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Invoices and release of payment. Robust IT support
                                                                helped  in adapting to digital invoicing  and  also
                                                                paved  the  way  for  NTPC  to  award  contracts  on
                                                                online paperless system (PRADIP).

                                                                To meet the requirements of the lockdown imposed
                                                                due  to  COVID-19  pandemic,  NTPC  Learning  and
                                                                Development  (L&D)  has  strategized  to  enrich
                                                                employees through intensive digitisation and online
                                                                training, enabling them to avail these services from
                                                                anywhere  in  the  country.  Power  Management
                                                                Institute – NTPC’s apex L&D centre – has conducted
                                                                more than 250 training sessions in diverse disciplines
                                                                ranging  from technical, functional, health  and
            which is run in association with C-DAC (Paramarsh   safety.  Besides,  NTPC’s  Regional  Learning  and
            App), specialist and super specialist medical staffs   Development Centres located in power plant projects
            of corporate hospitals are regularly connected  for   have created over 100 online learning opportunities.
            specialised treatment.
                                                                The company has also launched a ‘45-Day Learning
            Apart from the contribution to PM CARES, approx.    Challenge’  that  offers  its  staff  thorough  learning
            Rs.  24.58  Crore  have  been  spent  or  committed  by   for 45 days in varied disciplines such as technical,
            various NTPC stations to fight against the pandemic   finance  and  HR.  A  holistic  wellness  programme
            by  way of providing medical support, preventive    is being continuously run where employees and
            and  relief  measures  in  the  vicinity  of  NTPC’s   family  members  of  all  ages  can  participate.  NTPC
            operations.                                         has also collaborated with an Employee Assistance
                                                                Programmes  partner  to  launch  a  counselling
            As on date, NTPC has distributed around 15570 PPE   helpline.
            kits, 8.76 lakhs Masks, 1.26 lakh gloves and 22,038
            litres  sanitizers  for  its  hospitals  as  well  as  local   Preventive measures (for Organisation
                                                                and Employees)
            stakeholders.
                                                                All employees as well as contractor’s workers have
            Innovation, R&D and Technological                   been briefed thoroughly on safe practices, while
            breakthrough
                                                                on duty, to avoid virus-transmission. Thermal
            During this period NTPC has worked tirelessly to    scanning is performed at gates for all people
            ensure seamless service delivery across its vertical   entering the NTPC premises. Contact less sanitisers
            by being nimble footed in adapting to state-of-the-  are  made  available  at  identified  places  in  plants
            art technological support. The tech team across     and  offices.  Further,  sanitisation  of  office  work
            locations enabled Work from Home for the requisite   place along with townships are being carried out
            personnel. The MS Teams  platform was provided      on a regular basis.
            to the directors  and  other senior  management
            personnel to ensure seamless connectivity in work.    A series of  proactive measures were  undertaken
                                                                through various communication channels for
            NTPC has facilitated 100% digital mode of tendering,   power  plants,  project  sites  and  offices.  Detailed
            right  from submission of offer to submission of    SOPs  for  Control  Room,  Medical  screening  and


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