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GENERATION INCENTIVE SCHEME
Preamble:
The followings are the essential features of the modified Power Generation Incentive Scheme which is enclosed as Annexure:-
1. The provisions of the scheme are applicable w.e.f. 1.4.2005.
2. Basic pay for the purpose of payment of Inc entive will be actual basic pay (w.r.t. 1997 pay structure) and special pay, if any. However, basic pay will not include any Dearness pay, DA, Personal Pay, Personal Adjustment.
3. The Incentive payment will continue to be linked with the performance para meter, the Equivalent Availability Factor %.
4. The incentive will be paid in two components i.e. monthly and quarterly.
5. The employees, for the purpose of Incentive payment, will be categorized into Direct(Group-A) and Indirect (Group-B/C) and the maximum quantum of Generation Incentive payable to each category/group in different stages of project will be as under :-
During O&M phase During Expansion/ Concurrent phase Group-A (O&M employees) Amount as per performance- payment matrix as Amount as per performance-payment matrix as given in scheme (para 7.2) Group-B (Common service employees) 85% of amount payable to 85% of amount payable to employees in Group- A Group-C ( Project Const. employees) N.A. 30% of amount payable to employees in Group-A
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6. The oil linked incentive/disincentive as applicable to only for Operation & Maintenance employees in group-A, will continue to be paid as per existing scheme.
7. In respect of employees who have been transferred from one project to another after 1.4.2005, payment for the period where the employee had worked at the transferor project will be made by the project where he is presently working. For this purpose , the transferor project should send the amount payable in respect of employee transferred to other projects/units within a period of one month of issue of circular.
8. The Scheme shall not be applicable for Tanda TPS for which a separate scheme is in operation.
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Annexure
GENERATION INCENTIVE SCHEME
1.0 SHORT TITLE
The Scheme shall be called "NTPC Power Generation Incentive Scheme".
2.0 BASIC CONSIDERATIONS
2.1 The purpose of any Incentive Scheme is to motivate the employees to give their best. In the case of a power plant, the incentive plan also takes into account the maintenance aspect of the plant while motivating employees to maximize generation. Any Scheme which encourages maximization of Generation only in the short term may be self defeating as it leads to irreparable damage to plants and machinery because of insufficient motivation to employee for the proper upkeep and regular maintenance of the Plant. A successful Incentive Scheme, hence, should strike a balance between short range and long range plant requirements and should achieve a good blend of the two in such a way as to optimize generation on a sustained long range basis. Further, increase in Generation may not lead to desirable results if increased costs are allowed to eat away the substantial surplus as a result of higher generation. From this point of view, it is desirable to build the fuel costs and their impact on the economics of generation into the scheme itself so that reasonable norms of fuel consumption are maintained.
2.2 The following objectives have been considered in designing the incentive scheme.
2.2.1 To keep the Generating station in readiness to deliver e x-bus output expressed as % of rated installed capacity so that the available resources are optimized based on the merit order operation thereby bringing about an overall economy in generation.
