Dholera's Silicon Valley Gets a Home: Tata's 10-Acre Plan

The Gujarat government has allocated 10 acres of land to the Tata Group for the development of residential apartments in the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), located approximately 110 km from Ahmedabad. The allocation supports Tata Electronics (TEPL), which is establishing its first semiconductor fabrication unit in the area.

According to Mona Khandhar, Principal Secretary of the Science and Technology Department, “The government has given 10 acres to Tata Group for developing their own housing complex. Initially, they will build more than 500 apartments.”

To enhance social infrastructure in Dholera, the Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL) has also auctioned additional land parcels to private developers for the construction of 1,000 service apartments. These efforts are part of the government’s broader vision to transform Dholera SIR into a greenfield smart city.

Dholera is emerging as a semiconductor manufacturing hub, with at least three major projects in the pipeline, including a ₹91,000 crore semiconductor fabrication facility being developed in collaboration with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC). The initiative is expected to generate 20,000 direct and indirect skilled jobs in the region.

TEPL’s fabrication plant is targeted for completion by Q2 of FY 2027–28.

News by Rahul Yelligetti.