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    Andhra govt announces India's first Quantum reference facility at Amaravati

    Amaravati, Sep 11 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced the establishment of India’s first Quantum reference facility at Amaravati Quantum Valley with an estimated outlay of Rs 40 crore.
    Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the facility will provide testing, benchmarking, and characterisation of quantum components, laying the foundation for indigenous manufacturing of quantum computers from Amaravati.
    “We will establish India’s first Quantum reference facility at Amaravati Quantum Valley. The facility will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore,” said an official release quoting Naidu.
    The CM said that Amaravati Quantum Valley will not just be a hub for research, but also the birthplace of India’s indigenous quantum computer manufacturing ecosystem.
    The CM chaired a meeting with leading startups, academic institutions, research organisations and global partners engaged in the development of quantum hardware.
    The National Quantum Mission (NQM) and Department of Science & Technology (DST) are providing policy and programmatic support, while International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are serving as strategic anchors, said the release.
    The chief minister said the Amaravati facility will accelerate indigenous innovation by reducing dependency on imports and align with the Government of India’s National Quantum Mission.
    The initiative positions Andhra Pradesh as a global hub for deep-tech innovation and advanced quantum manufacturing, said the release.
    Meanwhile, Naidu said that Amber Enterprises India Ltd will invest Rs 200 crore in Amaravati to establish ‘India’s first Quantum Cryogenic Components facility’ in Amaravati.
    He said that the project aims to strengthen India’s domestic quantum hardware ecosystem by developing cryogenic solutions, a crucial technology for superconducting quantum computers, aligned with the Government of India’s National Quantum Mission.
    “Amber Enterprises India Ltd., confirmed the company’s commitment to invest Rs 200 crore in a phased manner for the establishment of India’s first Quantum Cryogenic Components facility in Amaravati,” said an official release.
    The CM emphasised that the southern state is becoming a ‘preferred hub’ for futuristic industries, positioning Amaravati as a global centre for deep-tech innovation, advanced electronics and component manufacturing under the Quantum Valley vision. PTI MS KH

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