Newspaper publication in respect of Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30th June, 2026 under Regulation 47 of the SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015

To, Date: 17th August, 2026 The Department of Corporate Services BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400001. Subject: Newspaper publication in respect of Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30th June, 2026 under Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Scrip Code: 512014 (SOBHAGYA MERCANTILE LTD.) Dear Sir / Madam, Pursuant to Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, please find enclosed herewith copies of newspaper publication in respect of Unaudited Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30th June, 2026 as published in the Business Standard (English-Mumbai Edition) and Mumbai Lakshadweep (Marathi-Mumbai Edition) on 17th August, 2026. This is for your information and records. Thanking You, Yours faithfully, For SOBHAGYA MERCANTILE LIMITED Shrikant Mitesh Bhangdiya Managing Director (DIN-02628216) Encl.: As above PM-VBRY scheme meets a third of first-time jobs target in first year auhonamukherjee OfWork. NewDelhi,16August Headdedthatfirmswould not be encouraged to hire The Pradhan Mantri Viksit peopleunlessthereisgener- Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM- ation of aggregate demand, VBRY),India’sflagshipemploy- whichhasnothappeneddueto mentgenerationscheme,has lowprivateinvestment.“With createdathirdofitstargetfor privateinvestmentandcapac- first-timejobssinceitsimple- ity utilisation continuing to mentationonAugust1,2025. remainlowforaboutadecade, Withatargetofcreatingjobs there is no generation of for19.2millionpeoplestartinga demand for workers. Unless jobforthefirsttime,6.25million aggregatedemandisgenerated, first-timeemployees(32.6per incentiveswillnotpushfirmsto cent of the target) have been hirepeople,”Mehrotrasaid. given employment so far, Recent hiring indicators accordingtoupdatedscheme alsopointtoamoderationin datasharedbythelabourminis- labour demand. The latest try in an email response to ManpowerGroupEmployment queriesfromBusinessStandard. OutlookSurveyshowedIndia’s Ofthese,1.31millionfirst- netemploymentoutlookfall- timeemployeeshavereceived ingto48percentforthesecond incentivesundertheschemeso quarter (July–September/Q2) faraftercompletingtheman- of2026-27from68percentin datorysixmonthsofcontinu- the previous quarter (April- ous employment. PM-VBRY June/Q1),reflectingmorecau- hasalsofacilitatedthecreation tioushiringintentionsamong of4.85millionadditionaljobs employers. through 186,000 employers scheme’s financial outlay The ministry added that jobs based on commercial Separately,theHSBCIndia betweenAugust2025andJune extendsuntilFY31,beyondthe many beneficiaries who have viabilityandthatanincentive Purchasing Managers’ Index 2026,theministrysaid. two-yearregistrationwindow. alreadyreceivedthefirstinstal- ofupto~3,000amonthmaybe surveys have also indicated The scheme operates UnderPM-VBRY,first-time mentareexpectedtobecome too small to materially subduedemploymentgrowth, throughtwoincentivestreams employees earning up to ~1 eligibleforthesecondafterthe influencehiringdecisions,par- withbusinessesreportingthat —oneforfirst-timeemployees lakhamonthreceiveanincen- Employees’ Provident Fund ticularlyforemployerspaying existingworkforcelevelswere andanotherforemployerscre- tiveequivalenttoonemonth’s OrganisationprocessesAugust nearly~1lakhamonthtoan largely sufficient to meet atingadditionalemployment wages,cappedat~15,000,paid 2026returns.Itsaidregistrations employee. demand despite continued — meaning a worker could in two instalments. The first and beneficiary uptake had PM-VBRYtracesitsorigins expansioninoutput. potentiallybecountedunder instalmentisreleasedaftersix pickedupaftertheprimemin- to the Employment Linked BalasubramanianA,senior both. However, the ministry