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Dev Information Technology Ltd.-இன் இயக்குநர் அறிக்கை

Mar 31, 2023

The directors are pleased to present the Twenty Sixth Annual Report of your company together with the Audited Financial Statement of your company for the financial year ended, 31st March, 2023.

The summarized financial results for the year ended on 31st March, 2023 is as under:

1. HIGHLIGHTS:

The key highlights for the Financial Year 2022-23 are:

• The company have recommended final dividend @5% (i.e. Rs. 0.25 per equity shares) of Rs. 5/- each on the equity shares out of the profit of the company for the financial year 2022-23.

• Awards:ChannelWorld Premier 100 - DEV IT

bags ChannelWorld Premier 100 Award by Foundry (formerly IDG Communications) under "The Futuristic 100" category.

CRN Excellence Award 2022- DEV IT

bags CRN Excellence Award 2022 under "Document Management Solution" category for e-file solution pertaining to public sector, in the domain of Enterprise Application Service Provider.

Cloud Champion Award -DEV IT

bags Cloud Champions Season 3 awards organised by ''Microsoft''. Amongst Nationwide participation of Microsoft partners for Cloud championship DEV IT was selected as one of the 13 top nationwide performers. Microsoft also recognised DEV IT for accelerating cloud business growth in ''Small & Medium Businesses (SMB).

DEV IT appraised at Level 3, Version 2.0 of the CMMI Institute''s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)

DEV IT had been successfully appraised at Level 3, Version 2.0 of the CMMI Institute''s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for Development.

2. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

Summary of the financial results of the Company for the year under review is as under:

(Rs. In lakhs)

Particulars

Standalone

Consolidated

2022-23

2021-22

2022-23

2021-22

Net Total Income

12,893.76

10,005.83

13,112.27

10,091.29

Less: Operation and Admin Expenses

1,1570.54

9,359.19

11,723.00

9,500.73

Profit before depreciation and Taxes

1,323.22

646.65

1,389.27

590.56

Less: Depreciation

121.32

181.02

124.83

181.86

Profit before interest and tax (PBIT)

1,201.90

465.63

1,264.44

408.7

Less: Interest

119.66

82.82

138.81

93.62

Profit before exceptional items and tax

1082.24

382.79

1,125.93

315.08

Add: Extraordinary/ Exceptional Items Share of Profit/Loss of Associate

-

(118.50)

Profit before Tax (PBT)

1082.24

1,125.93

196.58

Less: Taxes (including deferred tax and fringe benefit tax)

209.76

191.28

223.55

203.67

Profit after Tax (PAT)

872.48

191.51

902.28

(7.09)

Less: Minority Share in Company

4.63

(20.49)

Profit Attributable to Owners

897.45

13.40

Other Comprehensive Income

-

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

0.52

(4.98)

0.52

(4.98)

Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss

(0.13)

1.25

(0.13)

1.25

Total Comprehensive Income for the year

872.88

187.79

897.84

9.67

3. DIVIDEND:

Based on t he Company''s performance, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on May 16th, 2023, has recommended payment of ^ 0.25 per equity shares @ 5% per equity share of the face value of ^ 5/- (^ Five only) each as final dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. The payment of final dividend is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company.

4. DEPOSIT:

In terms of the provision of Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the relevant rules, your Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under review.

5. CHANGES IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:

There is no significant change made in the nature of the company during the financial year.

6. TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION & PROTECTION FUND:

In accordance with the applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act") read with Investor Education and Protection Fund (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as the "IEPF Rules"), all unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF, after completion of seven (7) years. Further, according to IEPF Rules, the shares on which dividend has not been claimed by the shareholders for seven (7) consecutive years or more shall be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority. During the Financial Year 2022-23 the Company has not completed Seven (7) years. Hence, the unclaimed amount of dividend is not transferred in the IEPF.

7. NAME OF THE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

During the year under review, no company/body corporate/any other entity have ceased to be the subsidiary Joint Ventures or Associate Companies.

During the previous year, the Company acquired M/s. Minddeft Technologies Private Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary in India, with the effective date of acquiring control being March 2023.

8. PARTICULARS OF HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

As on March 31, 2023, the Company has one Foreign subsidiary and Indian associate:

Sr.

No.

Name of Subsidiary/ Associate Companies

Country of Incorporation

Percentage of holding

1.

Dev Info- Tech North America Limited - Subsidiary

Canada

74.42%

2.

Dev Accelerator Private Limited- Associate

India

31.86%

3.

Minddeft Technologies Private Limited

India

100%

The Board reviews the affairs of the Company''s subsidiaries and associates at regular intervals. In accordance with section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company which form part of this Annual Report. Further, a statement containing salient features of the Financial Statements of the Company''s subsidiaries and associates is given in prescribed form AOC-1 which forms part of this Annual report. The said Form also highlights the financial performance of each of the subsidiaries and associate companies included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In accordance with section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Financial Statements of the subsidiary and associate companies are available for inspection by the members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on all days except Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday. Any person desirous of

obtaining said financial statement may write at [email protected] . The Annual Report of the Company and Audited Financial Statements of each of the subsidiary companies have been placed on the website of the Company www.devitpl.com.

9. SHARE CAPITAL:

Authorized Capital:

During the year under review, the Authorized Share Capital of the Company remained Rs. 12,00,00,000/-(Rupees Twelve Crore only) divided into 2,40,00,000 (Two Crore Forty Lakhs only) Equity Shares of face value Rs. 5/- each ranking pari-passu in all respect with the existing Equity Shares of the Company.

Issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital:

During the year under review, the company approved the subdivision of 1 (One) fully paid-up Equity Share of the Company having face value of ^10/- (Rupees Ten) each, into 2 (Two) fully paid-up Equity Share having face value of ^ 5/- (Rupees Five only) each fully paid-up.

As on March 31, 2023, the issued, subscribed and paid-up share capital of the Company is ^.11,05,92,300/-comprising of 2,21,18,460 Equity Shares of ^ 5/- each.

Grant and allotment of shares under ESOP Schemes:

During the year under review, the Company has granted 1,07,562 fully paid-up equity shares of ^5/- each to various employees under ESOP Scheme 2018.

During the year under review, the company have allotted 36,460 fully paid up equity shares of ^5/- each to various employees under ESOP Scheme 2018.

10. RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM:

As a global enterprise, the company is exposed to a range of external as well as internal risks that have a significant impact on its performance. In order to efficiently manage such risk, the Company has established a well-defined process of risk management, wherein the identification, analysis and assessment of the various risks, measuring of the probable impact of such risks, formulation of risk mitigation strategy and implementation of the same takes place in a structured manner. Though the various risks associated with the business cannot be eliminated completely, all efforts are made to minimize the impact of such risks on the operations of the Company. Our robust internal control system, for minimizing the risk, propels our culture of informed and responsible risk handling for attaining the organizational objectives with optimum utilization of resources.

