Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We will now commence the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Mphasis Limited over video conferencing. For smooth conduct of the meeting, all the lines of the shareholders are muted. The audio and video of the speaker shareholders will be enabled once they are invited to speak at the AGM by the Chairman. The proceedings of the AGM are recorded and will be hosted on the website of the company after the AGM. Without any delay, I hand over this meeting to Mr. Davinder Singh Brar, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mphasis Limited, for conducting the AGM proceedings. Over to you, sir.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the company, which is being conducted virtually. It's now 9:00 A.M. The quorum has been checked and is found to be in order, and we'll commence the proceedings. With your permission, I would like to take the notice convening this Annual General Meeting as read. The members may please be informed that the statutory registers, that is, register of directors and key managerial personnel and their shareholding, register of contracts or arrangements in which directors are interested, register of proxy, statutory auditor's report, and secretarial audit reports and certificate as required under SEBI Regulations, 2021, which are required to be placed at the AGM, are available for inspection at the NSDL website under the tab AGM Documents. I would now like to introduce the directors present virtually for the meeting. We have Mr.
Nitin Rakesh, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mr. Narayanan Kumar, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Ms. Joanne Kathleen Myers, Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Mr. Marshall Jan Lux, Chairman of Risk Governance and Management Committee, Ms. Maureen Ann Erasmus, Ms. Courtney Della Cava, Mr. David Lawrence Johnson, Mr. Amit Dixit, Mr. Amit Dalmia, and Mr. Kabir Mathur are present for the meeting. Mr. Pankaj Sood could not attend the meeting due to another engagement. I'm Davinder Singh Brar, Chairman of the Board and the Stakeholders Relationship Committee. I record that the authorized representatives of the statutory auditors, secretarial auditor, and the scrutinizer are also virtually present in the meeting. I further record that all feasible planning and execution has been done for enabling electronic participation and voting of the members for this AGM. It is confirmed that the electronic voting is available throughout the AGM.
I would now like to share with you the performance highlights of the company for the financial year 2023 and the important developments. Good morning again, ladies and gentlemen. I'm delighted to welcome you to the 32nd Annual General Meeting of your company. Thank you for joining us today. Each time we have met, we have had important matters to reflect on. This time it is no different. A lot has happened in the past year. You will be happy to know that Mphasis has gone from strength to strength despite the complexities of the macroeconomic environment that we face today. Although the COVID-19 induced pandemic seems to be in the rear view, we are still dealing with the aftereffects of the disruption brought by it. Recent global events centered around persistent inflation, fiscal tightening, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions signal a prolonged period of uncertainty ahead.
These developments will lead to emergence of different economic realities, both for consumers and enterprises. Having fundamentally altered the way the world lives, works, and interacts, the disruption has necessitated enterprises to invest in technology and embrace digital transformation. This promises to open up new market opportunities for Mphasis. With cloud and cognitive as the two pillars, the company has introduced and enabled the execution of a Zero Cost Transformation methodology, which allows the company to significantly reduce costs while accelerating digital transformation for its clients. With this front-to-back framework, the company is able to play across the entire technology value chain to deliver an integrated portfolio of consulting, design, development, with zero-cost production support, along with service operations for better customer experiences, speed, and agility at the reduced cost of ownership for the client.
The company believes that its enterprise clients are in the early stages of an enormous technology investing super cycle towards renovating every aspect of their technology infrastructure, with cloud and data at its core now being boosted by the use of artificial intelligence.... enterprises started their digital transformation journey about five years ago, when customers started demanding more. Since this is a journey that begins in the front end and then leads to the back end, the nature of spending has pivoted from maintenance and infrastructure services to transformation, which enables clients to deliver superior service to their customers. While the pandemic accelerated the need and urgency for this transformation, we see currently enterprises lowering their strategic technology spends, but these have not been paused in any way. The digital overhaul at enterprises is likely to continue despite the headwinds, and is predicted to last for the next decade.
This is indicated in global analyst reports, where IT servicing spending is set to remain robust and grow over the next few years, despite the short-term optimizations or hiccups in the current year. The company believes that transformation and change initiatives will continue to be the priority for clients focused around hybrid or multi-cloud infrastructure data modernization, consumer experience and cybersecurity, and also, more importantly, artificial intelligence. Having made the right bets few years ago in technology as a service, the company leverages this to support enterprises with its superior architecture, design, and engineering capabilities to gain wallet share. While the macro uncertainty is expected to continue through the second half of 2023, tremendous opportunities are opening up with the emergence of AI to recharge the technology investing super cycle.
In this scenario, the company is well-placed to enable enterprises enhance their potential, maximize business outcomes, and embrace a new era of innovation. I would now like to highlight the progress that we have made in financial year 2023. In a dynamic environment, Mphasis continues to move forward from a position of strength. The company's varied industry solutions, market client base, earnings, and cash flow help to execute its growth strategy and insulate it from the market challenges. Even with the recent disruption in the U.S. banking system that impacted smaller community banks, the company's larger portfolio of clientele, focused on organizations that are tightly governed, remains protected from the resulting after effects. The clients continued trust in the company is reflected in its annual growth numbers.
