Odisha clears ₹4,573 crore in projects, targeting 22,873 jobs
What's the deal? Odisha has approved 23 industrial projects worth ₹4,573.87 crore, set to create up to 22,873 jobs across 11 districts. The clearances came at the 148th State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg.
Where's the money going? The projects span sectors including information technology, green energy, battery storage, chemicals, textiles, food processing, pharmaceuticals, and tourism. The 11 districts include Angul, Cuttack, Ganjam, Khordha, and Puri.
The anchor deal: HCLTechDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → will set up a Global Development Centre in Khordha, investing ₹730 crore to generate 6,000 jobs — the single largest employment commitment in the batch. The state expects it to strengthen its IT ecosystem.
Green energy push: ACME Cleantech SolutionsDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → will build an alkaline electrolyzer plant in Ganjam with capacity up to 3GW a year, investing ₹778 crore. GGB Battery India will add a zinc anode battery unit in Cuttack for ₹202.50 crore, and Envirocare Infrasolution will develop a 100MW solar plant in Angul for ₹351 crore.
Textiles at scale: Four garment and textile projects were cleared, concentrated in Puri. SAPL Industries will invest ₹254 crore for 4,570 jobs, while SPL Industries commits ₹50 crore for 3,000 jobs and Richa Global Exports ₹84.45 crore for 2,500 jobs — making apparel one of the highest job-generating sectors approved.
Why now? The approvals advance Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's Samruddha Odisha 2036 vision, which leans on policy support and investor facilitation to spread industrial activity beyond established hubs.
The signal: By pairing a large IT centre with electrolyzer, battery, and solar investments, Odisha is positioning itself in both traditional manufacturing and the emerging clean-energy supply chain — a bid to become more than a resource-and-steel economy.
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