This Code is applicable to all Directors and employees of the Company. This is in addition to the code framed under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations), 1992 and all other applicable policies, procedures as well as the existing rules and regulations applicable to the Company. This Code applies to all places where the Company's business is conducted.
The Company expects all Directors, employees, agents and contractors to take steps for furthering safety and welfare of citizens and for ensuring a cooperative, efficient, positive, harmonious and productive work environment.
Those who neglect or willfully breach this Code may be subject to corrective action, which may include termination.
The Directors and employees of the Company shall be fully committed to enhancing shareholder value and net worth. Every member of the Board and employees shall take adequate steps and measures that would have been taken by a man of ordinary prudence towards achieving this objective.
The Directors and employees shall not participate in the decision making process in respect of any subject matter where there is a conflict of interest between the interest of the Company and the personal interest of such persons. The Directors and employees shall also not participate in taking decisions in respect of any matter or transaction involving an organization, firm or a person in which case such Directors or employees may be deemed to be interested.
The Directors and employees shall not accept any gift, hospitality or material benefits from any agent/contractor/vendor or party with whom the Company has a business relationship. Gifts customarily given on special occasions like New Year, Diwali, Pujas, Christmas, etc., not expensive in value or distributed generally and openly at ceremonies and a business lunch or dinner shall not come under purview of this Clause. Participation by employees in general customer meets, seminars, conferences organized by business partners under an open invitation will also not fall under the purview of this clause.
The Directors and employees shall not take advantage of any business opportunity belonging to the Company and known to them to be so belonging.
The whole-time Directors and employees shall devote full time and attention to the affairs of the Company and shall not engage in any other profession or calling which impairs their ability to do so.
Directors and employees shall function so as to ensure that the Company preserves its reputation in the market, supplies quality products and valued services to the customers, both internal and external, and will continuously work towards enhancement of the Company's goodwill.
Directors and employees shall ensure that all information, which is made available by the Company to the public, is correct, and is free from ambiguity. Information related to the Company and not in the public domain will be generally treated as confidential. Confidential information will be deemed to be a valuable asset and shall be treated as such by all employees and Directors. The Company shall be entitled to take all such steps as may be required to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of information.
Every employee shall be personally responsible for the Company funds over which he or she exercises control. Company funds must be used only for Company purposes. Every employee will ensure that he or she and the Company's agents and contractors take all reasonable steps such that the Company receives value for the Company funds and accurate and timely record of each and every expenditure is kept.
Every employee shall take necessary steps to preserve records as may be necessitated by law and the Company's business. Records include written documents, CDs, computer hard disks, e-mails, floppy disks, microfilms, microfiche and all other media.
The Directors and employees shall take steps to ensure that the Company complies with applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. They will also seek such compliance from the Company's contractors and agents.
All employees shall comply with applicable laws in India and non-compliance will render them susceptible to action by the Company.
The Directors and employees shall ensure that the assets of the Company are utilized in the best interest of the Company and not for their personal benefit, unless specifically allocated for such purpose.
All other factors being equal, Directors and employees shall encourage diversity & inclusion and not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, disability or marital status.
The whole-time Directors and employees shall devote full time and attention to the affairs of the Company and shall not engage in any other profession or calling which impairs their ability to do so.
No Director or employee shall derive any undue benefit from the Company which would not be otherwise available to him or her in the course of the Company's business.