Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Setting up of Science Museums in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## SETTING UP OF SCIENCE MUSEUMS IN MADHYA PRADESH

- *10.  SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has  any  plan  to  set  up  science  museums  across  the country  through  National  Council  of  Science  Museums  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to set up science museums for students in the Chhattarpur, Katni and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM & DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(G. KISHAN REDDY)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *10  FOR REPLY ON 04.12.2023

- (a): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Culture is developing new science centres/museums  across  the  country  under  Scheme  for  Promotion  of Culture of Science (SPoCS). National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, is the implementing agency for developing Science Centres/Cities/Museums/Innovation Hubs under SPoCS Scheme.

Details of setting up of new Science Cities/Science Centres under SPoCS Scheme along with 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. Details of the new projects recently approved by the Ministry of Culture, for setting up of Science Centre/Digital Planetarium is annexed at Annexure-II.

No, Sir. No proposal has been received by the State Government to set up any Science Museums/Centres in the districts Chhatarpur, Katni and Panna new  Science Centres have  been  approved  under  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Culture  of Science  (SPoCS)  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture  in  the  state  of  Madhya

- (b)to(d): of  Madhya  Pradesh. However, setting up of following Pradesh:-

|   Sl. No. | New Science Centres               | Location       |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Science Centre (Cat-II), Ujjain   | Madhya Pradesh |
|         2 | Science Centre, (Cat-II) Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *10 FOR 04.12.2023

## New Science Centre projects already 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   | Inaugurated/Tentative date of completion of the project                               |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        01 | Regional Science Centre, Kottayam                                                                | Kerala                | Handed over to Govt. of Kerala on 11.05.2022 and the Centre is ready for inauguration |
|        02 | Science Centre, Rajahmundry                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh        | Ready for opening                                                                     |
|        03 | Sub- Regional Science Centre, Almora                                                             | Uttarakhand           | 31.12.2023                                                                            |
|        04 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur                                                             | Rajasthan             | 31.03.2024                                                                            |
|        05 | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar                                                           | Assam                 | 31.03.2024                                                                            |
|        06 | Science Centre, Ujjain                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh        | October, 2025                                                                         |
|        07 | Science Centre, Srinagar                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir       | February, 2026                                                                        |
|        08 | Science Centre, Bikaner                                                                          | Rajasthan             | June, 2026                                                                            |
|        09 | Science City, Guwahati                                                                           | Assam                 | 2025-2026                                                                             |
|        10 | Science Centre, Ambala                                                                           | Haryana               | Presently the construction work has been suspended by the State Govt                  |
|        11 | Science City, Dehradun                                                                           | Uttarakhand           | 60 months from the date of issue of LoI                                               |
|        12 | Science Centre, Jabalpur                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh        | October, 2026                                                                         |
|        13 | Science Centre, Ajmer                                                                            | Rajasthan             | 36 months from the date of issue of LoI                                               |
|        14 | Science Centre, Kota                                                                             | Rajasthan             | -do-                                                                                  |
|        15 | Science Centre, Shivamogga                                                                       | Karnataka             | -do-                                                                                  |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *10 FOR 04.12.2023

## New Projects recently approved by Ministry of Culture under SPoCS Scheme of Govt. of India

| Sl. No.                                                                       | Name of the new Projects                                                      | Located in State/UT                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                                                                            | Science Centre, Hyderabad                                                     | Telangana                                                                     |
| 2.                                                                            | Science Centre, Chandigarh                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                    |
| 3.                                                                            | Science Centre                                                                | Karnataka                                                                     |
| 4.                                                                            | Science Centre,Yadgiri                                                        | Karnataka                                                                     |
| 5.                                                                            | Science Centre, Raichur                                                       | Karnataka                                                                     |
| 6.                                                                            | Science Centre, Dirang                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             |
| 7.                                                                            | Science Centre, Namsai                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             |
| 8.                                                                            | Digital Planetarium, Chandigarh                                               | Chandigarh                                                                    |
| 9.                                                                            | Digital dome Planetarium, Chikkamagaluru                                      | Karnataka                                                                     |
| 10.                                                                           | Digital Planetarium, Jodhpur                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                     |
| 11.                                                                           | Digital Planetarium, Udaipur                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                     |
| 12.                                                                           | Digital dome Planetarium, Dirang                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             |
| 13.                                                                           | Digital dome Planetarium, Namsai                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                             |
| 14.                                                                           | Science City, Agartala #                                                      | Tripura                                                                       |
| # Financial assistance for development of Thematic Galleries and Planetarium. | # Financial assistance for development of Thematic Galleries and Planetarium. | # Financial assistance for development of Thematic Galleries and Planetarium. |

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