To the Members,
NHPC Limited,
The directors'' have immense pleasure in presenting the 35th Annual
Report on the performance of your Company, along with the Audited
Statement of Accounts, Auditors'' Report and the Review of Accounts by
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the financial year
ended 31st March 2011.
1. financial RESULTS
The financial results for the year ended 31st March 2011 are summarized
in Table 1
Table-1
financial HIGHLIGHTS (Rs. in Crore)
PARTICULARS 2010-11 2009-10
Sales 3999.63 4261.18
Profit before Depreciation, Interest and Tax 4208.73 3878.03
Depreciation 916.74 1018.87
Profit after Depreciation but before
Interest and Tax 3291.99 2859.16
Interest & Finance Charges 413.56 457.08
Profit after Depreciation and Interest
but before Tax 2878.43 2402.08
Tax 711.76 311.58
Profit after Depreciation, Interest and Tax 2166.67 2090.50
Surplus of Profit and Loss Account of
earlier years 3150.50 1963.66
Amount written back from Bond
Redemption Reserve 14.25 14.25
Amount written back from Self
Insurance Reserve 0.04 -
Tax on Dividend-written back 1.80 3.98
Balance available for appropriation 5333.26 4072.39
Appropriations
Transfer to Bond Redemption Reserve 100 100
Transfer to Self Insurance Fund 39.31 32.99
Interim Dividend
Proposed Final Dividend 738.04 676.54
Tax on Proposed Dividend 119.73 112.36
Balance carried over to Reserves and Surplus 4336.18 3150.50
2. POWER GENERATION
The 12 operating NHPC power stations, located in different parts of the
country, generated 18606 MUs of power during 2010-11. This exceeded
the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) target of 18000 MUs for
''''Excellent'''' rating by 606 MU. The generation in 2010-11 was higher by
9.70 per cent as compared to the generation during the previous year.
During the year, the 120 MW SEWA-II Power Station (3x40) 120 MW was
dedicated to the nation in September, 2010. The overall power
generation by your Company includes 363 MUs from this project.
3. PROPOSED DIVIDEND
Your Directors have recommended a dividend of Re. 0.60 per share
(excluding dividend tax) for the year 2010-11. The final dividend shall
be paid after your approval at the Annual General Meeting. The total
dividend pay out for the year amounting to Rs. 738.04 crore represents
34.06 per cent profits after tax.
4. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Your Company''s paid up capital remained at Rs. 12300.74 crore during the
year.
5. STATUS OF ONGOING PROJECTS
During the year, your Company had to face many challenges including
geological obstacles, natural calamities and local problems, but
construction activities continued at a good pace and the projects are
in various stages of completion. Presently your Company is engaged in
the construction of hydroelectric projects with an installed capacity
of 4502 MW as per the details given in Table 2. Six projects - Teesta
Low Dam III, Uri II, Chamera III, Nimoo Bazgo, Chutak and Parbati-III
are in advanced stages of completion.
Table 2: Details of hydroelectric projects under construction
Hydroelectric
Projects State Proposed Installed
Capacity (MW)
Teesta Low Dam III West Bengal 132
Uri II Jammu and Kashmir 240
Chamera III Himachal Pradesh 231
Teesta Low Dam IV West Bengal 160
Nimmo Bazgo Jammu and Kashmir 45
Parbati III Himachal Pradesh 520
Parbati II Himachal Pradesh 800
Chutak Jammu and Kashmir 44
Subansiri Lower Assam/ Arunachal Pradesh 2,000
Kishanganga Jammu and Kashmir 330
Total 4,502
6. COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE
Your Company''s commercial performance has been highly satisfactory. It
achieved 100 percent sales realization of tariff charges as compared to
97 per cent last year.
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) under the
Regulations has notified the terms and conditions for determining
tariff, which is effective from 1st April, 2009 for a period of five
years. The petitions for all 12 power stations have since been filed
and tariff for three power stations has already been approved.
7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
An online Project Monitoring Centre has been set up at the corporate
office to support video conferencing and provide live video feeds from
cameras installed at strategic locations in projects under construction
to facilitate the analysis of data on physica progress.
8. NEW SCHEMES
Projects in the Clearance/Approval Stages:
Details of the projects which are under clearance/approval stages are
given in Table-3.
As a part of its future expansion programme seven projects of your
Company are under various stages of approval. In addition to these four
projects with a capacity of 3620 MW are to be executed through JVCs
with State/Government PSUs.
Table 3: Projects under clearance/approval
UNDER NHPC STAND ALONE
Sr.
No Name of the project Capacity
1 Kotli Bhel I-A, Uttarakhand 195 MW
2 Kotli Bhel I-B, Uttarakhand 320 MW
3 Kotli Bhel II, Uttarakhand 530 MW
4 Teesta-IV, Sikkim 520 MW
5 Dibang, Arunachal Pradesh 3,000 MW
6 Tawang-I, Arunachal Pradesh 600 MW
7 Tawang-II, Arunachal Pradesh 800 MW
Total 5965 MW
JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
*8 Pakal Dul and others , Jammu & Kashmir 2120 MW
9 Tipaimukh, Manipur 1500 MW
Total 3620 MW
Grand Total 9585 MW
* NHPC has incorporated a new joint venture (JV) company i.e Chenab
Valley Power Projects (P) ltd in June,2011 to execute Paku Dul and
other hydroelectric projects, with an aggregate installed capacity of
about 2100 MW in the Chenab basin in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The
equity share capital in the Chenab Valley Power Projects shall be
contributed by NHPC, Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development
Corporation and PTC India in the ratio of 49:49:2 respectively.
9. PROJECTS UNDER DPR/FR PREPARATION
Your Company has undertaken preparation of Detailed Project Reports
(DPRs), Feasibility Reports (FRs) and Surveys and Investigations for
five projects of the 2155 MW capacity which are under various stages of
clearances. The details are given in Table 4.
Table 4: DPRs, FRs and Surveys and Investigations
Sl.
No Projects Capacity
1 Bursar, J&K 1,020 MW
2 Chungar Chal, Uttarakhand 240 MW
3 Garba Tawaghat, Uttarakhand 630 MW
4 Karmoli Lumti Tulli, Uttarakhand 55 MW
5 Lachen, Sikkim 210 MW
Total 2155 MW
10. GLOBAL INITIATIVES
Under the ''Action Plan'' on India-Bhutan cooperation for developing
10000 MW of hydro power by 2020, the following developments took place
during the year:
NHPC was entrusted with the work of preparing DPRs of Chamkharchhu-I
H.E. Project (670 MW) and the Kuri Gongri H.E. Project (1800 MW) in
Bhutan by the Ministry of Power.
In March 2010 an agreement was signed between NHPC and the Department
of Energy, Royal Government of Bhutan for providing engineering
consultancy services for pre-construction activities at the Mangdechhu
H.E. Project (720MW) in Bhutan.
Further, your Company undertook the following consultancy services:-
- Additional investigations and preparation of updated DPRs for the
1200 MW Tamanthi and the 642 MW Shwezaye hydro power and multipurpose
projects in Myanmar, as a consultancy assignment with the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA), Government of India.
- Varzob-I H.E. project in Tajikistan. The work of RMU of the project
is assigned to NHPC under a tripartite agreement signed between MEA,
BHEL and NHPC.
11. CONSULTANCY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
NHPC is providing consultancy services in the following fields of hydro
power — river basin studies, survey work, design and engineering,
geological and geotechnical studies, hydraulic transient studies,
hydrological studies, contract management, construction management,
equipment planning, underground construction, testing, commissioning
and operation and maintenance.
The major consultancy assignments undertaken by your Company include
assignments from Central and State Government agencies like State
Electricity Boards and Public Sector Undertakings.
NHPC is registered with international financial agencies and the
Central Water Commission, as a Consultant in the area of hydro power.
12. RGGVY-RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (RE) PROJECTS
Your Company is implementing rural electrification projects under the
Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in 27 districts spread
over the five States of West Bengal, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir,
Chhatisgarh and Orissa at an estimated cost of approximatelyRs. 2900
crore.
The scope of work includes electrification of 29709 villages (9504
unelectrified/de-electrified (UE/DE) and 20205 PE villages) and
providing service connections to 20.49 lakh BPL households.
