PM inaugurates first semiconductor plant: ‘Look what a Gujju can do with Re 1…’

Key Highlights

• “It is a land that turns soil into gold… There was a time when I would come here by bus and travel on bicycles in its lanes.
• Sanand was my karyakshetra (work place) for long.
• And I have seen it change in front of my eyes, from a small town to a big city.” The inauguration of the semiconductor plant – an Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging facility – by US-based Micron Technology reflected a deep partnership between India and the United States, the PM said.
• A government release said the Micron facility will manufacture SSD (Solid State Drive) storage devices as well as RAM type DRAM and NAND products, and that the company had invested Rs 22,516 crore for its Sanand plant.
• The message has reached the world loud and clear, Modi said: “India is capable, India is competitive and India is committed.” India’s message for global investors was that, “India is ready, India is reliable, and India delivers,” he added, saying both dynamic market and global opportunities await investors in the country.