PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION

• Nuclear power is India's fifth-largest electricity source, operated centrally under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) via PSUs NPCIL, BHAVINI and JV ASHVINI (NPCIL+NTPC).
• Generation rose from 47,971 MU (2023-24) → 56,681 MU (2024-25) — the highest ever in NPCIL's history, avoiding ~49 MT CO₂.
• Government targets 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 under the Nuclear Energy Mission (Budget 2025-26) — relevant to GS-III (Energy Security, Science & Tech).