Question : SEMI-CONDUCTOR POLICY

(a) whether the Government has sanctioned some investment proposals under semi-conductor policy;and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY(SHRI SACHIN PILOT)

(a) and (b): To promote the manufacture of semiconductor fabs and other high tech electronics products, the Special Incentive Package Scheme (SIPS) was announced by the Government on 21.3.2007. Department of Information Technology has received 26 applications under SIPS. In principle letters have been issued to thirteen (13) Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) applicants, who have met the basic technical qualification criteria laid down in the Notification for SIPS and have taken specified preliminary steps towards project implementation. However, the approval for grant of financial incentives would be considered subject to achieving financial closure for the proposes project. State-wise break-up of these proposals is as under:-

S.No	States	No. of Proposals
1.	Andhra Pradesh	4

2.	Tamil Nadu	2

3.	Gujarat	2

4.	Uttar Pradesh	1

5.	Karnataka	1

6.	Kerala	1

7	West Bengal	1

8.	Orissa	1