Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Science Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## SCIENCE MUSEUMS

## *299.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to open some new science/ cultural  museums  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal;
- (b) the amount of funds estimated to be spent thereon; and
- (c) the time by which these museums are likely to be opened and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to(c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *299  FOR REPLY ON 09.08.2021

- (a)to(c)  Yes, Sir. Ministry of Culture is developing new science/ cultural museums in the country.

National  Council  of  Science  Museums  (NCSM),  an  autonomous  organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, has developed a chain of Science Cities/  Science  Centres/  Innovation  Hubs  throughout  the  Country  through Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS). Details of setting up of new Science Cities/Science Centres under SPoCS Scheme alongwith estimated amount  of funds to be spent and  the time by which these Science Cities/Science Centres are likely to be opened, is annexed at Annexure- 'I'.

Cultural Museums are developed through various organizations under administrative  control  of  Ministry  of  Culture.  List  of  new  cultural  museums being set up in the country alongwith estimated amount of funds to be spent and  the  time  by  which  these  Cultural  Museums  are  likely  to  be  opened  is annexed at Annexure-'II' .

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## Annexure-'I'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *299 FOR 09.08.2021

## 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   |   Project Cost (Figures in Crore) | Tentative date of completion of the project                   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|        01 | Science City, Guwahati                                                                           | Assam                  |                            110    | 31.03.2024                                                    |
|        02 | Regional Science Centre, Kottayam                                                                | Kerala                 |                             14.5  | 31.12.2021                                                    |
|        03 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur                                                            | Himachal Pradesh       |                              6.98 | 31.12.2021                                                    |
|        04 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Gaya                                                                | Bihar                  |                              5    | 31.12.2021                                                    |
|        05 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar                                                           | Assam                  |                              6    | 31.12.2021                                                    |
|        06 | Sub- Regional Science Centre, Almora                                                             | Uttarakhand            |                              6    | 31.03.2022                                                    |
|        07 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur                                                             | Rajasthan              |                              5    | 31.03.2022                                                    |
|        08 | Science Centre, (Category-II) Rajahmundry                                                        | Andhra Pradesh         |                             15.2  | 31.03.2022                                                    |
|        09 | Science Centre (Cat-II), Ambala                                                                  | Haryana                |                             15.2  | 31.8.2022                                                     |
|        10 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Mayabundar                                                          | A&N Islands            |                              6    | 27 months from the date of issue of LoI.                      |
|        11 | Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Science City, Patna                                                        | Bihar                  |                            191    | Project being implemented by Govt. of Bihar                   |
|        12 | Science Centre (Cat-II), Srinagar *                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir        |                             18.2  | 27 months from the date of issue of LoI for construction work |
|        13 | Science Centre (Cat-II), Ujjain                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh         |                             15.2  | DO                                                            |
|        14 | Science City, Dehradun                                                                           | Uttarakhand            |                            173    | 54 months from the date of issue of LoI                       |

| Sl. No.                      | Names of the new science centre projects taken up by NCSM under SPOCS Scheme of Govt. of India   | Located in State/ UT         | Project Cost (Figures in Crore)   | Tentative date of completion of the project   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| New Projects Approved by MoC | New Projects Approved by MoC                                                                     | New Projects Approved by MoC | New Projects Approved by MoC      | New Projects Approved by MoC                  |
| 01                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Jabalpur #                                                              | Madhya Pradesh               | 15.20                             | 27 months from the date of issue of LoI       |
| 02                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Ajmer ##                                                                | Rajasthan                    | 15.20                             | DO                                            |
| 03                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Kanyakumari $                                                           | Tamil Nadu                   | 15.20                             | DO                                            |
| 04                           | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Bikaner**                                                               | Rajasthan                    | 15.20                             | DO                                            |
| Grand Total                  | Grand Total                                                                                      | Grand Total                  | 648.08                            |                                               |

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

Annexure-'II'

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *299 FOR 09.08.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CULTURAL MUSEUMS IN THE COUNTRY

|   S. NO. | MUSEUM NAME                  | STATE       |   ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT (in Crore) | TENTATIVE DATE OF COMPLETION OF PROJECT   | REMARKS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----------|------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | PRADHAN MANTRI SANGRAHA LAYA | New Delhi   |                                 271.07 | October, 2021                             | The Government is setting a Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in Teen Murti House, New Delhi. The project was approved in March, 2018 and is being executed by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi to showcase the life and contribution made by all Prime Ministers of India.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        2 | BIPLOBI BHARAT               | West Bengal |                                   3.5  | August, 2021                              | Hon'ble Prime Minister on 11.01.2020 announced that 'A museum called Biplobi Bharat should be established in Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata in which Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Rash Bihari Bose, Khudiram Bose, Deshbandhu, Bagha Jatin, Binoy, Badal, Dinesh, and every such great freedom fighter should be given a place.'. The proposed 'Biplobi Bharat' Museum will focus on the contribution of the Revolutionaries to India's Independence Movement. |

|   3. | MUSEUM ON ARMS & ARMOUR         | New Delhi   |   15.00 | 31.10.2021   | The Museum is being developed at Red Fort, Delhi by National Museum, Delhi. Developed inside the largest century old colonial Company barrack, the two storied Arms & Armour museum has a display area of more than 25,000 square feet. The museum will trace the evolution of Indian weaponry and arms, starting from prehistoric stone weapons & proto-historic implements, through medieval age armoury like swords & guns, shields, human & animal armours and finally to traditional or indigenous armoury. Museum will display more than 600 rare and unique objects from the late medieval period in India.   |
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|    4 | INDIA'S FREEDOM STRUGGLE MUSEUM | New Delhi   |    13   | 31.12.2021   | A dedicated museum on India's Freedom Struggle is being developed in a renovated A1 barrack of Red Fort, Delhi by National Museum, Delhi. The museum, first of its kind, will narrate the story of country's freedom struggle in an interactive manner with more emphasis on the unheard stories of people's participation in India's freedom movement representing contribution of all regions                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    5 | GAUTAM BUDDHA MUSEUM            | New Delhi   |     7.5 | 30.09.2021   | National Museum presents the first-ever museum in India dedicated to the glory of Gautama Buddha. The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

|    |                             |           |    |            | museum is being developed in a renovated century old majestic building and spread over an area of about 15,000 square feet, surrounded by a lush green landscape. Seen through the masterpieces in the National Museum collection, the museum on Gautama Buddha focuses on the religious and traditional aspects of Buddhist heritage in India, forging a new outlook on its spread, development, and cultural synthesis over centuries. The museum displays more than two hundred objects of Buddhist art and living traditions dating from 1 st Century CE to 19 th Century CE, ranging from stone and bronze sculptures, terracotta heads, votive objects, manuscript paintings, ritual   |
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|  6 | MUSEUM ON JAMMU AND KASHMIR | New Delhi | 13 | 31.12.2021 | The museum on Jammu & Kashmir, first of its kind in India, captures the essence and spirit of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh as an integral part of the nation since ages as Bharat, Hindustan, India. The museum elaborates this by tracing the roots of Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh since prehistoric times to the present day and telling unheard stories of the region and people which have been lost in the centuries of time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |