 From empowering the farmer to equipping startups, from last mile delivery to millions of seamless UPI transactions, from telemedicine to climate control. Invisible, yet indispensable. Unnoticed, yet vital. Semiconductors are the silent enablers of life. They are the foundation of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and renewable energy systems. Their possibilities transcend present reality, their potential limited only by our imagination. For our government, science and technology is not just an isolated sector. For us, technology is the only way to empower the citizens of the country. For us, technology is the foundation of making the country self-sufficient. For decades, bureaucratic inertia dissuaded semiconductor companies from investing in India. A mysterious fire shut down India's only VLSI fabrication facility in Chandigarh for too long. Policy paralysis stifled India's semiconductor dreams. Only Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership turned the tide. For a nation aspiring to lead, it must control its technological destiny. Prime Minister Modi has laid the foundation to transform India into a semiconductor powerhouse. PM Modi rolled out the bold Semicon India program to incentivize domestic manufacturing and design. From major policy reforms and concessions to foster a robust domestic ecosystem and position India as an emerging semiconductor hub, the semiconductor mission offers Epoch making financial support worth rupees 76,000 crores to make India a global semiconductor hub. Uniform fiscal support up to 50% of the project cost for setting up semiconductor fabs, display fabs and packaging of semiconductors. Design linked incentive scheme provides financial and infrastructure incentives for design of semiconductor chips. A semiconductor fabrication unit will generate several thousand direct and indirect jobs, potentially adding rupees 60,000 to rupees 70,000 crores to India's GDP over a 10-year period. India's semiconductor market may reach 110 billion US dollars in the present decade, which is 11% of the global market. Beyond fiscal support and ready infrastructure, Semicon India has put in place reforms and support to create the next generation of skilled talent pool. Today, India is emerging as the world's trusted supply chain partner. And this is just the beginning. In its Amritkav, the golden period towards its 2047 centennial, India's technology innovation and progressive policies are bridging the digital divide, empowering every citizen and propelling the nation to emerge as a global powerhouse of sustainable and equitable development. Transformation, evolution, innovation, India's semiconductor revolution. This is what is called Make in India for Atmanirbhar Bharat. Shai Hind.