Pariksha SaathiFifth SEMICON India inaugurated in New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the fifth edition of SEMICON India at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 17 September 2026. Held from 17 to 19 September under the theme 'Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem', the event drew more than 600 exhibitors, around 300 of them international, with representatives from 52 countries. In his inaugural address, Modi traced SEMICON India's journey since its first edition in 2022 — from policy discussions and project planning to pilot lines and commercial output — and said two new plants, at Mohali and Surat, are now in commercial production, so chips from Indian plants are reaching buyers in India and overseas. He spoke of the 13.5-billion-dollar second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet in July as Semicon 2.0 and built around chip design, machines and materials, more fabs, ATMP/OSAT, research and talent, and pointed to regulatory reforms that make it easier for international companies to partner with Indian start-ups and design firms. He invited suppliers of equipment, chemicals, gases and materials to tap the demand from twelve approved projects, urged industry to lead research in India, and said 70,000 students have already been trained towards the target of one lakh engineering students skilled in chip design.
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Learning context
The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) was set up in December 2021 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as the nodal agency for India's semiconductor and display schemes. The first phase, the Semicon India Programme (Semicon 1.0), had an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore. In July 2026 the Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with a fiscal outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore, organised around six pillars: chip design, machines and materials, more fabs, ATMP/OSAT, research and development, and talent development.
Reference: India Semiconductor Mission's official website
Check yourself: was Semicon 2.0 first approved at SEMICON India 2026 in September?
No. The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 in July 2026; at SEMICON India 2026 in September the Prime Minister highlighted the second phase and its scale. Keep the Cabinet approval and the event announcement separate.
Revision task: separate the event facts (fifth edition, dates, venue, theme) from the policy facts (Semicon 1.0 and 2.0 outlays) and from the progress claims in the speech (plants in Mohali and Surat; 70,000 of one lakh students trained).
Test yourself
What was the theme of the fifth SEMICON India, which the Prime Minister inaugurated at Yashobhoomi on 17 September 2026?
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Answer: Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem
SEMICON India 2026 ran from 17 to 19 September with over 600 exhibitors; the Prime Minister said two new plants, at Mohali and Surat, are in commercial production, and cited the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (Semicon 2.0), approved by the Cabinet in July.
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