Hyderabad, Dec. 24 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday declared a prize of Rs.100 crore for any scientist from the state who wins a Nobel Prize in quantum science, while announcing that Amaravati is being developed as a global hub for quantum technology.

"In the past, our government had announced a cash reward of Rs.100 crore for anyone from Andhra Pradesh who wins a Nobel Prize. If such an achievement comes through quantum technology, we are fully prepared to extend the same Rs.100 crore incentive," Naidu said, delivering a lecture on quantum technologies in Amaravati.

The CM said the proposed Amaravati Quantum Computing Centre would play a pivotal role in elevating the quality and scale of research in the s...