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All contracts/transactions entered into by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis.

No material Related Party Transactions, i.e. transactions exceeding ten percent of the annual consolidated turnover as per the last audited financial statements, were entered during the year by your Company. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.

All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for Related Party Transactions for transactions which are of repetitive nature and entered in the ordinary course of business and are at arm''s length. All Related Party Transactions are subjected to independent review by a reputed accounting firm to establish compliance with the requirements of Related Party Transactions under the Act and SEBI LODR Regulations. Your Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions which is also available on Company''s website at https://www.devitpl.com/wp-content/uploads/Policy-on-Related-Party-Transaction.pdf .

12. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

13. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:

Disclosure on details of loans, guarantees and investments pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, and LODR Regulations, are provided in the financial statements.

14. DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

The Board of the Company comprises of Eight (08) directors; one Executive Chairman, one Managing Director,

two Whole-time Directors and remaining four being Independent Directors. As on the date of this report, the Board of the company constitutes of the following directors:

Name of Directors

DIN

Designation

Mr. Pranav Niranjanbhai Pandya

00021744

Chairman and Whole-time Director

Mr Jaimin Jagdishbhai Shah

00021880

Managing Director

Mr. Vishal Nagendra Vasu

02460597

Whole-time Director

Mr. Prerak Pradyumna Shah

02805369

Whole-time Director

Dr. Venkata Rama Subba Rao Velamuri

06502798

Non-Executive Independent Director

Dr. Rama Moondra

01764539

Non-Executive Woman Independent Director

Mr. Jatin Yagneshbhai Trivedi

01618245

Non-Executive Independent Director

Mr. Umesh Rateja (w.e.f 16.06.2022)

07269459

Non-Executive Independent Director

I. Retire by Rotation- Prerak Pradyumna Shah (DIN: 02805369):

Pursuant to Sections 149, 152 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, one-third of the directors of the company are liable to retire by rotation, and if eligible, they can offer themselves for the re-appointment. In this Annual General Meeting Mr. Prerak Pradyumna Shah (DIN: 02805369), Whole-time Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.

II. Board Evaluation:

The board of directors has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, Board Committees and individual directors, pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act and Listing Regulations.

The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.

III. Nomination and Remuneration Policy:

The policy on nomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees has been formulated in terms of the provision of The Companies act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 in order to pay equitable remuneration to the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees of the Company and to harmonise the aspiration of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company.

The Remuneration Policy has been updated on the website of the Company at: https://www.devitpl.com/ investor-relations/.

Particulars of Employees:

The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate Annexure-D forming part of this report. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Registered Office of your Company. Any member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.

Employees'' Stock Option Schemes:

The Company has introduced one employee stock options plans namely "Dev Information Technology Limited EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN- 2018" Or "ESOP-2018" to motivate, incentivize, attract new talent and inculcate the feeling of employee ownership, and reward employees of the Company and employees of Subsidiaries. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee administers the ESOP- 2018 scheme. The stock option plans are in compliance with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 ("Employee Benefits Regulations") and Companies Act, 2013, read with the Rules issued thereunder. There have been no material changes to these plans during the financial year.

The disclosures required to be made under relevant provisions of the Act and the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 is given as Annexure - B to this report including details on the grant, vesting, exercise, and lapsed options under the aforesaid schemes.

IV. Details of Director''s Remuneration:

The information relating to remuneration paid to directors as required under Section 197(12) of Companies Act, is given under Corporate Governance Report, under Annexure-F.

V. Certificate of Practicing Company Secretary:

The Company has obtained a certificate from M/s. Murtuza Mandorwala & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad stating that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company have been debarred/ disqualified from being appointed / continuing as Directors of any company, by the SEBI and Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such Statutory authority, under Annexure- G.

15. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

The company has received necessary declaration from the Independent Directors as required under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act and LODR Regulations confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down in Section 149(6) of the Act and that of LODR Regulations.

Independent Directors are in compliance with the Code of Conduct prescribed under Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013.

In the opinion of Board, the Independent Directors of the company possess the integrity, requisite experience and expertise, relevant for the industry in which the company operates. Further, all the Independent Directors of the Company have successfully registered with the Independent Director''s Databank of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs. The online proficiency self- assessment test conduct by the said institute have been cleared by all the independent directors.

16. MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPLIANCE TO SECRETARIAL STANDARD:I. Number of Board Meetings in the year:

The Board of Directors of the Company met Nine (09) times during the year. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013, as permitted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

The Company has complied with the provisions of Secretarial Standard-1 (relating to meetings of the Board of Directors) and Secretarial Standard-2 (relating to General meetings) during the year.

17. BOARD COMMITTEES:

The company has 5 (Five) Board Committees as on March 31, 2023.

1. Audit Committee

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee

3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee

4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

5. Executive Committee

The composition of each of the above Committees, their respective roles and responsibilities are provided in detail in the Corporate Governance Report. The details of all the committees along with their main terms, composition and meetings held during the year under review are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance, a part of this Annual Report.

18. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

As per the requirements of Section 92(3) of the Act and the Companies (Amendment) Act,2017 Effective from 28th August, 2020 and rules framed thereunder, a copy of the annual return is uploaded on the website of the company i.e. www.devitpl.com.

19. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

Your Company''s Directors make following statement in terms of sub-section (5) of Section 134 of the Act, which is to the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them:

i. That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March 31,2023, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

ii. That such accounting policies, as mentioned in the Financial Statements as ''Significant Accounting Policies'' have been selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at March 31,2023 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

iii. That proper and sufficient care has been taken 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;

iv. That the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

v. That proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;

vi. That proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

20. AUDITORS:

I. Statutory Auditors: The members at the 23rd Annual General Meeting held on 30th December, 2020 appointed M/s Rinkesh Shah & Co., Chartered Accountant, (Firm Registration No. 129690W), Ahmedabad, as Statutory Auditors of the Company until the Conclusion of 28thAnnual General Meeting of the Company.

II. Auditors Report: The report of the Statutory Auditors along with Notes to Accounts is enclosed to this report. The observations made in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.

III. Secretarial Auditor: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rule, 2014, the company has appointed M/s. Murtuza Mandorwala & Associates, Practising Company Secretary, Ahmedabad, to carry out the Secretarial Audit of the company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit for F.Y. 2022-23 is attached herewith as Annexure-C. There are no qualifications, observations or adverse remark or disclaimer in the said report.

