & Co., Company Secretaries, who were appointed as
Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the financial ended March 31, 2025, had submitted
their report, enclosed as Annexure A of this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report
of the Company does not contain any qualification, reservation, observation or adverse
remarks.
Additionally, the Secretarial Audit Report of each of its material
Yatra subsidiaries for the financial TG Stays Private Limited, TSI Yatra Private Limited,
Yatra For Business Private Limited and Globe All India Services Limited are also forming
part of this Report and enclosed as
Annexure-A (colly).
c. Internal Auditors and their Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Act read with the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 the Board at its meeting held on August 08, 2025,
approved the re-appointment of
M/s. Ernst & Young LLP, as Internal Auditors of the Company for the
Financial year 2025-26.
Further, the report submitted by M/s. Ernst & Young LLP for the
financial Audit Committee.
d. Maintenance of Cost Records and Audit
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed
under the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act read with Companies (Cost records and
Audit) Rules, 2014 (as amended from time to time), are not applicable for the business
activities carried out by the Company.
DETAILS OF FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS UNDER SECTION 143(12) OF THE ACT
During the year under review, there is no incident of fraud requiring
reporting by the Auditors under Section 143(12) of the Act during the year.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
As on March 31, 2025, your Company's Board had five Directors with
a combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors including a woman director.
The Board of Directors of the Company comprised of one Executive
Director, one Non-Executive Non-Independent Director and three
Non-Executive Independent Directors including one Woman Non-Executive
Independent Director. The details of Board and Committees composition, tenure of
Directors, areas of expertise and other details are available in the Corporate Governance
Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.
With effect from the close of business hours of January 20, 2025, Ms.
Neelam Dhawan, a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director resigned from the Board of
Directors resulting in the reduction from six directors to five directors on the Board of
the Company. The Company is in the process of finding a suitable candidate and is expected
to fill in the vacancy on its Board in the near term.
Details of change in directors during FY 2024-25 and till the date of
this report, are as under:
Appointments, Re-appointments, Retirements and Resignations a.
Retirement by rotation and subsequent re-appointment Pursuant to the provisions of the
Act, Mr. Murlidhara Kadaba (DIN: 01435701), Director of the Company, will retire by
rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment.
The Board, on the recommendation of the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has recommended his
re-appointment at the ensuing AGM.
b. Appointment of Independent Director
Dr. Anup Wadhawan (DIN: 03565167) was appointed as
Independent Director on the Board with effect from April 01,
2024 to hold office for a term of three consecutive years i.e. from
April 01, 2024 to March 31, 2027. His appointment was approved by the members of the
Company through Postal Ballot on May 07, 2024.
c. Resignation of Non-Executive Director
Ms. Neelam Dhawan (DIN: 00871445) tendered her resignation as a Non
Executive Director of the Company with effect from close of business hours on January 20,
2025, due to her other professional commitments.
d. Resignation of Group Chief Financial Officer
After the closure of financial year ended March 31, 2025, Mr. Rohan
Purshottamdas Mittal resigned from the position of Group Chief Financial Officer and Key
Managerial Personnel of the Company with effect from close of business hours on April 10,
2025, to explore new opportunities.
e. Appointment of Chief Financial Officer After the closure of
financial year ended March 31, 2025, Mr. Anuj Kumar Sethi was appointed as interim Chief
Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel ("KMP") of the Company with
effect from April 11, 2025.
Save and except the above, there was no change in the Directors or Key
Managerial Personnel ("KMP") of the Company during the year under review and
till the date of this report.
As on the date of this report, the Company has the following KMPs as
per section 2(51) and 203 of the Act:
S. No. Name |
Designation |
| 1. Mr. Dhruv Shringi |
Whole-Time Director cum Chief Executive |
| 2. Mr. Manish Amin |
Chief Information & Technology Officer |
| 3. Mr. Anuj KumarSethi |
ChiefFinancial Officer |
| 4. Mr. Darpan Batra |
Company Secretary cum ComplianceOfficer |
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Act and Regulation 16 of the
Listing Regulations, the Company has received declarations from all
Independent Directors confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as specified
in Section 149(6) of the Act, as amended from time to time. In terms of Regulation 25(8)
of the Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors have confirmed are not aware of any
circumstance or situation which exists or may be reasonably anticipated that could impair
or impact their ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgement
and without any external influence and that they are independent the Management.
