Department of Commerce notifies special economic zone for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing at Dholera

Key facts

• The Department of Commerce notified a special economic zone for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd at Dholera, Gujarat.
• Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing has proposed an investment of ₹91,000 crore to set up India's first chip fabrication unit.
• The SEZ will be established on 66.16 hectares of land.
• The project is expected to generate 21,000 jobs.
• The government reduced the minimum contiguous land requirement for semiconductor and electronics component sectors from 50 hectares to 10 hectares.
• Five new SEZs for the sectors have been notified, including CG Semi with a proposed investment of ₹2,150 crore.
• The notified SEZs also include Kaynes Semicon with a proposed investment of ₹681 crore.
• Micron Semiconductor Technology India is among the notified SEZs with a proposed investment of ₹13,000 crore.
• Hubballi Durable Goods Cluster is among the notified SEZs with a proposed investment of ₹100 crore.