India’s semiconductor push will create countless jobs: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during the inauguration of CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility, in Sanand, Gujarat, on July 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (June 4, 2026) said India is giving birth to semiconductor clusters across the country, and described the current phase as the beginning of large-scale employment and economic transformation. He said the country is building the entire electronics value chain, from products and components to semiconductors, which will serve as the roadmap for Viksit Bharat.

He said semiconductor clusters were emerging not only in Sanand but at multiple locations across the country.

Mr. Modi, who inaugurated the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Gujarat’s Sanand, also said India’s youth would power the artificial intelligence, robotics and next-generation technology revolution with Made-in-India chips.

He said the plant reflected the government’s vision of “Design in India” and “Make in India” and noted that he had laid the foundation stone for the project in 2024, that chip testing began in August 2025, and that commercial production had now commenced.

Mr. Modi said the coming era of artificial intelligence would open up new avenues for skills and expertise, and urged India’s youth not to miss the opportunity. “The youth of India should not lose this opportunity. I want to tell the youngsters of the country: ‘Your ideas, my support,’” Mr. Modi said.

He said that the expansion of the semiconductor industry in India did not happen overnight. “It is the next step in the electronics revolution that has taken place in India over the past decade,” he said as he was handed the first semiconductor chips made at the company, to be exported to Japan.

First, it was the IT revolution that created opportunities for lakhs of Indians to showcase their talent, he said. Then the smartphone and electronics manufacturing boom opened new avenues for employment and innovation. “Now, the world is entering the era of semiconductors and artificial intelligence revolution that will create opportunities for countless people.”

The CG facility is part of the India Semiconductor Mission and will undertake the assembly, packaging and testing of semiconductor chips. The company will start supplying the chips to its customers in India and abroad. Mr. Modi said the project was built in partnership with companies from Thailand and Japan, and described it as a model of technology, trust and collaboration that would strengthen India’s semiconductor sector.

He also said that the government’s goal is to build a complete semiconductor ecosystem in India, from chip design to fabrication and packaging. “I’m informed that this unit has the capacity to manufacture 20 crore chips annually and that the company aims to scale up production to more than 500 crore chips a year, which means 1.5 crore chips per day,” he said expressing confidence that the company would achieve its target in the near future “step-by-step, brick-by-brick, and chip-by-chip.”

He called the project a “success story” and a “revolution”. He said many women employees from the hinterlands of the country who completed their ITI training were now working at the plant. He said many of them had never visited Delhi or Mumbai and had never held a passport before travelling to Malaysia for training. “They learnt advanced semiconductor manufacturing techniques there and are now part of India’s chip manufacturing sector.”

Referring to the recent manufacture and flight of the C-295 aircraft from Vadodara, the Prime Minister said India had moved from celebrating the arrival of bicycle manufacturers to manufacturing aircraft, although the development had not received much media attention.

Stressing on the country’s manufacturing growth, Mr. Modi said India had transformed from an importer of mobile phones into one of the world’s leading manufacturers and exporters, adding that the country is now the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer and exporter globally. “I do not keep my vision small. My aspirations are always big. Even when I dream of a statue, I dream of creating the world’s tallest statue,” Mr. Modi said, referring to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

He said the government’s focus on ease of doing business was helping create an environment for industrial growth. He urged the industry to set ambitious goals, saying that even if targets were missed, the country should continue striving to move forward.

“The work being carried out in the sector will speak for itself and contribute to the goal of Viksit Bharat-2047,” Mr. Modi added.

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