Lok Sabha Question No. 2520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Science Centres and Innovation Hubs in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## SCIENCE CENTRES AND INNOVATION HUBS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †2520.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Science  Cities,  Science  Centres  and  Innovation  Hubs  set  up  so  far throughout the  country  under  the  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Culture  of  Science  aimed  at promoting science culture;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and utilized till date under this scheme; and
- (c) whether  more  number  of  such  Science  Cities,  Science  Centres  and  Innovation  Hubs  are proposed to be set up in other States including Uttar Pradesh under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Scheme  for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) was approved and implemented from November, 2017. National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, as implementing agency has set up Science Cities/Science Centres/Innovation Hubs under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) of Govt. of India in various states/UT in India, for promoting a culture of science, as per list attached at Annexure-A.
- (b): The details of the funds allocated and utilized till date under the said scheme is annexed at Annexure-B.
- (c): Yes,  Sir .  The  details  of  Science  Cities,  Science  Centres  and  Innovation  Hubs  that  are proposed to be set up by NCSM, Kolkata is annexed at Annexure-C.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 FOR 01.08.2022

## I.   List of Science Cities/Centres developed under SPoCS Scheme

|   Sl. No. | Science Centers/Museums                                                                                       | Year of Establishment   | State/UT         |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|         1 | Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh                                                                               | January 21, 2020        | Odisha           |
|         2 | Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura                                                                               | Feb 28, 2021            | Tripura          |
|         3 | Palampur Science Centre, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 14 th May, 2022         | Himachal Pradesh |
|         4 | Kottayam Science Centre, Kerala (Handed over to the State Govt. for upkeep and maintenance till inauguration) | May 11, 2022            | Kerala           |

## II. List of Innovation Hubs Inaugurated so far

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Science City/Centre/Museum where Innovation Hub is located   | Date of Inauguration/ Handing Over/Present Status                          | State/UT    |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|         1 | PushpaGujral Science City, Kapurthala                                    | 30 th November, 2017                                                       | Punjab      |
|         2 | North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri                                    | 16 th February, 2018                                                       | West Bengal |
|         3 | BVB's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune                         | 28 th February, 2018                                                       | Maharashtra |
|         4 | Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad                    | 27 th March, 2018                                                          | Gujarat     |
|         5 | Shillong Science Centre, Shillong                                        | 14 th June, 2019 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 4 th July, 2018)       | Meghalaya   |
|         6 | Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur                                         | 28 th September, 2018 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 10 th July, 2018) | Nagaland    |
|         7 | Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar                                     | 11 th July, 2018                                                           | Odisha      |
|         8 | Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok                                           | 20 th November, 2020 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 2 nd August, 2018) | Sikkim      |

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Science City/Centre/Museum where Innovation Hub is located   | Date of Inauguration/ Handing Over/Present Status                            | State/UT          |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|         9 | Sukanta Academy, Agartala                                                | 9 th October, 2021 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 7 th August, 2018)     | Tripura           |
|        10 | Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl                                           | 11 th September, 2018 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 23 rd August, 2018) | Mizoram           |
|        11 | District Science Centre, Dharampur                                       | 26 th October, 2018                                                          | Gujarat           |
|        12 | Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar                               | 8 th December, 2018 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 28 th November, 2018) | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        13 | Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha                      | 26 th February, 2019                                                         | West Bengal       |
|        14 | Manipur Science Centre, Imphal                                           | 16 th March, 2020 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 25 th March, 2019)      | Manipur           |
|        15 | Goa Science Centre, Panaji                                               | 1 st July, 2019                                                              | Goa               |
|        16 | District Science Centre, Purulia                                         | 17 th December, 2019                                                         | West Bengal       |
|        17 | Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore                                      | 28 th October, 2021 (Handed over to the State Govt. on 4 th March, 2021)     | Tamilnadu         |
|        18 | Anna Science Centre, Trichi                                              | 28 th October, 2021                                                          | Tamilnadu         |
|        19 | Solapur Science Centre, Solapur                                          | 18 th February, 2022                                                         | Maharashtra       |
|        20 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur                                    | Inaugurated on 14 th May, 2022                                               | Himachal Pradesh  |
|        21 | Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry                 | Inaugurated on 18 th May, 2022                                               | Puducherry        |
|        22 | Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat                              | Ready for inauguration.                                                      | Assam             |

## Annexure-'B'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 FOR 01.08.2022

## Fund received and utilized for projects under SPoCS

(Figures in lakh)

| Sl. No.     | Details                                                                                                              |   Fund received till date from MoC |   Fund utilised till date from the share of MoC |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Ongoing Science Centres/ Modernization of Science Centres.                                                           |                           17451.8  |                                        14640    |
| 2.          | Science Centres completed and after implementation of SPoCS in Nov, 2017 handed over to respective State Governments |                            1488.09 |                                         1488.06 |
| Total (1+2) | Total (1+2)                                                                                                          |                           18939.9  |                                        16128    |

## Annexure-'C'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2520 FOR 01.08.2022

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Science Centre/City   | State/UT       |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Gaya Science Centre               | Bihar          |
|         2 | Kokrajhar Science Centre          | Assam          |
|         3 | Almora Science Centre             | Uttarakhand    |
|         4 | Udaipur Science Centre            | Rajasthan      |
|         5 | Rajahmundry Science Centre        | Andhra Pradesh |
|         6 | Ambala Science Centre             | Haryana        |
|         7 | Science City, Guwahati            | Assam          |
|         8 | Science City, Dehradun            | Uttarakhand    |
|         9 | Ujjain Science Centre             | Madhya Pradesh |
|        10 | Srinagar Science Centre           | J & K          |
|        11 | Jabalpur Science Centre           | Madhya Pradesh |
|        12 | Kanyakumari Science Centre        | Tamil Nadu     |
|        13 | Ajmer Science Centre              | Rajasthan      |
|        14 | Bikaner Science Centre            | Rajasthan      |
|        15 | APJ Abdul Kalam Science City *    | Patna          |

## I. Upcoming Science Centres/Cities under SPoCS Scheme

* project to be implemented by the Govt. of Bihar.

## II.       Upcoming Innovation Hubs under SPoCS Scheme

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Science City/Centre/Museum where Innovation Hub is located   | State/Union Territory   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Gaya Science Centre, Gaya                                                | Bihar                   |
|         2 | Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru                              | Karnataka               |
|         3 | Regional Science Centre, Chalakkudy                                      | Kerala                  |
|         4 | Regional Science Centre, Jaipur                                          | Rajasthan               |
|         5 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur                                     | Rajasthan               |
|         6 | Dharwad Regional Science Centre, Dharwad                                 | Karnataka               |
|         7 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan                          | Rajasthan               |
|         8 | Rajahmundry Science Centre (Cat-II)                                      | Andhra Pradesh          |
|         9 | Almora Science Centre                                                    | Uttarakhand             |
|        10 | Science Centre, Port Blair                                               | A &N Islands            |
|        11 | Warangal Science Centre                                                  | Telangana               |
|        12 | Regional Science Centre, Ranchi #                                        | Jharkhand               |
|        13 | Science Centre (Category-II), Srinagar                                   | Jammu & Kashmir         |
|        14 | Science Centre, Jabalpur #                                               | Madhya Pradesh          |
|        15 | Bargarh Science Centre #                                                 | Odisha                  |

# Subject to the availability of the clearance/approval from the respective State/UT

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