THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 21, 2026
The Odisha Government on Friday approved 14 industrial
investment proposals involving a cumulative investment of ₹2,780.10
crore and carrying the potential to generate 14,104 employment opportunities,
as the state stepped up efforts to accelerate manufacturing, value addition and infrastructure development
across key sectors.
The approvals, cleared at the 149th State Level Single Window
Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, span
food processing, agro and food processing, textiles and apparel, chemicals,
medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, steel and ferro alloys,
downstream manufacturing and infrastructure.
The latest round of approvals assumes significance as Odisha
seeks to deepen industrialisation and create jobs across regions under the
broader vision of Samruddha Odisha 2036. The projects are spread across Angul,
Balangir, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kendujhar, Khordha, Nayagarh, Nuapada and
Sundargarh, widening the footprint of industrial activity beyond the state's
traditional manufacturing centres.
In the food processing segment, Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt Ltd
will set up a snacks and baked products manufacturing unit in Khordha/Cuttack
with an investment of ₹500 crore, creating an estimated 800 jobs.
The agro and food processing sector is set to receive two
more major investments. Tiwana Nutrition Global Pvt Ltd will establish a cattle
feed manufacturing unit with an investment of ₹140 crore and an
employment potential of 2,500. Premium Chick Feeds Pvt Ltd will set up a chick
feed manufacturing unit across Khordha, Cuttack and Nayagarh, investing ₹105.38
crore and generating an estimated 1,054 jobs.
The textiles and apparel sector emerged as a major employment
generator among the approved projects. Sahana Clothing Company Pvt Ltd will
establish a readymade garment manufacturing unit for knitted baby and kids wear
in Dhenkanal with an investment of ₹251.45 crore, which is
expected to create 5,104 jobs.
Pratima Agro Spinning Mill Pvt Ltd will establish a textile
processing unit for cotton yarn, comber noil, lickerin waste, flap strip and
hard waste in Balangir, involving an investment of ₹125
crore and employment potential of 400.
Three projects have been approved in the chemicals and
chemical products segment. Prasol Chemicals Ltd will invest ₹450
crore in a phosphorous-based derivatives
manufacturing plant in Ganjam, with the project expected to generate 458 jobs.
New Generation Manufacturing Pvt Ltd will set up a coal tar
distillation and by-products manufacturing plant in Sundargarh with an
investment of ₹80 crore and employment potential of 301. HaasvanRasayan Pvt Ltd
will establish a manufacturing facility for bulk drug intermediates in Nuapada,
involving ₹55 crore and creating an estimated 70 jobs.
The state's push into high-value manufacturing also received
a boost with approvals for medical device and electronics projects. Sastasundar
Healthbuddy Ltd will establish a medical device manufacturing unit in Khordha
with an investment of ₹56 crore and employment potential of 1,050.
In the electronics system design and manufacturing segment,
Syrma SGS Technology Ltd will establish a facility for printed circuit board
assemblies and box-build manufacturing in Khordha. The project entails an
investment of ₹300 crore and is expected to create 500 jobs.
Mineral-based industries and downstream manufacturing also
figured prominently in the approvals, reinforcing Odisha's focus on processing
and value addition to its natural resource base.
Mahatripurasundari Minerals & Metals Pvt Ltd will
establish an integrated complex for ferro alloys, chrome derivatives, metals
recovery and chrome ore beneficiation in Kendujhar, involving an investment of ₹160
crore and carrying an employment potential of 1,460.
In the steel downstream sector, Shree Jagannath Ispat Pvt Ltd
will set up a manufacturing facility in Cuttack for colour-coated sheets,
corrugated GI sheets, plain GI sheets and GI structural components. The project
involves an investment of ₹90.94 crore and is expected to generate 230
jobs.
NKS Earthbuild Ltd will establish a structural steel
manufacturing facility in Dhenkanal with an investment of ₹60.98
crore and employment potential of 148.
Infrastructure development also received a significant push
with the approval of a ₹405.35-crore project by Mahanadi Coalfields
Ltd to develop a private railway siding for Subhadra Coal Mines in Angul. The
siding will connect with the existing Angul-Balaram Siding and the proposed Gopalprasad Station
under the Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway. The project is expected
to generate 29 jobs.
Officials said the latest approvals reflect sustained investor interest in Odisha across manufacturing, food processing, textiles, chemicals, electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, mineral-based industries and infrastructure.
The SLSWCA's single-window mechanism is aimed at providing investors with coordinated and time-bound clearances, helping projects move faster from approval to implementation.
