STAFF PROFILE  
Nehru Science Centre has about 88 staff members including permanent & quasi-permanent staff

LIST OF OFFICERS AND STAFF MEMBERS OF NEHRU SCIENCE CENTRE, WORLI, MUMBAI 

SCIENTIFIC:

Sl. No.Name of EmployeePresent DesignationPay Matrix Level
1Shri Umesh Kumar RustagiDirectorLevel – 14
2Shri Tapas MaharanaCurator ‘E’Level – 13
3Shri Venkata Durga Prasad KCurator ‘D’Level – 12
4Dr. Anindita MondalCurator ‘C’Level – 11
5Shri Sumit ChatterjeeCurator ‘B’Level – 10

TECHNICAL:

Sl. No.Name of EmployeePresent DesignationPay Matrix Level
1Shri  S.K. MuruganTechnical Officer `D`Level-12
2Shri  K.R. SutarTechnical Officer `C’Level-11
3Shri H.D.BarapatreExhibition Officer `C`Level-11
4Shri S. M. BaniLibrary Officer `C`Level-11
5Shri D. S. DharmikEducation Officer `C`Level-11
6Shri V.R.SonuleExhibition Officer `B`Level-9
7Shri C.Srinivasa MurthyTechnical Officer ‘B’Level-9
8Shri Ashish P. BhadaneTechnical Assistant ‘B’Level-6
9Shri Pradeep S. SawantExhibition Assistant ‘B’Level-6
10Miss Sheetal P. ChopdeEducation Assistant ‘B’Level-6
11Shri Rajesh U. RahangdaleEducation Assistant ‘B’Level-6
12Shri Yogesh P. DudurkarEducation Assistant ‘A’Level-5
13Shri Rakesh L. SuryavanshiExhibition Assistant ‘A’Level-5
14Shri Jitendra G. RadkeExhibition Assistant ‘A’Level-5
15Shri Dhananjay B. GhotekarTechnical Assistant ‘A’Level-5
16Shri Pravinchandra M. RathodTechnician ‘G’Level-9
17Shri Anthony J. AlmeidaTechnician ‘G’Level-9
18Shri Shantaram R. AvateTechnician ‘G’Level-9
19Shri Rajesh S. NaikTechnician ‘G’Level-9
20Shri A. L. JayaramuTechnician ‘F’Level-7
21Shri Hemant M. KolheTechnician ‘F’Level-7
22Shri Sanjay M. PanchalTechnician ‘C’Level-5
23Shri Prashant S. AcharekarTechnician ‘C’Level-5
24Shri Nilesh S. MahindreTechnician ‘C’Level-5
25Shri Rupesh S. MurkarTechnician ‘C’Level-5
26Shri Pritam M. BankarTechnician ‘C’Level-5
27Shri Vishwanath L. DhondkarTechnician ‘C’Level-5
28Shri Meena Khem ChandTechnician ‘C’Level-5
29Shri Amit R. LadTechnician ‘B’Level-4
30Shri Rupesh S. DigeTechnician ‘B’Level-4
31Mrs. Avani Amit RaneArtist ‘B’Level-4
32Shri Tejas G. SawantTechnician ‘B’Level-4
33Shri Harshad P. KoliTechnician ‘B’Level-4
34Shri Nikhil N. MantriTechnician ‘B’Level-4
35Shri Akshay M.Technician ‘B’Level-4
36Shri Sushant S. GaikwadTechnician ‘B’Level-4
37Shri Rahul C. PatilTechnician ‘A’Level-2
38Shri Sugat  Namdev JadhavTechnician ‘A’Level-2
39Shri Amit H. DasTechnician ‘A’Level-2

ADMINISTRATIVE:

