The Centre approved the National Quantum Mission with an estimate of Rs 6,003 crore for eight years.
It aims to put India among the top six leading nations involved in the research and development in quantum technologies.
The US, China, France, Austria, and Finland are in the R&D stage and are yet to venture into the application stage of the technology.
Quantum technology is a field of physics and engineering those studies and applies the principles of quantum mechanics to the development of new technologies.
Quantum mechanics is the branch of physics that describes the behaviour of matter and energy at a microscopic scale, where the classical laws of physics do not apply.
Quantum technology includes various types of technologies, such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and quantum sensing.