The Independent Directors have also confirmedthat they have complied
with Schedule IV of the Act and the Company's Code of Conduct and are registered on
the databank of Independent Directors maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate
Affairs. The Directors have further confirmed that they are not debarred from holding the
office of director under any SEBI order or any
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors appointed
during the year possess requisite qualifications, skills, experience and expertise and
they hold highest standards of integrity (including proficiency) and fulfil the conditions
specified in the Act and Listing Regulations and are independent of the management.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SECTION 197(14) OF ACT
Whole Time Director of the Company is not receiving any commission from
the Company hence the provision of Section 197(14) of the Act is not applicable to the
Company.
COMMITTEES OF BOARD AND NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND BOARD
COMMITTEES
In compliance with the statutory requirements, the Company has
constituted the following committees:
| i. Audit Committee |
| ii. Nomination and Remuneration Committee |
| iii. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee |
| iv. Risk Management Committee |
| v. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee |
| vi. Independent Directors Committee* |
| vii. IPO Committee* |
*The IPO Committee and Independent Directors Committee were constituted
specifically for the purpose of IPO and pursuant to the consummation of the IPO and
listing of equity shares of the Company on Stock Exchanges, the IPO Committee and
Independent Directors
Committee were dissolved w.e.f. May 30, 2024.
In addition to the above, the Borrowing Committee was dissolved by the
Board with effect from May 29, 2025.
During the year under review, Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company was re-constituted w.e.f. April 01, 2024.
Further, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company were re-constituted w.e.f. February 11, 2025.
Further, all the recommendations made by the Committees of the Board,
including the Audit Committee, were accepted by the Board. that they The Board of
Directors met seven times during the FY 2024-25.
A detailed update on the Board, its composition, governance of
ofcommittees including detailed charters, terms and reference of various
Board Committees, number of Board and Committee meetings held during FY
2024-25 and attendance of the Directors and committee members thereat, is provided in the
Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) of the Act, the Directors, to the best of
othersuchauthority. their knowledge and belief, confirm that for the financialyear ended
March 31, 2025:
a. in preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. they had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, so as to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
c. they had taken proper and 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; d. they had prepared the annual
accounts on a going concern basis;
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 except as disclosed in this report; and
f. they had devised a proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and operating
effectively.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments covered under
section 186 of Act and Listing Regulations have been disclosed in the standalone financial
statements forming part of this Annual Report.
RESERVES
The Company does not propose to transfer any amounts to reserve.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE COMPANY OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO
WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There are no other material changes and commitments affecting the
financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial
year of the Company to which financial statements relate and the date of the report except
as detailed below:
Acquisition a. During the year under review, Company acquired 49%
stake, through the acquisition of equity shares held by Snow Leopard Adventures Private
Limited ("Snow Leopard") the other joint venture partner, in Yatra MICE and
Holidays Limited (formerly known as Adventure and Nature Network Private Limited)
("Yatra MICE").
Consequent to completion of this transaction, the Company's
shareholding in Yatra MICE has increased from 50% (pre-acquisition) to 99%
(post-acquisition) and Yatra MICE has become a Subsidiary of the Company effective from
June 19, 2024.
b. The Company had acquired 100% share capital of Globe All India
Services Limited ("Globe") on September 10, 2024 which is inter alia engaged in
the business of providing reservation and booking services relating to tours and travels
(corporate, MICE and leisure and tour planning).
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR
TRIBUNALS IMPACTING GOING CONCERN STATUS OF THE COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
During the FY 2024-25, there were no significant passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and the
Company's operations in the future.
THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS
AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR
During the financial year under review, there were no proceedings that
were filed by the Company or against the Company, which are pending under the IBC, as
amended, before the National Company Law Tribunal or other Courts.
SHIFTING OF REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY
After the closure of FY 2024-25, Board at its meeting held on May 29,
2025 approved shifting of the Registered office of the Company from the state of
Maharashtra to the National Capital Territory (NCT) . of Delhi, subject to necessary
approvals.
Further, Shareholders of the Company vide special resolution dated
. July 03, 2025 accorded their approval to shift the registered office
of the Company, subject to the approval of Central Government.
ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT WITH ANY BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
During the year under review, there was no instance of any one-time
settlement with any bank or financial institution.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology
absorption, Foreign exchange Earnings and outgo as required under
Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished in Annexure B and forms part of this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board has constituted a Risk Management Committee which has been
entrusted with the responsibility to assist the Board in framing policy, guiding
implementation, monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the risk management policy
and framework. The composition of Risk Management Committee and number of meetings held
are given in the Corporate Governance Report, forming part of this Annual Report. Further,
pursuant to Section 134(3)(n) of the Act and Regulation 17(9) of Listing Regulations, the
Company has formulated and adopted the Risk Management Policy inter-alia providing the
details/processes about identification of risk elements, which in the opinion of the Board
may threaten the existence of the Company.
