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| Formed | 3 August 1948; 76 years ago (1948-08-03) |
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| Jurisdiction | India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai,Maharashtra |
| Annual budget | ₹ 9,410 cr (FY 2023) |
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| Parent department | Department of Atomic Energy,Government of India |
| Website | https://dae.gov.in/atomic-energy-commission/ |
TheAtomic Energy Commission of India is the governing body of theDepartment of Atomic Energy (DAE),Government of India. The DAE is under the direct charge of thePrime Minister.
The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was set up on 3 August 1948 under the late Department of Scientific Research. A resolution passed by the Government of India later replaced the commission by "Atomic Energy Commission of India" on 1 March 1954 under theDepartment of Atomic Energy withHomi J. Bhabha as secretary and more financial and executive powers, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1]
The functions of the Atomic Energy Commission are: (i) to organize research in atomic science in the country (ii) to train atomic scientists in the country (iii) to promote nuclear research in commission's own laboratories in India (iv) to undertake prospecting of atomic minerals in India and to extract such minerals for use on industrial scale.
India achieved a major success in terms of breakthrough in science and technology when the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) detonated an underground nuclear device atPokhran in thedeserts of Rajasthan on 18 May 1974.[2]
It has six research centres in India viz.
It also gives financial assistance to autonomous national institutes doing research in the field and has various other organisations under it.
List of Chairpersons of Atomic Energy Commission of India
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