Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961
the business of the Government of India transacted in the Department of Atomic Energy
(PARMANU OORJA VIBHAG
)
1. All matters relating to :-
i. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC);
ii. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
2. All matters relating to Atomic Energy in India, e.g.:
i. administration of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962), including control of radioactive substances and regulation of their possession, use, disposal and transport;
ii. research, including fundamental research in matters connected with atomic energy and the development of its uses in agriculture, biology, industry and medicine; and
iii. atomic minerals-Survey, prospecting, drilling, development, mining, acquisition and control;
iv. all activities connected with the development and use of atomic energy, including -
a. projects and industries concerned with substances and minerals prescribed under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962); their products and by-products;
b. generation of electricity through the use of atomic energy;
c. design, construction and operation of research and power reactors; and
d. establishment and operation of facilities and plants, including diversification -
1. for the production of materials and equipment required for research in and the use of atomic energy and for research in the nuclear sciences; and
2. for the separation of isotopes, including plants adaptable to the separation of isotopes as by-product and the production of heavy water as a main or subsidiary product.
v. supervision of State undertakings concerned with prescribed or radio-active substances, including -
a. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL).
b. Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL).
c. Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL).
d. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
e. National Fertilizers Limited, in so far as production of heavy water is concerned.
3. Financial assistance for furtherance of studies in nuclear sciences and for building up adequately
i. trained manpower for the development of the atomic energy programmes, including -
ii. asistance to institutions and associations engaged in scientific work and to Universities for advanced study and research in nuclear sciences;
iii. grant of scholarships in scientific subjects to students in Universities and other educational institutions and other forms of financial aid to individuals including those going abroad for studies in nuclear sciences; and
iv. assistance to hospitals and research centres for furtherance of nuclear medicine and research in radiation oncology.
4. International relations in matters connected with atomic energy and nuclear science including -
i. matters relating to atomic energy and nuclear sciences in the United Nations specialised Agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency, other International Scientific Organisations including the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) and relations with other countries; and
ii. correspondence with institutions, Universities, etc. abroad in connection with foreign fellowships and the training of Indian Scientists.
5. All matters relating to personnel under the control of the Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag).
6. Execution of works and purchase of land debitable to the capital budget of the Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag).
7. Procurement of stores and equipment required by the Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag).
8. Financial sanctions relating to the Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag).
9. All matters concerned with the advancement of higher mathematics, including -
i. matters relating to the promotion and coordination of advanced study and research;
ii. international relations in higher mathematics, the Indian National Committee for Mathematics and the International Mathematics Union;
iii. grants to Universities, institutions and associations engaged in the advancement of higher mathematics; and
iv. grant of scholarships and other forms of financial aid for advanced study and research;
10. All matters relating to the aided institutions under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy(Parmanu Oorja Vibhag), e.g.:
i. The Tata Institute of Funadamental Research, Mumbai.
ii. The Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
iii. The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta.
iv. The Atomic Energy Education Society, Mumbai.
v. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai.
vi. The Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar.
vii. The Mehta Research Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, Allahabad.
viii. The Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar.
11. All matters relating to other grant-in-aid institutions concerning activities funded by the Department of Atomic Energy (Parmanu Oorja Vibhag).
