Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that India's first home-grown semiconductor chip will be available for production by 2025. While speaking at the Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal through video conferencing, Vaishnaw pointed to India's big strides in manufacturing semiconductors and electronics.
Madhya Pradesh: A Rising Hub for Electronics Manufacturing
The minister recognized the initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in driving the state's electronics industry faster. He mentioned that with the leadership of PM Modi, Madhya Pradesh has become a major contributor to India's electronic manufacturing development.
To further accelerate industrial growth, the government has sanctioned the development of two electronic manufacturing clusters, one each in Bhopal and Jabalpur. At present, 85 companies are actively engaged in electronics production in the state, an indicator of the sector's fast growth.
To develop a highly skilled human resource, the government has also introduced a Future Skills Program to train 20,000 engineers in advanced technologies. In the past decade, India's electronics manufacturing sector has grown phenomenally, with a valuation of ₹10 lakh crore. India now exports electronics valued at ₹5 lakh crore, out of which ₹4 lakh crore comes from mobile phones, and the remaining includes laptops, servers, telecom gear, and defense and medical electronics. Electronics is now among India's top three export industries.
Strengthening India's Semiconductor Capabilities
India has been making tremendous efforts in semiconductor production, with five units under process. The roll-out of India's first Made-in-India semiconductor chip by 2025 will be a significant step forward in technological development. For promoting this growth, the government launched a training course for 85,000 engineers in advanced electronics and semiconductor production.
Vaishnaw attributed PM Modi's leadership for revolutionizing India's electronics sector and wished CM Mohan Yadav and the people of Madhya Pradesh on their success. He also wished them his best on Mahashivratri.
Madhya Pradesh's First IT Campus and Infrastructure Investment
Madhya Pradesh's drive towards electronics manufacturing has been further boosted with the launch of its first IT campus, spread over 1 lakh square feet. The state-of-the-art campus will deal in the manufacturing of IT hardware and electronic items, such as servers, desktops, motherboards, RAM, SSDs, drones, and robots.
The campus will generate 1,200 jobs with an investment of ₹150 crore in the next six years. It will also produce desktop computers, all-in-one workstations, laptops, tablets, and monitors, helping expand India's electronics ecosystem.
On the inaugural day of the Global Investors Summit 2025, Indian Railways and the Madhya Pradesh government entered into agreements for renewable energy projects, demonstrating their commitment to green infrastructure development.
India's Vision for Future-Ready Infrastructure
The Modi government remains committed to creating future-ready infrastructure, in line with its Viksit Bharat 2047 vision. The policy is based on four key areas:
- Infrastructure investment
- Inclusive economic growth
- Manufacturing growth
- Simplification of regulations to drive economic development
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