India has become the world’s second-largest producer and exporter of mobile phones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, highlighting the country’s efforts to build an integrated electronics and semiconductor ecosystem.Speaking after inaugurating the Offshore Semiconductor Assembly and Testing (OSAT) facility, Prime Minister Modi said India is now building the entire electronics value chain, from products and components to semiconductors, calling it the roadmap to ‘Fixit Bharat’ (advanced India).“The expansion of the semiconductor industry in India did not happen overnight. It is the next step in the electronics revolution that has taken place in India over the past decade,” he said after getting the first semiconductor chips manufactured at the facility which will be exported to Japan.Highlighting the country’s progress in electronics manufacturing, the Prime Minister said, “First products, then components and now semiconductors… India is building the entire electronics value chain. This is the roadmap to Fixit Bharat. This is the next phase of ‘Make in India’.”He said the government’s goal is to create a complete semiconductor ecosystem in the country, including chip design, manufacturing and packaging.
“The Semicon India program is rapidly gaining momentum… step by step. Brick by brick. Chip by chip,” PM Modi said.The Prime Minister also said that India’s youth will lead the next wave of technological innovation. “India’s youth will power the AI, robotics and next generation technology revolution through Made in India chips,” he added.Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister visited Rajasthan where he unveiled development projects worth around Rs 1.06 lakh crore. The projects included inauguration of the new passenger terminal at Jodhpur Airport, launch of the revised UDAN scheme, dedicating India’s first integrated refining and petrochemical complex to the nation, laying the foundation stone and inaugurating several infrastructure projects in Balotra.
He also handed over appointment letters to around 54,000 newly appointed government employees in Rajasthan.