The purpose of the Audit Committee is to monitor and provide effective supervision of the managements financial reporting with a view to ensure accurate, timely and proper discloser by maintaining transparency and, integrity and quality of financial reporting. The powers of the Audit Committee include the following:

• - to investigate any activity within its terms of reference;
• - to seek information from any employee;
• - to obtain outside legal or other professional advise; and
• - to secure attendance of outsiders with relevant expertise, if it considers necessary.

• Oversight of the Company’s financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financial information to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
 
• Recommending to the Board, the appointment, reappointment and if required the replacement or removal of the statutory auditor and the fixation of audit fees;
 
• Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutory auditors;
 
• Reviewing with the management the annual financial statements before submission to the Board for approval, with particular reference to:
  • - Matters required to be included in the Directors Responsibility Statement to be included in the Board report in terms of clause (2AA) of Section 217 of the Companies Act,;
  • - Changes, if any, in accounting policies and practices and reasons for the same;
  • - Major accounting entries involving estimates based on the exercise of judgement by management;
  • - Significant adjustments made in the financial statements arising out of audit findings;
  • - Compliance with listing and other legal requirements relating to financial statements;
  • - Disclosure of any related party transactions; and
  • - Qualifications in the draft audit report.
• Reviewing with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the Board for approval;
 
• Reviewing with the management the statement of use / application of funds raised through an issue( public issue, rights issue, preferential issue etc.) the report submitted by the monitoring agency and making appropriate recommendations to the Board to take up steps in this matter;
 
• Reviewing with the management, performance of the statutory and internal auditors and adequacy of the internal control systems;
 
• Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of the internal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reporting structure coverage and frequency of internal audit;
• Discussion with internal auditors, any significant findings and follow up there-on;
 
• Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matters where there is suspected fraud or irregularly or a failure of internal control systems of a material nature and reporting the matter to the Board;
 
• Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences about the nature and scope of audit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern;
 
• To look into reasons for substantial defaults in the payment to the depositors, debenture holders, shareholders (in case of non payment of declared dividends) and creditors; and
 
• To review the functioning of the Whistle Blower mechanism.

Related Party Transaction Policy

CSR Policy of SKS

The Nomination Committee has been constituted to ensure that the general character of the management or the proposed management of the non-banking financial company shall not be prejudicial to the interest of its present and future stakeholders and to ensure ‘fit and proper’ credentials/status of proposed/existing Directors of the company.

The role and function of the Nomination Committee is as follows:

• To ensure fit and proper credentials of proposed/existing Directors;
• Appointment and reappointment of Directors on the Board;
• Filling of a vacancy on the Board; and
• Appointment of members to the Executive Committee of the Board.

• Reviewing operational risk (including sub risk for operational risk), information technology risk and integrity risk
• Taking strategic actions to mitigate the risk associated with the nature of the business
• Appraising the Board of Directors at regular intervals regarding the process of putting in place a progressive risk management system, risk management policy and strategy

• Reviewing operational risk (including sub risk for operational risk), information technology risk and integrity risk
• Taking strategic actions to mitigate the risk associated with the nature of the business
• Appraising the Board of Directors at regular intervals regarding the process of putting in place a progressive risk management system, risk management policy and strategy

The Committee performs amongst others the role / functions as are set out in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges and includes:

• Review and redress the Shareholders /Investor’s Grievance Committee like transfer of shares, debentures, non receipt of balance sheet, declaration of dividends;
• Deal with all aspects relating to issue and allotment of shares and debentures and /or other securities of the Company;
• To consider and approve subdivision, consolidation, transfer and issue of duplicate shares and debenture certificate;
• function in close association with the compensation committee for the allotment of Equity Shares under the Stock Option or Stock Purchase Plans and to accept and implement the recommendation of the compensation committee;
• to delegate any of the powers mentioned above to the company executives; and
• authority to do any other matter in relation to the above functions and powers.