Department of Atomic Energy: Difference between revisions

Department of Atomic Energy
परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग; Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga
	File:Department of Atomic Energy.svg Logo of DAE ; Motto: Atoms in the Service of the Nation
Department overview
Formed	3 August 1954; 71 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Annual budget	₹25,078.49 crore (US$3.5 billion) (2023-24 est)
Minister responsible	Narendra Modi, Prime Minister;
Deputy Minister responsible	Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy;
Department executive	Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission;
Parent Department	Prime Minister's Office
Child agencies	Atomic Energy Commission; Atomic Energy Regulatory Board;
Website	dae.gov.in

← Older edit

VisualWikitext

Latest revision as of 19:54, 22 March 2026

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) (IAST: Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga) is an Indian government department with headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.^[3] DAE was established in 1954 with Jawaharlal Nehru as its first minister and Homi Bhabha as its secretary.^[4]

DAE has been engaged in the development of nuclear power technology, applications of radiation technologies in the fields of agriculture, medicine, industry and basic research. DAE comprises six research centres, three industrial organisations, five public sector undertakings and three service organisations. It has under its aegis two boards for promoting and funding extramural research in nuclear and allied fields, mathematics and a national institute (deemed university). It also supports eight institutes of international repute engaged in research in basic sciences, astronomy, astrophysics, cancer research and education. It also has in its fold an educational society that provides educational facilities for children of DAE employees.

The important programmes of the DAE are directed towards:

Enhancing the share of nuclear power in the Power Sector by deployment of indigenous and other proven technologies, and to develop fast breeder reactors, as well as thorium-based reactors with associated fuel cycle facilities;
Building and operating of research reactors for the production of radioisotopes, building other sources of radiation such as accelerators and lasers, and developing and deploying radiation technology applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry and basic research.
Developing advanced technologies such as accelerators, lasers, supercomputers, robotics, areas related to fusion research, strategic materials and instrumentation, and encouraging the transfer of technology to industry.
Carrying out and supporting basic research in nuclear energy and related frontier areas of science; interaction with universities and academic institutions; support to research and development projects having a bearing on DAE's programmes, and international cooperation in related advanced areas of research and contribution to national security.

Apex Board[edit | edit source]

Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Regulatory Board and Organisation[edit | edit source]

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Research & Development Sector[edit | edit source]

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, following Research institutions affiliated to BARC
Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), Hyderabad
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata
Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP), Bahadurgarh, Haryana
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Muzaffarpur

Public Sector[edit | edit source]

Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL), Hyderabad
Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), Mumbai
Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL), Singhbhum
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu

Industrial Organisations[edit | edit source]

Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai
Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad
Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai

Service Organisations[edit | edit source]

Universities and Boards[edit | edit source]

Aided Institutions[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India". Dae.gov.in. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
↑ "DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY" (PDF). Union Budget. 1 February 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
↑ "Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India". Dae.gov.in. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
↑ Kajari Kamal (2022). Kautilya's Arthashastra: Strategic Cultural Roots of India's Contemporary Statecraft. Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN 9781000637472.

[1] "Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India". Dae.gov.in. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2011.

[2] "DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY" (PDF). Union Budget. 1 February 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[3] "Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India". Dae.gov.in. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