The company's lead indicators are positive, with strong net new deal wins at $1.3 billion, with 81% of them coming in new gen areas, and they are broad-based across multiple verticals, including BFSI. The company has also made good progress in driving growth in newer verticals such as healthcare, transportation, airlines, and high tech, besides strengthening its position in the banking segment. The earnings per share of the company grew at 14% for the year to INR 87.1 per share. Key strategic updates include, the company launched Mphasis.ai, a first-of-its-kind business unit focused on transforming organizations by unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence to maximize business outcomes. This unit, one of the first in the industry, seamlessly integrates AI capabilities into existing technology landscapes, enabling organizations to improve customer experience and enhance operational efficiency, while minimizing disruption to the operations.
With AI solutions leading the way in which enterprise clients are interacting with their end customers, the company recently announced its partnership with Kore.ai, the world's leading enterprise conversational AI platform and solutions company, to boost its offerings to transform our customer experience management and employee engagement for their enterprise clients. Mphasis has also pledged to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from its facilities and operations to become carbon neutral by 2030. Carbon neutrality being an important driver of value creation, the company will aim to achieve its goal by implementing a well-defined energy management plan to minimize energy consumption, integrate renewable energy sources, and implement energy-efficient practices. The company has undertaken a high-level assessment for the potential impact of climate risk on its business and supply chain.
It has also set a year-on-year target for the reduction of energy consumption by 5% and carbon footprint by 1%, and is consistently working towards achieving the same. It has also established a governance mechanism to monitor and evaluate progress towards achieving the ESG objectives. Mphasis has moved up from the 69th to 74th percentile year-on-year in the S&P Global Dow Jones Sustainability Indices corporate sustainability assessment annual review 2022. The improvement in scores further demonstrate the impact of the company's integrated ESG efforts on sustainability. In corporate social responsibility, CSR, the company's philanthropic activities are governed by the CSR committee of the board, which approves the CSR budget and monitors its implementation as per the CSR policy of the company. The company has committed its CSR spend towards achieving long-term societal benefit, which has been outlined in detail in the annual report.
Mphasis F1 Foundation works across the focus areas of education, livelihood, inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The program objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 of quality education, reduced inequalities, gender equality, climate actions, partnerships for the goals, good health, and well-being, to name a few. Since environmental sustainability was introduced as a key focus area within the company's CSR framework in FY 23, it partnered with United Way of Bengaluru to execute three projects. First, One Billion Drops to conserve rainwater by constructing 1,200 percolation wells in the city of Bengaluru over the next 2 years. Second, Dommasandra Lake rejuvenation. The restoration of Dommasandra Lake in Bengaluru, a multi-year project that aims to improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, and increase community ownership. Third, afforestation.
A dense forest is being set up on an 11-acre plot, where 1 lakh dry deciduous tree saplings are being planted in the 228-acre Doddasaggere Botanical Garden in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. The company collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IIT Madras, for short, for fundamental and applied research in quantum technologies by setting up a quantum lab. During the year, with projects under quantum computing in progress, over 200 hours of training in quantum sciences was provided to 120 students and industry professionals, including some of the company's own employees. The quantum center's work was showcased at a conclave at IIT Madras, presided by Honorable Finance Minister Srimati Nirmala Sitharaman, to foster greater industry-academia collaboration. The company partnered with Museum of Art & Photography to pioneer inclusion in museums in India.
This partnership includes infrastructure programs, structural work, as well as interiors, under the expert guidance of Diversity and Equal Opportunity Center. Under livelihood, the company focused on projects that improved employability and generate income. Magic Bus is one such partner, which trained 800 young students from underserved backgrounds in cloud computing, the curriculum to graduate with the company's support. Currently, over 60 students have been placed in reputed companies with an average annual income of INR 3 lakhs. The company's CSR efforts, underpinned by its focused approach to community and building a sustainable business, remain fundamental to its strategy. The company is committed to create long-term value for its investors, stakeholders, and the communities around it.
Financial year 2023 was a year of growth despite the current macroeconomic environment. I'm confident that we will continue to stay on course through financial year 2024 and beyond, leveraging the opportunities that I mentioned earlier. You will be happy to know that the board of directors have recommended a final dividend of INR 50 per equity share for the financial year ended 31st March 2023, subject to your approval at this meeting. In the years ahead, I'm confident that Mphasis will continue to further scale, transform, and stay ahead of the technology advancements, and remain true to its purpose of being the driver in a driverless car. Despite the complex environment, the company has shown fortitude in not only navigating the present scenario, but also planning for the path forward.