During 2010-11, NHPC completed 2667 UE/DE villages and provided 7.48
lakh BPL connections. As on 31.03.2011, the cumulative achievements for
UE/DE villages, PE villages and BPL connections was 8632, 14419 and
16.28 lakhs respectively.
NHPC is also executing 66 KV transmission lines in the Leh and Kargil
districts of Jammu and Kashmir under RGGVY
13. RURAL ROADS PROJECT
NHPC has signed a MoU with the Ministry of Rural Development,
Government of India and the Government of Bihar for constructing rural
roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). These roads in
six districts of Bihar will also be maintained by your Company.
Under this scheme, 832 roads totaling 3517 km with a cost ofRs. 1921
crore have been cleared by the Ministry of Rural Development,
Government of India.
Your Company has so far completed 333 roads with a length of 1627 km
(full length) at a cost of Rs. 818.93 crore.
14. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION
After implementing all modules of ERP in the last three years, the key
functions of the organization have now been totally IT enabled with a
major focus on the management of projects under construction and also
the operations and maintenance of power stations.
The IT and Communication infrastructure has been upgraded in over 50
locations to support the increased dependence on IT. Necessary IT
security measures have been put in place to ensure security of all
information assets of the organization.
NHPC has created a policy framework for managing the IT systems and
assets that it owns so that these are optimally used in a secure
manner.
15. TRAINING & HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
As a part of its commitment to training, your Company has set up
training centres in various power stations. It has also developed
learning ventures with leading educational institutions in the country
for skill and knowledge enrichment of all sections of its employees.
The training programmes are designed and conducted on both existing and
upcoming technologies in the power sector.
Special training programmes were organized for creating awareness about
the features of the reservation policy and other essential provisions
for employees in the SC/ST/OBC category.
16. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
During the year, industrial relations were cordial and harmonious at
all NHPC projects/stations/units. There was no report of any strike or
lockout during the period.
Representatives of workmen were allowed to participate in the decision
making process, wherever feasible. Scales and Salaries of NHPC
Executives were revised during the year, in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) based
on the recommendations of the 2nd Pay Revision Committee. A wage
settlement with workers were signed for the pay revision of the wages.
The revision in wages and pay scales of unionized category (workmen)
and non-unionized supervisory category have been implemented from
1.1.2007.
Details about industrial relations, women employees, staff welfare and
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are given in the Management and
Discussion Analysis Report.
17. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D)
NHPC''s research and development wing is carrying out several activities
in various fields . It is making sustained efforts towards improving
self reliance, import substitution, trouble free operations, faster
construction, efficiency gains, innovations and cost reductions as well
as residual life predictions.
Some specific areas in which R&D activities were carried out during the
year include:
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of penstock at the Salal
Power Station.
- National R&D project development of silt resistant material for hydro
generator turbines.
- National Perspective Plan (NPP) projects for R&D - tunneling in water
charged zones under high hydrostatic pressure.
18. REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT (R&R)
Your Company is sensitive towards the problems, concerns and
aspirations of Project Affected Families (PAFs). Hence, NHPC formulated
its own Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R&R) Policy in 2007 which is in
line with the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (NRRP),
2007.
Your Company, in its policy has modified the definition of vulnerable
persons as to include persons who are disabled, destitute orphans,
widows, unmarried girls, abandoned women or persons above 50 years of
age who are not provided or cannot immediately be provided with
alternative livelihood and who are not covered as part of a family. The
main aim behind this redefining of vulnerable persons was to extend the
policy to the maximum number of those who are affected.
Your Company''s policy provides certain extra benefits over and above
those proposed in NRRP 2007. The policy assesses issues related to loss
of land, houses, other resources and means of livelihood, etc. of PAFs.
It provides an insight into resolving the issues of income generation
and concerns of both PAFs and the local people. A major emphasis for
your Company is on the economic sustenance of PAFs.
Further, to implement NHPC''s R&R policy in its true spirit, an
operational manual for effective implementation of various R&R
activities has been formulated.
19. VIGILANCE ACTIVITIES
The vigilance division issued a number of preventive/proactive circular
in the areas of administrative functioning, works and procurement to
ensure good governance by promoting values of ethics and integrity.