[4] Kajari Kamal (2022). Kautilya's Arthashastra: Strategic Cultural Roots of India's Contemporary Statecraft. Taylor & Francis. p. 74. ISBN 9781000637472.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|Department with headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India}}
 {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
 {{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
 {{Infobox government agency
-| name = Department of Atomic Energy
+| name            = Department of Atomic Energy
-| native_name_a = {{lang|hi|परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग}}
+| native_name_a   = {{lang|hi|परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग}}
-| native_name_r = {{lang|hi-Latn|Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga}}
+| native_name_r   = {{lang|hi-Latn|Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga}}
-| type = Department
+| type            = Department
-| seal =
+| logo            = Department of Atomic Energy.svg
-| logo =
+| logo_caption    = Logo of DAE <br />Motto: ''Atoms in the Service of the Nation''
-| logo_caption = Logo of DAE <br />Motto: ''Atoms in the Service of the Nation''
+| formed          = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1954|08|03}}
-| formed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1954|08|03}}
+| preceding2      = <!-- (etc.) -->
-| preceding2 = <!-- (etc.) -->
+| jurisdiction    = [[Government of India]]
-| jurisdiction = [[India]]
+| headquarters    = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dae.nic.in/?q=node/38 |title=Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India |publisher=Dae.gov.in. |date=2009-11-03 |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001185009/http://dae.nic.in/?q=node%2F38 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dae.nic.in/?q=node/38 |title=Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India |publisher=Dae.gov.in. |date=2009-11-03 |access-date=2011-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001185009/http://dae.nic.in/?q=node%2F38 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+| employees       =
-| employees =
+| budget          = {{INRConvert|25078.49|c}} (2023-24 est)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 February 2021|title=DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY|url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe3.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526111843/https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe3.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2020 |access-date=6 February 2021|website=Union Budget}}</ref>
-| budget = {{INRConvert|18264.89|c}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 February 2021|title=DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY|url=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/sbe3.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 February 2021|website=Union Budget}}</ref>
+| minister1_name  = [[Narendra Modi]]
-| minister1_name = [[Narendra Modi]]
+| minister1_pfo   = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
-| minister1_pfo = [[Prime Minister of India]] and Minister of Atomic Energy
+| deputyminister1_name = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
-| deputyminister1_name = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
+| deputyminister1_pfo = [[Minister of State|Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy]]
-| deputyminister1_pfo = [[Minister of State]]
+| chief1_name     =[[Ajit Kumar Mohanty]]
-| chief1_name = Dr. K.N.Vyas
+| chief1_position = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of Atomic Energy]] and Chairman, [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]]
-| chief1_position = [[Secretary to Government of India|Secretary]] (Atomic Energy) and Chairman, [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]]
+| chief2_name     =
-| chief2_name =
 | chief2_position =
-| chief3_name =
+| chief3_name     =
 | chief3_position =
-| chief4_name =
+| chief4_name     =
 | chief4_position =
-| chief5_name =
+| chief5_name     =
 | chief5_position =
-| chief6_name =
+| chief6_name     =
 | chief6_position =
-| chief7_name =
+| chief7_name     =
 | chief7_position =
-| chief8_name =
+| chief8_name     =
 | chief8_position =
-| chief9_name =
+| chief9_name     =
 | chief9_position =
 | parent_department =
-| parent_agency = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]]
+| parent_agency   = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]]
-| child1_agency = [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]]
+| child1_agency   = [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]]
-| child2_agency = [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]]
+| child2_agency   = [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]]
-| keydocument1 = <!-- (etc.) -->
+| keydocument1    = <!-- (etc.) -->
-| website = {{URL|www.dae.gov.in}}
+| website         = {{URL|https://dae.gov.in/}}
-| logo_width =
+| logo_width      = 196px
 }}
 {{Politics of India}}
-The '''Department of Atomic Energy''' ('''DAE''') ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga'') is a department under the [[Prime Minister of India]] with headquarters in [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dae.nic.in/?q=node/38|title=Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India|date=2009-11-03|publisher=Dae.gov.in.|access-date=2010-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001185009/http://dae.nic.in/?q=node%2F38|archive-date=1 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> DAE was established in 1954 by a Presidential Order. DAE has been engaged in the development of [[nuclear power]] technology, applications of radiation technologies in the fields of [[agriculture]], [[medicine]], [[Industrial sector|industry]] and [[basic research]]. DAE comprises five research centres, three industrial organisations, five public sector undertakings and three service organisations. It has under its aegis two boards for promoting and funding extramural research in nuclear and allied fields, mathematics and a national institute (deemed university). It also supports eight institutes of international repute engaged in research in [[basic sciences]], [[astronomy]], [[astrophysics]], [[cancer research]] and [[education]]. It also has in its fold an educational society that provides educational facilities for children of DAE employees. The important programmes of the DAE are directed towards:
+The '''Department of Atomic Energy''' ('''DAE''') ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga'') is an Indian government department with headquarters in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dae.nic.in/?q=node/38|title=Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India|date=2009-11-03|publisher=Dae.gov.in.|access-date=2010-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001185009/http://dae.nic.in/?q=node%2F38|archive-date=1 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> DAE was established in 1954 with [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] as its first minister and [[Homi J. Bhabha|Homi Bhabha]] as its secretary.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SWJ6EAAAQBAJ&pg=PP74|title=Kautilya's Arthashastra: Strategic Cultural Roots of India's Contemporary Statecraft|author=Kajari Kamal|page=74|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2022|isbn=9781000637472 }}</ref>
