New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh hailed the launch of India's first indigenously developed Vikram-32-bit processor chip as a landmark achievement, calling it symbolic of the nation's strides towards self-reliance and its journey to becoming a developed India.

"This is a single moment that is symbolic of not one but more than one indicator, like self-reliant India and the journey towards a developed India," Singh said.

Earlier in the day, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the Vikram 32-bit processor and test chips of four approved projects to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Semicon India 2025 in Delhi.

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