It was established in the first All India Peoples Science Congress, organised in 1988 at Kannur in Kerala State.
The attempt to establish a national platform for science organisations in India started in the late 1960s.
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 created a situation for these groups to work together against abuse of science and technology and lot of such activities were organised.
Following this, organisations sprouted in various states which created a conducive atmosphere for the establishment of the All India Peoples Science Network.
When All India Peoples Science Network was established in February 1988, there were 28 member organisations and presently,[when?]