Archive · 9 Nov 2025
Finance Minister Visits Tata's Assam Semiconductor Plant, Hailing State's Industrial Growth
Imagine tiny computer brains called semiconductors that power all our gadgets.
India wants to make more of these brains right here at home!
The Finance Minister visited a new factory being built by Tata in Assam.
This factory will be a special place where they put together and test these computer brains.
It's a huge project that costs a lot of money and will create many jobs for people in Assam.
The minister also talked to students and local business people about new opportunities.
This shows Assam is becoming a big player in making high-tech things for India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Tata Electronics' upcoming OSAT center in Jagiroad, Assam.
The project represents a Rs 27,000 crore investment and aims to bolster India's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.
The facility is expected to produce 48 million semiconductor chips daily and create approximately 15,000 direct jobs.
Phase 1 of the plant is slated for commissioning by April 2026, utilizing advanced packaging technologies.
The visit highlights Assam's growing industrial potential and its role in the national semiconductor mission.
- Who
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, and CEO of Tata Electronics Randhir Thakur
- What
- Visited the upcoming Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) centre being developed by Tata Electronics.
- When
- Earlier this week
- Where
- Jagiroad, Morigaon district, Assam
- Why
- To mark a significant step in Assam's development as a hub for advanced electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, and to review the project's progress.
- Investment
- Rs 27,000 crore
- Expected Production
- 48 million semiconductor chips per day
- Direct Jobs
- 15,000
- Indirect Jobs
- 11,000-13,000
- Phase 1 Commissioning
- April 2026
- Location
- Jagiroad, Morigaon district, Assam