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Annual General Meeting held on September 26, 2024

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  • Please start the reverse countdown.


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  • Five, four, three, two, one.


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  • You are live. A


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  • very good morning, everyone. I,


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  • Priyanka Sharma, Company Secretary,


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  • welcome you all to this 31st Annual


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  • General Meeting of your company being


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  • held on September 26,


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  • 2024 at 11:30


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  • AM through video conferencing and other


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  • audio-visual means. As you are aware


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  • that this meeting is being held through


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  • electronic means in accordance with the


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  • circulars issued by the Ministry of


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  • Corporate Affairs from time to time. At


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  • the outset, I would like to introduce to


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  • all the directors who are present for the


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  • meeting. Shri Rahul Bhave,


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  • Deputy Managing Director.


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  • Shri Umesh Kumar Garg, Independent


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  • Director and Chairman of Audit Committee


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  • and Nomination and Remuneration Committee.


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  • Shri Arvind Kumar Jain, Director and


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  • Chairman of Stakeholders Relationship


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  • Committee, Professor N. Balakrishnan,


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  • Shri Surendra Behera, Director,


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  • Professor Arvind Sahay, Director.


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  • Shri Prasoon, ED IFCI, Shri Sachikanta


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  • Mishra, ED IFCI, Shri Suneet Shukla,


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  • CFO, are also present here.


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  • Further, Shri Subhash Chandra Mann,


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  • Partner, M/s. S. Mann & Company, Chartered


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  • Accountant, Statutory Auditor,For


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  • FY23-24, Ms. Shweta Jain


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  • Partner, M/s. Aggarwal S & Associate


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  • Secretarial Auditor and Shri Devesh


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  • Vasisht, Practicing Company Secretary


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  • from DPV and Associates Scrutinizer are


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  • also present for the meeting. In


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  • terms of the article of association of


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  • the company, the directors present have


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  • unanimously elected Shri Rahul Bhave,


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  • DMD to chair this meeting.


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  • I would now request Chairman Shri Rahul


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  • Bhave to start this meeting. Sir,


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  • Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I


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  • welcome you all to this 31st Annual


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  • General Meeting of your company. I


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  • request Company Secretary to please


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  • confirm presence of quorum.


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  • Sir, the quorum is there. Since the


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  • quorum is present, I declare the meeting


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  • open. I would also like to welcome all


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  • the members, directors, auditors,


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  • scrutinizers, representatives of


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  • Government of India, and all the


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  • stakeholders who are attending this


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  • meeting. Shri Jitendra Asati,


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  • Shri Surjith Karthikeyan, both government


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  • directors, could not attend this meeting


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  • due to some exigencies. The statutory


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  • registers, records, and all the


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  • documents referred to in the notice


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  • calling the meeting and the explanatory


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  • statement are available for inspection


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  • through electronic means and will remain


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  • open till the conclusion of this meeting.


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  • The annual report for 31st AGM, including


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  • the notice calling the 31st Annual


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  • General Meeting dated August 08,


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  • 2024, had already been sent through


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  • e-mail to the members in line with the


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  • MCA circulars. The notice has also been


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  • made available on the websites of the


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  • company, the stock exchanges, that is BSE


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  • Limited, and National Stock Exchange of


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  • India Limited and the Central Depository


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  • Services India Limited, being the


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  • e-voting service provider. With your


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  • permission, I shall take it as read.


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  • The members are informed that the voting


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  • is open and shall remain open for 15


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  • minutes. after the conclusion of the


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  • meeting. Hence, the members who have not


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  • cast their vote through remote e-voting


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  • can cast their vote electronically by


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  • following the instructions provided in


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  • the notice.


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  • Before proceeding further, I would like


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  • to briefly apprise you about the


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  • initiatives of your company during the


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  • year under report. Your company turned a


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  • corner during the financial year by


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  • reporting profit after a period of seven


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  • years. Your company booked a PAT of


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  • rupees one twenty eight crore and total


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  • comprehensive profit of rupees eighty


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  • eight point one zero crore during the


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  • year, achieved through aggressive NPA


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  • recovery and expansion of advisory


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  • services. Your company actively pursued


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  • recovery from NPAs, thereby recovering


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  • rupees nine forty crore out of NPAs and


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  • security receipts during financial year


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  • 2324. IFCI has


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  • continued to strengthen and expand its


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  • footprint in advisory services, and has


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  • positioned itself as a preferred partner


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  • to Government of India for schemes


