Semicon India 2.0 (ISM 2.0)

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

   2025-09-02Verified· official[1]

   At SEMICON India 2025 the Government says it is preparing to launch ISM 2.0 covering fabs, OSAT, equipment and materials.

2. Announced

   2026-02-01Verified· official[2]

   Union Budget 2026-27 announces ISM 2.0, with a Rs 1,000 crore provision for FY 2026-27.

   Budget date from ISM listing; read via PIB backgrounder dated 2026-02-07.

   2026-07-15Verified· official[3]

   Union Cabinet approves Semicon 2.0 with total budget outlay of Rs 1,27,500 crore across six pillars.

3. Formally issued

   2026-08-31Verified· official[4][5]

   Scheme notified in Gazette (Extraordinary No. 235): six pillars, ten categories; ISM nodal agency; projects preferably up to six years.

   2026-09-16Verified· official[6]

   Guidelines issued for Pillars 2-4 (Machines and Materials, Fabs, ATMP/OSAT).

4. Effective

   Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

5. Application process available

   2026-09-16Verified· official[6]

   Per guidelines, Pillars 2-4 open for online applications for three years from the date guidelines were issued.

   Opening inferred from guideline text; a live Semicon 2.0 applicant portal was not observed (ISM site shows only "Applicant Login (Semicon 1.0)"). Guidelines for Pillars 1, 5, 6 not found on ISM listing.

6. Implementation evidenced

   Not evidenced as of 2026-10-07.

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

• 2026-09-16Guidelines issued for Pillars 2–4; applications open for three years from issue per the guideline text.
• 2026-08-31Semicon 2.0 notified in the Gazette (Extraordinary No. 235): six pillars, ten categories, ISM as nodal agency.
• 2026-07-15Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with a Rs 1,27,500 crore outlay.
• 2026-02-01Union Budget 2026-27 announced ISM 2.0 with a Rs 1,000 crore provision for 2026-27.

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.

• Is a Semicon 2.0 application portal live? — The guideline text opens applications from 16 September 2026; ISM's site showed only a Semicon 1.0 applicant login.
• Have guidelines for Pillars 1 (design), 5 (R&D) and 6 (talent) been issued? — Not found on ISM's guidelines listing.
• Does Semicon 2.0 cover technology-transfer and land costs? — Reported in news as not intended; not established from the gazette or guidelines read.
• What capital-support percentages apply to each Semicon 2.0 category? — Reported in news (as lower than Semicon 1.0's 50% for fabs); not read in the scheme documents.

Questions this page answers

Has Semicon India 2.0 been notified, and what changed from the first phase?

Yes. Semicon 2.0 was approved by the Union Cabinet on 15 July 2026 with a Rs 1,27,500 crore outlay (against Rs 76,000 crore for Semicon 1.0), notified in the Gazette on 31 August 2026, and given guidelines for its machines-and-materials, fabs and ATMP/OSAT pillars on 16 September 2026. It is organised in six pillars rather than Semicon 1.0's four schemes. No project had been approved under it as of 7 October 2026.

What are the six pillars of Semicon 2.0?

Design; machines and materials; fabs; ATMP/OSAT; research and development; and talent. The scheme notified on 31 August 2026 organises them into ten categories, with the India Semiconductor Mission as nodal agency.

What support rates does Semicon 2.0 offer?

Not established from the documents read. News reports relaying The Indian Express describe lower capital-support rates than Semicon 1.0's flat 50% for fabs, and no support for technology transfer or land; those are reported, not confirmed from the gazette or guidelines, and are recorded here as an open question.

Has any project been approved under Semicon 2.0?

No project approval was found as of 7 October 2026. On 17 September 2026 the Minister of Electronics and IT cited about Rs 1 lakh crore of investment commitments received — commitments, not Cabinet approvals.

Source register

1. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi presented with First set of Made-in-India Chips · official · published 2025-09-02 · origin pib:2163184
2. India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 (PIB Backgrounder) · official · published 2026-02-07 · origin pib:2224839
3. 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
4. Gazette: Semicon 2.0 - Scheme for development of Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing Ecosystem in India (No. 235) · official · published 2026-08-31 · origin gazette:2026-08-31:W-38/6/2025-IPHW
5. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addressed media on Semicon 2.0; Notifications for all 6 Pillars of Semicon 2.0 issued · official · published 2026-08-31 · origin pib:2304963
6. MeitY: Guidelines for implementing Machines and Materials, Fabs, and ATMP/OSAT pillars under Semicon 2.0 · official · published 2026-09-16 · origin meity:semicon2-guidelines:2026-09-16