NTPC's human resource policy has been closely aligned to its corporate vision of becoming one of the world's best power utilities. Its HR vision was formulated with the aim of "enabling the employees to become a family of committed world class professionals thus making the company a learning organization."
The company identified competency, commitment, culture and system as the four pillars of its human resource strategy. In relation to its human resource management, the company's corporate plan stated that it aimed to "create a culture of team work, empowerment and responsibility to convert knowledge into productive action with speed, creativity and flexibility" and thereby gain a knowledge-based competitive edge.
HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING
Human resource planning at NTPC was undertaken in accordance with organizational objectives and in line with its organizational culture...
The Power of HR: The PayoffNTPC successfully built a culture that combined freedom with responsibility. This showed in the scores the company got in various workplace surveys and was also reflected in the overall performance of the company
NTPC contributed to raising the efficiency levels in the Indian power industry as a whole.
The company's PLF of 87.5%, was well above the national average of 73%. NTPC was ranked the second most efficient power generator in the world. Credit rating agencies recognized the company's excellent financials, with most of its instruments enjoying high ratings from reputed agencies like Crisil, Standards and Poor's, etc.