Ministry of Defence

National Mission on quantum technologies and applications – the budget of 2020-21 had proposed to spend Rs.8000 crore on this mission. The government has declared quantum technology as a mission of national importance. Innovation for Defence Excellence (i-DEX) under Defence Innovation Organisation is working with start-ups in the field of quantum cryptography. Premier technological institutions such as DRDO, ISRO are working in this field. A joint team of DRDO and IIT Delhi successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link, over a distance of 100 kilometres.