Surat: Central Jal Shakti minister CR Paatil on Sunday inaugurated a semiconductor chip plant in Bagumara village of Palsana taluka in Surat district. The facility will produce 3 lakh chips per day with an investment of Rs 840 crore. It was set up by Suchi Group, which has diversified from the textile sector.
“The Tapi has always inspired industrialists to pursue more enterprising businesses. The diversification from textile to digital technology is inspiring for many,” said Paatil.
Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi remarked, “This shows Gujarat’s potential to fulfil the PM’s vision to make India ‘atma-nirbhar’ in the semiconductor sector.”
Mona Khandar, principal secretary science and technology department, said, “Electronics manufacturing is vital for the digital revolution, and semiconductor is the most important raw material for this. Gujarat’s industries have the vision to provide semiconductors, not only to the country, but to the world.”
