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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Modi Inaugurates New Chip Plant in Gujarat's Sanand, Amit Shah Calls It a Milestone for India's Tech Ambitions",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated CG Semi's new OSAT semiconductor facility in Sanand, Gujarat, which Amit Shah described as a big leap towards India's technological self-reliance.",
  "content": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new CG Semi OSAT semiconductor facility in Sanand, Gujarat, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a new milestone in India's journey as a technology powerhouse. Shah posted on social media that this marks a new leap towards self-reliance in technology, and that the facility will further strengthen Gujarat's role as one of India's growth engines.\n\nWhat CG Semi's OSAT facility does\nOSAT, or Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test, refers to the stage of chipmaking where semiconductors are packaged and tested. India has so far depended heavily on facilities abroad for this step, and the new Sanand plant is part of the effort to reduce that dependence.\n\nSanand's growing semiconductor footprint\nSanand had already been in the news a few months earlier when it was described as the site of a new era in India's semiconductor journey, following an earlier plant announcement there. That has steadily turned Gujarat into one of the country's semiconductor hubs.\n\nOther recent steps in the chip sector\nIn Bengaluru, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently inaugurated a new office for chip design company Arm, saying the unit would play an important role in India's semiconductor journey. Separately, Prime Minister Modi described the HCL-Foxconn joint venture's OSAT unit as a big leap for chip self-reliance. India's own 32-bit processor, Vikram, has also been cited as another example of progress towards semiconductor self-reliance. STPI recently marked its 35th foundation day by organising Tech Summit 2026, where AI, semiconductors and startups were highlighted as the pillars of India's next technology leap.\n\nSelf-reliance push extends to defence and nuclear power\nThe self-reliance drive is not limited to chips. Prime Minister Modi has praised India's defence achievements over the last 12 years. DRDO has developed indigenous GaN, or Gallium Nitride, radar technology, putting India among the select group of nations with sovereign AESA radar capability. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has also attained criticality, adding another milestone to India's nuclear programme. To push self-reliance in defence further, the government plans to spend Rs 65,400 crore on fighter jet engines, with a target of achieving self-sufficiency by 2035. CM Fadnavis had earlier described 4G technology as another leap towards a developed India.\n\nPublic reaction\nReactions to Amit Shah's post were mixed. Several users praised the Sanand facility and India's semiconductor progress as a win for Make in India, while others used the moment to raise unrelated concerns and questions directed at the government.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Growing domestic capacity for semiconductor packaging and testing could gradually reduce India's reliance on chip imports and create new jobs in the electronics and technology sector.\n• In Gujarat: The new Sanand facility is likely to boost local employment and investment, further cementing Gujarat's position as one of India's semiconductor hubs.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Who inaugurated the CG Semi OSAT facility?\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility in Sanand, Gujarat.\n\n2. What did Amit Shah say in his post?\nAmit Shah called it a new milestone in India's technology journey and said it would further strengthen Gujarat's role as one of India's growth engines.\n\n3. What does an OSAT facility do?\nAn OSAT facility handles the packaging and testing of semiconductor chips, a key stage in chip manufacturing.\n\n4. Why has Sanand been in the news before over semiconductors?\nA few months earlier, Sanand saw another semiconductor plant announcement that was described as marking a new era in India's semiconductor journey.\n\n5. What other steps has India taken towards semiconductor self-reliance?\nThese include Arm's new Bengaluru office, the HCL-Foxconn OSAT joint venture, and India's own Vikram 32-bit processor.\n\n6. Is this self-reliance push limited to semiconductors?\nNo, India is also pushing self-reliance in defence through DRDO's GaN radar technology and in nuclear power through the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam.\n\nLeader Profile: Amit Shah\n• Role: Union Home Minister\n• Born: 22 October 1964, Mumbai, Maharashtra\n• Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)\n• Education: BSc in Biochemistry\n\nIndia's Home Minister since 2019 and former BJP National President (2014–20), widely regarded as the party's chief strategist.\n\nPolitical Career & Achievements\n• BJP National President (2014–2020)\n• Union Home Minister (since 2019)\n• Union Minister of Cooperation (since 2021)\n• Member of Parliament, Gandhinagar\n• Led the 2019 reorganisation of Jammu & Kashmir\n\nQuick Facts\n• Described as one of the BJP’s most successful party presidents.\n• First met Narendra Modi in 1982 through RSS circles in Gujarat.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/neta-ji/gujarat-ke-sannda-men-naya-semikndaktara-planta-shuru-amita-shaha-bole-yaha-bharata-ki-teknoloji-yatra-ka-ahama-parava-4734",
  "category": "Leaders Speak",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-04",
  "tags": [
    "AmitShah"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}