Assam to get Rs 25000 Crore Semiconductor Packaging plant: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, disclosed plans for a forthcoming semiconductor packaging facility in Assam, with an investment of Rs 25,000 crore. He also indicated that the proposal from the Tata Group was being reviewed. "I want to share with you today that Assam is soon going to have a Rs 25,000 crore semiconductor packaging plant come up in the state. It is a proposal from the Tatas that has to be evaluated", he added. Chandrasekhar was talking at the Digital India Future Skills summit in Guwahati.
Last December, the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, unveiled the investment intentions of the Tata Group for establishing a semiconductor facility within the state. In a post, Sarma had said, “Tata Group has submitted an application to set up a semiconductor processing plant in Assam with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore. This will be a game changer".
The investment announcement came after the state cabinet approved a semiconductor policy in August last year. During his speech at the inaugural Digital India Future Skills Summit, Minister Chandrasekhar made the announcement in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) in Guwahati.
The one-day summit anticipates the attendance of over 1,000 delegates and participants, comprising prominent industry leaders, experts, and individuals from academia. “Addressed the first-ever Digital India Future Skills Summit, with the participation of global tech giants and shared how this opens up huge opportunities for students and young Indians to grab, succeed and pave the way for the creation of a talent pool that will power the future of Tech and Tech companies", said Chandrasekhar in a post. According to the official press release, the summit will feature more than 20 strategic partnerships between NIELIT and companies such as Intel, HCL, Microsoft, Kindryl, IIM Raipur, IIITM Gwalior, Wipro, and several others.
