Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that India’s first domestically manufactured semiconductor chip will be available in the market by the end of 2025. He also underlined that the government is working at a rapid pace to develop a Made-in-India 6G network.
Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Modi reflected on India’s past missed opportunities in semiconductor manufacturing. “We all know that semiconductor manufacturing could have started in India 50–60 years ago, but India missed that chance, and the same thing continued for many years. Today, we have changed this situation. Semiconductor-related factories have started coming up in India,” he said.
The Prime Minister added that the country’s first homegrown chip will soon be a reality. “By the end of this year, the first Made-in-India chip will come in the market,” Modi stated.
Highlighting India’s technological push, he noted the progress in telecom. “We are working rapidly on Made in India 6G,” he said, stressing the importance of keeping pace with global advancements in the sector.
On the electric vehicle (EV) front, Modi said India is set to emerge as a key player in the global market. “India is now going to export electric vehicles to 100 countries of the world. A very big program related to this is also being held after two days on 26th August,” he announced.
Praising the country’s economic momentum, the Prime Minister said, “India, which follows the mantra of Reform, Perform, Transform, is today in a position to take the world out of slow growth. We are not the people who sit on the banks of stagnant water and throw pebbles. We are the people who can turn the fast-flowing stream.”
