MoP - Ministry of Power

In spite of the marginal increase in attrition rate, NTPC
continued to enjoy an attrition rate of less than 2% during
the year. A number of initiatives were taken to ensure a robust
talent pipeline to meet increasing requirement of manpower
for company’s growth plans.
During the year, NTPC was again ranked among the top
ten Great Places to Work in India. NTPC also received the
Gold Award for Excellence in People Management for
being one of the very few companies that has been
consistently rated among the top ten in the Great Places to
Work For survey which was conducted by M/S Grow Talent
Company and Business World.
Training and Development
NTPC is a learning organization with a strong heritage of
institutionalized learning, which extends to fit the mission, values
and culture of the organization. The Power Management
Institute (PMI), NTPC’s apex training and development center
continued to play a pivotal role in individual and organizational
learning. PMI offered more than 300 training programs to cover
the entire gamut of need-based interventions in all disciplines
ranging from managerial to technical and information
technology. The programmes were open to outside participation
from SEBs, IPPs, CPSUs as well.
A number of important initiatives were taken for
strengthening Leadership Development schemes at different
senior levels. These included “action-learning” programmes
as well as structured inputs/ exposure.
With a strong relationship with renowned institutes of India
like IIT- Delhi, BITS – Pilani, MDI- Gurgaon, ASCI –
Hyderabad to provide B Tech, M Tech, MBA courses and
continuing education to its employees, PMI enhanced it’s
network by signing an MOU with University of Technology,
Sydney, Australia for collaboration in training, education and
research.
12.0 REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT
NTPC is committed to help the populace displaced for
execution of its projects and has been making efforts to
improve the Socio-economic status of Project Affected
Persons (PAPs). In line with its social objective, the company
has focused on effective Resettlement and Rehabilitation
(R&R) of PAPs and also community development works in
and around the projects.
During the year implementation of approved Rehabilitation
Action Plans (RAPs) for Koldam, Sipat and Barh projects is
in progress.
Rehabilitation Action Plan for North Karanpura project and
Community Development Plan for Loharinag Pala project
finalized and their implementation started. A negotiated
settlement with respect to R&R entitlements have also been
arrived at for Hydro projects in Uttrakhand viz. Loharinag
Pala and Tapovan Vishnugad projects and its
implementation is in progress. Formulation of Community
Development Plan for Tapovan-Vishnugad project is under
progress.
Sh. Sushilkumar Shinde, Minister of Power, Shri Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and
senior officers at the Foundation Stone laying ceremony of Simhdari Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-II (2x500 MW),
Andhra Pradesh in September, 2007
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