MIDHANI independent directors A. Pugazhenthi and Sameer Mundra have been appointed to the board of Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited following a decision conveyed by the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, on August 21, 2026, the company said in a BSE filing on Friday.

The appointments are for three years or until further orders from the Ministry of Defence, whichever is earlier. Sameer Mundra's appointment as a part-time, non-official independent director took effect on August 21, 2026. Pugazhenthi's appointment will become effective from the date his Director Identification Number is allotted.

Board appointees and effective dates

Director DIN Effective date
A. Pugazhenthi Not available From the date of DIN allotment
Sameer Mundra 00078727 August 21, 2026

Pugazhenthi holds M.Sc. and LL.B. qualifications and is engaged in legal practice and agriculture. According to the disclosure, his experience covers law, management and agricultural activities, with specialisation in law and management.

Mundra is an entrepreneur and business professional with a B.E. in Production Engineering from NIT Surat and a career spanning nearly three decades. His experience includes business management, engineering and trading activities.

  • He has been proprietor of Hytech Engineers since 1997.
  • He has served as proprietor of Precision Engineering since 2013.
  • He has been a director of MP JFC Industries Private Limited since 2020 and LUB E-Mart Advanced Platform Foundation since 2025.

Regulatory declarations

MIDHANI said neither appointee has any disclosed relationship with the company's other directors. It also confirmed that neither Pugazhenthi nor Mundra is debarred from holding a director's office by a SEBI order or any other authority.

Both appointees were stated to be not disqualified from holding office under Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013. The filing added that Section 164(2) is not applicable in the case of a government company.

The disclosure was submitted under Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations. Mishra Dhatu Nigam trades under the symbol MIDHANI on the National Stock Exchange and carries BSE scrip code 541195.

Source: BSE corporate announcement.