+DAE has been engaged in the development of [[nuclear power]] [[Nuclear technology|technology]], applications of radiation technologies in the fields of [[agriculture]], [[medicine]], [[Industrial sector|industry]] and [[basic research]]. DAE comprises six research centres, three industrial organisations, five public sector undertakings and three service organisations. It has under its aegis two boards for promoting and funding extramural research in nuclear and allied fields, mathematics and a national institute (deemed university). It also supports eight institutes of international repute engaged in research in [[basic sciences]], [[astronomy]], [[astrophysics]], [[cancer research]] and [[education]]. It also has in its fold an educational society that provides educational facilities for children of DAE employees.
+The important programmes of the DAE are directed towards:
 * Enhancing the share of nuclear power in the Power Sector by deployment of indigenous and other proven technologies, and to develop fast breeder reactors, as well as thorium-based reactors with associated fuel cycle facilities;
 * Building and operating of research reactors for the production of radioisotopes, building other sources of radiation such as accelerators and lasers, and developing and deploying radiation technology applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry and basic research.
 * Developing advanced technologies such as accelerators, lasers, supercomputers, robotics, areas related to fusion research, strategic materials and instrumentation, and encouraging the transfer of technology to industry.
-* Carrying out and supporting basic research in nuclear energy and related frontier areas of science; interaction with universities and academic institutions; support to research and development projects having a bearing on DAE’s programmes, and international cooperation in related advanced areas of research and contribution to national security.
+* Carrying out and supporting basic research in nuclear energy and related frontier areas of science; interaction with universities and academic institutions; support to research and development projects having a bearing on DAE's programmes, and international cooperation in related advanced areas of research and contribution to national security.
-==Organisation==
-===Apex Board===
+==Apex Board==
 * [[Atomic Energy Commission of India|Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC), [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
-===Regulatory Board and Organisation===
+== Regulatory Board and Organisation ==
+* [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]] (AERB), [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
-* [[Atomic Energy Regulatory Board]] (AERB), [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] is given some regulation powers by AEC.
-=== Research & Development Sector ===
+== Research & Development Sector ==
 *[[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC), [[Mumbai]], following Research institutions affiliated to [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|BARC]]
 *[[Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research]] (AMD), [[Hyderabad]]
 *[[Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research]] (IGCAR), [[Kalpakkam]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
+*National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR, Pune
 *[[Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology]] (RRCAT), [[Indore]]
 *[[Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre]] (VECC), [[Kolkata]]
-*[[Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership]]
+*[[Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership]] (GCNEP), [[Bahadurgarh]], [[Haryana]]
+*[[Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Muzaffarpur]]
-===Public Sector===
+== Public Sector ==
 *[[Electronics Corporation of India]] (ECIL), Hyderabad
 *[[Indian Rare Earths Limited]] (IREL), [[Mumbai]]
-*[[Uranium Corporation of India]], [[Singhbhum district|Singhbhum]]
+*[[Uranium Corporation of India]] (UCIL), [[Singhbhum district|Singhbhum]]
 * [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]] (NPCIL), [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
 *[[BHAVINI|Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Limited]] (BHAVINI), [[Kalpakkam]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
-===Industrial Organisations===
+== Industrial Organisations ==
 *[[Heavy Water Board]] (HWB), Mumbai
 *[[Nuclear Fuel Complex]] (NFC), Hyderabad
 *[[Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology|Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology]] (BRIT), Mumbai
-===Service Organisations===
+== Service Organisations ==
-*Directorate of Construction, Services and Estate Management (DAE) (DCSEM), Mumbai
+*[https://dcsem.gov.in/ Directorate of Construction, Services and Estate Management (DCSEM)], [[Mumbai]]
-*Directorate of Purchase and Stores (DAE) (DPS), Mumbai
+*[https://www.dps.gov.in/ Directorate of Purchase and Stores (DPS)], [[Mumbai]]
-*General Services Organisation (DAE) (GSO), Kalpakkam
+*[https://www.igcar.gov.in/gso/ General Services Organisation (GSO)], [[Kalpakkam]]
-===Universities===
+== Universities and Boards ==
 *[[Homi Bhabha National Institute]], [[Mumbai]]
+*[https://brns.res.in/ Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences], [[Mumbai]]
+== Aided Institutions ==
 *[[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Mumbai]]
-*[[Tata Institute of Fundamental Research]], [[Hyderabad]]
+*[[Tata Memorial Centre|Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)]], [[Mumbai]]
+*[https://www.cbs.ac.in/ Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences] [https://www.cbs.ac.in/ (CEBS)], [[Mumbai]]
-=== Aided Sector ===
+*[[Institute for Plasma Research|Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)]], [[Gandhinagar]]
-*[[National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar]]
+*[[Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics|Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP)]], [[Kolkata]]
-*[[National Board for Higher Mathematics]] ([[NBHM]]), [[New Delhi]]
+*[[Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar|Institute of Physics (IoP)]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
+*[[National Institute of Science Education and Research|National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)]], [[Jatani]]
+*[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute|Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI)]], [[Allahabad|Prayagraj]]
+*[[National Board for Higher Mathematics]] ([[NBHM]]), [[Mumbai]]
 *[[Atomic Energy Education Society]] ([[AEES]]), [[Mumbai]]
-*[[Tata Memorial Centre]], [[Mumbai]]
+*[[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai|Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)]], [[Chennai]]
-*[[Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences]]
-*[[Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics]] (SINP), [[Kolkata]]
-*[[Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar|Institute of Physics]], [[Bhubaneswar]]
-*[[Harish-Chandra Research Institute]] (HRI), [[Allahabad]]
-*[[Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai|Institute of Mathematical Sciences]] (IMSc), [[Chennai]]
-*[[Institute for Plasma Research]], [[Gandhinagar]]
 ==See also==
@@ Line 120: / Line 123: @@
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Department Of Atomic Energy (India)}}
-[[Category:Nuclear technology in India]]
 [[Category:Ministry of Science and Technology (India)]]
-[[Category:Nuclear energy in India]]
+[[Category:Nuclear power in India]]
 [[Category:Government agencies for energy (India)]]
 [[Category:Organisations based in Mumbai]]
 [[Category:1954 establishments in Bombay State]]
 [[Category:Government agencies established in 1954]]

