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<in-capmkt:NSESymbol contextRef="OneI">NTPC</in-capmkt:NSESymbol>
<in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany contextRef="OneI">NTPC LIMITED</in-capmkt:NameOfTheCompany>
<in-capmkt:ISIN contextRef="OneI">INE733E01010</in-capmkt:ISIN>
<in-capmkt:TypeOfMeeting contextRef="OneI">Board Meeting</in-capmkt:TypeOfMeeting>
<in-capmkt:TypeOfIntimation contextRef="OneD">New</in-capmkt:TypeOfIntimation>
<in-capmkt:DateOfProposedMeeting contextRef="OneD">2025-06-21</in-capmkt:DateOfProposedMeeting>
<in-capmkt:WhetherTradingWindowIsClosed contextRef="OneD">No</in-capmkt:WhetherTradingWindowIsClosed>
<in-capmkt:Agenda1 contextRef="OneD">Fund raising</in-capmkt:Agenda1>
<in-capmkt:ModeOfRaisingFunds contextRef="OneD">Debt issue</in-capmkt:ModeOfRaisingFunds>
<in-capmkt:RemarksWebsiteDissemination contextRef="OneI">In terms of Regulation 29(1)(d) and 50(1)(d) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, it is informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors of NTPC Limited is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 21st June 2025, to inter-alia, consider issue of secured/ unsecured, redeemable, taxable/tax-free, cumulative/non-cumulative, non-convertible debentures (Bonds/NCDs) aggregating  upto Rs.18,000 Crore, subject to approval of shareholders.</in-capmkt:RemarksWebsiteDissemination>
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