Panel for doubling N-liability to Rs 1,000 cr
In a move aimed at addressing concerns of Opposition parties over Nuclear Liability Bill, a Parliamentary Committee is set to recommend doubling of the compensation cap to Rs 1000 crores and press for liability of suppliers of material to atomic power plants in India.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, which has held marathon deliberations on the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, is expected to present its report to Parliament on August 9.
Sources said the committee is expected to recommend that the cap for compensation in the case of a nuclear accident should be enhanced to Rs 1000 crore from Rs 500 crore, which was proposed in the bill.
The committee, headed by Congress MP T. Subbirami Reddy, is also expected to recommend that there should be adequate provision for the liability of the supplier of material to the atomic plants in India, they said.
These have been the key issues of concern raised by the Opposition parties, including BJP and Left. They have been resisting the proposed law, accusing the government of trying to benefit the foreign suppliers.
The committee is also likely to suggest extend the period of victims claiming damages from the current upto 10 years from the time of a nuclear incident to more than 15 years. Clause 18 of the Bill states that the right to claim compensation for any nuclear damage shall extinguish if such a claim is not made within a period of 10 years from the date of incident.
—PTI
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