PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL QUANTUM MISSION (NQM)

• National Quantum Mission (NQM) is a Government of India mission to build cutting-edge quantum computing, communication, sensing-metrology, and materials capability, with an outlay of ₹6003.65 crore over 8 years.
• Implemented by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science & Technology; approved by the Union Cabinet on 19 April 2023.
• Strategic relevance: places India among a handful of nations (US, China, EU, UK, Russia, Japan, Canada) with a national-level quantum programme; dual-use tech with defence, finance, communication, and computing implications.