IV. Internal Auditor: In terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, M/s. Nisarg J. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad have been appointed as an Internal Auditors of the Company for Financial Year 2022-23. During the year, the Company continued to implement their suggestions and recommendations to improve the control environment. Their scope of works includes, Review of the accuracy and reliability of the Corporation accounting records and financial reports, review of operational efficiency, effectiveness of systems and processes, and assessing the internal control strengths, opportunities for cost saving and recommending company for improving cost efficiencies.

21. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Your company provides utmost importance at best Governance Practices and are designated to act in the best interest of its stakeholders. Better governance practice enables the company to introduce more effective internal controls suitable to the changing nature of business operations, improve performance and also provide an opportunity to increase stakeholders understanding of the key activities and policies of the organization.

Your Company has incorporated the appropriate standards for corporate governance. Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Separate reports on Corporate Governance Report as required by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ["SEBI (LODR), 2015"] forms part of this Annual Report. Details regarding Corporate Governance Report of the Company regarding Compliance of the Conditions of Corporate Governance pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are annexed herewith as "Annexure-F".

A certificate from M/s Murtuza Mandorwala & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, Ahmedabad confirming compliance to the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is annexed to Corporate Governance Report.

22. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:

Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report and is annexed herewith as "Annexure E".

23. VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has constituted an audit committee, therefore it is also mandatory for such Committee to operate the vigil mechanism, and if any of the members of the committee have a conflict of interest in a given case, they should rescue themselves and the others on the committee would deal with the matter on hand, to whom other directors and employees may report their concerns. It provides adequate safeguard against victimization of employees and directors who avail of the vigil mechanism and also provide for direct access to the chairperson of the Audit committee or the director nominated to play the role of audit committee, as the case may be, in exceptional cases. The existence of the mechanism may be appropriately communicated within the organization. The detailed Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism available on below link: https://www.devitpl.com/wp-content/uploads/Vigil-Mechanism-for-Directors-and-Employees.pdf

24. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT

As stipulated under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Business Responsibility Report describing the initiatives taken by the Company from an environmental, social and

governance perspective is not applicable to your company as per the exemptions provided under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

25. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES:

Being an equal opportunity employer, the company will do its utmost to ensure that all of its employees are treated fairly during the period of their employment irrespective of their race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), color, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. All decisions regarding employment will be taken based on merit and business needs only.

26. PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE:

Your Company has in place a formal policy for the prevention of sexual harassment of its women employees in line with "The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013". The Company has formed Internal Complaint Committee who periodically conducts sessions for employees across the organization to build awareness about the Policy and the provisions of Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act.

27. POLICY ON CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS:

Being a SME listed Company exemption has been provided to the Company from formulating of Code of Conduct for Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel. However, Board of Directors has formulated and adopted Code of Business Conduct Ethics for Director & Senior Management Executive policy. As an organization your Company places a great importance in the way business is conducted and the way each employee performs his/her duties. Your Company encourages transparency in all its operations, responsibility for delivery of results, accountability for the outcomes of our actions, participation in ethical business practices and being responsive to the needs of our people and society. Towards this end, your Company has laid down a Code of conduct applicable to all the employees of your Company and conducted various awareness sessions across the Company. The Code provides for the matters related to governance, compliance, ethics and other matters. In this regard certificate from the managing director as required under Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been received by the Board and the same is attached herewith as per Annexure - H.

The detailed Code of Business Conduct Ethics for Director & Senior Management Executive policy available on below link:

https://www.devitpl.com/wp-content/uploads/Code-of-Business-Conduct-Ethics-for-Directors-Senior-

Management-Executive.pdf

28. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION OF YOUR COMPANY:

There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of your Company which has occurred between end of financial year of the Company i.e. March 31, 2023 and the date of Directors'' Report i.e. 02nd September, 2023.

29. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTFLOW:

During the year, the total foreign exchange outflow was NIL, and the total foreign exchange earned was Rs. 23,67,33,565.08 /-.

30. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:

The details of conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to the company hence not furnished.

31. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:

Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the company having regards to the nature of the Company''s business/ activities.

32. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

During year under review, the Company incurred CSR expenditure of Rs. 3,01,000/- which was higher than the obligation to spend 2% of average net profit for the past three financial years. The CSR activities by the Company were under the thrust areas of Health, Education, Water, Livelihood, Environment and Disaster Relief. The brief outline of the CSR policy of the Company and the details of key CSR activities are provided in the Report on CSR Activities annexed herewith as Annexure -A.

In terms of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations, the CFO has certified to the Board of Directors of the Company with regard to the financial statements and other matters specified in the said regulation for the financial year 2022-23. The certificate received from CFO is attached herewith as per Annexure- I.

34. LISTINGFEES:

The Company affirms that the annual listing fees for the year 2022-23 to The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has been duly paid.

35. APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

The Board wishes to place on record their sincere appreciation to all the DEVITians and acknowledge with gratitude for the efforts made by them in adopting the Vision, Mission and values of the Company. The board immensely thank all the Departments of Central and State Governments, Tax Authorities, Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and other governmental bodies and look forward to their continued support in near future. The board also places on record deep sense of appreciation and cooperation extended by bankers, shareholders, investors and all other stakeholders, other bodies or agencies for their continued and consistent support to the company during the year.


Mar 31, 2018

The directors are pleased to present the 21st Annual Report of your company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditor''s Report of your company for the financial year ended, 31st March, 2018. The summarized financial results for the year ended on 31st March, 2018 is as under:

1. HIGHLIGHTS:

The key highlights for the Financial Year 2017-18 are:

Listed on Stock Exchange: The Company has achieved a remarkable landmark milestone by getting itself Listed on the SME platform of National Stock Exchange i.e. NSE emerged. The Company came up with an IPO of Equity Shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 32 in the captioned Financial Year. The Company''s shares got listed on NSE platform on 17/04/2017. The company received and overwhelming response from investors and the result of which the issue was oversubscribed by 75 times.

Revision in Lot Size: The Lot Size of the Company''s shares was revised from 3000 shares to 1500 shares by National Stock Exchange i.e. NSE emerged vide circular Ref. No: 18/2018 dated March 08, 2018.

Devlabs - Fostering Innovation by Creative Thinking : At DEVlabs we believe in fostering innovation by creative thinking. We nurture passion and are determined to immerse in the process of developing new and different ideas by thinking about new things and thinking in new ways. Currently team at DEVlabs is working on next-gen technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Blockchain, etc.

