India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sl no.
Scheme name
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
1
Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)
Approved allocation
6150.00
2000.00
11767.75
2
Fund released
4217.00
1866.95
11757.75
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Located in State/UT
Science Centers/Museums
Year of Establishment
A & N Island
Science Centre, Port Blair
May 30, 2003
Mizoram
Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal
July 26, 2003
Nagaland
Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur
September 14, 2004
Manipur
Manipur Science Centre, Manipur
May 18, 2005
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar
Dec 3, 2005
Meghalaya
Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya
February 27, 2006
Sikkim
Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok
February 22, 2008
West Bengal
Sub-Regional Science Centres, Kalimpong
October 2, 2008
Maharashtra
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur
February 14, 2010
Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune
February 8, 2013
Jharkhand
Regional Science Centre, Ranchi
November 29, 2010
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur
July 13, 2012
Rajasthan
Regional Science Centre, Jaipur
December 29, 2012
Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur
August 17, 2013
Assam
Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium
July 6, 2013
Tamilnadu
Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore
May 6, 2013
Karnataka
Dharwad Regional Science Centre
February 27, 2012
Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore
October 01, 2014
Puducherry
Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry
May 03, 2015
Odisha
Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh
January 21, 2020
Tripura
Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura
February 28, 2021
Kerala
Regional Science Centre, Kottayam
July 3, 2025
Bihar
Bodhgaya Science Centre, Bodhgaya
July 20, 2023
Uttarakhand
Regional Science Centre, Dehradun
Feb 03, 2016
Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora
March 10, 2024
Himachal Pradesh
Palampur Science Centre, Palampur
May 14, 2022
Andhra Pradesh
Swami Jnannanda Regional Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram
June 26, 2025
Assam
Science City, Guwahati (First Phase)
March 10, 2026
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Located in State/UT
Innovation Hub
Year of Establishment
Delhi
National Science Centre, Delhi
23rd January, 2014
Assam
Regional Science Centre, Guwahati
4th February, 2014
Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat
Inaugurated on 15th August, 2022.
Maharashtra
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai
24th February, 2014
Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur
14th February, 2017
BVB's Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune
28th February, 2018
Solapur Science Centre, Solapur
18th February, 2022
West Bengal
Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata
23rd August, 2013
Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman
10th July, 2015
Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong
25th February, 2017
North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri
16th February, 2018
Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha
26th February, 2019
District Science Centre, Purulia
17th December, 2019
Kerala
Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut
1st October, 2015
Kerala State Science & Technology Museum, Trivandrum
17th February, 2016
Uttar Pradesh
Regional Science City, Lucknow
4th January, 2016
Uttarakhand
Regional Science Centre, Dehradun
3rd February, 2016
Manaskhand Science Centre at Almora
10th March, 2024
Andhra Pradesh
Agastya International Foundation, Kuppam
23rd February, 2016
Regional Science Centre, Tirupati
21st May, 2017
Science Centre at Rajahmundry
26th June, 2025
Tamilnadu
Tamilnadu Science & Technology Centre, Chennai
5th August, 2016
District Science Centre, Tirunelveli
6th September, 2017
Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore
28th October, 2021
Anna Science Centre, Trichi
28th October, 2021
Bihar
Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna
6th November, 2016
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Bodhgaya
20th July, 2023.
Rajasthan
Birla Science Centre, Pilani
11th April, 2017
Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Completed and ready for inauguration
Regional Science Centre, Jaipur
23rd September, 2024
Karnataka
Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore
5th December, 2013
District Science Centre, Gulbarga
29th June, 2017
Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru
7th March, 2024
Madhya Pradesh
Regional Science Centre, Bhopal
1st September, 2017
Punjab
Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala
30th November, 2017
Gujarat
Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad
27th March, 2018
District Science Centre, Dharampur
26th October, 2018
Meghalaya
Shillong Science Centre, Shillong
14th June, 2019
Nagaland
Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur
28th September, 2018
Odisha
Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar
11th July, 2018
Sikkim
Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok
20th November, 2020
Tripura
Sukanta Academy, Agartala
9th October, 2021
Mizoram
Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl
11th September, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar
8th December, 2018
Manipur
Manipur Science Centre, Imphal
16th March, 2020
Goa
Goa Science Centre, Panaji
1st July, 2019
Himachal Pradesh
Palampur Science Centre, Palampur
14th May, 2022
Puducherry
Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry
18th May, 2022
A & N Islands
Science Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)
24th October, 2024
Telangana
Regional Science Centre, Warangal
22nd December, 2025
Kerala
Regional Science Centre, Chalakudy
2nd March, 2026
State
Ongoing/Approved Project
Arunachal Pradesh
1. Science Centre (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh
2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh
3. Science Centre (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
4. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
1. Guwahati Science City, Assam (Phase-II)
2. Kokrajhar Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Assam
Chandigarh
1. Science Centre (Category-II), Chandigarh (Approved Project)
2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Chandigarh (Approved Project)
Chhattisgarh
1. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Karli, Geedam, Dantewada
Haryana
1. Ambala Science Centre (Category-II), Haryana
Jammu & Kashmir
1. Srinagar Science Centre (Category-II), Jammu & Kashmir
2. Innovation Hub at Srinagar Science Centre, Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
1. Upgradation/ Modernization of Regional Science Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Karnataka
1. Shivamogga Science Centre (Category-II), Karnataka
2. Science Centre (Category-III), Yadgiri, Karnataka
3. Science Centre (Category-II), Raichur, Karnataka
4. Science Centre (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka
5. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka
6. Innovation Hub at Regional Science Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
1. Jabalpur Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh
2. Innovation Hub at Jabalpur Science Centre, Madhya Pradesh
Manipur
1. Modernization of Manipur Science Centre, Manipur
Meghalaya
1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Shillong Science Centre, Meghalaya
Mizoram
1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl, Mizoram
Nagaland
1. Modernization of Dimapur Science Centre, Nagaland
Puducherry
1. Science Centre (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry (Approved Project)
2. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry (Approved Project)
Rajasthan
1. Ajmer Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan
2. Kota Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan
3. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Kota, Rajasthan
4. Udaipur Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Rajasthan
5. Bikaner Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan
6. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Jodhpur, Rajasthan
7. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Udaipur, Rajasthan
Telangana
1. Science Experience Centre (Category-I), Hyderabad, Telangana
Tripura
1. Up-gradation of Sukanta Academy, Agartala, Tripura
2. Science City, Agartala, Tripura
Uttarakhand
1. Dehradun Science City, Uttarakhand
(Location/Name of the Centre)
(Date of Inauguration)
The National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous body under Ministry of Culture, serves as the nodal agency for implementation of Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS). This scheme is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, aimed at fostering scientific temper and awareness across the country for the public in general and students in particularalso to portray the growth of science and technology and their application in industry and human welfare and to create, inculcate and sustain a general awareness amongst the people. The scheme supports the establishment of Science Cities, Science Centres, Innovation Hubs, and Digital Planetariums in various regions.
The list of such Science Centres, Innovation Hubs and Digital Planetarium established so far, under SPoCS is given in Annexure-A.
The actual expenditure incurred by NCSM during last 3(three) financial years under SPoCS is shown in table below: -
(Rs. in Lakhs)
The list of ongoing projects undertaken by NCSM under SPoCS is given in Annexure-B.
These Science Centres conduct science-based educational activities, exhibitions, demonstrations, innovation programmes and outreach initiatives aimed at promoting scientific temper and encouraging student participation. As on 31.03.2026, a total of 1,68,55,110 visitors including students have visited the Science Centres established under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS).
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
