(a) the details of Science cities set up in the country, State/UT- wise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to establish more Science Centres/Cities/museums under the National Council of Science Museums in all the States of the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with their present status, State/UT- wise; and
(d) the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilized to set up these Centres/Cities during the last three years and the current year, State/UT- wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE, MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
ANSWER
(a) The details of Science Cities set up in the country are as under.
1. Science City, Kolkata, West Bengal
2. Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurtala, Punjab
3. Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
4. Regional Science City, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
(b) &(c) The Ministry of Culture operates Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPOCS) which provides for setting up of Science Cities and Science Centres in all the States of the country subject to availability of funds for the purpose. States willing to avail of this Scheme have to provide land and share the cost of setting up of facility and corpus for upkeep and maintenance. The list of Science Centres/Cities being set up/proposed to be set up through National Council of Science Museums with present status is at Annexure ‘A’.
(d) The details of the funds sanctioned & released and utilization thereof to set up science centres/science cities during the last three years and current year are at Annexure ‘B’
List of Science Cities/Centres being set up/proposed to be set up in the country and present status
Sl. No. Name of Science City/Science Centre Location of the project (Name of State/ Union Territory) Present status
1 Science City, Guwahati Assam Ongoing
2. Regional Science Centre, Kottayam Kerala Nearing completion
3. Regional Science Centre, Mysore Karnataka Ongoing
4. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Palampur Himachal Pradesh Ongoing
5. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Bargarh Odisha Ongoing
6. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur Tripura Nearing completion
7. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Gaya Bihar Ongoing
8. Sub- Regional Science Centre, Almora Uttarakhand Ongoing
9. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur Rajasthan Ongoing
10. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh Ongoing
11. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kokrajhar, Assam Assam Ongoing
12. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Mayabunder A&N Islands Ongoing
13. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh Ongoing
State/UT-wise statement showing details of funds released and expenditure incurred for setting up of Science Cities/Centres during the last three years and 2017-18 (upto 31.12.2017)
(Figures in lakh)
Sl. No. Name of Science City/Science
Centre 2014-15 Fund released Utilisation 2015-16 Fund released Utilisation 2016-17 Fund
released Utilisation 2017-18 (upto December, 2017) Fund released Utilisation
1 Assam - - 146.00 7.59 - 5.54 - 28.83
2 A&N Island - - 100.00 0.12 - 0.98 - 0.02
3 Andhra Pradesh - - 100.00 0.45 - 0.12 - 0.21
4 Bihar - - - - 50.00 0.55 - 3.26
5 Himachal Pradesh 100.00 1.22 150.00 41.15 - 40.16 - 131.47
6 Karnataka 100.00 7.81 - 117.03 - 27.84 - 0.30
7 Kerala 100.00 23.73 - 174.20 - 209.86 - 109.47
8 Madhya
Pradesh - - 100.00 0.50 - - - -
9 Odisha 50.00 39.27 - 39.10 - 82.31 - 113.48
10 Rajasthan - - 100.00 0.15 - 0.05 - 0.22
11 Tripura 170.00 39.26 - 88.42 135.00 97.06 - 73.23
12 Uttarakhand - - 100.00 0.37 - 0.77 - 0.38