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Informist, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

 

MUMBAI – The government's top think tank, NITI Aayog, Thursday unveiled a road map to make India a leading quantum-powered economy. The plan aims to incubate at least 10 globally competitive quantum startups, each generating over $100 million in revenue and capturing over 50% of the value in the global quantum software and services market by 2035.

 

"Quantum technologies stand at the threshold of becoming one of the most transformative forces of our time," the NITI Aayog report said. "Their impact will cut across sectors, redefining healthcare, finance, logistics, materials, energy, and national security. The nations that act decisively today will not only command the next generation of computing, communication, and sensing capabilities, but will also shape the very architecture of global innovation and trust."

 

The road map also aims to scale deployment of quantum technologies--home-grown and global--in strategic sectors across India and commanding critical positions in the global quantum supply chain for both hardware and software. 

 

To achieve these aspirations, India needs to grow the scientific, deep engineering, and professional workforce that is deployment-ready in two to three years, the report said. India also needs to "significantly increase" awareness among industry leaders and in government sectors on the potential of quantum technology and stimulate much higher investment into quantum technologies in two to five years, the report said.

 

"The coming five years will decide whether India becomes a global supplier of quantum technologies — or a consumer dependent on others," B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, chief executive officer, NITI Aayog, said. "We must combine our unmatched talent base, engineering depth, and digital public infrastructure to build a quantum-powered India: one that is trusted globally, competitive economically, and secure strategically. By working in partnership and acting with urgency, we can reduce technology dependencies and build globally trusted platforms that reflect India's innovation strengths."  End

 

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Reported by Shubham Rana

Edited by Subhojit Sarkar

 

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