PM Modi to chair Union Cabinet meeting today
Published on May 28, 2025
By IANS
- NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a crucial meeting of the
Union Cabinet on Wednesday at his official residence.
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- This high-level meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. and will
focus on important policy and security issues amidst a rapidly changing
national and international landscape.
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- Earlier the last Cabinet session was held on May 14,
where the government approved the establishment of a sixth semiconductor unit
in Uttar Pradesh under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
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- The new unit, a joint venture between HCL and global
electronics giant Foxconn, is set to be constructed near the upcoming Jewar
Airport in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA)
region.
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- Designed to produce 20,000 wafers per month and an output
capacity of 36 million units monthly, the plant will manufacture display driver
chips critical for mobile phones, laptops, PCs, automobiles, and a wide range
of digital devices.
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- The semiconductor sector continues to be a strategic priority
for the government, aligning with its broader “Make in India” and digital
economy goals.
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- With five other units already in advanced stages of
construction, the latest approval further reinforces India’s ambitions to
become a global hub for semiconductor manufacturing.
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- Before this, the Cabinet met on April 30, shortly after
the tragic Pahalgam terror attack in J&K on April 22. That session
focused on internal security, with the Prime Minister emphasising a
zero-tolerance approach to terrorism and calling for a thorough review of the
government’s response mechanisms.
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- Wednesday’s meeting is expected to revisit ongoing
security challenges while also addressing economic and developmental policies.
