(a)whether the Government has any plans to participate in the 7th Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety;
(b)if so, the details thereof;
(c)whether the Government has submitted National Report for the peer review meeting; and
(d)if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):
(a)Yes, Sir.
(b)India is a Contracting Party to the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) and will participate in the 7th Review Meeting of the CNS.
(c)Yes, Sir.
(d)The National Report of the 7th Review Meeting of CNS was uploaded on the CNS website on 15th August, 2016. It covers the details of how India is fulfilling the obligations of the Convention as per Article 6 to 19. The Report will be presented and subjected to Peer Review in the 7th Review Meeting scheduled to take place from March 27 to April 7, 2017 at IAEA, Vienna by the Indian delegation.
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