Dear Shareholders,
The Directors are pleased to present the 22 (Twenty Second) Annual
Report together with the Audited Accounts of your Company for the
financial year ended 31st March'' 2011
Operating Results (Rupees in Lacs)
Current year Previous year
Total Income 288.44 1935.50
Total Expenses 675.16 969.99
Less: Prior Period Expenses 0.00 3.05
Less: Misc. Exp written Off 0.00 0.00
Less: Provision for FBT 0.00 0.00
Profit / (Loss) carried to
Balance Sheet (386.72) 962.46
Performance and Operational Review
The Board informs to you that the performance of your Company was not
satisfactory during the financial year even though settlement of
production level, working out of logistics with respect to movement of
finished products from factory, arrangement of raw materials etc. was
satisfactory in comparison to previous financial year. The staff and
workers put their sincere effort in the operation of the plant and
achieving efficiency in the production level.
During the year, the company has Achieved a sales turnover of Rs.
286.46 Lacs as compared to Rs. 551.16 Lacs in the previous year ended
31st March, 2010. The Company has earned income of Rs. 288.44 Lacs in
comparison to income of Rs 1935.50 Lacs during the previous financial
year.
Trading in the equity shares of the Company at BSE
We are very pleased to inform you that from the date of re-listing of
equity shares of the Company with the Bombay Stock Exchanges (w.e.f
June, 2009), the equity shares of the Company are regaining its trading
volume day by day on the bourses with the strenuous and fruitful
efforts of the Board of Directors and management of the Company. This
has provided an extra platform to the proposed investors to invest in
the Company and the existing investor more liquidity for entry and exit
route in the Company.
Future Plans
The Company is hopeful of creating a niche for similar projects and
from the projects manufactured by it with a higher price fixation for
its good quality products and hopes that it would bear the fruits of
its efforts over the past two decades in near future. Your company''s
unit at New Delhi is pollution free and is a unit likely to save carbon
emissions to the atmosphere vis-à-vis traditional brick kilns.
Dividend
The Board of Director does not recommend any dividend for the financial
Year 2010-2011.
Deposit
During the year the Company has not accepted or invited any deposit
from the public within the meaning of Section 58A of the Companies Act,
1956 and rules made there under.
Information about Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and
Research & Development and Foreign Exchange earning and outgo
(A) Energy Conservation :
a) Energy conservation measure taken by the Company-:
I. To optimize steam transfer of autoclaves for pre-heating purpose.
II. To control spillage of green mix and reuse it before getting it
dried, so that it can be used without adding extra inputs.
III. By using certain anti-scaling and anti anti-deoxidizing chemicals
for boiler feed water to enhance boiler thermal efficiency.
IV. Resetting of factory shed sheeting in lime area to utilize natural
flow of wind efficiency to reduce number of exhaust fans.
b) Additional investment/proposal being implemented for reduction of
consumption.
i. Second line of steam transfer within the autoclave has been
started.
ii. To ensure proper insulation on all the autoclaves and boilers as
well.
iii. Using of CFLs in place of Halogen lights in plant areas.
iv. To utilize broken bricks (waste) powder as a raw material for in
house use or for other fly ash based industries.
c) Impact of measures as mentioned above in consumption of energy and
on the cost of production of goods.
Saving in energy consumption and waste material utilization will reduce
the production cost of the Company and would also help a bit against
global warming.
(B) Technology absorption and Research & Development.
With its established in-house research & Development, Sand Plast has
built its reputation with customers, government authorities, national &
international market and in the society by utilizing up to 90% of fly
ash in the manufacturing of high quality bricks of strength 100 kg per
sq. cm and above.
a) Specific area in which research and development carried out by the
Company
I. To make utilization of broken bricks (waste) power as a raw
material for in house use or for other fly ash based industries.
II. Stabilizations of different raw material composition to get better
and economical product.
b) Benefit derived as result of above efforts :
The Research and Development works for the above are at the preliminary
stage only but the Company is very hopeful to get the favorable results
(c) Future course of action
Work on above assumptions at different level and to get success and to
prove globally that Sand Plast India Limited is the pioneer in the
field of ash utilization.
(C) Foreign Exchange earning and outgo
The company has not spent any foreign exchange outgo during the
financial year. There were no foreign exchange incoming during the
financial year.
Particulars of Employees
There were no employees drawing remuneration in excess of limits
prescribed under Section 217 (2a).