2.2.2 To maximize generation of ele ctrical energy through
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d e ve are easily measurable and have a direct co-relation to the
2.2.3 the scheme by the employees, smooth implementation and amenability to
2..2.4 rameters for payment have been determined to encourage better maintenance for higher availability of
2.2.5 e while at same time, ensuring that payments are consistent economic terms with the level of performance. 3.0
r ion, morale and the team spirit among the employees, the followings are the principal objectives of the
b) n of generation of Electrical energy through d other allied c) Reduction of cost per unit of energy generated. d) in absenteeism. 4.0
loyees of NTPC other than Tanda TPS, directly or indirectly engaged in Generation of Electricity. The em
a) Apprentices under Apprentices Act and Trainees b)
optimum use of installed power plant capacity an reduction of cost per unit of energy generated. Th factors recommended for payment of incenti extent of achievement of th e above objectives. To ensure easy understanding of simple unambiguous computations. The pa plant. The quantum of incentive offered to employees has to b enough to motivate them to put in extra effort the in
OBJECTIVES With the above as background and apa t from the general purpose of promoting motivat Incentive Scheme: a) To keep the Generating station in re adiness to deliver ex-bus maximum output expressed as % of rated installed capacity. Maximizatio optimum utilization of installed plant capacity an resources. Reduction
APPLICABILITY The Scheme covers all regular emp Sch e will not be applicable to: - Casual or daily rated employees
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5.0 RECOMMENDED FACTORS FOR INCENTIVE PAYMENTT ac of po and cost reduction, a multi-factor scheme has been designed
i) To hieve the twin objectives of availability of plant for generation wer incorpo rating the following factors: Generation Incentive based on Equivalent Availability Factor %:-
pa EAF% orked out as per formula given below
a) The station AF% shall
, as certif
H of DC is issue terms of MU
Payment linked with Equivalent Availability Factor (EAF%) will be id monthly and quarterly to eligible employees. The for a station shall be w : s where ABT is in operation, the E be calculated as under: EAF(%) = Declared Capacity(%) / Availability(%) ied by concerned Authority. owever, in case the certification d in the EAF% will be calculated as under:
Declared Cap.(MU), as certified by the concerned Authority EAF(%) = Ex-bus Generation (MU) at installed
capacity x 10
0
b) Stations where ABT is not in operation, EAF will include shortfall in g o d on t structions RLDC/REB/C
Actual Gen.(MU)+Shortfall in Gen. EAF(%) = due to backing down (MU)
eneration due to backing d wn (base he certificate issued) on the in of EA and will be calculated as under: Generation (MU) at installed capacity x 10
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The responsibility of obtaining the relevant certificate from the above authorities will be of the concerned Project/Station. If capacity declared is found to be wrong and penalty imposed on NTPC on account of the false declaration, the amount of penalty sha ll be recovered from the incentive payable to employee in proportion to their basic pay. The maximum amount of recovery will be restricted to the total amount of Generation Incentive paid in that month.
d) Based on the EAF of the station, the incentive will be payable as per performance-payment matrix in para 7.2 below .
(ii) Oil Consumption linked Incentive:- Payment will be made monthly only to the employees directly and exclusively engaged in operation and maintenance of the plant as per para 8.0 below.
6.0 GENERATION LINKED INCENTIVE BASED ON EAF % The Generation Incentive Scheme based on EAF% will have monthly and quarterly components of payment linked with the corresponding performance levels as detailed below . There will be graded increase in rate of Incentive for increase in EAF% above 70% EAF. The maximum Incentive will be payable at EAF of 90% and above. The Performance Payment matrix showing monthly and quarterly payments is given in the Clause 7.2. The capacity for the purpose of computing EAF% shall take in to the account deration of newly commissioned units during the first year as given in clause 7.1. The total payment linked with EAF% will be as under: - a) At 70% EAF - incentive payment will be 7.5% of basic pay. 70% there will for every 1% b) For EAF% above incentive payment be gra ded increase in increase in EAF% with
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maximum incentive equal to 30.0% of basic pay at 90% EAF. The graded increase in rate of Incentive payment has been made as per details given below:-
6.1 Monthly Incentive 6.1.1 The monthly incentive will be paid based on Equivalent Availability Factor (EAF%) achieved during the month. 6.1.2 Performanc e -Payment Relationship At 70% EAF, the incentive payable is 5.625% of basic pay and there will be graded increase in Incentive rate with maximum incentive equal to 22.50% of basic pay, payable at 90% EAF.
6.2 Quarterly Incentive 6.2.1 The quarterly incentive will be paid once in three months based on the average EAF% achieved during corresponding period. The performance period for payment of quarterly incentive will be as under: 1 st quarter - April to June 2 nd quarter - April to September 3 rd quarter - April to December 4 th quarter - April to March 6.2.2 Performance-Payment Relationship At 70% EAF, the total incentive payable for the quarter, including monthly component is 7.50% of basic pay and there will be graded increase in Incentive rate with maximum Incentive being 30.0% of basic pay payable at 90% EAF.
