In a historic moment for India, Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) has carried out the groundbreaking of its Rs 91,000 crore semiconductor fabrication facility at the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for India’s first semiconductor fab virtually. Also present for the ceremony were Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of the Ministry of Electronics & IT and Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and IT also joined the ceremony virtually.
