NTPC Bongaigaon Wins Six Gold Awards at Quality Circle Conventions

KOKRAJHAR, October 14, 2026 — NTPC Bongaigaon has won six Gold Awards at the Chapter Convention on Quality Concepts (CCQC) 2026, organised by different chapters and sub-chapters of the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), recognising employee-led initiatives in operational excellence, process improvement and innovation.

The awards were secured by teams from the station's Finance, Medical, Ash Utilisation, Fuel Management, Chemistry, Contracts and Materials, Civil (O&M), HOP Secretariat, Environment Management Group and Control and Instrumentation departments. Their projects addressed challenges ranging from medicine wastage and coal-handling equipment failures to water treatment reliability and plant waste recycling.

At the QCFI Kolkata Chapter Convention, Team Samadhan, comprising members from Finance, Medical and Ash Utilisation, won Gold for its project on reducing medicine expiry in stores and pharmacies. The team comprised Dr Olie Mitra, Bharti Daniel, Ashish Daniel, Amrit Debnath and Himprakash Chakraborty.

Team Udbhav from Fuel Management also received Gold at the Kolkata convention for its project addressing frequent breakdowns of side-arm chargers in the wagon tippling unloading system. The team members were Shamukton Singh Konjengbam, Harendra Kumar, Enamul Hoque, Arun Kumar Prajapati and Pranjit Talukdar.

At the QCFI Guwahati Sub-Chapter Convention, three teams secured Gold Awards. Team U 235 from Chemistry was recognised for its project on recurring disruptions in the disinfectant dosing system at the water treatment plant. The team comprised Shyamal Banarjee, Sujoy Sarkar, Anamika Dutta, Apurba Jyoti Das, Subhadra Basumatary and Bidyut Debnath.

Team Green Synergy, representing Contracts and Materials, Civil (O&M), HOP Secretariat and the Environment Management Group, won Gold for its project on effective utilisation and recycling of plant waste. Its members were Samiran Bhowmick, Laxmikant Singh, Amrita Rai, Bhobojit Kumar Roy and Rajib Das.

Team Lakshya from Control and Instrumentation received Gold for its project addressing the poor reliability of the oil gun ignition system. The team comprised Manish Kumar Singh, Aditya Nivsarkar, Dinkar Kumar Vatsa, Gunjan Rabha, Dipendu Kar and Gaurab Barua.

At the QCFI Bhilai Chapter Convention, Team Black Treasure from Fuel Management won Gold for its project on frequent tripping of the hydraulic clamping systems in Wagon Tipplers 1 and 2. The team members were R. D. Paunikar, Mahesh Chandra, Anupam Chetry, Rairub Daimary and Rajiv Gandhi.

The six awards across three QCFI chapters and sub-chapters recognise initiatives aimed at improving equipment performance, reducing wastage, strengthening process reliability and promoting resource efficiency at the power station.

Quality Circles encourage employees to identify workplace problems, analyse their underlying causes and develop practical solutions through teamwork and systematic problem-solving. The initiatives also promote cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.

The achievements reflect NTPC Bongaigaon's emphasis on employee participation, innovation, operational efficiency and sustainable power generation.