New Delhi, March 14 -- The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressed 'India's Techade: Chips for Viksit Bharat' program and laid the foundation stone for three semiconductor projects worth about Rs 1.25 lakh crores via video conferencing today. The facilities inaugurated today are - Semiconductor fabrication facility at the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), Gujarat, Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Morigaon, Assam and the Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand, Gujarat.

Addressing the occasion, the Prime Minister said that today's historic occasion is a significant step towards a bright future for India as foundation stones are laid for three major Semiconductor manufacturi...