National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Applications (NM-QTA)
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The NM-QTA, also called the National Quantum Mission, was announced with an outlay of Rs.8000 crore for five years in the Budget 2020.
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The scheme is implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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The focus areas for the mission will be addressing national priorities through:
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Fundamental science
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Translation
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Technology development
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The mission is expected to address the ever-increasing technological demands of society and also take into account the international achievements and trends in this domain.
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It is also expected to benefit in preparing the next generation skilled manpower, encourage translational research, and promote entrepreneurship and develop an ecosystem for start-ups.
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Quantum principles will be used to engineer solutions to problems in the field of communications, computing, chemistry, sensing, cryptography, mechanics, imaging among others.