To ,

The Members,

BLS International Services Limited

Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the Forty First (41st) Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025. This report is being presented along with the audited financial statements for the year.

1. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Amount In Lakhs)

*EBIDTA includes other income

2. RE VIEW OF OPERATIONS (FY 2024 - 25)

D uring the year under review, total revenue increased

30.80% y-o-y at Rs. 2,19,330.19 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 1,67,681.40 Lakhs in the previous year. Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxation & Amortization and Exceptional Item ("EBIDTA*") was at Rs. 70,984.12 lakhs, registering an increase of 84.08 % y-o-y, as compared to 38,560.67 Lakhs in the previous year. Profit after tax ("PAT") for the year stood at Rs. 53,964.76 Lakhs increased by 65.73 % y-o-y, as compared to Rs.32,562.21 Lakhs in the previous year.

T otal revenue increased by 16.73% y-o-y at Rs.13,848.

Lakhs as compared to Rs. 11,864.22 Lakhs in the previous year. EBIDTA was at Rs. 4,021.87 Lakhs, decrease by 16.23% y-o-y, as compared to Rs. 4,800.88 Lakhs in the previous year. PAT for the year stood at Rs. 2,196.47 lakhs, decrease by 40.65 % y-o-y, as compared to Rs. 3,701.09 Lakhs in the previous year.

3. S TATE OF THE COMPANY'S AFFAIRS

BLS International Services Ltd. is a trusted global enabled services partner for governments and citizens, having an impeccable reputation for setting benchmarks in the domain of visa, passport, consular, citizen, e-governance, attestation, biometric, e-visa, and retail services since 2005. The company has been named one of "India's Most Valuable Companies" by Business Today Magazine, one of the "Best under a Billion companies" by Forbes Asia, and one of "Fortune India's Next 500 companies." Th e company collaborates with more than 46 governments, including Diplomatic Missions, Embassies, and Consulates, as well as employs technology and processes that ensure data security. The company now has a worldwide presence providing consular, biometrics, and citizen services.

4. CH ANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS

D uring the financial year under review, there is no in the nature of business of the Company.

5. DIVIDEND

D uring the financial year under review, the Company given strong financial performance, considering the performance of the company, the Board of Directors of the Company in it's meeting held on May 15, 2025 has declared a Final Dividend of 100% (Rs. 1.00/- per equity share). B ased on the Company's performance, further, your Directors are pleased to recommend for approval of the members a Final Dividend of 100% (Rs 1.00/- per equity share) for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025. The Final Dividend shall be payable post Shareholders' approval at the 41st Annual General Meeting.

Pursuant to the Finance Act, 2020, dividend income is taxable in the hands of the Members, w.e.f. April 1, 2020 and the Company is required to deduct tax at source from dividend paid to the Members at prescribed rates as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.

6. DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY

In terms of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI

Listing Regulations'), the Board has formulated and adopted the Dividend Distribution Policy which is also available on the website of the Company.

The Policy available on our website is accessible by clicking on the following link: https://www.blsinternational.com/assets/pdf/policies/ Dividend_Distribution_Policy.pdf

7. TR ANSFER TO RESERVES:

Consolidated

The closing balance of consolidated retained earnings of the Company for FY 2024-2025, after all appropriation and adjustments was Rs. 1,24,879.36 Lakhs.

Standalone

The closing balance of retained earnings of the Company for FY 2024-2025, after all appropriation and adjustments was Rs. 4,419.91 Lakhs.

8. SH ARE CAPITAL

D uring the financial year under review, there change in the Authorized Share Capital of the Company. On March 31, 2025, the Authorized share capital of the Company was Rs. 50,00,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Crores only) divided into 50,00,00,000 (Fifty Crore) equity shares of Re. 1/- (Rupee One only) each.

D uring the financial year under review, there change in the Issued, Subscribed and Paid up share capital of the Company. On March 31, 2025, the Issued, Subscribed and Paid up share capital of the Company was Rs. 41,17,40,908/- (Rupees Forty One Crores Seventeen Lakhs Forty Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight only) divided into 41,17,40,908 (Forty One Crores Seventeen Lakhs Forty Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight) equity shares of Re. 1/- (Rupee One only) each.

