Assam is nearing a breakthrough in its push to establish a significant presence in India’s semiconductor supply chain, with Tata Electronics’ assembly and test plant conducting trial runs and preparing for full-scale operations, promising a surge in job creation and wider industrial development.
Assam’s bid to become a serious player in India’s semiconductor supply chain is edging closer to a commercial reality, with trial production now under way at Tata Electronics’ assembly and test plant in Jagiroad and regular operations expected to begin around December or January, according to the Assam chief secretary, Ravi Kota. The project has become one of the state’s largest industrial bets, with officials framing it as the nucleus of a broader electronics cluster rather than a stand-alone factory.
The facility, spread across 592 acres and backed by an investment of about Rs 27,000 crore, is currently running at roughly a quarter of its planned capacity, Kota said. Tata Electronics has described the site as India’s first indigenous semiconductor assembly and test plant, designed to handle advanced packaging technologies including wire bond, flip chip and integrated system in package. Once fully ramped up, the plant is expected to output up to 48 million chips a day for use in automobiles, electric vehicles, telecoms and consumer electronics.
Even so, officials do not expect an immediate jump to full-scale output. The chief secretary said it may take one to two years for operations to stabilise and for the supplier base to mature around the project. That would be consistent with the nature of an OSAT facility, which does not fabricate silicon wafers but instead packages, cuts and tests chips after fabrication, a process that still requires highly specialised equipment, clean-room controls and a trained workforce.
The labour pipeline is beginning to take shape. About 20 to 25 women, from a larger cohort of nearly 500 being trained across Tata Electronics sites, have already returned to work at Jagiroad, with more than 200 additional trained women expected to join by December. The plant is projected to create around 27,000 direct and indirect jobs. To support that expansion, the Assam government is building a women’s hostel and planning more accommodation, while also arranging water and power links. It has separately allotted land for a Taj Gateway hotel near the site, underscoring the intention to develop Jagiroad as a wider industrial hub.
The state is also trying to attract allied firms, with Kota saying there is interest from companies that could establish fabrication and other semiconductor-related units nearby. That push received fresh political backing at SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi, where Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged investors to consider the opportunities emerging in Assam. Tata Electronics says the plant is intended to serve a global customer base and is working with partners such as Dutch equipment maker Besi to strengthen advanced packaging capabilities, suggesting the project is being positioned for more than just local demand.
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