India has announced many ambitious missions. Few have moved from policy to production this fast. India launched the India Semiconductor Mission in 2022. And today we have- 12 semiconductor plants approved. ₹1.64 lakh crore in investments committed. 3 plants already in commercial production. And Semicon 2.0 has arrived, with... another ₹ 1.27 lakh crore behind it. Ahead of Semicon India 2026, I sat down with Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission, to understand what comes next for the country. The policy shift he revealed was this: - The government of India will now invest in chip startups alongside VCs. Rupee for rupee, on the same terms as the fund. It shares the upside. It shares the risk. If the startup gets acquired, it takes its share like any other investor and puts that money behind the next founder. One story Amitesh Sir told me shows how far we have come in the last 4 years - In 2022, India asked SEMI (the global body that runs Semicon conferences around the world) to hold one in India. The answer was, in effect, no. There was no industry. So ISM ran Semicon 2022 and 2023 on its own. This week SEMI co-hosts Semicon India for the third year running, with more than 600 exhibitors and over 50 countries. But what stayed with me the most was not the money or the number of plants. It was the women working on the semiconductor packaging lines in Sanand. Women from Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and the Northeast, many of whom had never heard the word "semiconductor" before coming there. Today, they can explain chip packaging like engineers. Not only are factories being built. Not only is capital being deployed. But young Indians from small towns are acquiring extraordinary new capabilities. My full conversation with Amitesh Kumar Sinha is here See you at Semicon India 2026 this week :-) I'll be there and look forward to meeting you.show more

For years, a semiconductor factory in India sounded like something too difficult to even imagine. Today, we’re talking about how to build one. That shift matters. And seeing a Bihari like Amitesh Sir playing a role in this journey makes it even more special.

Amitesh Kumar Sinha being from Bihar makes this even more interesting for me. We often talk about people from Bihar moving out for opportunities, but seeing someone from Bihar helping shape something as important as India’s semiconductor future is genuinely inspiring.

Sometimes it is rather good to be late to the party... tells us what to avoid... I am hoping this can be the case for India's semiconductor story... @SharmaShradha, you are hitting the right chords bringing out these stories... keep educating us

Vision of Developed India 2047 is turning into reality

How do we make sure this opportunity reaches every part of India, including Bihar?

This is the first time I’m listening to a bureaucrat who seems to have such a subtle understanding and sensitivity towards what’s happening in India. It's really great to see such leaders..

Bihar has the talent. Now, as the semiconductor industry grows, the real question is ,how do we bring these opportunities to Bihar and make our talent part of this growth story.

India’s semiconductor journey is just getting started. From policy to production, this is the kind of progress that builds real confidence in India’s tech future 🇮🇳

कोई प्लांट, मेरे गृहराज्य बिहार में भी लग जाए। नक्सली सब लेवी वसूलेंगे।

The most valuable thing coming out of India’s fabs may not be silicon,it may be people. .... From small towns to semiconductor lines, India is turning untapped talent into world class capability. That’s not just manufacturing. That’s nation building.

We are not late but out true moment is unfolding 🚀

As someone who wants to understand where the next big opportunities in India are going to come from, this is genuinely exciting. Semiconductors may sound like a very technical sector, but the opportunities it can create for young entrepreneurs and professionals across India

Very pertinent information.