Ahmedabad, 31 March 2026: The central government is moving forward firmly towards making India a global semiconductor manufacturing hub. On Tuesday, at the inauguration of the OSAT plant of ‘Keynes Semicon’ in Sanand, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav made a big announcement and said that four semiconductor plants are expected to be ready in India by the year 2026. This development will become a new symbol of India’s technological capability and self-reliance.
Clarifying India’s roadmap, the Union Minister said, “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India aims to be among the top six semiconductor producing countries of the world by 2032 and among the top three countries by the immortal period of independence i.e. 2047.” He added that this new plant at Sanand is the second semiconductor plant in the country, which has completed the journey from foundation to production in a short period of just 14 months. Work on two more plants will be completed in the year 2027. The country’s 6th plant will be inaugurated in July 2026. India’s first fabrication unit will start at Dholera in the year 2028.
Ashwini Vaishnave further said that global giants like Nvidia, AMD and Intel are now doing advanced chip designing work in India. Currently, very complex 2 nanometer chips are being designed in India. With the approach of ‘Design in India’ and ‘Make in India’, India is now moving forward not only in assembly but also in the research sector.
Regarding the government’s efforts to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem, he informed that about 60 thousand young engineers from 315 universities have been trained in global level software and tools. In the next phase, the Prime Minister has directed that the entire ecosystem like machinery, chemicals, gas and testing infrastructure should be available on Indian soil. To survive in the global competition, India will have to prove superiority in terms of quality and cost, for which the government is determined.
With the opening of the second plant in Sanand, there is great enthusiasm among the engineers and students of the country, which will make an important contribution in making India a digital powerhouse.
