Lok Sabha Question No. 3034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: India Semiconductor Mission
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Ve Vaithilingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION. NO. 3034

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.03.2025

## INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR MISSION

## 3034. SHRI VE VAITHILINGAM:

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

- (a)  the  current  status  of  the  implementation  of  the  five  semiconductor  projects  approved under  the  India  Semiconductor  Mission  (ISM)  including  their  expected  timelines  for completion;
- (b)  the  specific  measures  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  skill  gap  in  the semiconductor manufacturing sector including collaborations with Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), private colleges and international training facilities;

(c) the strategies in place to develop a local talent pool skilled in the production of speciality materials, gases, substrates and related equipment for the semiconductor ecosystem;

- (d) the expected outcomes of the Rs. 76000 crore outlay under the ISM in terms of creating a diversified and resilent semiconductor supply chain; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  timely  execution  of  the  approved projects and their alignment with India's goal of achieving self reliance in the semiconductor industry?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (d) and  (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,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 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.

The development of Semiconductor ecosystem in India will substantially increase domestic value  addition  in  electronics  manufacturing,  reduce  import  dependency  and  integrate  India electronics  manufacturing  ecosystem  with  global  supply  chains.  Government  has  approved five  (5)  semiconductor  manufacturing  projects  with  cumulative  investment  of  around  Rs. 1,52,000crore  under  the  programme.  The  approved  projects  are  under  various  phases  of implementation and are expected to be completed in 4-6 year timeframe.

(b)  and  (c):Following  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  for  development  of skilled manpower:

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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