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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was back in New Delhi after the marathon Japan-China visit to inaugurate the Semicon India 2025 event at Yashobhoomi.

At the opening of the conference on India’s semiconductor industry, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the PM with the first-ever “Made in Bharat” chips.

Vaishnaw presented the Vikram 32-bit processor and other test chips from four approved projects to Modi at the event.

Vikram is the India’s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor certified for use in the extreme conditions of launch vehicles. It is developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Semiconductor Laboratory.

“In a short span of three-and-a-half years, we have the world looking at India with confidence. Today, the construction of five semiconductor units is going on at a rapid pace. We just presented the first Made-in-India chip to PM Modi,” said Vaishnaw.

IT minister, Vaishnaw, who also holds the Railways and the Information & Broadcasting portfolios in the Union Cabinet, joined Modi at the conference that focuses on “Semiconductor Fabs, Advanced Packaging, AI, R&D, Smart Manufacturing and Investment Opportunities”.

The three-day conference from September 2 to 4 is aimed at “advancing a robust, resilient, and sustainable semiconductor ecosystem in India,” according to the government.

“It will feature sessions on the progress of the Semicon India Programme, semiconductor fab and advanced packaging projects, infrastructure readiness, smart manufacturing, innovations in R&D and artificial intelligence, investment opportunities, state-level policy implementation, among others. Additionally, the event will highlight initiatives under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme, the growth of the startup ecosystem, international cooperation, and the future roadmap for India’s semiconductor sector,” said the Centre in an official statement.

Semicon India 2025 is set to see more than 20,750 attendees, including 2,500 delegates from over 48 countries, over 150 speakers, including over 50 global leaders, and more than 350 exhibitors.