India has launched the Semicon 2.0 web application portal and approved 12 additional applications under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), marking further progress in the country's semiconductor and electronics manufacturing programmes.
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Semicon 2.0 portal on November 6, 2026. The portal has opened applications for three strategic areas covering semiconductor equipment and materials, additional fabrication facilities, and assembly, testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) and outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) infrastructure.
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Important points readers should notice.
Semicon 2.0 portal launched on November 6, 2026.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the application platform.
Semicon 2.0 has an approved fiscal outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore.
Applications opened for three strategic programme pillars.
Twelve additional ECMS applications approved.
Projected investment under the latest approvals: ₹7,503 crore. Expected production from the new applications: ₹39,045 crore.
The three areas form part of the six pillars of Semicon 2.0, which also cover chip design, research and development, and talent development.
The Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0 with a fiscal outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore under the India Semiconductor Mission. The programme aims to strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem through manufacturing infrastructure, advanced materials, research, equipment development and skilled workforce creation.
Alongside the portal launch, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced 12 additional approvals under ECMS. These applications involve projected investments of ₹7,503 crore and are expected to generate production worth ₹39,045 crore and create 7,127 direct jobs.
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Why This Matters
Semiconductors and electronic components are essential to industries such as smartphones, computers, automobiles, telecommunications, defence equipment and advanced manufacturing. Expanding domestic production of electronic components, semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment can strengthen India's supply chains and increase local manufacturing capabilities. The latest ECMS approvals cover several upstream products, including copper foil, battery materials and specialty ceramics. These products support different segments of the wider electronics and industrial manufacturing ecosystem. The Semicon 2.0 portal also provides an application channel for companies seeking to participate in additional semiconductor fabrication, equipment and packaging projects. The actual economic impact will depend on project implementation, production capacity, technological development and the timely execution of approved investments.
The newly approved applications cover 10 product segments across electronic components, supply-chain materials and capital goods.
The electronic components category includes multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs), relays, heat sinks and specialty ceramics.
The supply-chain materials category covers copper foil, anode material and cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries, polypropylene film and camera rims. The approvals also include capital goods and their components, supporting equipment manufacturing and factory automation.
The projects are spread across seven states: Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
With these additional approvals, the cumulative number of approved ECMS applications has reached 118 across 34 product categories and 16 states.
The cumulative projected investment under the scheme stands at ₹77,051 crore. The approved applications are expected to generate production worth ₹5,73,146 crore and create approximately 81,755 direct employment opportunities.
The latest approvals extend domestic manufacturing coverage to additional upstream materials and industrial components, including copper foil, battery materials and specialty ceramics.
The two initiatives address different parts of India's electronics and semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. Semicon 2.0 focuses on expanding semiconductor capabilities, while ECMS supports domestic manufacturing of electronic components, materials and related capital goods.
