Semicon 2.0 Portal Opens; 12 More Units Cleared Under ECMS

India moved into the second phase of its chip programme on 6 November 2026. Ashwini Vaishnaw, who holds the Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology portfolios, opened the Semicon 2.0 Web Application Portal under the Semicon India Programme. Companies can now apply online under three of the six pillars of Semicon 2.0. On the same day the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) named 12 more approved applicants under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS).

Semicon 2.0 at a glance

The Union Cabinet has cleared Semicon 2.0 under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) with a fiscal outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore. It rests on six pillars: chip design (Pillar 1), machines and materials (Pillar 2), more fabs (Pillar 3), a stronger ATMP/OSAT industry (Pillar 4), research and development (Pillar 5) and talent (Pillar 6). The new portal takes applications for Pillars 2, 3 and 4. The minister said the phase aims to bring at least three major equipment makers and five chemicals and gases firms to India.

What the first phase delivered

Under Semicon 1.0, 12 projects in six states were approved with cumulative investment above Rs 1.64 lakh crore, and five of them were in commercial production by October 2026. Under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme, 332 institutions received EDA tools and about 70,000 students have been trained; 105 startups got EDA access, 24 received funding and 15 raised venture capital.

The new ECMS approvals

This round covers 10 target products: four components (multi-layer PCB, relays, heat sinks, specialty ceramics), five supply-chain items (copper foil, anode material, cathode active material, polypropylene film, camera rim) and capital goods. Copper foil, cathode active material and specialty ceramics are cleared under ECMS for the first time. The units will come up in Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier rounds had cleared 106 applications worth Rs 69,548 crore, and nearly half of all approved units are MSMEs.