lmpact of the CoVID-19 pandemic on the business: The manufacturing operations at Bharat Gears Limited's plant(s) at Faridabad in the State of Haryana and at Mumbra, Thane District and Lonand, Satara District in the State of Maharashtra and various Branch Offices had been temporary suspended in the interest of health and safety of the company's employees and public at large amid spread of COVID - 19 Pandemic. Ability to maintain operations including the factories/units/office spaces functioning and closed down: There had been no activities during the suspension of operations at the Plants and Branch Offices of the Company. Schedule, if anv, for restarting the operations: the company's plant at Faridabad, Haryana had restarted from 3'd week of April, 2020 and other plants at Lonand, Satara District and Mumbra, Thane District in Maharashtra had progressively restarted from 1st week of May, 2020 based on the directions provided by the Government of lndia (GOl) and the State(s) Government notifications and approvals received from appropriate local authorities. The operations at the company's plants had been restarted in strict compliance to the National Directives for COVID-19 Management and Standard Operating Procedure for Social Distancing. The Company has drafted necessary protocols regarding safe running of plants including wearing of face masks at workplace all the time, maintaining social distancing and workplace sanitation etc. in accordance with the post Covid-19 guidelines issued by relevant authorities in the geographies in which the company operates and are making strict efforts for adherence to the same.