National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) is an autonomous scientific organization functioning under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India for science communication through its network of science museums or science centres spread across India.[3] It is the largest chain of science centers/museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world. There are 24 own science centers or museums and one R & D laboratory and training centre. The NCSM has been built to co-ordinate all informal science communication activities in the museum space in the country.
The first science museum, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata under CSIR43, was opened on 2 May 1959. In July 1965, the second science museum of the country, the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM) was opened in Bangalore. After Kolkata and Bangalore, the work for the third centre in Mumbai was taken up in 1974. As the popularisation of science and technology through the science museums grew in scope and size, the Union Planning Commission constituted a task force in the early 1970s to assess the activities of the science museums. The task force recommended to set up science museums in different parts of the country at national, state and district levels and also recommended formation of a central coordinating agency. In 1978, it was decided by the Government of India to delink from CSIR the two science museums already operating at Kolkata and Bangalore and also the one being set up at Mumbai and put them under a newly formed society registered on 4 April 1978, as National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).[4]
Central Research and Training Laboratory, Kolkata, R & D laboratory and training centre of NCSM. Operational since 1 January 1988 and dedicated to the nation on 13 March 1993
Satellite Unitsedit
Bardhaman Science Centre, Babur Bagh, inaugurated on 9 January 1994
Digha Science Centre & National Science Camp, New Digha, inaugurated on 31 August 1997
Dhenkanal Science Centre, Orissa, inaugurated on 5 June 1995
District Science Centre, Purulia, inaugurated on 15 December 1982
Kapilas Science Park, Dhenkanal, inaugurated on 5 June 1995
North Bengal Science Centre, Matigara, inaugurated on 17 August 1997
Regional Science Centre, Bhubaneswar, inaugurated on 18 September 1989
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Official website
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National Council of Science Museums news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message National Council of Science Museums NCSM is an autonomous scientific organization functioning under the Ministry of Culture Government of India for science communication through its network of science museums or science centres spread across India 3 It is the largest chain of science centers museums under a single administrative umbrella in the world There are 24 own science centers or museums and one R amp D laboratory and training centre The NCSM has been built to co ordinate all informal science communication activities in the museum space in the country National Council of Science MuseumsNCSM buildingAbbreviationNCSMFormation4 April 1978 46 years ago 4 April 1978 TypeSocietyLegal statusGovernmentPurposeEducationalHeadquartersKolkata West BengalLocationIndiaCoordinates22 34 12 N 88 25 43 E 22 57000 N 88 42861 E 22 57000 88 42861Region servedWorldwideDirector GeneralA D ChoudhuryParent organisationMinistry of Culture Govt of IndiaBudget 740 crore US 93 million 2020 21 1 Staff852 as of 31 March 2019 update 2 Websitencsm wbr gov wbr inRemarksVisitors 14409555 as of 31 March 2019 update 2 Contents 1 History 2 List of centres 2 1 National Level Centres 2 2 Satellite Units 3 Centres developed for states UTs 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first science museum Birla Industrial and Technological Museum BITM Kolkata under CSIR43 was opened on 2 May 1959 In July 1965 the second science museum of the country the Visvesvaraya Industrial amp Technological Museum VITM was opened in Bangalore After Kolkata and Bangalore the work for the third centre in Mumbai was taken up in 1974 As the popularisation of science and technology through the science museums grew in scope and size the Union Planning Commission constituted a task force in the early 1970s to assess the activities of the science museums The task force recommended to set up science museums in different parts of the country at national state and district