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  • launched under the aegis of Atmanirbhar


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  • Bharat. The PLI schemes and other schemes


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  • of Government of India has provided not


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  • only an additional revenue stream, but


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  • also has given a lot of visibility. At


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  • present, IFCI is the project


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  • management agency for 10 out of


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  • 14 PLI schemes. During the period, your


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  • company has forayed into the realm of ESG


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  • and sustainability. The internal


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  • capabilities have been developed, and a


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  • new advisory vertical has been set up to


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  • support corporates by providing a


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  • government of ESG and sustainability


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  • services. Your company has also


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  • collaborated with Federation of Indian


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  • Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises,


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  • FISME, for creation of Center of


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  • Excellence for aspiring SMEs, for


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  • providing hand-holding support to help


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  • SMEs grow. doing year and a handbook


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  • Making Aspiring SMEs Ready for External


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  • Equity was released. Your company


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  • focuses on group synergies and values


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  • maximization at the group level. IFCI,


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  • through one of its subsidiaries, Stock


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  • Holding Corporation of India Limited, is


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  • making contribution in promotion of


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  • digital economy in the country. During


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  • the last year, a coffee table book titled


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  • Impact Assessment of E-Stamping in


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  • India was released. Further, Stock


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  • Holding Corporation was a key participant


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  • in national roundtable discussion on


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  • draft Indian Stand Bill 2023 on


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  • February 15, 2024 in New Delhi, and


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  • provided inputs on key points. I take


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  • this opportunity to thank the Department


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  • of Financial Services, Ministry of


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  • Finance, for the steadfast support


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  • extended to IFCI. During the year, the


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  • Government of India infused Rs. 500 crore


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  • towards subscribing to share capital of


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  • your company. Besides, I would like to


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  • express gratitude for cooperation,


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  • guidance, and support from the Reserve


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  • Bank of India, the Securities and


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  • Exchange Board of India, the Stock


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  • Exchanges and other regulatory bodies


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  • as also the Comptroller and Auditor


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  • General of India. I also acknowledge the


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  • valuable assistance and continued


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  • cooperation received from various other


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  • stakeholders. Now I request Shri


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  • Priyanka Sharma, Company Secretary, to


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  • read the qualifications, observations or


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  • comments or remarks and the management's


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  • reply, if any, in the auditor's report of


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  • your company for the financial year ended


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  • March 31, 2024.


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  • Thank you so much, sir. There has


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  • been no qualification, observation or


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  • adverse remarks or disclaimer made by the


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  • statutory auditor. However, certain


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  • emphasis of matter have been made which


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  • are part of the annual report. With your


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  • permission, I shall take them as read.


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  • The comments of the Comptroller and


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  • Auditor General of India along with


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  • consolidated ICS comment on CAG


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  • supplementary audit observation have been


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  • made part of the annual report. With your


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  • permission, I shall take them as read.


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  • Further, certain observation has been


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  • made in the Secretarial Audit Report


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  • of the company regarding absence of


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  • requisite number of independent directors


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  • including women independent director on


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  • the board of your company. The


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  • observation of the secretarial auditor and


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  • the management reply has been made part


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  • of the annual reports. With your


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  • permission, I shall take them as read.


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  • Sir. In view of the provisions of the


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  • Companies Act 2013 and SEBI Listing


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  • Regulations 2015, remote e-voting was


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  • made available. The remote e-voting was


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  • concluded on Wednesday, September 25, 2024


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  • at 05:00pm. Further, in line


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  • with the provisions of Companies Act,


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  • Secretarial Standard on General Meeting


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  • and MCA Circular, the facility of


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  • e-voting during the concurrence of


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  • meeting is also available to eligible


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  • members. Members are requested to follow


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  • the instructions provided in the notice


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  • calling 31st AGM for venue voting.


