Semicon 2.0 Portal Is Live for Pillars 2, 3 and 4, and 12 More ECMS Projects Are Approved
On 6 November 2026 the Semicon 2.0 web application portal opened for Pillars 2, 3 and 4, and 12 more applicants were approved under ECMS. Here is what founders and MSMEs can act on, and what has not been announced.
The government has opened the application portal for the next phase of its semiconductor programme. On 6 November 2026, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Semicon 2.0 Web Application Portal under the Semicon India Programme, and applications are now live for Pillars 2, 3 and 4. At the same event, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced 12 more approved applicants under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), with projected investment of ₹7,503 crore.
If you build hardware, supply parts or materials to people who do, or run an electronics MSME, there are two things to take from this. One is a door that has just opened. The other is a list of who has already walked through a different one.
What opened: the Semicon 2.0 portal
Semicon 2.0 has six pillars, with a fiscal outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore approved by the Union Cabinet under the India Semiconductor Mission. We covered the mission itself in an earlier post, so here is only what changed: the portal is live for three of the pillars.
- Pillar 2: Machines and Materials
- Pillar 3: Setting up More Fabs
- Pillar 4: Further Strengthening the ATMP/OSAT Industry
Sahyadri Startups explains the last one as the assembly, testing, marking and packaging industry (ATMP) and the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test industry (OSAT).
The other three pillars are Pillar 1 (Design of Chips), Pillar 5 (Research & Development) and Pillar 6 (Talent Development). The sources we reviewed do not say when applications for these will open.
The minister said Semicon India 2.0 would concentrate on equipment, materials, chemicals and gases. He gave a target of attracting at least three major equipment manufacturers and five chemicals and gases companies to India. He also said projects should be selected rigorously, with quality, technological depth, R&D and global competitiveness as the guide.
What has not been announced
The release says applications are live. It does not say, in the text we reviewed:
- the web address of the portal;
- any opening or closing dates, or whether applications are rolling;
- who is eligible, including whether startups or MSMEs can apply under these pillars;
- which documents are needed, or what the application steps are;
- the size or form of support under each pillar.
Until the official guidelines are in front of you, treat this as "the portal exists", not "you qualify".
What was approved under ECMS
MeitY has approved 12 further applications under ECMS, following the 106 applications involving investment of ₹69,548 crore announced earlier. The government's figures for the new batch:
- Projected investment: ₹7,503 crore
- Projected production: ₹39,045 crore
- Expected direct employment: 7,127 opportunities
The projects cover ten target-segment products across bare components, supply chain products and capital goods. They are spread across seven States: Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The government also says this batch includes the first approvals under ECMS for Copper Foil, Cathode Active Material and Specialty Ceramics.
Who got approved, and for what
Components
- Multi-layer PCB: NeST ICELR Private Limited
- Relays: TDConnex (Chennai) Private Limited
- Heat Sinks: Modern Automotives Limited
- Specialty Ceramics: Voltix Semicon Private Limited
Supply chain products
- Copper Foil, an input for copper clad laminate used in PCBs and Li-ion cells: Indo Asia Copper Limited
- Anode Material for Li-ion cells: TACC Limited
- Cathode Active Material: Vidyuta Materials Private Limited
- Polypropylene Film, for capacitor-grade dielectric film: Enerfolie LLP
- Camera Rim: Surface Modification Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Capital goods and their parts
- Precision molds and tooling: TDConnex (Chennai) Private Limited
- Power and control systems for capital equipment: Rockwell Automation India Private Limited
- Capital equipment for factory automation and system integration: Wipro Pari Robotics Private Limited
The running total
With these approvals, ECMS now stands at 118 applications covering 34 products across 16 States. The government puts expected investment at ₹77,051 crore, projected production at ₹5,73,146 crore and expected direct employment at 81,755 persons. These are projections, not money already spent or products already made.
The minister said nearly 50% of the units approved under the scheme belong to the MSME sector. That is his statement at the launch event; the sources do not give a breakdown.
What startups got in the first phase
Under Semicon 1.0, the government says 105 startups were given access to EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools, 24 startups are supported through funding and 15 startups have received venture capital funding. Under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme, 332 institutions have been given EDA tools and approx. 70,000 students have been trained. Those numbers relate to chip design and talent, which are not among the pillars that just opened.
What this means for you
- Make something in machines, materials, fabs or ATMP/OSAT? Pillars 2, 3 and 4 are now live. Find the official guidelines on the portal before you spend time on a pitch, and check eligibility first, since the release does not state it.
- Make electronic components or inputs? Read the approved list above against your product. The segments approved so far are PCBs, relays, heat sinks, ceramics, copper foil, battery materials, capacitor film, camera rims and capital goods. If you are in one of these, you now know who has been cleared, and how the scheme describes each segment.
- Supply or service manufacturers? The approved companies are building or expanding capacity. Whether that becomes demand for your product is for you to test, but it is a reasonable list to research.
- Hardware startup or design-led company? Pillar 1 (Design of Chips) is not yet open, per the sources. Do not assume the new portal covers you.
- Keep your records ready. The release gives no document list, so the safe move is the usual one: company registration, financials and a clear project description in one folder.
- Do not quote any figure from this post as your funding. The crore numbers above are projected investment and production for approved projects, not grants to you.
We will update this page when the portal guidelines, dates or eligibility are published.
Sources: Press Information Bureau release from the Ministry of Electronics and IT; IANS; Sahyadri Startups; Technology For You.
Cover photo: Louis Reed on Unsplash