6.3 An illustration showing computation of monthly and quarterly incentive ra tes are enclosed for reference.
7.0 CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE -PAYMENT RELATIONSHIP
7.1 Capacity Installed capacity will be taken as the basis for computation of EAF%. When the capacity is de -rated/re -rated, the EAF will be calculated on that basis. Review in capacity will be done with the approval of Competent Authority . In case of newly commissioned Unit, the capacity to be taken into account for the computation of EAF % will be determined as follows:
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a) Coal S
ii) In the subsequent four (04) months, it will be 70% lled/Ex-bus capacity and thereafter, it will be equal to 100% of installed/Ex-bus capacity.
b) Gas S tations i) In the first two (02) months from the date of commercial operation, it will be 60% of installed/Ex-bus capacity. of insta tations
i) In the first month from the date of commercial
ii) In the subsequent two (02) months, it will be 70%
c) EAF% shall be rounded off to the nearest integer. Decimal of 0.5 and above will be rounded off to the next higher integer while decimals below 0.5 will be ignored.
operation, it will be 60% of installed/Ex-bus capacity. of installed/Ex-bus capacity and thereafter, it will be equal to 100% of installed/Ex-bus capacity. For the purpose of calculating incentive rates, the
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The incentive will be payable monthly only if the Specific oil consumption of the station is 2.00 ml/kwh or less in a particular month. Similarly, there will be dis-incentive if the Specific oil consumption of the station in any month is more than the 4.00 ml/kwh. 8.1 Performance Payment Table for Incentive- The matrix of payments will be as under: -
Oil Consumption in ml/kwh Incentive as % of monthly basic pay Above 2.00 Nil 2.00 1.76 0.70 1.75 1.51 1.00
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8.4 disincentive for excessive oil consumption for the month will be subject to a maximum of 25% of total incentive
8.5 n the EAF% in any month is less than 70%, there will be no incentive/disincentive on account of oil
8.6 n will be moderated in the similar manner during first six months. s m t
a) During first 2 months after = 60% of oil consumption The total payable. The above incentive on account of oil consumption will be payable o ly when the base level of generation i.e. 70% EAF is achieved. If consumption. For the purpose of generation linked incentive, the capacity for computation of EAF% for a newly commissioned unit, is derated to 60% in the first 2 months and to 70% in the subsequent 4 months. The actual specific oil consumptio Thi oderation will be carried ou in the following way:
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0.6) date of commercial operation (Moderating factor-
b) During subsequent = 70% of oil consumption 04 months (Moderating factor-0.7) c) After 06 months of = 100% of oil consumption commercial operation (Moderating factor-1.0)
8.7 The specific oil consumption (x) of the station for the purpose of oil linked incentive will be computed as follows:-
Ci * Mf x (ml/kwh) = --------------------------------------- Total generation of station in MU
Ci = Oil consumption in K.Liter for Unit `i' Mf = Moderating Factor for unit as given in para 8.6 above.
8.8 There may be situation in a project when some of the units may not have completed 06 months of commercial operation. Under this situation, the calculation of station specific oil consumption for the purpose of incentive shall be carried out as per example given below:-
a) Total number of units - 5
b) No. of unit(s) months which have completed 06 of commercial operation - 3 (Unit I,II & III)
c) No. of unit(s ) which have completed 03-06 months of commercial operation - 1 (Unit IV)
d) No. of unit(s ) which have completed less than 03 months of commercial operation - 1 (Unit V)
e) Oil consumption of individual units : Unit I C1 K.Liter Unit II C2 K.Liter Unit III C3 K.Liter Unit IV C4 K.Liter Unit V C5 K.Liter
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f) Station specific oil consumption (x) for oil linked incentive purpose will be: C1+ C2 + C3+ 0.7*C4 + 0.6*C5 x = ---------------------------------------- Total generation of station in MU
The above station specific oil consumption `x' will then be compared with the incentive/disincentive matrix given above and incentive/disincentive will apply, as the case may be.
