CSR at NTPC CSR RT
CSR at NTPC CSR RT
By Ashish Rana
Manish Tyagi
CSR IN NTPC
CSR in NTPC is a deeply ingrained belief of doing business by
adding value to the community and society on a sustainable
basis through dedicated policies, institutional setup and
engagement process to promote inclusive growth. It values the
partnerships it builds with the communities around its units. For
NTPC, Corporate Social Responsibility is Corporate Social
Relationship. Corporate Social responsibility has been
synonymous with NTPC’s core business of power generation.
NTPC aspires to provide access to resources needed for a decent
standard of living for the people in its vicinity. NTPC spirit of
caring and sharing is embedded in its mission statement.
Community is the most important stakeholder and is a neighbor
for lifetime, with whom NTPC has built strong partnerships
through a well-conceived basket of community development
interventions.
CSR STRUCTURE
CSR group is a three tiered structure – Corporate,
Region and Station with a separate Board level
Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility to
guide, approve & review CSR activity. Corporate CSR
Group’s responsibilities include policies, capacity
building and external reporting, Regional CSR
Group’s responsibilities include co-ordinating and
monitoring; and Station CSR Group’s responsibilities
include planning, implementation and reporting.
NTPC has setup a foundation - NTPC Foundation -
for national level initiatives which focuses on
persons with special abilities
CSR PROCESS
The CSR process comprises of five stages i.e.
1. BUDGET ALLOCATIONAs per current DPE norms, NTPC Board has
station hospitals.
C. Support for three specialized Eye Centres at Bhubneswar Eye Hospital,
Odisha.
3. CAPACITY BUILDING AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
A. Capability Building is key to livelihood opportunities. Women
4. DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
A. Certain services and facilities are absolutely essential for life to move
on, thus follows infrastructural support for the rural people. Involvement
of NTPC stations in rural lives is not just restricted to service provision;
but also extended in a more holistic way.
B. Support for infrastructure works like area lighting, water treatment
plant and open car parking in and around Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri.
C. Support to the Uttarakhand Govt. for street lighting from Gaurikund
to Kedarnath.
D. Support for setting up 3 community information centers at
Lakshadweep.