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Finance

Annual Budget of AERB

AERB receives funds from Government of India (GoI) for meeting its expenditure.
AERB has full powers to operate its budget, which it prepares and submits for
approval. Annual expenditure during the period was Rs. 99.61 crores.

Fund utilised for Regulatory

Activities

Expenditure included budget utilisation for R&D
experiments and activities, upgration of IT systems,
procurement of softwares, grant-in-aid towards
financial assistance for projects of AERB interest
to academic institutes and financial support for
seminars/ conferences etc. Refurbishing and
for Societal Benefits’ at Madurai.
upgradation of existing office, construction of
 Awareness programme on ‘Safety in Diagnostic
Niyamak Bhavan-C at HQ and establishment of
Radiology’ at Kolkata.
Regional Regulatory Centres (RRC).
Fund utilised for Public Outreach  ‘Responsibilities of Suppliers in Nucleonic
Programmes Gauges’ and ‘Well Logging Facilities’ at Mumbai.
 A short Audio Video film on safety aspects in
In order to inform the public on various safety related Diagnostic Fluoroscopy.
issues, to address their concern and to sensitise  Displayed exhibits in journalists’ workshop
the users on regulatory requirements, awareness organised by DAE, to spread awareness on
programmes were conducted for stakeholders and societal applications of radiation.
public. Some of these are listed below:
 ‘Radiation Safety in the use of Radiation Source

Awareness Programme in RF Display of Exhibits

Diagnostic Radiology Journalist Conference

Nucleonic Gauges' Suppliers Safety Professionals' Meet

Well Logging National Technology Day

Published an article
and advertisement in
Scientific Journals/
Technical magazines
& Newsletters (e.g.
RADBUZZ and
ALARA magazine).

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