Sl. No.Name of EmployeePresent DesignationPay Matrix Level
1Shri Gafoor K. ShaikhSr. Controller of AdministrationLevel-13
2Shri  R. K. BhoyarDy. Controller of Finance & AccountsLevel-11
3Ms. Leela S. PatelDy. Controller of Stores & PurchaseLevel-11
4Mrs. Usha RavindranOffice Assistant Gr.ILevel-8
5Shri Debabrata SarkarSection OfficerLevel-7
6Shri Piangshuk MukherjeeSection OfficerLevel-7
7Ms. Nayana N. ZemseSr. StenographerLevel-6
8Shri Ajay R. MauryaSr. StenographerLevel-6
9Mrs. Anita Devi R. MauryaSr. StenographerLevel-6
10Shri Elvis J. D’souzaOffice Assistant Gr.ILevel-6
11Shri Sunil E. ChindarkarOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-6
12Mrs. Deepawali S. KadamOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-6
13Shri Dinesh B. BhoirOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-5
14Shri Narshiv S. PrabhuOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-5
15Pramod S. PawarOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-4
16Shri Sachin T. GawdeOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-4
17Mrs. Harsha Y. RaikarOffice Assistant Gr.IILevel-4
18Shri Sanjay N. MahakalDriver Gr. IILevel-4
19Shri Pramod S. DeshmukhDriver Gr. IILevel-4
20Shri Babasaeb J. SavaneOffice Assistant Gr.IIILevel-2
21Shri Kaushal P. WavareOffice Assistant Gr.IIILevel-2
22Shri Siddhesh A. PawarOffice Assistant Gr.IIILevel-2
23Shri Prashant G. BangadeOffice Assistant Gr.IIILevel-2
24Miss Dhanshree R. KankekarOffice Assistant Gr.IIILevel-2

Executive Committee

Sr.
No.
Name & AddressPosition
1.Dr. Shankar V. Nakhe Scientist & Former Director
Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology P.O.: CAT, Indore-452013
Madhya Pradesh
Chairman
2.Shri Sabyasachi Mukherjee Director General
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya 159-161 Mahatma Gandhi Road
Fort, Mumbai-400023
Member
3.Prof. Vidita Vaidya Professor
Department of Biological Sciences Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Room Hutment
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai-400005
Member
4.Dr. Swati Patankar Professor
Dept. of Biosciences & Bioengineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Room No. 502, BSBE Building
Powai
Mumbai-400076
Member
5.Shri Sandeep Gopal Gokhale
Advisor & Former President – Business Development JSW Group
Udyam Ranade Road
Shivaji Park, Dadar (West) Mumbai-400028
Member
6.Prof. Kakoli Bose
Scientific Officer ‘G’ & Principal Investigator Advance Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer (ACTREC)
Tata Memorial Centre Plot No. 1 & 2, Sector-22 Kharghar
Navi Mumbai-410210
Member
7.The Secretary
School Education and Sports Department Government of Maharashtra
Room No. 424, 4th Floor Mantralaya Annexe Building Madam Cama Road  Hutatma Rajguru Square Mumbai-400032
Ex-officio Member
8.The Financial Adviser
Ministry of Culture or his/her nominee Government of India
Room No. 318, ‘C’ Wing, 3rd Floor Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi-110001
Ex-officio Member
9.A Representative of the
Ministry of Culture, Government of India Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi-110001
Ex-officio Member
10.The Secretary
Department of Science & Technology or his/her nominee Government of Maharashtra
Mumbai
Invitee
11.The Director General or his/her nominee National Council of Science Museums 33, Block-GN, Sector-V
Bidhan Nagar Kolkata-700091
Ex-officio Member
12.Shri Umesh Kumar Rustagi Director
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli Mumbai-400018
Ex-officio Member
13.Shri Saket Singh Kaurav
Curator ‘E’ & Project Coordinator Regional Science Centre Banganga Road, Shyamla Hills Bhopal-462002
Ex-officio Member
14.Shri Tapas Kumar Moharana Curator ‘D’
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli Mumbai-400018
Ex-officio Member
15.Shri G. K. Shaikh
Sr. Controller of Administration Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli Mumbai-400018
Non-Member Secretary

Planning & Programming Committee:

S. No.

Details

1

Dr. Mayank N. Vahia
Professor (Retired)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Flat No. 501, A-Wing, Celestia Heights
Mind Space, Chincholi Bunder Road
Malad (West), Mumbai – 400 064
… Chairperson

2

Dr. N.G. Shah
Member Secretary
Rajiv Gandhi Sci & Tech. Commission
Government of Maharashtra
7th Floor, Mantralaya, Madam Cama Road
Hutatma Rajguru Chowk
Mumbai – 400 032

