Assam to soon have a 25,000 crore semiconductor packaging plant by TATA Group: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Op IndiaUnion Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Thursday that Assam will soon have its first-ever semiconductor packaging plant worth nearly Rs 25,000 crore. The Digital India futureSKILLS Summit, hosted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology through the National Institute of Electronics and IT, witnessed the convergence of esteemed dignitaries, industry leaders, academia, policymakers, and technology enthusiasts to deliberate on strategies for catalysing future-ready talent for India & the world. Recently, an agreement has been signed with TATA, which has also allotted 150 acres of land to establish the semiconductor industry near Guwahati.” Among the key speakers of the summit were Kuntal Sensarma, Economic Adviser, MeitY, Jaya Jagadish, Head, AMD India, Ruchir Dixit, Vice President & Country Manager, Siemens EDA, Lingraju Sawkar, President, Kyndryl India, Ganesh Gopalan, CEO and Co-Founder, Gnani.AI, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay. There is no better time to start a company in AI today, and there is no better place than India to do that.” Expressing similar sentiments about India’s opportunities and the role of young Indians, Ruchir Dixit, Vice President & Country Manager, Siemens EDA, said, “It is estimated that in the next five years, we will have a shortage of 4 lakh skilled workers in the electronics industry, and this is our opportunity.