Government Notifies India’s First Chip Fabrication Plant at SEZ Dholera

• Centre notified a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) dedicated to Electronic Hardware/Software/IT-ITES at Dholera, Gujarat, to be set up by M/s Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (TSMPL) — India's first chip fabrication plant.
• Operationalises the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) through the SEZ Act, 2005 framework, marking the country's entry into commercial wafer fabrication.
• UPSC relevance: intersection of Industrial policy + Atmanirbhar Bharat + Strategic tech + S&T (GS-III) and SEZ governance (GS-II/III).