Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Railways, and Information and Broadcasting, said that India is developing 25 chipsets with indigenous intellectual property (IP) to fight cyberattacks.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw talks about developing chipsets
As told to Business Standard, this would be developed in high-risk areas like surveillance and Wi-Fi access, under the Design-Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme.
India’s semiconductor and AI (artificial intelligence) mission is moving fast to attain a $500 billion electronics-production target by 2030.
13 projects led by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Bengaluru, are in process.
“Owning IP ensures security and transforms us from a services nation to a product nation,” Vaishnaw said, elaborating that the upcoming semiconductor fabs will manufacture these chips locally.
Responding to concerns over the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, the Minister assured that it aligns with the RTI Act and Supreme Court rulings.
“Public-interest data will remain accessible,” he said.
Vaishnaw also shared that the Modi government has already supported 240 educational institutions with world-class chip design tools to foster talent.
Twenty chips developed by students will soon be taped out at the Semiconductor Laboratory in Mohali to encourage the young generation.
He further pointed out that the newly launched Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for electronic components is about to double value addition within the next five years.
“Make in India, make for the world,” Vaishnaw said, lauding India’s shift from import substitution to export-led growth in electronics.
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