India, Aug. 28 -- It's only a matter of time before the first Made-in-India semiconductor chips is produced, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, in what is seen as a key step towards building an electronics supply chain in the world's fourth largest economy.

"The pilot line was inaugurated here today, and very soon, the chip produced from this pilot line will be dedicated to the nation by the prime minister," the IT minister said at the inauguration of OSAT facility of CG Semi Pvt. Ltd. in Sanand, Gujarat.

"This is a major milestone in our country's semiconductor journey."

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