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jointly developing hydropower projects in Nepal. hotels including heritage properties at attractive
Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation and discounted tariffs in Kerala. Balmer Lawrie
and restrictions, the MOU was signed through vid- T&V which provides end-to-end travel, ticketing
eo conferencing between NHPC Corporate Office at and tourism services also provides hotel accommo-
Faridabad and HIDCL Office at Kathmandu, Nepal dation facilities to its customers. The Company has
and was attended by senior Management from both tie-ups with popular hotel chains across 100 loca-
sides. This exemplifies the continuous efforts be- tions and this agreement is an enhancement to its
ing made at NHPC to ensure continuity of business bouquet of services.
operations and efforts to increase the business foot-
print at all times. NFL signs MoU with training
In the continuous efforts to increase our geographic
footprint and for sharing the hard earned exper- institute to skill youth
tise of harnessing hydropower in the Himalayas
with fellow stakeholders in the region for mutual
benefit and regional prosperity, NHPC under the
stewardship of CMD, Mr. A.K. Singh has embarked
on a strategic mission to increase inter-regional
cooperation with Nepal. The signing of the MOU
marks fruition of yearlong efforts during his tenure
as erstwhile ED-RE&C and now as CMD to forge
collaborations with Govt. entities in Nepal for tak-
ing up the development of hydropower projects in
Nepal. It would be worthwhile to mention here that
both organizations had shared 'Letter of Intents' for
the purpose during Power Summit, 2019 held at
Kathmandu, Nepal in November 2019.

Balmer Lawrie signs MoU with NFL's Nangal plant in Punjab has signed an
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Kerala Tourism ITI, Nangal to train youth in 12 trades under Skill

Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., signed an MOU with India initiative. The MoU was exchanged between
Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC). Ms Renu R. P. Singh, DGM (HR) I/C, NFL Nangal
Balmer Lawrie Travel & Vacations (T&V) through unit and Mr. Lalit Mohan, Principal of ITI, Nangal.
this agreement will now offer accommodation facil- To give thrust to the "Skill India" initiative of the
ity to all its B2B and B2C customers at KTDC star Government of India, NFL has started tying up
with Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) located near
to its plants to train youth in various trades so as to
enhance the chances of their employability in heavy
and process industry. The Nangal plant of the com-
pany in Punjab has signed an Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with ITI, Nangal to train
youth in 12 trades. The students will be skilled un-
der Dual System of Training Scheme under which
they will learn theoretical skills in the institute and
on-the-job training in NFL Nangal plant. The MoU
was exchanged between Ms Renu R P Singh DGM
(HR) I/C, NFL Nangal unit and Mr. Lalit Mohan,
Principal of ITI, Nangal. ITI, Nangal is one of the
oldest institute in Punjab. With the signing of this
Mr. Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri, Director (Service Business),
Balmer Lawrie and Mr. V. R Krishna Teja, MD, KTDC signed MoU with ITI, NFL becomes first CPSE to take this
the MoU through a Video Conferencing call. initiative in the state of Punjab.

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