The Government on Thursday assured Parliament that no provision related to compensation under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND) was waived in the recent India-US agreement and said the provision of Rs1,500 crore is for immediate compensation only. Making this clear while fielding questions on the Civil Nuclear deal between the two countries during Question Hour, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also informed the members that the Central Government has the right to notify a higher amount if need be for compensation in case of a nuclear accident. She said the CLND Act prescribes that the maximum amount of liability in respect of each nuclear incident shall be the rupee equivalent of 300 million Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (about Rs2,610 crore). If the total liability exceeds Rs1,500 crores, the gap of Rs1,110 crore would be bridged by the Centre. Beyond Rs2,610 crores, India will be able to access international funds under the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) once it is a party to that Convention, the Ministry's website said. As regards the overall civil nuclear deal, Swaraj said the two countries addressed each other's concerns in three rounds of discussion by contact groups set up for advancing the implementation of civil nuclear cooperation. These groups were set up after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to US in September last year. Swaraj also said her Ministry was now preparing the ground work for India's inclusion in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and will apply membership once it is complete. She also assured that adequate safeguards were in place to reprocess spent fuel and avoid radiation from nuclear waste.