Amended bill tabled, SHANTI to boost India’s N-power capacity

New Delhi: The amended atomic energy bill was tabled in LS Monday, paving way for a huge policy shift in India’s atomic sector that is expected to accelerate civil nuclear energy production by opening doors for private players. The sector has till now been the preserve of govt enterprises.

Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, introduced by MoS for department of atomic energy Jitendra Singh in the House, seeks to repeal Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLNDA), 2010. It provides for “a pragmatic civil liability regime for nuclear damage and to confer statutory status to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board”, Singh said.