Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s industrial growth engine continues to gather pace, with the state government clearing 14 fresh investment proposals worth rs. 2,780.10 crore that are expected to generate 14,104 jobs across the state. The approvals came during the 149th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg in Bhubaneswar, marking the latest in a string of investment clearances the state has rolled out through 2026.
The projects fall under the leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and are positioned as reinforcing Odisha’s ambitious vision of Samruddha Odisha 2036, a blueprint for building a prosperous and industrially vibrant state. The approvals reflect a now-familiar pattern for the SLSWCA, which has been convening at a steady clip through the year to fast-track industrial clearances and translate investor interest into on-ground projects.
The proposals cleared this time span a wide sectoral mix. They cover food processing, textiles and apparel, chemicals, medical devices, electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM), steel and ferro alloys, steel downstream products, and critical infrastructure. Geographically, the projects are designed to spread industrial activity well beyond the state’s traditional urban hubs. They are set to come up in Angul, Balangir, Cuttack ,Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Kendujhar, Khordha, Nayagarh, Nuapada and Sundargarh, expanding industrial footprint across different parts of the state.
Food & consumer goods lead the charge
Among the most eye-catching approvals is a major food-processing investment from a well-known consumer brand. Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt Ltd will set up a snacks and baked products manufacturing unit with an investment of rs.500 crore, making it the single largest project in this round and a significant vote of confidence in Odisha’s food-processing ecosystem from a national FMCG player.
Alongside it, the agro and food-processing segment is set for a notable employment push. Two feed-manufacturing ventures — a cattle-feed unit by Tiwana Nutrition Global Pvt Ltd and a chick-feed facility by Premium Chick Feeds Pvt Ltd — together account for thousands of jobs, underscoring how allied agricultural manufacturing is emerging as a labour-intensive growth pocket for the state. The textile sector also picked up fresh momentum, with Pratima Agro Spinning Mill Pvt Ltd proposing a cotton yarn and textile-processing unit in Balangir.
Chemicals, minerals and infrastructure get a boost
The chemicals space saw one of the round’s bigger-ticket approvals. Prasol Chemicals Ltd received clearance for a rs. 450-crore phosphorous-based derivatives manufacturing plant, adding to Odisha’s growing base of specialty and industrial chemical manufacturing. In a similar vein, a bulk-drug intermediates unit by Haasvan Rasayan Pvt Ltd in Nuapada will strengthen the state’s pharmaceutical supply chain, while a coal-tar distillation and by-products plant from New Generation Manufacturing Pvt Ltd is planned for Sundargarh.
Infrastructure also featured prominently in the mix. Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd secured approval for a private railway siding in Angul district, at a cost of rs. 405.35 crore — a project expected to ease logistics and coal evacuation in one of the state’s key mining belts, and one that signals continued public-sector investment alongside the private capital flowing into the state.
Odisha’s mineral wealth also drew fresh downstream investment. Mahatripurasundari Minerals & Metals Private Limited will set up a rs.160-crore integrated ferro alloys and chrome complex in Kendujhar, expected to create 1,460 jobs, while Shree Jagannath Ispat’s rs. 90.94-crore colour-coated and GI sheets unit in Kataka and NKS Earthbuild’s rs. 60.98-crore structural steel facility in Dhenkanal will add further value-addition capacity in the mineral-rich state.
Electronics & healthcare deepen the manufacturing base
Odisha’s push into electronics system design and manufacturing continued with two significant approvals in Khordha district. Syrma SGS Technology Limited’s rs. 300-crore printed circuit board assemblies and box-build facility in Khordha is expected to create 500 jobs, boosting the state’s ESDM capabilities, while Sastasundar Healthbuddy Limited will invest rs. 56 crore in a medical-device unit, also in Khordha, generating 1,050 jobs. Together, these two projects illustrate Odisha’s ongoing effort to diversify away from its traditional mining and metals identity and build a foothold in higher-value, technology-driven manufacturing.
Part of a broader investment wave in 2026
Friday’s clearance is only the latest in a sustained sequence of SLSWCA approvals this year. Odisha has approved several large batches of investment proposals through 2026 — including a rs. 3,877-crore round in April generating over 7,500 jobs, a rs. 3,793-crore round in June expected to create nearly 20,000 jobs, and a rs. 4,573-crore tranche in July projected to generate close to 23,000 jobs. Odisha’s High-Level Clearance Authority has also cleared mega-investments running into tens of thousands of crores this year, including large-scale steel, rare-earth and green-energy projects. Set against that backdrop, this week’s rs. 2,780-crore round is comparatively modest in scale but continues the state’s pattern of near-monthly clearances, reinforcing the message that Odisha’s single-window mechanism is functioning as a steady pipeline rather than a one-off push.
Officials reiterated that the state’s underlying goal remains consistent: using the SLSWCA’s time-bound, coordinated clearance process to convert investor intent into ground-level projects as quickly as possible. With clearances spread across ten districts and sectors ranging from snacks to specialty steel, the latest round adds another layer to Odisha’s evolving industrial map — one that officials say is increasingly defined by balanced regional development rather than investment concentrated solely around Bhubaneswar and its immediate industrial belt.
As the state moves toward its 2036 target, sustained momentum on approvals such as this will be closely watched, both for how quickly the announced investments translate into functioning factories and jobs on the ground, and for whether the geographic spread of projects genuinely narrows the development gap between Odisha’s coastal industrial corridor and its interior districts.