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Science Centres Established Under SPoCS Scheme

Posted On: 10 FEB 2025 5:08PM by PIB Delhi

National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India is the implementing agency of the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) of Govt. of India, under which Science Cities, Science Centres, Digital Planetarium, Innovation Hubs are set up across the country based on the proposals received from different State Government and UTs desirous to set up Science Cities, Science Centre, Digital Planetarium, Innovation Hub etc.

North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri in Darjeeling district was inaugurated on 17th August, 1997 and the centre is being operated and managed by NCSM. An Innovation Hub at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri in the Darjeeling district was inaugurated on 16th February, 2018 and is being operated and managed by NCSM.

A Sub-Regional Science Centre at Kalimpong in the Kalimpong district of West Bengal, has been set up by NCSM under Science Cities scheme (Erstwhile). The Centre was handed over to State Government on 11th September, 2007 for its operation and management and it was inaugurated on 2nd October, 2008. An Innovation Hub at Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong in Kalimpong district (erstwhile in Darjeeling district) was inaugurated and handed over on 25th February, 2017 by NCSM to respective State Government.

The details of the specific programs or events organized under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science by NCSM, Kolkata to promote hands-on scientific learning and experimentation for school and college students at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri is attached at Annexure-II.

The complete guidelines of Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science have been provided in the websites of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and NCSM, Kolkata. The details of activities undertaken under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science have been highlighted every-year in the Annual Report publication of NCSM and all the achievements under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science have been updated on the website of NCSM to raise public awareness about SPoCS and its programmes to increase participation and outreach.

The details of number of beneficiaries and the outcomes of initiatives under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science as of January 2025, is attached at Annexure-III.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Annexure-‘I’

The details of the Science Centres that have been established under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) initiatives (State-wise)

Sl. No.

Located in State/UT

Science Centers/Museums

Year of Establishment
  1.  

A & N Island

Science Centre, Port Blair

May 30, 2003
  1.  

Mizoram

Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal

July 26, 2003
  1.  

Nagaland

Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur

September 14, 2004
  1.  

Manipur

Manipur Science Centre, Manipur

May 18, 2005
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar

Dec 3, 2005
  1.  

Meghalaya

Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya

February 27, 2006
  1.  

Sikkim

Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok

February 22, 2008
  1.  

West Bengal

Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong

 

October 2, 2008
  1.  

Maharashtra

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur

February 14, 2010
  1.  

Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune

February 8, 2013
  1.  

Jharkhand

Regional Science Centre, Ranchi

November 29, 2010
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur

July 13, 2012
  1.  

Rajasthan

Regional Science Centre, Jaipur

December 29, 2012
  1.  

Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur

August 17, 2013
  1.  

Assam

Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium

July 6, 2013
  1.  

Tamilnadu

Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore

May 6, 2013
  1.  

Karnataka

Dharwad Regional Science Centre

February 27, 2012
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore

October 01, 2014
  1.  

Puducherry

Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry

May 03, 2015
  1.  

Odisha

Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh

January 21, 2020
  1.  

Tripura

Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura

February 28, 2021
  1.  

Kerala

Kottayam Science Centre, Kerala

May 11, 2022 (Handed over)
  1.  

Bihar

Bodhgaya Science Centre, Bodhgaya

July 20, 2023
  1.  

Uttarakhand

Regional Science Centre, Dehradun

Feb 03, 2016
  1.  

Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora

March 10, 2024
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Palampur Science Centre, Palampur

May 14, 2022
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Rajamahendravaram Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram

Completed and ready for inauguration

 

The details of the Innovation Hubs that have been established under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) initiatives (State-wise)

Sl. No.

Located in State/UT

Innovation Hub

(Location/Name of the Centre)

Year of Establishment

(Date of Inauguration)
  1.  

Delhi

National Science Centre, Delhi

23rd January, 2014
  1.  

Assam

Regional Science Centre, Guwahati

4th February, 2014
  1.  

Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat

Inaugurated on 15th August, 2022.

 
  1.  

Maharashtra

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

24th February, 2014
  1.  

Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur

14th February, 2017
  1.  

BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune

28th February, 2018
  1.  

Solapur Science Centre, Solapur

18th February, 2022
  1.  

West Bengal

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata

23rd August, 2013
  1.  

Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman

10th July, 2015
  1.  

Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong

25th February, 2017
  1.  

North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri

16th February, 2018
  1.  

Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha

26th February, 2019
  1.  

District Science Centre, Purulia

17th December, 2019
  1.  

Kerala

Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut

1st October, 2015
  1.  

Kerala State Science & Technology Museum, Trivandrum

17th February, 2016
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Regional Science City, Lucknow

4th January, 2016
  1.  

Uttarakhand

Regional Science Centre, Dehradun

3rd February, 2016
  1.  

Manaskhand Science Centre at Almora

10th March, 2024
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Agastya International Foundation, Kuppam

23rd February, 2016
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Tirupati

21st May, 2017
  1.  

Science Centre at Rajahmundry

Completed and ready for inauguration
  1.  

Tamilnadu

Tamilnadu Science & Technology Centre, Chennai

5th August, 2016
  1.  

District Science Centre, Tirunelveli

6th September, 2017
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore

28th October, 2021
  1.  

Anna Science Centre, Trichi

28th October, 2021
  1.  

Bihar

Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna

6th November, 2016
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Bodhgaya

20th July, 2023.
  1.  

Rajasthan

Birla Science Centre, Pilani

11th April, 2017
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Completed and ready for inauguration
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Jaipur

23rd September, 2024
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur

Completed and ready for inauguration
  1.  

Karnataka

Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore

5thDecember, 2013
  1.  

District Science Centre, Gulbarga

29th June, 2017
  1.  

Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru

7th March, 2024
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Regional Science Centre, Bhopal

1st September, 2017
  1.  

Punjab

Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala

30th November, 2017
  1.  

Gujarat

Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad

27th March, 2018
  1.  

District Science Centre, Dharampur

26th October, 2018
  1.  

Meghalaya

Shillong Science Centre, Shillong

14th June, 2019

  1.  

Nagaland

Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur

28th September, 2018

  1.  

Odisha

Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar

11th July, 2018
  1.  

Sikkim

Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok

20th November, 2020

  1.  

Tripura

Sukanta Academy, Agartala

9th October, 2021
  1.  

Mizoram

Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl

 11th September, 2018

  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar

8th December, 2018

  1.  

Manipur

Manipur Science Centre, Imphal

16th March, 2020
  1.  

Goa

Goa Science Centre, Panaji

1st July, 2019
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Palampur Science Centre, Palampur

14th May, 2022
  1.  

Puducherry

Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry

18th May, 2022
  1.  

A & N Islands

Science Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)

24th October, 2024
  1.  

Telangana

Regional Science Centre, Warangal

Completed and ready for inauguration

 

Target for the Science Centres to be established under SPoCS scheme over the next five years (State wise)

 

State

Project

Arunachal Pradesh

1. Science Centre (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

2. Science Centre (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

1. Guwahati Science City, Assam

2. Kokrajhar Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Assam

Chandigarh

1. Science Centre (Category-II), Chandigarh

Haryana

1. Ambala Science Centre (Category-II), Haryana

Jammu & Kashmir

1. Srinagar Science Centre (Category-II), Jammu & Kashmir

Karnataka

1. Shivamogga Science Centre (Category-II), Karnataka

2. Science Centre (Category-III), Yadgiri, Karnataka

3. Science Centre (Category-II), Raichur, Karnataka

4. Science Centre (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

1. Ujjain Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh

2. Jabalpur Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh

Puducherry

1. Science Centre (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry

Rajasthan

1. Ajmer Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

2. Kota Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

3. Udaipur Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

4. Bikaner Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

Telangana

1. Science Experience Centre (Category-I), Hyderabad, Telengana

Tripura

1. Science City, Agartala, Tripura

Uttarakhand

1. Dehradun Science City, Uttarakhand
     

 

Target for the Innovation Hubs to be established under SPoCS scheme over the next five years (State-wise)

 

 

Sl. No.

State/Union Territory

Name of the Science City/Centre/Museum where Innovation Hub is located
  1.  

Kerala

Regional Science Centre, Chalakkudy
  1.  

Karnataka

Dharwad Regional Science Centre, Dharwad
  1.  

Jharkhand

Ranchi Science Centre, Ranchi
  1.  

J & K

Srinagar Science Centre, Srinagar
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur Science Centre, Jabalpur

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