This document summarizes Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4616, answered on August 21, 2025, regarding vacancies for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd.
The Ministry of Power confirms that NTPC Ltd. adheres to the Government of India's reservation guidelines for SCs and STs. As of January 1, 2025, the following unfilled reserved vacancies have been carried forward:
* **Group A:** 26 (SC), 15 (ST)
* **Group B:** (Not specified)
* **Group C:** 13 (ST)
* **Group D:** (Not specified)
NTPC Ltd. aims to fill these backlog vacancies by December 2025 through Special Recruitment Drives (SRDs) and regular recruitment advertisements. Two SRDs have already been initiated in the recruitment year 2025 as of June 2025.
To discourage resignations from candidates selected in remote areas, NTPC Ltd. provides locational allowances in accordance with the Department of Public Enterprise (DPE) guidelines dated September 7, 2017, effective from May 10, 2018. These allowances include:
* Northeast Allowance: 10% of basic pay for employees posted at NTPC projects in the Northeast.
* Special Allowance for difficult and far-flung areas.
Furthermore, NTPC's induction program is designed to integrate new recruits from diverse backgrounds into the organizational culture and equip them with the necessary job-related knowledge and skills.
Key Entities Referenced
National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. NTPC: A government-owned electric utility company in India, responsible for electricity generation and distribution. Addressed in the document regarding vacancies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Scheduled Castes SCs: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, for whom the government has reserved vacancies in public sector jobs.
Scheduled Tribes STs: A group of historically disadvantaged indigenous communities in India, for whom the government has reserved vacancies in public sector jobs.
SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR: Member of Parliament who raised the question about vacancies for SCs and STs in NTPC.
SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Power who provided the answer to the question regarding vacancies for SCs and STs in NTPC.
Special Recruitment Drives SRDs: Initiatives undertaken by NTPC to fill up the backlog vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Department of Public Enterprise: An Indian government department whose guidelines NTPC follows regarding locational allowances.
NorthEast: Region in India where NTPC projects are located and employees posted there receive Northeast Allowance.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF POWER
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4616
ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025
VACANCIES FOR SCs / STs IN NTPC
†4616. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:
Will the Minister of POWER
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) has
forwarded the vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled
Tribes (STs) to fill up the same;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the NTPC has fixed any timeframe to fill up these forwarded
vacancies;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the NTPC has formulated or proposes to formulate any scheme to
provide more facilities to the candidates selected in remote areas to discourage
them from resigning; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
(a) & (b) : Yes, NTPC Ltd. is following the reservation guidelines of the
Government of India for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and
their vacancies are earmarked accordingly. Further, the unfilled reserved
vacancies of SCs and STs, as on 01.01.2025, have been carried forward as below:
Category of posts SC Category ST Category
Group-A 26 15
Group-B - -
Group-C - 13
Group-D - -
(c) & (d): NTPC Ltd. is making all efforts to fill up the above forwarded
(backlog) vacancies by December 2025.
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Special Recruitment Drives (SRDs) are being held from time to time to fill
up the forwarded (Backlog) vacancies. 02 Nos. of Special Recruitment Drives
(SRDs) have been initiated in the recruitment year 2025, as of June 2025. Further,
Backlog of reserved vacancies have also been advertised through regular
recruitment advertisements.
(e) & (f) : NTPC Ltd. is paying the following locational allowances in line with
the DPE (Department of Public Enterprise) guidelines dated 07.09.2017, with
effect from the date of issuance of Presidential Directive i.e. on 10.05.2018:
i. Northeast Allowance at the rate of 10% of basic pay to employees posted
at NTPC Projects located in the North-East.
ii. Special Allowance for difficult and far-flung area.
iii. NTPC induction program also helps to assimilate the new recruits coming
from diverse backgrounds into the organizational values / culture and to impart
the required knowledge & skills to perform the job.
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