monthsofcontinuousemploy- isterreleasedthesecondtranche Incentive (ELI) scheme vice-presidentatstaffingand did not clarify the extent of ment,whilethesecondispaid ofpaymentsinJune,withdis- announced in the Union recruitment firm TeamLease overlapbetweenthe6.25mil- after12months,subjecttocom- bursementsexpectedtoriseas Budgetfor2024-25aspartofthe Services,saidthathiringdeci- lionfirst-timeemployeesand pletionofafinancialliteracy morebeneficiariescompletesix Centre’s~2trillionpackageof sionscontinuetobedrivenpri- the4.85millionadditionaljobs. programme. Employers monthsofservice.Theministry fiveinitiativestoboostemploy- marily by business demand Whiletheschemeaimsto receive incentives for each addedthatthescheme’simple- ment,skilling,andopportun- and long-term workforce generate35millionjobsoverthe additionalworkerretainedfor mentation and payment ities for youth. Ahead of its requirements,withincentives twoyearsendingJuly31,2027, at least six months, ranging delivery were being closely rollout, the labour ministry actingasanenablerratherthan theministryhasnotdiscloseda from~1,000to~3,000amonth, monitoredbythegovernment. rebranded ELI as PM-VBRY, theprimarydriver. consolidated figure for total dependingonwages. The scheme enters its aligning it with the govern- Headdedthattheeligibility employmentgeneratedeither “Comparingthecurrentdis- secondyearevenasnearlyone ment’sViksitBharatinitiative. andcompliancerequirements, initsresponsetoBusinessStan- bursements against the total in 10 Indians aged 15–29 “Evennow,mostemployers alongwiththeincentivestruc- dardorinrepliestoParliament. outlay of ~99,446 crore pro- remainedunemployedin2025, prefertohirealargeproportion ture,havelimitedparticipation PM-VBRYhasanoutlayof vides an incomplete picture. accordingtothelatestPeriodic ofcontractworkersintheircore to some extent, particularly ~99,446crore,ofwhich~2,814 Whiletheschemetargetsjob LabourForceSurvey. operations despite the law amongsmallandmedium-sized crore,or2.83percent,hasbeen creation over a two-year Experts had flagged con- clearlyobservingthatcontract enterprisesthathaverelatively disbursedsofar.Theministry, window,thefinancialoutlayis cernsoverthescheme’sdesign workersshouldnotbeengaged limitedhumanresourcesand however,saidcomparingdis- spreadacrossmultiplefinan- since it was announced, incoreactivities.Thereisno compliancecapacity. bursementwiththetotaloutlay cialyearsupto2030-31.The arguingthatthedemandfor onetomonitorthisbecausethe “Participationhasgenerally wasmisleadingbecauseincen- budgetisalong-termcommit- labourisderiveddemand— Centreandstategovernments been stronger among large, tives are paid over multiple ment,notanamountmeantto driven by broader economic havenotfilledseveralpostsof organised employers that years,withemployerbenefits be exhausted in the first 12 activity rather than hiring labour inspectors,” said San- alreadyhaveestablishedpay- availableforuptofouryearsin months,”theministrysaidin incentives alone. They cau- tosh Mehrotra, labour econ- rollsystemsandstatutorycom- manufacturing.Asaresult,the itsemailresponse. tionedthatbusinessescreate omistandauthorofIndiaOut plianceprocesses,”hesaid. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb CAG finds E. coli bacteria in railway station water coolers dhruvakshsaha Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw NewDelhi,16August conductingaday-longreview withRailwayBoardChairman TheComptrollerandAuditor and CEO Satish Kumar and General(CAG)hasfoundthat seniorofficials. samplescollectedfromseveral Therailwaysislaunchinga water coolers at railway “ new tank-to-tap water filtra- stations tested positive for tionsystemat20,000locations Escherichia Coli (E. coli) during2022-23and11stations includingwatercoolersanda bacteria,apathogenknownto infivezonesduringFY24.The comprehensivewaterfiltration causeinfections. sampleswerecollectedfrom andm [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]