The Lok Sabha on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 despite demands by several Opposition parliamentarians for referring the legislation to a parliamentary panel. The Bill now moves to the Rajya Sabha for discussion following which it can become law.
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Congress MP Manish Tewari, who opened discussions on the Bill following introductory remarks by Science Minister Jitendra Singh, sought to know if it was a “coincidence” that a legislation enabling private sector participation in the nuclear sector coincided with interest expressed by the “conglomerate house… Adani” in November to enter the nuclear sector. Mr Singh, amidst uproar in the House following this, retorted that the Bill had nothing to do with any specific company and such an aspersion “brought disrepute to the House.”
Mr. Tewari then burrowed into what is perhaps the most significant element of the SHANTI Bill: the removal of a clause in the existing Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that allows the operator of a nuclear power plant to claim recourse from suppliers if their equipment was found being responsible in case of an accident.