9. LIS TING AT STOCK EXCHANGE

D uring the year under review, the Company has

and got voluntarily delisted it's securities from the Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited ("MSEI"). The Equity Shares of the Company got suspended from MSEI for trading w.e.f April 01, 2025 and delisted from the Capital Market Segment of the Exchange w.e.f April 08, 2025.

The shares of the company are currently listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE

Limited (BSE) and traded on the said Exchanges under the scrip code/symbol as given below: i) BSE Scrip Code: 540073 ii) NSE Scrip Symbol: BLS

Th e annual listing fees for the current year (i.e., F.Y. 2026) have been paid to the Stock Exchanges.

The consolidated Financial Statements of the Company & its subsidiaries which form part of Annual Report have been prepared in accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, a statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of Subsidiaries and Associate Companies in prescribed

Form AOC 1 is annexed herewith as "Annexure - I". Pur suant to the provisions of Section 136 of Companies Act, 2013, Audited Financial Statements, including Consolidated Financial Statements and related information of the Company and its Subsidiaries are available on the website of the Company at (www. blsinternational.com ). These documents will also be available for inspection during the business hours at the Registered Office of the Company. Any member desirous of obtaining a copy of the said Financial Statements may write to the Company at complaince@blsinternational.net Th e details of Subsidiaries and Step-Down subsidiaries which are consolidated as on March 31, 2025 are mentioned -in the note 31 of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

D uring the financial year under review, the mentioned hereunder have become or ceased to be subsidiaries/ step down subsidiaries of the company:

Management Discussion and Analysis Report (MD&A) for the year under review, in compliance with Regulation 34 (3) read with Para B of Schedule V of SEBI Listing

Regulations has been enclosed separately in the Annual

Report.

13. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS/ COURTS/ TRIBUNALS

No significant or material orders were passed Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impacts the going concern status and company's operations in future.

In terms of Section 139 of the Companies Act, read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, Members of the Company in it's Thirty Ninth (39th) Annual General Meeting held on September 21, 2023 has approved the re-appointment of M/s. S.S. Kothari Mehta & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, (FRN: 000756N/N500441), New Delhi, as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office till conclusion of 43rd Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in the financial year 2027-28. F urther, there are no qualifications or comments in the Auditor's Report for the Financial

Year 2024-2025, seeking explanations or comments from the Board. The Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident of fraud to the Audit Committee of the Company during the year under review.

In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act, and applicable Rules made thereunder, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on May 14, 2024 had appointed M/s. P. K. Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries in practice, Firm's Registration No. S2016DE382600 as Secretarial Auditors to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for Financial Year 2024-25.

Th e Secretarial Audit report issued by M/s. by the Mishra & Associates, Secretarial Auditors of the Company in Form MR-3 is annexed as Annexure II.

The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, is self- explanatory and does not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remark or disclaimer. 2013, Pur suant to SEBI circular vide no. CMD/1/27/2019 dated February 8, 2019, the Company has submitted the Annual Secretarial Compliance Report, issued by M/s. P. K. Mishra & Associates, Secretarial Auditors of the Company with the Stock Exchanges, where the equity shares of the Company are listed.

F urther, Pursuant to Regulation 24A of SEBI

Regulations 2015, the Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. P. K. Mishra & Associates, Secretarial Auditors of BLS E-Services Limited, Material subsidiary and M/s AVS & Associates, Secretarial Auditors of Zero Mass Private Limited and Aadifidelis Solutions Private Limited, Material Step down subsidiaries of the Company incorporated in India are forming part of this Directors' Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 are given in Annexure - III.

Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 24A of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 and Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has approved the appointment of M/s. P.K. Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries in practice, a peer reviewed firm of Company Secretaries in Practice, having Firm's Registration No. S2016DE382600 as a Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a first tenure of five consecutive years, commencing from FY

2025-26 to FY 2029-2030, subject to approval of the Shareholders of the Company at the ensuing 41st AGM of the Company.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder (including any amendment(s), modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), the Board of Directors of the Company, on recommendation of Audit Committee, at their meeting held on May 11, 2023, has re-appointed M/s. Nangia & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, as Internal

Auditors of the Company to conduct Internal Audit of the Company for period of 2 years i.e. for the financial year 2023-24 and 2024-25. The scope of work and authority of the Internal Auditors is as per the terms of reference approved by Audit Committee. The Internal Auditors monitors and evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies of the Company. Significant audit observation and recommendations along with corrective actions thereon have been presented to the Audit Committee of the Board, from time to time.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has approved the appointment of M/s. Nangia & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors of the Company to conduct Internal Audit of the Company for the financial year 2025-26.

The details of Loan, Investments and Guarantees covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act have been disclosed in Note 28 to the Financials Statements forming part of Annual Report.

In compliance of section 134 (3) (a) and 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act'), the Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2025 in Form MGT-7 is available on the website of the Company at https:// www.blsinternational.com/assets/pdf/shareholder-general-meetings/annual-general-meeting/41st/Annual-Return(MGT-7)-fy2024-25.pdf

Award and Recognition for the year under review, has been enclosed separately in the Annual Report.

Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) read with Section 134(5) of the Companies Act 2013, the Directors to the best of their knowledge and ability, hereby confirm that:

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; (b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; (c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the best of their knowledge and ability for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the

Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; (d) the Directors have prepared the Accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 on a ‘going concern basis'; (e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and operating effectively; (f) the Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively;

D uring the year under review, the Company has with the Secretarial Standards applicable to the meeting of the Board of Directors and Shareholders. The Company has devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of Companies Act, 2013 and that of Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Nikhil Gupta (DIN: 00195694), Managing Director of the Company, being longest in office is liable retire by rotation at ensuing 41st Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment. i. Inductions, Re-appointment, Change in

Re-appointment

D uring the year under review, pursuant recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on May 14, 2024 has reappointed Mr. Shikhar Aggarwal (DIN: 06975729), Joint Managing Director of the Company with effect from June 17, 2024, subject to approval of the shareholders of the Company vide special resolution. The shareholders of the Company at their 40th Annual General Meeting held on September 12, 2024 approved his re-appointment with requisite majority. F urther, subsequent to the end of year under following changes have occurred in the directorship of the Company.

B. Mr. Nikhil Gupta, Managing Director

Pur suant to the recommendation of the and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on August 5, 2025, appointed Mr. Nikhil Gupta (DIN: 00195694) as Managing Director, of the Company, for a term of three (3) consecutive years with effect from February 01, 2026, whose office shall be liable to retire by rotation at such remuneration decided by the Board, subject to the approval of the shareholders in ensuing Annual General Meeting.

A. Mrs. (Dr.) Savita, Independent Director

Pur suant to the recommendation of Nomination Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on May 15, the 2025 has appointed Mrs. (Dr.) Savita Gautam (DIN: 08764773) as an Additional Director in the category of Independent Director with effect from May 16, 2025, subject to approval of the shareholders of the Company. Subsequently, the members of the Company, through Postal Ballot on June 26, 2025, approved her candidature for the office Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 (Five) consecutive years i.e. from May 16, 2025 up to May 15, 2030.

B. Mr. Diwakar Aggarwal, Chairman - Executive

Director to

Pur suant to the recommendation of the and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on August 5, 2025, appointed Mr. Diwakar Aggarwal (DIN: 00144645) as Chairman - Executive Director, designated as a Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company, for a term of three (3) consecutive years with effect from August 5, 2025, whose office shall beliable to retire by rotation, at such remuneration decide by the Board subject to the approval of the shareholders in ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Change in Designation

Pur suant to the recommendation of Nomination Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on May 15, 2025 has approved change in designation of Mr. Karan Aggarwal (DIN:02030873) from Executive Director (KMP) of the Company to Non-Executive Non-Independent Director (Non-KMP) of the Company, liable to retire by rotation, with effect from May 15, 2025 and the change in nature of remuneration payable to Mr. Karan Aggarwal from salary to by way of commission of as decided by Board. Subsequently, the members of the Company, through Postal Ballot on June 26, 2025, approved his change in terms of appointment w.e.f. May 15, 2025.

