Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge), Prahlad Singh Patel flagged off the first ever Mobile Science Exhibition (SCIENCE EXPLORER) for the entire Ladakh Region in Leh today. Chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Gyal P Wangyal; Culture Secretary, Arun Goel; DG, ASI, Usha Sharma; representative of National Council of Science Museums(NCSM); senior officers of Ministry of Culture and Officials of local administration were among those present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Mobile Science Exhibition in Ladakh will benefit all the people of Ladakh through its mobility and knowledge. He said that Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) programme, originally launched as Mobile Science Museum (MSM) in 1965, with a mission ‘If the people cannot visit the museum, let the museum visit the people at their doorsteps’, is the largest and the longest running outreach programme of NCSM.
It is very successful in supplementing formal education with non-formal mode of science education, in creating a scientific awareness in the society and nurturing scientific temper and creative potential of the young people in the areas where MSE programmes are conducted, the Minister explained.
Why MSE Programme in Leh, Ladakh Region:
The Science Explorer MSE programme in the Leh, Ladakh region will be the first of its kind in the region with a broad objective to:
- Popularize science and technology among the students and general public.
- Creating a scientific awareness in the society.
- Inculcating a spirit of enquiry among the young people.
- Inspiring youngsters to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
- Supplementing formal education imparted in schools and colleges with non-formal science education.
- Promoting a culture of science in the society.
