The Pushpa Gujral Science City or PGSC is located on outskirts of

Kapurthala Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent build ...

on the Kapurthala-

Jalandhar Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...

road. The foundation stone of PGSC was laid by the then prime minister

Inder Kumar Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician and freedom activist who served as the 12th prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Born in Punjab, he was influenced by nationalist ...

on 17 October 1997. The science city has been named after mother of

and jointly funded by

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and the Punjab Government. The first director general of PGSC, Raghbir Singh Khandpur has been credited with having conceptualised this centre.

Facilities

*Galleries *Science Voyage Hall *Theatre *Energy Park *Mobile Science van Raghbir Singh Khandpur 4811

References

{{Reflist Kapurthala Science and technology in Punjab, India Science museums in India

Facilities

See also

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