In addition, circulars and guidelines issued by the CVC from time to
time were re-circulated in the corporation for awareness and
implementation.
Your company has signed the MoU with the Transparencies International
India.
An integrity pact is being implemented for works and procurement for Rs.
15 crore and Rs. 25 lakhs respectively, this has been implemented as per
the guidelines of the CVC.
Your Company has signed a MoU with Transparencies International India.
20. IMPLEMENTATION OF FRAUD PREVENTION POLICY
The fraud prevention policy has been formulated and implemented in your
company.
21. IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The provisions of the Official Language Act and rules were followed in
the Company. Efforts were made to increase the progressive use of the
official language in accordance with the policy of the Government of
India.
Inspections were conducted in the corporate office and at power
stations/projects/regional offices to monitor progress. Rajbhasha
inspection of our regional office Uttarakhand (Dehradun) was conducted
by 2nd Sub- Committee of Parliament on official language. During
inspection committee appreciated the official language progress of our
company.
A Hindi fortnight was observed from 1-15 September, 2010. Rajbhasha
magazine ''Rajbhasha Jyoti'' was released during the event Hindi
competitions were organized. The All India Hindi Kavi sameelan was
organized to promote and propogate the official language Rajbhasha.
During the year workshops and training classes in Hindi were also
conducted.
A Hindi ''Kavya Path'' and ''Bhashan Pratiyogita'' were organized for the
children of employees at the NHPC residential complex at Faridabad.
NHPC was also conferred with the first prize under the Indira Gandhi
Rajbhasha Shield Yojna'''' by the Government of India for the year
2008-09, which is the highest award of the Government of India in the
field of implementation of Rajbhasha. NHPC also received the Rajbhasha
Shield and citation, as first prize for 2008-09 and second prize for
2009-10 under the NTPC Rajbhasha Shield Yojna for outstanding work in
implementing Rajbhasha. Apart from this your Company''s three regional
offices and one power station were also awarded Rajbhasha shields in
appreciation of their work by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government
of India.
Your Company also played an important role in the publishing of the
''Power Glossary'' by the Ministry of Power.
22. CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
The organization''s initiatives and achievements were appropriately
highlighted through print and electronic media throughout the country,
creating awareness among the public about the strengths and
capabilities of NHPC in the development of hydro power.
Your Company participated in various exhibitions in India and abroad ,
in sports related activities under the aegis of the Power Sports
Control Board, Ministry of Power and conveyed the message of ''Clean
Power Hydro Power''.
Corporate films on NHPC and a film on the environment were screened at
a number of platforms.
The bi-monthly NHPC NEWS and the monthly Communiqué continued to be
effective tools of internal communication.
As a part of its attempts at propagating Energy Conservation Day 2010,
NHPC coordinated a painting competition for school children organized
by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power at the
national and state levels.
23. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
During 2010-11, NHPC received various prestigious awards. Some of these
are:
- NHPC was adjudged the top Indian company under the power sector at
the Dun & Bradstreet–Rolta Corporate Awards for its contribution to the
Indian economy.
- NHPC was conferred with the Best PSU award for creating Alternative
Energy Resources.
- The Gentle Giants Award under the Non-Manufacturing-Mini Ratna
category by the Dalal Street Investment Journal was given to NHPC.
- India Power award 2010 by the Council of Power Utilities for ''Social
and Community Impact'' in recognition of NHPCs outstanding work under
Corporate Social Responsibility.
- CIDC Vishwakarma Award 2011 under the category Social Responsibility.
24. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
NHPC''s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) finds echoes
in its Corporate Mission Statement: ''To execute and operate projects in
a cost effective, environment friendly and socio-economically
responsive manner.''
In line with DPE guidelines on CSR, your Company has formulated a
policy on CSR and has undertaken a number of CSR initiatives in the
areas of health, education, peripheral development, sports & culture,
employment opportunities and the environment for communities living in
and around power stations and construction projects.
Various other initiatives like developing herbal parks with medicinal
values, afforestation, catchment area treatment (CAT), fisheries
management, vocational training programmes, medical camps and
infrastructural development were also undertaken during the year.
25. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate statement on Corporate Governance is enclosed as a part of
the Directors'' Report along with the Certificate for Compliance as
Annexure-I and the Management Discussion and Analysis Report as
Annexure-II to this Report.
26. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
In compliance with the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2005,
your Company provided various documents/records on its website during
the year.
To enable nationwide access to information, Assistant Public
Information Officers were appointed at each of the power stations/
projects/regional offices/units.
All the applications received under the Right to Information Act were
attended to and the information furnished to the applicants. Shri S.K.
Dubey, Chief Engineer, is designated as the Central Public Information
Officer.
27. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information pertaining to conservation of energy and technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required under
Section 217 (1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Repository, the Board of Directors)
Rules, 1986 is given in Annexure III and forms part of the Directors''
Report.
See Annexure-III to the report for details.
28. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
This information is required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975 is
given in Annexure-IV to the report.
29. AUDITORS
M/s. SBG & Co., Delhi were appointed as statutory auditors for
conducting the audit for 2010-11. Baweja & Kaul, Tiwari & Associates,
Singhi & Co. and A. Kayes & Co. were appointed as branch auditors for
2010-11.
30. AUDITOR''S REPORT
The Auditor''s Report refers to various notes incorporated by the
Company in Schedule 24, which are self-explanatory. The report of the
Statutory Auditors and with comments of the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India are enclosed as Annexures-V and VI respectively. The
consolidated financial statement of the Company along with the
Auditor''s Report is given in Annexure-VII.
31. COST AUDITORS
As prescribed under the Cost Accounting Records (Electricity Industry)
Rules 2001, cost accounts are being maintained by all stations of the
Company since 2002-03. The cost audit for 2010-11 is under progress.
The following firms of cost auditors were appointed to conduct an audit
of cost accounting records of power stations indicated against each
firm for the financial year 2010-11 under Section 233-B of the
Companies Act 1956:
Name of the Firm Name of Power Station
M/s K. L. Jaisingh & Co., Noida Uri-Power Station & Dulhasti Power
Station
M/s K. G. Goyal & Associates,
New Delhi Sewa-II H.E Project & Chamera-I
Power Station
M/s. S.K. Adya & Co., Faridabad Dhauliganga Power Station & Tanakpur
Power Station
M/s Jugal K Puri & Associates,
New Delhi Bairasiul Power Station &
Chamera- II Power Station
M/s. D. Dutt & Associates,
Kolkata Loktak Power Station & Rangit Power
Station
M/s R.M Bansal & Co., Kanpur Salal Power Station & Teesta-V Power
Station
The details of the cost audit report filed for the financial
year-2009-10 are given below:
Sl. Power Name of Cost Auditor Member
No. Station ship No.
1 Uri I K L JAISINGH AND CO., 1222
COST ACCOUNTANTS
2 Dulhasti K L JAISINGH AND CO., 1222
COST ACCOUNTANTS
3 Salal K G GOYAL AND 10884
ASSOCIATES, COST ACCOUNTANTS
4 Chamera I K G GOYAL AND 10884
ASSOCIATES, COST ACCOUNTANTS
5 Bairasiul JUGAL K PURI AND 3703
ASSOCIATES, COST ACCOUNTANTS
6 Chamera II JUGAL K PURI AND 3703
ASSOCIATES, COST ACCOUNTANTS
7 Loktak D DUTT AND 11633
ASSOCIATES, COST ACCOUNTANTS
8 Rangit DGM AND ASSOCIATES, 10223
COST ACCOUNTANTS
9 Teesta V DGM AND ASSOCIATES, 10223
COST ACCOUNTANTS
10 Dhauliganga S K ADYA AND CO., 765
COST ACCOUNTANTS
11 Tanakpur S K ADYA AND CO., 765
COST ACCOUNTANTS
Sl. Address Due Date Actual Date
of filing of of filing of
Cost Audit Cost Audit
Report Report
No.
