1975
The city is founded
on 1 November
Mohali Rising · Fifty Years In
From Sector 55 to Sector 128.
A city that numbers itself as it grows — and the only place in India where the government makes its own semiconductors. Here is what stands, what is going up, and who is paying for it.
Mohali, Then
DRAFT
1984
India starts making its own chips
— here
2006
Punjab’s 18th district
2007
Knowledge City
IISER opens, Sector 81
2015
The world flies in
terminal on 304 acres of Mohali
2022
Mohali doubles down
IT City breaks ground on 1,700 acres; a $1.2bn fab upgrade is approved
2026
The investment wave
₹3,314 Cr committed
NEXT
The Silicon City of North India
from semiconductors to global capability centres
Mohali, Now
Science & Research
1
and only.
India’s sole government semiconductor fab — 8-inch CMOS at 180nm, producing since 1984.
6
national research institutes in one city —
semiconductors, pharma, nano science, agri-biotech, advanced computing and fundamental science.
Technology & Industry
1,700 acres
of IT City,
Sectors 82 to 83A.
$500M SEZ
QuarkCity on 46 acres, plus 140 acres at Jhanjheri Industrial Estate.
Infosys · Quark · Philips · CDIL Semiconductor · Punjab Tractors
Health & Environment
80 / 38
medicines and tests, free
at neighbourhood clinics.
Tertiary care:
Fortis · Max · Ambedkar SIMS · Civil Hospital Phase 6 · ESI
Green and open space, and Eco City’s two phases. Figure being sourced.
Civic & Connectivity
24×7
surveillance centre
— 405+ cameras across 20 junctions.
20 air routes
17 domestic, 3 international. PR-7, PR-9 and a four-lane greenfield corridor.
50 wards
· 15 MGD treatment at Sector 83 · ₹728 Cr power grid programme
Mohali, Next — The Live Pipeline
Semiconductor fab upgrade$1.2 bn
IT City1,700 acres
Aerocity, beside the airportboth sides
Medicity health zonein build
Eco City2 phases
Sewage treatment plant, Sector 8315 MGD
PR-7, Airport Road corridorupgrading
PR-9, Aerocity to Kharar-Banur200 ft wide
New 200ft arterial corridors10.9 km
Greenfield corridor to Zirakpurfour-lane
Kajauli water augmentationPhase V-VI
7,200+
jobs committed by employers moving in — with thousands more expected across retail, gig work and services
Mohali — A Hub of Investment
Announced commitments, not completed spend
Public
$1.2 bn
Government of India — semiconductor fab modernisation.
Approved under the national semiconductor mission.
Private
Phoenix Mall
Retail & commercialRegional retail destination
₹2,000 CrFortis expansion
HealthcareTertiary care capacity
₹1,000 CrInfosys campus
Technology2,500 jobs, scaling to 5,000
₹285 CrNeuron 2.0 · STPI
Innovation50 start-ups, cybersecurity lab
₹29 CrEverise Holdings
Global capability centre2,000 seats
—CDIL Semiconductor
ManufacturingChip assembly expansion
—Satyam data centre
Digital infrastructure2-acre campus
—
Private total, where published
Three commitments not yet valued publicly
₹3,314 Cr