Dev Accelerator: Dev Information Technology Ltd. through its subsidiary company i.e. Dev Accelerator LLP (DevX), has setup a massive Accelerator Center for startups, making it a one-stop solution for entrepreneurs to conceive, develop, test and commercially rollout their ideas. The accelerator is having co-working space of about 40,000 square feet at single location with seating capacity for over 700 people. This will be Gujarat largest accelerator. It has focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IOT), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) and Financial technology areas.

Achievements : Dev Information Technology Ltd. has been awarded with Premier 100 award by Channel World, Top 100 SME''s of INDIA by India SME Forum, Achiever Order-of-Merit Award by SKOCH group, Award for Business Excellence by ISODA in 2017-18.

2. FINANCIAL RESULTS:

The working results of the company for the year ended are as follows:

Particulars

Standalone

Consolidated

2017-18

2016-17

2017-18

2016-17

Net Total Income

67,32,85,173

56,86,22,353

69,94,36,704

64,42,55,688

Less: Operation and Admin Expenses

58,99,79,713

50,23,66,491

65,95,65,600

57,58,79,500

Profit before depreciation and Taxes

8,33,05,460

6,62,55,862

3,98,71,104

6,83,76,188

Less: Depreciation

1,74,99,339

75,01,438

1,74,99,417

75,01,438

Add: Extraordinary/ Exceptional Items

0

0

0

0

Profit before interest and tax(PBIT)

6,58,06,126

5,87,54,424

2,23,71,687

6,08,74,750

Less: Interest

1,63,12,229

1,53,98,728

1,68,69,689

1,62,58,806

Profit before Tax (PBT)

4,94,93,897

4,33,55,696

5,50,19,998

4,46,15,945

Less: Taxes (including deferred tax and fringe benefit tax)

1,50,02,120

1,43,51,268

1,53,89,894

1,47,54,208

Profit after Tax (PAT)

3,44,91,778

2,90,04,428

3,96,30,104

2,98,61,737

Balance brought forward from previous period

0

0

0

0

Less: Adjustment of opening liability in respect of employees benefits in accordance with AS-15

0

0

0

0

Net profit carried to Balance Sheet

3,44,91,778

2,90,04,428

3,96,30,104

2,98,61,737

3. PERFORMANCE OF YOUR COMPANY:

Consolidated Financial Result:

The audited consolidated financial statement of your company as on 31st March, 2018 prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in India, relevant applicable regulation 33 of SEBI (LODR) Regulation 2015 and provision of Companies Act, 2013 Forms part of this Annual report.

The Key Aspect of your company consolidated financial performance during the financial year 201718 are as follows:

Operational Highlights: The consolidated revenue of the company from Sales is Rs. 69,94,36,703/-as compared to Rs. 64,42,55,688 /- in the previous year.

Financial highlights: The consolidated profit of the company is Rs. 3,96,30,104/- as compared to Rs. 2,98,61,737/- in the previous year.

Standalone Financial Highlights:

Operational Highlights: The standalone revenue of the company from Sales is Rs. 67,32,85,173/- as compared to Rs. 56,86,22,353/- in the previous year.

Financial highlights: The standalone profit of the company is Rs. 3,44,91,778/- as compared to Rs. 2,90,04,428/- in the previous year.

4. CHANGE IN SHARE CAPITAL AND INITIAL PIBLIC OFFER:

The Authorised Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2018 was Rs 6,00,00,000/- (Rupees six crore) divided into 60,00,000 (Sixty lakhs) equity shares of Rs 10 each.

During the Year under review, the company has completed the Initial Public Offer (Ipo) and raised a total capital of Rs. 624.96 Lakhs Comprising of 14,88,000 Equity Shares at an issue price of Rs. 42/- per Equity share, including Rs. 32/- towards Security premium.

Due to IPO The Paid-up Share Capital of the company is increased from 4,03,25,000 (Rupees Four Crore Three Lacs Twenty-Five Thousand only) divided into 40,32,500 (Fourty Lacs Thirty Two Thousand Five Hundred) equity shares of Rs. 10/- each to Rs 5,52,05,000 (Rupees Five Crore Fifty-Two Lacs Five Thousand only) divided into 55,20,500 (Fifty-Five Lacs Twenty Thousand Five Hundred) equity shares of Rs 10/- each.

The Equity shares of the company were listed on NSE- Emerge Platform and were permitted to trade with effect from April 17, 2017.

5. USE OFPROCEEDS:

The proceeds raised from the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the Company are fully utilized as per the Objects of Issue stated in the Company''s Prospectus dated March 24, 2017 .

6. DIVIDEND:

Your Director have recommended final dividend @5% (i.e. Rs. 0.50 per equity shares) of Rs. 10/each on the equity shares out of the profit of the company for the financial year 2017-18. The said dividend, if approved by the shareholders, would involve a cash outflow of Rs. 33,22,236.90/including Tax there on.

7. DEPOSIT:

During the year under review your company has not accepted any deposits pursuant to the provisions of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.

8. CHANGES IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:

There is no significant change made in the nature of the company during the financial year.

9. NAME OF THE COMPANIES WHICH HAVE BECOME OR CEASED TO BE SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

Besides existing subsidiary of the company, the company has incorporated a new subsidiary with 52% contribution in "M/s. Dev Accelerator LLP". The board reviews the affairs of the Company''s Subsidiary at regular intervals. In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company which form part of this Annual Report.

None of the companies have ceased to be subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies.

10. PARTICULARS OF HOLDING, SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES:

A report on the performance and financial position of our subsidiary companies as per the Companies Act, 2013 in the prescribed Form AOC-1 is annexed to Consolidated Financial Statements and hence not repeated here for the sake of brevity. The brief details of the activities carried our Subsidiary Companies is provided below.

Dev Info-Tech North America Limited (Canada):

Dev Info-Tech North America Ltd, (Dev Info-Tech), Canada is a subsidiary company of Dev Information Technology Ltd (DEV IT), India. Dev Info-Tech North America Ltd is a Global Nearshore Centre located in Charlottetown, PEI. Our nearshore center will cater advancing our various Information Technology services in addition to better quality services. Dev Info-Tech was incorporated to increase focus on international markets as well as meet business demands from America and Europe. Started with two people, the centre is expected to create local employment more than 10 people by the end of this year.

Dev Info-Tech delivers end-to-end IT services worldwide. Beginning from the advisory to execution backed by expert applications and infrastructure management, we optimize our client''s IT into a strategic asset. We aim at making our client''s digital transformation journey a wonderful experience. Dev Info-Tech is committed to delivering technical support services while meeting client''s satisfaction. It provides various information technology and consultancy services, including Enterprise Applications, e-governance solutions, Microsoft Dynamics 365, ERP and CRM, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Technical Support Services, IT Infrastructure Management services, Cloud Services, Custom Application Development, Digital Marketing and Mobile Application Development.

