Lok Sabha Question No. 503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: India Semiconductor Mission and Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem Development in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Thiru Dayanidhi Maran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 503

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 23.07.2025

## INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION AND DIGITAL MANUFACTURING ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN TAMIL NADU

## 503. THIRU DAYANIDHI MARAN:

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

- (a) the details of the semiconductor manufacturing projects approved or under consideration in the country under the India Semiconductor Mission;
- (b) the details of the technical and financial support framework extended to complement Tamil Nadu's Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy, 2024 targeting creation of 200,000 skilled professionals by 2030;

(c) the details of the alignment between Union Government Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes for electronics manufacturing worth USD 10 billion and the Semiconductor HighTech Park Projects planned in Tamil Nadu with investments exceeding Rs. 25,600 crore;

- (d) the details of the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme allocations and technical support provided by the Union Government Research Institutions for building a semiconductor design ecosystem in Tamil Nadu; and

(e) the details of the workforce development and skill certification programmes initiated by the Union Government to support Tamil Nadu's semiconductor manufacturing ambitions under the National Skill Development Mission?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  Government introduced Semicon India Programme with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, which provides:

- i. Fiscal support of 50% of the project cost on pari-passu basis for setting up of Silicon Complementary  Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor  (CMOS)  based  Semiconductor  Fabs  in India.
- ii. Fiscal support of 50% of Project Cost on pari-passu basis for setting up of Display Fabs in India.
- iii. Fiscal support of 50% of the Capital Expenditure on pari-passu basis for setting up of Compound  Semiconductors  /  Silicon  Photonics  (SiPh)  /  Sensors  (including  MicroElectro-Mechanical  Systems)  Fab/  Discrete  Semiconductor  Fab  and  Semiconductor Assembly,  Testing,  Marking  and  Packaging  (ATMP)  /  Outsourced  Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities in India.
- iv. Product Design Linked Incentive (DLI) of up to 50% of the eligible expenditure subject to a ceiling of ₹15 Crore per application and also 'Deployment Linked Incentive' of 6% to 4% of net sales turnover over 5 years subject to a ceiling of ₹30 Crore per application for incentivising chip design.

Under Semicon India Programme, Government has approved 6 semiconductor manufacturing projects with cumulative investment of around Rs. 1,55,000 crore

It is a pan India programme and the applicants are free to choose locations for their projects. Many  states  have  designed  their  semiconductor  policies  to  align  with  the  Semicon  India Programme. Applications are evaluated on technical and financial aspects. Applicants choose the  project  location  depending  on  various  parameters  such  as  uninterrupted  power  supply, availability  and  quality  of  water,  land  availability,  proximity  of  airport,  incentives  offered under State government policies and other measures relating to ease of doing business provided by the State Governments.

In addition to providing fiscal support for design and deployment of semiconductor chips under the  Design  Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme, the scheme also provides design infrastructure support  to  the  applicants.  Out  of  22  design  companies  approved  under  the  Design  Linked Incentive Scheme, so far, 3 companies are approved in the State of Tamil Nadu. Apart from the above, design infrastructure support has also been approved to 6 companies in Tamil Nadu. The details of beneficiaries in the State of Tamilnadu are Annexed.

Skilled  manpower  is  critical  for  establishing  semiconductor  sector  in  India,  Accordingly, Government has taken following steps for augmenting skills in semiconductor sector:

- Chips  to  Startup  (C2S)  programme  aims  to  develop  85  thousand  skilled  manpower  in semiconductor sector. Under this programme, engineering institutions are provided with necessary  software  and  tools  to  design  semiconductor  chips.  More  than  45  thousand students from 100 institutions have been enrolled. Under Chips to start-up programme 43 institutes from Tamilnadu are being supported with design tools and 10 institutes are being provided  financial  support.  The  details  of  beneficiaries  in  the  State  of  Tamilnadu  are annexed.Under  National  Skill  Development  Mission,  qualification  standards  have  been developed for the entire value chain of the semiconductor industry.
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has launched the new curriculum for:
- o B. Tech in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design)
- o Diploma in Integrated Circuit (IC) manufacturing, and
- o Minor Degree in Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
- A Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training (SMART) Lab has been setup in NIELIT Calicut in 2022 with an aim to train 1 lakh engineers nation-wide. More than 42 thousand engineers have already been trained.
- Government is collaborating with industry and universities such as Lam Research, IBM and Purdue University.

