Government approves ₹720 crore for new quantum technology labs under National Quantum Mission - The Statesman

To boost India’s laboratory infrastructure for quantum computing, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday announced funding of ₹720 crore to establish four advanced lab facilities under the National Quantum Mission (NQM). The minister highlighted that these state-of-the-art fabrication centres will be set up at IIT Bombay, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Delhi. He made the announcement during his visit to IIT Bombay.Advertisement Discover moreKolkataBookSri LankaShirdispeaker “These facilities,” he said, “will empower India to design, fabricate, and scale its own quantum technologies, ushering in an era of sovereign, secure, and world-class scientific innovation.” Advertisement Discover moreKolkataShirdiBookSri Lankaspeaker The Science Minister noted that these facilities will not be restricted to scientists working under the NQM but will also be accessible to academia, industry, start-ups, and strategic sectors across India. Singh stressed the importance of breaking silos and fostering multilateral collaboration among major institutes to translate academic R&D into real-world impact. He further added that India’s deep-tech innovations increasingly demand interdisciplinary training, noting that future medical education may soon require physics as a core component. He drew attention to the evolution of science and medical technology over the years—from the invasive diagnostic methods of the past to today’s emerging non-invasive, physics-driven therapeutics and emphasised that quantum technologies will accelerate this transition, enabling breakthroughs in healthcare, diagnostics, imaging, materials science and advanced computing. Advertisement Discover moreKolkataspeakerBookSri LankaShirdi Related posts India Jitendra Singh hails AcSIR’s ‘i-PhD’ for bridging innovation and industry Union Minister Jitendra Singh applauded the novel concept of ‘i-PhD’ program launched by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) in 2023 for linking imagination and innovation with industry.

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