Context: MeitY notified the operational framework for the ₹1.27 lakh crore (₹1,27,500 crore) Semicon 2.0 programme.
What It Is
- A comprehensive national policy framework and financial incentive scheme
- Structured across 6 pillars and 10 categories
- Designed to support the entire semiconductor value chain
About
- What the value chain covers: fabless chip design, silicon and compound wafer fabrication, advanced packaging (ATMP/OSAT), equipment, materials, specialty chemicals, R&D and specialised talent development.
- Nodal agency: India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), under MeitY
- Design and technical partner: C-DAC — Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
- Aim: build technological self-reliance through Indian-owned IP, fabless chip design, domestic chip adoption, local supply chains and global electronics manufacturing.
