Draft Atomic Energy Bill in advanced stages, says govt
Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh
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The draft Atomic Energy Bill is in advanced stages of formulation with final suggestions from stakeholder ministries being incorporated, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
“The draft Atomic Energy Bill 2025 is currently in advanced stage of processing and preparation with final comments and suggestions from various ministries being progressively incorporated along with concomitant vetting by Ministry of Law and Justice for legal compliances,” Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said in a response to a starred question in Lok Sabha.
Policy directives of the government with regard to specific aspects of the Bill are being suitably incorporated before being put up for approvals, the Minister emphasised.
On issues such as nuclear safety, regulatory oversight, liability provisions, compensation framework or insurance pool, Singh said the government is addressing all these issues.
“The exact modalities of the various aspects / concerns raised by the Member are being addressed in the amendments proposed and the position on these will be made clear once the draft gets vetted by the concerned ministries and is approved by the government,” he added.
On Monday, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik in response to a written query in Rajya Sabha said “Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 are being taken up to encourage private sector investment.”
Huge potential
Nuclear power has huge potential to ensure long term energy security and is vital for India’s clean energy transition towards Net Zero by 2070. It is a clean and environment friendly source of base load power which is available 24×7, he emphasised.
The share of nuclear energy in the total electricity generation in the country was 3.1 per cent in FY25. The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase from 8,780 megawatt (MW) (excluding RAPS-1) to 22,380 MW (excluding RAPS-1) by 2031-32 on progressive completion of projects under implementation.
The government has also announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to reach a nuclear power capacity of 100000 MW (100 GW) by 2047.
Under the Mission, announced in the Budget FY26, a total budgetary provision of ₹20,000 crore has been made for the design, development, and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). This allocation is aimed at supporting India’s objective of developing and operationalizing at least five indigenously designed SMRs by 2033.
Published on December 3, 2025
