RAS question
India's first notified semiconductor fabrication plant by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Pvt Ltd is being set up at which location with a Rs 91,000 crore outlay?
Correct answer: (A) Dholera SEZ, Gujarat.
India's first notified semiconductor fabrication plant by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited is being set up at Dholera SEZ in Gujarat with a Rs 91,000 crore outlay.
Explanation
The answer is Dholera SEZ, Gujarat, because the PIB notification states that an SEZ to be set up by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited at Dholera, Gujarat has been notified for electronic hardware and software, including IT/ITES. The release identifies it as India's first chip fabrication plant. This matches the question's key identifiers: Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited, a 28-65 nm fab, a projected outlay of Rs 91,000 crore, and around 21,000 jobs. For RAS purposes, the location matters because semiconductor projects are tested as part of industrial policy, investment geography, and strategic manufacturing under the Indian economy syllabus.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Jewar Aerotropolis, Uttar Pradesh is not the location named in the PIB notification for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited's notified chip fabrication plant.
- (C) Sanand GIDC, Gujarat is in the same state as the notified project, but the cited PIB release specifically places this Tata Semiconductor plant at Dholera, Gujarat.
- (D) Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is not mentioned in the cited notification, which identifies Dholera, Gujarat as the site of India's first chip fabrication plant.
Concept
This tests industrial policy and investment geography within the Indian Economy syllabus. It recurs in RAS because large notified projects connect current affairs with manufacturing, employment and regional development.