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India's semiconductor fab scheme (Modified Semicon 1.0)

As of 7 October 2026, India's Modified Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs offers fiscal support of 50% of project cost on a pari-passu basis for silicon fabs of any technology node. It was notified in its modified form on 4 October 2022 and reopened for applications from 1 June 2023. One silicon fab has been approved under it — Tata Electronics' Dholera fab with PSMC, approved on 29 February 2024 — and a Fiscal Support Agreement for that fab was signed on 5 March 2025. ISM's scheme page now states that application submission is closed for Semicon 1.0; fabs continue as a category under Semicon 2.0.

Furthest documented stage as of 2026-10-07: Implementation evidenced

Scope. The Union scheme for silicon CMOS fabs under the Semicon India Programme (Semicon 1.0, Rs 76,000 crore), from Cabinet approval in December 2021 to the latest guideline amendment. Excludes state top-ups (see the state comparison) and the separate compound-semiconductor/ATMP and display schemes.

Updated · Sources checked 2026-10-07 — no material change found

Administered by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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 Rs 76,000 crore Semicon India Programme; fab scheme offers up to 50% of project cost, pari-passu.

  3. Formally issued

    2021-12-21Verified· official[2][3]

    Original Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs notified in Gazette (Extraordinary No. 376); guidelines followed on 2021-12-30.

    2022-10-04Verified· official[6]

    Modified Scheme notified in Gazette (No. 254); new application window to be notified separately; earlier applicants may resubmit.

    2023-05-29Verified· official[3]

    Guidelines for the Modified Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs issued (MeitY file W-38/21/2022-IPHW).

  4. Effective

    Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

  5. Application process available

    2022-01-01Verified· official[2][4]

    First 45-day application window from 01.01.2022; first round closed 15.02.2022 with three fab applicants (Vedanta-Foxconn JV, IGSS, ISMC).

    PIB release text reads "till 15.02.222" (typo in source) for the first-round close.

    2023-06-01Verified· official[7]

    Fresh applications invited via ISM portal for fabs (any node) at 50% of project cost under the Modified Programme.

  6. Implementation evidenced

    2024-02-29Verified· official[9][10]

    Cabinet approves Tata Electronics' Dholera fab with PSMC (Taiwan), 50,000 wafer starts/month, Rs 91,000 crore - the only silicon fab approved.

    2025-03-05Verified· official[11]

    Fiscal Support Agreement signed by ISM, Tata Electronics and Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing for the Rs 91,526 crore Dholera fab.

    An FSA is a commitment instrument; no disbursement amount for the fab is stated in sources read.

  7. Amended

    2022-09-21Verified· official[5]

    Cabinet modifies programme: uniform fiscal support of 50% of project cost for silicon fabs across all technology nodes.

    2023-06-09Verified· official[8]

    Gazette amendment: applications appraised individually on an ongoing basis and placed by MeitY before Union Cabinet for approval.

    2025-09-08Verified· official[12]

    Guidelines amended (para 13.13): first charge on project fixed assets in favour of Central Government; optional pari-passu charge for State.

    Source PDF is a scanned image; 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 amended (para 13.13): the Central Government takes a first charge on project fixed assets, with an optional pari-passu charge for the State.
  • 2025-03-05Fiscal Support Agreement signed for the Tata Electronics Dholera fab (Rs 91,526 crore).
  • 2024-02-29Union Cabinet approved the Tata Electronics–PSMC fab at Dholera, the only silicon fab approved under the scheme.

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.

  • On what date did the Semicon 1.0 fab application window close? — ISM's scheme page says submission is closed but gives no date; no withdrawal notification was found.
  • How much fiscal support has actually been disbursed for the Dholera fab? — A Fiscal Support Agreement is a commitment; no disbursement figure was found in the sources read.

Questions this page answers

Is India's semiconductor fab scheme still open for applications?
Not under Semicon 1.0. As of 7 October 2026, ISM's scheme page states that application submission is closed for Semicon 1.0. Fab projects are now a category under Semicon 2.0, whose guidelines for fabs were issued on 16 September 2026.
Who approves semiconductor incentive applications in India?
Under the 9 June 2023 gazette amendment, applications under the Modified Programme are appraised by the India Semiconductor Mission on an ongoing basis and placed by the Ministry of Electronics and IT before the Union Cabinet for approval.
What has been approved under India's semiconductor fab scheme?
One silicon fab: Tata Electronics' 50,000 wafer-starts-per-month fab at Dholera, Gujarat, with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 February 2024.

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 Semiconductor Fabs in India (No. 376) · official · published 2021-12-21 · origin gazette:2021-12-21:W-38/30/2021-IPHW
  3. ISM: Guidelines (listing) · official · origin ism:guidelines-listing
  4. Semicon India takes a step forward with Acceptance of Applications for Semiconductor and Display Fabs · official · published 2022-02-19 · origin pib:1799621
  5. Cabinet approves modifications in "Programme for Development of Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing Ecosystem in India" · official · published 2022-09-21 · origin pib:1861132
  6. Gazette: Modified Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs in India (No. 254) · official · published 2022-10-04 · origin gazette:2022-10-04:W-38/21/2022-IPHW:fab
  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. Giant leap for India Semiconductor Mission: Cabinet approves three more semiconductor units · official · published 2024-02-29 · origin pib:2010132
  10. Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 - Government delivers on its commitment for a long-term policy support to Semiconductors in India · official · published 2026-07-15 · origin pib:2284796
  11. India Semiconductor Mission, Tata Electronics, and Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Sign Fiscal Support Agreement for Semiconductor Fab · official · published 2025-03-05 · origin pib:2108602
  12. MeitY: Amendment to the Guidelines of Semiconductor manufacturing related schemes (Modified Programme) · official · published 2025-09-08 · origin meity:guidelines-amendment:2025-09-08

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