I wish to thank our shareholders again for their continued trust and association with the company, and also our customers for their support and confidence. Mphasis is a company with a strong heritage and a very promising future. I wish all of us the very best as we carry out our individual responsibilities in building future success together. Thank you. I now request Mr. Subramanian Narayan, Company Secretary, to read the auditor's report and brief the members on the voting process to be followed at the meeting.
Thank you, Chairman. There are no qualifications, observations, or comments in the auditor's reports which are required to be read at the meeting. With the permission of the members present, I take the auditor's report as read. As per law, the company has provided electronic voting facility by means of remote e-voting AGM is held virtually. The option for physical voting at the AGM is not provided this time. However, the company has enabled e-voting facility during the AGM for members who have not voted through remote e-voting and are present at the AGM and are otherwise barred from doing so. The icon for e-voting is available on top of the screen under the E-voting tab, which will redirect the members to the e-voting platform of the NSDL. The e-voting facility would close after 30 minutes from the conclusion of this AGM.
There will be no proposing and seconding of the resolutions as the meeting is held virtually. The shareholders who have registered themselves as speakers will be allowed to speak at the meeting, and such registered speakers may participate in the discussion on the items of business once invited by the Chairman. The query shall be answered after all allowed speaker shareholders have raised their questions. I now request the Chairman to resume the proceedings. Thank you.
We now take up item numbers one to six, set forth in the notice. We will open the lines for questions from the shareholders after all the items of business are tabled at the meeting. Item number one is to receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023. Item number two is to approve declaration of final dividend on the equity shares. Item number three is to re-elect Mr. Amit Dixit as a director, who retires by rotation and seeks re-appointment. Item number four is to re-elect Mr. Marshall Jen Lux as a director, who retires by rotation and seeks re-appointment. Item number five is to re-elect Mr. Kabir Mathur as a director, who retires by rotation and seeks re-appointment.
Item number six is to reappoint statutory auditors from the conclusion of this annual general meeting until the conclusion of the 37th annual general meeting and fix their remuneration. The text of the ordinary resolution, along with explanatory statement, wherever required, is provided in the notice circulated to the members. May I request the members to treat the resolutions as read? I now invite the speaker shareholders to raise their questions they may have on the items of the business of the meeting. I request the members to confine their queries strictly to the items of business of the meeting. I also request the moderator of the meeting to enable the speaker shareholders in order of their registration.
In the interest of time, I request the speaker shareholders to restrict their questions and views to a maximum of three minutes. I now hand over the proceedings to the moderator for the speaker shareholders to raise their queries.
Thank you very much, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question and answer session. Request everyone to please remain connected while the speaker shareholders assemble. We invite our first speaker member, Mr. Santosh Kumar Saraf, to accept the prompt on your screen, unmute your audio and video and ask your question. Ladies and gentlemen, we will wait for a momphasment while Mr. Saraf unmutes his audio and video connection.
One minute, one minute, sir. Just a minute.
माननीय अध्यक्ष जी, उपस्थित निदेशक मंडल के सदस्यगण, अधिकारीगण, कर्मचारीगण और मेरे शेयरहोल्डर भाई-बहन, जो आज इस वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग में मौजूद हैं। मैं Santosh Kumar Saraf, Kolkata का रहने वाला। सर, प्रथम आप सभी को नमस्कार करता हूं। सर, आशा करता हूं, आप जो भी हैं, इस project में अच्छे साथ में होंगे, सर। सर, मैं management और उसकी टीम को धन्यवाद देता हूं, काफी अच्छा result provide करने के लिए और हमारे कर्मचारी को भी आभार प्रकट करता हूं, जितनी कड़ी मेहनत के कारण हमें यह result मिला है सर और INR 50 dividend आपने announced किया है सर। सर, आपने अपनी brief में काफी कुछ बताया हमें, CSR के बारे में बताया, कंपनी के future
के बारे में बताया, बहुत कुछ बताया। कोई ज्यादा प्रश्न नहीं, लेकिन हम लोग तो आधा से लाचार हैं सर, उपाय नहीं है। 1-2 प्रश्न आपसे जरूर करेंगे। ऐसे मैंने प्रश्न पहले लिख के भेज दिए थे, फिर भी मैं उनको उनमें से repeat करके पूछूंगा सर। सर, जैसे आपने अभी देखा कि आपने भी बताया कि future जो है, अभी Artificial Intelligence की समय आ रहा है और electric vehicle का जमाना है सर। इस समय आप इसको किस तरह adopt करके कंपनी के growth में इसको join करना चाहेंगे? अगर यह हो तो जरूर बताइएगा सर. एक सर, last year आपने काफी अच्छा business किया और कोई नई technology आपने अगर introduce की हो, जिससे जो हमारे Indian business में खासकर growth में काम आए. हम आत्मनिर्भर भारत की तरफ बढ़ रहे हैं सर, तो हम चाहते हैं ऐसी कोई technology हो, जो आत्मनिर्भर भारत में हमारा सहयोग करें. सर, new clients कितने add किए हैं, इसके बारे में कोई figure तो जरूर बताइएगा सर. एक सर, आपके यहां female employee की संख्या काफी कम लग रही है, percentage के हिसाब से. जैसे हमारे देश की इच्छा है कि हम कुछ
सालों में third mahashakti बन जाएंगे, development के मामले में जो. सर, इसमें women का empowerment बहुत जरूरी है और government भी चाहती है women को empowerment करके, without women empowerment के साथ हमारा देश कभी भी develop और third shakti नहीं बन सकता, क्योंकि हमारे देश में women की संख्या 50% है. आपके जो 17,754 employee जो आपने March 31 में बताया सर, उसमें पर women.
