Bengaluru: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday stressed the need for India to make its own machinery and high-precision components for semiconductor production, as the Centre works to build a robust domestic ecosystem for the sector.
Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Information and Broadcasting, and Railways, made the remarks during a visit to the Ethereal Machines facility in Bengaluru, the PIB in Karnataka said in a post on X.
He said the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was firmly committed to building a robust semiconductor ecosystem in the country.
Vaishnaw noted that semiconductor fabrication machines require critical parts with ultra-tight tolerances ranging from 2 microns to 20 microns. Historically, India relied on countries like Germany and Japan for these components, which are now being built domestically.
The minister pointed out that building indigenous precision machinery supports the broader Atmanirbhar Bharat mission. Beyond chip fabrication, these high-precision components also supply critical sectors including defense, space, and general electronics manufacturing.
Developing domestic capabilities across both the machines and their sub-components is expected to significantly lower India’s reliance on foreign supply chains as local chip production scales up.
Launched earlier in November 2026 with a fiscal outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore, Semicon 2.0 specifically targets the ecosystem surrounding fabrication plants. The mission aims to attract at least three major global equipment manufacturers and five high-purity chemical and gas companies to set up operations in India.
Under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently approved 12 new projects worth ₹7,503 crore. These approvals cover bare components, supply chain materials like specialty ceramics and copper foil, and capital goods and their parts across seven states.