The objective of this policy, as amended from time to time, is to have
a well-defined approach to risks the Company may be exposed to. The policy lays down broad
guidelines for timely identification, assessment, and prioritisation of risks affecting
the Company in the short term and in the foreseeable future. The policy suggests framing
an appropriate response action mechanism for the key risks andmaterialorders identified,
so as to make sure that or mitigated.
The Company relies upon its internal risk assessment and internal
audits conducted from time to time to take appropriate actions and strategies to address
and mitigate the risks identified through such systems and audits. Further, based on such
risk assessments and audits, the elements of risk threatening the Company's existence
are considered to be minimal.
PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
Your Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace and
has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at
workplace in line with the provisions of the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013 and the rules thereunder for prevention and redressal of complaints
of sexual harassment at workplace. An Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has also been
set up with which employees can register their complaint(s) against sexual harassment.
To build awareness in this area, Company has been conducting induction/
training programmes on a periodical basis. For further details, please refer to the Report
on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report.
During the year under review, the details of complaints received under
the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
2013 are as follows:
i. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints received - Nil
ii. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints disposed off - Not
Applicable
iii. Number of Sexual Harassment Complaints pending beyond 90 days- Not
Applicable
COMPLIANCE OF THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
Your Company has complied with the provisions relating to the
MaternityBenefit
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("CSR")
The provisions of Section 135 of the Act relating to constitution of
CSR committee were not applicable to the Company during the year under
review, however, the Company has voluntary constituted the Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee. The Company was not required to make any CSR Contribution for the year under
review under Section 135 of the Act.
The annual report on Corporate Social Responsibility under section
135 of the Act is annexed as Annexure C to this Report.
The composition, terms of reference of the CSR Committee and the
salient features of the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy ("CSR Policy") is
provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms addressed part of this Annual
Report. CSR Policy is available on the website of the Company at
https://s22.q4cdn.com/850749348/files/doc_
downloads/2022/04/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Policy.pdf .
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
Pursuant to section 177(9) of the Act read with rules made thereunder,
the Company has a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy which has been communicated within
the organization to eliminate and help prevent malpractice, investigate and resolve
complaints, to take appropriate action to safeguard the interests of the Company, and to
ensure that the whistleblower is protected. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the
website of the Company at https://s22.q4cdn.
com/850749348/files/doc_downloads/ir_india/2023/whistle-blower-policy_19-03-2024-final.pdf.
For further details, please refer to the Report on Corporate
Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY ("NRC POLICY")
In terms of the requirement of Section 178 of the Act, the Board of
Directors has adopted a "Nomination and Remuneration Policy" on appointment and
remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, and Senior Management. The Policy
inter-alia includes criteria for appointment of Directors, KMPs, Senior Management and
other employees as may be decided by the Board, their remuneration structure and
disclosures in relation thereto. The Company's NRC Policy is available at the website
of the Company at https://s22.q4cdn.
com/850749348/files/doc_downloads/2024/08/nomination-and-remuneration-policy_.pdf.
The remuneration paid to the Directors is as per the terms laid out in
the NRC Policy of the Company.
For further details, please refer to the Report on Corporate
Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report.
BOARD EVALUATION
The Board has put in place a mechanism for evaluation of its own
performance and the performance of its committees and individual Directors.
The evaluation of the Board, Committees, Directors and Chairman of the
Board was conducted based on evaluation parameters, such as Board composition and
structure, effectiveness of the Board, participation at meetings, domain knowledge,
awareness and observance of governance etc.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of
Non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated,
taking into account the views of
Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors and assessed the
quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the management and the
Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
Performance evaluation of Independent Directors was done by the entire
Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated.
A detailed disclosure on the framework of Board Evaluation including
outcome and action plan has been provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, which
forms a part of this Report.
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME
Company periodically presents updates at the Board/Committee meetings
to familiarise the Directors with the Company's strategy, business performance,
finance, risk management framework, human resources and other related matters including
one-to-one interactive sessions with the top management team, business and functional
heads among others to understand the business, operations and technology of the Company.
The Company has put in place a familiarization programme for all its
Directors including the Independent Directors.
A detailed note on the familiarization programme adopted by the Company
for training of the Directors, is provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, which
forms a part of this Annual Report.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has in place proper and adequate internal financial control
system, commensurate with the size of its business operations, which is constantly
assessed and strengthened with new/revised standard operating procedures (SOP) and
time-bound action plans to improve efficiency at all levels.
