India, Feb. 22 -- Once notorious for lawlessness, Jewar now becoming electronics hub and jewel not only of UP but also of the entire India , says CM

Once notorious for lawlessness, the Jewar area is becoming an electronics hub, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.

He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of India Chip Pvt Ltd, the HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture project, in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in Uttar Pradesh. It is North India's first semiconductor project with an investment of over Rs.3,700 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the groundbreaking ceremony via video conference. Adityanath described the project as a milestone for the state's industrial transformat...