Team News Riveting
Lucknow, November 7
The 51st Raising Day of NTPC was celebrated with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at NRHQ, Lucknow on Friday.
The celebration reflected the unity, spirit, and pride of the NTPC family as employees gathered to commemorate over five decades of excellence in powering the nation.
Goutam Deb, Regional Executive Director (North), hoisted the NTPC flag, followed by the rendition of the NTPC Geet, reaffirming the organisation’s steadfast commitment to nation-building and the vision of its founding leaders.
In his address, Deb highlighted NTPC’s remarkable journey from a single project in Singrauli to becoming India’s largest power producer with an installed capacity of 84,849 MW across coal, gas, hydro, solar, wind, nuclear, and biomass sources. He reiterated NTPC’s goal of achieving 150 GW by 2032, including 60 GW of renewable energy.
He shared that the NTPC Group generated 252.83 billion units of electricity, with the Northern Region contributing 67.97 billion units (26.88%). The Northern Region, NTPC’s largest operational area, continues to set benchmarks in safety, efficiency, environment, and sustainability, along with notable achievements in CSR, awards, and training & development.
As part of the Raising Day celebrations, NRHQ launched a branding initiative at Lucknow Metro, showcasing NTPC’s commitment to sustainability and national development. The exterior train branding spreads awareness about NTPC’s pivotal role in lighting up the nation and promoting clean and green energy. The event was inaugurated by Deb in the presence of Samiran Sinha Ray, CGM (HR), senior officials, employees, Uttra Club members, their families, and UPMRC officials.
On this occasion, the Uttra Club extended support to the Nirvan Rehabilitation Centre, Lucknow, for mentally challenged women, by donating a washing machine, body warmers, and hygiene kits under CSR, led by Smt. Bipasa Deb (President) and Smt. Sangita Sinha Ray (Vice President) and other members.
To mark the occasion special, employees were awarded with Hindi Pakhwada awards.The celebration began with sapling plantation by employees and concluded with the release of balloons to commemorate the occasion.
