(a) Whether the Government proposes to open new Science Museums in the country;
(b) If so, the details thereof along with the locations identified in each State/U.T.;
(c) the estimated expenditure likely to be incurred thereon; and
(d) the time by which these Science Museums are likely to be opened for the public?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS & PLANNING (SHRI V. NARAYANA SAMY)
(a): As per existing scheme of Science Centres and Museums, new centres/museums are taken
up where the State Government provides unencumbered land at a mutually acceptable location and
agrees to bear 50 percent share of the capital cost.
(b), (c) & (d): Details of Science Centres where work is presently under way, along with
the anticipated expenditure and tentative time schedule of completion are at Annexure.