Newsletter of SCSTE, Meghalaya

General information about the council

1. Name : State Council of Science, Technology & Environment (SCSTE), Meghalaya.
2. Address : Lower Lachumiere, Shillong- 793001.
3. Nodal Officer : Member-Secretary, SCSTE, Meghalaya, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793001 Ph. No – (0364) 2505511 (off.),(0364) 2521828 (Res.).
4. Constitution : Constituted by Government of Meghalaya and registered under Societies Registration Acts, 1983.
5. Mission : To ensure effective utilisation of Science & Technology for all round development of the State.
6. Function : To identify, formulate, execute / co-ordinate and follow-up programmes/ schemes for the State on various aspects of Science & Technology.
7. Head : Chairman.
8. Functional Authority : Chairman, Executive Committee.
9. Chief Executive Officer : Member-Secretary.
10. Type of Organisation : Autonomous registered society of the State Government.
11. Composition of the Organisation: (i) General Body (ii) Executive Committee (iii) Council Secretariat.
12. Composition of the General Body & Executive Committee: Annexure I & Annexure II
13. Council Secretariat : The Council, as well as the Executive Committee, is serviced by a compact secretariat comprising of S&T personnel and administrative staff headed by the Member-Secretary. The Council Secretariat coordinates/implements the decisions of the Council including its various policies and programmes. The Secretariat also execute all field activities of the Council. The Council Secretariat is funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India with partial support from the State Government.
14. Organisation Structure : Annexure III
15. Controlling Authority of the State Govt. : Planning Department, Govt. of Meghalaya.
16. Funding: : The Council is funded by Planning Department(S&T), Govt. of Meghalaya and Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India.

Council at a Glance

1. CONSTITUTION: Constituted by Government of Meghalaya and registered under Societies Registration Acts, 1983.
2. MISSION: To ensure effective utilisation of Science & Technology for all round development of the State.
3. FUNCTION: To identify, formulate, execute/co-ordinate and follow-up programmes/schemes for the State on various aspects of Science & Technology.
4. PROGRAMMES:
   • Popularisation of Science Programme
   • S&T Entrepreneurship Development Programme
   • Introduction of Appropriate Technology
   • S&T Library & Documentation Programme
   • Specific Projects Programme
   • Science Centres Programme
   • Students’ Projects Programme.
   • Remote Sensing Application Programme
5. SCHEMES:
   A wide range of schemes are undertaken under each of the S &T programmes of the Council and are implemented at various levels in the State.
6. TECHNOLOGIES PROPAGATED:
   • Improved Chulha
   • Rain Water Harvesting
   • Low-Cost Water Filter
   • Leaf/Paper Cups/Plates Making
   • Low-Cost Sanitation
   • Fire Retardant &Life Extended Thatched Roof
   • Stabilised Mud Block
   • Pedal Pump
   • Organic Composting
   • Home Scale Paddy Dehusker
   • Low-Cost Oven
   • Low-Cost Cold Storage
   • Ferro-Cement Technology
   • Hydraulic Ram Pump
   • Stone-Crete Block
   • Cement-Brick
   • Waste Paper Re-cycling
   • Biomass-based Drier
   • Charcoal Making & Briquetting
   • Membrane Water Filtration
7. TECHNOLOGIES UNDER EXPERIMENTATION
   • Bamboo Treatment
   • Improved Water Mill
   • Lime-Pozzalana Cement
   • Biomass-based Biogas
8. INSTITUTIONS ASSOCIATED
   • Shillong Science Centre
   • Bio-Resources Development Centre.

Regular schemes of the council

1. Popularisation of Science Programme(PSP):
   • State-level Science & Environment Fair.
   • Block-level Science & Environment Fairs.
   • National Children’s Science Congress.
   • National Science Day Celebration.
   • Science Awareness Camps.
   • Sponsored Science Popularisation Programme.
   • Sponsored Environmental Awareness Programme.
   • Science Exposure Trips.
   • Environmental Awareness Camps/Marches/Campaigns.
   • Science/Environmental Talent Competitions (Quizzes/Essays/Exhibitions, etc.).
   • Meet-the-Scientist Programme.
   • Science Workshop/Seminars/Popular Lectures/Exhibitions/Demonstrations.
   • Earthquake Awareness Programmes.
   • Educational Satellite Communication Programme
2. Introduction of Appropriate Technology Programme (IATP):
   1. Technology Initiation Programme
      • Technology Awareness Camps.
      • Technology Demonstration Camps.
      • Technology Training Camps.
   2. Technology Demonstration Programme
   • Technology Demonstration Projects.
   3. Technology Experimentation Programme
   • Technology Experimentation Projects.
   4. Procurement of Technologies/Equipments Scheme
   5. Technology Popularisation Programme
      • Sponsored Tech. Popularisation Programmes.
      • Technology Exhibitions / Workshops / Seminars.
3. Specific Projects Programme(SPP):
   • Research-based Projects.
   • Scientific Studies/Surveys.
   • R&D – oriented Projects.
4. Students’ Projects Programme (SPP):
   • College-level Students’ Projects
5. S & T Entrepreneurship Development Programme (S&T EDP):
   • Technology-oriented Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
   • Technology-oriented Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps
6. S&T Library & Documentation Programme (S & T L & D P):
   • Procurement of books, journals, magazines, etc., for the S&T Library.
   • Publication of the S&T Newsletter.
   • Publication of Technology Brochures.
   • S&T Documentation.
   • Documentary Films on S&T Activities/ Technologies.
7. Science Centres Programme (SCP):
   • Tura Science Centre.
   • Science Hall, Nongpoh.
   • Science Hall, Williamnagar.
   • Science Hall, Jowai
8. Remote Sensing Application Programme (RSAP):
   • Preparation of Tourist Atlas and School Atlas of Meghalaya
9. State S&T Council (SSTC) :
   • Assistance to the Secretariat of the State S&T Council