Madhya Pradesh Council of Science & Technology, an autonomous organization under Department of Science & Technology Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, was instituted in 1981 with a view to optimize sustainable development of the State through science and technology. The major objectives of the Council include identification of the areas where science and technology input may accelerate the development of the state in various sectors, contribution towards development and improvement of scientific and technological capabilities in the State, ensure better utilization of the resources of the State and to promote modernization of the State through science & technology interventions.
Some of the activities of the Council are :-
- Remote Sensing Application Centre
- Centre for Excellence in Biotechnology
- Rural Technology Application Centre
- Science and Technology Promotion and Popularization Centre
- Research and Development Facilitation Centre
- Technology Management Centre
- Excellence Creation and Capacity Building Centre
- Quality Assurance Laboratory
- Madhya Pradesh Library of Science and Technology
- Prof. T.S. Murthy Science and Technology Centre
- Publication and Public Relation
- Regional Extension Centre
- Madhya Pradesh Resource Atlas Programme
- Ujjain-Dongla Planetarium-Observatory Complex
- Madhya Pradesh Vigyan Network
- Climate Change Research Centre