Amaravati Quantum Valley a game-changing initiative, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday described the laying of the foundation for the Amaravati Quantum Valley (AQV) as a historic moment not only for the State but also for the country, asserting that the initiative would place India at the forefront of global quantum revolution.

The foundation stone for the first integrated quantum valley ecosystem was laid by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh and Mr. Naidu, at Uddandarayunipalem in Amaravati, where Quantum Valley Towers would be built in 50 acres.

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Mr. Naidu said, “It marks more than the construction of buildings, as it also symbolises the creation of a strong base of global talent that will drive the quantum transition in the decades to come.”

Noting that the United Nations had declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), Mr. Naidu said quantum technology would become a critical pillar as technological capabilities expanded worldwide.

While India had missed the agricultural and industrial revolutions, it had successfully embraced the IT revolution, he observed.

Comparing it with the Hitec City in Hyderabad, which then was a game-changer, the Chief Minister asserted that Amaravati would be developed on similar lines as a global hub for quantum technology.

Mr. Naidu said the AQV would emerge as a centre for quantum designs, products and intellectual property, with research spanning defence, healthcare, energy, finance and climate modelling. He expressed the confidence that global discourse would soon shift from Silicon Valley in the U.S. to Quantum Valley in Amaravati.

Highlighting the unique land pooling model adopted for building the capital city, with farmers as key stakeholders, the Chief Minister thanked the IBM, TCS and L&T for partnering with the State government to establish India’s first 133-qubit quantum computer centre.

Mr. Jitendra Singh, in his address, lauded Mr. Naidu’s long-term vision. “The Chief Minister has planned for technologies that will shape the future decades in advance,” he said. The Union government had launched the National Quantum Mission with an allocation of ₹6,000 crore to position India as a global technology leader, he added.

“Amaravati will become a hub not only for quantum computers but also for quantum professionals, with advanced research in defence, healthcare and finance,” he said, adding that B.Tech courses in quantum studies were already underway and M.Tech programmes would be launched soon.

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Andhra Pradesh Ministers Nara Lokesh (IT and HRD), P. Narayana (MA&UD), and Kandula Durgesh (Tourism), representatives of IBM, TCS and L&T, professors from IITs in Tirupati and Chennai, and industry leaders were present.

Later, the Chief Minister and the Union Ministers unveiled the Wiser Quantum Talent Hub, under which a Centre of Excellence would impart training to 35 lakh students in quantum computing by 2035, marking Wiser’s first such facility outside the United States.