[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":91},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Findia-task-force-2029-critical-infrastructure-deadline":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorTitle":7,"authorUrl":8,"body":9,"canonical":8,"category":43,"date":44,"description":45,"draft":46,"extension":47,"faqs":48,"findingsSource":8,"geo":58,"image":60,"industries":61,"keyFindings":8,"meta":64,"modified":65,"navigation":66,"path":67,"pullquote":8,"recommendations":8,"references":68,"related":72,"seo":79,"seoTitle":80,"signposts":8,"slug":81,"stats":8,"stem":82,"tags":83,"tldr":89,"__hash__":90},"news\u002Fnews\u002Findia-task-force-2029-critical-infrastructure-deadline.md","India Task Force Sets a 2029 Deadline for Critical Infrastructure Post-Quantum Migration","ArcQubit Team","",null,{"type":10,"value":11,"toc":39},"minimark",[12,17,24,27,30,33],[13,14,16],"h2",{"id":15},"india-task-force-sets-a-2029-critical-infrastructure-deadline","India task force sets a 2029 critical-infrastructure deadline",[18,19,20],"p",{},[21,22,23],"strong",{},"4 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW DELHI",[18,25,26],{},"A task force under India's Department of Science and Technology set a staged post-quantum schedule on 4 February 2026. For critical infrastructure, it calls for foundations by 2027, high-priority systems by 2028, and full migration by 2029. Other systems follow on a 2028, 2030 and 2033 schedule, so the national transition proceeds by priority rather than all at once.",[18,28,29],{},"The task force also sets expectations for procurement. It calls for a cryptography bill of materials and for crypto agility in purchased systems. That means buyers should ask suppliers for a cryptographic inventory of their products and favour systems that can swap algorithms, embedding post-quantum readiness into purchasing decisions rather than leaving it to later retrofits.",[18,31,32],{},"India's 2029 critical-infrastructure target sits earlier than the 2035 horizon several jurisdictions use. The earlier date reflects a focus on protecting the most sensitive systems sooner, while the staged schedule still gives lower-priority systems until 2033. That balance pushes urgency where the risk is highest without demanding the impossible everywhere at once.",[18,34,35,38],{},[21,36,37],{},"Why it matters."," India's task force has set one of the earlier critical-infrastructure deadlines, 2029, and tied readiness to procurement through a cryptography bill of materials and crypto agility. For operators of Indian critical infrastructure, the 2027 foundations milestone is the near-term checkpoint. Suppliers should prepare to provide a cryptographic inventory of their products, since buyers will increasingly ask for one.",{"title":7,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},2,[42],{"id":15,"depth":40,"text":16},"Policy","2026-02-04","An India task force set a 2029 critical-infrastructure post-quantum deadline in February 2026, with foundations by 2027 and crypto agility in procurement.",false,"md",[49,52,55],{"q":50,"a":51},"What deadlines did the India task force set?","The Department of Science and Technology task force set critical-infrastructure foundations by 2027, high-priority systems by 2028, and full critical-infrastructure migration by 2029. Other systems follow on a 2028, 2030 and 2033 schedule, staging the national transition by priority.",{"q":53,"a":54},"What does the task force expect in procurement?","The task force calls for a cryptography bill of materials and crypto agility in procurement. That means buyers should ask suppliers for a cryptographic inventory of their products and favour systems that can swap algorithms, embedding readiness into purchasing decisions.",{"q":56,"a":57},"Why is 2029 earlier than many other deadlines?","India's 2029 critical-infrastructure target is earlier than the 2035 horizon several jurisdictions use, reflecting a focus on protecting the most sensitive systems sooner. 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