Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a meeting with representatives of the semiconductor industry of the US and invited them to make further investments in India.

The Finance Minister spoke about opportunities for companies situated in Silicon Valley and about the Government of India's commitment to be a reliable player in the entire semiconductor value chain with dedicated incentives for the sector in mission mode through the Indian Semiconductor Mission.

Last year, the government approved a Rs 76,000-crore scheme to boost semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country in a bid to position India as a global hub for hi-tech production and attract large chip makers. Incentives have been lined up for companies engaged in silicon semiconductor fabs, display fabs, compound semiconductors, silicon photonics, sensor fabs, semiconductor packaging, and semiconductor design.

During the roundtable with industry leaders from the semiconductor ecosystem, including design, manufacturing equipment, technology, and systems in San Francisco, the participants informed the Finance Minister that they have substantially scaled up its capabilities in India in the last few years and are also collaborating with academia for R&D.

"The participants also tweet mentioned that in view of global supply chain disruptions, they need to review over-reliance of the supply chain in certain jurisdictions, and with the right policies and talent in place, the next decade will belong to India," the finance ministry said in a tweet.

Participating in the meeting. Devinder Kumar, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of AMD spoke about the company's growth in India and how India is poised to grow strongly with the vision price of Atmanirbhar Bharat sharing it.

Western Digital's Senior Vice President, Corporate I Business Development Dan (LI Steere said the company is excited to explore opportunities with the Government of India to expand manufacturing in the Indian market.

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Manish Bhatia, executive vice president of global operations at Micron Tech said the USD 10-million scheme by the government would encourage semiconductor manufacturing in India.

The Finance Minister also met Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who gave a snapshot of the company's investment in India and expansion plan. Khosrowshahi expressed his optimism about the company's growth in India across segments, and how the company is looking to quadruple the number of drivers on the platform to 2 million.

Source- PTI