VIPNET, acronym for VIgyan Prasar NETwork, was added as a new project to Vigyan Prasar in 1998 with the objective of providing a fillip to the science clubs movement in India. This is a network to weave all science clubs, societies, organisations which are already established, or are going to be established, and are willing to work with Vigyan Prasar to strengthen the popular science movement in t
he country with far reaching implications for the development of society. Till April 2000, we have 1600 clubs, 80 % of which are newly formed for VIPNET. The single largest district membership is from Ratlam of Madhya Pradesh with 107 clubs while single state with maximum clubs is Uttar Pradesh with almost 350 clubs. The major addition this year have been from Sikkim (with 36 clubs covering all higher secondary schools), Gujarat , Rajasthan, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh , other N.E. states, besides U.P, M.P, Bihar and Orissa. Very soon we will have significant membership in all island states and UTs of the country. All State Councils and DSTs (state level), besides the prominent NGOs, have accepted VIPNET as their official network and are propagating it on their own with our prior approval. Organisations like SOS Children’s Village, WWF India, NIE of Times of India, UNESCO clubs, to name a few are actively discussing with us to start collaborative programmes. The first issue of the monthly newsletter "VIPNET News" appeared in December 1998. Today, VIPNET has become a very popular network, well-known in nooks & corners of India with an extremely long list of activities and remarkable achievements of its members. You should also join the Official Facebook Group of VIPNET (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1053598131322442/)
