Hyderabad To Be Future Quantum Economy Leader: Bhatti

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka today said that Hyderabad was poised to emerge as a future leader in the quantum economy, backed by its robust infrastructure, digital talent, and other key resources essential for this transformation.

Speaking at the launch of NITI Aayog's Quantum Roadmap and the Telangana Quantum Strategy (TQS) at IIIT Gachibowli, he said that the national roadmap aligned with Telangana Rising 2047, the State's vision to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047, and that the State aimed to advance integrated goals in research, skill development, education, infrastructure and cybersecurity.

He claimed that Telangana would become the first State in India to adopt a dedicated roadmap for quantum technology through TQS, and that it aimed to become a model State in building a complete quantum value chain - from laboratory research to market-ready applications.

"Quantum technology will be a major driver of economic growth for both Telangana and India. It will help attract and retain global investments across sectors and will play a vital role in research, innovation and startup advancement. With the launch of TQS, Telangana is declaring its commitment to building India's most advanced quantum innovation ecosystem," he said, and added that the government was unveiling not only a strategy but a detailed implementation roadmap.

He also said that Telangana would foster strong, long-term partnerships between industry and academia to implement the roadmap, and that Telangana's scientific depth, policy vision and execution capacity would help build a powerful ecosystem where academia, startups, industry and government worked together as partners.

Bhatti also announced the creation of a Rs 1,000-crore Young India Startup Fund, with quantum startups as a key focus area.