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UP, Gujarat Plan Top-Up for Electronics Scheme

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May 31, 2025

Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat are set to unveil additional incentive schemes to complement the Centre's electronics components manufacturing programme, as both states compete to attract investors to the burgeoning sector.

- Sejal Sharma

NEW DELHI:

The moves come as the two states prepare to host major semiconductor facilities, positioning them as emerging hubs for India's electronics manufacturing ambitions.

Gujarat's policy is "under active consideration and will be announced soon," according to Mona Khandhar, principal secretary in the state's department of science and technology.

However, she declined to reveal specifics, citing the policy's pending approval.

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