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Electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industry in India
India's electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industry includes designing, assembling, testing, and fabricating electronic goods, components, and integrated circuits. Domestic semiconductor fabrication was effectively absent for years after the state-owned semiconductor facility at Mohali, operated by Semiconductor Complex Limited, was crippled by fire in February 1989. Following the incident, the facility did not restart production until eight years later, in 1997. Under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), which carried an outlay of ₹76,000 crore (equivalent to ₹780 billion or US$8.1 billion in 2026), the government claimed to have approved 12 manufacturing units with committed investment of ~₹1.64 lakh crore (equivalent to ₹1.7 trillion or US$18 billion in 2026). Of these 12, three—Micron, Kaynes Semicon, and CG Semi—have begun commercial production. The Union Cabinet approved a successor programme, Semicon 2.0, in July 2026 with a total budget outlay of ₹127,500 crore (US$13...
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