Semicon 2.0 is the next phase of India’s semiconductor programme, unveiled at SEMICON India 2026.
It carries an outlay of Rs 1.275 lakh crore across six pillars.
The programme aims to create close to one lakh jobs and train 100,000 technicians.
It also targets support for at least 200 chip-design start-ups.
Investment commitments of about Rs 1 lakh crore have been received under the programme so far.
SEMICON India 2026 was themed ‘Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem’.
The event was organised by the India Semiconductor Mission, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and SEMI.
Semicon 2.0 is described as the next phase of India’s broader semiconductor programme.
India has set a longer-term target of building a $200 billion domestic semiconductor market.
The India Semiconductor Mission was set up to coordinate the country’s chip manufacturing and design push across ministries.
Global semiconductor supply chains have been a focus for many governments in recent years, given their importance to electronics, automotive and defence industries.
India’s earlier semiconductor programme, under the original Semicon India initiative, approved several fabrication and packaging projects before Semicon 2.0 was unveiled.
State governments have also announced incentives to attract semiconductor investment alongside the central government’s programme.
Chip design, fabrication and packaging each require different kinds of infrastructure, talent and capital investment.
The government unveiled the Semicon 2.0 roadmap at SEMICON India 2026, held at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.
The Union Cabinet had approved Semicon 2.0 in July 2026 with an outlay of Rs 1.275 lakh crore, or about $13.23 billion.
Semicon 2.0 is structured around six pillars: chip design, machines and materials, fabrication facilities, advanced packaging, applied research and development, and talent development.
The programme aims to create close to one lakh new jobs across the semiconductor ecosystem.
It targets training 100,000 technicians for cleanroom and factory-floor roles.
Semiconductor wafer (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
