The Government has said it will ensure that electro-magnetic radiation from mobile phones and towers across the country is within prescribed limits.

Talking to reporters at International Health Conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India in New Delhi yesterday, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said government had recently set up an inter-ministerial committee which concluded that emissions from base transceiver stations are within the prescribed limits, and hence safe for human beings

Responding to demands for review of radiation norms from mobile phones and towers, he said, the government will consider a dialogue with experts only if there is substantial evidence to prove the stipulated norms decided are not right.

Mr. Sibal said the expert group that recommended emission norms included representative from his Ministry, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ministry of environment and Department of Science and Technology.

The government adopted recommendation of inter-ministerial group and notified the radiation norms for mobile phones and towers in November last year.

New mobile radiation norms will be implemented in India from September 1, 2012 in which the maximum Specific Absorption Rate will be of 1.6 values, as followed in the United States. Right now the limit is 2.0, which is the European standard.