NEW DELHI, May 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the first since the halt in the India-Pakistan military standoff & was joined by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah & discussed the current situation and India’s preparedness.
The Prime Minister later chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “Operation Sindoor was an example of India’s pride, the role of armed forces and the decisive leadership, besides the new doctrine. This is very commendable for the country.”
Union Cabinet approved a Rs 3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops and automobiles.
The plant will have the capacity to handle 20,000 wafers per month, and 3.6 crore chips will be produced per month, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while briefing the media on the Cabinet decision.
The Minister said that the plant will make driver chips for displays used in mobile phones, laptops, automobiles, and other devices.
The Cabinet has approved a sixth semiconductor plant that will be set up in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
These chips control the quality and format of the content displayed on screen. It is a very advanced technology that is being set up,” Vaishnaw said.
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