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Andhra Pradesh Greenlights State Quantum Mission, Allocates Land for Quantum Valley

The initiative secures IBM’s 156-qubit Quantum System Two in Amaravati with a June summit planned to develop strategic action plans.

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The Andhra Pradesh cabinet chaired by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday approved an amendment to the Factories Act, 1948 (ANI)

Overview

  • Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s Cabinet approved the Andhra Pradesh State Quantum Mission to position Amaravati as a national research hub.
  • Fifty acres have been earmarked for Quantum Valley development, with IBM deploying its 156-qubit Quantum System Two and TCS and L&T joining as software and tech park partners.
  • A Quantum Summit is scheduled in June to convene global experts and finalize strategic action plans for the mission’s rollout.
  • The Cabinet endorsed the One Family, One Entrepreneur policy by approving one MSME park in each of the state’s 175 assembly constituencies.
  • It also allocated Rs57 crore and Rs82 crore for drinking water projects in Srikakulam and Chittoor districts and cleared land transfers for a new police academy in Eluru district.