Reweighting of ISM 2.0

What was asked, and of whom?

The question asked by Dr. T Sumathy regarding the reweighting of ISM 2.0 and its impact on Tamil Nadu's semiconductor and AI initiatives, answered by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Who asked / answered

Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian (asked), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (answered)

What the government said

• India now manufactures around 99.2% of the total mobile phones sold in the country.
• Electronics manufacturing provides employment to nearly 25 Lakh people.
• 12 semiconductor manufacturing projects approved across 6 states with total investment of ₹1.64 lakh crore.
• Commercial production has commenced from three plants.
• 24 semiconductor design projects approved for financial support.
• 105 startups/MSMEs supported for EDA tool access.
• 58 AI Centres of Excellence approved across States and Union Territories.
• 2 AI Centres of Excellence approved in Tamil Nadu.
• 20 indigenous sovereign model proposals identified for support (12 LLMs and 8 SLMs).

Points worth noting

• No application for the proposed Rs.80,000 crore Taiwanese investment was received by the Ministry.
• The statement does not address the specific concerns about Tamil Nadu's lack of semiconductor fab projects or the reweighting of ISM 2.0.
• The answer provides detailed statistics on electronics manufacturing growth but does not directly address the question about Tamil Nadu's specific situation regarding semiconductor projects.