In September 2024, PIB reported that the government formally notified India’s first chip fabrication plant at the SEZ Dholera โ€” giving the Tata Electronics fab official special-economic-zone status.

Why it matters to Dholera: SEZ notification unlocks the customs and duty architecture a globally competitive fab needs โ€” wafers in, chips out, with the fiscal machinery of an export-oriented unit.

What came next: the ISM fiscal support agreement signed the same month.

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This is an archive entry from our milestone backfill โ€” verified against the sources below, with the event date kept true to history.

Related chapter: Ch. 20 — Semiconductor & electronics ecosystem โ†’