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MINISTRY OF POWER
decentralization and innovative practice of participative
management through ‘Open House’ interaction.
POWERGRID’s growing productivity through an average
annual growth of about 40% in the asset base of the
company is witnessed with a manpower growth of only
about 1.7% per annum.
Human Resource Development (HRD) is considered
as a strategic function in POWERGRID. During the year,
the company has designed and executed business
aligned management development, technical training
and competency enhancement programmes on its own
and also in collaboration with reputed management
development institutes such as IIMs, XLRI, ASCI, MDI and
technical training institutes that include IITs, NPTI, and
Hotline Training Centre.
To motivate the employees further, a committee of eminent
HVDC Thyristor Bank
experts is envisaged to be set up to examine the grievances
of the employees and to suggest remedial measures.
Besides, common dining facilities in its new and modern
office building at Gurgaon have been set up, which has
had a positive impact on the work ethos and team spirit of
the employees.
CITIZEN’S CHARTER
POWERGRID formulated its Citizen’s Charter providing a
visible front of its objectives, mission, commitments, terms
of service and its obligation to the stakeholders. This is
also intended to provide all information on schemes, plans
and practices to users outside the organisation as well as
information about accessing the services.
MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
ISSUES
Creating Sustainable Corporate Values
POWERGRID, being in the infrastructure sector, is in
enviable position to directly contribute to the society.
Power, today drives all the economic activities in the society.
POWERGRID, as the provider of inter-state transmission
facilities and as operator of the countrywide electrical
grids, has a pivotal role in country’s power sector.
The sustainability of corporate values is proven by the fact
that they are in consonance with the values cherished by
the society. The objectives of the company are in alignment
with the requirements of its stakeholders. End results of
such value system are witnessed in all-round performance
of the company, which has surpassed the targets. The
company continues to make conscious efforts not only
for sustaining such value-system but also inculcating
desirable values.
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT
POWERGRID is one of the largest electrical power
transmission utilities in the world. It constructs, owns and
operates Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission network in
India and carries out real time supervision and monitoring
of power flow round the clock over the EHV network
of the country in order to fulfill its goal of establishing a
National Grid coupled with sustainable Development.
POWERGRID has achieved the distinction of being the
first Indian Power company certified with Integrated
Management System (IMS) comprising of ISO: 9001
for Quality Management, ISO: 14001 for Environment