PM Modi: ‘We have opened the nuclear sector in the budget’, PM Modi in Parliament on AI and defense sector
New Delhi| Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the motion of thanks after the President’s address in the Lok Sabha. During this, the PM said, “In the budget, we have opened the nuclear sector for development in the nuclear energy sector” The PM said that we are moving towards developing the capacity of nuclear energy keeping in mind the goal of a developed India. The PM said that before 2014, such bomb shells were thrown, such gun bullets were fired that the lives of the countrymen were shattered. We slowly moved forward healing those wounds.
PM Modi has said that in 2013-14, only Rs 2 lakh was outside the income tax net and today Rs 12 lakh has been completely exempted from income tax. We also did this work continuously in the bygone period section in 14 in 17 in 19 in 23. The wounds kept healing and today the bandage was still there and that too was done. If we add 75 thousand of standard deduction, then after April 1st, there is a salaried class in the country, they will not have to pay any income tax up to quarter to 13 lakh rupees.
PM Modi said in the Lok Sabha that a Prime Minister had memorized the twenty-first century. R. K. Laxman had drawn a cartoon, was an airplane, was a pilot and wrote the 21st century. This airplane was kept on a cart and the workers were pushing it. This cartoon tells how cut off the then Prime Minister was. Then there was talk of the 21st century which did not even meet the needs of the 20th century. When I see it today, it hurts a lot. We are 40-50 years late. The work which should have been done earlier could not be done. We focused on more and more youth. We emphasized the aspirations of the youth, created more opportunities for the youth, opened up many areas.
What did Prime Minister Modi say on AI and deep tech?
PM said, “We opened the defense sector, space”. Brought semiconductor mission. Developed the entire ecosystem of Startup India. The PM said that the income tax waiver of 12 lakhs became such a big news that the decision to open the nuclear energy sector has not gone unnoticed. PM said AI, 3 D printing, robotics, we even made efforts for gaming creation. The PM said that work is also being done rapidly in the direction of why India should not become the gaming capital of the world. For us there is no single AI, there is double AI. One is AI Artificial Intelligence and the other is AI Aspirational India. Provision for 50 thousand new tinkering labs has been made in the budget. India has achieved an important place in the world’s AI platforms. We have talked about investment in the field of deep tech. The 21st century is a purely technology driven century.
What is said in the budget on nuclear energy?
The Union Budget 2025-26 calls for an important step towards nuclear power as part of India’s long-term energy transition strategy. The Government has set itself the ambitious target of achieving 100 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2047. According to the government, with the implementation of the announcements made in the budget, nuclear energy will become a major pillar of India’s energy mix.
The government has said that the changes taking place in the nuclear energy sector will ensure energy reliability. Will fulfill the broader objectives of developed India towards reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Investment in infrastructure is being made with emphasis on indigenous nuclear technology and public-private cooperation to achieve the goal of a developed India for information provided by the government after the Budget.
It has been announced to start nuclear energy mission in the Union Budget 2025-26. The government has said that this decision is related to research and development (R&D) of small modular reactors (SMRs). The government has allocated Rs 20,000 crore for the initiative, which aims to develop at least five indigenously designed and operable SMRs by 2033.
The government has said that India is actively enhancing its nuclear energy capacity to meet the growing energy demands and achieve environmental goals. The Government has taken steps to increase nuclear power capacity from the current 8,180 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031-32. This expansion includes the construction and commissioning of ten reactors totaling 8,000 MW each in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
