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In line with the Government of India’s vision of a Swachhotsav, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the Swachhata Hi Sewa (SHS) Campaign 2025 from September 17, 2025 culminating on October 2, 2025. This year’s theme ‘Swachhotsav’ aligns with the festive spirit of the period. As part of the Campaign Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary MeitY administered the Swachhata Pledge to MeitY officers and Safai Mitras on September 17, 2025 to reinforce their commitment to a cleaner and greener environment.

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the new office of ARM, a company that is involved in semiconductor design, in Bengaluru.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said the 28th National Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) serves as a platform for States and the Centre to exchange best practices in governance, enabling replication of successful models across the country. The Union Minister praised the Andhra Pradesh Government for pioneering citizen-centric innovations ranging from real-time governance to digitized service delivery and recalled how practices first tried in the State decades ago, such as outsourcing of civic services, were later adapted in other parts of India.

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The programme has shown rapid growth, with disbursals of ₹86 crore in FY 2023-24, ₹1,631 crore in FY 2024-25, and ₹1,300 crore till August 2025 in FY 2025-26. So far, nearly 70,000 people have benefitted, many of them first-time borrowers, seekers of small-ticket loans, and individuals from unbanked segments. By supporting rural households and small businesses, the initiative has promoted entrepreneurship, strengthened families, and boosted local economies.

Next-Gen GST reforms to drive demand, promote localisation , generate jobs and deepen global value chain integration in electronics ecosystem. Lower GST on Air Conditioners, TVs, Monitors, Projectors and Power Banks to enable digital growth and affordable ICT hardware.

Building on the resounding success of the first two cohorts, this third session brought together 28 senior government officials from across the nation, including representatives from Central Line Ministries and State Departments of New Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and West Bengal.

The SEMICON India 2025, the country’s largest semiconductor conference, concluded today at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, marking a significant milestone in India’s journey towards making India the next semiconductor powerhouse. Held from 2nd to 4th September 2025, the event brought together over 350 exhibiting companies and participants from 48 countries and regions. Four country pavilions, 6 country round tables and workforce development pavilion was also the part of this event along with 3 days conference agenda covering different aspects of semiconductor design, fab and display manufacturing, packaging, R&D, State policies, ecosystem development etc. Altogether the event witnessed 35,000 registrations, 30,000 footfalls and 25,000 online viewing.

HealthAI – The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health,  welcomed India as a pioneer country joining the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network (GRN), a global network of health regulators dedicated to the safe and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The agreement signed today marks the start of a collaboration between India and HealthAI to share best practices and information aimed at accelerating global efforts for safer and more effective deployment of AI in healthcare.

Aadhaar number holders executed over 221 crore authentication transactions in August 2025, more than the previous month this year as well as the corresponding month in the previous fiscal. The August 2025 authentication transactions are over 10.3% more than such transactions recorded in August 2024. This is indicative of the growing usage and utility of Aadhaar, as well as the growth of digital economy in the country.

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today inaugurated TDK Corporation’s Advanced Technologies Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Battery Manufacturing Plant at Sohna, Haryana. Underlining it as another turning point in India’s electronics journey, the Minister said, “ This is a very important milestone for us as we fulfil the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. Whether it is camera modules, PCB assembly, semiconductors or batteries—every component will be manufactured in our country over the coming years. The arrival of such advanced technology in India is a major milestone for our self-reliance in electronics.”

Backed by the Government of India’s Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, domestic chip design and IPR is accelerating across critical sectors, from surveillance and energy metering to networking and motor control. To date, 23 chip design projects have been sanctioned under the DLI Scheme, with 72 companies gaining access to industry-grade Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools. Many of these startups showcased their roadmaps at Semicon India 2025, reflecting India’s growing capability and self-reliance in semiconductor chip design.

PM Narendra Modi presented with First set of Made-in-India Chips; Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Calls It a Moment of Pride Thanking PM for his farsighted vision, strong will and decisive action.

12 MoUs announced. Union Minister Announces Deep Tech Alliance with $1 Billion Commitment to Drive Semiconductor Revolution in Clean Energy, Quantum and Frontier Sectors. ISM 2.0 to Focus on Making India a Product Nation After Building Robust Ecosystem in the first phase.