Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION
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03 DEC 2025 6:09PM by PIB Delhi
The primary objectives of the National Quantum Mission (NQM) are to develop cutting-edge quantum technologies across quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing–metrology, and quantum materials, and to build a strong national ecosystem spanning R&D, infrastructure, startups, and skilled human resources. The Mission directly aligns with India’s broader vision of technological self-reliance, strategic capability building, and global leadership in critical and emerging technologies.
The National Quantum Mission incorporates several measures to translate scientific progress into economic growth and high-quality jobs. These include dedicated support for quantum startups and MSMEs through rolling calls, incubation, and access to national fabrication facilities created by the T-Hubs, which collectively enable stronger industry participation and technology commercialization. The Mission also promotes targeted skilling initiatives—such as teaching laboratories, researcher training, and specialised programmes—to build a quantum-ready workforce. By fostering industry–academia collaboration and encouraging private-sector participation, the Mission aims to generate new employment opportunities and catalyse economic activity in emerging quantum-technology sectors.
The Government of India is implementing the National Quantum Mission (NQM) with an outlay of ₹6003.65 crore for a period of eight years. Under the Mission, four Thematic Hubs (T-Hubs) have been established in the financial year 2024–25. These hubs have been incorporated as Section-8 Companies by their respective host institutions and have constituted their respective Hub Governing Boards (HGBs) for effective governance and administration. Funds have been released to all four T-Hubs to initiate their operations. The hubs are now fully functional and are engaged in a range of activities including Technology Development, Human Resource Development, Entrepreneurship Development & Industry Collaboration and International Collaborations. These T-Hubs comprised of 14 Technical Groups with 17 Project Teams. The Hubs brought together 152 researchers from 43 institutions across 17 States and 2 Union Territories. The details of the Thematic Hubs is placed below:
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S. No.
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Technology Vertical
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Name of the Host Institute
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State
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Name of the Section-8 Company
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Status
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1.
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Quantum Computing
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IISc, Bengaluru
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Karnataka
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Foundation for QC Innovation
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Ongoing
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2.
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Quantum Communication
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IIT Madras in association with C-DoT, New Delhi
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Tamil Nadu
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IITM CDOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation
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Ongoing
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3.
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Quantum Sensing & Metrology
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IIT Bombay
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Maharashtra
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Qmet Tech Foundation
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Ongoing
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S. No.
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Technology Vertical
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Name of the Host Institute
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State
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Name of the Section-8 Company
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Status
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4.
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Quantum Materials & Devices
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IIT Delhi
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Delhi
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QMD Foundation
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Ongoing
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The key deliverables set under the mission are:
1. Develop intermediate scale quantum computers with 20-50 physical qubits, 50-100 physical qubits and 50-1000 physical qubits in 3 years, 5 years and 8 years, respectively.
2. Develop satellite based secure quantum communications between two ground stations over a range of 2000 kilometres within India as well as long distance secure quantum communications with other countries.
3. Develop inter-city quantum key distribution over 2000 km with trusted nodes using wavelength division multiplexing on existing optical fibre.
4. Develop multi-node quantum network with quantum memories, entanglement swapping and synchronised quantum repeaters at each node (2-3 nodes).
5. Develop magnetometers with 1 femto-Tesla/sqrt (Hz) sensitivity in atomic systems and better than 1 pico-Tesla/sqrt (Hz) sensitivity in nitrogen vacancy-centers; gravity measurements having sensitivity better than 100 nano-meter/second2 using atoms and atomic clocks with 10-19 fractional instability for precision timing, communications and navigation.
6. Design and synthesis of quantum materials such as superconductors, novel Semiconductor structures and topological materials for fabrication of quantum devices for quantum computing and communication.
The details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilized under NQM is placed at Annexure.
