Nirmala Sitharaman hails chip plant in Assam, calls it a boost for Northeast investment

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, accompanied by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Friday visited the upcoming Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) Centre being developed at Jagiroad in Morigaon district.

Sitharaman’s office, in a statement, said that the project was “set to become one of the country’s premier manufacturing sites”, aligning with the nation’s broader goal of establishing a self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem.