India targets 200 chip-design firms, 1 lakh semiconductor workers under Semicon 2.0

India will target at least 200 startups and companies designing chips in the country and train one lakh semiconductor technicians, clean-room personnel and factory-floor workers under Semicon 2.0, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister. Speaking at SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi, Vaishnaw said the programme would focus on six areas: chip design, machines and materials, fabs, advanced packaging, research and development and talent.