Bhubaneswar:On the completion of 500 days under the leadership of CM Mohan Charan Majhi, the Government of Odisha Saturday approved 33 industrial projects worth ₹1.46 Lakh Crore, generating 66,000 employment opportunities. This marks a significant step towards achieving Viksit Odisha 2036.Commenting on this milestone, Mohan Charan Majhi said, “These 500 days reflect a confident, progressive, and investment-ready Odisha. The trust shown by investors from across India and abroad highlights the strength of our policies, the speed of governance, and our vision for a self reliant and developed State.”The approved projects cover a wide range of sectors, including IT & ESDM, Aerospace & Defence, Textiles & Apparel, Food Processing. Tourism, Green Energy Equipment, IT & ITES, Datacentres, Specialty Steel, Aluminium, Power & Renewable Energy, Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Chemicals, Semiconductors, and Rare Earth MaterialsInvestments have been strategically spread across 14 key districts – Angul, Balangir, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Khordha, Puri, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh -ensuring balanced industrialization and inclusive regional growth.
Today, the 42″ HLCA meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved 12 investment proposals worth ₹1,41,993.54 crore, creating 49,745 employment opportunities. New-age sectoral investments have received priority in this clearance CESC Green Power Limited has invested in the ESDM (Electronics System Design and Manufacturing) sector, while ACME Akshay Energy Private Limited has invested in green hydrogen and green ammonia production. Jindal lndias Power Limited has also invested in the power and renewable energy sector.
Earlier today, the 141th Single Window Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, approved ₹4019.53 crore worth of investments, generating 16,590 employment opportunities. A total of 21 investment proposals were approved during this clearance meeting.
With a proactive approach, the Government of Odisha is promoting industries, improving infrastructure, and focusing on employment and sustainability. These efforts are driving Odisha’s rapid progress and making it an important contributorto India’s overallgrowth and development.In the past 500 days, Odisha has set a new benchmark under the vision of “Double Engine – One Vision, Double Impact.” During this period, 12 Single Window meetings and 7 HLCA meetings were held, approving 330 projects with a total investment potential of ₹7.7 lakh crore, spanning diverse sectors such as Metals, Chemicals, Textiles, Food Processing, and IT/ESDM. These approvals are expected to generate approximately 4.7 lakh employment opportunities across the state. In addition, 76 projects were fast-tracked and grounded, while 8 projects were inaugurated, with a combined investment of ₹2.04 lakh crore, creating around 1.63 lakh direct employment opportunities across various skillsets.
DETAILED INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF 42″ HLCA
S Project Project Project Employm Sector Location Name Description Cost (Rs ent in (Potential Crores)
- ADANI Enterprises Ltd. -Coal to Chemicals -Rs 84,000 cr.-36,000 Chemical Sundergar
2. Jindal India Power Ltd. -Supercrtical Coal-based Power Plant-Rs14,800 -1,060 Power & Renewable Energy- Angul
3 HINDALCO Industries Ltd.- Aluminium Plant- Rs 10,517 -1,169 – Aluminium Industry- Sambalpur INDUSTRIE plant m L SLIMITED
4. ACME Akhya Energy Pvt. Ltd.- Methanol Manufactring Facility- Rs 12,422 – 1,136- Green Hydrogen Green Ammonia- Kendrapara.
5 M/S ACME Akshay Energy- Green Ammonia -Rs 2,344.50 -152 Green Hydrogen Green Ammonia- Kendrapara Ammonia
6 CESC manufacturing 4,505.14 1,783 ESDM Dhenkana GREEN facility of POWER Solar Cell, LIMITED Solar module, ଆଡ଼ଭାନ୍ସଡ଼
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chemistry battery cell and advanced solar components UPL Specialty 4,000 2,500 Chemicals Jagatsing LIMITED Chemicals and hpur Manufacturing Chemical Complex products 8 HIMADRI Silicon Carbon 2,600 1,650 Chemical Dhenkana ADVANCE for Anode N NEW ENERGY MATERIAL LIMITED 9 SAARLOHA Specialty 2,499.90 500 Steel Dhenkana ADVANCED Steel and its MATERIALS Products PRIVATE LIMITED 1 Pareek Titanium 2,100 2,250 Rare Earth Ganjam O Innovative Metal and Solutions Titanium Private Dioxide (TiO, Limited plant 1 Air Liquide Oxygen, 1,200 45 Chemical Jajpur L India Nitrogen, Holding Argon Private Limited Toptrack HDI Multilaye 1.005 1,500 ESDM Khordha 2 Hitech PCB PCB Private Manufacturing Limited facility (two phases) Total 1,41,993. 49,745 54
