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Projects Under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science

Posted On: 21 JUL 2025 4:53PM by PIB Delhi

The total number of approved projects state-wise for setting up of Science Centre/City/ Innovation Hub/Digital Planetarium taken up by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS) of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India is listed at Annexure- ‘A’.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)' extends financial support to 29 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) in States/Union Territories (UTs) including Tribal Research Institute Maharashtra on the basis of the Annual Action Plan submitted by the States/UTs subject to the approval of the Apex Committee chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The details of the projects sanctioned under the scheme may be seen at the official website of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The link to access the same is https://tribal.nic.in/Display_Apex_Minutes.aspx.

The details of total number of approved projects state-wise under the Museum Grant Scheme (MGS) are at Annexure ‘B’.

The progress of completion of projects along with the total funds sanctioned, disbursed and utilized, project and scheme-wise, for Maharashtra, is at Annexure-C.

A letter dated 02nd December, 2024 from the Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Nashik, Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje was received regarding the establishment of a World Class Science Centre in Nashik.

In its response, Hon’ble M.P. has been requested to arrange for the submission a Detailed Project Report of the proposed Science Centre, either through the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Maharashtra or any other Department capable of operating this centre, in the prescribed format as stipulated in the SPoCS guidelines, to the Ministry of Culture for further consideration.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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Sunil Kumar Tiwari

pibculture[at]gmail[dot]com

Annexure-A

State-wise projects under the SPoCS Scheme of Govt. of India

S. No.

State/UT

Name of the Project

Status

  1.  

A & N island

1. Science Centre, Port Blair

Complete
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

1. Rajamahendravaram Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram

Complete
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

 

1. Science Centre (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Science Centre (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

4. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

5. Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar

Complete
  1.  

Assam

1. Guwahati Science City, Assam

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Kokrajhar Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Assam

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium

Complete
  1.  

Bihar

1. Bodhgaya Science Centre, Bodhgaya

Complete
  1.  

Chandigarh

1. Science Centre (Category-II), Chandigarh

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Chandigarh

Ongoing

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

1. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Karli, Geedam, Dantewada

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur

Complete
  1.  

Haryana

1. Ambala Science Centre (Category-II), Haryana

Ongoing

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

1. Palampur Science Centre, Palampur

Complete
  1.  

Jammu & Kashmir

1. Srinagar Science Centre (Category-II), Jammu & Kashmir

Ongoing

  1.  

Jharkhand

1. Regional Science Centre, Ranchi

Complete
  1.  

2. Upgradation/ Modernization of Regional Science Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand

Ongoing

  1.  

Karnataka

 

1. Shivamogga Science Centre (Category-II), Karnataka

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Science Centre (Category-III), Yadgiri, Karnataka

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Science Centre (Category-II), Raichur, Karnataka

Ongoing

  1.  

4. Science Centre (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Ongoing

  1.  

5. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka

Ongoing

  1.  

6. Dharwad Regional Science Centre

Complete
  1.  

7. Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore

Complete
  1.  

Kerala

1. Kottayam Science Centre, Kerala

Complete
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

1. Ujjain Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Jabalpur Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh

Ongoing

  1.  

 

Maharashtra

1. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur

Complete
  1.  

2. Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune

Complete
  1.  

Manipur

1. Modernization of Manipur Science Centre, Manipur

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Manipur Science Centre, Manipur

Complete
  1.  

Meghalaya

1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Shillong Science Centre, Meghalaya

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya

Complete
  1.  

Mizoram

1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal, Mizoram

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal

Complete
  1.  

Nagaland

1. Modernization of Dimapur Science Centre, Nagaland

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur

Complete
  1.  

Odisha

1. Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh

Complete
  1.  

Puducherry

1. Science Centre (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry

Complete
  1.  

Rajasthan

 

1. Ajmer Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Kota Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Kota, Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

4. Udaipur Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

5. Bikaner Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

6. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

7. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Udaipur, Rajasthan

Ongoing

  1.  

8. Regional Science Centre, Jaipur

Complete
  1.  

9. Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur

Complete
  1.  

Sikkim

1. Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok

Complete
  1.  

Tamilnadu

1. Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore

Complete
  1.  

Telangana

1. Science Experience Centre (Category-I), Hyderabad, Telangana

Ongoing

  1.  

Tripura

1. Up-gradation of Sukanta Academy, Agartala, Tripura

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Science City, Agartala, Tripura

Ongoing

  1.  

3. Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura

Complete
  1.  

Uttarakhand

1. Dehradun Science City, Uttarakhand

Ongoing

  1.  

2. Regional Science Centre, Dehradun

Complete
  1.  

3. Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora

Complete
  1.  

West Bengal

1. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Kalimpong

Complete

 

State-wise List of Innovation Hubs that have been Established under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS)

S. No.

State/UT

Innovation Hub

(Location/Name of the Centre)

Status
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

Agastya International Foundation, Kuppam

Complete
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Tirupati

Complete
  1.  

Science Centre at Rajahmundry

Complete
  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar

Complete
  1.  

A & N Islands

Science Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)

Complete
  1.  

Assam

Regional Science Centre, Guwahati

Complete
  1.  

Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat

Complete
  1.  

Bihar

Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna

Complete
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Bodhgaya

Complete
  1.  

Delhi

National Science Centre, Delhi

Complete
  1.  

Goa

Goa Science Centre, Panaji

Complete
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

Palampur Science Centre, Palampur

Complete
  1.  

Gujarat

Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad

Complete
  1.  

District Science Centre, Dharampur

Complete
  1.  

Jharkhand

Regional Science Centre, Ranchi

Complete
  1.  

Karnataka

Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore

Complete
  1.  

District Science Centre, Gulbarga

Complete
  1.  

Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru

Complete
  1.  

Kerala

Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut

Complete
  1.  

Kerala State Science & Technology Museum, Trivandrum

Complete
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

Regional Science Centre, Bhopal

Complete
  1.  

Maharashtra

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

Complete
  1.  

Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur

Complete
  1.  

BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune

Complete
  1.  

Solapur Science Centre, Solapur

Complete
  1.  

Manipur

Manipur Science Centre, Imphal

Complete
  1.  

Meghalaya

Shillong Science Centre, Shillong

Complete
  1.  

Mizoram

Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl

Complete
  1.  

Nagaland

Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur

Complete
  1.  

Odisha

Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar

Complete
  1.  

Punjab

Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala

Complete
  1.  

Puducherry

Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry

Complete
  1.  

Rajasthan

Birla Science Centre, Pilani

Complete
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Complete
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Jaipur

Complete
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur

Complete
  1.  

Sikkim

Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok

Complete
  1.  

Tamilnadu

Tamilnadu Science & Technology Centre, Chennai

Complete
  1.  

District Science Centre, Tirunelveli

Complete
  1.  

Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore

Complete
  1.  

Anna Science Centre, Trichi

Complete
  1.  

Telangana

Regional Science Centre, Warangal

Complete
  1.  

Tripura

Sukanta Academy, Agartala

Complete
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

Regional Science City, Lucknow

Complete
  1.  

Uttarakhand

Regional Science Centre, Dehradun

Complete
  1.  

Manaskhand Science Centre at Almora

Complete
  1.  

West Bengal

Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata

Complete
  1.  

Bardhaman Science Centre,  Bardhaman

Complete
  1.  

Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong

Complete
  1.  

North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri

Complete
  1.  

Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha

Complete
  1.  

