Lok Sabha Question No. 2088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Science Centres
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## SCIENCE CENTRES

## 2088. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  Science  Centres  and  Zonal Systems to support research in all States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received requests from many State Governments to promote research and development works in their States; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): Yes, Sir . National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, has developed a chain of  science  museums  and  science  centres  throughout  the  Country  including Science  Cities  through  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Culture  of  Science  (SPoCS) for portraying  the  growth  of  science  and  technology  and  their  application  in industry and human welfare, with a view to develop scientific attitude and temper in the country as also to conduct research in science and technology in the areas pertaining to the activities of the Council.

NCSM has taken up projects for setting up of new science centres under SPoCS Scheme of Govt. of India as per list attached at Annexure-'I' .

Currently,  25  Science  Museums/Science  Centres  in  the  country  are  functioning under the administrative control of National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) as per list attached at Annexure-'II'.

NCSM in collaboration with State Governments and UTs have set up 22 Science Centres  and  handed there  over  to  respective  State  Government  for subsequent operation and maintenance as per list attached at Annexure-'III'.

- (b)&(c): This  Ministry  has  not  received  any  specific  request  from  State  Governments  to promote research and development works in their States.

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## Annexure-'I'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088 FOR 02.08.2021

New Science Centre projects taken up by NCSM under SPoCS Scheme of Govt. of India

| Sl. No.                      | Names of the new science centre projects taken up by NCSM under SPOCS Scheme of Govt. of India   | Located in State/UT   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 01                           | Science City, Guwahati                                                                           | Assam                 |
| 02                           | Regional Science Centre, Kottayam                                                                | Kerala                |
| 03                           | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur                                                            | Himachal Pradesh      |
| 04                           | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Gaya                                                                | Bihar                 |
| 05                           | Sub- Regional Science Centre, Almora                                                             | Uttarakhand           |
| 06                           | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur                                                             | Rajasthan             |
| 07                           | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Mayabundar                                                          | A&N Islands           |
| 08                           | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar                                                           | Assam                 |
| 09                           | Science Centre, (Category-II) Rajahmundry                                                        | Andhra Pradesh        |
| 10                           | Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Science City, Patna                                                        | Bihar                 |
| 11                           | Science Centre (Cat-II), Ambala                                                                  | Haryana               |
| 12                           | Science Centre (Cat-II), Srinagar *                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir       |
| 13                           | Science Centre (Cat-II), Ujjain                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh        |
| 14                           | Science City, Dehradun                                                                           | Uttarakhand           |
| New Projects Approved by MoC | New Projects Approved by MoC                                                                     |                       |
| 01                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Jabalpur #                                                              | Madhya Pradesh        |
| 02                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Ajmer ##                                                                | Rajasthan             |
| 03                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Kanyakumari $                                                           | Tamil Nadu            |
| 04                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Bikaner**                                                               | Rajasthan             |

* Project approved by MoC. MoU signed. Work yet to start, as the State Government is to  release  share  of  Corpus  fund  and  inform  regarding  site  development  as  per  site requirement.
- # Clearance of land is awaited from Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.

## MoU yet to signed. Funds released by State Govt.

- $ MoU signed but funds yet to be released by State Govt.
- ** Project approved by MoC. MoU yet to signed. Funds to be released by State Govt.

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088 FOR 02.08.2021

Science Museums/Science Centres set up by NCSM and are functioning under the administrative control ofNCSM

