Jewar, June 27 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday laid the foundation stones for electronics manufacturing projects worth around Rs.6,750 crore in Jewar, giving a major boost to India's semiconductor and electronics manufacturing ambitions.

According to an official release, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw jointly laid the foundation stones for electronics manufacturing projects worth approximately Rs.6,750 crore at Yamuna City, Jewar.

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