India’s strategic deficit lies not in mineral availability, but in refining and purification depth. Today, high-value and strategic materials are routinely lost in slag and tailings, instead of being recovered, upgraded and absorbed into semiconductor and power-electronics supply chains. Jharkhand’s opportunity is to close this gap-to convert geological abundance into certified, usable semiconductor-grade inputs

This new capital injection is designed to expand upon the initial ₹76,000 crore incentive package from 2021, moving India beyond assembly and testing into full-scale indigenous manufacturing and design.

As the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit 2026 entered its second day, showcasing business opportunities in the state, a session on Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) held at Plaksha University highlighted the advantages of investing in the state.

The minister stated that the country is steadily moving towards its 10-year target of training 85,000 engineers in semiconductor design.Vaishnaw said world-class Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools supported by companies such as Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Siemens, Renesas Electronics, Ansys and AMD have been made available in 315 academic institutions across the country.With access to these advanced tools, students are gaining practical experience in designing semiconductor chips.