Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Setting up of Science Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 71

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30th November, 2015.

## SCIENCE CITIES

## 71. SMT. POONAM MAHAJAN

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the number of science museums set up by the National Council of Science Museums in the country, StatelUT wise;
2. whether the Government recognises the need for setting up science museums in all the states of the country; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE & TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION

## (DR: MAHESH SHARMA)

- a) The list of Science Museums and Centres including Regional & Sub-Regional Science centres, developed by NCSM with the help of the Union Govt , and   functioning under the administrative control of the Council is annexed at Annexure I In addition, a list of Regional/Sub-Regional Science Centres set up jointly with State Governments/UTs and handed over for operation and maintenance t0 them is annexed at Annexure-II
- b) The   science museums/centres are sct by NCSM for  promoling scientific  temper amongst  the citizens of the country. Ministry o' Science & Technology (DST) is not directly involved in establishing the science museums/centres. However; Secretary and other  officers of DST are   involved in NCSM activities as members of the NCSM Society and Governing Body, which frame guidelines and oversee the work of NCSM:
- c) Yes Madam
- d) There is a big demand in the country 1o Sel considering projects have been/shall be taken up 12th & 13th Plan period in a phased manner: A list of these 21 Science Museums/Centres is at Annexure III. NCSM has  also  received 40 new proposals from State Governments which shall also be; taken up by NCSM in a phased manner depending upon the availability of resources, project handling capacity of NCSM and the existing science centre activities in that particular State as also commitment, support and initiative 0f the concerned A list ol" such proposals is enclosed as Annexure-IV. during
- 6) whether his Ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Science and Technology to establish science museums in the country and bolster scientific temper amongst the citizens; and if so details thereof;
- d) If the details thereof? SO,

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.71 for 30.1.2015 regarding setting up of Science Museums

Science Museums and Cenles including Regional Science Centres developed by NCSM and functioning under the administrative control of the Council

|   no. | Names of the Science Museums/Science Centres under NCSM    | State-wise location   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|    01 | Birla Industrial & Technalogical Museum, Kolkata           | West Bengal           |
|    02 | Science Kolkata                                            | West Bengal           |
|    03 | Nehru Science Centre. Mun bai                              | Maharashtra           |
|    04 | National Science Centre, Delhi                             | New Delhi             |
|    05 | Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum; Bangalore_ | Karnataka             |
|    06 | Shri Krishna Science Centre, Patna                         | Bihar                 |
|    07 | Regional Science Lucknow                                   | Uttar Pradesh         |
|    08 | Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar                       | Odisha                |
|    09 | Raman Science Centre and Planetarium, Nagpur               | Maharashtra           |
|    10 | Regional Science Centre, Tirupati                          | Andhra Pradesh        |
|    11 | Regional Science Centre, Guwahati                          | Assam                 |
|    12 | Regional Science Centre. Bhopal                            | Madhya Pradesh        |
|    13 | Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut             | Kerala                |
|    14 | Kurukshetra Panorama & Science Centre, Kurukshetra         | Haryana               |
|    15 | Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman                        | West Bengal           |
|    16 | District Science Centre, Purulia                           | West Bengal           |
|    17 | District Science Centre. Digha                             |                       |
|    18 | North Bengal Science Centre & Planetarium, Siliguri        | West Bengal           |
|    19 | & Kapilas Sc. Park                                         | Odisha                |
|    20 | District Science Centre Planetarium, Dharampur             | Gujarat               |
|    21 | Goa Science Centre Planetarium. Panaji                     | Goa                   |
|    22 | District Science Centre Planetarium, Gulbarga              | Karnataka             |
|    23 | District Science Centre & Planetarium; Tirunelveli         | Tamil Nadu            |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

Regional/Sub-Regional Science Centres consisting of Science Parks jointly with the respective State Governments/UTs & handed over for operation and maintenance to them