District Science Centre, Purulia

Complete

In addition to above, following 04 (Four) Innovation Hub projects are coming up at the following centres: -

  1.             Regional Science Centre, Chalakkudy, Kerala
  2.             Regional Science Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka
  3.             Srinagar Science Centre, Jammu & Kashmir
  4.             Jabalpur Science Centre, Madhya Pradesh

Annexure-B

Total Sanctioned/Approved Projects under the Museum Grant Scheme (MGS) across the Country, Project and State-wise

S. No.

State

Name of Organization

Type of museum

Status/ Progress
 

Andhra Pradesh
  1. Museum, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Existing museum 

Completed

 
  1. Museum, M G Road, Vijayawada, Krishna Distt. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Existing museum

Completed
 

Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up of Padamshree Kalluri Subbarao Memorial District Archaeological Museum Anantpur

New Museum

Completed

 

Science City of Andhra Pradesh, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh   for Establishment of New Museum at Kailasgiri (Dovari Konda), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Archaeology and Museum, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for Development of Rallabandi Subba Rao Archaeology East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

Exiting Museum

Ongoing
 

Dept. Of Archaeology and Museum for Development of Andhra Sahiyta Parishath Got. Museum, Kakinada Town, Andhra Pradesh

Exiting Museum

Ongoing
 

Arunachal Pradesh

Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, for Development of District Museum, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Goa

Museum of Christian Art, Goa, Annex Convent of Santa Monica, Old Goa

Existing museum

completed
 

Gujarat

Rajkot Rajya Foundation, Rajit Villas Palace, Palace Road, Rajkot, Gujarat

New Museum

Complete
 

Himachal Pradesh

Dept. of Language and Culture Govt. of Himachal Pradesh part of 1st installment for Digitization, Design, Modification, Development of Bantony Castle Shimla HP

Existing Museum

Ongoing
 

Haryana

NSG Wives Welfare Association (NWYA), Manesar, Gurgaon

Existing museum

Completed
 

Karnataka

Shivappa Nayaka Museum & Research Bureau, Sri Bekkiinakalmatha, Karnataka

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Kerala

GALAXY, Karaunasai Road, Velland , P.O Trivandrum

New Museum

Completed

 

Ladakh

Deskid Cultural and Welfare Society, Deskid, Gonpa, Ladhak

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Madhya Pradesh

Gujari Mahal Museum, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (Govt. of MP)

Existing museum

Compete

 

Madhya Pradesh heritage Development Trust, Archaeology, Archives and Museum, MP, Banganga Road Bhopal for setting up of Local Archaeological Museum, Sironj, Vidisha 

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh for Modernization/ Development of Moti Mahal City Palace,

Existing Museum

Ongoing

 

Directorate of Archaeology Archives and Museum, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for Renovation of Up gradation of Central Museum, Near GPO, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh for Setting up of a Museum of Music in the South with for the Moti Mahal Complex, Gwalior

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Exiting Museum

Ongoing

 

Maharashtra

Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai

Existing museum

Completed
 

Symbiosis Society’s for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune

Existing Museum

Completed
 

Manipur

State Archaeology, Govt. Of Manipur for setting up of three galleries in Kangla Fort.

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Khongjom War Memorial Trust Khongjom Bazar, Opposite Khongjom Police Station, Thoubal District, Manipur

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Anallon Christian Development Committee (ACDC), Chandel, Manipur for Setting up of a New Museum

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Mizoram

Director Art & Culture Department, Chanmari, Aizwal for Setting up of District Museum at Lunglei, Mizoram

New Museum

Completed
 

Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalnagar, Mizoram for setting up of Tribal Museum at Kamalnagar, Lawngtlai Distt. Mizoram

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Dept. of Art and Culture, Govt. of Mizoram, for setting up regional museum at Siaha

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Nagaland

Naga Traditional Museum, Khel, Kohima Village, Kohima,

New Museum

Completed

 

Directorate of Art and Culture, Kohima, Nagaland for setting up of museum in Tsaru, Tuesang

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Odisha

J. D. Centre of Art, VIP Colony, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Punjab

Punjab State Civil Aviation Council, Patiala Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala, Punjab

New Museum

Ongoing
 

Rajasthan

City Palace, Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Existing museum

Completed

 

Veer Shiromani Maharana Pratap Samiti, Udaipur

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Shri Girdhar Smarak Dharmarth Nyas Trust, (Shri Girdhar Smarak Trust) Kings Palace Jaisalmer Fort Palace Museum, Jaisalmer Rajasthan

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, City Palace, Jaipur Rajasthan

Existing Museum

Ongoing

 
 

Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

High Court of Madras, George Town, Chennai

Existing museum

Completed

 

Govt. Museum, Thirugokarnam, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

Government Museum St. Mark Road, Samathanapuram Palayamkottai, Tiruneveli Distt.

