NTPC Limited the largest power company in the country has been ranked 6th in Aon Hewitt Best Employers in India 2011 Study of Best Employers in the country. Shri S.P. Singh, Director (HR) and Shri S. Roy, Executive Director (HR), NTPC Ltd. received the award from Shri Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises in the award ceremony held on April 29.
NTPC is the only PSU amongst the top 25 companies in the Aon Hewitt Best Employers Study.. Over 200 companies from various industries such as banking and finance services, manufacturing, IT and ITEs, telecom, hospitality and pharmaceuticals participated in the study.
During the study by Hewitt, Shri Arup Roy Choudhury, CMD NTPC had said that owing to our history, high performance culture and Maharatna status, organizational pride is very high amongst us. This helps us in remaining a strong and a committed workforce. NTPC is a leader not just in power generation, but also in People Practices. It strongly believes in achieving organizational excellence through Human Resources and follows "People First" approach in order to leverage full potential of its 25,000 strong workforce. "People before PLF (Plant Load Factor)" is the guiding philosophy behind the entire gamut of HR policies at NTPC. NTPC is committed to employees’ total well-being – and believes that emotional well being is as critical as physical well-being. In order to meet employee aspirations in these changing times, HR systems in the company are continually renewed based on employee feedback. The system is aimed at identifying unit level and Company level factors that affect employee engagement.
In the recently published study "The Best Companies to Work for – 2011" conducted by Business Today, Indicus and People Strong Survey, NTPC was amongst Top 25 companies in India with 2nd position in Core Sector. In another survey conducted by Great Place to Work (GPTW) Institute Inc., India and The Economic Times in 2010, NTPC was awarded 7th place amongst the Top 50 preferred employers in India. NTPC also ranked 1st amongst large organizations, 1st amongst PSEs, and 1st amongst manufacturing and production sector by the study.