According to PM Narendra Modi, this will be the catchphrase used worldwide in the semiconductor sector

On March 13, the nation’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, laid the cornerstones for three new semiconductor facilities. Together with the chip facility that is now being built in Sanand, Gujarat, three more chip plants—two in Gujarat and one in Assam—are being established as part of India’s efforts to expand its semiconductor ecosystem. Of these three new factories, two are being built by the Tata Group.

In reference to the first plans for chips in India, Prime Minister Modi said that “made-in-India” would become a major industrial “buzzword” going ahead. “‘Made in India’ will be the buzzword as far as semiconductors are concerned,” said Prime Minister Modi. He uploaded a video that was longer than two minutes along with the post.

The factories are intended to lessen India’s reliance on nations like Vietnam, together with Micron’s already under-construction facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The projects for which the foundation was laid were the Rs 91,000 crore Tata Group factory in Dholera, which would produce 50,000 wafers per month; the Rs 27,000 crore unit in Morigaon, Assam; and the Rs 7,600 crore CG Power facility of the Murugappa Group in Sanand, Gujarat.
Speaking at the event, Modi said that just a few countries still produce semiconductors and emphasized the need for a dependable supply chain in light of the pandemic’s interruptions. In the 1960s, India had its initial thoughts of producing semiconductors. However, the governments in place at the time did not seize those chances, even after this. The main causes of this, he said, were a lack of resolve, a failure to make the necessary efforts to fulfill our promise, and an inability to make long-term choices that would benefit the nation.
“Previous administrations stated that because this was a future need, there was no need to rush. They persisted in neglecting any such investments in contemporary necessities while hiding behind India’s poverty. They wouldn’t invest in the production of semiconductors, but they would commit corruption worth hundreds of crores of rupees,” he said.
With such an attitude, no nation can advance, he said.
As a result, our administration is operating with a futuristic mindset and forward-looking thinking. We are now making progress toward our goal of competing with established nations in the semiconductor industry,” he said.
Few nations in the world produce semiconductors; thus, COVID-19 has taught us the importance of having a dependable and robust supply chain. India is keen to contribute significantly in this regard, according to Modi.
According to him, the nation has always been a nuclear, space, and digital power.
“We want to start producing semiconductor devices commercially in the near future. India would soon emerge as a major player on the world stage in this area as well, he said.
“We cannot even begin to envision the 21st century—which is dominated by technology—without an electronic chip. The Made in India and Design in India chips would significantly increase India’s capacity to become self-sufficient, the speaker stated.