(a) whether the Government proposes to set up some more new science museums in the country;
(b) if so, the State-wise and location-wise details thereof;
(c) the amount of funds likely to be spent on the said museums; and
(d) the time by which the said museums are likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM
(PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a)to(d): Yes, Sir. The Science Centres/Cities are set up by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture. NCSM is implementing agency of Ministry of Culture (MoC) under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) of MoC and sets up these Science Museums on the request of the State/UT Govt. upon submission of DPR with commitment of encumbrance free developed land, share of funds and other commitments as per scheme guidelines.
Ministry has taken up projects for setting up of new science cities/centres under SPoCS Scheme of Govt. of India as per list attached at Annexure.
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Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A)TO(D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2249 FOR 08.03.2021
New Science Centre projects taken up by NCSM under SPOCS Scheme of Govt. of India
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No. Names of the new science centre projects taken up by NCSM under SPOCS Scheme of Govt. of India Located in State/UT Project Cost (Figures in Lakhs) Share of project cost
(Figure in Percentage) Tentative date of completion of the project GoI State/UT
1 Science City, Guwahati Assam 11000.00 90% 10% 31.03.2024
04.04.2019 (date of LoI for construction work) 54 months from the date of issue of LoI
2 Regional Science Centre, Kottayam Kerala 1450.00 50% 50% 31.12.2021
[Delayed due to CoVID-19 lockdown]
3 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur Himachal Pradesh 600.00 100% 0% 31.12.2021 [Delayed due to CoVID-19 lockdown]
4 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur Tripura 600.00 90% 10% 28.2.2021
[scheduled date of inauguration]
5 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Gaya Bihar 500.00 50% 50% 31.12.2021
[Delayed due to CoVID-19 lockdown]
6 Sub- Regional Science Centre, Almora Uttarakhand 600.00 100% 0% 31.03.2022
7 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur Rajasthan 500.00 50% 50% 31.03.2022
8 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Mayabundar A&N Islands 600.00 90% 10% 27 months from the date of issue of LoI. Work yet to start.
9 Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar Assam 600.00 90% 10% 31.12.2021
10 Science Centre, (Category-II) Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) 31.03.2022
11 Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Science City, Patna Bihar# 19100.00 Capital Cost 14700
(GOI: State 50:50) Corpus : 4400 (GOI: State 20:80) Project being implemented by Govt. of Bihar
12 Science Centre (Cat-II), Ambala Haryana 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) 31.8.2022
New Projects Approved by MoC
01 Science Centre, (Cat-II) Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) 27 months from the date of issue of LoI
02 Science Centre (Cat-II), Srinagar * Jammu & Kashmir 1820.00 Capital Cost – 1400
GOI – 100% Corpus – 420 GOI: State – 20:80 DO
03 Science Centre (Cat-II), Ujjain ** Madhya Pradesh 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) DO
04 Science Centre, (Cat-II) Ajmer** Rajasthan 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) DO
05 Science Centre, (Cat-II) Kanyakumari** Tamil Nadu 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) DO
06 Science Centre, (Cat-II) Bikaner** Rajasthan 1520.00 Capital cost: 1170
(GOI:State:50:50) Corpus:350 (GOI:State:20:80) DO
07 Science City, Dehradun*** Uttarakhand 17300.00 Capital Cost – 13400
GOI: State- 60:40 Corpus – 3900 GOI: State – 20:80 54 months from the date of issue of LoI
* Project approved by MoC. MoU signed. Work yet to start, as the State Government is to release share of Corpus fund and informregarding site development as per site requirement.
** Project approved by MoC. MoU yet to be signed and funds yet to be released by the State Government.
@ Fund received for the project. However, MoU yet to be signed.
*** DIB meeting approved the project.MoU signed on 05.02.2021
# Being implemented by Government of Bihar
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