कितनी है और अभी क्या फ्यूचर में प्लान है, ये भी बताने की कोशिश करिएगा सर? आपने ESG के बारे में बताया सर, इसको कंपेयर के लिए भी बताया सर. मेरा 1 क्वेश्चन है, रिन्यूएबल एनर्जी, जो की टोटल इलेक्ट्रिसिटी यूज है, उसमें रिन्यूएबल एनर्जी की कितने % अभी हम यूज कर रहे हैं सर? ये अगर फिगर हो तो जरूर बताइएगा. ज्यादा समय नहीं लूंगा, और भी मेरे shareholder भाई बनाएंगे, मेरे पीछे में कि मैं 1 नंबर पर हूं. मैं यह कहूंगा सर, यह BC meeting काफी अच्छी है. आपकी Bengaluru में मीटिंग होती है. मैं फिजिकल मीटिंग भी आपकी अटेंड किया मैंने. Raj Bhavan के आपके यहां पर, लेकिन सर, BC meeting में क्या मैं कल से अपनी बात कह सकता हूं?
बैंगलोर जाकर मीटिंग करना हर समय पॉसिबल नहीं होता। तो आपसे हाथ जोड़ के निवेदन है सर, कल आपको फिजिकल मजबूरी में मीटिंग करनी पड़ती है तो मैं तो नहीं ऑब्जेक्शन कर देता। लेकिन सर, उसके साथ में दस से पंद्रह मिनट का सेशन बीसी भी रखिए। जैसे आपने कहा कि इलेक्ट्रानिक और जमाना आ रहा है, डिजिटल का जमाना आ रहा है, तो हम चाहेंगे कि हम भी डिजिटल के थ्रू आपके यहां कनेक्ट जैसे अन्य डायरेक्टर अपनी अपनी जगह से कनेक्टेड हैं, उनको
यह फैसिलिटी मिले। ज्यादा समय न लेते हुए मैं जितने भी आप प्रेजेन्ट हैं, उनके परिवार को शुभकामनाएं देता हूं आने वाले समय की और भगवान से प्रार्थना करता हूं, हमारी कंपनी के लिए सभी के लिए दो हज़ार तेईस चौबीस हेल्दी वेल्थी प्रॉफिट सेफ्टी के साथ बीततो और मैं को भी धन्यवाद देता हूं, जिनका काफी अच्छा काम और काफी अच्छी सर्विस देते हैं। सर ये भेजे वाले इनकी भी काफी है।
नको भी मैं आभार प्रकट करता हूं और कई बार रिंग करके बताते भी हैं आपका नंबर आ रहा है, इनके लिए धन्यवाद। ज्यादा समय न लेते हुए myself समाप्त करता हूं। जय जय भारत!
एक बार फिर आप सभी को मेरा नमस्कार।
Thank you Mr. Saraf.
