Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday assured her government's full support to the proposed investment in the semiconductor sector following the announcement of the country's first national security semiconductor fabrication plant through a transformative collaboration with the US.

The plant, the first of its kind in India, will reportedly produce chips for use in military hardware in both countries, as well as in critical telecommunication networks and electronics.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lauded the announcement and assured all support for the emerging investment. Know what other leaders said on Kolkata semiconductor plant

The US and India reached an agreement to work together on setting up a semiconductor fabrication plant in the South Asian nation, giving a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to bolster manufacturing in the country.