National Council of Science Museums

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National Council of Science Museums

NCSM building
Abbreviation	NCSM
Formation	4 April 1978; 46 years ago (4 April 1978)
Type	Society
Legal status	Government
Purpose	Educational
Headquarters	Kolkata, West Bengal
Location	India
Coordinates	22°34′12″N 88°25′43″E / 22.57000°N 88.42861°E / 22.57000; 88.42861
Region served	Worldwide
Director General	A. D. Choudhury
Parent organisation	Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
Budget	₹740 crore (US$89 million) (2020–21)[1]
Staff	852 (as of 31 March 2019[update])[2]
Website	ncsm.gov.in
Remarks	Visitors 14409555 (as of 31 March 2019[update])[2]

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.