India Becomes 6th Country Globally To Begin Quantum Technology Mission
NDTV
National Quantum Mission was approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi. India will be the sixth country to have a dedicated quantum mission after the US, Austria, Finland, France and China.
The government today approved the National Quantum Mission to nurture and scale up scientific and industrial research and development in quantum technology.
The mission involves a cost to Rs 6,003.65 crore from 2023-24 to 2030-31.
The National Quantum Mission (NQM), approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will accelerate quantum technology-led economic growth and nurture the ecosystem in the country.
"NQM is going to give India a quantum jump in this arena," Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh told reporters here.
