Odisha Plans A Silicon Valley For Chips With 870 Acres Near Bhubaneswar

Odisha plans to build a Silicon Valley of its own. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the state has set aside 870 acres between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar for a proposed Odisha Silicon Valley, aimed at attracting semiconductor companies. He announced the plan at the seventh edition of Semicon India.

From minerals to chips

The state wants to move from being a mineral rich region to a chip making hub. The chief minister said his administration is in talks with semiconductor companies based in countries including Sweden and Japan, covering semiconductors, artificial intelligence and data centres.

Work has already started

Construction has begun on two projects approved by the central government. The first is Sicsem Pvt Ltd’s silicon carbide fab and integrated packaging facility, which the state described as a first for India. The second is 3D Glass Solutions’ glass substrate packaging facility. Odisha is also working on a Phase 2 project with Sicsem for a silicon carbide epitaxy and packaging facility.

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The pipeline in numbers

The state government has approved five more semiconductor projects worth about Rs 11,000 crore. Officials estimate these will create around 4,500 direct jobs and more than 16,000 indirect jobs. RiR Power Electronics, Sancorn Technology and ASP Semiconductor have signed memorandums of understanding for projects. Intel and 3D Glass Solutions have also signed an agreement that is expected to bring $3.3 billion, or Rs 30,550 crore, in investment and more than 1,800 direct jobs.

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To support research and commercialisation, the state is investing Rs 125 crore. It has also amended its semiconductor policy to commit up to 25% capex support for projects approved under the India Semiconductor Mission.

Why it matters

India’s semiconductor push has mostly been about two or three headline fab projects. What Odisha is doing is different. It is assembling a cluster, with packaging, glass substrates, power electronics, a talent pool and a policy that shares the capital cost. That is how chip ecosystems are actually built, in tens of small vendor decisions rather than one big announcement. The state still has to convert talks with foreign companies into signed plants. But by putting land, money and policy on the table at once, it has given itself a real shot.