Dear shareholders,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 14th annual report and
the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2011.
1. Financial results
The financial performance of the Company for the year ended March 31,
2011 is summarised below:
(Rs. in crore)
Particulars Year ended Year ended
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2010
CONSTRUCTION INCOME 1,701.52 1,476.77
Add: Share of profit from joint
ventures and other income 2.29 2.20
GROSS INCOME 1,703.81 1,491.18
PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION AND
EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS 143.23 129.86
Less: Provision for taxation 49.00 43.29
PROFIT BEFORE PRIOR YEARS'' TAX 94.42 86.57
Less: share of firms tax 0.08 1.44
PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 94.34 85.13
Add: Balance brought forward
from the previous year 236.05 168.19
Amount available for appropriation 330.40 253.32
APPROPRIATIONS :
General reserve 9.50 8.60
Equity dividend (proposed) 7.41 7.41
Distribution tax on dividend 1.26 1.26
Balance carried forward 312.23 236.05
2. Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 1/- per equity
share i.e. 50% for the year (previous year Rs.1/- per equity share,50
%). If approved by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting, the
dividend will absorb Rs.7.41 crores.
The dividend distribution tax, to be borne by the Company, will amount
to Rs.1.26 crores.
3. Capital structure
During the year under review, there was no change in the Company''s
capital structure.
The ISIN number for face value of Rs. 2/- per share is INE466H01028.
4. Operations
The turnover achieved by the Company increased 15.21% to Rs. 1,701.52
crores, compared with Rs. 1,476.77 crores in the previous year. Profit
before tax increased 10.29% to Rs. 143.32 crores, compared with
Rs.129.86 crores in the previous year. Profit after tax increased
10.81% to Rs. 94.34 crores, compared with Rs. 86.85 crores in the
previous year. Earning per share stood at Rs. 12.73 compared with Rs.
11.49 in the previous year.
The Directors are pleased to note that the total balance value of
work-on-hand, as on March 31, 2011, was Rs. 3,501 crores.
5. Subsidiary companies and consolidated financial statements
At the end of the financial year under review, your Company had the
following subsidiaries:
Subsidiaries of Unity Infraprojects Limited
1. Unity Infrastructure Assets Limited
2. Unity Realty and Developers Limited
3. Unity Natural Resources Pvt. Limited
4. Unity Middle East ( FZE)
Step-down subsidiaries of Unity Infraprojects Limited
Parent company Subsidiary % Holding
Unity Infrastructure
Assets Limited 1.Unity Telecom Infrastructure Limited 100% Holding
2.Unity Integrated Roads Private
Limited 100% Holding
3. Unity Agriprojects Private Limited 100% Holding
Unity Realty and
Developers Limited 1. Bengal URDL Housing Projects Ltd 100% Holding
2. Bengal Unity Realtors Pvt. Ltd 100% Holding
3. URDL Bangalore Developers Pvt. Ltd 100% Holding
4. Unity Tourist Hospitality Pvt. Ltd 88% Holding
5. Suburban Dairy Agriculture &
Fisheries Pvt. Ltd 100% Holding
Unity Agriprojects
Private Limited 1. Aura Greenport Private Limited 100% Holding
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, vide General Circular No.2/1011
dated 8th February, 2011 granted exemption to companies under section
212 of the Companies Act, 1956 from attaching a copy of the Balance
Sheet , Profit & Loss Account, Report of the Board Directors and the
Report of the Auditors of subsidiary companies and hence the same have
not been attached herein. The Board of Directors at its meeting held on
30th May, 2011 passed a resolution in that regard. Accordingly, the
Company will publish the Consolidated Financial Statements and a
summary of financial details of subsidiaries in the Annual Report of
the Company. These documents will be made
available upon a written request by any member of the Company and /or
any of its subsidiaries. Further, in line with the Listing Agreement
and in accordance with the Accounting Standard 21 ( AS-21) Consolidated
Financial Statements, prepared by the Company include financial
information of its subsidiaries. The Annual Accounts of the subsidiary
companies and the related detailed information will be made available
to the shareholder seeking such information at any point of time. The
annual accounts of the subsidiary companies will also be kept for
inspection by any shareholder at its registered office and that of the
concerned subsidiary companies.
6. Awards and recognition
During the year under review, your Company was given the following
awards and recognitions.
