The Telangana authorities introduced on December 4 an intensive plan to rework Hyderabad right into a ‘Quantum City’ and introduced India’s long-term quantum technique, aiming to determine the state as a key nationwide and worldwide hub for quantum applied sciences.
Speaking on the launch of NITI Aayog Roadmap for Quantum and the Telangana Quantum Strategy (TQS), the state’s IT minister, Sridhar Babu, mentioned that quantum know-how has the potential to be as revolutionary on this century as electrical energy and the web have been in earlier ones.
He said that the state authorities has adopted a focused, long-term imaginative and prescient to make sure that Telangana turns into a world frontrunner in quantum applied sciences, AI, and cutting-edge digital programs.
“The NITI Aayog Quantum Roadmap is aligned with Telangana Rising 2047, the state’s vision to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047,” Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, the deputy chief minister of Telangana, mentioned, as reported by The New Indian Express.
The authorities may also set up a centre of excellence in quantum applied sciences as a nationwide benchmark for analysis and abilities growth. Starting subsequent monetary yr, a Fund of Funds will assist deep-tech startups and rising tech corporations, as Babu introduced.
Additionally, a number of media retailers reported that the state is establishing a Young India Startup Fund of Rs 1,000 crore, with a particular concentrate on quantum and AI startups.
The technique goals to reinforce analysis infrastructure, cybersecurity, life sciences innovation, and human capital whereas selling analysis in quantum computing, communication, sensing, and cryptography.
According to the state’s press release, the framework serves as a guiding roadmap for India’s engagement with quantum science and know-how.
“With this launch, quantum technology will bring faster and deeper transformation across all sectors than any other technology and will also heavily influence national security, economic size and future growth,” Vikramarka added.
Similarly, the Karnataka authorities reportedly permitted land in September in Hesaraghatta for a Quantum City (QCity) to determine Bengaluru as the “quantum capital of India.”
QCity will embody superior laboratories, quantum {hardware} manufacturing hubs, a high-performance computing knowledge centre, and incubation amenities to assist startups and foster collaboration between trade and academia.