Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s youth will drive the next wave of technological change, powered by chips made in India. He made the remarks while inaugurating a semiconductor-related manufacturing facility in Sanand, Gujarat.
Modi said India has moved beyond assembling products and making spare parts, and is now producing semiconductors as it builds a complete electronics value chain. He added that Made-in-India chips will enable advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and other next-generation technologies.
Drawing comparisons with global industrial hubs, the Prime Minister said industrial strength is built through clusters of factories rather than a single unit. He cited examples such as the US Silicon Valley, Taiwan’s Hsinchu Science Park, and Japan’s Silicon Island and Tsukuba Science City, and said Sanand is now beginning to move in a similar direction.
He also pointed to growth in electronics manufacturing, noting that India currently ranks second globally in mobile phone production and exports. Compared to 2014, he said electronics output has risen seven-fold and exports have increased eleven-fold.
Modi said the Sanand semiconductor plant is expected to produce 200 million chips annually, with a longer-term target of 500 million chips per year. He expressed confidence that the facility would achieve these milestones quickly.
