Overview
- The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority, chaired by Chief Secretary Anu Garg, approved 23 proposals totaling Rs 4,573 crore that the government says will create nearly 23,000 jobs across 11 districts.
- Major approvals include HCL Technologies’ Rs 730 crore global development centre in Khurda and ACME Cleantech’s Rs 778 crore alkaline electrolyser manufacturing unit in Ganjam.
- The package also covers a zinc-anode battery plant in Cuttack (Rs 202.5 crore), a 100‑MW ground-mounted solar PV captive plant in Angul (Rs 351 crore), a ready-made garment unit in Puri (Rs 254 crore), and a 300‑bed multi‑speciality hospital in Cuttack (Rs 275.89 crore).
- These clearances are official investment commitments granted by the SLSWCA and do not yet indicate when projects will begin construction or start operations.
- The approvals signal a push for sectoral diversification and regional development with likely knock-on effects for Odisha’s green-hydrogen supply chain, local manufacturing jobs, and district-level infrastructure once investors move to implement the projects.