(a) the number of Nehru Science Centres working under his Ministry and their mandate, State/UT-wise and location-wise;
(b) whether his Ministry has undertaken the review of the functioning of these Centres and if so, the details and findings thereof;
(c) whether there is any proposal to increase the number of such science centres to spread scientific temper among people, especially youngsters; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)
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(a) Sir, there is no Nehru Science Centre under Ministry of Science and Technology. However, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous society under Ministry of Culture is having one national level science centre called ‘Nehru Science Centre’ at Mumbai.
(b) The functioning of the Centre is reviewed by the Executive Committee, Governing Body and Society of NCSM, which are duly constituted by Ministry of Culture.
(c) & (d): Science Centres set up by NCSM in different parts of the country and those developed and handed over to States and Union Territories to spread scientific temper among people, especially youngsters are listed at Annexure I & II.
Annexure-I
National Council of Science Museums (NCSM)
Science Museums/Science Centres set up by NCSM and are functioning under the administrative control of NCSM
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No. Name of the NCSM Unit Year of
Establishment Located in
State/UT
1. Birla Industrial & Technological Museum,
Kolkata May 02 , 1959 West Bengal
2. Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore July 27, 1965 Karnataka
3. Shri Krishna Science Centre, Patna Apr 14, 1978 Bihar
4. District Science Centre, Purulia Dec 15, 1982 West Bengal
5. District Science Centre, Gulbarga Jan 6, 1984 Karnataka
6. District Science Centre, Dharampur Apr 27, 1984 Gujarat
7. Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai Nov 11 , 1985 Maharashtra
8. District Science Centre, Tirunelveli Feb 27, 1987 Tamil Nadu
9. Regional Science Centre, Lucknow Sep 7, 1989 Uttar Pradesh
10. Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar Sep 18, 1989 Odisha
11. National Science Centre, Delhi Jan 9, 1992 Delhi
12. Raman Science Centre & Planetarium,
Nagpur Mar 7, 1992 Maharashtra
13. Central Research Training Laboratory,
Kolkata Mar 13 , 1993 West Bengal
14. Regional Science Centre, Tirupati Sep 23, 1993 Andhra Pradesh
15. District Science Centre, Bardhaman Jan 9, 1994 West Bengal
16. Regional Science Centre, Guwahati Mar 18 , 1994 Assam
17. Regional Science Centre, Bhopal Jan 12, 1995 Madhya
Pradesh
18. District Science Centre, Dhenkanal June 5, 1995 Odisha
19. Sc. Park, Kapilas June 5, 1995 Odisha
20. Regional Science Centre & Planetarium,
Calicut Jan 30, 1997 Kerala
21. Science City, Kolkata July 1, 1997 West Bengal
22. North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri Aug 17, 1997 West Bengal
23. Digha Science Centre , Digha Aug 31, 1997 West Bengal
24. Kurukshetra Panorama And Science Centre,
Kurukshetra Mar 6, 2001 Haryana
25. Goa Science Centre, Panjim Dec 19, 2001 Goa
Annexure-II
Science Centres developed by NCSM and handed over to States/UT’s after inauguration
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No. Science Centers/Museums Year of
Establishment Located in
State/UT
1. Science Centre, Port Blair May 30, 2003 A & N Island
2. Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal July 26, 2003 Mizoram
3. Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur September 14, 2004 Nagaland
4. Manipur Science Centre, Manipur May 18, 2005 Manipur
5. Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar Dec 3, 2005 Arunachal Pradesh
6. Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya Feb 27, 2006 Meghalaya
7. Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok February 22, 2008 Sikkim
8. Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong October 2, 2008 West Bengal
9. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur February 14, 2010 Maharashtra
10. Regional Science Centre, Ranchi November 29, 2010 Jharkhand
11. Dharwad Regional Science Centre February 27, 2012 Karnataka
12. Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur July 13, 2012 Chhattisgarh
13. Regional Science Centre, Jaipur December 29, 2012 Rajasthan
14. Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune February 8, 2013 Maharashtra
15. Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium July 6, 2013 Assam
16. Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore May 6, 2013 Tamilnadu
17. Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur August 17, 2013 Rajasthan
18. Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore October 01, 2014 Karnataka
19. Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry May 03, 2015 Puducherry
20. Regional Science Centre, Dehradun Feb 03, 2016 Uttarakhand
21. Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh January 21, 2020 Odisha