Chandigarh, Nov. 29 -- Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister, Electronics and Information Technology, along with Minister of State Ravneet Singh, reviewed the ongoing modernisation at the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali on Friday.

During the visit, Vaishnaw announced that the Government will invest Rs 4,500 crore to upgrade and expand the facility, reaffirming that SCL will remain a government-owned institution. "There is no doubt-SCL Mohali will be modernised and it will not be privatised. A big journey is ahead, and India is ready for it," he said while addressing a programme at the campus, where 28 student-designed semiconductor chips from 17 academic institutions were handed over.

With these additions, 56 chips developed under t...