Read the following passage carefully:
"In February 2026, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) notified the Indian Quantum Security Infrastructure Framework (IQSIF) to safeguard critical digital infrastructure against quantum decryption threats. Under the framework, all public sector banks and Tier-1 telecom operators are mandatorily required to migrate their core transmission links to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) by December 2028, whereas private non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are exempt from mandatory compliance, though they may voluntarily adopt QKD for financial incentives. The framework explicitly specifies that QKD deployment grants will cover up to 40% of capital expenditure for indigenous equipment only, excluding foreign-sourced hardware without exception. Furthermore, while terrestrial QKD nodes must be established at maximum intervals of 100 kilometers without optical amplifiers, satellite-based quantum nodes are governed under a separate operational directive issued by the Department of Space, not the DoT."
Based strictly on the explicit facts provided in the passage above, which of the following statements are correct?
- Private non-banking financial companies are not mandatorily required under the framework to adopt Quantum Key Distribution for their core links.Cevap
- BDeployment grants under IQSIF provide up to 40% capital expenditure coverage for both indigenous and certified foreign-sourced hardware.
- The operational directives governing satellite-based quantum nodes fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Space rather than the Department of Telecommunications.Cevap
- DTerrestrial QKD nodes can extend beyond 100 kilometers if high-gain optical amplifiers are integrated into the core transmission links.