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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 02^nd 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

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Annexure-A

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

S. No.	State/UT	Name of the Project	Status
	A & N island	1. Science Centre, Port Blair	Complete
	Andhra Pradesh	1. Rajamahendravaram Science Centre, Rajamahendravaram	Complete
	Arunachal Pradesh	1. Science Centre (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh	Ongoing
		2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh	Ongoing
		3. Science Centre (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh	Ongoing
		4. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh	Ongoing
		5. Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar	Complete
	Assam	1. Guwahati Science City, Assam	Ongoing
		2. Kokrajhar Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Assam	Ongoing
		3. Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium	Complete
	Bihar	1. Bodhgaya Science Centre, Bodhgaya	Complete
	Chandigarh	1. Science Centre (Category-II), Chandigarh	Ongoing
	Chandigarh	2. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Chandigarh	Ongoing
	Chhattisgarh	1. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Karli, Geedam, Dantewada	Ongoing
	Chhattisgarh	2. Chhattisgarh Science Centre, Raipur	Complete
	Haryana	1. Ambala Science Centre (Category-II), Haryana	Ongoing
	Himachal Pradesh	1. Palampur Science Centre, Palampur	Complete
	Jammu & Kashmir	1. Srinagar Science Centre (Category-II), Jammu & Kashmir	Ongoing
	Jharkhand	1. Regional Science Centre, Ranchi	Complete
	Jharkhand	2. Upgradation/ Modernization of Regional Science Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand	Ongoing
	Karnataka	1. Shivamogga Science Centre (Category-II), Karnataka	Ongoing
		2. Science Centre (Category-III), Yadgiri, Karnataka	Ongoing
		3. Science Centre (Category-II), Raichur, Karnataka	Ongoing
		4. Science Centre (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka	Ongoing
		5. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka	Ongoing
		6. Dharwad Regional Science Centre	Complete
		7. Regional Science Centre, Pilikula, Mangalore	Complete
	Kerala	1. Kottayam Science Centre, Kerala	Complete
	Madhya Pradesh	1. Ujjain Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh	Ongoing
	Madhya Pradesh	2. Jabalpur Science Centre (Category-II), Madhya Pradesh	Ongoing
	Maharashtra	1. Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur	Complete
	Maharashtra	2. Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre, Pune	Complete
	Manipur	1. Modernization of Manipur Science Centre, Manipur	Ongoing
	Manipur	2. Manipur Science Centre, Manipur	Complete
	Meghalaya	1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Shillong Science Centre, Meghalaya	Ongoing
	Meghalaya	2. Shillong Science Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya	Complete
	Mizoram	1.Upgradation/ Modernization of Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal, Mizoram	Ongoing
	Mizoram	2. Mizoram Science Centre, Aizwal	Complete
	Nagaland	1. Modernization of Dimapur Science Centre, Nagaland	Ongoing
	Nagaland	2. Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur	Complete
	Odisha	1. Bargarh Science Centre, Bargarh	Complete
	Puducherry	1. Science Centre (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry	Ongoing
		2. Digital Planetarium (Category-III), Thirunallar, Puducherry	Ongoing
		3. Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry	Complete
	Rajasthan	1. Ajmer Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan	Ongoing
		2. Kota Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan	Ongoing
		3. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Kota, Rajasthan	Ongoing
		4. Udaipur Science Centre (Sub-Regional), Rajasthan	Ongoing
		5. Bikaner Science Centre (Category-II), Rajasthan	Ongoing
		6. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Jodhpur, Rajasthan	Ongoing
		7. Digital Planetarium (Category-II), Udaipur, Rajasthan	Ongoing
		8. Regional Science Centre, Jaipur	Complete
		9. Sub Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur	Complete
	Sikkim	1. Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok	Complete
	Tamilnadu	1. Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore	Complete
	Telangana	1. Science Experience Centre (Category-I), Hyderabad, Telangana	Ongoing
	Tripura	1. Up-gradation of Sukanta Academy, Agartala, Tripura	Ongoing
		2. Science City, Agartala, Tripura	Ongoing
		3. Udaipur Science Centre, Tripura	Complete
	Uttarakhand	1. Dehradun Science City, Uttarakhand	Ongoing
		2. Regional Science Centre, Dehradun	Complete
		3. Manaskhand Science Centre, Almora	Complete
