New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the bill to open up nuclear power generation to the private sector and ease liabilities on suppliers amid the Opposition's concerns over allowing private players in the sector and the lack of liabilities for suppliers of components.

During the proceedings, amendments proposed by Opposition leaders to send the matter to the select committee of the Rajya Sabha were rejected.

With this, the much-awaited bill has received parliamentary approval and will next require the president's assent for enactment. The Lok Sabha had cleared the 'Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Bill, 2025' on Wednesday.

The legislation dismantles a decades-...