The government of Odisha has approved 33 industrial investment proposals totalling approximately ₹1.46 lakh crore, as part of a major push to accelerate regional industrialisation and job creation.
The clearances were granted through two key channels: the High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved 12 proposals worth ₹1,41,993.54 crore, expected to generate around 49,745 jobs; and the Single Window Clearance Committee (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, green-lit 21 projects worth ₹4,019.53 crore, projected to create about 16,590 jobs.
A marquee component of the approvals is Adani Enterprises Limited’s ₹84,000 crore coal-to-chemicals project in Sundargarh district, estimated to generate approximately 36,000 jobs.
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The new investments span diverse sectors including electronics system design & manufacturing (ESDM), aerospace & defence, textiles, food processing, green energy, data centres, speciality steel, aluminium, renewable power, green hydrogen, and semiconductors.
Geographically, the projects are spread across 14 districts: Angul, Balangir, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Khordha, Puri, Sambalpur, and Sundargarh, underscoring the state’s effort to promote balanced regional growth.
In the last 500 days, the Odisha government has cleared a cumulative total of 330 projects with an investment value of about ₹7.7 lakh crore, with the potential to create approximately 4.7 lakh jobs.
