Bengaluru to get India's first Q-City as Karnataka targets $20 bn quantum economy

Quantum India Bengaluru 2025

The Karnataka government on Sunday approved land for India’s first “Quantum City,” which will come up at Hessarghatta, on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

According to Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju, a total of 6.17 acres has been set aside for this ambitious project. The main goal is to promote cutting-edge research, encourage innovation, and support start-ups in the fast-growing field of quantum technologies, according to a report by The Times of India.

Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri @siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Shri @DKShivakumar , our Congress Government has taken a historic step to make Bengaluru the Quantum Capital of India.

✅ By sanctioning 6.17 acres of land at Hesaraghatta for… pic.twitter.com/A13pOnF2Dj

— N.S Boseraju (@NsBoseraju) September 7, 2025

The state has set itself the target of building a quantum economy worth 20 billion US dollars by the year 2035. The approval for the land, which was officially cleared on 3 September 2025, also fulfils the promise made by the state government during the Quantum India Bengaluru Conclave held earlier this year.

Minister Boseraju described the upcoming Quantum City as “a historic milestone for Karnataka”. He stressed that it will attract investments and talent from across the world, putting Bengaluru on the global map as a hub for advanced research in quantum science.

The city is expected to bring together different elements of the quantum ecosystem, academic institutions, research facilities, innovation hubs, and production units for quantum hardware, processors, and other related technologies.

The project will also work closely with high-performance computing (HPC) centres, giving researchers and innovators the support they need to take quantum technologies to the next level.

Alongside this project, the government has also allocated eight acres of land to expand the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR). This expansion is expected to further boost academic work and strengthen research in theoretical sciences, which will complement the larger ecosystem being built around the Quantum City.