Lok Sabha Question No. 2072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Skill Development in Semiconductor Sector
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2072

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR

## 2072. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to facilitate training activities including skill development in the country's semiconductor sector under India Semiconductor Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  collaborated  with  institutions  like  Indian  Institutes  of Technology (IITs) and private colleges to train and skill the individuals in the said sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to skill the people by providing training to them in overseas where such facilities are available; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a)  to  (e):  Government  has  approved  Semicon  India  programme  with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs 76,000 crore for the development of semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in the country. Semiconductor manufacturing is very complex and Technology intensive sector which requires specialized skilled manpower. To address this, the following measures have been taken by the Government:

1. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the new curriculum for B. Tech in Electronics Engineering (Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) Design and  Technology),  Diploma  in  Integrated  Circuit  (IC)  manufacturing  and  Minor Degree in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology), as a step towards creation of Talent pool in Semiconductor domain.
2. Government has launched the Chips  to  Startup  ('C2S')  programme  which  plans  to train 85,000 industry ready workforce at about 113 participating institutions in VLSI and  Embedded  System  Design.  More  than  43,000  engineering  students  have  been onboarded for training at 113 organizations under C2S Programme till date.
3. A Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training (SMART) Lab has been setup in NIELIT Calicut in 2022 with an aim to train one lakh engineers nation-wide within 5  years  in  VLSI  and  Embedded  System  design.  More  than  42,000  engineers  have been trained nationwide using the SMART Lab.
4. Further,  the  following  collaborations/  partnerships  have  been  entered  into  by  India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to encourage skill development:
5. (i) MoU  between  ISM  with  IISc  and  Lam  Research: To  train  ~60,000  Indian engineers in the upcoming 10 years through Lam Research's Semiverse platform.
6. (ii) MoU between ISM and IBM: To facilitate Indian students/professionals to build a broad skill base by gaining access to laboratories and research focal centers and establishing internship and fellowship programs.
7. (iii) MoU  between  ISM  with  Purdue  University: To  promote  the  cutting-edge research and development and commercialization thereof, curating skilled talent pool  and  investment  opportunities  in  India  enabling  the  Indian  professionals  to explore their potential in the semiconductor and display space.

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