An empowered committee has been set up to identify technology and investors for semiconductor wafer fabrication (fab) manufacturing facilities in the country.

This follows the Cabinet nod for the proposal on Wednesday.

The committee includes the Adviser to Prime Minister on Public Information, Infrastructure and Innovation, Mr Sam Pitroda; the Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC); the Secretary, Department of Expenditure and Member (Industry), Planning Commission.

It will also have Dr M.J. Zarabi, former CMD, Semiconductor Complex Ltd, as the technical expert; and Secretary, DIT, as the Member Convenor.

The committee will assess and recommend how much and in what shape (equity, grant or subsidy) Government support should take for these facilities. It will have to submit its recommendations to the Government by end of July.

e-District project outlay approved

Meanwhile, the outlay for the much awaited national rollout of e-District Mission Mode Project (MMP) was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today.

The MMP aims to bring citizen-centric services closer to the common man through e-delivery at the district and sub-district level.

The estimated project cost for this is Rs 1,663.08 crore, out of which the Central Government's share is estimated at Rs 1,233.08 crore and States' share Rs 430 crore.

Spread over four years, the project will be implemented in all 640 districts (including the 41 districts where e-District Pilot Projects have been initiated).

An empowered committee will coordinate the implementation of this project in which offices and sub-offices of district administration will get modernised and Government processes automated.

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