This document pertains to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 749, concerning the Vapi-Valsad Industrial Cluster and was answered on 04.02.2026. Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel asked whether the Government has identified the Vapi-Valsad industrial cluster as a potential site for the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and requested details if identified. The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office (Dr. Jitendra Singh) responded that such a proposal is not under immediate consideration.
Key Entities Referenced
Vapi-Valsad Industrial Cluster: Proposed location for deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs): Technology considered for deployment at the Vapi-Valsad industrial cluster.
Department of Atomic Energy: Government department responsible for answering the question about SMRs.
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions: Ministry answering the question about SMRs.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
LOKSABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO – 749
ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026
VAPI-VALSAD INDUSTRIAL CLUSTER
749. SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has identified the Vapi-Valsad industrial cluster as a potential
site for the deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs); and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a) & (b) As of now, a proposal like this is not under immediate consideration.
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