levels and also recommended formation of a central coordinating agency In 1978 it was decided by the Government of India to delink from CSIR the two science museums already operating at Kolkata and Bangalore and also the one being set up at Mumbai and put them under a newly formed society registered on 4 April 1978 as National Council of Science Museums NCSM 4 List of centres editNational Level Centres edit Science City Kolkata fully operational since 1 July 1997 Birla Industrial amp Technological Museum Kolkata inaugurated on 2 May 1959 Nehru Science Centre Mumbai inaugurated on 11 November 1985 Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum Bangalore operational since 1965 National Science Centre Delhi inaugurated on 9 January 1992 Central Research and Training Laboratory Kolkata R amp D laboratory and training centre of NCSM Operational since 1 January 1988 and dedicated to the nation on 13 March 1993 Satellite Units edit Bardhaman Science Centre Babur Bagh inaugurated on 9 January 1994 Digha Science Centre amp National Science Camp New Digha inaugurated on 31 August 1997 Dhenkanal Science Centre Orissa inaugurated on 5 June 1995 District Science Centre Purulia inaugurated on 15 December 1982 Kapilas Science Park Dhenkanal inaugurated on 5 June 1995 North Bengal Science Centre Matigara inaugurated on 17 August 1997 Regional Science Centre Bhubaneswar inaugurated on 18 September 1989 Srikrishna Science Centre Patna inaugurated on 14 April 1978 North Bengal Science Centre Siliguri inaugurated on 17 August 1997 Regional Science Centre Guwahati inaugurated on 15 March 1994 Regional Science City Lucknow operational since 1989 Kurukshetra Panorama amp Science Centre Haryana operational since 2000 District Science Centre Dharampur operational since 1984 Goa Science Centre Panjim operational since 2002 Raman Science Centre amp Planetarium Nagpur operational since 1992 amp 1996 respectively Regional Science Centre Bhopal operational since 1995 District Science Centre Gulbarga operational since 1984 District Science Centre Tirunelveli operational since 1987 Regional Science Centre Tirupati operational since 1993 Regional Science Centre and Planetarium Kozhikode operational since 1997Centres developed for states UTs editThe following are the list of science centres museums developed by NCSM for various state governments and union territories across India Science museums centres State UT Date of inauguration Regional Science Centre Bhopal Madhya Pradesh 12 January 1995 Science Centre Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands 30 May 2003 Mizoram Science Centre Aizawl Mizoram 26 July 2003 Nagaland Science Centre Dimapur Nagaland 14 September 2004 Manipur Science Centre Manipur 18 May 2005 Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 3 December 2005 Shillong Science Centre Shillong Meghalaya 27 February 2006 Sikkim Science Centre Gangtok Sikkim 22 February 2008 Sub Regional Science Centres Kalimpong West Bengal 2 October 2008 Sub Regional Science Centre Solapur Maharashtra 14 February 2010 Regional Science Centre Ranchi Jharkhand 29 November 2010 Dharwad Regional Science Centre Karnataka 27 February 2012 Chhattisgarh Science Centre Raipur Chhattisgarh 13 July 2012 Regional Science Centre Jaipur Rajasthan 29 December 2012 Pimpri Chinchwad Science Centre Pune Maharashtra 8 February 2013 Jorhat Science Centre amp Planetarium Assam 6 July 2013 Regional Science Centre Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 6 May 2013 Sub Regional Science Centre Jodhpur Rajasthan 17 August 2013 Regional Science Centre Pilikula Karnataka 1 October 2014 Sub Regional Science Centre Puducherry 3 May 2015 Regional Science Centre Dehradun Uttarakhand 3 February 2016 Bargarh Science Centre Bargarh Odisha 21 January 2020 Regional Science Centre Chalakudy Kerala February 2021 5 6 See also editSwami Vivekananda Planetarium MangaloreReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Council of Science Museums https www indiaculture nic in sites default files pdf DDG 2020 21 rotated 05 05 2020 pdf bare URL PDF a b Activity Report 2018 19 p 63 National Council of Science Museums publication Ministry of Culture official website indiaculture nic in National Council of Science Museums Regional Science Centre at Chalakudy to be opened in February English Mathrubhumi PRD Live ശ സ ത രല കത ത ന വഴ ത റന ന ച ലക ക ട External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Council of Science Museums amp oldid 1193620873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