The Company has in place adequate procedures for ensuring orderly and
effective control of its business. Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial
controls is ensured through management reviews, controlled self-assessment and independent
testing by the internal auditor.
During the year under review, except as reported by the statutory
auditors in the Auditors' Report on Standalone and Consolidated
Financial Statements, no other reportable weakness in the operations
and accounting procedures were observed.
Barring the above, adequate internal financial controls with reference
. toitsfinancial statements
TRANSACTION WITH RELATED PARTIES
All contracts, arrangements and transactions entered by the Company
with related parties during the period under review were in the ordinary course of
business and on an arm's length basis.
During the year, the Company has not entered into any transaction,
contract or arrangement with related parties, which could be considered material, in
accordance with the Company's Policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions
("RPT Policy") and Listing Regulations. Accordingly, the disclosure of related
party transactions in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
The policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions is available on
the website of the Company at https://s22.q4cdn.com/850749348/
files/doc_downloads/2024/03/policy-on-materiality-of-related-party-transactions.pdf .
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits in terms of Section
73 of the Act read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014
and falling within the meaning of Chapter V of the Act during the financial year under
review.
ANNUAL RETURN
In terms of Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act and
rules thereto, the Annual Return of the Company in Form MGT 7 for the financial year ended
on as on March 31, 2025, will be available on the Company's website at
https://investors.yatra.com/Investor-Relations-India/?_ga=2.186110188.477297656.1722839776-970339802.1722839776.
SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2025, your Company had 10 subsidiaries (direct and
indirect). Further, the Company does not have any associate company.
As on March 31, 2025, out of its 10 subsidiaries, the Company had four
material subsidiaries namely Yatra TG Stays Private Limited, TSI Yatra Private Limited,
Yatra For Business Private Limited and Globe All India Services Limited.
According to Section 129 of the Act, the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are prepared in accordance with the
relevant Indian Accounting Standard specified under the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules
thereunder and forms part of this Annual report.
Further, in accordance with Section 136 of the Act and the
Listing Regulations, copies of the standalone and consolidated
financial statements of the Company and the financial statements of the subsidiary
companies and all other documents required to be attached thereto, are available on the
Company's website at
https://investors.yatra.com/Investor-Relations-India/?_ga=2.186110188.477297656.1722839776-970339802.1722839776
.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND PARTICULARS OF
EMPLOYEE
Disclosures relating to remuneration of Directors under Section 197(12)
of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure D of this Report.
Particulars of employee remuneration, as required under Section 197
(12) of the Act and read with Rule 5(2) and Rule 5(3) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 forms part of this Report. In terms of the provisions of the first
proviso to Section 136(1) of the Act, this Report is being sent to the shareholders,
excluding the aforementioned information. The information will be available for inspection
at the registered office of the Company on all working days (Monday to Friday) between
11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. up to the date of AGM.
Any shareholder interested in obtaining the copy of the aforesaid
information, may send an email to the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer investors@yatra.com.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, the Management
Discussion and Analysis Report for the FY 2024-25, has been presented in a separate
section forming part of this Annual Report.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the Listing Regulations, the
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report ("BRSR") on initiatives taken
from an environmental, social and governance perspective, in the prescribed format is
available as a separate section of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company has complied with the Corporate Governance requirements
under the Act and as stipulated under the Listing Regulations. A separate section on
Corporate Governance under the Listing Regulations, along with the certificate from the
Practicing Company Secretary confirming the compliance, is available as a separate section
of this Annual Report.
CERTIFICATE ON STATUS OF COMPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT
ACT , 1999 ("FEMA") PROVISIONS
As per the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or
Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations,
2017, the Company has obtained a certificate
Auditors of the Company as regards the status of compliance with the
instructions on downstream investment and compliance with the
FEMA provisions. As per the certificate from the Statutory the Company
is in compliance with the applicable regulations as regards downstream investment and
other related FEMA provisions.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has adhered to the applicable Secretarial Standards with
respect to meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by
the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Your Board of Directors takes this opportunity to extend their sincere
gratitude to all the employees, customers, banks, business partners, counsels and other
regulatory bodies/authorities for their invaluable support, cooperation and trust in the
Company.
Additionally, the Board acknowledges and expresses its deep gratitude
for the continued co-operation and support received from its valued shareholders.
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Yatra Online Limited |
| Date: August 08, 2025 |
Murlidhara Kadaba |
Dhruv Shringi |
| Place: Gurugram |
DIN: 01435701 |
DIN: 00334986 |
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Chairman |
Whole-Time Director |
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