	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
	Andhra Pradesh	Agastya International Foundation, Kuppam	Complete
		Regional Science Centre, Tirupati	Complete
		Science Centre at Rajahmundry	Complete
	Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar	Complete
	A & N Islands	Science Centre, Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)	Complete
	Assam	Regional Science Centre, Guwahati	Complete
	Assam	Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Jorhat	Complete
	Bihar	Shrikrishna Science Centre, Patna	Complete
	Bihar	Sub-Regional Science Centre, Bodhgaya	Complete
	Delhi	National Science Centre, Delhi	Complete
	Goa	Goa Science Centre, Panaji	Complete
	Himachal Pradesh	Palampur Science Centre, Palampur	Complete
	Gujarat	Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad	Complete
	Gujarat	District Science Centre, Dharampur	Complete
	Jharkhand	Regional Science Centre, Ranchi	Complete
	Karnataka	Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore	Complete
		District Science Centre, Gulbarga	Complete
		Pilikula Regional Science Centre, Mangaluru	Complete
	Kerala	Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, Calicut	Complete
	Kerala	Kerala State Science & Technology Museum, Trivandrum	Complete
	Madhya Pradesh	Regional Science Centre, Bhopal	Complete
	Maharashtra	Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai	Complete
		Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur	Complete
		BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune	Complete
		Solapur Science Centre, Solapur	Complete
	Manipur	Manipur Science Centre, Imphal	Complete
	Meghalaya	Shillong Science Centre, Shillong	Complete
	Mizoram	Mizoram Science Centre, Aizawl	Complete
	Nagaland	Nagaland Science Centre, Dimapur	Complete
	Odisha	Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar	Complete
	Punjab	Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala	Complete
	Puducherry	Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre & Planetarium, Puducherry	Complete
	Rajasthan	Birla Science Centre, Pilani	Complete
		Sub-Regional Science Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan	Complete
		Regional Science Centre, Jaipur	Complete
		Sub-Regional Science Centre, Jodhpur	Complete
	Sikkim	Sikkim Science Centre, Gangtok	Complete
	Tamilnadu	Tamilnadu Science & Technology Centre, Chennai	Complete
		District Science Centre, Tirunelveli	Complete
		Regional Science Centre, Coimbatore	Complete
		Anna Science Centre, Trichi	Complete
	Telangana	Regional Science Centre, Warangal	Complete
	Tripura	Sukanta Academy, Agartala	Complete
	Uttar Pradesh	Regional Science City, Lucknow	Complete
	Uttarakhand	Regional Science Centre, Dehradun	Complete
	Uttarakhand	Manaskhand Science Centre at Almora	Complete
	West Bengal	Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, Kolkata	Complete
		Bardhaman Science Centre, Bardhaman	Complete
		Kalimpong Science Centre, Kalimpong	Complete
		North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri	Complete
		Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, Digha	Complete
		District Science Centre, Purulia	Complete

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

Regional Science Centre, Chalakkudy, Kerala
Regional Science Centre, Dharwad, Karnataka
Srinagar Science Centre, Jammu & Kashmir
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	Museum, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. Department of Archaeology & Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh	Existing museum	Completed
		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 1^st 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
	Maharashtra	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
	Nagaland	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 1^st 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

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
	Sub-Regional Science Centre, Solapur	319.53	163.37	163.37	Completed
	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

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai

89.69

Completed

Raman Science Centre & Planetarium, Nagpur

173.84

59.05

232.89

Completed

BVB’s Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre, Pune

50.00

26.21

76.21

Completed

Solapur Science Centre, Solapur

63.37

Completed

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
	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
	Symbiosis Society’s for Development of Asian Cultural Museum, Pune	Existing Museum	35.615	35.615	Completed

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
	2024-25	190.00	250.00
	2023-24*	130.00	0.00
	2022-23*	50.00	0.00
	2021-22*	100.00	0.00
	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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