Bhubaneswar: In another definite step towards the creation of new employment and additional livelihood avenues through industrialization, the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held on digital mode under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra today accorded in-principle approval to eleven investment projects envisaging investment of around Rs.2082.17 cr, and employment opportunity for 3612 persons.
Presenting financial and technical details of the investment proposals, Principal Secretary Industry Hemant Kumar Sharma said that the projects were employment-intensive in the sectors like steel Downstream, Tourism, Information Technology and ESDM.
Giving in-principle approval to the projects, Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra directed IPICOL to have oversight on the construction and commissioning of the projects approved earlier. Concerned departments were asked to extend proactive facilitation for expeditious grounding and construction. The Chief Secretary also directed that the industries should employ the persons ‘skilled in Odisha’.
The approved projects included the following units.
| S.No | Project Name | Project Description | Project Cost (Rs in Crores) | Employment (Potential) | Sector | District |
| 1 | M/s. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) | Over Land Conveyer (OLC) Corridor | 732.00 | 229 | Aluminium | Koraput |
| 2 | M/s Konark Ispat Limited | 1,50,000 Rolling Mill, 0.6MTPA Pellet Plant, Coal Gasification Unit 32,250 NM3 and 10 MW coal based CPP | 379.20 | 1,165 | Steel | Jharsuguda. |
| 3 | M/s ASL Enterprises Ltd | 5,00,000 MT TMT Rebar mill | 167.03 | 500 | Steel(Downstream) | Kalinga Nagar , Jajpur. |
| 4 | M/s PSPL Steel Processors Pvt Ltd | 1,00,000 MT downstream products of Hot rolled MS, Fabricated Structures and Equipment for Railways and Steel Plants | 150.00 | 310 | Steel (Downstream) | Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur. |
| 5 | M/s Khetan Viniyog Pvt Ltd | 6,000 MT Cut to Length CR& HR Coil, 14,400 MT Slitting, 3,000 MT Blanking & Stamping, 3,000 MT Forming unit of steel downstream products facilities | 50.10 | 238 | Steel(Downstream) | Kalinga Nagar, Jajpur. |
| 6 | M/s CtrlS Datacenters Limited | Datacenter facility offering co-location managed cloud hosting services | 152.25 | 110 | IT & ESDM | Infocity Industrial Area ,Khordha |
| 7 | M/s IFGL Refractories Limited | 14,700 MT Monolithics and Slide Gate Plate facilities | 66.27 | 410 | Refractory | Kalunga Industrial Estate, Sundergarh |
| 8 | M/s Oddiyaana Eco Resorts Private Limited | Hotel-cum-resort facility along Marine Drive | 128.00 | 264 | Tourism | Puri |
| 9 | M/s Lifeline Multiventures Pvt. Ltd. | Hotel-cum-resort facility – “Konark East Horizon” | 100.00 | 266 | Tourism | Near Konark, district Puri |
| 10 | M/s Hotel Sukhamay Private Limited | Hotel and Hospitality | 88.09 | 60 | Tourism | Khordha |
| 11 | M/s Aspen Lake Suites LLP | 5-star resort facility | 69.23 | 60 | Tourism | Barkul, Khordha |
| Total | 2,082.17 | 3,612 |
Development Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Jena, Additional Chief Secretary Forest and Environment Dr Mona Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary Water Resources Smt Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management Satyabrata Sahu, Principal Secretary Industry Hemant Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary Energy Nikunjabiharee Dhal, Principal Secretary Steel and Mines Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary Panchayati Raj and Drinking water Ashok Kumar Meena, MD IPICOL Bhupendra Singh Poonia along with principal secretaries, secretaries and senior officers of the concerned departments participated in the discussions.
