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> The Scheme for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs in India shall extend fiscal support of up to 50% of project cost on pari-passu basis to the ...

>The Scheme for setting up of Display Fabs in India shall extend fiscal support of up to 50% of project cost on pari-passu basis to the approved applicants ...

>The Scheme for setting up of Compound Semiconductors / Silicon Photonics / Sensors (including MEMS) Fabs and Semiconductor ATMP / OSA...

These were taken from the boxes at the bottom. Does this read as repetitive in Indian English as in American English? I had never seen the phrase "pari-passu" before either. It seems like this project is just starting, and is going to be looking into how it could grow a domestic manufacturing chain for semiconductors.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pari_passu

It is a common latin expression. Maybe more common in romance language countries.

> The Scheme ...

They keep using that word, I don't think it means what they think it means. /s Though maybe they just plan to write all their support code in LISP.

A Scheme in Indian English does not include the “evil” connotations. So it’s more like an initiative or project.

There are many such idiosyncrasies that make more sense if you accept that it’s a different dialect (rather than assuming they’re using American/UK English incorrectly).

Indian English is different. For example a ‘promoter’ is someone who has fiduciary responsibilities towards shareholders in a company (CEO, founder, board member,etc) and not someone who is trying to get patrons to visit a nightclub

https://www.legalserviceindia.com/article/l276-PromoterPromo....

> They keep using that word, I don't think it means what they think it means

Definition of "scheme" in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary:

"(British English) a plan or system for doing or organizing something"

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis...

Very common in the subcontinent in the context of a planned residence area, even after their completion some may be called xyz scheme 1, xyz scheme 2 ...

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