3

Shri Arvind Paranjpye
Director
Nehru Planetarium
Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018

4

Dr. Arnab Bhattacharya
Director
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
V.N. Purav Marg, Anushakti Nagar Bus Depo Mankhurd,
Mumbai – 400 088

5

Dr. Meenakshi H Thakur, M.D
Professor and Head
Department of Radio Diagnosis
Tata Memorial Centre
Mumbai – 400 012

6

Prof. P. Kumaresan
Industrial Design Centre
Indian Institute of Technology
Powai
Mumbai – 400 076

7

Shri A. P. Deshpande
Secretary
Marathi Vidnyan Parishad
Vidnyan Bhavan, V.N. Purav Marg
Sion-Chunabhatti
Mumbai – 400 022

8

Dy. Director of Education
Greater Mumbai
Jawahar Bal Bhavan
Netaji Subhash Path
Churni Road
Mumbai – 400 004

9

Nominee of Director General
National Council of Science Museums
Sector-V, Block GN
Bidhan Nagar
Kolkata – 700 091

10

Shri Umesh Kumar Rustagi
Director
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018

11

Dr. Sunali Khanna
Associate Professor
Nair Hospital Dental College,
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,
Mumbai – 400 008
…Co-opted member

12

Ms. Sonia Golani
Treasurer
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
33-B, Krishnamai Bldg., Sir Pochkhanwala Rd, Worli, Mumbai – 400 030
…Co-opted member

13

Senior Curator
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
… Member Secretary

Building Committee :

S. No.

Details

1

Prof. Deepankar Choudhury
Head
Civil Engineering Dept.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai
Mumbai – 400 076
… Chairperson

2

Dr. V. S. Phanikanth
Head of Division
Civil Engineering Division (CED)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
CED Building, North Site
Trombay
Mumbai – 400 085

3

Dr. A. S. Wayal
Head of the Department
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
H R Mahajani Road, Matunga
Mumbai – 400 019

4

Prof. Rajiv Mishra
Principal
Sir J. J. School of Architecture and
J. J. School of Art
University of Mumbai
78/3, Dr. D. N. Road, Fort
Mumbai – 400 001

5

Shri Umesh Kumar Rustagi
Director
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
…Ex-Officio

6

Shri Gafoor K. Shaikh
Sr. Controller of Administration
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
…Ex-Officio

7

Ms. Leela S. Patel
Dy. Controller of Stores & Purchase
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
…Ex-Officio

8

Shri S.K. Murugan
Technical Officer ‘D’ (Civil)
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
… Member Secretary



Right To Information Act 

In  terms of  Section 5(2) of the Right  to Information Act,2005 and in partial modification of earlier order No.21-61/2005-CDN dated 10.10.2005  the following officers of  Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai & its satellite units  are designated as Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) & Assistant Public Information Officers (APIOs) by NCSM

List of CPIO & APIOs

1

Shri Gafoor K. Shaikh
Sr. Controller of Administration
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road,Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Email : ao@nehrusciencecentre.gov.in

Central Public Information Officer

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai & its satellite units

2

Shri Umesh Kumar
Curator ‘G’
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road,Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Email  : umeshrustagi@gmail.com

Appellate Authority

Information of NSC, Mumbai under Section 4(1) of RTI Act 2005

Sl.

Titles / Headings under RTI Column

Details of disclosure

1.

The particulars of organisation, functions and duties

Name & Address :      Nehru Science Centre (NCSM)

                                      Dr.E. Moses Road, Worli,Mumbai-400018

Head of Organisation :  Shri Umesh Kumar, Director

Memorandum of Association : (Click to download)

2.

The powers and duties of officers and employees

Bye-laws   (Click to download)

3.

Procedure followed in decision-making process including channels of supervision and accountability

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai (NCSM) follows the procedure indicated in Manual of Office Procedure (MOP) for decision-making. The Section Officer proposes action with the help of staffs (Office Assistants) posted in his section in accordance with the instructions prescribed the level of final disposal and channel of submission for each category of cases. The Section Officer normally submits the file to Dy. Controller/ Controller/ Sr. Controller of Administration who in turn submits the file to F&A. Officer/Director. In some of the cases as per requirement, the files are sent to the Secretary/F.O./D.G., NCSM.   Level of submission depends on the delegation of power in administrative and financial issues.  

