Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Science Cities/Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: JANAK RAM, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 215 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## SCIENCE CITIES/MUESUMS

ϯ *215. SHRI JANAK RAM, MP. SHRI BHARAT SINGH, MP.

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  science  cities/museums  set  up  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  salient  features  of  the  science  cities/museums  set  up  in  the country and the objectives behind setting up such science cities/museums;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  at  least  one  science city/museum  in  each  State/UT  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  the States of  Bihar,  Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Gujarat along with the action taken by the Government in this regard and the time by which such cities/museums are likely to be set up in various States;
- (d) the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  so  far  in  this  regard,  State/UT-wise; and
- (e) whether his Ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Science and Technology for the purpose and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE ( IC ) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)  to (e) : A Statement is laid on the table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *215 FOR REPLY ON 31.07.2017.

- (a) The Ministry of Culture administers a scheme for setting up of Science Cities/Science Centres through National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an  autonomous  organization  under  the  Ministry  of  Culture. The details of Science Cities set up are ;

|   Sl. No. | Names of the Science Cities functioning under NCSM   | State-wise location   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        01 | Science City, Kolkata                                | West Bengal           |
|        02 | Regional Science City, Lucknow                       | Uttar Pradesh         |

In  addition,    Pushpa  Gujral  Science  City,  Kapurtala,  Punjab  and Gujarat  Science  City,  Ahmedabad,  Gujarat  have    been  set  up  by Council of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Punjab and Gujarat Council of Science  City, Gujarat  respectively with support  from  Ministry  of Culture.

The list of Science Centres is at Annexure A.

- (b) The salient features of Science cities/science centres inter-alia include creating an experiment based immersive learning ambience to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, foster creative talent and create scientific temper in the community as a whole through its two-pronged channel of communication - exhibits and activities etc.

The prime objectives of Science Cities/Science Centres include:-

-  To  portray  the  growth  of  science  and  technology  and  their applications in industry and human welfare.
-  To popularize science and technology in cities, urban and rural areas for the benefit of students and for the common man.
- (c) The Science Cities Scheme provides for setting up of Science Cities and  Science  Centres  in  all  the  states  of  the  country,  subject  to availability  of  funds  for  this  purpose.  States  willing  to  avail  of  this Scheme  have  to  provide  land  and  share  the  cost  of  setting  up  of facility and corpus for upkeep and maintenance.

The  Science  Centres  set  up  in  the  states  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Gujarat are:

1.  Sri Krishna Science Centre,Patna, Bihar
2.  Regional Science Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand
3.  Regional Science Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan
4.  Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
5.  District Science Centre, Dharampur, Gujarat

The  proposals  to  set  up  Sub  Regional  Science  Centre,  Udaipur  in Rajasthan,  Sub  Regional  Science  Centre,  Gaya  and    Dr.  A.  P.  J. Abdul    Kalam  Science  City,  Patna  in  Bihar  have  been  approved  by Ministry of Culture.

There  is  no  specific  time  frame  in  the  Scheme  in  which  Science Cities/Science Centres are to be set up in each State/UT, since setting up  of  a  Science  City/Science  Centre  depends  on  the  receipt  of  a proposal from State Government along with commitments for meeting requirements such as land, fund etc.

- (d) The  funds  allocated  and  utilized  so  far  by  NCSM  for  setting    up  of science centres during 12 th Plan period is shown at Annexure-B
- (e) No.

## Annexure 'A'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLLY  TO (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER * 215 FOR 31.07.2017

## Science Centres

|   Sl. no. | Names of the Science Centres                              | State-wise location   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Regional Science Centre, Tirupati                         | Andhra Pradesh        |
|         2 | Science Centre, Port Blair,                               | A & N Island          |
|         3 | Itanagar Science Centre, Itanagar                         | Arunachal Pradesh     |
|         4 | Regional Science Centre, Guwahati                         | Assam                 |
|         5 | Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat               | Assam                 |
|         6 | Shri Krishna Science Centre, Patna                        | Bihar                 |
|         7 | Regional Science Centre, Raipur                           | Chattisgarh           |
|         8 | National Science Centre, Delhi                            | Delhi                 |
|         9 | Goa Science Centre, Panaji                                | Goa                   |
|        10 | District Science Centre, Dharampur                        | Gujarat               |
|        11 | Kurukshetra Panorama & Science Centre, Kurukshetra        | Haryana               |
|        12 | Regional Science Centre, Ranchi                           | Jharkhand             |
|        13 | Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore | Karnataka             |
|        14 | District Science Centre, Gulbarga                         | Karnataka             |
|        15 | Regional Science Centre, Dharwad                          | Karnataka             |
|        16 | Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore              | Karnataka             |
|        17 | Regional Science Centre, Calicut                          | Kerala                |
|        18 | Regional Science Centre, Bhopal                           | Madhya Pradesh        |
|        19 | Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai                              | Maharashtra           |

