NTPC was selected as the Star Company of the year in the category of Public Sector Undertaking. The jury was chaired by Shri Sunil Bharti Mittal. Other members of the jury were Mr. Ashok K Puri, the then CMD, BHEL, Mr. Jagdish Khatter, MD (Retd.), Maruti Udyag Ltd., Mr. Doug Baillie, CEO & MD, Hindustan Unilever Ltd. and Mr. Rajiv Memani, CEO & Country Managing Partner E & Y.