Union Finance Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday visited the site of the upcoming Tata Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) project at Jagiroad in Morigaon district, where she met officials overseeing the project and interacted with a group of students, start-up founders and entrepreneurs from the state.

“The present time offers immense opportunities. Once an industrial unit is established, several peripheral industries are likely to emerge, generating more employment avenues for the youth. I urge the youth to step forward, take risks, and start their own ventures to contribute to the nation’s economic development,” she said during the interaction.

The project, with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore, is expected to produce up to 48 million semiconductor chips per day,

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