President Droupadi Murmu approved the SHANTI Bill 2025. This update is dated 23 December 2025. The central point is that private companies are allowed to build and operate nuclear power plants in India. This participation is limited and works under government licensing and regulatory oversight. Because nuclear energy has traditionally been treated as a tightly controlled sector, opening a route for private investment is an important shift in India's nuclear energy policy.
The Bill targets expansion of India's nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047. It also permits FDI up to 49% in the nuclear energy sector. For exams, questions can be framed around private investment, industrial capacity expansion, the Union government's licensing role, and regulation in energy policy.
For prelims, four facts are directly recall-worthy: the SHANTI Bill 2025, permission for private companies to build and operate nuclear plants, government licensing and regulatory oversight, and the 100 GW nuclear-capacity target by 2047. The 49% FDI limit can also become a factual question. In RAS and UPSC-style papers, it should be studied as a current-affairs topic that connects with static GK. For mains, the topic can be linked with India's energy mix, the role of the private sector, regulation, investment, and long-term development goals. In static GK, it connects with nuclear energy, energy policy, and government regulation.