The
Minister for Culture and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has
said that the setting up of Science Centres is a
continuous process. Proposals relating
to setting up of Science Centre projects are considered and approved on the
basis of the projects submitted by State Governments from time to time. The
main function of Science Centres is to portray the
growth of science and technology and their application in industry and human
welfare, with a view to develop scientific attitude and temper amongst the
people. A list of the Science Centres which have been developed/are being
developed and proposed to be established is at Annexure.
In a
written reply in the Lok Sabha today she said, in 11th Five Year Plan, total
fund allocated by the Government of India and respective State Governments to
National Council of Science Museums, an autonomous and implementing agency
under Ministry of Culture, for setting up of Science Centres
is Rs. 47.00 crore out of which Rs. 32.00 crore
has been utilized.
Annexure
Regional
and Sub-Regional
Science Centres functioning under the
administrative control of the National Council of Science Museums(NCSM):
|
Serial
no.
|
Name
of the Regional Science Centre under NCSM
|
State-wise
location
|
|
01
|
Shri
Krishna Science Centre, Patna
|
Bihar
|
|
02
|
Regional
Science City, Lucknow
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
|
03
|
Regional
Science Centre, Bhubaneswar
|
Odisha
|
|
04
|
Raman
Science Centre and Planetarium, Nagpur
|
Maharashtra
|
|
05
|
Regional
Science Centre, Tirupati
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
|
06
|
Regional
Science Centre, Guwahati
|
Assam
|
|
07
|
Regional
Science Centre, Bhopal
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
|
08
|
Regional
Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut
|
Kerala
|
|
09
|
Kurukshetra Panorama &
Science Centre, Kurukshetra
|
Haryana
|
|
10
|
Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman
|
West
Bengal
|
|
11
|
District
Science Centre, Purulia
|
West
Bengal
|
|
12
|
District
Science Centre, Digha
|
West
Bengal
|
|
13
|
North
Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri
|
West
Bengal
|
|
13
|
Dhenkanal Science Centre, Dhenkanal
|
Odisha
|
|
15
|
District
Science Centre, Dharampur
|
Gujarat
|
|
16
|
Goa
Science Centre, Panaji
|
Goa
|
|
17
|
District
Science Centre, Gulbarga
|
Karnataka
|
|
18
|
District
Science Centre, Tirunelveli
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
Regional/Sub-Regional
Science Centres set up by NCSM and functioning under
the respective State Governments:
|
Sl.
No.
|
Science
Centers/Museums
|
Name
of State/Union Territory
|
|
1.
|
Science
Centre, Port Blair,
|
A
& N Island
|
|
2.
|
Mizoram
Science Centre, Aizwal
|
Mizoram
|
|
3.
|
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, 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
|
Regional/Sub-Regional
Science Centres being set up by NCSM and to be handed
over to the respective State Governments for operation and maintenance:
|
Serial
number
|
Name
of Regional Science Centres presently being set up
by NCSM
|
State
Government to which the centres would be handed
over by NCSM after inauguration for operation and maintenance
|
|
01
|
Regional
Science Centre, Raipur
|
Government
of Chhattisgarh
|
|
02
|
Regional
Science Centre, Jaipur
|
Government
of Rajasthan
|
|
03
|
Regional
Science Centre, Coimbatore
|
Government
of Tamilnadu
|
|
04
|
Regional
Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore
|
Government
of Karnataka
|
|
05
|
Regional
Science Centre, Pimpri, Chinchwad,
Pune
|
Government
of Maharashtra
|
|
06
|
Regional
Science Centre, Dehradun
|
Government
of Uttarakhand
|
|
07
|
Sub-Regional
Science Centre, Puducherry
|
Union
Territory of Puducherry
|
|
08
|
Sub-Regional
Science Centre, Jodhpur
|
Government
of Rajasthan
|
|
09
|
Sub-Regional
Science Centre, Jorhat
|
Government
of Assam
|
Regional
Science Centre projects proposed for implementation in 12th Plan Period:
|
Serial
number
|
Name
of Regional Science Centres projects which are
proposed for implementation
|
State
|
Union
Territory
|
|
01
|
Regional
Science Centre, Mysore
|
Karnataka
|
-
|
|
02
|
Regional
Science Centre, Chandigarh
|
-
|
Chandigarh
|
|
03
|
Science
Centre, Ambala
|
Haryana
|
-
|
|
04
|
Science
Centre, Bargarh
|
Odisha
|
-
|
|
05
|
Science
Centre, Udaipur
|
Tripura
|
-
|
|
06
|
Science
Centre, Srinagar
|
J
& K
|
-
|
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