थैंक यू। वी नाउ इनवाइट स्पीकर नंबर टू, मिस्टर अशोक चक्रवर्ती। रिक्वेस्ट टू प्लीज एक्सेप्ट द प्रॉम्प्ट ऑन योर स्क्रीन, अनम्यूट योर ऑडियो एंड वीडियो एंड आस्क योर क्वेश्चन। मिस्टर चक्रवर्ती, कुड यू प्लीज अनम्यूट योर ऑडियो एंड वीडियो एंड आस्क योर क्वेश्चन। लेडीज एंड जेंटलमैन, वी विल वेट फॉर अ मोमेंट, व्हाइल मिस्टर चक्रवर्ती अनम्यूट हिज कनेक्शन। सो वी कैन सी यू, कुड यू ऑल्सो अनम्यूट योर ऑडियो सर, योर माइक इज म्यूटेड।
हेलो! हेलो सर।
वी कैन हियर यू सर, प्लीज गो अहेड।
सर माय नेम इज एस अशोक चक्रवर्ती। आई एम स्पीकिंग फ्रॉम बैंगलोर। वेरी वेरी गुड मॉर्निंग टू एवरीवन सर। सर, आई सपोर्ट ऑल द रेजोल्यूशन प्रपोज्ड बाय द मैनेजमेंट एंड चेयरमैन सर। एंड आई हियर ऑल्सो वंस अगेन, आई थैंक द मैनेजमेंट एंड सेक्रेटरी डिपार्टमेंट एंड सेक्रेटरी फॉर हैविंग सेंड द एनुअल रिपोर्ट टू मी सर, इन एडवांस, इन एडवांस सर। सर, आई एम वेरी हैप्पी टू नोट दैट द आवर मार्केट शेयर प्राइस है गॉन अप नियरली थर्टी परसेंट फ्रॉम इट्स लो ऑफ रुपीस थाउजेंड सिक्स हंड्रेड सिक्सटी वन, एज़ पर फोल्यो नंबर वन फोर्टी सर एंड थैंक एंड कांग्रेचुलेशन द मैनेजमेंट इन दिस रिगार्ड सर। हॉवेवर, प्लीज इन्फॉर्म एनी स्ट्रेटेजीस टू रीच ऑल टाइम हाई ऑफ
टू थाउजेंड सेवेन हंड्रेड, सिंस रिसेशन फियर्स गॉन अवे सर। आई विल बी एक्सपेक्टिंग मोर एंड मोर फ्रॉम द मैनेजमेंट सर। एंड नेक्स्ट पॉइंट आई विश टू इन्फॉर्म यू इज एज़ पर फोली नंबर हंड्रेड, आवर कंपनी रिसोर्स आर नियरली सेवेंटी सेवन थाउजेंड फोर हंड्रेड सिक्सटी फोर मिलियन फॉर शेयर कैपिटल ऑफ थाउजेंड एट हंड्रेड एटी फोर मिलियन सर। हैन्स आई रिक्वेस्ट यू प्लीज कंसीडर बोनस इश्यू एंड लिबरल बोनस इश्यू, सो दैट द शेयर प्राइस कैन रीच द ऑल टाइम हाई ऑफ टू थाउजेंड सेवेन हंड्रेड एंड मोर देन दैट सर एंड आई एम नॉट, आई एम नॉट रिस्ट्रिक्टिंग इट टू सेवेन हंड्रेड। इफ द मैनेजमेंट एंड इफ द मार्केट गोस अप वेरी वेल, एज़ नाउ द मार्केट इज एट ऑल टाइम हाई, एक्सेप्ट
सम आईटी सेक्टर ऑल्सो इट इज रिकवरिंग वेरी मच इन द रीसेंट पास्ट। सो आई विश द मैनेजमेंट टू एक्सपेक्ट टू डू। आई एम एक्सपेक्टिंग मैनेजमेंट टू सी कंसीडर बोनस इश्यू और एटलिस्ट एनी अदर रिवार्डिंग मेजर्स टू द शेयरहोल्डर मार्केट ओरिएंटेड मेजर्स, सो दैट आवर शेयर प्राइस कैन गो अप टू ऑल टाइम हाई एंड मोर देन दैट सर एंड द रीजन आई एम नॉट गिविंग एनी इंफिनिट पॉइंट सर। वन मोर लास्ट पॉइंट, लास्ट नॉट द लिस्ट। आई वुड हैव बीन वेरी हैप्पी, एज़ माय अर्ली शेयरहोल्डर सजेस्टेड, इफ द मीटिंग है बीन कंडक्टेड फिजिकल कम वीडियो मीटिंग सर। सो ऑल द पीपल कैन अटेंड द मीटिंग एट द सेम टाइम। एज़ अ बैंगलोरियन, आई वुड हैव मेट, आई वुड मीट ऑल ऑफ यू इन पर्सन, एटलिस्ट आफ्टर सेवरल इयर्स और आफ्टर मेनी इयर्स ऑफ कोविड और सम वेरी डिफरेंट रीजन सर। प्लीज कंसीडर दैट हाइब्रिड मीटिंग एज़ सजेस्टेड बाय अर्ली प्रेडिसेसर शेयरहोल्डर मिस्टर संतोष सर। आई विश यू कांग्रेचुलेशन एंड विश यू ऑल द बेस्ट सर। थैंक यू वेरी मच सर।
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हेलो! हेलो।
सर, आपकी आवाज आ रही है। यू मे आस्क योर क्वेश्चन।
हेलो, हेलो सर!