NQM has recently launched two Calls for Proposals—one for establishing teaching laboratories in quantum technologies and another for setting up a Technical Group in Quantum Algorithms. Institutions from across the country, including those from Andhra Pradesh, have actively participated in both calls. Out of the 433 proposals received for teaching laboratories, 134 are from Andhra Pradesh. Similarly, out of the 373 proposals received for the Quantum Algorithms Technical Group, 84 proposals have been submitted by institutions from Andhra Pradesh. All proposals are currently under evaluation by expert committees.
Annexure
(Amount in Crores)
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Vertical Name & Thematic Hub
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State
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Institute
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Total Sanctioned Amount
(Till March, 2031)
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FY 2024-25
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FY 2025-26
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Released Amount
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Utilized Amount
|
Released Amount
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Utilized Amount
(Till November 2025)
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Quantum Communication - IITM CDOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation at IIT Madras in association with C-DoT, New Delhi
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Andhra Pradesh
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Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
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25.28
|
0.08
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0.02
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8.20
|
8.08
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Bihar
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Indian Institute of Technology Patna
|
10.90
|
0.08
|
0.00
|
2.56
|
0.05
|
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Chhattisgarh
|
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
|
1.81
|
0.14
|
0.14
|
0.22
|
0.10
|
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Delhi
|
Centre for Development of Telematics
|
29.03
|
0.57
|
0.56
|
1.95
|
0.50
|
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
|
105.23
|
0.43
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0.00
|
21.01
|
1.18
|
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
|
2.60
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.25
|
0.08
|
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Karnataka
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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore
|
44.12
|
0.70
|
0.26
|
8.31
|
0.11
|
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Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
|
16.83
|
0.16
|
0.16
|
4.11
|
0.02
|
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Raman Research Institute
|
59.74
|
0.68
|
0.68
|
12.88
|
1.09
|
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Kerala
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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Thiruvananthapuram
|
11.82
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
1.06
|
0.52
|
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Madhya Pradesh
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
|
1.14
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
0.11
|
0.05
|
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Indian Institute of Technology Indore
|
6.70
|
0.11
|
0.00
|
1.95
|
0.09
|
|
Punjab
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali
|
1.87
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
0.19
|
0.04
|
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Tamil Nadu
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IITM CDOT Samgnya Technologies Foundation
|
162.93
|
0.93
|
0.93
|
8.88
|
4.61
|
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
83.48
|
0.32
|
0.09
|
15.60
|
0.51
|
|
Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS)
|
10.05
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
2.46
|
0.73
|
|
Telangana
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Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
|
14.50
|
0.20
|
0.02
|
3.97
|
0.56
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
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Harish Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj
|
3.02
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
0.25
|
0.00
|
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
|
0.81
|
0.04
|
0.00
|
0.23
|
0.01
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
|
17.84
|
0.15
|
0.00
|
6.53
|
0.35
|
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West Bengal
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
|
4.61
|
0.23
|
0.14
|
0.55
|
0.19
|
|
Sub-total for T-Hub on Quantum Communication
|
614.31
|
5.16
|
3.25
|
101.28
|
18.86
|
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Quantum Computing - Foundation for QC Innovation at IISc. Bengaluru
|
Assam
|
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
|
15.40
|
0.07
|
0.00
|
4.16
|
0.48
|
|
Bihar
|
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
|
2.39
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
0.41
|
0.00
|
|
Delhi
|
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
|
74.59
|
0.32
|
0.29
|
24.67
|
0.45
|
|
Karnataka
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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore
|
29.65
|
0.49
|
0.16
|
2.58
|
0.72
|
