As per the plan, the plants were to be completed by 1995-96 to add a generation capacity of 940 mw, gradually increasing every year thereafter to reach the target. "But the sluggish execution of projects had rendered it impossible to achieve the target with not a single plant completed by March last year." No additional capacity of nuclear power was added till 1997-98 against the target of 2645 mw.

In his report for the year ended March 1998 submitted to the just-concluded Parliament session, the CAG observed that funds to the tune of Rs 581.69crore in different scientific departments remained unspent during 1997-98.