थर्टी सेकंड इस एजीएम में मुझे आपसे पार्टिसिपेट करके बहुत खुशी हो रही है। सर, आई एम कनेक्टेड विद दिस कंपनी सिंस ए पब्लिक इश्यू टू थर्टीएथ। आई मेट ऑल द डायरेक्टर्स, दिस शेयरहोल्डर्स एंड बहुत खुशी है सर। हम लोगों ने जब कोलकाता से आप लोगों को दिया था, दो हज़ार में, तब एकदम छोटा सा पौधा था, मुरझाया हुआ था। आप लोगों ने इसको एकदम वर्क बना दिया। वी आर हैप्पी, इट इज आवर ब्रेड एंड बटर। तो सर, हम सब आप डायरेक्टर्स, सेक्रेटरी सबको हेल्प कर रहे हैं। सबको नमस्कार कर रहे हैं और सर बहुत से सेक्रेटरी भी चेंज हो गए, मैनेजमेंट भी चेंज हो गया, नियम भी चेंज हो गए। तो सर हमारा दो हज़ार तीन से दो हज़ार से फिजिकल शेयर का एक डिसप्यूट था। ग्रिवेंस
से हम लास्ट टाइम आप लोगों को बोले थे, नितिन राकेश जी को बोले थे और क्या नाम है सुब्रह्मण्यम साहब को बोल रहे हैं, ही इज कोपरेटिंग। लेकिन सर, इट इज इन ऑल मनी और ये होता है तो हम लोग बोल रहे हैं कि कंपनी इज ए कस्टोडियन ऑफ शेयर्स। दो हज़ार तीन से स्टॉप ट्रांसफर है तो को है। फिर अभी कंपनी ने दो हज़ार तेईस में हम लोगों के ऊपर फिर इंटरप्रिटर केस कर दिया। पार्टी ने केस कर दिया और कन्फ्यूजन है तो हम इसको पर्सनली बैठ करके सोल्यूशन करते हैं। लास्ट मीटिंग में भी हम बोले थे तो सर, आप सेक्रेटरी साहब को बोलिए और आप नितिन साहब अगर प्रेजेंट रहे, जिस समय भी रहे, आज एक महीना, दो महीना जहां भी रहे, हम उनको पुट अप करके इस प्रॉब्लम
का सोल्यूशन चाहते हैं। हम ओल्ड एज हो गए। देखिए, थर्टी टू सेकंड तो हम आपका ही अटेंड कर रहे हैं। हमको बहुत खुशी है। आप हम लोग मिस्टर जेरी राव की मीटिंग बहुत अटेंड किए हैं, फिजिकल किया है। यू ऑलवेज एश्योर्ड, यू आर आवर वैलिड शेयरहोल्डर, यू आर द ओनर्स ऑफ द कंपनी। वी विल डू फॉर व्हाट एवर यू से। इन वन एजीएम, आई रिक्वेस्टेड हिम कि सर, वी कैन नॉट अफोर्ड दिस एडवर्टाइजमेंट एक्सपेंस। ही टोल्ड नो कंपनी विल बी आर दिस एसटीडी एक्सपेंस, एक्सपेंसिव कंपनी विल बी आर। तो सर, इसमें कंपनी को कोई नुकसान नहीं हो रहा है और हम लोग को जबरदस्ती कंपनी ने हम पर केस कर दिया। कंपनी को कोई फायदा भी होने वाला नहीं है। हमारा अभी
ढाई तीन साल से सिविल केस चल रहा है। कोई हियरिंग नहीं हो रहा है। हमारा डेढ़ दो लाख का खर्चा हो गया है जाने आने में और में। आई एम रेडी व्हाट एवर कंपनी विल से इन सिटिंग। अब इनका एडवोकेट को हम लोग फोन करते हैं तो कोई रिस्पांस नहीं मिलता। तो सर, हम आपसे यह रिक्वेस्ट है इंडिपेंडेंट न्यूट्रल होकर के आप ऑर्डर दीजिएे, जैसे दो हज़ार में मिस्टर चेरी राव ने ऑर्डर दिया। देन मिस्टर बनरजी, मिस्टर मेनन, मिस्टर सुब्रह्मण्यम ये अटेंडेंट मीटिंग शॉर्ट आउट, बिकॉज़ उसने यह मीटिंग कंपनी कोलकाता से ट्रांसफर हुई थी। प्रमोटर कोलकाता के थे तो बहुत से डिसप्यूट थे, झमेला थे और प्लस प्राइस बढ़ जाता है तो कंपलीट अभी भी प्राइस
बढ़ गया। इसलिए सब डिसप्यूट है तो कोई डिसप्यूट नहीं तो आप सुब्रह्मण्यम साहब को बोलिए कि मीटिंग अटेंड मीटिंग के लिए आदमी को अपोइंट करेंगे। न्यूट्रल उसको हम लोग पुट अप करेंगे। नितिन राकेश जी मिलेंगे, हम उनसे मिलना चाहते हैं। तो अगर पॉसिबल है तो सर बोलिए। देखिए, ट्वेंटी थ्री इयर्स ओल्ड केस है। आज दो दो जनरेशन चेंज हो गया। पांच से सेक्रेटरी चेंज हो गया, दो तीन मैनेजमेंट चेंज हो गया। हम लोगों ने दस रुपए का शेयर देखा है, आज वही शेयर पांच लाख हो गया है। हम बहुत खुशी है। इट इज अ ब्रेड एंड बटर। आप लोग इस पर बैठे हैं। यू आर न्यूट्रल। जैसे जज बैठता है कोर्ट में यू टेक द प्रॉपर डिसीजन। जैसे सेक्रेटरी साहब को पूछिए, कंपनी किसने केस किया है?
