Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha

Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha was formed on 29th November, 1986. Science popularization was not an entirely new concept to the people of West Bengal when the Paschim Banga Vigyan Manch (PBVM) started functioning in 1986. Dozens of renaissances were involved in this social reform work even in the early nineteenth century. The only difference is that PBVM started an organized people's science movement.[5]

• To make the people conscious about the utilization of natural resources for the interest of the society.
• To inspire about the uses of Science & Technology in daily life.
• To develop the awareness of the people about environment, Public health etc. To educate the people about the harmful effects of different products which are produced or made by the monopoly capitalist of our country and abroad, specially by Multinational Corporation.
• To encourage innovative, fundamental, scientific research and developments.
• To continue the struggle for scientific education in mother tongue.
• To launch movement against fundamentalism, superstition and unscientific ideas.
• To oppose the implementation of any technology that is against the interest of society.
• To create movement for peoples oriented science and technology policies.
• To publish popular science magazine, science related books, monographs, pamphlets, etc regularly.
• To take necessary program against the use of science and technology in war to destroy the human civilization.
• To implement the projects and programs for the attainment of self-reliance of the country and to help reach its benefits to the people.

PBVM is India's largest people's science organization with a membership of over 3.42 lakh. Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha has its respective units/committees in 22 districts of West Bengal, in most blocks of the state, in research institutes and universities.[6] Millions of people in West Bengal are very familiar with the name PBVM because of its continuous variety of activities related to all walks of life.[5]