Award Conferred to
1 Leadership of the Year 2010 Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
2 Best Infrastructure Corporate
of the Year 2010 Unity Infraprojects Limited
3 Global India Achievers Award Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
4 Infrastructure Company of
the Year Unity Infraprojects Limited
5 Infrastructure Personality
of the Year Abhijit K Avarsekar - VCMD & CEO
6 Young Entrepreneur of the
Year 2010 Abhijit K Avarsekar - VCMD & CEO
7 Udyog Rattan Award Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
8 Essar Steel - Infrastructure
Excellence Award for Unity Infraprojects Limited
Railway Tunnel Project executed
at Agartala
9 Life Time Achievement Award Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
10 Best Professionally Managed
Company Unity Infraprojects Limited
11 Business Excellence Award Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
12 Business Leadership Award Kishore K Avarsekar - CMD
Award Instituted By Year
Leadership of the Year 2010 Infra 2011 Summit 2011
Best Infrastructure Corporate
of the Year 2010 Infra 2011 Summit 2011
Global India Achievers Award Institute of Economic Society 2011
Infrastructure Company of the
Year Price Water House Coopers &
EPC World 2010
Infrastructure Personality
of the Year Price Water House Coopers &
EPC World 2010
Young Entrepreneur of the
Year 2010 Gill India Publication 2010
Udyog Rattan Award Institute of Economic Society 2010
Essar Steel - Infrastructure CNBC, E18 2010
Excellence Award for
Railway Tunnel Project
executed at Agartala
Life Time Achievement Award Institute of Economic Society 2010
Best Professionally Managed CIDC - Autonomous Body of
Company Indian 2010
Planning Commission
Business Excellence Award Institute of Economic Society 2010
Business Leadership Award Institute of Economic Society 2010
7. Corporate Social Responsibility
UNITY''s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) philosophy is focused on
growing the business while ensuring that the environmental concerns are
adequately and sustainably addressed. This encompasses the natural
environment, as well as the people and communities that live in the
areas where the Company operates its business.
Details of your Company''s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
initiatives are given in a separate section, ‘Sustainability'' which
forms part of the accompanying Management Discussion and Analysis and
Annual Report.
8. Fixed deposits
Your Company did not accept any deposit from the public, under Section
58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975..
9. Auditors
M/s. C. B. Chhajed & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of
the Company, hold office until the conclusion of the ensuring Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re- appointment. The Company
received a letter from them to the effect that, their re-appointment,
if made, would be within prescribed limits under Section 224 (1B) of
the Companies Act, 1956, and holding a valid certificate issued by the
Peer Review Board of the ICAI. They are not disqualified for
re-appointment under Section 226 of the said Act.
10. Directors
As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the
Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs Pushpa K. Avarsekar and
Shri Dinesh Joshi are liable to retire by rotation, and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment.
Your Directors recommend the re-appointment of the aforesaid Directors.
11. Particulars of employees
The information required on particulars of employees, as per Section
217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies ( Particulars
of Employees) Rules, 1975 forms part of this report. As per the
provisions of section 219(1) (b) (iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Report and Accounts are being sent to all the shareholders, excluding
the Statement of Particular of Employees. A shareholder interested in
obtaining such information, may write to the Company Secretary at the
Company''s registered office.
12. Energy conservation, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo
Particulars relating to energy conservation, technology absorption, and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be disclosed under
Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988, is given by way of an annexure, forming part of this report.
13. Corporate Governance
Your Company conforms to the norms of Corporate Governance, as laid
down in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with stock exchanges. A
report on Corporate Governance, along with a certificate of compliance
from the Auditors and Chief Executive Officer /Chief Financial Officer,
is provided by way of an annexure, forming part of this report.
14. Directors'' responsibility statement
In accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with regard to the Directors'' responsibility statement, the
Board of Directors confirms that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2011, the applicable Accounting Standards have been
followed and there has been no material departure;
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and such judgments and estimates have been made that were
reasonable and prudent , so as to give a true and fair view of the
state of affairs of your Company as at 31st March, 2011 and of the
profit of the Company for the year ended on that date.
(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the Company''s
assets and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities
(d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the financial
year ended 31st March, 2011 on a going concern basis
15. Acknowledgements
Your Directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions,
banks, government authorities, customers, vendors and members; and wish
to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed
services by the Company''s executives, staff and workers at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,
Kishore K. Avarsekar Abhijit K. Avarsekar
Chairman & Managing Director Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Mumbai
Dated: 30th May , 2011
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