The Science & Technology Department plays a vital role in the development and promotion of science & technology for the welfare of the people in the State. For the implementation of various schemes, programmes and activities of the Department, different agencies such as Odisha State Council on Science & Technology(OSCOST), Odisha Space Application Centre (OSAC), Odisha Bigyan Academy (OBA), Pathani Samanta Planetarium (PSP), Institute of Mathematics & Applications (IMA) along with a Society for Development of Biotechnology are functioning under the administrative control of…