Recognition of the need to address problems and issues of segments of our society, particularly the rural and the urban poor not in the purview of Science & Technology
[S & T] initiatives, the strong emotional appeal, touching a soft chord of every human being particularly scientists and technologists created the initiative.

To sensitize the S&T community to such problems, visionaries in Indian Institute of Science [I.I.Sc.] and the Government of Karnataka [GOK] have established the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology [KSCST] during September 1975.

Since then KSCST has been endeavoring to play the role of a catalytic agent for promoting the use of S & T products and services in the development process of the state.