v t e Government ministries of India
President (List) • Vice President (List) • Government of India • Prime Minister (List • Office) • Deputy Prime Minister • Council of Ministers
Current	Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare AYUSH Chemicals and Fertilizers Civil Aviation Coal Commerce and Industry Communications Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Corporate Affairs Culture Defence Development of North Eastern Region Earth Sciences Education Electronics and Information Technology Environment, Forest and Climate Change External Affairs Finance Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Food Processing Industries Health and Family Welfare Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Home Affairs Housing and Urban Affairs Information and Broadcasting Jal Shakti Labour and Employment Law and Justice Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Mines Minority Affairs New and Renewable Energy Panchayati Raj Parliamentary Affairs Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Petroleum and Natural Gas Planning Ports, Shipping and Waterways Power Railways Road Transport and Highways Rural Development Science and Technology Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Social Justice and Empowerment Statistics and Programme Implementation Steel Textiles Tourism Tribal Affairs Women and Child Development Youth Affairs and Sports
Defunct	Communications and Information Technology Overseas Indian Affairs Surface Transport Drinking Water and Sanitation Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Ministers	Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Defence Education External Affairs Finance Home Affairs Law and Justice Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Petroleum and Natural Gas Railways Steel
Secretaries	Cabinet Defence Finance Foreign Home Personnel
Departments	Atomic Energy Biotechnology Higher Education Military Affairs Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Space Telecommunication