Quarterly corporate governance compliance report submitted for Q2 FY 2026-27
Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust has shared its quarterly corporate governance compliance report for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.
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- Board Composition
- 6 directors, of whom 3 are independent
- Board Meetings Held
- July 21, August 11 and September 29, 2026 - three meetings held
- Quorum / Attendance
- 6 directors and 3 independent directors present at each meeting; quorum met at all
What this update is
Digital Fibre Infrastructure Trust has submitted its quarterly compliance report on corporate governance (Part A) for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, under Regulation 26K of the SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014. The report covers the Board and committees of the Investment Manager, Infinite India Investment Management Limited. This is a periodic governance disclosure, not a business or distribution announcement.
Board of the Investment Manager
- The Board has 6 directors, of whom 3 are independent — Mr. Shailesh Vaidya, Mr. Rajendra Hingwala and Ms. Riddhi Bhimani.
- The other three are non-independent directors — Ms. Dipti Neelakantan, Mr. Adi Patel and Mr. Natarajan Gnanaskandan.
- A regular chairperson has not been appointed, and the chairperson is not related to the managing director or CEO.
- Tenure shown for the independent directors includes 91.40 months for Mr. Shailesh Vaidya and Mr. Rajendra Hingwala, and 42.05 months for Ms. Riddhi Bhimani.
Board meetings in the quarter
- Three meetings were held — July 21, 2026, August 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026.
- Quorum was met at all three, with 6 directors and 3 independent directors present at each.
- The longest gap between two consecutive meetings was 49 days, between August 11, 2026 and September 29, 2026. The other gaps were 22 days and 21 days.
Committee meetings in the quarter
- Audit Committee met on August 11, 2026 with 3 members present, of whom 2 were independent; the gap from its previous meeting on May 20, 2026 was 83 days.
- Nomination & Remuneration Committee met on August 11, 2026 with 3 members present, all 3 independent; the gap from its previous meeting on April 23, 2026 was 110 days.
- InvIT Committee met on September 18, 2026 with 3 members present, of whom 2 were independent; the gap from its previous meeting on June 18, 2026 was 92 days.
- Risk Management Committee met on September 18, 2026 with 3 members present, of whom 2 were independent; the gap from its previous meeting on March 25, 2026 was 177 days.
- The Stakeholders Relationship Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee did not meet during the quarter.
Committee composition
- Audit Committee: Mr. Rajendra Hingwala (Chairman – Independent), Ms. Dipti Neelakantan (Non-Independent), Ms. Riddhi Bhimani (Independent).
- Nomination & Remuneration Committee: Mr. Shailesh Vaidya (Chairman – Independent), Mr. Rajendra Hingwala and Ms. Riddhi Bhimani (Independent).
- Risk Management Committee: Mr. Natarajan Gnanaskandan (Chairman – Non-Independent), Ms. Riddhi Bhimani (Independent), Mr. Adi Patel (Non-Independent).
- Stakeholder Relationship Committee: Mr. Shailesh Vaidya (Chairman – Independent), Mr. Natarajan Gnanaskandan and Ms. Dipti Neelakantan (Non-Independent).
- InvIT Committee: Ms. Dipti Neelakantan (Chairperson – Non-Independent), Mr. Shailesh Vaidya and Mr. Rajendra Hingwala (Independent).
- Corporate Social Responsibility Committee: Ms. Dipti Neelakantan (Chairperson – Non-Independent), Mr. Adi Patel (Non-Independent), Ms. Riddhi Bhimani (Independent).
Affirmations given
- The composition of the Board and of the Audit, Nomination & Remuneration, Stakeholders Relationship, Risk Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Committees is stated to be in terms of the InvIT Regulations.
- Committee members have been made aware of their powers, roles and responsibilities.
- Board and committee meetings are stated to have been conducted in the manner specified in the regulations.
- The Board, at its meeting on August 11, 2026, noted the governance report for the quarter ended June 30, 2026; the report for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 will be placed before the Board at its meeting scheduled in November 2026.
- Board comments, observations or advice: None.
How to read this
This is a routine, periodic governance disclosure that sets out who sits on the Board and committees, how often they met and whether quorum was met. For a unitholder, it is a check on the oversight structure of the Trust rather than on cash flows, assets or distributions. All the affirmations in the report are answered in the affirmative and the Board recorded no observations.
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More numbers
- Directors present at each board meeting in the quarter6
- Independent directors present at each board meeting in the quarter3
- Maximum gap between two consecutive board meetings49 days
- Maximum gap between Audit Committee meetings83 days
- Maximum gap between Nomination & Remuneration Committee meetings110 days
- Maximum gap between InvIT Committee meetings92 days
- Maximum gap between Risk Management Committee meetings177 days
- Members present at the Audit Committee meeting3
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