4.

The norms set by NSCM for the discharge of its functions

NSC, Mumbai follows the norms set out for all Government of India offices by the Department of Personnel & Training/Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances as adopted by NCSM.

5.

Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai follows rules and regulations, instructions manuals etc. as prescribed and published by the Ministry of Personnel, Pension and Public Grievances including AR Wing like FR/SR and other service/establishment manuals and instructions and financial rules like GFR and Delegation of Financial Power Rules issued by Department of Expenditure from time to time. Besides these, separate rules and regulations, other Manuals framed by NCSM are also used. 

(Click the link below to download) 

Rules & RegulationsRevised Recruitment Rule 2018 ,  Purchase ,  Instruction Manual ,

6.

A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control

Different Sections of Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai hold different categories of documents relating to work allocated to them.

7.

A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public

Executive Committee of the Centre is constituted by the Governing Body, NCSM.  The list of Executive Committee Members will be uploaded once the same is constituted.

8.

A directory of its officers and employees

List of Officers of NSC, Mumbai of NSC, Mumbai.
(Click to see details)

9.

Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

List of Officers of NSC, Mumbai along with their Pay Matrix Level of NSC, Mumbai.
(Click to see details)

10.

Budget allocated to each of its agency indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made

Budget Estimate (BE) for 2024-25

GIA – (Capital)     = Rs. 

GIA – (Gen)         = Rs.

11.

Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes

Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai does not execute any subsidy programme.

12.

Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it

Not applicable.

13.

Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form

The information available in Electronic Form is available on the website of Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai.

14.

The particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use

No such facility is available.

15.

The names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers

List of CPIO, APIOs & FAA (with name, address, contact no. etc. ) 

16.

Such other information as may be prescribed

At present there is no other information.

 

17.

Entry fee for Visitors

 Available on website ( Click to see details )

18.

NSC Membership Fees

Available on website ( Click to see details )

19.

Tenders & Recruitment

e-procurement and recruitment advertisements are uploaded on the website from time to time. ( Click to see details)

 

21.

Programmes to advance understanding of RTI (Training of CPIO/APIO)

22.

Transfer policy & Transfer Orders

As per NCSM Transfer guidelines.

24.

Foreign deputation (JS & above and Heads of Dept.) & Domestic Tours (Places visited, the period of visit, no. of members in the official delegation, expenditure on the visit)

— 

25.

Receipt & Disposal of RTI applications & Appeals (Details of Applications received and disposed, no. of appeals received and orders issued)

Details of RTI applications / Appeals received by Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai during 2024-25 are as under:

1.  No. of RTI applications received    :  —

2.  No. of RTI applications received as transfer from other units: 

3.  No. of RTI applications accepted/disposed of : 

4.  No. of RTI applications transferred to other units : —

5.  No. of RTI Appeals received : —

6.  No. of orders issued by First Appellate Authority, RTI : —

List of members of the Internal Complaints Committee of Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai to deal with the complaints of sexual harassment of women at workplace:

S. No.

Details

1

Dr. Sunali Khanna
Nair Hospital Dental College
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Mumbai Central
Mumbai – 400 008
Email : sunalikhanna@gmail.com
Cell No. : 98214 59013
… Chairperson

2

Shri Gafoor K. Shaikh
Sr. Controller of Administration
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Email : admin@nehrusciencecentre.gov.in
Cell No. : 9869452653
…Member

3

Shri R.K. Bhoyar
Dy. Controller of Finance & Accounts
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Email : rkbhoyar7@gmail.com
Cell No.. : 86685 52516
…Member

4

Mrs. M.U. Yadav
Project Coordinator 
Goa Science Centre & Planetarium
Marine Highway, Miramar
Panaji, Goa – 403001, India
Email : manjula.nscm@gmail.com
Cell No.. : 98698 76512
…Member

5

Ms. L. S. Patel
Dy. Controller of Stores & Purchase
Nehru Science Centre
Dr. E. Moses Road, Worli
Mumbai – 400 018
Email : leela.sonscm@gmail.com
Cell No.. : 98692 41258
…Member



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