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Foundation for QC Innovation
|
76.62
|
0.40
|
0.17
|
5.91
|
0.84
|
|
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
|
189.47
|
0.88
|
0.75
|
52.48
|
7.47
|
|
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
|
3.12
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.68
|
0.00
|
|
Raman Research Institute
|
18.15
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
4.22
|
0.10
|
|
Kerala
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
|
30.34
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
11.00
|
0.41
|
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Madhya Pradesh
|
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
|
3.96
|
0.06
|
0.02
|
1.35
|
0.55
|
|
Maharashtra
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
|
22.38
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
5.95
|
0.31
|
|
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
|
75.89
|
0.11
|
0.00
|
25.42
|
0.11
|
|
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai
|
52.43
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
16.35
|
1.19
|
|
Orissa
|
National Institute of Science Education and Research Bhubaneswar
|
8.32
|
0.09
|
0.03
|
1.56
|
0.12
|
|
Punjab
|
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
|
1.30
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.15
|
0.05
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
2.08
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.31
|
0.00
|
|
Society for Electronic Transactions and Security (SETS)
|
4.16
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.67
|
0.23
|
|
Telangana
|
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Hyderabad Campus
|
0.71
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.07
|
0.04
|
|
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad
|
10.51
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
4.31
|
0.24
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
|
14.48
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
5.02
|
0.28
|
|
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
|
2.09
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
0.23
|
0.03
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
|
15.08
|
0.09
|
0.00
|
5.22
|
0.25
|
|
Sub-total for T-Hub on Quantum Computing
|
653.13
|
3.05
|
1.68
|
172.70
|
13.88
|
|
Quantum Materials & Devices – QMD Foundation at IIT Delhi
|
Delhi
|
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
|
61.93
|
0.80
|
0.54
|
19.41
|
1.32
|
|
QMD Foundation
|
63.85
|
0.27
|
0.21
|
5.14
|
0.85
|
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Maharashtra
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
|
8.23
|
0.19
|
0.15
|
3.29
|
0.12
|
|
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
|
96.33
|
1.22
|
1.22
|
33.69
|
0.07
|
|
Orissa
|
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
|
7.37
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
1.78
|
0.02
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
3.83
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.61
|
0.00
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
|
5.06
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
2.02
|
0.08
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
|
22.43
|
0.14
|
0.00
|
6.48
|
0.90
|
|
West Bengal
|
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
|
7.89
|
0.03
|
0.00
|
3.22
|
0.03
|
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
|
35.86
|
0.32
|
0.00
|
12.06
|
1.29
|
|
Sub-total for T-Hub on Quantum Materials & Devices
|
312.79
|
3.01
|
2.12
|
88.68
|
4.69
|
|
Quantum Sensing & Metrology - Qmet Tech Foundation at IIT Bombay
|
Delhi
|
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
|
4.47
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
1.39
|
0.56
|
|
Goa
|
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Goa
|
0.91
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
|
Gujarat
|
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
|
1.34
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.20
|
0.06
|
|
Karnataka
|
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
|
22.00
|
0.35
|
0.35
|
3.82
|
0.42
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
|
21.39
|
0.18
|
0.18
|
6.09
|
0.77
|
|
Maharashtra
|
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
|
33.90
|
0.58
|
0.58
|
5.86
|
0.25
|
|
Qmet Tech Foundation
|
288.41
|
0.86
|
0.86
|
11.08
|
3.66
|
|
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai
|
18.60
|
0.23
|
0.23
|
5.34
|
0.37
|
|
Punjab
|
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
|
25.25
|
0.20
|
0.20
|
8.08
|
1.80
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
37.80
|
0.31
|
0.31
|
9.19
|
8.05
|
|
Telangana
|
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad
|
5.43
|
0.16
|
0.16
|
1.23
|
0.06
|
|
University of Hyderabad
|
0.85
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.11
|
0.06
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Harish Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj
|
1.12
|
0.02
|
0.02
|
0.16
|
0.02
|
|
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
|
118.29
|
2.54
|
2.54
|
33.60
|
0.00
|
|
West Bengal
|
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
|
1.00
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.08
|
0.02
|
|
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
|
1.54
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
0.16
|
0.14
|
|
TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology
|
7.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
1.83
|
1.68
|
|
Sub-total for Quantum Sensing & Metrology
|
589.40
|
5.80
|
5.80
|
88.34
|
18.01
|
|
Grand Total
|
2169.62
|
17.02
|
12.86
|
450.99
|
55.44
|
NKR/AK
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