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{{Short description|Science centre in Kapurthala, Punjab, India}}
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|name = '''Pushpa Gujral Science City Kapurthala'''
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|formation = 19 March 2005
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|type = Science Centre
|status = Government
|purpose = Educational
|headquarters = [[Kapurthala]]
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|region_served = [[Punjab, India]]
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|leader_title = Director
|leader_name = Dr. Neelima Jerath<ref>{{cite web | url=http://punjab.gov.in/science-technology | title=Science Technology & Environment – Government of Punjab, India }}</ref>
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|website = [http://www.pgsciencecity.org/ pgsciencecity.org]
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The '''Pushpa Gujral Science City''' or '''PGSC''' is located on outskirts of [[Kapurthala]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://punjabtourism.gov.in/Punjab.html#/attraction/87/pushpa-gujral-science-city|title=Gov.in}}</ref> on the Kapurthala-[[Jalandhar]] road. The foundation stone of PGSC was laid by the then prime minister [[I. K. Gujral|Inder Kumar Gujral]] on 17 October 1997. The science city has been named after mother of [[I. K. Gujral|Inder Kumar Gujral]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-inder-kumar-gujral/|title = Shri Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime Minister of India}}</ref> and jointly funded by [[Government of India]] and the Punjab Government.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7434|title=Visit to a City of Science: Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala|journal=Science Reporter |volume=47 |issue=2 |pages=16–19|date=February 2010|last1=Khan|first1=Hasan Jawaid}}</ref> The first director general<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://currentaffairs.gktoday.in/government-award-dg-kapurthala-science-city-raghbir-singh-khandpur-02201852688.html|title=Government to award former DG of Kapurthala science city Raghbir Singh Khandpur - GKToday|date=16 February 2018 }}</ref> of PGSC, Raghbir Singh Khandpur has been credited with having conceptualised this centre.

==Facilities==
*Galleries<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pgsciencecity.org/our-layout-plan|title = Our Layout Plan | Pushpa Gujral Science City}}</ref>
*Science Voyage Hall
*Theatre<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/global-warming/Indias-1st-climate-change-theatre-opens-at-Science-City/articleshow/28925118.cms|title = India's 1st climate change theatre opens at Science City - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]| date=17 January 2014 }}</ref>
*Energy Park<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kapurthala.gov.in/adventures/|title = Adventures | Kapurthala Web Portal | India}}</ref>
*Mobile Science van <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/punjab/patiala/mobile-bus-science-pushpa-gujral-science-city-kapurthala-school-patiala|title = बच्चों को विज्ञान के तथ्यों से अवगत कराएगी मोबाइल बस}}</ref>
[[File:Raghbir Singh Khandpur 4811.JPG|thumb|right|200px|First Director General, PGSC, [[Kapurthala]]]]

==See also==
*[[Science City Kolkata]]

==References==
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[[Category:Kapurthala]]
[[Category:Science and technology in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Science museums in India]]

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