Ms. Shivani Mishra (DIN: 07221507),

Director has completed her second term of

5 consecutive years on June 30, 2025. Hence, Ms. Shivani Mishra ceased to be an Independent Director of the Company w.e.f the close of business hours on June 30, 2025. Consequent to her cessation as independent director on the Board of the Company, her Membership in various committees of the Company has been ceased to exist. ii. Declar ation by Independent Directors

Every Independent Director, at the first meeting of the Board after their appointment and thereafter at the first meeting of the Board in every financial or whenever there is any change in the circumstances which may affect their status as an independent director, is required to provide a declaration that he/ she meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations.

In accordance with the above, each Director has given a written declaration to the Company confirming that he/she meets the criteria of independence under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations and that they have complied with the Code of Conduct as specified in Schedule IV to the Act.

In the opinion of the Board, all the Directors fulfill and meet the criteria of independence as provided under the Companies Act, 2013 and

Rules made thereunder, read with the SEBI (LODR)

Regulations and are independent of the management and possess requisite qualifications, experience, and expertise and hold highest standards of integrity to discharge the assigned duties and responsibilities as mandated by Act and Listing Regulations diligently. Disclosure regarding the skills/expertise/ competence possessed by the Directors is given in detail in the Report on Corporate Governance forming part of this Annual Report. All Independent Directors have registered name in the databank maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, ("IICA"). Further, in terms of Section 150 of the Act, read with Rule 6(4) of the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, all the Independent Directors have passed or were exempted to undertake online proficiency self-assessment test conducted by the

IICA pursuant to Companies Act and rules made thereunder.

Non e of the aforesaid Directors are disqualified under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, they are not debarred from holding the office of Director pursuant to any order of SEBI or any other authority.

Th e Company issues a formal letter of appointment to the Independent Directors, outlining their role, function, duties and responsibilities, the format of which is available on the Company's website at https://www.blsinternational.com/bls-policies iii. F amiliarization Programme for the Board of

Th e Company believes in the policy of transparency by sharing regular updates with the Independent Directors. The Company makes presentations to the directors in their meetings held on regular intervals to keep them abreast of Company's strategy, operations, product and service offering, market, organization structure, finance, human resources, technology, quality, facilities, risk management and insider trading laws. The Independent Directors have been provided with necessary documents/ brochures, reports and internal policies to enable them to familiarize with the Company, its operations, business, industry, environment in which it functions, procedures and practices.

De tails of familiarization programme of

Directors can be accessed on the weblink viz. www. blsinternational.com/bls-policies

Th e Board met 5 (Five) times during the year 2024-25. The details of Board Meetings and attendance of Directors there at are given in the Corporate Governance Report, appearing as a separate section in this Annual Report. b) C ommittee Meetings:

D uring the year under review, the Board has 6

Committees viz:

1) Audit Committee,

2) Nomination & Remuneration Committee,

3) Stak eholders Relationship Committee,

4) Corp orate Social Responsibility Committee,

5) Risk Management Committee,

6) B usiness and Finance Committee.

De tails about the Committees, Committee and attendance of its Members are given in the Corporate Governance Report, appearing as a separate section in the Annual Report. D uring the year under review, all recommendations of Audit Committee were accepted by the Board of Directors.

Pur suant to provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the particulars of remuneration to the Directors and employees of the Company and the details of the ratio of remuneration of each director to the median employee's remuneration is annexed herewith as "Annexure- IV" to this Report.

As per the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees are provided in the prescribed format and appended as "Annexure IV" to this report. D uring the year under review, following MD/ WTD of the Company has drew remuneration from the subsidiaries. Mr . Shikhar Aggarwal, Joint Managing Director of the Company drew remuneration of Rs. 160.75 Lakhs from BLS International UAE LLC.

Mr . Nikhil Gupta, Managing Director of the Company drew remuneration of Rs. 32.80 Lakhs from iData Dan manl k Ve Hizmet D Ticaret Anonim irketi (iDATA).

