Rs.3,000 cr A YEAR to boost nuclear power sector
The government has proposed a budgetary allocation of upto Rs 3,000 crore per annum towards nuclear power generation in the next 15-20 years, to increase investment in the sector. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India can now seek equity participation from other central PSUs for atomic power projects, after the recent amendment to the Atomic Energy Act 1962 created a provision for the same.