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<in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany contextRef="OneI">NTPC LIMITED</in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany>
<in-capmkt:RemarksForWebsiteDissemination contextRef="OneI">In compliance with Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, we wish to inform that the Board of Directors of the Company has, in its meeting held on Saturday, 21st June 2025, inter-alia considered and approved the appointment of firms of Cost Accountants as Cost Auditors for the Financial Year 2025-26</in-capmkt:RemarksForWebsiteDissemination>
<in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange contextRef="ChangeInManagement001D">Appointment</in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange>
<in-capmkt:Designation contextRef="ChangeInManagement001D">Cost auditor</in-capmkt:Designation>
<in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA contextRef="ChangeInManagement001D">Dhananjay V Joshi &amp; Associates</in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA>
<in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation contextRef="ChangeInManagement001I">2025-06-21</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation>
<in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="ChangeInManagement001D">The Firm was established in the year 1991 and at present the Firm has 6 Partners and 30+ team members consisting of qualified cost accountants, semi qualified cost accountants, article students and administration staff. The Team members are well qualified and experienced and have also qualified in IFRS, SAP Courses etc. Their head office is at Pune and branch offices are in Mumbai, Indore, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata.   They have been associated with more than 20 Central and State PSUs, 60+ large national and multinational companies and 100+ mid size companies as their Cost Auditors and consultants in more than 60 different industries. They have also carried out foreign assignment for Product Costing and Cost Management.</in-capmkt:BriefProfile>
<in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange contextRef="ChangeInManagement002D">Appointment</in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange>
<in-capmkt:Designation contextRef="ChangeInManagement002D">Cost auditor</in-capmkt:Designation>
<in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA contextRef="ChangeInManagement002D">Niran &amp; Co.</in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA>
<in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation contextRef="ChangeInManagement002I">2025-06-21</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation>
<in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="ChangeInManagement002D">Niran &amp; Co. was established in the year 1993. The Firm comprises of well qualified and experiences team of Qualified Associates and Semi-Qualified Assistants. At present the firm has Head Office at Odisha  and Branch Offices at Jajpur, Kolkata, Raipur and Agartala   They are been Statutory Cost Auditors of various PSU such as NHPC Limited, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, NEEPCO Limited , BRBCL, NSPSL, South Eastern Coal fields Limited, Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited, Central Coalfields Limited, South Eastern Coal fields Limited, RINL, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, Orissa Hydro Power Corporation Limited , OPTCL, OCPL, WESCO Limited, Orissa Power Generation Corporation Ltd , NESCO Limited, GRIDCO Limited , NINL, Odisha Construction Corporation Limited, etc.</in-capmkt:BriefProfile>
<in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange contextRef="ChangeInManagement003D">Appointment</in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange>
<in-capmkt:Designation contextRef="ChangeInManagement003D">Cost auditor</in-capmkt:Designation>
<in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA contextRef="ChangeInManagement003D">R M Bansal &amp; Co.</in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA>
<in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation contextRef="ChangeInManagement003I">2025-06-21</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation>
<in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="ChangeInManagement003D">R M Bansal &amp; Co. Cost Accountants are having experience in the fields cost audit, management costing, budgeting, standard costing, cost control, cost reduction, design and implementation of costing systems in respect of different industries, Internal Audit, Physical verification of stores inventory/Fixed assets. They have also experience in excise audit/VAT audit/Service tax audit and GST Audit and consultancy. They have also experience of Indirect taxes including GST as a part of cost audits. The firm is having its head office in Kanpur and branch offices at various locations in India</in-capmkt:BriefProfile>
<in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange contextRef="ChangeInManagement004D">Appointment</in-capmkt:ReasonOfChange>
<in-capmkt:Designation contextRef="ChangeInManagement004D">Cost auditor</in-capmkt:Designation>
<in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA contextRef="ChangeInManagement004D">Chandra Wadhwa &amp; Co.</in-capmkt:NameOfThePersonOrAuditorOrAuditFirmOrRTA>
<in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation contextRef="ChangeInManagement004I">2025-06-21</in-capmkt:EffectiveDateOfAppointmentOrResignationOrRemovalOrDisqualificationOrCessationOrVacationOfOfficeDueToStatutoryAuthorityOrderOrAdditionalChargeOrChangeInDesignation>
<in-capmkt:BriefProfile contextRef="ChangeInManagement004D">Chandra Wadhwa &amp; Co. was established in the year 2001. It is a leading cost accountancy firm rendering comprehensive professional services which include audit, management consultancy, tax consultancy, accounting services, manpower management, etc. At present the firm has 12 Partners based in eight offices i.e. New Delhi, Gurugram, Ahemdabad, Bangalore, Ranchi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Durg and Mumbai.  Their Clientele includes various Public Sector likes Central Coalfields Limited, Gail India Limited, Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigma Limited, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, NHPC Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Steel Authority India Limited (SAIL), etc.  They are also empanelled by:   Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to certify the Metering and Billing System of telecom service providers (2009-18).    Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to certify to report on the compliance of REC Regulations and the compliance by the renewable energy generators with regard to the eligibility of the Renewable Energy Certificates.   Punjab National Bank (PNB), UCO Bank, Union Bank of India (UBI) and State Bank of India (SBI) to conduct stock audits.   Bharti Airtel Ltd. to conduct physical verification PAN India of its Telecom Towers sites and other fixed assets throughout the country.</in-capmkt:BriefProfile>
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