|   20. | Raman Science Centre, Nagpur                           | Maharashtra   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|    21 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur                   | Maharashtra   |
|    22 | Regional Science Centre, Pune                          | Maharashtra   |
|    23 | Manipur Science Centre, Manipur                        | Manipur       |
|    24 | Shillong Science Centre, Shillong,                     | Meghalaya     |
|    25 | Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal                         | Mizoram       |
|    26 | Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur,                      | Nagaland      |
|    27 | Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar                   | Odisha        |
|    28 | Dhenkanal Science Centre, Dhenkanal & Kapilas Sc. Park | Odisha        |
|    29 | Sub-Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry  | Puducherry    |
|    30 | Regional Science Centre, Jaipur                        | Rajasthan     |
|    31 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur                   | Rajasthan     |
|    32 | Sikkim Science Centre & Planetarium, Gangtok           | Sikkim        |
|    33 | District Science Centre, Tirunelveli                   | Tamil Nadu    |
|    34 | Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore                    | Tamil Nadu    |
|    35 | Regional Science Centre, Dehradun                      | Uttarakhand   |
|    36 | Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman                    | West Bengal   |
|    37 | District Science Centre, Purulia                       | West Bengal   |
|    38 | District Science Centre, Digha                         | West Bengal   |
|    39 | North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri                  | West Bengal   |
|    40 | Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata       | West Bengal   |
|    41 | Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong                | West Bengal   |

## Annexure-B

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLLY  TO (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NUMBER * 215 FOR 31.07.2017

Statement showing details of funds released and expenditure incurred for ongoing projects of Science Cities/Centres during 12th Plan period and beyond

(Figures  in lakh)

## (i) Science Centres being set up with 100% funding from Ministry of Culture GOI

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Science Centre   | unds sanctioned (project cost)   | Ratio of sharing of fund between MOC& State Govt.   | Fund released   | Fund released   | Fund released   | Expenditure upto   |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the Science Centre   | unds sanctioned (project cost)   | Ratio of sharing of fund between MOC& State Govt.   | MOC             | State           | Total           | 30.06.2017         |
| 1         | SRSC, Palampur, HP           | 600.00                           | 100:00                                              | 250.00          | -               | 250.00          | 139.05             |
| 2         | SRSC, Almora, Uttarakhand    | 600.00                           | 100:00                                              | 100.00          | -               | 100.00          | 26.30              |

## (ii)  Science Centres/ Science Cities projects being setup with fund sharing between GOI and State Govt. and to be handed over to State Govt. after inauguration

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Science Centre    | Funds sanctioned (project cost)   | Ratio of sharing of fund between MOC& State Govt.   | Fund released so far   | Fund released so far   | Fund released so far   | Expenditure upto 30.06.2017   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the Science Centre    | Funds sanctioned (project cost)   | Ratio of sharing of fund between MOC& State Govt.   | MOC                    | State                  | Total                  | Expenditure upto 30.06.2017   |
| 1         | Science City, Guwahati, Assam | 11000.00                          | 90:10                                               | 3816.67                | 1100.00                | 4916.67                | 14.37                         |
| 2         | RSC, Kottayam, Kerala         | 1450.00                           | 50:50                                               | 250.00                 | 725.00                 | 975.00                 | 409.81                        |
| 3         | RSC, Mysore, Karnataka        | 1450.00                           | 50:50                                               | 250.00                 | 725.00                 | 975.00                 | 153.13                        |
| 4         | SRSC, Bargarh, Odisha         | 500.00                            | 50:50                                               | 157.00                 | 250.00                 | 407.00                 | 179.83                        |
| 5         | SRSC, Udaipur, Tripura        | 600.00                            | 90:10                                               | 405.00                 | 60.00                  | 465.00                 | 251.34                        |
| 6         | SRSC, Gaya, Bihar             | 500.00                            | 50:50                                               | 50.00                  | 250.00                 | 300.00                 | 0.50                          |

|   7 | SRSC, Udaipur, Rajasthan     | 500.00                                            | 50:50   | 100.00   | 250.00   |   350.00 |   0.27 |
|-----|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
|   8 | SRSC, Jabalpur, M.P.         | 1520.00 (including corpus fund of Rs. 3.70 Crore) | 50:50*  | 100.00   | 300.00   |      400 |   1.13 |
|   9 | SRSC, Srinagar, J&K          | 600.00                                            | 90:10   | -        | 60.00    |       60 |   0.37 |
|  10 | SRSC, Rajahmundry, A. P.     | 500.00                                            | 50:50   | 100.00   | -        |      100 |   0.77 |
|  11 | SRSC, Kokrajhar, Assam       | 600.00                                            | 90:10   | 146.00   | 60.00    |      206 |   2.59 |
|  12 | SRSC, Mayabundar, A&N Island | 600.00                                            | 90:10   | 100.00   | 60.00    |      160 |   1.1  |

*50:50 (Capital Cost) **20:80 (Corpus Fund)