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## Annexure

## Financial support to companies for chip design under DLI in the state of Tamilnadu:

|   1 | Aheesa Digital Innovations Pvt. Ltd.   |
|-----|----------------------------------------|
|   2 | Mindgrove Technologies Pvt. Ltd.       |
|   3 | InCore Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd.        |

## Companies supported for design tools under DLI in the state of Tamilnadu:

|   1 | ARIES BioMed Technologies Pvt Ltd.   |
|-----|--------------------------------------|
|   2 | Struent Semiconductors Pvt Ltd.      |
|   3 | PRSsemicon Technologies Pvt Ltd.     |
|   4 | Aheesa Digital Innovations Pvt. Ltd. |
|   5 | Mindgrove Technologies Pvt. Ltd.     |
|   6 | InCore Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd.      |

## List of Academic Institutes for financial support under C2S Programme in the state of Tamilnadu:

|   1. | Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore                  |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2 | SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore                                             |
|    3 | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli                                  |
|    4 | Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli                        |
|    5 | Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore                                        |
|    6 | Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Ramanathapuram                                |
|    7 | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore                          |
|    8 | St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Kanya Kumari                         |
|    9 | College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai                           |
|   10 | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram |

## List of Academic Institutes supported for design tools under C2S Programme in the state of Tamilnadu:

| 1.   | Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore                  |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.   | SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore                                             |
| 3.   | National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli                                  |
| 4.   | Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli                        |
| 5.   | Anna University Regional Campus Coimbatore                                        |
| 6.   | Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Ramanathapuram                                |
| 7.   | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore                          |
| 8.   | St. Xaviers Catholic College of Engineering, Kanya Kumari                         |
| 9.   | College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai                           |
| 10.  | Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram |
| 11.  | IIT Madras                                                                        |
|      | 12.PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore                                          |
|      | 13.VIT (Vellore Institute of Technology), Vellore                                 |
| 14.  | Crescent Institute of Science &Technology, Chennai                                |

|     | 15.VIT Chennai                                                  |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 16. | Madras Institute of Technology                                  |
| 17. | Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu               |
|     | 18.SASTRA Deemed University, Tamilnadu                          |
|     | 19.SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur      |
|     | 20.R.M.K College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruvallur      |
| 21. | Kalasalingam Academy of Research& Education, Tamilnadu          |
|     | 22.Mohamed Sathak A J College of Engineering, Chennai           |
|     | 23.SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam                       |
| 24. | Easwari Engineering College, Chennai                            |
| 25. | Vel Tech, Chennai                                               |
| 26. | RMKEngineering College, Kavaraipettai                           |
|     | 27.SRM TRP Engineering College, Trichy                          |
| 28. | Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Coimbatore                   |
|     | 29.SRM Institute of Science &Technology, Tiruchirappalli        |
| 30. | NIELIT Chennai                                                  |
|     | 31.SRM Institute of Science &Technology, Chennai                |
| 32. | Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai                         |
| 33. | Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai                        |
| 34. | Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai                     |
| 35. | J.N.N Institute of Engineering, Chennai                         |
| 36. | Arunachala College of Engineering For Women, TamilNadu          |
| 37. | Government College of Technology, Coimbatore                    |
| 38. | Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore |
| 39. | P.S.R. Engineering College, Sivakasi                            |
| 40. | Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Chennai             |
| 41. | Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai                    |
| 42. | Sona College of Technology, Salem                               |
| 43. | Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore    |

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