Micron to Receive Funds from Indian Gov’t Under Semiconductor PLI Scheme

The Indian government has initiated the process of disbursing funds to US-based Micron Technology under the production-linked incentive scheme, which is a mega step toward building semiconductor muscle in India.

It was launched in 2021 by the Narendra Modi government with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, and has already been changed in September 2022.

The Ministry of Electronics & IT Secretary, S Krishnan, said that Disbursal has started for Micron, and for others, including Tata, will start now.

They are collecting their details in terms of disbursement. The fiscal support is given pari-passu.

Micron Technology, which promised an overall investment of $2.75 billion in incentives for packaging chips to be used in the automotive sector.

The Tata Group has also started its journey in semiconductor manufacturing. Its main plant in Assam is likely to take about three years to complete.