कंपनी का तो कोई प्रॉफिट लॉस नहीं है। वी आर रेडी। SEBI ऐसा नियम बना दिया। SEBI हैज गिवन सो मेनी ऑप्शन वी नो इट, जिससे कि इन्वेस्टर्स को तकलीफ नहीं हो। इंडिया में देखिए, टाइम कंज्यूमिंग है। कोर्ट केसिविल केस एंड मनी मनी मनी एक्सपेंसिव है। हम केस करेंगे, हमारा पोता देखेगा। सर, इसमें कंपनी को कोई नुकसान नहीं है। ओनली यू गिव द ऑर्डर टू Subramanian Narayan साहब। मीटिंग अच्छे आदमी के साथ जो कंपिटेंट है, उनके साथ अटेंड कर देंगे। हम लोग जाएंगे या वो आएंगे। Mr. Jerry Rao भी ऐसा किया था। 2000 में Mr. Menon, Mr. Subramanian Narayan, सब कोलकाता दिल्ली से आए थे। सब सिटिंग किए थे एंड मैटर वा सोल्वड। दैट वास बिग बिग बिग इश्यू। ये तो
ओनली 200 शेयर्स। ठीक है, प्राइस बढ़ गया है, इसलिए सब प्रॉब्लम है। अदरवाइज देर इज नो प्रॉब्लम। वी वांट जेनुइन सोल्यूशंस शुड कम। सर, दिस इज माय रिक्वेस्ट टू श्री Nitin Rakesh जी कि सर, अगर आप हमको आपका ईमेल वगैरह दे दें, बिकॉज़ ये मीटिंग के बाद में नोबody विल हियर। आपका RTI बोलता है, गो टू कंपनी, गो टू SEBI, वी विल नॉट डू। सेक्रेटरी साहब बोलते हैं, गो टू कोर्ट, वी कैन नॉट डू एनीथिंग। वी आर रनिंग हियर। कोर्ट में नोबody इज प्रेजेंटिंग, अगेंस्ट पार्टी इज नॉट कमिंग। देखिए, 3,000 three years spent, वी स्पेंट INR 150 एंड मैटर सेम पेज, सेम प्लेस, नो प्रोग्रेस। कंपनी फाइल किया है। व्हाई?
Party is also involved. Party ne NCLT me case kiya hai, let it be continue. Company ko bole case utha lenge. Company case utha lega, NCLT case hai, against party kiya hai. We are ready to fight. Sir, jaisa bhi aapka advocate, vakeel bolta hai, aap we are ready. Hum log chhote mote aadmi hai aur hum log bahut khushi hai. Hamara chhota sa poda murjhaya hua poda itna bada ho gaya. Usme INB Ring ne takeover kiya. Mr. Sarin aaye, Mr. Last mein Mr. Jerry Rao aaye. Unhone continuous 3 bonus diya.
Sorry to interrupt.
Abhi to vandana.
Mr. Patni.
Ya, three years
Mr. Patni.
Bonus vonus dijiye.
Sorry to interrupt you. Sir, could you please finish your question a bit faster? Because we have to finish, we have limited time for the Q&A session.
Any reply from management side?
Sir, they will respond after all questions are done, sir.
Huh?
The responses will be given after all the questions are completed.
Yeah, I want to hear to Mr. Nitin Rakesh Ji. Unko dhanyavad dena chahta hoon, Subramaniam sahab ko. Only one second.
Yes, Madanlal Patni Ji, we will address your query once all the questions are covered. We have noted your question.
Dhanyavad sir.
We will address your query. Yes. Namaskar.
Sir, sir, aap is seat per just ki seat belt hai. Take independent opinion, haan? Subramaniam sahab ko dijiye.
Madanlal Patni Ji, hum aapka jawab denge. Aap thoda ye baaki sawal ho jane dijiye pura, aapka sab jawab denge.
Aap Nitin sahab bol rahe hai?
Haan ji.
Oh, dhanyavad, sir. Bahut khushi hui, sir, ek baar ek aap. Kabhi bhi, jahan bhi aap India mein aaye, ek baar aapse mulakat ho jaye. Subramaniam sahab ko bhi dhanyavad de dijiye.
Haan, main-
Dhanyavad sahab ko dhanyavad de dijiye.
Wo sun rahe hai. Wo sun rahe hai aapki baat. Unhone sun liya hai. Main bol dunga unko bhi. Ab, abhi aapko jawab denge hum thodi der mein.
