ODISHA Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC Ltd.) was incorporated on November 14, 1984 under the Companies Act, 1956. The entire share capital of the Company was initially owned by the Govt. of ODISHA. During January, 1999 Govt. of ODISHA as a part of the reforms process in the Energy Sector has divested 49% of its share in favour of Private Investor namely AES Corporation, USA. As the Govt. of ODISHA hold the stake of 51% of share, being a Govt. Company, it has taken concrete actions to provide information to the citizens of the country in accordance with the Right to Information Act, 2005. This section of OPGC official website along with other relevant sections contain information as required to be published under section 4 (1)(b) of the Act.
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Particulars of organization, function and duties. |
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Our official website www.opgc.co.in can be seen as a link for this information. |
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Powers and duties of officers and employees. |
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OPGC has well defined powers for company officials at different levels. The duties are assigned from time to time. The Board of Directors has been empowered to take all the important policy decisions of the Company. |
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Procedure followed in the decision making process. |
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The decision making process is based on the delegation of authorities to various officers iat different levels. |
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Norms set by OPGC for the discharge of its functions are based on its core values, which are as under. |
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- Environmental Policy.
- Safety Policy.
- Engineering Policy etc.
- Training Policy.
- IT Policy.
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Rules, Regulations, Instructions, Manuals and Records held by Company or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions. |
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OPGC has a set of rules for conduct of business through well defined policies. Major documents are:
(i) Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association.
(ii) Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules (Executives).
(iii) Leave Rules.
(iv) OPGC Employee and Self Rehabilitation Scheme.
(v) Recruitment & Promotion Rules of Executives/Non-Executives.
(vi) Medical Reimbursement Rules.
(vii) Vehicle Advance Rules.
(viii) Productivity linked Incentive Scheme.
(ix) T.A. Rules.
(x) Premature Retirement Rules |
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Statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control. |
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OPGC holds commercial and technical documents relating to the operations of the company and data relating to its employees. |
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Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with, or reorientation by, the members of public in relation to formulation of its policy or implementation thereof. |
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OPGC being a commercial organization, its policies relate to internal management and, hence, there is no arrangement for consultation with members of the public. All of its policies are formulated by the Board of Directors in compliance with applicable provisions of statutes, regulations etc.
OPGC, however has interface with various Committees of ODISHA Legislative Assembly. In addition, facility has been provided at OPGC web site www.opgc.co.in for addressing queries from public. |
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Statement of Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public. |
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OPGC has constituted many internal Committees in different levels to oversee the day-to-day operations and to provide directions/guidelines for the issues concerned. The meetings of the Board or these committees are neither open to public nor the agenda/minutes are accessible to public. |
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Directory of Company Officers and Employees. |
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Budget allocated to each of Company’s agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made. |
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OPGC prepares capital budget every year for its renovation and modification purpose of the existing plant as well as for its expansion programme.
OPGC also prepares revenue budget every year. Expenditure incurred by OPGC is governed by these budgets. |
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Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and details of beneficiaries of such programmes. |
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Not Applicable. |
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Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorization granted by the Company. |
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Not Applicable. |
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Details in respect of information, available to or held by the Company, reduced in an electronic form.
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Information is available at our web site www.opgc.co.in |
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Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room if maintained for public use. |
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Company does not maintain any public library. |
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Name(s), Designation(s) and other particulars of Public Information Officer(s). |
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Other useful information. |
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