Director''s Responsibility Statement as per Section 217 (2AA) of the
Companies Act, 1956
Pursuant to the requirement under section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act''1956 with respect to director''s responsibility statement, it is
hereby confirmed:
(i) That in the preparation of the accounts for the financial year
ended 31st March'' 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed.
(ii) that the directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were
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 or loss, to be read with notes on accounts, of the company for
the year under review.
(iii) That the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act'' 1956 for safeguard of the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
(iv) That the directors have prepared the accounts for the financial
year ended 31st March'' 2011 on a going concern basis.
Board of Directors
At the AGM held on 30th September, 2010 as a result of retirement by
rotation, Mr. Shivcharan Manikrao Parvatkar who retired by rotation and
offered himself for re-appointment, as the independent-director of the
Company in the said AGM. Further, in accordance with the Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. Suresh Pukhraj Jain, being longest in
the office retires from office by rotation in the ensuing AGM and being
eligible, offer himself for re-appointment.
Directors observation on Audit Report
With reference to Point no. (vi) (a) of Auditor''s Report regarding
rescheduled amount of secured creditors in the light of submitted
Modified Draft Rehabilitation Scheme (MDRS) with the BIFR. The Board of
Directors clarify that the management is positive on the approval of
MDRS and more specially on one time settlement proposal with both
secured creditors namely HUDCO & PNB on the basis of equality and
taking same guideline/norms followed by the same secured creditors in
the case of another sick company namely M/s Punjab Wool combers
Limited, registered with BIFR under reference no. 341/2001, in which
case the same secured creditors has settled their dues much below of
their principal outstanding.
Auditors
M/s D Khanna & Associates, Statutory Auditors of the company shall hold
office till the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and
are eligible for re-appointment. The Company has received intimation to
this effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be within the
prescribed limits of Section 224 (1) of the Companies Act, 1956.
Management Discussions and Analysis
The Company has, over the years, relentlessly strived to achieve
leadership position in its field of business. It has been successful in
developing its own technical know-how including designing and
development of plant & machinery. It has further been able to achieve
use of fly ash including bottom ash and pond ash up to 90% in
manufacturing of high quality bricks of the strength of 100 kg per sq.
cm and above. The Hon''ble Supreme Court, through its judgment a few
years back, has directed that the traditional brick manufactures using
brick kilns to use 25% of the fly ash, as the raw material for the
purpose of making bricks within the National Capital Territory of Delhi
and had suggested adoption of technology fly ash sand lime bricks,
the one pioneered by your Company. The Govt. of India''s Notification
has further made it obligatory for users to specify fly ash products
and has made it mandatory for thermal power plants to utilize 100% of
ash generated by them over the years.
Your company''s effort has accordingly been proved useful in the light
of apex court''s directive and also from the point of view of directions
of Govt. of India. Further the real estate business in NCR and other
part of the country is now growing up therefore directors are hopeful
that it will bring the opportunity to the Company since the Company
produces the flyash bricks which is one of the main component for the
construction industry and real estate business. Further the Company
fully organized although the sector of the product is totally
un-organized like other traditional brick manufacturer. The product of
the Company is also environment friendly and reduces the pollution
therefore the Company has also applied to CDM Executive Board for
availing carbon credit and same is pending with authorities. Further
the Company is also in discussion with the NTPC Badarpur for
establishing a plant for manufacturing of flyash bricks. However there
are also certain other constraints attached with the Company like the
plant is situated in NCT of Delhi where there are some difficulties are
associated for transportation of finished goods and raw materials.
However the management of the Company is hopeful that the performance
of the Company will improve in near future.
Corporate Governance - Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement
The report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditor''s Report on
its compliance as per clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is attached
herewith as Annexure-I.
Industrial Relation
Your company has taken significant step in developing human resource
and strengthening human resource systems. During the year under review,
industrial relation in the company continues to be cordial and
peaceful.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to convey their appreciation to all suppliers,
promoters, lenders and governments for their invaluable supports and
look forward to continued supports in future. The Board of Directors
thanks to the appreciation of employees at all the levels for their
hard work, dedication and commitment which enable the company make
progress ahead.
For and on behalf of the
Board of Directors
Sd/- Sd/-
S.M. Parvatkar Rajesh Gupta
Director Managing
Director
Place: Mumbai
Dated: 30th May, 2011 |