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

Government Museum Trichy, Rani Managammal Palace, Dist. Tiruchirapalli

Existing museum

ongoing
 

Government Museum Ooty, Stone House, Dist. Udhagamandalam

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

Department of Museum, Govt. Of Tamilnadu for Development of Egmore Museum, Egmore (iconic State Museum), Tamilnadu

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

Telangana

Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad, Telangana for 1st and final installment for setting up of VEM on Hyderabad

Virtual Experiential Museum

Completed

 

Tripura

Tripura Tourism Development corporation for setting up of Maharaja Brendra Kishore Manikya museum & Kunjabanpalace complex

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

Uttar Pradesh

Office of Cantonment Board, Carriappa, Shahjahanpur

New Museum

Completed

 

Allahabad High Court, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Existing museum

Ongoing

 

India Literacy board, Literacy House, Kanpur Road, Lucknow

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Directorate of Museum, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh Establishment of Sant Ravidas Museum at Seer Govardhanpur, Varanasi UP

New Museum

Ongoing

 

Vrindavan Research Institute, Raman Reti

Marg, Vrindavan, Mathura. U.P. for Construction of New 6 Number of Galleries at VRI Braj Culture Museum

Existing Museum

Ongoing

 

Uttarakhand

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttrakhand

Existing museum

Completed

 

West Bengal

Directorate General Border Security Force (BSF) (Eastern Command), Kolkata

New Museum

Ongoing

 

 Delhi

International Society for Krishna Consciousness, East of Kailash (ISKCON), New Delhi

Exiting Museum

Ongoing

 

Annexure-C

Progress of Completion of Projects along with the total Funds Sanctioned, Disbursed and Utilized, Project and Scheme-wise, for Maharashtra

  1. Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS): The details of projects sanctioned/approved under SPoCS are as follows:

(Rs. In lakh)

S. No.

Name of the Project

Total project Cost

GoI Share

Disbursed/Utilized

Progress
  1.  

Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur

319.53

163.37

163.37

Completed
  1.  

Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune

891.60

425.00

425.00

Completed

 

Details of Innovation Hubs set up by NCSM, under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science (SPoCS), in the State of Maharashtra

(Rs. In Lakh)

Sl. No.

Innovation Hub

(Location/Name of the Centre)

Capital

Expenditure

Recurring Expenditure

Total Expenditure upto 30.06.2025

Progress
  1.  

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

-

 

89.69

89.69

 

Completed
  1.  

Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur

 

173.84

 

59.05

 

232.89

 

Completed
  1.  

BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune

 

50.00

 

26.21

 

76.21

 

Completed
  1.  

Solapur Science Centre, Solapur

 

63.37

 

-

 

63.37

 

Completed

 

  1. Museum Grant Scheme (MGS): The details are as follows:

(Rs. In lakh)

S. No.

Name of Organization

Type of museum

Total Amount Sanctioned

Disbursed/Utilized

Progress
  1.  

Funds & Properties of the Parsi Punchayet Bombay, of Framji Dadabhoy Alpiwalla Museum, Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Fort, Mumbai

Existing museum

400.00

400.00

Completed
  1.  

Symbiosis Society’s for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune

Existing Museum

35.615

35.615

Completed

 

  1. Support to Tribal Research Institutes: The details of the funds released to Tribal Research Institute, Maharashtra are as follows:

(Rs. In lakh)

S. No.

Financial Year

Amount Sanctioned

Amount Released
  1.  

2024-25

190.00

250.00
  1.  

2023-24*

130.00

0.00
  1.  

2022-23*

50.00

0.00
  1.  

2021-22*

100.00

0.00
  1.  

2020.21*

464.12

0.00

*Funds could not be released during FY 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 due to pending Utilization Certificate and non-eligibility of SNA account for receiving of funds.

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