India attracts ₹1 lakh crore semiconductor investments after Semicon 2.0 approval

Direct fact

In September 2026, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the 5th Semicon India 2026 conference in Delhi that India had received semiconductor investment commitments worth up to ₹1 lakh crore after the Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 in July 2026.

Key specifics

• The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore in July 2026.
• Semicon India 2026 was the 5th edition of the conference and exhibition, and Prime Minister Modi inaugurated it in Delhi.
• The minister said the new policy expands beyond fabrication and packaging to the wider semiconductor ecosystem.
• The investment commitments are expected to come in over the next 2 to 3 years.
• Micron and the Murugappa Group’s chip division were cited as companies already in commercial production under earlier semiconductor support.

Exam lens

TNPSC science-and-technology question type: match Semicon 2.0, July 2026 approval, ₹1,27,500 crore outlay and ₹1 lakh crore commitments. A likely one-liner asks which sector saw India attract major investment pledges after the Semicon 2.0 policy push.