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  • Before considering the business, I would


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  • like to take this on record that all


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  • efforts feasible under the present


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  • circumstances have indeed been made by a


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  • company to enable members to participate


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  • and vote on the item being considered in


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  • this meeting. Now we shall proceed with


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  • the agenda listed in the notice. Item


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  • number one to consider and adopt the


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  • Audited stand-alone financial statements


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  • of the company for the financial year


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  • ended March 31st, 2024. together with the


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  • report of the board of directors and


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  • auditors thereon, and comments of the


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  • Comptroller and Auditor General of India,


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  • and the audited consolidated financial


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  • statements of the company for the


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  • financial year ended March 31, 2024,


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  • together with the reports of the auditors


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  • thereon, and comments of the Comptroller


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  • and Auditor General of India. The


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  • financial statements have been audited by


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  • the statutory auditors of the company,


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  • appointed by C&AG, and has been approved


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  • by the board of directors. The same has


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  • now been put up to the members for


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  • adoption. Item number two--


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  • to appoint a director in place of


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  • Professor Arvind Sahay, DIN


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  • 03218334, who retires by


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  • rotation at this annual general meeting


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  • and, being eligible, offers himself for


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  • reappointment. Professor Sahay is


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  • director and professor of marketing and


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  • international business at MDI Gurgaon. He


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  • is a professor and ex-dean, alumni, and


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  • international relations at IIM Ahmedabad.


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  • His cumulative board room experience is


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  • more than thirty five years. The matter


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  • is put to the members for approval. Item


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  • number three to fix the remuneration of


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  • statutory auditors of the company in


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  • terms of provision of section one thirty


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  • nine five and one forty two of the


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  • Companies Act 2013. The same has been put


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  • up to the members to authorize the Board


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  • of Directors to fix the remuneration of


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  • C&AG appointed statutory auditors. The


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  • matter is put to the members for


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  • approval. Item number four to


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  • authorize the board of directors,


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  • including any committee thereof, for


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  • making offers and invitations to


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  • subscribe to securities, raise


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  • funds, including but not limited to bonds


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  • and non-convertible debentures through


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  • private placement in one or more tranches


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  • up to an amount of rupees 1,000 crore


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  • during the period of one year from the


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  • date of passing of this resolution. As


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  • per the provisions of the Companies Act


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  • 2013, the company is required to obtain


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  • prior approval of the shareholders by way


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  • of special resolution once a year. The


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  • proposed resolution would enable your


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  • company to mobilize funds to further


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  • its business. The matter is put to the


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  • members for approval. Now I request...


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  • company secretary to take the next


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  • agenda. As agenda


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  • item number five relates to appointment


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  • of Shri Rahul Bhave, I request Shri


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  • Arvind Kumar Jain, director, to take over


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  • the proceedings of this agenda.


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  • Thanks, Priyanka. Agenda number five,


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  • this is the appointment of Shri


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  • Rahul Bhave, Deputy Managing Director,


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  • DIN


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  • 09077979.


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  • Shri Bhave is senior banker with over


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  • 24 years of commercial banking experience


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  • in various capacities and has served


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  • across the country. He has served in


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  • National Housing Bank as an executive


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  • director for three years. Apart


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  • from his expertise in retail operations,


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  • he also carries experience in the


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  • areas of refinance, supervision,


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  • recovery, risk management, and IT.


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  • Pursuant to Government of India Order,


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  • the Board of IFCI has appointed him as


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  • Deputy Managing Director for a period of three


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  • years from the date of his taking over.


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  • In order to comply with the provisions of


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  • SEBI Listing regulations, the matter is


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  • put to the members for approval.


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  • Now I will hand over the proceedings


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  • to Shri Rahul Bhave,


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  • Chairman of the Meeting. Thank you,


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  • sir. Thank you, sir. Item number 6


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  • Continuation of directorship of Professor


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  • Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, DIN


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  • 00181842, as a


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  • non-executive, non-independent director


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  • of the company on completion of


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  • seventy-five years of age. Professor


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  • Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan has vast


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  • experience and expertise in IT field.


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  • In view of provisions of SEBI listing


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  • regulation, company is seeking approval


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  • of the members for continuation of his


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  • directorship beyond his attaining 75


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  • years of age. The matter is put to the


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  • members for approval.


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  • The members can now pose questions.


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  • Right, sir. Thank you so much.


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  • As some of the shareholders who have


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  • registered themselves as the speaker for


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  • the meeting, hence I would request


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  • one by one to speak on the matter.


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  • Shri Gagan Kumar


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  • He is not available for the meeting.


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  • Shri Santosh Chopra


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  • He is also not available for the meeting.


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  • Srimati Anjana.


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  • Shri Praveen.


