79 | Annual Report | 2025-2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Composition and Category of the Board The Company has a broad-based Board of Directors, constituted in compliance with the RBI Governance Directions, the Act, the SEBI LODR, 2015 as amended from time to time and in accordance with good corporate governance practices. The Company recognizes and embraces the importance of a diverse Board and strongly believes that an active, well-informed, independent and diverse Board will leverage differences in thought, perspective, knowledge, skill, industry experience and age, which will help us retain and maximize our competitive advantage. The Board of Directors (‘the Board’) is at the very root of Company’s corporate governance practice and oversees and ensures that the Management serves and protects the long-term interest of all our stakeholders. The Board functions either as a full Board or through various committees constituted to oversee specific operational areas. As on March 31, 2026, the Company’s Board is comprised of Fourteen (14) Directors including Five (5) NonExecutive Independent Directors, One (1) Executive Managing Director and Eight (8) Non-Executive Nominee Directors (which includes Two (2) Women Non-Executive Nominee Directors). During the financial year under review, the Board of Directors met six (6) times on May 23, 2025, August 13, 2025, November 12, 2025, December 22, 2025, February 13, 2026 and March 2, 2026. The interval between the two meetings was well within the maximum period mentioned under the applicable laws. The names of the members of the Board, their status, their attendance at the Board Meetings and the last Annual General Meeting (“AGM”), number of other Directorships and Committee membership(s)/ chairmanship(s) of each Director are as under:
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