|   Sl. No. | Name of the NCSM Unit                                     | Year of Establishment   | Located in State/UT   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata          | May 02 , 1959           | West Bengal           |
|         2 | Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore | July 27,1965            | Karnataka             |
|         3 | Shri Krishna Science Centre, Patna                        | Apr 14,1978             | Bihar                 |
|         4 | District Science Centre, Purulia                          | Dec 15,1982             | West Bengal           |
|         5 | District Science Centre, Gulbarga                         | Jan 6,1984              | Karnataka             |
|         6 | District Science Centre, Dharampur                        | Apr 27,1984             | Gujarat               |
|         7 | Nehru Science Centre,Mumbai                               | Nov 11 , 1985           | Maharashtra           |
|         8 | District Science Centre, Tirunelveli                      | Feb 27,1987             | Tamil Nadu            |
|         9 | Regional Science Centre, Lucknow                          | Sept 7, 1989            | Uttar Pradesh         |
|        10 | Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar                      | Sep 18,1989             | Odisha                |
|        11 | National Science Centre, Delhi                            | Jan 9,1992              | Delhi                 |
|        12 | Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur                | Mar 7,1992              | Maharashtra           |
|        13 | Central Research & TrainingLaboratory, Kolkata            | Mar 13 , 1993           | West Bengal           |
|        14 | Regional Science Centre, Tirupati                         | Sep 23,1993             | Andhra Pradesh        |
|        15 | District Science Centre, Bardhaman                        | Jan 9,1994              | West Bengal           |
|        16 | Regional Science Centre, Guwahati                         | Mar 18 , 1994           | Assam                 |
|        17 | Regional Science Centre, Bhopal                           | Jan 12, 1995            | Madhya Pradesh        |
|        18 | District Science Centre, Dhenkanal                        | June 5,1995             | Odisha                |
|        19 | Sc. Park, Kapilas                                         | June 5,1995             | Odisha                |
|        20 | Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut            | Jan 30, 1997            | Kerala                |
|        21 | Science City, Kolkata                                     | July 1,1997             | West Bengal           |
|        22 | North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri                     | Aug 17,1997             | West Bengal           |
|        23 | Digha Science Centre , Digha                              | Aug 31,1997             | West Bengal           |
|        24 | Kurukshetra Panorama And Science Centre, Kurukshetra      | Mar 6,2001              | Haryana               |
|        25 | Goa Science Centre, Panjim                                | Dec 19,2001             | Goa                   |

## Annexure-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088 FOR 02.08.2021

Science Centres developed by NCSM and handed over to States/UT's after inauguration

|   Sl. No. | Science Centers/Museums                                  | Year of Establishment   | Located in State/UT   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Science Centre, Port Blair                               | May 30, 2003            | A & N Island          |
|         2 | Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal                           | July 26, 2003           | Mizoram               |
|         3 | Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur                         | September 14, 2004      | Nagaland              |
|         4 | Manipur Science Centre, Manipur                          | May 18, 2005            | Manipur               |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar               | Dec 3, 2005             | Arunachal Pradesh     |
|         6 | Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya             | Feb 27, 2006            | Meghalaya             |
|         7 | Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok                           | February 22, 2008       | Sikkim                |
|         8 | Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong                  | October 2, 2008         | West Bengal           |
|         9 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur                     | February 14, 2010       | Maharashtra           |
|        10 | Regional Science Centre, Ranchi                          | November 29, 2010       | Jharkhand             |
|        11 | Dharwad Regional Science Centre                          | February 27, 2012       | Karnataka             |
|        12 | Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur                      | July 13, 2012           | Chhattisgarh          |
|        13 | Regional Science Centre, Jaipur                          | December 29, 2012       | Rajasthan             |
|        14 | PimpriChinchwad Science Centre, Pune                     | February 8, 2013        | Maharashtra           |
|        15 | Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium                      | July 6, 2013            | Assam                 |
|        16 | Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore                      | May 6, 2013             | Tamilnadu             |
|        17 | Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur                     | August 17, 2013         | Rajasthan             |
|        18 | Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore             | October 01, 2014        | Karnataka             |
|        19 | Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry | May 03, 2015            | Puducherry            |
|        20 | Regional Science Centre, Dehradun                        | Feb 03, 2016            | Uttarakhand           |
|        21 | Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh                          | January 21, 2020        | Odisha                |
|        22 | Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura                          | February 28,2021        | Tripura               |

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