Dev Accelerator LLP (Ahmedabad, Gujarat):

A massive start-up in the form of Accelerator Center for Start-up companies was announced by DevIT in the form of its subsidiary LLP. Dev Accelerator LLP was formed on 14 September, 2017 in which

DevIT is having 52% contribution. Dev Accelerator LLP, is a Gujarat based Corporate accelerator, and has launched a State-of-the-art and dynamic looking 40,000 Sq. Ft. Co-working space, the biggest in the state of Gujarat. It has established an office solution that is agile enough to support entrepreneurs and gets them onboard right away. Dev Accelerator offers spacious and open workstations, well crafted, state of art furniture, private cabins for bigger teams, meeting and conference rooms or lounge and breakout zone.

Dev Accelerator foray into Co-working space and its not about venturing in the real-estate industry, It has been set up to redefine the work culture among the Startups and SMEs of Gujarat. It strives to provide a fostering environment to businesses and not just a desk. Dev Accelerator have created an innovative framework for the rapid growth of Startups. It focuses on transformative and tumultuous ideas to create solutions for our rapidly ever-changing technology-driven atmosphere. The hosted startups get the most effective infrastructure facilities in the largest co-working space floated by Dev Accelerator in Gujarat. It has built a platform for startups to communicate their vision to a plethora of industry experts. By providing quality support and environment, Dev Accelerator makes sure that the selected startups leave the nest stronger than ever.

11. RISK MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM:

Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. Risk management''s objective is to assure uncertainty does not deflect the endeavor from the business goals. An enterprise wide approach to Risk Management is being adopted by the Company and key risks will now be managed within a unitary framework. The Company has established a well-defined process of risk management, wherein the identification, analysis and assessment of the various risks, measuring of the probable impact of such risks, formulation of risk mitigation strategy and implementation of the same takes place in a structured manner. Though the various risks associated with the business cannot be eliminated completely, all efforts are made to minimize the impact of such risks on the operations of the Company. Necessary internal control systems are also put in place by the Company on various activities across the board to ensure that business operations are directed towards attaining the stated organizational objectives with optimum utilization of the resources.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

All contracts/transactions entered into by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis.

No material Related Party Transactions, i.e. transactions exceeding ten percent of the annual consolidated turnover as per the last audited financial statements, were entered during the year by your Company. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.

All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for review and approval. Prior omnibus approval is obtained for Related Party Transactions for transactions which are of repetitive nature and entered in the ordinary course of business and are at arm''s length. All Related Party Transactions are subjected to independent review by a reputed accounting firm to establish compliance with the requirements of Related Party Transactions under the Act and SEBI LODR Regulations.

13. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS:

There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.

14. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:

Disclosure on details of loans, guarantees and investments pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, and LODR Regulations, are provided in the financial statements.

15. TRANSFER TO RESERVES:

The directors have decided to retain the entire amount of Rs. 19.93 crore in the reserves & surplus.

16. DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:

1. Retire by Rotation- Mr. Pranav N. Pandya

In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Pranav N. Pandya, Executive Director (DIN: 00021744) of the company is liable to retire by rotation in the fourth coming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.

2. Board Evaluation

In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its various Committee. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report.

3. Nomination And Remuneration Policy

The policy on nomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees has been formulated in terms of the provision of The Companies act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulation, 2015 in order to pay equitable remuneration to the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees of the Company and to harmonise the aspiration of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company.

The remuneration policy is aimed at rewarding performance based on review of achievements on a regular basis. The components of the total remuneration vary for different levels and are governed by Industry pattern, practice, qualification and experience of the employees and responsibilities handled by them. The objectives of the remuneration policy are to motivate and encourage the employees to deliver higher performance and to recognize their contribution.

17. DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:

All the Independent Directors have confirmed that they meet the criteria of independence as mentioned under Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Act.

18. MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPLIANCE TO SECRETARIAL STANDARD:

1. Number of Board Meetings in the year:

During the year 05 meetings of the Board of Director''s were held. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.

Sr. No.

Date on which board Meetings were held

Total Strength Of the Board

No of Directors Present

1.

12th April,2017

8

4

2.

30th June, 2017

8

6

3.

26th August, 2017

8

7

4.

13th November, 2017

8

5

5.

05th March, 2018

8

8

2. Attendance of Directors at Board meetings held in the previous year are as follows:

Directors

Category

No. of Board Meeting

Held

Attended

Mr Pranav Niranjanbhai Pandya

Promoter/Chairman and Whole-time director

05

05

Mr. Jaimin Jagdishbhai Shah

Promoter And Managing Director

05

04

Mr Vishal Nagendra Vasu

Whole-time

Director

05

05

Mr Prerak Pradyumna Shah

Whole-time

|Director

05

05

Mr Venkata Rama Subba Rao Velamuri

Independent

Director

05

03

Mr Hiren Karsanbhai Patel

Independent

Director

05

01

Mr Anand Anilbhai Patel

Independent

Director

05

04

Ms. Rama Moondra

Woman Independent Director

05

03

The Company has complied with the provisions of Secretarial Standard 1 (relating to meetings of the Board of Directors) and Secretarial Standard 2 (relating to General meetings) during the year.

19. COMMITTEES:

There are three Committees constituted as per Companies Act, 2013 by the company:

1. Audit Committee:

Name of the Director

Status in Committee

Nature of Directorship

Mr Venkata Rama Subba Rao Velamuri

Chairman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. Rama Moondra

Member

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Jaimin Jagdishbhai Shah

Member

Managing Director

2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee:

Name of the Director

Status in Committee

Nature of Directorship

Mr Venkata Rama Subba Rao Velamuri

Chairman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. Rama Moondra

Member

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Anand Anilbhai Patel

Member

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Jaimin J. Shah

Member

Managing Director

3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee:

Name of the Director

Status in Committee

Nature of Directorship

Mr Venkata Rama Subba Rao Velamuri

Chairman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms. Rama Moondra

Member

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Hiren Karsanbhai Patel

Member

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Paranv N. Pandya

Member

Whole-Time Director

- Company Secretary Miss Krisa R Patel is the secretary of all the committees.

20. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as "Annexure - A". The annual return for the year 2017-18, of the company is also available at www.devitpl.com.

21. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of the Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:

1. That in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended March31, 2018, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures, if any;

2. That such accounting policies, as mentioned in the Financial Statements as ''Significant Accounting Policies'' have been selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at March 31, 2018 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

3. That proper and sufficient care has been taken 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;

4. That the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;

5. That proper internal financial controls were in place and that the financial controls were adequate and were operating effectively;

6. That proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and were adequate and operating effectively.

22. AUDITORS:

1. Statutory Auditors

In the 19th Annual General Meeting held on 30th September, 2016 M/s Chandulal M. Shah & Co., Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad having FRN: 101698W was appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company until the Conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company for the year ended 31.03.2021, subject to ratification by the members at every Annual General Meeting.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Companies Amendment Act, 2017 omitted the requirement related to rectification of appointment of statutory auditors by members at every AGM w.e.f. 7th May, 2018. Pursuant to the amendment, the Board hereby recommends to the shareholders for their approval that the requirement of seeking ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors (M/s Chandulal M. Shah & Co.) at every Annual General Meeting (referred in the resolution passed at the Shareholders meeting held on 29th September, 2017), be deleted.

2. Auditors Report

The report of the Statutory Auditors along with Notes to Accounts is enclosed to this report. The observations made in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.

3. Secretarial Auditor

In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, M/s Murtuza Mandorwala & Associates, Practising Company Secretary, Ahmedabad have been appointed as a Secretarial Auditors of the Company. The report of the Secretarial Auditor is enclosed as "Annexure-B".

4. Internal Auditor

In terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, M/s. Nisarg J. Shah & Co.,Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad have been appointed as an Internal Auditors of the Company for Financial Year 2017-2018. During the year, the Company continued to implement his suggestions and recommendations to improve the control environment. Their scope of works includes, Review of the accuracy and reliability of the Corporation accounting records and financial reports, review of operational efficiency, effectiveness of systems and processes, and assessing the internal control strengths, opportunities for cost saving and recommending company for improving cost efficiencies.

23. DISCLOSURE OF EMPLOYEES REMUNERATION:

The statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. However, the Annual Report is being sent to the members excluding the said annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection at the Registered Office of your Company. Any member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given in the Statement annexed herewith as "Annexure-C".

24. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT:

Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report and is annexed herewith as "Annexure D".

25. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:

Your company provides utmost importance at best Governance Practices and are designated to act in the best interest of its stakeholders. Better governance practices enables the company to introduce more effective internal controls suitable to the changing nature of business operations, improve performance and also provide an opportunity to increase stakeholders understanding of the key activities and policies of the organisation.

Your Company has incorporated the appropriate standards for corporate governance. Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company is not required to mandatorily comply with the provisions of certain regulations of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Hence, company is not filing Corporate Governance Report to stock exchange quarterly. However, as per Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 company is giving report on corporate governance report in annual report of the company. Details regarding Corporate Governance Report of the Company regarding Compliance of the Conditions of Corporate Governance pursuant to SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are annexed herewith as Annexure-E.

A certificate from M/s Murtuza Mandorwala & Associates, Practising Company Secretary, Ahmedabad confirming compliance to the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is annexed to Corporate Governance Report.

26. VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:

The Company has constituted an audit committee, therefore it is also mandatory for such Committee to operate the vigil mechanism, and if any of the members of the committee have a conflict of interest in a given case, they should rescue themselves and the others on the committee would deal with the matter on hand, to whom other directors and employees may report their concerns. It provides adequate safeguard against victimization of employees and directors who avail of the vigil mechanism and also provide for direct access to the chairperson of the Audit committee or the director nominated to play the role of audit committee, as the case may be, in exceptional cases. The existence of the mechanism may be appropriately communicated within the organization. The detailed Whistle Blower Policy/Vigil Mechanism available on below link:

https://www.devitpl.com/wp-content/uploads/Vigil-Mechanism-for-Directors-and-Employees.pdf

27. SEXUAL HARASSMENT:

There was no case filled during the year, under the sexual harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Further Company ensures that there is a healthy and safe atmosphere for every women employee at the workplace and made the necessary policies for staff and secure environment for women employee.

28. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES:

Being an equal opportunity employer, the company will do its utmost to ensure that all of its employees are treated fairly during the period of their employment irrespective of their race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), colour, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, ancestry, marital status veteran status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. All decisions regarding employment will be taken based on merit and business needs only

29. POLICY ON CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS:

Being a SME listed Company exemption has been provided to the Company from formulating of Code of Conduct for Board of Directors and Senior Management Personnel. However, Board of Directors has formulated and adopted Code of Business Conduct Ethics for Director & Senior Management Executive policy. As an organization your Company places a great importance in the way business is conducted and the way each employee performs his/her duties. Your Company encourages transparency in all its operations, responsibility for delivery of results, accountability for the outcomes of our actions, participation in ethical business practices and being responsive to the needs of our people and society. Towards this end, your Company has laid down a Code of conduct applicable to all the employees of your Company and conducted various awareness sessions across the Company. The Code provides for the matters related to governance, compliance, ethics and other matters. In this regard certificate from Managing Directors as required under Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations

The detailed Code of Business Conduct Ethics for Director & Senior Management Executive policy available on below link:https://www.devitpl.com/wp-content/uploads/Code-of-Business-Conduct-Ethics-for-Directors-Senior-Management-Executive.pdf

30. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION OF YOUR COMPANY:

There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of your Company which has occurred between end of financial year of the Company i.e. March 31, 2018 and the date of Directors'' Report i.e. 29th August, 2018.

31. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTFLOW:

During the year, the total foreign exchange used was Rs. 4,04,633/- and the total foreign exchange earned was Rs. 13,05,59,001/-.

32. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:

The details of conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to the company hence not furnished.

33. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:

Maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the company having regards to the nature of the Company''s business/ activities.

34. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

The provisions of Section 135(1) and 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 regarding constitution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and spending of atleast 2% of average net profit are not applicable to the Company.

35. CEO/ CFO CERTIFICATION:

In terms of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations, the CFO has certified to the Board of Directors of the Company with regard to the financial statements and other matters specified in the said regulation for the financial year 2017-18. The certificate received from CFO is attached herewith as per "Annexure - G".

36. LISTING FEES:

The Company affirms that the annual listing fees for the year 2018-19 to The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) has been duly paid.

37. APPRECIATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

The Board wishes to place on record their sincere appreciation to all the DEVITians and acknowledge with gratitude the effort put in for adopting the Vision, Mission and values of the Company .The board immensely thank all the Departments of Central and State Governments, Tax Authorities, Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, The National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and other governmental bodies and look forward to their continued support in near future. The board also places on record deep sense of appreciation and co-operation extended by bankers, shareholders, investors and all other stakeholders, other bodies or agencies for their continued and consistent support to the company during the year.

