PARLIAMENT QUESTION : SAFEGUARDS UNDER SHANTI ACT

• SHANTI Act = Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, 2025; consolidates and replaces the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010.
• Opens India's hitherto state-monopoly nuclear sector to private and foreign participation under Central Government licence and AERB safety authorisation.
• The Parliament Question (29 Jan 2026) clarifies the safeguards regime — licensing, regulatory authorisation, graded liability and statutory AERB — that accompanies this opening.