Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Nov 6: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that India’s nuclear programme has made rapid strides in the last two years of the Modi government and, like in every other sphere and department, the results have now begun to show.
Dr Jitendra Singh, on a visit to the “Hall of Nuclear Power” set up recently at Pragati Maidan, was interacting with visitors, particularly students, to whom he explained the various glorious facets of India’s nuclear growth.
Later, speaking to media persons, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the common people of this country have begun to understand the incredible benefits accruing from various programmes initiated by the Modi government across the country and the opposition’s criticism is motivated by sheer jealousy because they are unable to digest that so much has happened in just two years, which did not happen in past sixty years. He said, some disgruntled politicians who are unable to make news on their own merit, have found an easy means of desperately trying to secure a media slot by indulging in unsubstantiated criticism against Prime Minister Modi or one of his ministerial colleagues, which is a tactic already tried by Kejriwal but boomranged.
Dr Jitendra Singh said, the concept of setting up “Hall of Nuclear Power” in New Delhi was inspired by the realization that the Department of Atomic Energy did not have its headquarters in the union capital and most of its activities were confined to the Western and Southern parts of India, as a result of which, not much was known about the Department in this part of the country. He advised the officers accompanying him from the Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Tourism and Pragati Maidan Management to send circulars to educational institutions across the country to make a visit to the “Hall of Nuclear Power” a mandatory component of their Delhi itinerary during educational trips and other tours.
As for nuclear programme, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Modi government can clearly take the credit of having brought India’s nuclear programme to North and it is only during the last two years that a nuclear plant was set up North of Delhi, at a place called Gorakhpur in Haryana. Similarly, he said, there are possibilities being explored to set up more nuclear installations in other Northern States including Punjab and Uttarakhand.
With direct and personal patronage from PM Narendra Modi, India is now among the front-line nations in its nuclear programme and in the years to come, nuclear energy will be a major source of energy for India’s growing needs. India’s claim to membership of NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Group) is also being increasingly accepted by the world nations, he added.
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