Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for a ₹ 27,000-crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam’s Morigaon district .Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who was present at the event organised at the site of the facility in Jagiroad, said today is a landmark day for Assam and the North East.”Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji is laying the foundation stone for the ₹ 27,000 crore Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility at Jagiroad,” the chief minister posted on ‘X’.
Quoting the Prime Minister, Mr Sarma posted on the microblogging site, “Today we are also creating history and taking a strong step towards a bright future.” The chief minister had earlier said that people were eagerly awaiting this “game-changing project” which would herald a new dawn for Assam and the North East.”Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri@narendramodi: People of Assam eagerly await this game-changing project which has moved from conception to implementation in a record time period. Yet another testimony to the limitless possibilities that your governance offers,” the chief minister wrote on social media.The greenfield project of Tata Electronics at Jagiroad will involve an investment of ₹ 27,000 crore and generate employment opportunities for more than 30,000 people.
