Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala

The Pushpa Gujral Science City or PGSC is located on outskirts of Kapurthala[2] on the Kapurthala-Jalandhar road. The foundation stone of PGSC was laid by the then prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral on 17 October 1997. The science city has been named after mother of Inder Kumar Gujral[3] and jointly funded by Government of India and the Punjab Government.[4] The first director general[5] of PGSC, Raghbir Singh Khandpur has been credited with having conceptualised this centre.

Pushpa Gujral Science City Kapurthala
Formation19 March 2005
TypeScience Centre
Legal statusGovernment
PurposeEducational
HeadquartersKapurthala
Location
Region served
Punjab, India
Director
Dr. Neelima Jerath[1]
Parent organisation
Government of Punjab, India
Websitepgsciencecity.org

Facilities
  • Galleries[6]
  • Science Voyage Hall
  • Theatre[7]
  • Energy Park[8]
  • Mobile Science van [9]
First Director General, PGSC, Kapurthala

See also

References
  1. "Science Technology & Environment – Government of Punjab, India".
  2. "Gov.in".
  3. "Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime Minister of India".
  4. Khan, Hasan Jawaid (February 2010). "Visit to a City of Science: Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala". Science Reporter. 47 (2): 16–19.
  5. "Government to award former DG of Kapurthala science city Raghbir Singh Khandpur - GKToday". 16 February 2018.
  6. "Our Layout Plan | Pushpa Gujral Science City".
  7. "India's 1st climate change theatre opens at Science City - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 January 2014.
  8. "Adventures | Kapurthala Web Portal | India".
  9. "बच्चों को विज्ञान के तथ्यों से अवगत कराएगी मोबाइल बस".
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