PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

• Rajya Sabha written reply (05 Feb 2026) by MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh (PMO / DAE) clarifying that the SHANTI Act permits any person to undertake R&D, design and innovation in nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without a licence.
• Signals the operationalisation of India's biggest nuclear-sector legal overhaul since 1962, central to the Nuclear Energy Mission target of 100 GW by 2047.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (Statutory bodies, Parliament), GS-III (Energy, S&T, environment).