Place:-Ahmedabad FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Date: - 29th August, 2018 PRANAV N. PANDYA

(Chairman)

(DIN:00021744)


Mar 31, 2016

The Director have pleasure in presenting their 19th Annual Report on the business and operation of the company and the accounts for the Financial year Ended 31st March,2016.

1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY OR HIGHLIGHTS/PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY :

The financial results for the year ended 31st March, 2016 and the corresponding figures for the last year are as under:

Particulars

2015-16

2014-15

Profit Before interest, Depreciation &Tax

5,18,26,765

3,67,04,939

Less: Finance Cost

1,46,68,977

1,15,36,930

Less: Depreciation & Amortization Expense

56,15,924

77,96,627

Profit before Tax

3,15,41,864

1,73,71,382

Provision for Tax

1,20,00,000

63,50,000

Short/(Excess) Provision of Tax

-

(33,060)

Deferred Tax

6,02,298

14,29,358

Profit after Tax

2,01,44,162

1,24,83,800

Less : Proposed Dividend & Tax thereon

14,93,110

12,03,580

Balance carried to Balance Sheet

1,86,51,052

1,12,80,220

2. RESERVE & SURPLUS :

Out of Net Profit of Rs.2,01,44,162 during the year, Rs. 50,00,000 is proposed to be transferred to the General Reserve.

3. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY''S WORKING DURING THE YEAR/STATE OF COMPANY''S AFFAIR :

The company''s gross revenue increased from Rs4489.16 lacs in FY 2014-15 to Rs4540.84 lacs in FY 201516 and profit after tax increased by 61.36% from Rs 124.84lacs to Rs201.44lacs.

4. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:

There is no Change in the nature of the business of the Company done during the year.

5. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company occurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statements relate on the date of this report.

6. DIVIDEND : .

The Board of Directors has decided to distribute dividend of Rs. 2.5@ per share on face value of Rs. 10, i.e. 25% on Paid-up Capital.

7. MEETINGS:

Five meeting of the Board of Directors were held during the financial year.

8. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL :

There is no change in the directors and key managerial personnel of business of the company.

9. COMPANY''S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES :

The provisions of Section 178(1) relating to constitution of Nomination and Remuneration Committee are not applicable to the Company.

10. DETAILS OF POLICY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMPANY ON ITS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:

The provisions Corporate Social Responsibility is not applicable; to the company.

11. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY :

The Company has developed and implemented a risk management policy which identifies major risks which may threaten the existence of the Company. The same has also been adopted by your Board and is also subject to its review from time to time. Risk mitigation process and measures have been also formulated and clearly spelled out in the said policy.

12. SUBSIDIARY,JOINTVENTURE AND ASSOCIATE COMPANY :

The Company does not have any Join Venture & Associate Company. The statement containing salient features of the financial statements of a subsidiary of the company, Dev Info-Tech North America Limited is given in ANNEXURE 2.

13. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS:

During the year no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company''s operations in future.

14. CHANGES IN SHARES CAPITAL :

The Company has not issued any Equity Shares during the year under review.

15. STATUTORY AUDITORS:

The members are requested to appoint Statutory Auditors Chandulal M Shah & Co., (FRN 101698W) Chartered Accountants, at the 19th Annual General Meeting. They have expressed their willingness to act as auditor, if appointed , Statutory Auditors appointed for a term of Five years from 19th Annual General Meeting to 24th Annual General Meeting (from F.Y:2016-17 to the F.Y.2020-21).

16. AUDITORS'' REPORT:

The Auditors'' Report does not contain any qualification. Notes to Accounts and Auditors'' remarks in their report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments.

17. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:

As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 an extract of annual return in MGT 9 as a part of this Annual Report as ANNEXURE 1.

18. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186 :

Details of Loans:

No loans given, investment made or guarantee given or security provided and the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilized as per the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013

19. DEPOSIT:

The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the year under review.

20. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES :

All the related party transactions were entered by the Company in ordinary course of business and were in arm''s length basis. The Company presents all related party transactions before the Board specifying the nature, value, and terms and conditions of the transaction. Transaction with related parties are conducted in a transparent manner with the interest of the Company and Stake holders as utmost priority.

Since all the related party transactions were entered by the Company in ordinary course of business and were in arm''s length basis, FORM AOC- 2 is not applicable to the Company.

21. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013

The company has in place a policy for prevention of sexual harassment in accordance with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company did not receive any complain during the year 2015-16.

22. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:

The details of conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable hence not furnished.

23. Foreign exchange earnings and outflow

During the year, the total foreign exchange used was Rs. 2,49,698 and the total foreign exchange earned was Rs. 1,74,89,749.

24. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND :

Your Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)

25. DIRECTORS''S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:

The Directors’ Responsibility Statement referred to in clause (c) of Sub- section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 shall state that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures: The director 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; the director had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and the directors, in the case of a listed company, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.

26. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The Company has internal financial control system with reference to the financial statement commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The Company has a continuous monitoring mechanism which enables the organization to maintain with the same standard of the control systems and helps them in managing any defaults on timely basis because of strong reporting mechanisms followed by the company.

27. DISCLOSURE OF COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING VIGIL MECHANISM:

The provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 & 7 of the Companies (Meetings of the Board and its Powers)Rules, 2013 is not applicable to the Company.

28. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

The information required pursuant to rule 5 of the companies (appointment and remunerations of managerial Personnel) Rule ,2014 in respect of employees of the Company , will be provided upon request. In terms of sections 136 of the Act, the reports and accounts are being sent to the members and others entitled thereto , excluding the information on employees'' particulars which is available for inspection by the members at the Registered office of the company during business hours on working days of the company up to the date of ensuring Annual General meeting . If any member is interested in inspecting the same, such member may write to the company in advance.

29. GENERAL:

1. Insurance:

All the assets of the Company have been adequately insured against risk of fire, riot, etc.

2. Industrial Relations:

During the year under review , your company enjoyed cordial relationship with the workers and employees at all the levels.

3. Acknowledgement

The directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation extended by Bank, its employees, its investors and all other associates and look forward to continue fruitful association with all business partners of the company.

For and On behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Ahmedabad PRANAV PANDYA

Date: 24/08/2016 (Chairman)


Mar 31, 2013

Dear Shareholders,

The Directors have pleasure in submitting their 16th ANNUAL REPORT on the affairs of the Company together with Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2013.

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

2012-13 Amount(Rs.)

2011-12 Amount(Rs.)

