India's display fab scheme (Modified Semicon 1.0)

Lifecycle: what is documented

Each stage is a separate claim with its own evidence. An announcement proves only that an announcement occurred; it is not evidence of the later stages.

1. Proposed

   Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

2. Announced

   2021-12-15Verified· official[1]

   Cabinet approves display fab support (up to 50% of project cost) aiming at two display fabs, within the Rs 76,000 crore programme.

3. Formally issued

   2021-12-21Verified· official[2]

   Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs notified in Gazette (Extraordinary No. 375).

   2022-10-04Verified· official[5]

   Modified Scheme for Display Fabs notified in Gazette (No. 256); new window to be notified separately.

   2023-05-29Verified· official[6]

   Guidelines for Modified Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs issued.

4. Effective

   Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

5. Application process available

   2022-01-01Verified· official[3]

   First 45-day window; Vedanta and Elest applied for display fabs (Gen 8.6 TFT-LCD; Gen 6 AMOLED).

   2023-06-01Verified· official[7]

   Fresh applications invited for display fabs of specified technologies at 50% of project cost.

6. Implementation evidenced

   Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

7. Amended

   2022-09-21Verified· official[4]

   Cabinet sets fiscal support at 50% of project cost, pari-passu, for display fabs.

   2023-06-09Verified· official[8]

   Gazette amendment (citing display notification CG-DL-E-06102022-239340): applications appraised on ongoing basis and placed before Union Cabinet.

   2025-09-08Verified· official[9]

   Guidelines amendment (para 13.13, charge on fixed assets) also covers display fab guidelines.

   Scanned PDF; text read via OCR.

Who is responsible

• Ministry of Electronics and Information TechnologyOwns the Semicon India Programme. The India Semiconductor Mission (a division of Digital India Corporation under MeitY) is the nodal agency; since the 9 June 2023 gazette amendment, applications are appraised on an ongoing basis and placed by MeitY before the Union Cabinet for approval.

Latest material changes

• 2025-09-08Guidelines amendment (para 13.13, first charge on project fixed assets) also covers the display fab guidelines.
• 2023-06-01Fresh applications invited for display fabs of specified technologies at 50% of project cost.

Where the evidence conflicts

• Classification of Crystal Matrix: PIB 2258119 (approval, 5 May 2026) describes it as a compound semiconductor fab plus ATMP; PIB 2284796 (15 July 2026) counts it as 'an integrated Gallium Nitride Micro LED Display Fab'.

What remains unknown

Questions we could not settle from documents available to us. Unknown is not "no": it means the evidence was not found, not that the answer is negative.

• Has any project been approved under the display fab scheme itself? — None found in the sources read.
• What happened to the 2022 display applications (Vedanta, Elest)? — No formal rejection or withdrawal notice was read.

Questions this page answers

Has India approved any display fab under the Semicon India Programme?

No approval under the display fab scheme was found as of 7 October 2026. The Crystal Matrix GaN Micro-LED project approved on 5 May 2026 is classified by PIB at approval as a compound semiconductor fab and ATMP unit.

Is India's display fab scheme open for applications?

Not under Semicon 1.0: ISM's scheme page states that application submission is closed. Display fabs continue as a category under Semicon 2.0's fabs pillar, whose guidelines were issued on 16 September 2026.

What support did India's display fab scheme offer?

Fiscal support of 50% of project cost on a pari-passu basis, set by the Union Cabinet on 21 September 2022 and notified on 4 October 2022. The original December 2021 approval aimed at two display fabs within the Rs 76,000 crore programme.

Who applied for display fab support?

In the first window (from 1 January 2022), Vedanta proposed a Gen 8.6 TFT-LCD fab and Elest a Gen 6 AMOLED fab. Neither reached approval in the sources read, and no formal rejection or withdrawal notice was found.

Source register

1. Cabinet approves Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India · official · published 2021-12-15 · origin pib:1781723
2. Gazette: Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs in India (No. 375) · official · published 2021-12-21 · origin gazette:2021-12-21:W-38/6/2021-IPHW
3. Semicon India takes a step forward with Acceptance of Applications for Semiconductor and Display Fabs · official · published 2022-02-19 · origin pib:1799621
4. Cabinet approves modifications in "Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India" · official · published 2022-09-21 · origin pib:1861132
5. Gazette: Modified Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs in India (No. 256) · official · published 2022-10-04 · origin gazette:2022-10-04:W-38/21/2022-IPHW:display
6. ISM: Guidelines (listing) · official · origin ism:guidelines-listing
7. Government invites applications for setting up Semiconductor and Display Fabs as per Modified Semicon India Programme from 1st June · official · published 2023-05-31 · origin pib:1928479
8. Gazette: Notification for amendment in the schemes notified under the Modified Programme (No. 141) · official · published 2023-06-09 · origin gazette:2023-06-09:W-38/27/2021-IPHW
9. MeitY: Amendment to the Guidelines of Semiconductor manufacturing related schemes (Modified Programme) · official · published 2025-09-08 · origin meity:guidelines-amendment:2025-09-08