Pur suant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of SEBI Listing Regulations the Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, Board Committee and of Individual Directors. The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process. Th e criteria for performance of evaluation cover the areas relevant to the functioning of the Board and Board Committees such as its composition, oversight and effectiveness, performance, skills and structure etc. Corporate Overview The Board of Directors also evaluated the functioning/ performance of Audit Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Risk Management Committee and CSR Committee. Further the Board expressed satisfaction with their functioning/performance of the Committees, Individual Directors.

In terms of requirements under Schedule IV of the Statutory Reports Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25(3) of SEBI Listing Regulations, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on February 11, 2025 without presence of Executive officers of the Company. Th e Independent Directors at it's meeting, inter alia, reviewed the following:-read P erformance of Non- Independent Directors and Board as a whole. Financial Statements

P erformance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.

Assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.

The Independent Directors expressed their satisfaction on the above reviews/evaluation.

In compliance with requirement of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations, the Company has established Whistle Blower Policy / Vigil Mechanism Policy which has been disseminated to all the Directors, Officers, Employees of the Company and they are free raise concerns regarding any discrimination, harassment, victimization, fraud or any other unfair practice being adopted against them. The policy is made to ensure that complaints, if any, are resolved quickly in formal and conciliatory manner, confidentiality is maintained and both the complainant and the person against whom the complaint is made are protected. The same is placed on the website of the Company at www.blsinternational. com/bls-policies

25. RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company has a system in place for identification of elements of risk which are associated with the accomplishment of the objectives, operations, development, revenue, regulations. Appropriate measures has been taken, wherever required, to mitigate such risks beforehand. The development and implementation of Risk Management Policy has been covered in Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which forms part of Annual Report.

BLS as an organization is committed to provide a safe and healthy environment to all the employees and thus does not tolerate any discrimination and/or harassment in any form. In order to comply with provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of complaints related to sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The same is placed on the website of the Company. (http://www.blsinternational. com ).

The Company has also constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of the Company to consider and resolve all sexual harassment complaints reported by women. The Committee also includes external members with relevant experience. More than half of the total members of ICC are women pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

As per the provisions of sections 21 and 22 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the report on the details of the number of cases filed with the Internal Complaint Committee of the Company under sexual harassment and their disposal is as under:

D uring the year under review, the Company has with the applicable provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

In terms of provisions of Section 178 of Companies 2013 and Regulation 19 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time, the Board of Directors has framed a Nomination and Remuneration Policy which lays down a framework in relation to appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophy and the basis / criteria for payment of remuneration to Executive and Non-executive Directors (by way of sitting fees and commission), Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management etc. The Policy also provides criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and

Independence of Director and criteria for appointment of Key Managerial Personnel /Senior Management and performance evaluation which are considered by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors while making selection of the candidate.

Th e salient features of Nomination and Policy of the Company are outlined in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report. The above policy has been placed on the website of the Company. www.blsinternational.com/bls-policies

Th e Company has formulated CSR policy in of provision of Section 135(4) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 6 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 to undertake CSR activities as specified in Schedule VII of the Act. Th e Company promotes skill development and among women, in alignment with best practices. To achieve this objective, the Company has partnered Sansthanam Abhay Daanam, an NGO, as implementing partner. Sansthanam Abhay Daanam was responsible for implementing the Company's Women Empowerment Initiatives, which focuses on increasing awareness among women's and children's regarding education, Sewing, weaving, tailoring, handloom, etc. through various trainings and programs.

D uring the year under review, the Company has

Rs. 65,00,000/- (Rupees Sixty-Five Lakhs only) on CSR Act, activity through project implementation partner i.e. Sansthanam Abhay Daanam. Th e Company's CSR Policy statement and annual on the CSR activities undertaken during the financial year ended March 31, 2025, in accordance with Section 135 of the Act and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 is set out in Annexure- V to this report.