Profit Before Depreciation and Taxation

17117354

29078208

Less: Depreciation

5017171

3589804

Profit for the year

12100183

25542407

Add (Less):- Excess Provision Written Back

54003

Less : Income Tax Provision

2420975

13200000

Less (Add) : Deferred Tax Liability (Net)

6007093

(4672395)

Add : Surplus Brought forward from last year

7362286

928634

Surplus available for Appropriation

13455376

17943436

Less: Proposed Dividend

500000

500000

Less : Dividend Distribution Tax

84975

81150

Amount Transferred to General Reserve

1000000

10000000

Balance Carried over to Balance Sheet.

11870401

7362286

OPERATIONS:

Our company posted a very healthy growth picture for the financial year2012-13 in continuation to the last 6 year precedents of year on year positive growth story. During the year, your Company has achieved turnover of Rs.4313.74 Lakh, as against previous year turnover of Rs. 3474.95Lakh.

However, due to constant watch and vigil over operating expenses, During the year Gross Operating Profit before Depreciation & Tax is Rs. 171.17 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 290.78 Lakhs in previous year.

The Company has penetrated deeply in Government Segment and also performed remarkably well in Private

Corporate.

The Directors are constantly thriving hard to explore newer avenues to grow horizontally & vertically.

The Management is hopeful of better results in the coming year considering buoyancy in overall economy which has opened floodgates of growth for the Company.

During the current year also management is hopeful for achieving better results and expects good demand for computerization as well as Software Development.

PERFORMANCE :

Your Directors have to inform that Income from services like I.T. enabled consultancy, software development etc. has reduced from 1664.90 Lacs in previous year to Rs 657.50 Lacs during the current year.

Whereas turnover of sale of I.T. products like Microsoft has increased from Rs.1758.94 Lacs in Previous year to Rs.3584.32 Lacs in current year.

The change in composition and product mix has adversely affected the margins of the Company since margins of services Sector are always better compared to trading activities.

The change in Income pattern has adversely affected Gross and Net margins of the Company.

The Management is rigorously working hard to improve revenue from service sector.

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY:

Claim of service tax liability on payment basis has increased previous of deferred tax liability which has further reduced net profit during year

DIVIDEND:

To commemorate its functioning of one decade, the Board has decided to distribute dividend of Re.l per share on the Face Value of Rs.10 i.e. 10% on Paid up Capital.

DEPOSITS:

During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposit to which the provisions of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and the provisions of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 as amended are not applicable.

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO:

The Company has earning in foreign exchange Rs.Nil (Previous year Rs.Nil ) in respect of Incentive Income and used foreign Exchange towards traveling & Subscription Rs.l7,04,457/-(Previous year Rs. Nil).

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

There is no employee who is in receipt of remuneration exceeding of Rs. 60,00,000/- per annum or Rs 5 00,000 per month as the case may be being the limits specified under the Rules pursuant to section 217[2A] of the Companies Act, 1956.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:-

As required U/s. 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors confirm:

a. That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

b. That they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the State of Affairs of the Company as on 31st March, 2013 and of the Profit of the Company for the accounting year ended that date.

c. That they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

d. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

AUDITORS:

M/s Milin J. Jani & Co., Firm Reg No. 106396 W, Chartered Accountants, auditors of the Company who retire at this meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. You are requested to reappoint Auditors and fix their remuneration.

ACKNOWLEDGE:

The Board of Directors place on record its appreciation for the co-operation and services rendered from bankers to the Company and look forward to their continued support in the year to come.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Place: Ahmadabad JAIMIN J. SHAH

Date: 02/09/2013 CHAIRMAN


Mar 31, 2012

The Directors have pleasure in submitting their FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT on the affairs of the Company together with Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2012,

FINANCIAL RESULTS:

2011-12 Amount (Rs.)

2010-11 Amount(Rs.)

Profit Before Depreciation and Taxation

29132211

17103502

Less : Depreciation

1881041

Profit for the year

25542407

.

15222461

Add (Less);- Excess Provision Written Back

54003

(38480)

Less : Income Tax Provision

13200000

5250000

Less (Add) : Deferred Tax Liability (Net)

(4672395)

478608

Add : Surplus Brought forward from last year

928634

2015931

Surplus available for Appropriation

17014802

9493853

Less: Proposed Dividend

500000

500000

Less : Dividend Distribution Tax

81150

81150

Amount Transferred to General Reserve

10000.000

10000000

Balance Carried over to Balance Sheet.

7362236

928634

OPERATIONS:

Our company posted a very healthy growth picture for the financial year2011-12 in continuation to the last 6 year precedents of year on year positive growth story. During the year, your Company has achieved turnover of Rs.3423.85 Lakh, as against previous year turnover of Rs. 2257.27 Lakh.

However, due to constant watch and vigil over operating expenses, During the year Gross Operating Profit before Depreciation & Tax Is Rs, 29132 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 152.72 Lakhs In previous year.

The Company has penetrated deeply in Government Segment and also performed remarkably well in Private Corporate.

The Directors are constantly thriving hard to explore newer avenues to grow horizontally & vertically.

The Management is hopeful of better results in the coming year considering buoyancy in overall economy which has opened floodgates of growth for the Company.

During the current year also management is hopeful for achieving better results and expects good demand for computerization as well as Software Development.

DIVIDEND:

To commemorate its functioning of one decade, the Board has decided to distribute dividend of Rs.10 per share on the Face Value of Rs.10 Le. 100% on Paid up Capital,

DEPOSITS:

During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposit to which the provisions of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and the provisions of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 as amended are not applicable,

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING ANDOUTGO:

The Company has earning in foreign exchange Rs. Nil (Previous year Rs.15,83,266 ) in respect of incentive Income and used foreign Exchange towards traveling & Subscription Rs. Nil-(Previous year Rs. Nil).

PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:

There is no employee who is in receipt of remuneration exceeding of Rs. 60,00,000/- per annum or Rs 5 00,000 per month as the case may be being the limits specified under the Rules pursuant to section 217[2A] of the Companies Act, 1956.

DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:-

As required U/s. 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors confirm:

a. That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed and that no material departures have been made from the same.

b. That they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the State of Affairs of the Company as on 31st March, 2012 and of the Profit of the Company for the accounting year ended that date.

c. That they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

d. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.

AUDITORS:

M/s Milin j. Jani & Co., Firm Reg No. 106396 W, Chartered Accountants, auditors of the Company who retire at this meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. You are requested to reappoint Auditors and fix their remuneration.

ACKNOWLEDGE:

The Board of Directors place on record its appreciation for the co-operation and services rendered from bankers to the Company and look forward to their continued support in the year to come.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Place: Ahmedabad JAIMIN J. SHAH

Date: 31/08/2012 CHAIRMAN

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