India, June 1 -- The semiconductor plant at Jagiroad in Assam is expected to start production within this financial year, I&B and Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.

Vaishnaw said this after his meeting with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday evening.

"Met Assam CM, @himantabiswa Ji. Discussed the progress of the semiconductor plant at Jagiroad. We aim to start production from this plant within this financial year," Vaishnaw said in a post on social media platform X.

The union minister said the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) for training young citizens in semiconductor manufacturing technologies is also shaping well.

The Assam chief minister said it was always a...