The government will set up science museums across the country to promote scientific temper, particularly among children and the younger generation, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, announced on September 29.

Singh was speaking after signing of an MoU between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in the presence of Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, G Kishan Reddy.