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Jewar Display Driver Chip Plant: Cabinet Nod under ISM

15 May 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYJewar DisplayDriver Chip Plant:Cabinet Nod underISM15 May 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Union Cabinet cleared a plant to make display driver chips at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.

Key facts

  • Location: Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Product: display driver chips.
  • Investment: ₹3,700 crore.
  • Partners: a joint venture between India’s HCL and Taiwanese electronics major Foxconn.
  • It is the sixth semiconductor unit supported under Phase 1 of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), whose outlay is ₹76,000 crore.

Exam angle

  • Announced by: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT.
  • Scheme: India Semiconductor Mission, first-phase outlay ₹76,000 crore.
  • Companies: HCL (India) and Foxconn (Taiwan).

Test yourself

1. The Jewar display driver chip unit approved by the Cabinet involves which two companies in a joint venture?

The venture is between India's HCL and Taiwan's Foxconn.

2. What is the total investment in the Jewar display driver chip manufacturing unit?

The unit's total investment is ₹3,700 crore; ₹76,000 crore is ISM phase one.

3. The Jewar display driver chip plant is which numbered unit supported under the first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission?

It is the sixth semiconductor unit under the ₹76,000 crore first phase.

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