NTPC has been given SCOPE Award for RTI Act 2005 Compliance at SCOPE Meritorious Awards. The Award was received by Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC from Shri Pranab Mukherjee, President of India at a function held in New Delhi today. Shri Anant Geete, Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public enterprises and Shri Babul Supriyo, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises were present.
NTPC has implemented RTI Act, 2005 in true spirit since its inception with a centralized system of dealing with applications, keeping with the spirit of proactive disclosure. At NTPC, Corporate Governance is not merely a matter of compliance but inbuilt in the fabric of all Company structures and the flow of all processes as a means to improve efficiency, enhance stakeholder confidence.
Winners of SCOPE Meritorious Awards were decided by eminent jury under the Chairmanship of Justice R.C. Lahoti, former Chief Justice of India.