1 J-7, SECTOR- XI, JAISINGH 9/27/2010 9/1/2010
HOUSE, NOIDA - 201301
2 J-7, SECTOR- XI, JAISINGH 9/27/2010 9/1/2010
HOUSE, NOIDA - 201301
3 4-A, POCKET 2, MIX 9/27/2010 9/2/2010
HOUSING, NEW KONDLI,
MAYUR VIHAR III NEW
DELHI- 110096
4 4-A, POCKET 2, MIX 9/27/2010 9/2/2010
HOUSING, NEW KONDLI,
MAYUR VIHAR III NEW
DELHI- 110096
5 K 19 (GF), SOUTH 9/27/2010 9/8/2010
EXTENSION PART - II, NEW
DELHI-110049
6 K 19 (GF), SOUTH 9/27/2010 9/8/2010
EXTENSION PART - II, NEW
DELHI-110049
7 58, CREEK ROW, 9/27/2010 9/13/2010
KOLKATA - 700014
8 64 BB GANGULY STREET, 9/27/2010 9/2/2010
2ND FLOOR,
KOLKATA. 700012
9 64 BB GANGULY STREET, 9/27/2010 9/2/2010
2ND FLOOR,
KOLKATA. 700012
10 1158/SECTOR -14, 9/27/2010 9/7/2010
FARIDABAD - 121007,
Haryana
11 1158/SECTOR -14, 9/27/2010 9/7/2010
FARIDABAD - 121007,
Haryana
32. CONSOLIDATED financial STATEMENTS:
In accordance with the Accounting Standard AS-21 on Consolidated
financial Statements read with Accounting Standard AS-23 on Accounting
for Investments in Associates and AS-27 on financial Reporting of
Interest in Joint Ventures, the Audited Consolidated financial
Statements are provided in the Annual Report. A statement of the
holding company''s interest in the Subsidiary Company is annexed to the
report.
33. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Your company has two subsidiary companies - NHDC Limited and Loktak
Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited. Detailed information
about these companies is given in the Management Discussion Report.
The Annual Accounts along with Report of the Auditors, Directors''
Report of the shareholders NHDC Ltd and Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric
Corporation Limited are not being attached with the Balance sheet of
the company. In accordance to the general circular issued by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India any shareholder
interested in obtaining a copy of these reports related to the
Subsidiary Companies may write to the Company Secretary at the
Company''s registered office. The information is also available on the
NHPC website www.nhpcindia.com.
The annual accounts of the subsidiary will also be kept open for
inspection at the Registered Office of the Company and that of the
respective of subsidiary companies. The consolidated financial
statements presented by the Company include the financial results of
its subsidiaries.
The statement under Section 212 of the companies Act, 1956 is annexed
to this Report.
34. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors hereby confirm the following:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for that period;
iii. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the
Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities
to the best of their knowledge and ability; and
iv The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
35. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Since the last report the Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC
Limited Shri S.K.Garg superannuated on 31.12.2010. The following
independent directors have also completed their tenures:
Smt. Komal Anand, Independent Director, ceased to be Director on the
Board with effect from 02.04.2011
Shri A.K.Mago, Independent Director, ceased to be Director on the Board
with effect from 03.04.2011
Shri Raman Sidhu, Independent Director, ceased to be Director on the
Board with effect from 07.04.2011
Shri R. Jeyaseelan, Independent Director, ceased to be Director on the
Board with effect from 23.04.2011
Dr. Kuriakose Mamkottam, Independent Director, ceased to be Director on
the Board with effect from 17.06.2011
The present composition of the Board is given in the Report on
Corporate Governance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors acknowledges with deep appreciation, the
cooperation and guidance received from the Government of India,
especially the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Finance, Planning
Commission, State Governments, Bankers, SEBI, Stock Exchanges, financial
nstitutions, Lenders and Investors. The Board also acknowledges and
appreciates the contributions made by contractors, vendors, consultants
and others for achieving the desired goals of the Company.
The Board places on record its special appreciation for the
beneficiaries drawing power, State Electricity Boards and other
valuable clients for consultancy assignments.
The Board also places on record its deep admiration for the cooperation
extended by Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors and the Office of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Further, the Board wishes to
convey its gratitude to all the employees of NHPC for their untiring
efforts, valuable services, dedication and commitment. The co-operation
of these stakeholders have been vital for the success and achievements
of the Company.
For and On behalf of the Board of Directors
(A.B.l. Srivastava)
Chairman and Managing Director
DIN No.: 01601682
Date : Faridabad
Place: 12.08.2011
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