8.9 The oil incentive payment is payable only to the employees in Group-`A'. The disincentive due to excessive oil consumption will also be applicable to the employees in Group-`A' only.
9.0. CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES FO R THE INCENTIVE SCHEMES
9.1 For the purpose of payment of incentives under this scheme Group A' : Eligible engaged commissi
Group B'
: as specif All other the employees will be classified into the following groups:- employees directly and exclusively in Operation & Maintenance of the oned unit or units including Auxiliaries ied in Para 9.2 eligible employees not covered under Group `A' above in respect of a station where all units are declared under commercial operation. This group will include employees as specified in Para 9.2(i). Group C' : The employees posted in Civil Construction & Equipment Erection department during expansion/concurrent phase. This group will include employees as specified in Para 9.2(ii).
9.2 Deptt./areas und er each group will be as under: Deptts/Areas under Direct Category (Group- A) Deptts/Area under Indirect Category (Group-B/C)
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, EEMG, e Plannin Operations, Chemis Fuel Handling try, Fuel Transportation/ MGR, Maintenanc Group-B Head of Project, Commercial, Plant Civil Mntce, R&M, T/ship Civil & Electrical (i) Mntce., HR, Autobase, Const. Workshop, EM g, Mechanical, G,
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Electrical and C&I Maintenance (excluding nisterial and drivers) mi staff
Note:- including those posted in O&M. (ii) F&A, C&M, ETP, TS(P&S,FQA,FE), e, s . All ministerial staff and drivers R&R, IT/Commn Safety. Tel. Exchang Medical, A h Utln , Vigilance , TQM Group-C Erection & Civil Construction (i) The clarifications regarding any Department/Area not cate entive ill be obtained from Corporate HR Division. h time, the r ed employee will be paid incenti nd . ( artment/a s be the sis for cate roup pur of incentive. The al area/function assigned, if any, will not e incentive category/group of an individual
10.0 QUANTU INCENTIVE the Performance Payment 10.2 e oyees posted in irect category (group-B) will be un
Group A Indirect Category covered above, its gory for the purpose of inc payment w Till suc matte is clarifi the concerned ve of the i irect category ii) The dep rea of po ting will ba gory/g for the pose addition chang employee. M OF
10.1 The Incentive rates indicated in relationship Matrix are to be applied on the Basic Pay for corresponding period in respect of Equivalent Availability Factor (%) both for Coal & Gas stations and in respect of Oil Linked Incentive (para 8.0), for Coal stations only, on monthly basic .
Th generation incentive payment to empl common service group i.e. ind as der:- Direct Category Group B 100% of Incentive payable on EAF% as indicated in the Perf.Payment Matrix. In addition employees under this category would also be entitled for Incentive , as per Para 8.0, for Sp.Oil Cons p. r factor o 85% of Group-'A' rates indicated in Perf. Payment Matrix fo f EAF(% )
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10.3 Indirect Category Group-C during Expansion/Concurrent phase:- The employees posted in Civil Construction & Equipment Erection department will get 30% of applicable rate of Generation Incentive of Group A.
10.4 The Generation Incentive payable during various stages of
project i.e. during O&M and concurrent phase/expansion phase to all categories of empl oyees is given below as illustration: Stage/phase of the Project/Station Generation Incentive Rate Deptt/Areas O&M Service Erection & Civil Function
Construction O&M Phase (a Units in ll Commercial operation) Group-A ( ) 5 100% Group-B (8 %) - Expansion/Concurren t Phase Group-A (100%) Group-B (85%) Group-C (30%)
11.0
11.1 if the performance is below standard:
11.2
12.0 OTHER GENERAL CONDITIONS
REDUCTION IN INCENTIVE PAYMENTS In order to control the cost of generation and improve working and performance of the power station, management in its absolute discretion may introduce, from time to time, one or more of the following factors for which reductions in incentive rates will be made
a) Control on auxiliary power consumption b) Timely wagon unloading c) Cleanliness d) Excessive overtime payments e) Any other relevant factor The total deductions on account of all the above factors shall not exceed 40% of the total incentive payable including disincentive for oil consumption. Depending on the relevance and requirements, the introduction/discontinuance and extent of deduction may vary from station to station.