Th e CSR Policy has been placed on the website Company. www.blsinternational.com/bls-policies

ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES

All Related Party Transactions that were entered the Financial Year ended on March 31, 2025, were on arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business under

Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013. As per SEBI Listing Regulations, all related party transactions have been placed before the Audit Committee for their prior approval. Further, omnibus prior approval of the Audit Committee has been obtained for the transactions which are of foreseen and repetitive in nature and the transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are placed before the Audit Committee for reviewing on a quarterly basis. terms D uring the year under review, the Company has entered into any contracts/ arrangements/ transactions with related parties which qualify as material in accordance with the Policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable. The details of the related party transactions as per Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) are set out in Note 32 of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company and the policy on related party transaction, as formulated by the Board is available on the Company's website. www.blsinternational.com/bls-policies

The Company has designed a proper and adequate internal control system to ensure adherence to Company's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of fraud, errors and accuracy and completeness of accounting records.

Th e Internal Auditors routinely conduct system check audit and give their report after evaluation of the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system including controls with respects to the financial statements, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies in the Company. Based on the report of Internal Audit the departments undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls. The significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee.

During the year under review, your Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits from the public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Act and Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.

Th e Company always endeavors to reduce energy consumption and achieve conservation of resources. However, since your Company does not own any and manufacturing facility / production plants and is not engaged in the real estate activities, the requirements pertaining to disclosure of particulars relating to

Conservation of Energy, Research & Development and Technology Absorption, as prescribed under Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are not applicable to the Company.

Th e information regarding Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo during the year is as below:

Pursuant to provisions of Section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013 there were no frauds reported by the Auditors of the Company during the year under review, to the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors, therefore no disclosure is required to be made under Section 134 (3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013.

The provisions mandating maintenance of Cost Records and appointment of Cost Auditor for conducting Cost

Audit as prescribed under Section 148 of the Act are not applicable to the Company.

No t Applicable

No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; hence the requirement to disclose the details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable.

Not applicable.

In compliance with the provisions of Regulation 34 of SEBI Listing Regulations read with Schedule V to SEBI

Listing Regulations, the Corporate Governance Report of your Company along with a Certificate on Corporate Governance received from M/s. P. K. Mishra & Associates, Company Secretaries in practice, confirming compliance with the conditions of corporate governance, is enclosed as separate section of Corporate Governance report in this Annual Report.

BLS International Services Limited Employees Stock Option Scheme- 2020 and BLS International Employees Stock Option Scheme- 2023 ("the Schemes") are administered by BLS International Employees Welfare Trust ("Trust") under the instructions and supervision of Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) of the Company. The Schemes are implemented through a trust route in accordance with SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits & Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 ("SEBI SBEB

Regulations") with a view to attract and retain best talent, encourage employees to align individual performances with Company objectives, and promote increased participation by them in the growth of the Company. As on March 31, 2025, the BLS International Employees Welfare Trust held 1,66,848 equity shares of the Company. The applicable disclosures as stipulated under the SEBI

SBEB Regulations as on March 31, 2025, is available on the website of the Company at https://www.blsinternational. com/assets/pdf/shareholder-general-meetings/annual-general-meeting/41st/ESOP-Disclosure-fy2024-25. pdf The Company has received a certificate from the Secretarial Auditors that the schemes has been implemented in accordance with SEBI SBEB Regulations. The certificate shall be available for inspection by the members at their request.

The top one check thousand listed entities based on market capitalization, is required to annex the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report ("BRSR") in their Annual Report for the financial year 2024-25 containing disclosures on the environmental, social and governance principles, in the format as may be specified by the Board from time to time. As mandated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI'), the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (‘BRSR') of the Company forms part of the Annual Report is annexed as Annexure -VI.

The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information as per provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.

The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Act read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 is furnished.

During the year under review, there were no instances of exercising of voting rights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to

Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is furnished.

Y our Board acknowledges support and co-received from all its stakeholders including our shareholders as well as regulatory authorities of the Central Government and all State Governments in India as they endeavor to create an enabling environment for industry and commerce to prosper.

Y our Company has been able to perform better the continuous improvement in all functions and areas, coupled with an efficient utilization of the Company's resources led to sustainable and profitable growth of the Organization.

Y our Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the continuous assistance, support and co-operation received from all the employees, stakeholders, viz. financial institutions, banks, governments, authorities, shareholders, clients, vendors, customers and associates.