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    At Tata Power-DDL, we are committed to create a workplace where diversity among employees such as gender, ethnicity, race, physical and mental ability is celebrated and valued, and an inclusive culture is promoted. We are an organisation that believes in the Empowerment of Women for an empowered future.

    RECOGNITION FOR CHAMPIONING WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PRINCIPLES

    Tata Power-DDL has been honoured with 2 prominent awards under the 'Community and Industry Engagement' and 'Covid-19 Action' categories at the Prestigious UN Women Asia-Pacific 2020 WEPs Awards.

    The company won the awards under the 'Community and Industry Engagement’ category for their ‘UNNATI’ initiative which focusses on Women Empowerment. The objective of the initiative is to empower underprivileged women and create livelihood opportunities for them. Tata Power-DDL takes a 360° approach to empower women through its ‘UNNATI’ initiative which is further divided into four main functions - Women Literacy, ABHA (Change Agent), Entrepreneurship Development Program and Vocational Training Centres.

    The company has also been recognised under the 'Covid-19 Action' category for adopting a gender sensitive response to the pandemic. Tata Power-DDL came forward with a slew of initiatives, under the theme ‘Powering Fight Against Corona’ to efficiently manage the crisis and mitigate its impact on its stakeholders.

    'Breaking the Barries Award' for encouraging women in core-technical operations

    MATERNITY AND POST NATAL

    Maternity Leave: We believe in providing that extra cushion to new mothers in our workforce, by offering them Maternity Leave beyond what the law provides so that they can devote time to their newborn.

    Specialized Leaves:

    • 26 Weeks Maternity: New mothers are entitled to Maternity Leave of upto 26 weeks, which can be extended by another 12 weeks of leave without pay.
    • 2 Weeks Paternity Leave
    • Child Adoption Leave: Adoptive Mothers are also entitled to the leave upto 18 Weeks for child rearing.

    Flexi Working Hours after Maternity Leave: Women employees, after returning to work from Maternity Leaves, including adoptive mothers, can avail the option of flexi working hours (8.30 AM- 7.00 PM) for the first six months.

    Break in Service Option after Maternity: We understand that women may require extended break to nurture their families after maternity/Child Adoption. Our women employee may also avail break in service option for 2 years to give that extra care to their child during their initial, crucial life stage.

    Day Care and Creche Facilities: In order to support our employees to manage dual responsibilities at work and home, we also have tie up with various crèches and Day care facilities across Delhi/ NCR. The option for reimbursement for Nanny at Home is also provided.

    Reorientation Program for employees returning Post Maternity/ Break-in Service

    Protecting impact on performance appraisal & career progression due to maternity leave

    Special parking for expecting women employees.

    Health Benefits for Women Employees

    • Annual women health awareness sessions
    • Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness Days

    Support to specially-abled employees

    • 4 Special Casual Leaves for specially-abled employees
    • Cab Reimbursement through Local Conveyance for specially- abled employees working after 8.00 PM
    • Flexible Work Hours - 8.30 AM- 7.00 PM for specially-abled employees
    • Barrier-free access to common facilities for specially-abled employees
    • Special parking for specially-abled employees

    'Breaking the Barries Award' initially launched for encouraging women in core-technical operations, has been extended for specially-abled employees.

    MOTIVATING OUR WOMEN WORKFORCE TO SPREAD THEIR WINGS OF AMBITION - MS. NANDITA DAS AS GUEST SPEAKER AT OUR MOTIVATIONAL, TALK SERIES “DILLI KE SITARE

    In pursuit of promoting gender equality at workplace and motivating our women workforce to leave no stone unturned in pursuing their dreams, we invited the incredibly talented, award winning actress & director, and a social activist, Ms. Nandita Das to the second episode of our motivational, pep talk series “Dilli Ke Sitare. Ms. Das shared her experiences of life, learnings, and how she chose to fly shedding all inhibitions. She talked about her strong bond with Delhi and her love for the city that’s deeply embedded in her heart because it is the place that inspired her to live her dreams.

    CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAINING OF FEMALE ENGINEERS FROM AFGHANISTAN’S NATIONAL POWER UTILITY- DABS

    At Tata Power-DDL, we are committed to the growth and development of the power distribution sector, not only in India but also globally. It has been our honour to host a team of all-female engineers from Afghanistan working with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) at our Learning Center, Rohini, Delhi and support them with the technical knowledge we have garnered over the years. Besides capacity building, we will also be extending our support to DABS in the realms of operation and technical domains, by sharing our expertise and knowledge.

    Our efforts towards capacity building and training of female engineers from Afghanistan’s National Power Utility - DABS have been highlighted by the World Bank in its Blog.

    http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-afghanistans-national-power-utility-helping-women-thrive-workplace

    Tata Power-DDL also provides consultancy services to the Afghanistan Power Sector through an array of capacity building training programs ranging from Demand Side Management, Project Management, Safety Management, Automation-SCADA Maintenance, Afghanistan Energy Information Centre Website Development to Hotline Maintenance at DABS training centre in Kabul focusing on the necessary measures to improve the power distribution scenario.