The SHANTI Bill stands for ‘Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India’ Bill, 2025. The United States on Monday welcomed India’s ‘SHANTI’ Bill 2025, calling it a step towards a “stronger energy security partnership” and a “peaceful civil nuclear cooperation”.
The US Embassy in India shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “We welcome India’s new #SHANTIBill, a step towards a stronger energy security partnership and peaceful civil nuclear cooperation. The United States stands ready to undertake joint innovation and R&D in the energy sector.”
The SHANTI Bill stands for ‘Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India’ Bill, 2025. The bill was passed by the Parliament on Thursday and paved the way for private companies to enter the atomic energy sector of India. It also proposes to repeal the Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND Act) 2010.
What is SHANTI Bill, 2025
According to the government, the SHANTI Bill “consolidates and modernises India’s nuclear legal framework” and “enables limited private participation in the nuclear sector under regulatory oversight”.
It also “strengthens statutory regulation by granting statutory recognition to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)” and “supports India’s clean-energy transition and the long-term objective of achieving 100 GW nuclear energy capacity by 2047.”
