Innovation is essential for sustained growth and one of the key drivers is an innovation mind-set and culture. Inspiring legacies of bygone national and global innovators need to be showcased to the young to seed the mind-set change. Science Centres need to play a role in communicating this message to young and all.

National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), an autonomous organization of Ministry of Culture is implementing the project of setting up Science Cities/Science Centres and Innovation Hubs in different parts of the country under the scheme of SPoCS (Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science). 

Science Cities/Science Centres, Science Museums and Non-formal Educational Institutions, desirous of setting up of an Innovation Hub in their premises with financial grant from the Ministry of Culture may get the SPoCS scheme details at the following link:
 
https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/Schemes/Revised_Guidelines_of_SPoCS_08_11_2021.pdf

Innovation Hubs would be co-located in the existing Science Cities/Science Centres, Science Museums and Non-formal Educational Institutions that promote creativity & inspire innovations. This co-location would not only promote more effective utilization of these centres, but would redefine their usage and role in fostering problem solving and Project Based Learning (PBL) and provide hands on/practical learning and engagement in the process of science, technology and innovation.