India is moving beyond individual chip facilities toward a comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem spanning design, manufacturing, packaging, equipment, materials, research and talent.

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• Semicon 2.0, approved in July 2026, carries an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore to strengthen India’s semiconductor ecosystem and global supply-chain participation.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi, bringing industry leaders, investors, policymakers, academia and start-ups together.
• India’s semiconductor demand is projected to reach USD 110 billion by FY2030 and exceed USD 200 billion by FY2035.
• Semiconductor imports reached nearly USD 150 billion between FY2017 and FY2025, highlighting India’s dependence on global chip supply chains.
• Semicon 1.0, approved with ₹76,000 crore in 2021, established schemes supporting semiconductor fabs, display manufacturing, compound chips and packaging facilities.
• Twelve semiconductor manufacturing units have received approval, representing cumulative investment above ₹1.64 lakh crore across multiple Indian states.
• India’s chip-design ecosystem includes 24 approved projects, while more than one lakh engineers have accessed advanced design tools across 500 organisations.
• India hosts around 7 percent of global semiconductor-domain capability centres and employs nearly 20 percent of the worldwide semiconductor chip-design workforce.
• Semicon 2.0 expands India’s ambition across advanced packaging, equipment, materials, research and talent alongside chip design and manufacturing capabilities.
• Rising demand from artificial intelligence, 5G, electric mobility, autonomous vehicles and data centres is expected to accelerate India’s semiconductor opportunities.