The central government and the Rajasthan government have jointly pitched the state as a preferred destination for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, highlighting incentives, policy support and infrastructure development and urging investors to set up units with assurances of full backing.
As per, union electronics and IT minister, Rajasthan has immense potential to emerge as a major hub for electronics manufacturing, noting that the sector has witnessed rapid growth under the current central leadership. He said the groundwork for setting up around 450 factories has been laid over the past two years, while 75 factories have been approved under the Electronic Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) in the last year alone. Addressing an interactive session held alongside the chief minister of Rajasthan, the union minister urged investors to set clear targets for establishing manufacturing units, assuring that the double-engine government would extend full cooperation and that expansion in the sector would generate large-scale employment.
Meanwhile, the chief minister said India has joined a select group of countries producing semiconductors, and that the India Semiconductor Mission, backed by an incentive package of over Rs 760 billion, is advancing rapidly. He noted that Rajasthan has already operationalised its first semiconductor cluster in Bhiwadi, spread across 50 acres, with an annual production capacity of around 60 million chips. Investment proposals worth over Rs 12 billion from approximately 20 companies have been attracted to the cluster so far.
Highlighting the state’s triple-S advantage of silica, skill and solar, the chief minister said Rajasthan has introduced a dedicated semiconductor policy alongside other industrial policies to build a robust ecosystem for the sector, including capital subsidies and interest subventions. He added that regions such as the Jodhpur-Pali-Marwar industrial belt and Kankani are being developed as the Silicon Valley of Rajasthan, offering integrated facilities for chip design, electronics manufacturing and system development.
Additionally, the industry and commerce minister said semiconductors have become the backbone of economic self-reliance and global power in the digital age and that Rajasthan is well-placed to play a meaningful role in the national mission.
