Lok Sabha Question No. 2290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Deep Tech Engineers
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2290

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 02.08.2023

## DEEP TECH ENGINEERS

SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHNA RAJU: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

(a) whether there will be a requirement of an additional pool of at least 20 lakh 'deep tech' engineers by 2030 to meet the growth aspirations for the semiconductor and electronic design manufacturing sectors in the Country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that lack of high quality talent with deep tech expertise is a challenge for the Government to meet the growth targets for the electronics and semiconductor sector; (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the 20 lakh 'deep tech' engineers would be needed from diverse disciplines and the requirement for electronic engineers alone would be over two lakh by 2030; and (e) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (e):   India is   emerging as a trusted player in the rapidly expanding global electronics and  semiconductor  value  and  supply  chains.  Through  various  PLI  Schemes  and  other policies,  the  Government  has  been  catalysing  the  electronics  manufacturing  and  design segments of the digital  economy.  In addition, Government has also approved the Semicon India Programme with the total outlay of INR 76,000 crore to catalyse the semiconductor and display  ecosystem  in  the  country.  Both  these  are  and  will  be  the  important  measure  for India's growth in the global electronics and semiconductor value chains.

The  Government  is  approaching  both  these  segments  as  an  ecosystem  approach  and  has identified global standard talent development as an important requirement of this ecosystem and have initiated a number of skilling and academic initiatives to ensure the development of the  required  capacities  and  capabilities  amongst  the  young  Indians  aiming  for  careers  and opportunities  in  electronics  and  semiconductor  sector.  To  foster  global  standard  talent development, following initiatives have been taken:

- i. To develop a roadmap for "India as a Semiconductor Talent Nation", 'Semicon India Future Skills Talent Committee' was constituted in August 2022 with the representatives from Semiconductor Industry, Academia and Government. As per the Report of this committee, an estimated, around 12 lakh manpower will be required by 2032  in  ESDM  sector,  and  additional  2,75,000  manpower  will  be  required  in Semiconductor  chip  design  sector;25,000  in  Semiconductor  fabrication  and  29,000in ATMP facilities, respectively in the country in next 10 years covering Diplomas, Under Graduates,  Masters  and  PhDs.  As  per  the  report,  additional  talent  requirement  will include  diverse  disciplines  such  as  VLSI  Design  and  Technology,  Material  Science, Applied Physics, Chemical Science, Process and Industrial engineering.
- ii. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the model curriculum for  UG,  Diploma  and  Minor  Degree  in  Semiconductor  domain  as  a  step  towards creation  of  Talent  pool  in  Semiconductor  domain.  The  courses  at  Diploma  and  UG
3. level will reduce the time gap to make students industry ready. Semiconductor design and technology specific curriculums in Diploma and Engineering, have been designed according to Semiconductor industry needs.
- iii. Semicon India Future Skills / Chip to Startup (C2S) Programme, has been initiated to create  85,000  number  of  highly  qualified  global  talent  in  the  field  of  semiconductor chip design over a period of 5 years.
- iv. India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) has signed MoU with Purdue University, USA to enable collaboration for development of skilled workforce through curation of specific courses/ academic programs and specialized R&D programs.
- v. MoU  has  been  signed  between  Indian  Institute  of  Science,  Bengaluru  and  Lam Research, USA, a Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer, to train workforce through its  Semiverse  Solution  virtual  platform  aiming  to  expedite  India's  semiconductor education and workforce development goals in next 10 years.

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