New Delhi, July 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand in Gujarat, hailing it as a landmark achievement in India's semiconductor journey and a significant step towards strengthening the country's technological self-reliance and global competitiveness in chip manufacturing.

The inauguration marks the beginning of commercial semiconductor production at one of the first four projects approved under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), a flagship initiative aimed at building a robust domestic semiconductor ecosystem and integrating India more deeply into global electronics supply chains.

Addressing the event, Modi said, "A landmark day for In...