- Sunday, April 20, 2025
Two of the facilities will be set up in the PM’s home state of Gujarat while the other one in the north-eastern state of Assam.
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (13) said when India makes a commitment, it delivers on it. He was referring to his government’s pledge to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub.
The prime minister, who is seeking his third consecutive term in this year’s general elections, was virtually addressing the public after laying the foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities of about Rs 1.25 lakh crore, including two in the western state of Gujarat and one in the north-eastern state of Assam.
“This is a historic day as we are taking a strong step towards a bright future,” Modi said.
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India is set to become a prominent semiconductor manufacturing hub. The three facilities will drive economic growth and foster innovation.https://t.co/4c9zV3G9HL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 13, 2024
The ‘Made in India’ semiconductor chips will take the country towards self-reliance and modernity, he said. “When India commits, India delivers and democracy also delivers,” he said on the promise to make the country a semiconductor manufacturing hub.
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He said the earlier governments committed scams of thousands of millions, but they could not invest that much amount for the development of the semiconductor industry.
The three semiconductor projects launched on Wednesday include India’s first Fab facility at Dholera in Gujarat, Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand, also located in the same state and an OSAT facility in Morigaon in Assam.
(With PTI inputs)
