Arohan Financial Services Limited | Annual Report 2022-23

| 74 Annual Report | 2022-2023 Directors’ Report Apart from the above, Company has appointed Mr. Ranjan Das as Chief Risk Officer and Mr. Arvind Murarka as Chief Information Officer of the Company. During the year Mr. Bharat Sondur, Chief Business Officer has separated from the Company due to personal reason. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE The Company has received declarations from all Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE OF THE COMPANY The Company doesn’t have any subsidiary, associate and joint venture. DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013: a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same; b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2023 and of the Profit and loss of the Company for the year ended on that date; c) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care towards the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going concern' basis; e) The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and f ) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively. COMPANY’S POLICY RELATING TO DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of executive and independent directors to maintain the independence of the Board, and separate its functions of governance and management. As on March 31, 2023, the Board consists of 13 members, which includes one Executive Director, four Independent Directors, and Eight Non-Executive Nominee Directors. The Chairman of the Company is an Independent Director, in terms of the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2013. The Board periodically evaluates the need for change in its composition and size. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has formulated the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommends to the Board, a policy relating to the remuneration for the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees. The recommendation of the committee is forwarded to the Board for its approval. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee decided the remuneration of executive Directors and key managerial personnel on the basis of following criteria; a) The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and