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.
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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.
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“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.”
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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.
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