The government granted a one-year extension to the then Atomic Energy…
2021
The government granted a one-year extension to the then Atomic Energy Commission chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas. Where is the headquarters of the Atomic Energy Commission of India located?
- A.
New Delhi
- B.
Mumbai
- C.
Hyderabad
- D.
Bengaluru
- E.
Chennai
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Correct answer: B
Concept
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is the apex policy-making body for India's nuclear programme. It functions within the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and the Secretary of the DAE serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the AEC. To locate such a body, identify the parent department and where its secretariat sits.
Application
The Department of Atomic Energy — and therefore the Atomic Energy Commission — has its secretariat in Mumbai (on C.S.M. Marg). Mumbai is a long-standing hub of India's nuclear establishment, also hosting the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Trombay. Hence the headquarters of the Atomic Energy Commission of India is in Mumbai.
Cross-check
This is consistent with the broader nuclear ecosystem: BARC (Trombay, Mumbai), the parent DAE, and the AEC are all anchored in Mumbai, while the political/administrative capital New Delhi hosts ministries rather than the AEC secretariat.