PM lays foundation of Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project in ₹1.22 lakh crore Banswara package
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the ₹42,000 crore Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (4×700 MW) on 25 September 2025, part of projects worth over ₹1,22,100 crore launched in Banswara, Rajasthan.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of projects worth over ₹1,22,100 crore in Banswara, Rajasthan, on 25 September 2025. The biggest was the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project of Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI), worth about ₹42,000 crore, with four indigenous 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors designed by NPCIL. The project is part of a 'fleet mode' programme of ten identical 700 MW reactors. Narendra Modi also laid the foundation of three transmission projects worth over ₹13,180 crore under the Renewable Energy Zone initiative and inaugurated solar projects in Rajasthan. He flagged off Bikaner–Delhi Cantt and Jodhpur–Delhi Cantt Vande Bharat trains and the Udaipur City–Chandigarh Express.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 25 Sep 2025, Banswara, Rajasthan
- Total package
- Over ₹1,22,100 crore
- Nuclear project
- Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, 4×700 MW PHWR, ~₹42,000 crore
- Developer
- Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI); reactors designed by NPCIL
- Transmission
- 3 REZ projects, over ₹13,180 crore
- Trains
- Vande Bharat: Bikaner–Delhi Cantt, Jodhpur–Delhi Cantt; Udaipur City–Chandigarh Express
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In which district of Rajasthan did the PM lay the foundation stone of a 4×700 MW atomic power project on 25 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Banswara
The Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (4×700 MW) is in Banswara.
Which company is developing the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project?
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Correct answer: D — Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI)
The project belongs to Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI); its reactors are designed and developed by NPCIL.
What type of reactors will the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project use?
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Correct answer: C — Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
The project comprises four indigenous 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors designed and developed by NPCIL.
Consider the following statements about the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project: 1. The Mahi Banswara atomic project is worth about ₹42,000 crore. 2. The project's reactors are Fast Breeder Reactors designed by BHAVINI. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the project has four indigenous 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors designed and developed by NPCIL.