Key Highlights:

-NCSM of Culture Ministry has developed a chain of science museums and science centers throughout the country including Science Cities

-25 Science Museums/Science Centres in country are currently functional under NCSM

-Culture Ministry has approved 4 new Science Centre projects  in MP, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

 

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 centers 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).

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.

Annexure-‘I’

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
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

This information was given by minister of Culture, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in written reply in Lok Sabha Today.

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