Bhubaneswar: On Tuesday, the Odisha government sanctioned 19 industrial investment projects, amounting to a total investment of Rs 3,280.58 crore. These initiatives are anticipated to generate around 10,661 job opportunities, as reported in an official announcement.
This decision was made during the 150th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), presided over by Chief Secretary Anu Garg.
The range of projects includes sectors such as textiles and apparel, technical textiles, food processing, steel downstream, Global Capability Centres, biofuels, chemicals, circular economy, plastics, and tourism, highlighting the state’s commitment to enhancing value-added manufacturing and diversifying its industrial sector.
The proposed projects will be developed in various locations, including Anugola Debagada, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Kataka, Khordha, Koraput, Puri, and Sundaragada. Notably, an Indian Oil Corporation initiative for compressed biogas will span eight districts.
Among the significant investments, Dollar Industries plans to establish an integrated hosiery manufacturing facility in Khordha with a budget of Rs 125 crore, creating 1,185 jobs. Similarly, Sai Workwear Pvt Ltd intends to invest Rs 59 crore in a technical textiles unit in Puri, which is expected to provide 3,650 job opportunities.
In the food processing sector, Geofast Industries (India) Ltd is set to build a snacks and savouries manufacturing plant in Khordha, backed by a Rs 120 crore investment, resulting in 350 jobs. Jai Bhawani Foods Pvt Ltd will allocate Rs 100 crore for a food and confectionery co-packaging unit in Kataka, which will generate 550 jobs.
Three steel downstream projects also received approval. SPS Arihant Steel Structures Pvt Ltd plans to invest Rs 140 crore for manufacturing facilities in Deogarh, with an estimated 595 jobs. Steeledge Fabrication will set up a fabrication and machining unit in Sundargarh at an investment of Rs 108.82 crore, expected to yield 375 jobs. Additionally, Bhubaneswar Udyog Pvt Ltd will invest Rs 101.99 crore in a facility for colour-coated and GI sheets in Kataka, generating 130 jobs.
Tata Power will create a Global Capability Centre in Khordha with an investment of Rs 54.31 crore, providing 110 jobs.
The biofuel sector is witnessing significant investments, with IOC planning to develop compressed biogas facilities capable of producing 39,600 TPA across Baleshwar, Balangir, Baragada, Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, and Subarnapur, with a total investment of Rs 960 crore, generating 760 jobs. Kineta Global Ltd will establish an 8,250 TPA CBG facility in Ganjam with an investment of Rs 170 crore, creating 170 jobs.
In the chemicals sector, Aquaproof Wallcare India Pvt Ltd will set up a construction chemicals manufacturing facility in Kataka, investing Rs 62.64 crore and creating 135 jobs. Asipiya Chemicals and Solvent Pvt Ltd will build a petroleum and petrochemical solvent distillation unit in Jagatsinghpur with a budget of Rs 60 crore, resulting in 75 jobs.
Ramuka Global LLP plans to establish an iron and steel slag processing facility in Anugul with an investment of Rs 50.15 crore, creating 411 jobs. Meanwhile, Shri Dakshineshwari Maa Polyfabs Ltd will invest Rs 401.63 crore in manufacturing PP woven and non-woven fabrics and bags in Khordha, with an expected job creation of 490.
Furthermore, five tourism projects have been approved in Ganjam, Jharsuguda, Koraput, and Puri. These include a five-star hotel in Ganjam by BBB Hotel Pvt Ltd, which will require an investment of Rs 208.04 crore and provide 300 jobs, and a five-star beach resort in Puri by Hotel Sea Pearl Orissa Pvt Ltd in collaboration with ACCOR, involving an investment of Rs 180 crore and generating 630 jobs.
Highland Hotels & Resorts Pvt Ltd is set to develop a four-star resort in Jharsuguda, with an investment of Rs 150 crore and 250 jobs. Additionally, Puri Eco-Tourism and Resorts Pvt Ltd and Odyssey Leisure Pvt Ltd will establish four-star resorts in Puri and Koraput, investing Rs 124 crore and Rs 105 crore, respectively, and creating 305 and 190 jobs.
Garg emphasized that these approvals reflect the increasing diversity of Odisha’s investment landscape, focusing on productive employment, value addition, supply-chain development, and balanced industrial growth across regions.
The government also noted that these investments align with its vision of Samruddha Odisha 2036, which aims at enhancing value-added manufacturing, job creation, building robust industrial ecosystems, and promoting sustainable economic development.
