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To,

The Members,

ORIENT TRADELINK LIMITED

Dear Members,

Your Directors have pleasure in presenting you the 29^th Annual Report together with the audited statement of Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended 31^st March, 2023.

1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

2. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS & STATE OF COMPANY'S AFFAIRS:

The revenue generated from operations amounted to INR 1129.25/- Lakhs in F.Y. 2022-23 as compared to F.Y. 2021-22, in which revenue generated was amounted to INR 1133.89/- Lakhs.

Net profit after tax is INR 86.76/- Lakhs in F.Y. 2022-23 in Comparison to INR 58.63/- Lakhs in F.Y. 2021-22.

3. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:

There was no Changes in the nature of business of the Company during the current financial year.

4. SHARE CAPITAL:

The Authorized Share Capital of the Company is INR 14,00,00,000/- (Rupees Forteen Crore) and issued, subscribed and paid-up equity share capital. On March 31, 2023, the paid-up capital stood at INR 11,76,50,000/- (Rupees Eleven Crores Seventy-Six Lakhs Fifty Thousand) divided into 1,17,65,000 (One Crore Seventeen Lakhs Sixty Five Thousand) Equity Shares of INR 10/- (Rupee Ten Only) each.

5. DIVIDEND:

The Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended on March 31, 2023.

6. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND:

The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply as there was no outstanding unclaimed/unpaid dividend as on 31^st March 2023.

7. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

During the current year, the company has transferred INR 86.76/- Lakhs into the General Reserve of the Company and the closing balance of General Reserve as on 31^st March 2023 stands INR -58.63/-Lakh only.

8. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND DATE OF REPORT:

The impact on the Company's financial statements has been given in Note No. 2 of the Notes to financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023. Based on the Company assessment, no material impact has been noted. Considering that it is a dynamic and evolving situation, the management will continue to closely monitor and evaluate the impact of any material change in macro-economic and other related factors which may have bearing on the company's operations.

9. DEPOSITS:

The Company has not accepted any deposits from the 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 for the F.Y.2022-23.

COMPANIES ACT, 2013:

The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments, wherever required, have been disclosed in the financial statements, which also form part of this report.

11. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives as provisions of section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are not applicable on the Company.

The particulars as prescribed under sub-section (3)(m) of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2014 read with Rule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are annexed herewith at Annexure I.

During the Financial Year 2022-23, no change in Board Composition.

In terms of Section 149 of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations, Mr. Mahesh Kumar Verma and Mr. Balakrishna Ramarao Maddur are the Independent Directors of the Company as on date of this report.

All Independent Directors of the Company have given requisite declarations under Section 149(7) of the Act, that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder, Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI Listing Regulations and have complied with the Code of Conduct of the Company as applicable to the Board of directors and Senior Managers. In terms of Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Independent Directors have confirmed that they 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 judgment and without any external influence. The Company has received confirmation from all the Independent Directors of their registration on the Independent Directors Database maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, in terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.

In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite expertise and experience and are persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfill the conditions specified in the Act as well as the Rules made thereunder and are independent of the management.

In terms of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) of the Company during FY 2022-23 are:

Mr. Akash Toshniwal is the Company Secretary w.e.f. 15/07/2020.

Mr. Aushim Khetarpal is the CFO w.e.f. 20.04.2021.

14. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:

During the year the Board met 10 (Ten) times to deliberate on various matters on 30/05/2022, 13/08/2022, 06/09/2022, 23/09/2022, 14/11/2022, 08/02/2023, 14/02/2023, 15/02/2023, 16/02/2023 and 17/02/2023. For details, please refer to the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report.

The Committees of the Board focus on certain specific areas and make informed decisions in line with the delegated authority.

The following Committees constituted by the Board function according to their respective roles and defined scope:

Audit Committee

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Stakeholder Relationship Committee

Details of composition, terms of reference and number of meetings held for respective committees are given in the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms a part of this Annual Report. Further, during the year under review, all recommendations made by the various committees have been accepted by the Board.

The Company's Policy on Directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section

178(3) of the Act has been briefly disclosed hereunder and in the Report on Corporate Governance, which is part of this Annual Report.

The NRC is responsible for developing competency requirements for the Board based on the industry and strategy of the Company. The Board composition analysis reflects in-depth understanding of the Company, including its strategies, environment, operations, financial condition and compliance requirements. In terms of the provisions of Section 178(3) of the Act, and Regulation 19 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the NRC has formulated the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors, the key features of which are as follows:

Qualifications The Board nomination process encourages diversity of thought, experience, knowledge, age and gender. It also ensures that the Board has an appropriate blend of functional and industry expertise.

