Bhubaneswar: The Odisha goverenment’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Ms. Anu Garg, has approved 23 industrial investment proposals with a total investment of Rs 4,510.65 crore. These projects are expected to generate 10,122 employment opportunities.
The approved projects span a wide spectrum of sectors including Wood-based Industries, Chemicals, Apparel, Technical Textiles, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Manufacturing, Aluminium Downstream Industries, Electrical Equipment, Steel & Metal Downstream Industries, Food Processing, Agro Processing, Gemstones & Jewellery, Infrastructure, IT & ITES, and Tourism & Hospitality. These projects will be implemented across eleven districts—Balasore, Bolangir, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Kendujhar, Khordha, Koraput, Puri, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh.
Key Approved Projects In the forest and wood-based sector, Century Plyboards (India) Ltd. will establish a manufacturing facility in Koraput with an investment of Rs 870.82 crore, generating 1,000 employment opportunities.
In the chemical and green industry sector, Pidilite Industries Ltd. will set up a manufacturing unit in Balasore with an investment of Rs 61 crore, creating 88 jobs.
Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. will setup an Sulphuric Acid Plant in Jagatsinghpur with an investment of Rs 425 crore.
In the apparel and technical textiles sector, Sonaselection India Ltd. will establish a garment manufacturing unit in Khordha with an investment of Rs130 crore, generating 1,858 jobs, while Alphatex Private Ltd. will set up a technical textile unit in Khordha with an investment of Rs 180 crore, creating 1,050 employment opportunities. These projects are expected to significantly boost labour-intensive manufacturing.
In the pharmaceuticals and medical devices sector, Alteus Life will establish a pharmaceutical unit in Cuttack with an investment of Rs 236.90 crore, generating 549 jobs. Shreeji Imaging & Diagnostic Centre will set up a specialised medical facility in Khordha, strengthening advanced healthcare infrastructure.
In the manufacturing and engineering sector, Nipha Ltd. will establish an agricultural equipment manufacturing facility in Khordha with an investment of Rs164 crore, generating 300 jobs.
In the aluminium downstream, Odisha Special Grade Alumina Ltd will set up a manufacturing unit in Koraput.
In the steel and metal downstream sectors, key projects include Scan Steels Ltd. and Llenroc Ventures in Sundargarh, alongside a major expansion by Siddhiriddhi International Pvt. Ltd. in Keonjhar with an investment of Rs 610 crore, generating 1,500 jobs, further strengthening the State’s core industrial base. Additionally, Sundar Steel Industries will establish a scrap processing unit in Cuttack.
Navprakriti Green Energies will establish a metal extraction facility in Balasore with an investment of Rs105 crore, generating 540 jobs.
In the electrical equipment sector, Abhisek Contech (India) will establish a manufacturing unit in Khordha, contributing to infrastructure and power sector value chains.
In the food processing sector, Coastal Biotech will set up an agro-processing unit in Kalahandi with an investment of Rs 350 crore, generating 500 employment opportunities and boosting rural industrialisation.
In the gemstones and jewellery sector, Nuvo Aeon Diamond and Jewellery will expand its facility in Khordha with an investment of Rs 243.50 crore, strengthening Odisha’s footprint in high-value manufacturing.
In the infrastructure sector, Chalah Infratech will develop a logistics park in Sambalpur with an investment of Rs 174.10 crore, enhancing supply chain efficiency.
In the IT & ITES sector, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Services will establish a technology delivery centre in Khordha with an investment of Rs 60 crore, creating 640 high-skilled jobs and reinforcing Odisha’s growing digital economy.
In the tourism and hospitality sector, multiple projects across Koraput, Bhubaneswar, Bolangir, and Puri will enhance tourism infrastructure and generate substantial employment, further strengthening the services sector.
