(a) whether the US-India Business Council (USIBC) has submitted any memorandum to the
Government to eliminate the concerns regarding the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act,
2010 and the rules framed thereunder;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY):
(a)&(b) The US-India Business Council is an `advocacy` organisation of the industry. It is learnt
from media reports that, in a pre-budget memorandum this year, the US-India Business Council
stated that India needed to address the issue of nuclear liability.
(c) Discussions of a clarificatory nature in regard to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act,
2010 and the rules thereunder have been held with the US side