Meeting Ratan Tata, Himanta Sarma expresses gratitude for his “game-changing investment.”
In Assam, Tata Electronics Private Limited plans to establish a semiconductor facility valued at ₹ 27,000 crore.
New Delhi: During their meeting on Wednesday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed gratitude to businessman Ratan Tata for proposing to build a ₹ 27,000 crore semiconductor plant in his state.
Speaking in Mumbai following his meeting with Mr. Tata and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, Mr.
“I expressed to Shri Ratan Tata and Shri N Chandrasekharan on behalf of the people of Assam our sincere gratitude for their extraordinary conviction and faith in our State to carry out this massive, game-changing investment. We anticipate releasing the first chips by 2025,” Mr. Sarma stated on X, tagging Mr. Tata and Mr. Chandrasekaran in photos.
In the course of the discussion, Mr. Sarma also spoke about the establishment of a skill development center, which will share space with the semiconductor factory on Jagiroad in Morigaon.
Additionally, Mr. Sarma stated that by providing training in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and electronics, the Skill Development Center will empower young people from the Northeast and aid in their employment prospects inside the Jagiroad division.
When the semiconductor plant starts up in 2025, this will put them in a leading position,” he stated.
Currently, 1,500 young people from Assam—mostly women—are enrolled in training programs at Tata facilities in the Bangalore area.
They will be in a dominant position when the semiconductor facility starts up in 2025 as a result.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Morigaon earlier this week.
Tata Electronics Private Limited is establishing the facility in accordance with the Modified Scheme for Semiconductor Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP).
