Zero Customs Duty to Transform Nuclear Energy Economics, Dr Jitendra Singh Tells Lok Sabha in Written Reply

• Fiscal lever in Union Budget 2025-26 exempting customs duty on goods imported for nuclear power projects to lower per-unit electricity cost and accelerate capacity addition.
• Operationalises India's Nuclear Energy Mission target of 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 alongside the SHANTI Bill, 2025 opening the sector to private players.
• Tests aspirant grasp of Budget provisions, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), civil nuclear law reform, and India's net-zero-2070 strategy.