'Like-minded nations collaborating with India to make it chip mfg hub'

Govt has approved projects entailing investments of Rs 1.5 lakh cr to date, this excludes recently announced Adani Group- Tower Semiconductor's Rs 83,000 cr investment to set up chip plant in Maharashtra

Due to the prevailing geopolitical situation, like-minded countries are collaborating with India to make it a major semiconductor manufacturing destination, a top Electronics and IT ministry official said on Sunday.

Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said pilot facilities of US storage semiconductor maker Micron and Tata Electronics have already rolled out chips, and their main plants in Gujarat will begin to produce madein-India chips from the later part of 2025.

"Globally, and thanks to geopolitical circumstances, there is an increasing realisation that semiconductors are a very important and strategic commodity, and therefore, we need substantial resilience in the production of semiconductors," Krishnan said.