Positive Attributes - Apart from the duties of Directors as prescribed in the Act, the Directors are expected to demonstrate high standards of ethical behavior, communication skills and independent judgment. The Directors are also expected to abide by the respective Code of Conduct as applicable to them

The Directors affirm that the remuneration paid to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees is as per the Remuneration Policy of the Company.

The said Policy is also available on the website of the Company i.e. https://www.orienttradelink.in/.

The annual evaluation process of the Board of Directors, individual Directors and Committees was conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations.

The Board evaluated its performance after seeking inputs from all the Directors on the basis of criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc. The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

The Board and the NRC reviewed the performance of individual Directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual Director to the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc.

In a separate meeting of independent directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole was evaluated. Additionally, they also evaluated the Chairman of the Board, taking into account the views of Executive and Non-executive Directors in the aforesaid meeting. The Board also assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties. The above evaluations were then discussed in the Board meeting and performance evaluation of Independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated.

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 25(7) and Regulation 46 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, kindly refer to the Company's website https://www.orienttradelink.in/pdf/familarisation-policy.pdf for details of the familiarization program for IDs on their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters.

The Company is taking every care for minimizing the risk involved in the manufacturing process of the unit. Responsible staff employed to take every care to minimize the risk factor in the factory. The risk management policy of the company can be accessed at company website i.e, https://www.orienttradelink.in/pdf/risk-management-policy.pdf

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in prescribed Form AOC-2 is annexed herewith at Annexure II.

The company does not have any Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate Company; hence, provisions of section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to preparation of consolidated financial statements are not applicable.

Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Act, a vigil mechanism was established for directors and employees to report to the management instances of unethical behavior, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or ethics policy. The Vigil Mechanism provides a mechanism for employees of the Company to approach the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Company for redressal. No person has been denied access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee.

The Information & Statement of Particulars of employees pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) & 5 (2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure III.

In terms of section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your directors state that: -

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;

(b) the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;

(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

(e) 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

(f) the Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Pursuant to Section 139(8) and other applicable provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under, M/s. SCAN & Co., Chartered Accountant having Firm Registration No. 113954W were appointed as an Statutory auditor till the conclusion of 33^rd (Thirty Third) Annual General Meeting.

The Statutory Auditor's report does not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers, which would be required to be dealt with in the Boards' Report.

Pursuant to Section 138 of the Act and Rules made there under, AM Sharma & Associates, Chartered Accountants having its head Office at SCO 32, D248/10, Balaji Complex, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 were appointed as Internal Auditors for the financial year 2022-2023.

Pursuant to Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, the Board of Directors of the Company had appointed M/s Vikas Verma & Associates (Registration No. P2012DE081400) Practicing Company Secretary having its Registered Office at B-502, Statesman House, 148, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi -110001, to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2021-22. The Report of the Secretarial Audit is annexed herewith as Annexure -IV.

Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148(1) of the Act are not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Company.

According to Section 134(5) (e) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Internal Financial Control (IFC) means the policies and procedures adopted by the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of business, including adherence to the company's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information.

The Company has a well-placed, proper and adequate Internal Financial Control System which ensures that all the assets are safeguarded and protected and the transactions are authorized, recorded and reported correctly.

To further strengthen the internal control process, the company has developed the very comprehensive compliance management tool to drill down the responsibility of the compliance from top management to executive.

Based on the results of such assessments carried out by management, no reportable material weakness or significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal financial controls was observed.

Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibitions and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provision of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and has set up Committee for implementation of said policy. During the year Company has not received any complaint of harassment.

Commitment to ethical professional conduct is a must for every employee, including Board Members and Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The Code is intended to serve as a basis for ethical decision-making in conduct of professional work. The Code of Conduct enjoins that each individual in the organization must know and respect existing laws, accept and provide appropriate professional views, and be upright in his conduct and observe corporate discipline. The duties of Directors including duties as an Independent Director as laid down in the Companies Act, 2013 also forms part of the Code of Conduct. All Board members and Senior Management Personnel affirm compliance with the Code of Conduct annually.

As per SEBI Listing Regulations, Management Discussion and Analysis Report is annexed herewith at

Annexure -V.

Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return for FY 2022-23 is available on Company's website at https://www.orienttradelink.in/.

31. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS

During the year under review the Company has complied with Secretarial Standards on Board and General Meetings issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

32. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, Report on Corporate Governance along with the certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary certifying compliance with conditions of Corporate Governance is part to this Report in Annexure-VI.

Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following matters as there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:

There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal, which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operation

No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to the Audit Committee or the Board.

There has been no application made or pending under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

There has been no one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions.

The Board of Directors wish to place on record its deep sense of appreciation for the committed services by all the employees of the Company. The Board of Directors would also like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the financial institutions, banks, government and regulatory authorities, stock exchanges, customers, vendors, members during the year under review.