Gujarat govt allocates 10 acres to Tata Group for constructing residential apartments at Dholera near Ahmedabad

The Gujarat government has given 10 acres to the Tata Group to develop housing for their employees and workers. Initially, the group will construct over 500 residential apartments to support the workforce of the upcoming semiconductor fab unit.

Apart from the land allotted to Tata Group, Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL) has auctioned plots to private developers to build around 1,000 additional service apartments. The region currently has a sparse population and flat coastal plains, making new residential infrastructure essential.

At least three major semiconductor projects are expected in Dholera SIR. This includes a ₹91,000-crore semiconductor fabrication facility being developed with Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC), which is projected to generate 20,000 direct and indirect skilled jobs. The Tata Electronics Pvt Ltd (TEPL) project is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2027-28.

TEPL has already started construction of the plant at Dholera. Electronics manufacturing services providers like Jabil Inc. will soon begin work on their manufacturing facilities. Jabil has signed an MoU with the Gujarat government for a ₹1,000-crore silicon photonics manufacturing facility, expected to create 1,500 new jobs. NextGen has also signed an MoU to set up a ₹10,000-crore compound semiconductor and opto-electronics facility, with Hitachi from Japan and Solidlite from Taiwan as partners.

These initiatives reflect Gujarat’s efforts to build robust residential and social infrastructure for the semiconductor workforce, supporting India’s vision of a strong semiconductor ecosystem and industrial growth in Dholera SIR.