India wants 1 lakh chip engineers: MeitY Secretary S Krishnan on what students must learn to be ready

As Semicon India 2026 opens in New Delhi, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S Krishnan has set out why the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) delivered operational factories within four years of launch, when many national programmes struggle to move past the announcement stage. Speaking to YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma on 16 September 2026, Krishnan said three plants approved under the first phase are already in commercial production, with two or thre