Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu interacting with Abhay Karandikar, Secretary of Department of Science & Technology, and Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India, during Amaravati Quantum Valley Workshop, in Vijayawada on Monday.
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The Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) and its Quantum Valley partners —IBM, TCS and L&T —have issued the Amaravati Quantum Declaration containing six joint commitments, at the Amaravati Quantum Valley Workshop held here on Monday.
The six joint commitments in the declaration include living-lab infra, indigenous supply-chain acceleration, capacity building, investment catalyst and global collaboration
Among the commitments is the creation of Living-Lab Infrastructure and the establishment of India’s largest open quantum testbed – QChipIN – within twelve months. This will integrate quantum computers, Quantum Key Distribution fibre links, and deployable sensor platforms to enable pilots across sectors like health-tech, BFSI, logistics, defence, and space.
Indigenous supply-chain acceleration
As part of the project, Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV) will be anchoring domestic production of qubit platforms, cryo-electronics, photonic packages, quantum chips, quantum dots, quantum readout hardware like single photon detector, homodyne detector, and control systems, targeting annual exports of ₹5,000 crore by 2030.
Talent and capacity building
The AQV will be establishing India’s first Integrated Quantum Skilling Ecosystem to offer integrated PhD fellowships, engineer upskilling, and technician certifications, and empowering at least 20 universities in the State and 100 across India to run undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes in Quantum Technology by January 1, 2027.
Startup and investment catalyst
The AQV will be spearheading the creation of a National Startup Forum with Venture Capital-backed milestone-based funding and creation of a dedicated ₹1,000 crore Quantum Fund and providing access to living-lab infrastructure to support at least 20 quantum hardware and security startups in 2026 and 100 by 2030.
Global collaboration and standards leadership
The AQV will be establishing a Global Quantum Collaboration Council to harmonise international standards, pursue joint R&D, and promote trusted supply networks inpartnership with the National Quantum Mission.
Governance and accountability
An Amaravati Quantum Valley Mission Board will be constituted for identifying use cases in different sectors, and publishing a transparent dashboard of key performance indicators.
Published – July 01, 2025 08:20 am IST
