Parliament Question: Implementation of India Semiconductor Mission

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *41 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION *41. SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI: Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is implementing the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to promote the establishment of semiconductor fabrication plants and allied manufacturing facilities in the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of semiconductor fabrication plants and related projects approved so far including their locations and State-wise distribution; (c) whether it is a fact that despite Tamil Nadu being one of the leading hubs for electronics manufacturing and exports in the country, no major semiconductor fabrication plant has been allotted to the State; (d) if so, the reasons therefor including the details of proposals if any, received from Tamil Nadu and rejected; and (e) whether the Government proposes to extend additional support or incentives to encourage the setting up of semiconductor fabrication facilities in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*41 FOR 22.07.2026, REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION ******* (a) to (e): Inspired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat, Government adopted structured and targeted policy initiatives for the development of electronics manufacturing across the entire value chain including semiconductors. India’s success in electronics manufacturing: Since 2014, Government of India has undertaken series of initiatives to promote electronics manufacturing in the country. These include FDI reforms, tax reforms, labour reforms, Production Linked Incentive schemes, etc. As a result, India now has emerged as one of the major electronics manufacturing ecosystems as seen below: # 2014-15 2025-26 Remarks ~13.11 Lakh Production of electronics goods (₹) ~1.9 Lakh Cr Increased 7 times Cr ~4.24 Lakh Increased 11 Export of electronics goods (₹) ~38 thousand Cr Cr times ~6.27 Lakh Increased 33 Production of mobile phones (₹) ~18 thousand Cr Cr times ~ 2.59 Lakh Increased 165 Export of mobile phones (₹) ~1500 Cr Cr times India now manufactures around 99.2% of the total mobile phones sold in the country. Mobile phones have emerged as the single largest exported item. Industry estimates that electronics manufacturing now provides employment to nearly 25 Lakh people. Electronics Manufacturing: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji’s vision has benefitted Tamil Nadu. Government of India has supported the setting up of many electronics manufacturing plants in Tamil Nadu as detailed below: # District Number of plants 1 Chengalpattu 4 2 Chennai 6 3 Coimbatore 1 4 Kancheepuram 38 5 Krishnagiri 86 Thoothukudi 2 7 Tirunelveli 1 8 Tiruvallur 6 9 Vellore 1 Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC): Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has encouraged setting up manufacturing clusters in various sectors like electronics, textiles, defence, chemicals, etc. His vision was translated through the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) scheme in electronics sector. Government has supported the following EMCs in the state of Tamil Nadu: i. EMC at Manallur – Spread over an area of 474.3 acres, with a project cost of ₹587.47 crore. ii. EMC at Pillapaikkam – Spread over an area of 379.3 acres, with a project cost of ₹424.55 crore. Semicon India Programme: The semiconductor industry is a foundational industry. All sectors of the economy such as industrial, consumer, defence, telecommunication and automotive etc depend on semiconductors. This sector offers transformative capabilities by driving technological innovation, economic growth, and strategic self-reliance. Recognising the importance of Semiconductors, the Government launched Semicon India Programme in January 2022 for setting up of semiconductor fabs, display fabs semiconductor packaging and also for promotion of Indian designed chips. Under Semicon India Programme, Government has approved 12 manufacturing projects spanning across 6 states namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Punjab, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh with total investment commitments of about ₹1.64 lakh crore. Out of these 12 projects, commercial production has already commenced from three plants. Semicon India programme is designed to leave the choice of location with the investors. Investors evaluate the location based on various factors. Government encourages distributed manufacturing. Because of this approach, semiconductor plants are today located in six states across the country. Semiconductor design: Semiconductor design plays a prominent role in defining the "architecture" of a chip to achieve a specific function or application. Since chip design is an extremely R&D, engineering, and IP intensive process, Government is providing financial as well as infrastructure support (including free access to Design tools) to Startups and MSMEs through Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme within the Semicon India Programme.Further, Twenty-four (24) semiconductor design projects have also been approved for financial support and 105 startups/MSMEs for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool support under DLI Scheme Government of India has encouraged Semiconductor design projects in Tamil Nadu. The following companies are getting support from Government of India, as mentioned below: # Name Location Support 1 Aheesa Digital Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Chennai Grant and EDA tool 2 Mindgrove Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Chennai Grant and EDA tool 3 InCore Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Chennai Grant and EDA tool 4 MBit Wireless Pvt. Ltd. Chennai Grant and EDA tool 5 Struent Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Chennai EDA tool 6 PRSsemicon Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Chennai EDA tool 7 Sicrest Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. Coimbatore EDA tool Semiconductor talent development: Realising the nature of this deep tech industry, Government of India is supporting the design talent development in 315 institutes across the country. Government of India has supported talent development in following universities in Tamil Nadu: # Institute Location 1. Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 2. SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 3. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 4. Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 5. Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore Coimbatore 6. Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram 7. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore Coimbatore 8. St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Kanya Kumari Kanniyakumari 9. College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai Chennai 10. Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Kancheepuram Chengalpattu 11. Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 12. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 13. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore Vellore 14. Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai Chengalpattu 15. Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai Chengalpattu 16. Madras Institute of Technology Chengalpattu 17. Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu Erode 18. SASTRA Deemed University, Tamilnadu Thanjavur 19. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur Chengalpattu 20. R.M.K College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruvallur Tiruvallur21. Kalasalingam Academy of Research & Education, Tamilnadu Virudhunagar 22. Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, Chennai Chengalpattu 23. SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam Chengalpattu 24. Easwari Engineering College, Chennai Chennai 25. Vel Tech, Chennai Thiruvallur 26. RMK Engineering College, Kavaraipettai Thiruvallur 27. SRM TRP Engineering College, Trichy Tiruchirappalli 28. Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore Coimbatore 29. SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli 30. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Chennai Chennai 31. SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai Chennai 32. Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai Chengalpattu 33. Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai Chengalpattu 34. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai Madurai 35. J.N.N Institute of Engineering, Chennai Tiruvallur 36. Arunachala College of Engineering For Women, TamilNadu Kanniyakumari 37. Government College of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 38. Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 39. P.S.R. Engineering College, Sivakasi Virudhunagar 40. Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai Kancheepuram 41. Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai Chennai 42. Sona College of Technology, Salem Salem 43. Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 44. K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology (Autonomous), Namakkal, Tamil Nadu Namakkal 45. Government College of Engineering, Erode Erode 46. Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Coimbatore 47. PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Coimbatore 48. R.M.D. Engineering College, Kavaraipettai Thiruvallur 49. Saveetha Engineering College (Autonomous), Kancheepuram Chengalpattu 50. Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 51. Karpagam Institute of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore 52. Karpagam College of Engineering (Autonomous), Coimbatore Coimbatore 53. Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu Chengalpattu 54. Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai Thiruvallur 55. St. Joseph's College of Engineering, ChennaI Chengalpattu 56. Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai Madurai 57. Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore58. Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology (Autonomous), Salem Salem 59. Velammal Institute of Technology, Thiruvallur Thiruvallur 60. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, Tamil Nadu Erode 61. KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore Coimbatore Therefore, it is clearly evident that Government of India has strongly supported the development of electronics manufacturing and design ecosystem in Tamil Nadu. ******