Gandhinagar, 14 November (HS). The Science and Technology Department of the state government on Thursday signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global leader Jabil. According to this MoU, Jabil will invest Rs 1,000 crore in Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR). With this new unit, Jabil will also focus on networking, capital goods, automotive and other areas in collaboration with the Gujarat government. Under this MOU, Jabil will expand its scope of work and provide estimated more than 5,000 employment opportunities by the year 2027.
According to the government release, the MoU was signed by BN Shukla, Operations Director, Jabil, and Manish Gurwani, Mission Director, Gujarat State Electronics Mission (GSEM). Mona Khandhar, Principal Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, and Frederick McCoy, Executive President (Global), Jabil, exchanged the MoU. This MoU will strengthen the technology ecosystem of the state by creating high-skilled employment opportunities and producing world-class products. Dholera SIR has been developed by the Government with industry-ready plug-and-play infrastructure and efficient logistics framework to support hi-tech manufacturing. This will give impetus to the Prime Minister’s Make in India initiative. A trusted partner to the world’s top brands, Jabil offers comprehensive engineering, manufacturing and supply chain solutions.
With over 50 years of experience across Jabil composites industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, scalable and customized solutions; It combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both. Technology leaders like Micron, Tata Electronics, CG Power and Crane Semicon are working in the semiconductor sector in Gujarat.
Tata Group company Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. India’s first commercial semiconductor fab is being built in Dholera. Jabil’s proposed expansion into India will foster a strong and synergistic ecosystem, accelerating the growth of the extraordinary opportunities now available in Dholera for technology companies. On the occasion of signing of this MoU, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Pankaj Joshi, Principal Secretary of Science and Technology Department Mona Khandhar, senior officials and representatives of Jabil were also present.