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Science Centre (Gwl.) Madhya Pradesh was also established in 1987 with a firm belief in a child-centric approach and started working in science popularization through the design & development of activity-based scientific programs. In 1988 Science Centre launched ‘People’s Science Movement’ as its flagship program and organised science popularization activities in the most backward areas of Madhya Pradesh to help parents and, through them, their children get meaningful direction towards learning of day-to-day science, in an interesting way. In the course of ‘People’s Science Movement’ various programmes and activities were undertaken at to reach common masses, school and college communities, these included programs on environment education, nature camps, surveys on status and health of local natural resources, science popularization rallies & marches (Vigyan Yatra),  science quizzes, writings, shows & plays, workshops, trainings, seminars, shows on scientific explanation of miracles, use of mass media, folk arts, peoples’ science festivals, campaigns on local environmental issues, health centered activities and constitution of ‘Children’s Science Councils’ (Baal Vigyan Parishad) in schools etc.

Science Centre also designed, developed, and distributed modules and activity kits that would help in developing qualitative efficiency in the curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities, along with assuring equity at gender, economic class, social background, and geographical reach. A large number of training programmes were also organised for and in collaboration with other organizations in different parts of the country that helped in the wider spread of the ‘people’s science movement.

One of the main contributions by the Science Center in popularization of child-centric approach in the country is the Children Science Congress (CSC) that was conceptualized and started in 1987 at the regional level, and after the launch of the Teachers Science Congress in 2000. Basic idea behind conceptualizing CSC and TSC was to demonstrate that it is possible to turn the learning of science into an enjoyable and creative pursuit that even within the frame work of the existing formal education system and it is possible to encourage children to learn the method of science by planning studies on local issues design & conduct experiments, collect data & information and analyse and derive solutions to the problems existing in the surrounding environment. The CSC was organised by the Science Centre (Gwl) Madhya Pradesh, successfully until 1993 when the NCSTC, Govt. of India awarded Science Centre with top award of science popularization for the period 1987-1991 and adopted CSC as one of their flagship programs as ‘National Children Science Congress’ (NCSC). In the year 2001, it was also awarded for science popularization among children, which was received by its founder secretary, Late Shri Arun Bhargava. The TSC was also adopted by the NCSTC as their flagship program in 2004 as ‘National Teachers Science Conference (NTSC). Science Centre has continued as state coordinating agency for National Children Science Congress (NCSC) and National Teachers Science Conference (NTSC) in Madhya Pradesh.

Realizing the need for an easy to assemble handy and multifunctional tool kits that would be useful to study both living and nonliving components of the environment their physical chemical and biological characteristics functions & interactions, Science Centre developed the Eco Eureka Kit that is useful to study and examine nature and its components that include Water, Soil, Biodiversity, Earth & Atmosphere and Astronomy. The Eco Eureka Kit and its virtual edition, the Prakruti Media Shala both are part of Science Centres peoples science movement with people centric approach. Both of these physical and virtual editions would also add into Indias contribution in achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal-4 (SDG-4) which aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.