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  • I am audible sir. Yes sir, you are


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  • audible sir. Good


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  • morning, my respective chairperson,


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  • esteemed board of directors, fellow


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  • shareholders, myself, Praveen Kumar


  • 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,520
  • joining this meeting from New Delhi. A


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  • few observations with the


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  • management, but before that under review,


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  • I'd like to thank the entire management


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  • team, each and every dedicated employee


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  • of our company, happy and prosperous


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  • future. Excellent address to the


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  • shareholders, sir. You cover almost


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  • everything. I'm with the company since


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  • IPO and our company is


  • 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,360
  • initiated by Government of India. I have


  • 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,280
  • the deepest respect for you. We are


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  • number one in that space. Under your


  • 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,400
  • leadership, you are working so hard to


  • 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,760
  • create value for us. Excellent CSR


  • 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,480
  • initiatives taken by our company and I'm


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  • very, very thankful to our respected


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  • company secretary for maintaining high


  • 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:47,920
  • standard of corporate governance to the


  • 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,080
  • retail investor. I requested a hard copy


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  • that will be delivered on time. If you


  • 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,400
  • have any update, that will be timely


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  • reply. So she is the biggest asset as far


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  • as the communication with the retail


  • 00:14:58,320 --> 00:14:59,920
  • investor is concerned. My question to the


  • 00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:02,520
  • management is nowadays there are lots and


  • 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,400
  • lots of buzz about AI tool, what kind of


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  • percentage we are using it on our


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  • operation to prompt our operation and in


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  • next year what will be the increase in


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  • percentage so that we will


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  • prompt our operation that will be


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  • reflecting revenue and profitability.


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  • With this note, I wish you all the best.


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  • God bless you with all the positivity so


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  • that you will keep the momentum of


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  • creating wealth for the retail investor.


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  • Like me, I'm very, very thankful for this


  • 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:28,720
  • platform. Thank you, sir. Thank you very


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  • much. God bless you. Thank you. Thank


  • 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,440
  • you. Thank you, Praveen ji. A


  • 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,160
  • very pertinent question regarding


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  • technology, how it is being used. And you


  • 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,080
  • will be happy to know that your company


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  • is also advancing in the technology


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  • front. When we say that we are managing


  • 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:45,880
  • PLI schemes and other initiatives,


  • 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,400
  • technology is the backbone for what we


  • 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:49,920
  • have been doing so far, and that has been


  • 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,320
  • appreciated across various stakeholders.


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  • Regarding your pertinent question on the


  • 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,520
  • artificial intelligence part or what


  • 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,240
  • other advanced technology which is being


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  • used, I have... with me Mr. Prasoon ED


  • 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,000
  • who is looking after the IT project. He


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  • would further elaborate on it if at all


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  • if he feels so. Thank you sir.


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  • Praveen ji, for the last six months


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  • we are actively engaged with marketing.


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  • Praveen ji, are we audible to you?


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  • Sir, can you hear us? Right, right.


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  • Right sir, please continue sir. For the


  • 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,000
  • last six months, we are actively engaged


  • 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,480
  • with various market players


  • 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,320
  • so that we implement AI in


  • 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,240
  • our advisory services and other


  • 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,080
  • IT services. Maybe by the


  • 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,080
  • next AGM, we'll be in a position to


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  • implement part of it. Thank you.


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  • Right, sir. Thank you so much. And the


  • 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,120
  • other investors had written to the


  • 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:02,400
  • organization and accordingly they have


  • 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,240
  • been answered. Now I request the


  • 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,400
  • Chairman to please proceed further.


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  • The members who have not yet cast their


  • 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,240
  • vote are once again requested to cast


  • 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:17,880
  • their vote through e-voting platform of


  • 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,240
  • CDSL by following the instructions


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  • provided in the notice.


  • 00:17:23,360 --> 00:17:25,600
  • With this, the business of this annual


  • 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,360
  • general meeting of IFCI Limited is


  • 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:30,080
  • concluded. The result of the venue voting


  • 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,080
  • aggregated with the result of remote


  • 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:33,920
  • e-voting will be placed on the website of


  • 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,640
  • the company, stock exchanges that is BSE


  • 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,160
  • and National Stock Exchange of India


  • 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,800
  • Limited, Central Depository Services


  • 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,280
  • India Limited and will also be displayed


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  • on the notice board of the registered


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  • office of the company as per the


  • 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,240
  • provisions of the Companies Act and SEBI


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  • regulations. Ladies and gentlemen, I


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  • declare that the 31st Annual General


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  • Meeting stands closed. Thank you very


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  • much. Thank you, sir. Thank you,


  • 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,080
  • everyone. Thank you so much.


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  • Thank you, sir. Thank you, all of you.


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  • Thank you so much. Thank


  • 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:07,840
  • you very much. Thanks.