The Karnataka government launched a Rs 1,000-crore Quantum Mission aimed at converting the state into a $20 billion quantum economy by 2035 and positioning it as Asia's quantum capital. In line with this mission, it revealed the creation of Q-City (Quantum City) close to Bengaluru – a cutting-edge integrated center for innovation, manufacturing, research, and talent cultivation in quantum technology.

The declaration occurred at the opening of the Quantum India Summit 2025 in Bengaluru, jointly organized by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Department of Science & Technology (DST). Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Minister for Science & Technology N S Boseraju unveiled the government’s plan to promote quantum innovation and infrastructure throughout the state.

“By 2035, we aim to create 10,000 high-skilled jobs and establish Karnataka as the quantum capital of Asia,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says.

Siddaramaiah says, “A Quantum Technology Task Force will be constituted to guide policy frameworks, while the government will also launch a Quantum Venture Capital Fund to back more than 100 startups and generate at least 100 patents in the sector. The overall initiative is expected to create over 2 lakh direct jobs.”

Minister Boseraju says, “As part of this effort, our government will establish Q-City where world-class facilities will be provided. This city will integrate academic institutions, innovation centres, manufacturing clusters for quantum hardware, processors, ancillary units, and R&D hubs supported by quantum high-performance computing (HPC) data centres.”

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The minister says state is already home to India’s first commercially deployable quantum computer, built locally in Bengaluru by a team of Kannadigas.

“This computer is not just a proof of concept but a testimony to determination. Developed indigenously, it is already delivering commercial services,” adds Boseraju.

The government has established a Quantum Research Park at IISc Bengaluru, which has facilitated over 55 research and development (R&D) initiatives and 13 startups, while educating over 1,000 quantum experts each year.

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To enhance its operations, the government has approved an extra Rs 48 crore in resources. Karnataka unveiled plans to set up India's inaugural Quantum Hardware Park, along with four innovation hubs and a specialized quantum chip fabrication facility anticipated to be operational by the year end.