Every year 28 February is celebrated as the National Science Day NSD. The programme was initiated to trigger science popularization activities throughout the country. NCSTC acts as a nodal agency to support and coordinate celebration of NSD by giving grants to State ST Councils Departments for organization of lectures, quizzes, open houses, etc. Similarly, the National Mathematics Day programme was supported all over the country through State ST Councils involving colleges and schools students. Celebrations or culminated on 22 December to commemorate the birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the great mathematician with a focus on popularizing Mathematics.