Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) Chairman K. Madhu Murthy said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is driving Amaravati’s development as a Quantum Valley. Speaking at the grand finale of Amaravati Quantum Valley Hackathon 2025 (AQVH 2025) held at Dhanekula Institute of Engineering and Technology near Vijayawada, he said, "The relentless efforts of the government to build a sustainable quantum ecosystem will not only benefit the youth but also the future generations." Institute Director D.K.R.K. Raviprasad explained that the event promoted innovation and improved student skills in quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum machine learning, and optimization. The hackathon featured 10 quantum themes such as quantum random number generator, quantum key distribution, quantum state visualisation, quantum chemistry, and logistics optimization. Students showed working prototypes, quantum circuits, simulators, dashboards, and optimization models. Around 50,000 students from six states participated. The best 100 finalist teams, each with six members, made it to the national grand finals, totaling 600 young innovators. Winners will get a cash prize of ₹50,000 per problem solved, while runners-up will receive ₹30,000, along with national recognition and certificates. The prizes will be awarded during the Amaravati Quantum Valley foundation stone-laying ceremony attended by the Chief Minister on Saturday. Important attendees included J.B.V. Reddy, Head of National Quantum Mission; L. Venkata Subramanyam, former Head of Quantum India, IBM; C.V. Sridhar, Head of TCS and Amaravati Quantum Valley; P. Emmanuel from MNIT-ECIT Academy, Jaipur; and Dinakar from IBM-QISKIT, Bengaluru.