| Sl, No.   | Science Centers/Planetarium                                                                                                 | Territory         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Science Centre, Port Blair;                                                                                                 | A & N Island      |
| 2         | Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal                                                                                              | Mizoram           |
|           | Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur,                                                                                           | Nagaland          |
| 4         | Manipur Science Centre, Manipur                                                                                             | Manipur           |
| 5         | Itanagar Science Centre, Itanagar                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 6         | Shillong Science Centre, Shillong;                                                                                          | Meghalaya         |
| 7         | Sikkim Science Centre & Planetarium; Gangtok                                                                                | Sikkim            |
| 8         | Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong                                                                                     | West Bengal       |
| 9         | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur                                                                                        | Maharastra        |
| 10        | Regional Science Centre, Ranchi                                                                                             | Jharkhand         |
| 11_       | Regional Science Centre, Dharwad                                                                                            | Karnataka         |
| 12        | Regional Science Centre, Raipur                                                                                             | Chattisgarh       |
| 13        | Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama. Amritsar                                                                                    | Punjab            |
| 14        | Kalpana Chawla Planetarium, Kurukshetra                                                                                     | Haryana           |
| 15        | Regional Science Centre, Jaipur                                                                                             | Rajasthan         |
| 16        | Regional Science Centre, Pune                                                                                               | Maharashtra       |
| 17        | ONGC Golden Jubilee Museum, Dehradun                                                                                        | Uttarakhand       |
| 18        | Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur                                                                                        | Rajasthan         |
| 19        | Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium; Jorhat                                                                                 | Assam             |
| 20        | Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu        |
| 21        | Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore                                                                                | Karnataka         |
|           | Sub-Regional Science Centre & Planetarium; Puducherry (Renamed as Dr: Abdul Kalam Seience Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry) | Puducherry        |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

Upcoming New Science Center set up by NCSM being

|   Sl. No. | Science CentersMMuseums                        | Status            |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Regional Science Centre. Dehradun. Uttarakhand | Ready for opening |

Following Science Centre projects have been initiated and/are   envisaged to

- 1\_ Science Guwahati; Assam City,
- 2 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur; Tripura
- 3
- Regional Science Centre. Kottayam\_ Kerala
- 5\_ Regional Science Centre; Mysore; Karnataka
- 6 . Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
- Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar; Assam
- 8\_ Sub-Regional Science Centre, Mayabunder; A & N Islands
9. Sub-Regional Science Centre. Srinagar. J & K
- 10\_ Sub-Regional Science Centre, Rajahmundry, AP
11. Sub-Reg: Science Centre, Kumaun, Uttarakhand (Fully funded by Gol.)
- 12\_ Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur; Rajasthan
- 13 , Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jabalpur; MP* (under consideration by MoC)
14. Sub-Regional Science Centre: Bihar*
15. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Ambala, Haryana (Fully funded by Go.) *
16. Regional Science Centre, UT of Chandigarh*
17. Sub-Regional Science Centre; Tumkur, Karnataka (Fully funded by Karnataka Govt:) *
18. Regional Science Centre, Allahabad/Kanpur; UP*
- 19\_ Sub-Regional Science Centre. Amritsar/Bhalinda, Punjab*
- 20 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Dadra & Haveli/Daman &Diu* Nagar

To be continued in 13th Five Year Plan\_ The projects are under implementation and shall be taken up after commitments are received from the State govt /UT' $ as per norms.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## Proposals   for Science Centres/Science Cities received from the States

- 1 \_ Rohtak, Haryana
- 3 . Raichur; Karnataka
2. Bikaner, Rajasthan
- 4\_ Haveri, Karnataka
- 5 . Belgaum; Karnataka
- 7 . Shimoga; Karnataka
- 6 . Hassan, Karnataka
- 8 . Bellary, Karnataka
10. Kodagu; Karnataka
- 9: Uttar Kannada; Karnataka
- 11.Bidar; Karnataka
- 13.Planetarium, Darbhanga, Bihar
12. Sc. Sampla, Haryana City,
- 14.Burhanpur, MP
- 16 . Paralakhemundi, Odisha
15. Aurangabad, Maharashtra
17. Science Bangalore City,
19. Science Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh City,
18. Science Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra City,
20. Science Patna, Bihar City,
22. Science City, Nagpur, Maharashtra
- 21.DSC, Sukma, Chhattisgarh
23. RSC, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
24. SRSC, Raibareli, UP
26. Science Kumhari, Chhattisgarh City,
- 25 . SRSC, Kaithal, Haryana
27. Nadia, West Bengal
29. Balurghat; West Bengal
28. Sambalpur; Odisha
30. Upgradation of Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur:
32. Science City/Centre, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
31. Ambikapur, Chattisgarh
33. Science Bhubaneswar (Odisha) City,
35. SRSC, Jeypore, Koraput; Odisha
34. SRSC, Keonjhar; Odisha
36. RSC & Planetarium, Paithani, Uttarakhand
38. Science ParkISRSC at Khandapara in Nayagarh; Odisha
40. Science Centre at Lunglei, Mizoram
39. Science Centre at Dharmanagar; Tripura