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Karnataka Sanctions 6.17 Acres for India’s First Quantum City in Hesaraghatta

The land sanction marks the first site-level step under Karnataka’s ₹1,000 crore Quantum Mission.

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Bengaluru News
Science and Technology Minister NS Boseraju announced that the state has sanctioned 6.17 acres of land for the project. (Representational Image)
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Overview

  • Science and Technology Minister N. S. Boseraju announced the allocation on September 7 for a dedicated hub near Bengaluru.
  • Planned facilities include advanced research labs, startup incubation, industry–academia collaboration spaces, quantum hardware production clusters, and quantum HPC data centres.
  • An additional eight acres were cleared for ICTS–TIFR expansion at Hesaraghatta to strengthen theoretical sciences research and training.
  • The state targets a $20 billion quantum economy by 2035 and over 200,000 direct jobs, with skilling in colleges and 150 annual PhD fellowships outlined.
  • Developed under the Karnataka Quantum Mission, the roadmap also cites a Quantum Hardware Park, four innovation zones, a FabLine, and a venture fund, with the site located 25–30 km northwest of Bengaluru where real estate interest is expected to rise.