Question : SETTING UP OF SCIENCE CITIES



(a) whether the Government proposes to set up more Science cities in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and

(c) the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER FOR INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND CULTURE (SHRI S. JAIPAL REDDY)

(a)&(b) : The work on the following Science Cities are in progress.

1.	Pushpa Gujaral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab	2.	Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat	3.	Regional Science City, Lucknow, UP
(c) : Name of the Science City Project Cost Government of (Rs. in Crores) India Share (Rs. in Crores)
Pushpa Gujaral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab 100.00 70.00 Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 88.00 9.00 Regional Science City, Lucknow, UP 19.70 8.96