The NTPC Ltd has hired its first all-female Engineering Executive Trainees (EETs) batch, the Ministry of Power announced on Thursday, "to reinforce its stand on diversity and inclusion."
The recruiting advertisement, which was released in April 2021, drew a huge response from NTPC. According to the ministry, the engineering graduates were chosen based on their GATE 2021 performance in the Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, and Instrumentation disciplines.
In the near future, the company envisions an all-female Operation Control Room at NTPC, pointing to a brighter future for women in the organisation.
In the near future, the company envisions an all-female Operation Control Room at NTPC, pointing to a brighter future for women in the organisation.
NTPC issued out 50 offers, and 30 Female Executive Trainees (ETs) accepted 30 of them between July 31 and August 6, 2021.
This special all-female EET batch is currently undergoing a customised induction-cum-training programme in the Mechanical, Electrical, and Control & Instrumentation (C&I) disciplines at NTPC's state-of-the-art Regional Learning Institutes (RLIs) located at NTPC Sipat, NTPC Vindhyachal, and NTPC Simhadri.
Wherever possible, NTPC has been attempting to improve its gender ratio. According to the statement, it has always believed in offering equal opportunity to all members of society and has intentionally fostered diversity through its recruiting processes.
Human rights and the right to equal opportunity have been established in the state-owned company. According to the government, it supports equality and diversity among its personnel.
“To support the women workforce, company adheres to policies like Child Care Leave with Pay, Maternity Leave, Sabbatical leave and NTPC Special Child Care Leave on Adoption of a Child/Delivering Child through Surrogacy. Statutory requirements and policy guidelines are adhered to without any discrimination," it said.