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12.1 rata trainin casua purpo 12.2 e a pay n not c r Rent comp Fund, . 12.3 Employees may be tra red from one department/division to another. In such cases their entitlement for incentive will be determined as per the entitlement of the department/division in which they are actually posted.
12.4 Relevant particulars and data relating to generation, oil consumption, attendance etc., will be finalized on the basis of records and accounts maintained by the Company.
12.5 The management reserves the right to review/modify the scheme at its own discretion from time to time keeping in view efficiency of the plant being increased/ improved through installation of more or better equipment or by improving the mechanical / process / technology / methods / systems and procedures.
12.6 Computation of EAF% and specific Oil consumption (ml/kwh) for the purpose of this will be made by HR in consultation with F&A on the basis of certified data from Head of O&M, with the approval of Head of Station/Project. At Regional Headquarter in respect of EAF% will be done by Regional HR in consultation with Regional F&A on the basis of certified data provided by Regional OS/Commercial, with the approval of Regional ED. Similarly, at Corporate Centre processing w.r.t. EAF% will be done by Corporate HR in consultation with Corporate Finance on the basis of certified data provided by Corporate OS/Commercial or Regional Commercial/OS, with the approval of GM(HR).
12.7 Generation Incentive payment to CC & RHqs employees The employees will be entitled to incentive payments on pro- basis for actual period of attendance. The period of g in India for a duration of not more than 15 days, l leave and RH will be treated as attendance for the se of incentive payment.
Th mount of Incentive earnings will neither be termed as or allowance, nor wages. Accordingly, this amount would ount fo any service benefits i.e. computation of House Allowance, Compensatory Allowance, cash ensation, encashment of leave, pay fixation, Provident Pension or Gratuity etc
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a) Generation Incentive rate in respect of Corporate Centre employees will be worked out based on the weighted av it ial of licable incentive ra of the indirect category- Gro B in each of the Stati Project of NT
the applicable Generation Incentive rates of al Head rter employees will be worked out ed on the apaci commercial operatio plic n e rat o - in each the jects the respective regions.
- The erage on capac y in commerc operation app up- te on/
PC. b) Similarly, Region bas qua w r eigh n of up ted ap B aver abl age e in of on ce c tiv pro ty f t ith in he in e o w ry -G
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M+Q
Addl in Qtr.
M+Q
Addl in Qtr.
Monthly EAF Monthly
(a) (b) (c) d=(c)-(b) (a) (b) (c) d=(c)-(b)
Illustration for calculation of GI rates-Monthly and Quarterly components tation -I tation-II EAF
GI Rates GI Rates 1.1 April 86.00% 17.55% 74.00% 7.43%
Sl. S S
Month
1.2 May 86.00% 17.55% 73.00% 6.98% 1.3 June 84.00% 15.75% 71.00% 6.08%
1.4 Total GI paid (1.1-1.3) 50.85% 20.48%
1.5 1st Qtr(April-June)
86.00%
70.20%
19.35%
73.00%
27.90%
7.43 % 2.1 July
88.00%
19.80%
77.00%
9.38%
2.2 August 81.00% 13.05% 41.00% 0.00% 2.3 September 93.00% 22.50% 65.00% 0.00%
N.B. Quarterly, Incentive will be payable only when total m y centive paid in the quarter n the minimum based EAF% of the quarter. If it is less than it ll be treated as zero. 7 8 0% 8. tha on zer thl o, in wi is less
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RECORD OF REVISIONS
Section-Clause No. Revision No. Revision Date Amendment Details 0601-Record of Revisions 0 13.02.2012 Provision Added