Sir, hum log itne padhe likhe nahi hai. Hum toh aapse request kar rahe hai, humko taklif nahi ho.
Thank you.
Sir, dekhiye kitna kharcha ho raha hai.
Thank you very much, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, that was the last question. I hand the proceedings back to Chairman, sir. Over to you.
Thank you, shareholders, for your question and appreciation for the company's management and the company's policies. The questions raised by Mr. Saraf pertain to technology and the impact of artificial intelligence. The impact of artificial intelligence, as we see, will be profound in the business operations going forward. In this context, as early as 2019, Mphasis team recognized the potential of AI to drive significant changes in the business landscape. We developed machine learning platforms and incorporated GPT and GPT-4 into our own algorithms. This started developing into a nucleus of the future AI, the DNA of the company. The launch of business unit, Mphasis.ai, is exactly focused on transforming organizations, as I said in my speech, by seamlessly integrating AI capabilities into existing tech structures and landscapes of our clients without disrupting their present operations.
This is essentially to enhance the contact of the customers with their clients and also to improving productivity and operational excellence within the system. The company is looking at areas to convert it into a business into a profitable business, and some of these are being examined by this unit in terms of development cycle and deployment cycle of the new cloud initiatives that the companies are undertaking, maintenance and operations and business process outsourcing. These are the three or four areas where we are going to seriously apply AI for our clients to get the outcomes that I just mentioned for the clients.
We also have tied up with other companies, leading companies such as Kore.ai, which is into conversational AI business, to implement their technology and their proprietary technology with multiple clients, as we have built a reputation now and also expertise to implement the AI into the contextual landscapes of different clients. That is the kind of service we will provide through this unit. Your next question was regarding number of clients that we new clients that we had in the last year. That was 13. 13 clients were added. This information is actually regularly shared in our management discussion and analysis reports. Next was regarding women and empowerment of women and giving women the increasing foothold in the company's affairs.
As at the end of March 31st, we had about 9,767, that was the exact number. Out of a total number of 27,680, which is 35% of the population, is women employees. We have training programs, special counseling, and career opportunity programs that we have in the company for empowering women. Our goal is to increase this percentage from 35% to 40% in the next three-four years. Regarding renewable energy, 51% of our consumption is sourced from solar and hydro power. That is what we call as renewable energy. That was the question. Your last question was regarding a hybrid meeting, which was also repeated by Mr.
Chakravarty later, that we should have a hybrid meeting where both physically we meet shareholders in Bangalore and also have the facility for virtual. I think it's a good idea. We'll examine how this can be implemented for the next AGM. We were also thinking, because there have been requests from various shareholders for a physical meeting, but on the contrary, many shareholders are now saying that virtual meeting is more accessible for many shareholders. They don't have to travel, and they would prefer to continue with the virtual meeting. The hybrid idea, let's see if we can implement next year at the AGM in Bangalore. Mr. Chakravarti, you mentioned about company reserves and the share capital, and requested for a liberal bonus or any other reward in which the company's share price will go up, because if we give bonus...
I think the company's share price fundamentally will go up if we keep performing well in the marketplace. That is the core of it all. We note your request. I think the board will deliberate whether the company is ripe for a bonus or we also did buybacks. As you know, we have done two buybacks of shares. We take your request on board. I think the board of directors will review this, only we can communicate something more tangible. Mr. Madan Lal Patni, I think this case has been brought to the AGM now. It's a physical share dispute. The company had to file an interpleader case because both the parties were not coming for any settlement and were not willing to meet either.
Now both of them are in the court, the company has an interpleader. At this stage, I feel, for the anguish that you expressed, the court cases take long to decide in this country. As per SEBI Regulations, there is no such provision where there are multiple claims for the same shares, can be entertained by the company unless there is a court order. I mean, Mr. Rakesh will be happy to meet with you, as you requested, I think, the case is being in the court at the moment, tied in whatever else he can do. I will request the Company Secretary and the CEO to meet with you if that will help, whenever they are next in Bengaluru together.
That, I think, is all the questions that we had. If there is anybody else who has raised a question, or Mr. Jaychand is on the line because he had registered, I'd be happy to answer. I think we can move on with the meeting process.
Mr. Jaychand is not connected. You may proceed, sir.
I believe now that we have answered all the queries raised by the shareholders. If there are any further queries that they can write to the company at 32.agm@mphasis.com, which will be responded to you by the management. This concludes the business of the day, and I take this opportunity to thank all the shareholders present here for their kind cooperation, support, and valuable time. The combined results of the votes cast through remote e-voting and e-voting during the AGM on all the resolutions would be uploaded on the company's website and will be intimated to the stock exchange as per SEBI listing obligation and disclosure requirements by tomorrow. I wish the shareholders all the very best and good health, and hope to meet you in person at the next available opportunity. I now declare this meeting as closed.