According to union minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology, India has entered a new era in the semiconductor sector, as the CG SEMI (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat commenced commercial production, becoming the country’s third semiconductor plant to do so this year. He said a robust semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem is taking shape under the prime minister’s visionary leadership, one that will serve as the foundation for a developed India.
Thanking the goverenment, Gujarat chief minister, and deputy chief minister, he credited the Gujarat government’s active cooperation and effective execution for enabling the plant to move from groundbreaking to commercial production in just 27 months.
The minister noted that the government had earlier launched the country’s first and second semiconductor plants on 28 February and 31 March 2026 respectively, and that with this third plant now in commercial production, global confidence in India’s semiconductor capability and reliability has strengthened further.
Of the 12 semiconductor projects approved by the central government, three are now in commercial production, with two more set to be inaugurated in the coming months. By the end of 2026, five semiconductor plants are expected to be operational across the country, momentum Shri Vaishnaw said would boost the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission.
Further, he described the plant as not just a technical achievement but also a symbol of social change. Young women from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, and Gujarat are finding employment as operators at the facility, having travelled to Malaysia for specialised training. He added that as India’s own semiconductor ecosystem matures, similar world-class training could increasingly be made available within the country itself.
He mentioned that chips manufactured at the facility will serve automobiles, scooters, and industrial equipment domestically, while also being exported to Japan, the United States, and Europe, positioning India as a meaningful contributor to the global semiconductor supply chain.
He noted that the facility’s groundbreaking was held on March 13, 2024, with an investment of over Rs 76 billion, and that it was built in partnership with Renesas Electronics, Japan, giving India access to global semiconductor technologies, manufacturing practices, and quality systems.
He highlighted that over the past four years, India’s semiconductor sector has seen substantial progress: 12 semiconductor units are currently under construction, 24 deep-tech chip design startups have emerged, over 70,000 young people have been trained in chip design, and 315 universities now offer semiconductor design-related courses. He added that India’s first semiconductor fab, coming up in Dholera, is progressing rapidly.
He further noted that India’s electronics manufacturing sector has grown into an industry worth close to Rs 13 trillion, supporting over 2.5 million jobs, progress he said would establish India as a global technology power.
